Chapter 171: After the War
With the three black dragons constantly attacking the phalanx, the enemy army has long been out of formation, and it is only a matter of time before the enemy sergeants are scattered, scattered, and the whole army is annihilated.
At this moment, the fire of the enemy's camp dissipated, leaving only billowing smoke, like a dispersed thick fog, drifting into the distance with the breeze.
The sky is bright, and the sun is three poles.
The whole battlefield returns to silence.
The Black Iron Riders form a large circle that envelops the entire battlefield.
In the battlefield, it is like a hell, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and blood is red everywhere.
On top of each war horse, the knight's body was splashing blood, dripping on the grass under his feet, and there was a slight sound.
The battle is over.
A battle before dawn ended with the annihilation of the enclave infantry units.
The enemy army, which was originally alive and vigorous, has now become corpses scattered on the ground, and the blood has dried up, merged into a stream, and flowed into the distance.
Every knight had a solemn face, looked at the killing field in front of him, and didn't say a word.
They had experienced this situation countless times before, and they had seen it countless times.
The killing field expedition is to move forward in such a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the territory of praying for heaven is piled up with the blood of the enemy.
Huang Yuchen sat quietly on the back of the horse, and the soft armor of his whole body had been soaked in blood, sticking to his skin, making him a little uncomfortable. The sideburns of the black war horse, soaked in blood, formed a strange black-red color. Now, there's still a little bit of blood dripping down.
Everything that had just happened flashed back in his mind. In an instant, the surging battle intent, the wielded halberd, the long knife in his hand, and the appearance of the enemy spraying blood and falling to the ground filled his mind.
Only now did he understand what a real battle was.
The killing field in front of him, this meat grinding field, answered him clearly.
The battlefield is dyed red with blood. The way forward is paved with bones.
A single decision by the superior can bring tens of thousands of casualties, countless people are displaced, homeless, and tens of thousands of soldiers are blood-stained and buried in their homes.
Before, Huang Yuchen didn't have much concept of battlefield battles and casualty numbers, no matter how many numbers there were, they were just numbers.
And now, with his own eyes, he saw the corpses of thousands of sergeants lying on the battlefield, covered in blood, severed limbs, broken halberds, tattered armor, dead horses, and countless pairs of eyes that had lost their luster.
He only now understood that every casualty figure written in the war report was a living person, and that thousands of soldiers had died in battle, and the battlefield was like hell, but what about tens of thousands? What about hundreds of thousands? I am afraid that blood will be merged into a river that will flow for several miles.
"Clean up the battlefield and count the casualties. "The rest of his life sat on his horse, his face was like water, and like the other knights, his mind did not change, for him it was just a simple encounter, and the disparity between the two sides was almost overwhelming. With tens of thousands of battles, he has experienced too much, no matter how tragic it is, his mood will not fluctuate.
The military order was issued, and the team was divided into two groups, one group went directly to the killing field in front of them, and the other group entered the plain where the previous battle was fought to clear the battlefield.
Sergeant Prayer is very easy to clean up the battlefield. Separate the soldiers who died in battle, bury them separately, leave their personal belongings, and bring them back to the empire to give to their loved ones. Dead enemy sergeants were piled up in a pile and set on fire.
This is the fastest way to clear the battlefield.
After a battle, there are losses on their side, countless wounded, and there is no way to count the casualties, and the rest of the life orders to clean up, but also to have a specific number, with the number of casualties, the subsequent battle, can be planned.
Consumables such as arrow feathers and rations were quickly sorted out and piled aside. Yu Sheng didn't look at it again, glanced at Huang Yuchen, turned the horse's head, and entered the enemy's camp.
The battle had just begun, and there were not many enemy troops left in the camp, and five hundred iron horsemen entered, and within a few moments, the camp had been cleared. After the fire, it was pitch black everywhere, and a strong smell of burnt paste came from it, mixed with a hint of meat.
Huang Yuchen followed Yu Sheng, took a few steps forward on his horse, and before reaching the enemy's tent, the two of them dismounted.
The enemy's tent had been burned down and there was no way to enter, but the wooden steps at the door had not been eroded by the fire, and two enemy corpses were parked on it.
Yu Sheng took two steps forward, kicked the corpse away with one kick, and sat on the wooden steps, looking down at the entire battlefield. Huang Yuchen took a few steps forward and stood beside Yu Sheng, his eyes also looking at the battlefield in front of him, full of emotions.
It was an absolute victory, there is no doubt about it. But for some reason, Huang Yuchen didn't feel a little excited in his heart, but felt a little depressed.
In the middle of the battlefield, the soldiers of their own side were cleaning the battlefield and screening the corpses, the corpses of the enemy had been piled up on a hill, and there were many corpses on their side, which were neatly placed aside. Every enemy sergeant was looted, and the rations and battle consumables they were carrying were neatly placed on the edge of the battlefield for later distribution.
The sun is abundant, and today, the sky is clear, and there is not even a trace of cloud in the sky.
