The devil is coming

Chapter 98: Matching Red
On the horizon, the morning light was already dimly visible, and Zheng Fan and others also saw the shadows of the group of fire forts in front of them. The next step was to return to the territory of Yan Kingdom as long as they passed through the group of fire forts in front.
After just a day and night of running around, even if one person and two horses were exhausted, the people and horses were exhausted. Under Liang Cheng's suggestion, to be on the safe side, let everyone stop and rest by a stream beach, so that people could take a few breaths and the horses could breathe. After a few breaths, at the same time, the Sentinel Cavalry was sent out to investigate the situation.
At the beach of the stream, Zheng Fan pointed at the wound on Liang Cheng's abdomen and said:
"Do you want me to help you take out the tip of the gun?"
Liang Cheng shook his head and said, "Please wait until you get back to take it. If you take it now, it will easily affect yourself."
"Ah."
Zheng Fan knew that Liang Cheng was still extremely vigilant at this time.
Originally, the dark night, which he and others had the greatest reliance on, had gone away from everyone, and light would once again rule the land.
Although the border troops of the Qian Kingdom were in ruins at least as seen along the way, they should be cautious as they were just one step away from returning home. They should still be careful.
Everyone rested by the river beach for more than an hour. After the dispatched sentries came back one by one to report that there was nothing unusual in the front, Liang Cheng ordered everyone to put on their armor and mount their horses again.
In Zheng Fan's opinion, the next step was to rush directly through Suibao District and return to Yan Kingdom and Cuiliu Fort.
But when everyone was ready, Liang Cheng raised his hand and shouted in barbaric language:
"east!"
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment, wasn't it Xiang Bei?
To the north is the Yan Kingdom, and to the east is equivalent to a parallel military parade along the line of Qian Kingdom's fire forts.
The barbarian soldiers were also a little surprised, but their good training quality still allowed them to obey the order. The cavalry began to turn their horses' heads and began to gallop eastward while maintaining their formation.
While riding the horse, Zheng Fan glanced at Liang Cheng beside him, but didn't ask anything. Liang Cheng didn't say anything either. However, less than a quarter of an hour after everyone was galloping eastward, a gun actually appeared from behind. The pursuing cavalry!
This is the cavalry of Qian Kingdom!
The number is unknown, but if I glance at them from a distance, I guess they must be much more than the number of people at home.
Calculating the distance, direction and time, these cavalrymen were most likely ambushing the group of fire forts that they had planned to charge out!
Perhaps he found that he was running away to the east, and the opponent's wait and wait had not been completed, so he had to rush out of the fire castle to pursue him.
Two cavalry teams started a chase on this plain.
At this time, the importance of rest is reflected. The people are actually not bad. The barbarians under Zheng Fan are from the criminal tribe. It will be no problem if you let them attack for three days and three nights without sleeping. This is the barbarian tribe. talent.
But if the war horse under the crotch does not get enough rest, it will drag its hooves.
Because they were rested, everyone could change horses during pursuit, allowing the second horse to carry people while the other horse rested unloaded.
A bit like an aerial tanker, proficient equestrian skills allow Zheng Fan's barbarian soldiers to switch easily and flexibly while moving quickly.
The Qianguo cavalry team obviously did not have such resources, nor did it have such an advantage in equestrian skills, so it was gradually distanced by Zheng Fan.
The pursuit lasted for about two hours. In less than half a morning, Zheng Fan and others finally got rid of the Qianguo cavalry behind them.
"rest!"
Liang Cheng once again issued the order to rest. On the one hand, the physical fitness of the people and the horses was similar to the gasoline of the armored forces of later generations, and it was impossible to drain them all in one go.
On the other hand, we are now in the territory of Qian Country. If we just focus on running around, God knows where we and others will end up.
When he dismounted, Zheng Fan only felt a burning pain in his inner thighs. His equestrian skills had actually improved a lot during this period, but this was the first time for him to run such a long-distance and high-intensity run. Physically, he was doing well. It's the soft flesh on the inner thighs, which still looks a bit pretentious because it hasn't developed thick calluses yet.
A barbarian soldier took the initiative to take away Zheng Fan's horse to feed and take care of it. Zheng Fan nodded and smiled at the barbarian soldier. The barbarian soldier was startled and hurriedly bowed to Zheng Fan several times with his hands folded.
Zheng Fan took out two handfuls of fried noodles from his pocket and started stuffing them into his mouth.
This kind of fried noodles is not the fried noodles of later generations. It is pure fried "flour". The taste is just like that. After eating a few meals of anything, you will feel ordinary.
"Your Majesty." Liang Cheng saw Zheng Fan walking towards him while eating fried noodles, and immediately took the initiative to say: "Previously, my subordinates asked the sentries to go to the Sui Fort to investigate the situation. In fact, they were exposed to the Sui Fort's view. Among them, unless the Sui Forts in that area are all chicken burgers like the first one we touched when we came in, otherwise the garrison in the Sui Fort will definitely be alarmed."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan nodded, understood, and said:
"Is it because there is no smoke?"
"Yes, Lord, it doesn't matter if there is smoke or alarm. We probably already know the situation in the Sui Fort. There are insufficient troops and insufficient training of the soldiers. With those Sui Forts, it is almost impossible to quickly draw out the power to stop us. possible.
The cadres from other places nearby saw the smoke and tried to support them, but they were unable to do so.
Therefore, we could have rushed back to the Yan Kingdom in style despite the smoke, but there was no smoke at all, leading our subordinates to conclude that there must be a problem ahead. "
"I learned it." Zheng Fan nodded.
