Chapter 211: The Swamp
At this time, Rong Yan, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know what was happening in the border city, and set up camp after arriving here, but he couldn't keep waiting for the rabbit to go down, and Rong Yan couldn't rest assured that he would go down to the border city, so he took the initiative to attack with people after two days of repair.
But when I took people through a meadow, there was a sudden 'ouch' sound behind me, and then I fell into it, and the people around me were startled, and watched that person fall deeper and deeper, and the man struggled to get out, but the more he struggled, the faster he fell in, and no one dared to stand around.
Rong Yan found the movement behind him, frowned and went to Yueqing: "Go to the back and see, what happened?" ”
"Yes."
Yueqing led the order to ride to the back, and after rushing over, she saw that the people behind her were already in chaos, and when she got closer, she saw that she had sunk into the swamp from the waist down, and Yueqing's face suddenly changed.
Shout loudly: "Don't move! ”
The person who fell into it immediately didn't dare to move, stopped and didn't move, and the speed of sinking down also stopped but still couldn't come out, the man looked at Yueqing with a sad face: "Lord Yueqing, help, save me!" ”
"You wait, don't move, the people next to you pay attention, don't get too close, be careful to fall in."
After Yueqing finished speaking, she hurriedly went to the front and told Rong Yan that there was a swamp here: "Your Highness, you can't go forward now, we can't identify the swamp here for the time being, if you rush to the front again, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
Rong Yan frowned and glanced ahead, didn't say anything, just followed Yueqing over: "Go and save people first." ”
"Yes."
Yueqing found a rope and asked the person to grab the rope before dragging the person up, and then asked people to check around, there are many large and small swamps around this meadow, and there is a large swamp in front, but if you don't try it, you can't see it at all, just almost went straight over, Yueqing was by Rong Yan's side, listening to the report of the people under her hands, she felt frightened.
I couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, there are swamps in front of here, and we ...... How do I get there? ”
Rong Yan glanced ahead and didn't speak, because of this swamp, he had to stop and repair for a while, it was still noon, but if he delayed any longer, he didn't want to go forward today, so he had to return to the station.
After a while, Rong Yan said, "How wide is the swamp around here?" ”
"I'm afraid it's swamps within a few hundred meters, I've heard that there are the most swamps in this area, but I didn't expect to run into it now, Your Highness, if we take a detour now, it's too late, just now someone said that there is a place not far from here that can be crossed, and there is a bridge over there."
After Yueqing finished speaking, Rong Yan instantly turned around and looked at Yueqing.
"Take me to see it first."
"Yes."
Yueqing answered, and took Rong Yan to that side, followed by a small group of soldiers, everyone was cautious, Yueqing didn't dare to be careless, this swamp is not a joke, the person who just rescued from the swamp can't move his legs now, if His Highness accidentally falls, his life is not enough.
Rong Yan saluted a little anxious, originally stared at those people at the right time, this time passed the right time, but he didn't expect to be stopped by this swamp, and he didn't know what would happen after the time was delayed, and when those people knew that they were prepared, it would be more difficult at that time.
He was so bent on solving the problem as soon as possible that he forgot that there was still a swamp here.
There's no way to be stuck here now.
When they got there, they saw a bridge alone, and the swamp under the bridge was obvious, unlike the previous swamps, the marsh under the bridge could be seen at a glance.
Yueqing said beside Rong Yan: "Your Highness, you can go over here, and you don't have to go so far." ”
"Since this place can be passed, then ......"
Rong Yan looked at the bridge, halfway through speaking, suddenly felt a sigh in his heart, and quickly stopped talking, took two steps forward, looked at the bridge twice, and then looked around, this swamp is spanned in front, and it is inconvenient to detour, but at this time, such a bridge is here, although it is hope, but the nomads here have always been cunning when fighting with Dongwenguo, can they still leave such a road for them to pass when they escape?
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Yueqing noticed that Rong Yan had stopped, and couldn't help but ask.
There is also some strangeness in my heart, there is a bridge that can be crossed, His Highness should be happy, why does His Highness seem to be worried.
Rong Yan said what he thought in his heart: "This bridge is just here, but when those people fled, they didn't damage it at all, something is wrong, has anyone gone over there to investigate?"
"No one has crossed yet, and the people who found the bridge immediately went back to report it." Yueqing said: "Your Highness, can't you cross this bridge?" ”2018
"It's not clear for the time being, but when I left the border city before, I got a message, only saying that the nomads here are good at taking advantage of the surrounding geographical environment to set one trap after another, and for so many years, the imperial court's troops have no way at all." Rong Yan said.
