Chapter 741: Mourning the Dead
Knock knock, as the morning sun slowly rose from the east, the war drums in the huge Shenwu army camp rumbled, and the huge military camp moved instantly. Groups of soldiers kept coming out of the tent, each soldier was a face of fortitude, today is the day to mourn the souls of the fallen soldiers, the whole barracks are immersed in the white sea, all the soldiers' weapons are fluttering a piece of white cherry blossoms, each soldier's waist is wrapped with a piece of white silk. The black military flag fluttered in the wind, hundreds of white flags have been erected, the sound of war drums made the whole Yangzhou city move, the streets have been blocked, no one has gone to the street, a team of soldiers wearing white clothes and white armor stood on the street two guards, and the people were standing behind these soldiers. Yangzhou city has become a white sea, almost every household has hung white silk, in order to make up enough of these white silk, Yangzhou officials can be said to be busy completely is not touching the ground, but also from Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and other places to borrow white silk, can be enough.
Knock knock, the war drums thundered, Liu Fan took off his golden armor, his whole body was covered with white silk, and the generals and others behind him also withdrew their armor and followed Liu Fan in white clothes. This time, it was not only those who followed Liu Fan to withdraw the army who participated in the mourning, but also the civil and military officials who came from various states, all of whom were dressed in white, and all of them were just carrying swords with them. For the vigilance work around everyone, naturally everyone did not dare to relax, this time the soldiers who were on guard were the most elite soldiers, and even arranged a lot of Jin Lingwei guards around Jing Ke to be on guard, this time Jin Lingwei and the dragoons. Jin Wuwei was not able to exterminate those Jianghu people. It's not safe yet.
"My lord. The whole army has been assembled, does the lord want to say a few words to the soldiers? Wang Jian hurriedly walked over from the school field and whispered to Liu Fan, this time the strength of the Shenwu army concentrated under Yangzhou City was nearly five million, except for the 30,000 people on guard, the rest of the army was scattered around Yangzhou City, this time the army of more than 5 million was densely packed and stretched for hundreds of miles, of course Liu Fan could not give a lecture to all the soldiers, and the 20,000 elites carefully selected were the object of Liu Fan's lecture this time. These 20,000 people will follow Liu Fan to participate in the whole process of this summoning ceremony.
"Brethren, we did not win this war, but we can proudly say to our loved ones that we are victors and that we have not lost. Liu Fan looked at the 20,000 people standing on the school field and said loudly: "Brothers, our Shenwu Army has never been defeated since the beginning of Yangzhou, we have defeated Zhang Rang's Praetorian Guard, defeated the Sea Clan who invaded Yizhou, defeated the Demon Clan who invaded Jiaozhou, and defeated the Barbarians in Koubian, it can be said that the whole world is full of the footprints of our Shenwu Army. Even the lion empire in the north, our brothers who guarded Yongzhou fought with them on a small scale. We didn't lose, we were the winners. But after this war, the bodies of our brothers were buried. ”
"Brothers, you have followed me all the way to the north and south, some of you have followed me since the Shenwu Army started to fight, some of you have joined the army in Yangzhou, some of you have abandoned the darkness and surrendered to the light, and some of you have joined the army when the Yizhou Sea Clan invaded. Liu Fan looked at the soldiers under his command and said loudly: "Brothers, the whole world is covered with the footprints of our Shenwu Army, and every inch of the Heavenly Dragon Empire has the blood of our brothers. Many of you have been in the army for generations, and many of you have been brothers and sons in the army, and you may have lost your brothers, your fathers, and your best friends in the wars. ”
"But today, today, we have to recall our souls for our brothers. We've all gone home, and we can't let our brothers become lonely ghosts, so we have to call our brothers back and let them go home with us. Liu Fan looked at the generals under his command and said: "Brothers, what makes me most unhappy this time is that I have lost a lot of brothers, but I have not been able to bring back the corpses of these brothers, there are corpses of brothers everywhere, I have no ability to bring back the corpses of these brothers, I am sorry for these brothers." ”
"When I joined the army, I told my brother that I would not abandon or give up, and our Shenwu Army would not give up any brother, let alone abandon any brother. Liu Fan said loudly to the soldiers under his command: "Brothers, now we are going home, but I have not been able to keep my promise to let many brothers have no home at all, and I have not even been able to bring back their remains, I am sorry for these brothers, I am like these brothers, I Liu Fan swears, one day I will definitely calm the entire empire, retrieve the bones of all the brothers, hold a funeral in style, and give the brothers a peaceful home, and send the brothers a beautiful way home." ”
"Brothers, set out to summon the spirits of the soldiers and let the brothers go home. Liu Fan's words moved all the soldiers, the Tianlong Empire is still martial, but these young generations of children are proud of joining the army, and they are not in the army to serve the country, but more to change the fate of their families. The Shenwu Army is rewarded for meritorious deeds, and the merits of the fallen soldiers are also sent to their relatives, and the Shenwu Army treats the fallen soldiers with great respect, and there will be officials on behalf of the royal family to the martyrs' shrine to pay tribute to these fallen soldiers on every festival, from one aspect this is also an important reason why the Shenwu Army has won a hundred battles and soldiers dare to rush and dare to kill, that is, because the soldiers of the Shenwu Army are not afraid of death and are willing to sacrifice.
