Chapter 122

War from a Woman's Perspective

Liu Buqi didn't care about the war in the west. As long as he was sure that Yesen's army had not returned, the tug-of-war between offense and defense would continue to drag on and would not hinder Yue Lingxi's expedition to Yehe.

After a short rest, the grassland army attacked again. The sayings "a general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers" and "human lives on the battlefield are worthless" were just understated in books, but now it is happening right before our eyes!

No matter for new recruits or veterans, no matter for Liu Buqi or Yue Hanxin, what will be left in the end is only numbness, numbness to the fleeting nature of life!

After exhausting themselves to resist this round of attacks, the grassland army is about to retreat like a tide!

Liu Buqi immediately stood on the city wall, Gongsun Wuhui waved the small flag in his hand, and Guan Ying and Xiao Junzi, who had been unable to contain themselves, led thousands of cavalry and suddenly rushed out from the gap in the Great Wall!

In the long-lasting attack and defense of the Great Wall, there has never been any cavalry in Youzhou, which gave the grassland army an illusion that the Great Wall garrison was not equipped with enough cavalry!

After all, everyone knows that Yue Lingxi went on an expedition to Yehe and took away almost all of Youzhou's belongings!

Unexpectedly, a large number of Yanjing cavalry suddenly rushed out at this time. Although the grassland army was unparalleled in cavalry and archery, by the time the camp organized and assembled cavalry that could intercept them!

This Yanjing cavalry had already galloped back and forth several times as if it were in an empty space while the troops were completely relaxed and retreating to their main camp!

By the time the world-famous cavalry of the grasslands rushed out from their main camp, except for the wounded soldiers and corpses that were trampled by horses and chopped by swords, the enemy had already retreated back to the solid Great Wall!

Zhuanqu Yanshi slammed her clenched fist hard on the fence beside her!

It was my own carelessness after all!

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The effect of this cavalry charge was extremely astonishing. The retreating troops had no intention of fighting, and the cavalry was in a dominant position. After this attack, it would be difficult for the grassland to organize another siege in a short period of time!

"I should be able to get a good night's sleep!" The veterans who had been on the battlefield for many years were much happier than the recruits. It was a luxury to be able to get a good night's sleep on the battlefield where people were on the edge of swords and blood!

Liu Buqi also sat on the bed to rest, feeling somewhat tired. Although she was not required to give specific commands, as the "backbone" of the entire Great Wall defense line, the pressure she bore could be imagined!

He ordered his men to prepare food for the soldiers, continue digging the large pit at the breach, and arrange for guards. All that was left was a good night's sleep!

That night, the moon was bright in the sky, and the sad sound of the Qiang flute came from the grassland camp, evoking a feeling of sorrow. Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei sat on the top floor of the city wall, gazing at the brightly lit camp opposite.

"This is a Qiang flute. The grassland people are also performing their sky burial ceremony..." Liu Buqi, who had a good sleep, slowly climbed up the city wall. With one hand, he soothed the little one in his belly who was becoming more and more restless, while explaining to the two people who were concentrating on listening to the unique sad tune.

Xu Ningmei said with emotion: "We are all human beings in this world, why do we have to fight and kill each other? Isn't it good to live a quiet life?" She is a pacifist and does have a compassionate heart.

"It's probably a struggle for power among the superiors!" Yue Hanxin said with emotion. Having experienced the battles on the battlefield, her understanding of her own destiny and war is no longer as natural as she thought when she first entered Youzhou!

Liu Buqi's understanding of ancient warfare is obviously more thorough than the two people in front of him. This involves a series of factors such as race, culture, and beliefs.

"To ensure that future generations can exist in this world, this is the purpose of war! Whether it's the grassland, Yehe, or Youzhou, everyone's goal is the same!"

"The superior can decide the life and death of those around him with a single word, but he can never force the entire race to engage in meaningless wars!" Liu Buqi said calmly.

Xu Ningmei was somewhat puzzled by this novel idea and naturally asked, "Existence? If that's the only purpose, why go to war? If the grassland people surrender to the Taiyue people, can the Taiyue people still kill them all?"

"Existence is not survival. Survival is easy. You can surrender to the conqueror, blend into other races, and give up everything!"

"But, does such an existence still exist? Ningmei, if I ask you to give up reading the books of the sages, abandon the gorgeous clothes and wonderful poetry of the Chinese people, and instead eat raw meat and drink blood, and herd sheep on the grasslands, are you willing?"

Liu Buqi did not directly answer Xu Ningmei's question, but asked it again, but in fact it was enough to explain everything!

Xu Ning frowned and said firmly, "Unless you kill me! Otherwise, how can I cut off the legacy of the ancestors and the legacy of the Chinese race!"

Liu Buqi gazed deeply at the distant grassland camp, "The continuation of a race is not the reproduction of life, but the inheritance of culture! Without culture, you and I will only have the name of the Chinese, but we will definitely not be the Chinese people today."

"I previously forced the Yehe children to learn our Hua culture, which caused dissatisfaction among many officials in Youzhou! Ningmei, let me ask you, after twenty years, these Yehe children may still be of the Yehe clan by blood, but they will have long lost the Yehe cultural heritage!"

"After hundreds or thousands of years, will their children be of the Hua clan or the Ye He clan? I only wish that we, the Hua clan, will always be the Hua clan, and will only assimilate with others, rather than being assimilated by others!"

Xu Ningmei pondered for a moment, then stood up and bowed sincerely to Liu Buqi in front of Yue Hanxin. "Ningmei, I am willing to devote my life to the survival of the Chinese race!"

Liu Buqi waved his hand slightly, "Master Xu, when you write your book in the future, will you please pass on our words today to future generations? If the Chinese race is to continue to be passed down through the ages, we need great heroes who can conquer the world and conquer the four corners of the world, we also need great heroes who can unite the world, and we also need great writers who can carry on the legacy!"

Xu Ningmei's eyes lit up, as if a bright road was paved before her! "The world is vast, countless races have been annihilated into dust, but our Chinese race will surely live forever!"

Liu Buqi didn't say anything else, just stared at the vast expanse of fertile land outside the Great Wall!

In the era when he lived, there was only one nation that had lasted for five thousand years!

If I had not experienced the life-and-death battles between the Hua people, the grassland people, and the Yehe people, I would not have truly felt the greatness of my ancestors!

It wasn't a story of romance, but a life-or-death struggle against foreign aggression! It was a life-or-death decision made at crossroads! It was a bloody escape forged amidst the flashes of swords and blood!

That is the emergence of countless heroes! That is the countless poems and songs that shine throughout the ages! That is the endless cultural heritage!

"I have no regrets about joining the Chinese race in this life!"