super god warlord

Zhao Shouhong, who didn't know that Ankang Dao had made a big deal, had already seen the boundary of Ankang Dao from afar.The Saar captive who had been walking in the team happened to pass by him at this time, and they turned their heads to plead with Zhao Shouhong.

"Mr. Zhao, I am a Viscount. I am willing to use my wealth to redeem the freedom of myself and my companions. I wonder if you agree." Major Edward and Zhao Shouhong discussed the conditions.These days, the Saar officers have become familiar with Zhao Shouhong, because Zhao Shouhong is the only one who understands Saar in the entire independent regiment.

Just now, seeing the joyful expressions on the faces of the soldiers looking into the distance, Major Jim Edward estimated that they might have arrived at their destination. He was afraid that he and a few of his companions would be shot when they got there, so he hurriedly made such a suggestion.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head with a smile and said: "Mr. Edward, don't worry, we can't solve this matter privately. I have to negotiate peace with your government through the government, and then release you. But you can rest assured, here you will Received the best care and will be released shortly, I guarantee your safety."

"For your care, my companion and I are very grateful. You are a real gentleman. However, your government seems to be not so gentlemanly, not to mention the remoteness here. When will we be able to hold negotiations with our country?" Major Edward Obviously very anxious about this matter, he does not want to stay in China as a prisoner all the time.

Zhao Shouhong said: "I have sent someone to submit a report to the boss, so you should stay here for a while. Of course, I hope you can do something for me during this time."

"We are prisoners. According to the Geneva Convention, we should enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war. Moreover, we are officers and cannot participate in labor." The Saar people were quite stubborn about the principle issue, and Major Edward immediately refused.

Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly: "You are talking about the "Convention on the Laws and Customs of Land Warfare" signed just seven years ago, but I remember that Houjin is not a contracting party, so it seems that there is no need to abide by this convention."

Zhao Shouhong's words changed Major Edward's face. Indeed, this treaty is only applicable when both parties to the war are contracting parties, and Hou Jin is not a contracting party, so Zhao Shouhong has no obligation to abide by this treaty at all.Seeing Major Edward's face change, Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Edward. As a civilized person, I disdain to abuse captives, so even though our country is not a contracting party, I will still treat you preferentially. What you do is not punitive manual labor, I just want you to teach formal army courses in my lecture hall, including various tactics of infantry and artillery."

Major Edward's face visibly relaxed when he heard Zhao Shouhong's words. He realized that Zhao Shouhong was definitely different from other Houjin officials. After getting to know him for the past few days, he seemed to be familiar with the affairs of the Western Continent. It was very difficult to fool him.In order not to annoy the official, he immediately said: "Please rest assured, my lord, I agree to teach the course, and we will definitely do our best."

Zhao Shouhong nodded and said, "That's good. All food and daily life will be taken care of in the future. You can even visit the county town casually accompanied by guards. But I need you to guarantee with the honor of the Saar noble that your people will not run away. And don’t do things that bother me.”

"I can guarantee this." Hearing that Zhao Shouhong's conditions were so lenient, Major Edward immediately agreed. He had never thought of running away. This kind of behavior is intolerable for a Saar nobleman.After discussing with Major Edward, Zhao Shouhong was in a good mood, and he led the team to accelerate towards Ankang Road.

The territory of Ankang Road is not small, not to mention that their horses are used to carry supplies, and everyone can only walk, so it was not until a day later that Zhao Shouhong led the team back to Batang County.

At this time, near Batang County, the corpses of those Fan soldiers had been buried together, but the traces of the battle were still eye-catching. Looking at the ground full of bomb craters, Zhao Shouhong couldn't help frowning.Seeing the traces of the battle, Suolang Wangdui also became nervous. He immediately ordered everyone to be vigilant and prepare for battle. At the same time, he sent two vanguard squads to search in all directions to ensure that no enemy troops were active nearby.

The sentinels on the city wall seemed to have seen this team clearly wearing the costumes of the independent regiment early on. They hurriedly reported into the city, and Xie Mingjue and Zhang Liewu, who quickly put down their work, opened the city gate with many officials to welcome them.

