It wasn't until after dark that all the fires in Boden City were extinguished by the people who survived the disaster. At this time, the people in the whole city were full of grief, and someone from almost every family died in this sudden accident. , some families even died with only one or two people left. After finding the bodies of their loved ones, how many people cried bitterly...
All this was quite unpleasant in the eyes of Sun Tu and others. In fact, it was not only the people in the city who suffered heavy casualties, but also the elites of the Qingzhou Scout Battalion who traveled with him all night to rescue Boden. They also suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Fifteen of the more than forty people were killed in the battle, and two were injured. There were more than ten soldiers. It can be said that except for a few of their leaders, almost all the other soldiers were injured.
When he heard the results that Shi Qian sent after the war, Sun Tu's heart ached. He was the strongest member of the Qingzhou Army he established, and he actually suffered such heavy casualties in just one battle. You must know that they clearly have a considerable advantage. Their sudden attacks, weapons and armor are far better than those of the Jurchens who only use simple scimitars and bows and arrows to fight. Apart from being inferior to the enemy in numbers, everything is overwhelming. . But in the end, it still caused such huge damage. Even if more than eighty Jurchens were annihilated, it would not be worth being happy about.
From this battle, Sun Tu could see that the saying that the Jurchens were invincible was no lie. These eighty-odd people alone had already unleashed a fighting power far beyond his imagination, and they almost even got themselves involved. Moreover, you must know that these Jurchens from the Wilderness tribe are not considered strong among the Jurchen tribe at all. There are a large number of troops in the Jin Kingdom that are much more terrifying and stronger than them.
"No wonder the Kingdom of Jin was able to quickly destroy the former overlord Liao Kingdom in just a few years after its rise, and finally defeated the capital of the Song Dynasty!" Sun Tu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and at the same time warned I must never look down on any Jurchen.
However, it is difficult to express these thoughts at this time. Now is the time to inspire the morale of the military and the people. Now the people in the city still need to be comforted. So he quickly cheered up again, found a high place and stood up, loudly saying to the people who were still crying or in a daze in front of the bodies of their loved ones: "Fellows of Boden City, I, Qingzhou Governor Sun Tu . This time I came too late, which caused everyone to be invaded by foreigners. I hereby apologize to you!" As he said this, he bowed deeply and bowed.
The common people were at a loss for a while, and then some of them hurriedly bowed in return: "General, don't say that. If General, you and your soldiers had not arrived in time, I am afraid that our lives would have been in danger..."
Afterwards, the other people all came to their senses and bowed down, which was regarded as acknowledgment of Sun Tu's contribution. Sun Tu took the opportunity to say: "I know you are in grief now, but the deceased is dead. Now that the disaster has happened, what we survivors should do is to look forward and rebuild our homes.
"I also know that every household has been robbed of property by these bandits. Fortunately, these things have been intercepted by us. At that time, I will return them to you according to the amount. In addition, the losses to each of your families, The government will also pay compensation.”
The reason why he can have such confidence to speak like this is because among those Jurchens
They also took back the money and property they had robbed from the government's granary and bank. Now Sun Tu plans to use these things to subsidize the people affected by the disaster, and the rest will be distributed among his soldiers. As for the subsequent investigation by the court, he didn't take it seriously at all. Now that everyone in the county government has been wiped out, even if there are account books and so on, who can tell how much food is in it
Moreover, if he had not led his men to kill in time and annihilate this group of Jurchen bandits, Boden's money and food in the city would still have been robbed, and it would be impossible to leave anything to the Song Dynasty court. Therefore, as the spoils he took from the enemy, Sun Tu naturally had the right to make arrangements.
It wasn't until they heard what he said that everyone calmed down a little and bowed down to thank him again. This time, the voice of thanks was even stronger than before, which made the soldiers around them curl their lips.
Sun Tu didn't care about the reactions of these people. He immediately selected more than thirty famous old people from these people as leaders to comfort and settle the people who were affected by the disaster. At the same time, he also asked people to gather all the dead in one place. He had an idea. Dispose of it as soon as possible. After all, the weather is not too cold now. If a plague breaks out because of these many dead people, it will be a big trouble.
It didn't matter if they gathered together. Only when the bodies were gathered together did everyone feel truly shocked and angry. In just a few hours, more than 700 people died under the sword of the Jurchens. Most of them were old and weak women and children who had no ability to resist. There were even a few babies who were only three or two years old who were brutally killed by them. Killing, bloody...
