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Chapter 858: Extra: Death Battle (Part )
Liu Hengchang's eyes turned red. He knelt down beside the bed and kowtowed three times.

All the soldiers in the tent knelt down and kowtowed to bid farewell to General Yu. The only two guards left by Yu Chong burst into tears.

Of the one hundred guards, ninety-eight died in the battle, leaving only the two of them alive.

Liu Hengchang wiped his eyes with his sleeves and said to the two guards in a hoarse voice: "The battle is not over yet. You stay with General Yu first and go find a coffin. When the army returns victorious, we will take General Yu back."

It is a battlefield custom to bury the bones where one dies. This is the grassland, not the land of Daliang. They cannot let the general be buried in a foreign land, they want to take General Yu back to Daliang.

The two guards received the order with tears.

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded outside the military tent. A tall, bearded man strode in. This man was Qin Zhan, who had been leading the troops in the battle for half a day.

Soon after, Meng Dashan also came.

The two had known Yu Chong for more than 20 years, and they often competed with each other secretly. However, they all belonged to the Nanyang faction and were the confidants of the Empress. They were much closer to Yu Chong than other generals.

Looking at Yu Chong's cold body, Qin Zhan was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears. Meng Dashan was a sentimental person and cried as well.

"Thanks to General Yu's relentless fighting and holding back the Rouran barbarians, we were able to arrive in time. We won a great victory and gained the greatest military merit." Liu Hengchang's voice rang in their ears: "I will write a battle report tonight and record all of General Yu's contributions."

Qin Zhan stopped crying and wiped his face: "Brother Liu is right. The greatest hero of this battle is General Yu."

"To die on the battlefield is the best fate for a general." Meng Dashan continued in a hoarse voice: "General Yu has been trapped in the Nanyang Army for twenty years. Today he died a worthy death."

Neither Qin Zhan nor Meng Dashan had any intention of snatching credit for themselves, and they tacitly left all the military achievements to Yu Chong.

Liu Hengchang nodded, returned to the military tent, and immediately wrote a memorial.

The war was not over yet, and we had to wait until it was over before we could send troops to escort Yu Chong's body back. After writing the memorial, he lay it quietly on the table, waiting quietly.

Tao Da led his troops in pursuit for two days and two nights without sleeping, and finally caught up with the Rouran prince. Hundreds of cavalrymen were killed, and the Rouran prince's head was chopped off with a knife and hung on Tao Da's warhorse.

Almost all the other Rouran tribal leaders were killed. Some wanted to humble themselves and kneel down to beg for mercy, but the guards of Nanyang Guard Battalion did not give them a chance to beg for mercy and just killed them with their knives raised.

After several days and nights of slaughter, the grassland was soaked in blood. The heads of the Rouran barbarians were built into a mausoleum, and even the crows that loved to eat carrion were frightened by the bloody smell and dared not fly over.

General Fan led his troops three days late, and when he arrived, the war was basically over.

No one knew whether General Fan felt regretful or not. Given General Fan's shrewdness, even if he felt a little regretful, he would never let Liu Hengchang and others know.

When he was feeling depressed, General Fan would come and stand in front of Yu Chong's coffin for a while. In order to preserve the body, a large amount of quicklime was put in the coffin. If you get close, you can still smell the unpleasant odor.

General Fan stared at the coffin silently.

Yu Chong, you fought hard and died, saving the Rouran barbarians and your own life. Daliang did win the battle, but you also lost your life.

Is this worth it?
General Yu, lying in the coffin, still had a dark and stiff face, but the corners of his mouth were still raised high.

worth it.

Daliang won, and the Rouran barbarians were completely wiped out. It was all worth it.

……

A month later.

The army returned in a mighty force after a long expedition. Her Majesty, wearing a dragon robe, personally rode out ten miles to welcome them.

The three groups of troops that entered the grassland that day have all gathered. Of the more than 100,000 people who left, only 70% were able to return safely on horseback. More than 30,000 soldiers were left in the grassland forever. More than 30 low- and middle-ranking generals died in the battle.

Such war damage is heartbreaking.

The most regrettable thing is the death of Yu Chong.

Yu Chong made the greatest contribution in this battle. If he were still alive, he would have been made an earl for his contribution in this battle.

Jiang Shaohua felt heavy in her heart after learning about Yu Chong's death. Everyone has selfish desires, and she would feel regret and sadness for seeing so many generals die in battle. However, Yu Chong's death in battle really hurt her heart.

When she was reborn and returned to her youth, the first thing she did was to win over the ministers of Nanyang Palace, and the second thing was to win over the Nanyang Army.

In the past twenty years, Yu Chong has been staying in Nanyang County, leading the troops and training them steadily. As the emperor of Daliang, her real trusted team is actually the Nanyang Guard Battalion and the Nanyang Army.

She had planned for several years to lead the army in person, and she specially asked Yu Chong to lead the troops. First, she trusted Yu Chong, and second, she also wanted to show the sharp edge of this sword that had been hidden for twenty years. With military merit, he could go to the capital to serve openly. She even reserved a position for Yu Chong. When General Song retired, the position of the commander of the Shenwei Camp would be Yu Chong's.

However, Yu Chong died of exhaustion in his attempt to hold back the Rouran barbarians.

With wounds all over his body, he led his troops to charge and kill the enemy for seven consecutive days.

He died of exhaustion on the battlefield.

He did not disappoint her high hopes. He was the backbone of Daliang's military generals and the most loyal minister of Daliang.

Jiang Shaohua walked to Yu Chong's coffin under the gaze of the crowd and gently supported the coffin: "I have already chosen a burial place for General Yu. Soldiers, lift the coffin and follow me."

It is such an honor and dignity that the emperor personally carries the coffin for his subject.

But Yu Chong couldn't see all this.

Liu Hengchang swallowed the sigh in his throat, quickly caught up, and followed the Empress silently. Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan did the same.

General Fan reacted without delay and dismounted his horse immediately.

The burial place was chosen in the mountains outside the border army camp.

All the soldiers worked together and soon dug a large pit, and the coffin was carried in. Her Majesty the Empress personally sprinkled a shovel of soil.

The coffin was buried in the earth, and General Yu was laid to rest.

The tombstone was hastily built and was very simple, with the words "Yu Chong's Tomb" engraved on it.

The soldiers had all returned to the barracks to rest and recuperate. The only ones left were two wounded guards.

Jiang Shaohua suppressed his grief and said softly, "General Yu's personal guards were all killed in the battle, and only the two of you are still alive. The Nanyang Army is still there, and I plan to choose one of you two to be the chief general."

Of the two guards, one was injured in the waist and abdomen, and the other was injured in the leg. The injury to the leg was more serious, and it was feared that it would be inconvenient for him to ride a horse in the future. The injury to the waist and abdomen was less serious. Jiang Shaohua made him the commander of the Nanyang Army.

The guard knelt down with red eyes to express his gratitude.

Jiang Shaohua said in a deep voice: "Do your job carefully and don't let down General Yu's prestige."