I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 46 Burial

The next day.

The snow is about to melt, but frost is coming again.

The soldiers used the power of Qi and blood to break up the stiff bodies in front of them, trying to restore some of their dignity to their former lives.

Then, while silently reciting their names, they were placed in the graves that had been dug.

In order to avoid accidents, the location of the burial pit was chosen very secretly and dug very deep.

Then seal the soil and level it.

No one spoke during the entire process, and everything was completed in silence.

The frozen soil in winter is very hard.

Even their blood-coagulation realm cultivations were a bit tired.

Looking at the flat ground with no grave mounds or tombstones at his feet, a soldier took off his coat covered with a layer of white frost and said dryly.

"Sorry, I have wronged you."

It was not easy for him to gain fame and status during his lifetime.

After death, there was not even a decent burial place.

How does this make him not feel guilty?

While he was silently lost in thought, Pao Ze's comforting voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Don't worry, this is just a temporary expedient."

"Didn't Sima promise? When the army sweeps across the grassland in the future, they will be able to retrieve their bones and return them to their hometown for burial!"

"Don't you still believe Sima's words?"

Hearing this, the soldier sighed and shook his head.

"Sima Xinren! Of course I believe what he says."

"only……"

But when will the army sweep across the grassland?

He was a little bewildered.

This time on the grassland, the once invincible Zhenliao Army was defeated so miserably that even he, a veteran who had fought countless battles for the rest of his life, lost confidence.

Seeing that he was halfway through his words, he stopped talking.

The man beside him asked casually.

"Just what?"

When the soldier heard this, he turned to look at the robe beside him and forced out a smile.

"It's nothing."

As he spoke, he said to Pao Ze with a somewhat sincere expression.

"If there really is such a day and I am no longer here..."

"Brother, can you please do me a favor and let me be buried with her in the hometown?"

Yong people attach great importance to their hometown.

Pay attention to falling leaves and returning to the roots.

But on the battlefield, some things between life and death are uncertain.

He could see this clearly, but he couldn't see it through.

I look down on life and death, but always feel that if I can't be buried in my hometown.

In the days after death, the soul has nothing to rely on, and it is really lonely.

Hearing what he said, Pao Ze next to him gave him a heavy blow and cursed with a smile.

"Get out! What are you talking about to say something depressing!"

"I'm not your filial son! It's pretty damn beautiful of you to wish you a happy ending!"

After saying that, seeing that the other party's face still looked serious, he stopped smiling and sighed.

"Live! We all want to live!"

"Otherwise, some things are too much to carry, and you really can't bear them..."

During this Northern Expedition, too many people died in the battle.

He survived, but he couldn't carry it anymore.

After saying that, he lowered his eyes and left.

Be prepared to leave the other person alone for a while.

Unexpectedly, the other party followed him directly.

"Why don't you stay a little longer?"

Facing Pao Ze's surprised tone, the soldier shook his head.

"There's no point in staying any longer."

Sima is right.

Instead of whining like a child, it is better to raise your spear and kill more barbaric dogs in the future!

This is how to comfort the soul of your good wife in heaven. This is the only way to be honest!

As he said that, he quickly walked over to the robe beside him.

"Let's go. There are still brothers' remains that need to be buried over there. Let's go over and help."

……

The two of them walked hand in hand to another secret burial place they had chosen.

But when they got there, they were suddenly stunned.

I saw a group of soldiers standing aside with their hands tied, quietly looking at a figure below, struggling to dig a burial pit alone.

What happened?
Why are you standing there?

When he got closer, he realized that the gray-faced figure below was actually their Han Sima!
Why not help?

How could Han Sima do this kind of rough work himself?
The two looked at each other and said anxiously.

"What are you doing standing still! Why don't you go over and help!"

But after saying this, he was stopped by a group of robes around him.

One of the soldiers whispered helplessly with a bit of grievance.

"Why don't we help? But Sima won't let him!" As he said this, another soldier explained.

"Okay, Sima told me that he will bury these robes himself..."

All the soldiers were silent for a while.

Then he just watched quietly as the figure below continued to lift up puffs of icy frozen soil.

Until more and more people gathered around him, and soon the circle was full.

……

Han Shao didn't know how long it took to dig hundreds of burial pits.

