Chapter 373 General Li

When they came back and counted the number of troops, they found that they had lost a total of 20,000 men!

"Damn it, is it true that the Great Zhou is protected by gods?"

"No, the idea of ​​divine protection is just bullshit. I, Xuan Yuao, don't believe it!"

"Ugh! Where does that stinky smell come from?"

Xuan Yuao almost vomited the overnight meal. Was this smell caused by a fire?

"Someone come! Go and find out what happened?"

There was an immediate "Yes!" from the other side of the door.

Not long after, someone came to report.

"Report!"

"explain!"

The man lowered his head and reported in a businesslike manner, "Grand Prince, the people of the Great Zhou are burning corpses, and the smell is coming from over there."

"Burning the body? Did they find something?"

"Where's the witch doctor?"

"Your Highness, the witch doctor got separated from us during the retreat and his whereabouts are unknown."

"Okay, you can go down now. Send a few lieutenants in."

"yes!"

After a while, several deputy generals came in.

"The eldest prince!"

"sit!"

Xuan Yuao didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

"Now that our warriors are gone, the witch doctor only tells us to find the bodies. We didn't have time to drag the bodies away during the retreat, and now they've been burned by the Great Zhou army. What should we do next?"

"Grand Prince, in my humble opinion, we should first find a witch doctor."

"I second the motion."

"Witch doctors are like elusive dragons, where can we find them?"

"If I knew, would I need to ask you?!"

Xuan Yuao's tone hinted at impatience. He had a bad temper to begin with, and it was already very rare for him to suppress it enough to talk to them nicely until now.

Upon hearing this, several of his subordinates immediately showed panic on their faces. Since the retreat, he had personally killed three deputy generals, and no one dared to offend him now.

"Your Highness, please calm down. It's my fault for being incompetent. Allow me to lead my men out to search for him. We will definitely be able to find the witch doctor!"

"Get out of here!"

"yes!"

Several deputy generals came out in a hurry and couldn't help complaining when they reached the door.

"The eldest prince is incompetent and has no talent. I don't understand why His Majesty allowed him to lead the troops out?"

"You don't know yet? The eldest prince tried his best to please the emperor and pushed the third prince aside. If the emperor doesn't value him, who will he use?"

"Hmph! He's only good at flattering people and has no idea how to lead troops in battle. I think we're doomed if we follow him this time!"

"Shh! Are you trying to kill yourself? How dare you say that!"

"No more talking, let's go!"

Xuan Yuao heard every word of the people complaining at the door. He was so angry that he smashed things around before he calmed down a little.

Damn it!

If anyone dares to mention that useless Third Prince in front of him, he will kill that traitorous bastard after he wins the battle!

Bai Li was looking for a witch doctor, and the people of Meng were also looking for him.

Bai Li circled in the air, but finally couldn't stand the pungent smell and let the eagle fly away from the sky.

When the firewood burned out and the corpses turned into charred pieces of wood, Bai Li ordered his troops to return to the city.

At this time, Li Dahu, who was in charge of moving the wild animals, came to report: "Marshal Bai, a total of 50 wild boars, 30 wild wolves, and 5 leopards have been moved back to the city. Only the tigress and her cubs are missing."

The previous snakes had been transported back long ago, and the big python alone took a trip.

Such a long and big body had to be chopped into several pieces before they could move it all. Just one snake was enough for them to have a full meal!

Speaking of tigers, Bai Li was silent.

"Uh~, General Li said the cubs were white tigers and couldn't be kept, so I released them to a distant mountain."

"oh!"

Li Dahu scratched his head, feeling like something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Alright, let's gather the team and return to the city. We'll have a feast tonight!"

"What's the feast?"

“…”

Bai Li was scratching his head. How come the ancients didn’t even understand a grand feast?

"A feast means having meat and rice. In short, it means having lots of delicious food!"

"oh!"

Bai Li found that Li Dahu was a little silly, but he was also extremely brave. He was a man with a simple mind and strong limbs.

When everyone returned to the city, Li Shanglin was shocked after hearing Li Dalin's report.

His granddaughter's trip was extremely thrilling. If anything happened to her, how would he explain it to his daughter?

"Good fellows, aren't you just going out to burn a corpse? Why is it like a big show, with snakes, tigers, and wolves? No, even a big show isn't this exciting!"

Li Mingwu slapped his thigh when he heard this and regretted not being able to participate.

"What are you yelling about? If you had gone there, you would have been swallowed up by the python in one gulp, leaving not even a hair behind!"

Li Shanglin got a headache when he saw him, and spoke without giving him any face.

He is already in his forties, but still acts like a young boy and doesn't look like a general at all.

Otherwise, the emperor would not have let him be the commander of the army at his age, and the emperor also knew that he was unreliable!

Li Mingwu glanced at his father aggrievedly and dared not say a word.

"Hey, you've never seen a python as thick as a bucket, right? I killed that one!"

Seeing that Li Mingwu was humiliated, Li Dalin started to show off in front of him again.

He completely forgot that the victim who had taken the credit for the robbery was right next to him, so Bai Li just watched him talk nonsense with cold eyes.

"Oh no, the python was killed by my eldest niece. She cut it once and couldn't move, so she asked me to do the repair."

Li Dalin noticed Bai Li's cold gaze and quickly changed his words.

But it still didn't stop him from continuing to chat.

"Although I didn't kill it, that python was so powerful that it could still bite people even if half of its mouth was cut off!"

"I don't believe it! Take me to see if the python is that big!"

Li Mingwu's curiosity was aroused, and he left with Li Dalin in a quarrel.

Li Shanglin touched his beard and smiled embarrassedly.

"That's just the way your uncle is...he's always playful!"

"Grandpa, my dad and the others are almost here now, right?"

"not yet……"

"Report! General, General Bai and his men have entered the city!"

When Li Shanglin heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

"As soon as I mentioned Cao Cao, he appeared!"

"Grandpa, let me go greet them!"

"You kid, you've been busy all night, don't you want to take a break? I'll do it."

"No, it'll only take a moment."

"Okay, let's go together!"

Li Shanglin's healthy and strong figure walked so fast that Bai Li had to jog to keep up with him.

"Grandpa, you are still as strong as ever, and you are still as handsome as ever!"

Seeing that his familiar and loving relatives were still in good health, Bai Li was not flattering them, but was expressing his feelings.

"You little brat, when you were little you had to use a stick to pry your mouth open, but I never thought you'd grow up to be so sweet and so good at coaxing people."

Li Shanglin looked at the person who followed him, and his memory was still stuck on her appearance a few years ago when she was as dark and thin as a monkey.

I didn't expect that when we met again, she had become a graceful young lady and had become the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition. She had really changed a lot!

"Grandpa, I'm serious."

He is truly worthy of being an old general who has fought on the battlefield for many years. His courage and physique are both top-notch.

The grandfather and grandson came to the city gate chatting and laughing.