The devil is coming

Chapter 455
the next day,
The original escape team of two people became four people.
Jiang Hu had a packhorse carrying some things, and two women were on both sides of the packhorse, walking with it.
front,
Jiang Hu opened the way, and Zheng Fan followed him to provide support.
This walk lasted almost the entire day, and only at dusk did everyone stop and prepare to camp.
The princess is very adaptable and can now bear this kind of load. Gongsun Ling looked weak and weak last night, but she was very tough in her bones and she gritted her teeth and got through it.
While camping, Jiang Hu went to the outside to make some traps and whistles for warning, while Gongsun Ling was making a fire.
Uncle Zheng took a piece of smoked meat, walked to a stream in front, and started cleaning it.
The princess also came over and started to get water a little further upstream.
"How about it? With Jiang Hu leading the way, don't you feel a lot more relaxed?"
After all, the princess is from a daughter's family. It goes without saying that she is smart. She is really smart, but there is still a little childishness left in her body.
In Zheng Fan's view, she actually had similar qualifications to the princess. What she lacked was experience.
The princess is a master who at a young age can lead the Zhenbei Army to wander in the desert and destroy tribes at every turn.
The princess has been living in the deep palace,
The former is indeed excellent, but the latter still has a lot of room for growth.
"Your green python should be famous." Zheng Fan asked while washing the bacon.
"Yeah, what's the matter? I brought it to me originally, but it caused a sensation. Even my father praised me."
"You are so famous that you were trained by the Beast Controller. Although Jiang Hu is not named Gongsun, he is still an old Beast Controller. He doesn't need to know you. This is normal;
But will he not recognize your green python? "
The princess blinked twice and said, "You mean, he has actually recognized our identities a long time ago?"
"Probably. Moreover, look at our attitude as fugitives. When we see someone calling for help, we will directly give her an arrow to free her;
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling were also on the run, so when they faced people who needed help, they took us back for supper and a rest.
or,
Maybe we are too evil?so bad?
And they are kind people? "
"So, he actually wanted to bargain with us for a long time. To facilitate this, he pretended not to know each other at first?"
"If that's really the case, then I'd be relieved."
When it comes to bargaining, it’s normal for one person to be the bad guy and the other to be the sweetheart.
Uncle Zheng is not afraid of other people's demands. Everyone gets what they need, that is, to achieve their own goals.
"What else could they possibly do?"
"They are different from you and me. Your reputation is already ruined."
"……"Princess.
"As for me, I am the Earl of Yan State. Even if your brother gives me a high official and a generous salary, to be honest, as a descendant, the best outcome is to be used as a plaque and be kept there, which is far from the ease and freedom I have in Yan State. Comfortable.
Therefore, it is impossible for you and I to look back, and it is impossible for you to be willing to stay in Chu State.
But they are different,
Gongsun helped the eldest prince to deal with your brother, and your brother suppressed them. As the winner, I think your brother has that high profile.
If they capture the two of us and give them to your brother, your brother will definitely pardon them and reinstate them, which is no big deal. "
The princess's face suddenly turned solemn. She was still complacent about her performance last night, but she didn't expect this.
In fact, Uncle Zheng didn't think so deeply at the beginning last night, but when he went to bed, he started thinking about it.
In the final analysis, it was because Uncle Zheng was unwilling to trust others from the bottom of his heart. Earlier, even at home, he had to fight wits and courage with the devils.
"Then aren't we in danger now?"
Obviously, the princess, like Uncle Zheng, doesn't like the feeling of life and death being in the hands of others.
"There is a way."
……
time to eat,
It’s still bacon and vermicelli.
Gongsun Ling probably doesn't know how to cook, but still likes to stew.
But now that we are running for our lives, let’s just make do with it.
while eating,
Zheng Fan spoke first:
"Actually, if I think about it, it would be good if I stayed in the Chu country. The Chu country has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery."
Gongsun Ling said flatteringly:
"If Uncle Zheng stays in Chu State, I think the regent will put him in great esteem."
"I should be able to, but I don't dare to give me any real power. The most likely way is to be taken by the regent to pretend to be a memorial arch, or to play chess and talk with the regent, and to be a close minister."
Hearing this, Jiang Hu's face paused slightly.
The princess said: "This time I did something like this and eloped with another man on my wedding day. If the emperor catches me, he will definitely lock me in a dark room like he did when I was a child."
