The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 864
The bodies of the nobles in the palace are delicate, even if there is something messy, no one greets them with real swords and guns, even if the maids in the palace offend some nobles with bad tempers, then It was only missing for a while, and then it was found in a certain well or a certain pond, unlike the wounded barracks, it was a disaster.

Dead or not, the whole camp was filled with the smell of blood. There were not enough military doctors in the camp, and the three imperial doctors had to go to help, so they all witnessed this scene with their own eyes.

"Although I was mentally prepared before, but this day really came, I found that my heart is still uncomfortable." Xuan Shijing closed his eyes and turned his head away, he didn't want to cry in front of people.

"Master Hou should take a good rest and get some sleep. It's not too late to deal with these matters after Master Hou has rested. I'll take my leave first." Seeing this, the imperial doctor politely saluted and left the room.

On Xuan Shijing's sideways face, a line of tears flowed quietly. It was clear that he had promised to bring them back to Dongshan County safely.
Although Xuan Shijing was injured and sick in bed, the hidden guard next to His Majesty Li Er still did not receive His Majesty Li Er's order, saying that he would evacuate Xuan Shijing's side, and the dark guard could only continue to secretly protect and send Xuan Shi Jing's situation was reported to Deyi one by one.

After coming out of the city lord's mansion, Shi Hu looked distraught, and staggered back to the vanguard camp. Seeing the corpses and wounded soldiers of the first battalion, he felt awkward again.

Xue Rengui saw Shi Hu entering the camp from a long distance away, and rushed to meet him.

"But did you see Master Hou?" While talking, he saw that the canes on his back were all taken off.

Shi Hu nodded: "I see, Master Hou just woke up not long ago, and after saying a few words, he was sent. Master Hou said that he will let you see him tomorrow." Shi Hu told Xue Rengui what Xuan Shijing said.

Xue Rengui nodded: "Well, I will go, brother Shi, you. You should go to the tent first and rest."

Since cleaning up the battlefield yesterday until now, Shi Hu hasn't slept much. With one more corpse in the camp, his complexion became darker, and after he came out of the city lord's mansion, his whole face became much more haggard.

Shi Hu staggered towards his tent. Yesterday, Lord Hou trusted him so much to hand over the Vanguard Battalion to him. In the end, he gave Hou Ye such an explanation. Lord Hou led the Vanguard Battalion with [-] soldiers , After going through Beisha City and Jian'an City, the hands of the people have not been damaged, and it has become like this when it is in my own hands.

Xue Rengui stood where he was, looked at Shi Hu's leaving back, and sighed, now his brother really needs a good rest.

Xuan Shijing and Chang Le had to change their dressings every day for their injuries, Chang Le woke up later than Xuan Shijing, but Chang Le's body was inherently better than Xuan Shijing's.

"Master Hou, your subordinate in the army has arrived, do you want to let him in?" A small eunuch walked in outside the door and said to Xuan Shijing.

After Xuan Shijing woke up, the imperial doctor would not stay by Xuan Shijing's side all the time, so His Majesty Li Er sent an eunuch beside him to serve Xuan Shijing.

"Let him in, I'm sorry." Xuan Shijing responded.

The little eunuch withdrew, and then Xue Rengui entered the room.

"The final general will see Lord Hou." Xue Rengui bowed and saluted.

"Excuse me, let's talk about the situation in the camp." Xuan Shijing asked.

"En." Xue Rengui nodded, and when he saw Xuan Shijing lying on the bed, he finally understood why Shihu lost his composure after returning to the camp yesterday: "Master Hou, there were heavy casualties in the vanguard camp, and everyone has settled down now. The wounded are recuperating, and those who are not injured are still training every day. His Majesty sent someone to the camp to pass the decree, and praised the vanguard battalion. Morale in the battalion is still relatively low."

His Majesty Li Er was very thoughtful. Xuan Shijing let go of the Vanguard Battalion. If no one with status and deterrent power stood up to appease him for the time being, the next time the Pioneer Battalion went to the battlefield, it might be abolished.

Even elite soldiers, under the pressure of the environment, have no explosive power, and they are still slaughtered by everyone.

"Benhou once promised those soldiers that he would bring them all back to Chang'an and Dongshan County." Xuan Shijing looked at the roof and sighed: "I didn't expect that one day Benhou would break his promise. Forget it, Old Xue, build a wooden platform with the corpses of those ninety soldiers and burn them, people can’t take them back alive, this Marquis can’t let them bury their bones in other lands, people die, they have to return to their roots.”

"Yes, Lord Hou." Xue Rengui agreed in a low voice.

"Tell the rear army, the Marquis wants ninety wooden boxes, more delicate, don't fool people, go."

"Yes."

The life of the army in Liaodong City was not bad. There was a lot of grain and grass in Liaodong City. After the autumn harvest, the grain and grass from the surrounding towns were also gathered in Liaodong. And Li Daozong's army arrived.

As for the navy, Anshi City is beyond their reach, and they must always be on guard against the navy in Pyongyang City. The navy that built Anshi City and Beisha City before was copied overnight by the pioneer army of the Tang Dynasty. After leaving the old nest, every station is stationed, and they can only supply supplies along the coast while looking for new camps. During this period, it is really not an easy task for the Datang Navy to find out their location.

After a simple recuperation for more than a month, Liaodong City entered the early winter. Xuan Shijing stood by the window and watched the weather outside. The trees and leaves in the yard were about to fall off and fell to the ground. After cleaning here, there are still new fallen leaves on the ground.

Seeing those fallen leaves being swept around the roots of the tree, Xuan Shijing lowered his eyes and remembered those four words: Fallen leaves return to their roots.

Now Xuan Shijing is able to walk around in the City Lord's Mansion, although the injury has not completely healed, it is only a matter of time before the skin and flesh grow back.

"Master Hou, here comes the medicine." The door was gently pushed open, and the eunuch walked into Xuan Shijing's room with the medicine bowl in hand.

Xuan Shijing took two steps back and closed the window, walked to the table, looked at the dark soup in the bowl, and frowned unconsciously: "It's been more than a month."

For these decoctions, Xuan Shijing simply loves and hates them.

"Master Hou, this is a tonic prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor said that Master Hou has lost his vitality and needs to be replenished slowly, otherwise it will be easy to leave roots in the future." Seeing Xuan Shijing like this, the eunuch hurriedly tried to persuade him.

Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "I know, thank you for taking care of me these days, my father-in-law, but I want to go to the barracks today, I don't know if it is possible." After Xuan Shijing finished speaking, he picked up the bowl of soup on the table and looked up. The head then drank it all.

(End of this chapter)