Chapter 81 The Sword Bearer Is Guilty
The knights sent by Zhao Kuo to Handan were surrounded by the people of Zhao on the way. The people took several soldiers from Yan. The soldiers were bruised and swollen. Seeing the knights, their eyes were even more frightened and their bodies were weak. An elder pulled the knight and asked tremblingly, "What's wrong with Bai Ren? We met more than a dozen such deserters of Yan, and we don't understand what they were talking about."
The knight smiled and said, "Ma Fuzi killed the generals and seized the flag, and won a great victory!"
As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere suddenly exploded. The people were excited and danced, and some were even more swallowed, and they couldn't speak. Some were kneeling on the ground and cried bitterly. Looking at the chaotic crowd, the knight was a little speechless and felt a lot of feelings. The people originally wanted to ask him more, but he had his own mission and was in a hurry to leave. Several fathers raised the hidden food and handed it to the knight respectfully.
"Please eat on the road... This is the thanks of the people of Bai Ren, please do not refuse."
The knights ran towards Handan, but the people turned their direction. If it were not forcing them, who would have left their hometown?
At this moment, Zhao Kuo was still on the battlefield. After drinking some water, he could barely get up with a spear. Dong Chengzi was still taking people to treat the wounded soldiers, and Zhao Fu and others were also recording the casualties. Gradually, Zhao Fu's face became heavier and heavier. Qing Qin's chariot charge caused huge casualties to the Zhao people. One thousand,832 old soldiers were killed in battle, seriously injured, and struggling to death, and more than 400 others were still there.
The people were transporting bodies. The first thing was to do was to carry the bodies of Zhao people, and the bodies of Yan people could not be ignored, because Zhao Kuo issued an order that all the bodies must be buried and the bodies must not be insulted. The Yan people also suffered a lot of casualties, and most of them died at their own hands. They were busy at night and could not clean up the entire battlefield. The people of Bai Ren who left were also back. They wanted to cheer, but when they saw the bodies of Zhao people accumulated, they couldn't laugh.
Under the leadership of the old men, he spontaneously helped clean up the battlefield.
Zhao Kuo was helped to rest. After eating meat, Zhao Kuo went to bed and fell asleep.
Ge personally guarded the door, and no one was allowed to disturb the doctor except the doctor.
Zhao Kuo slept for a long time until noon the next day, and then opened his eyes. When he woke up, he felt the severe pain from his body. He took a deep breath and then slowly sat up. Sure enough, someone had already bandaged him for the second time. Zhao Kuo looked at the door and shouted, "Ge!" Sure enough, the person rushing in was still Ge. Zhao Kuo looked at the sunshine outside the door, and then covered his stomach and said, "I'm a little hungry."
Ge nodded, and later, he brought some food for Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo had a meal and said, "Please call Zhao Fu over."
"Zhao Fu is not in the city. He has taken people to investigate the situation of the Yan people and has not come back yet." Ge said. Zhao Kuo nodded, moved his legs, and then said with a wry smile: "Then wait until he comes back, and then bring him to me."
Although the enemy general Li Fu had already killed, the war was still not over. The Yan people left more than 10,000 corpses on the battlefield and fled. What Zhao Kuo was worried about was not that they gathered in the city to defend, but that they would plunder the people from all over the country and kill innocent people, because they had no food and grass anymore, and all the food and grass were destroyed on the battlefield. After the food and grass was attacked by Zhao Kuo once, Li Fu was arranged for the food and grass to transport the food in the central army.
However, in this war, the central army suffered serious casualties, and the food and grass were either discarded or taken away by the soldiers who transported the food. Therefore, these defeated soldiers had no food. Once the person was hungry, the harm he could cause would become more and more serious, and his temperament would become more and more cruel. This is why Zhao Kuo gave up letting the Yunzhong Knights continue to guard the Yanzhao Gate, and instead asked them to protect the people in various places.
Zhao Kuo lay on the bed for more than two hours, not because he was lazy, but because he really couldn't stand up. Ge led Zhao Fu into the inner room and helped Zhao Kuo to sit up. Zhao Fu knelt in front of Zhao Kuo and said, "The defeated soldiers heading to Handan were all captured by the people of Bai Ren. A group of people crawled into the dense forest, and they were missing. Most of the Yan people fled to the direction of Zhencheng."
"I heard that a Yan general called Yang Ji was summoning defeated soldiers everywhere and heading to the city of Zhen. I changed into Yan people's clothes and went to inquire. There were tens of thousands of people gathered there, and I can't tell the specific number..." Zhao Fu talked about several other situations, such as prisoners and injuries. Zhao Kuo listened carefully and pondered for a long time before saying, "The city of Zhen has no food and grass, nothing, they will definitely not defend the city of Zhen..."
