Chapter 539: The War Will Begin

Hua Xiong returned to the camp and burned down the original military camp in a fit of rage, then retreated over thirty li and on the opposite bank of a river that was several dozen meters wide, he rearranged his camp.

"General, the Hebei Army has returned the bodies of our brothers," Du Yuan said with a lowered head to Hua Xiong, who had not taken a bite of food or a sip of water all day.

"You go receive the bodies," Hua Xiong looked up at Du Yuan and said quietly. The bodies being returned were all from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry; as for the infantry, they had already taken their comrades' bodies with them during the retreat.

"General, please eat something before you continue your studies," Du Yuan said with a mournful face. In war, deaths are unavoidable. Hua Xiong had always had the wind at his back, but that did not mean he would always enjoy smooth sailing like now, just as the entire Xiliang Iron Cavalry had almost been annihilated.