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Wang Jian was worried that Chang Yu might be feeling hopeless, so he hurriedly signaled to two of his brothers to go and persuade him. Who wouldn't want to live? But this was a battlefield! Regardless of whether one wanted to or not, they had to face the choice between life and death. In the face of the overwhelming killing machines, the people on the ground were as small as ants. Leaving the chance to survive for his brothers might be the only thing he could do.
The brief time they had known each other felt like it was just a moment ago. In the blink of an eye, they were separated by life and death. Wang Jian took a deep breath to control his emotions. He then gently placed Yu Cheng's sword beside the corpse and patted Yu Cheng's shoulder, saying, "My brothers still have missions to complete and cannot stay here with you. Let this sword accompany you for now. When victory comes, I will personally come to bring you home!" After speaking, he lowered his head to wipe away the tears that he couldn't help but let flow.
As handfuls of snow completely buried the recently departed life, Wang Jian casually made a mark on a nearby tree. Regardless of whether he and his men could return alive, at least there would be a mark here to commemorate that a warrior lay here.
The bodies of the fallen Zhao Army soldiers could not be dealt with due to time constraints. Wang Jian confirmed that everyone had gathered and decided to take a detour to the assembly point. The group climbed the slope under the faint light of the crescent moon and paused for a moment to look back. Then they gritted their teeth and marched toward the designated location five.
The marked area five on the map was a small village, which served as the assembly point for this scattered Qin Army squad. Originally a village with dozens of households, it was now empty due to war. The displaced villagers had no idea how to withstand this year's harsh winter.
Luzi looked up at the falling snow in the gray sky and realized that the shadow of war was everywhere when he set aside his personal feelings. The terraced fields outside the village were already covered in snow; brushing away the snow from the ground revealed vibrant green life underneath. He believed that when spring came after winter, it would bloom into stunning beauty.
Wang Jian walked onto the terraced fields behind a house and handed Luzi a handful of roasted soybeans. "General! You haven't eaten anything for a day; have some beans to fill your stomach!"
Luzi turned to look at the soybeans in Wang Jian's hand and asked, "Is there enough for everyone?"
Wang Jian did not answer but nodded. He knew that Luzi had just recovered and couldn't afford to skip meals like this! However, since their food supplies had been lost in the Dan Shui River, there was hardly anything edible around the village. He stuffed the few soybeans into Luzi's hands and smiled, "Don't worry! They are eating too!"
Hearing Wang Jian's stomach rumble audibly, Luzi responded with a heavy "Hmm." Instead of eating, he handed them back. "I didn't expect that ever since we entered Shangdang Region, we've been competing with soybeans!"
Wang Jian simply stuffed the soybeans back into Luzi's hands; before he could say anything, a tear suddenly fell. Luzi's grip felt so weak that it hardly resembled that of a warrior! Closing his eyes with a heavy sigh, he said, "You really shouldn't have come! What's the use of saying this now!? If it really comes down to it... if it really comes down to it... we should abandon our original plan and retreat directly!"
Luzi clenched his hands tightly but felt extremely weak as he gazed at the distant white mountains. "Did Xiao Yu'er tell you?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Wang Jian immediately became furious. "You kept your illness a secret, and now you even conspired with the doctors to lie! This is winter! How can the cold water be compared to usual!? If you collapse, what will happen to the brothers!?"
Luzi smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "My life is my own, but the lives of the soldiers of Great Qin are not important? Look at the red of Yang Gujian; the riverbank is filled with the corpses of our soldiers. They are frozen on the ice, and no one dares to go forward to retrieve them!"
Wang Jian had witnessed the brutal battlefield firsthand. "This is war! Is there any war without casualties!? Alas! The ancient people say that a thousand troops are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find..."
Luzi raised his hand to stop him and said, "As strong individuals, we should understand our responsibilities even more. If the battle continues like this, how can we distinguish the capable ones!? The additional casualties are all our fault!"
Wang Jian looked down at the warm soybeans in his hand, which had now gone cold. Even if he wanted to persist, without supplies from the Mess Hall, it was merely an illusion. Seeing that Luzi had no intention of retreating, he could only suggest, "General! If it doesn't work out, should we send someone back for supplies?"
Get supplies? How easy could that be!?
Given Zhao Army's current response speed, they would certainly be on guard against nighttime river crossings. It would be a miracle just to sneak back; returning would be even more difficult. The probability of survival was obvious without needing to calculate.
"Let's wait for Li Xin to arrive; we cannot return empty-handed no matter what. We can't let our brothers take risks crossing the river; we must do our best to search for food. Let's discuss returning tomorrow night at midnight."
Hearing this was an order, Wang Jian could only silently nod in compliance. The urgent evacuation yesterday evening had caused them to lose contact with Li Xin and others. The sky was dark and the sun was nowhere in sight; calculating the time, it was already close to noon and they still hadn't returned.
If the original plan was to scout for Zhao Army's Catapult Unit location, now everyone faced an additional challenge. Besides their mission, they also needed to find food. The surrounding villages had long been cleared out by Zhao Army, leaving no trivial matters behind. Finding food? The difficulty was unimaginable!
Luzi casually picked up a branch standing in the dirt and squatted down to draw the surrounding terrain in the snow. "According to the range of Thunderbolt Car, Zhao's artillery position should be about three hundred meters from Dan Shui River." After speaking, he circled several crossing points on his drawing. He then marked two circles that had already been explored with crosses and pointed at the remaining two circles.
"General Wang Jian! If I'm not mistaken, their long-range projection units will deploy in these two relatively flat areas. You take two brothers to scout this location while I will have Chang Yu take people to scout the other circle. Time is of the essence! We need results today!"
"Understood!" Wang Jian looked down at the simple map in the snow, confirmed the location, and turned to leave. After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and stuffed the only handful of soybeans into Luzi's hand. "We've really had enough to eat. You can have this!" With that, he jumped down the terraced field and ran towards the earthen house in Shanxia without looking back.
Luzi looked down at the little bit of food in his hand, tightly gripping it and deeply engraving it in his heart. It seemed that the initial plan of having one person carry the rations should be adjusted. Focusing solely on ensuring everyone brought as many weapons and equipment as possible had led to neglecting such an important source of life! If each person carried enough rations for themselves, even if someone lost their food, they could still ensure they wouldn't run out for three to five days.
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