"The fifth goblet of wine!"
Tie Zheng's gaze swept across the crowd. "To all of Yutang's wounded brothers on the battlefield!"
"Our bodies may be crippled, but our will is not. If there's a war, we can still put on our armor! These brothers, each and every one of them is great, each and every one of them is a hero! "
"Brothers, I, Tie Zheng, toast you! Cheers! "
"Marshal …" In each disabled soldier's family, each disabled soldier's eyes were brimming with tears. No matter what kind of disability they had, whether they could drink or not, whether they should or should not, they held a bowl of Hero's Blood in their hands and downed it with tears streaming down their cheeks.
For a moment, their hearts were filled with emotion.
"The sixth goblet of wine!" Tie Zheng hollered, "To the Nine Supremes Lords!"
Tie Zheng drained his goblet.
All the soldiers saluted at the same time.
At this moment, the famed generals from various countries were shaken. Yun Yang, who was behind the stage, was shaken as well.
"The seventh goblet of wine!" Tie Zheng said loudly, "To the world's heroes! To all the enemies! To all the militants who are still fighting in this world! "
Han Sanhe and the rest stepped forward at the same time. All the famed generals from the continent stood side by side, their faces solemn as they accepted the goblet of wine.
"Drink this goblet of wine. There's no regret in dying in battle, there's glory in victory. Brothers, as militants, you are the backbone of steel! Lying drunk on the battlefield with a smile; what's the harm in dying in battle? Today, we raise our goblets and drink, tomorrow, we shall face swords and sabers; the fate of the world's militants, you and I shall shoulder it together! "
Han Sanhe's voice was filled with emotion, the cadence of his voice traveling thousands of miles.
The northern wind carried the banners and whistled in the sky.
The crowd was solemn and silent for a long time.
The famed generals and warriors of various countries raised their goblets at the same time!
As they emptied their goblets, countless people were shimmering with tears.
It was unknown when it started, but someone began to recite in a low voice. The number of people who recited along increased until there were more than four hundred thousand people reciting at the same time.
Everyone's eyes shone brightly, and their expressions were solemn.
"There's no regret in dying in battle, there's glory in victory. Brothers, as militants, you are the backbone of steel. Lying drunk on the battlefield with a smile; what's the harm in dying in battle? Today, we raise our goblets and drink, tomorrow, we shall face swords and sabers; the fate of the world's militants, you and I shall shoulder it together!"
Their voices were like rolling thunder, rumbling on the ground and in the air.
"The eighth cup!"
Tie Zheng hollered, "A salute to all the military brothers who have perished on the battlefield! This cup of wine was a shared glory; this cup of wine was a forgotten grudge! This cup of wine, let us meet again in the next life as brothers! With this cup of wine, let's fight again in our next lives and be enemies again! "
Boom!
The entire place was burning with excitement.
Countless people shouted at the top of their lungs, "We'll be brothers again in our next life! Let's fight again in our next life and be enemies again! "
All of them were shouting themselves hoarse, and their eyes were bloodshot!
Han Sanhe and the other generals' eyes were red as well, tipping their heads back to finish the wine in their goblets. Feeling the scorching alcohol coursing through their veins, Han Sanhe and the rest felt their blood boil.
This was a soldier's wine!
This was the wine of a soldier!
In this half of his life, he had already lost count of the amount of wine he had drunk, but this was the first time he felt that the wine had touched his heart!
It didn't matter if they were alive or dead, injured or disabled … As long as they were in the army, as long as they were on the battlefield, it didn't matter if they were now or not, all the brothers in the army had a share!
"The Blood of the Hero!" Han Sanhe took a pot of wine and stared at it for a long time before sighing, "Good wine!"
Pouring a bowl, he closed his eyes, two drops of tears trickling down the corners of his eyes as he downed it. "It's really good wine …"
"From now on, the Blood of the Hero will be exclusively provided by Dongxuan's army!" Han Sanhe was determined. "No matter what those bastards come up with, I'll only drink the Blood of the Hero when I'm in the army from now on!"
"Because this is the wine that all the soldiers in the world should drink!"
"Life and death, victory and defeat, all the soldiers shall drink this bowl of wine together."
"Sharing the Blood of the Hero, the blood of the hero flows; drinking the Blood of the Hero together, this is the Blood of the Hero!"
The other old generals were left to savor the aftertaste as well.
Which one of these people was not a person of high status and authority? The amount of wine they had drunk in their lifetime was uncountable. Although the Hero's Blood Wine wasn't ordinary, it wasn't at the level of being too high-class.
However, everyone was full of praises for the wine, the aftertaste lingering in their minds.
Those who had tasted the wine could not help but feel that if they did not drink the Blood of the Hero when they drank with their brothers in the army in the future, what was the point?
"The ninth goblet of wine!"
Tie Zheng closed his eyes. "To the wives of the soldiers in the world, to the mothers of the soldiers in the world. At the same time, to my wife as well. I wish to be with my wife forever. I wish to grow old together as husband and wife, to watch our children and grandchildren fill the house. I wish for the world to be at peace, for everyone to be healthy, for every family to be happy. "
The soldiers suddenly fell silent.
