Chapter 318: Pride
"Let's go!"
So many people died, it didn't matter if one more died, it didn't matter who died, people, remove a piece of skin from their faces, they were all the same, there was no difference, from the beginning, there was no difference.
The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but the figure of the iron rider behind them became a little clearer, and they also saw an ox cart on the side of the road, walking so slowly in the heavy rain, and the two people got off the cart and walked towards the ox cart again.
There are not a lot of cavalry men and horses, and they are torn and cracked, looking like they have suffered defeat, and more importantly, there are deep blood stains under their clothes, and the rain blows their eyes a little foamy, they have also been marching in a hurry for a long time, there is no cloth to keep out the cold, many people can't hold on anymore, such days, I don't know when it will end, alive, it's really a crime!
"Ahem...... Ahem......"
The raindrops were ticking, and a weak cough in the ox cart was still intermittent, Luo Xingtian looked at the carport, and a wry smile suddenly appeared on his face, and after a closer look, he had a knife in his hand.
He is the arrogant Luo Xingtian, how could he succumb to the command of an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person, if there is still someone in this world who can make him die willingly, that person is undoubtedly Qin Wen.
Luo Xingtian was holding the knife, and his hands were constantly trembling. On his forehead, beads of sweat were rolling, his arm had already been injured, and it was not easy to bend it, let alone use this knife to cut his neck.
Yes, he just wanted to commit suicide, rather than being captured, it was better to take the initiative himself, he knew the temper of his two guards, if he wanted to commit suicide, maybe he could only be captured. So he could only spend the two of them to make them chill with themselves.
"Hmm......"
He gritted his teeth, his eyes were about to burst out, and the green tendons on his head burst out, so you can imagine how much pain he endured.
"Tick...... Tick ......"
Sweat dripped from Luo Xingtian's head, and the bandages on his arms had begun to seep blood, and there was already a faint salty smell.
Finally, the knife in his hand was on his neck, he breathed a sigh of relief, a proud smile appeared on his face, he Luo Xingtian has never lagged behind, a general without soldiers, what kind of general, the destruction of an army should never be complete.
"Ahem...... Alas......"
Listening to the sound of rain, Luo Xingtian closed his eyes, and the knife in his hand began to slash towards his neck.
"General!"
It's too late, it's too soon. As soon as the two guards who arrived opened the curtain and saw Luo Xingtian's knife resting on their necks, both of them were stunned, they didn't understand why Luo Xingtian did this at all.
Hearing that the two of them were going and returning, Luo Xingtian suddenly opened his eyes, and his trembling hand began to thrust violently into his neck, and just when he put it on his neck, one hand had already tightly grasped the blade of the knife from the side.
"Why, General, why?"
The guard held the knife tightly, not caring that his hand had been cut by the knife, and the blood was already flowing down his sleeve, and he didn't seem to feel the pain, perhaps the pain in his heart had already numbed his perception.
"What why, hands go!"
Luo Xingtian looked at the guard coldly, almost spelling out these words in his mouth, he couldn't hold the knife in his hand anymore, but he clearly knew that he couldn't be captured by the Southern Prison Army.
Soldiers, nothing more than the marquis to worship the prime minister, and return to their hometown in brocade clothes; Or the horse leather shroud, killed on the battlefield!
"General, I'll take you away, we will definitely be able to escape!"
The guard snatched Luo Xingtian's knife violently, and then he was about to carry Luo Xingtian and leave, if they still didn't understand what Luo Xingtian's attitude was, then they were really stupid, Luo Xingtian's recklessness was in his bones, and humility was just a way for him to behave on the surface.
"Give me the knife, this is my military order!"
Although Luo Xingtian was already lying on the back of this guard, he still had some tyrannical ways, he knew that he couldn't leave, there was no chance, if he was one step slower, he would even die in the hands of others, which was the most unbearable thing for him.
"Driving...... ...... driving"
"Alas......"
