After the whole city was pacified, Yue Mu followed the team to patrol the city wall, and those Ming soldiers who died in battle were piled up at the city gate, waiting for their relatives to come and claim them. Xu Ping's notice on the security of the people has a special clause on this issue, saying: If any family members of the Ming army come to collect the corpse, they will break into the camp and bury the silver; If they dare not come in the daytime, they can come and fetch themselves after dark. By tomorrow, the corpses that have not yet been claimed will be buried by the invading army along with the soldiers who died in the camp.

"Death is great." When Wu Chang conveyed Xu Ping's order to his subordinates, he explained: "Except for those like Fang Gouguan, who must hang their heads to show the public, the others are mostly poor people, and the local people in their hometown have not done evil things, so we still want to let them go to the ground for peace." ”

The other companions all responded in an uproar, but Yue Mu remained silent until it was nearly dusk, and Yue Mu's attention stayed on the corpses in front of the city gate. Every time he saw someone come to claim the body, Yue Mu's heart would suddenly tighten, and every time the weeping family members walked in front of the person he had killed, Yue Mu would feel that it was difficult to breathe. The most unbearable thing for him was that these people finally walked past his battle record, and when the next person came, Yue Mu had to repeat the pain of the last time.

Seeing that it was getting dark, a woman who seemed to be very young walked up to the city gate again, holding a little boy who was not yet knee-high in one hand and covering her mouth with the other, and slowly moved among the few corpses left. When Yue Mu saw the mother and son stop in front of the corpse he had been gazing at for a day, his breathing suddenly stopped again, but this time, the mother and son did not walk away as before, and the young woman fell to the ground, holding the stiff corpse and crying.

Yue Mu retreated to the wall, hiding in the shadows to watch the mother and son's every move, the woman was crying and pushing over a flatbed truck, trying to drag her husband to her own car, and the child, who was not yet up to his mother's waist, was also crying, struggling to hold one of his father's arms, howling to help his mother a little. Halfway through, the corpse suddenly slipped from the hands of the woman and the child, rolling down from the flatbed truck to the ground, Yue Mu looked at the mother and son crying and squatting down to help the corpse, but before it could be lifted up, the mother held the child in her arms, squatted on the ground and couldn't stand up, the child who was held by the mother, both hands were still stroking the father who fell to the ground.

"Qin Tou." Yue Mu opened his mouth with difficulty, pointed to the mother and son and whispered to the fruit chief beside him, "Can you go and help that family?" ”

Qin Dedong looked at Yue Mu, gently patted him on the shoulder, and strode towards the mother and son, under the gaze of Yue Mu hidden in the shadows, Qin Dedong carried the body of the deceased onto the cart, and then pushed it to follow the woman out of the city gate.

Soon, the sun is about to set, the rotation of soldiers took over Yue Mu's post, he staggered back to the camp with a gun on his back, there was a lot of people inside, today's battle, the Ming army lost no more than 100 people, and the casualties of the guards battalion were smaller, but more than a dozen people, the soldiers in the battalion were happily playing chess with the staff officers.

"Hey, I killed another officer and soldier with one shot!"

When the staff officer announced the results, one of the soldiers shouted with joy, and his companions cheered. Usually at this time, Yue Mu would have already rushed over to play together, and he would even endure the meal until he put out the fire.

But today, Yue Mu stood quietly at the gate of the barracks, neither staying outside nor entering.

"Brother Yue." A big hand slapped from behind, and Qin Dedong shook Yue Mu's shoulder vigorously: "I'll send them back." ”

"Oh," Yue Mushen asked reluctantly, "Is there anyone else in his family?" ”

"There is also an old mother," Qin Dedong shook his head slightly and sighed: "His mother scolded her daughter-in-law while crying: 'This is not my son, you have recognized the wrong person. Alas...... It's all fate, it's fate. ”

"His family ......" Yue Mu asked softly, "Can Qin Tou take me there?" ”

……

In Xuzhou in the dark night, the streets were quiet, and it was still the local militia groups in Xuzhou who maintained law and order, and although their eyes were full of awe when they looked at Qin Dedong and Yue Mu, they did not have too much fear. Just after the city was broken, Xu Ping met with the leaders of the county and the militia group, and assured these people in person that the affairs of Xuzhou would still be handed over to the officials of Xuzhou. Not only did Xu Ping keep the militias patrolling the city, but he also sent a squad of soldiers from their guard battalion to help them stop any looting that might occur.

Qin Dedong took Yue Mu to an alley, and through the door, Yue Mu could still hear intermittent sobbing in his ears: "This is not my son...... He's mostly injured and doesn't know where he is now......"

