Chapter 11: Bloody Rain
You don't see, Qinghai head, no one collects the white bones in ancient times, the new ghosts are annoyed and the old ghosts are crying, and the sky is cloudy and rainy.
Have you seen that on the edge of the Qinghai River, there have been no people collecting white bones all over the field since ancient times. The new ghosts wept bitterly against the old ghosts, and when the sky was cloudy and rainy, the ghosts let out a miserable cry. This is the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's "Soldier Chariot Travel", which is used to describe the tragedy of the war.
At this time, Gao Ze stood on the hillside, looking at the battle that had ended below with a calm face. He didn't feel the slightest excitement because of this victory, but an inexplicable sense of guilt welled up in his heart. Over the years, in the Mobei grassland, there have been years of conquest against the Hu people in the north, and there are more than 30,000 people who have killed the Hu people. He was so happy then, but the people he kills today are a group of ordinary people, although they are now rebels, a group of rebels who want to overthrow the empire. But if it is not impossible to survive, who will put down the cultivation tools, pick up the knife and gun, and embark on a road of no return without choice.
At this time, Zhao Yun, who was covered in blood, came to Gao Ze's side, looking a little excited, but a little unnatural
"Big brother, in this battle, our army killed more than 17,000 enemies, captured more than 10,000 people, and only a small number of rebels escaped. Wen Yao and Yun Feng are cleaning up the battlefield, but... ”
Gao Ze seemed to have guessed something, and his heart was shocked. But still asked calmly
"Just what"
Zhao Yun looked embarrassed, but he wanted to know why
"It's just that Wen Yao and Yun Feng gathered all the prisoners of war in a mountain recess, and they didn't plan to escort them to Yanmen."
Gao Ze looked at Zhao Yun and then at the sunset that was about to go down the mountain, and he did not answer Zhao Yun's question head-on
"Zilong, how much did our army lose?"
Zhao Yun was very puzzled, but then replied
"Our army lost more than 1,200 infantry troops, no more than 300 cavalry losses, and nearly 2,000 wounded"
Gao Ze looked up to the sky and sighed
"Yes, although our army won a big victory in this battle, it was damaged by more than half. At present, there are only more than 2,500 people who are really capable of fighting, but our army has tens of thousands of prisoners. You know the ruins of Yanmen Pass, how do we settle these captives, and the main force of the Yellow Turbans is close behind, if they are released, they will not hesitate to join the torrent of rebellion against the Empire, if then this endless war can be quelled"
"Big brother, you mean Wen Yao and them, they want to slaughter all the more than 10,000 captives"
Zhao Yun couldn't believe his ears, although he had been prepared and knew that they would not be able to place these prisoners, he still hoped that this big brother could have a better way. But this time he was disappointed, Gao Ze did not stop Gao Shun from their actions, but got Gao Ze's tacit approval.
"Wen Yao, are we sure we want to do this?" Gao Ran asked calmly
"Do you have a better choice?" Gao Shun looked at the Yellow Turban Army in the recess of the mountain, and there was no expression on his face
"Zilong has been gone for so long, it seems that the eldest brother has also acquiesced," Gao Ran looked at the sky and Mo Yu said
"Go ahead, if there is really karma in this world, then let me carry it!" Gao Shun looked up to the sky and roared
"What are these words, don't treat me as a brother"
Gao Ran patted Gao Shun on the shoulder, picked up the spear in his hand, and pointed it to the sky. Then he rode away, and then there was only one sound from behind
"If one day really comes, we will carry it together"
Thousands of arrows rained down from the sky, and one life after another disappeared. They struggled and roared, trying to break out of the trap and escape from this hell, but all that awaited them was an endless rain of arrows and cold knives and guns.
After a long time, no sound was heard. The whole mountain is full of corpses, and the blood and water that have gathered have accumulated a "blood pool" several feet large. Gao Shun looked at the corpses on the entire battlefield and said faintly
"Gather all the corpses of the Yellow Turbans here. And then ————burn them all"
A blood wolf cavalryman was stunned for a moment and arched his hand
"No"
These blood wolf cavalrymen knew that this man's orders could not be questioned by anyone. Even they would rather face Gao Ze than face this hellish Yan Jun (so in private, except for Gao Ze and Zhao Yun, everyone calls him Yan Jun). But there are always people who are not afraid of death, but the so-called fear of death is all because of ignorance, because of ignorance, so it is meaningless. They have no idea what they're up against.
