"Evacuate?" Lei Ming said in surprise, "Why should you evacuate? Where to evacuate?"

Meng Hu whispered: "No matter where you go, in short, Hexi Fortress can't stay anymore."

Lei Ming frowned and said, "Why? Hexi Fortress is the base of our Fourth Division."

Meng Hu replied dyingly, "In this pursuit, I led my brothers to chase west for more than 200 miles, and almost chased the border of the Mingyue Empire. As a result, what did we encounter?"

Lei Ming instinctively realized that something big happened, so Ningsheng asked: "What did you encounter?"

"Cabin!" Meng Hu's fingers hit the table heavily and said, "A large number of bright moon light cavalry! It's really a lucky thing to say. If the other party had not discovered the group of defeated soldiers and did not know our existence, the trumpet was sounded when the distance was still far away, and all of us, five hundred people, would have been explained there."

"What? A large number of cavalry!"

Lei Ming said in a lost voice, "But Situ Rui's Qingzhou Legion only has a small number of rangers, and there is no established cavalry team."

"This is the problem!"

Meng Hu's eyes were cold and said in a deep voice, "There is no established cavalry team in the Qingzhou Legion, but a large number of bright moon cavalry appeared on the other end of the Hexi Canyon. What does this mean? This can only mean one thing. Situ Rui transferred a large number of cavalry from other prefectures and counties!"

Lei Ming said in a narrow voice: "Situ Rui is just the governor of Qingzhou. I'm afraid he has no power to recruit cavalry from other prefectures and counties?"

"Situ Rui has no power to mobilize troops. Does the Emperor of Mingyue Empire have no power either?"

Meng Hu said this and continued, "Lao Lei, the matter is already very obvious. The Mingyue Empire has gathered a large number of troops on the border, and a large-scale invasion is imminent! At this critical moment, we defeated Tuoba Tao's 20,000 troops with less than 5,000 mobs, which seriously deteriorated the morale of the Mingyue Empire Army. If you were Situ Rui, what would you do?"

"hiss……"

Lei Ming couldn't help but take a breath and said, "Attack the Hexi Fortress with thunder and lightning, we will use the heads on our necks to sacrifice the flags to cleanse our previous shame and boost the three armies!"

“That’s it.”

Meng Hu nodded with a serious expression and said, "At the latest noon tomorrow, soon to midnight tonight, the vanguard of the Mingyue Empire Army, the vanguard of the Mingyue Empire Army, will reach the gates, so there is not much time left for us. Before the sun sets today, we must evacuate from the Hexi Fortress, otherwise we will not be able to leave even if we want to."

Lei Ming pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Huzi, we cannot retreat."

Meng Hu sighed in his heart, without saying a word, Lei Ming's reaction was actually as expected.

Before Meng Hu could speak, Lei Ming then said, "Ho, have you ever thought about Hu Zi? If we evacuate from the Hexi Fortress now, the Fifth Regiment might be able to be safeguarded, but the entire western province will lose the first barrier, and the Mingyue Empire Army will be able to drive straight in. How many cities will fall and how many creatures will suffer from the disaster?"

Meng Hu Ran, this is the essential difference between him and Lei Ming in cognition.

Meng Hu is not a member of the Glorious Empire, or even from this world, so he has no sense of identity with the Glorious Empire. The life and death of the people of the Glorious Empire has nothing to do with him. The only thing Meng Hu needs to consider is to perform his duties as a commander, lead the Fifth Regiment, and protect the lives of his soldiers!

But Lei Ming is not. Lei Ming is a native of the Glorious Empire. The Glorious Empire is higher than anything else in his heart!

Lei Ming suddenly stood up and walked to the window, looked into the direction of the Eastern Imperial Capital, and said calmly: "Huzi, when I was still very young, I had two wishes: one is to be a general when I grew up, and one day I could die for the Empire, and then someone would engrave my name on the Heroes Monument in the Imperial Capital Royal Square!"

