Chapter 59
On the sixth day after the Dragon Boat Festival, the prince and his subordinates twenty iron cavalry arrived at Shuofang Jinchuan, there are four days from the ten-day period set by the holy decree, 30,000 soldiers in Shuofang County have been ready to go, Du Xun, the commander of Yingzhou, led 30,000 troops to wait at the pass, and the grain and grass that set off first have not arrived, everyone is waiting anxiously, but can not abandon the grain and grass first, the 500 people of the advance army since entering the Sanjia set will lose the news, the prince immediately sent people to investigate, and ordered Shuofang and Yingzhou to reallocate grain and grass, in case of future troubles, seeing that the deadline is approaching, it is not possible to not send troops, on the evening of the ninth day, there is a letter to report that the grain and grass were looted by mountain bandits outside Jiaping County, and the losses were heavy, and the five hundred advance troops have arrived in Shuofang CountyTomorrow will be the day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the fifteenth day of May, Qi Long sent guards to wait outside the city in the morning, and did not see the shadow of these five hundred people until three o'clock, how strict the march was, and could not delay the five hundred people for this song. The more Mobei goes out, the more poisonous the sun becomes, and he needs to speed up the road when there are clouds in the morning, and he must not march at noon, but he is about to go up three poles in the sun, Rao is the soldiers under the command of Qi Long are strictly disciplined, and they can't help but complain in their hearts about the five hundred people from the county capital.
The prince sat on the city gate, his face was calm but he was not in a hurry to express his position, his fingers were dipped in tea and he drew something on his armrest, and he looked into the distance and said, "Don't worry, you will be there soon." ”
Just like the prophecy of the Divine Palace, not long after the prince said it, there were people on the horizon, chaotic, like a swarm of wasps coming, and when I got closer, I saw that the five hundred people were limping to this side, and I couldn't help but feel the gap between this wave of people and the soldiers of Shuofang.
"Report ...... The commander of the military capital made Zheng Chuan arrive at Shuofang with the pioneer battalion. The man who called himself Zheng Chuan was disgraced, and the military uniform on his body was also ragged, so he was not embarrassed, and shouted weakly.
With just one glance, the prince knew that the man was pretending, and he took the bow and arrow of the guard on his side and shot down, Zheng Chuan looked at the cold mang inserted in his side and was frightened, and he didn't have time to react, if the prince really had the intention to put him to death, he couldn't hide, and knelt on the ground with a thud, this time his face was really like ashes.
"I lost my grain and grass, and delayed my departure, as the commander of the military capital, I am afraid that the hanging will be light. Just when everyone thought that the prince was going to put Zheng Chuan to death, the prince's words changed, "You do deserve to die, but not now, your blood should be sprinkled on the battlefield, not under the arrows of Dayong, you are allowed to make meritorious service for your crimes, the pioneer camp is the face of Gyeonggi, I hope not to make the soldiers at the border pass laugh." ”
Zheng Chuan picked up a life, and he was grateful to the prince, kneeling on the ground and thanking him, which made the seven-foot man choke.
The marching troops who escorted grain and grass were all militiamen with no background, and they were the lowest level of existence in the Gyeonggi military camp, and this time they were arranged, and they were expected to go back to the country to explore the road to death, so the march was extremely tired, but at this time, the prince said that whether it was Zheng Chuan or the soldiers of the other pioneer battalions, they were all in high spirits.
If you die, you will die as you deserve, and the commander will not give up, and they can't lose the face of the Gyeonggi soldiers!
Just now, they were still staggering, and the sick and sick people seemed to be bathing in the spring breeze and looking new.
