Nine days have passed since the war between man and beast.
As soon as the fighting was over, Zhang He led his troops out of Jieting and set up camp sixty miles away.
In a short period of time, neither side had any intention of fighting again.
At present, the situation in Jieting is very peaceful, and both parties are exercising restraint.
When Huang attacked, Li Shengxi smiled brightly and commanded the soldiers in an orderly manner, searching for various corpses scattered around, gathering them in one place, burning them, and disposing of them.
The lively conversation between the two people spread far and wide, echoing on the river beach.
"General Ma is a true god."
"Who says otherwise? It was too easy to win this battle. We just watched the show on the mountain, and the Wei soldiers were defeated again and again, suffering heavy losses."
"Hey, you said... when it comes to fighting, who is more powerful, the Prime Minister, or General Ma?"
"This...it's not a good comparison. I think General Ma is more powerful. After all, we defeated the strong with the weak, and there were no casualties..."
"Shh... I'll tell you quietly, I think so too."
"..."
Beside the stream not far from the two of them, Zhang Xiu was holding a clean silver chainmail and placing it on his chest.
Hearing the conversation between the two, he interjected: "That's wrong! Our General Ma is very powerful and can manipulate the Wei soldiers at his fingertips, but without the Prime Minister's wise leadership, General Ma would have no place to display his talents, right?"
Therefore, the Prime Minister is more capable of discerning people with his keen eye."
As soon as this statement came out, the three people immediately started arguing over "Who is more powerful, the Prime Minister or General Ma?"
The soldiers were interesting to watch and listen to, and they laughed heartily while working.
Farther away, Ma Su dug a large pool in the middle of the river beach and jumped in to take a spring bath in front of all the soldiers.
Then, he tidied up his scattered hair, tied a bone on his head with a scarf, took a dagger, and carefully trimmed the short beard under his chin.
Following his meticulous movements, two white chicken-like arms were half exposed from the sleeves of the Shu brocade robe.
A dazzling whiteness swayed.
After tidying up his appearance, Ma Su looked energetic, fair-skinned and handsome, and the image of a young Confucian general stood out on the river beach.
This made the soldiers on guard widen their eyes and glance back from time to time.
It was this ordinary Confucian general in front of him who was leading an army for the first time. He led them to win two battles in a row and crippled the Wei army's vanguard.
How could this not make them proud?
Seeing that the soldiers were looking at him with awe in their eyes, Ma Su said in a carefree manner: "If you want to see me, just be bold. I, like you, are ordinary people, and only
One head, one mouth, two arms and two legs, nothing more than you!"
Hearing this, all the soldiers burst into laughter.
Xu Shen, the captain of the personal guard, took courage and said with a smile: "I saw it just now, the general. The general doesn't have anything more than us, but the general seems to be longer and bigger than us..."
"But I don't know why the general is so talented?"
After Xu Shen finished speaking, he looked around. The soldiers understood and laughed loudly again.
The atmosphere on the river beach suddenly became cheerful.
Ma Su waved his hand and said with a smile: "So, do you want to be as good as this general?"
Xu Shen quickly came closer, rubbed his hands, and frowned: "I think about it, I've always thought about it!"
All the soldiers pricked up their ears.
Ma Su smiled slightly: "When the Wei soldiers are defeated, I, the general, will tell you the secret!"
"That's a secret that my Ma family doesn't tell..."
Seeing that what Ma Su said seemed to be true, Xu Shen remained silent and secretly made up his mind to fight first whenever he saw an enemy.
He works so hard for no other reason than to be as good as General Ma.
Ma Su looked at Xu Shen, who was strong and strong, and asked curiously: "Xu Shen, I don't think your accent sounds like someone from Shu?"
"Yes, general, I am from Guanzhong." Xu Shen cupped his hand and replied: "When I was five or six years old, Cao Cao and Ma Chao fought fiercely in Guanzhong. The war was in chaos and the people were displaced. I fled to Hanzhong with my mother for refuge. A few years ago, General Wei Yan was in Hanzhong.
