Chapter 285: Miserable
A dense rain of arrows flew out of the endless darkness like locusts and fell suddenly, and in the sharp sound of breaking the air, spears came suddenly. This is the storm of death, ruthlessly harvesting life one after another, and the figures are like grass blown down by the wind, falling in pieces.
Bai Wu's eyes were split, and his heart was cold.
In order not to injure friendly troops, the Wei army only covered the flanks and rear of the South Vietnamese naval division, and the front team was blocked by Yang Xiu's 3,000 Wei troops and could not advance an inch.
Looking at the Wei army who was not close but only throwing guns and shooting arrows, Bai Wu's whole body trembled, and he roared frantically in his mouth: "Rush, rush out!"
"Kill!"
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The sailors of the front team rushed forward frantically, this was the only way to survive, and only by crushing the Wei army in front could they escape. The team that is far away from each other, the lineup is neat, the layers are clear, you don't need to think about it, but all the arrow arrays must be accompanied by knife arrays and gun formations, and the sailors rashly divide their troops or change the direction to rush to kill, and they will be greeted by death, and only by defeating the enemy in front of them can there be a glimmer of hope for survival.
The only hope is only hope, destined to despair.
Three thousand men and horses, it seems to be a phalanx as a whole, but it is vaguely divided into the middle and the flanks, the peripheral spears are forests, densely distributed, every breakthrough step, the South Vietnamese naval division has to pay the price of life, and the overall formation of the Wei army from time to time step by step row turns to retreat, but always keep the gun forest in front. The sailor could only step through the corpses of his comrades layer by layer. Break through every step, as long as they break through one step, they will be greeted by a knife light, the knife light flashes, flesh and blood fly, blood splashes.
In the dark night, the torches on the periphery were like stars and beans, flickering with faint lights, and tenaciously shining in the suffocation of death, witnessing the merciless slaughter.
The figures around Bai Wu fell one after another, and the sailor with a momentum like a rainbow quickly became frightened and chaotic, and the sound of killing gradually became scarce.
"Surrender, lay down your weapons......"
"Stay put, don't kill ......"
The Wei army on the periphery of the battlefield shouted in unison, the rear team and flanks of the naval division, there were already people who laid down their weapons one after another, only the front battalion heard and listened, and still stubbornly rushed to kill, many soldiers of the naval division tried to bypass the Wei army and tried to rush out, however, they were greeted by rows of arrows, and the soldiers soon fell into despair.
"Dashuai, what should I do?" behind Bai Wu, Yang Zhan shouted nervously.
The sergeants beside him who heard this looked at Bai Wu one after another.
Bai Wu glared at Yang Zhan coldly, and shouted: "Surrenderer, behead, sacrifice your life for the country, die as you deserve!"
However, a neat voice suddenly sounded all around.
"Bai Wu is dead, and those who descend will not be killed!"
"Bai Wu is dead, and those who descend will not be killed!"
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Bai Wu, Yang Zhan and the others were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other.
Bai Wu reacted and roared angrily: "Shameless! Lao Tzu is not dead, kill! Lao Tzu is not dead......
However, the sailor sergeants in the distance put down their weapons one after another, and only the sergeants around Bai Wu all looked at Bai Wu, angry, unwilling, expectant, and hesitant......
Although Yang Zhan was a military Chinese officer, he also held a sword in his hand, which would hang down and raise at the other, looking at Bai Wu's eyes with longing.
Bai Wu glanced at Yang Zhan with a wry smile, his eyes were full of unwillingness, the civil officials were afraid of death, but Bai Wu did not blame Yang Zhan, as the commander-in-chief, all this was his own fault.
Looking around at the guards beside him, Bai Wu was silent for a moment, and said, "Live well!"
More firelight lit up one by one, illuminating the entire battlefield, and the tragic situation in front of him deeply shocked Lei Shaoxuan's heart.
In front of me was a hellish Shura field: corpses were scattered, some were stacked on top of each other, thick blood appeared on the surface of the water, no, it had become a pool of blood viscous, many corpses were still bleeding, some were nailed to the ground alive by spears, some were stuck with arrows, some were cut off by knives, some corpses were twisted together, it was impossible to distinguish whether it was the sailor or the Wei army, countless stumps and broken arms were scattered ...... everywhere.