Gongsun Ling said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is the Prince Regent's biological sister after all. No matter what Her Royal Highness the Princess has committed or done, the Prince Regent will never be really angry with Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Hearing this, the princess smiled, hugged Zheng Fan's shoulders, and said:
"I say this, but I don't regret it. Who told me to fall in love with him? Just like Brother Hu Zi fell in love with Sister A Ling. This falling in love is just like the one in the songbook. Generally speaking, what is invisible and intangible on weekdays, once the time comes, it really has to be him."
A Ling glanced at Jiang Hu and smiled on her face.
Human hearts are made of flesh.
As a young lady of the Gongsun family,
Maybe she didn't look down on Jiang Hu before, but now, she knows that Jiang Hu is the foundation for her to settle down.
Whether she was escaping from Chu or going to Yan, she had to rely on Jiang Hu.
If you can lick a dog to this extent, it is almost like a barking dog.
Jiang Hu smiled and said: "Uncle, Your Royal Highness, we will definitely be able to get out of this mountain and return to the Yan Kingdom, because in the Yan Kingdom, the uncle can truly display his talents.
The villain has also thought about it carefully. The villain doesn't really care whether the Beast Control Supervisor is reset or not. "
Hearing this, Gongsun Ling looked at Jiang Hu in surprise.
"I hope that my uncle can take him in. From now on, I will let him follow my uncle and raise monster beasts for him in the Snow Customs. There are a lot of monsters in the Tianduan Mountains."
What Zheng Fan said earlier meant that even if I was captured and brought back to Chu State, the regent would push me to the front, and the regent would definitely value me.
The princess understood and followed her up. She was the regent's biological sister. To put it mildly, even if her rebellion failed, the regent would not kill her, but would only imprison her.
When we were captured back to the Chu Kingdom, we were still masters. Even if you, Jiang Hu, performed meritorious service by capturing us back, you were still just an ordinary minister. It would be very simple to kill you and take revenge on you.
Jiang Hu obviously understood the warning and expressed his loyalty.
The warnings and precautions from both sides completed a round of confrontation in a harmonious atmosphere.
In the next nearly ten days, the mountain road was difficult to walk, but Jiang Hu opened the way and the two women were very competitive, so the four of them traveled very quickly, and there were no accidents along the way.
Oh, except I finished eating the vermicelli.
After eating the vermicelli, everyone began to hunt for food. They had already harvested a lot of prey along the way. At the same time, the green python would come over from time to time to send some of its "leftovers", so there was no shortage of food and drink.
It’s just game. Eating it for many days at once is really a huge burden on the stomach.
This morning, while the four of them were still moving forward, the green python suddenly jumped out and stopped them in front of them.
Generally speaking, green pythons rarely appear during the day.
Jiang Hu immediately lay down on the ground, put his ears to the ground, and said:
"The sound of horse hooves, there are a lot of people."
in fact,
Now the four of them are almost out of the mountain. In front of them is the remnant of the mountainous area, which is about to enter the area where the confrontation between Yan and Chu will take place.
After having a premonition that the cavalry was coming, Jiang Hu immediately hid the packhorse, and everyone also took shelter.
Soon, a Chu cavalry group of about a hundred people appeared. They did not stop and continued to gallop westward.
Uncle Zheng immediately said to Jiang Hu beside him: "This is the vanguard sentry, we must move now."
Whenever a large army marches out, there must be a vanguard army. The vanguard army builds roads and bridges over mountains and rivers, which is the key for the army to open up blind spots on the battlefield. The vanguard sentry cavalry is the sentinel cavalry of the vanguard army, which usually moves in on an organizational scale.
After the army sets up camp, the sentries will continue to be subdivided to obtain a wider field of vision.
Therefore, right now, there should be a large Chu army moving towards here.
If we don't hurry up and leave here now, the four of us will probably be included in the large Chu army, and we won't be able to escape even if we want to.
Uncle Zheng immediately took the three of them and walked south, that is, backtracking. Because they might encounter the Chu army going north, east, or west, they would rather leave the mountain two days later to ensure their own safety.
However, not long after Uncle Zheng and others headed south, things took a turn for the worse.
There was a Chu army cavalry galloping from the west to the east, which should be the opposite direction from the one they encountered before. Behind them, Uncle Zheng saw the cavalry in black armor chasing them.
God feels pity for you,
After seeing the familiar Jingnan Army knight armor, Uncle Zheng's eyes actually became a little moist.
