Chapter 038: So History
According to Hu Wei's request, it didn't take long to dig up, and Zhu Daneng shouted:
"Captain, come and see, there is really a horse, and it is not a ......"
Hu Wei said in a deep voice: "It seems that it is the same as the one I have, so I will dig it from here, and if my expectations are good, it should be Keku and them inside." ā
"Yes. ā
Everyone responded in unison.
"You have to be careful, and you'd rather slow than rush. Otherwise, they will be saved by causing a second collapse. ā
Zhu Daneng and his group, some with their hands, some with knives and guns, while carefully digging the soil, while reinforcing the surroundings. As the first horse was dug up, several more horses were dug out one after the other.
"Captain, there's a hole here, and there's someone in it. Ah, it's Captain Koku. ā
"Don't scream, get them out one by one, quick. ā
"Lildo, you go and clear a clearing, and after the people are rescued, line them up. ā
"It's the captain. ā
With the efforts of everyone, the first person to be buried was finally sent out.
"Captain, it's Captain Koku. ā
"It doesn't matter who he is, just put it there and lie down, with your heart up, and the people inside will speed up. Laray, you have to find a way to fan the hole and increase the air inside. ā
After Hu Wei explained this, he immediately ran to Koku's side. Koku's entire face was purple, and the corners of his eyes were swollen and blood dripping from time to time. Just looking at these, Hu Wei knew that this guy was still alive, but he was suffocating very strictly.
The best way to suffocate is to use artificial respiration with heart compressions, but Hu Wei doesn't plan to give artificial respiration to a man, and besides, Keku's respiratory tract is full of mud, and he can't perform artificial respiration with Ben, and when he finishes cleaning up the mud in his respiratory tract, he is basically dead.
So Huh, without the slightest hesitation, Hu Wei pulled out the dagger he carried with him, and cut Koku's trachea with a single knife.
"Whew. Like a leaking ball, Koku let out a lot of exhaust gas from the incision, and Hu Wei moved again and again, and finally helped Koku recover his breath temporarily.
Hu Wei looked back and saw Zhu Daneng staring at himself with two bull's eyes, and couldn't help but shout:
"Zhu Daneng, you are stupid. Don't put people down yet. "Ah, yes, yes. Zhu Daneng reacted at this time, and put the person who had been holding him in his arms next to Keku. When he was done, he couldn't help but glance at Koku, and saw that Koku's chest was constantly rising and falling, and then he was relieved.
"You think I'm going to kill him?"
Hu Wei knew what Zhu Daneng was thinking when he looked at Zhu Daneng's expression?
Zhu Daneng wiped the sweat on his head, shook his hand again and again, and said, "No, no, I know that the captain is saving people, but this method is too scary." ā
When Hu Wei pulled out the dagger, he happened to be behind Hu You, and he saw all Hu You's movements.
"I've got something even more terrifying, do you want to try it?"
"Don't, captain, don't scare me, I'm a coward. ā
"Then don't go and save people. ā
"Yes, yes. Zhu Daneng turned around and ran away, as if there were wild dogs chasing him behind him.
"I can't scare you. Come, let me see who's next. ā
"Qin Ming!" The dagger in Hu Wei's hand trembled, and the look in his eyes was erratic. Hu Wei has always regarded Qin Ming as his opponent. Qin Ming is first-class in terms of kung fu, appearance and ability to grasp opportunities. This man has the means, and he is ruthless enough, and his future is limitless. In the same army, there is such an opponent, and it is not a good thing to be decided. The story of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang is enough to arouse Hu Wei's vigilance. At this time, if you take the opportunity to solve Qin Ming, it will definitely be a good opportunity once and for all.
To kill, or not to kill. Hu Wei's heart was struggling fiercely, and the sentence came to his mind again - you are really useless, you are really useless
"Malagobi's, small amount, non-gentleman, non-toxic and not husband. ā
Suddenly, there was a murderous flash in Hu You's eyes, and the dagger in his hand flashed out, and at this time, Keku, who was lying beside Qin Ming, suddenly roared and sat up from the ground. Hu was shocked, his hand jumped, and the dagger slid through Qin Ming's trachea, leaving a deep scar.