"Stop, you are just a small colonel under the account of the captain of the righteous army, and you started to obey orders only because General Zhang has orders, and I have to obey the military orders when I fight. And now that this war is over, who gave you such a big right to order us to wait, don't say it's you, even Gao Ze doesn't dare to put on such a big official posture in front of us. A captain rode on a horse and pointed at Gao Shun and said loudly
Gao Shun glanced at the high-spirited lieutenant as if he were looking at a dead man. Looking at the others, they watched the farce with interest, as if they wanted to see how he made a fool of himself.
Gao Shun sneered and looked at the captain who highlighted the two words coldly
"Get on your knees"
The lieutenant didn't seem to believe his ears, and in front of so many colleagues, he was reprimanded by a junior colonel, and he even made himself kneel. It was a great shame, and then he pointed at Gao Shun and yelled
"Presumptuous, Gao Zedu...
Before he could finish speaking, a wolf rider drew his saber and slashed off the head of the captain's horse. With a bang, the horse fell to the ground, and the captain also fell off his horse, and he looked at the corpse of the lost horse's head with a dead face, and his body was covered with cold sweat. He absolutely believed that the person in front of him would not have any care if he wanted to kill him.
Gao Shun looked down at the captain who was paralyzed on the ground and said coldly
"Get on your knees"
The captain subconsciously bowed to the ground, but he didn't say a word. Gao Shun ignored this person and said calmly
"Execute Now"
The rest immediately dismounted, got down on one knee and bowed their hands
"We will obey the orders of the generals"
The only one on the field who didn't move was the captain, but he still maintained the movement of bowing to the ground, as if a statue had never moved...
At this time, Zhao Yun looked at the mountain recess, and his eyes were full of confusion. Tens of thousands of lives have been turned into wisps of white bones. Suddenly, Zhao Yun looked at Gao Ze and said
"Big brother, I want to change all this, you teach me"
Gao Ze patted Zhao Yun's shoulder, then looked at the mountain recess and said calmly
"Now we can't do it because we're too weak. If we have enough strength, we can influence the situation of the world. Let this world become what we want, only then can we realize our common dream. Zilong, you have to remember. When a person has a higher mountain in his heart that he wants to climb, he will not care about the mud under his feet. ”
Zhao Yun thought about what Gao Ze said to him, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said excitedly
"Big brother, I understand"
"Let's go, let's go see Yunfeng them"
After a long time, the entire hollow was filled with tens of thousands of corpses, and just as they were about to burn it, suddenly there was a downpour in the sky, and it was getting heavier and heavier, accompanied by the sound of thunder and lightning.
Gao Ran came to Gao Shun's side, and saw that he looked up at the sky but his eyes were closed, and let his pouring rain penetrate his whole body. I saw a person bowing to him on the ground, and he was very curious and just wanted to say something, when suddenly several horses came galloping behind him, and Gao Ran turned around and shouted excitedly when he saw his comer
"Big brother, Zilong"
But Gao Shun never looked back, and Gao Ze looked at this younger brother very distressed. Patting him on the shoulder, he wanted to say something comforting, but he didn't. Because these people are the commanders of the three armed forces who will stand alone in the future, they need to grow up and need more experience. So sometimes they have to come out on their own
"Big brother, are we wrong?"
"Yunfeng, we're not wrong. When a person has a higher mountain in his heart and wants to climb, he does not care about the mud under his feet. Zhao Yun looked at Gao Shun and said suddenly
Gao Shun and Gao Ran were shocked. Yes, we all have a mountain in our hearts, waiting for us to climb and conquer. How can he shake the foundation of his heart because of his own pity?
Gao Ze looked at Gao Shun who came out slowly, and was very pleased. The thunderstorm in the sky is getting stronger and stronger, and the war intent in his eyes is getting stronger and stronger.
"Zilong, this is a fighter plane from the sky, not to be missed. You immediately lead the number of horses and go to find out the location of the main force of the Yellow Turban, it should not be too far. The rest returned to the camp and were ready to attack at any time."
"No"
Tonight will be another sleepless night of bloody rain...