Chapter 95: Terrifying the Northwest (Part 1) Update
In a moment, Jin Jie, who had temporarily taken off his wartime armor, arrived with a military doctor.
As soon as he saw Liu Ziye's condition, he immediately asked the military doctor to come forward and check.
He himself stood beside Liu Ziye with an anxious look on his face. He took Xiying and supported her with both hands, trying to regain her consciousness in a low voice: "Young Marquis."
Liu Ziye was just dizzy from the sudden shock.
There is still some perception of the outside world.
She turned her eyes and looked over.
Jin Jie also saw clearly the pale and sweaty half of her face under the mask.
His brows were deeply furrowed, and his eyes, which were usually sometimes lively and sometimes sharp, were now filled with such deep shock and sadness.
Jin Jie, who had just experienced a fierce battle and was still unharmed, felt a sharp blade piercing his chest when Liu Ziye looked over.
He asked for her opinion: "Do you want to go back to the rear army and rest for a while?"
Liu Ziye refused without a second thought: "No. I'm fine, just a moment's rest will be enough."
Jin Jie didn't dissuade him, but just nodded: "Okay."
Liu Ziye only glanced at the chairs brought over by Xiying and his personal guards, and had no intention of sitting down.
The military doctor examined him for a long time before finally saying, "Young Master, it's just a temporary bout of anger. It would be best if he could change his surroundings and get some fresh air to relieve his discomfort."
After he said this, he also felt embarrassed.
After all, the young marquis just said that he has no intention of changing his environment and wants to insist on staying here.
Jin Jie spoke up and asked the embarrassed military doctor to go back to treating the wounded. Only then did the military doctor slip away as if he had been pardoned.
Liu Ziye stood there for a while, waiting for the dizziness in his head to subside and his breathing to adapt to the complex smell here. Finally, he tried to break away from Jin Jie's support and stand up straight.
Xiying hurriedly asked, "Young Marquis, are you feeling better?"
Liu Ziye nodded: "Yeah."
"That……"
Liu Ziye: "Let's go and take a look and treat the injured."
After hearing this, Xiying quickly agreed.
She turned her head to look at Jin Jie again: "You continue to do your work, I'm fine, Xiying and the others can just follow me."
After saying that, she patted the back of his hand that was supporting her to show that she was fine.
The scene here is so tragic that it is extremely difficult to deal with. Jin Ji needs to organize and coordinate the work so that it can be completed as soon as possible.
Jin Jie nodded and let go of his arm: "Okay."
In the following time, Liu Ziye forced himself to stay here and help the military doctors and soldiers as much as possible to deal with the critically injured.
If professional cleaning and treatment of the wound wasn't enough, she would do whatever she could, such as delivering tools, cutting gauze, cleaning up the dirt, and so on.
Although all the soldiers who were here to deal with the aftermath of the Xiguan Marquisate wore masks, Liu Ziye himself was no exception.
However, the soldiers who were still conscious could still tell Liu Ziye's identity from her clothing, the attitude and address of the people around her.
They were in extreme pain, and they never imagined that—
When they are in desperate situations where they are certain to die, it will be this young marquis who has been hiding in Xiguan for many years who will come like a god from heaven and save them from danger.
When the enemy troops were defeated and they were struggling and in pain, this descendant of the royal family, the young Marquis of Xiguan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, would move among them, disregarding the dirt and taking care of them with his own hands.
As soldiers, they had certainly seen the army's commander or general inspecting and comforting the injured soldiers after the war.
But first of all, they are the commander-in-chief's soldiers, fighting in accordance with the commander-in-chief's war decisions. The commander-in-chief has a natural patriarchal responsibility towards them.
Not to mention, the condolences from those coaches were indeed just passing condolences.
No one would be like this young marquis of Xiguan, who truly frowned and worried about their pain, and spent the whole day taking care of them and dealing with the dirty things with his own hands.
On this day, the soldiers who escaped death all had tears in their eyes and shed tears on the spot.
"The kindness of the young Marquis of Xiguan is like recreating a parent."
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The cleanup on the battlefield lasted for more than ten days.
