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Chapter 3 Seriously Wounded Trial

But Li Xiu soon realized that it was not easy to ride a carriage under this situation. The bumps on the dirt road in the middle almost sent him away, but he endured the whole process without screaming. He didn't want to break the merits, and secondly, he knew that the road conditions from the barracks to the city were just like this, and the environment of the carriage could not be improved, and it was useless to call.

Li Xiu kept chatting with the warrant officer, not only diverting his attention from his physical pain, but also trying his best to understand the details of the accusation. He maintained a fairly calm and serious attitude throughout the process.

The nurses and doctors also followed and carefully observed the second lieutenant's situation. They didn't intervene in the chat content in the car, but they heard nothing, at least it would naturally favor their own patients.

Not to mention doctors and nurses, even the military police and warrant officers have already changed their attitudes towards this second lieutenant Mullan Jonest, and they know everything about his problems, and at the same time, they have inevitably expressed a deeper and deeper understanding of today's accusations. Suspect.

This Second Lieutenant Jones is definitely a real tough guy. Although he doesn't have exaggerated muscles, he has a strong will. When the carriage is bumpy, he can at most frown and make no sound. It's hard to imagine that he was on the brink of death before. Climb back.

Such an officer, even if he has guilt, should definitely not be the unbearable culprit, and the wounds on his body may not be all the soldiers' black guns, but the warrant officer himself has no ability to interfere with it, he can only Do your best to answer Mulan Jonest's questions and make the journey a little more comfortable.

This is what Li Xiu wants, and the effect has already begun. As powerless and powerless, he and the three battalions can only rely on the bravery and indomitable will on the battlefield to infect those who have a decisive role in the trial!
In addition, although proper self-defense is essential, it may not be as good as the former.

Half an hour later, the carriage finally stopped being so bumpy when it entered the road in the city of Dia. Li Xiu also felt a lot better. After another half-quarter of an hour, the carriage slowly stopped.

When Li Xiu was carefully lifted out of the carriage, his physical pain was finally relieved, and the clothes on his body were already wet with sweat.

The news that Mulan Jonest had actually arrived in Dia City also made many people who thought that Mulan was seriously injured and unconscious.

At noon, in a city restaurant, several officers were dining here, during which they inevitably talked about the afternoon court trial. One of them chewed and swallowed the steak in his mouth, and then pointed out the core topic from the previous small talk.

"Mulan Jones is in town, but I remember someone saying he wouldn't even survive three days?"

"Indeed, a dying man would certainly not refute anything, so now? Colonel Bill, what do you think?"

A bearded man ate his steak silently and didn't speak until he looked up at the others.

"The best I can do is keep silent!"

The man squeezed such a sentence between his teeth, and some blue veins bulged slightly on the hand holding the knife and fork.

"That's good. After all, he is an officer of your Second Corps. You can just keep silent. Even if he comes, the result of the court session in the afternoon will not have much impact."

A man with glasses smiled after wiping his mouth with a table cloth.

"This second lieutenant Jonest is old-fashioned and stupid, and he is not good at arguing, but after all, he is a nobleman, and the previous situation is nothing. Now, let's not overdo it."

The man glanced at Colonel Bill and added.

"Anyway, try your best to save his life."

Bill ate and didn't speak, but his frown stretched slightly, while someone on the other side couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, can a poor baron family be considered a noble?"

"If you push forward 100 years, it really counts."

More people in the restaurant murmured laughter.

In the afternoon, in the temporary military court established at the location of the Court of Expropriation Dia, the judge who had just concluded a trial beat the gavel to keep the hall silent, and then opened a document.

"Now I'm going to try the malfeasance in the Battle of Moxia Ridge. I want to confirm first, is Second Lieutenant Mulan Jonest here?"

A gendarme next to him immediately turned to inform the judge.

"Second Lieutenant Jonest has arrived and is currently awaiting trial."

