On the mound, nine other carts formed a circle, surrounding the car that the demon princess was riding in the middle, and Wang Junqing and the soldiers of the reconnaissance team guarded the perimeter. Jackson was still standing by the princess's car, and Hanks had woken up, recovering his magic as he listened to Jackson's account of what had happened to him after he fell unconscious.

After about half an hour, the soldier in charge of the guard said to Wang Junqing: "Platoon commander, look, someone is coming over there!"

Looking in the direction of the soldier's right hand, there were more than a dozen people coming here from the north.

"Prepare for battle!" Wang Junqing gave an order, and took the lead in taking out his repeater and aiming at those who came over.

Getting closer, it can be seen that these dozen or so people are also dressed as soldiers of the Dragon Empire, and the squad leader put away the crossbow, whispered a few words in Wang Junqing's ear, and greeted him.

The other party had apparently seen them as well, and before they could figure out their identities, they stopped and dispersed, watching the approaching squad leader warily.

Stopping at a distance of twenty meters from the other party, the squad leader made a gesture, and the other party also made a gesture back. The first squad leader breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and beckoned to the mound, and then walked quickly to meet them, and after exchanging a few words with the leader of the other party, he led them towards the mound.

After a while, a squad leader brought these dozen people over. Wang Junqing introduced: "Platoon commander, these people are all soldiers belonging to the Second Special Operations Brigade of Mengliang Fortress, they met the orc soldiers in the process of reconnaissance, and after being dispersed, they contacted each other on the way to retreat south. Then he pointed at Wang Junqing and said, "This is our platoon commander, the one who was explained from above." ”

Glancing at the ranks of these people, Wang Junqing asked, "What about your captain? Why don't you have any officers?"

"Report to Platoon Commander Wang, I am Gu Ming, the leader of the 95th reconnaissance team, and there are still five people left in my team, which is the largest number among these people. The captains of the other squads have all died, and only one or two of the team members have survived, and I am in command for the time being because I am the highest rank. Now meet Platoon Commander Wang, we will follow your orders, please instruct. The sergeant who was the leader of the dozen or so people gave a military salute to Wang Junqing and said.

"Sit down and rest for a while. Seeing that these people were all injured and tired, Wang Junqing ordered, "Squad leader, take out our first-aid kits and help them get some medicine." ”

"Platoon Commander Wang, has there been any change in the situation?" Seeing Wang Junqing and his team standing there intact, Gu Ming asked in a low voice. As the leader of a squad, Gu Ming certainly understood the purpose and significance of sending out flares, so he asked like this.

"Yes, Captain Gu. Look at these ten big cars, they belong to the demon race. Wang Junqing pointed to the circle of carriages and said, "The demons are going to our empire, so I have to gather some people to escort them." As far as you know, are there any of our people around here? I'm afraid there aren't enough of them!"

"There shouldn't be too many people here besides the people I brought. I fled all the way, and all I saw were orc armies, but luckily there was no head-to-head confrontation and we were able to escape here. I don't think this is a place to stay for a long time, so it's better for us to leave early. Lest an orc army come here, and then you won't be able to run if you want to. Gu Ming suggested to Wang Junqing.

"Wait for them to rest for a while and then leave, and we'll find a way to contact the other squads on the way. ”

After leaving a mark on the ground, Wang Junqing continued to walk southwest with this group of people and the princess of the demon clan. There are too many people, and they have to pull the car forward, and the speed is much slower. Fortunately, it was not difficult for the car to pull up, otherwise he would have ordered to throw away these burdens a long time ago.

Avoid the avenue as much as possible along the way and walk cautiously forward. When it was dark, I walked seventy or eighty kilometers and found a secluded place to stop and rest for the night. The Imperial Scouts had their own way of contacting, and a dozen or so people approached the area during the night's camp.

Seeing these people, Wang Junqing knew how lucky his team was, these ten or so people belonged to nine squads, and no more than three people survived in each squad, so we can see how big their losses were! Most of them were wolf cavalrymen who had encountered the beast clan, and one or two were patrol squads that had encountered the demon clan.

After seeing the people of the demon clan here, although the eyes of the warriors erupted with incomparable anger, they still restrained themselves and did not explode. Because as soldiers, they know that they must obey the orders of their superiors, they cannot act according to their own likes and dislikes, and everything must be subordinated to the overall situation. Of course, they also have the right to ask their superiors to give a reasonable explanation to dispel the doubts in their hearts.

