Chapter 41: Danger on the Way Home (5)

The next day, the sky was shining, the birds outside the camp chirped and the horses neighed lightly, and suddenly an order tore apart the peace of the morning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The wind spirit gasped and woke up suddenly, only to see the figures in the camp on the opposite side walking back and forth, as if they were about to leave the camp.

She jumped up from the ground, the blanket slipping to the ground.

She picked up the thin blanket and saw another one that was slightly thicker. The thin blanket was given by the government soldiers, and she returned it from the pawn, but the slightly thicker one, but she didn't know where it came from, and went to the camp to inquire around, but no one came to recognize it, so she had to tie it up and tie it behind the horse.

When I went to the lake to freshen up, I chewed a few bites of Hu Biscuits with the cold water in my skin, and the soldiers had already assembled. Feng Ling didn't dare to slack off, and she packed up tightly, and the soldiers of the palace were ready to complete one step earlier, and led her horse to wait aside.

In the blink of an eye, a team of 100 people galloped out of the oasis in turn and rushed towards the official road.

After sunrise, the huge Tang character flying eagle banner has been unfurled on the official road.

The wind spirit was still at the end of the line, and Ding Si'er walked on her side, turning his head to her and asking, "Is there still an oasis like last night?" ”

"It's there, but it's not every night." Feng Ling bent his eyes and replied with a smile: "If it is in the middle of summer, when the meltwater on the snow-capped mountains comes down the terrain and the Shule Daze River is abundant, there are a lot of meadows, and the water and grass are abundant, and the road can be a lot more comfortable." At present, the snow-capped mountains have not yet been civilized, so it is naturally more difficult. ”

"So ......" Ding Si'er thought for a while, and then there was more retribution in his tone: "When it comes to the next oasis, Gu Niangzi wants to hunt again, be sure to call me, let's fix two more wild things, where is the sheep last night enough for so many people to fill in." ”

Feng Ling smiled and responded: "If Captain Yan allows it, Feng Ling doesn't need to say it." ”

A government soldier near Ding Si'er was overjoyed when he heard this, and pulled out the veil on his face and shouted, "Gu Niangzi! But is there anything you won't do? ”

Feng Ling's mouth and nose were covered by veils, and she couldn't see her expression, but she saw her eyebrows and eyes curled more and more beautifully: "Naturally, there are many." Female red needles, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and female virtues, all of them, if you see it, you will laugh at the clumsiness. ”

Several of the surrounding soldiers laughed together, and they didn't notice the soreness in their limbs caused by the bumps.

Towards noon, the mound of earth on the side of the road gradually densed, and after a while, the mound of earth on the high ground was simply connected together, becoming a wall of earth, and the official road became a path between the earthen walls, and the narrowest part only allowed three horsemen to pass in parallel.

When I came, because it was difficult to drive, I didn't pass here, so I took a long detour on the road. In order to shorten the journey and rush back to Dunhuang City as soon as possible, he chose this shortcut.

"Team D." Feng Ling straightened his waist on the horse, and a pair of apricot eyes swept around alertly: "The most dangerous thing is to call 'ghosts to hit the wall' here, and the sand bandits like to set up ambushes here to raid passing caravans, not to mention far away, only to say that in the past few decades, countless merchants and merchants have died here." ”

As he spoke, a gust of wind came with gravel, passing through the narrow passages between the earthen walls, and he was forced to roar out a terrible and desolate sound, and in an instant, the whole 'ghost hitting the wall' seemed to be filled with the wailing and roaring of resentful spirits. Even after a long time on the battlefield, the soldiers who are accustomed to seeing death can't help but feel a chill on the back of their necks.

"How do the merchants get past this 'ghost wall'?" Ding Si'er shrank his neck and hurriedly asked.

