Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Bones of the Cemetery
"Captain, the results of the battle damage have been counted, this time in the encirclement and suppression of Qinglonggou, thirty-six brothers were killed and eighty were injured, of which thirty-one were seriously injured and forty-nine were lightly injured."
Outside the field hospital set up in tents, Wang Yi listened to the report of Chief of Staff Wu Xiao with a tired face, although the battle of Qinglonggou had ended for nearly 24 hours, Wang Yi did not close his eyes for a moment, and was always busy operating on the wounded, but even so, he was still powerless to save the loss of many lives.
"The fifth squad of the reconnaissance department, a total of ten people, when fighting for the Gatling machine gun on the right side of the Qinglonggou Pass, in order to cover the retreat of other comrades, the squad leader Liao Chun led the team members to attract enemy fire, and all members died." Wu Xiao's voice was very low, but Wang Yi was very silent, and a picture flashed in front of his eyes, in the roar of the Gatling machine gun, a team of soldiers, led by a young man, launched a decisive charge. Bullets flew through their bodies, splattering with brutal blood. One by one, lives are flying in the bullets, and they are lost with the wind.
"Captain, go rest for a while!" Wu Xiao prayed slightly.
Xiang Long and Zheng Haitao also came over, their group of twenty-year-old boys couldn't stand it anymore, not to mention that Wang Yi was still a nine-year-old child. Zheng Haitao felt very upset, if it weren't for the fact that he and his subordinates didn't know about the Gatling machine gun, so there was a problem during the transfer. In the face of the fire suppression of the Russians, there will not be too many soldiers who will die in vain.
"Yes, Captain! It's not a good idea for you to hold on so hard! ”
Wang Yi finally nodded in agreement, glanced at the field hospital, and then said, "Take care of them." ”
I don't know how long it took for Wang Yi to fall asleep in his tent, but he didn't sleep peacefully, and the cruel scenes on the battlefield were always repeated in his dreams, with gunsmoke filling, flesh and blood flying, and there seemed to be gunshots echoing in his ears, and there were endless wails.
The next day, when Wang Yi opened his eyes again, it was almost noon. A guard brought food to eat, and Wang ate a few bites and put down his chopsticks.
After hearing that Wang Yi had woken up, Wu Xiao, Xiang Long, Zheng Haitao and Chang Jinlong came to Wang Yi together, but before they could speak, Wang Yi spoke first: "Last night, how was the condition of the seriously injured?" ”
"Twelve more people left...... Wu Xiao was a little helpless.
Wang Yi sighed, although he had tried his best, in such an era, he actually couldn't change too many things.
"Maybe it's time to build a medical school, huh...... If you want to be fast, you can't reach it, there is neither enough drug support, nor corresponding medical equipment, and the most important thing is that there are no suitable talents at all, and you still rely on traditional Chinese medicine in recent years. ”
Wang immediately denied his idea.
As if to make Wang Yi happy, Wu Xiao brought a little smile on his face, and said: "Captain, although the loss this time is strict, the harvest is also rich. The Russians have really invested heavily here, and after our inventory records, there are more than 16,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver here. The rest of the gold and silver jewelry, celebrity calligraphy and paintings, antiques and porcelain, rare books, etc., filled two rooms with twenty boxes. ”
"How can there be so much gold and silver?" Hearing this news, Wang Yi was taken aback, in fact, it was not just him, everyone had an expression.
"From our interrogation of the captives, we learned that the Russians often led their bandits out to raid villages and towns, and robbed traveling merchants, but they also knew that rabbits did not eat the grass around their nests, and they did not do any major crimes in the vicinity. Over time, this stock has increased. In addition, they also smuggled tobacco and sold foreign guns and ammunition. ”
Wang Yi frowned at this time and said, "How can Russians be interested in antique calligraphy and painting?" ”
"Oh! There's one person involved. "Wu Xiaodao." This person's surname is Shen, his name is full, and his words are subtextual, he was originally a showman, but later because of the problem of poverty in his family, he became a thief and gathered a crowd to become a bandit. However, Xiucai rebelled for three years, and after the official army suppressed it a few times, the team dispersed, and there was really no way to live, so he took refuge in the Russians here, and he was regarded as a dog-headed military division. Those antiques, calligraphy and paintings were all collected by him to persuade the Russians. ”
"Ah, feelings are still a literary thief!" Wang Yi smiled a little for the first time in the past two days.
Wu Xiao hurriedly continued to say the good news at this time: "In addition to gold and silver, this Qinglong Ditch also has a large amount of ammunition stored. Among them, there were 1,200 German Mauser 71 rifles with 200,000 rounds of ammunition. There were six Gatling cannons, and if you count the three captured, the total number was nine, and there were 100,000 rounds of ammunition. There were also nearly 500 other miscellaneous guns, but the types were complex and there was not much ammunition. ”
The king nodded his head and said, "Is the old scorpion still alive?" ”
Xiang Long replied: "Locked up in the prisoner of war camp!" ”
"Bring him here, I'm going to question."
"Yes, Captain."
It didn't take much effort for Xiang Long and two personal soldiers to walk in with an old man. Wang Yi looked at this man, who was over fifty years old, with a wrinkled face, thin and withered, gray hair, and a shriveled braid. He walked a little hunched and wore a gray rag suit.
