On the boundless winter blue sky, a small group of lonely geese lined up in the word "human" and flew south. Under the blue sky, in the mountains, on the rugged and bumpy road, a team with broken flags and tired looks is marching.

The remaining Woniu Mountain men and horses, exhausted, endured the pain of hunger, exhaustion and trauma, and kept moving forward in the barren mountains and valleys.

The wounded brothers were arranged on the cattle as much as possible, and although the sweat-soaked underwear in the battle was cold and cold, there were still people who fell asleep on the horses, or some fell asleep while walking, and the people around them hurriedly helped them up and then continued to move forward. A child was crying in her mother's arms with hunger, and the woman immediately stuffed the shriveled nipple into the child's mouth, so that the occasional crying came to an abrupt end.

The old people were carried on stretchers built by young people who cut down branches and walked in the procession.

The old people originally wanted to stay and fend for themselves again, but Lu Shi resolutely objected, and only said a sincere consolation: "There is an old man in the family, and there is a treasure, our slogan is to fight to the death for the father and the old behind us, if there is no you, then what goal do we have to fight?" ”

So the old people wept and were carried forward by everyone with peace of mind.

As we walked, the weather turned cloudy, and the dark clouds hung low, as if it was about to snow. It seems that after years of drought, God is going to be blessed with heavy snow this time, but this heavy snow is not the right time, and it will invisibly bring endless difficulties and disasters to this tired team.

I don't know how far I walked, people were sleepy, and it was dusk in the blink of an eye.

Lu Shi didn't know where to go now, and if he went any further, he might not be able to find a good station, so he ordered to rest in a leeward place in the woods. The wounded soldiers could no longer support themselves, and as soon as they were helped off the animals, some leaned against the roots of the trees, some fell on the grass, and immediately fell asleep. Those who were not injured or lightly injured quickly cut dozens of piles of wild grass to feed the war horses, and cut down many branches to build piles of bonfires.

The Women's Army began to gather the little food left, scraped off a lot of elm bark, and mixed it together to make porridge in a large pot on the campfire.

Piles of bonfires were lit, and old men and women were helped to sit around them, warming almost all the frozen men and horses. Although they are very tired, although the shortage of food cannot be preserved, but every face under the bonfire is not depressed, only joy, yes, they have the capital of joy and pride, with more than 10,000 to break through the encirclement of 50,000 officers and soldiers, isn't this worthy of pride? Isn't it something to be proud of having brothers who will never leave you? There is a king who is inseparable from life and death, isn't this something to be proud of? This break not only cleared everyone's gloom, but also burst of laughter in the camp.

A bowl and a half bowl of gruel went down, and everyone gradually fell asleep, but Lu Shi instructed the brothers who could fight, and the war horses did not unsadd, but only loosened the belly belt, so that they could be full. The man did not disarm, and put the reins of his horse on his arm, just in case. Then he told everyone to sleep peacefully, and he and his two brothers who did not hang the lottery took turns to sentry, and Cao Meng Gengkui patrolled the camp security.

After breaking through, I met a few villagers from time to time, and saw that the Woniu Mountain brothers were tired and wanted to pick up a bargain and go to the government to ask for some rewards, but they were all beaten by the Black Tiger Army, and they didn't dare to come out to make trouble again in the future, but several officers and soldiers still chased after them reluctantly, and kept pounced on them to take a bite, so everyone was not really safe.

The barren mountains are lonely. The night was dark. There was silence in the woods, except for the rustling of dead grass and leaves in the frosty wind, and the sound of horses munching hay mixed with the occasional soft snoring from the edge of the fire. In this silent and dark midnight, hundreds of officers and soldiers, led by a few village warriors, quietly approached, preparing to give Woniu Mountain a surprise attack in the dark night.

Although the fire was almost extinguished, and the frost and wind were blowing in the barren mountains at midnight, the bitter cold, none of the brothers who were extremely tired woke up. Occasionally, someone rolls over. Occasionally, someone said a dream word. Occasionally, another trumpet groaned softly, and then everything fell silent.

The officers and soldiers groped their way through the woods, and the generals kept talking to each other, and they were only half a mile away from Lu Shi.

The white dragon horse had almost finished eating the pile of hay on the ground, and the loose belly belt felt tight again. I feel empowered again. But it still kept its head down, greedily continued to eat, and playfully poked its head out and pulled a bite on the haystack of a nearby horse, making the horse fall over its ass and kick it. It was about to report its hooves when suddenly, as if it heard something suspicious, immediately stopped chewing grass, raised its head, and looked ahead and to the right and left, while its ears turned alertly from side to side. Then, as if sensing some danger, it screamed in rage, jumped and kicked, and its front iron palm stomped on the stone.

Lu Shi woke up and jumped up suddenly, but the surrounding forest was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. At this moment, a flock of resident birds flew up from the nearby forest. He suddenly understood in his heart, and shouted loudly as he drew his sword:

"Sergeant Overseer, enemy attack, mount!"

His voice was so loud that it not only called out all the soldiers, but also surprised the enemies who came nearby, and some of them could not help but shudder and retreat backwards. The brothers of the Black Tiger Army picked up their swords and guns one after another, quickly completed the encirclement, and tightly surrounded their fathers and elders in the middle, and the people also got up one after another, silently surrounding the oldest and weakest in the middle, everything seemed so orderly and unfazed.

