Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 787 Death in Battle

All the pirates were disarmed and imprisoned in the bilges of the warships. These pirates who had no weapons and had already broken their nerves were not dangerous.The pirate warships floating on the sea were hung up with ropes by the soldiers, intending to drag them back to the naval camp as trophies.As for the dilapidated ships, the items on board were seized and scuttled, and they were buried in the seabed.

From top to bottom, the navy soldiers are all excited, and victory in the first battle is extremely important for improving morale.

With the sound of the horn, the fleet returned to the small island where the pirates were entrenched, made some adjustments, and cleaned up the spoils.

The cleaning of the island is also nearing completion, with open bodies buried and fires extinguished.

In the largest house on the island, Fang Jun sat at the top with a big horse and a golden knife, and Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan, Xi Junmai, Pei Xingjian and other generals sat on the left and right, each smiling happily.

Su Dingfang said in admiration: "The chief executive's hot air balloon is really a weapon on the battlefield. With this thing, no matter on land or at sea, the opponent's deployment and formation can be well known, and the changes of the entire battlefield are under control. If the gap is not too large, the chances of winning the first opportunity are greatly increased, and even with outnumbered enemies, you can still find the weak points of the enemy and deliver a fatal blow.

Regarding Su Dingfang's praise, Fang Jun did his part, and said with a little complacency: "Do you still remember what Ben Hou said? I don't understand the art of war, strategic strategy, and formation of troops, but in my army, it is not allowed easily." The scene of victory in a bloody battle and the victory of the weak against the strong seems exciting, but actually puts one's subordinates in a disadvantageous situation. No! They are all raised by their fathers and mothers, and there is a whole family in the family. Without them, a family will be destroyed! We just want the best equipment, the best training, and sufficient troops. Once we get to the battlefield, no matter what we Who is the enemy we are facing? It is enough to form a crush in all aspects. We don’t need any formations or preparations. We will crush them vigorously and aboveboard. Crush the past and be invincible!"

"The chief executive is mighty!"

The generals stood up together, knelt on one knee with their right hands across their chests, and saluted Fang Jun excitedly.

As Fang Jun said, which soldier was not raised by his father and mother, and which soldier was not a family behind him?The death of a soldier on the battlefield is an inconspicuous matter, even just a number on the battle report, but this small number represents a devastating blow to a family.

But who cares about those unknown soldiers?

And who cares about those poor people who have lost their children, husbands, and fathers?

One will succeed, ten thousand bones will die...

Since ancient times, those magnificent and famous generals have used the blood and bones of countless soldiers to pave their unparalleled reputation that will shine through the ages!

Now that Fang Jun is so sympathetic to those low-level soldiers, he will definitely not push these generals out for the sake of victory and merit in the future to achieve himself!

What's more, everyone knows that Fang Jun is rich and able to make money, and he is very proficient in some strange and ingenious techniques. He can often tinker with things that seem to be nonsense, but can absolutely dominate the victory of the war, such as gunpowder, such as hot air balloons ...

With a coach like this, he can easily fight battles, claim meritorious service, cross the ocean and wreak havoc on the seven seas with ease. Is there anything more beautiful than this?
Fang Jun asked Pei Xingjian: "How about the statistics after the war? How many casualties did our army have?"

It's his biggest concern.

Although he has become more and more integrated into this era of gold and iron horses since time travel, and has gradually become more and more contemptuous of human life, but after all, he is a modern person who grew up in a sound legal society, and he is extremely sensitive to life.

Maybe he can now treat the life and death of the enemy with a contemptuous attitude, but he still cherishes the life of every soldier under him...

Su Dingfang and the others would go to their seats to prepare. Pei Xingjian still stood, picked up a thick account book from the table next to him and handed it to Fang Jun, saying: "Three out of fifty were killed in battle, and six out of forty were seriously injured. Minor injuries were not counted. A total of 260 and [-] people were wiped out, [-] were captured, and the rest either took advantage of the chaos and fled to nearby islands by diving or sank to the bottom of the sea, which cannot be counted.”

