Chapter 621 Cleaning
Shen Hao has heard such a word a long time ago: corpses are everywhere.
I always thought it was an exaggerated rhetorical technique, people are not mosquitoes, even if they die, they will not die all over the mountains and plains. But when he approached the front army stronghold, he suddenly realized that the corpses strewn across the fields were not rhetorical, but realistic.
Fragmented corpses were all over the ground, and the blood was half-dried and turned into a slurry, which soaked into the soil, like mud after rain, but it also gave off the unique stench of blood after it rotted.
Teams of soldiers held long guns and carefully stabbed the intact corpses on the ground in groups of three, looking for the vital points, such as eyes, hearts or vests. Followed by companions in a flatbed carriage, they would throw the corpse and its fragmented limbs on the cart and drag them away. There was a deep pit dug in the distance, throw it in, sprinkle some unknown powder, and then layer it up and bury it.
Some pretended to be dead, or fainted at the time, and then the barbarians who woke up violently wanted to hurt people, but the gunmen in a group of three were not polite or talked about one-on-one rules, as long as the barbarians moved, they would move , poke!
Shen Hao and the others rode across these corpses. Just by looking at the restless snorting and shaking of the head of the horse under the seat, you should know how bad the smell is here.
"There are too many corpses! You can't just bury them, you have to burn them to be safe!"
burn? Shen Hao subconsciously took a few glances at the pile of half-burnt corpses on the side, and visually judged the half-cooked corpses, feeling a little unwell in his stomach. But I also understand Chen Zifang's worries, and he even agrees with it.
You must know that even if the corpses are buried deeply, the problem cannot be completely eliminated, because there are too many corpses, and there are also great hidden dangers in deep burial, not to mention that those deep pits are actually not far from the military camp. Don't talk about sticking to it, it would be nice to be able to withdraw.
This was an urgent matter, Chen Zifang didn't dare to delay, so he rode his horse into the military stronghold in a hurry, and didn't even have time to manage the rest of the cavalry. It seems that he should go to find the general surnamed Cheng.
Fortunately, the captain of the cavalry team didn't run away, and stayed around Shen Hao according to the rules, and then went through the formalities with the people at the gate of the military village before entering the military village with Shen Hao under the leadership of a general.
The pungent smell didn't get better after entering the military camp, it even got worse. In addition to the smell of blood, there are also the smell of various soups and medicines, the smell of horse dung, and the smell of burning. It was so sour that even Shen Hao unconsciously blew his nose a few times, feeling a little itchy.
The station of Shen Hao and his party was temporarily arranged. It was very chaotic here just after the war, and the leader who led the way had nothing to say. He brought Shen Hao and his party to a corner of the military village. There were all simple tents. And obviously not enough.
"Master Shen, please let the brothers make do with it first, and I will adjust the tents for you right away. But at that time, you will have to set up the tents yourself, and there is really no manpower available now." Black and gray, it doesn't look decent, but this appearance can't be normal after the war, and the speech is also decent. I guess he understands that today's inspectors are half of their own people.
"I'm sorry." Shen Hao was not pretentious, he could see the situation in the military camp clearly now, it would be nice to have a place for him to settle down at this time.
The personal guards were also unambiguous, and immediately began to clean up the deflection. Some even cursed, because even the place with tents was filthy and messy inside. Obviously, it was not used to live in people before, but it looked like a place to put sundries.
"Master Shen?"
"Huh? I am." Shen Hao glanced at the herald behind him who stopped him, and then consciously handed over his badge. two pieces. One is the supervisor and the chief officer, and the other is the general manager of miscellaneous affairs.
"Order of General Cheng, Master Shen is invited to discuss matters in the big tent."
After Shen Hao explained a few words to his personal guard Xiaoqi, he followed the herald and left. Of course, the guards sent by the three commanders still followed him as usual. They didn't care about the chief general of the army village, they were not affiliated at all, and it was not a task. System, besides, their cultivation is not something that can be manipulated at will.
Shen Hao entered after the roll call outside the tent. Compared with the Chinese military tent in Wuhu before, this place is much smaller.
A tall and burly man was sitting bare-chested on top of a large tent, with obvious blood stains on his right arm, and a doctor was treating him.
There was an acquaintance beside him, it was Chen Zifang who had entered the village first, and he was also standing beside him at this time.
"Shen Hao, chief inspector and general manager of miscellaneous affairs, see General Cheng!" After entering the account, Shen Hao bowed his hands first.
"Hahaha, Mr. Shen, you don't need to be too polite. It's inconvenient for me. I'll return the gift when the arm is finished."
"The general is polite."
Shen Hao smiled and did not dare to underestimate this rather rough-looking man. This General Cheng's full name is Cheng Jinhou. He looks like a reckless man, but he is known for his "steadiness" in the army. It is also for this reason that Zuo Yuliang was selected by Zuo Yuliang to stand on the front line of Jianchuan. Moreover, Cheng Jinhou is also a master monk in Yuan Dan Realm.
"Before I received an order from the general manager of the Taoism, saying that Mr. Shen and Alchemist Chen would come to help, I was really overjoyed. This place is in a mess all day long. Even a rough person like me can't understand it. I feel relieved when you come."
"The general is self-effacing, alchemist Chen is a great talent, I just assist one or two from the sidelines, and I don't deserve your high opinion." Apart from Zhang Qian and Gan Lin, this is the first time for Shen Hao to be on someone in the army. Feel this "slick" and market. Anyway, I will give you a high hat when we meet, and there will probably not be any cheap things in the future.
Chen Zifang was upright, as if he was helping Shen Hao to support the situation, and kept saying that Shen Hao's role as "Chief of Miscellaneous Affairs" was well deserved and he had real skills.
"Just now Pill Master Chen said that the corpses outside should be burned instead of buried. This is the first time I heard about it. Mr. Shen is the general manager of miscellaneous affairs. I still want to hear Mr. Shen's opinion on this matter."
Shen Hao secretly said in his heart: Sure enough, he is really required to take care of things.
But since he received the job of "General Manager of Miscellaneous Affairs", Shen Hao wouldn't really ignore it, he still had to say what had to be said.
"General Cheng. It's not that the corpses can't be buried, but there are too many corpses out there, and it's useless to bury deep pits full of pits. The weather is so hot, and the stench will be suffocating in three or two days, and small beasts at night Like a mouse rummaging through it, they brought out the plague that had grown on the corpse. If there was an emergency, the military camp was so close, it would definitely not be spared. Therefore, the subordinate officials and Chen Pill Master had the same opinion, and they both felt that it would be better to burn it."
"Lack of wood, lack of fire oil, it is difficult to burn it." Cheng Jinhou frowned, but he didn't insist anymore, but he still hesitated. Burning so many corpses is no easier than digging deep pits to bury them.
It was Chen Zifang who spoke first and gave a solution: "You can set up a large five-element fire attribute array, just spend more pan-spirit stones, and it can be burned quickly."