Chapter 01: Jing Chu Festival

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Twilight shrouded the four fields, the sun was already close to the horizon, and the weak afterglow was retreating little by little on the earth, and on this wilderness, dozens of soldiers looked small and helpless.

Knock, knock, knock!

The silence was broken by the dull sound of drums.

Several soldiers with serious expressions bowed, bowed, and stood to the beat of the drums.

Boom!

The drums beat out.

Wow! The soldiers neatly stabbed their knives.

"Soul ~~~ Return!" A soldier shouted in a thick Jing Chu accent.

Wu Changwei Changfeng stood to the side, quietly looking at these soldiers.

They were chased all the way by the Donghu army, ran away from their helmets and armor, and ran straight for a hundred miles, in the panic of the escape, everyone lost contact with each other, the generals and colonels of all sizes died and fled, in this group of deserters, the highest rank is the smallest "official" in the army's rank, according to the regulations can only lead five soldiers of the Wu Changwei Changfeng.

The military system of the Han Empire, five people set up a military commander, twenty people set up a chief, 100 people set up a centurion, 500 people set up a small capital commander, 1,000 people set up a large capital commander, 3,000 people set up a general, 5,000 people set up a tooth general, 10,000 people set up a permanent general, Chang General naturally has a variety of fame, including Dingyuan, Fenwei, hussar general, general, the most senior of the general is the general who protects the country, and then the marshal is the big and small.

In this operation, Zhu Ling, the former commander-in-chief of the former enemy who was full of confidence, sat peacefully in Shanhaiguan, strategizing, pointing to the heavens and the earth, planning to send 10,000 troops to a surprise attack, occupy Jinzhou, an important town controlled by the Donghu army, in one fell swoop, and then attack all the way with the strength of the whole army of 100,000 troops, and pacify Donghu in one fell swoop, which is really a wonderful plan for a large hand, however, General Zhu obviously forgot what it means to be arrogant, and the 10,000 army went deep alone, and was attacked by the Donghu army at night, and then ambushed, and the 10,000 army was completely defeated. Ma Chongmou, the general who led the team, disappeared, and the scattered Han army was chased and killed by the Donghu army all the way, and it was long gone, and the soldiers could not find the generals, and the soldiers could not find the soldiers.

In the chaos, Wei Changfeng organized about fifty or so soldiers to run forty miles away from Xingcheng, so that he could be regarded as arranging for the enemy's pursuit.

Fortunately, in any case, they did not retreat to Shanhaiguan, Xingcheng is still far from Shanhaiguan - as far as 200 miles, and the cavalry of the Donghu army will take two days to reach it even if they rush day and night - I just hope that the generals of the Donghu army also think that they are far away from Shanhaiguan.

According to Wei Changfeng's plan, he retreated to Xingcheng first, which was the base camp of the Han army's attack, and he would find the troops here first before reasoning, but those soldiers from Jingchu insisted on paying tribute to their fellow villagers and comrades-in-arms here.

Now, they're dancing the Spirit Dance. It is impossible to flee with the corpse of a companion, and in this case, the only way to summon the soul of a comrade-in-arms can be used in this unique way of Jing Chu.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Soul ~~~ Return!"

Wei Changfeng didn't need to turn his head to look at it, and behind him, the other soldiers were neatly arranged, and the atmosphere was very depressing, no one made a sound, just stood so quietly.

No one shed a tear.

The tears have long since dried up. The borders of the entire empire were in flames, northeast, northeast, northwest, and southwest...... Everywhere are enemies who rebelled and invaded at the opportunity of the change of dynasty in the empire, and within the empire, although the change of dynasty has ended, and it has been decades since the Eastern Han Dynasty replaced the Western Han Dynasty, the civil uprising and war are still far from over. In this area of civil strife and foreign war, countless people have died in battle, hundreds of people have been displaced, countless families have been ruined, people have seen too much, heard too much, and have become accustomed to it. Really got used to it. Although they solemnly paid tribute to their comrades-in-arms here, their serious expressions were more numb.

Today they are paying tribute to others, and tomorrow, it may be others who are coming to honor themselves.

"Soul ~~~ Return!"

There was a cry in the soldier's shout, and he was weeping.

Wei Changfeng closed his eyes in pain.

How much does he wish that he would be like his ancestor Wei Qing, turn the tide, go deep into the desert, and threaten the four directions? However, he is in such a state now.

Of course, no one will accuse him of insulting Wei Qing's name, Wei Qing is a god of war, but that is two hundred years ago, and the current emperor is also surnamed Liu, and the country name is also Han, but ...... You know. Publicly, everyone calls their country the "Han Empire", but in private, they often use the name "Eastern Han Empire". Correspondingly, the one where Wei Qing is located is called the "Western Han Empire".

Han is of course Han, and Liu is certainly Liu, but the name Han is not necessarily the original Han, surnamed Liu, but it may not be the same as the emperor surnamed Liu of the Western Han Dynasty - although the current emperor will not admit this. And Wei Changfeng, although he is indeed a descendant of Wei Qing, but because of this, he must not make a big splash.

It's still the same sentence, it's the Eastern Han Dynasty now, not the Western Han Dynasty, if you want the emperor to think that you want to overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty and rebuild the Western Han Dynasty, then you just shout everywhere "My ancestor is Wei Qing", otherwise, it's better to shut up honestly.

But Wei Changfeng still felt pain.

He is a descendant of Wei Qing, with the blood of a famous general in his body, but now, he is on the run, constantly fleeing, only this time, he escaped a hundred miles away!

Knock, knock, knock!

"Soul ~~~ Return!"

Several Jing Chu soldiers were doing the most desolate movements, and this sad dance was coming to an end.

Wei Changfeng moved his body slightly. He stood for so long that he felt his body stiffen a little.

Knock, knock, flutter!

All of a sudden, the drum beat like a beating—the drum broke!

Wei Changfeng's heart suddenly tightened.

The soldiers who were doing the last manoeuvre froze. Behind Wei Changfeng, the expressions of the soldiers also froze.

"This, this is a bad omen...... "One of the soldiers said as he ate behind Wei Changfeng.

"The whole team, go to Xingcheng." Wei Changfeng tried to give orders in a calm tone as much as possible.

Several Jing Chu soldiers returned to the queue in silence, their eyes were red, and some were still sobbing quietly.

"Let's go." Wei Changfeng still calmly ordered.

This small group of soldiers slowly marched towards Xingcheng, and above their heads, several crows screamed and flew like arrows. In the distance, on the trunk of a lone tree, several magpies were also chirping. It's hard to figure out whether they are predicting impending disaster or good news.

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