Chapter 25: The Road Meets the Devil
There is more than one road from Tieling County to Fengtian, the closest and smoothest of which is the one that passes through Qingmakan, but it is also the one that people walk the least. The reason is because there is a big bandit Du Jintang in Qingmakan, who occupies a radius of more than 100 miles, and all the merchants who pass under his mountain must call him to pay tribute, otherwise I am afraid that the joint name will not be able to be saved.
The officers and soldiers had also encircled and suppressed them several times in those years, but the bandits in Qingmakan were familiar with the terrain, coupled with the high mountains and dense forests, and the terrain was complicated.
After going back and forth, the officers and soldiers learned to be obedient, and no longer easily touched the force of Qingmakan, and the bandits of Qingmakan were also very knowledgeable, and the officials and soldiers were well water and did not violate the river water, and each walked his own way and crossed his own bridge.
However, it is this path that Phoenix has taken.
At the beginning, Feng Huang wanted to come to Fengtian City to wait for Luo Xiao's plan to exit, but he was strongly opposed by the commanders of the Yanhuang Legion, saying that it was too dangerous to do so.
However, Phoenix didn't listen at all, she was determined to go to Fengtian, and in the end there was really no way, everyone could only agree.
However, in the choice of road, Phoenix tends to take the road of Qingmakan, she feels that today's Huxiaoling is famous, even if it is Qingmakan, it has to give some face, so it should be safe to go this way.
It has been half a year since she was separated from Luo Xiao, she has not seen Luo Xiao for such a long time, and now she knows that Luo Xiao is going to return to Fengtian to command the counterattack on Fengtian, she can no longer sit still, and she is determined to go to Fengtian.
The people tried to persuade her again, but Phoenix still insisted on her opinion, and in the end everyone had to give in again, but put forward a condition that she should bring a team of special combat team members, so that she could protect her safety on the way.
Of course, Phoenix would not have any objections to this condition, so Sun Jian transferred ten special combat members from the Huya Special Operations Brigade, and then a detachment of the Hidden Dragon Mountain Combat Team led by Phoenix, with a number of thirty people, who went to Fengtian with her.
After departure, along the way, Phoenix and they were very safe, after all, the names of Tiger Roaring Ridge and Luo Xiao were not something that ordinary forces dared to despise, so every time they passed a mountain, they were far away to greet and treat them like guests.
Phoenix, they even jokingly called this a "Qin Mission".
Out of the boundary of Tieling County, and then to the southwest, you will enter the boundary of Qingmakan, where the mountains are lined up, the mountain road is circuitous, and it passes through the mountains. However, the road is very smooth.
Phoenix They have one horse in their hands, all of which were obtained when Luo Xiao burned the Devil Cavalry Wing, and the horses, except for the cavalry regiment that left enough horses, the rest were allocated to each team.
Recently, the devils have set up a blockade around Tiger Roaring Ridge, and there are also devils' ironclad cars patrolling back and forth on various major roads, walking on the road, Phoenix They may encounter devils at any time.
Therefore, in order to maintain mobility, the Phoenix they were all equipped with war horses and formed a cavalry detachment.
Riding on a war horse, the phoenix is still dressed in a black and red suit, covered with a red and fiery cloak, with a pair of barge guns inserted in his waist, which looks like a burning flame from a distance, looking heroic, but the disadvantage is that in this ice and snow, it is too dazzling.
In front of her, there were more than a dozen warriors of the Hidden Dragon Mountain clan, and there were also a dozen in the back, these people watched the movements around them vigilantly, ready to enter the battle at any time.
The four members of the Huya Special Operations Brigade did not wear special combat uniforms, but put on the military uniforms of the Hidden Dragon Mountain Combat Team, carrying whispering submachine guns behind their backs, and followed the phoenix inseparably.
The speed of the march was not too slow, that is, at noon they reached a hill less than five miles away from Qingmakan.
Standing on the hill, the phoenix looked into the distance, and saw the mountain road winding down from the hill, spreading forward between the undulating mountains, and between the mountains and mountains in the distance, the towering peak should be Qingmakan, that is, the lair of Du Jintang's forces.
The twenty members of the Hidden Dragon Mountain team who came with this time are also the old team of Phoenix, a total of six men and four women, all of whom are good, and the leader is called Qingshuang, who is a woman, but her skills are the best in this group.
As for the four special combat members, they were not within the scope, Qingshuang knew that compared to them, they were still a lot behind, and these four were more appropriate to call them killing machines than people.
"Miss, take a break and eat dry food." Qingshuang came to the phoenix and handed her the water bag, "It's Qingmakan ahead, let's rest, and then rush over quickly." ”
"What, Qingshuang, do you notice something?" Hearing this, Phoenix stopped raising the water bag and turned his head to ask.
Qingshuang shook her head, but the expression on her face was still so serious, "No, miss, but I always feel a little restless, so let's go through the Qingmakan realm as soon as possible." ”
Phoenix smiled, she glared at Qingshuang angrily, "You girl, you think nonsense all day long, two days ago you said that someone peeked at you taking a bath, and it turned out to be a squirrel, hehe." ”
Qingshuang couldn't help but blush when she heard her say this, and said in a low voice, "Maybe, maybe I'm thinking too much." ”
"Dismount and rest, and set off in half an hour."
With the phoenix's order, the warriors all turned over and dismounted, found a place to drink water and eat dry food, while the two warriors stood on a high place and were in charge of guarding.
Phoenix found a piece of bluestone, took out the compressed biscuit he was carrying, then took out a piece and put it in his mouth to bite it, and swallowed it.
Although compressed biscuits taste a little dry, they are one of the best dry foods for marching and fighting, and for Phoenix, he even ate wild vegetables and tree bark at the beginning, so these are naturally not a problem.
After eating a few mouthfuls of dry food, the phoenix leaned on the bluestone, closed his eyes and began to rest, although the ground was covered with snow, but it was not wet and cold at all after laying the military felt.
"Where is Brother Luo now? What are you doing? Closing his eyes, Phoenix's mind was full of Luo Xiao's shadow shaking, and he couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.
Suddenly, the four special operators sitting next to her opened their eyes together, and their arms held the whispering submachine guns, as if they had discovered the enemy's cheetah, and their whole bodies tensed.
At the same time, Qingshuang also opened his eyes, pulled out a pair of shell guns, and shouted at the other team members who were closing their eyes to recuperate, "Get up, there is a situation." ”
With a hula, all the warriors sat up, grabbed their weapons, and searched around.
Phoenix also pulled out the box cannon, and she stepped over to Qingshuang's side and asked in a deep voice, "Qingshuang, what did you find?" ”
"There seems to be the sound of horses' hooves and wheels." Qingshuang closed her eyes slightly, listened intently, and then said, "The direction should be over there." She pointed her finger in the direction she had just come.
Four special operators were already at this time
Connected with the special combat team members in charge of police reconnaissance and road exploration, asked them about the situation in front, and reported to Phoenix after asking, "Captain, everything is normal in front." ”
"It's a patrol of devils!" One of the warriors climbed a high rock and looked out at the road behind him, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a lot of devils." ”
"How many are there?" Phoenix asked at him.
The warrior looked at it carefully, then shouted, "There are too many, at least a few hundred." ”
People's hearts sank, if there were dozens of devils, everyone could still have a fight, but now there are hundreds of devils, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, they are not the opponents of the other party.
Looking left and right, the phoenix realized that their location was between two mountains, except for the hill here, there were towering cliffs on both sides, and it was difficult to find Tibetans.
What to do? Everyone is desperately trying to figure out a way.
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