"well!"

Song Qing sighed secretly in his heart, looked at the soldiers around him who gradually lowered their voices, and stood up directly with the wine bowl in hand.

"Third brother."

When Liu Mingzhi heard the sound, he immediately came to his senses and turned to look at Song Qing, who had stood beside him at some point.

"Hey, brother, what's wrong?"

Hearing Young Master Liu's question, Song Qing turned his head and glanced around at the more than 100 soldiers who had completely fallen silent.

"Third brother, humans are not grass and trees, how can we be ruthless?

Several years have passed since the day when the brothers were ordered to go on a thousand-mile expedition to Dashi and Tianzhu.

They have been in a foreign country far away from their homeland for several years, and it is natural for them to miss their hometown and their wives, children, and children at home.

Moreover, you have also seen that the brothers just expressed their feelings about missing their hometown and their relatives at home.

Apart from this, they did not have any complaints or even the slightest hint of dissatisfaction regarding this thousands-mile westward expedition.

So, don’t feel any pressure in your heart!”

After Liu Mingzhi listened to Song Qing's words of persuasion, his mind moved slightly. Without thinking at all, he immediately understood the profound meaning of his words.

He looked at Song Qing and was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to indicate.

"Brother, I understand, I understand what you mean."

Listening to Young Master Liu's answer, Song Qing breathed a sigh of relief and watched Young Master Liu nodding his head happily.

"So good, so good."

"Brother, you don't have to worry about me.

To be honest, I didn’t feel much pressure in my heart, I just felt a little emotional all of a sudden.”

"Oh? Feelings?"

"Yes, there are some emotions."

"What are you feeling about?"

Young Master Liu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Song Qingdan and waved his hand with a smile.

"Hehehe, it's just a bit of emotion, don't mention it, don't mention it."

Seeing that Young Master Liu seemed unwilling to say anything, Song Qing thought for a moment and then nodded happily.

He knew his third brother's character very well.

Since he didn't want to say more, there was no need for him to continue asking questions.

"Okay, Brother Wei knows."

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, and with a smile, he first glanced at Fang Erzhu, who had already stood up, and then slowly glanced around at the soldiers around him.

Then, he opened his mouth and shouted loudly.

"Bros."

When the soldiers beside the campfire heard this, they immediately responded in unison.

"I'm waiting."

"Yue'er."

"Hey, daddy?"

Liu Mingzhi looked back at the little cutie who had been standing for a long time, and strode towards the bonfire in the middle.

"Girl, come up with a wine jar."

"Yes, Yue'er knows."

The little cutie nodded vigorously, leaned over Liu's waist and picked up a wine jar from the ground, then ran straight towards Young Master Liu and chased after him.

Liu Mingzhi stopped beside the bonfire and breathed in silently.

"Brothers, if any of you are in a similar situation to Erzhu, and you haven't been back for many years, please raise your hands and let me take a look.

Of course, I'm afraid that what I said is almost the same. I don't necessarily have to be like Erzhu, who also gave up the opportunity to go home to visit relatives to his brothers.

This is almost the same and can be caused by various factors and various reasons.

Anyone who meets this point can raise their hands."

After hearing Young Master Liu's words, more than a hundred soldiers suddenly turned their heads and looked around in unison.

It took about ten breaths.

In the end, there were a total of five middle-aged men beside the three bonfires, and they raised their thick right hands one after another.

Immediately, the five men looked at each other and then all looked at Mr. Liu who was standing next to the bonfire.

"Handsome."

Liu Mingzhi turned around and glanced at the five middle-aged soldiers with their hands raised. He looked complicated and nodded sadly.

It's just that among more than a hundred soldiers, five people have been found.

Plus the two pillars above, there are six people.

In this Western Expedition, the troops on the left and right sides of the Western Expedition do not include the soldiers and horses of the Anxi Protectorate and the soldiers and horses of the countries in the Western Regions.

Just counting the six guards of the Northern Xinjiang, the six guards of the New Army, the twelve guards of the Beifu, the twelve troops of the New Prefecture, and tens of thousands of auxiliary troops, the total number of soldiers and horses of these various guards is over 400,000.

The troops are strong.

Now, among the more than a hundred soldiers, there are six people who are in a similar situation to Fang Erzhu.

Then if there were an army of more than 400,000, how many soldiers would be in the same situation as Fang Erzhu and others?

Three thousand? Five thousand? Tens of thousands?

Or, could it be more?

Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly, and after a moment of melancholy silence, he directly took the wine bowl in his hand and moved it towards his mouth.

Then, under the eyes of everyone present, he drank a large bowl of wine in one breath.

"Hoo! Yue'er."

"Yue'er is here, daddy?"

Liu Mingzhi sipped the wine from the corner of his mouth and directly handed the wine bowl in his hand to the little cutie.

"Yue'er, pour some wine."

"Hey, Yue'er will pour some wine right away."

The little cutie nodded hurriedly in response, and quickly raised the wine jar to refill a bowl of wine for Dad.

"Daddy, it's ready."

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, casually holding the wine bowl behind him, and looked around at the soldiers with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha, hahaha, brothers!"

"I'm waiting."

"Brothers, I, Liu Mingzhi, am here to make a promise to you, and to all the brothers on the left and right of the Western Expedition Army.

One day, I will definitely let all of you return to our hometown of Dalong.

Brother, if I say something unpleasant to you, even if your brothers unfortunately die on the battlefield, as long as you want to go back.

Even if I, Commander, take your ashes, your armor and weapons, I will definitely bring all of you back home."

Hearing these powerful words from Young Master Liu, all the soldiers looked at Young Master Liu who looked solemn, and all of them suddenly raised their arms and shouted excitedly.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath, laughed loudly, raised the wine bowl in his hands and gestured around.

"Brothers, let's all have a drink together."

"To the commander-in-chief, we will do the first thing out of respect."

"Drink together."

After Young Master Liu downed another large bowl of wine, he took a deep breath of wine and raised the back of his hand to wipe the wine from the corner of his mouth a few times.

"belch!"

"Brothers, I have some business to do over there that I haven't finished yet!

Therefore, I can no longer accompany you to continue drinking.

After I leave, your Vice Admiral Song, General Cheng, and General Ning will have a drink with you.
To be continued...