The old judge nodded and looked left and right. In addition to the members of the corps, the adjudication committees on both sides also included local court personnel and two members of the previous armistice negotiation team.

Most of the people sitting below are soldiers.

"Let Lieutenant Mullan Jonest appear in court."

The judge issued an order, and it didn't take long for a stretcher to be carried to the door of the courtroom by two military police, accompanied by doctors and nurses, while Mulan was lying on the stretcher.

Although the distance of the stretcher in the sight of everyone in the court was not the same, most people could still see the serious injury displayed by the blood-stained gauze on the second lieutenant's body.

Just as the policeman was carrying a stretcher and was about to enter, the person on the stretcher made a noise.

"Stop."

The two military police were stunned for a moment, then stopped subconsciously.

Li Xiu took a few deep breaths, then supported the stretcher and slowly sat up.

"His."

The next moment, Li Xiu stood up from the stretcher, then shook his head at the nurse, doctor, and the military police warrant officer who wanted to subconsciously want to come and help, and said in a hoarse but particularly loud voice.

"This is my battlefield!"

Li Xiu stood at the door and glanced at the court environment. The old judge on the high court platform was also wearing military uniforms. Except for a few judges on both sides, all but a few were also wearing military uniforms, even most of the people in the seats below.

At this moment, Li Xiu knew that he had to put his whole heart into Mulan's point of view, otherwise he wouldn't be able to burst into that kind of momentum.

A faint anger also rose from the bottom of my heart
This is an unfair trial, and I, Mullan Jones, are about to become a victim of the preservation of others, and the glory of me and my soldiers will also be splashed with a layer of sewage!
For my life, for my glory, in order not to disgrace the family, and not to tarnish the character of the soldiers, I, Mullan Jonest, will make my own struggle!

Goo-dong, goo-dong, goo-dong
The heartbeat seemed to become obvious, and a strong sense of resonance continued to rise at this moment, as if the sound of guns and the smoke and rust of the battlefield could still be heard.

This is the last battle of the Moxialing Battle!
"Thank you, I want to go in by myself."

Mulan gently pushed the nurse who was supporting him away, raised his head, and walked slowly and firmly towards the courtroom. Because of the bumps and forcible walking, the bandages on his shoulders, chest and thighs were also stained with more blush.

At this moment, it seemed that some kind of will of the officer could be felt. All those who whispered about Mulan before did not speak up, and the entire courtroom was quiet.

one step, two steps
The nurses and doctors behind the officer tried several times to come forward to help him.
Everyone was looking at the young officer, watching him move forward slowly and firmly, and finally stood on the court platform. Many people could see the fine sweat on the officer's face, but the pain was buried in their hearts. , with no fear in his eyes.

In the auditorium, a tall man looked at Mulan with slightly wide eyes. He wore a top hat, a straight western-style dress and trousers, a white shirt and a black bow tie, and a pair of white shirts on his hands. Gloves, the attire of a gentleman is out of tune with the people around him.

I thought it was an ordinary trial, but I didn't expect to see something unusual.

The door at the back of the courtroom slowly closed, and the judge looked at Mulan who was standing and broke the silence.

"Second Lieutenant Mulan Jonest, you are accused of severe war weariness and poor command. You gave up your position in advance and exposed the flanks of the front, which became the biggest fuse for the defeat of this battle. What do you have to say?"

Mulan looked at the judge and the few people who didn't wear military uniforms. He knew that his hopes largely rested on them, and some of them must represent the king's power. At the same time, he also turned his head to look behind him on the left. The bearded colonel slightly avoided looking at him.

"I refuse to admit this charge!"

Mulan looked back at the judge. Although his voice was still a little hoarse, it was extraordinarily sonorous and powerful.

"I refuse to admit the accusations against myself and my soldiers. Under the command of the commander-in-chief of the corps, our [-]rd Battalion and the entire [-]nd Corps are the brave military units fighting in this battle, and we have achieved the results we deserve. !"

One of the two officers in charge of the charge on one side stood up immediately.

