Chapter 149:
After Nuoqia returned to the city, the Wolf Running Army began to withdraw from Dingyuan City and stationed about 30 miles outside Dingyuan City. They also held about a thousand prisoners of Dingyuan defenders. After Li Qing entered the city, he left Wang Qienian Tianlei Camp and the baggage camp in Dingyuan, but he led the whirlwind, and the two battalions of personal guards followed the Wolf Running Army with Princess Nefu.
The Dingyuan defenders were strung into a string of ropes and were taken out to display in front of the formation. The Wolf Runners' brigade had begun to turn around and run backwards to the depths of the grassland. Even Hu He's central flag had left, leaving only more than a thousand cavalry guards staring at the Dingzhou army alertly.
"Princess Nefu, please!" Li Qing reached out and made a gesture of invitation, "I hope we will be more pleasant next time we meet!" Nefu looked at Li Qing deeply, pursed his lips tightly, and clamped the horse's belly. The horse neighed and rushed out. Seeing Nefu riding alone, the wolf running army on the opposite side became slightly agitated, and immediately several horses ran out of the queue and came forward.
"Jiang Kui, be prepared. If there is any abnormal movement on the other party, they will be killed immediately."
"Yes, Grandmaster!" Jiang Kui summoned the left and right wing captains and gave a few words of low orders. The two men took the order and left. Then the left and right wings of the Tornado Camp dispersed slightly outward, and the entire Dingzhou army slowly expanded into a semicircle.
"Princess!" Nuoqia, who was running up, stretched out his hand and had already caught the reins of the horse riding Nefu's mount, held the horse in his hand. He looked back at Li Qing, who was standing under the Li banner opposite, and couldn't help but feel mixed feelings. This time, the capture of Dingzhou was actually a rare process for Nuoqia, and it also made him mature a lot. The previous impetuousness and contempt for the Central Plains disappeared. The Great Shanyu said it was right. Da Chu was indeed a sleeping lion. As long as someone woke up, it would be disastrous for the grassland.
Nefu ran back to the Wolf Running Army, and saw Huhe standing with a smile in the queue at a glance. He was surprised, happy and aggrieved. Tears immediately surged out. He jumped up immediately and jumped to Huhe's horse. He put his hands on Huhe's neck and cried loudly, "Uncle!" Huhe smiled and patted her back, "Okay, OK, Nefu, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's just like I've gone out for a while, and I'm sure I've gained a lot of knowledge."
"Uncle, if you kill Li Qing, you must kill him, otherwise Li Qing will become a major disaster in my grassland!" Nev turned around, pointed to the Li-character flag opposite and said loudly.
Hu He narrowed his eyes, glanced at the Dingzhou army in the distance, and smiled and said, "This is natural, but now, Nefu, let's run!" He picked up Nefu and said, "Nuoqia, protect the princess, and the entire army retreated quickly!"
Opposite, Li Qing's eyes widened, and he saw Nev actually flew into a man's arms. Who was that? It must be Hu He. Hu He's central flag left, but he stayed.
"Jiang Kui, attack, attack, stay Hu He for me!" Li Qing ordered the army.
The left and right wings of the Tornado Camp immediately spread out and rushed away like two iron pliers. Li Qing led the personal guard camp to follow closely.
Hu He laughed and led his army away like a flying place. At this time, the Dingyuan defenders who had obtained freedom stood up one after another and rushed towards the friendly forces opposite, but invisibly blocked Li Qingzhong's advance.
The left and right wings of the Tornado Camp chased for more than ten miles, and most of the Wolf Running Army suddenly appeared in their sight. Seeing the formation that was waiting for the opposite direction, Jiang Kui stopped trespassing his pursuit, disturbed the troops, and looked regretfully at Hu He and a group of men who were entering the forest and threw themselves into the man and horse. Then the army turned around and rushed to the distance one by one.
"Retreat!" Jiang Kui turned his horse's head.
"Huhe, Huhe!" Li Qing said a few words softly. It was indeed extraordinary. He was so bold. Unfortunately, if he had calculated this long ago, he would have left the more than a thousand captured soldiers.
"The first general on the grassland is indeed well-deserved!" Shang Haibo sighed, "Master, this person is not only good at facing head-on battles, but also bold and meticulous. Every time we send out surprise troops, we must be careful about this person in the future!"
Li Qing nodded, "Huhe should be our biggest enemy in the grassland."
While speaking, more than a thousand captured soldiers had arrived in front of Li Qing and knelt on the ground in a dark way. Li Qing waved his hand, "Get up, this battle is not your fault. You will fight bravely to kill the enemy and wash away the humiliation today."
"Thank you, the Grand Marshal!" More than a thousand soldiers were grateful for their gratitude. After being captured, they thought they were either dead ends or wanted to capture the grassland as slaves, but they would never think that when they came, General Li was willing to exchange the grassland princess for them. What a noble identity of the grassland princess, and they were just some small soldiers. In the chaotic times, human lives were like grass, what could they be worth? Looking at Li Qing's back as he took the horse, more than a thousand prisoners were so excited. What else could they do besides repaying the general with death in the future?
