Chapter 624: Burial Ground

Chapter 624: Burial Ground

  Chapter 624 Bone Burying Ground

   Those who descend will not kill.

  The subordinate beside Ma Duanlian also clearly saw these four words.

   "They... are they trying to force us to surrender?!"

  Acknowledge to drop? !

   Hearing this sentence, the quiet atmosphere all around suddenly agitated.

   "Wu Jiajun is really willing to let us go..."

   "Credible or not?"

  "Do you really want to admit that the surrender is not successful? Don’t you know the fate of the surrender since ancient times! Maybe we went out of the mountain on the front foot, and they were shot on the spot by the back foot!"

  "But...Isn't it the same to wait to die if you continue to stay here?"

   "Okay, shut up! Listen to the general!" a middle-aged man with a tall, thin face and a messy beard exclaimed.

  Ma Duanlian's gaze fell on the bottom corner of the letter paper.

  Wu Chao...

  Wu family surrender personally wrote a letter to persuade surrender.

  If you say whether it is credible or not, it is naturally relatively credible.

  But-down...

The word    was never thought of before he sent troops. He thought about winning or losing or dying in battle, but he never thought about admitting to surrender.

   "I believe the Wu family...they will not turn back!"

   Suddenly a young soldier knelt down towards Ma Duanlian in the quiet crowd who had been scolded, tears flashed in the eyes on his sallow face, and he choked: "General Ma, I don't want to die!"

  Ma Duanlian heard that he was in a nearby accent.

  He led more than 50,000 troops this time, almost all of them were defenders transferred from nearby cities.

  Some of them were temporarily conscripted by a conscription order.

  Many of them are people in the vicinity of Ningyang. They have parents, wives, and children at home, and some even have relatives in Ningyang City...

   Following his attack on Ningyang, he acted on military orders and had to do it.

Thinking of this, looking at the faces of survival in front of him, Ma Duanlian seemed to have a thick layer of cotton in his throat, and for a while he could no longer say "Death to death" and "Death in battle is also the supreme glory." "And so on.

  Three of his confidants have been killed in battle, and one is seriously wounded, but who will remember them? Will the current court be grateful for their contributions? Those who have defeated the war have only past but no merit.

  Those words of nothingness used by the army to inspire soldiers to move forward, at the moment of life and death, seem to be full of deceit.

  The person who knelt out ignited the atmosphere that was finally suppressed.

   "I also believe in the Wu family, and the Wu family has always kept their promises... Since they promised not to kill, then we must still have a way to survive!"

   "As long as there is still a chance of winning, I am willing to fight with General Ma after the last drop of blood, but now..."

   "I don't want to wait for death anymore..."

   "General--" The middle-aged man frowned tightly: "The subordinates will deal with all those who disturb the morale of the military!"

   "No need..." Ma Duanlian's voice was dumb, and finally he glanced at the soldiers who had knelt down one after another. He turned around slowly, returned to the cave and sat down slowly against the wall.

  He held the persuasion letter in his hand and sighed lowly.

  As soon as this letter of persuasion from the Wu family is given, it is really impossible to kill it...

  There is still a chance to retreat in front of him, and people's hearts are chaotic. There is no longer a desperate and indignant determination to fight for their lives.

Outside the cave, more and more soldiers were kneeling.

  Sorrowful or faint pleading voices drilled into his mind.

  Can you say that they are greedy for life and fear of death, and are not worthy of being the soldiers of Daqing?

   Throughout the ages, these low-level soldiers didn’t even know what the emperor looked like, and even fought for some reason. How long will they fight?

  They are just knives in the hands of those in power.

  But they are also human.

  People have fear.

  No one is born to be loyal to the death, especially their monarch and court at this time can not give them any courage and strength to go forward desperately.

  Ma Duanlian sat leaning in the cave until the sky darkened.

  The soldiers who requested have not left, but more and more.

"General, if things go on like this, there is bound to be trouble. Only when the subordinates saw that a few people had begun to dispatch secretly, they seemed to be taking the opportunity to gather people to discuss the matter of surrender..." The middle-aged man entered the cave and whispered: " Can the general come forward to calm the people? If you continue to indulge, the subordinates are afraid that they will be disadvantageous to the general."

  In the dimness, while the man was talking, his right hand slowly pressed the scabbard on the waist.

  Ma Duanlian put his hands on his side and stood up with some effort.

  The man stretched out to help.

"This defeat is trapped here, and so many people have died. As a leader, I can't escape the blame." Ma Duanlian's voice was dumb: "They are willing to believe in the Wu family, they think this is a way to survive... "

  After a slight pause, it seemed as if he had made up his mind, and then he sighed slightly: "Or let them choose by themselves..."

