Qinhan City.
Zheng Zong's journey to Qinhan City with the caravan was not so smooth. He is an outsider after all, and the leader treats him with a friendly face, and most of them look at He Mulan who can fight. He Mulan left the group under the pretense of chasing horse thieves, and also took away a valuable camel. The leader didn't have a good look on him.
If he hadn't disclosed that he was an official of Qinhan City, he would not have been able to come to Qinhan City at all because it was difficult for him to fall in the desert due to the wind and sand, and he would not have been able to come to Qinhan City with more than a dozen villagers who were in chaos.
But when he got to Qinhan City, Zheng Zong didn't enter the City Lord's Mansion as easily as he thought.
His appearance is ruined, his body is sloppy, his face is unkempt, and all the things that prove his identity on his body do not know where they have been blown by the wind. There is only a rock sword as a token, but he can't hold it, he can only use a rope Tie it behind your back and walk on your back.
So when he brought more than a dozen villagers to the front of the city lord's mansion, they only regarded him as a lunatic with some bad nerves, and no matter what he said, they were unwilling to help him spread the word.
It is conceivable that the villagers who were at the top of the well spent a huge price to follow him to Qinhan City, but the fact was not as angry and suspicious as He Mulan had promised before.
These people even think they are being fooled and taken advantage of.
However, Feng Heng was not in the city. Liu Yuanzong was busy with his affairs, and he had to dispatch supplies and handle city affairs. Zheng Zong waited for a long time on the street of the city master's mansion and did not wait for him, and he was even more anxious.
He had no choice but to carry the rock sword and take the villagers to Liziyuan to make a noise, because He Mulan's Hu Ben army had been stationed in Liziyuan for a long time, and there were many people with the heavy rock sword beside her. are still fresh in memory.
And Zheng Zong bet right, there are still people from the Hu Ben Army in Lizi Garden. Although Feng Heng moved back to Lizi Garden after being injured, when he heard that He Mulan's sword had arrived, these people thought Hua Mulan and the Hu Ben army who disappeared in the desert all boiled up.
Master Cixin, who was accompanying the army to treat the wounded, also returned to Qinhan City to take care of the wounded. When he heard that someone outside Liziyuan was holding a rock sword and claimed to be Zheng Zong, the translator, he immediately rushed out of Liziyuan.
"Amitabha, you know that a good person like the flower donor will definitely be blessed by the Buddha, and the donor Zheng is also lucky, there is no major event."
Master Ci Xin guessed what happened when he saw Zheng Zong's scarred face. Many people in the Hu Ben army had their faces hurt in this sandstorm.
These people may not be high-ranking generals in their entire lives, and they will not be able to enter the emperor's direct guards because of their lack of face. Zheng Zong is unlikely to be an official in the future. Feeling too much, he just smiled and said, "Where is General Hua? Where is he now?"
"General Hua discovered the whereabouts of the sand pirate. He thought that the Hu Ben army should still be around Fengcheng, so he followed the sand pirate to find Fengcheng. I was worried that he was in danger, so I followed the caravan to convey the news, hoping to send Reinforcement to pick up the general..."
Zheng Zong looked at Master Cixin and said anxiously, "Where's General Liu? I want to see him! And Captain Feng Heng!"
"The Hu Ben army is indeed still near Fengcheng. If the general finds Fengcheng, he will be able to find the Hu Ben army stationed nearby. Don't worry..."
Seeing that Zheng Zong's mouth was full of bubbles, Master Cixin knew that he must be very anxious during this time, and quickly comforted: "Feng Duwei has been traveling between the desert and Qinhan City, personally delivering supplies for the Huben Army, and the news is also every day. It came back once every three days, and now that he is not in the city, I expect the Hu Ben army to be fine."
"Beijing sent people from Qinhan City to investigate the news of the Beiliang Mission. General Liu is preparing for the troops to enter the city every day. He also needs a guide to enter the desert. He is busy every day before returning at night. I will take you there tomorrow morning. meet him."
"Tomorrow?"
Zheng Zong shook his head.
"I can't wait, I'll see you soon."
"... I think you'd better take care of yourself." Man Gu, who had broken his hand, couldn't help sighing when he saw Zheng Zong's appearance, "Now that you have been seen by the people of the City Lord's Mansion, you thought that General Hua had encountered an accident and came back. If the relics are entrusted, it will be bad to spread it out. I am afraid that General Liu is busy with the matter of welcoming the people today, and we do not know where he is. We can only send a letter to the City Lord's Mansion and make an appointment to meet tomorrow morning before we can meet people. What's more, these friends behind you..."
"I Have a Scroll of Ghosts and Gods"
He pointed to the villagers who were in chaos.
"They did a good job of escorting you out. Shouldn't they at least be accommodated? I can already hear their stomachs growling."
Zheng Zong then rubbed his belly with a red face.
They ran around after him, and indeed they hadn't eaten for a day.
