Chapter 4 Heroes or Sinners?
There were not many people in the kitchen. When Hu Ye came to the kitchen, he only saw an old man with white beard cutting vegetables. I guess those who could run were all following Zhang Fu with kitchen knives.
The old man was probably in his seventies and seemed to have hearing impairments. Because Hu Ye didn't even notice it after entering the kitchen, he just kept his head chopping vegetables. Maybe he didn't even know that Zhang Fu took people to war.
Hu Ye didn't intend to bother the old man, so he just tiptoed to find food in the kitchen.
Hu Ye was very unlucky. After searching all the kitchen, he couldn't find anything delicious. In addition to the two buns, there were two bones without any minced meat.
Hu Ye took the buns and bones out of the kitchen, came to a big stone in the military camp, put down his backpack, poured it out, and saw a snow-white ball rolling out.
"Xiaoqiang, come on, chew on the bones." After pouring out the thing, Hu Ye held the bones and reached to its mouth.
After the thing came out, he rolled on the ground first, and then yawned two more times, like a puppy who had just woken up. His snow-white short hair and tears in his eyes, anyone except Hu Ye would think it was a dog when they saw it.
An animal called Xiaoqiang by Hu Ye stretched over and smelled the bones in Hu Ye's hand, and looked very disgusted. But he felt very hungry, so he took it over, lay on the ground, and started to chew.
Seeing that Xiaoqiang was gnawing on the bones, Hu Ye put his backpack on the stone and sat on the backpack and started eating buns.
"Xiaoqiang, do you think we are here, is it a blessing or a disaster?" Hu Ye said in a slight manner with half of the bun and said in a speech.
Xiaoqiang ignored Hu Ye's whining. It was just concentrating on gnawing on the bones. Although there was no meat on it, it still had a lot of fun.
It turned out that Xiaoqiang was a wolf, a big white wolf, and a big white wolf from the same world as Hu Ye.
A few days ago, after Hu Ye was told by his girlfriend that he had broken up, he embarked on a journey that he could go on. He wanted to use the trip to dispel his sadness.
But not long after walking out of Beijing, Hu Ye encountered the adult version of Xiaoqiang, a Siberian wolf who was one meter tall. Hu Ye knew that he was not Xiaoqiang's opponent, so when he was chased to a cliff, he jumped without hesitation. Although the chance was slim, it was better than not having a complete corpse.
At that time, Xiaoqiang did not stop and jumped off the cliff with Hu Ye. When Hu Ye woke up, he found that Xiaoqiang, who was the size of a puppy, was lying beside him. Hu Ye knew that he and Xiaoqiang might have encountered the legendary space wormhole, which led them to return to their childhood.
Hu Ye was very afraid of loneliness, so he brought Xiaoqiang with him. Naturally, he became Xiaoqiang's elder brother, and this name was also the name he gave to Bailang. He believed that the disaster was not the same as Xiaoqiang, and only the name Xiaoqiang was worthy of Bailang.
So after a few days of hardship, they met Gao Ren and Ergou, so they took Hu Ye and Xiaoqiang back to Zhang Fu's military camp.
"Hey, why are I talking about these things to you? You can't understand what I said." Looking at Xiaoqiang who turned a blind eye to him, Hu Ye smiled helplessly.
After recalling the difficult survival experiences of the past few days, Hu Ye felt that he had grown up. If he could go back to the future, Hu Ye would definitely find a job steadily. He would be with his girlfriend and be filial to his parents. He would never go on a trip without notifying them, and he also traveled to the Ming Dynasty.
But I can't go back. It's the Ming Dynasty now. Maybe history can be repeated, but I can't come back again. Hu Ye looked at Xiaoqiang sadly. Only this animal from the same world as him can understand his sadness now.
Time flies very quickly, and Hu Ye feels that he has not been sad enough, and the sky has begun to darken. Before he knows it, Hu Ye has been sitting on the stone for three hours, and Xiaoqiang has been lying in his arms and falling asleep.
It is very common for the sun and the moon to appear in the sky at the same time, but it is rare to see many stars at the same time. Hu Ye remembered that he had never seen such a sky in Beijing. So Hu Ye just watched the sun and the moon slowly move in the sky, enjoying the rare tranquility.
However, a sound of horse hooves in the distance shattered Hu Ye's tranquility.
Hu Ye suddenly stood up, put Xiaoqiang in his backpack and carried it on his back, and came to the gate of the military camp. He guessed that Zhang Fu had finished the war, and it was this battle that made Zhang Fu famous.
After Zhang Fu made military achievements and became an official, Hu Ye believed that the benefits must be his own, so he should go and greet him.
However, the closer the sound of the horse's hooves, the brighter the Hu Ye's eyes became, because he saw that among the people who came back, only more than twenty were riding on horseback. There were nearly one hundred people lying on horseback, and many of them were missing arms and broken legs. This is what everyone is afraid of without a complete body.
"Haha, Hu Ye, good boy, you made great contributions this time and are the heroes of my Ming Dynasty!" Zhang Fu jumped off the horse, came to Hu Ye, patted Hu Ye's shoulder and said.
Zhang Fu was indeed back, and the future British Duke did not die in this battle, but there was a two-centimeter-long scar on his face. However, those 100 living lives did not come back, and only their cold corpses came back.
Hu Ye slapped Zhang Fu's bloody hands and looked at the long flag with no "bow", Hu Ye sat down and said, "I originally wanted to give you a great fortune, but I didn't expect to ruin the lives of a hundred soldiers. Am I doing something wrong? Am I a sinner?"