"Your Excellency is finally back." Xie Mingjue and Zhang Liewu rushed up to salute Zhao Shouhong.

Chapter 41 Memorial Service

"Brother Ming, Brother Lie, you don't need to be too polite. Did those lords really rebel while I was away?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

"That's right, the lords from all over Batang County gathered together and besieged Batang County." Zhang Liewu replied.

"It seems that you have held on. How is the situation now?" Zhao Shouhong was mentally prepared for this rebellion, so he was not surprised.

"Thanks to the courage of the soldiers and the strong support of the people, the power of the lord has completely collapsed. Now Pan Wenhua is busy leading troops to wipe out the remnants of the lords in various places. It will take two days to return." Xie Mingjue replied.

"Oh? Tell me about the situation in detail." Zhao Shouhong couldn't help being a little curious when he heard that there were still strong support from the people.Zhang Lie Wuyuan recounted Pan Wenhua's story of the battle from the ground up, and Xie Mingjue added it during the period, and quickly described the situation at that time.

"I didn't expect that the people would use their lives so hard to protect their own good life. It's really shocking." Zhao Shouhong sighed, and he felt that he seemed to have done something wrong again.

The last oolong command almost cost him his life, and he and Shen Ruoxue were sent here as a result.His miscalculation this time almost ruined his fledgling career, and Zhao Shouhong was terrified even thinking about it.It seems that in the future, I need to do less specific planning. I only need to learn from advanced historical knowledge and check the general direction, and leave the specific matters to the staff.Thinking of this, Zhao Shouhong suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have a professional staff organization around him, and this matter had to be resolved as soon as possible.

Thinking of how much the people had suffered, Zhao Shouhong asked, "Have all the dead been buried now?"

"All the people have been buried. We have distributed the pensions to the families of the dead or injured in the city according to the amount of soldiers' pensions. In addition, we have held a memorial meeting for the whole county. Now the city is giving The martyrs held a memorial meeting to express their condolences to the soldiers of the Independence Regiment who died in battle." Xie Mingjue said.

"Okay, okay, I want to participate in this meeting too. Somebody, bring me black gauze and white cloth." Zhao Shouhong said.

"My lord can't do it. We can preside over this kind of thing. How can I let my lord come forward." Xie Mingjue was so frightened that he tried to dissuade him.

"Everyone died because of my poor planning. How could I not go? You shouldn't have left the venue just to welcome me. This will chill the hearts of the people and soldiers." Zhao Shouhong refused to listen to dissuasion and insisted on going to mourn At the meeting, everyone had no choice but to fulfill his wish.

Wearing white cloth around his waist and black gauze on his arms, Zhao Shouhong walked to the meeting place under the guidance of Xie Mingjue and Zhang Liewu. The accompanying soldiers, except for a squad guarding the prisoners, also wore white cloth and black gauze and followed behind.Xie Mingjue, who presided over the meeting, and many officials left midway, leaving the onlookers a little confused. While everyone was waiting anxiously, a news spread across the meeting place like a whirlwind blowing over the ground. Master Daotai came.

Hearing that Lord Daotai actually came to the memorial venue in person, everyone's anxiety was swept away immediately. They stood on tiptoe one after another, wanting to see this Lord Daotai who made him live a good life as soon as possible.The onlookers gave way consciously, and Zhao Shouhong led a group of officials and independent regiment officers and soldiers into the venue at a fast pace.

A large wooden platform was set up on the venue, and many spiritual seats were densely placed at the highest place, and both sides were full of sacrifices and bouquets made by the common people and the soldiers of the independent regiment.Zhao Shouhong was the first to come to the stage. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, he suddenly knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to many spiritual seats.

The air in the meeting place was condensed, and no one expected that Master Daotai would kowtow to the spirit tablets of those ordinary soldiers, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

After kowtowing three times, Zhao Shouhong stood up and walked quickly onto the stage. He glanced around the crowd and shouted loudly: "Brothers, folks, today is a very sad day. So many good brothers left us. gone, but they kept our good life, and they deserved to die."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him intently, Zhao Shouhong continued: "Although there were many casualties in this war, it made us realize our own strength. Facts have proved that the people have the most powerful power. Facing the vicious enemy, Ordinary people did not retreat timidly but rose to the challenge. Although our relatives suffered many casualties, we defeated the enemy. The so-called unity of purpose is unstoppable, and the unity of the people is unstoppable. I hope everyone can remember this day and remember the unity of our military and civilians Because there are still countless gangsters watching, they are jealous of our good life today, and they want to snatch all the wealth you have created."

