Before Liu Rui could respond, Xia Houlan was already anxious. Liu Xin had strict requirements on military discipline. Xia Houlan was in charge of military discipline. Not to mention that Liu Rui was the daughter of the lord’s family, even if she was more beautiful than her. Ten times as many ordinary folk women stood in front of him, Xia Houlan did not dare to give birth to the slightest thought. This stubborn and willful eldest lady stayed in the barracks. For Xia Houlan, not only was it not a beautiful scenery, but it was a cause for him. It was a big trouble with a headache. Finally, a Sun Ce took the initiative and wanted to take over. Xia Houlan naturally couldn’t ask for it. Who knew that Sun Ce suddenly regretted it. How could Xia Houlan hurriedly said: "General Sun, you Didn’t I just say that, are you willing to escort the eldest lady? Why now..."
Sun Ce said, "General Xiahou didn't know anything. After the Lord ordered me to take Wuguan, he would immediately return to Xiangyang to report. The military order was like a mountain. The final general did not dare to delay. Get up, the eldest lady is a wealthy daughter, I'm afraid..."
Liu Rui disdainfully interrupted Sun Ce's words and said, "Hurrying up all night, I'm not one of those who grew up spoiled, so I'm scared, pack up, and let's set off."
Xia Houlan looked up and saw that the dark clouds had gradually cleared out. The setting sun on the west side of the mountains reflected half of the sky. Although it rained and the sky cleared, Xia Houlan had difficulty making a decision. After all, the march at night is always prone to changes. Said: "Excuse me, General Sun, how many people will you bring back this time,"
Sun Ce raised his head, let out a hearty laugh, and said arrogantly: "From then on, it is the boundary of Jingzhou to the south. There are many people and horses to do. Even if there are thousands of troops and horses, with a gun, a hundred followers , Why not be afraid,"
In fact, Sun Ce's current rank is higher than Xia Houlan. Although he and Xia Houlan are not under each other, they have always claimed to each other as generals. That's because Sun Ce had worked under Xia Houlan for some time when he applied for recruits. Therefore, facing Xia Houlan, he always regarded himself as a subordinate. From this point of view, Sun Ce has matured a lot in the past two years. He is no longer as irritable and irritable as before, only occasionally shows a little like this. Domineering,
It is said that beautiful women love heroes, Liu Rui saw Sun Ce's heroic spirit like this, and her cheeks couldn't help flushing, and she couldn't help saying, "General Xiahou, there is nothing to worry about, I There are more than a dozen guards around, all brave and brave, even if there are a few thieves, it can only be blamed on their lack of eyes."
Xia Houlan hesitated for a while, and said, "Well, since the eldest lady is back home like an arrow, the final general dare not stop, the final general will send another thousand elite soldiers from the camp to escort the eldest back to Xiangyang,"
The group brought some dry food, did not even eat dinner, and hurried on the road.
Liu Rui prepared some small snacks on the carriage, but she had eaten them all on the way here. This time I went back and had to eat rough dry food with the soldiers and drink some cold water. I was used to eating them. According to Liu Rui of Mufu's Food, these things are really hard to swallow, but she has already praised Haikou to Sun Ce just now. She is not the kind of spoiled and weak eldest lady, so she can only bear it with her brows. Fortunately, there are car curtains and curtains covering her. Outsiders can’t see the expression on her face,
The sky gradually darkened, and there was a sudden shout of killing in front of him. Liu Rui, who had finally swallowed half of the dry food, was startled, and quickly looked out through the curtains. This place has passed through Champion County, and walked for dozens more. This is Wancheng, why would any bandits dare to make chaos here, not to mention that this area has been peaceful for five or six years.
Although the accompanying guards came from the Flying Tiger Guards and different legions, the same arduous and rigorous training made them seem like comrades who lived together all the year round. They quickly formed a defensive formation, performing their duties and interacting with each other. The coordination is perfect,
Sun Ce rode on the horse, secretly rejoicing in his heart. He didn't expect that even the hinterland of Jingzhou is not safe now. Fortunately, Xia Houlan has allocated another thousand people. Otherwise, if something happens to Liu Rui, it will be hard for him to explain, Sun Ce Taking the lead, the sergeants followed closely, carefully walking along the road,
A full moon in the sky shone on the earth, and the cool evening breeze blew away, blowing away the heat and irritability of summer, but the people in the team did not feel a trace of relaxation. Everyone's spirits are highly nervous, and they are always paying attention to the road. There will be some movement in the dark fields on both sides. Suddenly, the shouting and killing stopped abruptly, and only the crisp insects around could be heard.
Suddenly, Sun Ce stopped the horse and raised his spear. The whole team immediately stopped marching. A line of men and horses had already rushed out of the road, and the head of the officer who looked like an officer screamed: "Who is in front of you?"
