431. Happy reunion
"Whoaa General, you're still alive! Chen Jie hugged the immortal He Mulan and cried: "I knew you wouldn't die!" I serve Uncle Yue Ying and Uncle Da Hong every day, just waiting for you to come back and ride them and look at my hair! They are all bitten bald! ”
"Good work."
He Mulan patted Chen Jie's shoulder, not knowing what to say.
Chen Jie was left behind to protect the remaining Wei envoys and did not participate in the operation.
And the envoys of Beiliang and the surviving people of the Iron Guard Battalion have been driven out of the team by the Tiger Ben Army because they cannot be trusted, and now they are either dead in the vast desert, or they have been escorted by the Iron Guard Battalion to a certain town in Beiliang.
Those who remained in the oasis were all those left behind by this sandstorm.
After He Mulan arrived at the oasis with the Tiger Benjun and Na Luohun and others, he looked at the camp that was supposed to blow the horn company camp and half of the size left, and his heart was really sad and painful, but before the pain was over, he was shocked by Yue Ying and Da Hong, who suddenly rushed wildly, and he didn't care if he would be knocked away, so he hurriedly greeted him.
Yue Ying and Da Hong are both BMW with some intelligence, they did not die in that storm, but protected many people from being swept away, and now they are raised as treasures by the people of the Tiger Ben Army, and they would rather have no food or drink than thirst and hunger These two uncles, Chen Jie was called like a servant, and even his hair was gnawed.
If there was anything else that could make He Mulan laugh out loud, it would be a blessing in misfortune, Yue Ying and Da Hong were fine.
In order to prevent Queen Meng from committing suicide, on the way here, He Mulan and others unceremoniously stuffed rags in her mouth and tied a rope to her body, but they all knew the severity and were polite to Queen Meng.
All the Beiliang people in the team were expelled by the angry Tiger Ben Army, and the palace maids who originally followed Princess Xingping were also driven away, so with Queen Meng being escorted back, not to mention that the members of the mission didn't know what was going on, a woman mixed in with a group of men, even if it was an old woman, it was a real headache.
The news of Hemulan's safe return to the mission soon spread throughout the camp, and everyone flocked to the center of the oasis like crazy, even Yuan Fang and Feng Heng, who were still busy, put down what they were doing and rushed over immediately, the worst thing about the Tiger Army was that there was no son and no boss, and even the princess of peace was gone, and now the backbone of the main heart is back, although the situation is tragic, there is finally hope to continue to move forward.
He Mulan was relieved to see that most of the people he knew were still alive, and when he saw that Feng Heng was actually here, he understood why the Tiger Benjun did not leave.
With Feng Heng in charge of providing guides and baggage, this place is not far from Qin Khan City, and it is common for the Tiger Ben Army to support it until now.
“…… Is Jeongjong dead? Princess Xingping hasn't been found back? Yuan Fang saw that there was no Zheng Zong behind He Mulan, and the hope that had risen suddenly dimmed.
With such a strong wind, it is already great to be able to protect yourself, a weak chicken like Zheng Zong......
Yuan was relieved and regretted.
"Huh? Oh no, Zheng Zong didn't die, he was injured, in fact, it wasn't very good, but his life was finally saved, I found the trace of the sand wind thief on the way, and asked him to take my rock to the city of Qin Khan for help. If you know that Captain Feng is here, I won't do it too much......"
Seeing that Yuan Fang thought Zheng Zong was dead, He Mulan hurriedly explained.
"I can survive because of Zheng Zong's protection, and there is another adventure, which will be talked about later."
She raised her eyes and found that Mangu was nowhere to be seen, and hurriedly asked Chen Jie beside her, Chen Jie was still wiping her tears, and when she heard this, she hurriedly said that Mangu was hit by flying debris and injured his leg, and now he is recuperating from his injuries.
"Actually, there is also a reason why the mission did not return to the city of Chin Khan immediately. There is no way to drive in the sand, but there are too many wounded, and some people are worried about their lives if they move casually, so I have sent an order to send a group of Lang Zhong over. ”
Feng Heng personally sent the high-spirited mission away, and it didn't take long for the people in the mission to die, kill, wound, and disappear, which made him sigh.
"It's good that you're back, now it's time to leave or stay, just wait for your words."
"I've been missing for more than half a month, and I don't know anything about what happened to you, for the sake of now, I should call all the officers in the division who are still alive to discuss it, and you tell ......me what happened after the sandstorm, and I will also tell you about my experience."
