[69 Book Bar - www.] When the heavy city gate was split open by a battle axe, shouts came out from both inside and outside the city. However, one was cheering, while the other was full of despair.
The last city of the rebels was captured by us. From today on, the Republican Army has become a historical term.
I pulled the giant ax from the door, and splinters of wood fell into my face. However, I didn't have any of the joy I had after winning a battle in the past. Deep in my heart, I just felt an indescribable emptiness.
The stones and tiles suddenly became thinner. The defenders also understood that the situation was over and stopped holding on. It is no wonder that the siege has lasted for three months, and most of the food in the city has been exhausted. They will not have much energy to go there.
Stoned.
I rushed into the city gate, and the armor on my body made a clanging sound.
Two soldiers guarding the city rushed up to stop me with long spears. Although they were still very powerful, after three months of siege, Gaojiu City had broken bones to cook and exchanged eggs for food. Under hunger, their spear skills also faltered.
Hundreds of attacks. I swung the giant ax and swung it with thunderous force. With the sound of cutting through the armor, the two soldiers' heads were suddenly missing.
At this time, a large group of people had opened the city gate and rushed in. On top of the city, some remaining soldiers cried out in despair. Although they were guarding the city, they all regarded death as if they were home, but death was about to come.
Still panicked.
I hacked to death two more enemy soldiers who dared to charge forward. At this time, my guard brought the war horse over. I jumped on the horse, threw away the axe, and picked up the iron gun. Among the large group of people, an orderly soldier
They caught up and shouted all the way: "Marquis Wu has an order to massacre the city."
Even though the flames of war have tempered my heart like iron, I still tremble in my heart. Gaojiu City, one of the twelve cities in the original empire, could it be that the end has come today?
My subordinates did not have this idea, and cheered in unison. In their view, massacre of the city was the best reward after the city was broken, which meant wealth, women, and killing to vent their depression.
Since I followed Wu Hou in his southern expedition, I have slaughtered eight cities along the way. These eight cities refused to surrender. With Wu Hou's violence, it was natural that they could not escape the fate of being massacred. Although I did not want to kill too many people,
Along the way, no fewer than twenty Republican soldiers died in the hands of me, the centurion of the forward battalion. Every time I killed a person, I felt the smell of blood on my hands getting stronger. Especially when there were many opponents.
They were my classmates at the Imperial Military Academy, and they died one by one at my hands, which made me feel even more empty inside.
War may always be a matter of life and death.
My guard Qi Lie came to me with his horse and said: "General, let's go quickly."
I looked at him under the mask. He was only nineteen years old, and maybe he didn't know how precious life was. I didn't say anything. Massacre was a great pleasure after the city was destroyed, and I didn't want to spoil their fun.
"You can lead the team, I'm a little tired and don't want to go."
"General Chu, didn't you take us there before?"
I turned my head, gave him a cold look, and said, "I'm not going."
He was startled and said, "Well, I'm going." He took the horse, waved his gun, and said, "Brothers, follow me."
After several battles, more than 80 people were left among the 100 people I led. These 80 people have always been in the vanguard of the imperial army. Perhaps killing people is a pleasure to them. They cheered
I looked at the imperial army pouring into the streets and alleys like a tide, and there were fires everywhere in Gaojiu City, and there were cries of women and children. I felt a little moist in front of my eyes.
Is this war? In the military academy, my trained teacher once taught us that defeating the enemy without fighting is the supreme way of a military strategist. However, in the past few years in the army, I have experienced more than a dozen battles.
Every time, they rushed to the top of the city in blood and fire, always trampling on the broken limbs and broken arms of dead people.
I took the carousel horse and prepared to return to the barracks. On the top of the city, some Republican prisoners with their hands raised staggered down the city wall. A group of Imperial soldiers laughed and herded them down like a herd of sheep. One prisoner might have a leg.
He had a wound on his head, a sprained foot, and he fell on the steps. An imperial soldier cursed, swung his knife, and slashed the prisoner's back. The prisoner's blood seemed to have dried up, and his body was almost split into two.
Half, but not much blood was shed.
Surrender the prisoners without killing. This was the third article of the military order issued by the first emperor when he conquered the country. However, two hundred years later, no one still remembers this article.
The prisoner was not dead yet. He raised his hands and screamed miserably. This seemed to arouse the ferocity of the soldier who wielded the knife. He swung the knife and chopped it down again.
I lowered my head, not wanting to see such massacre again.
After taking only two steps, someone suddenly shouted in his ear: "Be bold!"
I was startled, and when I looked up, there were three men on horseback in front of me. A man who looked like an attendant pointed a spear at me and said, "How dare you be so rude!"
I reined in the horse. The man in the middle was Wu Hou! I collided with Wu Hou!
