In the eighth section, the autumn rain fell densely from the sky and fell on the yellowed grass, blowing away and gathering like a layer of fog.

Hundreds of handymen drove cattle and sheep, carts, and walked deep and shallow on the muddy grass. The grass had long since withered, revealing brown ground. The procession walked through the meadows, leaving a deep imprint, both wheeled and human. It's like a fish swimming in the brown ocean, dragging its long trail all the way to the north.

Wu Ming brushed his hair that was stuck together due to the autumn rain, and looked at the willow wind that came later through the watery world. The other party was soaked in the rain, and water droplets kept falling from his face. Liu Feng reined in his horse behind Wu Ming and said loudly: "Lord Wu, just now the scout came to report, nearly two thousand elite soldiers of the Persians have been rushing towards us at full speed, and at our current speed, we will be caught up in less than half a day." ”

In order to confuse the Persians, Liu Feng took two hundred black-armored sergeants and pretended to patrol the Han army camp with torches, and did not leave until dawn. According to the plan, they rode horses and caught up with Wu Ming all the way. Now brings the latest news.

Wu Ming also reined in his horse and looked at the gray sky, the rain was fine and dense, and there was no sign of stopping. Soaked in people, soaked, cold. He wiped the rain from his face, turned his head, stared at Liao Gang next to him and asked, "Young Governor, if the team is from the camp to the downstream bridge, how much time will it take at least?" ”

Liao Gang's lips were already white, he thought about it, and said: "It's about more than a hundred miles, and now the road is muddy, and the girls have to arrive, in order to hide, it will take at least a day to walk." ”

Approaching winter, the rain was also cold to death, a gust of wind blew, he couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly tightened the clothes on his body. Wu Ming didn't realize it, but just muttered, "How is this good?" ”

Liu Feng reined in the horse that kept spinning in place, and said loudly: "This is definitely not the way to go on, sooner or later you will be caught up." Otherwise, I'll take my brothers to stop these people, so as to buy time for the adults. ”

Wu Ming thought for a while, sighed and said: "There are nearly two thousand Persians, and if you go to block it, it is only a drop in the bucket, how can you block it." This is no different from sending people to death, this is not feasible. ”

Liu Feng turned his head, glanced at the two hundred black-armored sergeants behind him, and said, "Lord Wu, during the battle in front of the cang, more than 10,000 brothers were buried in Nanban. I waited for a few more months to survive, and I already earned it. Leaving us behind to confuse the enemy was a mortal mission. This soldier fights, can he not die? Although we can't stop the Persian iron cavalry behind, we can at least delay the other side for a while with ranger tactics. Moreover, the Persians, seeing that we are desperately blocking, will be even more convinced that our army is retreating to the north. ”

Wu Ming was stunned for a long time, then suddenly rolled the saddle and dismounted, bowed deeply to the two hundred black-armored warriors, and said: "Lord Liu, you sacrifice yourself to seek benevolence, admire below, this thing to block the enemy, please do your best, it really can't work, let the brothers escape separately." ”

The rain slanted on his face, but he seemed to be unconcerned, and stood there bent over like a sculpture, never looking up for a long time.

Liu Feng wiped the rain on his face, but found that the rain seemed to be a little hot, and he felt that his eyes were also hot, and it was estimated that there were a lot of tears in it, so he didn't return the salute, turned his head to beat the horse, raised the saber in his hand and said loudly: "Brothers, serve the country, just today, turn back with me to stop the enemy." ”

It was like a thunderbolt in the autumn rain, and all the warriors let out a loud roar in the rain, and the two hundred black-armored knights turned around at the same time and rushed towards the rain curtain behind them like a tide.

Two hundred, when the army is against it, is really an insignificant number. But these black armor troops make people feel that it is simply an unstoppable torrent, unstoppable. The shining black armor shone brightly in the heavy autumn rain, making the whole team look like a long arrow that wanted to pierce the gray sky.

Wu Ming felt that his heart was as heavy as iron, standing in place, but his feet were like old trees taking root, and he couldn't move. Liao Gang only felt that his nose was sore, and he was about to cry, but he couldn't hold back his crying, and he said loudly: "Lord Wu, let's go." Although the voice was loud, it was already crying.

Wu Ming was drunk by him and couldn't help but be surprised. He tightened his coat and rolled over his horse. The horse stayed in the rain for a long time, and seemed to be afraid of the cold, and kept spinning in place, snorting from time to time, and he stroked the horse's body, and the horse suddenly quieted down, but in his eyes, he couldn't help but shed tears. Tears ran down her cheeks and into her mouth, salty and cold. He wiped his face with his sleeve, clamped the horse's body hard, and said loudly, "Let's go." ”

The team was slowly moving towards the north again, and he turned his head to look behind him again. But I saw that two hundred black-armored sergeants had gone deep into the heavy rain curtain, and they could no longer see clearly.

In the distance, only the clear singing and the sound of horses' hooves came from afar.

Who guards the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?

Pedal Xiongguan smiles to the sky!

Is a seven-foot man afraid of burial?

I am willing to fight the battlefield with this body!

※※※ One horse gallops like the wind. The autumn rain continued to fall, and the horse's hooves seemed to carry a lot of moisture. Rushing all the way, there was a faint trail of water behind him.

The horse rushed into the middle of the two thousand knights, stood beside Winfiat, and said loudly: "Childe, the Han army rangers have been found ahead. ”

These two thousand knights are the elite of the old man's subordinates, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are personal soldiers, and they are also extremely obedient to the old man. Therefore, they called Winfiart always incompetent for official positions, but for "sons".

Winfiatte was having a flattering smile on his face, and he was talking to Esther without bounds, when he heard this, he turned his head, rubbed his hands, and said excitedly: "Finally, there is news, the order is to go down, the army rushes forward, and this enemy must be completely annihilated." ”

"Wait!"

Before he could finish speaking, Esther's sweet voice next to him rang out. Winfiat was taken aback, turned his head, stared at Esther's blue eyes, and said with a smile: "Princess, do you have any advice?" ”

In this pursuit, Wu Gong told Esther and Waffiat to pursue first, once the Nanban Emperor was captured, no matter what he said in the future, the first merit of this reconnaissance will definitely fall on his son. Secondly, having Esther go on the expedition with her son also provided Winfia with the opportunity to be alone with Esther. And the most important point is that although this princess is a woman, she is also very effective in the art of war, and every time she discusses before the war, she can come up with a reliable idea. Let her and his son come to chase after him, and he was much more relieved.

Esther patted her horse, and Mart took a few steps forward, getting closer to the scout, and she said crisply, "How far is the enemy from here?" ”

The scout saluted on his horse and said, "Princess, about twenty miles." ”

"How many people are there?"

"Two hundred!"

"Two hundred? Gone? ”

"There were only two hundred, and I didn't see anyone else." The scout saluted again, and replied at his horse.

Esther bowed her head, puzzled. She muttered, "What can these two hundred do?" It seems that there are too few blockers, and there seem to be too many scouts. Wen Feiat, who was next to him, smiled and continued: "What else can it be, it must be trying to harass us and others to buy time for their main force to retreat." ”

He turned his head and said to the crowd: "The whole army will immediately speed up, catch up, and annihilate this enemy." ”

Everyone suddenly let out a violent promise. The two thousand men immediately accelerated and rushed forward. The autumn rain continued, but it could not hide the high morale of the soldiers. Esther sat on her mount and was carried forward by the crowd. Looking up at the sky, the sky was overcast, and the thick clouds hung low, enveloping the whole sky without the slightest light.