He Mullan sighed.
"The most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of the army, when did the Tiger Ben army suffer such casualties so severely......"
There is a lack of medical treatment, and in this hot desert, even if there is an oasis to live temporarily, it will not be a good place to recuperate.
The wounded must be sent back to Chin Khan City gradually, but the dowry of Princess Xingping in Windy City cannot be left there.
She wants to take it out as a bereavement for the fallen soldiers, and it is impossible for her to cheapen others!
With Hemulan's order, Chen Jie and Yuan Fang hurriedly went to gather all the members of the mission to discuss in the tent, some of these people were still injured, but they had to climb to the big tent, a group of people met and each burst into tears, the mission of more than 30 core members in the past was now dissatisfied in a tent.
It's just a little tent.
He Mulan's heart was also sour, she was the main general, but she couldn't show weakness, she could only suppress the pain in her heart, and talk about her future experience concisely.
Her experience was naturally very short, how she found the corpses of those comrades on the sand dunes, how she found out that Zheng Zong was not dead, how she didn't find Princess Xingping, how she dragged Zheng Zong to find the people who were in trouble, how the people in the wells followed her out to find the way back to Qin Khan City, how she found that the sand wind thieves were going to Windy City halfway, and the Tiger Ben Army might still be nearby, etc., all of which were narrated with her narration.
There was not much thrilling, only indescribable desolation, and as she took out a dagger from her arms, many good men still left tears.
After a sandstorm, the sand buried the bodies of many people, some of whom had no scum left, and some of whom were blown by the wind and did not know where they went. Many people are reluctant to admit that those people are dead, and they are still deceiving themselves that they may have been blown away by the wind, or that they may have had adventures, and the return of Hermulan has injected a shot in the arm to make them more willing to believe their own speculations.
But they forgot that not everyone has the ability and body to fight with the desert and the sky, and not everyone has the luck to meet nobles, if Zheng Zong didn't have He Mulan and didn't give up, he would just turn into flesh and blood in the wolf's mouth in the end, so many unknown tiger soldiers and envoys, can they really come back?
He Mulan was full of hope to return to the mission, but even if he was mentally prepared, his heart was still painful to see such a situation.
She had a smooth journey all the way, and this mission was almost over-planned because of the compromise of the Beiliang royal family, but it was still planted on top of the carelessness.
This incident taught her a real lesson, telling her not to trust others, even if it was Lu Shuihu, a brother, a former friend, and when she was burdened with the lives of the entire mission, she could not act on the basis of good things or favors.
Some people may think that this is the viciousness of the people behind the scenes, but she knows in her heart that if she hadn't approved Lao Sangtou to join the group, and if it weren't for her insistence on believing in Gai Wu and Lu Naluo's guarantees despite Zheng Zong's doubts and speculations, Lao Sangtou would not have been able to set off a little storm at all.
Although it is hard to travel during the day, and the main road may be scorched by the scorching sun, it will not give birth to so many things.
Wouldn't the Tiger Army survive on the water, shrubs, and remaining baggage in the oasis after losing her trace? Why was she swayed by the words of the old mulberry head and the guides, and thought that the original path and arrangement had become very dangerous?
It's not because there is no one to guide her, it's because she's been blinded by the ridiculous "knowledge" that magnifies the dangers of the desert infinitely, and she's too gullible to trust others.
Sometimes, she really has to learn from Zheng Zong's cautiousness of "using people before doubting".
No one knew what He Mulan was thinking, but everyone was happy to know that He Mulan was fine, plus there were indeed many things that happened after the sandstorm, and Liu Zhen, the egret official, was not dead, plus Yuan Fang and others, began to talk to He Mulan about what happened after her disappearance.
After everyone crawled out of the sand, they first gathered up all the living people, Lu Shuihu people only disappeared more than 40 people, almost no casualties, but only half of the Tiger Ben Army remained, and there was no such damage since the establishment of the Tiger Ben Army, so after the casualties were counted, many soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army even thought that this was a trap set by Lu Shuihu people to seek money and kill their lives, and the two sides almost fought.
Fortunately, Na Luohun and Yuan Fang did not die, and there were several highly respected envoys in the mission who mediated in time, so there was no real accident. The survivors turned out all the baggage and water supplies they could find, rode the camels and horses that were still alive, and began to evacuate to the east.