These news were naturally said by Xiao Jing.
And in fact, it has been harassed for so many years, but the forces of the imperial court have no way at all, in the final analysis, it is because those people rarely go into battle with real knives and guns, most of them come out to show their faces and retreat, and then set up an ambush, at first the imperial army wanted to annihilate in one fell swoop, but after chasing over, they were trapped by the trap they prepared, which maintained the subtle peace for so many years.
And these nomads who are good at making use of the natural environment, if they put such a bridge without destroying it, they must have done something.
Yueqing heard Rong Yan say this, his face suddenly changed, and he began to be glad that no one had passed just now, otherwise he didn't know what would happen now, he looked at the bridge, and his face gradually became cautious.
"Your Highness, or let people give it a try."
"If there are passive hands and feet on this bridge, won't it be in vain to send people to death?"
Rong Yan asked rhetorically, Yueqing suddenly stopped talking, and the people who followed behind did not speak, they naturally didn't want to die in vain, Rong Yan didn't bring many people here, these people were originally stationed here, because Rong Yan came over to listen to Rong Yan's order for the time being, and as soon as he came out, he encountered such a thing, in fact, he began to retreat in his heart.
They hadn't chased these people so far before, and they didn't know that there was a swamp here.
When the Third Highness didn't have time, most of them were defending the city and would not take the initiative to attack.
"So what should I do now?"
Rong Yan didn't say anything when he heard this, and after a while, the soldiers behind couldn't help but muttered with laughter, saying that they thought that the bridge didn't look like a problem, otherwise they would pass directly from this person, it would be better than a detour, and if it was delayed like this, it would be almost dark.
Rong Yan was silent for a moment, and asked Yueqing to go to the side to find a stone to come over, although Yueqing was confused, she still quickly went to find a piece and handed it to Rong Yan.
Rong Yan took a few steps forward without thinking about it, and threw it directly towards the bridge, and everyone didn't pay attention to it at all, and even Yueqing didn't understand what His Royal Highness was doing.
But at the moment when the stone just fell on the bridge, there was a loud bang.
Yue Qing subconsciously stepped forward to protect Rong Yan and took a few steps back, and the soldiers behind who didn't pay attention to it were all stupid by this blow, watching the bridge explode, and after a burst of smoke and dust, there was nothing left, only some debris falling on the swamp.
"......" Everyone watched this scene and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.
Then he looked at Rong Yan suddenly, and he was afraid for a while, fortunately, His Royal Highness had tried it just now, if someone had passed, he wouldn't know what it would look like.
Rong Yan looked at the exploding bridge, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, before Xiao Jing also said that the nomads here seem to use gunpowder very well, but he didn't expect it to be arranged so cleverly, if he was a little careless, he must have died by now.
Yueqing stepped forward: "Your Highness......"
"Let's take a detour."
Rong Yan glanced over there again, lightly dropped this sentence and turned back directly, Yueqing glanced over there, and sighed in her heart, now there is no other way except to detour, after taking people back, after repairing for a while, he will directly retreat and then detour from the side, because the best time has been missed, and after the detour, he will first camp and repair for the night.
At night, Rong Yan stood outside looking into the distance, Yueqing stood beside Rong Yan, and couldn't help but say, "Does Your Highness miss Miss Zhao?" ”
“……”
Rong Yan didn't speak, but Yueqing felt that after His Royal Highness came here, she must be Miss Zhao of Xin'ang County, otherwise how could she stand here alone in the middle of the night in a daze.
"Miss Zhao is in the border city, and there are still the secret guards left behind, so nothing will happen to you, Your Highness can rest assured."
"I'm wondering if the nomads here can use explosives so well, if they can use them in other places." Rong Yan finally couldn't help but speak.
Although he was worried about the situation in the border city, he didn't say it in front of Yueqing.
Sure enough, when Yueqing heard Rong Yan's words, her thoughts were immediately taken away, and she still had some sighs when she remembered the things during the day, especially the soldiers who came with her, and now she only admires His Highness openly and secretly.
"Your Highness, the ...... tomorrow"
"Tomorrow is still going according to plan, and the matter here must be resolved as soon as possible." Rong Yan said.
He has always felt uneasy in the past two days, as if something has happened in the border city, but there is no news from there now, so it is not clear for the time being.