Yu Maanger is from Dengzhou.
The Yu family in Dengzhou is a local surname and has served as the county magistrate and a thousand households in the town defense army. However, none of Yu Maner's family has ever benefited from relatives.
During the Taihe period, in order to fight against the southern bandits, the imperial court signed large-scale troops and expropriated millet in Shandong. There were also treacherous and subordinate officials who took the opportunity to oppress the people, forcing the people to destroy their entire villages and entire townships. Yu's family lost their land at that time.
In the following years, Shandong suffered from locust plagues, droughts, and floods one after another, and many people died of starvation in various places. Finally, Yu Maner's father and uncle had some country skills and good knife skills, so they could barely make a living. Even so, Yu Man'er has tasted the smell of tree bark and wild fruits, and he has also seen the scene of changing children and eating them.
It wasn't until the famous Li Quan and Li Tiejian took in their family that Yu Maanger lived a stable life. In the following years, as Li Quan's power continued to expand, Yu Mao'er's father Yu Yang and uncle Yu Tan followed Li Quan to fight everywhere, constantly suppressing and subjugating local tyrants everywhere. Not only was Yu Man'er no longer in trouble, he could also drink wine, eat meat, and wear cotton and brocade.
When Mao'er grew up a little, he also became Li Quan's subordinate.
Many times, he and his companions suffered losses during the fighting. Seeing everyone abandoning their helmets and armor and about to be killed by the enemy, it was Li Quan who charged back and forth with his iron spear and relied on his own bravery to save the situation.
Many times, he and his companions chanted Li Tiejian's name, as if no enemy, no matter how ferocious, could stop Li Quan; as if as long as they followed that tall and generous figure, they would no longer have fear and would gain confidence and courage. .
Because of his respect for Li Quan, Yu Man'er tried his best to do everything properly, so in just two years, he became one of Li Quan's personal guard leaders. Because of this identity, Yu Maanger gained special respect from others, so he became more wholeheartedly loyal to Li Quan.
When his father and uncle died in battle, he regarded Li Quan as his only support in troubled times.
But now, Li Quan was forced to death by the enemy.
The person who killed Li Quan was the man named Guo Ning in front of him.
It was he who secretly colluded with the traitor Binzhou Yin Chang, and it was he who used underhanded methods to set a trap for everyone. It was he who sent troops to attack the Anding Town camp, causing such tragic casualties!
Before Li Quan committed suicide, he also advised Yu Man'er that they should compete with each other and use their own methods. They should only focus on victory or defeat, and there is no need to worry about it.
How could Yu Man'er not be confused?
At this moment, there were so many things swirling in his mind that he felt like his brain was about to explode.
This Guo Ning is obviously from Hebei, why did he come to Shandong to kill people and seize the territory of Shandong heroes, and still act so confidently? Many of Ding Haijun's soldiers were from Shandong, even from the same hometown as Li Quan's army, but how could they wield their swords at the fellow villagers? How could they have the nerve to celebrate such a victory?
What's even more disgusting is that guy Tian Si. He was Li Quan's most important general, but before Li Quan's body was cold, he was planning to join a new master! He had so many people under his command, but they were under Tielingtai, watching the camp in Anding Town being broken down, and did nothing!
And everyone else, they are cowards! There are so many of them sitting here, hundreds or thousands of them, but when they see Guo Ning walking through the crowd, they all just smile flatteringly, but no one dares to get up and do anything for Li Tiejian. revenge?
They actually felt so comfortable being prisoners!
Yu Maner has never read a book and doesn't understand any big principles. But he would not accept these people's behavior in any case.
Have all these people forgotten? Without Li Tiejian, they would have died in this miserable world! Without Li Tiegiang's backing, they would be worse than pigs and dogs!
Yu Man'er almost lost his mind. He glared at Guo Ning's figure walking by with all his strength, his eyes almost bursting open. If his eyes could kill, Guo Ning would have been carefully chopped into pieces.
He opened his mouth subconsciously and cursed silently:
hateful! It's a shame that all the daggers around me have been taken away... Otherwise, I could pounce on him now and avenge Li Quan!
Yu Manger gritted his teeth and almost exhausted his rationality before he could control himself from jumping up and fighting Guo Ning. Where no one else was paying attention, his hands were like iron pliers, fiercely grabbing into the sandy soil on the ground.
The gravel dug into his fingernails, which hurt a little, but he didn't care at all.
"You! And you! Well, here are a few more smart-looking ones..."
