Chapter 935: The road is narrow
Once they got rid of the fetters of those wounded soldiers and people, Sun Tu and his entourage naturally came up. For the next few days, they galloped all the way northeast, and almost every day they could walk fifty or sixty miles, no slower than the usual horses. You must know that at present, there are no decent official roads at the junction of the Liao and Song Dynasties, and they are all rugged and difficult mountain roads, which will naturally greatly slow down the pace of pedestrians.
But in the eyes of the elite of the well-trained Qingzhou Army, this difficulty is nothing. The only thing that keeps them from moving at full speed is the need to watch out for possible enemy situations. After all, this is the territory of Liao, the two sides are still fighting, and more importantly, Xiao Yanping's group of defeated troops that may still exist, at least before arriving at the city of Zhuozhou, they dare not relax in the slightest.
In this way, day and night, only resting for three hours a day, they finally came to the boundary of Zhuozhou after entering April. Just the half-broken stele in front of them can make everyone believe that the destination is in front of them. At this time, the red sun was sinking in the west, and it was dusk for another day.
"Walk through the White Horse Mountain in front of you, and walk ten miles further on, and you will be Zhuozhou City...... "A scout spread out the map in his hand, pointing to the city that had already been marked, and said with some excitement.
Sun Tu nodded and smiled: "Yes, everyone has worked hard all the way." However, we were lucky enough not to have any trouble, and as long as we entered the city, I believe we would be completely safe. ”
"But the general, there is still something unclear about his humble position, why did he come all the way, although he saw villages and towns, he could hardly see the local people?" One of his subordinates was curious, and his words immediately attracted the attention of everyone else to Sun Tu's face.
Along the way, although they mostly walked on off-the-beaten trails, they also passed through a few villages. But as a result, the villages were already in ruins, and many of the farmhouses had collapsed, and the grass was so tall that it had apparently not been inhabited for several years.
You know, there is still a large area of land on the edge of these villages, which looks like farmland that was once cultivated, but now it has become a paradise for weeds, and at a glance, there are plants and trees of different lengths. Obviously, the people here did not flee because of the current Song-Liao battle or famine.
Sun Tu pondered for a moment, and then guessed: "I'm afraid this should have something to do with the ever-victorious army of that Guo Yaoshi." They can only be called a rebel army now, so there must be no reason to act, and the population is the best supplement for them. ”
This made everyone's faces change, in the Great Song Dynasty, although their lives were more difficult in the past, they had never had such an experience. As a result, the soldiers' perception of Guo Yaoshi quickly dropped a few points: "I originally thought that he would be a hero if he could raise a team in Liao as a Han Chinese, but now it seems that this is not the case." ”
"In such a world, heroes are afraid that they have no chance to get ahead." Sun Tu shook his head with a wry smile.
"That's not it, in our eyes, you are a big hero who stands up to the sky, if it weren't for you, we Qingzhou people don't know how hard it will be."
These words quickly won everyone's approval, and everyone looked at Sun Tu with admiration, although they were stupid, they still boasted sincerely
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The way of Sun made our Yuehou's rare old face hot: "I don't dare to be called a hero, I just don't want people like me to suffer anymore." ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand again: "Okay, these words will be left for future success, and it will not be too late to say it." Next, let's rest on the spot first, Yuan Gang, Xu Liang, you two go ahead to explore the way to see if there is any danger. Being in the enemy territory, Sun Tu didn't dare to relax at all, especially at this critical moment when he was about to arrive in Zhuozhou, he didn't want to make a mistake because of his little relaxation.
The two subordinates who were named hurriedly agreed, took their weapons and crossbows, and quickly walked forward. They are all the elite of the Qingzhou Army scout camp, and they are naturally ready to find the way. As for Sun Tu, they were stationed on the spot, and he even took out two large boxes of self-heating hot pot directly from the warehouse system to reward these brothers.
It is said that since the mutiny and seizure of power, Sun Tu found that the warehouse system, which had not made much progress, suddenly opened several large warehouses, one of which was full of this kind of food that was quite popular in later generations, in addition to self-heating hot pot, there are also a large amount of mineral water, and compressed biscuits. These things really came in handy this time, so that they didn't have to bring any dry food and water, and they could have no worries all the way.
In the other warehouses, there are some things that make him more determined, but now, it is not the time to take them out.
Along the way, everyone has long been accustomed to their own generals being able to conjure up these never-before-seen, unheard of, but delicious foods. Now I was very hungry again, and when I saw something, I didn't ask more, but reached out and grabbed it, and in a moment, several large boxes of food were divided. Then, the tantalizing aroma spreads through the wilderness......
