The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 398 Will They Remember Us
The faint moonlight sprinkled on the South Vendura grassland, making the grassland appear peaceful and quiet.

Of course, this is just a superficial phenomenon.

In the midst of this silence, wolf howls could be heard from time to time, as if they were calling for their companions in the distance.

Beneath the superficial tranquility, murderous intentions are actually hidden everywhere.

Tigers, leopards, wolves, and snakes all come out to catch their prey at this time.

These are not the most terrifying.

On the grasslands in summer and autumn, especially at night, mosquito bites are the most terrifying.

If there is no defense, these almost ubiquitous mosquitoes will soon bite the whole body, even wearing clothes is useless.They suck your blood and inject toxins into your body.

Under the moonlight, a group of people and horses were moving indistinctly.It looks like there are more than 120 horses.

Horses wear bits and muzzles to keep them from neighing.The whole body of the person is also tightly wrapped.

If you take a closer look, you will find that there are fifty or sixty more horses in the team besides one person and one rider.

This team is the Ni Erlian of the Fubing Regiment led by Jia Min to rescue the prince and Princess Chang'an.

The extra fifty or sixty horses were prepared for those who hid in the mountains.

According to Lichun, there were 57 other people with the prince and princess.When they retreated into the mountains, they abandoned all the horses.

On the plains, horses are useful.In the mountains, it is difficult for horses to climb the mountains, and instead they become a burden.

But when they escaped, the horses were useful.On the grassland, if you only rely on your two legs, if you encounter cavalry, you will be very passive.

The team marched silently, but, from the front to the back, there was a strange smell.

Although the smell is unpleasant, it is very useful.This is a mix of realgar and white clover.Realgar is mainly used to repel snakes, and white clover is mainly used to repel mosquitoes.

This road is not the main road on the grassland, but a route that nomadic herdsmen occasionally take when they migrate in the pasture.

Although it is already the mid-autumn season, the grass is still green, and the weeds that grow randomly almost cover the road.

This road was selected after reconnaissance and exploration in advance.Previously, Jia Qin led people to sneak into the grassland for six days before finally choosing this path.

Now, Jia Qin will lead the way.

The grassland looks flat and wide, and it seems that riding a horse can gallop freely, but in fact it is not the case.

Overgrown weeds, thorns everywhere, swamps that appear from time to time, marmot holes stretching everywhere, and rat holes when rats are severely infested can all become traps.

Sometimes a horse stepped into these holes, and it was easy to break the horse's legs.

The speed of the horse team is not fast.In addition to the inconvenience of walking at night, it is also because of the heavy load.

In addition to the four French cannons, nine serial guns, spray canisters, personal equipment, food, water and other supplies of the Fubing Corps itself.There are also food, clothing, weapons and other equipment prepared for Chang'an's subordinates.

They didn't have much equipment before, and they were exhausted in the battle. When they entered the mountain, they had almost nothing except their weapons, not even a few arrows left.

Heck, heck, Jia Qin, who was walking in the front as the vanguard, uttered two hoots of owls, and the team stopped immediately.

This is where something unusual happened.

Sure enough, after a while, there was a flame in the distance ahead.

The flame moved, getting closer and closer.It was a team of torches.It's especially noticeable at night.

This is the night patrol of the Sidwa people on the South Vendura grasslands.Tonight, this was already the third wave of patrols that Jia Min and the others encountered.

According to Jia Qin's previous reconnaissance, this should be the last wave.

It has been four months since the Sidwa people entered the South Vendura Grassland, and they still insist on patrolling every night, which shows that their vigilance is still very high, and their security is still very tight.

The patrol team was walking on the main road, about 300 meters away from here.The walking speed is not fast, the horse just strolls.

At a place parallel to Jia Min's team, the patrol stopped.

"Officer Min, have they found us?"

Qin Zhong said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, you probably won't find out."

A horse seemed to have broken away from the team and was walking towards this side.The rider held the torch, and with the shaking of his figure, the torch also swayed.

After walking more than ten meters away, he stopped, and the rider dismounted, as if he had stuck a torch in the ground.After five or six minutes, the man picked up the torch again, mounted his horse and returned to the team.Then the team moves on.

This person should have gone to the side of the road to relieve himself just now.

"Let's go, speed up a bit, and camp at the Xiabei River."

At [-]:[-] in the morning, the team arrived at Xia Beihe.Twelve minutes later than originally scheduled.

However, Jia Min was very satisfied with this result.This proves that Jia Qin's previous reconnaissance and itinerary estimation were relatively solid.

"Camp in the seabuckthorn forest immediately."

Following Jia Min's order, Qin Zhong led the team into the seabuckthorn bush.

The Xiabei River is nearly 230 miles away from the Erdao River. Since crossing the Erdao River at [-] o'clock last night, the team has marched at night for nine hours.

