After the two came out of their own place, they did not go to rest first but came to visit the wounded soldiers first. Huang Qiong was very appreciative: "This is what a real leader should do. I am really pleased that you can do this. How can you be without clothes if you share the same robe with me? I also know that, let you It will be difficult for you to truly share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but at least you cannot let the soldiers feel cold."
"They killed the enemy for the country, and those of us who are in charge should do our best to make them worry-free. The dead will be buried, and the injured will be treated. On the battlefield, you are their generals. But off the battlefield, you must also Treat them as brothers. Don't let the soldiers under your command feel cold. This is the true way to be a general, and to truly love your soldiers like your own children."
"We want them to know that they have been killed in battle, and their bodies will not be exploded in the wilderness. Their families will also be taken care of, and the money for burning and burial will be distributed to their families. If they are injured, they will not be abandoned or abused. Someone will treat them. If they are disabled, they will not be abandoned or abused. , and someone will take care of it. In this way, the soldiers who follow you in the charge will not be afraid of death. In the two battles yesterday, were the names of the dead soldiers taken out and buried? "
After Huang Qiong's words fell, Ouyang Shan hurriedly said: "Back to your lord, the officers who accompanied the army are counting the soldiers who died yesterday. They have just been gathered together now and there is no time to bury them. Because it involves the favor of the court, some things must be collected. Let’s find out first. General Feng and the last general’s intentions will be buried together this afternoon. In this way, brothers will have a companion in the underworld.”
After hearing Ouyang Shan's answer, Huang Qiong didn't say anything. He just said "Let's go." I also wanted to participate in person, so he took the lead. Pushing aside the horse led by the guard, Huang Qiong walked with the two military attaches outside the south gate of Huanzhou. I saw a hundred sergeants digging a grave. The remains of the soldiers who died in the two battles were neatly arranged on a breakthrough outside the south gate.
The war situation was hurried and it was impossible to prepare so many coffins at once. In Huanzhou City, not even a single box was left after being looted by the rebels. When I saw all the fallen soldiers, they didn’t even have a piece of white cloth to wrap themselves around. Huang Qiong turned his head and said to the civil servant who was recording the list of fallen soldiers: "Instruct people to get the cloth captured from the rebels."
"The war situation is urgent, and I know that there is no place to get so many coffins. But I cannot let these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country not even have a piece of wrapping cloth on them. I also ordered people to dig out the places where the brothers lived. The grave must be deeper and the brothers’ bodies must not be trampled by wild dogs. The grave must be arranged and marked, and it must also be registered so that their family members can come and worship.”
Huang Qiong's order made the civil servant feel pain in his body. You must know that these pieces of cloth, even ordinary linen, can be used as money in the Daqi Dynasty. How much cloth would be needed to wrap these hundreds of fallen soldiers? But after seeing the gloomy expression on the British king's face, he didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, and hurriedly ordered people to get all the plain-colored cloths among the seized cloths.
After the man who took the order left, Huang Qiong stayed here personally. It wasn't until the cloth was fetched that Huang Qiong took matters into his own hands, tearing apart the plain-colored cloth one by one and wrapping the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Although he had never done this kind of work in his two previous lives. Moreover, collecting the remains of the deceased was a low-level job that was looked down upon by the dignitaries in this era.
But Huang Qiong didn't dislike it at all, and packaged each package extremely carefully. Huang Qiong has already taken action, how can Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan dare to slack off? He quickly stepped forward and started working together. The news that the British King personally wrapped the remains of the fallen soldiers quickly spread throughout the military camps in Huanzhou. Whether it was the men and horses led by Feng Zhoushan or the soldiers under Ouyang Shan's command, everyone who could move came over.
Seeing that the King of England did not dislike these fallen soldiers, they were covered in blood and stench. First, he used the handkerchief he carried with him to carefully wipe off the blood on the faces of the corpses one by one. He carefully wrapped it with cloth and moved very gently, as if he was afraid of waking up these soldiers. The eyes of these soldiers, who had never shed a tear even when fighting life and death on the battlefield, were all red.
Huang Qiong didn't care what those soldiers thought of him. He did the things at hand in an orderly manner. Under his leadership, almost all the military attachés participated. After clearing the packages, he saw the civil official in charge of statistics nodding to indicate that the statistics were completed. Huang Qiong led his guards and was the first to lift the body of a fallen soldier and walked to the hillside where the grave had been dug.
When he reached the tomb, Huang Qiong gently placed the body in his hands in the tomb. He then took the shovel from the soldier standing beside him and filled the tomb with soil himself. Following closely behind were Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan. All the military attachés present did not wait for orders from their superiors, nor did they mobilize their subordinates. So he personally picked up the bodies of the fallen soldiers and walked towards the hillside.
After the burial was completed, Huang Qiong looked at the neat rows of graves on the hillside and personally held incense and prayed for these fallen soldiers: "Sirs and soldiers, you fought hard and died for the imperial court. Although I am not able to take you home, today I will personally send you this last journey. You are the most loyal and brave soldiers of the Qi Dynasty, and you have not embarrassed the Xijing Camp, let alone the imperial court."
