775 Boys, Welcome Home! (1/2)

Chapter 775 – Boys, Welcome Home!

12th month, 19th day, Consonance City.

The remainder of the Guards Legion Corps 1st legion had rushed day and night back; they were ready to meet the Monarch.

Three days earlier, the intelligence that the Guards Legion had faced an ambush was already passed to Ouyang Shuo. The news had infuriated him, making him smash the table into pieces.

The fury of the Monarch, the weather changes.

Dark clouds hung over Consonance City. Everyone acted extremely careful in order to not further anger the Monarch. Black Snake had hurried back, and he had nearly committed suicide as an apology to the Monarch.

As it was intel error that had caused the Guards Legion to be ambushed and even the entire Yunnan battlefield situation to change, Black Snake and the other intel heads were responsible for this failure.

Black Snake had spent days and nights in the Monarch's courtyard and still did not manage to see the Monarch.

When he finally met the Monarch, the only words he received were, ”Use results to make up for your mistakes.”

When Black Snake heard that, he gave a really deep bow and left, disappearing into the darkness.

Similarly, Shanhai Guards Commander Shen Buhai and Military Intelligence Division Secretary Cobra silently left.

The intel network that the territory had spent so much on building had actually dropped the ball at such a crucial moment, what irony.

To calm down the repercussions of the Dongchuan battle, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to gather Du Ruhui, Zhao Kuo, and Chen Gong over to Consonance City whilst also sending letters to Baiqi, Jia Xu, Shi Wanshui, and the others to keep in contact.

All of them were busy for a full two days before they finally managed to make adjustments to their battle plan.

The Black Snake Guards had also finally found out the news of the Yanhuang Alliance Army and the Alliance Army teleporting over to Tengchong City.

In view of this trend, Baiqi suggested they change the strategy of both the middle and left troops and Ouyang Shuo approved it.

The middle troops led by Shi Wanshui and Zhang Liao would slowly push on forward to maintain the pressure on Tengchong City. At the same time, the west troops led by Baiqi would quicken their occupation of Mengding Prefecture.

More importantly, in case the Yanhuang Alliance Army used the teleportation tactic once more, Baiqi had planned a black chess piece to counter it.

At the current moment, their entire strategy moved along with the black chess piece plan. As such, Ouyang Shuo needed the Black Snake Guards to atone for their sins to ensure that this plan came to fruition.

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When he learned that the Guards Legion had returned, Ouyang Shuo, who had remained expressionless these few past days, surprisingly walked out of the courtyard to welcome them personally.

”Monarch!”

Seeing Ouyang Shuo, Huo Qubing immediately dismounted and kneeled on the ground. He cupped his fist and tragically said, ”I've disappointed the Monarch, please punish me.”

Ouyang Shuo went up to console him, ”The defeat in this battle is not your fault.”

”Monarch, it is!”

Huo Qubing still felt extremely guilty, and self-blame covered his face. He totally did not expect that his first defeat would come so quickly; this was undoubtedly a huge blow to the prideful Huo Qubing.

Ouyang Shuo insisted on helping him up, ”Come up!” As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked at the remaining Guards Legion soldiers behind him.

During their attempt to break out, the soldiers were basically assailed by the defending soldiers from all sides. Their bodies and faces were covered in scars, and their hunger and exhaustion were evident, making them look terrible.

Even so, it was not enough to crush them.

The Monarch's scolding worried them the most. The Guards Legion was the sharpest sword in his hand and represented the inextinguishable honor of the territory.

However, at that moment, they had fallen.

Even a hint of disappointment on the Monarch's face would be enough to make all these soldiers feel ashamed to death.

If they did not need to rush back to Consonance City to receive further orders, these soldiers would have rather just killed themselves along the way. Seeing the Monarch gaze over, the soldiers all avoided his gaze, lowering their heads.

When Ouyang Shuo saw that, he had a pained expression. He noticed the anxiousness and sense of disgrace in their eyes. Looking at those eyes that had lost their luster and confidence, he felt heart pained.

Just at this moment, the influential and unique voice of the Lord sounded.

”Boys, raise your heads and lift your chests up. Look ahead of you, the only place we can regain our lost glory is the battlefield. Hold tightly onto your weapons and continue to fight for the honor of the Guards Legion.”

More and more soldiers raised their heads and looked at the Monarch.

At this moment, they were like abandoned children that had finally found their way home, and they all had extremely complicated expressions.

”Boys, welcome home!”

Ouyang Shuo's smile was like the glow of the sun, its warmth shining down on their broken souls, washing away their exhaustion and calming down their anxious hearts.

Muffled cries spread out from the army; it was low and suppressed but also sounded a little like cries of relief.

They secretly used their dirty sleeves to wipe away their tears, leaving some filth at the corners of their eyes. However, their expressions were extremely happy and relaxed.

The panicked and worried soldiers all found their direction.

”Monarch!”

All of them kneeled on the ground emotionally, ”We will forever follow you, Monarch!” His words made the soldiers feel that no matter how big the crisis or toughness ahead was, it would always be worth it.

The Guards Legion would never fall.