With the light of the torches around him, Chen Pu had already recognized Qian Laosan, and knew that it was Shang Cheng's soldiers who came back to save him. Seeing that Qian Laosan and several soldiers were shirtless, everyone was covered in blood, Qian Laosan's left upper arm was still wrapped in bandages, and half of the blood-spattered raw cloth was pulled down, swinging back and forth with his every move. Before she could return the salute, she hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and asked with concern: "Captain Qian, your arm is ......" As she spoke, she went to check on Qian Laosan's injuries.

Qian Laosan was frightened by her actions, and wanted to protect his arm to dodge, but he moved half a step and stopped, his whole body was as stiff as a stone, and Chen Pu re-bound his wounds; Shaking his lips and grinning for a long time, he said with red eyes: "...... I was scratched with a knife, a small injury, and it didn't get in the way......"

Chen Pu tore the cloth and wrapped it back and forth twice, restrained the bandage, and then asked, "How is the situation of the army?" Did Xiao Laoshuai and Deputy Marshal Guo rescue them? Is the road to the south open? ”

Qian Laosan shrunk his arms, not knowing how to answer these questions.

At this time, Shang Cheng had already received a report from the soldiers and rushed over, and first gave a military salute to Chen Pu, and then took the words: "The rout of the army is a foregone conclusion. An hour earlier, the last of the Turpentine camps in the south had been taken, leaving 3,000 men to defend on the spot, while the rest of the troops were advancing in the direction of the Deer River. We didn't meet General Xiao, only Vice Marshal Guo. Vice Marshal Guo had already gone south to catch up with the team. He was to personally direct the opening of the road to the south. He explained the current situation clearly in a few words, paused, and stared at Chen Pu with some hesitation. asked, "What should I do next, and ask General Zhuguo to show me." ”

Chen Pu obviously didn't expect Shang Cheng to ask her for instructions, so he was stunned for a moment before he said with a cramped expression: "I, I didn't ...... General Shang made his own decision, so he didn't need to ask me. ”

The dignified general of the Zhuguo, the military affairs counselor of the Yanshan camp, and the deputy marshal of the upright army, "Don't ask me" popped out of his mouth, Shang Cheng was stunned. He still doesn't know what the Changsha princess and general Zhuguo are here to do. She is obviously in a high position, but in military affairs and military affairs, she has always been like a wooden person, only listening to and not speaking, and anyone who trespasses in front of her, she is okay and does not complain or annoy, is it just running to the grassland to drink wind and endure hardships under the false name of the head of the camp senator? He glanced at Chen Pu suspiciously, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, one by one, this is a war, and it is not a game for children to play with lost handkerchiefs......

Since Chen Pu said, "Don't ask", then Shang Cheng didn't ask for instructions anymore, turned around and ordered: "Qian Laosan, you take Zhao Shishi, and then bring three hundred people, and escort the general and the wounded soldiers to the south." The rest of the team counted and reorganized on the spot, and checked the equipment and horses. Sun Zhongshan! Where is Sun Zhongshan? Let him come to me at once! With the short order of the battalion sentry officer, more than 2,000 soldiers gradually formed a formation in the darkness and spread a large area on the river beach.

Chen Pu hesitated for a moment and asked, "General Shang, aren't you leaving?" Do you want to stay here? ”

Shang Cheng looked at the fire in the north that almost burned half of the sky red, and said without looking back: "The general retreats first." I also want to look for Xiao Dashuai, and by the way, collect the defeated soldiers. ”

Chen Pu stumbled for a moment, and was about to say something, when Sun Zhongshan rode out of the darkness on a horse, and said hurriedly: "General, someone said just now that I saw Xiao Dashuai being wrapped in chaos and going to the northeast!" ”

"When?"

"About half an hour ago."

"Good! Let's go in that direction. Shang Cheng got on the war horse brought by his own soldiers, grabbed the reins and said to Chen Pu, "The enemy will come at any time, this place must not stay for a long time, the general hurry up!" Qian Laosan, you ordered the people in the south to hold out until after dark today, no matter what, to ensure the safety of the roads in the south and the safety of the team that broke out. After saying that, he made a military salute with his crossed arms, and did not wait for Chen Pu to return the salute, he pulled the reins and turned the bridle of the war horse, pointed the whip towards the north, and shouted in a low voice, "Go!" The rider rushed out......

