Chapter 707: Arrival
The general who told them, Pioneer Battalion, don't want waste.
The general who told them, Pioneer Battalion, don't desert.
Not anymore.
He glanced at the decadent Captain Yan, clenched his fists, and wanted to go up and beat him to death, the generals were dead, why was he still alive!
However, the next moment, he heard Yan Shien say in surprise, "Yes, the general is not dead, the general just fell into the river, and he may still be alive!"
When Xie Shimin heard this, he hurriedly shouted, "Pass the order and let everyone go to the river to salvage the general! Including the people in the city!"
What they could think of, the enemy army naturally thought of.
So on both sides of the Yangtze River, there are countless shadows searching.
……
In the evening, the army of Zhennan Hou finally arrived late.
Zhennanhou's face was anxious, since he received the call for help from the communication soldier, he led the people to hurry non-stop, in order to ensure the speed, he let the logistics troops slowly fall behind, and he led people to take the first step.
The anxiety along the way, when he saw that the military flag of their Yue Di was still hanging in Qilin Town, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Kirin Town was not lost.
"General Gu is really a heroine among women, with 10,000 horses against the army of the Marquis of Dingyuan, he actually miraculously defended the city! This commander must remember General Gu's first-class merit, and all the second-class merit of the pioneer battalion!" Zhennanhou said excitedly.
Qilin Town is so important, once it is occupied by the enemy army, it is equivalent to the enemy army opening a hole in the ground where they cross.
When he received the news, he was ready for the loss of Qilin Town, but he didn't expect Gu Yanqi to give him such a big surprise!
The generals beside Zhennanhou also said excitedly after hearing Zhennanhou's words, "General Gu has really made a great contribution this time!"
But there are also generals who can't get used to the appearance of Zhennan Hou and Gu Yanqi, and said sourly, "Maybe there aren't so many enemy troops!"
It means that Gu Yanqi lied about the military situation......
Zhennan Hou was on his head, and was splashed with a basin of cold water, naturally he was unhappy, he directly said coldly, "Slandering the generals in the army without authorization, do you want to eat military sticks?"
When the words fell, everyone knew about Zhennanhou's maintenance of General Gu, and those who wanted to make small moves also stopped thinking.
But soon, they realized something was wrong.
The closer they got to Kirin Town, the more they felt that something was wrong.
Kirin Town is too quiet.
Quietly, it doesn't look like a city at war, but like a city that has been in a doldrums after being conquered.
The smile on Zhennanhou's face faded little by little, replaced by heaviness.
And those generals who were already sour in their hearts, although they didn't say it directly, the schadenfreude on their faces was very obvious.
At this time, Zhennanhou didn't bother to pay attention to them, just wanted to know what was going on in Qilin Town.
Whether it was victory or defeat.
So Zhennanhou sent spies to Qilin Town to find out the news.
But the news that the spies came back to report made them scratch their heads.
"Marshal, Qilin Town is almost an empty city, but I saw some people gathered by the river, I don't know what they are doing, but there are not many people. "This is the spies' report.
Zhennanhou frowned, empty city!
"What about the army of the Pioneer Battalion?" asked Zhennanhou, the wrinkle between his brows almost killing a fly.
"The troops of the pioneer battalion were not found, but some bodies were found on the ground, but there were not many, scattered and scattered. The spy said strangely.
"It's really weird. Zhennanhou thought for a while and said, "Set up camp immediately, Ben Shuai will go to Qilin Town to see why it's so weird!"
"Marshal, no!" was immediately stopped.
"Needless to say, Ben Shuai must go. Zhennanhou made up his mind.
The strangeness of Kirin Town attracted his attention, as well as the disappearance of the Pioneer Battalion...... He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Soon, Zhennanhou entered Qilin Town with a mighty 10,000 horses.
Indeed, as the spies say, it is almost an empty city, which is really unusual.
Even if General Gu retreated with the vanguard battalion and the people...... Then the enemy will always occupy it!
But now, neither their own people, nor the common people, nor the enemy army, have seen it!
Soon they were at a place where they could see the riverside, and they did see some people gathering along the riverside, as if they were looking for something.
Zhennanhou thought for a moment and said, "Send two people to inquire about what they are looking for." ”
After that, Zhennanhou did not wait there, but walked around.
Finally, we turned to the bridge across the Yangtze River.
"Do the people usually rely on such a bridge to get to the other side?" said a general beside Zhennanhou in amazement.
He looked at the rushing river...... He didn't have the courage to walk around on it all the time.
Zhennanhou glanced at the general who spoke, and then carefully observed the iron cable, something quickly flashed in his mind, but he couldn't catch it for a while.
At this moment, the two men who had been sent to inquire about the movements of the people by the river returned.
"Marshal Qiyu, the people by the river are ......," the man who replied paused, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's searching for General Gu." ”
"What?" Zhen Nanhou was shocked.
So the man told how brave Gu Yanqi was, how he broke the bridge for the people, how he fell into the river, and how they were all searching for Gu Yanqi now.
Zhennan Hou took two steps back in shock, and his voice trembled a little, "You mean Xiao...... General Gu, she fell into the river?"
"Yes!"
"Or did you fall into the river after being seriously injured?" Zhennanhou almost couldn't stand.
"Yes!"
"Search! All of them will search! Be sure to find General Gu!" Zhennan Hou was furious, "You have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death!"
"All...... All?" The messenger asked a little unsure of what Zhennanhou meant.
"Everyone!" Zhen Nanhou roared.
The messenger gave the order, and then everyone went to the river to salvage Gu Yanqi.
"If you meet the people of the pioneer camp, let them come to the tent and talk back!" After Zhennanhou dropped such a sentence, he left Qilin Town and returned to the camp tent that had been set up.
After returning to the camp tent, Zhennanhou did not rest, but walked around the camp tent, frowning.
The adjutant glanced at the restless Zhennanhou and comforted, "General Gu Jiren has her own natural appearance, she will definitely be fine." ”
"If something really happens to Xiao Qi, I'm afraid ......" Because only the confidant adjutant was alone, and the Marquis of Zhennan didn't call Gu Yanqi General Gu, "If King Yue learns the news...... He's going to go crazy. ”
Before setting out on the expedition, King Yue hinted at him more than once that he must ensure Gu Yanqi's safety, and if there was any hint to him, when they won a big victory, it would be the wedding day of King Yue and Gu Yanqi!
He could see that although King Yue at that time was a hint, the happiness on King Yue's face was not fake.
The importance that King Yue attached to this wedding...... attaches great importance to Gu Yanqi...... Zhennan Hou covered his face, how could he explain to King Yue!