Daqian deposed the crown prince, and the emperor begged him to stop rebelling

Chapter 51: Mutual Appreciation, second update!

In the early morning, dozens of soldiers were lying on a hill more than ten miles north of the barbarian camp.

In addition to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry wearing black armor, there were also less than ten criminal soldiers.

Wang Bing and his men had fought a bloody battle all night, their clothes were soaked with blood and sweat, and were now all stuck to their skin.

But they were too lazy to change their clothes.

So tired!

After a night of fighting, they were already exhausted. At this moment, lying on the grass on the hill, they just wanted to have a good sleep.

Nearly a hundred war horses were now scattered on the grass, silently grazing on the weeds.

Shen Ping'an was not very sleepy, and sat there looking in the direction of the barbarian camp.

He is waiting for Li Mu.

Last night the barbarian camp was destroyed and tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers fled. The barbarian king Wugutu Khan also led his people to flee eastward.

They followed the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and charged forward all night, killing many barbarians.

However, there was no sign of Li Mu among the chaotic army.

In addition to their team, there seemed to be another army that was biting the barbarians tightly, constantly attacking and harassing them.

The barbarian army began to disintegrate during the night's attacks, splitting into several teams and fleeing in several directions.

But this team followed closely the team of the barbarian king Wugutu Khan.

Although it was a great victory, one third of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was lost, and now there are less than seventy people left.

If the barbarians discovered the actual number of people in such a team, they would probably turn around and attack them, completely defeating them.

Therefore, Xie Lang's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry stopped chasing in the early morning and returned to the hill to rest.

Everyone wants to know whether the deposed prince can come back safely!

"Old Wang, do you think that Captain Bai will be alright?"

Shen Ping'an looked at it for a while and couldn't help feeling a little worried. He turned to ask Wang Bing.

After fighting side by side for a while, the comradeship between him and Wang Bing had become very strong, and his title was changed from squad leader to Old Wang.

Wang Bing chewed a grass stem, thought for a moment and said:
"Captain Bai, he must be fine!"

"His swordsmanship is so good that even if all of us die, he won't die!"

After hearing his words, Shen Pingan seemed relieved.

However, looking at the empty grassland in the distance, he felt a little worried.

The deposed prince wouldn’t leave on his own, would he?

If he left on his own, it would be understandable.

After all, Li Si and Fang Sheng of Tiangu Pass targeted him so much and assigned him such an extremely difficult task.

Although the barbarian soldiers' camp was completely dispersed after the overnight attack, the barbarian king Wugutu Khan did not seem to be dead!
If he goes back like this, I'm afraid neither Li Si nor Fang Sheng will let this deposed prince go.

"It's better to leave!"

Wang Bing sat up from the ground:
"Those two generals kept biting him. If it were me, I would just walk away!"

"With Captain Bai's ability, you can live well anywhere, why do you have to suffer here?"

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh.

Although he knew it would be better if Li Mu just left, he couldn't help feeling regretful.

Following Li Mu, this battle is a joy to fight!
In the past, the death row soldiers were all cannon fodder at Tiangu Pass, used to block the front when the barbarians attacked.

In every fierce battle, a large number of death row soldiers would die.

As a result, the fighting spirit of the death row soldiers was always very weak. When they met the barbarians, they had no courage to fight at all and were always in a passive situation of being beaten.

He had never killed barbarians so happily before!
It would be worth it even if I die to follow such a centurion!

As the two were thinking, they suddenly heard a horse neighing in the distance.

The two of them were startled and looked in the direction of the distant horse neighing. They saw a horse galloping towards them from afar, and soon they had reached the foot of the mountain.

The knight on horseback has a slender figure, and his figure galloping on his horse is as agile as a dragon!

"yes……"

"Baichang!"

The two were surprised and jumped up from the grass and ran towards Li Mu in the distance.

The other prisoners also jumped up in surprise and ran over to greet Li Mu who had returned late.

Li Mu rode his horse closer and saw Shen Pingan and others coming towards him. He then flipped over and jumped off the horse.

"Baichang!"

When Shen Ping'an and the others came closer, they stopped and clasped their fists together, with surprise on their faces.

Li Mu patted Wang Bing and others on the shoulders, and looking at the team of less than ten people left, his expression could not help but look a little heavy.

Of the hundred-man team, only these few are left.

It will be a success!

With just one word from the official, these death row prisoners will go through fire and water to die!

Poor bones by the river, still the person in the deep boudoir’s dream…

Whose sons and husbands are these dead prisoners?

"Don't be sad, Captain. We brothers have killed so many barbarians with you and we have already made enough money!"

Wang Bing saw Li Mu's grief and said with a smile.

"Yes, Captain! We have never had such a satisfying battle!"

"I killed five barbarians. This was something I never dared to think of before!"

"I killed six of them. It was a great pleasure!"

"Captain Bai, we are not afraid of death. What we fear is being cannon fodder for the officials! Following you, even death is worth it!"

Several prisoners were talking to each other, but the expressions on their faces were all joy and happiness.

Hearing their words, Li Mu nodded solemnly.

After this baptism of blood and flesh in this battle, these people are no longer death row prisoners like wild beasts, but have grown into brave warriors!

At this time, Xie Lang suddenly came over.

He walked up to Li Mu and looked at the deposed prince quietly, his expression always cold.

After a long silence, he suddenly clasped his fists and bowed to Li Mu:
"Your Highness, Xie Lang admires you!"

Although the words are few, the meaning is very complex.

Originally in Xie Lang's mind, Li Mu was just a deposed prince who had lost his power, and this decapitation operation was simply a suicide mission.

But what he didn't expect was that this team of 100 death row prisoners, who were usually only able to serve as cannon fodder, first stubbornly held their ground in the valley and killed hundreds of barbarians.

Then they attacked the barbarian camp at night, killing all of Wugutu Khan's troops and forcing them to flee.

Although that very mysterious army made a huge contribution here, Xie Lang also sincerely admired the tactical ability and great courage shown by Li Mu and others.

Because of this, the title Li Mu addressed in his mouth was quietly changed to "Your Highness"!
Li Mu smiled slightly, clasped his fists in return, and said:

"Thanks to Captain Xie for helping me last night!"

Finally, Xie Lang's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of 100 men attacked and dealt the barbarian soldiers the final blow, forcing the already wavering Barbarian King Wugutu to finally make up his mind to retreat.

Therefore, Li Mu's thanks were also sincere!

The two looked at each other and smiled, their smiles were full of mutual appreciation, and the distance between them seemed to be quietly shortened.

"What's your plan next, Your Highness?"

Li Mu glanced at the grassland in the distance and said calmly:
"Our mission is not over yet, and we haven't got Wugutu's head yet!"

(End of this chapter)