Chen Pu was escorted by 300 cavalry and more than 100 hussars sent by Shang Cheng, and retreated south while it was dark. The Zhao army was newly defeated, and along the Heishui River to the south, the floodplains were full of soldiers fleeing for their lives; The enemy lit torches, and the 351 groups of 2,301 teams whistled and came and went, and the hoarse and sad cries of the Zhao soldiers and the shouting and laughter of the soldiers were everywhere far and near. Qian Laosan led the way with people, reined in the rout as he walked, and was entangled by a small group of enemies less than three miles away. This group of enemies is only one hundred and ten horsemen, and there are not many troops, but the morale of the new victory is high, and he is familiar with the terrain, and the horn whistles in the dark night, biting the Zhao army just don't let go, Qian Laosan and people drove twice in succession, but they couldn't repel this group of enemies. After stumbling and running for a few miles, five or six hundred enemy cavalry in the oblique stab came out, and the Zhao army was cut into two sections in an instant. Qian Laosan Zhao Shi led dozens of people, and protected Chen Pu on all sides to rush to the south, the enemy didn't pay attention to the arrows at all, and immediately filled in one when he fell, and dared to intercept head-on, he risked his life to pounce on the knife, axe, chop gun, stab spear, and kill all the way, until the eastern sky gradually brightened, and he completely got rid of the enemy. Counting the number of people again, there were only 43 horsemen left from more than 500 soldiers, all of whom were covered in blood and wounded.

The people did not dare to stay, and then ran out of the road to the south, to see that the left and right were not deep weeds with the horse's legs, and the horses looked out, and the surrounding miles were deserted and large meadows, so they found a hidden and secluded grass col, prepared to rest the horses and eat wounded, and then went to find the way to the south.

Chen Pu got off the war horse supported by a guard, and was held on the grass with his arms in motion for a few steps, feeling stiff as if his legs and feet were gradually loosening, and he was about to find a place to sit down and eat something to cushion his stomach and intestines, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind the meadow not far away.

Qian Laosan, who was talking to Zhao Shishi, jumped up, threw the dry food and water bladder in his hand and scolded: "Damn it!" It's time to catch up again! Zhao Shishi had already pulled out the waist knife inserted in the ground, spat on the bloody spit, and said with a cruel smile: "This is really a group of difficult mad dogs!" One by one, you take thirty people to escort the general and leave first, and I will break the back! As he spoke, he turned over and rode on the horse, casually clicking on the names of a few people, "I don't want this hundred and ten catties of meat today!" Brethren, follow me! The group of Zhao soldiers who were named by him slashed and danced the knives and guns in their hands, screaming in their mouths, and rushed over around him.

Here, Qian Laosan gave an order, "Get on the horse!" Before the horses could run, a large group of cavalry had already turned out from the meadow, and everyone shouted, "Brothers! "Kill! Kill! The people who listened to Zhao Shi's lead were also shouting to "kill the dog!" The people on both sides froze......

In less than a moment, Zhao Shishi led four or five people back. Qian Laosan's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen the appearance of the person from afar, and said to Chen Pu: "General, it's our own people, General Wang and Captain Wen are here, and Bacheng is here to find us." He picked up the wheat cake that he had just thrown into the barley, blew the dirt on the cake, raised his voice and scolded with a smile, "Wen Zhaoyuan, you rushed out without a fucking banner, trying to scare people to death?" I was so scared that I threw all the bread away! ”

Wen Mu didn't have time to talk to him, and when he saw Chen Pu from a distance, he dismounted with Wang Yi. Wang Yi was covered with blood on half of his body, and he seemed to be unstable when he stood up, and the soldiers next to him wanted to come over to help him, but he was thrown away, and he hesitated and reluctantly walked in front of Chen Pu, carrying his arm that was soaked through the armor with blood and just made a military salute, and before he could speak, he stumbled under his feet, and was suddenly held by Qian Lao Sanwen Mu, who was left and right, so he did not fall on the spot.

