The 380,000 combat soldiers and 100,000 auxiliary soldiers formed a continuous line of tents. Under the light of torches in the dark night, the entire camp was in chaos with swaying shadows.
There were the neighing of horses, the rolling of wheels, the shouting and cursing of officers, and even bursts of gasps.
Fang Yun rode a horse and inspected the royal guards, constantly issuing orders.
"Quick! We don't need the tents anymore, throw them all away!"
"Take your weapons with you. This is a retreat, not an escape! Even if it is an escape, a soldier should keep a weapon. We cannot choose how to live, but we can choose how to die!"
"Don't throw away the dry food! This place is still some distance from Pearl City. You must bring at least three days' worth of food to avoid any accidents!"
In the gap between giving orders, Fang Yun used his eloquence to contact the generals of the Pearl River Army not far away. Even though many generals did not obey his orders, they all responded briefly.
Fang Yun deliberately asked some questions to stabilize the morale of the troops, and soon, the entire Pearl River Army stabilized and prepared to leave in an orderly manner.
Soon, the Lumen Army also stabilized, and the two armies changed direction and headed towards Zhucheng.
"Run forward!" Lu Menhou's old and steady voice spread throughout the city.
When Fang Yun heard this voice, he realized that the crisis was more serious than he had originally imagined. It was a pity that he could not take off now, otherwise he would definitely see whether there were any enemies in the distance.
Then, Marquis Lumen issued an order, ordering the Lumen Army to be in the front and the Zhujiang Army's rear troops to follow behind.
Under the starry night, the army galloped, and the land within a radius of dozens of miles seemed to be constantly rolled over by a huge millstone, with dust flying everywhere.
These soldiers have been blessed with marching poems, and their bodies are much stronger than ordinary people, so they can run very fast.
"This place is about three hundred miles away from Zhujiang City. These soldiers can run twenty miles an hour. Including rest time, we can return to Zhucheng in twelve hours at most." Fang Yun rode on the horse and looked around calmly.
Fang Yun glanced towards the front of the army. There were many people at the place where the Lumen army flags were most densely packed, but no sign of Lumen Hou could be seen.
"Hmph..." Fang Yun snorted coldly. Lu Menhou had clearly discovered the problem, but he didn't say the specific situation. He didn't care about the lives of the 210,000 Pearl River Army soldiers at all. Once an accident happened, the entire Pearl River Army would inevitably fall into chaos, but the Lu Men Army, which had been prepared, could deal with it calmly.
When the night got dark, murderous intent arose in my heart.
Fang Yun looked up at the Wenquxing star in the center of the sky.
Wenquxing is close to Shengyuan Continent, so Wenquxing in Shengyuan Continent is like a small moon. However, from the perspective of Confucius Wenjie, Wenquxing is only brighter than the North Star, far less than the moon.
Time passed slowly, as if an invisible hand unveiled the night sky, layer by layer, making the night gradually lighter, from black to blue.
When the first rays of dawn appeared in the sky, Lu Menhou's voice once again spread over the army.
"The barbarians are ahead, all troops stand by!"
The horn blew long.
Hundreds of thousands of people who were running quickly stopped, picked up their weapons, and prepared to fight. ← Baidu Search →
"I'll be back soon, Su Lun, you command the Royal Guards!" Fang Yun said, kicking his horse's belly and speeding forward through the gap between the two teams, wanting to know what was happening.
Fang Yun quickly surpassed the vanguard of the Pearl River Army and arrived at the rear of the Lumen Army. Just as he was about to continue advancing, the gloomy voice of Lumen Hou rang in his ears.
"Go back and wait. I won't say another word to you!"
Fang Yun's blood boiled and he was burning with rage, he almost questioned Lu Menhou in public, but that would be tantamount to giving Lu Menhou a handle, so he reined in his horse, transmitted his voice and secretly contained his literary courage, and exploded in Lu Menhou's ears with a louder voice.
