Chapter two hundred and sixty-three, the glory of Zhennan
The soul returns without fighting and worry. The hero dies and is sad in the sky.
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It turned out that on the journey to the southwest of the empire at sea, everyone discussed future plans. Although Lei Dongfeng was a Han nationalist, he was not an extreme national element. He had no interest in sweeping the world and conquering the West. Ars also had no sense of establishing a Holy See's empire under the rule of the Holy See, and won the sun never set in the world.
Although Rehager and Stera were dissatisfied with the Holy See, they did not have to revive the Odin Empire before they could stop. The deeper reason was that they wanted Odin's descendants to expose their identities like normal people and live in the sun, rather than being treated as evil by the Holy See's Church on the stolen stent.
Moreover, after continuous contact and interaction with the Han soldiers, Rehager and Steira also fell in love with this atmosphere of equality and friendly communication.
Later, they simply proposed that after returning to West 6 after the war ended, they would punish the sinners who provoked the war, uproot the power of the Holy See, and make Als the king of West 6, assist him in ruling the Kingdom of Falls and forming an alliance with the Han Empire.
Of course, the best way to eradicate one god is to establish another god, just like the Holy Holy Church's method of dealing with the gods of Odin on that day, and Ars represents naturally the true god, a god of freedom who uses the universal spirit of later generations as the basis, of course, is limited to the spread of the Western 6.
At that time, Als did not agree to this plan. After all, Als had a gentle personality and preferred to be a ruler rather than becoming a ruler.
However, after experiencing so many life and death, especially after seeing the tragic situation of the innocent soldiers of the Western Alliance in the Battle of Zhennan Pass, Ars finally understood in his heart that all this must be ended, rather than expecting the Pope and the others to repent. Moreover, even if the Pope and the others are defeated, there will be Urban III and IV, and there will be perverted ambitions like Fernando.
The best way to cut off all this is to eradicate the soil for survival in this perverted society.
During the contact with Lei Dongfeng, Lei Dongfeng also intentionally and unintentionally sent some ideas about democratic republic and constitutional monarchy to Als. Moreover, because the empire has adopted this national system for thousands of years, Als, who is a senior member of the Western 6th, naturally understood the benefits of this national system, and gradually had some ideas in his mind.
Especially after knowing that even if Lei Dongfeng is in power and has no intention of conquering the West 6, of course, Als cannot let him attack West 6. Als' heart becomes alive. Since he wants to be the moon-like knight, he has to shoulder his own responsibilities. His idol Jose has fallen because of his power. He can't take this path again.
At this moment, Ars, who figured out these things, finally decided to be the king of saving West 6, a king with no ambitions but self-sacrifice ideals.
Even if the Western 6 cannot be built like an empire, it can at least lead those poor people to a relatively better life and give them more rights.
As for Lei Dongfeng, he also has his own ideas. Even if he travels through time, he can change his fate, but he can only live a hundred years. Who will ensure the stability of the empire in a hundred years? A real empire is not afraid of competitors, and there is no way to exist in this world that unifies the entire earth and exists forever. As for the demise of the race and completely destroying the nation of the Western 6, that is a naive idea that only irrational madmen have. So in this case, it is better to create an orderly external environment for the empire, and there can be competition, but a civilized and rational competition, and using Ars to transform the "barbaric and backward" Western 6 is undoubtedly a good choice.
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On July 21, 999, the southwestern provincial capital of the Empire, Zhennan Pass.
The surging flood flowed for three days before slowly fading away. At this time, the two sides of Zhennan Pass had completely become a country of terror. Not only did the nearly 100,000 Western coalition forces under the city instantly disappeared. In order to ensure the implementation of the plan that day, Jiang Zhuying and Zhang Yu did not inform the four people of the situation in advance, nor did they forcibly migrate the military and civilians. Therefore, even the people in the villages around the city were killed and injured.
Fortunately, the southwest is vast and sparsely populated, which avoids greater losses.
However, the people of the empire were really the most gentle subjects in the world. When the Han soldiers tried their best to help them rescue, Jiang Zhuying and Zhang Yu personally apologized, and even Zhang Zhen's old army bowed to the four people with sick body, these people completely forgave them and actively participated in the rescue. With everyone's concerted efforts, normal order was soon restored to the Zhennan Pass.
After the flood receded, Lei Dongfeng, Li Ruoxi and others returned to Zhennan Pass one after another, a grand funeral began in Zhennan Pass.
This funeral was not held for one person, but for all the Han children who died in this war, and even the innocent coalition soldiers.
All this also made Als and the surrendered coalition soldiers particularly grateful, and even knelt down collectively and apologized to the four Han people. And the simple people also forgave these coalition soldiers who truly regretted it.
From noon on the 21st, the funeral queues filled the streets of Zhennan Pass. As the soldiers of Zhennan Pass, the soldiers of the vanguard fought bloody battles. Therefore, almost every household suffered casualties in this battle. White spiritual banners were hung in front of the doors of every household. The spiritual banners in the wind and rain seemed like a shocking picture, making the hearts of every viewer depressed.
Blood stained the south of the town, the city was covered with mourning, sadness was the strong pass, and the four people were mourning.
The vanguard soldiers and the four people from Zhennan Pass stood beside the streets, waiting for the bodies of the soldiers who died to be carried out of the city.
According to the imperial regulations, all soldiers who died in war were buried in cemeteries outside the city, and even a special cemetery for foreign soldiers.
Lei Dongfeng, Jiang Zhuying, Zhang Yu and others personally lifted up the coffins of the Han soldiers' sacrificed soldiers and slowly marched into the streets. This behavior moved the four people and admired them by the vanguard soldiers.
