Chapter 111: It turned out to be just a chess piece
More than a dozen Type II battleships slowly sailed out of the bay area, ignoring those who fell into the water, and chased straight in the direction of the escape of the east-facing fleet.
"Come on, count the casualties. Wang Yu commanded to the guards.
About half an hour later, when the rumbling of artillery was heard again from the east, the herald reported: "Report to Your Majesty and the Chief of Staff, that the artillery has lost seventeen killed and forty-six wounded, six forts damaged, and three shore defense guns scrapped. ”
That's a lot of loss.
Wang Xuan thinks that although there is nothing remarkable about the command, it is also decent, which also reflects the strength of the Semu people from the side, and it is by no means comparable to the group of half a bucket of water in the Southern Continent.
"Ask George and a group of other teachers to come to the Naval Academy to meet me. ”
After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he gave another order to the military department to deal with the aftermath and returned to the Naval Academy.
As for the captives of the Semu, they must not be let go.
After arriving at the Naval Academy, Wang Xuan invited George into the study to speak.
"Oh, your dear majesty, you are so handsome again, and every time I see you, I am always amazed, you are amazing. ”
Wang Xuan smiled and accepted George's compliment, pointed to the stool and told him to sit down and talk.
"I wonder if Your Majesty has something to tell me when he comes here?" As soon as his ass touched the stool, George couldn't wait to ask, he was suffocated here.
There are no beautiful women, and even if some family members come here occasionally, no one will give him a good face.
Facing a group of big men all day long, he is always pestering him to learn the pronunciation of each word, which makes him want to die.
If it weren't for the obsession in his heart, thinking that he would return to his homeland one day, he would have said that he would not have accepted his fate sooner.
George's belly is bigger than when he first arrived, and it seems that the auspicious food is indeed nourishing.
Wang Xuan's mind instantly appeared in Sun's coquettish appearance, and compared with the one in front of him, it was really half a catty.
Retracting his gaze, Wang Xuan said lightly: "Recently, the people with lustful eyes have been a little arrogant, and today they even offended my auspicious entry into the sea, but fortunately, they were repulsed." ”
The loss in George's eyes flashed away, and then he said angrily: "It's really getting more and more excessive, it's not enough to occupy such a large piece of land in the north, you have to come to us for trouble, you deserve to lose the battle." ”
Wang Xuan didn't look at him either, and said to himself, "After the shore defense artillery destroyed the opponent's nine warships, our warships poured out of the nest and pursued the victory, and I believe that it will not be long before good news comes." ”
George smiled a little unnaturally, and said stubbornly: "Your Majesty is invincible, so naturally you don't take them in your eyes, and looking for auspicious bad luck has really become their bad luck." ”
That's true.
George hated those people more than steel.
Wouldn't it be better to stabilize the north and encroach slowly, so why do you have to come to the south to find auspicious bad luck?
If you are really sure, it's just that, but the class got an axe, and finally failed, this is good, and Hu Yue fought for a few months The loss is not as much as that of Jixiang, why bother.
If it's not good, I'm afraid that the land in the north will have to be spit out.
"It's a pity that we don't know what the purpose of the other party's invasion of Hu Yue is, and we have the intention to send out a detailed work, but we can't do it, just from the appearance, it is difficult for us to succeed. ”
Wang Xuan's words made George feel better, at least his alternative appearance still has an advantage in anti-espionage, and he wished that the auspicious person would become blind and deaf in front of his own people.
When he was secretly smug, when he suddenly saw Wang Xuan looking at him as if he was looking at a work of art, George's heart instantly sank to the bottom.
He finally understood why King Jixiang summoned him as soon as he repelled the foreign enemy.
At this time, in addition to the bitter taste in his heart, there is also a faint hope, perhaps......
Wang Xuan didn't go around in circles with him, and the status disparity was too great, so George soon knew that he was going to the north to be a spy.
"What, do you have confidence?" Wang Xuan asked him with a smile, as if he didn't care if he would pretend to answer and never return.
George had been in good fortune for a long time, and he had heard many legends about the young king, and he was even familiar with them.