It seemed that he was not going fast, but because the target could not be exposed, the road conditions were bad, sometimes he could not ride a horse, and it was night, Jia Min was already very satisfied with this speed.

It was almost dawn now, and it was impossible to go any further.Here they will camp and wait until dark in the evening.

Xiaobeihe is a small alluvial fan plain at the bend of Liudaojiang River. Seabuckthorn trees are everywhere here, stretching for more than 20 miles. From the outside, the inside feels airtight.

Once inside, there are still many gaps.

Enough hiding for more than 100 people and nearly [-] horses.

"Report to Chief Min, the squads have already camped in the designated positions, and are currently eating and feeding the horses. The sentries are already in place."

"Okay, Battalion Commander Qin, after dinner, hurry up and sleep."

"Yes, Chief Min, you should come over for dinner too."

Qin Zhong led Jia Min to an empty sandy field.Jia Qin, Ni Er, and Gao Dazhuang are putting food on a piece of cloth.

There were pancakes, beef stroganoff, smoked venison, pickles and water.All the people have the same food, and there is nothing special about Jia Min and the others.

"Ni Er, you people are not bad."

The company that came this time is Ni Er's company, and now Ni Er is the company commander.

"That's right, if our family members come out, can they still embarrass the Fubingtuan?"

Although Ni Er is not a member of the Jia family, he has always regarded himself as a member of the Jia family.For his feelings, Jia Min both understands and feels a little sad.

In Ni Er's eyes, he always felt that Jia's mansion was a tall existence.However, in the eyes of the Jia family?Will their eyes fall on your head?
"This time, we brought the serial guns and spray guns. This is the first time our army regiment has been used in actual combat. I really wish I could meet the Tatars and have a good fight with them." .”

As soon as these powerful guys were mentioned, Ni Er became excited.The first actual combat equipment was given to his company, which made him feel a little proud.

At home these days, Ni Er always walks with his chest up and his belly folded. When he saw the other company commanders, he was quite arrogant.

"I would rather not use these things, come quietly, and take people back quietly. This is the most ideal record."

"Officer Min, we understand what you mean. The key to fighting a war is to achieve one's own strategic goals. Subduing others without fighting is the highest state."

"Battalion Commander Qin is right. If we went five hundred miles deep into the Wendula Grassland, entered the Wendula Mountain, and then rescued people back without anyone noticing, the Tatars would think they were in the mountains and return them every day. Guarding there, going into the mountains to search from time to time, let’s go back to Bukui to celebrate and sleep well, tell me, isn’t this feeling good?”

"Officer Min, the Tatars never thought we would dare to come?"

"Only they know that."

"I don't know if Lichun has found them now?"

Ni Er is a little unconfident now.

"The commander of the guards is with her, so there shouldn't be any problems on the way. After entering the mountains, it depends on whether the princesses can remember the things they were taught before."

"The Tartars are always searching the mountains. They must change camps frequently. As long as we leave the marks of our regiment, we should be able to find them."

"It's not easy for them to survive until now. Fortunately, they have received field survival training. Otherwise, if they entered the mountains, they would have died long ago."

"The Tatars are also not to be underestimated. After all, they were born and bred and are very familiar with the mountains and forests. It is not surprising to find them."

"Officer Min, tell me, if we save the prince and princess, will the emperor reward us? It's best to summon us in the Golden Luan Hall, that would be glorious. If that day comes, we will honor our ancestors."

Ni Er showed a fascinated look.

"I don't care if I reward you or not. I just hope that when the time comes, the emperor can restore Chief Min to his post, and we will be satisfied."

"Yes, Jia Qin is right, as long as Chief Min returns to his post, we will be happier than anything else."

Qin Zhong said while gnawing on the beef.

"Don't worry, we, Chief Min, will definitely become bigger officials in the future. Even we will follow the lead of Chief Min. Our army is invincible, who can compare with us? If Chief Min is not an official, it is simply invincible." God makes sense."

"Gao Dazhuang, so you want to be an official too."

Ni Er joked about Gao Dazhuang.

"It's good to be an official, but I'd rather be the captain of the army for Chief Min. As long as you follow Chief Min, who will not give us face wherever we go?"

"I didn't expect that one day we would come to rescue the prince and princess. If we rescued them, would they remember us in the future?"

Ni Er still didn't forget about going to the Golden Luan Hall.

"Whether the prince can remember, I don't know. Princess Chang'an will definitely remember us. I think she is a very good person after training together in Ye Duju for so long. We saved them again. There is no reason to be ungrateful. Do you think so, Chief Min?"

"Should remember."

Jia Min had no choice but to answer Qin Zhong in this way.

Jia Min was not sure whether he could remember or not.

The thinking of royal people is different from that of ordinary people.The behavior logic of ordinary people is not suitable for them.

"They'll definitely remember."

Jia Min strengthened his tone.

He really couldn't bear to disappoint these lovely subordinates.

(End of this chapter)