Chapter 12: After the War
Fancheng is defended!
Despite the heavy casualties, the thousands of defenders remaining less than 500, and the members of the three-step battalion were only a few hundred or so members, they were proud enough.
Tears welled up in the corners of each survivor's eyes and cheered loudly!
The Chinese military flag, tall and strong, stained with blood, flies in the wind, proud of the world.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were slowly escorted into the city, and the people on both sides of the onlookers were angry, silent, and of course, more contempt from the Xuanyuan clan. In their view, a soldier has never died in battle, not surrendered! A soldier who surrenders is not worthy of being a soldier!
"General, they killed so many of our people, and your father also died tragically at the hands of this group of people, why do you still accept their surrender?"
Mo said that the deputy general was puzzled, and the surrounding Xuanyuan people were also indignant, and they couldn't wait to step forward and surrender this group of troops with a knife.
Xuanyuan Junhou's eyes flashed with a trace of pain, and after a long time, he said slowly: "The law of the kingdom, don't kill the soldiers!" We are the soldiers of the kingdom, and the commander is relied on, and we can't cause chaos to the commander. β
The soldiers were silent for an instant.
On the side, Huang Puhua couldn't help but look at Xuanyuan Junhou again, his eyes were full of appreciation.
Because there were many prisoners, and Xuanyuan Xue chased the enemy and did not return, the commander was not there, and the generals were inconvenient to deal with, so they had to place these tens of thousands of prisoners in the middle of the square first, in order to prevent escape, all the prisoners were tied together hand and foot, and the archers and shield soldiers were surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.
When Xuanyuan Xue returned, she was almost so angry that she vomited blood when she saw this scene, and scolded angrily: "How come there are still enemy troops? What are you all going to eat?"
A general hurriedly replied: "These are surrendered troops, and they are specially waiting for the commander to fall." β
"Drop a fart!" Xuanyuan Xueqiao's face was cold, and she roared: "All of them will be killed on the spot, and they will not accept surrender!"
As soon as these words came out, many soldiers changed color.
The Xuanyuan people didn't care about this, especially the general who returned to the court, quickly turned around and shouted, "Shield soldiers!"
Roar!
The soldiers in the front row guarding the captives raised their shields and pointed their spears angrily. Obviously, it was to prevent the captives from escaping.
Tens of thousands of captives turned pale with fright, stood up and squeezed in desperately, and the huge space suddenly became much smaller.
"Archer, prepare!"
In the midst of the roar, the female soldiers of the Xuanyuan clan quickly bowed their strings.
"Stop!"
In the crowd, there was a sudden loud shout.
"Who's shouting to stop?" Xuanyuan Xue was furious, and looked sideways at the source of the sound.
In the crowd, an official was quickly squeezed out, only to see him panting and shouting: "Stop for me, put away the arrows." β
"Yu Wenhao. As soon as Xuanyuan Xue looked at the person, he was angry, and reprimanded angrily: "You are just a prison army, who gives you the power to prevent this general from disposing of the enemy army." β
Not to be outdone, Yu Wenhao said: "The commander has an order, not to kill prisoners, General Xuanyuan violates the laws of the kingdom, and this supervising army has the right to correct it." β
"Fuck off. If Xuanyuan Xue hadn't been pulled by the generals on the side, she would really step forward and kick Yuwenhao away. "Be your supervisor, don't mess with General Ben, otherwise, I will cut you with a knife. Archers, release the arrows!"
"Who dare!" Yu Wenhao's face changed greatly, he hurriedly took out an object, and roared: "Shuai Ling is here, seeing Shuai Ling is here if the commander is here, why don't you kneel down quickly?"
All the soldiers and all the people knelt down one after another, but Xuanyuan Xue stood on the spot.
"Commander, get down on your knees. Seeing that Xuanyuan Xue was still tall, the deputy general hurriedly pulled a few times.
Xuanyuan Xue came back to her senses and knelt down, but her beautiful eyes began to redden.
Seeing this, Yu Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief, held the token high, and said loudly: "The commander has an order, those who surrender will not be killed, put down the blade, that is, they will be good citizens, and those who are not full of evil deeds will forgive their sins." β
"Why? Why? I'm not reconciled, Commander, Xuanyuan Xue is not reconciled, they are not good citizens, they are not! They are enemy troops, how many of our people they have killed, do you know !!! Commander Xuanyuan Xue was extremely sad and angry, looking up to the sky and howling, tears and flooding.
For a while, countless people were sad and silent, even if it was a surrender from the Dongsheng Kingdom, they were also embarrassed at this moment.
Yu Wenhao sighed lightly, his expression was solemn, and he said indifferently: "Loosen their foot ropes, a hundred people in a row, and stand up." β
Soon, tens of thousands of captives were all in place.
After Xuanyuan Xue vented, he stood aside and stared at Yu Wenhao coldly, looking at his expression, eager to cut him with a thousand knives.
Yu Wenhao faced the uneasy captive, and said in a deep voice: "The invasion of the kingdom is not your fault, but the ambition of the puppet king to bring disaster to the country and the people, and you are also involuntarily suffering from it! Speaking of which, we are originally a country, and the king of the previous dynasty was mediocre, resulting in the division of the country, the separation of relatives, the fight between brothers, the cannibalism of father and son, and the misfortune of the country!" The commander is the emperor of the world, and he knows your suffering, not only will he not be held accountable, but he is also willing to let you return to the country of China, so that you will always be in peace, free from the suffering of war, everyone has a house to live in, and every family has a field to cultivate, are you willing?"