The war drums were thundering, the wind was cold, the military flags were rattling, and eight black horses were pulling two carriages, on which four drummers stood on either side of the two drums. The sturdy drummer waved the drumsticks with the thickness of the baby's arm in his hand and rumbled to beat the huge war drums, the war drums thundered, and dozens of soldiers behind the war drums carried dozens of large flags, which were written: Loyalty, sincerity, service to the country, and home. Four big flags were waving in the wind, and around each big flag stood a hundred sturdy soldiers, raising their spears in their hands and looking around coldly.
Closely behind them were dozens of pairs of soldiers holding the banner of spiritualism, each with the slogan of loyalty and service to the country unique to the empire, and behind these soldiers were two war drum carts, on which the four drummers slowly beat the war drums and continued to guide the fallen soldiers behind. Behind the drums of war are hundreds of soldiers carrying large flags, each of which is densely filled with lists of fallen soldiers, arranged in descending order according to rank, followed by hundreds of wagons pulling the ashes of the fallen soldiers. Each carriage was pulled by two black horses, the horses neighed in a low voice, and every soldier driving the car had a solemn expression.
"Brothers, return to the soul and go home!" the eight carefully selected captains shouted the names of the brothers, and dozens of soldiers who followed behind them followed behind them with large black flags in their hands. The eight lieutenants shouted the names of their brothers loudly, and before they could shout, there was a thunderous sound of war drums, and the people who had been waiting by the roadside could no longer suppress the sadness in their hearts when they saw this situation, and they all knelt on the ground and convulsed in low voices. The carriage walked slowly on the street, the soldiers on both sides of the street knelt on the ground, and the soldiers who walked behind kept throwing paper money around, paying tribute to the souls of their brothers, they left, but the war continued, today they saw off their brothers, and next time they saw him off.
"The Heavenly Dragon Empire dedicated Emperor Ximen Ye and brought his military officials to welcome the brave fallen soldiers home for the country. Ximen Ye took Liu Fan and others to stand at the door of the Martyrs' Shrine and waited for the arrival of the fallen soldiers. As soon as the carriage appeared, everyone knelt on the ground to greet the carriage, although this time the conjuring ceremony was based on Liu Fan's Shenwu army as the main body, and the emperor had no sense of existence in the entire army, but after all, he was still the emperor, and it was not good for Liu Fan to exist on behalf of him, standing behind Ximen Ye and respectfully waiting for the return of the fallen soldiers.
"Brothers go home, the soul rises, the soul returns. With the rapid sound of war drums, the eight captains roared loudly, dozens of sturdy soldiers raised the haode horn that had been prepared and blew up, the sound of the long horn resounded throughout Yangzhou City, everyone knew that the conjuring ceremony was carried out to Zuihou, all the soldiers knelt on one knee on the ground with a bang, lowered their heads, and the people around finally couldn't hold back the sadness in their hearts, and the cry was even more sad.
"Brothers, fallen souls, go home. The two soldiers who walked in the front walked to the door with the big flag, and as soon as the big flag fell, they suddenly shouted, and everyone knelt on the ground in unison, and the soldiers behind them who held the list of fallen soldiers walked in one after another, and put the list of fallen soldiers on the table.
"Prostrate, prostrate. Ximen Ye took Liu Fan and the others to kneel respectfully in front of the list of fallen soldiers and bowed.
"After the ceremony, the soldiers return to their souls, and the worship begins. As these soldiers who presided over the ceremony shouted, everyone fought, and everyone stepped forward in turn to salute and bow to the souls of the fallen soldiers.
Knock knock, toot, war drums and horns formed a piece, crying and the shouts of the soldiers are also intertwined, the whole Yangzhou city is immersed in a piece of sorrow, the powerful military soul of the Shenwu Army is spreading farther and farther, more and more prosperous, the military soul of the Shenwu Army is gradually growing stronger and stronger in this worship. (To be continued......)