At this moment, even the seriously injured Lu Zhenzhi and Guan Nubai ordered their subordinates to help him to the streets and bid farewell to these heroic robes.
As the coffin continued to pass through the streets, the whine became louder and louder. The howling sound was like a sorrow and joy echoing between heaven and earth, accompanied by the dead Han family's soul returning to their hometown.
Lei Dongfeng, Jiang Zhuying, Lin Qingping and Zhang Yu personally carried the coffin of Xu Huanzong of Taishang Dao. Lei Dongfeng did not shed tears, but his heart was like a knife. Inexplicably, he remembered the more than 100,000 Han soldiers and civilians who died in Longcheng, and the soul of the Han soldiers who were still unyielding in the fire.
In the snowy land of Loulan, the soldiers of the Potian Army who were angrily angrily, the unyielding men of the tens of thousands of flying cavalry legions, and the unsung heroes under Tongguan, beside the Yellow River, the blood-spreading heroes, and the Meng Zhan Mengtian Rift who would rather die than surrender.
Each of the familiar and unfamiliar faces roared and shouted to kill, and the soul returned, leaving only the cry of mourning.
Who has no parents, who has no wife and children, and who has no regrets when he died in battle today? Even though the glory in the coffin is great, which one does not want to share family with his family more?
But they don’t regret it. Lei Dongfeng knew that they would definitely not regret it, even if they only had those two words - Han soldiers. They were Han soldiers, and they had nothing to rely on for life and death. They just waited for their rebirth day and held the sword to write peace.
One day, the banner of the Kuanglan Army will be filled with their names. The soul will return, without any war, the hero will die, and the sadness will be in the sky.
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On August 3, 999, the southwestern province of the Empire, Zhennan Pass.
Lei Dongfeng and others, who had been resting in Zhennan Pass for more than ten days, finally received the latest information from the imperial capital.
Sure enough, because of the strict confidentiality and the confrontation between the Western coalition and the Emperor's team in the Jiangnan area, Zhuge Ting and others in the imperial capital could no longer get the exact news about the southwest area.
Through Chen Hanbing and Mu Fancen's Zhennan Pass, everything was safe, Jiang Kaishan controlled the situation, and the information that the Western Allied Forces' expeditionary forces hesitated at the gate also calmed down Zhuge Ting. He also issued another order to control the situation in the southwest province, and must intercept the Western Allied Forces' South Road Expeditionary Force outside.
When Lei Dongfeng saw this order, he sneered and tore the letter to pieces. At this moment, he believed that he could return to Tongguan directly, but Zhuge Ting would not calculate that the Western Allied Forces had been defeated. The only thing he had defeated the enemy was not the "heroic model" he wanted to establish, but the Lei Dongfeng he hated the most.
Moreover, since leaving Zhennan Pass, Lei Dongfeng will no longer hide his whereabouts. He wants Zhuge Ting to see how he crushed his ambition step by step and sent him to the grave.
After learning that Lei Dongfeng and others were about to set off, Zhang Zhen's old army came forward to persuade him to stay, saying that the situation in the southwest was not yet determined, and Zhang Yu was unable to bear the responsibility alone now, and he might not be able to take on a great task.
Lei Dongfeng tried every means to persuade him but failed. Li Ruoxi simply came up with a plan. At this time, Xue Yulin and other Annan missions should have returned to Annan by sea. Xue Yulin sold tens of thousands of Western coalition prisoners to Annan forces who supported their family on the same day. It was time to use them to fight against the Annan Hong family.
Lei Dongfeng deeply agreed and immediately ordered old Dao Lin Qingping and Luo Lan to lead people into Annan to contact Xue Yulin.
Five days later, the news came that Xue Yulin had indeed returned to Annan, and learned from the old Taoist that the result of the battle in Zhennan Pass was very happy and he also announced his identity and went out to fight against the sect leader Hong Yu.
Xue Yulin was indeed a descendant of the former Annan royal family, named Ruan Linsen. At Lei Dongfeng's suggestion, Ruan Linsen officially raised the banner to support the Ruan family. As soon as the banner came out, he responded to it. The people in Annan were resentful of the people who colluded with Westerners and harmed their own people. The forces of various major families also acted against him and led the wolf into the house. Within 20 days, Ruan Linsen's army rushed to the city of Hanoi, the capital of Annan. The Annan prince Hong Yu set fire to the palace and committed suicide with his family. Ruan Linsen controlled the whole country of Annan.
At this point, Annan territory was pacified, and the old legion Zhang Zhen and Lei Dongfeng joined forces with Ruan Linsen on the Lancang River, saying that war would never begin again and wrote a letter of alliance to resist the Western coalition forces.
During this period, Ars begged Lei Dongfeng to ask Xue Yulin to treat the coalition soldiers sold to Annan warlords. Ars knew that the hands of these soldiers were covered with the blood of the imperial soldiers, and said that it would be unrealistic to let them go back to the West immediately.
After discussing with Xue Yulin, Lei Dongfeng and Xue Yulin told Als that they would not abuse these soldiers, but instead adopted the form of mercenaries to hire them for Xue Yulin and surround the security of the Annan royal family. Of course, the premise was that they had to do it sincerely, and the vanguard army was naturally the one who guaranteed and supervised all this.
Moreover, as long as they have been employed for five years, these soldiers can choose to return to West 6 or continue to serve in Annan, and everything will be independent.
Ars received such a promise and saw with his own eyes that Xue Yulin's soldiers did not abuse these people, so he felt relieved.
Chapter completed!