Mu Ying did not forget how this great victory destined to go down in history came about, as soon as he broke through the Luchuan army camp, he led Guo Ying and others to rush to Dingbian City as soon as possible, and personally saluted the soldiers defending the city.

The terrifying scene outside Dingbian City shocked the soldiers of the Ming army who were accustomed to seeing death. They searched for a long time in this Shura field, which was full of severed limbs and tattered banner weapons, before they determined that the ruined walls stained purple and black by blood were Dingbian City.

"Can there be any living people here?" Guo Ying looked at the lifeless city.

Mu Ying bit his lower lip tightly, his face was pale, he had led the troops to fight for so many years, and today he finally deeply realized what it means to 'succeed in one will make ten thousand bones dry'.

"Ask." It took him a moment before he said in a thick, nasal voice.

"General Zhengnan is here!" Fu Zhong was angry and shouted towards the ruined city, "Is there anyone? ”

"Yes!" After a long while, a weak but determined voice sounded over the city, and a crumbling sergeant stood up with the battlements of arrows.

Then, one after another, the sergeants appeared, all of them unkempt and skinny, with bandages on their heads and arms, and they could not stand steadily, but they stood up to the sky and the earth, and people could only look up.

The city gate slowly opened, and the scrawny soldiers lined up for review, basically everyone was wounded, but they all stood straight.

Mu Ying turned over and dismounted, adjusted his helmet and armor, and then solemnly clenched his fists towards the soldiers at the head of the city, and slammed it to the end.

Seeing this, Guo Ying and the others followed the boss to pay tribute to the brothers in the city.

All the defenders of the city stood upright, and none of them had any intention of returning the salute. They deserve this ceremony, and they can afford it, no matter how heavy the gift!

At this time, a sergeant at the head of the city asked, "Marshal, have we won?" ”

"We won!" Mu Ying nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "The 300,000 Luchuan army was determined by our army in a battle, and all this is thanks to your brothers!" ”

Mu Ying said, bowed deeply again, thanked the defenders, and then asked, "How many brothers are there in the city?" ”

"Last night it was two thousand three hundred and fifteen, and I haven't named it today, I don't know." Qianhe, who was guarding the city, replied.

There was silence in the city for a while, and Mu Ying clearly remembered that he first sent Ningzheng to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to garrison here, and then Hu Quan brought 2,000 cavalry into the city.

In other words, this battle of guarding the border was full of 3,000 brothers.

This is the price of victory, and the victory that made him glorious was instantly eclipsed.

Then I heard the thousand households continue: "Among them, the most people died in the battle the day before yesterday, and there were almost 1,000 brothers, even our uncle ......."

Later, his calm voice finally fluctuated, and then choked up, and then broke out to cry bitterly.

The soldiers at the head of the city also wept, although they had long been numb to life and death, but it was still very sad that so many comrades died on the eve of victory.

The Ming army under the city also cried.

Mu Ying finally gave up on her knees and fell to the ground, two lines of hot tears falling into the purple-black mud......

~~

After a long time, Mu Ying stood up on his knees, because the city gate was long gone, and he could only climb up to the top of the city along the gravel all over the ground.

Guo Ying and the others also followed, and he hissed and asked, "Why didn't Wu Changbo have it?" ”

"Huh? Who said our uncle is gone?! Qianhu and the others asked incomprehensibly.

"You said that." Guo Ying raised his voice abruptly.

"That's right, you said, 'Even our uncle ......,'" Fu Zhong echoed.

"The humble position means that even our uncle was seriously injured, but I didn't say that he was gone." The thousand households were not afraid of them at all, and said angrily: "You can't curse our uncle." ”

"You ......" Guo Ying wanted to reprimand the thousand households, but he really couldn't open it today.

"Where's General Ning?" Mu Ying raised her hand and asked Guo Ying and the others to stop, and then asked the thousand households.

"I was injured half a month ago, and I live in a ward with my uncle." Chiho replied.

~~

In fact, the news of Mu Ying's arrival was immediately transmitted by the sergeant to the wards of the chief general and deputy general.

"Uncle, Governor, General Zhengnan has arrived in the city! The Luchuan army also withdrew cleanly......"

The two people lying on the hospital bed, one with a broken left leg and the other with a broken right foot, smiled with relief when they heard this.

Ningzheng asked Hu Quan: "How many days have we been watching?" ”

"I can't remember." Hu Quan shook his head.

"I'm counting, from the day the war started, it's a full eighty-four ......days," Ningzheng asked himself.

"That's worse than Hongdu." Hu Quan said with a smile.

"It's not bad." Ningzheng sat up and said, "Eighty-four days and eighty-five days, what's the difference?" ”

"A day is bad." Hu Quan didn't know what his psychology was, and he didn't have to compare this truth with him.

"What's not bad?" At this time, Mu Ying's voice sounded at the door of the ward.

When the two looked back, Hu Quan smiled and said, "It turned out that General Zhengnan was here." ”

"I will be injured in the end, and I can't pay the full salute." Ningzheng also became unserious. After three months of hellish torment, including awe, many things were dissolved.

"Don't do it." Mu Ying scolded with a smile, and then said deeply to the two: "Thank you two brothers for sticking to this day, Mu Ying, on behalf of all the soldiers, would like to extend my highest respect to you!" ”

Only then did the two sit up straight, and accepted his salute, and then Hu Quan said with a straight face: "Actually, what Mu Shuai should be grateful for is the 5,140 soldiers who defended the city." Without their sacrifices, how could there have been these 84 days of perseverance? ”

"yes." Mu Ying nodded heavily and said, "I have already saluted the living soldiers, and I will kowtow to the sacrificed soldiers later." ”

As he spoke, his expression darkened: "If I can arrive two days early, there will be many brothers who don't have to die." ”

Hu Quan and Ning Zheng's expressions darkened when they heard this, the last battle the day before yesterday was really tragic.

The newly arrived new force of the Luchuan army attacked the border city with overwhelming momentum. How could they, the remnants of the crossbow at the end of the crossbow, resist without paying huge sacrifices?

This is also the reason why the surviving soldiers don't like Mu Ying very much.

But in fact, it is already a miracle to be able to defend this wave of Silunfa's offensive with more than 1,000 sacrifices......

"Alas......" Hu Quan sighed and said, "You are not Zhuge Liang, how can you be regarded as a last resort?" It's timely enough. ”

After a pause, he raised his eyebrows, and said proudly: "Besides, the 50,000 Luchuan Xira soldiers have basically pulled up the list, and we will not lose this wave." ”

"Yes, Mu Shuai, instead of blaming himself, it is better to kill the Luchuan dog thief and avenge the brothers!" Ningzheng also hurriedly said. After all, he is Mu Ying's old subordinate, and he has to step down for his boss.

"Rest assured, revenge has already been taken." I heard Mu Ying say in a deep voice: "300,000 Luchuan troops, not one of them can escape!" ”

"Oh, really?" Hearing this, the two finally showed a happy expression, and said excitedly: "Then you can make a lot of money now!" ”

(End of chapter)