This person's memory is amazing, he handed the account book to Fang Jun to check, but he opened his mouth to come to each number, obviously he had already remembered it in his mind.

Fang Jun flipped through the account books, his face gradually gloomy.

Pei Xingjian felt a little uneasy, did he remember the wrong number?Impossible... In the past, when I read a book by myself, I would be able to remember seven or eight eight times after reading it aloud ten times or eight times. Although it is not the supernatural power of "photographic memory", I will definitely not remember a few numbers. Worse.

Just when he was surprised, Fang Jun asked in a cold voice: "Is there a separate count of the names of the dead soldiers? Is there a special collection and inspection of the corpses of the dead soldiers? Is there anyone who missed it?"

Pei Xingjian opened his mouth with a dazed expression...

Marquis, Chief Manager, you are not going to find fault with me, are you?
If you want to get rid of me, you can just say it, count the names of the soldiers who died in battle, and you have to check the remains of the nobles one by one?What are you kidding!The whole Tang Dynasty didn't say that!It is already conscientious for us to be able to accurately calculate the number of casualties to single digits. It is normal for other troops to write "more than [-] dead and more than [-] wounded" on the battle report!
But how about restraining the remains?
On the battlefield, there are countless people who have been killed and killed, and people who have been trampled on horses and horses have changed their faces beyond recognition. How much work will it be if they collect the corpses and verify their bodies one by one?Not to mention that we are in a sea battle now, if we die and fall into the sea, where can we go to fish?

If they really fished them out one by one, and then collected them to verify their integrity, I'm afraid that after one day's battle, it would take three to five days to collect the corpses of the soldiers...

Pei Xingjian felt that Fang Jun was being critical, so he said, "General Manager, the last general has never heard that the Tang army has a rule of confiscating the remains of soldiers killed in battle. It is not because of the late general's sophistry, and there is no need for it. Every state, county, and Zhechong prefecture has its own rules A roster of soldiers, every year these states, counties, and Zhechong prefectures will send people to the troops recruited from their places to verify one by one, and the dead will be ticked off from the roster, and then given pensions or honors according to their merits, That's enough. As for the corpses of those who died in battle...the family members don't care much, so what's the use in the army?"

After experiencing the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, those who survived have become accustomed to life and death, and have a bewildered and contemptuous attitude towards their own fate, the fate of their family members, and the fate of others.When a person dies, it is inevitable to be sad, but they don't pay much attention to the remains of their relatives.

"There is no need to bury the bones in the hometown" is a kind of boldness and freedom, but in the eyes of these soldiers and their families, it is a kind of helplessness.After going through turmoil, how many people left their hometowns to survive in order to survive. The ancestral halls of their ancestors may have been overgrown with thatch and collapsed. Who can remember the appearance of their hometown...

Where is buried is not buried, why is it hometown?
Su Dingfang and Liu Renyuan also felt that Fang Jun was making a big fuss and asking for trouble.A real man is shrouded in horse leather, and he dies when he dies, so why bother so much?
Only Liu Rengui has followed Fang Jun the longest, and he knows Fang Jun's character well, he is silent, but he comforts him in his heart.Even though Fang Jun now occupies a high position and is in charge of the road manager, he still hasn't lost any of his former innocence.

Do not abandon, do not give up!
Fang Jun was expressionless, but he was obviously displeased. He stared at Pei Xingjian and said, "If you didn't do it, I won't punish you. After all, as you said, the Tang army has never had such rules. But you Say you have never heard of it, but this Marquis does not believe it. When Ben Marquis was in charge of the Shenji Camp, he was attacked by Turkic wolf cavalry twice on the way to the west to Gaochang. All the soldiers who died in the battle brought their ashes back to the Tang Dynasty and handed them over to the Tang Dynasty. In the hands of his family members, have you never heard of this matter?"

Pei Xingjian slapped his forehead, secretly exclaiming that something is wrong!
How could he not have heard of this matter?It's just that I forgot it carelessly for a while, but I still question Fang Jun's words, and even make sophistry. This is a violation of military law...

This chief executive won't use me as a prestige, right?

(End of this chapter)