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Luo Xingtian sighed heavily, it was already late, looking at the deep and shallow puddles, Luo Xingtian was suddenly a little confused, this is a kind of confusion that I don't know.
Amid the sound of horses' hooves, the team finally approached. The leader of the general's face was covered with blood, and he just glanced at the three of them lightly, and then he was about to continue walking forward, but in a moment, the general had already reacted.
"The ...... of the Law"
He stopped the horse, and then turned the horse's head again, at first glance he didn't see Luo Xingtian clearly, but he only vaguely saw a back, and Luo Xingtian They had already taken off their armor, and his two guards even changed into a robe.
The two of them originally saw that the general didn't care, and they didn't expect that this person had already turned around, and what worried them the most had happened.
They stood silently beside the ox cart, letting the rain wash over their faces, their eyes like blunt knives, without a trace of sharpness, just waiting quietly, but their hands were inadvertently on the hilt.
"General, is that you, General?"
The general jumped down from his horse, splashed countless waters, and landed on the horse, and the mud splashed the horse straight to the ground, and hummed and snorted.
When the two guards heard the general's words, they were a little confused, weren't they the people who came to arrest them, they were also Zhang Ye's soldiers?
Luo Xingtian was also stunned, then turned his head, and just for a moment, he smiled: "Ahem...... Cough...... Lu Qin, is that you? ”
Lu Qin saw that it was indeed Luo Xingtian, so he didn't say a word, and then knelt down in the mud, but for a moment, tears had already fallen.
"General!"
A large group of soldiers jumped from their horses, whether they were injured or not, and they all knelt in the mud, as if they did not feel the cold of the rain.
"General...... General ......"
Luo Xingtian muttered these two words, and suddenly his eyes went dark, and then he fainted.
"General, general?"
The leader saw Luo Xingtian hang his head suddenly, and immediately changed his face, then looked at Luo Xingtian's two guards, and scolded: "What's the matter, what's the matter with the general?" Say it? ”
The two guards saw that Lu Qin was so worried about Luo Xingtian, and their hearts were a little relaxed, they had never seen Lu Qin, Lu Qin was just a small leader, and there were only dozens of people under his command, in the past, they followed Wu Ze's command, this time they broke through from Zhangye, they were extremely dangerous along the way, why Xuanyuan Wu only found out that something was wrong when Zhang Ye's army rushed to Jinshui, it was because Lu Qin's troops were trying to attract Qin Tianzhao.
Who would have thought that Jinshui's Zhangye army was completely wiped out, and only Luo Xingtian survived, but they fought out of the battle array.
It is also a creation to make people, Luo Xingtian originally thought that this army of soldiers and horses was sent by Qin Tianzhao to hunt down and kill his own people, who would have thought that these horses were actually soldiers under his command, if it weren't for Luo Xingtian's two guards who were unwilling to turn around, Luo Xingtian would have died at this time.
"It's a long story, you have a medical officer under your command, the general has been seriously injured, there are no medicinal materials for the past few days, and the weather is cold, and his body is already extremely weak!"
The guards carrying Luo Xingtian on their backs immediately helped Luo Xingtian back to the ox cart, and then looked at Lu Qin worriedly, and quickly told Luo Xingtian's situation.
"There are no medical officers in the army, so how can that be good?"
Hearing the words of this guard, Lu Qin instantly frowned, because they were all Wu Ze's personal guards, and when they escaped from Zhangye, they didn't think about their own life and death, so they didn't let the marching medical officer come with them, at this moment, a soldier walked out, looked at Lu Qin, and said categorically: "General, the villain is willing to give it a try, and I have also learned a little bit of Qihuang's technique!" ”
Lu Qin frowned, just for a moment, and then agreed, at this time there is no choice, Luo Xingtian is already extremely weak, Fang Cai has even touched the wound, there are already some blood stains on his neck, his face is as pale as a blank paper, his weakness is in his bones, in Zhangye City, more than ten days of sleepless, even if he is an iron man, he can't hold on, let alone Luo Xingtian.
