Section I

All the warriors sat around eating and drinking, occasionally screaming a few words, but they were also happy. After the war, the feelings of these warriors were a little unstable, and Wu Ming was not easy to criticize. After greeting Jian Feiyang and the others, he walked towards the river.

In the distance, the shouts of killing gradually became quieter, and the sporadic resistance became less and less. The night wind was bitter, whining across the river. Just now, everyone huddled together and didn't feel it, but now that they are alone, they feel a little cold. Wu Ming punched, and his body warmed up a little.

"Your Excellency."

Zuo Wei shouted behind him, Wu Ming turned his head to look at him and said, "How is it?" What about this casualty? ”

Zuo Wei's face was covered with blood, and his helmet was also a little crooked. He ran a little out of breath, and saluted Wu Ming and said, "My lord, preliminary count, our army has killed 3,087 people in this battle, 525 people were seriously injured, and minor injuries are not counted. ”

In cavalry battles, once you fall off your horse, you will die, so there are far more dead than wounded. Although he had been mentally prepared, Wu Ming was still angry in his heart: "Count all the brothers who died in battle, notify their families if they have families, and if they don't have families, they will be buried alive, and the injured brothers will be well recuperated." ”

Zuo Wei saluted again and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I have cleared out all the empty houses in the town, and the injured brothers are not only cared for, but also roasted by fire." ”

Zuo Wei was the deputy general of Li Yuan of the former Black Armor Army. Since following myself, it is also a mediocre table. But Wu Ming knew that among the senior officers of the entire Guards Battalion, Zuo Wei had the longest military experience. And he is meticulous in his work, and he is a rare auxiliary talent. Li Yuan's Black Armor Army was able to crisscross the Northern Plains, and he, the deputy general, contributed a lot. Wu Ming was about to say something more, when there was a sudden uproar on the side, a team of people and horses came from afar with torches, and there were shouts and screams from time to time in the team. Now that the defeated soldiers of China and the West are being hunted down everywhere, it is not surprising that there is such a voice, but these soldiers have been captured, and it is a little unreasonable to treat them like this. Wu Ming didn't think about it, and said, "Let's go over and have a look." ”

Getting closer, Zuo Wei frowned: "My lord, it's a Persian." ”

After each battle, the victorious side has the right to clean up the battlefield. Scavenge some weapons and armor, military horses, baggage and other trophies from the battlefield to make up for the losses of the war. In this battle, Wu Gong kept his promise and helped the guard battalion at a critical time. Otherwise, the battle will continue, and even if the Guards Battalion wins, the losses will be even heavier. In return, Wu Mingcai ordered the Guards battalion not to pursue, and gave the priority of cleaning the battlefield to the Persians. Wu Gong was able to assist the guard battalion so refreshingly, and also brought steaming cooked food. Admiring Wu Ming is one thing, and the most important point is the favor that Wu Ming sent.

Wu Ming hesitated, if it was a Persian, he really didn't care much.

At this moment, one of the troops was probably going a little slower. One of the Persian generals was dissatisfied, and drew his scimitar and slashed at the soldier. The soldier screamed and fell to the ground convulsively, and several Persians, without thinking about it, rushed forward and slashed him to death, and then threw the man into the river. The crowd suddenly burst into laughter, and the general said viciously: "Go faster, grind, you will be the slave of the master in the future, disobedient, that guy just now is a role model." He said as he waved the bloody scimitar in his hand.

Slavery was not unique to Persia, it was common in any country. Even Zhu Yuhu, who was delicate and expensive, was dragged by the Southern Barbarians to work as a miner for a year after the Southern Expedition was captured, and later he was relieved with the efforts of his Lao Tzu. Seeing that this leader was still going to commit murder, Wu Ming couldn't stand it anymore, and said loudly: "Stop." ”

Wu Ming shouted very loudly, and the Persians were also startled, and the leader turned around and said viciously: "How can Lao Tzu deal with the prisoners, and you want to take care of it?" ”

He looked Wu Ming up and down for a long time, his face changed, and then he changed to a smiling face: "Ouch, isn't this General Wu?" The young general is Xiao Ma Hou under the command of Wu Gong and has seen General Wu. As he spoke, he saluted Wu Ming: "Lord Wu is both wise and brave, brave and invincible, and the young general is also admired." ”

Under the two princes of Persia civil and military, there are five marquis. They are the Marquis of the Dragon: Mitra, the Marquis of the Black Tiger: Modi, the Marquis of the Greedy Wolf: Ari Yali, the Marquis of Xiaoma: all together, and the Hou of Lang Jiao: the sun is bright. As a fifth marquis, he is actually not much different from Wu Ming, the general of Sanpin Zhendong, but he is a young general and a salute. The answer was very decent, but Wu Ming was choked by him and didn't know how to speak. Zuo Wei glanced at Wu Ming, who was not hairy. Chao Junhe saluted and said: "These soldiers are already prisoners of Lord Hou, it is said that we should not put beaks in vain, but they are prisoners, they are your personal property, and I hope to treat them well......"