Zhao Shouhong paused, looked at the passionate expressions of the people in the venue and continued: "Facing these bandits, will you still be full of courage? Our independent group will do everything we can to protect you, but in the face of today's world , these alone are not enough. Not only the army, but also ourselves must have the ability to resist the bandits. I am here to announce that Ankang Road will form a militia defense team among the people to strengthen everyone's defense. The bandits of our good life are wiped out."

"Destroy, destroy." The people roared excitedly, and the entire venue became a sea of ​​passion.

Xie Mingjue tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart. He walked onto the high platform to continue the process of the memorial service, while Zhao Shouhong followed the procedure of the meeting like everyone else, expressing his condolences.

The memorial service ended soon, and finally all the coffins parked at the back of the venue had to leave. The coffins of the Hualan soldiers would be buried in the newly opened cemetery, while the bodies of the Fan soldiers would be sent to a nearby cemetery. lake.

Different from Hualan's burial method, in the view of Fan people, burial will cause the soul to be absorbed by the land, preventing them from ascending to heaven or being reincarnated in the world. It is a punishment for the dead, so it is regarded as the most disgraceful burial .Therefore, among the Fan tribes, only bandits and bandits, or patients who died of sudden infectious diseases, would be buried.

One of the most common funeral methods for ordinary people in western Xinjiang is called "Dutrijewa" in the Tibetan language, which means "send the corpse to the burial ground", and it is also called "Qiado", which means "feeding the vultures and eagles". It is a burial custom in which people are sent to the funeral to feed eagles after death.

In the hearts of the Fan people, "Heaven" enjoys a lofty status. He is not only the sky of the natural world with rich scenery, but also the religious and idealized "Elysium".The purpose of sky burial is nothing more than to enable the dead to ascend to heaven with the help of the wings of the "divine bird".In the eyes of the Tibetans, sky burial is a noble act of charity, and it is also a way to do good deeds and accumulate virtue for the whereabouts of the "soul".

Chapter 42 A soldier's funeral

However, in the eastern part of western Xinjiang, where Batang County is located, there are high mountains and deep valleys, and vultures rarely appear. It is very difficult to practice sky burials.In the eyes of the Tibetan people, after death, one cannot go to the mountains to feed the eagles, but throwing them into the river to feed the fish can also play the role of ascension to heaven, and at the same time repay the wish of doing good deeds in one's life.Because of this, the Tibetans regard fish as "sacred fish", and the local Fans also retain the habit of not eating fish, so the Chinese and Tibetan martyrs of the Independence Regiment will hold separate funerals.

"Lift up the coffin." After sending away the corpses of the Fan soldiers who were going to the lake for water burial, Xie Mingjue loudly ordered the soldiers to lift up the coffins of the Hualan martyrs and head to the prepared mass cemetery.

"Wait a minute." Zhao Shouhong waved his hand, and he walked quickly to the first coffin.Stretching out his hand to caress the rather rough coffin, Zhao Shouhong sighed and said, "It was my mistake in planning that caused you to die on the battlefield, so let me see you off for the last time, brothers, go all the way." After finishing speaking, he pushed away He overtook a soldier who was carrying the coffin in front, and lifted the wooden pole himself.

"My lord, you can't do that. How can you carry the coffin yourself?" Many officials and aides came to persuade Zhao Shouhong, hoping that Zhao Shouhong would change his mind, and the soldiers beside him also tried to comfort him.

Zhao Shouhong waved his hands and said loudly: "Everyone is my brother, and it hurts my heart to see everyone die in battle. Now my brothers will be buried in the ground, so there is nothing wrong with me sending them off for the last time. Don't try to persuade them any more. Now, everyone listens to our order to lift up the coffin and send our brother the last journey."