This is really not an act, but since he escaped on his wedding day. From Zhou County to now, for almost a month, Uncle Zheng has not been accompanied by a demon except magic pills. It can be said that he is truly I was on tenterhooks, but now, seeing the Jingnan Army cavalry, I really felt like a wanderer who had left his hometown and returned to his homeland.
"No, Yan Jun!"
Jiang Hu shouted instinctively.
immediately,
Zheng Fan looked at him.
Jiang Hu also looked at Zheng Fan, a middle-aged Orion man. The corners of his mouth twitched and a look of sarcasm appeared on his face.
This is his habit and instinct, but now, he has turned his back on Chu, but his position has not been completely reversed due to inertia.
The current situation, according to Uncle Zheng's analysis, should be that the two armies of the two sides met during a rapid march, which is the so-called... encounter.
When the vanguards of both sides see the other's vanguard, their first reaction is always to send one or two knights back to report to the commander, and then charge directly towards the other side to eat the other's vanguard.
Because of the encounter, it is impossible to give you too much time to react and plan. And if even the vanguard is surprised, the rear coach must also be surprised. A melee is likely to break out, and in a melee At the very beginning, eating the opponent's vanguard sentinel knight is equivalent to blocking the opponent's field of vision, allowing your coach to have more clarity than the opponent in the melee.
Of course, in addition to the choice of tactical pros and cons, there is another reason, that is, the Dayan cavalry has always had a strong confidence in being "the best cavalry in the world", especially the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army.
Since it's a melee, just go ahead and defeat the opponent's sentinel cavalry first, then the opponent's vanguard, and then let the enemy's defeated army retreat back to our own side, forming a rolling bead curtain, and the troops and horses behind will rush forward. , the enemy is likely to be defeated in a series of confusion.
Don't think this is very whimsical. In fact, it is not uncommon for two to three thousand cavalry to directly defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops. In fact, even the retreating enemy troops are baffled because they themselves know that their number is ten times the opponent's. Times, if ten fight one, it can definitely be won. Everyone has two arms supporting one head, but they often end up defeated in such a muddle.
The most classic battle example is the one in which the 50 soldiers of the first generation Zhenbei Hou defeated the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army of Da Gan. That was a military strength comparison of nearly [-] to [-], and at that time, the Qian Kingdom had just been founded and it was only the second generation. The emperor, who was leading the elite troops that his brother used to conquer the world during the founding of the People's Republic of China, abandoned his armor in such a confused manner, and achieved the reputation of the Zhenbei Army as the best in the world.
at this time,
Uncle Zheng and others are located on a hillside, with a relatively flat canyon below, giving them a good view of the battle.
The princess asked curiously:
"Why don't you go down and say hello?"
The princess is the one who has changed her position the fastest. To be honest, the princess has never suffered the pain of running away in the past month. Now that she sees Yan Jun, she is the second most excited.
Because it is conceivable that if she follows Zheng Fan back to the Yan land, she will be canonized by the Emperor of Yan, and secondly, she can live in the Count's Mansion of Xuehaiguan. According to her, she accompanied Zheng Fan all the way and saw that Zheng Fan was "even better" than herself. The squeamishness of "princess disease",
She felt that her days at Earl's Mansion might not be so grand, but the standard and quality of life were definitely not bad.
Uncle Zheng shook his head and said:
"Now that I go down, it will be difficult for them to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, which is not good."
"Oh, I see."
The princess felt that her knowledge had increased because she believed in her man's ability to lead troops in war. In terms of military matters, what her man said must be right.
The actual situation is that the battle below looks like the Yan Army's small cavalry is aggressive, but it may not be able to win this small-scale encounter. Uncle Zheng feels that if he goes to say hello now, there may be problems.
as predicted,
Behind the Yan army cavalry, a group of nearly a hundred Chu cavalry suddenly came out. The Chu cavalry who were being chased in front also immediately turned their horses and began to cooperate with their comrades following behind to attack the Yan army.
When Jiang Hu saw this, he excitedly grabbed the stone in front of him.
In his heart, he was cheering for the Chu army's victory.
The princess licked her lips. She would be excited to see the Yan army appear, but now that the Chu army had the upper hand, she couldn't feel sad.
Uncle Zheng also noticed the political stance of the two "Chu people" around him.
But this is human nature, and Uncle Zheng understands it.
However, seeing Jiang Hu's excitement, Uncle Zheng just shook his head slightly, because he had already roughly calculated that there were more than 200 Chu army cavalry in the front who originally escaped, and more than 200 Yan army in pursuit, and those from the rear followed. The Chu army also had 200 men.