Jun Hejian was very tall, and his thin face was full of hesitation. He thought about it for a while, and immediately said happily: "Brothers, let these people go and hand them over to General Wu to deal with." In addition, ask everyone below to hand over everyone to Lao Tzu, and they are not allowed to hide it privately. ”

A personal soldier stood up next to him and answered, "Yes." "The order was delivered.

Although I don't know how many prisoners were captured by the troops who met this time, the other party said so. Wu Ming couldn't help but accept this favor. hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Master Hou." ”

Jun Hejian returned the salute: "What is not a master, I can't afford Lord Wu's voice, just ask me to see it." Alright, these troops are all handed over to you, brothers, let's withdraw first and go back to the ship. ”

After he finished speaking, he put the scimitar in his hand, and put the scimitar in his hand.

When they were far away, Zuo Wei commanded a few of his own soldiers to escort these prisoners back. The river wind was howling, and the cold wind brought a faint fishy smell, and the distant firelight flashed and flickered, and occasionally there were one or two vague screams. Wu Ming looked at it, and suddenly said to Zuo, who was sweating profusely: "Brother Zuo, why do you say that human beings have wars?" ”

Zuo Wei was wiping the beads of sweat on his face, and when he heard this, he paused: "This ...... My lord, please forgive my subordinates for being stupid, I really don't know. ”

"This world is so big, such as the Southern Barbarian Empire, which is the territory that humans later discovered. With a little more effort, you may be able to discover a wider territory. In that case, isn't it good for everyone to get along safely? Why do you have to fight and kill? ”

Zuo Wei was silent, he sighed suddenly, and said, "My lord, I don't dare to think about this, and I don't want to think about it." We are soldiers, as long as we follow your orders. ”

"Really?" Wu Ming smiled and continued to walk along the riverbank. On both sides of the Azure River, there are many trees. The ships were lined up like clouds on the river, and the sound of the waves was faintly mixed with the sound of golden drums, and the Persians seemed to have had enough and were ready to withdraw their troops. Wu Ming said: "Brother Zuo, do you still remember the southern expedition four years ago, now it seems that that the southern expedition was simply Li Tie's plan to kill people with a knife." If I do the same one day and send you to the front to die, will you still listen to my orders? ”

Zuo Wei was silent for a long time before he said: "My lord, I know that your worries are reasonable, but as a soldier, I only know that orders are forbidden, even if they are wrong. After a pause, he suddenly said: "We may not understand the major rights and wrongs, but we soldiers have eyes, and we know who is good and who is bad, and we have the right to choose the object of our allegiance." ”

"Choose who you are loyal to? Do you know that soldiers can't have their own will? Don't you understand that? Once this is the case, everyone will support their own troops, and the world will not be chaotic? ”

This question has actually puzzled Wu Ming, and even made him sleepless. All the way to the west, what the prime minister did really disappointed him. His untrustworthiness made big families such as merchants hold grudges. The rescue of the imperial court was not effective, and the southern version of the province was starving, and the prime minister was even more fake this opportunity to go west, and killed Tian Hong, Mei Ji and others. This kind of stabbing people in the back is the most intolerable thing for Wu Ming. But if he really wants to let him calm down and support himself like other heroes, he always has some hesitation in his heart. Zuo Wei was speechless by Wu Ming, and after a long while, he said quietly: "My lord, I can't talk about you, but most of us who are soldiers, to put it mildly, are from a bitter background." There can be no mistake in supporting those of us civilians who are good for us. Isn't it all written in the books of war: 'Soldiers, national weapons, chaotic fate, ......'"

Wu Ming's heart was shocked, and he suddenly stopped. If Jian Feiyang said this, Wu Ming would probably stop drinking it again, and would only blame him for instigating his rebellion. If it was Yang Yi, he would smile at most, that kid would always be submissive in front of him, and he couldn't take anything seriously. But from the mouth of this old and serious Zuo Wei, the shock in his heart can be imagined. Wu Ming sighed, looked at Jiang Mian and said, "Brother Zuo, maybe you're right." ”

The conversation between the two was heard by others, enough to kill the head a hundred times. Wu Ming also knew that it was a little inappropriate for a subordinate to say this, but he was like a bone in his throat, and he didn't vomit or feel unhappy. Now that he finished speaking, he regretted that he had too many mouths, and he muttered as if comforting himself: "Forget it, don't think about it too much, as long as your heart is as clear as a mirror and you don't lose your heart." Everyone is in front of them, and it's impossible to stretch your neck and wait for death. ”

Zuo Wei suddenly said: "My lord, you also saw it?" ”

He didn't seem to be answering himself when he said this, Wu Ming turned his head and saw that his expression was a little strange. He walked in front, and now he knew that Zuo Wei didn't listen to what he was saying just now, Wu Ming's heart moved, and said, "What did you see?" ”

"Someone." Zuo Wei glanced ahead, and said in a low voice: "My lord, there is a person lurking in the water ahead, this person has just come up to breathe, and I have seen it." ”