Some parts of the Northern Barbarians' camp outside of Datong City were still burning, some were still intact, and some were completely destroyed. It was a mess.
Along the way, Xiao Ruxun walked on the blood-colored ground. Every step she took, she saw dead people, and every step she took, she saw mutilated corpses. She was already very familiar with such a scene. She treated it as normal and didn't feel any discomfort. But for Xu Guangqi, even though he was riding on a horse, he still covered his nose with a cloth and tried his best to look up at the sky instead of the ground.
But even so, he could still feel the fishy taste of blood filling his mouth, rushing straight to his head, making him want to vomit. He thought that if he did that, he would at least feel a little better.
Looking at Xiao Ruxun casually looking at the corpses on the road, Xu Guangqi could not imagine how many cruel scenes and cruel wars Xiao Ruxun had experienced at his age. How many horrifying corpses had he seen? Wouldn't he have nightmares in the middle of the night?
Xu Guangqi felt that he would not be able to sleep well for the next few days.
He took another deep breath, and another thick smell of blood rushed in. He could not help but retch a few times. In the end, he naturally lowered his body. When he looked down, he saw a dismembered corpse. He was so shocked that he screamed. He suddenly felt his stomach churn, and an unknown substance rushed to his throat. Then, he vomited.
He vomited on the horse's back.
When Xiao Ruxun saw this, he turned around and saw Xu Guangqi vomiting on the horse's back with his hands covering his eyes. He suddenly remembered the first battle and the first time he vomited. After that, he got used to seeing mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and dead people. He was getting used to it. When he came to the Daming City, he felt that the air in the Daming City was so fragrant and sweet. Even the smell of corpses was different.
Wasn't this the saddest thing?
Xiao Ruxun did not dare to say, but at least he could understand Xu Guangqi's feelings.
"It's fine as long as you spit it out. Go help Mr. Xu with the horse. Let's keep going."
Xiao Ruxun did not intend to stop because of this. He should continue to go inside. As long as he entered Datong City, it should be much better.
However, Xiao Ruxun's thoughts were a little off.
Xiao Ruxun was thinking about Mei Guozhen and Ma Gui.
At first, he wanted to see them as soon as possible, but the more he could see them, the more he didn't dare to approach them. He was afraid that if he saw them, he wouldn't be able to suppress the guilt and sadness in his heart.
That was why he chose to go to the north to stop the Northern Barbarians from escaping. He wanted to buy more time to calm himself down.
What kind of emotion was this?
Perhaps it was similar to homesickness?
Outside the city of Datong, Li Rusong was waiting for Xiao Ruxun with a general. Seeing Xiao Ruxun coming, Li Rusong greeted him, but the general did not move.
That person was Ma Gui.
Xiao Ruxun saw Ma Gui from afar. His heart skipped a beat, and he almost cried. He stopped immediately, got off the horse, and walked up quickly.
Li Rusong also walked up quickly, and his expression was not very good.
"Governor, there's something you need to know. It won't be too late to go over later."
Seeing Li Rusong's expression change, Xiao Ruxun asked, "What is it? Why didn't General Ma come over? Is he blaming me? "
"No, it's not like that."
Li Rusong turned his head to look at Ma Gui, then turned his head back and said with an unsightly expression, "General Ma said that he and the entire garrison are guilty and waiting for the Governor's punishment. He doesn't dare to act rashly.
Xiao Ruxun frowned.
"What's going on? Commander Ma had defended Datong City for two months. This was a great achievement. How could it be considered a crime? The Northern Barbarians moved south very suddenly. Even I couldn't do it better. This, this is not a crime. "
Li Rusong shook his head, "Governor, it's not that. Commander Ma and Inspector Mei defended Datong City for two months, but the city only had five days' worth of rations."
"So what? This … "
Xiao Ruxun suddenly stopped talking. He was stunned for a while, and then looked at Li Rusong in disbelief, "Could it be … Zhang Xun?"
Li Rusong nodded, and his expression was very bad.
"If we didn't do that, the soldiers in the city wouldn't have been able to hold on no matter what."
Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath. He couldn't control his emotions for a long time.
He turned his head and looked at Xu Guangqi, who looked unhappy.
"Send Mr. Xu to the temporary barracks to rest and take good care of him."
"Yes!"
A few soldiers escorted the weak Xu Guangqi out of Datong City. Xu Guangqi didn't struggle.
Then, Xiao Ruxun said, "How many people know about this?"
"The thousands of soldiers who followed I into the city saw it. The ground was covered with human bones, pots and bowls. It was very frightening. With so many eyes, it can't be hidden."
Li Rusong shook his head.
Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath and nodded.
"I'll go see General Ma and the others first. Take some people and seal off the city. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave except for me."
"Yes!"
Li Rusong nodded.
Xiao Ruxun only brought three to five of his most trusted soldiers to Ma Gui at the city gate.
They hadn't seen each other for several years. Ma Gui's appearance hadn't changed much, but his face was pale, his eyes were sunken, his cheekbones were prominent, and his whole body was so thin that it was almost out of shape.
A few steps away, Ma Gui and the generals beside him knelt on one knee.
"General Ma Gui pays respect to the governor!"
Xiao Ruxun quickly stepped forward and supported Ma Gui.
"Brother Ma, you don't have to do this!"
Ma Gui was supported by Xiao Ruxun and looked at Xiao Ruxun with a sad face. Xiao Ruxun also looked at Ma Gui. The two looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ma Gui could be said to be the one who had the best relationship with Xiao Ruxun among all the Great Ming Dynasty's generals. Back then, he had helped Xiao Ruxun a lot, and even sent the outstanding sons of his family to her side as helpers.
There were more than 20 disciples of Ma Family in his army. All of them were officers and came from the guards. The eight most outstanding disciples were called the Eight Warriors of Ma Family, led by Ma Hu and Ma Wei. They strictly followed his orders and ignored the orders of their superiors and only listened to Xiao Ruxun's orders. They could be said to be loyal to him.
The help of Ma Family was reflected in all aspects. When Xiao Ruxun was in urgent need of manpower, it was the disciples of Ma Family who filled the vacancy, so that Xiao Ruxun had time to carry out a comprehensive reorganization and training of the Zhennan Army. The disciples of Ma Family had made great contributions in the process of building the Zhennan Army.
It was such a Ma Family who had helped him a lot. For more than three years, Xiao Ruxun had been sending letters to Ma Family, but he didn't help them in time. As a result, they had come to this point. After this happened, Xiao Ruxun really didn't know how to deal with it.
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