Chapter 1363: Three Hundred Warriors
Chapter 1363 Three Hundred Warriors
Chapter 1361: Three Hundred Warriors
Zhenbeiguan.
At this time, Wang Meng and Zhuge Liang were leading a group of civil and military personnel in Hetao, waiting quietly outside the pass for the return of the army from the fortress.
Three days ago, they received a message from Huo Qubing, saying that the army from the fortress would return today, so Wang Meng and Zhuge Liang naturally proudly went out to welcome the hero back.
“The governor, the military advisor, General Huo, are back.”
As a soldier shouted excitedly, the army returning from the north slowly appeared in front of the civil and military officials in Hetao. After seeing the army returning from the north, everyone couldn't help but shrink their pupils and collectively took a breath. .
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Everyone knew that the army leaving the fortress suffered heavy casualties, and there would definitely not be many people who came back alive, but they didn't expect that there would be so few.
Twenty-one thousand troops left the fortress, and now those who have returned north, including the general, are no more and no less, a total of exactly 300 people.
All three hundred warriors returning from the north were injured, even generals such as Huo Qubing and Ran Min. Almost no part of their scales and armor was intact. They were all dressed in rags like beggars. Most of them had either broken arms or legs. But they still supported each other to prevent themselves from falling.
It’s miserable, it’s really miserable. This is the only thought in everyone's mind.
Huo Qubing's handsome face was full of exhaustion and dust. When he saw Wang Meng and Zhuge Liang, he immediately took the military flag from Ran Min's hand, slowly rode his horse to their side, dismounted, and shouted: "The last general Huo Bing, I have led the army back from the fortress and came here to give orders to the governor and military advisor."
Wang Meng tremblingly took the military flag from Huo Qubing, while Huo Qubing turned around and raised his fist to attack the three hundred warriors.
“Brothers, we are back alive and going home.”
“Go home…”
There was a burst of cheers, followed by excited crying.
Blood, fire, and even death cannot defeat these true warriors, but now they all shed tears of excitement at the word "go home."
It’s great to be back alive.
Wang Meng couldn't help but feel a sore nose when he saw this, his eyes instantly turned red, and he shouted to everyone: "Heroes, you are all heroes."
"hehe…"
However, no one paid attention to the excited Wang Meng, and Huo Qubing smiled bitterly without taking it seriously.
If he still wanted to be a hero when he first came out of the fortress, he no longer cared about it at all.
One general’s success can make a thousand bones dry up.
The cost of this expedition was too great. There were only 300 people left in the army fighting in Mobei. They said they had retained the fire, but it was in name only, and it was no different from the annihilation of the entire army.
And if giving up this credit and the name of a hero can save the lives of the soldiers in Mobei, Huo Qubing would rather not have this credit and fame.
“General Huo…”
Zhuge Liang held Huo Qubing's hand tremblingly and looked at the miserable yet resolute faces of the three hundred warriors returning to the north. Tears of regret and gratitude could not help but appear in his eyes.
The reason why Zhuge Liang regretted it was because he was the one who made the plan to leave the fortress. He did not regret proposing this plan, but for the soldiers, this plan was really too cruel.
At the same time, Zhuge Liang was also extremely grateful to Huo Qubing. If Huo Qubing hadn't gone to Mobei in his place, Zhuge Liang would have been the one who fought in Mobei. With Huo Qubing’s strength, after his trip to Mobei, he would come back with wounds all over his body.
Zhuge Liang's body, if he really went to Mobei, he would never come back alive, so Huo Qubing had a life-saving grace for Zhuge Liang.
“Sir, I failed to bring all the soldiers back. I have betrayed the trust of my lord and the strategist...”
Huo Qubing sobbed painfully and sadly.
Huo Qubing didn’t even blink his eyes after countless life-and-death fights and narrow escapes, but when he came back, he started crying like a child.
The process of leaving the fortress this time was really difficult. Huo Qubing regarded all the soldiers who fought **** battles and fought side by side as his brothers. And now that so many brothers have died, how can Huo Qubing not be sad.
Long Qie knew very well that if it had not been for Huo Qubing, it would have been absolutely impossible for anyone else among them, except Ran Min and that man, to have escaped back.
Therefore, when Huo Qubing took all the responsibility on himself and passed all the credit to everyone else, Long Qie felt a little uncomfortable and was about to step forward to help Huo Qubing, but was stopped by Ran Min. down.
Seeing Ran Min shaking his head at himself, Long Qie was thoughtful, and then heard Zhuge Liang say: "General Huo, you have done a good enough job. If you hadn't fought hard in Mobei, the Battle of Hetao would never have been possible. It was so easy to win.
You are sacrificing yourself for the entire Han Dynasty. You are all heroes.
General Huo, don’t worry, even if Kong Ming is not a good military advisor, he will still fight for the highest pension from the lord for all the soldiers who died in the grassland..."
"Military advisor..." Huo Qubing's face was filled with gratitude.
“By the way, General Huo, where is Brother Yu?”
Seeing that Xiang Yu was not in the team, Zhuge Liang felt a little strange. After all, with Xiang Yu's strength, even if he was alone, he could still fight back from Mobei. It was absolutely impossible for him to die in Mobei.
“Brother Fish…”
When mentioning Xiang Yu, Huo Qubing's face was full of respect.
During this trip to Mobei, Xiang Yu not only contributed greatly to the war, but also taught Huo Qubing many cavalry tactics in terms of military tactics, which benefited Huo Qubing, a genius cavalry commander, a lot.
During the subsequent retreat to the north, the army basically had no fighting capacity, but was chased by thousands of Yuanmeng tribesmen. At the critical moment, Xiang Yu and Ran Min stepped forward and relied on their personal bravery to kill the enemy leader. Repelled the pursuers of the Yuanmeng tribe.
Along the way, it is difficult to calculate the exact number of beheadings of Xiang Yu and Ran Min. Huo Qubing estimated that Xiang Yu alone had beheaded at least more than 1,500 people, while Ran Min had nearly 800 beheadings. look.
It can be said that Huo Qubing, Xiang Yu and Ran Min are indispensable for the army's trip to Mobei. Without any one of them, it would be impossible to escape back to Hetao alive.
“Mr. Yu said that his child would be born soon, so he went directly to Yanmen Pass. The road to Jinyang is closer from there.”
"I see."
Zhuge Liang nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Long Qie, and he mentioned Xiang Yu was good. From Long Qie's expression, he seemed to have discovered a lot of things.
Is it really still exposed?
Zhuge Liang was thoughtful, but when he thought about it, Xiang Yu and Long Qie grew up together. They are not real brothers but they are better than brothers. Long Qie is not stupid. How could he not notice it after being out of the country for such a long time? .
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