Gongsun Xun struggled to sit up, but he had exhausted all his strength.

"Wen Qi." Hearing the movement, Lu Fan, who was sleeping in the corner of the tent, was immediately awakened, and then his face was instantly full of joy. "The old man who cut off the arrow for you said that if you can wake up before dark today, it will be fine...... Sure enough, I knew that you were a bit lucky. ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Xun reluctantly smiled and said: "The torches are all lit, isn't it already dark, where did you get any luck?" ”

"It's not dark yet." Lu Fan smiled as he came over to get up to visit, but as soon as he stepped forward, he found that his hands were full of muddy water, so he stopped again. "It's only afternoon, it's raining outside."

"Is it raining?" Gongsun Xun, who was there, tried to concentrate as much as he could. "Rain is both a good thing and a bad thing, but fortunately, the Xianbei people are not good at chasing us, and the fire in the Danhan Mountain may be extinguished, but it is a pity. But now we can't care about that, are we still walking along the river...... A stone underneath me? ”

"Yes, it rained suddenly in the afternoon, and I couldn't find a dry place, so I had to carry you up here. As for the march, Wen Qi, don't think too much about it, when he decided to cut out the arrow with you at the beginning, Yigong had already walked a lot to the east after discussing with Demou, in order to avoid the pursuers and local herdsmen. ”

"That's good." Gongsun Xunfu asked again. "How long have we stopped here for my injury?"

"Since the morning until now."

"Have you ever gathered all the personnel?"

"It's hard to say." Lu Fan couldn't help but reply with a wry smile. "Most of the Wuhuan Tuqi ran away by themselves, after all, Shanggu County in the lower reaches of this revenge water is their hometown, and the rest of the armor soldiers, material officials, and escorts were also quite damaged in the battle last night, plus many people may not find horses when they come back...... Counting up, there are only seven or eight hundred people around at this time! ”

Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment: "What about the officers and officials of each Qu and Getun? ”

"This one is fine." Lu Fan sighed slightly. "Except for the few Xianbei people from Liaoxi that you value who have disappeared, it is Lou Zibo who has escaped!"

"Mo Hu ......" Gongsun Xun was about to ask carefully, but suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness coming, so he had to quickly grit his teeth and give up. Immediately gather the officers in the army, I have something to command! ”

Lu Fan didn't dare to delay, and immediately went out in the rain, and quickly brought back a lot of people.

Gongsun Xun looked around, in addition to Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Lou Gui, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, Gao Heng, and several others, they actually crowded this small tent, and they all looked at themselves at this time!

How so? It's a miracle that these people are all there.

"It's afternoon," Gongsun Xun didn't have time to think about it, so he could only get to the point as soon as possible. "Then the soldiers should all be rested, and the injured should have been dealt with simply?"

"Please rest assured." Cheng Pu hurriedly replied. "I don't dare to slack off."

"Does Shaojun mean to hurry as soon as possible?" Lou Guiden came to his senses and was the first to ask. "Overnight, in the rain?"

"Yes!" Gongsun Xun replied strongly. "It's better to work hard than to die here...... After all, this place is too close to Danhan Mountain, and there is neither food nor forage, and if a pursuer arrives, we will not be able to resist at all. In short, if I don't return to Hanjing for a day, I will be uneasy for a day! ”

The officials in the army were speechless, but they bowed their heads one after another.

"However, even if you retreat, you have to maintain your formation and combat strength......," Gongsun Xun continued to command. It is necessary to gather the wounded and join the Jiuyuan cavalry tun and Caiguan tun who fought hard yesterday, as well as the armor soldiers of the two tun companions and the two tun Gaoheng subordinates, to form a central army and place it in the middle...... Then, Yigong took the strongest Yicong to open the way two or three miles in front, and Demou took the remaining armor soldiers who still had combat power to drag them for two or three miles as a rearguard...... Got it? ”

"Whoa!"

Everyone agreed.

"So far, those who haven't caught up are fine." Gongsun Xun sighed again. "And these ...... who are following Since they have already come, they dare not say that they will not leave anyone behind, nor do they dare to say that they are all alive, but after all, they must try their best to bring them back to their hometowns, and even if they die, they must find an inferior horse to carry back to be buried...... I'm injured and can't handle the camp, I just hope that you must be united! ”

Everyone was about to speak, but they saw Gongsun Xun beckoning to Lu Fan: "Ziheng ......"

"I'm here!" Lu Fan hurried forward.

"I'm running out of strength." Gongsun Xun slowly lay backwards. "The Chinese military is entrusted to you!"

When they saw this, they did not dare to say any more, so they hurriedly withdrew from the camp and went about their work as instructed.

