Frost for a Thousand Years

After Song Shi had the water released for half a day, the water level finally calmed down.

Of course, it wasn't because he had a change of heart and wanted to spare the people of Shiting.

It's simply that the stored water has been drained, and Song Shi'an's power has also been exhausted.

Fortunately, the city was completely submerged in water.

Seventy percent of the building was submerged in water, some of which was over ten feet high.

The remaining few places are mostly royal palaces and some residences on higher ground, including the Ba King's Mansion, which was prepared in advance.

Therefore, the more than 60,000 barbarian people inside had nowhere to go.

Nearly 10,000 people drowned in the flood.

The remaining people could only huddle together on the city wall.

The most devastating thing is that this flood destroyed almost all of the food supplies.

They had no choice but to surrender.

But Song Shi'an's men were just far away outside this city that was submerged in a 'lake', and they didn't know who to turn to if they wanted to surrender.

A day later, when almost everyone was starving, a delicious aroma wafted over.

The people on the city wall all looked over.

Hundreds of steps away, Song Shi'an actually piled up firewood and set up an iron rack to roast lamb at the South Gate!
He even used salt and spices.

The rich, savory aroma of roasted mutton wafted on the wind, briefly numbing their hunger and causing their mouths to water with salty saliva. For a fleeting moment, the scent gave them a sense of sustenance, but after circulating for just a short while from their nasal cavity to their taste buds, an even deeper hunger swept over them like a raging flood…

What's even harder to bear than hunger is having food right in front of you but not being able to eat it.

Their vision began to blur, their minds became numb, and they completely lost their reason, like walking corpses, standing only on instinct.

Even if someone nearby were killed, they would remain unmoved.

Hunger is more terrifying than anything else.

"Try it."

Song Shi'an cut a piece of lamb leg off the iron rack, held it up, and brought it to Sun Jinhua's lips.

Sun Jinhua pursed her lips, opened her small mouth with an "ah," and nodded after finishing the food, expressing her subtle pleasure.

Then, Song Shi'an cut off a large piece and handed it to Ran Jin, who was standing to the side.

Ran Jin wiped his hands, took the meat, and slowly began to eat.

The sight of over a dozen sheep being roasted at the same time made the barbarian kings standing behind them incredibly hungry. The fine salt and spices from the Central Plains were truly amazing; how could they smell so good?

Everyone was hoping that Song Shi'an would invite them to eat together.

And you're just eating meat, but you're not drinking any alcohol!
However, Song Shi'an was not a glutton.

He did not use those dozen or so sheep to reward his generals and the barbarian kings.

After all, what would the soldiers think if they were given the food?
With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and laborers, how could a dozen sheep be enough to share?

Song Shi'an was waiting, waiting for a way to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Finally, it's here.

With a splash, a barbarian man jumped off the city wall and landed in the water.

Then, it pounced and came this way.

The lake is deepest near the city, and becomes shallower as you go outwards. When Song Shi'an is there, it is only one foot deep.

As he jumped, the barbarians on the city wall stared wide-eyed as he swam over.

This barbarian, who seemed to have gone mad, disregarded everything and staggered forward after the dog paddled out of the water.

When they were only a dozen steps away from Song Shi'an, the imperial guards beside him all drew their swords warily.

This action terrified the barbarians on the city wall, making their hearts leap into their throats.

But the man showed no fear whatsoever and continued running.

He swallowed hard, then knelt down in front of Song Shi'an.

Song Shi'an personally cut off a calf and handed it over with a smile.

"..." The man took it without hesitation, and then, like a wild beast, immediately began to tear into the lamb leg, which had been modified with decorative cuts, had a crispy skin, was full of flavorful sauce, and looked greasy. He had reached the happiest moment of his life.

This scene completely shattered the barbarians' psychological defenses.

Then, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, they fell into the water one by one...

As for those barbarians who dared not jump over the city walls, could not swim, and had children with them, the only way they could show their willingness to surrender was by tearing down their Southern Yue flags, tying white strips to the flagpoles, and waving them.

Song Shi'an stood up, patted himself down, and then ordered, "Receive these barbarian soldiers who have left the city and take them all to the barracks. The river can also be blocked for the time being, and we will stop releasing water."

