Volume 1 Chapter 313 Ten Days of Rest

Inside Longxi Pass, Jiang Fei was helped up by several Huoyun Army soldiers. He looked outside the pass and the deafening shouts and screams had gradually disappeared. Jiang Fei was anxious not knowing the situation of the battle. He kept looking around, but unfortunately no one came back from the battlefield to report to him.

After looking for a long time without any results, Jiang Fei could not help but slowly close his eyes, remembering how he was so arrogant and ambitious when he was a pioneer in the northern border and led his troops to charge into the army of the Sand Barbarians.

At that time, his physical condition was still that of a seventeen-year-old. On the battlefield, he only felt that he had endless power, which could never be used up no matter how much he used it. He didn't know what tiredness was at all.

But now... he actually needed two soldiers to support him just to stand. This was a naked irony for him.

People will eventually grow old, but it's a pity that he grew old too fast.

"Gee! Gee!" At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from the front. Zhao Zhong rode his horse from the front pass and stopped immediately when he arrived in front of Jiang Fei. Zhao Zhong immediately dismounted and said solemnly with his hands clasped, "General, the Baiwu Kingdom army has retreated!"

Jiang Fei felt relieved when he heard this, and then looked at Zhao Zhong with a complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "You are the marshal now. You decide what to do next."

Zhao Zhong was stunned and asked quickly: "General, what are you doing..."

Jiang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I am old and seriously injured. I can no longer fight. I will return to the camp to recuperate, and then... wait for His Majesty to order my beheading. After all, I have resisted four imperial edicts."

After saying that, Jiang Fei asked the soldiers who were supporting him to take him away to rest. Zhao Zhong stared at Jiang Fei's receding back in a daze, falling into self-contradiction.

The great general who protects the country, the Marquis of Shenwu, Jiang Fei! He dedicated everything he had to the Dayun Empire and used his flesh and blood to block the army of the Baiwu Kingdom. Now it is his turn. Should he retreat or disobey the order?

Just when Zhao Zhong was confused, a lot of noisy noises came from behind. Zhao Zhong couldn't help but frown and hurriedly mounted his horse and rushed over.

The noise came from the gate of Longxi Pass. When Zhao Zhong rushed over, he saw a scene that he would never forget.

Outside Longxi Pass, due to the long war, there are corpses everywhere and rivers of blood. There are tens of thousands of corpses lying on the ground, and above these corpses, there are now slightly hunched old men walking slowly, approaching Longxi Pass.

Most of these old men looked to be in their fifties, but they were wearing the uniforms and armor of the Fire Cloud Army. They were the Fire Cloud Army soldiers who activated the Transformation of Taixu and rushed out.

As a qualified member of the Fire Cloud Army, he must be in his twenties or thirties at least. Twenty years of his life were taken away in one go, turning him into a middle-aged or elderly person.

These people were originally the elite of the Huoyun Army, but if another war breaks out now, they are afraid that they will not be able to kill the enemy as bravely as before on the battlefield. They will just be like Jiang Fei, who will suffer from back pain after fighting for a long time and can hardly stand while holding a sword.

When the emperor led them to fight, what he liked most was forced marches. The young and strong could naturally keep up. Now that they are old, they are afraid that they will no longer have the opportunity to witness the emperor’s style of fighting.

But they did not regret it, because they repelled the Baiwu Kingdom's army, drove the enemy out of Longxi Pass, and forced them to flee in panic. This battle would be their lifelong glory.

In the Baiwu Kingdom army camp, Marshal Wei Qian flew back to the camp with injuries all over his body. Soon, Chen Bao and other generals from various departments came hurriedly to inquire about Wei Qian's injuries, but Wei Qian ignored them. He just looked at the Huoyun Army soldier in his hand who had lost his Taixu state and aged by 20 years, and fell into deep thought.

"I was wondering how these soldiers could suddenly become so powerful. It turns out that they all practiced a secret technique that came at a great cost!"

The next moment, Wei Qian decisively blew up the soldier's head and said in a cold voice: "It's a pity that this secret method has a time limit. Once the time is up, it will no longer be a threat!

The next time we attack, Longxi Pass will be breached!"

At this time, Chen Bao said with a worried look on his face: "Marshal, our army suffered heavy losses in this siege. Just now, according to statistics from various departments, there are only 3.48 million soldiers left in the army, of which more than 360,000 are seriously injured and cannot continue to fight!"

"I understand!" Wei Qian said with a grim expression: "Pass the order down, the entire army will rest for ten days, and after ten days, launch a general attack on Longxi Pass!"

Chen Bao was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he agreed immediately. At the same time, he wondered if ten days was too long. Even if the army needed to rest, three days would be enough.

Chen Bao had no idea that Wei Qian was actually seriously injured during the siege by the Huoyun Army this time. He needed to go into seclusion to recuperate, and ten days was just enough time for him to recover.

Wei Qian didn't want any accidents to happen in his next attack, so he had to stay in peak condition, otherwise any rash attack would only be a waste of his soldiers' lives.

The Black Armor Army of the Chixiao Dynasty, the front army camp.

Because of their serious injuries, Ge Hong captured Wang Shu and the other two and put them in the tiger cage for three days without coming to take care of them. He just ordered his people to feed the two of them as well as the ferocious giant tiger every day to ensure that Wang Shu and the other two would not die.

During the past three days, every time it was time to eat, Shen Qingqiu would force food on Wang Shu, stuffing all the dirty food into Wang Shu's mouth. Wang Shu struggled violently every time, but it was of no use.

But it was precisely because of these disgusting foods, the replenishment of energy and Wang Shu's own healing exercises that his physical condition gradually recovered over the past three days. Finally, on this day, Wang Shu's body was able to move and his injuries were not serious.

After Wang Shu recovered, he immediately jumped up and rushed towards the weak Shen Qingqiu, grabbed his neck tightly with both hands, and said viciously: "I will strangle you to death, you spineless and dignified beast!"

Shen Qingqiu's physical fitness is not as strong as Wang Shu's, and he has no practice method to gradually recover from his injuries. His physical condition has been getting worse and worse in the past three days. In addition, the food he eats is not clean, so he has been dying for a long time.

At this time, Wang Shu pinched him, and the pale-faced Shen Qingqiu immediately frowned. After a few symbolic struggles, he gave up completely and let Wang Shu strangle him to death weakly.

Gradually, Wang Shu also discovered that something was wrong with Shen Qingqiu, and quickly let him go. Then he touched his forehead and immediately felt it was burning hot. Only then did Wang Shu realize that Shen Qingqiu's consciousness was already very blurred, his pupils were dilated, and he was at a loss.

Wang Shu hurriedly shouted anxiously: "Shen Qingqiu, wake up, don't sleep!"

Wang Shu quickly transferred the source energy in his body into Shen Qingqiu's body to heal his injuries and save his life. Unfortunately, after a long time, Wang Shu discovered that source energy can only treat and repair external injuries. Fever is a disease that even source energy cannot cure.

Seeing that Shen Qingqiu's physical condition was getting worse and worse, and his breath was getting weaker and weaker, Wang Shu hurriedly shouted to the black-armored soldiers guarding outside the tiger prison: "Hey, my friend is sick with a fever and is about to die, please ask the military doctor to come and take a look!"