The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

"Hmph, the Great Hong Army is a coward, do they dare to pursue us?" Abunai said with a face full of contempt.

"Taji, they outnumber us and we only have a thousand men. We also have to escort these spoils back home, so we have to be careful," the man said.

"Taiji, the valuables and people are still the most important this time. The Khan is taking it very seriously. If anything happens to these, it will be difficult to explain to the Khan," another guard beside Abunai said at this moment.

Abunai's expression was uncertain. If he hadn't returned with these spoils, he wouldn't have taken the five thousand Great Hong Army seriously at all.

His gaze involuntarily fell upon the front hill beacon again, his eyes filled with murderous intent, wishing he could raze the beacon to the ground and vent his hatred.

There are still dozens of the remains of our tribe's warriors there.

Because the ladder passage on the other side of the trench was destroyed, they were unable to bring the body back.

The thought that they would have their heads cut off by those soldiers in exchange for military merit fueled his anger even more.

Despite his anger, he couldn't do anything to these soldiers for the time being.

With those ladders destroyed, crossing the trench would require an even greater effort.

The order to continue the attack was given out of resentment and anger, which caused me to lose my temper.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

Abnai knows what is most important to him right now.

On the return journey, the spoils being escorted were not all their own; the spoils from several other routes were also there, and they were all handed over to them for escort back.

The spoils he has here probably account for 30% to 40% of all the loot from this southward raid.

If I were to lose these things, the consequences would be severe. I fear it would disappoint my father, and my importance in his heart would be greatly diminished.

Abunai could still tell which was more important.

Normally, he could underestimate or even ignore the Great Hong Army, but now he had to take these five thousand people seriously and couldn't afford any problems.

"Withdraw!" Abunai reluctantly gave the order to the guards.

The guards immediately spurred their horses forward, shouting, "Retreat!"

Those troops who were preparing to attack Qian Shan Dun again breathed a sigh of relief.

The terrifying explosion had instilled fear in them.

Who knows if there are any more terrifying things hidden under the soil on the other side of the trench? If you step on one, you'll be crushed to pieces.

Even if they wanted to rush forward, it would be very difficult for them.

Because the planks of the ladders on the trench had been destroyed by the soldiers, they were unable to cross the trench in a short time.

Now that they had received the order to retreat, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, they looked down on the army of the Great Hong Dynasty, regarding it as prey to be slaughtered at any time.

But today, they have failed, with so many people killed and injured.

They felt a vague fear of the soldiers guarding this watchtower.

Of the more than 300 people who came, half were killed or injured, and no fewer than 50 died on the spot.

However, before evacuating, Abnai sent people to bring back the bodies that were closer to them, but there was nothing they could do about the bodies on the other side of the trench.

"Damn it, it's all military merit!" Wang Baisheng cursed.

Watching the Northern barbarians collect the corpses across the trench, Wang Baisheng's face was full of heartache. Every corpse taken away meant one less head.

There's nothing we can do, even if it hurts; they can't just rush over and snatch it.

The northern barbarian cavalry's arrows were aimed directly at them. If they were to step forward to stop them, they would face a hail of arrows and be riddled with arrows.

"Fortunately, they can't get here. The corpses of the northern barbarians here are our military achievements." After cursing for a while, Wang Baisheng laughed again.

Everyone else laughed, and the previously tense atmosphere instantly relaxed considerably.

The Northern barbarians could only take away the corpses and wounded from the other side of the trench, because they could not cross the trench now. The heads on this side were naturally the spoils of war for Qianshandun.

"Is the Northern Barbarians giving up?" Zhao Zheng asked, squinting.

"They might also want to reorganize their forces for an attack," Sun Tiechong said.

"Everyone keep a close eye on things," Jia Chen shouted.

We still cannot know the intentions of the Northern Barbarians, so we can only remain vigilant and not let our guard down for a moment.

"Let's go, I want to see if all the soldiers of the Great Hong Dynasty are so fearless." Abunai pulled on the reins, turned his horse around, and galloped south.

Abunai had to admit that this group of soldiers was somewhat different from the Great Hong Army he had encountered before.

However, he didn't believe that the other five thousand men were the same. If that were the case, how could they so easily raid southwards year after year?

The surviving Northern barbarians followed closely behind. Compared to flattening the front mountain mound to avenge their defeat, the looted goods and people were clearly more important.

"Did they really retreat?" Everyone was a little doubtful. Shouldn't the Northern Barbarians be heading north to return?

Why did it head south?

"Look over there!" Liu Daniu suddenly shouted, pointing to a direction further south.

Everyone immediately looked in the direction Liu Daniu was pointing, which was the direction Abunai was heading.

In the distance, various carts and vehicles appeared, including oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages, and donkey carts.

There are also the abducted people who are being driven northward by the northern barbarians.

"Damn those Northern barbarians!" Sun Tiechong gritted his teeth.

Although he had experienced countless raids by the Northern Barbarians in the border towns and was used to the Northern Barbarians plundering people and property, how could he not be angry when he saw so many people of the Great Hong Dynasty being taken away?

The others also had bloodshot eyes, wishing they could tear these northern barbarians to pieces.

"Is this a rendezvous?" Jia Chen frowned.

Did Abner abandon the attack because of heavy casualties?

Or should we go and meet up with the escort team?

Jia Chen wasn't quite sure.

He climbed to the top of the pier and looked out into the distance.

The higher you stand, the farther you can see.

"What's that?" Jia Chen vaguely saw countless banners behind the Northern barbarians escorting their spoils back. "Our reinforcements have arrived!"

Jia Chen shouted down.

Those must be the troops from Datong Town pursuing the northern barbarians.

Hearing Jia Chen's shout, everyone stood on tiptoe and craned their necks, trying to see further.

Wang Baisheng even jumped directly onto the wall.

Now that there are no more northern barbarians around, there's no fear of being hurt by arrows.

So everyone climbed the wall or stood on some high place to look south.

"We're safe now." Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

The fierce battle they had just fought left them with lingering fears. If the Northern barbarians persisted in their assault, then they would have no choice but to engage in close-quarters combat with them.

How many of us will be left by then?

Most likely, the entire army was wiped out.

"Don't be too happy yet, everyone. I know all too well that those so-called reinforcements probably don't dare to fight the Northern barbarians," Sun Tiechong shouted.

Jia Chen was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what Sun Tiechong meant.

This is the truth; the border troops feared the enemy like tigers.

After each raid by the northern barbarians, even if the border troops sent men to pursue them, it was just a show of force to give an account to the court afterward; in reality, they dared not attack at all.

It looked as if the border troops were politely escorting the northern barbarians out of the country, which was an utter disgrace.

"Regardless of the circumstances, as long as they follow behind the Northern Barbarians, the Northern Barbarians will surely be wary and will most likely not attack Qianshandun again," Jia Chen said.