And on the long journey from the desert, everyone was like a refugee.
Zheng Zong, who finally saw the acquaintance, relaxed all of a sudden, and then realized that he was really not suitable for meeting people, and these villagers might get into trouble if they were impatient.
They don't know Xianbei dialect, only Xiongnu dialect and Di dialect, so they don't know what Mangu and Zhengzong are talking about, but seeing Mangu pointing to their stomachs, it seems that he is saying to get them something to eat. All of them nodded their heads happily.
They didn't really believe that Zheng Zong was indeed a noble person until they entered this place like a garden where the gods lived. Zheng Zong beat him and left.
This time to relax, Zheng Zong was also tired, sleepy and hungry. The things he encountered during this period were worth all the things he encountered in his life, and the encounters in the desert made him give up on Hua Mulan. Thinking that something will happen to Mulan, she really wants to bring the news back without even taking her life.
Now that I heard that Man Gu and Cixin would arrange things, and that Feng Heng had already brought people into the desert to meet the Huben army, and even the casualties were sent back to Qinhan City. With caution (?) and ability, nothing will happen. The biggest possibility is that he has joined the Hu Ben army, and his heart is even more stable. After listening to Master Ci Xin and their words, he took the men to have a meal first. , then rest.
When he touched the pillow, Zheng Zong remembered that he hadn't slept on a pillow for a long time. It was never a good job to travel to another country, but the difficulty of this trip was beyond his imagination.
It turns out that so many people died in the Hu Ben Army...
It turns out that he guessed right, there is indeed a problem with the old Sangtou...
It turns out that Princess Xingping was not found, and neither was the prince...
Zheng Zong thought about some messy things, and then thought about his future, and he fell asleep with a sad face on his face.
"What should I do, the army from Pingcheng will arrive tomorrow, and City Lord Liu will leave the city early tomorrow, and there is no way to see him. Should we wake up Zheng Zong and send him to the City Lord's Mansion?"
The man sent by Mangu to report the news came back and brought such news to Master Cixin.
"Master Zheng just fell asleep. I just went in and checked, and gave him a pulse. He lost a lot of blood before, and he traveled long distances before his injuries were healed. It will be detrimental to his future life, so don’t wake him up, he also…”
The compassionate master sighed.
"It's not easy."
Thinking of Zheng Zong's wounds on his body and face, and thinking about how he brought back that heavy rock, the two fell into silence.
This person is indeed wretched and annoying, and he always has bad intentions. He is not upright, but at least he is loyal to his friends.
"Then let him rest first. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and go to see City Lord Liu outside the city, and by the way, see who is coming from Beijing."
Man Gu moved his broken shoulder.
"You can also ride with one hand."
In the early morning of the second day, Mangu set off for the City Lord's Mansion before dawn. As a result, Liu Yuanzong had already led his army out in the middle of the night, and greeted him a hundred miles away.
Man Gu was lost, and it was too late to chase him out, so he could only wait in the middle of the city. Who would have guessed that the army did not enter the city lord's mansion at all, and went straight to Lizi Garden. As soon as Man Gu found out that the commander and deputy commander of the army were Suhe Jun and Di Yefei, who can't take care of anything else, hit the horse and ran to Lizi Garden.
It was Di Yefei, no wonder he went to Lizi Garden without any courtesy!
This is great!
***
Zheng Zong slept very deeply. He felt that he had slept like never before. Even when he woke up, he felt that he was still in a dream and his head was dizzy.
'Why is it still dark? '
He opened his eyes and found the darkness in front of him, but after just a moment, he immediately realized that it was not dark, but someone was sitting in front of his couch!
Zheng Zong was so shocked that he immediately woke up, and then he looked closely. Sitting in front of his couch was a woman dressed in men's clothing. Her face was so beautiful that Zheng Zong even thought that he was dazzled, but his skin was not very good, and his expression was not very good. It was also too serious and ruined the beauty of the face.
Looking at it again, the beauty was holding the rock she put on the head of the bed and stroking, and suddenly sat up in a rage.
"You are the palace servant in Lizi Garden? How dare you touch General Hua's things! Where is the guard at the gate, are you blind? Where is the person? Someone!"
"No one, I let them go. I wanted to ask you about General Hua, but found that you were sleeping too fast, so I simply waited for you."
The beauty didn't let go, but put the sword directly in her hand and turned her head to talk to Zheng Zong, as if he had kept the sword from now on.
Zheng Zong is a bit fetish, so he collected Mulan's smug clothes before, and then he was commissioned to bring back the rock sword, and he kept it by his side day and night like Mulan. The very familiar appearance suddenly filled with evil fire.
"Who are you? Bring back the rock! That's my sword!"
"This is Hua Mulan's sword. You are too thin to protect it. It is now under my custody."
The beauty in men's clothing raised her hand and easily swept Zheng Zong's body back to the bed.
