Chapter 107

After returning to the camp, Lu que asked the white wolf king to lead the wolves into the mountain to catch some meat. After the wolves returned, Lu que asked the soldiers to take the wild animals they had captured and set out.

After running towards the West for a whole morning, there was still an annoying drizzle between heaven and earth. After arriving at a wasteland full of weeds and shrubs, Lu kuocai ordered a temporary rest.

"Lu que, where are we going?" Gu Qingcheng was puzzled and looked at Lu que. According to the original plan, he should go straight to Huangyan River in Southwest China. But when white jackdaw sent back the news that the former Army led by Qiu Ao was divided, Lu que changed his original plan and led the team to the sunset.

"Sister Qingcheng, Qiu Ao's division should be led by Qiu Ao himself, and the rest should be led by his deputy Zhai Ning. I asked he Tao before that Zhai Ning was promoted by Qiu lie himself. He always followed Qiu lie's order. This is why Qiu Ao divided his troops, not the whole army went to yanlingyuan."

Lu took a drink out of his water bag and a small piece of dry meat from his saddle bag. He threw it into his mouth and chewed it hard. After chewing for a long time, I didn't chew the dry meat in my mouth, but I had to swallow it with water. "Bah, it's really bad." Lu que vomited out the muscle in his mouth that he couldn't chew or swallow. There was a bitter smile on his face, but it caused the soldiers around him to laugh.

Originally, besides these soldiers, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng were all people living in the cloud. But a few days later, they saw what Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng had done. Although Lu que hadn't led them to victory, these veterans knew that they were following a rare general. When they saw Lu Que's action, they felt that the younger general was closer to them. Although they laughed, they were more convinced, I feel that the hard dry meat in my hand is not so hard to swallow.

"But general, why are we going west?" Drive away the veterans who are staring at him and Gu Qingcheng. He Tao asks.

"Zhai Ning followed Qiu lie's orders and continued to go to Huangyan river. However, the cavalry of Tianxing cavalry were all ordinary horses. In such weather, the speed must not be very fast. However, because Qiu Ao took part of the troops away, there was an accident. Zhai Ning would certainly travel day and night. That is to say, they will arrive near Hexing fortress this evening. "

"Hexing fortress? Where is that? " Feng Yang and Cheng Yuan look at each other and ask in a puzzled way. They belong to the wind corps, mainly for the kingdom of Nanli. They are not familiar with the terrain of Tianxing.

"Don't look at me, I don't know." He Tao shakes his head as they look at each other. He belongs to the badminton army. It's less than a year since the badminton army was transferred to southern Xinjiang. Although he has seen the Tianxing map, he really has no impression of Hexing fortress in the gap of Lu. According to the principle, all the fortresses that can be called should be military towns, but he has never heard of this place name.

"Hexing fortress was built in the period of the great reputation empire. It was abolished in the middle of the great Xuan Dynasty. After the establishment of Tianxing, it was garrisoned outside xiyuanze. Therefore, it has not been repaired again. Now four or five hundred years have passed, it should be in ruins. According to the distance calculation, it should be more than 100 miles in the south of our country." Hear Lu lack said Hexing fortress, Gu Qingcheng has fully understood Lu lack's mind.

"Give the brothers time to rest, and then we'll go south and wait for the lion army in Hexing fortress." Lu que took a handful of rain and washed his face. He didn't sleep last night. At this time, he had been rushing all morning and felt a little tired.

"Lu que, are you ok?" Waiting for the three school captains to disperse, Gu Qingcheng looked at Lu Que's blue and white lips and said with heartache. I didn't sleep well last night, and then I went to the camp. It was more than a hundred miles. Then I ran all morning. With Gu Qingcheng's accomplishments, I felt a little sleepy, not to mention Lu Kui.

"I'm fine." Lu que shook his head with a smile.

"You just didn't tell me the truth. According to the speed of the March, the cavalry led by Zhai Ning should arrive at Hexing fortress at night, not in the evening." Gu Qingcheng looked at the South and said.

