Chapter 69: Mourning Soldiers

The scouts entered the woods, and Rao was accustomed to seeing big scenes in a hundred battles, and they couldn't help but stammer. This is not the world, everyone thinks they are in purgatory.

There were Qin Jun's corpses everywhere, and in some places Qin Jun's corpses were stacked on several layers. Many Qin troops were leaning against trees, and the fire around them had become ashes. And they will never be able to stand up, and the faces of the dead will be frosted. But it was a smiling face, without a trace of pain. Seeing that the scouts can't bear to watch, could it be that the whole army of the Duke of Qi has been wiped out? A sense of foreboding came to everyone's mind.

The more you go inside, the fewer the corpses of the Qin army are, and many of the bonfires are lying with weak Qin soldiers. They all had painful looks on their faces, but their bodies were too weak to hold the blades in their hands. Even the strongest warriors can only lean against the trees at this time. Many bonfires had been extinguished, and the expressions of some Qin soldiers had changed. It's no longer pain, it's a child's innocent smile.

The scouts hurriedly re-lit the campfire, which had cooled down, and put some snow water in their pots. At this time, a sip of hot water may be able to save a life.

The further you go into the forest, the more surviving Qin troops there are. On many bonfires, horse legs and other horse meat are roasted. No wonder I couldn't see a horse along the way. Even many of the dead horses of the Donghu people were chopped off their legs, and the flesh on their bodies was cut piece by piece. The scouts were terrified, praying not to see the human thighs. Otherwise, it will really be a nightmare.

Fortunately, it was only three days after being surrounded. On the first day, the Qin army still had reserves of dry food, and there would not be a tragic scene of cannibalism. If it had been a day or two later, the scouts might have seen the legs, or arms, skewered over the fire. When people are hungry, the moral bottom line will decline indefinitely. Man-cannibalism has been seen many times on the battlefield. In the famous Battle of Changping, tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers who died in the battle finally had no bones. Actually, it was eaten by the robes. Of course, in the end they did not survive either. Instead, Bai Qi, who was slaughtered by someone, was killed in Gaoyang. It is said that after that campaign. The smell of corpses in Gaoyang County has not gone away for many years!

The frost on his beard was covered in frost, and he saw the scouts. He threw away the soup bowl in his hand, and the hot soup in the bowl spilled everywhere. can be regarded as seeing his relatives, these three days can be called the most difficult three days of his life. Many times, he felt that he could not hold on.

After many years on the battlefield, he has developed immunity to huge casualties. But the speed of the Qin army's casualties still made him feel terrified. In such a wild environment, injuries are almost a death sentence. The wailing voices of the wounded soldiers gnawed at the heart of the widow like a bone-eating ant every moment.

Many wounded soldiers finally couldn't help it and begged their robes for a good time. Rather than suffering and living like this, it is better to die happily.

When Duke Qi saw Wang Qian, he hugged Wang Qian. The general of the Great Qin Empire cried like a doll in confinement. Crying and scolding, scolding and crying. Crying and crying, there was no sound, and Wang Qian, who was shocked, looked down. It turned out that the Duke had passed out in his arms.

was just about to pinch the person to rescue, but he heard the permanent tooth next to him say: "Forget it, don't bother." The general is tired, hungry, and angry. Just let him sleep for a while, he hasn't closed his eyes for three days, he should have rested a long time ago! Heng Fang sighed, and earlier he had the intention of rushing out with the cavalry. But later, I tried to rush it once, and I realized that it was my own wishful thinking.

The helpless permanent tooth could only agree to kill the horses, but it was only two or three thousand war horses. How can there be enough for hundreds of thousands of people to eat, and there are those who eat grass roots and bark. There are those who go outside to steal the meat of dead horses, and there are even those who secretly eat dead people. Anyway, people are dying of hunger, and the Donghu people who want to die will not be surprised. The captains also turned a blind eye, and no one would care if they didn't eat their own robes anyway.

What's even more hateful is that there are also Donghu people in the forest. These guys are elusive, and their arrows are terrifyingly accurate. It's not one or two, and Permanent Tooth doesn't know how many Donghu people there are in the forest. Anyway, as long as it was night, the Qin army around the bonfire was often roasted and roasted, and it was pierced through the head by arrows flying from nowhere. Every night, as many as two or three thousand people were shot.

Wang Jian sighed, and could only walk out of the woods with his arms in his arms. Personally settled him in the carriage and ordered the soldiers to light the small stove. Qi Gong's face was flushed, and his breathing was a little short. I don't know if I can pass this hurdle, but the people who went to the Spring and Autumn Period still commanded the army to fight for three days in such a harsh environment. When Wang Jian thought about it, he felt worried.

After rescuing the Duke of Qi, the soldiers under Wang Jian also began to relieve the weak Qin soldiers. They had been hungry for too long to give them bread. Wang Jian ordered the bread to be broken and thrown into the cauldron to boil. In a few moments, pot after pot of paste was boiled, although only a little salt was added. But the killers ate with relish, and everyone, including the permanent teeth, didn't care about the heat. Use your hand as a spoon and gouge the inside of the bowl. When you finish planing, go to the pot and put it in the pot. At the end of the day, pots and bowls don't need to be brushed at all. It's cleaner than a dog has ever licked!

"General Hengya, it's not that I, Wang Qian, am stingy. It's true that you've been hungry for so long, you really can't eat anymore. Looking at the permanent teeth staring at the pot like a wolf, Wang Jian mustered up the courage for a long time before saying this.

"Oh! I know, I know! Permanent Tooth said as tears fell from his eyes, and he was thinking about making a great contribution three days ago. But today, the lost soldiers don't know how they will be punished by the king after they go back. The lord of Xianyang is not a master who is easy to talk to.

"General Perpetual Tooth, let's go! Survival is more important than anything else, and it is serious to keep a useful body to serve the court. Wang Jian did not have a deep friendship with Hengya, but only symbolically persuaded him. If you fight to achieve this virtue, as long as you are a general, you will have the intention of committing suicide.

The Qin soldiers helped each other out of the forest, and Wang Jian saw the accumulated corpses. Reluctantly, he asked his subordinates to gather all the corpses, and the dead branches on the shelves were burned, and the corpses of the robes must not be allowed to be spoiled by the beasts and the Donghu people. Although there is no fire oil, the roasted human oil is the best accelerant. The flames of the sky were steaming with smoke, and the smell of burning soon filled the forest.

There was no time to count the number of people, so Wang Jian retreated to Yongdu with a large group of men. Fortunately, God took care of it, and although it was not a full moon, the moon was bright enough. After a night of difficult marching, the moment they saw the Yongdu city wall, many Qin soldiers and soldiers were crying. (To be continued.) )