Chapter 1462: The Han Banner World (One Hundred and Fifty-Two) The Thinking of a Great Power

The brutality of the war had left the two armies, but what remained was endless pain. Soldiers from both sides began to collect the bodies of their dead comrades. The atmosphere of sadness permeated the entire city, and low sobs could be heard from time to time. Read a book www?w?·1k?a?nshu·

It was strange that the soldiers from both sides who were collecting the bodies would occasionally meet on the riverbank and the dike, but there was no life-and-death murderous spirit between them as in the past few days. When the two sides looked at each other, they could only see the sadness in each other's eyes.

In this battle, the Chu army suffered more than 50,000 casualties, and the Han army suffered more than 15,000 people, with more than 2,000 people left. Both sides were injured, especially the Chu army, where there were many fathers and sons and brothers in the army. In comparison, the Han army was particularly careful not to include such soldiers in the army when recruiting soldiers to avoid the situation where all the male members of the family died after such a big battle.

The body of a Chu soldier was lying face down on the ground. When his comrades tried to lift his body, they suddenly found that under him, there was a Han soldier's body. His knife stabbed the Han soldier's lower abdomen, and the Han soldier's knife was deeply embedded between his sternum. The two men held the knife handle tightly until they died, which connected them together. When the Chu soldier was moved, the Han soldier below was also lifted up.

The two Han soldiers on the other side came over silently, and both sides worked together to pull out the knife, then lifted the remains of their partners and walked to their side in silence.

Such scenes were happening everywhere in Yingshui City.

The small square outside the general's government office was already filled with corpses neatly arranged, and they were wrapped from head to toe with white cloth. As more and more corpses were brought in, the small square gradually could not hold them. Wu Ya commanded the soldiers of the Fourth Division to clean up the bombed and burned houses around the square, and cleared out one piece of open space after another to place the remains of the heroes who died in the battle. ??一??Reading Book·1·

Mei Hua stood expressionlessly on the steps in front of the general's mansion, his face pale. He lost his left arm and was actually seriously injured. The situation was tense in the past two days because of the fierce battle. He could only support himself, and once the situation stabilized, his body and mind relaxed, and the whole person could not support it immediately. At this time. He had to be supported by two personal soldiers on the left and right.

Because he refused to leave, he wanted to watch his soldiers here.

Every time a body was carried in, an official came forward, looked at the bracelet on the soldier's wrist, and wrote down his unit number and his name. Some soldiers' bodies were incomplete and the bracelets could not be found, so they could only be placed on the other side first, so that the surviving soldiers could go to identify them, and some people. It is impossible to identify them at all, and these bodies can only be recorded in another book.

In the end, what is reported is only a set of numbers.

At this time, what Mei Hua saw was endless sorrow. One soldier is the sorrow of a family, several or even dozens of people.

"Go and rest!" Wu Ya walked to Mei Hua. "They are all gone. Even if you look at them, they can't feel it. The dead are gone."

"Just be at peace!" Mei Hua said calmly: "In this battle, my Third Division was completely destroyed. There are veterans who have been with me for seven or eight years. I know one of the people who was carried here earlier. His name is Wang Bao. He is almost forty years old and is from Jicheng. He invited me to his home for a drink. He has a virtuous wife, who is not beautiful but gentle. He has three sons and two daughters, which is a big family. He should have retired because he was old enough, but in this war, he asked to stay and lead a group of new soldiers. Our First Army has added a lot of new soldiers in the past two years, but they were all gone in this battle. I really can't imagine what his family would do when they know he died in the battle?"

"When you put on your battle robe, you must always be prepared to die. I believe this old brother Wang is also mentally prepared. I read a book ww?w?·1k?a?nshu·" Wu Ya said with empathy. "When we are fighting, we can't feel death, fear, or sadness. Only at this time do I feel that I am still a person and have human feelings."

Mei Hua took a step and walked towards the steps. Two personal soldiers hurriedly followed him, supporting him on the left and right. Mei Hua staggered a little. "Now I really understand what the King of Han said. Only when the world is unified, there will be no more fighting between each other, and the people can live and work in peace. Our world has been fighting each other for thousands of years. There has never been a year of peace, but now, we have reason to look forward to this day. The Chu State was destroyed, and only the Qin State was left. It was difficult to support itself. Our army marched westward, and the world would be unified and peaceful in the end."

"Yes, I look forward to this day coming soon!" Wu Ya nodded.

"Wu Ya, send as much of this white cloth as possible to Qu Wan over there. I'm afraid they don't have it." Mei Hua suddenly said.

