Chapter 777 Boys, Welcome Home!

December 19th, Lingxi City.

The remnants of the imperial guards who traveled day and night finally rushed back to Lingxi City, ready to meet the king.

And as early as three days ago, the information of the Imperial Guard's ambushes, and even the detailed battle report had been submitted to Ouyang Shuo's case, which made Ouyang Shuo furious. He smashed the table to pieces on the spot, his expression dark and terrifying.

When the king was angry, the sky and the earth changed color.

Lingxi City was suddenly shrouded in a cloud, and everyone was cautious, for fear of offending the king. The black snake who hurried back almost committed suicide in front of the king to apologize.

Because of intelligence errors, the imperial guards were ambushed, and even the entire Yunnan war situation was reversed. The intelligence leaders such as Black Snake are really to blame.

The black snake stood outside Junshang's yard for a whole day and night, but he couldn't see Junshang.

At the end of the day, I only got a four-character entrustment: "Atone for your crime!"

Hearing this, Black Snake bowed deeply outside the courtyard, turned and left, disappearing into the night.

Those who were also punished were Shen Buhai, commander of Shanhaiwei, and Cobra, director of military intelligence. The three intelligence chiefs were disgraced and embarrassed this time.

It is ironic that the intelligence network that the territory spent a lot of money to build unexpectedly lost its chain at a critical moment.

In order to calm the impact of the war in Dongchuan County, Ouyang Shuo had to urgently recruit Du Ruhui, Zhao Kuo, and Chen Gong to Lingxi City, and at the same time keep in touch with Bai Qi, Jia Xu, and Shi Wansui through letters.

A group of people worked hard for two full days, making adjustments to the previously formulated battle plan.

The news sent by the allied forces to Tengchong City was finally known by the Black Snake Guard in the first place.

In response to this development, after Bai Qi's proposal and Ouyang Shuo's consent, an adjustment was made to the combat strategies of the Central Route Army and the Left Route Army.

The central route army formed by Shi Wansui's army and Zhang Liao's army will slowly advance to maintain the pressure on Tengchong City. At the same time, the Left Route Army led by Bai Qi stepped up its occupation of Mengding County.

More importantly, in response to the teleportation tactics that the Allied Forces may adopt again, Bai Qi formulated a "black chess" plan to counter the teleportation tactics on the basis of the previous tactics.

At present, the entire military arrangement is carried out around the "Black Chess" plan. That's why Ouyang Shuo wanted the Black Snake to make amends, so he must ensure that the "Black Chess" plan can be implemented smoothly.

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Knowing that the imperial guards had returned, Ouyang Shuo, who had been expressionless for the past few days, went out of the compound and rushed to the gate of the city to greet him.

"My lord!"

Seeing Ouyang Shuo, Huo Qubing immediately got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists with both hands, he was speechless for a while, and said sadly: "The general has failed your majesty's entrustment, please punish him!"

Ouyang Shuo stepped forward to support Huo Qubing and said, "The defeat in this battle is not the general's fault."

"Your Majesty, the general will be guilty!"

Huo Qubing couldn't pass this hurdle, and he blamed himself all over his face. He never expected that the first defeat in his life would come so quickly and he was caught off guard. This was a major blow to the proud Huo Qubing.

Ouyang Shuo resolutely helped Huo Qubing up, "Get up first!" Saying that, Ouyang Shuo looked up at the soldiers of the imperial guard behind Huo Qubing.

After running all the way, almost all the soldiers who broke out were killed. Hunger, exhaustion, pain, etc., constantly invaded the bodies of the soldiers, making them look very bad.

Even so, they cannot be defeated.

What really makes them anxious is worrying about the reprimand from the emperor. The Imperial Guard is the sharpest sword in the Lord's hand, and it is the eternal glory of the territory.

But at this moment, it fell.

But any disappointment on the emperor's face is enough to make the soldiers ashamed to death.

If it wasn't for rushing back to Lingxi City to return to command, some soldiers would have committed suicide in the middle of the journey, apologizing with death. Seeing the king looking over, the soldiers dodged their eyes, and some even lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other.

Seeing Ouyang Shuo, he looked sad. He noticed the anxiety and embarrassment in the eyes of the soldiers, looking at the pair of eyes that lost their spirits, his heart felt like colic.

At this moment, Junshang's unique, magnetic and infectious voice came from the ears of the soldiers.

"Boys, one defeat is not enough to defeat the Imperial Guard. Your bravery and fearlessness have always been in my eyes, and you are worthy of the prestige and glory of the Imperial Guard."

There was a commotion in the crowd, and some sergeants turned their heads, looking at Jun Shang with the eyes of a child looking at his father.

"Boys, raise your heads, straighten your chests, and look straight ahead. The lost glory can only be recovered on the battlefield; hold the spears in your hands and continue to defend the honor of the Imperial Guard."

More and more sergeants raised their heads and all looked at the emperor.

At this moment, they were like abandoned children who suddenly found their way home, with complicated expressions on their faces.

"Boys, welcome home!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, like the sun shining, warmly shining into the hearts of every soldier who was about to be broken, washing their exhaustion and soothing their anxious hearts.