The ratio of our numbers was two to one. Maybe the Chu army was slightly higher, but definitely not three to one.
Although the Yan army was attacked from both sides and was at a strategic disadvantage,...
Uncle Zheng silently took out the Zhonghua iron box, took out a cigarette, and this time, he lit it.
The princess looked at Zheng Fan and said worriedly:
"Down there, maybe..."
Uncle Zheng blew out a smoke ring and said casually: "Haha, this is the Jingnan Army."
Faced with this situation, the captain of the Yan Army below immediately gave the order to continue charging. All the Yan Army knights in the front row supported their horses.
Continuing to attack and defend the rear without dividing the troops is the wisest choice.
As soon as they came, the Chu cavalry in front had just turned around and charged back, and they didn't have time to raise their horsepower again. They kept chasing them and just happened to charge into them with great momentum!
Secondly, the thinking of cavalry operations is to be fast, ruthless and accurate, and cavalry commanders rarely think about "covering everything".
impact,
It happened quickly.
In an instant,
Knights from both sides continued to fall off their horses, but after a round of impact, it was obvious that the Yan army's knights were better at riding and charging. The Chu army was directly cut through, and the middle part was defeated. The Chu army on both sides They were a little confused, and because this was a canyon area with limited space on both sides, it also hindered the progress of the Chu cavalry behind them.
In fact, many Chu soldiers at the rear actually stopped and dismounted, apparently intending to treat their own soldiers, and at the same time they impatiently dealt with the last hit of the Yan army knights who had fallen off their horses in the previous collision.
It was like the Chu army organization that was originally chasing was suddenly scattered.
The Chu knights who originally wanted to continue the pursuit had to rein in;
At this time, the knights of the Yan Army who had completed a drill, under the command of the captain, changed from the rear team to the front team. Originally, the horses of the front team had been damaged or lost, but the horses of the rear team happened to be retained, and they raised the horses again. lance.
Generally speaking, the equipment of the vanguard army is often the best. The strongest combat effectiveness of a large army is the direct branch of the vanguard army and the commander himself.
Yan Jun did not bandage the wounds, nor did he care about the casualties after the previous round of drilling. Instead, he immediately began to speed up and launch a new round of charge. During the charge, he began to integrate the queue, so as to shorten the time as much as possible.
The second round of charge begins.
Some of the knights of the Chu army began to charge and fight, some began to dodge, and some began to wait for the superior's order to form a formation, which was completely out of touch.
Next, is the second puncture!
The screams were endless.
The Chu army was defeated, and those who had horses began to flee, while those without horses were waiting to be taken away by the Yan army's knights as they passed by on horseback.
Jiang Hu gritted his teeth and finally let out a sigh.
He had to admit that the Yan army's cavalry was powerful.
The princess also bit her lip. She had seen the personal guards around Uncle Zheng on the wedding day. They were very powerful and well-disciplined, but she felt that those people were carefully selected to follow Zheng Fan into Chu.
But now, in a random encounter, the Chu army, which had twice the numerical advantage, was completely defeated, and the total casualties of the Yan people were less than a hundred.
In other words, the Yan people defeated more than 400 Chu cavalry with less than a hundred casualties.
Uncle Zheng stretched his waist.
He glanced at the three Chu people beside him,
Road:
"The Great Yan Iron Cavalry is unparalleled in field combat."
how to say,
The Jingnan Military Academy Lieutenant below, yes, he has gained face for me!
The princess immediately asked:
"Snow Customs Cavalry, compared with them..."
When Jiang Hu heard this, he also looked at Zheng Fan. Obviously, he also wanted to know the answer.
Uncle Zheng smiled and said,
Road:
"There are some gaps."
"Oh." The princess nodded.
Jiang Hu also nodded. There was a slight difference, which was normal.
"It's not the difference in soldiers. Our Xuehai Cavalry is no worse than the Jingnan Army in terms of combat power and quality."
The quality of the soldiers was already extremely high, and now that Liang Cheng has had two more months of training, Zheng Fan felt that the Xuehai Cavalry must have taken shape now.
After all, this is not starting from scratch. The barbarian cavalry and the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties are all extremely sophisticated sources of troops.
"The only gap is between me and Marquis Jingnan."
This is not self-effacing;
In front of Jingnanhou,
Uncle Zheng is a younger brother.
