Three thousand soldiers watched Chen Qian bring in three stunning women.
They were only stunned for a moment out of curiosity, then lowered their heads and carefully roasted the lamb on the fire.
Wu Ling'er was a skilled and courageous person, and she was fearless, so she just glanced at the large group of people and followed Chen Qian to a bonfire outside.
Wu Linger's gaze fell on the yurt three meters away. She narrowed her eyes slightly and saw blood flowing in the yurt.
Chen Qian put down the knife in his hand, followed Wu Linger's gaze, and said lightly: "Savages, kill twenty-two of them, throw their bodies in there, and burn them when you leave. It's clean."
Wu Linger frowned, "Now the barbarians are the people of the Wu Dynasty."
Chen Qian flipped the mutton on the campfire and grinned coldly, "Subjects? They are not subjects at all. What they are planning is to assassinate Ding Anbo!"
Wu Linger was startled. Chen Qian said, "Just arrived in this autonomous region? Ding Anbo has beaten these barbarians so badly. I wonder how many of them want Ding Anbo's life. If we want this autonomous region to be stable, it will take at least a year or two... I don't think it will be possible."
After saying this, he grabbed the knife on the ground, cut a roasted leg of lamb and handed it to Wu Linger, "Divide it among yourselves..."
Nishang took the lamb leg, took out her sword and began to cut it. Wu Linger asked, "Are you saying that these barbarians still intend to restore their country?"
"Of course, although Ding Anbo has captured their emperor, the barbarians are different from us. They are barbaric and loyal to the emperor."
As if thinking of General Peng, Chen Qian shook his head and laughed at himself, "Their loyalty is limited to the threat of force. Ding'an Earl is still too kind, so we will do this job for Ding'an Earl."
"What's your name, General?"
"The man who cuts the grass has no name or surname."
"...Then, do you know where I can find Ding Anbo?"
"He must be in Yuxiu City, which was once the Desolate Courtyard."
Wu Linger asked again, somewhat embarrassedly, "Then... General, can you take us to Yuxiu City?"
Chen Qian waved his hand decisively, "No."
"Why?"
"We are the straw men, Miss. Why are we going to Yuxiu City?"
"Oh...how do I get to Yuxiu City?"
"Go north and be careful on the road. There are many barbarian bandits. You are so brave to come to this broken place without bringing more guards."
Wu Linger smiled, took the mutton handed to her by Nishang and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
"We came to seek refuge with our relatives. The three of us ran a little fast, and the guards were still behind us and couldn't catch up."
Chen Qian frowned and glanced at Wu Linger, thinking that he had never heard that the Wu Dynasty sent officials to manage the Chi Le River. But he heard that Ding'an Earl adopted the method of using barbarians to govern barbarians, and the first governor was the younger brother of the former emperor of the barbaric country.
He didn't think much about it. It had nothing to do with him. He just came to cut some grass and take a look at the general's grave.
Today, Yanshan Pass is still open, and the bullet holes on the walls are still shocking.
The city of Xinzhou was reduced to ruins in the explosion, and even the Duke of Anguo's Mansion was completely destroyed.
The people who left Xinzhou City did not return. They temporarily settled in Pingling County and Quyi County. Perhaps they had some resentment towards the general, and I am afraid that even after Xinzhou City was rebuilt, they would not return.
Some things are just like this. Once your heart is chilled, it’s not easy to warm it up again.
Just like their 3,000-man isolated army, they wandered aimlessly in the wilderness, picking grass, killing sheep, eating meat, and living in a daze, until one day, there was no grass to pick and no sheep to kill in the wilderness.
Then what?
No one thought about what happened next.
After serving as soldiers for so many years and carrying so much shame, they have no future.
In fact, they had already died when Yanshan Pass was breached, when Xinzhou City was breached, on Songgang, and after they learned about the conspiracy against Ding'an Bo.
What kind of soldier is this?
What kind of war is being fought?
They have lost their faith and hope, and are even too embarrassed to go back and see their fellow villagers.
They had no choice but to come here and become souls wandering in this lonely wasteland.
The sumptuous lunch ended in silence, and Chen Qian cut another leg of lamb and gave it to Wu Linger.
"It's still a thousand miles to Yuxiu City. Take some food with you for the journey. Be careful of the barbarians. Goodbye."
"Where are you going next?"
"……have no idea."
"Why don't you come along? Even if you can just give us a ride, that would be great."
Chen Qian thought about it and it seemed to make some sense.
"Then let's go."
"Thank you!"
Chen Qian was stunned. Thank you... He smiled silently. It seemed that these people of his were still useful.
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Blue sky and white clouds.
The grassland in May shows its lush side.
The meadow is becoming greener and thicker, and the flowers are becoming more and more beautiful.
The water of Xiao River became greener and greener. The corpses of the enemies that were once left on both sides of the river were burned into nutrients for the flowers and plants, while those of the Divine Sword Army were buried beside the river and a huge monument was erected.
This monument tells the story of a great battle that took place here in March. If it weren't for it, no one would be able to tell that this was once the main battlefield and that hundreds of thousands of people had died there.
The grassland is so vibrant that there is no trace left of the battle that took place outside Guoyun City in early April.
More than 200,000 troops from the northern border, led by General Peng Chengwu, fought a battle with more than 200,000 Tiandao troops from the Huang Kingdom who came back to provide support, just 30 miles outside Guoyun City.
Peng Chengwu did not choose to defend the city. Perhaps under the setting sun, he resolutely rushed towards the Tiandao Army.
Fu Xiaoguan and his group of dozens of people are standing here at this moment.
He looked at the setting sun in the sky, thinking that Peng Chengwu left under the blood-red setting sun.
This must have been an earth-shaking battle, with 500,000 troops fighting in this vast wasteland. At that time... this place was covered with snow, but now, this place is covered with lush grass.
Naturally, there was no trace of blood. The bodies of the barbarians and the northern border soldiers were also burned. Only Peng Chengwu's body was buried on a small hillside here by the First Divine Sword Army under the order of Fu Xiaoguan.
There was also a tombstone in front of the grave, but there was only the name Peng Chengwu on it, and the rest was blank.
"I don't know what to write about. After much thought, I decided to let future generations write it."
Fu Xiaoguan touched the tombstone, lit a pair of incense candles, respectfully inserted them in front of the tombstone, and burned a lot of paper money.
"I buried you here so that you can see the future changes in this place, and I also want you to be farther away from me."
"Because... I really didn't promise you anything. Since you went there with peace of mind, just continue to watch with peace of mind. Everything will be fine."
"As beautiful as these summer flowers!"
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