The weather was hot, but Huang Yuchen was wearing heavy soft armor, but he didn't feel the heat at all, but felt that he was cold.
"I don't want to bring you. ”
After a long time, Yu Sheng opened his mouth to say this, his voice was a little hoarse, and his tone showed tiredness. After a long journey into the Dongwang Mansion, he had not closed his eyes for two days, and after a night of marching and encounters, at this moment, although his spirit was still good, the tired color had already climbed his face.
Huang Yuchen didn't speak, just quietly looked at the battlefield not far away, the sky, a row of birds chirping and flying over, and the jungle in the distance was lush.
"You're too young to understand the meaning of the battlefield. Yu Sheng continued in a hoarse voice: "The first time I experienced the battlefield, although your performance was beyond my expectations, facing the sea of blood will also have an impact on your heart. Later, we still have to travel a long way, I don't know how many battles we have to go through, I don't have confidence, I will be able to protect you. ”
Huang Yuchen clearly heard Yu Sheng's words, but he was still silent, he didn't know what to say, he could hear the worry in Yu Sheng's tone, after this fight, he also understood that there were many such fights waiting for his own army in front of him. He didn't speak, just tightly grasped the handle of the long knife at his waist, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his palms, rendering the already dry blood stains on his hands, exuding a faint bloody aura.
"You are extremely talented, if Dongfu can survive this catastrophe, in time, you can definitely achieve extremely high achievements, if you are lost on the battlefield now, it is a pity. Yu Sheng said, looked up at Huang Yuchen who was speechless, and saw that his face was flat, without a trace of waves in his eyes, such a state, like a veteran of the battlefield who had experienced a hundred battles, no longer like a hidden prince disciple, Yu Sheng couldn't help shaking his head, and said: "If you encounter danger in the back, escape!"
When Huang Yuchen heard this, he smiled lightly, turned his head to look at Yu Sheng, and said, "Escape, where can you escape." Under the whole world, except for the East Palace, where else can I go. ”
"No matter where you go. Yu Sheng said: "Find a place to stay, practice hard, with your talent, within ten years, you will definitely be able to break through the martial artist level, or higher, and the formation cultivation will also improve, and at that time, you can do whatever you want." ”
"Really?" Huang Yuchen smiled: "My father, a martial artist is a senior cultivator, can you do whatever you want? Brother Yu, you are also a martial artist cultivator, can you do whatever you want? Martial artist level, under this world, you are considered a top master, but like your father, there are things you can't do, and there are people you can't let go." Now that you know the result, why bother to run away?"
This time, it was the turn of the rest of the life to be silent.
Yes, he is also a martial artist, and he has great achievements, can he do whatever he wants? No, he also has fetters in his heart, he also has concerns, and there are things that must be completed, so he still can't help himself.
The work of cleaning up the battlefield continued, and before the enemy's camp, under the big tent, Yu Sheng and Huang Yuchen were silent, and no one said a word.
Huang Yuchen was firm in his thoughts, no matter what, this battle must go on, no matter how dangerous it is ahead, and no matter what price it will take.
Because, he can't afford to lose. Except for the East Palace, except for his father and brother's home country, he has nothing.
And for the rest of my life, the same.
Fate seems to have been predestined at the very beginning. All the soldiers of the Dongwang Mansion got on a chariot, this chariot can only move forward, but it can't retreat, and if you take a step back, it will be an abyss.
After a long time, the battlefield in the distance was cleared, and the corpses of the enemy soldiers were piled up into two small hills, which was daunting. The corpses of their own soldiers were neatly placed aside, and a team of sergeants were digging a pit on the edge of the battlefield. On the other side, the harvested rations and combat consumables were neatly and quietly placed on the edge of the battlefield by the other side.
A sergeant stepped forward, knelt on one knee in front of Yu Sheng, and said softly, "General, the battlefield has been cleaned." ”
"Newspaper. The rest of his life remained silent and said in a low voice.
"In this battle, a total of 6,700 enemy troops were killed, 1,600 complete bows and crossbows were captured, 7,000 arrows rained, and marching rations were captured, which was enough for our army to use for ten days. ”
"Our army was killed, three hundred and forty-eight, wounded, five hundred and seventy. ”
"Okay, let's light the fire. Hearing this, Yu Sheng nodded, his face unwavering. The sergeant in front of him took the order and walked down.
"With such a casualty ratio, the people of this enclave have not yet dispatched elites. Yu Sheng muttered and looked into the distance.
The sergeant received the order and gave the order quickly, and the army immediately lit torches, threw the accelerant into the corpse pile, and ignited it with torches, and the fire burst into the sky in an instant.
Hundreds of tombs, neatly arranged, lined up on the edge of the battlefield, a corpse of a sergeant from his own side, was put into the tomb, and the sergeant on the side was expressionless, quickly filling up the earth.
They have also experienced a lot of burying their comrades-in-arms with their own hands.
A battle, over.
Seven thousand souls were left behind. For the rest of his life, he prepared his military horses, followed the official road, and moved forward slowly.
In the distance, I don't know what kind of battle awaits them.