Cutting open the trachea, the turbidity in Qin Ming's body leaked out. Hu Wei sighed in his heart, a great opportunity, just in this hesitation, missed.
A total of eighteen people were dug up in the mud, but only five were still alive. Except for Qin Ming and Keku, the other three were all cavalry under Keku.
Of the five, Kokuhui was the best, perhaps due to the fact that he was the first to be rescued. After clearing his airway and suturing his upper trachea, he was able to move his fingers.
Qin Ming's lack of oxygen is not very strict, but when his back was dodging the mudslide, he was hit by a big rock, and the injury was not light, and it was difficult to stand up immediately.
Hu Wei led his eight soldiers, and it took most of the day to get these wounded soldiers back to Dingsi. Back in Dingsi, Hu Wei learned that the fifteen of them were the only ones who survived this disaster.
The news that an army of nearly 1,000 men, all but fifteen, had died in the mudslide, spread throughout the empire within a few days, causing shocks in all directions.
Hu Wei gave early warning and wisely avoided natural disasters, so that none of the eight soldiers under his command were killed or injured, and then he cut his throat to save people, and he went up to the emperor and down to the common people, all of whom were surprised. Those who have good deeds even make up these things into stories and children's songs and sing them everywhere. The name of Hu Wei can be said to be popular all over the country overnight, and the people may not know who the emperor of the empire is, but they absolutely know that there is such a number one person as Hu Wei in the empire.
On the day that Hu Wei and his entourage returned to Dingsi, they were taken into the town guard mansion by Dingsi town guard Ovimars, and they were entertained with good food and lodging, waiting for instructions from above. Because Link has never woken up, and Koku and Qin Ming are both injured, Hu Wei is now the commander of this army, and everything is decided by him. Although there are only fifteen people, they are carrying the number of a wing. This made Hu Wei secretly refreshed.
Hu Wei still doesn't know what the outside world is singing about him, and he doesn't know that he has the nickname of an immortal bird. He borrowed 300 soldiers from Overmars and was busy cleaning up the remains of the dead every day. Three hundred people, it took seven days to basically clean up the mess. Hu Wei also sealed the ashes and relics of each victim separately, marked them with numbers and names, compiled them into a book, and sent them back to their hometown relatives after the blood payment was distributed.
On the eighth day of the incident, Hu Youzheng took Zhu Daneng to count the relics of the last batch of victims, and the soldiers of Dingsi Town came to report, and the imperial capital sent a special envoy to deal with the accident full-time.
Hu Wei always thought that this matter should be handled by the people of the Blizzard Legion, but he didn't expect that it would be someone from the imperial capital, and he was a little apprehensive for a while. Following the soldiers to the antechamber of the town hall, he saw that the town guard Ovimars was talking with a city guard, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"The captain of the 1st squad of the 2nd Division, 2nd Division, 2rd Column, 2nd Column, 1st Squad of the New 1st Regiment of the Blizzard Regiment, has seen the city guard and the town guard. ā
The person who came was a man in his forties, wearing a white gold armor, with a unique armor pattern on the platinum armor, and he knew at a glance that he was a member of the Royal Cavalry Regiment.
The city guard looked Hu Wei up and down for a while, and then said, "Are you an immortal bird Hu Wei?"
Hu Wei scolded in his heart, I don't know who gave him this damn nickname, but on the surface, he replied respectfully: "The last general is Hu Wei." ā
"Hmm. The city guard snorted lightly, and said in a rather polite tone: "I am the city guard Suke under the account of Prince Kubilas of the Royal Cavalry Regiment, and I am here to investigate this disaster under the orders of His Majesty Valencia and Prince Kubilas, and I hope you can cooperate well." ā
Hu Wei replied loudly: "Yes, Lord Su Ke, the last general will fully cooperate with the work of the adults." ā
Su Ke waved his hand, and a few soldiers came in from outside the door, seemingly preparing to take notes: "Okay." Now tell me what you know about the incident, and tell me in detail. ā
Hu Wei took out the booklet that had been sorted out from his arms, held it in both hands and said, "Report to Master Suke, this is the material that the last general has taken the time to sort out in the past few days." Including the cause of the incident and the casualty records, there are detailed explanations, please take a look. ā
"Oh!" a hint of strangeness flashed in Su Ke's eyes, he didn't expect Hu Wei to have prepared these. You must know that there are not many low-level generals in the military who will do this job. No matter how well he writes, it would be a great thing to be able to think of it as a record beforehand.