"Anyway, I'm going to Beiliang soon to bring the sword back for you."
"who are you?"
Zheng Zong looked at Di Yefei suspiciously, his face full of astonishment.
"Do women also want to go to Beiliang?"
Admirers of General Hua are too crazy, aren't they? Are you going to catch up to Bei Liang
When he thought of He Mulan's admirers like clouds, Zheng Zong became even more ill-tempered.
When Zheng Zong arrived at Hua Mansion, it happened that Di Yefei was sent by He Mulan to look for a coal mine. When she left Beijing, Zheng Zong was in a group of translators at Honglu Temple to accept Tuoba Tao's farewell. He did not see He Mulan. Mulan and Di Yefei's companions are in a relationship of farewell, and naturally they don't know what this "woman-like" Di Yefei looks like.
Therefore, when the person in front of him grinned and laughed, Zheng Zongzhen had the urge to curse his mother.
What are you laughing laughing!
It looks amazing!
His generals don't love women!
"You don't even know who I am?" He smiled with interest in his eyes, "I seem to have forgotten my name. I am Gao Chahu Ben Zuo Sima who came to greet the mission in Beijing, and Hua Mulan was in the army in the past. Companion, also Mulan's best friend... "
"I'm Di Yefei."
Chapter 436
"Juqu Mengxun is dead?" Su Hejun asked again in disbelief when he got the news from Feng Heng. "Are you sure you heard it right?"
"Yes, according to the news from the messenger of Beiliang, Juqu Muqian hopes to be awarded by our country, and is willing to send the princess and relatives again to consolidate the relationship between the two countries."
Feng Heng's face was full of helplessness, "Queen Meng and Lao Sangtou are too poisonous. Hu Ben army suffered such heavy casualties, and Juqu Bodhi has to run away, otherwise there will be so many things now."
As long as Juqu Bodhi is brought back and the imperial decree is not issued for a long time, Juqu Muqian will not be able to sit firmly in that position, and will live in the fear that Juqu Bodhi will come back at any time with the help of soldiers.
"The most important thing is to bring the Hu Ben army back now. The matter of Juqu Mujian will be decided after consultation with the ministers in the DPRK and the middle." Su Hejun is worried that the death of Juqu Mengxun will make the situation in Beiliang turbulent. With such a big event, it is impossible for Bei Liang to have no news at all, if he wants to take the throne, he should wait for bloodletting first."
His Majesty couldn't just confer a book on him. So many people died, how could those dowries and new princesses be enough? It can't be that way.
Kou Qianzhi shook his head suddenly after watching the stars at night.
"We have to go quickly, General Hua is in danger."
"Danger?"
"Danger?!"
Di Yefei was startled, and Zheng Zong, who was beside him, couldn't help calling out.
Kou Qianzhi is used to looking at his anger. This is his ability to look after the house. He was the one who said that Hua Mulan was fine before, so everyone was reassured. Now he said that General Hua was in danger, and everyone squeezed it. sweat.
Di Yefei and Su Hejun immediately ordered troops to set off, and went to meet the Hu Ben army first. If they didn't meet them on the way, they would go directly to Guzang to find trouble with Juqu Mujian, and let them launch the Beiliang Yanbian army. The state town searches for traces of the mission.
With Feng Heng's guidance, the Gao Che Hu Ben army would never get lost in the desert, even though Zheng Zong had just returned. But still insist on going with the army.
He begged Feng Heng's favor, and placed the dozen or so people who were in chaos in the fields to live in Qinhan City. He could be considered to have his own property, and he did not live up to their trust.
Zheng Zong is familiar with the path and can speak multiple languages. Di Yefei originally thought that his poor martial arts and weak body might slow down the speed of the march. As a result, after walking for a few days, he found that Zheng Zong was able to endure hardships very well. With a bitter voice, his heart could not help but change his mind, and the relationship between the two began to become familiar.
Zheng Zong had always loved a beautiful face, and being attracted to Hua Mulan was purely influenced by his charisma, otherwise he would never have done anything to Helian Mingzhu before.
It's just that now his appearance is ruined, his face is hideous, although he is still wretched, but occasionally looking at Di Yefei's admiring and envious eyes, he is automatically attributed to "He must be very ashamed when he sees Di Yefei's face. Pain in my heart", but felt sympathy for him, and didn't think it was abnormal for him to peek at Di Yefei.
Di Yefei was accustomed to being peeked at by people, and Zheng Zong and Hua Mulan had been together for a long time, so he could not help but love the house and Wu, and he was also caring for him, and he was kind.
On the third day, a scout suddenly came back to report that the dust was rolling in the north, and it seemed that there were troops fighting. Such news made the Gaochehuben army quickly speed up and head north of the oasis.
***
He Mulan now even has the heart to swear.