Only by letting professionals do professional things can we avoid jokes. Zheng Fan felt that if he really led the team, he might have been surrounded by the Qianguo cavalry under the Sui Fort.
Cuiliubao Police Station's anti-pornography campaign will also "collapse in the middle"...
Immediately afterwards, Zheng Fan smiled again and said: "It seems that not all the people in Qianguo are just losers."
"My lord, we have captured a city after all. However, the opponent's general reacted so quickly and even directly predicted our return route and arranged an ambush in advance, which proves that he is indeed capable."
"After all, in such a big country, it would be unrealistic if everyone was a drunkard. So what should we do next?"
Before, it was usually Liang Cheng who asked Zheng Fan this question.
But now it's the leader Zheng Fan's turn to seek advice from professionals. Reality is not a game, and there is no chance of a comeback.
"Lord, after half an hour's rest, we will make a circle from the south and then go back through the previous entrance."
"Isn't this called surprise?"
"We have a small number of people. This is our disadvantage, but it is also our advantage. In fact, if we can leave the bodies of the dead barbarians and the injured barbarians behind, we will be faster."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "We haven't reached that point yet. Our war horses are actually enough. Carrying the bodies and wounded can also maintain morale."
"My lord is wise."
In fact, Liang Cheng just made a suggestion. Whether he adopts it or not is up to Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan whispered again:
"Even if we have to leave the wounded behind, we have to wait until those wounded come forward on their own initiative and willingly stay to block the rear in order not to delay everyone's speed.
It's better to put a knife to your neck again. If we don't leave, they will commit suicide.
Then I touched some more tears, looked back three times a step, and then we started walking again. "
"..." Liang Cheng.
"Actually, I don't want that time to come."
"I don't want to. In fact, I still had a grudge against them at the beginning. After fighting together and charging forward, I suddenly felt that my previous understanding was a bit too one-sided."
At this moment, a barbarian soldier came over on horseback. After dismounting, he saluted Zheng Fan and reported:
"Master, a horse team appeared five miles northeast."
"The horse team? Is it the company's team?"
The population along the border of Qian Kingdom is actually not large. This is probably because a hundred years ago, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou led his cavalry company to attack the three counties on the border of Qian Kingdom and created "ten houses and nine empty houses".
Later, the state of Qian simply built the Northland as a war front and stopped immigrating here. The savings ended up being an advantage to the state of Yan.
Therefore, in the northern part of the Qian Kingdom, there are basically military households, somewhat similar to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
However, because of the Silk Road, caravans began to travel frequently in recent years.
"Replying to the master, it doesn't look like a caravan. The carriages in the team look like they are transporting nobles."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng and said:
"Let's go see?"
Liang Cheng looked at the sentry rider and asked:
"How many people are there?"
"There are no more than a hundred guards."
Liang Cheng nodded and said to Zheng Fan:
"My lord, make up your mind."
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"Mom, it's true that my father asked us, mother and daughter, to pack our things and go back to our hometown before dawn in the morning. We are all so sleepy."
In the carriage, a sixteen-year-old girl complained to the elegant lady in her early thirties next to her.
"You, you, you are not young anymore, and you have reached the age where you should leave the government. Why are you still so ignorant? Your father received an urgent report that something seems to have happened in Mianzhou City to the west. Your father is worried. The war is about to start, please send us mother and daughter back first to keep us safe."
"Is there going to be a war? Is it with the Yan people?"
Hearing this, the woman frowned slightly and said:
"I hope not."
But the Qian Kingdom is in the north. Besides the Yan people, who else has any opponent?
It’s impossible for the barbarians to cross the entire Yan Kingdom and come to Qian Kingdom to plunder, right?
"Mom, if we leave now, will it happen..." The girl was still scared when she heard that there was going to be a war.
"Silly girl, Mianzhou City is far away from us. If something happens over there, it won't affect us for a while. But you, the female celebrity, should pick it up properly, so as not to be gossiped about when you enter someone else's door. , then your father and I will both be laughed at by our in-laws for not being able to teach our children."
"Mom, my daughter won't marry. My daughter met that guy from the Situ family last year. He was very sick. He was coughing up blood in the middle of winter and was only wearing a thin shirt. Isn't there something wrong with his head?"
The woman sighed and said helplessly:
"That's the custom in Beijing."
Scholars in Beijing, even in winter, like to flutter their white shirts and fan their noses while blowing their noses.
"Mom, my daughter doesn't want to marry him. She won't be able to crush him to death when the time comes."
"You...you, a girl who has not yet left the government, are talking nonsense. Who is telling you these things? Who is it!"
"Mom, it was me who peeked at you and daddy at night..."
"..." Woman.
The woman's face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
"It's hard for my daughter not to notice..."
"do not talk!"
The woman couldn't stand it anymore, so she stretched out her hand to open the curtain of the carriage, so that some cool breeze could come in and dissipate the dryness on her face.
There's no way, you can't order your daughter to be strangled to death!
"Mom, you can't just eat your fill and ignore your daughter..."
"Mom, please, stop talking."
"Mom, my daughter really doesn't want to marry that boy from the Situ family. My daughter also wants to be like my mother and find a man who is as tough as my father. My daughter really doesn't like those literati."
When it comes to your own criteria for choosing a mate,
The girl also shyly cast her gaze outside the carriage.
Somewhat surprised:
"Well, mother, my daughter wants to find that kind of husband!"
Far away outside the window,
It happened to be Liang Cheng who was galloping!
"what?"
The woman also looked out of the carriage window with some curiosity.
But at this time,
The guards around him suddenly exclaimed:
"Enemy attack!!!"
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Thanks to Shenma, Shenma has become the 55th alliance leader of "Demon Arrival".
(End of this chapter)