Early the next morning, Wang Junqing first gathered these warriors and told them the purpose of the demon clan's trip, and then said: "We can't decide the specific things, but their guards have all been killed by the beast soldiers, since we have encountered them, we have the responsibility to escort them to our empire." If any of you have objections, you can raise them now. If not, in the next process, we will abandon our prejudices and escort them to Mengliang Fortress, do you understand?"

"Yes, mission guaranteed!"

"Let's go!"

In a small valley near the border of the Demon God Empire, Wang Junqing and his warriors were hiding inside. A day had passed, and Wang Junqing hadn't figured out how to break through the defense line laid by the beast army.

I don't know if the orcs have occupied Pittsburgh, Wang Junqing has already sent a few warriors to investigate, and he hasn't come back yet, and everything will have to wait for them to come back before they can make a decision. From here, fifty kilometers to the southwest, Pittsburgh is located, according to Hanks. In other words, they were still more than 200 kilometers away from Mengliang Fortress, and even if they advanced at the fastest speed, it would take them a day and a night to arrive.

Wang Junqing didn't think about competing with the wolf cavalry, it was just a fool's dream. The scouting warriors have brought back the information they have obtained, the orc army is besieging Pittsburgh, and there are orc soldiers patrolling the road from Pittsburgh to Petersburg, which is just north of it, so as not to give the demon reinforcements a chance.

The defense of the orc army around Pittsburgh was even tighter, and even a fly within twenty kilometers of Pittsburgh could not escape the eyes of the orc soldiers, and the soldiers who went to Pittsburgh to reconnoiter could not approach it at all, so they could only observe it from a distance and then retreat.

It's no wonder that Pittsburgh is at the southernmost tip of the Lasgar Province, as long as Pittsburgh is taken, the Orcs will occupy the entire territory of the Lasgar Province, and will occupy a favorable position in the confrontation with the demons, so they will spare no effort to attack Pittsburgh.

Wang Junqing summoned several soldiers who had been in the army for a long time, had a high rank, and had rich experience to discuss countermeasures.

"The warrior who was in charge of the reconnaissance has already told us all about the situation, and if we want to pass between Pittsburgh and Petersburg, we must pass through the line of the orc army. I've drawn up three plans of action, so let's discuss them, and listen to your thoughts by the way, and if you have any good suggestions, you can say them. Wang Junqing said first.

"Let's talk about it first, what are the three plans?" said Gu Ming, another reconnaissance leader.

"The first plan, and the most risky, is that we use the cover of night to sneak through the orc defense line, and try to avoid the orc patrol soldiers as we go. However, in this way, there are too many uncertainties, many things are beyond our control, through the defense line of the orcs, we have to hope that the orc soldiers have not discovered us, and we have to move forward with ten carts, the goal is too big, it is too difficult not to be discovered. ”

"The second option, which is more secure, is that we go north from here, bypassing Petersburg, where the defenses are relatively weak, according to reconnaissance. The downside is that the distance is relatively long and it takes a long time. ”

"The third plan is provided by the Demon Princess, there is a secret passage leading to Pittsburgh near here, we can enter through this secret passage, and then from another secret passage in Pittsburgh to the junction of the Demon Race and our empire. Before Pittsburgh was conquered by the Orcs, these two secret passages were theoretically the safest. It's just ......" Glancing at the carriage where the demon princess was riding not far away, Wang Junqing continued, "Can we believe what she said, she is a demon after all, if this is a trick set by her, we will fall into a place of no return after entering Pittsburgh." Let's see which of these three options should be chosen, or if you have any other good proposals, you can also discuss them. ”

Several old warriors glanced at each other, and then Gu Ming spoke: "The first plan doesn't need to be considered, there are so many orc armies here, unless we go separately, maybe one or two people can escape, if so many of us want to pass through the defense line of the beast clan together, this possibility is almost zero." ”

"There is also a problem with the second plan, we have so many people and 10 cars, the goal is too big, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents along the way. Once discovered by the orc soldiers, it will be too late to run. If you can, I still recommend staying in the territory of the demons for a while, finding a hidden place to hide, and then sneaking back after the two of them have decided the winner. At that time, no matter who won, the city must be stabilized first, and there should be no energy to deploy too many troops on the periphery of the castle. As for the use of the secret passage of the demons, I can't comment on it now. Maybe there's something in it that we don't know. ”

After Gu Ming finished speaking, several veterans nodded and agreed with him.

"What you said makes a lot of sense, I don't force you, if you don't want to, you can quit now, and wait for a few days after the battle between the demon and beast clans is over before leaving. As for me, I will lead my team back to the Empire through Pittsburgh through the Secret Passages. It's up to you to make your choice. After Wang Junqing finished speaking, he looked at the veterans, waiting for their final decision.