The scene is both weird and funny.
The soldiers identified the corpses one after another and tried to return the "head" to its original owner. The accuracy rate may not reach 10%.
There is nothing we can do about it. Those who can go out to do business are not unknown people. They are either from aristocratic families or officials. There is no way that they can drag more than 300 corpses and knock on the door from door to door, and then tell others about themselves. Recognize, which head belongs to your son, which body should your son match, etc.
These things are all worth it. A head goes with a corpse. If the Zhang family gives too much, the Li family will give too little. That’s not how things are done.
However, the heads were not sewn onto the corpses. They were roughly divided into categories according to the specifications, and how many people could be notified, so that the family members could come and identify the corpses.
"Master Chu, the students feel that they are to blame for themselves."
Chang Xian had already regained his composure, and pointed at the heads and said: "Since you dare to leave the seclusion, live and die by fate, make money and trade with the ruthless Liang Rong thieves, and die in the yellow sand, why should you let the border troops collect their bodies for them?" .”
"Things are not as simple as you think."
Chu Qing thought more.
Things are indeed not as simple as Changxian thought. First of all, not all of the more than 300 people are from aristocratic families, there are only seven or eight at most. The rest are all nurses or clerks. Except for the nurses, other clerks may They are all servants. These servants are innocent. They should be slaves. They must go wherever their master tells them. If they don't go, they are runaway slaves. If they are caught, they will be punished.
In addition, the border army does not prevent all merchants from leaving the border, because many merchants are their sources of information about disturbances on the grasslands, changes in the ruling class, and even the positions of some tribes, etc. These merchants will bring this information back , which is also beneficial to the border troops.
In the end, they are all Changmin.
This last point is also the most important.
In front of the border troops, more than 300 Chang people were massacred. This matter must be reported to the imperial court. Once word spreads, the border troops will be roasted on the fire.
The people, scholars, and the court will all speak out.
There is no way to explain this kind of thing.
Even if the cause and effect were explained clearly, the cool thieves attacked the city, the young men of the tribes were used to snatch the corpses, everything was explained clearly, but it was still useless.
People will only focus on the fact that more than 300 Han people were massacred in front of the border troops, and there will even be people with ulterior motives who fan the flames and guide public opinion.
In fact, this kind of thing has happened, always happens.
The merchants who left the customs were killed by the Liang people. The aristocratic families and officials behind them criticized the border troops and even used their influence in the court to ask the border troops to avenge their families. If the border troops did not send elites deep into the grasslands to avenge their families, they would It will portray the border troops as incompetent losers and so on.
The identities of more than three hundred unlucky people have been roughly counted.
Ma Rujing returned to the military tent and called all the generals over.
Old Ma seemed to have grown some white hair again, and his face looked very tired.
The generals were also silent. No one expected that the Iron Wolf Guards had left, and even played such a trick before leaving.
What we are facing now are two situations, either revenge or no revenge.
If you don't want revenge, then try to explain the matter clearly. Liang Rong may launch a large-scale invasion. Before the situation becomes clear, Sancheng Pass must strengthen its defense and there will be no extra troops to leave the pass.
Furthermore, the Iron Wolf Guard is the core combat force of the Golden Wolf King's tent. The concept of Fangchang Chao is similar to that of the Imperial Guard. Even if the location of the Iron Wolf Guard is known, it is not far from the Golden Wolf King's tent. , if there are too many people who go there, they will not commit the crime, but if there are few people who go there, they will die.
"Report to the court."
Ma Rujing said in a slightly complicated tone: "If the court is to blame, there is nothing that can be done."
It’s really helpless. The border army is a stepmother who has no one to love and care for. Only the Ministry of War can cover it. The problem is that the Ministry of War has no say in the court. It’s better during wartime, unless it’s sure that Liang Rong really wants to fight. Come here, otherwise the position of the Ministry of War will be stronger than that of the Ministry of Industry.
In addition, what really makes everyone helpless is the "wolf is coming" thing.
I had already tried to use Liang Rong's war letter once before, but this time he said Liang Rong was going to call. Not only the ministers who didn't know the inside story, but also the emperor, who would definitely confirm this matter again and again before letting the court deal with it.
It can also be seen from this that the autonomy of the border troops is very low. If something goes wrong, they have to report it to the court. If they want to do something, they have to report it to the court. People like the Supreme Emperor, Lao Si, and Chu Wensheng are free to do anything. If it doesn't work, take the people to the grassland and kill a circle of ruthless people, just three of them.
Niu Ren, as the chief general guarding the Guoyi camp in Dongguan, said angrily: "Commander, you have to find this face. Get it back. The last general will ask for a battle. He will lead five thousand elites to attack the grassland and kill my three hundred Chang people. The last general will let the thieves Pay back tenfold!”
There are two large battalions guarding Dongguan, one is Guoyi Camp and the other is Pioneer Battalion. Guoyi Camp is a mixture of archers and cavalry, and the Pioneer Battalion is all infantry. The former can leave the pass, but the latter cannot. After all, both It's a foot soldier.
Moreover, the incident happened in Dongguan, so it is understandable that Niu Ren wants to get the place back.
Ma Rujing shook his head: "Let's report it to the court first and then discuss it later."
"Commander, it's been a month since we came back and forth. The location of the tribe marked by Alleghenda should be accurate, but if it takes more time, I'm afraid we will miss the mark again."
Lao Ma pondered for a moment and looked at the generals: "What do you think?"
It can be seen from this sentence that Lao Ma was also tempted. Under the nose of the border army, under the nose of Ma Rujing, he killed more than 300 Chang people. It was the first time that this happened for more than a year after taking office. How can you not be angry?
Tian Hailong looked gloomy and uttered four words: "Blood debt must be paid with blood!"
"That's right. Blood debts must be repaid with blood, and they will be repaid tenfold!"
If a general doesn't have such bravery, he won't be able to become a general and deputy general. All of a sudden, they all said that they would go deep into the grassland to recover the place.
If Alleghenda didn't mark the locations of these tribes, everyone's excitement would be in vain. It would be a fool's errand to get out of the gate. But now that we have the approximate locations, these locations are 80% real. It's not a bad idea to catch them off guard. .
Chu Qing and Fu San stood in the corner. The former did not want to participate in a topic that could determine the lives of hundreds or thousands of border troops. The latter was just Chu Qing's bodyguard. Neither of them wanted to say anything.
There was a faint smell of blood coming from the tent, and the corpses of more than 300 Chang people were still outside. The blood was not dry and the bones were not cold.
Ma Rujing's face was gloomy and uncertain. After a long while, he finally sighed helplessly.
"First call the stewards from Xunyang Road. Go immediately to report and claim the body."
Ma Rujing looked at Chu Qing again, with a hint of pleading in his tone.
"Chu Jianzheng, we are all rough people. People from the Xunyang Dao family have come. I hope Chu Jianzheng will act with emotion and reason. It is not because the border troops are incompetent, but because they were unable to pursue them at that time. The city gate is not a trivial matter. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous, and Supervisor Chu is explaining the cause and effect clearly to them."
Chu Qing scratched his forehead, feeling very strange. Is there any explanation for this?
Seeing that Chu Qing remained silent, Ma Rujing thought that Chu Qing was unwilling to take the job, and did not urge him. Three days later, the camp leaders will go to the Marshal's Mansion in Wangyuan City to discuss preparations for war and the possibility of revenge. Sex and so on.
Chu Qing remained silent.
I always felt that Bian Jun's way of doing things was wrong, but I couldn't tell what was wrong.