There were still a few guides left in the mission, and the camels could also find water, they found this oasis before the water and grass ran out, but found that there were already horse thieves entrenched in the oasis, and had to fight with the horse thieves, and in the end it was Lu Shuihu who made a meritorious contribution and killed half of the horse thieves, forcing the horse thieves to surrender one after another, and this horse thief was the army led by the swallow.
The real name of the swallow is not called Yanzi, but called Hudi Ganyan, which is a branch of Hexi Xianbei, once the nobles of Nanliang, with the destruction of Nanliang, Hudi Ganjia defected to Beiliang, when the great son of Beiliang died in Rouran, Hudi Ganjia was a general under the account of the eldest prince, because the guard was unfavorable, and the whole door was punished.
Hudigan's house was raided, the man was punished with hard labor, and the woman became an official maid, because Yanzi's father had many old departments in Hexi, Fuqu Mengxun did not kill him, but put him in prison and endured torment. Yanzi escaped from Guzang with his brother, but was chased by the pursuers on the way, and after his brother broke off, only Yanzi escaped in the end.
It was really difficult for a woman to survive outside, and most of the generals of the Hudi Ganjia family were gone, and the rest of the people followed her outside to try to save their family, so they joined the sand wind thieves here, gathering more and more people.
While inquiring about the whereabouts of his family, this swallow gathered people to prepare to go to the border between Western Qin and Northern Liang to rob the family members who were doing hard labor, but he always couldn't find the opportunity.
She is a woman, and her subordinates can't recruit any strongmen, and this rabble must know that she is robbing a border hard labor camp, and she will run clean before she reaches the halfway.
At this moment, the messenger of the old mulberry head found her, she did know vaguely what the big chief was thinking about before, and what she was going to save, and now she knew that the big leader was going to ask for a ransom through the prince, hoping that she could help with some people, so she was moved.
As long as he has a son, he can negotiate conditions with Beiliang, so Hudi Ganyan, who obviously has no ambition for money and status, still rushed to Windy City with all his subordinates, drove away the caravan of the oasis here and occupied it, waiting for the next news.
As a result, instead of waiting for good news, he waited until Windy City was buried, and the prince was mutiny by his subordinates when he arrived in the hands of the great chief.
I also met the Tiger Army, who had been lost in the desert for five or six days.
The old mulberry head person, Yanzi still knows a thing or two, he has been in Dunhuang, want to seek some treasure, but the gray escaped back, get the reuse of Rahu, this person loves money, for money to do everything, the brain is flexible, very jealous.
It is normal to say that Lao Sangtou rebelled against Rahu for the treasures in the Windy City, he was originally in Dunhuang to want some treasures, and he also wanted to borrow the power of the sand wind thieves to strengthen his strength, so that he could go to Dunhuang to retrieve the treasures in the future.
Yanzi was tempted by the prince and the treasure, whether it was to negotiate terms with the prince or to get money to recruit his subordinates, it was a great temptation for her, but before the matter could be completed, she was restrained by the tiger army.
Yuan Fang has his own ability, Liu Zhen is also the top of the Egret official, the two did not use any means to learn about a qiē, and even rebelled against the swallow to defect to the Wei State, as Wei officials, they promised to put pressure on Bei Liang to return to Hudi to do the still alive family, so the two sides agreed, "ten people negotiated", it seemed that the swallow arrived late, in fact, the Wei delegation had already made all kinds of preparations, just waiting for the swallow to get the prince and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The results weren't the best, but they were beyond their expectations.
It's just that everyone originally thought that the prince and the Meng family were victims, but now they were copied by Lao Sangtou, and it turned out that every qiē was Queen Meng's planned escape plan, and everyone hated Chongguan and squinted, so they almost didn't swallow Queen Meng and Lao Sangtou alive.
"It's a pity that the Bodhi Son is fake." Na Luo Hun sighed, "Although Queen Meng's status is noble, she is useless to the overall situation of Beiliang." ”
"Fake?" Egret official Liu Zhen sneered. "Who knows if it's fake?"
A group of people looked at Liu Zhen inexplicably.
"Go and take out the dowry of Princess Xingping, let's continue to go back to Pingcheng, these Beiliang people think we Wei people are so easy to fiddle with? Even if he's a fake......"
Liu Zhenhu's eyes widened.
"We say he's real, that's true!"