Chapter Thirty-Eight: Never Die
Blood stained the snow of Los Angeles, and the former imperial generals used their old bodies to hold back the pace of the wolf king's attack, buying the most precious time for Bai Yin's retreat.
Li Wensong's body was gnawed clean by the giant wolf, and the wolf king looked at the large blood stains on the ground and was slightly moved. This veteran has been in seclusion for many years. This time, for the safety of Yang Yu, he took command again, even if there were no bones, he did not lose Yang Yu's face.
The wolf king walked to the place where Li Wensong's last body was swallowed, bowed slightly, and continued to set foot on the battlefield to the south.
Bai Yin retreated to the south with his troops, and he still remembered Li Wensong's instructions to push the soldiers and horses to a place where there was no snow. Without the help of the giant wolf, the wolf king could not fight against the army of Yang Yu.
Looking at the heavy snow that kept falling in the sky, Bai Yin's heart gradually shrouded in a layer of haze. This year's snow seems to be helping the wolf king, and the fourteen cities of Chen Guo are all snowing heavily.
Yang Yu's army led the fleeing people, the speed of the march decreased again and again, and the distance between it and the wolf king continued to shrink, and the fear of death began to permeate the people of Chen State.
Someone began to stop, under the heavy snow that had not appeared for hundreds of years, the heat in people's hearts gradually extinguished, they sat on the ground, drank the only remaining wine on their bodies, and looked at the approaching wolf king troops, but they stayed numb in place. A gust of wind swept by, and the bright red blood mixed in the fluttering snow, and disappeared.
Bai Yin kept urging the crowd forward, his patience was about to run out. The troops kept walking, walking, but what they saw was still never-ending snow. He seemed to be able to smell the stench of the giant wolf, and one by one the troops were sent out, looking at their resolute faces, Bai Yin became more and more desperate, and when he came, there were nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, and now only half of them were left.
Late one night, Bai Yin led his army to stop at the Northern Imperial City. The soldiers gathered near the fire were either eating silently or staring at the fire. Nothing could be heard in the camp except the sound of the north wind howling.
There were no more wounded in this unit, and the last unit sent out during the day was made up of the wounded in the formation. They knew that they were dragging down the troops, and in the face of the pursuit of the wolf king, the wounded were not eligible to survive, and one by one the wounded slowly gathered together.
The soldier at the head walked up to Bai Yin and didn't say anything, just left a bitter smile. Subsequently, a unit that had lost most of its combat effectiveness supported each other and advanced towards the enemy.
They were no longer able to affect the Wolf King, all they could do was to feed the giant wolves under the Wolf King with their own body and flesh, trying to slow down the Wolf King's progress through this method.
They may have succeeded, but before the mountain fell today, the Wolf King did not catch up with Bai Yin's troops.
Rubbing his frostbitten hands, Bai Yin walked in front of a beam of firelight. Sitting on the ground, looking at the slightly flickering firelight, Bai Yin smiled, either self-deprecating, or helpless. Bai Yin's laughter grew louder and louder, and the quiet night sky was broken as a result, and the soldiers looked at the young general in front of them, their eyes full of disappointment.
Bai Yin stopped laughing and slowly walked in front of the soldiers: "Brothers, I, Bai Yin, am a wasted person. I have not resisted the attack of the Wolf King, and the land of the Chen Kingdom is falling step by step. ”
"I once wanted to be a general, I wanted to be as powerful as my master, draw my sword to deter the four regions, and collect the sword to suppress the country. But I was wrong, I was just an ordinary person. ”
"I'm just a normal person, like everyone else. There is no way to resist the attack of the wolf king. I'm just luckier than you to become the master's apprentice so that I can serve as a general in the first army. ”
"It's a pity that I have lived up to my master's expectations of me and everyone's trust in me. To tell you the truth, I don't have anything I can do in the face of the wolf king. ”
"This is my first time in the army. I don't have any strategy, I'm just going to run away with you. There have been many people who have been crushed in this vast snow for my escape. ”
Bai Yin kept smiling, looking a little crazy, but his words were full of bitterness, this teenage boy, facing the wolf king who had been fighting for many years, had lost all direction. For him, no matter where he goes now, it's just an escape.
When he first faced Wu Chen, his savior was killed by the enemy in front of him, but he did nothing but flee; when he faced the wolf king for the first time, Li Wensong stayed behind with 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he was still on the run; now, there are still small teams that continue to meet the enemy, and he is still on the run.
"Soldiers, once my benefactors, fought side by side with me. We faced a very formidable enemy, my benefactor, who rushed alone and did not retreat despite the crushing defeat. I remember him being knocked down again and again, rushing forward again and again, until finally, he was wrapped in blood and completely lifeless. ”
"At that time, I just witnessed his death and did nothing. Seeing his body completely fall, I fled, and I didn't even have the courage to rush forward. I guess he's going to laugh at me. ”
"Senior Li Wensong, I have always disliked him. He always didn't speak, and I always thought he was arrogant. As a result, I was wrong, my predecessor was a real hero, and he left the hope of life to me, a coward. ”
Bai Yin was still smiling, but his face was already full of tears. He slowly pulled out the flask and took a sip of it.
"Brothers, I've decided. I don't want to be a coward anymore, this time, I will give my life to make you a deserter. ”
"Tomorrow, I will stay here and fight with the Wolf King of the Northern Regions, never to the death!"
"Brothers, each and every one of you is the glory of Yang Yu! If you escape and meet General Feng Mo, please tell him that Bai Yin failed to protect Chen Guo, so he had to die to apologize!"
The boy stopped, his eyes lit up with fire, as if he was about to burn the snow around him.
"I am willing to follow the general, and the wolf king of the Northern Regions, never die!" a soldier slowly walked out of the unit.
Bai Yin was stunned for a moment, walked in front of the soldier, patted him on the shoulder, and the two looked at each other, and then laughed loudly.
"I am willing to follow the general, and the wolf king of the Northern Regions, never die!"
"I am willing to follow the general, and the wolf king of the Northern Regions, never die!"
"I am willing to follow the general, and the wolf king of the Northern Regions, never die!"
One by one, the soldiers stood up, their eyes rekindled with the desire to fight. The firelight flickered slightly, and this army of less than 20,000 people, facing the army of 100,000 wolf kings, gave up escaping.
Perhaps, none of them will survive, but no one will be afraid anymore.
It's time for the wolf king to get what they owe them back!