"That's right. We'll be there in two hours at most. Then we'll let our brothers make a fire to cook and have a good meal. After that, we'll have an hour or two to rest. The cavalry of the crazy lion army has been preparing to leave since early this morning. When they come to Hexing fortress, they should be the most tired and tired. At that time, the morale of the army can not be disobeyed. Even if Zhai Ning wants to drive all night, he will rest there for a while, and we will defeat the cavalry there. "

"But even if we wait for work with ease, there is a big gap in the number of people. Even if the Yulin scouts and the fast wind Qingqi are the best of our ability, we will lose a lot. Isn't it better for us to go directly to the Bank of Huangyan River to dig up the river water and wait for the arrival of zhennanguan army?" Gu Qingcheng thought and asked.

"No way." Lu que shook his head. "Whether it's Zhai Ning or Qiu Ao, we must defeat the 30000 light cavalry in their hands."

"Why?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

"Because the army of zhennanguan is still a few days away. Even if we dig up the river and wait for the cavalry to reach the bank, we will try to plug the gap. Without the continuous flow of river water behind, Qiu lie must have a way to divert the river water. Therefore, we must defeat this cavalry, and only after digging Huangyan River can we have space to arrange calmly and win time for zhennanguan army. " Lu que looked at the soldiers eating quietly around him and sighed. He didn't know how many of them were alive after tonight.

Seeing Lu's appearance, Gu Qingcheng patted Lu's shoulder and said, "there is no one who is not human in war. You have done a good job."

"I know." Lu nodded.

Two hours later, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng led the troops to Hexing fortress, which used to be a military town. The whole pass city was built with huge stones. Although it was a bit dilapidated after several hundred years, they could still find some dry rooms.

Lu que asked the soldiers to raise a fire, dry their clothes, unload the wolves' capture in the morning, and have a hot meal. The rain has not stopped outside, and Lu is not worried that the smoke of the fire will be found by others.

It's getting dark a little bit. The cold north wind, the cold rain and the muddy land make this wasteland more desolate and lonely. Just when Lu Que and others had eaten and let the soldiers rest in place, a cavalry composed of 20000 men and horses trudged in the mud and water, appeared 50 miles away from Hexing fortress.

Since Qiu Ao led 10000 people to leave, Zhai Ning felt very frightened. He went back to ask Qiu lie's scouts for instructions. He brought orders that he should continue to go to Yanjin to cross the upper reaches of the river and be sure to guard the river before the army crossed the river, which made his heart heavy. It was like pressing a huge stone on his chest, which made him out of breath.

Zhai Ning was able to take the position of deputy general of the former army of the crazy lion Legion not only because he joined the Qiu family, but also because his own ability was very good. Usually, the affairs of the former army of the crazy lion were basically handled by him, and there was no need for general Qiu Ao to bother. However, it was the first time for him to lead the 20000 army alone. Looking at his listless appearance and the dim sky, Zhai Ning felt an invisible pressure.

"General, we've been away for a day, and our brothers haven't eaten for a day. Let's find a place to camp." Walking beside Zhai Ning, a middle-aged man in Tianxing Xiaowei light armor whispered. He and Zhai Ning usually have a good relationship. Seeing that it is going to be dark, he thought Zhai Ning had forgotten to set up camp, so he began to remind him.

"Ahead is the ruins of Hexing. Let's have a rest there. In my heart, I'm not sure. After eating, we go all night Zhai Ning hesitated and said.

"But general, it's nearly half a month since we withdrew our troops from Zhennan pass. It's been rainy these days. The brothers haven't had a good rest all the time. Let's have a rest for a night and start again tomorrow. The commander-in-chief only stipulated that we should arrive at the Bank of Huangyan River within three days. Now it's only one day. At our present speed, we can definitely arrive the day after tomorrow." Xiaowei was obviously an old soldier, and he was quite familiar with the geography here. After calculating the distance in his heart, he suggested to Zhai Ning.