The moment he stubbornly refused everyone's help, even he couldn't tell whether he was acting or out of his true heart.

But as the saying goes.

No matter the mind, no matter the heart, no one is perfect.

It's good to have a clear conscience.

They arranged the appearance of the deceased soldiers, and buried the good wives who had been betrothed to them with them.

Fortunately, BOC Gu helped identify him during this process, otherwise Han Shao really wouldn’t know how to deal with it.

After all, he was planning to get married on a whim, so how could he remember who was marrying whom?

After everything was settled, Han Shao sealed the soil for them alone.

Looking at the pile of new soil at his feet, Han Shao had a dull expression on his face, and then looked at Zhong Xing Gu, who was hunched over beside him and was carefully accompanying him.

"These warriors are dead... why don't you, old dog, die?"

Listening to Han Shao's emotionless tone, Zhong Xinggu's body trembled slightly.

He dared not say that he hid in the military formation when he broke through, but even so, he narrowly escaped death several times.

I can only bite the bullet and sneer.

"Sima is joking. These warriors are generous and heroic. How can an old dog like Nu compare with these warriors?"

"Besides, this slave's life is still of great use to Sima, so why would he want to die?"

Seeing that this guy has no shame, he thinks he is an old dog.

Han Shao sneered.

"Since you like being a dog and a slave so much, you should be a good dog next to me from now on."

After saying this, Han Shao paused for a moment, and then said quietly.

"Of course you'd better be as useful as you say..."

Dog, be loyal.

Be useful.

A useless dog has no value other than killing it for meat.

Hearing Han Shao's words, Zhong Xinggu's old face with unrecovered old wounds squeezed out an ugly smile and kept talking.

"It's useful! It's useful! I will never let Sima down!"

"I have been hanging out in the grassland these years. Although I have not participated in many major events, I know a lot about the many tribes in the grassland!"

"I will definitely not miss Sima's plan!"

To be honest, when Han Shao told Zhong Xinggu earlier that he was going north to counterattack the grassland tribes.

For a moment, Bank of China was really frightened by the madness of the young General Yong in front of him.

But thinking about it afterwards, only 300 people dared to do such a big thing, except for the crazy energy.

However, Zhong Xinggu saw in him a great spirit that ordinary people did not have!
And combined with his understanding of various grassland tribes over the years, Bank of China actually felt that doing this might actually have some possibility of success!

Thinking back to that time, I had the courage to ask him.

'What if it fails? '

The phrase he blurted out, "It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen"!
Zhongxing Gu immediately realized that this person would be either a hero or a tyrant when encountering a storm in the future!
As for the last sentence 'I am destined to return'!
BOC Gu Shiqun pretended not to have heard anything.

Because he knew that this guy was testing him.

……

After Han Shao finished everything, he turned to look at the overlapping figures of soldiers around him.

The soldiers were obviously looking at him too.

Han Shao laughed and said, "How come these bastards are walking so fast?"

"We have clearly agreed that if we die, will it be because of me, the Sima?"

"Now that's good, I didn't die on the battlefield, but now I've made these bastards half-dead from exhaustion!"

Han Shao was clearly smiling.

But when a group of men fighting like tigers and wolves saw it, their eyes suddenly turned red.

"Sorry Sima Jie!"

Han Shao shook his head and laughed.

Lu Yan took a bowl of wine from behind him.

"You bastards can't handle this Sima banquet!"

"In the future, when I take you back to your hometown, I will burn some more paper money for you and go buy it yourself!"

"As for now... let's drink this bowl of thin wine first!"

As he spoke, Han Shao raised the bowl in his hand and poured the wine in the bowl.

The crystal wine sprinkled a line of wine in the void.

"It was a good journey. If there is any inconvenience today, Mr. Han will send you off at a distance."

The soldiers, who were completely affected by Han Shao's move, looked up to the sky and roared.

"Good to go!"

The scream that shook the world seemed to have transcended the barrier of yin and yang at this moment.

Some soldiers were in a trance, as if they saw the phantoms in broken armor, laughing at them.

He kept saying 'go back, go back'!
While he was lost in thought, he saw their Han Sima drop the wine bowl in his hand.

"Come on, I have something to say to you."

……

(End of this chapter)