Chen Pu hurriedly stepped forward and leaned over to check, and saw Wang Yi's face was blue and gray, his eyes were closed, and his arms were also softly drooping, and a palpitation suddenly swept through, and his voice was out of tune in panic, and he asked, "How is he?" Where's the injury? ”

Several people were busy for a long time, and Wen Mucai whispered: "Don't worry, General, General Wang is fine." One by one, it is estimated that the overnight fight is a little out of strength, and while worrying about the safety of the general, he suddenly saw that the general was safe and sound, and he fainted for a while, and he could wake up after a little rest. Zhao Shishi has seen this kind of thing a few times, and he is familiar with it, while calling people to bring water and food, while letting people help Wang Yi sit up and stroke his chest and rub his back, pinching and teasing people for a while, Wang Yi woke up faintly, but his spirit was sluggish, and his face was terrifyingly pale.

Chen Pu was a little relieved and asked Wen Mu, "How did you get here?" ”

Wen Mu smiled bitterly and said: "I was rescued by General Wang on the way......" He temporarily borrowed the assistant military affairs in the Zhibing Division of the camp as a "pending investigation", the army was defeated, and the camp was also in chaos, he was wrapped in a chaotic army in the grassland, and almost died under the enemy's hooves several times. In the future, he did not dare to flee with a large number of routs, and ran along the Heishui River with a few soldiers to hide in the grass, until it was almost dawn when he finally met the soldiers led by Wang Yi, and finally picked up a life.

Chen Pu glanced at the two officers who came with Wang Yi. Both of them were very faced, obviously not the hussars of the garrison camp, thinking about it and about to ask about the origin of these soldiers, Zhao Shishi suddenly stared at an officer and said in surprise: "You are not Li ,...... Li Laoba? How did you get here? Didn't you keep the stockade on the south side? ”

The officer named Li Laoba was obviously also surprised, stared at Zhao Shishi, whose head was covered with blood, for a long time, and asked suspiciously, "Do you know me?" Who are you? ”

As soon as he said this, Zhao Shishi knew that he recognized the right person, he was stunned for a moment, threw away Wang Yi in his hand, grabbed Li Laoba's collar and dragged him up, stared at him with red eyes and fire, and asked viciously: "My eldest brother monk asked you to guard the village, what the hell are you doing here?" Li Laoba was half a head taller than the stone, and much stronger than him, the arm that twisted the stone with both hands shook and shook out, and he had already come out, protecting his throat with one hand and pointing at the stone with a halberd in the other, and said angrily in a hoarse voice: "What are you going to do?" Do you want to die? ”

A sneer burst out from between the stone teeth: "I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore!" ”

Qian Laosan, who was next to him, had already heard what was going on, and said gloomily: "Captain Li, right?" Have you forgotten the military orders that Shang Sima gave when he left? Do you dare to disobey General Sima's order and take your troops to break away without permission? ”

Li Laoba was shocked and angry, his eyes looked back and forth on Shi and Qian Laosan, and he couldn't figure out their origin for a while, and argued in his mouth: "I didn't disobey the military order!" I am on the order of Brigademarshal Cao, if you don't believe it, you can ask Captain Wang! We are all under the military orders of Brigade Marshal Cao! ”

Another officer nodded and said, "We are following the order of Brigade Marshal Cao, and we are leading the troops to follow General Wang out to find General Zhuguo." If you don't believe me, you can ask Lvshuai Cao in person when you go back. After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Qian Laosan and Zhao Shishi, whose faces were as black as the bottom of the pot, and only said to Chen Pu, "General, it's not safe here, let's leave quickly, and go back to the village in the south first." ”

When Chen Pu and the others returned to Nanzhai, it was already nearly noon in the middle of the day. Because the Yanshan Chinese army had not had time to rectify this place after it was defeated, there was a lot of chaos in this civil engineering camp built by the Turks. Under the wall, by the camp tent, and in the grass, the corpses of Zhao Jun and the Turbulent soldiers were visible, and the wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs were sitting and lying on their stomachs in the pile of dead people, wailing one after another. The dark-faced and desperate-eyed rout, like the walking dead, were commanded to form a queue, dragging their tired steps, and slowly moving towards the south along the road pressed by the camel and horse vehicles. A black line formed by the gathering of people extends from here to the end of heaven and earth......

