Chapter 2136 [Shangxie] I swear on my life
【Shangxie】
It's another sunny day.
In the past few days, the armies composed of Jinliang and Dayuan have clashed with the Chiwei army several times, but they were all small-scale battles and no large-scale casualties occurred.
The Xuanyi Guards sent by Changsun Chi have already learned that reinforcements from Wensu are on their way to the battlefield. I'm afraid that once the reinforcements arrive, they will really launch an attack, and the small battles they have every day are just appetizers.
The night before, Changsun Chi had sent a team of two hundred Xuanyi Guards to the road where local reinforcements were coming, trying his best to delay time and at least reduce some of the pressure on Chiwei Army.
"Once Wensu's 100,000 troops reach the battlefield, the enemy's number will increase to one million,"
The emperor, wearing a scarlet cloak, stood in the big tent. His pale face could not hide his indifferent and even cold expression. He stood with his hands behind his back in front of a huge map, looking at the black-robed guards standing crowded together in front of him.
"You are all elites trained by the Chiwei Imperial Family for many years. You all have your own strengths in martial arts, poison techniques, and breaking formations. You were always trapped in the deep palace with me, and the missions you were given were always shady things that involved fighting for power and profit. I am sorry for you."
When the Xuanyi guards heard the word "I'm sorry", their expressions changed immediately. They almost wanted to kneel down in panic, but were stopped by the emperor indifferently.
"You are my comrades now, you don't have to kneel to me."
The emperor looked outside the tent, and between the wide and rough curtains, he could see the barren desert in the distance and the iron boots of the soldiers coming and going.
"I have pondered the meaning of the title of Emperor countless times. This country and this title have always brought me pain. At one point, I even hated this country and its forgetful people."
He retracted his gaze, looked at the tall and straight Xuanyi Guard in front of him, and said slowly,
"But I am ultimately a Chiwei person. Even if I am not an emperor, even if I am just a commoner, I still need to fight for my country. Although the term 'homeland' is too heavy and empty, it is my innate belonging."
He looked at the elites in front of him and repeated,
“This is where we belong.”
"So, no matter what, you must do everything you can to delay the Wensu army. Kill as many as you can, and destroy as many as you can."
Two hundred Xuanyi Guards knelt on one knee, pounding the makeshift wooden floorboards, causing a heavy, muffled thud. Together with their resolute and resolute voices, they lit up the desert night.
"I swear to complete the mission at the cost of my life!"
The emperor called for everyone to stand up, and then began to analyze the terrain of the desert and the route that the Wensu army would pass through, so that the Xuanyi Guards could set traps and launch surprise attacks.
Everyone was looking at the map carefully, memorizing Changsun Chi's arrangements firmly in their minds.
It was not until the moon was high in the sky, the night was deep, and the footsteps of the night patrol soldiers came and went outside the tent that this pre-war deployment was finally over.
When the Xuanyi Guards were retreating, Changsun Chi suddenly called them.
The emperor stood in the flickering candlelight, his face expressionless, but his words were like heavy iron, hammering into everyone's heart word by word.
"I promise that I will never let any of you be buried in a foreign land. If I die in this battle, you will be returned to the Divine Capital with my remains and buried beneath the Blazing Flower Tree."
The emperor smiled faintly, as soft yet firm as the spring breeze in March in the night of the battlefield.
He clenched his right fist and placed it gently on his chest.
"I swear on my life."
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