An accident can change many things.

And on the battlefield. A sudden explosion, which immediately rewrote the course of the battle, brought all the attacks to a standstill.

The battlefield that once roared with guns and artillery suddenly fell silent.

There is silence between heaven and earth. It seems that there has never been a hustle and bustle. Only the corpses and fragments of limbs on the ground remind people of what happened here?

They are all here, quietly stating the cruelty of war.

For survivors, they tend to fall into the fear of surviving. The fear of death, they who survived did not feel a trace of happiness, but fell into the fear afterwards.

As one of the few survivors who had regained his sanity, Janssen was taken to a general who was having lunch there when he arrived at the general's tent.

"Sit down and eat together!"

He looked at the ordinary soldier in front of him. This is a very ordinary young man. Like most of the Ming army. Young and full of energy. However, in previous battles. But many of these young people died.

They died on the battlefield like that. As their commander, Zhang Xiaowu must figure out what all this is all about.

In contrast, the seizure of the positions of the Qing army now is not important. Nothing is more important than the truth, especially at this time.

He said, pointing to the small bench in front of him.

"Yes, yes......"

Yang Sen, who didn't dare to disobey the order, hurriedly sat down, even if it was the general's meal, it was not very rich, a plate of potato stewed beef and a plate of mutton. Despite its simplicity, it tastes very good. The chefs here cook a good meal.

After following the general after a full meal. Yang Sen's heart was finally not as panicked as before, and he was much more relaxed.

"Do you smoke?"

Zhang Xiaowu pulled out a cigarette from his cigarette case. Greeted him warmly and called the guests.

"Pumping, pumping, pumping......"

From the general's hand, he took a sailing cigarette that he couldn't afford to smoke on weekdays. Janssen suddenly felt flattered. While lighting a cigarette, his hands trembled and seemed to be back in the trenches again, and the explosion had occurred again. At this moment, he almost threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground.

"Relax a little. After all, it's all in the past. ”

Sensing Yang Sen's strangeness, Zhang Xiaowu comforted him. Knowing that Yang Sen was waiting for him to calm down, he began to ask slowly. Asked him what was happening on the battlefield.

"So, the explosion occurred from under your feet, not a falling shell?"

Zhang Xiaowu repeatedly asked about the details, as the commander of the forward, he was very aware of the impact of this explosion on the officers and soldiers on the front line, now no one dares to charge again, even the soldiers, he does not dare to take risks, it is not easy to fight, let people blow up, the loss of thousands of soldiers, such a battle can not be fought at all.

Therefore, he ordered the attack to be temporarily stopped, except for the forward troops, the other troops entered the rest, and at the same time telegraphed the king of Jin to tell him the situation here, and the king of Jin's reply also clearly told him to postpone the attack and not to further increase casualties.

Steady and steady fighting is the style of the Ming army. Now is not the time to take risks, in case you rush up and blow it up again. When the time comes, how will he explain to the families of those officers and soldiers who died in battle, and how will he explain to the imperial court?

"It's definitely not a cannonball, if the cannonball falls, there must be a sound, sharp, muffled, there must be a sound, I am a three-year veteran, although in the southwest, there is no cannon in Shengmiao, but I can also tell what the sound of the cannonball falling, there is no sign at all, it suddenly exploded, I was still smoking at the time."

Nodding silently, Zhang Xiaowu didn't say anything, everyone said the same, without warning, suddenly exploded. One person will be wrong, but not all of them will be wrong.

It's definitely not a cannonball, this day, whether it's the description of a survivor like Yang Sheng. Or the speculation of the staff officers, they are very sure that it could never be a shell, no shell has such power, let alone without the slightest warning.

If it's not a cannonball, it's definitely a bomb, buried in the trenches in advance, these Jiannu are really despicable!

Aren't they worried that the bombs buried in the ground will be detonated by falling shells? Apparently they weren't worried at all.

"How many people are in your class?"

After getting the information he wanted, Zhang Xiaowu asked again.

"Four people."

Yang Sen replied truthfully.

"How's they doing?"