According to Wang Yi's thoughts, they must not stay here, and should continue to chase Guo Biao south; Only when they converged with the 6,000 Yanshan Chinese army led by Guo Biao to open the way for the army, could Chen Pu's safety be truly guaranteed. He was indeed not wrong. In fact, since the beginning of the child, there have been small groups of Tu Exhaust Ranger around Nanzhai. Obviously, their appearance also indicates that the Zhao army remaining in the north has been completely annihilated, and the army of Tu Duci may move south at any time. At this time, the sooner you leave this camp, the better, and the farther away from this camp, the better.

Wang Yi's idea was very good, and Brigade Marshal Cao, who was in charge of the defense here, readily agreed to send two battalions of cavalry to escort General Zhuguo south, but the key was that Chen Pu himself was unwilling to go. Chen Pu, who had never spoken on military command, suddenly became stubborn. She insisted that she had accepted Shang Cheng's order to hold out until dark today, so she was going to stay, she was going to stay here, and she was going to stay until after dark before she would retreat.

Her words made Wang Yi and Cao Lvshuai so surprised that they couldn't even close their mouths.

A general of the Zhuguo under the third rank would actually accept the order of a general Dingyuan on the fifth grade? This is ridiculous!

But no matter how ridiculous it is, they can't do anything about Chen Pu. Although she can't meddle in military affairs and military affairs, no one said that she, the princess of Changsha, can't accept the command of a Sima general, right? Since she bit Shang Cheng to death and gave her an order, unless Shang Cheng was brought in to lift the order in person, she could only stay in this dangerous camp. But where to find Shang Cheng at this time? Don't talk about finding someone, just according to the current situation, it is difficult to say whether the blind man is alive or dead, maybe last night...... Of course, you can also find an officer with a higher rank than Shang Cheng to lift the order, but where can you find such a person in a hurry?

Wang Yi and Cao Lushuai were in a hurry, when a burst of cheers suddenly came from the wall in front of them, and a soldier flew over and said: "Brigade Marshal! Shang Sima one by one, Shang Sima, they are back! ”

When Chen Pu and the others arrived, the excited soldiers had already surrounded both sides of the walled gate, and looked out from the sandwich road that the crowd flashed out, and a few miles away, a group of people and horses were walking closer and closer. Several horses broke away from the large group and rushed towards the camp, and the men on horseback galloped and shouted: "Doctor! Call a military doctor immediately! Lord Sima is seriously injured! ”

Shang Cheng's injuries were very serious, and there were more than one place. But compared to the wounds on his face, the arrow wounds and gunshot wounds on his body were not even considered injuries. A long wound started from his left frontal bone, skimmed the bridge of his nose, and dragged all the way to his right chin. The wound was deep, and the pink flesh on the forehead and cheeks was like a baby's mouth, drumming terribly to the sides, and even if the clotted blood clots in the wound were not cleaned, the bloodshot white bones could be clearly seen...... For the doctors in the army who are good at treating all kinds of blue and red wounds, such a wound is not a tricky problem, but when they found that a wound on Shang Cheng's chest was red, swollen and suppurated, and his body was burning hot, they knew that things were in trouble.

Several military doctors carefully cleaned and bandaged the wounds on Shang Cheng's body, and then told everyone with a heavy face that if this was in the rear, they would have other means and medicines, but at the moment, they were really powerless. Now everything can only depend on Lord Sima's physique. As long as he can get rid of his fever within three days, then things will still have a turnaround, but if Master Sima has a high fever and can't wake up, I'm just afraid of ......

Half an hour later, in the gradually cool breeze swaying across the grassland, Shang Cheng was wrapped in two quilts, lying in a carriage with thick mattresses, and escorted out of the camp by his Chinese military camp.

Chen Pu, who originally wanted to stay for the army, also followed the team.

The war that took place on the grassland in the summer of the 19th year of the Eastern Era, with this gust of north wind, slowly closed the curtain.