There was a faint sobbing sound in the team, low, depressing, and relieved.

The men secretly wiped away their tears with their dirty sleeves, leaving a stain at the corner of their eyes, but their expressions were extremely cheerful and relaxed.

A group of terrified warriors suddenly found a way to move forward again.

"My lord!"

The imperial guards knelt down on the ground, all with excited expressions, "Follow you forever, Your Majesty!" His words made the soldiers feel that no matter how much suffering they suffer, it is worth it.

Praetorian Guards, never give up!

The accompanying Bai Hua and others looked at the scene in front of them with emotion. How did Di Chen and the others know that the rise of Shanhai City really depends on what kind of spirit it is?

As long as this spirit persists, Shanhai City will never fall.

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That night, Ouyang Shuo did not cleanse the soldiers of the imperial guards.

He knew very well that the soldiers of the imperial guards were a group of proud men, and they were unwilling to accept any gifts after losing the battle this time. Forcing a banquet will only make them more embarrassed.

Ouyang Shuo just ordered the quartermaster to send them supplies according to normal standards, without any extra care. Of course, during the day, Ouyang Shuo made a special trip back to Shanhai City.

In Wumiao, Ouyang Shuo used a king-level general soul to revive the fallen veteran Ma Teng. As soon as he walked out of Wumiao, Ma Teng's first request was to return to the team.

When Ouyang Shuo saw it, he was a little surprised.

From this point of view, Huo Qubing, the commander of the imperial guards, has completely convinced the old general.

Even so, Ouyang Shuo did not agree to Ma Teng's request.

After all, Ma Teng is old and has just experienced a death, so it is not suitable for him to enter the battlefield again. After hearing the news of his father's death in battle, Ma Chao, who had already led his troops to Lingxi City, was in a hurry.

If Ouyang Shuo hadn't come forward to restrain him, Ma Chao would have led his troops to aid Dongchuan County long ago.

The second is to let Ma Teng cooperate with the strategic arrangement of the territory.

Ouyang Shuo told Ma Teng that he would show up frequently in Shanhai City recently, and it would be best to show a sad mood, so as to confuse the enemy troops in Shanhai City.

Ma Teng was puzzled at first, but he suddenly understood when he saw a scroll that Ouyang Shuo handed him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will cooperate well in the end."

To be honest, to die once, for a veteran like Ma Teng, it is indeed a bit of a lingering fear. If you rush to the battlefield again, it is very likely that you will suffer from some mental illness.

Furthermore, Ma Teng did not want to distract Ma Chao and the others.

Ouyang Shuo saw him and nodded with satisfaction, this old general is still very reasonable.

When leaving Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo took one person with him, he was Lu Bu who was still studying in the Army Lecture Hall. Lu Bu will temporarily replace Ma Teng and command the First Division of the First Army Corps of the Imperial Guard.

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On December 20, at the barracks outside Lingxi City.

At the station of the Imperial Guards, 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards, led by Huo Qubing, assembled early in the school grounds. Yesterday, Your Majesty had explained that he wanted to surprise the soldiers.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Ouyang Shuo brought Lu Bu to the school grounds on time.

"My lord!"

Huo Qubing rushed over, he knew what a surprise was, so he was very excited.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, without saying anything, took out a scroll from the storage bag, it was the [Group Resurrection Scroll] he got when he looted Sirius Island in Somalia.

【Name】: Group Resurrection Scroll

[Type]: special item

[Limited]: One-time item, only for use by player lords

[Attribute]: A certain amount of gold coins can be consumed to revive fallen soldiers, the number is unlimited. For less than 10,000 people, each person will consume 10 gold coins; for every 10,000 more people in the upper limit, the individual consumption will increase by 10 gold coins.

[Remarks]: Senior generals and above generals, including historical generals, cannot be revived

Ouyang Shuo never expected that he would need this scroll so soon. The Imperial Guard is the strongest army in the territory, and the Iron Armored Beast Division and the Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division are irreproducible existences.

In this way, it can be regarded as bringing the role of the scroll to the extreme.

Ouyang Shuo unfolded the scroll, and a system prompt sounded in his ear.

"System prompt: It is detected that the player Qiyue Wuyi wants to use a special item [group resurrection scroll], please specify the resurrection target!"

"The First Legion of the Imperial Guard of Shanhai City."

"System prompt: The resurrection object is locked, detecting..."

"System prompt: It was detected that the First Legion of the Imperial Guard of Shanhai City was outside Yongren City five days ago, and 45,728 people were killed. Please select the number of resurrections!"

"Resurrect them all." Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate.

"System prompt: Resurrecting 45,728 people will cost 1,286,400 gold coins. Do you want to revive immediately?"

"Resurrect immediately!"

Not to mention more than one million gold coins, no matter how much it is, Ouyang Shuo will be resurrected.

"System prompt: Resurrection request confirmation, revive immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, with a "swipe", white lights flashed across the open space of the school field, which was extremely dazzling. The white light dissipated, and all the soldiers of the Imperial Guard who died in the battle of Yongren City, except for the senior generals, showed up.

Ouyang Shuo looked at these soldiers and said happily, "Guys, welcome home!"