"One is seriously injured, the other two are slightly injured, Zhang Yue should be fine, bandage the wound, it is estimated that he will be able to come back in two days, Wang Dong's leg was broken, and the muscles and bones were injured for a hundred days, it is estimated that he will not be able to go to the battlefield in the past few months."

Walking up to Yang Sen, Zhang Xiaowu's eyes observed Yang Sen's face and whole body. Because of the gaze emanating from the other party's eyes, Yang Sen, who was already a little nervous, couldn't help but move back half a step.

At this time, Yang Sen also looked at the other party's body. This is the first time he has seen such a big official, he is a commander, he commands two towns, such a big official, this is the first time he has seen it in his life.

Maybe after today, he will never have the opportunity to meet such a big official again.

"Don't think about it so much just yet, Janssen."

The visit comforted this warrior who came to the Western Regions from the southwest, Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile.

"You are from Guizhou, more than ten years ago, I went to Guizhou, where I saw a lot of mountain people like you, about the same height as you, you look thin, but they are all sturdy? Are you a mountain seedling? What year did you go down the mountain? ”

When he spoke, his tone was cordial, as if he were chatting with Janssen there.

The chief's question made Yang Sen say a little nervously.

"Report to the chief, I, I am a mountain seedling, Xingqian for ten years, and I went down the mountain with my father and mother, because, because the head of the debt collection is tight...... So it went down. ”

Feeling the kindness in the chief's tone, Yang Sen finally relaxed again and was no longer as nervous as before.

"Many leaders are like this, they are oppressing the people in the village in every way, but the government can not do much, if it is pressed, they will make chaos, and many unreasonable people will also follow the chaos, so the government can only open the door, as long as you are willing to go down the mountain, I will give you land, farm tools, teach you to farm, and provide you with protection, the head man will not dare to go down the mountain to arrest people!"

Zhang Xiaowu, who had been to Guizhou, knew the situation there very well, and of course he also knew how many local Tusi leaders oppressed those people, and how those people left the mountains to seek refuge from the government.

The reason why the southwest of the Ming Dynasty is calm now is not just because of the iron fist that the Ming Dynasty implemented there. The important thing is that the iron fist of the Ming Dynasty was supported by many ordinary local people.

"Yes, yes, it's all the kindness of the government, even in the village, big, everyone says that if it weren't for the government, the head wouldn't be better and better for everyone."

Yang Sen nodded in agreement. Their family has also benefited from this, benefiting from the protection of the government.

"Yes, now many leaders no longer regard the people as slaves, not because they have become better, but because there is a government, as long as you go down the mountain, you are free people, you have land and houses, you can eat and clothe warmly, who does not want to live a good life? More and more seedlings are fleeing from the mountains, for what? It is unbearable to be oppressed by the head people, many villages have escaped, the head people have become light poles, and the head people who want to continue to live a good life have to change their attitude towards the people in the village, so now the life in the village is better than in the past. ”

Regarding the general's words, Yang Sen, as a first-hand witness, naturally knew that he was telling the truth, the head man became better, not because the head man was a good person, but the government forced them to become better, and if they did not change good, the people in the village would all flee down the mountain, and without the people, the head man would starve to death.

So even in the mountains, people's lives are changing.

"It's all the kindness of the Ming Emperor and the imperial court. The reason why they are good to the common people. It is because the common people can be treated better outside of them and protected by the government. ”

Again, Janssen said gratefully.

"On this expedition, my father once said to me, let me serve the court, I can't lose the people of the mountain people, the kindness of the court must be repaid as much as possible, and the emperor's kindness to us cannot be repaid even if it is broken bones."

"Although your father is a mountain man, he is indeed a loyal man of my Ming Dynasty, by the way, where is your home? I will write a letter to your father and tell him how you are fighting here and how you are serving His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Until he left the commanding envoy's room, Yang Sen was still confused, not knowing how to react.

The commander wants to write a letter to his father?

Write a letter to report your merits?

What kind of big man is the commander?

If my father received a letter from his old man, he would not be happy to sleep, but this is a letter written by the general!

