In the pungent smell of blood and the smoke of gunpowder, Fan Liang had just sent off the panicked and frightened caravan stewards. www.biquge.info Before Fan Liang could rest for a while, Zhang Kun, who was stained with blood, suddenly rushed into the cabin and appeared in front of Fan Liang.

Rubbing his somewhat sore eyebrows, Fan Liang said helplessly, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"Uh, General! The battlefield has been cleaned up, and I would like to ask what to do with those captives? Is it thrown into the sea to feed the fish, or..."

Fan Liang raised his eyebrows, and said helplessly: "Since we have won the battle, don't kill again!" Keep it! Didn't the Overseers often say that there weren't enough people on the road construction team? When you get ashore, send them to build roads! It's also a waste use! ”

"Okay!" Although Zhang Kun was a little reluctant, Fan Liang had already made a decision, and he couldn't continue to refute, so he could only nod helplessly in approval.

"By the way, the results have been counted! Tell me about it. ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Kun paused and replied excitedly: "General, we have won a big victory this time!" From the beginning of the war to the present, we have sunk a total of five enemy ships and captured twelve prisoners, including a large three-masted battleship (the Black Wind)! Four medium-sized horn bluff boats. There are a total of seven small turtle boats and Ataka boats. A total of more than 1,500 pirates were killed and wounded, because most of the corpses sank into the sea, and the exact number is difficult to count. But the captives were clear, twelve warships combined for a total of one thousand two hundred and thirty-five people! ”

Fan Liang couldn't help but be a little overjoyed when he heard this, judging from the results of the battle, it was undoubtedly a great victory for the Jiaozhou fleet to capture almost the same number of enemy warships with less than fifteen battleships. Such a victory is a matter of great glory at any time and in any place. As the commander of this battle, Fan Liang is proud enough!

Coming back to his senses, Fan Liang continued to ask, "What about our casualties?" What about the caravan's side? Is the loss serious? ”

"This..."Zhang Kun hesitated for a while, his eyes were red for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Our army was sent three warships by the pirate minister, and none of the three hundred and fifty-five officers and soldiers on the ship were spared, except for the five cooks who jumped into the sea in advance to escape, and all the rest were killed!" Originally, they had a chance to escape, but they heard from the rescued cook that the ship was in the people, and the ship was dead! Since the ship is about to sink, they don't want to survive in secret, so..."At the end of the words, Zhang Kun's tone was a little choked, and he couldn't say anything else.

"Ridiculous, confused!" Tears from the corners of his eyes slid down his cheeks, and Fan Liang scolded loudly, "What kind of bullshit logic is this!" Who allowed them to do that! The ship can be rebuilt if it is gone, and some of our shipyards have boats and other people to operate. Isn't it possible for people to come back to life? Did they all turn a deaf ear to the Overseer's teachings? Is it the ship or the people that are important? Don't you understand such a simple truth? These fools..."

The voice of scolding Fan Liang became smaller and smaller, and gradually became inaudible. For a while, the cabin suddenly became silent, leaving only Zhang Kun's whispered sobs and Fan Liang's silent tears. The two looked at each other without saying a word, silently enduring the painful torment.

The love is deep, and the responsibility is keen. There were not many soldiers in the Jiaozhou fleet, and Liu Fan had only pulled up less than 2,000 people in the past two years of hard work, and among the 2,000 people, the soldiers who really belonged to the descendants of the Broken Army were only in their early 1,000s. It can be said that every one of them is Fan Liang's heart, and this time he lost one-fifth of his number at once, how could Fan Liang not be heartbroken?

Before the joy of victory could stay, Pike was buried in great sorrow. Holding back the grief in his heart, Fan Liang asked with difficulty, "Is there any worse news?" Let's talk about it together! If it hurts, it hurts! ”

Zhang Kun quietly touched the tears on his face and cleaned up his mood. Then he said slowly, "In addition to the above three ships, each of them also has its own casualties. Including the Qingdao, our troops suffered a total of 853 killed, 66 missing, and 27 seriously wounded. There are many minor injuries, and almost everyone is injured! The most important thing is that we lack enough medicine, to be precise, the lack of gold sore medicine to treat trauma. According to the medical officer accompanying the army, if enough medicinal materials cannot be collected in a short period of time, those seriously wounded may not survive for a few days! ”

Fan Liang became even more silent when he heard this, and only after a long time did he say astringently, "Isn't there any medicine on the caravan's side?" You personally bring someone to find it for me, whether it is to buy it or grab it, you must get the medicine right! ”

Zhang Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Don't hide it from the general, I have already brought people to the lowly position." Even if I turned those cargo ships upside down, I didn't find anything useful. There are a lot of precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, deer antler, ganoderma lucidum, bird's nest, etc., but those things can't cure external injuries! The fleet didn't have too many trauma medicines in the first place, and even fewer on the caravan's side! The sea is vast, there is no edge in front of it, and there is no edge in the back. There's no place to collect medicinal herbs! Those badly wounded brothers are afraid..."

Fan Liang closed his eyes in pain, gritted his teeth and said, "Ask those brothers what else they want!" If you really can't save it, give them a good time! Fan Liang also knew that what Zhang Kun said was the truth, they had been out to sea for more than three days, and even if they returned to Nagasaki in a hurry, they couldn't save the lives of these people. He had no choice but to kill the killers so that they would not suffer more.

At this moment, Fan Liang hated himself incomparably, he had obviously expected the pirates to come to attack him very early, why didn't he prepare some more wound medicine? At the same time, he is even more disgusted with the profiteers whose selfishness and greed have led to such painful results.

But now it's too late to say anything, and he can only swallow the bitter fruit of his mistake alone. The huge blow made Fan Liang lose the desire to continue talking, and waved his hand to send away Zhang Kun, who also looked sad. Fan Liang collapsed on the chair all of a sudden, tears slid down his face rapidly, Fan Liang hugged his head in pain, and cried bitterly...

From the moment he walked out of the military academy, Fan Liang knew very well that the rest of his life would be accompanied by endless choices and the pain of losing his companions. He thought that he had already prepared for everything, but when this moment really came, Fan Liang still collapsed. Although today's battle was won, it was a fluke. If the pirates were a little stronger and more resolute, the losing side would have been the Jiaozhou fleet. The fundamental reason for this situation was that the Jiaozhou fleet was not well prepared, misjudged the situation at that time, and wrongly chose tactics. Because the lack of experience and judgment errors are the root cause of the huge casualties, the Jiaozhou fleet was originally holding a good deck of cards and playing such a record, as the commander, Fan Liang has to bear the main responsibility. This is also one of the important factors in his pain and suffering.

The smell of blood and gunsmoke swept across the deck, and there were poignant weepings from the cabins on the deck. The soldiers passing by couldn't help but relax their steps, and their eyes were filled with tears, and a sad atmosphere permeated the sky above the Qingdao... (To be continued.) )