Even if he filtered out most of the exaggerations that he thought were rumors, it was still enough to be worthy of the word 'famous general', so in front of King Jixiang, he didn't dare to be careless at all, and always responded with the spirit of twelve.
At this time, seeing that King Jixiang did not hesitate to let him be a spy, the surprise in George's heart was even more indescribable.
'This is an opportunity, a chance to leave auspiciousness and regain freedom!'
'This is a trap, how can King Jixiang let you leave so easily, don't be fooled!'
The two opposing voices alternated in George's head, and eventually they came together.
Sometimes the party that agrees with it has the upper hand, which makes his face happy, and sometimes the party who opposes has the upper hand, which makes his face bitter, and the whole person seems to be in a world of ice and fire, hot and cold, and his mood is also up and down, and there is no one to settle.
"What, isn't Jixiang worth your service George?"
Looking at King Jixiang's somewhat playful expression, George's heart was unsinkable.
Facts have proved that those who underestimate the current person either have grown taller on the grave, or they are still fighting for tomorrow's survival in the labor camp.
The more Wang Xuan laughed naturally, the more bottomless George's heart became.
Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, the guards came to report, saying that they had taken the Semu captives to the academy and asked Wang Xuan for instructions.
"It's just right, let's go meet those lustful people together, and see if there are any old acquaintances of yours in them, and I can be a favor. ”
George didn't know what his mood was at this time, and he came to the big campus in the middle of the academy in a daze.
At this time, the school field has been put under military control, and the entire college has been closed.
It is surrounded on all sides by naval cadets, who are dressed in uniform and equipped with standard weapons, and are heroic and murderous.
This made George's heart tremble, this scene he had never seen before.
The naughty boy with a hippie smile on weekdays is so solemn at the moment, and the raunchy person is also meticulous in his manners, he realizes his ignorance, his own naivety and self-righteousness.
At the same time, he also understands a truth, maybe only in front of the person in front of him, the auspicious army will have such a sharp and aggressive side.
When I got to the center of the school grounds, I was greeted by kneeling people of the same skin color as George, except that one was standing and one was kneeling.
Other teachers were also invited, and after seeing George's uncertain face, they felt a sense of kinship.
Wang Xuan went up to the high platform and said to a group of people with black eyes: "If you offend my auspiciousness and hurt my people for no reason, although it is not a pity to die, now your people have been loyal to auspiciousness, for the sake of the same clan and clan, I will give you a chance to reform your ways, as long as you swear allegiance to me and fight bravely to kill the enemy for auspiciousness, you will no longer be held accountable for the crimes you have committed, otherwise you will be severely punished." ”
This passage was passed down by an auspicious translator.
George and the others felt bitter in their hearts when they heard this, and they became positive teaching materials.
Those lust-eyed captives did not seem surprised to see that the people of the same clan were not low in auspicious status, but made Wang Xuan more sure of his previous judgment, these lust-eyed people were not in the same group as George.
When Wang Xuan's words of persuasion were conveyed one by one, the Semu captives were fried.
The scene became noisy.
The Lusters began to exchange glances with each other, and some even began to exchange opinions in whispers.
Obviously, they didn't buy Wang Xuan's request, or according to their understanding, Jixiang shouldn't have made such an excessive request.
What Wang Xuan didn't expect was that at this time, George spoke, "Your Majesty, they are not from our country, but the ocean-going fleet of neighboring countries, and the eagle epaulettes on their bodies are proof of this." ”
Wang Xuan didn't doubt George's words, but the guards beside him still carefully verified the authenticity.
After questioning and inspecting most of the captives, Yang Wei glanced at Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan then spoke: "So what, the past five hundred years have been one ancestor. ”
George didn't know what he meant, but he didn't delve into it anymore, and stepped aside, wanting to see what the mascot was going to do next.
When the interpreter had spoken three times to persuade him to surrender, there were still no captives willing to surrender, and Wang Xuan's face sank.