The Yang family has never been so glorious. It can even be said that among the people he knows, there is no one who has never been so beautiful again.

When Yang Sen was immersed in this good news, on the battlefield where the war had been suspended, two white flags fluttered in the middle of the battlefield, and a Ming army officer faced the Qing army wearing a horse coat, and the two looked solemn.

"We hope that a temporary ceasefire will give both of us a chance to collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers."

Shen Mingxin looked at the Qing army in a horse coat in front of him, he was not tall and short. He wears a red crown on his head and a horse coat and official robes.

"No problem, no problem."

Looking at the Ming army officer in front of him, Zhang Linde asked tentatively.

"Where is this general's hometown? Listening to the general's accent, it seems like a Huguang person. ”

Zhang Linde's words also have a Huguang accent,

"In the ancestral hometown of Wuchang East Lake ......"

"Donghu Zhang's family?"

Shen Mingxin asked coldly.

"Have you heard? My father was a scholar in the sixth year of Shunzhi......"

Zhang Linde's tone seemed very excited, he didn't expect to meet his fellow villagers here.

"How is Wuchang now? He left his homeland with his father since he was a child, and he has not returned to his hometown for more than 20 years, but he never wanted to meet his fellow villagers. ”

When looking at Shen Mingxin, Zhang Linde seemed extremely close, and he even involuntarily took two steps forward and approached the Dao.

"Brother Ren's hometown is not West Lake Shenjiazhuang? My brother went to Guizhuang when he was young, so did Mrs. Shen ever be well? ”

Facing Zhang Linde, who had been away from his hometown for more than 20 years, Shen Mingxin wanted to keep a straight face, but in the end he barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

"Old lady Shen, you are in good health, and you don't have to worry about it."

"That Zhang family, Zhang family......"

"The Zhang family is ashamed of the three differences, and the traitor stele in Wuchang entering the city is engraved with his name, and the Zhang family is ashamed of it!"

Shen Mingxin's answer made Zhang Linde stunned, his face became extremely embarrassed, and after a long time, he sighed.

"Hey, this, at this time, when, when the old, the old thing ......"

Sighing, Zhang Linde, who had no more chats with his fellow villagers, said a few words weakly, agreed with Shen Mingxin on the time of the ceasefire, and then left.

Soon, the soldiers who packed up the corpses came to the battlefield, and everyone's expressions were very heavy, especially when they saw the broken limbs of the corpses that were blown up, they looked at the Qing army with resentment, compared to the casualties of the Qing army were extremely limited.

In this battle, the Qing army was undoubtedly the victorious side.

Looking at the corpses being carried down, Zhang Xiaowu felt that his heart was pierced by sharp and sharp needles, his face was cold, and he gritted his teeth tightly. Staring at the corpse that was carried down, it finally landed on Xiao Jun's position.

He had experienced the defeat in the battle, and he knew that there was no general who did not defeat the battle, and when he was in the southwest, he had even suffered an even worse defeat, and half of the men of a battalion were lost in the mountains. However, this time, he was particularly heartbroken and uneasy.

It is not because of the setback of the offensive of the troops, nor because of the heavy casualties, such casualties are acceptable.

What is it that makes it difficult for him to accept?

It was the Qing army that should have been beaten by him and couldn't find the north, who actually won this battle so easily, even without much effort.

More than 1,300 people were killed or missing!

Just as they were enjoying their victory, all of a sudden, it was all over!

He had no way to accept this, but more than that, he was unwilling.

This is not a failure, but a mistake, he didn't expect the Qing army to do this, think about it from another angle, who would have thought about it?

Who would have thought that the Qing army would actually bury tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder under the trenches, and wait for the Ming army to occupy their trenches and blast the entire trenches.

The Qing army did not counterattack in person, they replaced the soldiers with gunpowder under the trenches, and those gunpowder played a role even more than the soldiers, at least the Qing army never brought such heavy casualties to the Ming army. Not only did it hit them hard, but it even made them stop in front of the trenches.

Staring at the position of the Qing army, pondering for a long time, Zhang Xiaowu opened his voice and shouted.

"Sun Hua, let me ask you something!"