"Yes." Ran Jin clenched his fists and went to carry out the order.

However, he was still a little curious, so before leaving he said, "What about Samoi? We haven't caught him yet."

“We must guard every pass and not let a single barbarian escape. Captured soldiers must also have their feet bound with ropes,” Song Shi’an said. “If he tries to disguise himself as an ordinary soldier and sneak out of the city, we can catch him.”

"What if he is still in the city?" Ran Jin asked.

Song Shi'an slowly turned his head to look at the barbarian kings and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, you should know Shamoi better than I do."

"Yes!"

Everyone knelt down on one knee, clenched their fists, and accepted the order.

Then, the rafts that had been prepared beforehand, each carrying seven or eight barbarian soldiers, sailed one after another into the city gate that had been washed away by the flood.

When passing through the barbican, not a single person on the city wall shot an arrow or threw a stone.

This also means that Samoyed had long since lost control of the area.

Or to put it more accurately, he abandoned these soldiers and civilians.

"Where is Samoi!"

Lang Wang Song Tu shouted loudly at the barbarians hiding upstairs.

"In the palace!"

"He's hiding in the palace!"

"The grain is all in the palace!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the barbarian people immediately pointed inside and loudly announced the location.

From this perspective, Samoyed's rule also lacks a solid foundation.

In fact, for ordinary people, when they are about to die and are on an empty stomach, they don't care who the ruler is. Having never enjoyed the privileges of the ruling class, they don't have any feelings for those in power. If the city hadn't been flooded at that time, Song Shi'an would have only needed to issue one order: kill a resister and reward him with a leg of lamb.

This Samoyed will be overthrown by his own people.

It was this terrifying speed of destruction that made these coerced barbarian soldiers realize just how ruthless Song Shi'an was, and how powerful the Great Yu Dynasty was.

There is only one path forward: to become Song Shi'an's dog.

A dog that is loyal to the end and will bite wherever it is told.

"Charge into the palace! Capture Samoyed alive!"

After thousands of barbarians were brought in, they launched a general attack on the palace.

Samoy, who had just glanced down from the top of the city wall and was nearly shot to death, immediately retreated.

Everyone has arrived.

No matter what you pretend to be, you can't escape it.

Moreover, if he were to fall into the hands of these barbarians... who knows what kind of humiliation he would suffer.

Therefore, he withdrew directly from the city tower.

Dressed in full armor, he waded through knee-deep water, sword in hand, and ran all the way to the palace.

Above the main hall stood the trembling young emperor, Sun Gao, the son of Sun Tuo.

"Imperial Brother-in-law, has Song Shi'an arrived yet...?"

He spoke in a trembling voice. But the other person's face remained expressionless, and he walked towards him with his sword in hand, which frightened Sun Gao so much that his body stiffened and he could not move.

"Your Majesty, Song Shi'an has broken in," Shamoyi said.

"..." The young emperor swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "Then, Imperial Uncle, what should we do?"

“I have no other choice but to die.” Samoyed looked at his nephew and asked calmly, “Your Majesty has two choices: to commit suicide and die, so as not to dishonor the will of an emperor.”

"What's another option?" the young emperor asked hastily.

“Wait here for Song Shi’an to come and surrender to Yu,” Shamoyi said. “Submit to this man who destroyed your country, killed your mother, and is about to kill your uncle.”

"Is Mother really dead?"

The young emperor asked, his eyes brimming with tears.

“Yes, she was killed after being violated by Song Shi’an,” Samoyed replied.

The young emperor's heart was aching so badly he could hardly breathe, and anger welled up from the depths of his soul. But the thought of using the emperor's uncle's sword to commit suicide, of the sharp blade slowly tearing open his throat, then spurting blood and dying a agonizing death, instantly extinguished his remaining anger. Looking at Samoyed, he shook his head desperately, "Uncle, I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

"okay, I get it."

Samoyed nodded.

Then, he suddenly drew his sword and severed his head with a single blow!
The scream had barely escaped before silence fell.

Looking at his own nephew, Samoy felt no regret whatsoever.

He does indeed have two choices, and Samoyed will give him two paths.

But if he chooses to live, he can only die.

On the contrary, only by choosing death can one live.