At this time, George, who was secretly refreshed in his heart, couldn't help but glance at the auspicious king on the stage with his spare eyes, and it was this glance that made him unforgettable for the rest of his life, haunting him like a nightmare.
Wang Xuan commanded Yang Wei a few words, and Yang Wei led a team of internal guards out of the ranks, and dragged out ten people from the captives at random to line up in the front, and there was an internal guard in front of each person.
"Draw your sword!"
"Choking ......"
Yang Wei gave an order, and the internal guards standing in a row did not hesitate, and their right hand instantly pulled out the horizontal knife of the left crotch, and raised it diagonally upward, revealing their killing intent.
George had already 'seen' the next scene, and he had the heart to persuade him, but he saw the word 'chop' coming, and after the sound of the sharp blade entering the flesh, the rolling human head flew out under the impact of blood pressure, and one of them stopped at his feet impartially, and his eyes that had not yet closed were full of disbelief and unwillingness, and George's scalp was numb.
"Second row, up. ”
At this time, George's mind was already a piece of mush, and he couldn't figure out the slightest clue.
I could only watch as the ten great heads in the second row flew into the sky, and then fell into the dust, stirring up a large cloud of smoke.
Twenty men were killed in a matter of moments, and the captives exploded, and began to run around like headless flies with their bound hands on their backs.
However, this is the campus of the Naval Academy, and he was kicked back by the cadets around him after he couldn't run a few steps.
The seventeen gunners who died in battle were still on the high platform, and the red national flag covered with the golden coffin was windless, and a strong sense of slaughter and ritual arose out of thin air.
Most of the cadets had never seen bloodshed, let alone such a bloody scene of punishing prisoners.
Except for a few who hid behind and vomited, most persevered.
In their eyes, the scene in front of them was not a massacre, but a sacrifice of the blood of the enemy to pay tribute to the heroic souls who died for the country and the people, and to comfort their souls in heaven to rest in peace. If possible, I implore them to continue to guard auspiciousness and His Majesty in the other world.
The captives who were punched and kicked back were no longer as calm as before, and their mentality collapsed.
So there were not a few who cried and shouted for surrender.
The guards began to divide the captives into two groups, those who were willing to surrender and pledge allegiance to Jixiang, and those who were silent.
In Yang Wei's view, the so-called silent person is the one who refuses to surrender.
So he took two of the men who had surrendered, and each of them was given a dagger, "Go, and kill the first two." ”
The two people holding the dagger were stupid, looking at Yang Wei for a while, and looking at their target for a while, the two who were colleagues a few hours ago looked down at the dagger in their hands again, and hesitated.
Yang Wei wouldn't give them time to think about it, so he singled out two more and said, "If you count to three, and these two people still haven't made a move, you will kill these two people, otherwise all four of you will die." ”
As soon as these words came out, George and the others all widened their eyes, looked at Yang Wei in disbelief, and finally moved their eyes to the young face on the high platform.
Wang Xuan's face was expressionless, quietly watching the audience.
Later, the two people who were picked out were divided into two horizontal knives, and at this time, the four people holding weapons looked at each other and began to guard against each other, but the two subjects who were to be killed were not asked.
"One. ”
The four of them immediately took a step back.
"II. ”
Both sides held their breath to guard against a possible attack.
"Three. ”
The two daggers did not move towards the two captives behind them, and one of the knife-wielding swords, perhaps frightened, or simply for his life, raised his knife and slashed at the dagger bearer in front of him.
The other knife bearer still didn't move, and the dagger bearer on the opposite side looked nervous and pleaded.
It's a pity that Yang Wei's knife has slashed at the head without warning, and the knife wielder who did not move was killed instantly.
Then, when the knife was not old, it struck obliquely to the upper right, and the dagger holder was disemboweled, and the two were killed instantly.
Seeing this, the two people on the other side who were fighting were still lucky, and they all tried their best to kill each other, at this time, either you die or I die!
Eventually, the knife wielder killed the dagger and wounded his own arm.
After only a dozen breaths, only one of the four people was left to live alone.
The cheers of the students were heard all around, but in the ears of George and the others, it was more like a death-urging sound, sucking away the spirit of the people with colored eyes.
