Because the 10,000 people of Tang Mubu had already penetrated into the hinterland of Great Wei, they had to be cautious at every step of their southward journey.

Hou Mo Chen Jing's decision to go south was more of a speculation, so there were only 3,000 people with him, and the pace of the journey was also very fast.

They are all Great Wei soldiers, and they no longer have those burdens in their own territory, but the barrenness everywhere they go still affects everyone's heart.

On the evening of this day, the pursuing Hou Mo Chen Jingbu stopped in a small mountain village outside the Qinling Mountains.

They have been chasing all the way from Chuanyun Pass for a hundred miles, but they have not found any trace of the Rouran people along the way, so Hou Mo Chen Jing has already planned to take people back to the north after tonight, so that they can catch up with Yan Bingchu's department, and even by that time, Yan Bingchu has already found this remnant of Rouran.

It is said that the small mountain village has been deserted for many years, and several of the eaves have long been dilapidated, and the vines in the spring have also taken the opportunity to climb the roof.

In fact, there are many deserted villages like this on the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains, most of which originally relied on the mountains to eat the mountains and make a living from hunting. But as time went on, some people chose to go to the city in search of a more stable job, and gradually they became deserted until they were finally gone.

After Hou Mo Chen Jing brought people over, he first ordered people to inspect around the village, and only after knowing that there was nothing abnormal did he settle on the spot.

Since chasing south, Hou Mo Chen Jing has seen too many shocking pictures.

The people who have been peaceful for decades probably never imagined that one day the Rouran cavalry would descend from the sky and slaughter them inhumanely.

Yes, no one could have imagined it, but it really happened.

Night gradually rose, and the troops also set up camp in order. Hou Mo Chen Jing sat around the bonfire with several deputies, and several people watched the bonfire, but no one spoke.

The hurried and anxious days have also turned Hou Mo Chen Jing into a sloppy man with a scruffy beard, although he is not kempt, but at this moment he looks particularly vicissitudes.

After a long time, Hou Mo Chen Jing stared at the bonfire and said slowly, "Let's turn back after tonight, and the possibility of going south further south is even less likely."

Several deputies only nodded when they heard this, and the events of the past few days were really torturous to their bodies and minds.

Hou Mo Chen Jing saw that a few people didn't speak, so he said, "What are you doing on your stomach, and you are not dead, what are you angry about."

After Hou Mo Chen Jing finished speaking, one of the deputies asked a question he had wanted to ask a long time ago, "General, why are we at this point?"

yes, why the hell did you worship?

In fact, not only them, but even Hou Mo Chen Jing wanted to ask, but he couldn't say that, because he was the main general.

Hou Mo Chen Jing scolded when he heard this: "If you lose, you will be defeated, how can there be so many reasons. You're still alive, and Lao Tzu is still alive, are you still afraid of Rouran's group of dog thieves?"

Several deputies were scolded for this, and they were afraid to speak.

Hou Mo Chen Jing knew that everyone was holding their breath now, and they urgently needed a vicious battle to solve it, and he himself was the same.

Today's campfires are destined to be silent, except for the sound of burning firewood.

The night gradually came on, and where the troops were camped, squads were patrolling back and forth inside and outside, and even this Hou Mo Chen Jing tried to send a group of scouts.

At night, Hou Mo Chen Jing, who couldn't sleep, followed the patrol team to take on the heavy responsibility of patrolling, and since he was promoted, he had not personally patrolled for many years, and the members of the patrol team were flattered.

After Tang Mubu left Chuanyun Pass and went south, in order to prevent the whereabouts of the large number of people from being exposed, he deliberately divided the team into ten teams, each with a thousand people.

Tang Mu knew that although his 10,000 men were not weak, they could not fight a frontal battle in the hinterland of Great Wei.

Therefore, after being dispersed, it can be easier to bypass the sight of the Wei army, and second, it can also provide greater possibilities for one's own escape in the future.

The ten squads were not only separated, but also spread out, and each of them was completely left to fate.

If it weren't for the last resort, Tang Mu would not be willing to make such a decision, except for Yuan Zhen in the team, including himself, who was not familiar with Da Wei, so it seemed like he was bumping into each other.

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Since you have chosen this path, you have chosen a safe path in the most dangerous direction.

The village where Hou Mo and Chen Jingbu were stationed used to be called lucky, but in fact, Tang Mubu had just passed through not long ago.

The team of scouts sent by Hou Mo Chen Jing was already very close to Tang Mu's department, so the frustrated Hou Mo Chen Jing must not know that there was a worried Tang Mu ahead.

Speaking of which, Rouran had already earned too much in this battle, and now they were thinking about how to expand the results.

It was also by chance that Tang Mu and the others were able to discover this group of Great Wei scouts in advance, and it was this accident that saved their lives.

Hou Mo Chen Jing, who had nothing to do, followed the patrol team around the outside of the camp for a long time, and there was nothing else in the night except for the occasional roar of wild beasts in the mountains and forests.

The soldiers on patrol are still young, but after this period of battles, all of them have a different sense of maturity on their faces.

Hou Mo Chen Jing chatted with a few people as he walked, asked them where they came from, and asked them if they were afraid.