An officer from the navy suddenly strode over, extending his hand and pointing everywhere. He saw Yu Man'er and immediately said: "And you! Why don't you use up all your strength? Are you happy grabbing the soil? Stand up and follow me!"
Yu Man'er was suddenly called, startled, and stood up quickly.
Beside him, several prisoners looked at each other and stood up in confusion.
The officer walked a few steps, turned around and yelled: "What are you doing standing still? Follow me quickly!"
The prisoners recruited from several places gathered together into forty or fifty people, followed the officers, and left the camp.
As we walked, the bloody smell around us gradually became thicker, and we arrived at the trench east of the main camp in Anding Town, where the two armies first fought fiercely.
In the dim sky, the corpses piled up inside and outside the trench became more and more hideous, and Yu Man'er felt even more uncomfortable.
He saw the officer who was leading the way walking in front, and there were many signs of diarrhea on the back of his head, which was extremely disgusting.
He couldn't help but think that if he hit it with a stone, it would be very satisfying to have his head split open in an instant. It's a pity that there are cavalry patrols from the Ding Navy on the outside. If you really do this, I'm afraid you won't be able to run very far before the cavalry catches up and kills you.
The rough-headed officer suddenly stopped and asked the prisoners to line up in front of him. Each of them was given a pine torch.
He shouted loudly: "You guys are all from various departments under Li Quan, and they all seem to be smart. I will give you something to do."
The prisoners were restless for a while, and someone asked in a low voice: "What does the general want us to do?"
"Start from here and go all the way west. Try to find a way to identify your brothers who died in the battle. If you recognize one, drag out the body and take it there to register!"
The rough-headed officer pointed in the direction of the embankment by the Beiqing River. There were many Ali Xi from the Ding Navy carrying dry firewood to the dry highlands, as if they wanted to make a fire for cooking.
"What is this going to do?" Yu Man'er asked.
The head officer said: "We need to register the name and place of origin of the deceased, and then cremate the body! Guo Jiedu said that although the two armies were fighting, there was no selfish hatred between the soldiers, not to mention that we are all Han'er... Can you recognize the identity of the deceased? , we will try our best to bring the bones to the family members of the deceased! If we cannot find relatives, we will bury them properly in a special place!"
Seeing that the prisoners were a little stunned, the savage officer raised his voice: "Hurry up! If it's later, it will be completely dark... If it's delayed until tomorrow, the bodies will turn green and black, and it will be very troublesome to distinguish them!" "
This ruthless officer is naturally Guo Alin's subordinate, Zhengtang Jiuran.
Just now he encouraged his companions to move forward together, snatched the large piece of horse meat from Guo Alin and ate it among them, which made Guo Alin very distressed.
At this time, Guo Zhongyuan wanted to arrange manpower to continue cleaning up the battlefield and replace Ali Xi and others who had been busy for more than an hour to rest. Guo Alin then told Guo Zhongyuan that such a group of people under my command had almost rested and were just about to go do some work.
Tang Jiuyu had been fighting for half a day and was still wounded. He couldn't think of doing such rough work. He was complaining repeatedly, but he couldn't stand Guo Alingong to avenge himself and sent him and all his subordinates out.
At that moment, the soldiers cursed and took off their uniforms, walked around the battlefield, collecting the corpses.
These things are not complicated, and everyone in the army knows how to do them.
According to Ding Haijun's previously prescribed method, all the enemy's corpses were collected in one place, dug into a large pit, and buried deeply. As for the corpses of our own soldiers, we picked up branches and piled them into pyres, burned the corpses to ashes, put them in containers and took them back. When family members receive the ashes, if they are willing to bury it at home, they can handle it at home. The military government encourages them to bury the ashes at the Martyrs' Shrine in Dongnae Mountain, and they can still receive sacrifices.
However, this time's approach was different from what Tang Jiuran expected.
Guo Ning had just given special instructions that the soldiers under Li Quan who died in battle should be treated in the same way as his own soldiers who died in battle. The first thing to do is to try to identify their identities so that their families can be notified in the future.
The military victory since ten months has given the navy a total of ten military states. The task that follows is how to win over the hearts and minds of these territories. There is much to do in this regard and nothing can be neglected.
Guo Zhongyuan relayed Guo Ning's intention and said it seriously.
Tang Jiuyu did not dare to neglect, so he specially selected many prisoners from the prisoner camp and started work immediately.
The prisoners did not expect that Ding Haijun could achieve this level. Several people looked at each other at first, and then they all gave their hands to Tang Jiuran: "Don't worry, General, these are our Paoze brothers. We will naturally do our best and get it done as soon as possible."
(End of chapter)