After the little soldier saw that Lu Qin agreed, he was not verbose, his hand was already on Luo Xingtian's wrist, and he began to check Luo Xingtian's pulse.
"General, General Luo's qi and blood are deficient, and he still needs to recuperate, the most important thing now is to get some medicinal materials, otherwise if the general continues like this, I'm afraid it will aggravate his condition!"
The little soldier diagnosed for a long time, his brows wrinkled deeper and deeper, Luo Xingtian's current condition is really not very good, if there are no medicinal materials, I can't say that Luo Xingtian will fall here, but how can I get herbs here, because of the long-term conquest along the way, coupled with the wanton slaughter of the barbarians, there are not many people left, if you want to find some medicinal materials, you can only go to the city.
Hearing the soldier's words, a trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of Lu Qin's mouth, and he said after a while: "Where can I get herbs now, alas!" ”
When the guards on the side heard the words of this little soldier, they immediately looked at Lu Qin and said in a deep voice: "General Lu, the top priority is that we go to the city immediately and find medicinal herbs for the general!" ”
Lu Qin nodded, and glanced back at the direction of Jin Shui, there was some worry in his eyes, they killed Zhang Ye with a word, Qin Tianzhao never let them go, and there was a team moving towards here.
"This place should not stay for a long time, brothers, get on your horse and hurry to Chongcheng, you two, protect the general, we will break the queen for you, you must send the general to Chongcheng safely!"
Hearing Lu Qin's words, the two guards also heard a trace of worry, it seems that there are really chasing soldiers behind, the two of them nodded, then got into the car and began to march, although the ox cart is slow, but it is very steady, if it is a carriage, shaking along the way, Luo Xingtian will not be able to stand it for a long time.
A remnant army followed behind an ox cart and moved forward in the heavy rain, the speed of the ox cart was really slow, and Lu Qin had no choice but to let the two guards try to be as fast as possible.
On the north bank of Jinshui, a large army was also rushing here, and at the same time, a team from Chongcheng had approached this group of men.
"Whoa......
The rain was pouring down, and the mountains on both sides of the road became blurred, and not far away, a group of people ran wildly in the rain, and they suddenly saw a long dragon through the thick clouds and rain.
The dragon was like a stroll in the rain, not very fast, and looked listless, almost on their faces, the word failure was written on their faces.
"Where is this man, so strange?"
Under a hat, a voice of doubt sounded, in Chongcheng, there should not be such a team, a team of unknown origin.
"Quick, report to the general quickly, the situation is not quite right here!"
"Yes!"
Immediately, a scout received the military order, strode down, and began to go in the direction of the storm.
He investigated for a long time, and finally felt that something was wrong, and then sent another team of men to get close to investigate, and what he wanted to do was to be foolproof.
The heavy rain is pouring, the mountain road is difficult to walk, and the official road is the same, the heavy rain all night, it is already a little difficult to distinguish the road surface, if they have not lived here for many years, with this familiarity can still find the road, otherwise they would have been lost in this mountain.
It's been more than ten days, and the sky has never sunny, and the rainy season for so many days in a row makes people feel that their body bones are about to be corroded and rusted by moisture. It was Qingyunfei, sitting on the horse, looking at the cloudy sky, his expression also became very gloomy.
Because he knows it well. The rainy season is so long, the road is extremely muddy, it is bound to delay his march, and now he doesn't know what the situation is in Zhangye, but he understands that Luo Xingtian's situation must not be very good, of course the Southern Prison Army will not be blocked by the weather, but I am afraid that if he can't wait for him to reach Zhangye, Qin Tianzhao will break through Zhangye City!
Rushing all day and night, he himself is also very tired, and the soldiers under his command are full of complaints, although he is extremely anxious, but he does not dare to go on like this, if it is still a desperate rapid march, I am afraid that it will not be enough to reach Zhangye, and the army's morale will be so weak that it can not fight.