Young people are enthusiastic in the rivers and lakes, and they all say that they are not half afraid.

In this way, the group completed the patrol.

In the end, Hou Mo Chen Jing waved to a few people, but he himself did not go back.

In fact, at the end of the patrol, Hou Mo Chen Jing suddenly thought of something that had been ignored for a long time.

The general's reaction to this result and the reaction of the imperial court has not been particularly large, and it stands to reason that the situation on the front line is so poor, the emperor can directly hold the chief commander accountable. Even if it is said that it is not suitable to change the commander in wartime, now is the right time.

In addition, Hou Mo Chen Jing also forgot his good brother Gao Huan who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he hoped that Gao Huan would be safe now.

There are some things he doesn't want to think about, and there are things he can't think about.

Hou Mo Chen Jing was sleepy at the moment, he stood outside the camp, looking up at the moon in the sky, everything was as confusing as the layer of mist on the edge of the moon, making people unable to see the true face of the moon clearly.

Hou Mo Chen Jing sat on the ground under the moon, and such tranquility gave him a rare rest.

Hou Mo Chen Jing subconsciously wanted to lean back with his hands on the ground, and when his hands touched the ground, he seemed to feel that his palms touched something, he grabbed the thing and looked at it, and found that it was a scimitar dagger with a simple and delicate shape.

It is not surprising that there are daggers in such a wilderness, but objects of this shape are obviously not available to ordinary people.

Hou Mo Chen Jing pulled out his dagger, and under the background of the moonlight, a sense of coldness came to his face.

On the body of the knife, Hou Mo Chen Jing also found a few Hu characters, although he couldn't understand it, he knew that the group of Rouran people must have passed here.

Seeing this, Hou Mo Chen Jing did not delay, he took the dagger and rushed to the direction of the camp.

Back at the camp, the first thing Hou Mo Chen Jing did was to reconvene a few deputies.

Because of the suddenness of the situation, several deputies looked at each other when they arrived at the camp tent, not knowing what was happening.

Hou Mo Chen Jing didn't bother and directly put the dagger in front of several people.

Seeing this, several people carefully looked at the dagger, and someone asked, "General, where did you get this dagger?"

These people are not stupid, judging from Hou Mo Chen Jing's actions before and after, these people feel that something important has happened.

Hou Mo Chen Jing heard this, "I picked it up by chance when I was patrolling outside the camp just now, and you have also seen it, this kind of dagger is not available to ordinary people."

"General, do you mean that there are really Rouran people crossing the border, and they accidentally left behind?"

Hou Mo Chen Jing said, "According to my judgment, this is very likely, have any of the scouts sent out come back?"

"The first wave of scouts of the five-man squad has returned, but nothing has been found, and nothing out of the ordinary has happened. General, do you want to be careful with the follow-up scouts?"

Hou Mo Chen Jing waved his hand when he heard this, "Not for the time being, if they were close, we would have already startled the snakes." Wait and see, and wait for the feedback from the next few waves of scouts. But for now,

Tomorrow we will not be able to return, we will have to move on."

Hearing this, one of the deputies said, "General, in fact, I still can't believe that the people of Rouran dare to do this? What's the difference between coming southwest and killing yourself?"

Hou Mo Chen Jing said: "Now that they have gone deep into the Great Wei, the purpose of plundering everywhere has been achieved, and it is a question of whether or where they can go. This Rouran soldier horse was brought by Yu Jiulu Rongzhi, the princess of Yu Jiu Lu, who dared to go deep into Kangzhu City with only a few pairs of people earlier, and she made such a risky decision."

After Hou Mo Chen Jing finished speaking, the rest of the people fell into deep thought, and in the eyes of several people, Yu Jiulu Rongzhi not only wanted to escape from Great Wei, but also wanted to do something before leaving.

Seeing that a few people were silent, Hou Mo Chen Jing said again: "Although this Yu Jiulu Rongzhi is a woman, it is definitely not simple, and don't forget that the Rouran Hidden Knife Man is under her. If they are really in front of them, then there will definitely be Jianghu masters in their team, and our 3,000 people are probably no opponent."

"It's not an opponent, we still have to shoot, as long as the movement is big, these people in Rouran will definitely not be able to escape."

Hou Mo Chen Jing nodded when he heard this, "We can't hide, and we must rush to the front. According to the calculations that have been made, Yu Jiulu Rongzhi currently has at least 10,000 horses in his hands."

Speaking of this, Hou Mo Chen Jing did not continue, because everyone understood those meanings.

"General, Yuan Zhen is also in the Rouran team, what will we do with him if we encounter him?"

"If you can be escorted back to Luoyang alive, it's best, if not, then kill on the spot. Now he doesn't have any masters around him to protect him, so as long as he encounters it, don't keep his hands."

Yuan Zhen, for Hou Mo Chen Jing and others, this is a name that will never go away

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Tang Mu's side and the Great Wei scouts had just missed it, but soon Tang Mu found that the dagger he had been carrying with him was gone.

Tang Mu checked it back and forth several times, and finally concluded that the dagger was lost on the road.

And what worries Tang Mu is that now they are not far from the Wei army, and once they are found, their whereabouts will be completely exposed.