Chapter 163: Repay if you have any revenge

Hearing the low horn sound behind him, Zhang Xingba tried his best to force Qin Feng back two steps, and shouted unwillingly: "Boy, let's stop here today."

When Qin Feng was about to sarcastically, Qin Yun's voice suddenly came from behind: "Brother, my father asked you to return to the formation."

Qin Feng groaned and shouted: "Zhang Xingba, I will remember you, one day I will defeat you."

"Hmph, grandpa is waiting for you!"

After whispering a few words of grandeur to each other, the two of them returned to their own formation.

At Yamaguchi, the main line of the central army of the Western Legion, Bai Xi, who was covered in dust, came to Meng Hu by two regiment captains and more than a dozen captains. These guys were very lucky and survived. Unfortunately, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Division had heavy casualties. Most of them did not die under the enemy's sword, but died at the feet of their own people!

"General!"

Bai Xi knew that he could not escape the blame, but he still fantasized that Meng Hu would spare him, so he knelt in front of Meng Hu and cried, "I am incompetent, I am disappointed you."

The two regiment captains and more than a dozen captains behind Bai Xi also knelt down one after another.

Meng Hu waved his hand and said that the guards had come forward to take Bai Xi and others to rob him. Meng Hu would never tolerate the culprit of this disastrous defeat. He was too lazy to talk more nonsense to these guys. If it weren't for keeping a warning to the army, Bai Xi and others would have moved long ago.

The generals around them looked cold, and the performances of Bai Xi and others made them feel cold.

Meng Hu said again: "Zhou Jin!"

Zhou Jin, the commander of the Third Division, quickly stepped forward and responded: "Here."

Meng Hu shouted in a deep voice: "Lead the Third Division to attack from the mountain pass, and forgive the Dingzhou Light Cavalry not to dare to confront each other head-on. Your mission is to regain the remains of the fallen soldiers. Although these soldiers died in disgrace, they were very disgraceful, as the commander of the Western Legion, this general has the responsibility to bring their bones back to their hometown."

"yes!"

Zhou Jin agreed with a loud promise and took the order.

Half an hour later, Zhou Jin led the Third Division to attack from the Heifengkou. Qin Lie's Dingzhou Light Cavalry did not step forward to intercept it, but just monitored it from a distance, allowing Zhou Jin's Third Division to carry the bodies of the dead soldiers.

While the Third Division was busy carrying the remains of the fallen soldiers, Meng Hu was discussing secretly with two of his confidant aides.

This time, Meng Hu knew that Qiu Yutang had set up a trap and still had to drill in, but there were only two reasons.

The first and most important reason is to send Meng Yan and his 300,000 middle-level army to hell! Meng Yan is not a fool after all. If Meng Hu does not act as full-scale progress, his 300,000 army will not dare to go deep into Mingyue's hinterland to attack Hu Xiao Pass. Only Meng Hu's northern wing division and Chongshan's southern wing division can ensure the safety of the rear road, Meng Yan can lead the middle-level army to advance straight into Hu Xiao Pass with all his strength!

When Meng Yan's middle army was attacking Hu Xiao Pass, Meng Hu's northern wing army suddenly retreated and made way out, allowing Qiu Yutang's Mingyue army to go south to surround Meng Yan. In this way, Meng Yan's middle army was attacking Hu Xiao Pass was in danger. The best result was to return in a crushing defeat, maybe the entire army would be destroyed!

The second reason is that Meng Hu wanted to take the opportunity to fight a few tough battles so that the recruits of the Western Legion could see the blood and train their troops.

Now the two goals can be said to have been achieved. Mengyan's middle army has begun to launch a fierce attack on Huxiao Pass, and the western legion has also seen blood, and there have been a lot of blood. The First Division of the War Eagle has suffered more than half of the casualties, and He Qing's Second Division fought in the middle of the night, and more than 10,000 casualties. Bai Xi's Fourth Division defeated a victory and suffered more than 8,000 casualties!

After two days of fierce battle, the Western Legion has lost more than 30,000 people.

The losses of the Western Legion are extremely heavy, but these losses are completely worth it. Although the Western Legion lost more than 30%, its combat effectiveness must be stronger. Of course, Qiu Yutang's Mingyue Empire Army also suffered even more heavy casualties, and the two Yunzhou divisions responsible for guarding Heifengkou were almost completely destroyed.

Since both strategic goals have been achieved, it is time for the Western Legion to retreat, but before retreating, Meng Hu still has one thing to do, that is to take revenge!

Meng Hu has never been a person who is willing to suffer losses. Of course, the Tiger Legion is not an army that is willing to suffer losses. Qin Lie's Dingzhou Light Cavalry caused the Fourth Division to suffer a great loss. Meng Hu would never give up. Otherwise, not only the morale of the Fourth Division and the Western Legion would be affected, but Meng Hu's prestige would also be seriously weakened!

Meng Hu said with a grim voice: "Anyway, this revenge must be avenged, and it will be avenged immediately!"

Jia Wudao whispered: "But the general has thought that Qin Lie's Dingzhou army is all light cavalry. Although the light cavalry is not good at fighting tough battles, its mobility is far better than that of infantry. It is probably difficult for the light cavalry division with only Ma Sifeng to gain the upper hand. I just made a rough estimate on the mountain pass that Qin Lie's Dingzhou army also has at least two divisions!"

