The general looked at Twelve hesitantly, but in the end, she pursed her lips and left. 1357924?
For some reason, the general felt that there was someone in Twelve's heart. If there wasn't someone, why was his aura always so sad? She couldn't help but feel sad too.
The general felt that Twelve shouldn't be like this, but she couldn't tell why.
The general could only comfort herself by telling herself that Twelve was probably worried about the war.
Because Twelve was too ruthless, the enemy's attacks became more and more vicious. They used all kinds of dirty tricks. Because she was afraid that Twelve would be worried, the general hid some things and didn't say anything. By the time Twelve found out, all the food had gone bad.
The general knelt on the ground with a guilty face. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Twelve. She said in a low voice, "It's all my fault. I didn't expect General Li to be from the enemy. If I hadn't been careless, now we wouldn't …"
Thinking of the food that had been burned, the general felt very sad.
Even if she beheaded General Li on the spot, what could she do? Would the food that had been burned come back?
As the saying went, people were made of iron and steel. If they didn't eat, they would be hungry. Not to mention that they were in a war. If they didn't have enough food, they would have no strength. Without strength, how could they fight the war?
Now all the food had been burned, which meant that except for the meal that was still in the pot, they didn't have any food.
If they couldn't take down the enemy today, they wouldn't be able to eat tonight.
Because of her negligence, the general felt very sad. If it weren't for the war, she would have killed herself to atone for her mistake.
Twelve stood aside and looked at the general condescendingly. After a long time.
Just when the general thought that Twelve was going to punish her, Twelve opened his mouth.
"Is there only one meal left?"
The general replied guiltily, "Yes, there is only one meal left."
"Since there is only one meal left, let's eat it."
Twelve asked the general to send people to eat as usual. After the meal, he called the soldiers to the open space and said, "Today, I have something to say."
Twelve looked around and looked at the soldiers in armor. He pursed his lips slightly and his eyes were as sharp as swords. He said, "Although I don't want to say it, unfortunately, we fell into the enemy's trap. All the food was destroyed. What we ate just now was the last bit of food we had left."
As soon as Twelve's voice fell, there was a burst of whispers in the camp. The soldiers' faces also showed a look of horror.
People often said that before the army moved, the army's provisions, the army's provisions would be important. Now that all their provisions were destroyed, what were they going to eat and drink? Without food and strength, what were they going to do to protect the border and defend the country?
When the whispers died down, Twelve continued, "We can endure the loss of food, but if the country is gone, there is really nothing left. You are all famous women. Fourteen of you joined the army and lived in the open. You drank in the wind and snow. You fought for ten years and died several times. You are all warriors of our Great Zhao Country. You are the pride of our Great Zhao Country. But after so many years of fighting, do you want to go home?"
Yes.
How could they not?
They left home when they were young. Now, they hadn't returned home for almost ten years. They hadn't seen their parents or family for ten years. Humans were not plants and couldn't be emotionless. How could they not miss their family after not seeing them for so long?
In the past, in order to protect their country, they had been secretly enduring. Now that Twelve had said it bluntly, many people had tears in their eyes.
They wanted to go home.
"Today is our last meal, and also our last battle. If we lose, our country will be destroyed. Not to mention returning to our homeland, even you can only die on the battlefield. But if we fight with our backs to the wall and luckily win, we can return to our homeland with glory and hug our parents and loved ones again. Tell me, do we want to win?"
"Yes."
"What do you want?"
"We want to win." All the soldiers said in unison. The hearts of the soldiers had never been more harmonious and united than at this moment. Because, they wanted to protect the country and return home with honor.
They wanted to hug their parents and brothers again. They wanted to protect the people in their hearts.
No one didn't want to continue living.
Because it was their last meal and because they had the courage to cut off their means of retreat, the war ended quickly.
The enemy country thought that if they burned the enemy's food, they would be powerless because of the lack of food. They could win without a fight, but they never thought that Twelve would use emotion and reason, use his parents and relatives as a burden, and use the courage to fight back.
Until Twelve's sword was placed on the head of the Empire's general, the enemy's general was still dreaming that he could win.
But now, he had woken up and she had become a captive.
After breaking through the enemy country's border, Twelve didn't stop. Instead, he continued to attack. He broke through four walls of the Empire and forced the enemy's queen to hand over a peace treaty. She also said that she was willing to give up the hostages and pay tribute every year to ask for peace.
The Great Zhao and the Empire had been at war for ten years. Their country was already damaged. Since the enemy country was willing to surrender, the queen naturally agreed to the enemy country's request.
One month later.
The hostages of the enemy country and Twelve returned to the capital together.
Twelve was wearing armor that shone with cold light. He held a sword in his hand and sat on a tall horse. He walked at the front of the group.
The general followed closely behind. He looked at Twelve's broad back with admiration in his eyes.
General He, who had a good relationship with the general, rode behind him and said in a low voice, "If the general likes them, you can ask for their marriage when the Empress rewards them."
If it was a normal soldier, it would be a waste of money. But they were soldiers. It wasn't too much to ask for a marriage.
What's more, the Great General and the Twelve Great Generals were both well-known figures. They were a perfect match.
Hearing General He's words, the corners of the General's mouth couldn't help but curl up. However, he still muttered, "What proposal? Nonsense."
General He's lips curled up. He didn't expose the general's thoughts.
They went all the way to the palace. After sending the hostages to the hostages' residence, the two went directly to the palace to thank the Empress.
When they entered the palace, Twelve's cold expression became even colder. If someone didn't know him well, they would think that he was very serious, such as the general.
The general thought that Twelve was nervous. But in reality, Twelve wasn't nervous. He was looking forward to it.
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