Su Ke took the materials handed over by Hu Wei and opened them casually. At first glance, he didn't care very much, he just wanted to take a casual look, but after only reading two pages, Su Ke couldn't put it down. Mandala is governed by the military, and there are not many literate people in the army, and even fewer can write records. Suker was sent this time because he had expertise in this area. But when he saw Hu Wei's records, he felt that what he had written before was simply a fart, not even a fart.
What Sook used to call a record was nothing more than a simple record of events in simple words. But Hu Wei's record is different, he not only uses words, but also draws a lot of charts. What casualties, losses are recorded very clearly and in detail. It's simple and easy to understand, so that people can understand at a glance, and I don't know how much better it is than what he wrote.
Su Ke looked at Hu Wei again and asked, "You wrote all this?"
To be honest, Su Ke really couldn't believe that the record in his hand was the hand of the young man in front of him. Although he had heard a lot about Hu Wei along the way, including that as soon as Hu Wei entered the new barracks, he was promoted to captain, and then to captain and the cousin of this disaster, he always thought that the rumors were a bit exaggerated. But now it seems that he may still underestimate this young man named Hu Wei.
Hu Wei This is the first time in his life to make this kind of record, and he has not seen how other people in the army write it before, he is completely doing what he wants, and he doesn't know how to do it.
"These are indeed written by the last general, and if there is anything inappropriate, please show me. ā
"Hmm. Suke nodded, and flipped through the record again, this time not looking, but thinking. Thinking about the possibility of digging Hu Wei into the Royal Cavalry Regiment.
In the 38 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the residual power of Emperor Taizu and the military power of the Mandala Empire, although the surrounding countries have sometimes committed offences and small frictions, no country has dared to go to war with the empire.
Whether it is a neighboring country or its own people, they all know the strength of the emperor's power, but Su Ke knows that this so-called strength is just a floating cloud.
The veterans who followed Emperor Taizu to fight the sky, the old ones, the dead ones, the spring and autumn of the thirty-eight years, have already swept away their tiger might. Back then, the group of iron-blooded soldiers who made the enemy fearful, the youngest in the year, is now almost sixty years old, raising children and grandchildren, and not slacking off, and it is impossible to go to the battlefield again.
Thirty-eight years of peaceful life have made many people forget the cruelty of war. The other legions are not mentioned for the time being, take the Royal Cavalry Regiment as an example, this legion that is known as the most powerful legion in the Tianfeng Continent is now just a place for those rich sons and families to mix up their qualifications. These people said that it sounded good, and it was considered to be after the gate, but in fact, it was just an egg that had never seen blood. Fighting fiercely on weekdays, one is more powerful than the other, it really pulls them onto the battlefield, hum, if they can stand up straight and not lie down, then it is good.
Although Su Ke, the city guard, did not personally lead troops to fight, he was born and grew up in war. He followed his father when he was a few years old, and he saw more battlefields in his eyes than young people have eaten at banquets today. Su Ke deeply knew that although his father Su Wu was only a town guard until he died, his father's ability to guard the town was not a little stronger than his current city guard.
The big ship of the empire has already appeared a hole, but everyone seems to be unable to see it. They are still intoxicated by the power of the past. Is the empire really still strong?
"Alas"
Suke let out a long sigh, worried.
"Report to your lord, the banquet has been prepared. ā
"Well, got it. Overmars got up and said to Suke, "Lord Suke has been driving all the way, I see if you have a meal first, and then slowly investigate this matter in detail?"
Su Ke pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's okay, then it's tiring." ā
"This is what a subordinate should do. Ask Lord Suke to go with him. ā
"Hmm. Hu Wei, come along, I still have something to ask you, let's talk while eating. ā
"The last will obey. ā
In addition to Su Ke, there were also two lieutenants who came with him. On Overmars's side, there are also two deputy town guards to accompany him, plus Hu Wei, there are a total of seven people.