If it was said that Ye Gucheng's release of the captives made Xuanyuan Xue dissatisfied, then the current move successfully ignited this dissatisfaction to the extreme, and he threw himself away angrily.
Of course, the captives were overjoyed, and they were very fortunate to be alive, not to mention that they could return to the country of China, eat and drink enough to enjoy peace! No normal person would refuse this temptation, and many soldiers worked desperately on the battlefield just to be fed and clothed and no longer suffer the ravages of war.
For a while, they burst into tears of excitement and nodded desperately.
"Still. Yu Wenhao's expression was cold, and he continued to say loudly: "During the invasion of the kingdom, the generals who ordered the slaughter of civilians, and those who raped and plundered innocent women, are not within the scope of amnesty. β
The captured soldiers, who were disgusted with these thugs, could finally vent their anger in their hearts and denounce the evil ones among the captives.
Yu Wenhao was not verbose, and directly ordered to be killed, and the rest were released on the spot.
Some long-lost relatives finally recognized each other, hugged each other and cried.
This scene made many people sad and a little more understanding.
The aftermath of the Fancheng War has been preliminarily completed!
Outside Fancheng, in the vast wasteland, piles of wooden frames are all over the field of vision, and on top of the wooden frames, there are mountains of corpses.
At the gate of the city, on the city wall, the mountains and fields were full of soldiers and civilians with sad expressions.
The memorial ceremony was supposed to be presided over by Xuanyuan Xue, but unfortunately, she was not in the mood now, and she couldn't let go of the release of the captives, so she was replaced by Yu Wenhao.
"You are heroes, true soldiers of the kingdom, kingdom, always remember your merits, it is you, weak flesh and blood, who have built strong walls, defended the kingdom's land, protected the people of the kingdom, and the kingdom is proud of you!" Yu Wenhao bowed deeply towards the corpse pile, and with his body straightened, he roared violently: "Military song, respect for the soul of the hero!"
Chinese soldiers guard the rivers and mountains, and there is no truce without shedding blood!
Protect the country and protect the people, Chinese soldiers, not an inch of land, rather die than surrender!
The tragic songs, sung by the military and the people, shocked the sky.
The soldiers who returned to China finally understood why the cities of this land were so difficult to conquer, because, at this moment, they deeply felt a sense of mission, many of them fought on the battlefield all year round, and death had long been accustomed to it! No one cared about their life or death, and for those in charge, they were just a lowly soldier! A pawn of power, after death, he was an outcast, let alone mourning, I am afraid that I will not look at it more!
However, the soldiers of the Huaxia Kingdom can easily get this glory, which is an affirmation of the soldiers! If a country is like this, what more can a husband ask for!
Xuanyuan Xue looked at the cold corpse of the clansman, tears, crying dry! throat, hoarse! The pain and hatred in her heart could not be alleviated by half a point.
"Cremation!
As soon as Yu Wenhao's words fell, the soldiers waiting on the side slowly lit the pyre in the wooden rack, and the fire slowly ignited.
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In the barracks, Xuanyuan Junhou took off his armor with the help of Xuanyuan Xue, and the scarred wound was torn, and blood kept overflowing.
There are more than 10 wounds, large and small, although not fatal, but they are also particularly shocking.
The doctor did not dare to delay, and hurriedly treated the wound, stopped the bleeding and bandaged, and used force for nearly an hour.
Among them, only Xuanyuan Junhou knew the pain, in order not to worry his cousin, he just kept silent, except that his face was much paler, but he didn't show too much abnormality.
That's exactly the case, Xuanyuan Xue saw it in her eyes and hurt in her heart.
Soon, the healer finished bandaging and saluted and retreated, and the pro-soldiers in the barracks, under the signal of the Marquis of Xuanyuan, also withdrew, and there were only two people left in the room.
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"I'm your cousin. Xuanyuan Xue looked displeased.
Xuanyuan Junhou smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Do you resent the commander?"
Xuanyuan Xue was silent all of a sudden! How not to complain! It's just that there are some things that I can't say and don't want to say!
"Guangcheng! My father was assassinated, and tens of thousands of soldiers held on to it, and my father, the last order I gave me was to let me escort the people of Guangcheng to evacuate safely!" Xuanyuan Junhou looked sad.
Xuanyuan Xue didn't understand the intention of Xuanyuan Junhou to talk about this at this time, but she didn't interrupt, but chose to listen quietly.
"At the beginning, I never understood why we had to escort these good-for-nothing civilians, they were a burden to the army, in order to let these people reach Fancheng safely, our people, the soldiers of Huaxia Kingdom, have paid too much! I have asked myself more than once, why! I can't find an answer! And what made me persist was only because of my father's orders!"
"Now, I finally understand!" Xuanyuan Junhou looked at Xuanyuan Xue deeply, and said in a deep voice: "I understand my father's painstaking efforts, and I also understand the difficulties of the commander! Fancheng, if we Xuanyuan people only rely on us, would have been lost! And what can make us hold on is more the people's hearts! Those civilians who seem to be useless are the people who sacrifice their lives to protect the soldiers of other tribes! Because the soldiers of Huaxia have never really wanted to protect our Xuanyuan people, nor the kingdom, but their relatives! Their home! Only when there is a family can there be a country, and only when there is a country can there be a home! A country has always been an inseparable existence!"
Xuanyuan Xue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at her cousin again. "When did you understand this?"
"The military marquis is fortunate to have a good teacher!"
"Master?"
"His name is Huang Pu Hua, a criminal! However, he is the most intelligent person I have ever met!" Xuanyuan Junhou's eyes were full of excitement at the mention of Huang Pu Hua.