Through the bright moonlight, Sun Ce could see that the soldiers on the opposite side were dressed up by the local army of Jingzhou, but he didn't dare to care. He pointed his spear directly at the opponent and said, "I am Sun Ce, the deputy general of the First Army. Who are you? Stop the way in the middle of the night,"
The officer glanced at Sun Ce, unmoved, and said, "General Sun, it is difficult to tell the truth from the false in the dark. The general dare not let it go. Please wait for the military to wait for the adult to do it again. Decide,"
Sun Ce saw that this person's answer was neither overbearing nor overbearing, but he believed his words by three points, and immediately said, "Then you go and come back quickly, this general is in a hurry,"
The officer turned around and was about to leave, and another group of soldiers came behind him. They were in black clothes and black armor, but they were in the attire of a regular army. Xia Houlan sent out to escort Liu Rui's school lieutenant Yang Fan with sharp eyes and blurted out, "Lao Zhang, you How to be here"
The leader of the new group of soldiers was also a captain. Hearing Yang Fan's voice, he also said in surprise: "So it's Brother Yang, why are you here?"
Believing that they are all their own, both sides breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Ce lowered his spear and asked loudly, "Brothers, why are you so close to the enemy?"
Lao Zhang saw Sun Ce's dress. Although he was a bit stunned, he knew he was a general. He hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "General Qi, Xiangyang was suddenly attacked by Yanzhou Cao Cao's army today and has been repulsed. However, the disintegrated Cao Army soldiers fled everywhere, and some of them ran here in a panic. They burned, killed, looted, raped and looted women, in the troubled village, and the general waited to be ordered to arrest them. Just now, they wiped out a group of disintegrated troops. The future is very dangerous. The general is waiting to go to Xiangyang. It is better to go to Wancheng for a while and wait until dawn."
Sun Ce raised his hand to signal him to get up, and said, "Except for Lu Bu, even Cao Cao would take the opportunity to peep into Xiangyang. Humph, these villains are afraid that they will make a wrong calculation. Even so, this general can't stay here for a long time. Please let me know. the way,"
With a wave of Lao Zhang's hand, the soldiers stepped back on both sides and gave up a road. Watching the delicate carriage slowly passing by, they couldn't help but say to Yang Fan who was passing by him: "You guys are so lucky. Opportunity to escort big shots,"
In his eyes, he was able to ride in such a luxurious carriage and was personally escorted by another lieutenant. He must be a high-ranking official. Yang Fan didn't dare to tell him that the rider was the eldest lady from the prefecture, she had to make a haha. : "Brothers, like you, are all ordered to act, but no matter what errands you do, everyone should do their best. If you can make a note of merit in the future, you will not be in vain.
Lao Zhang couldn't help but straighten his chest and said loudly, "Brother Yang is right, I have to go on patrol again to see if I can run into a few fish that slip through the net."
Cao Cao was flanked by Zhao Yun from behind. After the defeat, many soldiers of the Cao Army fled. They didn't know the roads of Jingzhou. At first, they fled for their lives and ran around. Later, when they encountered this heavy rain, they couldn't even tell the direction. Well, the roads in Jingzhou are not like the ones in Guanzhong. As long as you are not afraid of rain and heavier rain than this, there is no problem on your way. These soldiers just follow the road, but don’t know that the roads in Jingzhou extend in all directions, especially to Nanyang, In the areas of Nanxiang that had long been firmly controlled by Liu Xin, even many relatively wealthy villages had built wide gravel roads. The unknown soldiers of Cao Jun just chose a wider road and walked forward. If you turn, you lose your way,
Most of these Cao Jun soldiers were adapted from the yellow turban soldiers from Qing and Xuzhou. They are usually restrained by officers, and the military discipline is a little better. Now, those officers are just trying to flee for their lives. The soldiers in the ruined army are hungry for another day and see the rain. After staying a while, he began to looting the local people everywhere,
After Liu Xin took control of Jingzhou, he implemented the policy of superior military. The local youths are proud of joining the army as a soldier. In order to be selected when they are recruited, many boys began to exercise and practice martial arts from a young age. The style of martial arts is in the literati. The dominant land of Jingzhou has gradually become popular and has expanded to some counties in Yizhou.
These soldiers not only met tenacious resistance in the process of looting, but they were actually no match for the villagers. They were afraid to attack the city, so they had to rob the merchants and post stations along the way, but the news soon arrived. There were local government offices, and reports were reported level by level, so the regular legions, local army, capture fast, and people Zhuang dispatched together to search for these Qingzhou defeated troops.
From here to Wancheng, I encountered this situation several times along the way. The whole Nanyang was shrouded in a tense atmosphere. Not only the local army, government officials, and fast arrests, but also the First Corps stationed in Wancheng. Even the people in the villages and towns were mobilized, and almost all people were soldiers.
Although Liu Rui was brave, she was just a woman. How did she ever experience such a battle, in the dark, she inevitably felt a little frightened, she couldn't help but shouted in the car: "Hey, Sun Ce, stop."
Sun Ce didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly strangled the horse. He couldn't see what was inside the carriage, so he had to salute the carriage and said, "Miss, what's your order?"
Liu Rui was sitting in a special carriage, but the situation outside was clearly seen. She originally wanted to persuade Sun Ce to find a nearby county town to rest, but seeing Sun Ce's firm gaze, Liu Rui's mood became calmer. , Changed his words and said: "Sun Ce, it's too dark outside, I'm a little scared,"
Sun Ce turned around and said, "Come on, light up a few more torches,"
In fact, there are already a lot of torches around this carriage, and a few more will not help. Sure enough, Liu Rui said in the car again: "It seems to be very dark, Sun Ce, or you can sing me a song. I am bold,"