I don't know what went wrong. Since the day before yesterday, the Hu Ben army she led has been harassed by unknown teams, but they brought a lot of treasures in Fengcheng, which became the biggest burden on her trip. Can only be forced to keep defending, which further drags down the speed of the march.
Many people in the Hu Ben army had encountered the envoys who left the regiment, the right Sima Yuan took away many men and horses, and Queen Meng was confused. In addition, the team had hardly rested in the past few days, if not for the Hu Ben army. , and absolutely obeyed He Mulan's dispatch, I'm afraid something has gone wrong now.
"They haven't left yet?"
He Mulan had just rested for less than half an hour when she heard those people appearing nearby again, and quickly got up to ask about the situation.
"Obviously trying to exhaust us." Na Luohun's eyes also had dark circles under his eyes. Mangu returned to Qinhan City to recover from his injuries. He Mulan was usually on duty and he wouldn't pretend to be someone else's hand, so he was also very tired.
"I'm afraid I got the news and came for those dowries."
When Yuan Po Qiang left, it wasn't considered a disaster, and all the camels were left behind. These camels originally carried all the dowry of Princess Xingping and still had to rotate. Now there are only less than 80% of the dowry left, so naturally they can carry more. Moved.
The huge camel team was extremely conspicuous in the desert, but the Hu Ben Army removed the dead, missing, and many wounded soldiers and returned to Qinhan City to recuperate. Now there are only more than 1,000 people left beside He Mulan, and there are no manpower. Enough.
Due to the burden of luggage, He Mulan and his party were slow to march and had to disperse the team to protect the treasure. These people and horses who did not know where they came from were like hyenas chasing their prey. The harassment did not give the Hu Ben army time to rest.
"We have to find a way to lead them all out and solve them all at once." He Mulan rubbed his temples, the long-term lack of sleep had driven him crazy. "The Swallow here is a local snake, what does the Swallow say?"
"Yanzi said it's not the horse thief on the road. Judging from his style of conduct, he looks like the big sand thieves in the west. Caravans from various countries in the western regions to Guzang and Dunhuang are actually more dangerous on the road, because the sand sea there is more dangerous than this side. The horse thieves are much bigger, and the horse thieves go out day and night, elusive, often following the caravan and harassing the caravan, until the caravan is exhausted and then they attack in groups…”
Na Luo's face was heavy.
"If this is the case, I am afraid that the news of Fengcheng's treasure in our army has spread out."
"It's probably the blood cloak that ran away." Gai Wu said suddenly, "The Sandstorm Pirate has been severely damaged, and his strength has been greatly damaged. He can only rely on other horse thieves, and he needs this wealth to stand up."
"It doesn't make sense to talk about this now." Na Luohun was also suffering from a headache. "We haven't closed our eyes for two days and two nights. We don't know how many people there are, and we harass them in batches, but we can't relax our vigilance. Every harassment may turn into a real sneak attack."
"Are you enough water and food?"
In addition to people, there are many horses who are exhausted. The horse needs a lot of water and soybean meal to travel, otherwise it will foam at the mouth and die. He Mulan's Yueying has lost fat since entering Beiliang, and it can no longer be delayed, otherwise it will affect the life of the horse.
"There is enough water, and the food can be used for another five days, as long as it is grass for horses. It is autumn now, and there is not much grass for horses even in oasis in the desert. The fresh grass that was originally delivered has been roasted at high temperature. When you’re done, it’s best to go back to Qinhan as soon as possible. Fortunately, the 2,000 horses from Beiliang’s tribute are nothing, and the horses of King Liang are indeed carefully selected.”
Most of the war horses the Tiger Ben army rides are Mongolian horses, which have good endurance, are gregarious and are not easy to get sick, but their explosiveness is not very strong. Beiliang's horses are tall and easy to train, but they lose fat quickly, and their endurance is not as good as the horses of the Tiger Army.
In order to allow these horses from Beiliang to return to the country smoothly, the Hu Ben army hardly used them to carry weight and run long distances, and they were in good condition.
Hearing that there was enough water and food, it was just that the soldiers and horses of the Huben Army couldn't hold it back. He Mulan thought about it carefully, and summoned all the generals above the centurion of the Huben Army to prepare to respond. .
All the generals of the Tiger Ben army walked into the tent like sleepwalking, and when they saw that everyone had not slept for hundreds of years, they couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Who would have thought that such a loss would actually happen? They were the only ones who attacked others before!
"The people who came here should not be the army of Beiliang. I think it is probably the bandits who are desperate for wealth and silk. Yanzi said that this is the usual exhausting strategy of horse thieves. If we drag it on, we will only fall into a more passive environment... "
He Mulan yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"So I'm going to lead the snake out of the hole."
"Let the snake out of the hole?"
"General, do you want to have a big fight with them? I can't help it for a long time. I haven't slept every day, I fell asleep right away!"
"I also agree to a quick decision."
The generals were overjoyed and expressed their willingness to fight the horse thieves to the death.
