Chapter 122 Haotian Flag! (Eighth update)
When the news of the withdrawal came out, in the military camp, many soldiers who were sleeping in the tents to heal their wounds walked out in a daze.
When they heard several lieutenants announcing loudly again and again, their numb faces gradually showed a bit of anger, and then a mournful sound came out.
Many soldiers held their heads and cried, while others ran directly to the graves, found their former comrades, cried and laughed, then grabbed a handful of loess from the graves, hid them in their armor, and took them back home. .
"Report to the commander!"
"All the 100,000 Blood Demon troops of the Red Letter Battalion, now 9,623 of them, have returned to the team!"
"Please give instructions!!"
A middle-aged lieutenant general who was a concubine of the Li family came to Li Hongzhuang and spoke in a loud voice.
His eyes were already moist.
Li Hongzhuang's snow-moon-like cheeks trembled slightly, her eyes swept over the deputy general in front of her, and looked at the haggard and pale faces behind him, full of tears and anticipation.
Finally, her eyes fell on the grave in the distance.
The remaining 90,000 people are buried here.
Those are all soldiers she personally trained one by one!
The vastness of the tomb is far more than 90,000, and the battalions led by Third Brother and Sixth Brother are also buried here, as far as the eye can see.
Even Li Hongzhuang, who had been numb for a long time, could not help but have her eyes turn slightly red at this moment.
She controlled her emotions, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "I announce that the Blood Demon Army will set off today and go home!!"
The three words "go home" floated in the ears of 9,632 soldiers, and all of them had tears in their eyes.
"All the Blood Demon Army, received!!"
The three lieutenants, including all the soldiers, shouted in unison.
They are talking about everyone, including the more than 90,000 heroic souls buried in the bones, and they also want to take their heroic souls home.
Finally, they can embark on the journey home...
Amidst the excitement and tears, a deputy general stepped forward, bowed to Li Hongzhuang, and then asked: "Commander, where are our reinforcements?"
"Reinforcements..."
Li Hongzhuang looked at Li Hao next to her and said, "He is here to replace your reinforcements."
The deputy general looked at Li Hao and his body was shaken.
The person who succeeded them... was actually this child?
"Commander, this..."
"Don't ask, just go and go home early. When it gets late, the road will be difficult!" Li Hongzhuang's expression returned to a stern and indifferent look.
Seeing this, the deputy general did not dare to say anything more. He nodded and looked at Li Hao again, remembering the young man's appearance.
The conversation between the two was also heard by other soldiers. After the excitement, they were all shocked. They all retreated. The place was actually handed over to a child?
When many soldiers saw this, they shouted anxiously and asked for the reason. Some said that since this was the case, they had to stay.
But Li Hongzhuang just had a cold face and did not respond. Under the shouts of several lieutenants, everyone was finally driven away to pack up their armor and equipment, and then set off to return home.
Li Hao watched silently as the soldiers passed by one after another. He could smell the dust on these veterans and the strong smell of blood.
The little white fox squatted at his feet, very well-behaved.
Ren Qianqian held her sword and stood quietly behind Li Hao. When the girl saw the scars on these soldiers, the damaged armor, and the curved blades, her heart trembled and her eyes turned red.
"Commander, aren't you leaving?"
Another deputy general looked at Li Hongzhuang and couldn't help but ask.
Li Hongzhuang shook her head slightly: "You go first, I will come later, don't wait for me."
She knew that if she said she would stay here, many of these soldiers would probably want to stay too, and they would not be able to drive them away even if they were driven away.
After all, we have fought together and lived together for these years, so how could we abandon them so easily.
Hearing this, the deputy general hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Li Hao. He still couldn't figure out why a young man who looked like a young master from a wealthy family was sent as reinforcement to guard this isolated city and wasteland.
But Li Hongzhuang didn't explain, and they couldn't figure it out. Military laws are like mountains and they can only be enforced.
As more than 9,000 people left, the camp suddenly became quiet and empty.
Only Li Hongzhuang, Li Hao and Ren Qianqian are left here, plus a little fox.
Li He was nowhere to be found. He had told Li Hongzhuang privately that he would only take action in secret, when Li Hao's life was in danger, and would not care about anything else.
In this regard, Li Hongzhuang said nothing.
She learned about the matter between Li Hao and Seventh Brother from Li He, but after all, she was not really involved and did not know the specific situation.
All she could think about was guarding this lonely city.
In addition to explaining Li Hao's affairs, Li He also conveyed a message to her.
That is, Dayu is now surrounded by smoke and demons are making trouble everywhere. At Tianmen Pass, Emperor Yu has the intention to give up temporarily.
When Dayu regains his power in the future, he will take it back.
In this way, even if this place is lost, nothing will be blamed. If there is any crime, Li Tiangang will be responsible for it.
As for Li Tiangang's great contribution to Yanbei, he could only reprimand him a few words and deduct some salary. The so-called punishment was just to show it to other officials.
In other words, this place is already a place that has been abandoned.
There will be no more reinforcements coming!
Li He told Li Hongzhuang that she could leave at any time and not to lose her life here.
But leave?
Li Hongzhuang looked at the thick tomb, and in front of her eyes was the scene where the third brother and the sixth brother drank and fought, throwing their heads and blood. Every inch of the territory here was stained with the blood of their soldiers!
Emperor Yu wants to give up, Brother Qi wants to give up, but... she doesn't want to give up! !
Li Hongzhuang took a deep breath, put away her emotions, and came to the camp.
Although these soldiers have left, some of the camps have not all been evacuated. Staying here can also be used as a cover to make the demons mistakenly think that they are in large numbers.
"You can find a camp anywhere. The conditions here are simple. Since the city was broken, there have been no ordinary people here. They were all moved away more than ten years ago."
