Chapter 221: Song Xian's funeral
After hearing Ye Mo say that Song Xian's body would be cremated immediately, the wounded who should have been sent to the rear immediately all asked to stay and send Song Xian on his last journey. Ye Mo looked at those soldiers, looking at their firm eyes despite their ragged clothes and yellow muscles, and couldn't help but nod.
Soon, all the soldiers who were not on duty were gathered on the largest playground in the gate. In the middle of the playground, Song Xian's coffin was placed, and some firewood was piled up underneath. Around the coffin, Ye Mo, Hou Cheng and other generals stood there, but the coffin emitted a foul smell, and everyone did not cover their noses and wave their hands.
Those soldiers who returned to Hangu Pass were lined up in a phalanx at the end of Song Xian's coffin. As for the other soldiers in the pass, they were separated on both sides. All the soldiers, because they did not have enough white cloth to make mourning clothes, spontaneously wore their own mid-garments over their armor.
All the soldiers in the pass, except for the more than 1,000 soldiers who had just returned to the pass, the rest were dressed in white, even the soldiers guarding the pass were still like this. The whole scene, it seems, is full of mourning.
At this time, night began to fall, but because Song Xian's body had begun to decompose, Ye Mo did not dare to let Song Xian's body spend the night in the barracks, so he could only choose to burn it.
Ye Mo held a torch in his hand and said loudly to the people around him: "General Song Xian, since he joined the army, he followed General Lu Bu to the outer imperial Hu people, and the inner Yellow Turban, beheading and making countless meritorious contributions. But he never thought that the army in Tongguan was ambushed by the enemy, and General Song Xian died in order to cover the retreat of others. ”
Speaking of this, Ye Mo glanced at the others, and then said: "Ambitious man, horse leather shroud; There was Fubo in the front, and Song Xian is now; Painful Song Xian, jealous of his glory, died in a foreign land; Strong Song Xian, do his best, donate his life for the country. ”
As soon as he spoke, the listener burst into tears. Hou Cheng, Cao Xing and other generals of Lu Bu's faction were even more moved. Song Xian did die in Tongguan, and it was because of Ye Hua that he died, Ye Mo did not hide this, and after those people came back, Ye Mo asked them about the cause of Song Xian's death. Ye Mo also knew that Hou Cheng and the others would know that Song Xian died because of Ye Hua sooner or later.
Ye Mo didn't hide it, because Ye Mo didn't want Lu Bu and his family to turn against them in the future. Although the generals of the Lu Bu family and the generals of the Ye family are extremely close, this relationship is based on maintaining a balance between the two sides, and once this balance is broken, the generals of the Lu family are very likely to turn against the Ye family.
Now, Ye Mo has elevated Song Xian's status infinitely at Song Xian's funeral, even comparable to General Fubo's Ma Yuan, which can be said to be an incomparably high praise for Song Xian. In this way, it can also infinitely downplay the fact that Song Xian died because of Ye Hua, and it can also calm the mood of Hou Cheng and others.
In fact, it is. Hou Cheng and the others had an excellent relationship with Song Xian, but Song Xian could have escaped, but he died in order to save Ye Hua at the last moment, which made it difficult for these people to face Ye Hua with some resentment. It's just that now Ye Hua is also seriously injured, so they didn't say anything.
But now, Ye Mo's words at Song Xian's funeral made Song Xian's rescue a myth, which made Hou Cheng and others think about the problem in a different way. Song Xian saved Ye Hua, it was because Ye Hua saved Song Xian and the others, and Ye Hua was seriously injured because he saved people, so it was natural for Song Xian to save Ye Hua. After thinking about it like this, Hou Cheng and the others looked at Ye Hua differently.
"General Hou Cheng, the general has the closest relationship with General Song Xian on weekdays. Today, let the general send General Song Xian on his last journey. With that, Ye Mo handed the torch in his hand to Hou Cheng's hand.
Hou Cheng was stunned, according to the rules, he was not qualified enough. In terms of official positions, there were more people present than other officials. Although Hou Cheng is a strong general in Lu Bu's hands, his official position is actually not high. At this time, Hou Cheng saw that Ye Mo's appearance did not seem to be fake, and he was immediately moved, and he felt even more ashamed of his previous thoughts.
Hou Cheng took the torch in Ye Mo's hand and walked to Song Xian's coffin, not knowing what to say, before throwing the torch in his hand on the pile of firewood. In the blink of an eye, a fire broke out on top of the firewood.
Seeing that the fire was ignited, the defenders on the wall all put those military flags on the ground, and instead put up white flags one after another. These white flags do not mean surrender, but only express sadness.
looked at the pile of raging flames, but it took away Song Xian's body. Although this is not from the Ye family, Ye Mo still couldn't help crying. People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless. All people have made excuses for not having a sense of belonging in a strange place, but when they really encounter something like this, who can control their feelings?
"Dressed in iron armor and carrying a long knife; The battle with the son is long. Fight with the enemy, live and die together; Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack. stepping on the swallow and chasing the beard; Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly. Looking at this situation, Ye Mo couldn't help but open his mouth and sing in a low voice.
In Ye Mo's previous life, this was the military song of the Han Dynasty that was widely circulated. However, Ye Mo found in the Han Dynasty that at this time, there was no such thing as military songs. In some ceremonies, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty would also sing some songs, but most of them were stored in the form of "Qin Feng and No Clothes".
Hearing Ye Mo singing, the others were stunned at first, but after hearing what Ye Mo was singing, everyone unconsciously began to chant along with Ye Mo's rhythm. So, all of a sudden, tens of thousands of people chanted this impassioned poem at the same time to send General Song Xian away.
At first, everyone only felt sad to listen to this poem, but gradually, everyone began to have a passionate feeling. In the end, the singing shook the sky and spread directly to the camp of the Xiliang Army outside the Guan, which made the Xiliang Army unconsciously become nervous.
The blood of the court soldiers was boiling, although in the back, Song Xian's ashes were collected, everyone was still reluctant to disperse for a long time, and some generals and soldiers fought on the spot, wanting to avenge Song Xian and the dead soldiers. It's just that, how could Ye Mo agree now?
After forcibly letting the soldiers go back to the camp to sleep, Ye Mo called Hou Cheng aside alone and said, "General Song Xian is dead, and we also feel extremely sad. It's just that the ashes of General Song Xian were also sent back to Luoyang by the general for recognition from the imperial court. ”
Hou Cheng was reluctant to leave, Song Xian died in the hands of Yuan Shao, Hou Cheng knew that the day of sending troops to the Xiliang Army was not far off, and Hou Cheng naturally did not want to leave at this time. However, Song Xian's ashes must be sent back to Luoyang. In desperation, Hou Cheng could only agree.
As long as the horse is fast, then Hou Cheng will be able to catch up with the last use of troops against Yuan Shao. Moreover, with the relationship between Hou Cheng and Song Xian, if he doesn't go, there will be no more suitable candidate.
(The tutor suddenly found twelve to talk about the paper, and the code has barely completed a chapter until now, and the number of words is a bit small, so I hope you will forgive me.) )