Zhou Shixian led the troops into the city, so that these soldiers greatly enhanced their sense of honor under the attention of the public, and then began to prepare for another more important thing.

Before the army continued south, he also had to properly deal with the aftermath of the fallen soldiers, which was also an important step in the construction of the army.

And Zhu Maozhen, who returned to the city ahead of schedule, has already recruited a group of people and craftsmen to dig pits and carve monuments outside the city.

In this battle, more than 1,800 soldiers were killed and wounded, of which more than 120 were lightly wounded and more than 50 were seriously wounded.

And the more than 50 seriously injured, after Xue Lao Er saw it, he said that more than 30 of them might not be saved in the end, and more than a dozen of them could not even survive the next night.

Despite this, thinking that it was a boat on the canal without too many bumps, Zhou Shixian still decided to bring them all with him to calm the army's heart.

After all, if these soldiers who were loyal to the court and even paid for it were abandoned in this way, it would be a heavy blow to the morale of the army.

And if it is handled properly, it can be extremely cohesive and morale-boosting.

When a soldier fights, it is a job with his head pinned to his trouser belt, and everyone thinks about the day of death, so after death, these soldiers don't care about it on the surface, and always say that they will die if they die, but they pay more attention to it in their hearts than anyone else.

In other words, if Zhou Shixian is dedicated to the dead and benevolent to the righteous, then he has nothing to say to the living.

Not to mention, after entering the city, as soon as Zhou Shixian visited his heavenly family, he personally came to inspect the wounded, and also changed the cotton cloth and cleaned the wounds of the wounded with his own hands.

Although Zhou Shixian had made preparations in advance, several of the wounded were still infected. At this time, he had no other choice but to clean the wounded with salt water and distilled and purified alcohol.

In a hurry all the way, Zhou Shixian's army currently has no military doctors, so he can only let the captain, squad leader, and flag captain take turns to take care of them.

And after this personal compassion for his subordinate generals, Zhou Shixian gained a lot of loyalty, and his position in the army was also more solid.

After all, in this world, most of these soldiers are from poor families, and they never feel that their lives are valuable.

And Zhou Shixian's operation did not stop there, he ordered the bodies of those fallen soldiers to be transported back to a vacant lot outside the city, and personally presided over the burial.

At this time, it was Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye and others who were also very puzzled by Zhou Shixian's behavior.

After all, it's not like they've never seen dead people before, and if they die, they'll die, just dig a pit and bury it, don't give it to wild dogs, why bother so much?

Therefore, when Zhou Shixian announced that he would bring all their tombstones, and when he arrived in Nanjing, he would find another feng shui treasure to be reburied, build a "Zhongyi Hall", and enshrine them all, they finally understood why the horses were so painstaking.

And Zhou Shixian has to do more than that, in addition to building the "Zhongyi Hall", he also prepared a pension for everyone according to the roster collected before, and kept their military salary, which will be used to claim and raise their righteous sons for them and inherit the blood of incense.

For people in this era, having no queen is a terrible thing, but these soldiers, when many of them died on the battlefield, they were still without a queen, not to mention no queen, and some even did not have a relative at home.

In fact, if it weren't for Zhou Shixian, let alone burying a feng shui treasure, it would be good if the corpses of these soldiers were not eaten by wild dogs. This is why Xue Lao Er said that when he entered the city.

Therefore, retaining military salaries and pensions, looking for adopted sons for these fallen soldiers, changing their surnames to inherit the incense, and continuing the bloodline undoubtedly solves the worries of many people.

After the hundreds of corpses were buried, Zhou Shixian personally read out the names of each fallen soldier, praised them, and gave them the first incense.

At this time, although his body was already covered with mud because of his own efforts, he didn't care at all.

And all this is seen in the eyes of soldiers and officers. Not only Zhou Shixian's henchmen, but also many ordinary soldiers have even secretly made up their minds in their hearts that in the future, they will only recognize Zhou Shixian alone, and they will die for him, and they will not feel wronged.

For the first time, these people know that being a soldier is so glorious, they can be watched by all people, loved by the people, and they can still have a name and surname when they die, and they will be worshipped.

Following the horse master as a soldier, not only is there a lot of rewards, the military salary is sufficient, and there is no shortage of armor, but it is still dignified, some people remember, and there are incense offerings, which they have seen with their own eyes these days.

For the people of this era, each of them is an unprecedented experience, and it is also something that is dreamed of. For the first time, they know that dignity, remembrance, incense, names, also belong to themselves.

After the burial was quickly completed, Zhou Shixian did not stay any longer, and in the evening of the same day, after distributing the remaining grain and cloth in the treasury to the people of the city, he immediately ordered the fleet to continue south.

After a life-and-death battle outside Texas, this improvised cobbled escort army has been integrated and has truly become a strong army.

This is not only because of the complete equipment of armor and weapons, but also because of the confidence brought by victory. This confidence, or the belief in victory, is extremely important for the military.

Of course, there is also Zhou Shixian's respect and care for them, which makes this army to a certain extent different from the soldiers and horses organized by contemporaries who only rely on military salaries.

Not only the soldiers in the original army, but also the more than sixty soldiers who were finally replenished, after seeing the unbelievable behavior of this extraordinary horse, they were also touched.

They were not born to rebel, nor were they born to be thieves or outlaws.

In addition, of course, Zhou Shixian asked Emperor Chongzhen for his life, and personally presided over the reward of the whole army, but spiritual civilization alone is not enough, material civilization is also extremely important, and the two-pronged approach can firmly hold the hearts of these soldiers in the palm of his hand.

Zhou Shixian wants to build a strong army, not only requires stronger armor, but also the belief construction and ideological construction from later generations will be far better than the weapon of armor.

Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu and others saw all these in their eyes, and in their hearts, they couldn't help but feel the waves, this colt may be far from being able to estimate it.

However, before anyone had time to think about it further, the fleet had already set off overnight, leaving the city of Dezhou and continuing on to Nanjing.

Zhou Shixian counted the time, he wanted to rush to Nanzhili as soon as possible, where there were still a few military leaders, as well as the strength of King Fu's faction, which was also ready to move!