After changing into a set of dark clothes with narrow sleeves, Xiao Yu said again: "I don't know why, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, Bai Fu, you go and remind the second prince and let him be careful of the night attack of the sand bandits!" ”

It's always good to be prepared, Xiaoyu not only asked Bai Fu to pass the word to the second prince, but also asked Bai Rong to keep vigil.

"If something really happens, you must warn as soon as possible!" Xiao Yu cautiously instructed Bai Rong.

Maybe there was something on his mind, or maybe he changed the environment, Xiaoyu slept very unsteadily, and woke up several times in the night, each time he could only hear the whistling of the wind outside.

"County Lord, sleep in peace, there are slaves and maids to take care of you!" Bai Rong heard the sound of Xiaoyu turning over, walked in lightly to investigate, and saw that Xiaoyu was awake, so she whispered.

Xiao Yu sat up lightly and said, "Bai Rong, somehow, my heart is so uneasy!" Bai Rong stretched out her hand and pulled the quilt for Xiaoyu and said: "County Lord, it's almost dawn, it should be fine, you go to sleep quickly, you have to get up in the morning and hurry!" ”

The two were talking, and suddenly Xiaoyu felt that the bed vibrated slightly, and she suddenly raised her head and said to Bai Rong: "Quick, go out and see, why the bed is shaking!" ”

After saying that, she hurriedly got up and woke Bai Fu up. The tremors grew stronger and stronger, and by the time there was a rumbling sound outside.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The hysterical roar of the sentinels was heard outside, and then the sirens sounded, and the entire camp was awakened from its slumber.

Xiao Yu had already run out of the camp with Bai Fubai Rong, and saw that Commander Cui had already commanded the border soldiers in an orderly manner, and a torch was moving quickly in the distance.

"It's a sand bandit, and there are quite a few of them!" The second prince also rushed over at some point, and hurriedly said to Xiaoyu.

It turned out that the rumbling sound was the hooves of the bandits, and if you got closer, you could still hear the scattered shouts and quacking laughter of the bandits.

The Imperial Guards had now calmed down from their initial panic, and a few experienced veterans commanded everyone to get on their horses and wait for orders.

At the gate of the camp, the soldiers lined up with spears in their hands, quietly waiting for the first round of attacks from the bandits. Illuminated by the dim and dancing light of the fire, the dark faces of the border soldiers were expressionless, as if they had become a part of the war machine.

The sand bandits are getting closer and closer, and even Xiao Yu can see the hideous smiles on the faces of the first few sand bandits. There were already some recruits in the Imperial Forest Army who shot out their bows and arrows in a panic, but before the bow and arrow reached the front of the bandits, they lost their accuracy diagonally and fell to the ground.

Commander Cui had a serious face and pursed his lips silently. The frontmen in the first row tilted their spears upwards and reclined their bodies against the ground. "Boom" The bandits began to shoot the first round of bows and arrows, and the pikemen in the front row were already motionless, and from behind them, a row of round shields stepped forward, holding round shields to protect themselves and the pikemen behind them.

Seeing that the first round of bows and arrows had not yielded results, the sand bandits were slightly in a commotion, but the bandits who still did not give up shouted: "Brothers, rush, everything you have grabbed is your own!" ”

At this time, when the sand bandits were still rushing forward, the command flag in the hand of Commander Cui waved, and the archers stood up from behind the pikemen, and ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, which immediately disrupted the sand bandits' cavalry.

The sand bandits who rushed in front turned their horses on their backs and fell off their horses one after another, and the sand bandits who were organic and spirited turned their horses to the sides when they saw that the situation was not good, while the sand bandits behind still rushed forward and tripped over a lot by the fallen men and horses in front.

Seeing that the sand bandits were in chaos, Commander Cui waved the flag, and a cavalry on the right side rushed out like an arrow, impacting the sand bandit cavalry from the side.

These sand bandits were originally a rabble, and they began to rely on the favorable time and place, and there were many of their own people, so Fang had the courage to rush at the imperial army. Now that he saw that he had touched the iron plate, he had already broken his army's heart, and before he waited for the Datan cavalry to rush, he ran into pieces.

A few of them were not shot down by the bow and arrow, and they crashed straight into the spears, and even men and horses were pierced by the spears in countless holes. Seeing the miserable situation of their companions in front, those behind turned their horses and fled from both sides.

At this time, the Imperial Forest Army saw that there was an opportunity, and regardless of Commander Cui's order, a swarm of horses poured out to chase and kill those lone bandits.

When Commander Cui saw the Royal Forest Army rushing out, he was in a hurry, and hurriedly asked Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. But those Royal Forest soldiers didn't care about this, they just buried their heads in pursuit.

"Second prince, you hurry up and let them come back, don't you know that the poor Kou Mo chases, not to mention the terrain around here, you don't know at all!" Commander Cui was so angry that he didn't care whether the other party was a prince or not, so he just shouted with red eyes.

The second prince hurriedly asked the people around him to send an order to let those red-eyed royal guards come back, but there was still a team of greedy people who chased them all the way.

"The military order is like a mountain, the second prince, you, the royal forest army, disobey the order and attack privately today, and the leader should be beheaded according to the order!" Commander Cui's face was pale, and he said word by word.