Yue Mu took out a small bag from his arms, tiptoed to the door of the house, leaned down in the dark, and carefully planned to put the small bag of military pay in front of the threshold of the house.

But it was not like because it was too dark around him, Yue Mu stumbled under his feet and hit his head on the door of that house, making a loud and piercing sound.

The crying in the room stopped abruptly, and then an old voice full of surprise came: "Son, is it you?" ”

Yue Mu heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from inside the house, he threw down his wallet and jumped up, turned around and dragged Qin Dedong and ran: "Hurry up!" Come on! ”

The two of them ran to the entrance of the alley, and there was a sound of the wooden door being opened suddenly, and the sudden sound of the door sounded like a muffled thunder in the dark night to Yue Mu's ears, and when Yue Mu rushed out of the alley, there was a heart-rending call behind him: "Son, where are you?" ”

Qin Dedong and Yue Mu, who didn't dare to stay, continued to run forward in a panic, and the cry behind them became louder and louder, at this time, several people suddenly appeared in front of them, and they were also carrying bright lanterns, and the people led by them were wearing the general military uniforms of the guard battalion, and this person shouted to Qin Dedong and Yue Mu: "You guys stop!" What did you do? ”

When Qin Dedong and Yue Mu were brought to Xu Ping, the two of them were still a little afraid, and Xu Ping, who had already asked about the passing, looked at Yue Mu in front of him and said softly: "Today, it will be a very sad day for you. ”

Qin Dedong responded politely, Yue Mu lowered his head and remained silent, Xu Ping muttered: "This brother, do you have anything to say?" ”

Seeing that Yue Mu still didn't speak, Xu Ping further encouraged: "No matter what you think, you can say it, our guard camp is not a ...... for sinners."

"The villain doesn't want to do it—" Yue Mu suddenly opened his mouth: "Adult, general, villain doesn't want to be a soldier anymore." ”

Qin Dedong was taken aback, he raised his head sharply and was about to speak, Xu Ping had already rushed ahead and raised his hand to signal him not to speak......

"The villain's whole family is in the hands of the dog officer, the villain's hometown has been washed by the dog officers and soldiers, the villain, I thought it would be easy to kill the officers and soldiers." Yue Mu continued: "However, the villain is wrong. ”

"Do you feel like you're a sinner right now? Is it a murderous thief? ”

"Yes." Yue Mu blurted out without thinking.

Qin Dedong's knees weakened, and he almost knelt down and begged Xu Ping for mercy on behalf of Yue Mu, but Xu Ping's words surprised Qin Dedong even more: "So, do you want to do something to pay for your sins?" ”

For the first time since entering the account, Yue Mu raised his head with a hint of incredible surprise: "Of course, adults, villains think!" ”

Xu Ping took Yue Mu and Qin Dedong to a military camp that had just been established outside the city, stood at the door and pointed at it and said to Yue Mu: "There are good people in need of help. ”

Yue Mu followed Xu Ping into this military camp, which was full of skinny hungry people, these people with thighs as thin as firewood, only their eyes were still moving, which also showed that they were a living thing.

Yue Mu had already seen a lot of similar people, and he knew that although these people had received porridge, at least half of them would die within three days, and they would die very tragically.

"These are all the people that Fang Dog Guan intends to starve to death, if there is no fight of Brother Yue today, they will not survive." Xu Ping said to Yue Mu seriously: "Brother Yue, seeing that the people are not making a living, some people donate their family wealth and open a porridge factory to relieve refugees, if Brother Yue wants to be such a good person, I am not reluctant, this camp is my newly opened refugee camp, as long as Brother Yue is willing, I will transfer you here." There are also some people who choose to rise up and resist, and this is our brothers in the Guards Battalion, who are also saving people, saving many people. ”

After Xu Ping left, Qin Dedong sighed: "I was almost killed by you." After speaking, it was like Layue Mu returning to the camp.

Yue Mu walked straight towards the camp: "Qin Tou, you go back first, I think it's good to be in this camp." ”

When returning to Xuzhou County, Shen Yunchong, Zhou Dongtian and others all expressed their difficulty in agreeing with Xu Ping's decision.

