C353 March

In a single day, Old Pang was walking around the Zhao Family shack.

Originally an occupational disease victim, he wanted to look at the terrain and design a troop arrangement.

However, he had discovered something new. It was that no matter how he walked, he was unable to surpass the ruins of Zhao Hu's home.

Old Pang knew, this was the northernmost door of the Double Sky. As a Keeper of the Double Sky, he could only come to this point in the northernmost area.

To continue heading north, Jiang Xiaobai would have to open a new set of Portal of Space-time at the north.

Ideas were feasible, but Portal of Space-time were too precious. Opening them had a certain amount of danger, so they could not be opened carelessly unless necessary.

This was Old Pang's way of thinking, but Jiang Xiaobai thought that he was being restricted.

The Old Pang was the Keeper of the Double Sky, so his subconscious would only focus on the area of the Double Sky. As long as there was no threat to the Double Sky, he would not care about any other place else.

If he couldn't go, that would be good too. This time, Jiang Xiaobai wanted to go with the army. He estimated that it would take at least ten hours, and he needed someone to watch over the Double Sky.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaobai told the Old Pang to drive the truck back.

According to Old Pang's idea, the truck should stay and pull the supplies, scaring the citizens and giving Jiang Xiaobai a bit of halo of divinity.

Although he was able to reach the Yi Zhou in this time and space, his route had been restricted to death.

The line between the gate and the gate was only a few kilometers wide. If a river truck was not able to cross the mountain in the middle of the line, he would have to leave it at the same place.

After dinner, Old Pang drove his truck away.

Jiang Xiaobai summoned Chang Zilong and the other Company Leaders as well. He recited the《 Three Major Disciplines and Eight Attention》 for an hour and then ordered a rest.

According to Chang Zilong's arrangements, Jiang Xiaobai would have to stay at a relatively rich household in the village at night.

However, Jiang Xiaobai had just issued the order to not disturb the citizens during the march, so he couldn't disobey it no matter what. Thus, he insisted on sleeping at the grain drying field.

This caused Chang Zilong to feel moved and embarrassed, and he had no choice but to withdraw from the room he had prepared.

The cold night wind was bone-chilling, and his body was almost unable to endure it.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaobai had been a soldier before, so he often covered the sky and the ground when training and camping. After lying down, he quickly fell asleep.

There were no more chickens in the village anymore, so there were no chickens crowing at dawn. However, Jiang Xiaobai still woke up at around 6 in the morning out of habit.

As he turned his body, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly discovered that there was a blanket on him.

On the bright red back, there were two merry ducks that were embroidered with water, and they were brand-new at that.

"Who gave it to me?" Jiang Xiaobai stood up and asked the guard at the side.

"immortal master, Miss Jin Hua delivered this to me." The soldier's eyes were hazy but he seemed excited. "This is a wedding quilt. I personally sewed it, so it must be very warm!"

Jiang Xiaobai laughed: "How did you know that this is a wedding blanket?"

The soldier replied, "It can't be wrong. This is a local custom. If a woman marries, her family will give her this quilt."

Jiang Xiaobai got up, folded the blanket and blew the horn.

A melodious horn sounded. The soldiers rose one after another, starting a fire and cooking. The rest of the soldiers followed the Company Commander's lead and went through a round of queuing exercises.

At 8 AM in the morning, the team officially set off.

The first battalion was the first battalion, followed by the second battalion. The transport unit was in the middle, while the third battalion and the fourth battalion passed through the Zhao Family's shack village.

According to Jiang Xiaobai's request, with the company as the unit, all the places that passed by would have to stand at attention and salute, mourning for a while.

As an army, this was the only way to apologize.

Jiang Xiaobai realized that although the families of the victims were still grieving, there were still people looking at them with hatred in their eyes. However, the hostility had lessened greatly, and some even bowed down to return the greeting.

At the entrance of the village, Jin Hua caught up with him. She stuffed a small basket that was covered by red cloth into Jiang Xiaobai's hands and whispered, "You must come back and find me!"

Without waiting for Jiang Xiaobai's reply, Jin Hua had already slipped away.

As he lifted the red cloth, he saw that there was a whole basket of boiled eggs inside.

Chang Zilong said in envy: "immortal master, this girl is very intelligent, her looks are beautiful, why not accept her and let her sit on the transport wagon, to make it convenient for her to bring tea for immortal master, and to comfort her at night?"

"To march or to fight, the most taboo of all is love between a girl and a child!" Jiang Xiaobai rolled his eyes at Chang Zilong and quickened his pace.

The speed of the pure infantry was very slow. Although they were under Jiang Xiaobai's supervision, they had only walked around 30 Li in the entire morning.

They had to rest for two hours at noon and continue moving forward in the afternoon. By the time the sun set, they had already walked another forty miles, still seventy to eighty miles away from Yi Zhou City.

The soldiers were so exhausted that they could not even walk properly anymore. Some dozens of them were too tired to even walk properly and could only climb onto the transport wagon.

Even Chang Zilong found it hard to endure. Although he had a horse, he could only lead it when he saw Jiang Xiaobai trying to walk.

When Jiang Xiaobai ordered the encampment to be set up, at least one third of them laid down on the ground.

It seemed that after such an army reached Yi Zhou, at least two-thirds of them would be eliminated, and the rest would have to undergo strict training before they could become true warriors.

The next day, they continued their march, and their speed dropped once again. The soldiers seemed to have their legs filled with lead as they moved forward little by little.

Because of this, Jiang Xiaobai had no choice but to make the Fourth Battalion at the back slow their pace, and gather those who couldn't move at all along the way.

But even so, they had only walked around fifty kilometers throughout the entire day. By the time it got dark, they were at least thirty miles away from Yi Zhou City.

Since they couldn't make it in time, the army set up camp again.

The third day specifically left two hours late so that the army could have an adequate rest and didn't depart until ten in the morning. When the afternoon approached, Wei Family Village was already in sight in the distance.

The reason why they were heading straight to the Wei Family Villa and not the southern gate of the Yi Zhou was because the one to six gate and two to five gate were connected through the Wei Family Villa but could not reach the southern gate of the Yi Zhou.

Another reason was that when the Zhao Family was reorganizing their troops, Jiang Xiaobai had a few people driving the horse carriage to escort the First Madam and the others back.

The first stop was here, where they would eat and rest. As for the war, was that possible?

Jiang Xiaobai thought, and then followed the dirt road, leading the group to the entrance of Wei Family Village.

"Dong, dong, dong!" Suddenly, three thunderous roars sounded out, and the entire Wei Family Villa boiled over.

From inside the village and from the nearby fields, a hundred people in new clothes poured out. With children and girls leading the way, each person had a bunch of fresh flowers. They loudly shouted, "Welcome, welcome, welcome!"

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