"But I might not be able to do it. I'm a soldier of Yutang. The country is in a precarious situation, I don't know when I'll suddenly go to the battlefield; I don't know when I'll fall on the battlefield forever. "
Tie Zheng raised his head. "But I have no regrets! This goblet of wine is to my new wife, to all the families of the soldiers in the world! All of you have worked hard! When we're alive, all of you live in fear, yearning anxiously. When we're dead, all of you suffer and support your families. Whether we live or die, all of you are the most tired. Not only are you physically tired, you're also mentally tired! "
"To all of you!"
Tie Zheng raised his head and emptied the goblet.
This time, he did not issue a command nor did he rehearse beforehand. However, all the generals, old marshals, and soldiers on the stage stood up in unison, saluting, raising their goblets and emptying the goblets.
"To all the families of the soldiers in the world!"
The autumn wind whistled in the sky. Other than the howling of the wind, there was only silence.
Old Mistress Shangguan heaved a long sigh. She looked at the bride, Qian 'er, who was dressed in a bright red dress, leaning against Tie Zheng shyly on the stage. Her face was filled with happiness and satisfaction.
She could not help but close her eyes softly.
Silly girl, you might have been touched by these words, thinking that you've found a good husband who's responsible and considerate to you. However, you didn't realize that Tie Zheng's words were all true.
More than that, you felt guilt!
…
The wedding ceremony had finally come to an end.
His Majesty, Old Mistress Shangguan, and the rest had left first.
The troops from all four sides had left as well.
The bridegroom, Marshal Tie Zheng, held a thick stack of banknotes in his hand, feeling like he had suddenly become a millionaire.
The generals who had come to congratulate him had come for a drink. They knew how difficult it was for Tie Zheng to hold this grand event of the military, how could they come empty-handed?
Even if they were enemies, this congratulatory gift was something that no one would be willing to give, and it would not be any less.
Even the Empire of Dongxuan, who had given the least, had given a total of two million silver taels for the wine.
"This is all pooled by our comrades in the military. It has nothing to do with our country's standpoint! It's just that the men in the military have spontaneously pooled their money to celebrate Marshal Tie's wedding. No rejection is allowed. "
"It's our fortune to be able to drink this goblet of wine today, but it's also a disturbance. Since we've benefited from it, we should return the favor. If Marshal Tie insists on not accepting it, it means that he's purposely making things difficult for us. Could it be that he wants us to owe him a favor so that we can take advantage of it on the battlefield in the future?"
Tie Zheng was left with no other choice but to use both the carrot and the stick. Tie Zheng pondered for a moment before he finally accepted the gift and said, "Let's drink together today. Our friendship ends today. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, it'll still be a matter of life and death. There's no room for negotiation. This is the true nature of a soldier."
Finally, Tie Zheng received more than twenty million silver taels as a gift. After a discussion between Marshal Qiu and Marshal Leng, they ordered Tie Zheng to keep two million silver taels for himself. Half of the remaining ninety percent of the gift would go to the national treasury while the other forty percent would be distributed to the disabled and the families of the martyrs.
"Why are you still giving it to me? What do I need so much money for? Wouldn't it save more casualties if it's all given away? "Tie Zheng was obviously dissatisfied with the outcome as he grumbled loudly.
Qiu Jianhan looked at the rash young man with pity and sighed.
On the other side, Tie Zheng's father-in-law, the President of the Board of Official Appointments, was glaring at a certain someone with an eerie gaze. Even his newly wedded bride was looking at Tie Zheng anxiously.
He had forked out the wine money and purchased all the necessities for the wedding, as well as many items for the border. Tie Zheng's current net worth, to put it nicely, was to say that he was struggling to make ends meet; to put it bluntly, he was penniless, a pauper!
This description was not fake at all. If Tie Zheng's method of distributing the monetary gift was followed, this fellow would have to go to the generals' houses to ask for money for his dinner when he returned, or else he would have to rely on his wife's dowry to fill his stomach …
It was a shame that this fellow was still shouting, "What do I need so much money for?"
"Just take it when I ask you to. What the f * ck are you talking about?" Qiu Jianhan glared.
Tie Zheng's face twitched as he accepted the banknotes. Feeling the heat in his hand, he shoved it to the bride quickly. "My wife, you'll be in charge of the money at home from now on."
Qian 'er blushed to her ears as she thought to herself, "What a bastard, giving away the family's power in front of so many people …"
"But why am I so happy about it?"
Qian 'er held the banknotes in her tender hands as she lowered her head with a flushed face.
"Hahaha …"
Regardless of friend or foe, the generals from the other countries guffawed when they saw the scene.
"Handing over the financial power on the first day of marriage. Haha, there's another unparalleled marshal in the henpecked team from now on! It's worth celebrating! " The old fellows were grinning from ear to ear as they took out their own money and gave gifts to the newlyweds in their own names.
Everyone's blessings were sincere, their emotions genuine.
Qian 'er and Tie Zheng thanked them politely and accepted all of them.
Everyone was beaming with joy. However, no matter who it was, they knew very well that no matter how harmonious the atmosphere was now, none of them would show mercy when they faced each other again on the battlefield once they turned around.
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