In Dingzhou, Grand Marshal's Mansion, Shang Haibo respectfully said: "Master, the monument to the Unknown Heroes and the Hall of Heroes you mentioned have been completed. You also ask the Grand Marshal to write a plaque inscribed by his own hand." When it comes to calligraphy, Li Qing's Yan style is unique in Da Chu. Although Li Qing is still unknown in the scholarly forest, all the scholars around him praise Li Qing's font with gold and silver markings. Shang Haibo once said in private that even if General Li did not command troops and was invincible to the world, he would become famous because of this unique calligraphy. Now in Dingzhou, there are many officials who secretly copy Li Qing's calligraphy. Of course, only those who are qualified to see Li Qing's handwriting have the opportunity to get Li Qing's calligraphy. In fact, even if Li Qing's calligraphy is not good, no one dares to accumulate these two plaques except him.
Qingfeng had already prepared the pen, ink, paper and ink, and grind the ink for Li Qing. Everyone held their breath and calmed down. Seeing Li Qing lifting up the pen, closing his eyes slightly, and starting to feel emotional.
At this moment, countless pictures appeared in Li Qing's mind, countless corpses lying on the ground on the meadow battlefield, the tattered battle flags flying in the wind, the red-eyed wild dogs, countless vultures in the air, the sound of killing under the city shook the sky, and the soldiers who fell one after another.
He opened his eyes suddenly, Li Qing picked up the pen and made it all in one go. "The Monument to the Unsung Heroes!" Seven big words were vividly displayed on the paper, and the strength penetrated the back of the paper, making it so hard that he could not hide the meaning of killing. After writing these seven words, Li Qing picked up the pen and wrote small words along the way, "I would like to use this monument to commemorate the unknown heroes who have sacrificed their lives to fight against the barbarians and protect our people for countless years!"
"Okay!" Everyone in the hall cheered in unison.
Qingfeng carefully moved the paper away and re-stitched a new piece of rice paper. Li Qing wrote the three words "Heroine Hall!" on it, pondered for a moment, and wrote a couplet: A generation of loyalty brings mountains and a thousand years of vitality to conquer the lakes and mountains.
Shang Haibo praised it all the time, carefully blew the ink marks on it, and said to Lu Yiming: "Old Lu, find the best craftsman to print the Dashen's ink treasures, oh, by the way, this could have been left for me to collect."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Of course I want to find the best craftsman, but the authentic work of the Grandmaster belongs to me." After that, he held two large pieces of paper and left as anxiously as sparks.
"That's not possible. Old Lu, you can't be greedy, at least you can get one of my points!" Shang Haibo was furious and hurriedly chased out. In the lobby, the rest couldn't help laughing. The rest of the people were either not qualified to fight with these two people, or Yang Yidao and Tang Hu, who had just gotten rid of the illiterate title, had a similar word in their eyes, and they couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.
The Dingzhou Unknown Heroes Monument and the Heroes Hall are being built in the center of Dingzhou City, opposite the Grand Marshal's Mansion. For this reason, hundreds of houses have been moved to Dingzhou. Now a huge square has been formed here. In the middle of the square, the monument is 20 meters high. The entire stone tablet is made of white marble. The base is made of black marble. The black and white contrast gives people a strong visual impact. The top of the monument is a statue of a horse leaping at the swaying sword. On the front are Li Qing's big characters flying dragons and phoenixes. In the other spaces, skilled craftsmen carved with lifelike battle scenes. Rails carved with lion heads circled the monument. More than a dozen soldiers were wearing brand new armor, standing like mountains, standing on all four sides of the monument. Although the formal completion ceremony has not been held yet, there have been bunches of flowers sent by someone under the monument.
Directly opposite the monument, a white marble passage connects the Yingli Hall. Compared with the monument, the Yingli Hall appears simpler, but thicker, and is made of huge stones. Stone pillars support his beams. According to Li Qing's order, as long as the person who sacrificed for Dingzhou still has a name, he can put the spirit card on the Yingli Hall platform, accept the incense of the Dingzhou people and worship it.
Although the Yingli Hall has just been built, many spiritual signs have been placed on the stone steps one by one. The candles in the hall are always bright and the cigarettes are not extinguished.
"General, tomorrow you will be prepared to preside over the completion ceremony of the monument and the Heroes Hall, as well as the entrance ceremony of General Wang Wenfeng and the soldiers of Dingyuan's sacrifice. After that, you will receive the mountain wind. He has made all preparations and just waited for the departure. Also, Mingyan has sent back the first news." Qingfeng said.
"Mingyan sent the news back so soon?" Li Qing asked in surprise.
Chapter completed!