Wu Ya was stunned. "Don't you hate him? All your more than 10,000 soldiers died at his hands."

"We all serve our own masters, so there's no question of whether we hate him or not." Mei Hua shook his head and said, "They, we, are all pitiful people! His soldiers are also warriors, and even if a warrior dies, he must die with dignity. Send it over!"

Wu Ya frowned and said, "I can send the things over, but don't say what you just said, it won't sound good if it gets to the higher-ups. What do you mean you are also a pitiful person!"

Mei Hua smiled, "Go, go, I know what I am saying. Who dares to embarrass me? I am a great hero, my father is a high-ranking official, my eldest brother is the king's steward, and my second brother is a world-famous businessman. , or a senior member of the Great Council, who would cause trouble for me!"

After hearing this, Wu Ya's face suddenly turned disgusting, "What are you showing off for? You don't know that you, Mei Hua, are the master of our family. How amazing!"

Seeing Wu Ya turn around and leave with a stinky face, Mei Hua laughed happily. This guy has always been a stone in the pit, with a single muscle. When he was a soldier, he was like this. When he became the commander of a division and a dignified general, This is also true.

Reaching out from her arms, she took out the treasured brocade bag, opened it, and stared at the beautiful woman and cute child above. Mei Hua smiled and said: "Daughter-in-law, son, please wait for me. I will be able to go home soon. I will never leave you again, I will be with you for the rest of my life.”

Outside Yingchuan County, the Chu army camped. Qu Wan looked at the carts of white cloth sent by the Han army, his face muscles twitched, and he didn't know what to say.

"General Qu, this is what our commanders Mei and Wu sent here. The two commanders said that the soldiers who died in your army were all warriors. Warriors should have the dignity of warriors. These white cloths can allow warriors to leave with dignity. ." An officer saluted Qu Wan and said loudly.

Looking at the low-ranking officer of the Han army in front of him, Qu Wan clasped his fists with both hands and bowed his hands to the ground: "Qu would like to thank the two officers of your army. If there is an opportunity in the future, Qu will definitely visit you to express his gratitude for today." virtue.”

The officer smiled: "Of course there are opportunities. General Qu, I'm taking my leave."

"Wait a minute." Qu Wan asked: "In this battle, blood flowed like rivers on both sides of Yingshui. Don't your troops hate us?"

"What is there to hate!" The officer shook his head, "We want to unify the world, and you want to defend your country, that's all. Fight to the death for your own goals. You think you are right, but we, think we That's right. In this case, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Now, we have won. Oh, speaking of it, you Chu people should be the winners in Yingshui, but You won the small game, but lost the overall game. General Qu Wan, maybe we should thank you. I am from the third division. In fact, in the end, we had no intention of surviving. Because of your strike, we survived by chance.”

"So that's what you think?" Qu Wan said in confusion.

"Yes, General Qu, I used to be from Qi. When we were destroyed by the Han Dynasty, we were very angry and sad. But then we found that life can be better. Now Qi , there are no wars, no exorbitant taxes, and no oppression by officials. We don’t have to worry about whether this will come today or that will come tomorrow. The people there are now thinking about one thing, which is how to live a better life. Better. Make your pockets richer." The officer smiled and said, "Now you Chu people must also hate us Han people, but it won't be long before they forget about you, because the big Han people can give them. The Chu court will never be able to give it."

Watching the officer leading his soldiers away proudly, Qu Wan had mixed feelings.

Bai Xizhong's voice came from behind: "Is this the demeanor and thinking of a great country?"

"Yes, this is the spirit of the Han people." Qu Wan turned around and said, "Xizhong, do you think we will be like this officer said in the future?"

"I don't know." Bai Xizhong shook his head and said: "But if it is true as this officer said, I am afraid that our people in Chu will soon forget the 800-year-old Chu Dynasty. As long as the big man can make them live a better life. "

Qu Wan nodded silently. After he surrendered to Meihua, the Han people did not ask them to put down their weapons. They just asked them to set up another camp outside Yingchuan County and were not allowed to leave the barracks without permission. All food and supplies were provided by the Han people. Yesterday, a group of members of the Military Law Office from the Han Kingdom also arrived at the Chu camp. The purpose was not to deal with the Chu people, but to worry about the Han soldiers provoking revenge. With them here, the Han soldiers would not have the courage to come.

In short, nothing that Qu Wan was worried about happened. From the outside, they looked nothing like a surrendered army. (To be continued.)

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