The nights in the Western Region are as cold and desolate as this desolate and barren land. The dry and dry climate makes people’s cheeks hurt by the dry cold wind! At this moment, in an open land ten miles away from Qingxi Spring, in front of the ghost,

More than a hundred fully armed soldiers led their horses in uniform order.

"General, the number of retrograde cavalry should be 197, but the actual number is 167, and there are still 30 people missing who are still on their way!"

After clicking, the ghost said: "Come into line!" The latter responded and left.

The ghost looked at the familiar young faces in front of him, and instantly forgot the lines he had planned. After scanning the faces one by one from left to right, he said loudly: "Brothers, you are always nagging in my ears."

Nao, since our Retrograde Cavalry was formed, we have never fought a decent battle. Now that we have such an opportunity, do you dare to fight it!?"

When all the soldiers heard this, they all shouted: "Dare you!"

"Very good! You are indeed a good man for my retrograde riding!" Ghost paused briefly and continued: "Just like Master Huang Yu gave me a choice, in the same way, I will give everyone a chance to choose during this expedition!

"

All the soldiers looked at each other in confusion and didn't know what they meant. They only heard the ghost continue: "I guess everyone knows about the attack on Ximen Pass a few days ago! The matter has been verified. The one who invaded our Ximen Pass and robbed tens of thousands of my people was

They are the mercenaries from Badu City thousands of miles away.

!Our first task is to rescue the plundered compatriots, and secondly, under appropriate conditions, to return the favor to the mercenaries of the Eight Tu City as much as possible to show the true love and kindness of our flesh and blood compatriots of the strong Han clan, and

Unparalleled powerful cohesion!”

A soldier heard this and joked: "General, you are our leader. You can do whatever you say. Let us choose whatever you want!"

"That's right, General! This time it's our turn to ride in reverse and let all the brothers have a good fight together!"

The ghost shook his head, raised his head and chest, and said with great pride: "Our brothers in the Retrograde Cavalry are all warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles and are battle-hardened. There are only tens of thousands of barbarians. Why do we need to send out all the Retrograde Cavalry members!"

All the officers and soldiers were shocked when they heard this, but they were even more excited and eager to try. Just thinking about it, with only a hundred and ten people fighting against tens of thousands of mercenaries from the Eight Massacres, made their blood boil.

"To be honest, brothers, Master Huang Yu said that although our trip is to fight for the Great Chu, we cannot do it under the banner of the Great Chu Empire! What we are facing is a completely unfamiliar environment, without logistical supplies and without any support.

, there are no familiar mountains and landforms, only a simple picture of the Western Regions

Map, we have to rely on ourselves to adapt to everything on this trip. It can be said that we have a narrow escape. Not only will we die in the wilderness, but we may also become unknown. We may even be regarded as an unruly mob by the loyal Chu Dynasty and be despised by others. In this way

In this case, will you still go with me?"

"General, when we were founded by Retrograde Cavalry, King Yi said that in life, there will be grass and trees in autumn. In life, you will be a hero, and in death, you will be a ghost! I, Sun Ji, swear to follow the general to the death!"

"I, Zhang Qi, swear to follow the general to the death!"

"I, Zhou Zhulin, swear to follow the general to the death!"

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For a moment, the crowd was excited, and calls for battle were heard one after another. The ghost waved his hand, and after all the soldiers calmed down, he ordered: "Students of the Red Heart Academy, come out!" After saying this, all thirty-two people stood up.

"Those who have wives and children at home, come out!" Twenty-seven people stood up.

"The only son in the family, come out!" Sixteen people stood up.

"Those who have wives but no heirs, come out!" Twelve people stood up.

"Brothers who are in the army together, let me stand out!" Five people stood up.

Looking at the seventy-five people left in front of him, the ghost said loudly: "The rest of you, wait, follow me to mount the horse and set off for the battle!"

"General, why don't you want us?"

