Chapter Thirty-Seven
Hexi Fortress, on the field of the university.
After half a day of rest, the four regiments that had just arrived had been lined up and were inspected by the division commander Lei Ming.
Zhao Qinghan, Zhan Ying, Lei Ming, Meng Hu, Huang Ren and other five regiment captains have all arrived on the parade.
Standing on the parade and looking down, the soldiers on the school ground looked cheerful, especially the three heavy infantry corps, with neat and majestic lineups. The metal armor reflected dazzling light under the sun, and the bright red battle robe was like a burning sea of fire, with a very majestic posture.
But Meng Hu didn't take these four regiments seriously at all. The real elite soldiers were not trained, but fought.
“Dududu…”
A sharp whistle suddenly rang without warning, and the originally extremely quiet military camp began to churn. The soldiers of the ragged Tigers' corps were rushing out of the barracks as if they were on fire. Although there were less than three thousand people left in the Tigers' corps now, the crowded aura was faintly filled with thousands of troops galloping!
Huang Ren and the four other team captains couldn't help but exchange glances, thinking that it would be amazing if the Tigers' aura could be used on the battlefield. However, under normal circumstances, such aura would only appear when escaping. No wonder the War Eagle and the Cavalry Regiment privately said that the miracle of the Tigers was escaped by escaping, not fighting.
A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Zhao Qinghan's mouth. Seeing the soldiers of the Tigers' United rushed out of the barracks, she suddenly thought of the situation that she had just been "catched" by Meng Hu. At that time, she and her female soldiers in the Qingyi Guard were frightened by this group of "tiger and wolf men".
A light breeze blew Zhao Qinghan's hair, causing a slight itch to brush her face.
With the gap between the slender hands and lightly lifting the hair, Zhao Qinghan looked back at Meng Hu inadvertently, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became stronger and stronger. There were soldiers of any kind of commander. With a leader like Meng Hu, it would be no wonder that there were such soldiers in the Tigers' corps.
On the parade, Lei Ming nodded slightly. The performance of the Tigers' Regiment made him very satisfied. He and Meng Hu were just intentional in this scene today, and they wanted to use this to suppress the other four regiments that had just arrived, especially the three heavy infantry regiments. As the division commander, Lei Ming certainly knew that he would never be able to control the army without establishing his authority first.
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In the next few days, the Mingyue Imperial Army did not launch an attack.
The entire Hexi Fortress seemed extremely quiet. Hundreds of thousands of Mingyue troops stayed in the camp, and they didn't go out to practice or build siege equipment. It was quiet, strangely quiet!
But Meng Hu smelled the breath of danger from this silence!
The Mingyue Empire Army was extremely quiet during the day, which did not mean that they were still so quiet at night. Suddenly, Meng Hu's heart jumped suddenly. Does it mean that the Yue Empire Army reversed its work and rest time, secretly digging tunnels at night, but was sleeping soundly in the camp during the day?
But soon, Meng Hu rejected his ideas.
If the Mingyue Imperial Army really wants to dig the ground to attack the city, it is a delusion. The Hexi Fortress is backed by Qingyun Mountain Jue Cliff, and the underground is full of extremely hard bluestones. If you want to dig a tunnel from this hard stone, you have to dig it to the Year of the Monkey and Horses and Months? Since it is not digging the tunnel, what is the Mingyue Imperial Army doing?
Soon, Meng Hu came to the conclusion: The Mingyue Empire Army must be preparing to deal with Zhao Yue's army in full swing!
However, Meng Hu was not worried about Zhao Yue's safety. Zhao Yue's life and death and the survival of the Western Legion had nothing to do with him.
Meng Hu had already made a decision that this would be his last battle for the Glorious Empire and the Western Legion. After successfully breaking through and escorting Zhao Qinghan, Lei Ming and others to the safe area, Meng Hu should leave. He must leave. He must find a broader and more suitable stage.
Lei Ming did save Meng Hu's life, and the relationship between them was indeed deep, but Meng Hu had helped him realize his general's dream. When he and the Tigers United faced the fate of being abandoned by Zhao Yue, Meng Hu saved them again. Now, Meng Hu will lead them to break through the encirclement and escape...
Meng Hu no longer owe Lei Ming anything!
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In a blink of an eye, five days passed, Sanjiang City.
Li Mingfeng, Wu Qida, and Ye Dingxi had arrived one after another with three divisions. Two days later, Ye Wentian and Zheng Ke also rushed to Sanjiang with 200,000 shi of military rations. At this time, except for the guards of each prefecture and the Fourth Division stationed in Hexi, all the troops marching in the western region had gathered in Sanjiang City!
Outside Sanjiang City, the parade platform of the Grand Colonel Field was already full of senior generals of the Western Legion.
Under the parade, nearly 80,000 soldiers from the three divisions stood in a silence in the cold wind.
Amid the deep footsteps, Zhao Yue quickly climbed to the parade platform surrounded by Ye Wentian and Zheng Ke. The generals who had been waiting on the top were polite to greet each other, and then consciously gave way to both sides.
