Chapter 917: Thick Burial
However, when approaching Lingshi Pass, a trace of uneasiness passed through Sima Yi's heart, it was too calm, the calm was a little weird, there was no shouting, there was no sound of fighting, it didn't look like a battlefield at all.
At this moment, the sky is bright, and the fog in the sky obscures everything, and Sima Yi, who was originally running wildly, must not reduce his speed, under such weather conditions, it is very conducive to the enemy's ambush, and the cautious Sima Yi will certainly not risk advancing lightly.
What's more, it was too quiet here, and the silence was a little abnormal, which had to make Sima Yi more vigilant, ordered the whole army to maintain a high state of alert, and sent a scout team to find out the situation.
Even an experienced scout had to be careful in the fog, and he walked slowly and cautiously, listening to everything that was going on behind the fog. These scouts have very sensitive ears, and they won't miss even a pine needle hitting the ground.
But it's strange that no sound can be heard here, as if it's a desert where no one is around, but this should be the place where the two sides are fighting, how can there be no movement?
The scout walked forward, and although he didn't hear any sound, he could smell a strong smell of blood, because the smell of blood was so thick that it covered almost the entire valley, and the smell was disgusting.
The scout team was full of doubts, since they could smell the bloody smell of this heavy taste, why they couldn't see a single figure or hear any sound, which was really too strange.
They went all the way forward, and finally saw the corpses all over the ground, and among these corpses, the vast majority of them were Sima soldiers, dense, layered, and these scout soldiers were terrified, so many Sima soldiers died here, were they wiped out?
While the scout team continued to reconnoiter forward, they were sent back to Sima Yi to report it.
After Sima Yi heard the news, his complexion changed greatly, so many corpses of Sima Bing were found in the valley, could it be that his vanguard army had been wiped out?
You must know that in this vanguard army, there are his two sons and his most important general, Sun Li, and Sima Yi doesn't want anything to happen to them.
After the scout team found out that there was no ambush, Sima Yi rushed to the valley, and at this moment the fog had dissipated a little, and it could be seen clearly within a few hundred steps.
Although Sima Yi was already prepared in his heart, he still gasped when he saw the scene in front of him, this dense corpse filled the entire valley, and it was conceivable how many people died in Sima Jun's battle.
However, Sima Yirao has seen a big scene, even if the scene in front of him made many Sima soldiers change color, but Sima Yi's face was still as cold as ever.
At this time, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao also got the news of the arrival of Sima Dajun, and hurriedly rushed down from the mountain, just in time to meet Sima Yi.
"Father-" Sima Shi and Sima Zhao both gave salutes, this battle was fought so badly, as deputy pioneers, the two of them naturally had responsibilities that they couldn't shirk, and in the face of Sima Yi, they couldn't raise their heads.
Sima Yi was secretly relieved to see that Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were safe and sound, he looked around, found that there was no Sun Li's figure, frowned slightly, and said, "Where is Sun Deda?" ”
Deda is Sun Li's expression, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao looked at each other, or Sima Shi said abruptly: "When General Sun fought with the enemy last night, he was conspired by the enemy's cold arrows and unfortunately died. ”
Sun Li had not arrived for a long time, Sima Yi was probably already expecting this result, and after listening to Sima Shi's exact message at this time, Sima Yi couldn't help but burst into tears and asked where his body was.
Sima Shi has been staying on the top of the mountain, and the news of Sun Li's death is still passed by his soldiers, as for what happened after Sun Li's death, he really doesn't know, at this time Sima Yi mentioned it, Sima Shi hurriedly sent someone to find it.
Although it was a corpse all over the ground, but the clothes and armor worn by Sun Li were obviously different from other soldiers, Sima Bing searched for a long time, and finally found a headless corpse from the pile of corpses, the armor and cloak on his body were obviously Sun Li's, but his head was gone, and there was only a bloody hole in the neck with the mouth of the bowl, and the wound was no longer bleeding, showing a black-purple scab.
There is no doubt that Sun Li's head was cut off by the state army, which is also a common practice on the battlefield, no one can carry a corpse back and forth, under normal circumstances, the head is needed to report merit, and Sun Li's head must be worth a lot.
Presumably, this was when the Bingzhou army retreated, and it was inconvenient to carry Sun Li's body, so the head was cut off. But Sima Jun's vanguard will be beheaded, which is naturally the greatest shame for Sima Jun, many people saw Sun Li's headless body, both sad and indignant, and shouted in unison with righteous indignation, to avenge Sun Li.
Sima Shi said to Sima Yi with a guilty face: "Father, it was the incompetence of the child that led to this defeat, which led to General Sun's death in battle, and asked my father to deal with it in accordance with military law." ”
Sima Zhao also hurriedly said: "Father, I can't blame my brother for this, I am also responsible, please punish my father." ”
Sima Yi glanced up at Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, shook his head gently, his expression was a little gloomy, and said slowly: "The responsibility for this defeat is not on you, nor on Deda, it is the father who is responsible for this battle, in the final analysis, it is caused by the father's underestimation of the enemy, and the enemy Cao Liang is a strong enemy, but you still let your light soldiers advance and fall into the enemy's ambush, my sin is also!" Although I don't kill Deda, Deda died because of me, and the order went down, and the body of Deda was collected and transported back to Luoyang, and it was buried with the rites of the three dukes. ”
Sima Yi was very saddened by Sun Li's death, but the deceased was gone and could not die, so Sima Yi had no choice but to bury him, which could be regarded as a sympathy for this loyal subordinate who had followed him for many years.
Sun Li's son died early, and there was only one grandson named Sun Yuan in the family, who was not yet an adult, so Sun Li's title was inherited by his grandson Sun Yuan, and the addition of thousands of households was regarded as the greatest compensation for the Sun family.
Sima Yi arranged Sun Li's funeral here, and Sima Zhao actively asked for his life, saying: "Father, the rebel army of Bingzhou has fled to Jiexiu at this moment, but they are all infantry, and they must not be far away, and the child is willing to lead a light cavalry to pursue and avenge General Sun!" ”