Chapter 215: Marching in the Rain
In the early morning, the sky was drizzling, Xiao Yi sat on a richly decorated war horse, and a large number of veterans stood outside Shining Gold Town, they waited silently, but in their hearts, they had already flown back to the home that haunted their dreams, a simple but warm home. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Yes, Xiao Yi is going back to the City of Angels, although now they are in an absolute advantage and can directly stab the ass of the Kazmodan orc army, but for the success of Guldan, Xiao Yi and his subordinates decided to shrink and start cultivating and recuperating.
The huge flatbed carriages were dragged by four groups of divine horses, and the carts were full of clay pots, and on the sides of each clay pot, there were broken weapons.
"Salute all!" Xiao Yi calmed the restless war horse and shouted loudly.
"Wow-" With Xiao Yi's shout, the silent veterans marched in unison, and the sound made the entire forest tremble.
The carriage pulled by four horses slowly passed, and the soldiers standing on both sides of the road looked at their former comrades-in-arms in silence, among them, there were many people who were missing arms and legs, and one soldier even had both legs below the knees, which were completely amputated, and were fitted with wooden prosthetic legs by craftsmen, and could only walk with crutches for life.
There was a soldier whose face under his helmet was covered with scars, and even one of his eyes was completely empty.
There are countless such veterans, and the brutal war with the orcs makes them calm enough to face anything in the future.
But they still survived, and they were much luckier than the robes who were burned to ashes and put in jars and carried home by wagons.
"Woo woo~~~~" The desolate horn sounded, and the champion swordsmen who took the lead moved slowly, their armor and shields were covered with scars, and their still strong bodies were also scarred.
Followed by the champion swordsman was the spear phalanx, they were not numerous, and most of the carriages behind them were their companions, and they and the champion swordsman, in hand-to-hand combat with the orcs, proved that humans were not cowardly than orcs.
Behind it, there was a long line of injuries and rotations, a long dragon that was stretched long and crooked by the narrow forest road.
Everyone was very tired, if there was an orc army in ambush in the jungle, they would be defeated, but there were no orcs in the jungle, only the figure of a huge gray wolf that flashed from time to time, they were allies.
Today, the entire Elwyn Forest is home to dire wolves, where they thrive, seeker lone orcs, and live peacefully with humans.
When the last soldier set foot on the way home, Xiao Yi led the guards to ride forward from the side of the road.
The procession was already very long, and from time to time a cart sank into a muddy pit, and the sick soldier fell on the side of the road, and then was carried to the cart by the men who had caught up, and the griffons soared through the sky, their sharp eyes allowing them to see the most hidden enemies in advance.
This is a team of wounded soldiers, although they are not short of supplies, exhaustion takes over their bodies, the thought of going home is entrenched in their hearts, and morale is simply a joke at this time.
Xiao Yi rode and brought up a large amount of mud, and the soldiers ran by, splashing mud and pouring it on their bodies, which could not make these indifferent guys raise their eyes and take a look.
The raindrops in the sky were getting heavier, and fog began to rise among the trees, and the hazy fog made the march even more difficult.
"Your Majesty, what should I do if the rain gets heavier and heavier?" A guard followed and said loudly to Xiao Yi, a large amount of rain poured into his mouth and nose, making his voice a little distorted.
"Sigh law-" A swordsman fell under Xiao Yi's horse, and when the war horse was frightened, the man stood up, overturned Xiao Yi and landed on the muddy ground.
"My lord! The guards were shocked, and hurriedly jumped down from their war horses and helped Xiao Yi up, while Xiao Yi's war horse had already run into the forest, was hooked by vines, and then tripped over roots and fell to the ground.
Xiao Yi staggered to his feet, his bright red cloak covered with slippery mud: "I hate rainy days!" Seeing the fallen soldier lying face down on the ground, Xiao Yi frowned: "What's wrong with him." ”
The guard walked up to the soldier, turned him over with great effort, and found that his face was covered with mud, and hurriedly picked off the mud on the soldier's face, and felt that there was still a faint breath in his mouth, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Still alive, Your Majesty!" ”
"Your Majesty, the big tree in front of you has fallen and blocked the way, and you need to send more people to move it." A guard came running fast on horseback, his cloak wet and clinging to his back, his mud-stained helmet hanging from his back, his short blond hair dishevelled from the rain, and his face pale from the low temperature.
"Pass the order, let the soldiers set up camp, set up tents, and keep them dry and warm!" Xiao Yi did not give the order to clear the barricades, but instead gave the order to set up camp, and did not leave Shanjin Town far at this time.
"But Your Majesty......" The guard hesitated for a moment, and he said with some embarrassment: "The soldiers are not willing to rest, their mood to go home is very high, if they set up camp, I am afraid that there will be a riot." ”
"Then tell those who don't listen!" Xiao Yi grabbed the guard by the collar, dragged him in front of him and shouted: "If he doesn't want to die on the way home, then do as I say obediently, if he dares to escape, I think hanging is his last place!" ”
After speaking, Xiao Yi pushed the guard away, looked at the other guard angrily, and with a few soldiers who were caught casually, he helped Xiao Yi's war horse up with difficulty and cut down the vines that entwined it.
The soldiers of the West have always been scattered, and the way home at this time is at their feet, and these soldiers who have been devastated by the war are physically and mentally exhausted, and there is no discipline at this time.
Xiao Yi is not a fool, marching in this weather, even if there is no enemy, the muddy road will deplete all the physical strength and body temperature of the soldiers, and most of the soldiers will be infected with diseases in the cold rain.
But when the wounded and sick were gathered in the town of Shining Gold, and did not know that the news came from there that they could go home, the soldiers were first happy, and then, in the long wait, the joy turned into anger, and the desire to go home became stronger, and deserters began to appear, and every day a large number of deserters fled the barracks and disappeared into the jungle.
Then there were fights, large-scale fights, and even some officers were beaten by the group, Xiao Yi believed that if he didn't set off again, these veterans who dared to fight the orcs head-on, after they lost their minds, dared to hold weapons and force themselves to give the order to go home!
So Xiao Yi was really forced to travel in such a ghost weather this time!