"Sinners Shen Qianwen meets the general!" As soon as the old man entered the door, before he had time to look up, he bowed down and gave the king an official.
Wang Yi sat on a big tiger skin chair and did not speak.
Shen Qianwen, who was kneeling below, didn't dare to raise his head for fear of angering Shangguan, so he didn't know what the people above were and what kind of medicine they were selling. Half an hour later, the old man's forehead and the tip of his nose began to sweat. After hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to make up his mind to take a sneak peek, at least to know whether it was a person or a ghost above.
But at this moment, Wang Yiyi patted the table in front of him one by one, and there was a crisp sound of "pop", which directly scared the old scorpion who just wanted to raise his head, and he had no choice but to put his forehead on the ground again.
"Who is kneeling, where does the family live, and who is the surname?"
"The criminal Shen Quanshen Qianwen, his hometown is from Liaoyang County, Fengtian Prefecture."
"Why did you take root with the Russians?"
"My family is in difficulty, so I want a way to live."
"Survival?" Wang Yi sneered and said, "If you want to live, you can do it, then it depends on whether your life is worth a bullet money!" ”
Hearing this, Shen Qianwen was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted and said, "The sinners are willing to wear the guilt to make meritorious contributions!" ”
"Then go down and write, whether you can survive or not depends on what you write!"
Shen Qianwen was taken out, and the old man didn't dare to look at who was sitting on the seat until he went out, but he just wondered in his heart, how could this voice sound like a child.
Wang Yi said to Wu Xiao at this time: "After Shen Quan finished writing something, you sent someone to interrogate, and the confession was turned over and over for me to ask, and two big waxes were ordered to prevent him from sleeping." ”
There is a staff officer named Tu Xiaohua under Wu Xiao's hand, who looks fierce and has a meaty face, but he is extremely careful and has a good brain. Because Wang Yi saved his mother's life, he was also dead set on Wang Yi and was loyal. Later, he learned the skills of interrogation, and is currently responsible for the maintenance of military discipline.
Wu Xiao said again at this time: "Captain, we have arrested more than 30 Russians and more than 100 bandits, how should we deal with these people?" ”
The matter of Qinglonggou must not be known to the outside world, otherwise whether it is gold and silver, or arms, it will be something that causes trouble.
As soon as Wang thought about it, a cold light appeared in the corners of his eyes.
"Not a single Russian is left! As for the bandits, sue them, let each other report and expose them, so that they can live and find out the most heinous crimes. The rest of the bandits, if they are young and strong, stay for my own use. The old, weak, sick and disabled will open a mine in Dagushan in the future, let them dig the mine, atone for their sins, and release it five years later. Of course, if they wish, they can also switch to full-time miners and stay and continue to work. ”
Now that the king has made a decision, the others will naturally obey the order.
Wang Yi said again at this time: "Qinglonggou is not a place to stay for a long time, and I am ready to return to the martial arts school base." Those wooden houses and wooden houses are all burned, don't we have just walked on our front feet, and another wave of bandits has come. ”
These things are dealt with afterwards, as long as Wang Yi speaks, someone will naturally arrange them.
The team set off in the evening and walked all night before finally returning to the martial arts school base before dawn.
A month later, not far from the Dashang Affiliated Primary School, the Martyrs' Cemetery was established, and there was a marble tablet in front of it, and the name of the monument was the Monument to the People's Heroes. This was followed by a cemetery, where the remains of fifty warriors were placed. The cemetery as a whole is upright and solemn, surrounded by green trees, and there are special people to guard and pay tribute.
The senior leaders of the entire Dashang Department attended the memorial ceremony, and Gu was dressed in black with a white flower on his chest. Later, students from the Primary School Affiliated to Tai Shang came to pay their respects and lay wreaths. Also present were members of the insurance team who were not on duty, as well as the families of the deceased.
The salute soldiers fired guns, saluted, and all the staff paid a silent tribute, and finally Wang Yi made a speech.
"As the old saying goes: death is lighter than a feather, or heavier than Mount Tai. Now the Chinese nation has reached the brink of life and death, and if the people do not struggle, the country will be ruined, and the family will be destroyed. If you struggle, there is still a glimmer of life......"
Wang Yi's words were very straightforward, there was no sigh or nonsense, but everyone could understand it, and it was also very inspiring.
After the memorial was completed, Wang Yi brought the high-level leaders of the business and military factions to comfort the families of the martyrs, and personally helped them solve the difficulties encountered in practical life.
On this day, Wang Yi sat in the office of the martial arts school, and next to him sat Wu Xiao, Xiang Long, Zheng Haitao and Chang Jinlong, Shen Qianwen stood in front of them, his expression was respectful, but he looked a little obscene.
"I called you here today because I have something for you to do."
"Captain, you command."
Shen Qianwen finally knew that Wang Yi was actually a child, and now he has accepted his fate. Since the last time he wrote a confession, he was tortured by Tu Xiaohua for three days and was not allowed to sleep, and now he finally understands what life is better than death. Fortunately, Wang Yi did not embarrass him anymore and locked him up with more than forty bandit captives until today.
The old scorpion also muttered in his heart: "What are you doing today?" ”