Chapter 171: Battle of Liyang - Part 1

Chapter 171 – Battle of Liyang - Part 1

Tong could not sleep because the nightmare of the one hundred thousand ghosts kept haunting him in his dream. Although Tong steeled himself and ordered the entire city exterminated, the guilt was still inside his heart.

He regretted his decision because of his uncontrolled anger. Yet, he consoled himself with various selfish reasons and excuses to make him feel better.

Tong thought that he could have imprisoned the survivor, but it would have been more like a torturing to the people. He could have expelled them to other cities or provinces, but they would have been robbed, ravished, or killed as they were defenseless.