The ghost pulled the reins hard, looked back with a rare smile and said: "Brothers, you must ride against the tide. You need to leave a fire to carry it forward in the future! What's more, there are more dangerous tasks waiting for you ahead. I hope you won't be humiliated.

We have a reputation for riding against the grain!" After saying this, he yanked the reins fiercely, spurred the horse forward, and galloped away! The rest of the people looked unwilling, reluctant and disappointed.

"You don't have to be sad. Since the beginning of our establishment, we, the Retrograde Riders, have been destined to take a path that others dare not take. General Ghost and the others are just fulfilling their original promises and practicing the spirit of the Retrograde Riders!" Seeing this, Huang Ying couldn't help but sigh.

, and then said to all the remaining soldiers: "We must remember each of them firmly. The safety of the country and the dignity of the strong Han people will never tolerate the insults and blasphemy of foreigners!"

As the ghosts and the group of people went further and further away, the sound of galloping horses gradually disappeared, and Zhang Ziwen couldn't help but said sadly: "Once a strong man goes away, he will never return!"

On the way back, a sergeant reported to Huang Yinghui: "Sect Master, Zuo Jigao, a student of Chixin Academy, just went in the direction of General Ghost and the others privately. Please tell me, Sect Master, how should we deal with it?"

"Let him go!" Huang Yu looked up at the dark night sky and murmured in his heart: "King Yi, look, there are people in our Chixin Academy who are just as stupid as you.

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Where are the stupid people?"

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Chu Yixin, who separated from Huang Yu and Chu Yiwen that day, was well aware of the urgent military situation on the front line, so he traveled day and night and rushed back to the imperial capital without stopping. After hearing what Chu Yixin said, Chu Liyuan was furious.

Angry, he couldn't wait for the court meeting on the next day to discuss, so he urgently summoned Xia Yanmei, Ling Zhitian and other civil and military officials from the court.

The important ministers held an urgent meeting in the imperial study. When everyone learned about the attack on Ximen Pass, they were all furious and filled with righteous indignation. Under the same hatred and hatred, everyone quickly reached a consensus. Ling Zhitian personally led an army of 150,000 to attack Ximen Pass. At the same time, Chu Li

Yuan ordered the eldest prince to mobilize 50,000 men from the Seventh Army of the Northern Territory to rush to Ximen Pass for reinforcements!

Ling Zhitian, who was ordered to go on an expedition, did not dare to neglect. Within a few days, he quickly gathered his troops and horses. Everyone dressed lightly and rushed to Ximen Pass at a speed of hundreds of miles a day. During this period, Ximen Pass encountered

The incident of the attack has already spread throughout the world

The people of the Great Chu Empire were filled with righteous indignation after hearing about it. With the full support of the city gates along the way and the support of the people's spontaneous organizations along the way, after half a month of arduous march, the reinforcements led by Ling Zhitian finally arrived at Ximen Pass.

During this march, Ling Zhitian received a steady stream of intelligence from Ximen Pass. First, the city gates near Ximen Pass spontaneously mobilized garrison troops to counterattack the enemy forces at Ximen Pass; secondly, the third prince Chu Yi was stationed at Ximen Pass.

When the news came from the expedition, it was discovered that the enemy army consisted of eight

The mercenaries massacred the city, and the enemy troops were escorting tens of thousands of people who had looted from the Northwest Pass to escape westward. Chu Yizheng asked if he would lead the army west to Ximen Pass to crusade. With Ling Zhitian's style back then, he was absolutely

He will hit him recklessly, but today is different from the past after all.

As the head of the military department of the Great Chu Empire, he has been the center of power in the officialdom of the imperial capital for a long time. Although he is well aware of the principle of "if generals are away, military orders will be ignored", after all, this is not his lone revenge in the past. He can do it regardless of the consequences. Now he often has tens of thousands of troops.

of the expedition

, it is necessary to make long-term planning, not to mention entering the territory of the Western Regions with which the relationship is currently delicate. Without Chu Liyuan's personal order, it is absolutely impossible to move lightly. Therefore, he only replied to the letter saying that he should pay close attention to the enemy's movements and wait until he personally leads the army.