"I don't think the thousand strong cavalry will be in yanlingyuan. I'm afraid they will attack us secretly." Zhai Ning's voice is full of anxiety. He is a member of the Qiu family. He naturally knows that the 20000 mat army led by Qiu Ao has been destroyed. So all the way, he had been worried about the surprise attack of the Daqian cavalry. Fortunately, after a day's walking, nothing happened, but Zhai Ning's heart was still hanging.

"Well. What's the matter, general? As long as we arrange a good man to watch the night, and then exclude the patrolling cavalry, even if the Dagan people attack secretly, we have 20000 cavalry. Although the Yulin scouting camp has achieved good results against the rear army led by general Shangqiu, the rear army is mainly infantry. We are light riders. If the general is not at ease, I'd better camp in Hexing fortress tonight. My brothers are really tired. "

"No way." Zhai Ning shook his head. "After eating, we'll leave. Let's insist. It's rainy. We can't even burn the torch at night. It's the most dangerous. After tonight, we'll have a rest after dawn tomorrow."

Zhai Ning didn't even have the mind to stop to rest if he didn't feel the heavy breath of sitting down on the horse. For people like them who stay on the horse all the year round, eating, drinking and even sleeping on the bumpy horse's back are basic skills. Everyone has dry food in their saddle bags, so it's no problem to eat on the horse's back.

But the mount of Tianxing is much worse than that of Daqian. Although these horses were carefully selected, they are still much worse than the big and dry thread horned horse, gale beast and thunder beast.

As night falls, the wild animals roar. Because it's too close to Daqian and xiyuanze, although the north of Huangyanjiang river is called Tianxing Kingdom, Tianxing Kingdom has never been developed. On the contrary, it has moved the villagers to the south of Huangyanjiang river.

Slowly, it became a wasteland full of weeds and a paradise for animals. Even in the daytime, we can see lions, wolves, bears and leopards swimming in the wilderness. At this time, it's night. It's the time for these wild animals to come out to hunt. Even if 20000 troops pass through, the beasts that inhabit here will not be affected.

"Send out scouts to look ahead and tell the whole army to speed up." Hearing an animal roar from time to time in the distance, Zhai Ning said loudly to the messenger beside him.

Looking at the messenger leaving, Zhai Ning's face was still in a cloud. He knew that the reason why Dayu built the fortress in front of him in those years was that it was a huge mound, which could monitor every move within a hundred miles. Looking at the ruins of the fortress in the distance, which looked extremely dark at night, Zhai Ning felt as if there was an ancient fierce beast lying there quietly, waiting for the opportunity to choose people to eat, and his heart was tightening.

"General, what's the matter with you?" Next to the middle-aged captain found Zhai Ning's strange, not from the mouth asked. At this time, the distance from the ruins of the fortress was only three or five li. He didn't understand why the general, who was like a housekeeper, had such an expression on his face.

"I think ~" Zhai Ning just wanted to speak, was interrupted by a huge wolf howl.

"Ouch ~"

I do not know when, white wolf king with the wolves appeared behind the lion cavalry, in front of the soldiers walking behind launched a surprise. The horses were a little uneasy when they heard the howling of the wolf. When the white wolf king's huge figure appeared, the horses were scared out of their courage, and no longer ignored the orders of the man on their back, they ran around like crazy.

As the white wolf king, like a giant beast, released the momentum of his whole body and smashed the horses in front of him, the crazy lion cavalry was in a great chaos.

"General is a wolf pack. I'll go and have a look." The middle-aged captain stopped his horse and looked back. Because of the blocking of the people and horses, he didn't see the white wolf king. He just thought that the people walking behind were attacked by the wolves

"Not wolves." Zhai Ning grabbed the middle-aged captain's reins.

"It's the Da Qian people. They're in formation. They're ready to meet the enemy." Zhai Ning yelled. When Qiu Ao reported to Qiu lie about the battle of Danshui, he happened to be there. Naturally, he knew that the Da Gan people used wolves to create chaos before breaking through with cavalry. The scene in front of him was a replica of the battle of Danshui, except that Qiu Ao was faced with a few hundred Yulin scouts camp, and he had to face two thousand swift winds.