"Please rest assured, I swear here that as long as the Da Qi Dynasty is here, as long as I am here, I will never let your family starve or freeze, let alone leave your family helpless. If anyone dares to If I am greedy for a penny behind you and dare to insult your family, I will definitely cut your body into thousands of pieces. If I violate this oath, God will not bless me."
When Huang Qiong said these words, he used his inner strength. His voice almost echoed throughout Huanzhou City and beyond. Just as Huang Qiong finished speaking, all the soldiers on the scene were silenced by his words. But the silence only lasted for a moment, and then the surrounding soldiers burst out with shouts like landslides and tsunamis: "Long live the King of England, Da Qi will win, long live the King of England, Da Qi will win, long live the King of England, Da Qi will win, long live the King of England, Da Qi will win."
Not to mention those ordinary soldiers, Feng Zhoushan was a veteran in his forties. Ouyang Shan was born into a family of military officers. Huang Qiong's eyes were also reddened by Huang Qiong's words and previous actions. After being stationed in Xijing for so many years, I have seen countless dignitaries. But there is no one like this British king who has done this for those fallen soldiers.
Not to mention asking them to personally wipe and wrap the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Even if they take one look at it, they will probably think it is bad luck. Even in the Qi army, there are those military attaches who can do these things. No one dared to make such a heavy oath in front of these thousands of soldiers. Even for the King of England, the things he did today were just superficial articles and just acting.
Even though the King of England did this just to win over the soldiers, they all accepted it. With the shouts of the surrounding soldiers, landslides and tsunamis reached their ears. Even if he has been in official circles for a long time, it doesn't matter if he is taught by family words and deeds. Everyone knows that the slogans shouted by the soldiers are not very suitable. But the hesitation in his heart was only short-lived, and he immediately shouted the same slogan.
Listening to the shouts like landslides and tsunamis in his ears, Huang Qiong said nothing. He just ordered people to bring up all the party prisoners who had been brought to the cemetery in advance. Looking at the person in front of him or even though he is a prisoner, he still looks strong. Or they were afraid that the imperial court would chop off their heads now, so they piled up in a pile of fear. The party prisoner had to be dragged over by the escorting soldiers.
Huang Qiong ignored the others, but ordered all the Tibetan and native officials and leaders of the Pingxia tribe to be escorted up. There was a row of people kneeling in front of the cemetery of the fallen, and behind each person stood an axeman. Huang Qiong looked at the other party prisoners, especially the officials and leaders of the Zheluo tribe, very coldly, and said calmly: "I think you are accomplices, and I will let you go soon."
"However, whether you were coerced into it or you took the initiative to participate, you are all involved in this rebellion after all. I see that God has good virtues and cannot bear to cause more harm, so I let you go back. . Therefore, in order to prevent you from continuing to follow the rebels and cause trouble after you go back, I will still give you the lesson I should give you today."
After the words fell, Huang Qiong didn't even look back, he just raised his hand and struck downwards hard. And as his hand fell, the heads of the captured Pingxia tribe officials, native officials, and chieftains were already on the ground. Except for Tuoba Ji'ai, all those captured in the Pingxia tribe who had some status were killed. Tuoba Ji'ai, the only one left over there, looked at this scene with his eyes cracked.
He wanted to go up and fight Huang Qiong, but because he was tied tightly and the two officers and soldiers around him suppressed him hard, he could only curse but could not make even the slightest move. Huang Qiong waved his hand to stop Tuoba Ji'ai from scolding him. The two sergeants around him tried to silence him. He just smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, Tuoba Ji'ai, it will be your turn soon."
"Do you know why I want to keep you alive for a while? That's because I, in addition to letting you see your relatives with your own eyes, die in front of you one by one. Using the heads of people like you in the Pingxia tribe, I want to pay homage to my fallen soldiers, so that you can suffer a little longer before you die, and feel the sins your brothers have done. This is because I want to give your brother some special gifts."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong said to Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan beside him: "Are the manpower I asked you to prepare ready? Don't forget to find some more courageous and careful sergeants. Don't let this brother Tuoba A few swords will kill you. I don’t ask for 3,600 swords, but I won’t agree to less than a thousand swords. Otherwise, how can the officials of other tribes understand the consequences of rebellion?”
"Let all the party members watch the execution of this king, and no one is allowed to take another look. If anyone dares not to watch, just close their eyes during the execution and pull them together for execution. When the execution is over, these will be The clan chiefs and chiefs were put back, and keeping them would be a waste of food. Tuoba Ji'ai's head was kept to pay homage to the fallen soldiers and to frighten the rebels, and was built together with the other heads in the capital."
"As for the body, as well as the remaining parts of Tuoba Jiyai, find a few large baskets and two camels to load them, and ask them to take them back to Tuoba Jiqian as a meeting gift from the king. In addition to escorting these Except for the prisoners, all the rest of the soldiers were brought back to the city to rest and prepare for another battle. Let the officer responsible for counting the fallen soldiers report the list of pensions and rewards directly to me."
Huang Qiong looked at Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan. After hearing his instructions, they both had ugly expressions and just smiled faintly. There was no explanation, he just patted the two of them on the shoulders, and just said that killing one person often saves more people. If the methods are not ruthless, how can we deter and save more people who resist to the end?