A military intelligence colonel hurriedly knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute, and said excitedly: "Report to the general, the count of casualties has been completed, our army has lost 420 people, seriously wounded 130 people, 2,370 dead bodies of the enemy, 1,800 prisoners, and about 700 escaped......
"Wait, what about the enemy wounded?" Lei Shaoxuan frowned when he heard this.
The little colonel was stunned for a moment, looked up at Lei Shaoxuan, and said with an unnatural face: "This ...... Minor injuries are counted as prisoners, serious injuries are ...... Most of the seriously injured have died......"
"Bastard!" Lei Shaoxuan's heart trembled, he already understood in his heart that most of his sergeants had killed the wounded again, his chest was extremely depressed, and he said angrily, "You can't help but kill people......
Half of the words were stunned, isn't killing prisoners exactly what they did all the way? Besides, what kind of battle do you fight without killing people?
Lei Shaoxuan's mind was heavy, he beat his spirit, and said impatiently: "What else?"
"There is another matter to report to the general," the junior colonel's voice raised, "Bai Wu, the commander of the Sailor Division, killed himself, and Yang Zhan, the staff officer of the Navy, was captured. ”
Lei Shaoxuan's spirits perked up when he heard this, and he said, "Great, you have made great contributions! Where are the people? Look at it!"
Ma Shaoteng and other generals excitedly surrounded Lei Shaoxuan, and followed the colonel to a high ground.
Next to a corpse, there was a gray-clothed scribe of medium stature, his face was pale, his body trembled, and when he saw everyone surrounding such a young general, his frightened expression turned into astonishment, and he knelt down and bowed his head and said: "Yang Zhan, the staff officer of the South Vietnamese Naval Division, has seen the general. ”
"Is this the Sailor Commander Bai Wu?How did he die?How did you survive?" Lei Shaoxuan forced his gaze.
"General Hui, this person is Bai Wu!" Yang Zhan kowtowed and whimpered, "The marshal killed himself, the villain is a scribe, he has always been timid, and the marshal ordered the villain to do his own thing before he died!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and it was a strange person to be timid and still be able to say it openly.
"General, it's useless to keep a coward, it's better to kill him. ”
"That is, this kind of person is a waste of food to live in the army. ”
“......”
The laughter diluted the murderous aura, but witnessing the sergeant's killing of the prisoner, Yang Zhan was terrified and terrified.
"Shut up!" Lei Shaoxuan shouted, his mood inexplicably improved, and he said lightly: "You say that he is Bai Wu, what is the evidence? If you have a certificate, you can live, and if you don't have a certificate, you will die!"
"Yes, yes! There is the private seal of the handsome man as evidence. Yang Zhan got up quickly, not at all like a timid scribe, but like a cunning thief, but suddenly realized something, a look of horror appeared on his face, and he hesitated for a moment.
"Hurry up, are you looking for death?" Xiao Xiao said impatiently, pointing at Yang Zhan with a horizontal knife.
Everyone was stunned, and Yang Zhan took out a seal letter from his crotch.
All the captives were searched one by one, but unexpectedly, Yang Zhan could still hide the seal letter, this was his dereliction of duty, the little colonel couldn't help but be furious, and said hatefully: "This bastard is so cunning, I have to kill you to ......"
In the midst of everyone's laughter, Lei Shaoxuan ignored the little colonel and kicked Yang Zhan to the ground, punched and kicked him, and looked carefully at this side of the letter, which read: Baishui Taotao, Wuzhen Zhongliu.
Zhou Zhou nodded, and said: "This seal is indeed Bai Wu's private seal, Bai Wu likes to write, is good at calligraphy and painting, and often invites literati to swim in Hengshui to taste paintings and drink, this seal is widely spread, but unfortunately a generation of Confucian generals died of self-slaughter." ”
Lei Shaoxuan nodded, this can indeed prove that the deceased is Bai Wu, as a dignified boss, it is impossible to leave his private seal.
