Chapter 173
Moreover, Wang Bei is older than those children, so he can take care of them. Of course, Gao Shun entrusted Zhang Liao to take care of them.

As for Xu Du, he didn't keep anyone around, because there were really no idle people around him, and all the soldiers trapped in the camp had to go into battle to kill the enemy to improve their abilities.

Of course, they didn't know, but they knew that they were soldiers under Gao Shun, and they should do whatever Gao Shun asked them to do without any complaints.

Gao Shun thought about it, and his thoughts gradually drifted into the distance, even ignoring Jin Yu on the side.

Jin Yu just wanted to say something, but Zhang Cai gave him a hard look, and he could only return to the queue resentfully.

At noon, Gao Shun also gave the troops some time to rest, find a spacious place, eat some dry food, and rest for a while before setting off.

It was another afternoon of marching, but there was no fatigue on the faces of the soldiers, and some were just excited.

They may have been tired before, but after going back and forth to Xudu, they have already exercised, not to mention that everyone wants to go home, and they are full of motivation, and even the speed of the entire army has increased a bit.

Finally, after a day of marching, Gao Shun finally saw the town in the distance when the sun was about to set.

Because it is summer, the sun goes down late, so based on 24 hours, it is already six or seven o'clock at this time. Most people have finished their meals and are ready to rest, but there are exceptions. There are still smoke in twos and threes above the town.

"Zhang Cai, Zhang Cai?!" Gao Shun shouted when he saw Wuming Town in the distance.

When Zhang Cai came to his side, he ordered: "Save a few horses and go back with a few people to inform. I'm afraid the troops will panic."

"Okay." Zhang Cai also had such a plan, but Gao Shun raised it first, and without saying anything, he neatly freed up a few fast horses, ordered a few people, and passed.

A few people and a few rides, with everyone's hope, rushed to the distance.

Zhang Cai didn't come back after he left, this was also Gao Shun's order, instead of spending too much time turning back, it's better to make arrangements in the town, the troops have to eat some hot food when they arrive, that's why Gao Shun let Zhang Cai go.

Gao Shun was really worried about other people passing by, maybe he couldn't arrange it well.

The troops continued to move forward, and the soldiers were talking and hurrying along, all with smiles on their faces.

The town looked close, but it was actually far away. After another hour of walking, the sun was about to set, and it was almost time to march with torches before arriving at the town.

Outside the town, densely packed torches had already been lit, it was the relatives of the soldiers waiting for them.

They held their torches high and rested their toes, looking anxiously at the troops coming out of the darkness.

The army disbanded naturally, and Gao Shun didn't give any instructions, so they left the army, carrying the things they brought back from Xuzhou City, to show their prestige to their families, or to show off the novelties they brought back.

Or tell their own experiences to their parents, or hug their children and rub their beards on their faces, or hug their mother-in-law and tell them stories about the military camp.

It's fun.

But this is only one aspect. On the other side, there are dozens of hundreds of people who have not waited for their loved ones, and their eyes are red from crying.

Looking at them, Gao Shun felt familiar. The last time he went to wipe out the two bandits on Yuyang Mountain and came back, it was the same night, with those heartbroken people, but it was a little colder.

Gao Shun saw Zhang Cai and nodded towards Zhang Cai. Zhang Cai understood and walked up to the crying people and took them to another place.

As before, Gao Shun had to personally inform them of the death of their relatives and describe their bravery.

It's just that, unlike last time, he brought back their corpses last time. In this era of burial, these are extremely important.

But this time, because it was on the battlefield where tens of thousands of people fought, Gao Shun didn't have the time to protect the bodies of those fallen soldiers. At most, he could only send someone to search for them after the war was over.

How many people were killed on both sides, and are the dozens of corpses so easy to find?Even if they were found, they would rot within a few days due to the hot weather. In desperation, Gao Shun had no choice but to bury the found ones in Xuzhou City and mark them well.

This time it was not in a room, but in a spacious place, because too many soldiers had died, and there was not much room in the town to accommodate their relatives.

Gao Shun took a deep breath and walked into their line of sight.

As far as the eye can see, everyone's big eyes are red, from five-year-old children to eighty-year-olds, everyone's face is full of sadness.

"I'm sorry." Gao Shun bowed deeply.

………………

Zhang Cai had persuaded them to disperse, but Gao Shun was still standing where he was.

Even though he had already finished the draft, even though he had already experienced that feeling, Gao Shun still felt uncomfortable, painful, and had an indescribable sense of frustration.

Even if one of his soldiers counts as ten, even if the enemies they kill on the battlefield are retreating steadily, death is death after all. No matter what you say or do, you can't bring the dead back to life.

The people are all scattered, they know that when the troops came back, they were worried, or every villager had such worries, for them, it was a gamble of luck, whoever was lucky, their relatives would not leave, whose If you are unlucky, you will have to bear the pain of bereavement.

There is no way around this, people will always die in wars, and sometimes Gao Shun even thinks what if his system is not so rubbish and can provide him with a series of high-tech weapons.

But he can only think about it. The facts are in front of him. Instead of being extravagant, it is better to think about the next plan.

Gao Shun sighed and was about to leave when he suddenly heard an old voice: "General..."

Gao Shun paused, then turned around slowly.

Under the adjustment of Zhang Cai, the relatives of the soldiers who died in battle had gradually left, and only a small number remained, which seemed unwilling.

That sentence just now was said by an old woman.

She was already very old, so old that her head of hair was pale and her waist was bent, her face was full of ditches and wrinkles, which were the marks of the times.

She is not alone, there is a man and a woman beside her, both about 50 to [-] years old, and a child, who is not very old, and looks like a teenager.

"General, I have nothing to say, and I won't blame the general for the death of my grandson. I just want to ask, my grandson...was he brave when he fought?"

"Courage, bravely crown the three armies!"

(End of this chapter)

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