In the starlight of the night, Lu Shi saw that there were only about a few hundred officers and soldiers in the shadowy forest, and decided to leave them behind, so he shouted, "Brothers, charge." ”

The officers and soldiers didn't expect that the thieves, who were exhausted and wounded, still had such a will to fight, and they wanted to sneak attack, but now it has become someone's attack. At that time, he shouted and fled without a trace, leaving only those villagers standing on the battlefield without knowing what to do, and they were slashed and killed by Geng Kui and others at that time.

When Guangwu and Cao Meng reported to Lu Shi with bloody steel knives, Guangwu said hatefully: "It's really troublesome, just follow us like this, let us eat and sleep well, what's the matter?" ”

Cao Meng also frowned and said: "King Chuang, otherwise, we will organize the men and horses, and then have a counterattack, knock off the tail behind us, even if we knock out a share, let them know that our strength is still there, and we dare not follow too much." Then let the brothers rest for a while and recover their strength, otherwise if they continue like this, sooner or later everyone will be dragged down. "17k, please support please subscribe, thank you

Zhao Xing stepped forward and suggested: "What Brother Cao Meng said is that it has been five days since we broke through, and everyone urgently needs to rest and recuperate, so it is really not good to be constantly harassed by the officials and soldiers, especially the food problem is getting more and more serious." ”

The third uncle said: "When the siege broke through, the matter was urgent, everyone lost everything that could be lost, and only some people secretly hid the grain and horse meat, and now more than 3,000 people are counting on this inventory, which cannot be supported at all, especially when we actually pick up sparsely populated and remote places to march, we have silver in our hands, but we can't buy it if we want to, and we want to send a small group of people and horses out to fetch food, but this official army has been ghostly, and the team that goes out to fetch grain is not safe, so on the king, it is better to send people and horses to fight the officers and soldiers behind him." ”

In the last Yanchuan breakout, the third uncle was completely impressed by Lu Shi's action of turning over several times to rescue his father, not only seeing Lu Shi's great wisdom, but also seeing Lu Shi's Zheng Zheng Dan heart who did not abandon and did not give up in danger, and no longer suffered from the status of Lu Shi and his nephew Guotianxing, but really hoped from the bottom of his heart that Lu Shi could lead everyone to kill the world, and it was logical and willing to shout to break the king.

Lu Shi actually wanted to cut off the tail behind him, but he saw that every time the officers and troops followed up were small units, these small groups of officers and troops were simply aimed at sneak attacks and did not engage with him at all, Lu Shi thought of the various methods of the wrestling people behind him since the Southern Expedition, and he was really afraid that he would use some tricks, such as using a small group of officers and soldiers to attract himself, to consume and delay his own time, in case the officers and troops behind him were reorganized, and then to surround themselves, in that way, the remaining more than 3,000 people, horses, horses, and children, will fall into a situation from which he will never recover, and now he will definitely not be able to withstand a big battle.

Seeing that Lu Shi was silent, Guangwu was the first to stand up and shouted for battle: "King Chuang, don't hesitate, please King Chuang hand over the five hundred new annexed army brothers to me, the brigade is still moving forward, I promise to cut off a small tail, so that the officers and soldiers will no longer dare to pursue unscrupulously, and buy time for everyone." ”

Lu Shi looked at Cao Meng, who nodded in agreement.

Guangwu, through several battles, has been recognized by everyone, in addition to his background in the new attached army, more loved and supported by the new attached army brothers, Cao Meng's affairs are complicated, and he slowly handed over the affairs of the new attached army to Guangwu, and he ran back to the old camp to help the third uncle, Chen Ce left, the burden of the third uncle was heavier, especially now that the old camp is difficult, with Cao Meng's help to make the old camp organized.

Seeing that Cao Meng agreed to this plan, Lu Shi turned his head to Guangwu and said: "Then that's it, the brothers of the new annexed army will be handed over to you, and they will be ambushed near here to intercept the trailing officers and soldiers." ”

As soon as Guangwu heard that King Chuang agreed with his opinion, he also let go of the entire new annex brothers to his command, which was how much trust and value he took, and at that time Huan Huan assured loudly: "King Chuang, don't worry, I promise to cut off a tail to see you, and ensure that the brigade will advance south safely." Then he turned around and ran to the camp.

Lu Shi hurriedly stopped the excited Guangwu, "Brother Guangwu, slow down, I have something to say." ”

Guangwu hurriedly stood and waited for Lu Shi's orders.

"Brother Guangwu, remember that you are also mainly ambushed in this battle, don't fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, if you see a large group of officers and soldiers and townsmen, let them go, and you can attack when you see a small group of officers and soldiers. Millions, we can't afford to lose anymore. Lu Shiqian told Wan Dao.

"Obey the king's orders." Guangwu said solemnly.

Guangwu picked up the newly attached soldiers and horses, and immediately scattered in the valleys and cols on both sides, ready to deal a blow to the following officers and soldiers, so that they no longer dared to chase after them.

Seeing that Guangwu had finished arranging, Lu Shi looked at the sky, formed the team again, and marched south with a large group of men and horses.

There's still a long way to go.