Gu Huai's first military campaign resulted in a victory against overwhelming odds, capturing the commander-in-chief and many generals of the barbarian state. Presenting these men as gifts to Zhao Xian would be a respectable gesture.
At this time, the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield. Although the battle was a great victory, several hundred soldiers were lost.
Seeing this, Li Xue seemed a little disappointed, and she said:
"The battle is over, and they have cleaned up the battlefield. Why haven't we seen Li Guang yet? Could this not be Li Guang's troops?"
That's certainly true. Even if Li Guang was directing from behind the scenes, he should have shown himself by now. And whose banner is this "Li"? Could it be the general who was fighting on the battlefield earlier?
The group looked at each other, utterly disappointed. Several months had passed, and where was Li Guang?
“Let’s go and meet this general to find out what’s going on. In any case, this team has eliminated Shang Wei’s remnants, so they are our allies,” Zhao Xian said.
Everyone nodded and spurred their horses forward.
At this moment, Gu Huai was happily counting the spoils of war. This time, he had captured a large number of warhorses and weapons, which could be used to equip his troops.
Li Guang told him to return to Shuixian Village first and join Zhao Xian to fight against the foreign enemy. He said that he hadn't arrived too late and had at least gotten to eat the last piece of the big fat meat.
Just as I was thinking about these things, someone suddenly came to report.
"Reporting to General Gu, a group of men is approaching. The leader is a scholar named Zhao Xian, and he wishes to see you, General."
"So it's Zhao Shaofu. All generals, follow me." Gu Huai said and led his men over.
This was a force of several thousand men. At the front of the procession stood several people. Based on Li Guang's description, he quickly recognized Zhao Xian, cupped his hands in greeting, and spoke.
"That's Zhao Shaofu ahead."
Zhao Xian was secretly pleased. This person knew him, so he must be related to Li Guang.
"Indeed, may I ask your honorable name, General?"
"Greetings, Lord Shaofu. My name is Gu Huai, and I am the deputy general of General Li Guang."
"You are Li Guang's deputy general." Zhao Xian was overjoyed.
"Indeed, this humble general was ordered by General Li Guang to lead three thousand men to Shuixian Village to meet with Lord Shaofu and jointly defend against the foreign enemy. Unexpectedly, we encountered the remnants of the barbarian army."
This humble general then set up an ambush on all eight sides, annihilating them and capturing more than ten barbarian generals. Please, Your Excellency, decide their fate.
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered immediately; nothing could be more exciting than this news.
"Where is Li Guang now? Why hasn't he come over?"
"Reporting to the Minister of the Imperial Household, General Li's steed, Di Nu, is still injured and unable to move."
I have been marching for half a month, and I estimate that General Li's 5,000 troops have already set off and will be able to return to Shuixian Village in less than half a month.
The crowd cheered again; today was a day of many surprises for the soldiers of Narcissus Village.
"General Gu, you've had a long and arduous journey. This time, we've wiped out 100,000 barbarian soldiers who invaded Shuixian Village. We should have a proper celebration," Zhao Xian said excitedly.
"Narcissus Village had only a few thousand soldiers, yet it managed to wipe out 100,000 enemy troops. This is a miracle in the history of warfare. Luckily, I arrived a step earlier, otherwise I wouldn't have even gotten a sip of soup."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. They knew that if it weren't for Gu Huai leading three thousand men to block Shang Wei's remnants, the pursuers from Shuixian Village would have had a hard time completely annihilating the barbarian soldiers.
Soon, the two groups joined forces, cleaned up the battlefield together, and then returned to the village.
Upon returning to the military camp, Zhao Xian immediately ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep to reward the soldiers.
In order to resist foreign enemies and protect Shuixian Village, the soldiers and civilians of Shuixian Village showed unprecedented unity.
Everyone was very curious about Li Guang's last escape from the capital and his final appearance in Gujiazhuang, a thousand miles away from the capital.
In less than a day, Di Nu's horse had run more than a thousand miles. This horse was incredibly fast.
It was only then that Gu Huai realized that Li Guang had been in the capital in the morning and arrived at their place that evening, where he had found his father to help treat the horse. It turned out that all of this was arranged by God.
It seems that Heaven took pity on the Gu family and arranged for Li Guang to help them.
Next, Gu Huai began to recount how Li Guang came to Gu Family Village to ask his father for help in treating his injured horse.
In the end, they helped the Gu family village defeat the ancient forces and established their own team.
Li Guang's experiences were so bizarre that everyone was both surprised and delighted upon hearing them.
Everyone is now hoping for Li Guang's return, so that their total military strength can reach more than 15,000, and Shuixian Village will have a certain level of power.
If the foreign kingdom were to gather its forces again to attack Shuixian Village at this time, they would be even less afraid.
According to Gu Huai's feedback, Li Guang should be able to return to Shuixian Village in about ten days.
Therefore, they cannot relax during this period and need to continue training their troops, as there are still many battles to be fought.
It was at this time that Di Numa recovered from his injuries, and Li Guang was finally able to return home.
Li Guangbiao bid farewell to Master Gu and the elders and folks of Gu Family Village, and led 5,000 soldiers on the road back to Shuixian Village.
Li Guang was very excited about returning to Shuixian Village soon, but he was also very worried. Along the way, he saw a large number of refugees fleeing due to the war.
Through inquiries, he learned that the Fan Kingdom, in alliance with the Luo Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom, had led an army of 600,000 to invade the Great Northern Dynasty in four routes. One of these routes, with an army of 100,000, was specifically targeting Shuixian Village.
Li Guang panicked and immediately led 5,000 soldiers to rush to Shuixian Village day and night.
When he was still two or three days away from Shuixian Village, he received news that the 100,000-strong foreign army that had invaded Shuixian Village had been defeated by the Shuixian people and their army.
I heard that many mountain bears rushed down from the mountain and joined the battle.
These 100,000 barbarian soldiers were really unlucky. Before they even entered Narcissus Village, half of them were drowned by the flood. They suffered a series of defeats afterward, and in the end, their commander was captured and the entire army was wiped out.
Some people recount these events with great enthusiasm, as if they were actually there.
Li Guang was overjoyed. His initial judgment was correct. Zhao Xian had adopted his battle suggestions, laying the foundation for the final victory of Shuixian Village.
The soldiers have been marching day and night for the past few days and they are exhausted. Now that Narcissus Village is safe, there is no need to rush back. He plans to let the soldiers rest for a day and set off the next day.
That noon, just after the soldiers had finished their lunch, Li Guang, leading a few soldiers, was patrolling outside the camp when they spotted a group of two hundred men approaching. They were all government soldiers.
Why would there be government soldiers here? Judging from their uniforms, they should be local troops from some prefecture.
Li Guang immediately led his men forward to inquire. The leader was an official who became tense upon seeing an army stationed there.
Seeing this, Li Guang comforted him, saying:
"Don't be afraid. We are the garrison of Narcissus Village, here on a mission. Just tell me what's wrong."
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