Meng Hu said in an extremely cold tone: "Lao Lei, I am very moved by your loyalty to the empire. The respected Emperor will also be moved. But His Majesty the Emperor cannot know what is happening here, and some people will not be moved by it at all, let alone send reinforcements to you that condemns one soldier and one soldier! I can tell you very clearly that you will only become a abandoned soldier on the chessboard. If you defend Hexi to the death, you will be a real defender and you will definitely die!"

A faint sense of heroism suddenly appeared on Lei Ming's face, and he said loudly: "Hu Zi, you and I have been together for more than a year. Don't you understand my temper? I, Lei Ming, will never give up my faith just because I may become the abandoned son of some people. I am a soldier, and I sacrifice my life for the empire and die on the battlefield is my glory!"

"What's more,... Hexi Fortress is the garrison of the Fourth Division, and I am the commander of the garrison of the 4th Division. Before receiving the military order, I gave up on guarding the garrison of the division without authorization. Hu Zi, should you know what the crime is? For a general, this is even more a shame that I can't wash away in my life!"

Speaking of this, Meng Hu knew that Lei Ming was already determined.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Hu said in a deep voice: "Okay, since that's the case, then we won't retreat. We will defend Hexi to the end!"

Meng Hu will not care about the survival of the Guanghui Empire, nor the life and death of the people of the empire, but he must take Lei Ming's life and death to heart. A real man will suffer any grudges when he is in life, and he will repay all kindness. Lei Ming is Meng Hu's savior. Meng Hu will never stand by when Lei Ming is in trouble, let alone leave.

"No, Hu Zi, you were wrong." Lei Ming waved his hand and said calmly, "It's not us, it's me!"

"You!" Meng Hu said unhappy, "What do you mean?"

"Huzi, don't worry, listen to me first."

Lei Ming smiled faintly and continued, "Although defending Hexi is a desperate situation, we can't really defend. We still have to pay attention to strategy. Didn't we defend well last time? Tuoba Tao is very powerful, so we still dealt with? This time, Hu Zi, you still have some soldiers cruising outside, and I will stay in the fortress."

"Old Lei, Lao Lei, do you really think I am a fool? Just say it clearly if you want to die alone!"

Meng Hu smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Situ Rui is not Tuoba Tao. If Situ Rui wants to deal with it so easily, then he is not the governor of Qingzhou of the Mingyue Empire. Three years ago, our 4th Division would not be burned to ashes by him in the Valley of Despair! What's more, Situ Rui brought this time not 20,000 people, most likely 100,000 people, 200,000 or even more, including a large number of light cavalry. If the division of troops is just a matter of seeking death."

Meng Hu saw through his thoughts, but Lei Ming was not embarrassed. He just said with emotion: "Hu Zi, I can listen to you in other things, no matter how big or small, but this matter... I have the final say! No matter what, I am the commander of the Fourth Division, all your commander, you have to listen to me."

Meng Hu shook his head and said coldly: "Lao Lei, do you think I am like a person who left my brother and ran away from my own life?"

Lei Ming sighed in his heart and advised: "Huzi, you don't often say that a real man has something to do and does not do anything. I want to guard the Hexi Fortress to die. This is doing something, but you can't die here for nothing. This is doing something! You have to save your life and carry the banner of the Fourth Division again, and you have to avenge me and my brothers who died in battle. Listen to me, don't act irritably!"

Meng Hu said anxiously: "I'm not using my own will, I'm..."

While there was arguing, Zhao Qinghan's voice suddenly sounded outside: "General Lei Ming, Captain Meng Lian, are you here?"

"Zhao Qinghan?" Lei Ming said in surprise, "What are she doing?"

"Zhao Qinghan!?" Meng Hu's heart moved and said, "Yes, why did you forget her!"

Lei Ming said in a narrow voice: "Huzi, what do you want to do?"

Meng Hu smiled and said grimly: "Old Lei, I know you are determined to live and die with the Hexi Fortress. This is your duty and your glory. I will not stop you. However, if you don't want to be a abandoned soldier and don't want all your brothers to die here with you, then don't say anything after a while, just act with my eyes!"

Lei Ming said sternly: "You have to let me know what you want to do, right?"

"You'll know later."
Chapter completed!