"Abandon the official road and wear the small road." Feng Ling said: "Of course, you won't get lost by taking the official road, but the sand bandits mostly ambush on the side of the official road, if you take a detour to the small road, the sand bandits can't figure out which road the caravan is taking, and they can avoid it." It is not easy to detour the trail, it is said that there are too many grievances here, tripping people's feet and horses' legs, so that people can't feel the direction, often go out of the 'ghost hitting the wall' with great difficulty, but lose the direction, and delay on the road for several days, it is also common. ”

"We don't have to bother with this trip. The banner of the Tang Dynasty soldiers was waving, and the bandits couldn't avoid it, and it was unprofitable, so how could they hit their heads on the blade. The military is mighty to the yang, and the ghosts and ghosts are also afraid. Feng Ling saw that everyone was a little stunned, but he was afraid that his words would disturb the morale of the army, and if it reached Fu Yanyan and annoyed him, he was afraid that there would be no more opportunities to rely on his entourage, so he started a round.

Ding Si'er was speechless: "It's so difficult not to want to do business, how can Gu Niangzi's daughter's family survive it?" ”

Feng Lingfu smiled: "It is not easy for anyone to make a living and earn food, and if you get used to it, you will not feel hard." I sighed in my heart: It is really not easy for a woman to live freely without being attached to others.

Ding Si'er laughed out loud: "With Gu Niangzi's family business, she still says that she wants to make a living, but what a big mouth." ”

Between laughing and talking, he didn't realize how difficult it was to "hit the wall", and Feng Ling firmly calculated in his heart how much distance he still had to get out of this strange mound of dirt.

Suddenly, another sound exploded with the sound of a strange wind whistling and the sound of a slow-marching horse's hooves stomping on the ground. The shout as if tearing his throat was like a "whirring" roar from the throat of a vicious wolf, and the sound was no more than a hundred meters, and it moved quickly towards the soldiers.

The wind spirit was too familiar with the sound, and his heart seemed to be stuffed into a large lump of ice, and he couldn't help but shrink violently, and the hand holding the reins of the horse trembled uncontrollably.

"Bandits! Dare to offend the Tang Army, it is really too long! There was no need to wait for the team leader's blow to delay the order, with Ding Si'er's fierce curse, the sound of the long knife coming out of the sheath gradually became a sound.

Hearing this sound, Feng Ling stabilized his mind slightly, remembering that he was not in the caravan, but with Tang Jun, and the strength in his hand had also recovered, and he turned his hand and drew his saber to the hidden place under the saddle behind him.

"Later, the killing will be up, the blade has no eyes, Gu Niangzi must be careful." Ding Si'er tilted her head to instruct, but at a glance she saw that her long knife was already in her hand, and she was really surprised to fight with them.

Ding Si'er was stunned for a while, and then a government soldier came to give an order: "The captain has an order, the thieves are coming, and there is no horseback, so they must attack the horse first, and the whole team will immediately dismount, take advantage of the thief's focus on attacking the horse, seize the opportunity, and attack head-on." Listen to the horn's orders, try your best to go up to the high ground, and don't let the thieves catch up with the high ground. ”

The soldiers received their orders in a low voice, and each dismounted to prepare for battle. The government soldier who gave the order said to Feng Ling again: "Gu Niangzi come with me." ”

The wind spirit hurriedly urged the horse to follow, and followed the Nafu soldiers to the head of the team. Fu Tan Yanzheng ordered a small group of crossbow archers to climb the nearest dirt slope, except for frowning a little tighter, his expression was not unusual, seeing that Feng Ling was approaching, he glanced at the long knife in her hand, and said lightly: "Dismount, near me, don't make trouble." ”

According to Feng Ling's temperament, when he heard his "chaos", he must have retorted. Ran had just jumped off the horse and landed on the ground, and the first thief who rushed forward suddenly appeared, and she was no longer allowed to play tricks.

The thief slashed at the horse's leg with great speed, but he did not notice whether there was anyone on the horse. A soldier stabbed his sword at the moment he slashed at the horse's leg, and it was piercing him in the waist and eye. The thief screamed miserably and immediately fell to the ground, and the wind spirit looked at it fixedly, and exclaimed: "It's the Turks!" ”