"Send someone to investigate the situation of the Yan people at any time... Get in touch with the Knight in the Cloud earlier."
Zhao Fu nodded. The knights were not suitable for rushing to the battlefield, but the cavalry was the strongest in chasing deserters. Zhao Kuo temporarily handed over the army to Zhao Fu. Zhao Fu had also served as a military post under Zhao She's command. With enough experience, Zhao Kuo could also feel a little relieved. In the following days, Zhao Fu successively captured a group of prisoners, and the defeated soldiers who fled from the battlefield were also concentrated in the city.
A few more days passed, and Zhao Kuo was able to walk around gradually. He first went to help treat the injured, not only the injured, but also the Yan State. He helped to save him. On the battlefield, Zhao Kuo was able to make up his mind to take the life of the enemy, but now he saw these injured Yan people locked in the circle, tied together like livestock, and waiting for the arrival of their death in despair, Zhao Kuo felt a little reluctant.
The people of Bai Ren couldn't understand why Zhao Kuo ordered to save these Yan people, and even gave them some food every day. The food was so precious, how could they give them to these prisoners? Could it be that they were escorted to Handan as their own merits? Zhao Kuo did not answer. When the people approached these Yan people, the Yan people were very scared and cried loudly, some begging for mercy, some were calling for their families, and some were saying goodbye.
But when the people helped them bandage their wounds and brought them food, they were all stunned.
He leaned over and bowed to these people, his face covered with tears.
When Zhao Kuo came here, several listless generals were pushed out and brought to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo looked at these people and remained silent. Zhao Bu said, "You can take them to the foot of the city of Zhen, so that the people of Yan dare not resist anymore." Zhao Kuo stared at them coldly and said, "I will let go of the soldiers of Yan State. To the southwest of Bai Ren, there is water flowing towards Yan State. The soldiers can walk along the water, catch the fish in the water, and return to Yan State."
Zhao Fu looked at Zhao Kuo in shock, Zhao Bu was even more surprised and did not dare to question. Zhao Fu translated Zhao Kuo's words. In an instant, the soldiers of Yan State were in an uproar. Everyone looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise. Some of them knelt down and some didn't believe it at all. The generals looked at each other in surprise, and then they became a little happy and thanked him quickly, "Thank you for your kindness!" Zhao Fu translated for Zhao Kuo again, and Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "Tell them that they don't need to thank you. I will not let them go, I will execute them."
After Zhao Fu translated, the generals were shocked and asked hurriedly: "Everyone said you are a kind gentleman. Now you are kind to your soldiers, why can't you be kind to us as well?"
"The bandits may have no guilt for killing people with swords, but are they the same for bandits?!" Zhao Kuo looked a little angry, "As generals of Yan State, you should have dissuaded your king from engaging in such an unkind and righteous war, but you only think about your merits, have no kindness and the people of Zhao State, and even have no mercy on your soldiers. People like you are going to pay for your crimes!"
After Zhao Fu finished speaking, the generals were ashamed. Several people turned around and yelled at the soldiers in Yan's words. However, the soldiers lowered their heads and ignored the general's orders. Zhao Kuo then asked the soldiers of Yan State to let go. Zhao Kuo, who were captured, ignored their begging for mercy and executed them one by one. The soldiers of Yan State still did not trust Zhao Kuo very much.
However, when they were thrown out of the city and the city gates were closed, they were sure that they were really let go.
Some soldiers ran away from here, while others bowed sincerely towards the direction of the city, burst into tears.
Most of the people in Bai Ren could not understand Zhao Kuo's order. Even Dong Chengzi said helplessly: "Even if you don't want to kill them, you shouldn't let them go. Zhao State is short of manpower everywhere. It's better to keep them and farm for Zhao State..." Zhao Kuo stood on the city wall, smiled, and said, "Okay, as long as you can get enough food, I can help you catch more people."
"This...I...got about it." Dong Chengzi shook his head and stopped persuading him.
When these prisoners fled to the city or were captured into the city, a huge chaos suddenly triggered.
"What you said is true? The Zhao people really don't kill prisoners?"
"I had heard that the Ma Fuzi of Zhao State was a real gentleman, but I didn't expect that he could be so kind to us..."
"What are we still guarding here?"
"I haven't eaten for three days!"
"I just want to go home, my baby is about to be born..."
Chapter completed!