Of course,
Uncle Zheng felt that there was nothing embarrassing about being the younger brother of Marquis Jingnan. Even if Lao Tian didn't talk to others, he really had nothing to say to himself.
……
Uncle Zheng stood on the hillside, calling to the Yan army below who had just finished the battle and were quickly clearing the battlefield.
Soon, several knights rode up with their bows and arrows pointed at Zheng Fan and others.
Zheng Fan stepped forward,
looking at them,
Just about to reveal his identity,
Who would have thought that after seeing Zheng Fan, one of the centurions immediately dismounted and knelt down:
"As a humble official, please see Uncle Hirano. Uncle, are you back?"
Obviously, this centurion had met Zheng Fan and remembered Zheng Fan's appearance, although Uncle Zheng did not remember him.
However, this also omits a series of processes and cutscenes of reporting one's identity, being suspected, proving oneself again, being suspected again, etc.
Then, the captain of the Yan Army cavalry saluted Zheng Fan.
Uncle Zheng reached out and patted his shoulder,
The other party was flattered,
Uncle Zheng also specifically asked him his name, which was Mao.
On the first day after returning, this guy made me proud and saved me a lot of trouble. Naturally, I need to encourage him more, or simply dig him into the snow customs.
Next, this cavalry no longer performed combat missions, but became the escort escorting Uncle Zheng and others back to Dazhai.
When it was almost dusk, Uncle Zheng was escorted to Dazhai. What made Zheng Fan very excited was that Marquis Jingnan was in the Chinese army commander's tent at this time.
call,
After knowing that Marquis Jingnan was also here,
Uncle Zheng finally felt that he was safe!
Marquis Jingnan learned the news in advance and ordered Zheng Fan and others to go directly to the Chinese army commander's tent to meet him.
In fact, even if this order is not given, Uncle Zheng wants to go straight into the Chinese army commander's tent. Even if the Marquis of Jingnan is discussing the war, no one of the personal guards outside will stop Uncle Zheng.
Because everyone knows the relationship between Uncle Hirano and his own Marquis.
Enter the handsome tent,
Marquis Jingnan was sitting behind the handsome desk.
I haven’t seen him for more than two months, and Marquis Jingnan’s appearance has not changed.
"I will finally meet the Marquis of Jingnan!"
Zheng Fan bowed first.
"See Mr. Jingnan!"
The princess also saluted.
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling knelt behind.
The princess is better, after all, she is a princess who has seen the real world.
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling were completely frightened by Marquis Jingnan's momentum and prestige and did not dare to raise their heads. There were only a few people in the world who could stabilize their minds with the shadow of a famous tree in front of Marquis Jingnan.
"The last time I received news was that you planned to rob the Princess of Chu during her wedding?"
This was news from Fan's family, but the news was obviously delayed.
First, because it is close to Zhennanguan and is a battlefield, it is inconvenient to communicate with the rear;
Secondly, after the robbery, the Chu people went crazy and blocked and searched for Mengshan and Qishan, so that the Fan family's messengers could no longer deliver news here.
Therefore, Marquis Jingnan only knew that Zheng Fan planned to rob the princess of her marriage.
Below, it’s gone.
Even Marquis Jingnan didn't know whether the marriage was a disaster or not, and he didn't know whether Zheng Fan died or was still alive.
what he can do,
He just kept trying to find ways to put pressure on the Chu army at Zhennanguan.
Hear this question,
Uncle Zheng immediately raised his head, with a smile on his face, pointed at Xiong Liqing beside him and said:
"Master Marquis, this is the fourth princess of the Chu Kingdom and the biological sister of the regent of the Chu Kingdom."
If Zheng Fan is telling the truth, it must be true, because Zheng Fan will never lie to Marquis Jingnan when he deceives anyone, and Marquis Jingnan obviously knows this.
Xiong Liqing will pay my respects again immediately.
Road:
"Da Chu Xiong Liqing, I have met the Marquis of Jingnan and the Marquis of Jingnan Fukang."
Tian Wujing, who was sitting behind the handsome desk,
Looking at Princess Dachu kneeling below,
corner of mouth,
Slowly revealing a curve,
Road:
"No need to call me Lord Marquis."
Xiong Liqing looked at Marquis Jingnan with some confusion, and then at Zheng Fan beside her. She didn't know what Jingnan Marquis meant by these words. Was he dissatisfied with herself and planning to threaten herself? Are you showing disdain for yourself, the princess of Chu?
Tian Wujing continued:
"Call me brother."
(End of this chapter)