Lei Shaoxuan glanced up at Yang Zhan, Yang Zhan was lying on the ground with a blue nose and swollen face, as a senior officer of the Water Division, the junior colonel did not dare to kill him.
Lei Shaoxuan couldn't help but laugh and snorted coldly: "If you want to live, this private seal is not enough, our army is alone, the supply of grain and grass is difficult, we will never waste food, and raise useless and meritorious people." ”
Yang Zhan covered his face, his eyes flickering a little.
Ma Shaoteng said impatiently: "No merit and useless, such a timid military Chinese person, what is the use of keeping? Kill it, it can be regarded as a martyr for Bai Wu!"
"It's useful, it's useful!" Yang Zhan didn't hesitate anymore, quickly stood up, walked to a bush near the water's edge, took out an object, and handed it to Lei Shaoxuan.
"What is this?" Lei Shaoxuan was a little surprised.
"The Great Seal of the South Vietnamese Naval Division!" Yang Zhan cried with a sad face, almost shedding tears.
Lei Shaoxuan's face changed greatly when he heard this, he grabbed it, looked at it carefully, and said excitedly: "Great! Good you are a cunning staff officer, cowardly as a mouse, the plan to save your life is clever, there is this thing to save your life, hahaha, let him be held alone, don't embarrass him too much." ”
No one understands what the Great Seal of the Water Master means better than Lei Shaoxuan, after all, they are all soldiers here.
The Sailor Division is the highest military institution in the Henghe region, and almost all the garrisons along the border of South Vietnam revolve around the Sailor Division, which can not only be in charge of the army, but also temporarily control the local yamen in wartime, and is the highest military power institution in the area along the Heng River.
With the Great Seal of the Navy Division, plus the captured Naval Banner, the Stinger troops can order all the garrisons and local governments of South Vietnam along the way, and no one dares to question it, after all, the Great Seal of the Naval Division represents the Sailor Xingyuan, and the private seal of Bai Wu represents Bai Wu, as long as the news of Bai Wu's death is blocked, then these two seals mean that they have mastered the military and political power along the Heng River.
"General, our army is destined to pretend to be the army of South Vietnam. Ma Shaoteng came to his senses and chuckled, "No, it's not pretending, we're the South Vietnamese sailors." ”
"Yes, whoever dares to disobey the order, Lao Tzu will directly cut off his head on behalf of Bai Dashuai!" Yang Xiu said excitedly.
"The little white face is addicted to pretending to be a South Vietnamese army, right?" Ma Tao said dissatisfiedly, "What's the point of cutting off the head? Let them serve good wine and meat first, and then give the general a few beautiful women to accompany the wine, worry about it all day long, relax and relax first......"
"Shut up!" Lei Shaoxuan said to Zhou Zhou in a deep voice, "Immediately draw up a document, stamp it with the seal of the sailor, and order all the officials and yamen along the way to levy grain, and all surplus grain except for disaster relief must be immediately sent to the old site of the Nalan granary as the military rations of the navy. ”
When Ma Shaoteng heard this, he hesitated: "If the number of military rations is not specified, the local government will have an excuse to pass the buck and deny it in every possible way." ”
Zhou Zhou's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said: "General, your original intention was not to provide military rations, but to force the local government to collect grain and borrow the hands of the government to provide disaster relief?"
"What do you mean?" asked Yang Xiu, confused.
Zhou Zhou sighed: "The local officials are treacherous and cunning, if the number of military rations is specified, forced by military law, they will levy tyranny and extort tyranny, where do they care about the life and death of the people? The official voice, so because they do not specify the amount of military rations, they will be perfunctory, only send some military rations to the designated place, most of the grain will be used by them for disaster relief, because this can also be explained, and those who do not send the surplus grain in the warehouse will be disposed of, so they will definitely use the surplus grain in the warehouse for disaster relief as soon as possible. ”
Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and it couldn't help but sigh that a small order contained such a twist and turn.
"Mother, these officials are too treacherous, aren't they? Fortunately, there are generals to deal with them. ”
"Don't look at it, our general is a high-ranking national eunuch! Dealing with them is not a piece of cake. ”
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