When seeing all this, the whole city cried again, and the Qingzhou soldiers also became angry: "They are just a bunch of beasts! One day, we must return this blood debt to their clansmen!"
After Sun Tu was sullenly silent for a long time, he gave the order: "Pass on my order to remove all the heads of the Jurchens and set up a temple in Beijing to commemorate the dead villagers!" Originally, he planned to put the bodies of these Jurchens to death. He was buried with the people, but now he has changed his mind. He must give everyone an explanation!
The so-called Jingguan is to pile up all the heads of the enemy's dead after the battle to frighten the enemy. Generally speaking, actions that often occur only after tens of thousands of casualties have occurred also show a relentless attitude, because this is the greatest insult to the enemy.
Although only a mere eighty or so Jurchens were killed this time, and even if the mass in the capital was really small, their attitude had already been revealed. Sun Tu wants to make all those who are ready to move inside and outside Qingzhou, whether they are Han people or foreigners, realize his determination. As long as anyone dares to kill innocent people again, this will be the end.
As soon as the order was given, the soldiers who already hated the Jurchens immediately pounced on them, cut off their heads quickly, and then piled them all together. Although the pile of dozens of heads is not too spectacular, only a few feet in diameter and half a person tall, it is enough to shock people.
When Sun Tu gave this order, Lin Chong showed a trace of reluctance, but after Yang Zhi and Lu Da shook their heads, he did not step forward to dissuade him.
Even after doing all this, Sun Tu still couldn't calm down. In fact, he didn't know that he didn't just kill more than 80 people here in this battle.
Instead, one or two thousand people from the entire wilderness tribe were buried with them.
The reason why the people of the Mangyuan tribe recklessly invaded Songzhou City this time, burning, killing, looting and everything else, was because the tribe encountered a serious food crisis and almost couldn't survive. Now that the desperate action failed, and all the elite young men and women in the clan were wiped out in one battle, one can imagine the plight of the young and old women in the clan next.
When this winter comes, the wilderness tribe, which is short of food and clothing, may be completely wiped out. It can be said that in this battle, Sun Tu destroyed not only the eighty Jurchen warriors, but also an entire small tribe behind them.
But Sun Tu didn't know all this at this time. The anger in his heart did not go out, but was temporarily suppressed by him. Then he noticed that all the soldiers' faces showed signs of exhaustion, and then he waved them to find a place to rest for the night.
The sergeants have not had a good rest since they launched the attack on Baihu Mountain yesterday. Not only did they have to attack the mountain to confront the bandits in Baihu Mountain, they also had to travel dozens of miles to rescue Boden, and finally had a hard battle with the Jurchens. . Even if these people practice constantly on weekdays, they have reached the end of their strength and need a good rest.
After everyone had settled down to rest, Sun Tu came to Wu Song and said with a forced smile: "Second brother, don't blame me. Everything is so complicated that I can't even find a chance to thank you." If Wu Song hadn't taken action in the previous battle, , he is really in danger.
Wu Song waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "Sun Dujian's words are serious, Wu Song doesn't care about this red tape. And if you really want to say it, you should be the one who saved me."
"How do you say this?" Sun Tu asked curiously. Only then did Wu Song tell his story.
It turns out that after Wu Song separated from Sun Tu and the others from Qingdian Town, Wu Song walked around Shandong, fighting against injustice and at the same time broadening his knowledge. As a result, just two days ago, he found that many men with strange costumes and suspicious behavior were running towards Boden, so he followed them into Boden County.
As a result, he was involved in this incident. At that time, the Jurchen corpses that Sun Tu saw along the way were all killed by him, and the ambush in that alley was actually aimed at Wu Song. But he led Sun Tu in first, and Wu Song discovered this later. He climbed over the wall of a nearby residence and attacked the Jurchen ambush from above, who was fully focused on Sun Tu.
After understanding this, Sun Tu sighed again, and then looked at Wu Song pointedly: "I wonder what the second brother has planned next?"
"This..." Wu Song was stunned for a moment and then laughed: "The master Sun Dujian really doesn't mind that I have killed many people. From now on, I will follow you and work with you to kill foreign enemies and keep the people in peace!" After experiencing this fight, he really admired Sun Tu. There are so many military attachés and generals in the world, who would go to such lengths to save the people of a county? Only such people can be called heroes, and only such people are what Wu Erlang is willing to follow and serve!
"Then it's a deal!" Sun Tu was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately reached out his hand. Then the two of them struck three palms in a row, making a promise and agreement between men!