After all, if Song Shi'an had arrived and seen a Nanyue emperor with backbone, then their regime would not have been a complete joke from beginning to end.

To submit to Song Shi'an in such a pathetic manner...

It would be better to be dead.

So after killing the young emperor, Shamoi went to other parts of the palace and killed all of Sun Tuo's young sons one by one.

The older members had been killed or driven away during the Shamo family's struggle for the throne.

"Oh, and Sun Tuo's women..."

Samoyed was about to continue clearing the area when the sounds of the enemy soldiers grew closer.

So he quickly lit the firewood that had been prepared in advance and piled up at the altar with a torch.

However, the firewood was damp and could not be ignited directly no matter what.

Samoyed was so anxious that his hands started to tremble.

"Samoi is there!"

Just then, the barbarians' allies arrived and discovered him.

"You traitors, you sell out your master for personal gain, you dogs of the hunters, you dare to kill me!"

Unable to set himself on fire, he could only quickly commit suicide by cutting his own throat.

But just then, an arrow flew in and struck him in the chest.

He suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"bingo!"

The barbarian coalition surrounded them like sharks smelling blood.

Facing Shamoyi, who was vomiting blood and not yet completely dead, Song Tu sneered and said, "Selling out your master for personal gain? You dare call yourself a master? A dog of the Yu people? You don't even deserve to be a dog! You insulted him!"

At Song Tu's command, these people did what Shamoyi feared most: desecrating corpses.

Even more despairingly, he still retained a sliver of consciousness, only able to watch helplessly as these beasts urinated around him, then brutally dismembered him until only his head remained...

From then on, the Southern Yue Empire was completely destroyed.

.........

"Your Majesty, we've captured a woman who's trying to escape!"

With the support of the three dogs and the thousand sets of armor, Qiu Juhuan successfully annihilated the Shamo tribe.

Then they killed almost all the men in the area.

Only a small number of men who surrendered remained, and those with special skills who were of use.

Blacksmiths, cooks, rattan armor makers, etc.

All that was left were women and children.

This was all the spoils of war that King Qiujuhuan had acquired in this battle.

"Bring it here," Qiu Juhuan immediately ordered.

"Yes!"

And just like that, the men dragged over a woman whose head was covered.

Qiu Juhuan was stunned when he ripped it off.

This woman is breathtakingly beautiful.

Then, very quickly, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Oh my, isn't this our Great Empress Dowager of Nan Yue?"

Samogi was so frightened that his mouth turned white.

Of all times, it was this person who caught me.

"Do you remember my brother? The one you killed while he was with you." Qiu Juhuan pinched her chin with his hand, then pulled at his belt at the same time. "You slut, I'll taste the saltiness for my brother!"

"Waaah—"

Samogi, unable to speak with her mouth choked, struggled desperately and resisted fiercely.

"You vixen, aren't you supposed to be alluring? Why aren't you being seductive anymore? Come on, if you serve me well, I'll only cut off your two hands."

Qiu Juhuan chuckled wickedly, preparing to marry her in broad daylight, in front of everyone.

This woman is truly beautiful.

Even her face smelled sweet.

This Sun Tuo is really eating well...

However, just as he was thinking this, he suddenly froze.

Then, he let go.

"Guards, lock her in the cage. No one is allowed to rape her without permission; anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

"Yes!"

Samogi stared at him in astonishment, wondering why a man could control himself when facing her.

This situation has never occurred before.

Qiu Juhuan, as deep and calculating as a cold-blooded animal, immediately sought out San Gou upon obtaining Samogi.

"General Song, I have a gift I would like to give to the young Grand Secretary," Qiu Juhuan said.

"What gift?" San Gou, who was sitting in the tent, asked curiously.

“The Empress Dowager of Nan Yue, Shamogi,” Qiu Juhuan said.

It is said that one of the important reasons why Song Shi'an went south to conquer Yue was to try out the customs of the southern barbarians.

He would definitely like this number one enchantress of Southern Yue.

"Very well, but please, King Qiu, do not make a fuss about it."

He gestured for San Gou to stop them, and said very seriously, "The Grand Secretary can enjoy the Empress Dowager's presence on a small scale." (End of Chapter)