Chapter 185: The Chasers Are Coming
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The next day, just after dawn, everyone was packing their tents, luggage, horses, weapons, and preparing to set off.
Suddenly, Chao Hu, who was in charge of keeping vigil outside the forest, hurriedly ran into the recess of the mountain with a look, and shouted urgently: "It's not good, an army has come out of the city, and it is marching rapidly towards our side!" It's less than ten miles from here! ”
"How many people came?" Song Qi was helping Mingyu put away the tent, and when he heard the news, he stopped what he was doing and turned back to Chao Hu to ask.
"The team can't see the edge at a glance, and the number of people should be no less than 10,000!" Chao Hu raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, looking very anxious.
It was like a boulder suddenly smashing into the calm water of the lake, stirring up a thousand waves. The news shocked everyone who heard it.
"How did the army know that the place we were hiding was so secret?"
"It must have been Ximen Yun's rabbit cub who leaked our hiding place to the Admiral's Camp!"
"His numb Ximen Yun, if I have the opportunity to see him in the future, I will definitely cut him with a thousand knives!"
"What's the use of saying this? The point is that the enemy army has already called, now what should we do! ”
"What are you afraid of! We fought with them! It's a big deal to die here! ”
"yes, what are you afraid of! We still have one or two hundred people here, which is four or five times more than the thirty-six people in Ban Chao! ”
Everyone was talking, scolding, and even laughing, and automatically gathered around Song Qi. If it was said that before the robbery of the Dharma Field, everyone didn't know Song Qi, and even some had doubts and accusations against him, but now, when the catastrophe was about to end, the first thing that came to everyone's mind was Song Qi. They believed that Song Qi could lead them out of their predicament. To tell the truth, there are no people who are afraid of death here, they are all people who have experienced the robbery of the Dharma field, and it can be said that they are all people who have walked through the ghost gate once, and death is not a thing for them.
They care about winning or losing.
When Song Qi heard the news, he was also taken aback. As everyone spoke, his eyes quickly scanned the scene of the recess, his mind spinning rapidly, and he quickly thought of a way to deal with it.
After the tragic battle of Do'an, their number plummeted from more than 400 to more than 210, and most of them were injured to varying degrees. Forty or fifty brothers have been wounded and have not yet recovered. Even those who have recovered from their injuries are mentally exhausted these days, and they have never had a good rest, and their vitality has not recovered.
In the morning, Xu Zhen left with thirty able-bodied brothers. Now they were full of men left, and there were only about one hundred and eighty men left, including a dozen maids and forty or fifty wounded. There were only more than a hundred people who could enter the battle, and in addition, Ling Xue and Feng Dan had already left, and their combat strength was even more incomparable than before the robbery.
In real battles, the competition is real strength. They are not as strong as they used to be. And the other side has tens of thousands of people, and it is an army that is not good at coming in good spirits. Although people often say that one against a hundred, with less to win more, with the weak to overcome the strong, this is just people's good wishes.
Song Qi raised his eyes and glanced at the surrounding terrain. The place is surrounded on all sides by high and dangerous mountains, with only a winding path leading through a dense forest to the outside. Topographically, it's vulnerable.
But after all, it is less than forty miles away from Doan Province, and it is in the hinterland of the country. Even if they hold on for the time being, how long can they hold on? Once the battle starts here, the patriotic army will surely continue to march here. Not only from the direction of Doan, but also from the direction of Xuanwu County. At that time, the enemy was attacked from both sides, and there was still a way for them to live?
Therefore, the strategy of stubborn defense is not good for them, and they must fight quickly, win and retreat quickly.
Everyone gathered around Song Qi and begged him: "Brother Song, you give the order, we will fight as much as you say!" ”
Mingyu Huameng also stopped what he was doing and raised his eyes to look at Song Qi.
At this time, Song Qi's face was a little haggard, and his eye circles were a little dark. Ling Xue's departure yesterday made him mentally tortured, and he didn't sleep all night last night, which also made him physically and mentally exhausted. He took a deep breath and raised his hand to rub his face vigorously a few times, forcefully driving away the melancholy and sleepiness on his face. When he removed his hands from his face, a miraculous flush appeared on his face, and there was no trace of exhaustion or haggardness.
When everyone saw Song Qi's instantaneous change in face, they all felt incredible, and they secretly increased a lot of courage in their hearts.
Song Qi raised his eyebrows, raised his eyelashes, and swept his fierce gaze over the faces of the brothers on the field, and they all looked at Song Qi quietly at the moment, their eyes full of ardent anticipation.
"Brethren! There is nothing to be afraid of! Song Qi smiled slightly, raised his hand into the air, and said loudly: "Although there are as many as 10,000 enemy troops who have come to attack, they can't use their advantage in this dangerous place in the mountains and forests. Although we have a small number of people, we have stayed here for seven or eight days, and we are familiar with the terrain here, plus we have a lot of advantages! ”
"That's right! We have the terrain advantage! Mao Yong said with a smile, "We are completely hidden in the depths of the dense forest, and we are caught off guard by cold!" ”
Song Qi nodded to Mao Yong, then turned his head to look at Mingyu and Hua Meng beside him, and said in a hurried tone: "Time is urgent now, if the brothers believe me, I will divide the troops and send generals now!" "There are no fancy speeches, and there is no gut-wrenching intensity. At this juncture where the fate of everyone present is at stake, any words are superfluous.
Mingyu's eyes were red and swollen at this time, her face was full of tears, and her face was pale. The pain of losing her father and the hatred of Ling Xue's disappearance were intertwined into a poisonous snake in her heart, biting and tearing at her heart. Fate made her, a weak woman, suddenly suffer such a big change, which seemed a little too ruthless. Now the enemy is about to attack in a big way, and she feels that the burden on her shoulders is really unbearable. Fortunately, Song Qi is here, so that the burden on her shoulders will not crush her.
"Brother Song, do what you say!" Whether it is out of trust in Song Qi or what, Mingyu is willing to hand over the burden to Song Qi, not only the burden of retreating from the enemy at this moment, but even the burden of Mingzhu Business in the future, as well as the burden of his own life, are willing to hand it over to Song Qi.
Although Hua Meng is the head of these brothers, and even the person with the highest martial arts among these people, if he wants to fight or rush, he will naturally be the first to go up. But in the face of tens of thousands of troops, it is not as simple as striking and rushing. It is necessary to defeat the enemy and save the lives of our brothers to the greatest extent possible, which requires wisdom and strategy. And it is precisely this that is his weakness, he feels that Song Qi is much stronger than himself.
Hua Meng patted Song Qi on the shoulder from the side and encouraged loudly: "Brother Song, you can give orders." We all listen to you! (To be continued.) )