This is followed by the second wave.
The four people in this wave did not hesitate, and the starting hand was a fighting style, and in the end, the knife wielder still won.
After a few waves, the number of surrenderers and those who resisted was almost equal, nearly 100 each.
So it entered the melee stage, and each side chose ten people, each with a dagger, and the last surviving side was able to survive.
Half a day ago, they could give each other's backs to each other's comrades-in-arms, but now they have to do their best to kill each other in order to survive, which taught the students on the scene the bloodiest lesson, and it is also a lesson that can never be surpassed.
The smell of blood over the school field is getting stronger and stronger, and the river of blood under his feet has turned black, sticking to the soles of his military boots, which is very uncomfortable.
There were less than 100 prisoners still standing on the battlefield, and the group that surrendered first suffered the most losses, which was expected by everyone, afraid of death, where did they have the courage to gamble.
Then Wang Xuan spoke, called George and said, "Look, they are not willing to serve auspiciousness like you, as a mascot, you should contribute to the rest of the departed souls." ”
After listening to Wang Xuan's words, George's face instantly turned pale, as if the blood also followed the flying heads to the sky, and finally became the disgust of the soles of the mascot's feet.
"I believe that you are truly auspicious, and besides, they are not from your homeland, so why be sad and give him a knife. ”
The latter sentence is said to Yang Wei.
Wang Xuan's words were like a curse from the demon of hell, which made George's small blood begin to condense and freeze, leaving only his soul to wander aimlessly in the endless darkness, accompanied by the cold, wherever he went.
The whole person is like a roe deer that can't stand the cold winter, stiff and sluggish.
Yang Wei forced his saber into his cold hand, "Hold it tight, be careful of falling and cutting your feet!"
The phrase 'Beware of cutting off your feet' immediately woke George up, and he remembered the scene that had happened before, finally, did he want to be the one who wielded the knife?
Yang Wei dragged him to the middle of the school yard and said to the recalcitrant captive: "Choose one person, as long as you kill him, that person can be acquitted." ”
George's face was as dead as he listened.
After witnessing the scene of robes killing each other, he still has the kindness of a woman at this time, and only asks King Ji Xiang to be merciful to him, so that he can be content with a few cruel battles.
Soon, the other party selected a middle-aged man, who was extraordinary, even if he was a prisoner under the stairs at this time, he still did not lose the style of a general, and walked out calmly and frankly along the passage where everyone spontaneously gave way.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally fought together without saying a word.
George won, won on the weapon.
If the other party also has a weapon, even a half-foot-long dagger George will definitely die, but unfortunately there is no if.
Looking at George, who was kneeling on the ground panting, Wang Xuan smiled and said: "Sure enough, I am my auspicious people, George, you have worked hard, come over and rest and rest, you will have to fight again in a while." ”
Not to mention that George staggered to the high platform with lonely and vain steps, enduring both physical and mental torture, and the eyes of both captives looking at him were enough to make him frightened, just because he killed someone who should not have been killed.
It's a pity that he woke up too late, or maybe this is an inevitable result.
Only one can live, if the other party does not die, then only he will die, and the one on the high platform will not let him have a good time.
It turned out that he was a chess piece from beginning to end, a chess piece at the mercy of others.
It's just that the chess player is extremely good at chess, and the chess piece only now understands that he is a chess piece.
The seemingly useless chess pieces are activated instantaneously when the time is ripe, and they become the key to victory.
After figuring it out, George completely abandoned his illusions, and in front of him, he was just a dispensable pawn.
Since it is a chess piece, it can become an abandoned child or a winning child to revitalize the overall situation, so there is no need to think much about how to choose.
George obediently sat on Wang Xuan's right hand, staring blankly into the distance.
It is as if through the boundless fog, you can see his long-lost hometown, where there is his home, his relatives, his attachment.
And, of course, the enemies he swore to slash with.
It was that person who unconsciously became a pawn of that terrible man, a pawn of fate that he might not be able to get rid of for the rest of his life.