Horse on the World

Chapter 841
The flags are flying, the hooves are rumbling, and the water of the Tuojiang River is rolling down. There was a heavy rain just two days ago, and the water level of the Tuojiang River is much higher. Swallowing, and spitting out not far away, the sailors of the Dingzhou navy arrived yesterday were all boats with thousands of materials, ups and downs on the turbulent river, the entire boat was covered with white cloth, and the officials of the navy There is also a white tassel on the helmets, which stand upright, and the ups and downs of the boats cannot shake them in the slightest. For these sailors who are used to being tossed and tossed in the high winds and waves at sea, these winds and waves have no effect at all.

Standing on the deck with a solemn expression, Black Eagle saw the cavalry rolling in from a distance, and shouted: "Stand up, beat the drums, and sound the horn!" A navy officer hurriedly stepped off the ship along the gangplank.

The vanguard cavalry of Wang Yan's Changsheng Battalion came first. Thousands of knights lined up in two neat rows and came trotting all the way. Not far behind them, Li Qing's Li character banner was waving in the wind.

Behind Li Qing, none of the senior generals of the Dingzhou Army in Quancheng, except Guo Quan leading Liang Yi, Zhou Shuwen, He Ping and others to attack Liaoshen, others such as Lu Dalin, Tian Feng, Wei Xin, Lu Dabing, Li Wen , the iron leopards all followed, and everyone's faces were extremely heavy. As Tian Feng, Wei Xin, Lu Dabing and others who personally participated in the Liaoshen Campaign that year, tears filled their eyes.

Li Qing's armor was covered with sackcloth, and the helmet was completely covered with a white cloth, and behind him, all the generals were also dressed in the same way.

"Dingzhou Navy General Deng Peng's Dingyuan General Yuan Gang led twelve warships under his command, a total of 150 people kowtowed to the lord!" Black Eagle knelt down on his knees and kowtowed heavily. He is a veteran of the Dingzhou Navy. When the Dingzhou Navy first ventured into the Blackwater Ocean, the first one to recover was the Black Eagle. After following the Dingzhou Navy's southern expedition for several years, the Black Eagle was promoted from a school lieutenant officer General Dingyuan, the fifth-level general who went to Dingzhou, saw Li Qing himself for the first time.

Hei Ying was a little nervous, lowered his head, his palms were full of sweat.

"Get up!" A gentle voice sounded.

"Yes!" Hei Ying kowtowed again, then stood up, and boldly raised his head to look at Li Qing who was on the horse. His square-shaped face, piercing eyes were covered with a layer of melancholy, his face was sharp and angular, and his lines were extremely sharp. Clear, one can tell at a glance that he is the kind of extremely resolute person, and the well-groomed beard adds a bit of majesty to it.

Seeing Black Eagle looking at him, Li Qing smiled slightly, "Are you Black Eagle?"

Hei Ying was overjoyed, "The lord also knows my bandit name. The real name of the general is Yuan Gang. He got this name because the general likes to play with eagles. Few people call him his real name."

"Although this is the first time I've seen you today, I've heard of your name a long time ago. Well, the fleet that attempted to rob Zheng Zhiyuan was defeated and then surrendered to the Dingzhou Navy. For General Dingyuan, by the way, your method of training pigeons has been popularized in the Dingzhou Army, and this one alone has made a great contribution to the Dingzhou Army."

Greasy sweat broke out on Hei Ying's face, "Now that I think about it, the general is really thankful for robbing General Zheng's fleet back then. Without that robbery, how would there be today's Black Eagle? The general is the smoke from the ancestor's grave. This is the honor to be able to follow the lord!"

Li Qing got off his horse and said, "It's fate, but your achievements today are due to your own hard work. By the way, where is your eagle? Let me see it!"

Black Eagle turned his head, put his fingers in his mouth and whistled, a black shadow rose from the boat on the river, went straight to the sky, circled in the air, and landed firmly on Black Eagle's outstretched right arm.

"Okay, it's really majestic!" Li Qing looked at the big eagle on the black eagle's arm, "I heard that he is your right-hand man in battle?"

"Yes, my lord, with him, the general will be able to find the enemy much in advance and make corresponding arrangements. These years, the Black Eagle has survived without any danger, and he has made a lot of contributions."

"Turn around and train a batch, this guy is very useful." Li Qing said.

Hei Ying was a little nervous, "My lord, I don't want to leave the navy. I spend half my life at sea to make a living. If I leave the water, then, then..."

Li Qing glanced at him, "Train a batch when you have time, and teach a few more disciples. The people in the Overwatch Council are familiar with training pigeons, but boiling eagles is not enough!"

Li Wen came up, "Master, the time has come, let's board the ship!"

Hei Ying hurriedly said: "My lord, please board the ship."

Li Qing nodded and strode forward.

"Generals, please!" Hei Ying saluted Lu Dalin and others behind Li Qing.

On the other side of the Tuojiang River, on the former battlefield between the two mountains, the infantry who arrived first are already heavily guarded, and the surrounding mountains have been carefully sorted out to ensure that there will be no mistakes or assassins hiding. In the meantime.

