When Zhao Xingde said all his inferences, there was silence in the military tent, and Zhao Xingde was even taken aback.

"Did you come up with it yourself?" After a moment of silence, Captain Duan Huaixian asked. He looked at the marching Sima next to him. The officers of the Xia State will receive training arranged by the General's Mansion every time they are promoted. And Zhao Xingde's psychological and strategic analysis of the generals on both sides just now really doesn't look like a centurion made by a centurion.

"Exactly." Zhao Xingde replied. Kim Chang-tae and the others also showed admiration in their eyes.

"Well analyzed." Duan Huaixian nodded, Zhao Xingde was waiting to thank him, but he changed his words and said, "But my battalion is here, representing the honor of the Great Xia sergeant and the credibility of the country." Looking at Zhao Xingde's incomprehensible gaze, Duan Huaixian said in an accentuated tone, "Therefore, you must not leave Emperor Lumei behind and break through alone." He didn't say anything more, and the other officers had a look of gloom in their eyes, and then they turned firm, and none of them spoke against it.

Zhao Xingde was silent, Duan Huaixian patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "If I encounter a situation like what you said and inferred, I will go all out to admonish Emperor Lumei, let him move closer to the rear army column, and send a messenger to send the rear army forward." With a hint of uncertainty in his tone, Zhao Xingde raised his head and moved his lips, but he didn't make a sound, because he knew that Duan Huaixian had made up his mind, even if he fought to the death, he couldn't lose the credibility of the country and the honor of the sergeant.

After the military council, the generals went back to their tents. Duan Huaixian would rather fight to the death than lose the trust of the Xia people, and Zhao Xingde was helpless. Even if the Turks only had suspicious soldiers between the main force and the rearguard column, it was not something that he could break through alone. "The nomadic tribe values artisans, even if they are captured, there is a chance of survival?" He suddenly thought of it, and then he felt very ashamed.

This night dark clouds cover the moon, when the Xia Guards march, the centurion and above officers sleep in the tent with a police pillow, shaped like a T-shape, the hollow wooden stake is more than three feet deep into the ground, the semi-cylindrical wooden sleeper is also hollow, and the two sides of the wooden sleeper are covered with thin cowhide. The sergeant walking around on the left, and the sound of the galloping horses in the distance were much clearer than usual. When Zhao Xingde first used this thing, he couldn't sleep for several nights. In the middle of the night that night, Zhao Xingde, who was sleeping, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves like a tide, his eyes opened suddenly, his right hand subconsciously grabbed the horizontal knife, turned over and put his left ear on the cowhide mask of the sleeper to listen carefully, and was sure that the large group of war horses was running undoubtedly, and it was getting closer and closer.

Zhao Xingde immediately stood up and shouted: "Enemy attack!" Ming Hongdu is lined up in armor! While shouting, he hung up his bow and quiver, put on his shackles, opened the door of the camp and stepped out, at this time the Xia Guards had all woken up, and only a moment later, the sergeants rushed out of the camp with their helmets and armor. Captain Duan Huaixian, accompanied by the three marching horses, climbed the mound watchtower piled up in the camp, and looked in all directions, only to see countless torches swaying in the distance in the dark, and I didn't know that tens of thousands of horsemen were coming from all directions.

In the darkness, the Turkic cavalry suddenly approached, and groups of cavalry began to fire arrows around the camp of Emperor Lumei, and in the distance, countless fireballs rose into the sky, drawing a bright arc in the night sky, and the grease-soaked hay balls with raging fire smashed into the camp. Many of the Lumei army tents were burning, and although the army suffered little losses, most of the soldiers who hurried up in the cold night were pale. A battalion of Lumei heavy cavalry marched out without authorization, and after leaving the gate, they were annihilated in the boundless torches and Turkic cavalry, and after a long time, the corpses that had been cut off were dragged back by horses.

At the same time, the avant-garde columns in the east and the rearguard columns in the west also made a loud noise. Emperor Alexei sent heavy cavalry to escort the messenger forward and backward to understand the situation. Those who went to the direction of the guard column never heard back, but those who went to the front guard column brought back worse news. Bermond II again led thousands of Antiochus knights and horseback attendants, breaking away from the protection of a large battalion of infantry, and drove the chasing Turks into a gorge, only to be besieged by a prominent Turkic ambush, and the cavalry and weak-willed infantry of the front column were again divided. Although besieged by a flood of Turks, the front army column was still waiting for reinforcements, and asked Emperor Lumei to come and rescue them.

Looking at the bloodstained messenger, the old emperor Alexey's cloudy eyes revealed complicated feelings. fell for the tricks of the Turks again, which made Alexei, who had been a horse all his life, unwilling. He looked at General Lu Mei who was surrounded by him, and the Janissary heavy cavalry commanders, Kogette and Lampa, both advocated storming the Turkic defenses, giving confidence to the front army column and catching them out.

He looked at Duan Huaixian, the commander of the Xia Guard's Praetorian Guard, and muttered. Duan Huaixian's analysis of the Turks' intentions is very convincing, and tonight's Turkic attacks and ambushes confirm his previous statement. However, the Antiochs were the only of the small Western Crusader nations to submit to the Archaeus, and if they were to go unchecked, the Empire's credibility would be ruined. The Lumei Empire is already rotten inside, and because of this, it is even more important to maintain the glory and credibility of the empire.

Alexey's eyes flashed with a painful and complicated gaze, his fingers moved slightly, and in a muffled and deep voice, he agreed to the request of Cornett and Lampa to concentrate the main elite infantry and heavy cavalry of the Praetorian Guard, and at all costs to storm the Turkic defense line to the east, and to be sure to pick up the front army column.

