Chapter 63: A Rapid March

Under Wang Minglun's arrangement, the Jinjia Battalion handed over both the battalion flag and the general flag to the Kuishan battalion.

Half of the Kuishan battalion was flying their own flags, and the other half was holding up the flags of the Jinjia battalion, which could create the illusion that the two old battalions were returning to Dachong Pass together.

At the same time, the Jinjia Battalion, which did not carry the flag, marched rapidly on the official road of Jingqi Province, and it was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the identity of their Qianguo army.

The official road of Shengguo is known as the Road of Five Drivers, which means that it can accommodate five troikas to drive side by side on it, which also creates excellent conditions for the rapid march of the Jinjia battalion.

There was not much controversy within the Jinjia Battalion about whether to take the hidden path or the official road, after all, they only brought six days' rations, and the first meaning of this march was the word "fast".

Chu He was riding on a horse, and because of the long time he had ridden, his buttocks ached a little.

Fortunately, Chu He's horseback riding skills are quite qualified, and he is not too tired, after all, in the previous life, equestrianism was the same as golf and calligraphy, which was an aristocratic skill that he was forced to learn since he was a child, and a sign of high society.

Of course, after he grew up, he changed from riding a horse to betting on horses, and it was no longer the once innocent female classmate standing beside him.

There was another horse next to the Chu River, and this was his other one, which was shaking his head and following along.

The execution of the old eighth battalion of the Liang army is really strong, and in just one night, it really made up so many war horses, and achieved the most ideal situation of one person and two horses.

Up to this time, the Golden Armor Battalion had been marching for two days and one night, during which it had only been repaired for one hour.

Yan Chen and Chu He were okay, after all, there were martial arts cultivators, but Jiang Wuxian couldn't hold on a little, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and he shook straight on his horse.

Finally, in the middle of the night, because the dark clouds in the sky covered the moon, it was too inconvenient to hurry, Wang Minglun ordered to camp and rest.

As soon as the news of the camp came, Jiang Wuxian fell off the horse directly, but fortunately, Chu He had already prepared and took a step forward to catch him.

Jiang Wuxian was put to the ground by Chu He, panting heavily, "Damn, this is, it's really not good, or you can leave me here, and pick me up when you return triumphantly." ”

Yan Chen and Chu He ignored him, but began to unload their baggage from their horses and set up improvised tents.

Because of the need to reduce the load, all the military tents of the Jinjia battalion were not carried, and only these simple tents were used, which could squeeze three or four people into one of them, which could barely play the role of resisting the wind and keeping warm.

The three of them quickly ate some dry food, then said hello to Wang Minglun, and hurried into the tent.

When they set out from the canal, Wang Minglun found three sets of armor for the captains of the Golden Armor Battalion.

At this time, there was no mattress or quilt in the tent, and the three of them were huddled side by side with hard armor.

Fortunately, it was summer, and even the nights were not very cold.

Outside, there are soldiers of the Golden Armor Battalion who take turns keeping vigil, and they don't need to worry about safety. What I need most now is sleep, especially Jiang Wuyi, who is weak.

Yan Chen wanted to take off his shoes to sleep, but as soon as he took off his boots, he was stopped by Chu He and Jiang Wuzhi.

Yan Chen scolded and put on his boots, and then lay back.

"Xiaohe, if the world is peaceful in the future, what do you want to do?"

"Me? I don't know, probably ...... You might want to go to more places and see more scenery. When the time comes, I'll go to Quanzhou to find you, how about it? ”

Yan Chen didn't answer, but began to snore for a while.

Jiang Wuxian said angrily: "This still doesn't let people sleep?" ”

Chu He put his finger in his ears and eyes, and muttered, "Sleep." ”

After finishing speaking, Chu He also fell asleep, leaving the grieving Jiang Wuyi sighing on the side.

When the first white light flashed in the sky, the soldiers of the Golden Armor Battalion climbed out of their tents one after another.

Yan Chen, who slept the best, stretched his waist and shouted Chu He and Jiang Wuxian up.

Chu He slept okay, but Jiang Wuxian obviously didn't sleep well, and with two big dark circles under his eyes, he secretly glared at Yan Chen a few times.

The three climbed out of the tent, and a soldier walked briskly, holding three large bowls in both hands.

"Captain Yan, this is what the general ordered to bring to you."

The three of them hurriedly stretched out their hands to take it, and when they looked down, they saw that it was three bowls of hot porridge, with dots of diced pickles sprinkled on it.

Under such difficult conditions, Wang Minglun still wanted to get them hot mouths, which was really well-intentioned.

Of course, Chu He and Jiang Wuxian also knew in their hearts that they were touching Yan Chen's light.

Chu He said in a low voice: "Brother Chen, you tell Wang Minglun, don't open a small stove for the three of us, so many soldiers are watching, don't let people gossip." ”

Jiang Wuxian also nodded in agreement, but his mouth was already filled with hot porridge.

Yan Chen said with a grin: "Okay, let's drink the porridge first, and I'll talk to him later." ”

After a quick meal, the Golden Armor Battalion opened again.

Less than three hours of rest was enough to make the soldiers of the battalion full of energy again.

The eighth day after the departure of the Jinjia Battalion from Qushui County.

Looking at the mountains in front of them, which were not too high, but with lush vegetation, the entire Jinjia Battalion, from Wang Minglun to the nobody, all breathed a sigh of relief.

They finally arrived at Ba'an Hill smoothly according to the plan.

During this time, they encountered a total of two situations.

Once, on the official road near the city, I met a group of fast catchers who came out on an errand.

These few catchers quickly discovered the abnormality, and even swaggered to question Wang Minglun, asking them which side of the army they were.

As a result, they were cut down by the anxious old general himself, and tens of thousands of horses behind him stepped directly on their corpses.

The other time was more dangerous, but it was a piece of cake for the Golden Armor Battalion, which could fight well.

It was a cavalry force that reinforced the River Drum Road, numbering about a thousand.

When the team saw the army of the Golden Armor Battalion from afar, they sensed that something was wrong.

The number of soldiers in the Jinjia battalion is about 8,000 and nearly 15,000 war horses. With such a large-scale army movement, it is impossible for the Sheng army not to know about it in advance.

Realizing that there was an enemy on the opposite side, this cavalry team of the Sheng Army immediately drew their swords and prepared to meet the enemy.

But what they ushered in was the rush of the elite of the 3,000 Golden Armor Battalion.

The battle lasted less than half an hour, and less than 100 of this 1,000-strong army fled on horseback.

On the Jinjia Battalion's side, only more than 70 people were killed.

This is the first time that Chu He, who watched the battle from afar, has seen the combat power of the old eighth battalion of the Liang army, and it can indeed be called the elite of the elite.

Although the opponent was quickly resolved, the news that the Liang army had penetrated into Jingqi Road would definitely spread completely soon.

In order to ensure that he would not be intercepted by the enemy before arriving at Ba'an Mountain, Wang Minglun ordered to speed up the march again, leaving only two days' rations, and abandoning all tents and other baggage on the spot.

Finally, before Linchang City made a response deployment, the Jinjia Battalion successfully arrived at Ba'an Mountain, which was the most important point of the Sheng Army's grain route in Jiang Wuji's mouth.