Gao Xuan led the remaining cavalry back towards the Great Wall, with the two hundred over dead bodies carried on horseback, returning ho together.
The Northern Frontier Army had a noble tradition: as long as the remains of fallen soldiers could be retrieved from the battlefield, they would be sent back to their hotowns by designated personnel. At the Northern Frontier's Great Wall, it was not just the Great General who wished to return ho.
However, most would never leave the Northern Frontier's Great Wall alive. Even if they died in battle, their remains would often be left on the grasslands. Only a few could have their bodies brought ho by their comrades.
Gao Xuan slowly rode his horse, watching the setting sun. It was nearly autumn, and the northern grasslands would soon be covered in a new blanket of snow. When the snow piled up, the bodies would be buried deep within it. Co spring, when the snow lted and the grass grew, these bodies would turn into fertilizer, leaving no trace of their existence.
Just as Chen Chao had said, there were people dying in the North almost every day for the human race, but most of their nas would never be known to the world. It was a heart-wrenching reality, but one that could not be changed.
Therefore, Gao Xuan’s hope was simple: to reduce the number of deaths.
But if they did not die, should the defenseless civilians die instead? Should the won, children, and elderly die? Should the won, children, elderly, and sick, die?
There was no sense in that.
The cavalry continued southward for half a day without encountering any more demon troops. With about another half day's journey remaining until they reached a pass leading into the Great Wall, a scout who had been riding on the outskirts suddenly galloped towards them. Gao Xuan lightly pulled the reins, halting his horse, and waited for the scout.
Scouts were always crucial in any army, serving as its eyes. Without them, an army would effectively be blind. Therefore, both d
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