The bodies of the Great Zhou soldiers who had died in the battle were mixed together, old and fresh, and it was difficult to bring them back to Xiguan for burial.
In the end, Liu Ziye decided to register the information of all the deceased soldiers as much as possible and burn the bodies on the spot.
After cremation, the remaining ashes were collected and brought back to Da Zhou.
That day, across the vast, dry, yellow grass, flames burned all day and all night. Those who remained at the scene watched in silence as the flames grew brighter and then died down.
The Xianbei and Tuyuhun secretly sent some sentries to investigate the situation from a long distance.
He also made a rough outline of most of the actions here, and then fled back to report to the two tribal kings and khans.
It is said that the young Marquis of Xiguan in the Great Zhou Dynasty is truly an evil god. All his soldiers are like Yama, and he can even command dozens of giant meat grinder-like monsters through the air!
He also performed magic on the grassland, creating fire out of thin air, and the black smoke burned all day and all night!
It is said that the soldiers of the young marquis were as familiar with the Eight Tribes grassland as if they were in their own backyard. Everyone knew the way and the position, so they could easily and accurately kill their way to the place where they were besieging Chi Mu!
Since the day the Xianbei King Khan withdrew his troops, he has been restless all day long.
After listening to the sentry's report, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Yao Can is dead, and the Qiang tribe's elite troops were wiped out in a single day. We, we were bewitched by Yao Can and followed him to hunt down Chi Mu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I wonder if the young Marquis of Xiguan will bear a grudge against us for this!"
The Tuyuhun King Khan also had a hard time.
Originally, he was nothing like the Xianbei King Khan, who followed Yao Can in almost everything.
This time, he also saw clearly that there was a great chaos within the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Chi Mu's army was a weak army that had been abandoned and ambushed.
If we encircle and suppress Chi Mu at this time, we will almost certainly win.
With such a victory over the Zhou Dynasty, he would gain more prestige among the tribe and consolidate his position as Wang Khan.
Who could have expected that he would unexpectedly provoke such a terrible guy!
They used to be able to hide and fight back and forth with the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty for three years, but now, facing this victorious army that broke through their cognition and seemed to have descended from the sky, all their confidence was completely shattered!
He controlled himself with difficulty. "Let's flee north. This time we're moving away completely and for real."
The Xianbei King Khan looked at him dejectedly.
The Tuyuhun King Khan continued, "Or, we can ask this young marquis of Xiguan to draw a line himself. Whatever he says is what we will follow and never cross the border without permission."
"There's no other solution. We must show our utmost sincerity and spread our willingness to obey orders throughout the grasslands and throughout Xiguan County, so that the young Marquis of Xiguan can believe our absolute sincerity!"
The Xianbei King Khan thought for a moment and asked, "Should we notify the other five tribes?"
"We can't even take care of ourselves, how can we take care of them! If they were alert and saw us doing this, they would understand!"
The two men discussed for a while and then called two heads of departments respectively.
Many people from both groups were eyewitnesses of the incident that day, and they also learned the latest situation from the returning sentinels. Even though they were unwilling in their hearts, they had to admit that now they had no choice but to give in.
Within a few days, the messengers sent by the two tribes and the sentries who spread the news set off separately.
When they arrived at the Xiguan border and explained their purpose, they were received by the regular garrisons stationed at the defensive passes around the area.
The second prince Liu Ziyan led the army back, but this place was a border defense point of the Zhou Dynasty after all, so it was necessary to retain daily garrison troops.
In addition, due to three consecutive years of war, continuous fortifications were built at the border passes, and they required daily maintenance by stationed troops.
The garrison general in charge was also the one replaced before the second prince Liu Ziyan withdrew his troops. Since Liu Ziyan led his troops away from the border, he had already withdrawn his troops and spent his days leisurely and entertaining himself.
Also, because they had received the order, no matter whether Chi Mu sent another request for help, they had to pay no attention to it, because they could more or less turn a blind eye and ignore it.
As a result, they had no idea how the private soldiers of the Marquis of Xiguan crossed the border to fight at a pass they didn't know about, how the Qiang people were annihilated in one battle, and how Chi Mu and the remaining troops of Chi Mu had been rescued by the young Marquis of Xiguan and brought back to Xiguan!