Several times of cold and heat, several times of freezing, and several times of erosion by water waves, but the fortifications built by Chen Zeyue are still indistinguishable. According to the mountain, under the old fortifications layer upon layer, is the place where the fallen soldiers were buried. .

Li Qing held the railing tightly with his hands, his eyes were full of tears, he stared at the resting place of the soldiers, his body trembled slightly, it was the biggest defeat in his life, Chen Zeyue led tens of thousands of men, in the There was a fierce battle with the enemy's main force for days and nights, and the entire Tuojiang River was covered with blood.

"My lord, I'm sorry!" Lu Dalin walked over, "The soldiers know that the lord is here to welcome them home today, even under the nine springs, they will be grateful to Ling Ting."

Li Qing shook his head slightly, sighed and said: "Once the generals are successful, their bones will be wiped out, and the great cause of our Dingzhou is built by these ordinary soldiers with their blood and lives. They fought bloody battles, abandoned their parents, wives and children After death, I didn’t even own the shroud of horse leather. It just lay on the ground layer by layer. It hurts when I think about it. Dalin, so we must treat our people well. It is they who raised such excellent sons that we have Our day!"

Lu Dalin nodded emphatically, "My lord's instruction, Dalin will keep it in my heart, my lord, get off the boat, the following ceremony is all ready, just wait for my lord."

"Let's go, take our soldiers home." Li Qing raised his head and strode off the boat.

The iron leopard had already been waiting on the shore, and presented the Dingzhou military flag to Li Qing with both hands, holding the Dingzhou military flag with one hand, Li Qing strode forward.Behind him, dozens of tattered military flags were held up high by the senior generals of Dingzhou, and they followed closely behind Li Qing. These military flags belonged to the troops of the soldiers who fought fiercely here. All the troops were killed, and only the battered military flags were taken back to Dingzhou and placed in the Hall of Heroes.

As these dozens of tattered military flags were raised, tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides of the Tuojiang River were silent. Everyone's eyes were focused on these military flags. It is rare for dozens of troops to die in battle. Seeing these broken military flags, all soldiers can imagine how cruel this battle was.

At the very center of the battlefield back then, a high altar had already been set up. Li Qing held the Dingfang military flag and walked up slowly, while Lu Dalin and other generals held the military flag and followed closely behind.

Standing on the altar, Li Qing's eyes slowly swept across the ruins of the battlefield. The eyes of the soldiers on both sides of the strait moved with Li Qing's eyes. The withered and yellow vegetation that was half the height of a person made a whimpering sound.

On the altar, a soldier raised a drumstick high and dropped it heavily.

With a bang, the monotonous and dull drum sound immediately sounded in this silent world.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The drums sounded continuously, and after dozens of rings on one side, a horn horn joined in. The desolate and long sound of the horn accompanied by the dull drum sound echoed between the earth and the sky for a long time.

The drums stopped suddenly.

Li Qing took a deep breath, and shouted loudly with all his strength: "The whole army lays down the flag!"

With a bang, the military flag in Li Qing's hand was blown up by the wind, and was laid down flat. With the flattening of the military flag in Li Qing's hand, thousands of military flags on both sides of the Tuojiang River were lowered almost at the same time. The main flags of the masts of the warships were also lowered to the center of the masts, and on the two banks, only dozens of tattered military flags were left fluttering in the wind.

All the soldiers knelt on one knee with their heads bowed deeply.

"Hunxi, come back!" Li Qing shouted loudly.

Lu Dalin, Tian Feng, Wei Xin, Lu Dabing, Wang Yan, Li Wen and others vigorously waved the military flags in their hands and shouted in unison: "Soul, come back!"

"Soul, come back!" On the ruins of the battlefield, thousands of soldiers shouted in unison!
"Soul, come back!" On the Tuojiang River, more than two thousand navy soldiers shouted in unison!
"Soul, come back!" On the other side of the Tuojiang River, thousands of cavalry shouted in unison.

"Soul, come back!" Thousands of people on both sides of the strait shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

With a bang, the drum beat again, and after ten consecutive beats, the rhythm of the drum began to change. The impassioned drum sound made the soldiers feel like they were returning to the battlefield, the blood in their bodies was ignited, and the sound of the bugle sounded. That was the sound of the charge.

"Raise the flag, Dingzhou Army, advance!" Li Qing hissed loudly.

"Raise the flag, Dingzhou Army, advance!" Soldiers on both sides of the strait stood up at the same time, thousands of battle flags were waved, Lu Dalin, Tian Feng and others held the army flags, and trotted all the way to the battlefield site, ran to the various positions of the year, and The military flag in the hand is inserted on the high point, and the flag is held by the hand, standing awe-inspiring.

"Dingzhou Army, advance!"

"Dingzhou Army, Wan Sheng!"

Amid the thundering call, all the people in the field were full of tears and blood. It was the first time for Black Eagle to experience this special ritual of the Dingzhou Army. It was extremely shocking. It is also an inspiration to the living.

(End of this chapter)