I jumped off the horse, knelt on the ground with one leg, and said, "Master Wuhou, Chu Xiuhong, the centurion of the forward battalion, is dead."
Marquis Wu was not wearing a mask, but there was no anger on his face. He said: "You were the first Chu Xiuhong to rush into the city? Why didn't you go to massacre the city with others?"
"My lord, the general charged just now, but now he feels tired and wants to take a rest."
Wu Hou smiled and said: "Do you think my order to massacre the city is too cruel?"
I was stunned. Marquis Wu has always been famous for his bravery, but I didn’t expect him to reveal my thoughts with one word. I said: "The general will not dare."
Marquis Wu said sternly: "Everyone can punish the rebellious ministers and traitors. I ordered the massacre of the city, not to kill people, but to set an example for those who intend to cause chaos in the future."
I took courage and said: "Sir, the civilians in the city are not soldiers. When the emperor gained the kingdom, he explicitly ordered not to kill or surrender, so he won the hearts of the people at that time."
"You think what I did was unpopular?"
Marquis Wu's face darkened, and my heart moved. I felt a chill on my back, but I didn't dare to say anything. I just said: "How dare you make such an arrogant statement? I don't care about it at all, but I think that your Excellency
The order must have a profound meaning, and it will eventually lead to the kindness of a woman."
Wu Hou smiled and said: "Women's benevolence. Haha, as a general, in the "Seven Essentials of March" written by the military sage Na Tingtian, the first article mentioned that there should be no women's benevolence. When you charge, you will be the best.
The three armies are now owned by mother-in-law and mother-in-law."
He took off his sword from his waist and said: "This sword is called 'Baipi', and it is given to you now. In the future, I will use this sword to cut off your wife's kindness."
The saber made an arc in the air, and I caught it with both hands, only to feel my hands sink. Just as I was about to kneel down, Marquis Wu slapped his horse and rushed over, and his two guards also chased after me.
Being rewarded by Marquis Wu may be a good thing, but I feel even more empty inside.
＊＊＊Back at the barracks, the baggage officer was taking inventory and preparing to drive into the city. As usual, after massacring the city, he rested for a few days before setting off again. However, now after the last battle, all that was left was to clean up the Republican army.
The remnants of the party. This time Wu Hou's southern expedition was also unexpectedly smooth. It started in February and was unstoppable along the way. In just ten months, it moved to fight two thousand miles away. Almost the whole army of 100,000 troops returned. Even Wu Hou had never had such a success.
past achievements.
The Republican Army started three years ago. At the beginning, Duke Cang Yue, who was guarding southern Xinjiang, suddenly rebelled and the banner he raised was the Republican Army. At that time, Duke Cang Yue was one of the three great princes of the empire. The imperial titles were only granted to the royal family.
The three princes are hereditary, the second rank is the civil and military princes, and the following is the thirteenth uncle. Cang Yue Gong is a prince in a town, and the previous great princes were relied on as the Great Wall. No one expected that he would rebel, which caught the empire by surprise.
At the beginning of Cang Yue Gong's rebellion, it was extremely smooth. Within two months, he had conquered the area south of the river, forming a trend of dividing the river and ruling with the empire.
This generation of emperors is known as the Sun King. Although the Sun King claims to be "as bright as the sun", as a monarch, he may never be called a wise king by future generations, but he will definitely leave his name in history for his strong sexual ability.
He has more than a thousand concubines in his harem, and his children are said to have dozens of large tables set up every time they eat. Of course, these must be nonsense among the people. As a king of a country, those princes and princesses will not be like ordinary people.
Everyone was sitting around eating. According to folklore, the Sun King must have been a stallion in his previous life. His energy may have been sucked dry by women. When Cang Yue Gong first arose, he actually thought it was a rumor.
.If Marquis Wen hadn't overrided all opinions and used a partial force to burn all the ships that Cang Yue Gong had accumulated on the south bank of the river, I'm afraid the history of the empire would have ended long ago.
Maybe, even though I have been at the forefront of every war, in my heart, I am still on the side of the Republican Army? This makes me a little scared, as if the disloyalty in my heart will be revealed on my face.
Thinking randomly, I put the armor in the box. Originally, I should have done all these things, but I really don't like a grown man playing with my clothes, even the armor, so I always pack it myself. In the Army
People who don't know, say that I am very civilian. It's funny to say that a centurion is just a junior officer in the army, but he is regarded as a noble.
At this time, the curtain of my tent was lifted up. It was a transport official. When he saw me, he said: "Ah, General Chu is here. Marquis Wu has ordered us to break camp and enter the city."
In fact, these things have nothing to do with me. Breaking out of the camp is all done by the people in the supply camp. However, I said: "I'll do it too."
It seems that by doing miscellaneous things, I can forget about the emptiness in my heart.