Chapter 786: The Fallen (Third Shift Asking for a Monthly Pass)
All the pirates were disarmed and imprisoned in the bilges of the ships, and these unarmed and long-broken pirates were not a problem. The pirate warships floating on the sea were roped by the soldiers and were intended to be dragged back to the naval camp as trophies. As for the wrecked ships, they were seized and scuttled to the bottom of the sea.
The sailors were all in high spirits from top to bottom, and the victory in the first battle was extremely important for the improvement of morale.
The flotilla roared back to the island where the pirates had entrenched, to tidy up and clear the spoils.
The clean-up of the island is also nearing completion, with bodies buried in the open air and fires extinguished.
In the largest house on the island, Fang Jun sat in the first place, and Su Dingfang, Liu Renliang, Liu Renyuan, Xi Junmai, Pei Xingjian and other generals sat on the left and right, each smiling.
Su Dingfang exclaimed: "The hot air balloon of the general manager is really a battlefield weapon, with this thing, whether on land or sea, the opponent's troop deployment formation is well understood, and the changes in the entire battlefield are under control, so that the chances of winning the first place in the case of a relatively small gap in the number of troops are greatly increased, even if the enemy is outnumbered, he can also find the enemy's weak point and give a fatal blow, which is really a war artifact, and the end will admire it." ”
For Su Dingfang's praise, Fang Jun also took it seriously, and said with a little smugness: "Do you remember what Ben Hou said? The art of war is strategically arranged, I don't understand this, but in my army, it is easy not to allow any bloody victory, the weak to defeat the strong, this kind of scene, seems exciting, but in fact, let your subordinates fall into a disadvantageous situation, then it is already the boss's mistake, with the lives and blood of his subordinates in exchange for victory, Ben Hou can't look down on it! They are all raised by their fathers and mothers, and there is a family in the family, without them, a family will be ruined! We just want the best equipment, the best training, sufficient troops, once we arrive at the battlefield, no matter who the enemy we are facing, it is enough to form a crushing in all aspects, what formations, what precautions, all of which are not needed, we must crush the past vigorously and openly, let the enemy have a thousand strategies and thousands of ways to deal with it, we will still crush the past like a rock, invincible! ”
"The Grand Governor is mighty!"
Several generals got up in unison, knelt on one knee and crossed their right hand across their chests, and saluted Fang Jun excitedly.
As Fang Jun said, which soldier is not raised by his father and mother, and which soldier is not a family behind him? Killing a soldier on the battlefield is an inconspicuous thing, or even just a number on the battle report, but this small number represents a devastating blow to a family.
But who cares about the obscure soldiers?
Who cares about those who have lost their children, their husbands, their fathers?
One will be a success......
Since ancient times, those peerless famous generals have used the blood and bones of countless soldiers to pave their unparalleled reputation!
Now that Fang Jun can be so sympathetic to those lower-level soldiers, he will definitely not push these generals out for the sake of victory and merit in the future to achieve himself!
What's more, everyone knows that Fang Jun is rich and can make money, and he is very proficient in some strange tricks, and he can often drum up things that seem to be nonsense, but in fact can absolutely dominate the victory of the war, such as gunpowder, such as hot air balloons......
With such a coach, it is easy to fight, easy to lead, easy to cross the oceans, and wreak havoc on the seven seas, is there anything better than this?
Fang Jun asked Pei Xingjian: "What are the statistics after the war?" How many casualties did our army have? ”
That's what he cares about the most.
Although he has become more and more integrated with this era of Jin Ge Iron Horse since he crossed over, and gradually became more and more contemptuous of human life, he is a modern person who has grown up in a sound legal society and is particularly sensitive to life.
He may be able to treat the life and death of the enemy with contempt now, but he still cherishes the lives of every soldier under his command......