Just when he was worried about this matter, he suddenly ran back from outside the tent and rode a few horses, and it was the scouts he had sent out, who looked very hurried.
As soon as he rushed into the Chinese army, Qing Yunfei, who was standing in the tent, heard a shout from below: "Where is Lord Qing Yunfei?" There is an emergency military situation! ”
Qing Yunfei heard it clearly, and immediately raised his eyebrows, and his heart sank! Could it be that Qin Tianzhao has already brought people back to kill? How could it be so fast? Or is Zhangye City broken?
He hurried out of the tent. At a glance, he saw those scouts, and when those scouts saw Qing Yunfei, they immediately greeted him, for one was an old barbarian warrior under his command in the past, who was covered with sweat at the moment, so he hurriedly said: "My lord! Oh no, General! To the south, there's a group of people from the south heading here! ”
When Qing Yunfei heard this, his face suddenly became solemn: "How many?" ”
"Back to the general's words, it doesn't seem like a lot, it is estimated that there are less than a thousand people!"
Qing Yunfei's heart jumped, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition, could it be Zhang Yejun, was Zhang Ye City broken, or the vanguard cavalry sent by Qin Tianzhao? I want to see Chenguan's reaction, he knows that the fall of Mangyuan City can't be hidden from Qin Tianzhao, the movement is so big, as long as Qin Tianzhao is not stupid, he will definitely send people, and now he doesn't know that there is a large army behind?
The truth was really as he expected, but there were not many Southern Prison troops behind, and they were also not aimed at Qingyunfei.
He immediately went up and grabbed the soldier's shoulder, and then said in a deep voice: "What's the matter, tell me clearly!" ”
"Pathetic! What a pathetic! The soldier shook his head again and again, his face was full of pity, and then he quickly said: "It's a few hundred people, the team is dragged by the elders, I asked people to pick them up, and then I personally ran back to report to you, that ......"
Answer? Qing Yunfei's heart sank, he had already guessed, he took a step closer, grabbed the soldier's sleeve, squinted his eyes, and then asked in a deep voice, "What did you say?" What hundreds? Answer? Could it be our centaurs? ”
"Yes, it's our army in the South Prison, it seems to be Zhang Ye's men and horses, that is, the men and horses under General Luo's command."
The scout sighed, shook his head, and said, "Hundreds of people from the south. These soldiers are so pitiful, it seems that they have fled back from a rout."
A scene suddenly appeared in Qing Yunfei's heart. Our people, hundreds? Do we still have our army in the storm?
Although he was shocked in his heart, he still didn't dare to believe it, although he was puzzled, but for the sake of prudence, he immediately ordered the tent door to be closed and the horses were lined up. In front of him were a few scout cavalry sent out by themselves to lead the way, and the black crowd behind them was scattered, and the number did seem to be hundreds, but when Qing Yunfei looked at it, he couldn't help but sigh. The warrior who reported the news before was right. Miserable! It's really miserable.
The hundreds of people who came from afar were indeed the soldiers and horses of the Southern Prison, and they were under the command of Luo Xingtian, as he guessed, he had seen Luo Xingtian's team, and he couldn't be more familiar with that kind of costume. Most of these people were wearing Zhang Yejun's attire, and even Qing Yunfei could recognize that it seemed that some people were still the standard Luo Xingtian Praetorian Guard's attire!
It's just that these hundreds of people are embarrassed from afar, many of their clothes have long been torn, full of mud and blood, and some people's clothes have already been torn to pieces. Supporting each other and barely walking, most of them were staggering, their faces were covered with black mud, more than half of them, not to mention their armor, they didn't even have weapons, and some even held sticks in their hands that they didn't know where to find them to act as crutches, limping in the ranks and barely hurrying. These people, almost all of them are yellow and thin, everyone is distracted, the torrential rain all day and night makes these Zhang Yejun have no fighting spirit at all, they are not fleeing for their lives to live, but fleeing for their lives, this kind of day, they are also fed up.