Hu Ye's butt was sitting on the yellow sand all over the ground. Now that the sun is setting, the geothermal heat is also starting to rise. So the yellow sand is warm, but Hu Ye can't feel the warmth at all, and there is only the coldness in Leng Che's heart.
Hu Ye couldn't help but reexamine his motives. Could it be that it wasn't because of his own selfish interests that these hundred soldiers had lost their lives? If he didn't want to hug Zhang Fu's thigh, then these hundred soldiers wouldn't have lost their lives, and the Ming Dynasty would have lost one hundred widows. Aren't he a sinner?
"What do you mean? How can you not die when fighting? Sacrifice your life for the country and wrap your body in a horse and a corpse. This is the glory of soldiers. If you don't believe it, ask who is afraid of death if there are more than a hundred soldiers who survived." Zhang Fu was not angry when Hu Ye shook his palm off. Looking at Hu Ye who was very dull sitting on the ground, Zhang Fu opened his guidance.
"People are born by their parents, and no one is raised in front of their treasures. But when you enter the army, you must have the awareness of sacrifice for the country. Not to mention these soldiers, I, Zhang Fu, can stand up as long as the country needs them. Even if I let me fight the Northern Yuan army alone, I, Zhang Fu, would not say a word."
He knew that Hu Ye, who was young, could not feel the glory of warriors, nor could he stand the cruelty of war. What he could not have imagined was that Hu Ye in the 21st century lived in a peaceful era and had never seen so many dead people. It would be sad for an old man to die of illness, let alone because he died of so many people.
"They." Zhang Fu turned around and pointed at the soldiers who were already stiff on the horse's back, and said in a high voice, "They are the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country. Their descendants will be proud of their deeds. Their descendants will remember that they once followed me, Zhang Fu, and blocked tens of thousands of powerful enemies in the Northern Yuan Dynasty with one hundred warriors. The Ming Dynasty will not forget them and will give their families the best care. If anyone dares to humiliate their family, I, Zhang Fu, will be the first to refuse."
After Zhang Fu finished speaking, the general soldiers who were excited just now all left tears. These were not sad tears, they had never seen the death of their companions. What they shed was the tears of meeting the wise master. Following such an adult, there would be no worries. They just had to go to battle to kill the enemy and earn titles to benefit future generations.
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
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I don’t know who shouted this, but everyone started shouting for a moment.
Hu Ye was still sitting there blankly. He knew that speech was a necessary skill for a coach, and Zhang Fu did it very well.
Hu Ye did not despise Zhang Fu, but Hu Ye never crossed that hurdle in his heart. He was never a person of this era, and he could not understand the thoughts of wise people.
Only Xiaoqiang, who also came from the 21st century, stretched out his head and lay on Hu Ye's shoulder. From time to time, he licked Hu Ye's earlobe with his tongue. It also saw that the eldest brother was in a bad mood and tried hard to comfort him.
Hu Ye reached out and touched Xiaoqiang's head, and couldn't help but sigh. At this time, only Xiaoqiang understood him.
After a hustle and bustle, Zhang Fu ordered the dead soldiers to be buried. He buried them on the hillside on the back of the camp. The west side was very gentle and suitable for tombs. But it was not facing the Ming Dynasty.
So the living buried the dead in the east. Although it was very steep, facing the Ming Dynasty was the last thing the living did for the dead.
After Xiaoqiang's comfort, Hu Ye has now thought about it a lot. History is history, it is there, neither sad nor happy.
The people of Beiyuan were swimming in the sea of fishing. Without Hu Ye, who told them about their whereabouts, Zhang Ye and Li Ye would have discovered their whereabouts.
Anyway, history is like this. The Northern Yuan people in Chuanerhai will eventually be eliminated, and they just pushed the wheel of history a little.
But these people always died because of themselves, so Hu Ye still came to the tomb group. Every time he passed by a mound of soil, Hu Ye would grab a handful of yellow sand and sprinkle it on it, and then say sorry. This is a little compensation for his behavior, I just hope they can live a good life on the other side.
After worshiping more than 100 graves, the moon was already on the willows. Although there were no willow trees, Hu Ye still imagined that the grave was surrounded by willow trees to shelter the wind and rain for the group of soldiers who died in battle.
After slapping the yellow sand on his hands, Hu Ye bowed deeply to the grave group.
Xiaoqiang no longer squatted in his backpack. He thought the space there was too small, so he followed Hu Ye's feet. Looking at Hu Ye's strange behavior, he didn't understand what it meant. But he knew that his elder brother was in a bad mood now and must not mess with him.
When he returned to the military camp, Ergou happened to be standing at the gate of the camp. He saw Hu Ye coming back from afar. He didn't understand why Hu Ye, a little brat, was so sentimental and like a woman.
"Boy, you are finally back. Everyone is waiting for you to come back and have dinner. The Lord Baihu said, if you don't come back, we are not allowed to move our chopsticks." Ergou walked up and patted Hu Ye's shoulder and said.
Hu Ye was in a bad mood, so why did anyone pat his shoulder? So he took Ergou's palm away and walked straight to the tent without saying a word.
"This person is really strange. Could it be that I was offended by him?" Ergou was puzzled. The little brat who was very gentle in the morning was so angry at night. But he and his elder brother got the credit because of this brat. Ergou didn't take this matter seriously and followed Hu Ye into the military camp.
Hu Ye did not go to the evening celebration banquet. He could not have a carnival even though he had so many people died.
Listening to the carnival of the men outside the camp, Hu Ye couldn't help but sigh, "I really don't belong to the Ming Dynasty."
Chapter completed!