  "General, are you thinking about it?" The man's hand holding his arm tightened tightly.

  Ma Duanlian nodded.

   "The subordinates will be able to complete the general Gao Yi with peace of mind, and the general will also be able to complete the subordinates..."

  Before the man's voice fell, a cold knife flashed before Ma Duanlian's eyes.

  Ma Duanlian's face changed, and he subconsciously touched his waist saber——

  But it was too late.

  The long knife was in his heart, piercing his chest.

  Under the light of the fire outside the cave, the black shadow of the long knife being pulled out was cast on the rock wall in the cave.

  When the knife fell again, it was a head that was cut off.

  Blood spurted on the black shadow on the stone wall, the true and false overlapped for a moment.

"At the moment of desperate situation, Lieutenant General Ma insists on not realizing it, and regards me as an ant, ignoring my life and death-now I have killed him!" The man carried Ma Duanlian's head from the hole and said loudly to everyone: " Are there anyone who is willing to go out with me and surrender?!"

  The flame jumped, and everyone saw what he was holding, and they were shocked.

  General Ma is dead!

  This incident was too sudden, and when everyone was still unable to react, someone in the crowd stood up suddenly: "Good killing! It was his idea that caused us to die so many brothers!"

   "I am willing to admit to surrender!"

   "I do too!"

"And I!"

  Anxious voice sounded one after another, urging people in desperate situations to think too much, and there were countless harmonies at one time.

  The man carried Ma Duanlian's head and stepped on the horse's back first.

  Some soldiers didn’t even know what happened, so they chased them out blindly in the crowd-no one wanted to be left alone.

  Listening to the movement in the mountain, the Xiying soldiers guarding the entrance were on guard early, and under the torch, all bows and crossbows were ready to go.

  "We are here to admit the surrender!"

  The man dismounted and dropped the knife first.

  The soldiers behind him followed suit.

  For a time, the clinking sound of the knife and arrow dropped under his feet echoed around.

  The news soon reached the camp.

  Wu Chao rushed over immediately.

  He thought that the lieutenant Ma would have to think about it for a few more days--

  At this juncture, willingness to fight is a personal thing.

  Willing to drop is even more personal.

  He wants to meet this person in person.

  Shou General Xiao accompanied him, and a group of people left the camp, walked through the night, and galloped all the way to the foot of the mountain.

   "Shi Sun, General Xiao."

  All the soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain saluted together.

  Wearing soft armor and wearing an ink cloak behind him, the young man got off his horse.

  In the army, the middle-aged man looked over and saw that the young man described Junyi as handsome and noble. He really confirmed the identity of the other party in his heart. He hurriedly came up to his knees and saluted: "The villain has seen Wu Shisun!"

  Wu Zhao heard the sound and looked at him.

The man held the head high and said: "This is the head of Ma Duanlian's Xiangshang! Shi Sun didn't know, this raid was this man's trick! And after Shi Sun ordered someone to send the persuasion letter, this man Still stubborn, insisting on being an enemy of the grandson! The villain has already beheaded him and dedicated his head to the grandson, as a sign of our sincerity in obedience!"

"...You, the villain, killed the general!" In the crowd, a badly injured man pushed away from the crowd and squeezed forward with a wounded leg: "You killed the general to make contributions to the Wu family...I I'm going to chop you out!"

  He struggled to jump forward, but fell heavily on the ground due to a leg injury.

  The man turned his head slightly and chuckled silently.

Kill him?

  He killed Ma Duanlian this time, and he was credited in front of the Wu family. If he can show his face and win the Wu family’s appreciation, he still has a future in the future. How can these idiots be comparable?

   "I can't help but wait until I was ordered to act and attack Ningyang City with the army! From now on, I would like to sincerely return to the Wu family and make up for the mistakes of the present time!" The man put the head in front of him and said with a bow.

  Wu Chao looked at the scattered gray head in front of him, and asked: "You killed General Ma?"

The voice was calm and cold, but the man's heart was shaken, and he immediately replied, "Yes! It was the villain who killed him with his own hands! The villain's surname was Gao. He was originally a lieutenant in Fengqi County. He was transferred by decree... "

  As the head suddenly flew out of the neck, the sound stopped abruptly.

  The head rolled to the ground, his eyes widened, as if he didn’t know what happened until he died, and he didn’t know why he killed it.

   "噌——" With a soft sound, the long sword in Wu Zhao's hand returned to its sheath.

   Xiao Shoujiang took a bite to the headless corpse who was still kneeling: "I think I am so shrewd!"

  Even the coach can kill and contribute. Such a person is not worried about leaving the dung bucket!