"Second lieutenant, we have many witnesses to prove that you were ineffective in fighting and fled, causing the front line to be broken! Your Excellency, please ask the witnesses to enter."

"permit."

One after another "witnesses" entered, including ordinary soldiers and officers, and even two prisoners of the Bach Army, all expounding themselves to prove the layers of accusations.

Mulan just watched the whole process quietly and coldly. None of the witnesses, even the accuser, dared to touch his eyes too much.

In the right corner of the auditorium, a man has been watching Mulan since he entered the arena.

Angry, calm, proud!
This young officer with only the rank of second lieutenant looked at every accuser and so-called witness as if he were looking at some clowns, always standing tall.

"Lieutenant, do you have anything else to say?"

The judge asked the client again. The second lieutenant didn't say a word from beginning to end. When the witnesses gave their testimony, they didn't refute.

In fact, just by watching Second Lieutenant Jonest stand here, many people at the scene had some slight doubts about the trial.

"Your Majesty, can you invite those soldiers under my command to come over?"

The accusing officer immediately spoke up.

"Lieutenant Jonest, I would like to remind you that the soldiers of the [-]rd Battalion are not enough to be witnesses, they themselves are the accused."

Mulan glanced at the man, then scanned the audience, and finally landed on the nurse not far away.

"Miss nurse, please come and do me a favor and untie the bandage!"

"Please don't waste court time by doing pointless things!"

The officer still wanted to speak, but Mulan looked at him but immediately stopped his voice. Those eyes were full of deadly battles. They were blood and fire, and they were also cold and cold. The officer just faced such a look, as if facing the muzzle of the gun that was about to pull the trigger, and even his body stiffened slightly.

"Your Majesty, what I did is not meaningless."

The judge on the stage frowned, and finally nodded to the nurse, who hurried over to help, and the doctor on the side also went to help with the nurse, with extreme caution.

As the bandages were undone in circles, the blood on it became thicker and thicker, and there was an unpleasant smell of corruption.

When the red-stained hemostatic bag was removed, there were terrifying wounds on Mulan's shoulders, chest, and legs, which could not help attracting everyone's attention. Both were penetrating wounds, so the back can also be clearly seen. to the wound.

"His" "Seriously!"

"God. How can he stand!"

Mulan ignored the constant discussions in the courtroom. His face was pale and sweaty. Even his half-cut shirt was wet with sweat, but no one thought he was embarrassed. He pointed his right finger to his right leg.

"Your Majesty, and everyone, here, I was hit by Bach's rifle bullet. The bullet entered from the front and passed out from the back. The front end was just a small hole, and the back was torn open!"

Saying that, Mulan slowly raised his right hand and pointed at the wound on the shoulder and chest not far from his heart again, his hoarse voice raised several decibels.

"Here, it was stabbed by a one-foot bayonet on the Bach standard rifle. The sharp bayonet blade entered from the left chest and pierced through the back, not far from the heart. There was also a cut on the left arm. This is the time of hand-to-hand combat. left."

Listening to the second lieutenant officer's remarks, everyone present felt that it was a miracle that he survived this kind of injury and tragic combat experience!

Mulan said so much in one breath, and he had to maintain a standing position, making him gasp for breath, but his eyes did not change at all, staring at the judge and the left and right committee members, and then clenched his fists and looked at the two accusers. officer.

"When I suffered these injuries, I, Mulan Jones, and the soldiers of the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]nd Corps, all fought to the death of the enemy!"

The two accusing officers were speechless, not only unable to organize the language but also largely stunned by Mulan's wound and the momentum at the moment.

"Your Honor, I request my soldiers to come here, without any defense, just to show the wounds on each of them! Even if the crime is ultimately convicted, this is the dignity of a heroic soldier! I, Mullan Jones Special, with the dignity of a soldier and the honor of the Jonest family, the wounds of my soldiers are enough to prove that they are all warriors facing the enemy head-on!"

(End of this chapter)