When General Shen saw Li Yuan, who had already died, his anger was like a thunderbolt that set off a fire on the earth. He felt as if his heart was being stabbed by thousands of steel knives when he saw his right-hand man who had died.
Not to mention how much help having a capable assistant on the battlefield can be for a commander-in-chief when fighting.
Even considering their life-long friendship over the years, General Shen still found it difficult to control himself when such a good brother collapsed in front of him without any warning.
Although I have been on the brink of death for many years and have told many brothers that even if their own mother falls in front of them, they should not panic.
He understood the principles, but now that it was his turn, he suddenly felt that many of the principles were meaningless.
There are so many soldiers watching below, he can't panic. He just said that there is a spy among these people, he doesn't know who it is, but now he has to be more alert.
General Shen had just calmed down when Li Chang, who had received the news, lifted the curtain and ran in, staggering. He did not report and forgot to take off his armor. But none of this mattered now.
When Li Chang saw Li Yuan lying on the ground, all his strength seemed to be drained away and he collapsed to the ground. He carefully stretched out his hand and placed it under Li Yuan's nose for a long time to make sure that Li Yuan was no longer breathing. The huge stone that had just hit his heart fell heavily to the ground, hitting him so hard that it hurt.
How could this happen? How long had Li Yuan followed him into the military camp? He hadn't even married yet! How could he die
Li Chang kept shaking his head. The seven-foot-tall man's eyes turned red in front of everyone. He asked in a hoarse voice, "General, how did he die? Was it the thieves... or..."
His brother did not die in a foreign land, at least his body was intact, which might be his only consolation.
But the most important thing right now is to find the murderer who killed his brother! Li Chang stared, as if he would eat the thief alive if he appeared now.
General Shen shook his head and sighed, his tone full of regret: "It's a thief."
After hearing these three short words, Li Chang gritted his teeth and turned around to run away. What a bunch of bastards! How old is his younger brother, and he hasn't even married yet! The two brothers even agreed to go to the forest to drink secretly when they have time! They also said that after the war, they would go home and build a ancestral house together to leave for future generations!
None of these have been realized yet, those thieves deserve to be cut into pieces!
The soldiers next to him didn't know what to do for a moment, and they didn't know what this man was going to do next.
General Shen was the one who reacted quickly and shouted, "Someone! Stop him!"
The guards nearby finally reacted and rushed forward to hold Li Chang's hands and feet, but even so, they were no match for Li Chang's extraordinary brute strength.
Several soldiers were holding him up with great difficulty, and perhaps he was too sad, he seemed to explode and was stronger than before.
General Shen sighed silently for the brothers in his heart: both of them were his right-hand men, and now one of them has died on the battlefield. If the other one is not guided well now, he will probably become his inner demon because of this incident in the future.
General Shen waved his hand and said, "Let him go."
Li Chang only realized that the hands that were restraining him were loosened, and his heart and eyes were full of revenge. Before he took two steps, the curtain of the tent was just lifted by him, but a word behind him made him stop.
"Li Chang, I have only one question for you. Are you sure you can wipe out the enemy army?"
The curtain was lowered, and Li Chang punched the pillar with a "bang", which frightened the soldiers on the side.
"No."
Although he really wanted to risk his life to fight those thieves, he was not a fool. He could only fight one against ten at most. If he went there rashly, even if he gave his life away, it would be in vain.
General Shen nodded, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "If you still believe in me, resting and recuperating is the most important thing now. The dead are gone, and the living should live well."
Seeing that Li Chang was silent and slowly calming down, General Shen waved his hand and gave an order, "General Li of our army sacrificed his life for the country and was a role model for the generals of the three armies! Send General Li's body back to his homeland and bury him with honor!"
Now it is not only necessary to posthumously honor the deceased, but also to appease the three armed forces.
The soldiers outside reported, and Liu Yangao rushed in, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: "Report! General! There is a letter from the front, the enemy has retreated!"
General Shen turned his head and squinted at him: "Are you serious? The enemy troops are retreating?"
Li Chang also found it a little unbelievable when he heard this. For a moment, everyone in the tent focused their eyes on Lieutenant General Liu.
Lieutenant General Liu said with certainty, "Our spies in front reported that the enemy has retreated."
General Shen nodded approvingly, "Li Chang, your brother died a worthy death. Pass the order! Stop the pursuit tonight and rest where you are!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone relaxed.
After all, after such a long period of high mental tension, it may not be a good thing to suddenly relax.
Even the soldiers on guard duty were a little lax.
In the early morning of the second day, when there were still some stars in the sky, an arrow pierced the air and brushed past a sentry's ear, scaring the sentry so much that he shivered, and even the soldiers next to him were startled. When they reacted, they looked outside the city wall and saw billowing smoke and dust in the distance coming towards this side at lightning speed. The frightened soldiers rolled and crawled towards the war drum, beating the drum desperately, hoping to wake up more comrades.
But it's too late.
General Shen quickly stood up, put on his armor and ran out. The enemy army attacked fiercely and the soldiers fought with the enemy. The battle came too suddenly and there was a bloody scene in front of his eyes. It was visible with the naked eye that the soldiers on his side had suffered losses. The only way now was to stop the war with war!
Drawing out his steel knife, General Shen roared and charged into the crowd, hacking and slashing vertically and horizontally, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, like a god of war appearing out of nowhere.
But he was almost slashed on the ear by a thief's knife. He heard a sound of breaking air in his ear, and he dodged it with a quick move. He then slashed again with his backhand, and the thief fell to the ground with his head raised.
Seeing this situation, General Shen did not linger in the battle and quickly issued an order to retreat. A small group of soldiers followed behind while the main force retreated more than ten miles in a hurry.
When counting the number of people, General Shen discovered that although the battle this morning seemed brutal, perhaps because of the timely counterattack, no damage had been done to the enemy, and only some cooks and sentries had died.
His side's reaction later did work, but if he had continued to fight at that time, and the bandits had come to reinforce, half of them would probably have died there today.
At this moment, all emotions were swept away and the whole army was shrouded in an atmosphere of panic.