Our troops drew near the river at night. We transported all the soldiers—those critically wounded and those with minor injuries—back to Yunxiu City for medical care. As for the several hundred men who had fallen, I ordered the Suzaku Legion to transport them back to Yanhuang City for burial.
I also boarded the Queen, hurrying back to Yanhuang City. For one, I needed to bury these soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for me. They truly had died because of me; the entire city knew that this campaign was launched solely to vent my mother’s grievances. Whether for public reasons or private ones, I had to be held responsible for these hundreds of men and their families until the very end.
I was still unable to walk on my own. However, I had several women who were my fiancées in name. Since I could not lead the funeral procession to carry the coffins, my fiancées, naturally, had to step up as representatives. My True Disciples were expected to do the same.
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