   Seeing the leader's head fall to the ground, the soldiers who are like frightened birds are all panicked.

  Wu Chao looked at Ma Duanlian’s head, and said, "Go to the mountain to find the body of General Ma and buried it with the head."

  Shou General Xiao should come down.

   Hearing this sentence, the man who rushed out to avenge Ma Duanlian fell to the ground with red eyes.

  How about your own people, in the end, they are more merciful than the enemy who does not respect their opponents!

  Wu Chao then confessed: “Count the number of people and bring them back, and let General Wen and Lieutenant General Gao take the lead, and they will be successively divided into various battalions for service.”

   "Yes!" Xiao Shoujiang responded again, and immediately ordered someone to count the arrangements.

  Those soldiers heard this sentence, and an uneasy heart finally settled down, and there was only one thought in their tense mind for a while—don’t die!

  You really don’t have to die!

   Throughout the ages, after the war between the two armies, precedents for killing all prisoners of war abound.

  At the moment, the Wu family is willing to keep their promises, even if they surrender to service, all they have is just a feeling of aftermath.

  This night, soldiers in Xishan went to and fro to clean up the corpses until it was light.

  Wu Chao dealt with the matter after the war, and returned to the city in the early morning of the next day.

  While dismounting in front of the palace, Wu Ran and more than a dozen clansmen and Guan Yin were waiting outside the door.

  Seeing him dismount, everyone gathered around.

   "Second brother, are you not injured?" Wu Ran asked nervously.

   "What kind of injury I suffered? I didn't say it in the letter, and I never went to the battlefield." Wu Chao threw the rein to Suijiang.

  Wu Ran whispered: "What if they sneak attack."

  Isn't he worried that the second brother will report the good news and not report the worries.

  "The grandson is back..."

  "This time, thanks to Shisun's timely detection, he took the lead and deployed properly..."

   "If they are accidentally hit by their tactics, and the situation becomes chaotic and chaotic, the consequences will be unimaginable."

The    people said while walking with Wu Chao into the mansion.

  The expressions on everyone's faces are relaxed and calm.

  After this battle, the imperial soldiers and horses stationed outside the city like thorns were resolved, and other forces were also deterred. Ningyang City will not undergo major changes in a short time.

  Next, just reinforce the defense and pay attention to the movements of King Yan's army.

And what they are very clear in their hearts is that even though Ningyang City can be guaranteed for a while, but outside of Ningyang, it is destined to become increasingly turbulent... How much turbulence will be, and how long it will be, no one can predict. Conclusive.

  Thinking that Shi Sunchu returned to the mansion, seeing a lot less clear, it was necessary to go back to take a bath and rest first, and the group of people went to the side hall to discuss matters by themselves.

  Only one Wu Ran followed.

   "Where are grandfather and father now?" Wu Zhao asked.

   "In the foreign study, the eldest brother is also..." Mentioning this, Wu Ran lowered his voice: "Still discussing the funeral of the second uncle."

  The eldest brother must be a guardian for his father, and he has already returned home earlier.

  As early as five days ago, the second uncle had stopped working for seven days.

  But there are some disputes among the clan about where the burial is located...

  The second uncle's killing of his father and his brother was really a big mistake. Some people said that he could no longer be allowed to enter the Wu family's ancestral grave.

  Father’s meaning is that a person has committed suicide. It can be seen that the heart of confession, the lamp of death is extinguished, and everything is returned to the dust, no matter how it has been, he is still a child of the Wu family.

  Grandfather has not yet let go of his position.

  Wu Chao took Wu Ran to the outer study room.

  Some servants have reported the news of his return home earlier.

   As soon as he saw Wu Chao, Wu Jingming said: "...Why did you come here like this? The left and right things have been arranged, why not go back to change clothes and rest first?"

   "The son is not tired." Wu Chao gave a ritual, and said: "I heard that my grandfather and father are discussing the matter behind my second uncle. I wonder if I can leave this to my eldest brother to negotiate?"

  Wu Jingming was slightly startled when he heard the words.

  Wu An looked at Wu Chao.

King Dingnan was also looking at the young man who felt a little bit like a servant, and seemed to be calm and restrained after this battle. After a while, he nodded slightly.

  ……

  Outside the city of Ningyang, under the Qingting Mountain, a bamboo forest grows near the water, and half of the mountain has been dyed red by the maple trees that have been beaten by the frost.

  This is the place where Wu Chao and Wu An chose for Wu Jingling to bury their bones.

On the tombstone set up, there is no identity or surname, only the six characters written by Wu An-the tomb of the layman of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

  Ming and Qing layman, Wu Jingling claimed to be Wu Jingling during his lifetime.

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