Zhao Yue strode to the central station of the parade platform and shouted: "The soldiers of the Western Legion, the Mingyue bandits have already attacked our doorstep. What should we do? Let them burn, kill, and rob? No, we will never allow it! As soldiers of the empire, protecting the country and protecting the people is our unshirkable responsibility!"
"In order to protect every inch of the empire and to prevent the people of the western province from being ravaged by the Mingyue bandits, this governor decided to send troops to fight back, resist the enemy outside the national gate, and fight to the death with the enemy in the Hexi Canyon!"
"Of course, the enemy's commander is the treacherous Situ Rui, and the notorious Qingzhou Legion!"
"But this is not terrible, because we fight to defend our motherland and to protect our hometown elders. We are the army of justice and the battle of justice, while the enemy is the army of unrighteousness and the invaders of evil! Justice will eventually defeat evil, and we will eventually win the final victory. Long live the glorious empire!"
"Long live the glorious empire!"
"Long live the glorious empire!"
"Long live the glorious empire!"
The generals on the parade stage and the soldiers under the parade stage shouted loudly.
Amid the tsunami shouts, Zhao Yue pulled out the luxurious battle knife inlaid with colorful gems, and the cold blade flashing with a faint finger at the west sky, and said to the sky forever: "The Western Legion...attack!"
"Strike!"
"Strike!"
"Strike!"
More than 70,000 soldiers from the Western Legion shouted again like a tsunami.
The next moment, the sound of low and majestic horns rang out, and the solemn army turned around and rushed towards the west...
In the bustling crowd, Ye Dingxi rode his horse close to Ye Wentian and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, when did Zhao Yue become so caring for the people?"
"Care for the people?"
Ip Man-tsen sneered, "Zhao Yue is his precious daughter who cares about him. He mobilized the entire Western Legion to save people!"
"Zhao Qinghan?"
Ye Dingxi whispered, and Zhao Qinghan's beautiful figure immediately floated in front of him. An inexplicable heat flashed through his eyes. Ye Dingxi admitted that Zhao Qinghan was definitely a rare beauty, and Ye Dingxi was of course very coveted, but with the relationship between the Ye family and the Zhao family, it was impossible for both of them to do so.
So, Ye Dingxi had a long time ago, and he liked beauty, but he liked power more. What kind of beauty can't get it if he had power? Why give up all the beauties in the world for the sake of just Zhao Qinghan?
Ye Dingxi asked in confusion: "Uncle, what does this have to do with Zhao Qinghan?"
"Hehe." Ye Wentian said twice, "You don't know yet? Zhao Qinghan was detained by Meng Hu in the Hexi Fortress. This kid is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. Knowing that Zhao Yue would treat them as abandoned sons, he actually took the initiative to detain Zhao Qinghan. Zhao Yue was forced to send troops to rescue him. Protecting the people was just a cover."
Ye Dingxi said: "But this time the Mingyue Empire Army came very suddenly. Why didn't we know any news in advance?"
Ip Mantian said: "I also wonder, if Zhao Yue had not asked Zheng Ke to return to Xiling to transport grain, I wouldn't have known that the Mingyue Empire Army had already invaded a large-scale invasion. This matter was really evil."
Ye Dingxi said: "If the enemy is unclear, come out to welcome him rashly. This is a taboo in military strategists. Uncle, why don't you stop Zhao Yue?"
"Prevent?"
Ye Wentian shook his head and said, "Do you think Uncle Wei is suitable to stop him in this situation? If Uncle Wei comes forward, he will not care about the people, he will be greedy for life and fear of death, and he will not know how to be loyal to the emperor and the country. Although these are empty words, if Zhao Yue really catches the handle, it will be difficult to deal with."
"That's true."
Ye Dingxi nodded and said, "But when we arrive in Hexi, we have to find a way to make Li Mingfeng and Wu Qida fight against Situ Rui's Qingzhou Legion. Our Third Division must not move lightly."
"besides……"
Ye Wentian thoughtfully said, "This is a great opportunity to pull Meng Hu in the cage! Because of the matter of holding up Zhao Qinghan, Zhao Yue was already very dissatisfied with Meng Hu. He may take the opportunity to make things difficult for Meng Hu. Then he will come forward to protect his uncle again. Hehe, in this way, Meng Hu will owe our Ye family a favor."
The uncle and nephew of the Ye family and all the soldiers of the Western Legion did not know that the Mingyue Empire Army invaded this time was far from being as simple as a Qingzhou Legion. For some reason, Zhao Yue did not even tell anyone other than Zheng Ke!
Not far away, Zhao Yue was repeatedly reminding Zheng Ke: "Zheng Ke, you have been with this governor for many years. You should understand some things. Tiancheng's cavalry squadron and Jun Yi must be arranged. The soldiers, especially the uncle and nephew of the Ye family, must not know the details of the Mingyue Imperial Army that invaded this time!"
Chapter completed!