"General." Both the middle-aged captain and the cavalry in front of him were stunned to hear Zhai Ning's roar. But good training still let them quickly change the formation, began to array.

"Dong ~ Dong ~ Dong ~" a military drum sounded above the wilderness. With the sound of war drums, bursts of rain like arrows flew out of the rain.

"Ah ~"

"I'm shot, help me ~"

The roar of the arrow, the hum of the arrow, the howl of the cavalry, the neighing of the horses, all of a sudden sounded from the cavalry array. Many soldiers have not yet reflected what happened, they were shot in the key, fell.

"General, I'll go ahead." The middle-aged captain's eyes were cold. He knocked his spurs twice and ran to the place where the wailing sound sounded.

"Herald, line up, line up quickly, raise shield and avoid arrow." Zhai Ning saw the middle-aged captain leave, also reacted and yelled at him.

After three rounds of feather arrows, waves of trembling sound came from the ground. All the star cavalry can feel that there is a large cavalry, like a torrent, rushing down from the front of the mound.

"Kill."

"Meet the enemy."

"Lu que, be careful." The galloping Gu Qingcheng saw the star cavalry in front of him and said something to Lu que around him. His sword was drawing flowers in the air.

"How can I die here, Lu que? The warriors of Da Qian, follow me to kill the enemy." Lu que laughs and clenches his gun.

The speed of the swift wind riding down from the mound has been raised to the extreme. Tianxing's horses are afraid to slide on the wet ground, but the swift wind beast is not afraid.

"It's the wind ride." The soldiers in the front row of Tianxing saw the snow-white beast and screamed.

"Bang"

"Bang"

The speed and distance of the gale beast are nothing to them at all. The dull sound of collision starts from the battlefield. Although the size of the gale beast is not as big as that of the thunder beast, and the breakthrough is not as overbearing as that of the thunder beast, it's just like death for these ordinary horses to form the star cavalry. The cavalry in the front row is suddenly hit and flew with people and horses, There was a shrill cry in the air.

"Break through the past." Lu que had a big drink, and his whole body was full of Qi and blood. At this time, he didn't leave his hand any more. The death formula of the twelve longevity spear technique was constantly evolving on the Dragon wrapped thorns spear. Within one foot of Lu Que's body, there were many spear flowers. All the star cavalry within the range of spear flowers were either shot through the throat or picked up by him.

In a day, the water and rice were not enough. There were an unknown number of swift riders in front, and then there were wolves. When the swift riders broke through the front army, the morale of the crazy lion cavalry collapsed instantly, and they cried for their lives in panic.

"Sister Qingcheng, we two are arrows." After breaking through the former army, Lu que finds that Zhai Ning's Chinese army is about to complete the formation. With a wave of his long gun, he shakes the blood off the gun and says to Gu Qingcheng.

"Good."

"Damn you." The middle-aged captain, with hundreds of people, looked at the miserable appearance of the former army, and his heart was filled with endless intention to kill. It was their men who were walking in the front camp and rushed to Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng in general's light armor.

"I can't help myself." Gu Qingcheng's eyes were cold. He waved his sword forward. A flash of the sword flashed by. Without looking at the middle-aged captain, he rushed to the cavalry behind him. When Gu Qingcheng passed by the middle-aged captain, the middle-aged captain and his chariot split in two.

"Was that Dao Qi?" Lu Qian's eyes were fixed, but he couldn't think about it. He rushed to Zhai Ning's army. He had only 2000 strong wind riders, ten times worse than his opponent. Therefore, every minute and second was very precious to Lu que. He could not give Zhai Ning enough time to complete the whole army.

The torrent of swift wind riding, following the back of Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, rushes forward. The swift wind beast sitting down seems to understand the master's meaning, and the speed of falling due to the collision rises again.

"There are few of them. Let's rush over. The Star Warrior, follow me." Seeing Lu's breakthrough in the former army, Zhai Ning could not take care of the whole army and made up his mind to lead the cavalry to rush over.

Zhai Ning naturally knew that he could not let the fast wind ride speed up again.

"Wuwu ~" at this time, a clear horn sounded from the army behind the star.