Su Dingfang and the others will go to their seats, Pei Xingjian is still standing, picking up a thick account book from the table next to him and handing it to Fang Jun, and said: "Three out of fifty are killed, six out of forty are seriously injured, and those who are lightly injured are not counted." A total of 267 enemies were killed, 309 were captured, and the rest either took advantage of the chaos to escape to nearby islands or sank to the bottom of the sea, which cannot be counted. ”
This person's memory is amazing, and he handed over the account books to Fang Jun to check, but he opened his mouth to the numbers, and obviously remembered them in his mind.
Fang Jun flipped through the account books, his face gradually gloomy.
Pei Xingjian was a little apprehensive in his heart, could it be that he remembered the numbers wrong? Impossible...... In the past, when I read a book by myself, I could often remember seven, seven, eight, and eight times after reading it ten times or eight times, although it is not a "memorable" supernatural power, but it will definitely not be bad at remembering a few numbers.
Just when he was surprised in his heart, he only heard Fang Jun ask in a cold voice: "The names of the fallen soldiers, can there be other statistics?" The corpses of the fallen soldiers can be specially collected and checked, and can there be any missing people? ”
Pei Xingjian opened his mouth with a blank expression......
Master Hou, the chief manager, you're not planning to find fault with me, are you?
If you want to clean me up, you can just say it, you didn't say anything about the names of the fallen soldiers, and you have to check the remains of the warriors one by one? What are you kidding! The Tang Dynasty didn't say that! We can accurately reduce the number of casualties to single digits is already a sign of due diligence, put it in other troops, and the battle report says "more than 100 killed and more than 200 wounded" is a normal state!
But what do you say about the convergence of the remains?
On the battlefield, there are countless people who fight life and death, and people step on horses and trample beyond recognition. Not to mention that we are now in a naval battle, if we die and fall into the sea, where will we go to fish?
If you really take them one by one, and then collect the burial to verify the authenticity, I am afraid that after a day of fighting, it will take three or five days to collect the corpses of the soldiers......
Pei Xingjian felt that Fang Jun was a little nitpicky, so he had to say: "Grand Administrator, the last general has never heard that the Tang army has rules for collecting the remains of fallen soldiers, and it is not necessary for the last general to quibble." Every year, each prefecture and county and the province will send people to the troops that have recruited soldiers from their places to verify them one by one, and the dead will be ticked off on the list, and then they will be given pensions or decorations according to their merits, and so on. As for the remains of the dead...... The family doesn't care much, so what's the use of doing it in the army? ”
After experiencing the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, those who were able to survive were accustomed to life and death, and had an attitude of contempt for their own lives, the lives of their families, and the lives of others. People are dead, and sadness is certain, but they don't pay attention to the corpses of their loved ones.
"Burying bones in the ground" is a kind of arrogance and freedom, but in the eyes of these soldiers and their families, it is a kind of helplessness. After turmoil, how many people have left their hometowns to survive in order to survive, the ancestral halls of their ancestors may have been overgrown with thatch and collapsed, who can still remember the appearance of their hometown......
Where is buried is not buried, why is it mulberry?
Su Dingfang and Liu Renyuan also felt that Fang Jun was making a fuss and asking for trouble. The eldest husband's horse leather shrouded him, and when he died, he died, so why bother so much?
Only Liu Renliang has followed Fang Jun for the longest time, and he knows Fang Jun's heart well, so he is silent, but he is comforted in his heart. Even if Fang Jun is now in a high position and in charge of the whole way, he still has never lost any of his former innocence.
Don't give up, don't give up!
Fang Jun's face was expressionless, but he was obviously displeased, glared at Pei Xingjian and said: "If you don't do it, Ben Hou will not punish you, after all, as you said, the Tang army has never had such rules." But you said that you have never heard of it, but Ben Hou does not believe it, when Ben Hou was in charge of the Shenji Battalion, he was attacked by Turkic wolf cavalry twice on the way to Gaochang in the west, and the soldiers and soldiers who died brought their ashes back to the Tang Dynasty and handed them over to their families. ”
Pei Xingjian patted his head and secretly exclaimed!
How could he not have heard of this? It's just that he forgot about it carelessly, but he still has to question Fang Jun's words, and even quibble, which is a violation of military law......
This chief manager won't take me to stand up for military discipline, right?