"Since it is to lead the snake out of the hole, we still have to have a strategy. First of all, we must rest well before the war, and secondly, the acting must be realistic."
He Mulan pursed her lips.
"I think so..."
sand dunes.
Of course, those chasing He Mulan's troops would not be some pony thieves. With a small number of people, they wouldn't dare to bite the hard bones of the Hu Ben army. This horse thief is a man who has some friendship with the blood cloak. It is a real vicious and wicked person. There is countless blood under his hands. When he heard that the Hu Ben army was severely damaged but brought the wealth of the city, he immediately entangled the three or four horse thieves in the western desert. Come and swallow this big fish.
"Wei Kingdom's elite cavalry really lives up to its reputation. For harassment like ours, if Liang Kingdom's soldiers and horses are already tired and lying down." The leader of the horse thief shook his head when he heard the news from the spy, "But they can't hold it anymore. Now, the time between marches is getting shorter and shorter, and there are still people who fell off the horse today. In my opinion, if we launch an attack at sunrise tomorrow, we should be able to succeed."
The blood cloak couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he heard the words of the horse thief leader: "Is it enough to chase for three days? Do you want to wait a few more days..."
"It's already very close to the city of Qinhan, and if they wait for them, they may run back. Moreover, we are mainly looting things, not to destroy this army, and we don't need to be perfect." This leader is by no means brainless. The person who came in again.
"I never thought I could grab everything. When the time comes, I grab the camel and run away. The Hu Ben soldiers are tired and exhausted, and they will definitely not be able to catch up with us."
The gang of horse thieves has more than 2,600 people, all of which were temporarily assembled for this big business. How many camels can be grabbed at that time, depending on their ability, the more they grab, the more points they get. The less you grab, the less points you get. This is the rule of survival in the desert.
"What did the other leaders say?" The horse thief leader asked his subordinates, "Any comments?"
"They are all in a hurry." The subordinates smiled back at him. "They can't wait. It's also difficult for us to get supplies. If we can't get it, we'll be a drag on the disabled first."
"Okay, let's leave in the middle of the night tomorrow, look at the movement over there, launch a few small harassments, and when they think we won't come again, we will start at dawn!"
In the desert, you can only really fall asleep at night, so you are always harassed at night. When you are the most sleepy around sunrise, your response will be half a beat.
These horse thieves did not have the idea of fighting to the end with the regular army. They only needed to divert some of the pressure and grab something. Their plan could be considered perfect.
At midnight, all the horse thieves were divided into teams according to their respective leaders, agreed on the order of harassment in turn, and then lurked beside the oasis where the Huben army camped, waiting for the final moment to come.
As the leader said, because they were getting more and more tired, it was easier for the team they sent out to harass to succeed. The rockets fired burned a large row of tents. tents, and everyone went to the camels to sleep peacefully.
The camels form a circle, and the soldiers of the Tiger Ben army sleep in the circle surrounded by camels, which becomes a natural defense. Those treasures are also beside the camels. As long as they start marching, they can be quickly loaded on the camels.
One night, the horse thieves harassed it three or four times. By the last time, there were more than 300 people who came out to defend and shoot back. I am afraid that the other people could not hold it anymore. Those harassing horse thieves saw that the resistance was getting stronger and stronger. Xiao, I was also happy in my heart, and immediately went back quickly to return.
With such harassment every day, not only the Hu Ben army is tired, but these horse thieves are not necessarily relieved. Hearing that the Hu Ben army cannot even organize a decent resistance force, this big leader made a decisive decision-give them an hour to rest. time to attack!
The sky gradually brightened, and Hu Benjun started the painful morning as usual. Everyone shuffled as if in slow motion, and the slaves and horse slaves in the camp even loaded their treasures onto the camels and fell asleep on the camels.
The entire camp was preparing to march more than twice as fast as before. The camels were chewing on the hay, wondering why the heavy boxes hadn't been pressed down on them. He Mulan didn't even bother to patrol the camp. I was so sleepy that I could sleep a little longer.
In this depressing atmosphere, the horse thieves launched a general attack.
The terrifying momentum caused by the rising dust suddenly appeared from the west. In the rolling yellow sand, the horse thieves holding sabres were wearing strong clothes that covered their whole bodies. Only two eyes were exposed. Appearing all at once, disappearing all at once, moving closer to each other, closely following each other, and heading straight for the Tiger Ben army, who was still getting ready to go.
They waved their sabres fiercely, and rushed into the vicinity of the camp like a gust of wind. The Hu Ben army in the camp had long been accustomed to their men and horses appearing from time to time. For this reason, those arrows were all soft and had limited accuracy. After shooting down a few horse thieves, they were allowed to rush into the camp.
The Tiger Ben Army Ming Jin was about to retreat, but without any resistance at all, he quickly gathered up under the command of He Mulan, and retreated in the direction of the treasure. Seeing these Tiger Ben Army want to run with camels, all the horse thieves' eyes were red. Desperately pumping the horse's butt, brandishing weapons, and running towards the camel herd.