Behind the seven, there was a maid standing on each side, plus two cloth cloth and one vegetable servant, a total of ten servants waiting on the side. The scene of seven people eating and ten people serving, Hu Wei saw it for the first time, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.
Overmars took the jug of the maid's wine, filled it with Su Ke himself, and raised his glass and said, "Lord Su Ke can come to our top Si, it is the honor of our top Si. I mention yƬ, this first cup of wine, to Lord Suke. ā
"No!" Su Ke shook his head and said, "This first glass of wine should be paid tribute to the soldiers who died in this natural disaster." ā
"Yes, yes, that's what Master Suke said. Overmars laughed dryly.
After the first glass of wine was toasted to the victims, the feast officially began. The people who are sitting in the seat, who can climb to the current position, except for Hu Wei, are basically veterans at the wine table, and after a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere begins to be warm.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Su Ke brought the words to the army.
"According to me, the army of our Mandala Empire is the most powerful in the Heavenly Wind Continent.
The Bauhinia Empire division is powerful, isn't it? That is the army that swept half of Ningnan, how about meeting the army of our Mandala Empire, it is not the same as being defeated. In the first battle of Xiaochang'an, Osmar's 50,000 elites were wiped out by our Royal Cavalry Regiment in less than two hours. Of the 50,000 people, only 27 ran out. Hey, that's called a kick. Hate me for being born 40 years late."
Hu Wei bit the chicken's feet in his mouth, and scolded in his heart: "Just like you, you are a bear, born 40 years early, and you will be cannon fodder." ā
The first battle of Xiao Chang'an, which the deputy general talked about, Hu Wei had seen it in Taishi Gong's storybook. That battle can be said to be a great battle that laid the foundation of the Mandala Empire. The Bauhinia Empire Division is one of the most elite divisions in the Bauhinia Empire, known as the victorious army. After the defeat in that battle, the momentum of the Bauhinia Empire was greatly hit. It was only then that the Bauhinia Empire finally came to an end.
However, there is a big discrepancy between the record in the Taishi Gongshu and the statement of this deputy general. The establishment of the Bauhinia Empire Division is indeed 50,000 people, but at that time, the Bauhinia Empire Division was only 30,000 in the First World War of Xiaochang'an, because 20,000 of them were secretly transferred to the capital city of Langtian at that time to quell the riots in the palace.
And this battle of the Mandala Empire was not so easy to win. At that time, Rijkaard, later Mandala I, Emperor Taizu, clearly knew the significance of defeating the Bauhinia Empire. He saw the opportunity, took the opportunity of the transfer of the most elite 20,000 horses of the Bauhinia Empire Division, first ordered people to poison Osmar, and after succeeding, he transferred 120,000 horses to besiege the Bauhinia Empire Division with four times the military strength, and finally won the victory at the cost of 80,000 lives.
And this battle was not fought for two hours, it was fought for three days and three nights, Osmar was poisoned, and Rijkaard attacked Xiaochang'an.
The statements on both sides are very different, Hu Wei does not fully believe the records in the Taishi Gongshu, but he does not believe the official statement of the mandala.
History is written by the victors, and although it can stand up to scrutiny, it is at the same time the most unbelievable thing. It is nothing more than a tool for the superior.
Hu Wei once tried to verify the numbers of the First Battle of Xiao Chang'an, but these numbers were very vague. Hu Wei couldn't even find the exact number of Rijkaard's troops against Xiao Chang'an at that time. In addition to the figures recorded by Taishi Gong, Hu Wei seemed to be more reliable, Hu Wei actually saw some official books that said that when Rijkaard besieged Xiaochang'an, there were only 10,000 troops, and more than half of them were still people.
In other words, Rijkaard used less than 5,000 regular troops to besiege Osmar 50,000 men, and only 27 men escaped.
As long as it is normal, people will not believe this statement. But no one dared to question it head-on, which couldn't help but make Hu Wei feel funny at the same time, but also for Osmar, if it weren't for the number of the Bauhinia Empire's division, which was well known to the entire Tianfeng Continent, if he didn't get it, he would probably have to bear the infamy of being defeated by 10,000 troops with 500,000 troops.