"The order went down, although the pioneer battalion lost food and grass, but desperately broke through the siege, did not lose the soldiers, and it was the time to use the troops, leaving the whole battalion of the pioneer battalion to make meritorious contributions. ”
The prince glanced at Qi Long, and Qi Long ordered: "Open the city gate, integrate the whole army, and set off immediately." ”
The city gate was opened, the vanguard army and the Shuofang army converged, although the Shuofang soldiers still had opinions about the soldiers in Gyeonggi, but seeing that the soldiers of Gyeonggi had not declined, they were full of energy, and they no longer cared, after all, there was no point in internal strife now.
The army marched quickly, an hour and a half later, the two sides gradually barren, the greenery was not there, only the poplar was isolated, and when it reached the pass, it was already the scorching sun, and I saw Du Xun with a few people in Yingzhou at the pass.
"Yingzhou Governor Du Xun see His Royal Highness the Prince. Du Xun had a dark complexion, was tall and big, had a beard all over his face, and his slightly bulging belly could not be stopped by wearing armor, and he saluted, and Du Xun suddenly hit Qi Long.
Du Xun and Qi Long are the same age, but looking at their faces, they will never compare the rough and unruly Du Xun with the neat and decent Qi Long of the same age.
The two fought inexplicably, but Qi Long had a slight upper hand, and the armor collided with a metal whistle, and sparks flew one after another, but because neither of them took weapons, the fight lacked ornamentality.
With his arms stretched out and his waist hugged, Du Xun was like a black bear, and he was squatting to hold Qi Long, seeing that Qi Long's much thinner body than Du Xun was about to be shattered in this hug and squat.
Shuo Fang's generals were nervous, and they couldn't help but call out "General!", and the prince also stared at the situation tightly, and the stones in his hands were ready to go, for fear that Du Xun would hurt his father-in-law.
But unexpectedly, Qi Long's single elbow hit Du Xun's armpit, grabbed Du Xun's shoulder armor with his backhand, and his back fell, Du Xun's weight of 200 catties of chain mail was like catkins floating, but when it landed, it stirred up bursts of dust.
Lying on his back on the scorching earth, Du Xun laughed and shouted with bared teeth: "Brother Qi's skills have not diminished back then, and I don't know how to save some face for my brother." The defenseless soft flesh under his armpit was heart-rending by Qi Long's blow, and his tone couldn't help but carry grievances.
"Haha. I haven't seen you for a long time, and your martial arts have also improved rapidly, and it is me who is lying on the ground with a light hand, and my old bones can't withstand the toss. Qi Long replied with a smile, originally wanted to have a few foul words with Du Xun, but after thinking about it, the prince was still here, not only did he speak modestly, but also in a crepe.
It turned out to be an old acquaintance, but it made the people around him worry about nothing.
Du Xun led the way in front, everyone walked through the long yellow sand, a huge building came into view, the earth and stone structure, gray, like the illusion of the evolution of the sand, if it were not for the broken red flag in front of the door, I was afraid that pedestrians would miss here.
"This Tumen Inn is also a legend in Mobei, a radius of hundreds of miles Liao is uninhabited, he is very lively, Qinglou brothels, wine shops and gambling houses are all complete, pedestrians passing by here are here to rest, until the sun is not so strong and then move forward, the army is resting in the poplar forest behind the inn, does His Royal Highness the Prince want to go in for a stroll?" Du Xun introduced with great interest, and when he saw him, he did not go here for a leisure.
Qi Long glared at Du Xun several times, spit on him who had taught the prince badly, what kind of mess he introduced, and said to the prince:
"Your Highness needs to be cautious, there are many fish and dragons here, and most of them are outlaws, although we have a numerical advantage, but it is difficult to ensure that thieves use some pickled methods to harm people, it is better to be careful when eating tea. ”
Out of this Gobi, it is equivalent to out of the border of Dayong, outside is the former Mengwu, now the place of exile, the distant sand and stones whirring, the wail of the dead, after all, it is a difficult road.
The yellow sand is misty, and the fine sand is woven into a poisonous miasma that envelops this Tumen Inn, and the prince narrows his eyes slightly, this is probably the first level of this trip.