Li Hongzhuang said casually to Li Hao and walked straight into the camp.
Li Hao nodded, looked around, and then saw graves of different heights in the distance.
He walked over with Ren Qianqian and Little White Fox, his eyes swept over, and each name or unified title was engraved on the wooden sign.
The cold wind blew, giving Li Hao a biting feeling.
"Are these...all the heroes who died here?" Ren Qianqian's pretty face turned pale, she covered her mouth slightly and said in a trembling voice. Seeing with my own eyes that there are more than 100,000 graves, the shock is indescribable.
The little white fox that likes to jump around has stopped moving now. It sits quietly at Li Hao's feet and watches quietly.
Li Hao was slightly silent.
He came here just to return his own flesh and blood.
When three years are up, it will be paid off.
However, seeing the countless soldiers here at this moment, he suddenly felt that besides returning this body and blood, coming here seemed to have some other meaning.
In the past three years, it seemed that I...should do something more.
It's a pity that his current cultivation level is still too weak.
In the Celestial Master Realm, he can be regarded as a person who can establish a sect within the territory, but in this dangerous borderland, he can die at any time, and he has to rely on Feng Lao to protect him secretly.
Only if you reach the three immortal realms can you be considered capable of protecting yourself.
"My cultivation is still too slow to improve..." Li Hao's eyes were deep.
Although entering the realm of gods and humans at the age of fourteen is shocking enough, it is not enough for the present.
He has to become stronger and improve faster!
Li Hao took a deep breath, left the cemetery, and came to the camp.
He searched in other camps, but couldn't find anything to eat or drink. As he walked by, he saw Li Hongzhuang's figure sitting on the small earthen bag with "Cangya City" engraved on it, wiping the blade of her sword in her hand. .
"Senior Hongzhuang."
Li Hao called out and walked over.
Li Hongzhuang raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at the approaching young man and frowned, "You should call me aunt."
"I am no longer a member of the Li family." Li Hao said.
Li Hongzhuang thought about Li He's words, her face darkened, and said, "Why on earth did this happen?"
Li Hao shook his head slightly, not wanting to mention it, and asked: "It's almost night, are you hungry? I'll go find something to eat."
"Night is coming, and demons are out and about. You'd better not leave without authorization." Li Hongzhuang said. She knew that Li He would protect Li Hao secretly, but she still didn't want Li Hao to be in danger easily.
Li Hao looked up and saw that the bright moon had risen and the stars were gradually showing.
He smiled slightly, turned around and left the little soil bag, leading Ren Qianqian and the little white fox to walk casually throughout the camp, shuttling between tents.
These camps were cleaned up, but there were still some broken armors and tattered, smelly clothes left inside. Li Hao found the cooking camp and dug out some salt shakers.
He smiled, sacrificed his soul, and traveled around, and soon found a monster in the wilderness around the camp.
He bent down and picked up a broken sword blade fragment on the ground, throwing it out like water.
The fragment flew out, broke through the air instantly, and appeared thirty miles away. With a pop, it accurately pierced the monster's head.
The monster's body trembled twice and then lost its life.
Li Hao used his power to control objects and ingested his body.
This is a monster weighing about three tons. It looks like a pig or a lion, with protruding fangs.
Li Hao picked up Ren Qianqian's sword and used it as a meat cleaver to cut open the monster's body. He quickly processed the internal organs and then cut them into pieces.
"Qianqian, help put up the fire."
"Um."
In the past few days, Ren Qianqian had become accustomed to helping Li Hao. She nodded and found some firewood everywhere, and soon lit the bonfire.
Li Hao also took care of the monsters at this time, picked them out, extracted their essence, inserted them with sharpened wooden sticks or broken gun shafts picked up on the ground, and set them on the bonfire for barbecue.
Li Hao performed simple cooking with salt and seasonings, but as the sizzling oil and water dripped from the barbecue, the aroma still wafted out.
While the demon meat was barbecued, Li Hao himself came to a tent.
He looked at the black and yellow patterned tent, put it away, and then cut it with his sword, cutting out several well-proportioned strips of cloth.
Then he used the monster's hair to make a brush, stained it with its blood, and painted on the cloth.
"What are you doing?"
Li Hongzhuang found the fragrance, walked down from the small earth bag, came to the bonfire quietly, and asked Li Hao who was busy at work.
Li Hao looked up at her, smiled, and said: "Your Blood Demon Army has withdrawn, and the military flag has also been withdrawn. I am making a new battle flag."
"My military flags were not completely taken away, and some were left here." Li Hongzhuang said.
Li Hao smiled slightly: "That's yours, this battle flag is mine."
"Um?"
Li Hongzhuang looked over.
At this time, Li Hao also finished writing in his hand. He released his power and forced the blood on the cloth to dry. Then he waved his hand, and his power of control extended to the jungle several miles away, cutting down a few trees and ingesting it.
The trees were quickly whittled into sticks.
Li Hao wrapped it with excess fabric and tied it at one end, while the other end was inserted into the ground and held up.
In this way, a simple battle flag was formed.
The fabric hung down and fluttered in the night breeze.
Two large characters written in the blood of monster beasts swayed and appeared:
Haotian!
Li Hongzhuang was stunned for a while, then turned to look at Li Hao: "Are you actually in the Fifteenth Mile Realm?"
Li Hao shook his head slightly.
"I am in the Heavenly Realm." He said truthfully.
"?"
Li Hongzhuang's pupils shrank and she was stunned.
Realm of Heaven and Humanity?
Li He didn't tell her about Li Hao's practice, but only talked about some things that happened in the house.
And she has been at the border all year round and is extremely closed to news within the territory. She is on guard against monsters every day, so how can she care about things within the territory.
(End of chapter)