Zhao Shouhong's voice was loud, and everyone present could hear it clearly. The soldiers all watched Zhao Shouhong who resolutely lifted the coffin with tears in their eyes. At this moment, their hearts could not calm down.Seeing Zhao Shouhong leading by example, the officers also raised the coffin one after another, and in the end even those thin-bodied staff and officials joined in.

"Let's go." Zhao Shouhong shouted, and took the lead, followed by the other soldiers who were carrying the coffin together.An astonishing scene soon appeared on the streets of Batang County. A long line of coffins of fallen soldiers marched one after another, but there were many officials in gorgeous clothes among the coffin-carrying crowd, and the first person was the one they were most familiar with. Master Daotai.

Batang County is more than two miles away from the cemetery. It is not possible for one person to carry the coffin for such a long distance, especially those literati who were replaced early because of lack of energy. Even the soldiers were replaced. Two times, but Zhao Shouhong rejected everyone's request for replacement, and he just carried the coffin all the way to the cemetery.

The coffins of the martyrs were lowered into the graves with ropes to fill them with soil, and stone tablets carved in advance were erected in front of the graves. Everyone lowered their heads in mourning with tense faces. "Everyone in the first company has them. Raise their guns." The commander of the first company, Wang Lingji, ordered loudly. All the soldiers of the first company unloaded their rifles from their shoulders. They raised their rifles and pointed them at the sky.

"Shooting guns to see off our martyrs." Wang Lingji turned to face the contiguous cemetery, and gave a solemn military salute, while the soldiers of the first company lined up neatly pulled the bolts and fired in a neat row, firing three shots in a row. to express their condolences.This is a courtesy that only soldiers can enjoy, this is a courtesy that only soldiers can understand, and in the hearts of all soldiers, an emotion called faith is slowly fermenting.

After Zhao Shouhong returned to Batang County, he quickly devoted himself to the aftermath work.The remnants of the lords were to be wiped out, and the land in the counties of Ankang Road had to be distributed. In addition, because the lords' forces were all wiped out, Zhao Shouhong was able to control the mineral resources of the counties.

In this way, new machines have to be ordered again. However, industrial development has high requirements for transportation, and the construction of cement roads has to be stepped up, which requires a lot of capital investment.Fortunately, Zhao Shouhong has a lot of spare money, and Shen Ruoxue seems to have made great progress in the industry in the White Eagle Country. The funds in her hands have begun to support the construction of Ankang Road.

Five days later, Pan Wenhua returned to Batang County, and he rushed to see Zhao Shouhong non-stop: "My lord, those Saar people are very difficult. Even if these people are allowed to work in the military training school, there may be accidents after a long time. Now the court I am so afraid of foreigners, if the imperial court is really allowed to negotiate peace with them, I am afraid it will be bad for the adults." It turns out that when Pan Wenhua returned to Batang County, he heard that Zhao Shouhong had wiped out the Saar invasion army and captured them as soon as possible. After hearing the news from the Saar people, they rushed over in a hurry.

"Of course I know this, so I plan to take it easy and let these British people live in Batang County first. There is no danger in giving lectures to our military equipment school. When I find a chance to go to Beijing, I will talk to Sal I believe this matter can be easily suppressed.” Zhao Shouhong took a sip of tea and asked, “You are too busy these days, how are the remnants of the lords handling it?”

"Following your lord's orders, all the lords were wiped out, all their properties were confiscated, and all the land was distributed to the local villagers except for collective farms. The people in all counties are in high spirits." Pan Wenhua reported: "Our collective farms are built according to the practice of Batang County, occupying one-tenth of the land in each county, but will bear half of the agricultural tax in each county."

"Good job." Zhao Shouhong smiled and slapped his thigh. This way, his popular support rate in Ankang Road will be greatly improved, and this slightly barren territory will become his most solid foundation. "The great lord of Shenfeng said that I am a true friend of the Fan tribe, but they dared to be tough. No one can tell my fault this time. Now that there is no chieftain, we have no resistance to implement new policies. Now liberate all the serfs and give them their own land, this example will have a domino effect. In a few years, the entire western Xinjiang region will be greatly changed by this.”

"What dominoes?" Pan Wenhua was a little puzzled, he had never been exposed to these later generations of foreign words.