First of all, Han Dang immediately gathered the most elite righteous servants, and then was stopped by Lu Fan and told a few words, and immediately set off and went directly to the east.

Immediately, the few units that suffered heavy losses yesterday also strengthened their spirits, and concentrated most of the current livestock, supported the wounded, and slowly set off to keep up.

Among them, Gongsun Xun himself was also placed in a hammock sandwiched between two horses, staggering and drenched in rain.

In the end, when the Chinese army had walked a certain distance, Cheng Pu led some sergeants who still had combat strength, and set off with a deep foot and a shallow foot to follow.

After a night of hard work, Gongsun Xun was already a lot better, but when he was poured by the rain, he became a little repetitive, and from time to time he would have a fever and fall asleep, and in this case, although everyone was anxious, they didn't dare to stay.

However, fortunately, the summer rain was difficult to last after all, and by the morning of the second day, the sun would appear again, and flint and other things could be used again, and it was far away from Danhan Mountain after all. So the people hurried to gather again, and then dried their clothes and tents, made a fire to make soup, and killed horses to satisfy their hunger...... For a while, it can be regarded as a breather.

"Have you ever drunk broth?" Seeing Lu Fan coming out of a tent, Han Dang hurriedly asked.

"Drunk." Lu Fan sighed. "The wound was also dressed, and then I fell asleep again, and I arranged for two of the most powerful people in the company to help take care of it. It's just that there is a lack of real healers in the camp now, and such bumps are not a way to heal from injuries, so it is better to rush back as soon as possible......"

Everyone was speechless.

There's no way, there's such a thing as an arrow wound, and it's really a matter of luck these days. Some people obviously hit a dirty arrow, but if they cut the arrow, they can get up and jump around in half a day, just wait for the wound to scar; And some people are obviously 'clean' arrows, and they only pierce into the flesh, but if they don't do a good one, they will die directly.

Therefore, there is really no way for everyone to do anything except to hurry as soon as possible.

"I mean, since the rain has stopped, why don't you camp and rest during the day and still travel at night?" After taking a bowl of horse broth, Lu Fan asked tentatively without taking a sip. "First, it is cool at night, and secondly, it can also hide from the pursuers...... I don't understand military affairs after all, what do you think? ”

"If that's the case." Lou Gui frowned slightly. "Burying the pot to cook during the day, in fact, the fireworks are also quite eye-catching."

"It doesn't matter." Han immediately interrupted. "We are in such shape, if someone really chases us, where can we hide the past? Anyway, it's already day and night, so it's better to continue like this, and it's ...... to rest during the day and walk at night."

"That's right." Cheng Pu put down the soup can and wiped the corners of his unshaven mouth. "At this time, it is important to work hard to send Sima and the whole army to the Han realm, it doesn't matter what day and night, just go!"

When the three of them said this, the rest of the people were naturally speechless.

However, the short Gao Heng was just about to bow his head to drink the soup, but suddenly remembered something, and then quickly raised his head: "By the way, Han Junhou, I have something to ask you...... In order to avoid the pursuers, our army walked a little east to avoid the enemy's water, and last night's march was even more rainy, and I didn't know the direction. You are the one who opened the way, I wonder where we are now? How many days are left to get to the Upper Valley? ”

Han Dang was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't reply directly, but looked at Lu Fan...... This action immediately caused Gao Heng to feel unhappy, but because of the current situation, it was not easy to attack.

"Don't hide it from the high military marquis." Lu Fan took a few sips of horse broth before he reluctantly answered, of course, he didn't know that Gao Heng was just a subordinate official. "I was still a little worried about the pursuit yesterday, so I asked Yoshiko to walk east for an hour or so before turning to the south...... But don't worry, there is no shortage of people who are familiar with hydrology and geography, even in the rain and at night, they can also identify the direction according to the direction of the aquatic plants. It's just that now it is necessary to consider Sima's injuries and other wounded people, and the walking speed is inevitably a little slower, and it will take several days to get to Shanggu. ”

Hearing that Lu Fan carried out Gongsun Xun, all the officers around him didn't think much about it anymore...... After all, after the battle that night, the prestige of this other Sima among the remaining seven or eight hundred people can no longer be said, and the so-called upper and lower are subdued! It was Gao Xuanqing, who had personal grievances with Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Zhan before, and who also had the meaning of supervising the army, and it was inevitable that he would be a little sneering at this time.

In this way, after a day of recuperation, when it was dark, everyone set off again. At this time, everyone's spirit was already a hundred times stronger than when they fled before, and there was no trace of the pursuers, so everyone was inevitably a little relaxed, and even had a lot of words during the march.

"Big brother!"