The second prince knew that today's matter was all wrong with the Imperial Forest Army, so he bowed his hand to Commander Cui and said: "Today's matter is all up to the commander!" ”

Seeing that the second prince was humble and polite, and did not protect his shortcomings as he imagined, Commander Cui explained with a slight face: "It's not that the last general is making a big fuss, but the army must do the order and prohibit, tonight is just a tentative attack by these sand bandits, and there are no other teams behind." If there is a person who is good at strategy among them, he only needs to send a team of cavalry to stop him when the Royal Forest Army is rushing out, and I am afraid that your soldiers will even overturn the battalion in a panic. ”

The second prince is not a stupid person, hearing what Commander Cui said, cold sweat trickled out on his back, and he hurriedly said to Commander Cui: "What the commander said is extremely true, and the commander can deal with it in a while, I just hope to give them a chance to make meritorious contributions!" ‘

Commander Cui just wanted to give these Imperial Forest Soldiers a dismount, and when he saw the second prince pleading, it was not good to save the face of the second prince, so he said in a deep voice: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped." You must know that if I am strict here, I will have a better chance of surviving in the future! ”

The second prince saw that Commander Cui had promised to spare everyone's lives, and hurriedly said yes.

After the mess outside was cleaned up, the bad news came, and the Royal Forest Army team that had been chased out without permission was led into the quicksand by the sand bandits, and the whole army was wiped out.

This time all the arrogant Royal Forest Army was suppressed, and when Commander Cui accused them, many people were secretly unconvinced, thinking that Commander Cui was just picking a bone in an egg and deliberately looking for trouble. This time, the comrades who came out together could never return, and everyone was silent, and they were also convinced by Commander Cui's punishment.

After the reorganization of the army was completed, the sky was already bright, and Commander Cui asked people to prepare breakfast. "Second prince, let's leave quickly after dinner, I see that this sand bandit is estimated to be just a striker at night, and it is estimated that there will be some vicious battles to fight later!" Cui Commander's thick eyebrows were twisted.

The second prince was now very convinced of Commander Cui, and hurriedly said: "It's all up to the commander's arrangement!" ”。 After breakfast, Commander Cui reorganized the border army, because of the lack of combat experience of the Royal Forest Army, Commander Cui was afraid that they would have an accident around the convoy, so he arranged all the Royal Forest Army behind the convoy as a reserve.

If it had been yesterday, if Commander Cui had done this, the Imperial Forest Army would have been noisy a long time ago. But early this morning, the Imperial Forest Army caused a squad to be wiped out because of its unauthorized attack, and now Commander Cui has arranged them in the back, and they themselves can only obey orders.

After Commander Cui punished the relevant commanders of the Royal Forest Army, he repeatedly emphasized that he must obey his orders and not act without authorization. If there is a violator, it will be killed.

Xiao Yu saw that Commander Cui acted in a measured manner and was not chaotic in the face of danger, and he was slightly relieved in his heart. She saw that the second prince was frustrated early in the morning and his face was depressed, so she beckoned the second prince to come over.

"Second prince, you can't blame you for today's events, don't blame yourself!" Xiao Yu comforted the second prince with gentle words.

"Hey, county lord, I'm not blaming Commander Cui, I hate myself for not knowing anything, and I had to let a few of them die for nothing!" The second prince is kind-hearted, and he feels uncomfortable when he thinks of those royal forest soldiers who are greedy for merit and die rashly.

"The Imperial Forest Army lacks combat experience and attacks on its own, so it is also self-inflicted on itself to blame for this fate. It's just that if the second prince can learn a lesson from this, it won't be in vain that a few of them gave their lives. I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I don't want to admit that I jumped into a pit, and I fell in the same pit in the future! Xiao Yu said earnestly.

The second prince was originally in a low mood, but after listening to Xiao Yu's words, the depression in his heart disappeared a little, he clenched his fists and muttered: "County Lord, look, I will get up wherever I fall!" ”

After saying that, he rode away, called several leading commanders of the Royal Forest Army, and reprimanded him severely. Those commanders were all instructed by Duke An Guo before leaving, not to mention that they were really at a loss today, if it weren't for the second prince's humble attitude towards Commander Cui, they themselves were afraid that they would not just suffer some flesh and skin.

On this day, the line became more and more cautious and slow, and Commander Cui sent the scouts from all directions more than ten miles away to confirm the safety before letting the convoy go. Therefore, the morning passed, and the whole team of relatives did not travel more than twenty miles.

"That's not going to work, if you go at this rate, you'll have to rest here tonight!" Cui Commander said, pointing to a place on the map called Black Mountain Head.

The second prince looked at the map thoughtfully, and Commander Cui continued when he saw that the second prince was silent: "There is nothing else in this black mountain, there is no water source, so many people, if they are trapped here by the sand bandits, for a little longer, we don't need them to do it, we will be in chaos because of the lack of water." ”

When the second prince heard Commander Cui say this, he didn't have any good way, so he arched his hand and said, "Then according to the commander's opinion?" ”

Commander Cui stared at the second prince with his eyes and said, "The last general means to abandon the baggage and go all out!" ”

The second prince was shocked and said: "By all means, these burdens are all dowries from His Majesty to the county lord, how can they be abandoned?" ”

Commander Cui said solemnly: "The last general's intention is not to give these burdens to those sand bandits, but if we still move forward like this, without the sand bandits attacking, we will be dragged to death." ”