"It's true that you are the marshal, but we, the Pearl River Army, have the right to know! We are not slaves, we are the people of Chu! You must tell us the basic situation, otherwise you are sending the Pearl River Army to their deaths!"
"Oh? Then I will tell you the basic situation. The barbarians are blocking our way back to Zhucheng..."
Then, Marquis Lumen suddenly changed his voice transmission to thunderous words: "The barbarians cut off our retreat. In order to prevent anyone in the army from colluding with them, I order to deprive Marquis Zhujiang Zhang Longxiang of his military power. If he makes any unusual move, anyone can be killed on the spot! Su Lun, I order you to keep a close eye on Zhang Longxiang. If he leaves the Pingjiang Army, I will treat you as a traitor!"
Many soldiers of the Pearl River Army were furious. They did not expect that at such a critical moment, Marquis Lumen would actually suppress Marquis Zhujiang.
Former General Wang Li said angrily, "Marquis Lumen, the man who wrote the legendary "Spring Thoughts", made great contributions to the human race, even more than you, Marquis Lumen. You are depriving him of his military power and suspecting him of being a traitor. Isn't this just revenge?"
The voice of Marquis Lu Men sounded: "Considering that you have served the country for many years, I will forgive you for disobeying military orders and speaking so rudely just now. If you dare to disobey military orders again, don't blame me for enforcing military law on the spot!"
"******!" Wang Li suddenly cursed. This time, he did not use his powerful tongue, but all the Jinshi and Hanlin scholars present could hear it, not to mention Lu Menhou who was a Grand Secretary.
Former general Zhang Qingfeng gritted his teeth, his silver hair swaying slightly in the morning breeze.
Fang Yun sat on the dragon horse, squinting his eyes slightly, looking at the densely packed Lumen Army flags in front of him, turned his horse's head, and returned to the Royal Guards.
The sky was clearly clear, but everyone felt like there was a heavy dark cloud overhead, making their chest feel stuffy.
Fang Yun returned to the Royal Guards, and Su Lun said with a sullen face: "My Lord, I am sorry. After all, I am a general of the State of Chu first, and then a general of the Pearl River Army. Of course, if General Zhang says something, it will be another matter."
Fang Yun understood clearly that Su Lun meant that he must obey the orders of Lu Menhou and would not disobey the orders for his own sake, but he could disobey the orders for Zhang Qingfeng.
Fang Yun nodded, said nothing, returned to the Royal Guards, and returned to the protection of Pingshan Camp.
There is a cavalry battalion of one thousand people in the Royal Guard, which is the most elite force in the Royal Guard and is responsible for protecting the Marquis of Zhujiang.
Although they were facing a powerful enemy, many soldiers of the Pearl River Army were cursing in low voices. In their opinion, the Marquis of Pearl River was one of them no matter what.
Fang Yun was riding a black dragon horse with an expressionless face, but anyone could see the gloomy night sky in his eyes. There was no sun, moon or stars in that night sky, only thick dark clouds.
Soon, everyone saw a dense group of barbarians appearing in front of them.
Those barbarians with animal heads and human bodies moved forward slowly in a scattered formation.
A tiger was drooling, and the saliva was dripping all over his body, wetting a large area of his chest hair.
A wolf had red eyes and was rubbing his teeth with hard bones to make them sharper.
A bull twisted its wrist gently, turned its neck, and reached out to touch the horns on its head. There were faint traces of dried blood on the horns.
Some of these barbarians were completely naked, not caring about the exposed parts of their bodies, while others wore animal skin coats, but they were in a very unkempt state.
Most of the barbarians did not have any weapons in their hands. They trusted their minions. Only a few of them held a few weapons, which were rough hammers or axes. They looked extremely rough and frightening.
No matter how strange these barbarians look, they all have one thing in common: their bodies are full of strength, with blood surging throughout their bodies, and they have power far exceeding that of humans.
.(To be continued.)