Gao Heng was carrying his contradictory armor and a roll of tent, and was trying to walk with his head down, but suddenly heard a familiar Bohai Haikou accent, raised his head and squinted in the dark night, only to find that it was an old brother who followed him from Bohai...... This man was lying on a horse next to him because of a leg injury!

"What?" Gao Heng leaned over with a smile. "Mo didn't want to pee, so he came to beg me? If you want me to say, you might as well pee on the right away......"

"Big brother!" The Bohai Ranger was speechless, but hurriedly pointed to the sky. "No kidding, look at the stars!"

"What about the stars?" Gao Heng glanced up, and then was puzzled. "There are many stars in summer, and I don't know ......"

"That's not what it meant." The soldier replied quickly. "The eldest brother should know that I have traveled with my family on the sea before to transport goods to Liaodong."

"Naturally, so what?"

"That's why I know the stars!"

"What do you recognize?! If you know the stars, tell me, 'When will I be able to do two thousand stones?' ”

"Just a little bit of acquaintance," the soldier quickly corrected. "At least I know how to orient myself from the stars. You see the Big Dipper over there......"

Gao Heng sighed helplessly.

"I mean," the soldier finally stopped talking nonsense. "Why did we walk for half the night or keep heading east? At first, it can be said that you left the enemy water to avoid the pursuers, but now what is the point of going east? ”

Gao Heng glanced at the Big Dipper in the sky on the left, and then roughly made a gesture, but he also reacted suddenly: "It seems that it is indeed going east...... But it's okay to go east, right? You must know that not all places on the side wall have roads to pass, maybe there is some easy pass to the east, as if we also went to Takayanagi in Daijun first and then got out of the jam. ”

"Big brother!" The soldier was speechless. "Is this the same thing? At that time, there were tens of thousands of troops, plus thousands of people, and all kinds of baggage, so I could only take the road of Gaoliusai! But now there are only a few hundred of us...... Hundreds of miles on the side wall of the upper valley, is there no big road into the jam, and there is no small road? ”

"yes!" Gao Heng suddenly realized. "Moreover, how do I remember that not far behind the side wall of Shanggu County is Ningcheng, where we usually live? There is Xia Gong's guard Wuhuan Captain's cantonment, with sufficient military resources and complete personnel, wouldn't he be able to live in peace if he went there? ”

"That's what it means!" The soldier nodded quickly. "In this situation, it's good to get in early...... I think that I am afraid that these people from Yanmen don't know the geography here, so they will take the wrong road! ”

"That's the truth, I'll go find the Lu subordinates." Gao Heng didn't say anything more, and directly left the tent still on the ground, only carrying a waist knife, and turned back.

Unexpectedly, when Lu Fan, who was also hurrying with his head bowed, heard this, he was immediately shocked and angry: "Gao Xuanqing, what kind of intention do you have, actually disturbing the army's heart at this time?!" ”

Gao Heng was slightly stunned, and immediately became angry: "What is this sentence of Lu Subordinate Official, what is wrong with what I said?" ”

After Han Dang led the way a few miles in front and Cheng Pu broke off a few miles in the back, the two people with the highest status in the Chinese army at this time were originally the two of them, so as soon as there was a dispute, it quickly attracted many onlookers from the surrounding area.

Lu Fan opened his mouth to speak, but when he saw the surrounding soldiers stop watching, he didn't know how to refute, so he could only reluctantly reprimand: "You just need to march, Sima has entrusted me with all the affairs of the Chinese army!" ”

"But you have the trust of Sima!" Gao Heng was already in a violent temper, and he couldn't bear it at this time. "I'm telling you, if you go south, you'll soon be under the side wall, but you'll have to take a detour to the east! Do you know that behind the southern side wall is Ningcheng, where Xia Gong is located, and Sima can quickly recuperate and breathe when he arrives there......"

When the surrounding sergeants heard this, there was immediately chaos, and the noise suddenly spread.

"Sima is still asleep, Zibo quickly went to the back and took Sima to the Houjun Virtue Office to settle down!" When Lu Fan heard the last sentence, and saw the reaction of the people around him, he suddenly changed color completely, and directly turned his head to Lou Gui on the side and commanded.

Lou Gui was stunned for a moment, and immediately turned around and ran backwards.

Seeing this, Gao Heng became more and more resentful, and directly pulled out his waist knife and pointed at the other party: "What does this mean?" Isn't what I said for the good of the whole army? ”

At this point, many soldiers couldn't help but disobey the military order, lit torches, and then stood around the two in astonishment......

"Taizu burned the bomb and returned to the Sweat Mountain, the road encountered rain, the soldiers were at a loss, and they lost their way again, until there was a rebellion, and Taizu could not control it." ——"New Yan Book". Volume I. Emperor Taizu Wu Benji

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