"what!"
"Ah!"
"There are traps in the sand!"
Just a short distance away from the camels and treasures, to this group of horse thieves, it was as far as a country.
Only at this time did the horse thieves know why those arrows were so weak and so few. It turned out that all the arrows and spears/heads were buried in the sand near the camels. Everyone stood up in shock and threw the horse thief on the sand.
There are also some horse thieves who are not dead, even if they fall to the ground, they still run towards the camels. The sand is not like land. Those hidden weapons that are upright/plugged cannot hurt all horses and horse thieves. There is only one goal - a camel full of cargo!
As long as they ride these camels back to their own men, they will be successful, so why waste it here
However, when these horse thieves rushed to the camel's side, the real disaster came.
Behind the camel, there are countless tiger ben troops who have been prepared for a long time!
Camels are tolerant and obedient. Even if there are real swords and guns fighting around, they still lie on the ground, chewing the hay in their mouths, waiting for the slaves who put the camels to give a whistle and stand up with the goods. leave.
Zhentian's screams of killing kept ringing. The harassment last night didn't seem to have any effect on the elite soldiers in ambush at all. The Tiger Ben army soldiers who jumped out of the camel's side seemed to be possessed by killing spirits, with swords, lights and swords in their hands. The horse thieves who touched the camel killed a river of blood.
At this time, the horse thieves had discovered that the situation was wrong, and immediately gathered their men and horses to cover and kill the Tiger Ben army retreating to the south, but found that these men and horses immediately formed a circular formation, showing a defensive formation and advancing towards the camel.
At the forefront of the team, He Mulan, dressed in military uniform, held a bow and arrow and shot it specifically at the leader surrounded by the crowd. Her arrow was precise and powerful. After several leaders dodged a few times, they only felt cold on their backs and shouted back. Retreat, only ordering his men to continue to attack in the direction of the camels, intending to take those camels.
Soon, the elite soldiers in ambush beside the camels killed the horse thieves who touched the camels while they were in chaos. They didn't join He Mulan's team, but turned over on the camels. With a whistle, these camels were curious. Standing up, I probably felt that my body was a lot lighter today. After the sharp and short whistle, the reins on the camels were shaken suddenly, and the camels began to run wild!
Few people have seen camels galloping. In the eyes of desert people, camels are the most hard-working, honest and reliable partners, but this does not mean that camels cannot sprint.
Camels have long legs, large strides, and strong stamina. When they sprint, the fastest speed is even comparable to that of horses.
The most terrifying thing is that because the camel weighs a lot more than a pound, once it is hit by a galloping camel, it is not just as simple as being hit. It's west!
Riding camels rarely run. The reason is that the comfort of the camels will be greatly reduced when running. The bumpy camels will make people spit on them directly, and they will also throw people down because they are too high and bumpy.
But now the Hu Ben army can't control so much. They fasten their belts on the camel's back with a pre-reserved fixture, lean on the empty box behind them to form a natural shock-absorbing space, and frantically chase the horse thieves.
The poor leaders have never seen such a terrible thing in their lives. The camels that the King of Northern Liang chose for the Northern Wei mission were all strong and obedient, and they were taller than ordinary camels. When such a bunch of behemoths moved, even the wolf Both the herd and the jackal can only avoid.
As a result, a hilarious scene appeared in the desert: at the forefront, the horse thieves were driven south by camels and fled south. , All the knights changed from the sluggishness that they had just started to investigate the horse thieves, as if the slow motion was suddenly accelerated by people, shouting and chasing after the horse thieves who were driven by the camels.
The camels were frightened by the sound of driving behind them, and they ran even faster. Soon, some unlucky ones were hit by the camel army, and some of them fell off their horses and were quickly harvested by the tiger ben army behind.
These horse thieves are not stupid. When the camel's movement slowed down, the leader of the horse thief made a decisive decision: "The camel can't run! Stop running immediately, and go back and grab the camel and the things on their backs!"
There weren't many Hu Ben troops rushing out to chase them, only about one-third of the camp. The horse thief's team was several times larger than these Hu Ben troops, so when they saw the camel's speed was getting slower and slower, it seemed that it couldn't run, and immediately. Turn the horse's head and prepare to fight back.
The knights on the camel's back seemed to have known that bad luck was coming. One by one, they jumped off the camel's back without waiting for the horse thieves to cover up and ran towards the Hu Ben army.
Hundreds of people rushed together, leaving behind the camels that were ordered to stay put. The horse thieves were even more overjoyed. Many of the leaders who could not wait to divide the spoils were immediately reorganized, leaving the camels and boxes in their eyes.