After hearing the report from the soldiers, the garrison general Qin Xiao asked in disbelief.
"The Qiang tribe was completely wiped out in one battle by the young Marquis of Xiguan?! And Yao Can was also beheaded by him?!"
"The Xianbei and Tuyuhun have sent envoys to ask for surrender from the young Marquis of Xiguan. They want him to mark out a path for them and ask them to move wherever they want?!"
The soldier who delivered the message replied timidly: "Yes, yes, yes, that's what they said!"
Qin Xiaoyi was completely shocked. "When did the young Marquis of Xiguan have so many soldiers? Damn it, these two tribes keep calling me the young Marquis of Xiguan. Where does this put the face of the Great Zhou court and the Great Zhou Emperor?"
Qin Xiao was furious and was thinking about how to teach these two ignorant tribes a lesson when suddenly another soldier came in to deliver a message.
"General Qin! The envoys from the Xianbei and Tuyuhun tribes discovered that we were the perimeter defense garrison, not the private soldiers of the Marquis of Xiguan. They immediately started making a scene and threatened to leave the camp to speak with the young Marquis of Xiguan!"
Qin Xiao:! ?
This is simply blatantly rubbing the face of the Emperor of Zhou on the ground!
What's going on with the young Marquis of Xiguan?!
Qin Xiao thought about it for a while, but couldn't find a way after a while. He thought, never mind, I'll report this unusual movement of the Xianbei and Tuyuhun tribes to Yanjing first!
When you are in doubt, you can never go wrong by reporting first!
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The barracks base in Xiguan Shuogu.
After Chi Mu collapsed in front of Jin Jie that day, he remained in a coma for five days.
When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a barracks that he had seen before, which was different in style from the Great Zhou.
Both the memories before he fell into a coma and the scene he saw at that moment told him directly that he was now in the camp belonging to the young marquis of Xiguan.
The soldier in charge of taking care of him was one of Liu Ziye's personal guards. When he saw him wake up, he immediately sent someone to call a doctor and notified the young marquis of Xiguan.
The doctor had been guarding the camp all day during this period, and he came in directly after hearing the news.
He checked Chi Mu's condition and told the soldiers to feed him water and prepare some medicine for him.
A moment later, Liu Ziye also lifted the curtain and came in.
When she reached Chi Mu's couch, the guards were feeding him water. Liu Ziye stood quietly by, waiting for the doctors and soldiers to attend to him.
Chi Mu noticed Liu Ziye the moment he came in.
After the guards had given him water, he was unwilling to lie down again as the doctor had requested. He said, "Please help me sit up."
Not only was he exhausted physically and mentally, he also had countless wounds of varying sizes and several broken bones on his body, making it difficult for him to move.
However, Chi Mu insisted on sitting back, so the doctor and the guards had no choice but to ask Liu Ziye for help.
Liu Ziye nodded at them and said, "Listen to General Chi, bring two more people and help him up carefully."
The guard said, "Yes!"
When Chi Mu finally sat up with difficulty, Liu Ziye also sat on the chair in front of his couch.
Chi Mu had just drunk some water, and although his voice was hoarse, he was still able to express himself normally: "Chi Mu has once again received the kindness of the young Marquis of Xiguan. I cannot express my gratitude enough, and I will remember it in my heart."
Liu Ziye smiled and said, "Okay, then you should remember this well. When I carried you back here, I was really worried. If I couldn't save your life, this expedition would be a huge loss!"
Chi Mu's expression relaxed slightly.
He knew that Liu Ziye was just joking to ease the overly dull atmosphere.
However, it was only a moment of relief, and Chi Mu's brows were once again filled with gloom. For the first time in his life, he was afraid to speak, afraid of the facts he was about to face.
He opened his mouth and forced himself to ask awkwardly, "I wonder how my soldiers are doing now?"
Liu Ziye leaned forward and touched his nose. "My people are taking care of them. Those who need to be buried are buried, and those who need to be rescued are rescued. When General Chi recovers, you can go and see them in person."
Chi Mu exhaled lightly and closed his eyes for a while before the heat waves surging in his chest subsided a little.
"good."
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