"Your Majesty," Duan Huaixian said with a gloomy face, "The messenger sent to Crown Prince John has not been heard back, and it is likely that it was intercepted by the Turks halfway, please send another messenger, escorted by a hundred cavalry of our battalion, and call the rear army column to move closer to our army with His Majesty's imperial order." The bright candle flame reflected Alexey, the purple robe and the crown were not as clear as the old age spots on his face, his eyes were very complicated, he nodded, and agreed to Duan Huaixian's request.

After coming out of the imperial tent, Duan Huaixian found Wang Tongdeng and Zhao Xingde, and ordered Wang Tongdeng to lead his cavalry team to escort the emperor's messenger to deliver the edict. In addition, he asked Zhao Xingde to go with him, and met with Crown Prince John Chen to talk about the benefits and disadvantages, and said that he would send troops to rescue the Chinese army.

"If Crown Prince John doesn't send rescue troops," Duan Huaixian lowered his voice and said slowly after careful consideration, "You two will stay in the rear army." He sighed softly.

"General." Zhao Xingde was a little shocked, and Wang Tongdeng also said: "General Duan, we are willing to live and die with the brothers in the camp." ”

The elite cavalry led by Wang Tongdeng was extremely critical to the breakthrough operation, Duan Huaixian sent him, saying that if the crown prince of Lumei did not send rescue troops, the Xia Guards who stayed in the camp would also advance and retreat together with Emperor Lumei, and would never break through alone.

Duan Huaixian's face was slightly gloomy, and he reprimanded in a low voice, "I should lead the camp to defend the national body desperately, and the two of you should leave a useful body to serve the country, and also leave some seeds for my battalion." He looked at Zhao Xingde, put his hand on his shoulder, and said earnestly, "I am the only one in Daxia, and I should work hard to serve the country, and I must not relax!" Zhao Xingde only felt that his chest was hot, his throat was a little choked, and he arched his hand and said, "Captain Xie Duan raises love." Duan Huaixian sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and motioned for the two to go out and leave immediately.

Zhao Xingde lowered his head and returned to the tent, unable to tell whether he was ashamed or uneasy. He arranged for Jian Cheng to take charge of the capital before he returned. As soon as he put on the iron armor, Jin Changtai opened the tent door and came in, looked left and right that there was no one else in the tent, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, I heard that General Duan looks at it differently, so you can stay useful and serve the country." I have something to entrust ......" took out a stack of handweights from his arms, as well as a letter and a private seal, and handed them over with both hands. Zhao Xingde hurriedly put down the iron bracer, took these things, and said, "Brother Jin, what is this for?" But I was ashamed.

Jin Changtai's face was gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "There is nothing to say about donating one's body to the country." If there is a case, Brother Zhao will be handed over to the concubine of the Jin family master in Lizhou. He paused and said in a low voice, "I, Kim Chang-tae, am sorry for her and failed to give her a better home." Zhao Xingde opened his mouth and stammered, this Lizhou Jin family longhouse master is Jin Changtai's uncle, Jin Changtai has a bad relationship with him, and when he mentions it, he is always called "Lizhou Jin's long house master". Looking at Jin Changtai's somewhat pale face, Zhao Xingde nodded, felt a little embarrassed, and said casually: "Brother Jin trusts each other with yin affairs, and he won't kill him in the future, right?" As soon as he said this, he immediately felt remorseful, and it was too late to make up for it.

Jin Changtai smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhao is a sincere gentleman, I can trust you." He patted Zhao Xingde on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Take care all the way." "Turn and leave.

Not long after Jin Changtai walked by, Du Fujiao came in again, and he found a paper bag, which contained the deed of the caravan and a few jiaozi. He said in a low voice: "Bother Zhao Dutou, bring this little thing outside the body to my Hun family." He had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes. Looking at the smile he forced out, Zhao Xingde's heart was slightly sour, and he said in a deep voice: "Blow the horn, you are so good to assist Jian Cheng, I will definitely ask for rescuers." Du Blowing the horn was silent, and arched his hand: "Du Blowing the horn but there is a breath, Lord Zhao can rest assured." Zhao Xingde patted him on the shoulder, and saw that there was a thick patch on the military robe on his right shoulder, which must have been made up by Du Chuijiao himself, and his heart was uncomfortable again.

At the end of the stop, Zhao Xingde led his war horse to find Wang Tongdeng, and the second general took the cavalry to the imperial tent to receive the emperor's messenger. The breakthrough was dangerous, and all the cavalry were fully armoured, with only their eyes visible under their helmets. The cotton jacket is covered with rattan armor, which can not only evenly share the weight of the armor, but also avoid heavy damage to the internal organs. The rattan armor is soft on the outside, raw cowhide on the inside, and chain mail and scale armor on the outside, which are decorated from the helmet to the outside of the thighs under the waist, and are tightened with leather straps so that it does not hinder movement. In addition, there is also the key point of Mingguang armor protection. Outside, he was draped in a thick wolf's skin, and his belt was tightly tied, which was not only warm, but also difficult to penetrate.

Along the way, Wang Tongdeng's face was very gloomy, as if he was depressed because he gave up his robe in the camp and broke through alone. Zhao Xingde's heart moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "If the crown prince of Lumei doesn't send rescuers, will he just watch the whole battalion of brothers fall to death?" His words were not loud, but they could be heard clearly by Wang Tongdeng and several cavalrymen on the left and right.

Wang Tongdeng's eyes lit up, he glanced at Zhao Xingde, and said in a low voice: "Is there any other way?" ”

Zhao Xingde nodded, looking at the lights of Emperor Lumei's imperial tent, the emperor's messenger was riding a war horse towards them, and said in a low voice: "Brother Wang has heard of Xinling Jun stealing talismans to save Zhao?" ”