Chapter 16: After the War, Go Home and Get Married1
Her eyes were as blue as the northern firmament lake, her face was like a moving mutton fat jade, and her hair was as beautiful as the banks of the Canays River. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Karl looked at the faint sky and said, "Her beauty is as deep as the sky, and it is evocative to reverie, I dare say that even the Platinum Castle in the imperial capital is not as attractive as her looks." The child will laugh heartily when he sees her, the old man will recall his youth when he sees her, and the blind will be moved by her wordless temperament. β
Delvette next to Carl said, "Don't talk about it, we know how beautiful your fiancΓ©e is." I'm afraid I'm going to have to run out of all the human words. β
Carl laughed, "I don't mind complimenting her in Elven language again, bain, galu, alfirin-malt." β
"Why don't you continue?"
Carl said, "I'm afraid I'm done with it, hahaha......"
The marchers rejoiced, bringing some joy to this restless night.
"I heard you're going to marry her when you get home?" asked Del Witt.
"Yes, after defeating the traitors who usurped power. Karl Dao.
"I'm afraid it's nothing for you, you're a member of the supply force. Delvette said, "Don't worry, it's a good thing." As many people crammed their heads to resupply the troops, the battle at Millworth was so fierce that thousands of people died there every day. β
"What do they do with the corpses?" asked Karl.
"Burn it down, and connect it with the city. "In order to leave the battlefield, I spent 10 gold coins to transfer me to the supply unit. Although dirty work is done, it is better than losing a small life. How did you get in?"
Karl said: "I want to come and be loyal to the emperor and bring down those usurpers. But I'm just a rural swineherd, and the recruiters say they don't want a person who can only use a pitchfork to go to the front and die. But the war was urgent, and it was the time to use men, so they sent me to supply the troops. β
"You're so positive, I have a friend who broke his leg on the way to Millworth. Del Witt said.
"Why?" asked Karl.
"Why, of course, because he doesn't want to go to war!" exclaimed Delvett.
"I want to go to the battlefield, even if I die there. After our emperor takes the imperial capital, all the situation will change. No nobles are arrogant in government, and no people are oppressed to death. Carl said.
"Hahaha. Delvit laughed: "Do you really believe in an 8-year-old emperor, what kind of freedom and liberation do you say? That's just the calculation of the nobles of Tours, and then you will see another pet emperor, just like all the emperors before you." If Azil Mackie said he was the Emperor, I might kneel to him. But a little kid emperor? I'll take off my pants and pee in front of him. β
Karl was angry, "I will die for King Yuriel Periyar, and others will do the same. As soon as the emperor gives an order, those who support him will throw the traitor into the flames!"
"I don't want to die for him at all, and I want me to say that we shouldn't attack the imperial capital at all. Millworth is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and McGee will wear down our forces there. But that's the only place where the Silverwater River can be crossed, and Tur needs Millworth, which is sure to be an endless tug-of-war. We should give up attacking the imperial capital and plunder the city of Rant, and when everyone sees that Azir McGee will not send troops to fight for them, Rant will be defeated. Del Witt said.
Karl angrily scolded, "Fart! We are here to end the war that Ranter's tyranny/politics have started." If we plunder villages and towns like robbers, kill people and set fires, what is the purpose of our war!"
After a clatter of armor, Delvet picked up Karl's collar and said:
"I'm a mercenary, a veteran, trained on the battlefield since I was a child, and I've seen more wars than you sell pigs. The Lucas family fights the Margarets, and the Wilders fight the Bertrams. I know all the battles of Tours, big and small, and I have seen all kinds of insidious and cunning schemes, and I have seen many armies that carry high the banner of great justice. But look at what is left of the battlefield, no matter what kind of flag you are holding. If you win, you win, and you can grab gold and women as you go. If you lose, you have nothing left. β
"This war is different...... "Karl, who was caught by the collar, said with difficulty.
"What's the difference? What makes it different? Didn't Tur attack the village of Tree Bottom, capture the city of New River Valley, raze the city of Lauyal? Keep your eyes open!"
Next to the march road at dusk, an old man driving a horse-drawn carriage passed by in horror.
"Take a good look. "Does he look like he has reverence for a righteous man?"
The old man who was in a hurry couldn't help but speed up his horse, for fear of causing some trouble.
Delvette put Carl down and said, "//war!"
Karl came down and cleared his throat and said, "Why did you come since you hated war." β
"You've got so many questions, of course I'm here for the money. β
With that, Carl and he rejoined the marching group.
Carl asked unwillingly: "You didn't answer my question......"
"Hi. Delvette sighed and said, "Remember what I told you about the soldier who broke his leg to escape the battle? He also had a wife who was waiting for him to come home, and he was willing to do anything to see her again." He broke his leg and remained in the camp as a wounded. That night, the camp was attacked by the enemy. In the midst of the chaos, I couldn't find his body. At that time, I was angry and just wanted to avenge him, so I went to the battlefield. Slit the throat of every Rant I could find, some soldiers, some civilians. I don't care what the philosophers say, I feel very good. Every enemy I kill is like having love, exciting and happy. I was sweating profusely and enjoying myself. I know that I have avenged my friends, I know that I have defeated my enemies and used their entrails as fireworks of victory, and I know what everyone thinks. I looked them in the eye, and I knew that all of them enjoyed the pleasure of slowly stabbing their swords into the bodies of their enemies. Not by any analogy, we like to slowly plunge our swords into the hearts of our enemies and listen to their desperate curses and roars. The battlefield is like a festive party, a carnival full of fun. β
Karl shuddered and asked, "Why did you choose to come to the supply unit in the end?"
"Don't interrupt, I'm about to say it. Del Witt continued: "Every day we kill people, we will naturally be killed one day. I was seriously injured in a battle, but luckily no one found me lying on the ground. Maybe there were a lot of footprints and corpses on my body, but I'm still alive. I struggled to my feet, dragging my leg, which was bleeding again from the exercise. I looked around alarmedly, only to see a wounded Rant, his sword clutched tightly in his hand. If memory serves, he was less than ten meters away from me. Maybe it was when he heard my movement that he got up from the pile of corpses. He was just as nervous as I was until he found out that I was more seriously injured, let alone attacking him, and I couldn't even turn around and run away. We stared at each other like that for twenty minutes. Maybe I'm misremembering the time, but it's like the whole world has passed. β
"You're still standing here, so you killed him?" Karl asked.
"Shut up and listen well. "Like I said, I don't even know how I stood still, let alone killed with my bare hands," Del Witt said. We just watched, and then he threw down his sword and walked away without looking back. I thought he was probably going home, and I dragged myself out of the slaughterhouse. At that time, there was only one thought in my head://war!"