The Hu Ben army, who flew back, quickly caught up with the comrades who were approaching. He Mulan whistled, and the air in the team immediately turned over to hundreds of soldiers, and one-third of the troops immediately became two-thirds. The original horsemanship of riding a camel has turned into a superb soldier.
The Hu Ben army of more than 1,000 people launched an attack on the camel group in front. At this time, the horse thieves also grabbed their camels according to the size of their forces, but found that whether they were pulling hard, commanding desperately, or even turning over their camels to learn from the Hu Ben army. Generally, when the reins are waved, no camel moves in situ, only standing in the sand.
The horse thieves were in a hurry. Seeing that the Tiger Ben army was getting closer and closer, some horse thieves began to pull out their daggers and stab the camel's body, but when the camel was in pain, they immediately jumped around in circles like crazy. Not listening to people's orders, let the other horse thieves who were planning to draw gourds like this dispel this stupid idea.
"Give up the camel, take off the box and go! Take as much as you can!"
The horse thief leader now feels that his heart is beating like a drum, his eyelids are also rolling up and down, the whole person is flustered and has a terrible premonition.
"Don't be greedy, just pretend and leave, don't break it here!"
These are the Wei State's most capable troops. Although they made a surprise attack, who knows if there will be any mistakes? If these tigers were in ambush, they wouldn't be enough to stick their teeth between them!
With the cry of the big leader, the blood cloak and several leaders who came together came to realize:
They are here to snatch things, and if they snatch something, run away!
So all the horse thieves hurriedly climbed on the camel quilt, throwing boxes from boxes, and unloading ropes. These boxes were very heavy, and they were sealed with the paint seal of the royal family of Beiliang. The horse thieves picked up boxes that were light and easy to take away Get on horseback, and don't care about other things. As long as there is a box on the horseback, run immediately, and the rest without a box will escort those who have grabbed the goods to leave.
He Mulan led the Hu Ben army to arrive immediately. After fighting for a while, he injured several careless Hu Ben army, leaving more than 40 corpses.
These horse thieves didn't want to fight at all when they grabbed things. Seeing that their accomplices were running far away, they immediately fled in panic. He Mulan was not in a hurry, and fell behind the team without any hassle. get lost.
Those camels were led back to the camp by the slaves who came with the team. Each one had a (⊙o⊙) expression, and they had no idea what they were running around for in the early morning.
"They still don't know that the boxes are filled with yellow sand, hahaha!" Chen Jie looked at the horse thief in front of him running slower and slower, and couldn't help laughing.
"The poor horses are running on the sand with such a heavy box!"
The speed of the horse thieves is getting slower and slower. Although there are few people in the Tiger Ben Army, there are many horses that can be brought. They changed horses halfway, regained their horsepower, and ran even more briskly.
They even had spare strength, like beasts playing with their prey, while drinking some water and eating some meat on horseback, they fell behind.
Thinking that these horse thieves have been so harassing them these past few days, they dare not relax after falling far behind them.
Now that the feng shui turns, and it is their turn to run in front of them with heavy loads to try to get rid of them, Luo Hun and Chen Jie shouted at the front with indescribable joy.
"Ah! Run! We're almost catching up with you!"
"Come, come, surrender and don't kill, I'm wearing out my pants, take off your pants and don't kill!"
"In war, sometimes it's not who can fight better, but who is more willing to use their brains." He Mulan smiled and looked at the horse thieves in the distance. It seemed that the box was wrong and started to throw things under the horse's back. He shouted: "Brothers, prepare to attack! Horse thieves are about to run!"
"Good!� ��
"Hahaha, those horses who can't even lift their hooves, wait to wash their necks and die!"
"Mother, I haven't slept well for three days, I told them not to sleep in the future!"
Hu Benjun was in urgent need of venting his depression caused by lack of sleep for a long time. One by one, he pulled out his weapons with red eyes and shouted loudly.
"drive!"
***
The horse thieves discovered that something was wrong when a box was not securely placed and rolled to the ground.
After these extremely heavy boxes that didn't even fall off the sealant lacquer rolled to the ground and scattered, a pile of yellow sand and stone oaks actually rolled out. Those extremely heavy treasures were actually these ghosts!
The big leader looked through the nearest box with jaw-dropping teeth, and found that although the sealing lacquer had not fallen off, the imprint on the lacquer had been smeared, indicating that it had been baked by fire and then re-sealed, and someone had opened it in the middle. Ingenious, but you can still see the clues if you look closely.
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The pit is there. In the messy situation just now, who can carefully check whether the sealing paint is perfect!
They are not Kucao, who is responsible for storing the property in the warehouse!
"Into your grandmother! We've been tricked! Abandon the box and run away!"
The big chief shouted hysterically.
"The boxes are all sand! Throw away the boxes!"
A group of horse thieves hurriedly threw away the loaded boxes, but even so, the exhausted horses were already somewhat exhausted, and they were still far from the next oasis. .
