In an instant, her eyes also reddened.

"Sister Xiu, don't upset the boss at this critical moment. He's been in a bad mood these past few days, and yesterday too..." Yu Liang quickly advised.

"Old Yu, shut the fuck up!" Jiang Chu pointed at Yu Liang and cursed.

Yu Liang had spent a lot of time with Jiang Chu, so he wasn't afraid of Jiang Chu scolding him.

However, she wasn't in a good mood either: "Damn it, you won't let me speak, huh? You almost got killed by zombies yesterday. If it weren't for me and my brothers, would you still be able to talk here? Get the hell out of here!"

Jiang Chu was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Cui Zhenxiu turned pale... After a moment, she couldn't help but say through tears, "I'm sorry, Boss Jiang Chu, it was me... I got carried away."

Jiang Chu looked at Cui Zhenxiu, and after a long while, he choked up and said, "I'm sorry, but there's something I have to say. Someone is a complete idiot. He alone has caused the deaths of millions of people!"

"Yes, yes..."

Cui Zhenxiu couldn't hold back any longer, threw herself into Jiang Chu's arms, and burst into tears.

My home is about to be gone, and there's no stopping it.

...

At this very moment, in Coresoo, war rages.

Faced with a defensive perimeter of only 20 square kilometers and an enemy force whose numbers were countless and who surged like a tide, Marshal Cui Zhenming remained calm.

"How many troops do we have left?" he asked the chief of staff standing beside him.

"Only... only..." The chief of staff stopped himself in his tracks.

He dared not speak, for fear that it would frighten his commander.

"Go ahead and tell me, what else can't I accept?" Cui Zhenming smiled leisurely.

"There are 1,500 people left, not including..."

Upon hearing this, Cui Zhenming's eyes widened: "So few are left? You mean that doesn't include them? Didn't Brother Yang Lie's men retreat?"

The chief of staff's voice choked with emotion: "Brother Yang Lie's brothers are fighting to the death, fighting on the front lines for us. They... they only have two battalions left, and they are still desperately holding on."

Cui Zhenming remained silent.

A moment later, he burst into tears.

"Brother, we are sorry to you and your brothers."

Yang Lie was seriously injured two hours ago, and his fate is unknown.

Cui Zhenming went to great lengths to pull him out of the pile of corpses, and he has now been sent to Longdu.

In this battle, less than one-twentieth of the Great Xia reinforcements who helped them survived; the rest perished in this unfamiliar land.

Their sacrifice ensured the safe evacuation of 2 million civilians.

"Commander, Brother Yang Lie told you to retreat. These are the words he said before he left," the chief of staff said cautiously.

"I'm not retreating," Cui Zhenming said coldly. "If I retreat and let my brothers' troops die in front of us, would I still be human?"

"But, Park..."

“He is him, and I am me! He is a cowardly scoundrel, and I am not!” Cui Zhenming roared in fury.

Just then, a round of applause suddenly came from behind him: "Well said, you are indeed my son, Cui Zhengyu."

"Dad, you've come." Cui Zhenming looked at Cui Zhengyu, and tears streamed down his face.

Cui Zhengyu walked over and used a handkerchief to wipe away his eldest son's tears.

"I remember Jiang Chu really disliked giving speeches."

However, on one occasion, when he was forced to give a speech, he talked about his dream of serving his country and his people.

He once said something that really resonated with me.

"Dad, I remember that sentence."

Cui Zhenming said, "He said, 'The emperor guards the nation's gates, and the monarch dies for the state.'"

"That's right, that's the sentence."

I don't know which book this kid saw it in, but I highly recommend this quote.

Cui Zhengyu said, "I used to think of myself as a narrow-minded person, someone who holds grudges. But when I saw the soldiers of Daxia fighting to the death, I knew that I had wronged Jiang Chu."

I have let go of my hatred for him...

What a fine saying: "The emperor guards the nation's gate; the monarch dies for the state."

Today, my son and I will put those words into practice!

“Okay, Dad!” Cui Zhenming nodded deeply.

Choi Jung-woo's gaze fell on the chief of staff standing to the side, and he immediately took out a letter and gave it to him.

"Chief of Staff Jin, please make sure you survive and deliver this letter to my two daughters at Longdu Military Academy."

Tell them that the Cui family is gone.

However, the Cui family has always been there.

The next head of the Cui family is... Jiang Chu.

From now on, they must listen to Jiang Chu; otherwise, they are no longer members of the Cui family!

The chief of staff burst into tears: "Old Cui... I won't leave!"

Cui Zhenming gazed at the chief of staff, his voice never so gentle: "Old Jin, elder brother, we've been in the same trench for almost twenty years... I've never asked you for anything."

This time, brother, I beg you, you must leave, leave immediately...

Also, take away those children from Soao and Taiji Military University, and preserve our flame.

One day, our children will set foot on our soil again and restore our nation…