After recruiting soldiers, I joined the army. This battle at Jieting was my first time on the battlefield."
The first time on the battlefield... Ma Su's heart moved. He looked around at everyone and asked, "Is this your first time on the battlefield too?"
"yes!"
"yes…"
"It's not the first time, this is the second time."
There was a chaotic noise, and the sound waves instantly exploded on the river beach.
Guaguaguaguaguaguaguagua——
Ma Di quickly waved his hand to stop the noise, and said in a deep voice: "All soldiers, listen to the order, raise your hands for the first time on the battlefield!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "swish" sound, and almost all the thousands of soldiers nearby raised their hands.
As this order spread, soldiers on the river beach further away raised their hands one after another.
Ma Su quickly climbed to the top of Nanshan Mountain and looked around, only to see densely packed arms at the bottom of the mountain.
There were very few soldiers who did not raise their hands, estimated at less than 10%.
Ma Su waved his hand and told the soldiers to continue their work, and suddenly he felt enlightened.
At the same time, I am extremely grateful for my decision to go up the mountain in the first place.
These are actually a group of new recruits who have never been on the battlefield!
A group of new soldiers was assigned to such an important task as guarding the street pavilion?
Is this the annihilation of humanity or the struggle for power?
Or maybe someone wants me to die?
Ma Su thought seriously, slowly walked down the hillside, and waved to Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu quickly rolled up his chain mail, tucked it into his armpit, trotted over, and saluted Ma Su: "General, the last general is here."
Ma Di stared at Zhang Xiu and asked seriously: "Let me ask you, who is responsible for the deployment of troops and horses in the army?"
"It's the Prime Minister." Zhang Xiu was confused when he was asked. He was stunned for a moment, but he still told the truth.
No, it can't be the Prime Minister... Ma Su shook his head and asked in a different way: "Then if the Prime Minister is not available, who will allocate troops and horses in the army?"
"This..." Zhang Xiu frowned and thought for a while, then said uncertainly: "I don't know, general. You have to ask Yang Canjun about this. Yang Canjun assists the prime minister in handling all matters in the army."
Yang Canjun...Ma Su suddenly understood something.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, a cool breeze suddenly rose, and the river wind whistled like a ghost in the bare mountains and fields.
The spring breeze is blowing everywhere, and there are many wounds.
Soldiers from all over the place turned around one after another, threw all the collected bones into the pit, and lit a fire.
Thick smoke and the pungent smell of burnt meat filled the air instantly, rising into the sky and spreading everywhere.
At this point, the Wei army's battle losses have been accurate to single digits. In the two battles, a total of 21,897 people were killed.
These people are all elites in all battles.
The battle damage was tragic.
It took the Shu soldiers nine days to clean up the corpses of humans and beasts scattered in the mountains and fields.
During this period, Zhang He also followed military practice and did not send troops to cause trouble. Instead, while integrating the follow-up troops, he sent dozens of soldiers to clean up the remaining wild beasts in the mountains and fields with extremely bloody and violent methods.
As a veteran of many battles, Zhang He knew that violent methods could not eliminate the beast exorcists in the Shu army, but violent methods could eliminate wild beasts and eliminate hidden dangers.
So he did it.
When a fire broke out again in the Jieting Valley, with thick smoke billowing out, on a mountain beam ten miles away, Zhang He and the soldiers he led silently stopped slaughtering the beasts in their hands and looked in the direction of Jieting.
"Sirs, it was me who harmed you!" Zhang He murmured in a low voice: "It was me who looked down on Ma Su, and I regret it."
As he spoke, his eyes became moist.
The surrounding soldiers looked at each other in confusion, looking at the lonely figure on the independent heights. For a moment, they didn't know what to say to comfort the general who was like the God of War in their hearts.
