Chapter 34: What I Saw After the War

Shi Hao stepped on the dirt road that was filled with blood and water, and walked to the first carriage. The ground around them was already full of corpses, and most of these people had frightened or dazed expressions on their faces, and they didn't even know what they had encountered, and their lives were frozen in that moment. He also saw the bullet holes in the bodies of the dead, which were still oozing blood until now.

The dozen or so captives who were captured were kneeling on the ground not far away, all with blue noses and swollen faces, and several cavalry soldiers were interrogating them for information, and if they hesitated, they ushered in a close contact between the butt of the rifle and the face.

Leo followed him and wiped the blood from the blade with a cloth, "Three of our men are dead and five wounded. There are three intermediate ranks on the opposite side, and most of our casualties are caused by these few people, which is already a good result. ”

"I know. Shi Hao walked to the first carriage with a calm face, and when he pulled the door, he found that the door was locked from the inside, and he gathered a vindictive fluorescence in his hand, and with a hard pull, the entire door panel was lifted out by him. In the open compartment lay three people, all of whom were dressed in good texture, similar to the butler's dress, and looked like important servants or assistants. One of the old men was shot in the forehead, he opened his mouth and fell back on his chair. Another middle-aged man curled up with blood stains on his chest and fell to the floor, the last twenty-five or sixteen-year-old young man was shot in the neck and abdomen, seriously injured, but still alive, he was already confused, and when he saw Shi Hao coming, he repeated in a very weak voice, "Help me, Mom, save me." ”

Shi Hao looked at him for a few seconds, then pulled out the five-four-style pistol on his waist and shot him at the temple.

As the gunshots rang out, blood spurted from the young man's head, and his body collapsed on the seat as soon as he tilted.

"These are not the main ones, I guess the viscount is on the second carriage. Leo said.

The door of the second carriage was obviously a little heavier than the first one, and Shi Hao pulled hard, and there was actually a corpse hanging on the unloaded door panel. It was a richly dressed man, about thirty years old, who clung to the doorknob until death, and pressed his body against the door, as if to use his body to block the bullet and protect the person behind him. He has a lot of bullet holes on his body, but the wounds are small, which is the typical behavior of a vindictive warrior after receiving a gunshot wound. The fatal wound was to the head, and two bullets went through his cheek and mouth.

"He's supposed to be a low-level warrior who barricads himself in the door to keep bullets at bay. Shi Hao said.

"Count the man. Leo said.

Shi Hao looked into the car, there were three people in the car, a teenage girl in a skirt was shot in the chest and fell on the chair, she didn't even have time to show too much pain before she died, her beautiful face was no longer bloody, a line of blood flowed down the corner of her lips, her eyes were not closed, and she looked in the direction of the door emptyly.

These eyes made Shi Hao feel very irritable, and when he looked at her, a chill rose from the soles of his feet, making him very uncomfortable. He picked up a piece of scarf from the floor of the carriage and threw it on the girl's head.

On the opposite seat, a woman in her thirties was holding a little boy in her arms, shrunk in a corner of the carriage, the back of the woman's head, there were large blood stains on her body, she must be dead, but the little boy she was protecting, his face was motionless inward, and he couldn't see whether he was dead or alive.

Shi Hao hesitated slightly, broke the woman's hand away, revealing the boy's side face, the boy was well protected, there was no blood on his face at all, Shi Hao's movements seemed to alarm him, the boy's brows moved, obviously not dead. He may have been frightened from the previous battle and passed out.

Shi Hao pulled the boy out of the woman's arms, he was seven or eight years old, his eyes were closed, his lips were slightly open, and he was very delicate.

Shi Hao's pull woke him up, the boy looked around in confusion, and when he saw the bodies of his mother and sister, he didn't seem to understand what was happening, he tried to pull his mother's arm, but his mother fell down, revealing the wound on her back and a large pool of blood. He reached out and touched the blood on her back, stared at the bright red palm for a few seconds, and then screamed loudly.

Shi Hao wanted to pull him out of the car, but he began to slap Shi Hao's hand wildly. Shi Hao stepped forward and tried for him to catch him, but he retreated to the corner, sat down on the ground, and began to kick his hands and feet to prevent Shi Hao from approaching.

"This little cub is quite energetic. Leo said behind Shi Hao, "Commander, if it doesn't work, let me send him to reunite with his family." This kid is already a little old, and it will not be easy to remember things. I'm going to do it neatly. ”

Shi Hao looked back angrily: "Shut up." ”

Leo shrugged, "I just don't think we have the time to deal with such a small thing." ”

Shi Hao ignored him, walked into the carriage and subdued the little boy, pressed him on the back of his neck, and sent out a wisp of fighting energy from his hand, which stunned him. Shi Hao picked up the unconscious little boy, handed it to a soldier outside the carriage, and said, "Lock up with the captives." ”

At this time, the platoon commander of a platoon of the cavalry company ran over: "Report to the regimental commander." Twelve prisoners were found from several cars behind, three of them seriously wounded and four lightly wounded. After a preliminary question, most of them were petty officials, stewards, maids and the like under the viscount. ”

"To what extent is the serious injury, and can it still be saved?" Shi Hao asked.

"It's still possible to save in the bend, but it's very difficult here. ”

Shi Hao said: "Send them on the road." Who called them bad fate? Bundle up all the well-behaved and the lightly wounded, and press them with the captives into the open space behind the hill, and send a squad of soldiers to guard them. If someone escapes, shoot and kill. ”

Leo waited for Shi Hao to finish dealing with it and said, "Commander, although we have all learned how to deal with prisoners, I still have to say that the rules of our army are too kind. What if these people are against us and kill them all?"

"Leo, do you think I hesitated in battle, did I dare not kill someone, did I shrink my hands and feet because I was afraid of accidentally injuring ordinary people?" Shi Hao asked.

"That's not true. Leo told the truth, "When you asked us to attack the convoy, you knew that we would accidentally injure many ordinary people in the convoy, but you didn't hesitate at all. ”

"We have our system for how to deal with the enemy during the battle, how to deal with prisoners and civilians after the war. When fighting, I have to ensure that the first thing is the life and death of our fighters, so I will fight the enemy as much as possible, and I can only regret the accidental injury. But as soon as the enemy lays down his arms, they no longer pose a threat to our lives, and we do not hesitate to kill them, then we have degenerated into an army like a demon. We can't afford to lose our bottom line and become a monster like that. ”

"With us, such an army is not uncommon. Leo looked at the slowly gathered captives and said, "I'm afraid that these people will make trouble in the future." ”

Shi Hao smiled for the first time on the battlefield: "I heard Xiao Chen say a sentence: If our system can't even deal with these surrendered prisoners, then where do we have the confidence to change the world?"