If it weren't for the poor number of people he desperately advocated for the Tiger Ben Army, they wouldn't have grabbed it so easily, and there was nothing wrong with it.
The blood cloak was chilled behind the eyes of these leaders. Just as he was about to explain a few words, he heard the big leader insidiously say: "Since it's something you provoked, you must be responsible. There are many tigers and horses behind. , you stay and break!"
The blood cloak was about to change color, but saw that the horse thieves had vaguely wrapped his team in the middle, as long as he said "no", he would be beheaded immediately, and he could only grit his teeth with righteous indignation: "Okay, big Chief take care, we postpone it!"
The blood cloak led the men and horses away from the dangerous team, and the horse thieves from the west immediately went south with all their might. To the south is the trade route to Guzang. There are often caravans passing by. There are many of them. As long as they rob one or two caravans, they can obtain new supplies and property to make up for today's losses.
The Hu Ben army rushed forward, chopping melons and vegetables and killing the men and horses with blood cloaks. Seeing the familiar red cloak, He Mulan immediately led Na Luohun, Chen Jie and the guards to capture the leader in person. After the fight, I saw that it was not a blood cloak or someone!
"Mulan, you took my money and promised to protect my safety within a month! You can't kill me!" Seeing that there were fewer and fewer confidants around, the blood cloak shouted in Chinese in a panic.
Na Luo didn't know what he was talking about, but Chen Jie laughed cruelly and stabbed him: "My general promised you, but I didn't!"
"I know the whereabouts of Juqu Bodhi! I have an inner responder by Rahu's side!"
Seeing that the blood cloak was doomed today, he shouted regardless.
"Leave us alive and I'll tell you where they are!"
"stop!"
Seeing that Chen Jie was about to stab the blood cloak to death, He Mulan threw the long sword in his hand and smashed Chen Jie's long lance.
"Tie him up, Na Luohun and the guards will control these sandstorm thieves, and the rest will follow me to continue chasing the horse thieves."
If they can't be wiped out in the desert, there may be more and more thieves who come to chase and block the Tiger Ben army in the future, and she doesn't have time to play IQ games with them every day.
He Mulan led a group of tigers to chase the horse thieves along the footprints in the desert, but saw the dusty head covering the sky in the distance, and the neighing of the horses could be heard from far away, so she was shocked and ordered: "Tigers. The four scouts go out to inquire about the news, and fly to report!"
"It seems to be in the direction of Qinhan City." Na Luohun suddenly changed from a sitting position on a running horse to a standing position, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance.
"With so many people, are people from Qinhan City here?"
"It shouldn't be. Feng Heng said that the troops of Qinhan City must defend the city. At most, more than 1,000 people can be mobilized. Looking at Chentou, the number of people is not less than 5,000."
He Mulan frowned.
"Waiting for news from the scouts while chasing."
The poor horse thieves also felt wrong.
Because there were blood cloaks blocking them for a while, these horse thieves successfully distanced themselves from the Hu Ben army, but since the east is not their territory, they have been entrenched in the western desert for a long time, these horse thieves are not only southward to the blood cloak as a stronghold The oasis was running, but he didn't dare to spread out to distract the Hu Ben army.
Such a troop of horse thieves galloping in the desert caused enough noise to cause all the caravans along the road to flee. When they fell, they only needed to follow the camel's hoof prints to chase the caravan.
But today they didn't bump into the caravan, but they found that there was a dust head more terrifying than the caravan in the distance, and it was accompanied by a frightening "clanging" sound.
This "clanging" sound is nothing but the sound of the weapon rubbing against the saddle, armor, etc. This is the sound of the army and the sound of death.
The horse thieves who were being chased thought they had fallen into the traps that the Wei State had laid out long ago. They were already in mourning, with an ambush in front of them and chasing soldiers in the back, and their fate was already doomed.
"It's over, it's over..."
The thieves who used to roar in the desert of death stared at the army of fresh clothes and angry horses in the distance.
Many of them are well-informed, but they have never seen such a mighty army.
The weapons of every soldier shone with a chilling light, and the eyes that shone in the sunlight were painful. The banner with the Chinese character "Wei" and the banner of the Tiger Ben Army, let them know that this team was sure There is some connection with the Hu Ben army.
They guessed right. The Hu Ben army and Gao Che Hu Ben are both directly under the army of the Great Khan Tuoba Tao, but the Hu Ben army is all from Xianbei military households, so the tiger flag is the white flag (Xianbei is still white), while the high Che Hu Ben comes from Mo Nan and is the Yellow Banner (Chi Le Shang Jin).
"What? Surrender?"
***
While He Mulan and his Hu Ben army were chasing the horse thieves, they also waited for the news from the scouts.
"General Hua! It's a tall car and a tiger!"
The scouts rushed and roared excitedly, and their long-suppression was released by the excitement of "finally waiting for the organization", which made them show their expressions of enthusiasm one by one.
"Pingcheng is coming!"