"Yes." Qi Diaozi frowned, "and Qin Lie is also a long-standing general who has experienced many battles. It is difficult to deal with him."

"Hmph!" Meng Hu sneered, "No matter how many years of war, Qin Lie is still doomed this time. Old Qi and Lao Jia, do you still remember the poisonous water river you encountered on the way?"

"Poison River?" Jia Wudao said in surprise, "What does this have to do with dealing with Dingzhou Light Cavalry?"

Qi Diaozi's expression moved slightly and said, "What the general means is to use the poisonous water from the Poison Water River to deal with the Dingzhou Light Cavalry?"

"Not bad!" Meng Hu said with a grim voice, "Dingzhou cavalry may not drink the cold river water in the Poison Water River, but as long as they are willing to drink horses by the river, it is enough. If the Dingzhou Light Cavalry loses the war horse, can it still be considered an army? It is just a group of light infantry without armor. The Western Legion will destroy him!"

Jia Wudao frowned and said, "Although the general's idea is wonderful, what if Qin Lie knows that poisonous water river?"

Meng Hu said in a deep voice: "Qingzhou and Dingzhou are still separated by Yunzhou and Bingzhou. The two places are not far apart. Qin Lie and Dingzhou army may not know the water conditions in this area. At that time, we might as well sacrifice a group of war horses and deliberately act like drinking horses by the river. No matter how cautious the enemy is, it is inevitable that they will be deceived."

The three of them planned to decide, and the Third Division had successfully recaptured the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

Meng Hu immediately ordered all the bodies to be piled up and cremated, and then asked Ma Sifeng's cavalry division to stay on the northern foot of the mountain pass to monitor the Dingzhou Light Cavalry, and then let the remaining 60,000 people from the western legion gather in the wilderness on the southern foot of the mountain pass. The four divisions were arranged from left to right in order. Dingsheng's lineup had shrunk a lot when he went to the battle.

Amid the light sound of horse hooves, Meng Hu rode forward slowly on the dark clouds and snow, then turned around to face all the soldiers.

More than 60,000 pairs of eyes were instantly focused on Meng Hu's face. Seeing Meng Hu's cold face, the faces of all the soldiers of the Western Legion became serious one after another. The original whispers stopped abruptly. At some point, the howling north wind had stopped, and the wilderness outside the mountain pass was silent!

Meng Hu waved his hand, and Zhang Xingba led the guards to place more than 8,000 small white cloth packages in front of the formation.

Pointing at the more than 8,000 small white cloth packages in front of the formation, Meng Hu lifted his dantian and said in a serious tone: "Did you see these white cloth packages?"

"These packages contain ashes, the ashes of the fallen soldiers of the Fourth Division!"

"Like you, they were originally brave and warlike soldiers. Even if they died, they would die in front of the front and on the way to charge. They should have become martyrs, and their names should have been engraved with the martyrs' monument, but now they have lost this qualification, and they have even become a shame to the Western Legion because they are deserters! Shameful deserters!"

The heads of all the soldiers of the Fourth Division were hanging down at this moment, and the soldiers of the Shidun Regiment and the Shanbao Regiment also lowered their originally high heads. Although they did not become deserters on the battlefield, they were also members of the Fourth Division. The shame of the Fourth Division was their shame.

"But!" Meng Hu Yufeng turned and said with a sad expression, "I don't blame them!"

"Although these fallen soldiers became deserters, it was not their fault. I always believe that no one in this world wants to be deserters. The reason why they became shameful deserters today is because of the incompetent generals and those incompetent officials who came to take Bai Xi and others up!"

A team of guards with a cold expression escorted Bai Xi with a pale face and more than a dozen officers to the front of the formation, and then faced the 60,000 troops and knelt down to the ground. Amid the sound of metal rubbing in the clear Yue Dynasty, more than a dozen guards had already drawn out their shaky swords and raised them high on the heads of Bai Xi and others.

“This time…”

Meng Hu took a breath and shouted sternly, "I decided to forgive these undead. Although they were deserters on the battlefield, the blame was not on them. They will still receive the bounty they deserve. Their names will still be engraved on the monument of heroes in Xiling Square, but these incompetent generals and incompetent commanders must bear all their responsibilities for this!"

Bai Xi realized the great thing and begged urgently: "General, please spare me, please spare me..."

The other dozen officers also cried and begged for mercy loudly, and two were even so scared that they were slumped to the ground.

With Meng Hu's order, more than a dozen guards ruthlessly waved the sword in their hands. In an instant, the heads were thrown away, and blood splattered. Bai Xi and more than a dozen officers had their bodies separated.

"Now……"

Meng Hu glanced at Heifengkou coldly and shouted loudly, "It's time to settle the score with our enemy. Our Tiger Legion is definitely not easy to mess with. More than 8,000 soldiers of the Fourth Division will never die in vain. We must avenge this hatred. We must repay the shame brought to us by the enemy ten times and a hundred times!"

The more than 60,000 soldiers of the Western Army immediately showed a look of unity against the enemy.

Meng Hu's determination to forgive deserters moved them, and Meng Hu's decision to execute Bai Xi and others was admired. But what really made all the soldiers of the Western Legion feel excited was Meng Hu's roar when he had revenge. The Tiger Legion is definitely not easy to mess with, and whoever provokes will have to pay the price of bleeding!
Chapter completed!