"The first person will be the banner of other people," Xu Ping said that he understood the concerns of others: "I should severely punish this kind of behavior of deserting soldiers, not only that soldier, but also his fruit chief should be severely punished, and their general soldiers will not escape a whipping." ”

Some of his subordinates loudly agreed, if Qin Dedong and Yue Mu were severely punished, then soldiers with similar thoughts would be deterred, Zhou Dongtian said: "The first time you kill someone, everyone will have some strange thoughts, and it will be fine after a few times, but if the soldier named Yue Mu really doesn't return to the camp, it will encourage other soldiers to think nonsense, and there will be deserters." ”

"Yes, I know I'm taking a risk." Xu Ping stopped, turned to face the crowd, and asked Zhou Dongtian, "Do you remember Hou Xun?" ”

"Remember, sir." Zhou Dongtian and Yu Shenhe replied together.

"Hou Xun, I don't know what he thinks in his heart, whether he really believes that everyone he kills is a sacrifice that he has to pay in order to bring peace to the world." Xu Ping's expression also seemed a little confused: "I've been thinking about this question for a long time, if, I mean, if Hou Sui really believes that for the peace of the world and for more people to live, so those people have to sacrifice even if they are innocent, then is he a loyal minister or a traitor?" ”

Several subordinates looked at each other, they each had their own opinions, and they couldn't say why for a while.

"Today, the choice I face is the same as Hou Xun, if there are no soldiers, more people will die, but this little soldier named Yue Mu, I understand that he has this kind of thought, he reminds me of the scene when I first went into battle, and also reminds me of my reaction after killing people for the first time." Xu Ping felt that there was something in this soldier that touched him: "In the past, I opposed what Hou Sui did, I could not tolerate the sacrifice of innocent people, I was called a traitor and a thief, but I am not ashamed of it." Today, when I sit in the position of waiting, facing the same problem as him," at this time, Xu Ping still remembered the conversation with He Baodao, but he did not say: "I don't want to become him, in that way, my betrayal will be meaningless, and my betrayal is shame." ”

"My lord, what about the military heart?"

"I will try to maintain it, I hope that the soldier surnamed Yue can make a decision that satisfies me......" Xu Ping felt that his thoughts had become very confused, and he remembered his complicated feelings when he proposed to Zhang Chengye in Shandong to abandon the wounded soldiers, when to sacrifice and when not to sacrifice, Xu Ping felt that it was difficult to give a clear definition and could not organize the language: "Let's do it first, wait until tomorrow." ”

After returning to Xuzhou Yamen, Xu Ping saw Hei Baoyi waiting for him there, and a quarrel broke out between the two, Hei Baoyi propped his hands on the table and shouted to Xu Ping: "You not only believed the words of that charlatan, but also listened to him, and spared so many villains, are you crazy?" ”

"It's entirely my own intention that I don't kill those people, and it has nothing to do with Master Seiji. I'm just trying to make sure more people can live well. ”

"You are not a true god, you can't decide the fate of others!"

"Then you can?" Xu Ping's voice also became higher.

"What Allah wants to see is justice, Allah has arranged a home for everyone, the good go to heaven, the wicked go to hell, we just need to follow our own path." Hei Baoyi shouted: "Brother Xu, what you have done is unjust, and those good people may forget what justice is, and some of them will forget the evil things they have done just because they see the land that these scoundrels have taken out, and forget how their brothers and sisters starved to death around them, and after many years they will forget all these things, no longer remember justice, no longer desire to see justice, and Allah will punish them for this, and will deprive them of the opportunity to go to heaven." Brother Xu, you hurt them! You're the one who caused them to go to hell! ”

"Your Allah," when the excited Kurohoichi finally calmed down and began to gasp, Xu Ping stared into his eyes and asked, "Do you only teach you to kill?" ”

"Allah told me that it is not a sin to kill the wicked."

……

Yue Mu helped his fellow campers distribute rice porridge and water, and every refugee who took over the rice bowl from him, even if he was weak, would squeeze out a word of thanks: "Good man, rich and safe." ”

The skeleton-like refugee in front of him couldn't even sit down, Yue Mu could only judge by his clothes that this was a woman, when Yue Mu squatted and lifted the rice bowl in front of her, the woman did not take the bowl, but used her last strength to stretch out her arms and lift a child who was also unable to distinguish the gender from her appearance in front of Yue Mu, her lips moved a few times, and she couldn't spit out a word.

Yue Mu took the little girl, fed the rice porridge to her mouth, and the mother lying on the ground glared at her daughter, and spit out her last words: "A good man, live a long life." ”

The camp was placed outside the city, fearing that the dead would lead to the plague, and soon someone came and dragged the body out for burial, and Yue Mu held the orphan until midnight - and then had to hand her over to the camp steward and bury her next to her mother.

After dawn, Yue Mu took one last look at the dense new graves, and strode towards his military camp, he still remembered the cry of the family of the Ming soldier he killed: "Since he wants to die for Fang Dog Official, then he has to give him a funeral." ”

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