When it was completely dark, except for more than a dozen people who were keeping vigil, everyone else had already fallen asleep by the bonfire, and Sun Tu saw Yuan and Xu hurriedly returning. The fire shone on their faces, but Sun Tu noticed that their expressions were quite nervous, and he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What, is there anything wrong ahead?" ”
"Back to the general, five or six miles ahead, that is, at the entrance of White Horse Mountain, we found fresh horse manure, as well as traces left by people and horses after they walked around, just looking at the footprints, I am afraid that there are not three or four hundred." Yuan Gang said with a solemn expression.
Sun Tu naturally believed in the judgment of the two of them, and his face became serious: "Have you found their whereabouts and found out their identities?" ”
The two shook their heads guiltily: "We walked two or three miles into the mountains, but we still haven't found them." ”
Are those people friend or foe? Or is it the patrol soldiers and horses of Zhuozhou? Sun Tu quickly made an inference in his heart, but he couldn't come to an accurate conclusion for a while. But there is one thing he knows, that is, they must be more careful and more careful when marching next, the other side has several times more people than his side, and once they are really besieged by the other side, the consequences will be dangerous.
"Tonight's vigil is divided into three shifts, and there must be no slackening." Sun Tu quickly gave his own countermeasure, it was a matter of survival, and he had to cheer up his spirit.
These subordinates of the Qingzhou army have also experienced how many times they have come to the sword wind and arrow rain, so they can naturally understand Sun Tu's intentions, so they don't care about the hard work, they should give orders right now and be strict
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Rest and keep vigil according to this law.
Soon, the camp quickly fell silent again, and no movement could be heard except for a few bonfires still beeping.
At this moment, only three miles away from the Song army camp, there was a team in Liao army uniform observing their movements from a distance. But surprisingly, this Liao army did not appear on the side of Baima Mountain, but came from the rear......
And if Sun Tu could see them, he would be even more surprised! Because this team of hundreds of people, the leader, was actually Xiao Yanping, who had fought with him before, trapped them in that nameless hill for several days, and was finally defeated by the Song army's reinforcements, and was also severely injured by Sun Tuyuan's arrow!
At this time, Xiao Yanping's appearance was much more ugly than that day, not only was his face still pale after injury, and his eyes were bloodshot, but the whole person's spirit was extremely excited, staring at the fire over there: "It's really a narrow road, surnamed Sun, this time I see who can save you!" ”
Even though more than a month has passed, he still clearly remembers how miserable and embarrassed he was when he lost that day. If it weren't for those subordinate brothers desperately saving each other, he, Xiao Yanping, would have died in the chaos a long time ago.
Xiao Yanping really couldn't accept the defeat at the beginning, you must know that at that time, he had an overwhelming advantage in terms of combat power, but as a result, because of the arrival of reinforcements that he expected, everything became irretrievable. Almost all of the 5,000 warriors died in that fiasco, and in the end less than 1,000 escaped, and more than half of them were too wounded to fight.
It can be said that the four or five hundred people behind him now are the last bit of strength that Xiao Yanping can use, this is a fiasco he has never had, and it is also a revenge that he must avenge.
Originally, as the battle on the front line progressed, he thought that he had no way to take revenge. As a result, Lin Ya's flying pigeon biography gave him the opportunity to atone for his sins. And what surprised him even more was that after finding the whereabouts of this Song team a few days ago, he also let him see the familiar figure of the great enemy from a distance, even if he turned into ashes, Sun Tu.
As soon as he thought of Sun Tu, Xiao Yanping's back felt a hot pain again. That day, the arrow almost pierced his body, and missed hitting him in the heart by half an inch. Fortunately, he didn't deserve to die, and he finally survived. But in fact, this day still could not make his injuries heal, but he still gritted his teeth, because the shame of that day could only be washed away with the blood and lives of the enemy!
Sun Tu...... Tonight is your time of death! After reading this sentence softly from between his teeth, with a gesture made by Xiao Yanping, the remnants of the Liao army behind him began to hide forward slowly and silently, and continued to approach the camp in front.
In the previous battle, they were so badly defeated that they even lost their bows and arrows, so now they can only touch into the camp and launch a melee attack. But they believe they can still win. Because the enemy does not know their whereabouts, and they also have an absolute advantage in terms of strength!
When they touched the area in front of the Song army's camp, where the firelight could shine, with a roar, dozens of Liao soldiers in front of them had already pounced fiercely like tigers and cheetahs, and the sharp blades in their hands flashed, straight to the throat of the night watchman who had just turned around......
Battles, explode in an instant!
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