Chapter 185 - 113: The Ways of Claiming a Corpse
Five days ago, Li Shang, who was in charge of all matters in the Western Regions, personally led all the warriors and soldiers of the Protectorate, a total of one hundred and forty-nine men, to circumvent the enemy’s rear and annihilate the envoy group sent by the Western Rong, in order to prevent the Eshan Kingdom from being incited by the Rong barbarians and thereby invading Dayong.
Among these one hundred and forty-nine warriors, there were both old and young; the eldest was over sixty, while the youngest was only twelve or thirteen.
Besides their age, the members of the Protectorate, who seemed like a makeshift troupe, came from various backgrounds.
There were veteran soldiers from the An’nan Prefecture, merchants who stayed from the Capital City, exiled prisoners, and even barbarians originally from the Rong Race.
The reason why these seemingly unrelated individuals could band together was because of the veteran general Li Shang holding them together.
Li Shang had joined the army at the age of twelve, following Prince Changting in military campaigns. Whether it was the Si’an Protectorate, or the territories of Xianyu and Beiting, or even the Southern Countries, he had set foot on them all.
This forged his indomitable character.
After Prince Changting’s military power was revoked, he intended for Li Shang to abandon his military post and return. After all, the region of the Western Regions was extraordinarily harsh, and the Imperial Court had long forgotten about the Protectorate there.
Only Prince Changting still remembered his old comrades-in-arms.
Unfortunately, Li Shang was single-minded. He replied that he was a simple man who knew nothing but fighting.