We will discuss it after arriving at Ximen Pass.

When Ling Zhitian led the front army to arrive at Ximen Pass first, he briefly exchanged greetings with the civil servants and generals who greeted him, and then left in a hurry, because there were more important things that made him restless! It turned out that there was news a few days ago

News came that a group of troops attacked the mercenaries of Badu City, and it was said that they achieved considerable results. Although he had personally written a letter to Chu Yizheng, telling the latter to wait for his arrival before discussing whether to send troops to conquer Badu City.

Mercenaries

, but the previous news could not help but remind him that the third prince in front of him might have killed it first and then reported it later. After all, based on the received news and the analysis of all the civil servants and generals stationed at Ximen Pass, it was undoubtedly this third prince who dared and was able to make this decision.

Prince! After all, even Huang Yu from the Military Aircraft Department has no right to mobilize the Chu Empire’s army, and if it is really the third prince’s order, then this matter is undoubtedly complicated and beyond his control.

If it can be said that since Qu Xinchi's accident, Huang Yu, who was in charge of the Military Aircraft Department, became more and more cautious in dealing with people and things, then Chu Yizheng is undoubtedly an exception, especially after the latter became the dean of Chixin Academy and those who

from the heart

After the speech, Chu Yizheng undoubtedly became one of the few people in the imperial capital who could be trusted by Huang Yu. When Huang Yu returned to Ximen Pass from the Western Regions, Chu Yizheng, who had already heard the information about the attack on the mercenaries in Badu City, immediately thought of

It's Huang Yu, because from the beginning

In the end, Huang Yu gave him an invisible depth like a righteous king. However, when he asked about it, Huang Yu hesitated, but in the end he just said that he was visiting Huang Ying and the others these days. Chu

Yi Zheng is no longer the stupid young man he used to be. He understands that there are some things.

Yu did not intend to hide from him, but to protect him, although he might not care! Chu Yizheng left after a simple greeting. He did not mean to blame Huang Yu, but just sighed inexplicably before leaving the house.

What a pity, what a pity!”

At this moment, when Ling Zhitian asked about this matter, Chu Yizheng said with the same puzzled expression: "I am also asking this question. Isn't it the people arranged by you, King Jin?"

Ling Zhitian couldn't help sweating on his forehead after hearing this, and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, the third prince, must not speak nonsense. Although I have my heart, this matter is of great importance. How can I dare to make arbitrary opinions without getting His Majesty's will?"

Chu Yizheng's original intention was just to change the topic, but he didn't expect Ling Zhitian to be so nervous suddenly, so he eased the atmosphere and said: "King Jin, originally I intended to personally lead troops to conquer the mercenaries of Badu City, but the day before yesterday, I received a message from King Jin

In your letter, I thought of the consequences if I led the army to attack, so I gave up the idea."

"Does His Highness the Third Prince know who attacked the mercenaries in Badu City?"

"To be honest with the King of Jin, I really don't know where the people are."

"Then do you know how many people they have and what their purpose is?"

"The number of people and horses is not yet known, and the purpose is not clear yet, but one thing I can determine!"

"What?"

"Although I haven't seen the exploring horses we arranged, I am convinced that they must be members of my strong Han clan!"

"How do you know?"

"Because there are rumors within the enemy army that the forwards of our Great Chu Empire have already fought with them!"

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At this moment, in an unknown valley in the Western Region, his subordinates counted the number of people and reported: "General, our continuous night raids in the past few days have made the enemy's army jittery and exhausted, and their marching speed has also been slow.

A lot of people were killed, and several brothers we arranged in advance also infiltrated among the looted people!"

"How many brothers have we lost or killed?"
To be continued...