The phrase "blood shed on the battlefield" sounds incredibly inspiring, but only those who experienced it firsthand truly understand that victory was won through death and injury. Even the formidable Xuanjia Army suffered considerable casualties. The charging cavalry were completely annihilated, leaving behind a vast heap of blood and corpses.
Zhai Changsun's face twitched with pain as he looked at Qin Mu and said thankfully, "Thank goodness you came! Otherwise, if anything had happened to the princess, I wouldn't have been able to bear the consequences!"
“My sister and the others are here too!” Qin Mu shook his head and said.
"Take one hundred Xuanjia soldiers with you!" Zhai Changsun said, stopping Qin Mu who was about to leave.
Although it was initially agreed that the Xuanjia Army would protect the princess and that they would break out if things went wrong, that was only in response to the orcs. Now, it was the humans who had come, and their plans were unlikely to have many loopholes. Breaking out would be much more dangerous.
Zhai Changsun couldn't possibly lead all the Xuanjia Army to provide support, as his primary concern was protecting the princess's safety; a hundred soldiers were already quite a lot. Qin Mu understood this, so he led the Xuanjia Army and headed there.
By this time, the soldiers had calmed down from their initial panic, and as the breach was closed, their counterattack became increasingly powerful.
It's important to know that the people brought out this time are all elites, selected from among the best. With over half a month of training and nourishment, their strength has increased significantly, and more importantly, their stamina has improved considerably. They also enjoyed a delicious late-night snack of all-meat before bed. Now, it's safe to say their fighting spirit is getting stronger with each battle.
"Retreat!" Upon seeing Qin Mu arrive with the Xuanjia Army, an enemy general reluctantly gave the order.
"Phew! Damn it, I almost fell!" Cheng Huaimo exhaled heavily and plopped down on the ground.
Yuchi Baolin was in a similar situation; he threw down his lance and lay down. The two of them had almost been killed while fighting together.
"Are you alright?" Qin Mu was startled when he saw Yuchi Baolin collapse. He jumped off the back of the rhinoceros and rushed over. He was relieved to see that Yuchi Baolin's eyes were open.
"Hmph! I'm not going to die yet!" Yuchi Baolin groaned, clutching his waist.
Qin Mu then noticed a large patch of blood on his waist, and a tear in his armor. Qin Mu quickly knelt down and carefully examined the wound. Lifting his clothes, he discovered a bloody mess around his waist, with blood still flowing.
"Don't move!" Qin Mu pressed Yuchi Baolin down, then used his bronze sword to cut open his clothes to facilitate further treatment.
"Bear with it! I'm going to clean you up!" Qin Mu instructed.
“It’s alright! Come on!” Yu Chi Baolin said without even looking at him.
Qin Mu didn't waste any words. He took out a set of wine from the Heavenly Mystery Tower and poured it directly onto the wine.
"Ah!" Yuchi Baolin screamed in agony, his whole body curling up like a shrimp. He felt that he had never felt such pain when he was hit earlier.
"Alright! Bear with it!" Qin Mu shouted, not bothering to comfort him. After saying that, he looked down at the wound that had been cleaned.
"Thank goodness! No bones were broken!" Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. No bones were broken, which meant that his internal organs should be fine as well.
"Are you alright?" After bandaging Yuchi Baolin's wounds and making sure he wasn't seriously injured elsewhere, she walked over to Cheng Huaimo and asked.
"I'm fine! I'm fine!" Cheng Huaimo, who had been sitting weakly just moments before, sprang to his feet, patting his chest. He had witnessed Yuchi Baolin's screams with his own eyes, and he certainly didn't want Qin Mu to treat him. Of course! His injuries were indeed minor.
The enemy, who had suddenly appeared, fled, leaving behind a field of corpses. Qin Mu led his men to clear the battlefield again, mainly treating the wounded and repairing the camp, in case anyone attempted a counterattack.
"It's all my fault! I should have realized that a beast attack isn't that simple!" Qin Mu said remorsefully.
Of the more than 4,000 soldiers, 1,000 were killed in battle and more than 1,000 were wounded. It can be said that half of them were lost in one fell swoop.
"It's not your fault. This time, the enemy clearly planned it. No one would have thought that they would collude with the beastmen to launch a series of attacks," Cheng Huaimo comforted him.
This time, even more people died. The camp was devoid of its usual songs and laughter; the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, and everyone was busy in silence.
"Boom boom boom!" The sound of galloping warhorses rang out. Upon hearing this, Qin Mu's expression changed, and he quickly rushed to the edge of the camp.
Dust billowed in the distance as troop after cavalry charged in. Qin Mu unconsciously tightened his grip on his bronze sword. Fortunately, it didn't take long before he smiled easily.
"Lift the alert! Reinforcements have arrived!" Qin Mu shouted loudly.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Upon hearing this, the soldiers in the camp immediately raised their weapons and cheered with joy.
"Go and bring in reinforcements, don't let the traps hurt our own people!" Qin Mu shouted again.
The reinforcements in the distance had slowed down, but he still arranged for people to go and meet them. After all, it would be a laughing stock if they messed up their own people, especially if they messed up his own father.
That's right! The person who came was Qin Qiong, whom he hadn't seen for two months. He didn't know when Qin Qiong had returned, but when he saw him, Qin Mu immediately felt a sense of security.
He had been quite confident lately, but after witnessing the power of a group and fighting against experts, he realized he was still far behind and desperately needed a backer.
"This humble general Qin Mu greets the general!" Suppressing his excitement, Qin Mu clasped his hands in a salute.
"Excellent! Excellent!" Qin Qiong jumped off his warhorse and patted Qin Mu on the shoulder.
"Father, how long has it been since you returned to Chang'an? How did you end up here?" Qin Mu asked curiously.
"I've been back for a while now, but I haven't shown myself until these ground rats have come out," Qin Qiong explained.
Qin Mu immediately understood why Qin Qiong had left Chang'an to hunt monsters and why he had been gone for so long. He guessed that not only Qin Qiong, but also generals like Luo Cheng were part of this plan. Their own request to go out for training was probably unplanned, but they were simply being used as a pretext.
No wonder they not only provided four thousand elite troops but also five hundred Xuanjia soldiers to protect the two princesses; this was clearly premeditated. Although Cheng Zhijie and Guo Xiaoke preferred to train their own soldiers, they had other ways to get help from me, so it was unreasonable for them to agree to run so far.
Qin Mu hadn't thought much about it before, but now that Qin Qiong had appeared so quickly, he suddenly understood the cause and effect of many things.
"So I was being played by a bunch of old foxes." Qin Mu smiled bitterly to himself.
"You're very well prepared!" Qin Qiong exclaimed. He was a seasoned veteran, and the traps, trenches, and chevaux-de-frise Qin Mu had laid along the way were simply excessive, a real eye-opener for him. No one had ever set up camp like this before—ditches that could serve as a moat, traps with only one safe path. Although ninety percent of them had been destroyed by wild beasts and enemy troops, he could still imagine what it must have looked like at the beginning. After all, the corpses inside the traps were still there.
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