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In the alpine mountainous area more than a thousand miles away from the western border of the Far Eastern Empire, a ragged army of Qinghe was trudging hard.
The snow-capped mountains in the distance are faintly visible, and the cold wind howls in the barren mountainous area. A few solitary trees stand on the cliff, which looks extraordinarily desolate.
This is already the hinterland of the barbarian sphere of influence, surrounded by barren alpine mountainous areas, and it is more than a thousand miles away from the western province of the Far Eastern Empire.
The army that appeared here was the Seventh Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army Security Corps that set out to chase down the remnants of the Zhenxi Army three months ago.
Under the leadership of Deputy Army Commander Guo Wei and Banner Commander Gu Xingteng, they pursued westward along the way, and fought with the remnants of the Zhenxi Army and barbarian troops many times in unfamiliar areas.
Relying on its tenacious fighting power, the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security defeated countless powerful enemies abruptly, and advanced thousands of miles into the hinterland of the barbarians.
You must know that no one has ever penetrated such a long distance into the hinterland of the barbarians. In the past, the barbarians plundered the western provinces of the empire.
This time, Guo Wei, the deputy head of the army, and Gu Xingteng, the head of the Seventh Banner of Public Security, relied on their passion and victorious battles in unfamiliar areas, with the goal of solving the border issue once and for all.
However, fighting away from the mainland for a long time also caused the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security to suffer huge casualties.
Especially in their large-scale battle with the barbarian army two months ago, the battle was so dark and blood flowed like a river.
The 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security directly killed more than 10,000 people in that battle. It can be said that the loss was extremely heavy.
You must know that the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security was reorganized from Chen Ziang's Fifth Banner Regiment of Guards, and it was an elite unit.
At the beginning, this army even participated in the battle against the Holy See. They killed more than 10,000 people in one battle, which shows the fierceness of the battle.
Although the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security suffered heavy losses, the barbarian army was also defeated and suffered huge losses.
In that battle, Guo Wei and the others beheaded the three chiefs of the barbarians, beheaded more than 50,000 enemies, and captured more than 30,000 prisoners. It can be said that they directly defeated the main force of the barbarians.
Because the tribes of the barbarians are distributed in the alpine mountainous area, most of the tribes make a living by grazing, and only a small part live by planting in the valley area.
The barbarians were able to assemble so many troops at one time, and it was also the result of countless young and strong tribes.
But they were finally defeated by the army led by Guo Wei, the deputy head of the public security army.
After the great chief of the barbarians experienced that battle, he was also completely beaten and fled all the way towards the alpine mountainous area in the west.
Guo Wei naturally would not let the tiger go back to the mountain. He led the remaining troops of the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security to pursue all the way, and wiped out hundreds of barbarian tribes along the way, making the barbarian chief doubt his life.
However, the barbarian chief was familiar with the local terrain. Although Guo Wei's 7th Banner Regiment of Public Security was chasing after him, he never caught up with him.
Guo Wei, the deputy commander of the army, also swore that he would not withdraw his troops unless the barbarian chief was captured.
This also led to a two-month long-distance pursuit, and Guo Wei and the others had already lost contact with the western province because they had penetrated too far into the barbarian-controlled area.
Their logistical supplies have been cut off, and they are now completely relying on the policy of supporting war with war, but they still have not given up their pursuit of the barbarian chief.
Because Guo Wei knew very well in his heart that if the barbarian chief was not captured, it would not be considered a complete conquest of the barbarian area.
"Master Deputy Legion Commander, there are several brothers who have died."
In front of a cold waterfall, Guo Wei, the deputy commander of the army wearing a sheepskin jacket, was filling the water bag with water. Gu Xingteng, the commander of the Seventh Banner of Public Security, walked over worriedly.
"Go, go and have a look."
After Guo Wei plugged the cork of the water bag, he followed Gu Xingteng, the head of the Seventh Banner, to a big rock.
Under this big rock, lay more than a dozen weak Qinghe Army brothers, their faces were swollen, and they were already dying.
"Bring them some hot water to drink."
Guo Wei, who was full of beard and scum, squatted down and inspected these brothers who were on the verge of death, then turned his head and said.
They went deep into the regions of barbarians with harsh climates. Barbarians are not the most terrible thing, but the worst thing is the harsh climate.
The weather here changes as it says, and from time to time there are blizzards, hail, etc., and the temperature at night can freeze people to death.
? Their Security Seventh Banner Regiment fromWhen the western provinces set off, there were 20,000 people at full strength and four banner battalions.
However, after the first battle with the main force of the barbarians, the Seventh Banner Battalion of Public Security lost nearly half of its personnel. In the past two months, more than 3,000 people have been lost in battles, and as many as 5,000 people have been lost due to frostbite.
Now there are actually only less than 2,000 capable soldiers in the entire Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security, almost to the point of being wiped out.
The soldiers of the Seventh Banner Regiment of Public Security who are still alive are like a group of refugees fleeing.
The black uniforms of the Qinghe Army had already been severely damaged in the battle, and now the soldiers are wrapped in captured sheepskin jackets and cowhide jackets.
If it weren't for their tattered black hungry wolf flag, people probably thought they were a bandit army.
However, it was such a tired and tattered army, forced to chase the barbarian great chief in the cold and harsh area, with no way to go to the sky and nowhere to enter the earth.
"Master Deputy Legion Commander, we haven't seen any barbarian chiefs for a week. Trying to find them in this barren mountainous area is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"Brothers have not seized much jerky, and we will run out of food in a few days."
Seeing Guo Wei, the deputy commander of the army sitting by the fire to keep warm, Gu Xingteng, the commander of the Seventh Banner of Public Security, couldn't help but speak his mind.
"Do you want to go back?"
Guo Wei threw a piece of hard jerky into his mouth and started to chew, then raised his head to look at Gu Xingteng.
"Master Deputy Legion Commander, it's not that I want to go back, it's that the brothers are too tired. We only have less than two thousand brothers. If we continue to chase like this, the whole army will be wiped out sooner or later." Gu Xingteng sighed.
Every day they saw brothers die for one reason or another, which made Gu Xingteng very sad.
"If we can't catch the barbarian chief, with his prestige, he may call the tribes scattered everywhere to make a comeback, then our western border will never be peaceful, and our brothers will die in vain." Guo Wei solemnly said said.
"But I'm worried that before we catch him, we'll wipe out the whole army first."
"I'll just ask you a question, are you afraid of death?" Guo Wei said.
Gu Xingteng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said loudly: "If I am afraid of death, I will not be a soldier!"
"That's right, brothers are just like you, and you are not afraid of death. For the eternal peace of the western border of the empire, even if we die, it is worth it!"
Seeing that Guo Wei would not give up until he reached his goal, Gu Xingteng also sighed, knowing that they were likely to be buried in this harsh alpine mountainous area. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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