Chapter 322 - The End of the Road
After breaking through the encirclement, Wu Qi quickly broke up his cavalry team and reported to the camps. The barbarians are attacking this time, and if the information is not transmitted in time, it is likely to cause extremely serious consequences.
After the previous breakthrough battle, the cavalry team was less than 100 people, Wu Qi readjusted, with 20 people as a team, and scattered all the cavalry, while he personally led the team to Cangzhou Mansion.
In any case, Cangzhou Mansion is the top priority, and there must be no loss! If something happens, the Don army may lose a border fortress.
Galloping all the way, Wu Qi didn't care about sadness, and his mood was very heavy at the moment. Not only because of this sudden attack, but also because of the pessimism about the current situation, a bad premonition rose uncontrollably from the bottom of his heart.
"Speed up!" Wu Qi shouted in a deep voice.
"Yes!" A team of cavalry drove the horses under their crotches to the extreme, just to be a little faster. The war horses that are usually treated as treasures are used so roughly, but they don't care about feeling distressed at all, because the situation at this moment has reached an extremely critical moment!
Lin Yan was in this cavalry team at this time, not only him, but also Lao Ma and Da Hei, who were lucky to survive the previous attack.
Originally, the old horse and their problems would have been punished lightly, but because of this sudden attack, it was put on hold. When is it now, where can I take care of that!
The rest of the camp was not too close to them, and they could only hope that the other teams of comrades would be successful. The closer it got to Cangzhou Mansion, the quieter it became, and it was obvious that it had not yet been affected by the war, which made Wu Qi's heart rise a little comforted.
Riding their horses and galloping, they soon came to the outside of the main city, Wu Qi raised his head and shouted to the top of the city tower: "Open the door quickly, there is an urgent military situation!"
Torches were lit on the tower, and a man who looked like a leader asked sharply, "Who? How dare you make a noise outside the city!"
Wu Qi said in a loud voice: "I am Wu Qi of the Cangzhou Jiazi Battalion Cavalry, let us enter the city!"
The people on the city tower frowned and said impatiently, "Now that there is a curfew in the city, you can come back tomorrow!"
Wu Qi exploded when he heard this, and said in his heart, "What is it? Coming tomorrow? By then, the daylilies will be cold!"
He drew his crossbow arrows and threatened the man on the tower, "You said that there was an emergency military situation, are you deaf and can't hear? Hurry up and open the door for Lao Tzu, if you miss the military plane, you will be blamed for your death!"
When the man on the city tower saw that Wu Qi not only did not listen to persuasion, but dared to use a crossbow arrow at him, he immediately became angry, and said, "Where did you come from, dare to be so arrogant with grandpa? If you trespass into the city without permission, Grandpa will have the right to correct you on the spot!"
As he spoke, the people on the city tower waved their hands, and in an instant, some soldiers bent their bows and arrows at Wu Qi and others under the city, of course, the latter was not a vegetarian, and reacted instantly, and also pulled out crossbow arrows and aimed at the people on the city tower.
The atmosphere between the two sides is tense to the extreme, and a clash can erupt if one is not careful. Wu Qi's heart was about to explode, the captain who stayed behind was uncertain, and he led people to report the news after a long run, but he was stopped outside the city gate and pointed at him with an arrow, which is really intolerable!
Just as this conflict was about to inevitably erupt, a majestic voice was heard, "What happened?"
The man reported, "Captain, there's a disturbance down there!"
The middle-aged man known as the Captain frowned and said, "Who is so bold?"
The man continued, "It seems to be called Wu something, it belongs to the Jiazi camp."
When Du Wei heard this, he naturally knew about the Azi Battalion. Aren't they supposed to be stationed at the outskirts of the border, and why did they suddenly get here?
He looked at Wu Qi below and said, "I'm Zhao Zhen, the commander of Zuo Guoyi, if you have anything to tell me, put away the arrows first!"
The second half of the sentence was not only said to Wu Qi and others, but also to the soldiers beside him. It's all their own people, they bend their bows and arrows at every turn, what are they like!
Wu Qi ordered someone to put away the crossbow arrows, arched his hand at Zhao Zhenyi, and said, "Subordinate to the Cangzhou Jiazi Battalion
The team is in full swing, and they have come to deliver the news that the barbarians have launched a major attack!"
Zhao Zhen was shocked when he heard this, and said, "What!"
Although there have been constant conflicts on the border in recent years, the conflicts between the Tang army and the barbarians have only been local, and they are not enough to become a war event with great impact.
However, this time the barbarians' attack was different. This means that they have crossed that line, touched a taboo, and once the conflict intensifies, then a big war is inevitable!
"Hurry into the city, I'll take you to the governor and report to him in person!" Zhao Zhen said urgently.
With his words, the soldiers on the city tower dared to obstruct it and hurriedly let them go. As the city gate slowly opened, Wu Qi and the others drove their horses in.
The governor of Cangzhou Mansion is the commander of Zhichong, who leads the four products, and has the left and right Guoyi captains, and this Zhao Zhen is one of them.
Below them is the captain, that is, the level of Yang Dayan. Therefore, on weekdays, it is difficult to see these big people even if they are team leaders and Wu Qi, and some of their orders are also conveyed through the school captain level.
But in fact, camps like the Jiazi Battalion are located in the outermost part of the border, and they rarely have any direct contact with the governor of Cangzhou Mansion, and even Yang Dayan rarely reports to them in person.
Except for some twists and turns where his own personality is not suitable for officialdom, he is really too busy, fighting barbarians every day, where is there time to run so far to shoot the chief's ass, it is better to sleep in the camp tent if you have that leisure!
Because of his character, few commanders like it, if it weren't for Yang Dayan leading the troops to fight, it would be not bad, and he could be kept to defend against the barbarians, it is estimated that he would have been masturbated a long time ago!
But now it's not much better, it's still the closest and most dangerous area to the barbarians, and he himself doesn't care much, as long as he can go into battle and kill the enemy!
followed Zhao Zhen all the way, and soon came to the official residence of Gao Yannian, the commander of Zhichong. When they met the commander, it was naturally impossible to let them enter on horseback with a sword.
With such a large group of people, only Wu Qi followed Zhao Zhen into the back hall, while the rest of the people were left in the front hall, the war horses could not enter, and their crossbow arrows were temporarily confiscated.
But after all, this is the mansion of the governor, and it is normal for the rules to be bigger, so everyone didn't pay much attention to it at first.
Soon someone brought them tea and food, but they were not in the mood for the old horse. Now that the barbarians are invading on a large scale, and the life and death of the big guys are uncertain, where can they sit here and eat and drink in peace?
Wu Qi entered the back hall, and Zhao Zhen said to inform Gao Yannian and let the former wait for a while. Wu Qi didn't think about it, and stood quietly after giving it over.
At this moment, he only hopes to quickly explain the situation to Gao Yannian, so that he can send troops to support, so that the captains may still have a chance of life!
After a while, he heard the footsteps of someone coming, but the number of people listening to the sound was a bit large, and the footsteps were heavy. Then, Wu Qi saw Zhao Zhen go and return.
Wu Qi arched his hand and said, "Captain Zhao, why don't you see General Gao?"