At noon, the sun hung coldly in the sky, and the flags on the military city were drooping without any energy. The soldiers on guard stretched themselves and were about to hide behind the wooden stacks and squint for a while. Suddenly, there was a noise from below, and the city gate "Squeak, squeak, squeak" opens.
The soldier was startled and hurriedly stood up straight, holding the lance in his hand tighter than usual.
His face turned a little red and he looked down. He saw a team leaving the city. They were Longyou's elite cavalry. They arrived yesterday to relieve the danger of the military city. The young man in white at the head was said to be a prince, and now he is in charge of Longyou.
But he is not a prince, so he doesn't care too much about Long You. What he cares about is that money was actually distributed yesterday. Yes, it was from this young prince. Although the free money does not look like much, it is silver. There are quite a lot of copper coins.
Watching the team go west, the soldier felt envious of the people around the young prince. He was not afraid of death in Longyou Military City. As long as he could get more rewards, he would die happily.
Zhao Tong did not know the simple thoughts in the minds of these soldiers. The team carried the flag of Longyou Protectorate and slowly headed west. Now he did not know the situation of the military city in front, nor did he know how the city was occupied, but Judging from the number of troops Lianaza brought, it seemed that they had laid down the military city and obtained the necessary marching items before giving up.
The team marched westward for more than fifty miles, and on the way they picked up a few remnant soldiers who had been routed from the military city ahead. These remnant soldiers had no horses and were just walking in a panic along the way.
The team stopped moving forward at this time and found a hidden location between two mountains, where they began to rest, bury pots and make rice.
Some time passed after the meal, and one after another scouts began to come to report the news.
Until dusk approached, a scout finally stumbled off his horse and fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, we found traces of the Uighur army!"
Zhao Tong said: "Where?"
The scout said: "More than twenty miles northwest of the military city in the rear, the direction of travel should be the military city. When my subordinates find out, they will report back immediately!"
Zhao Tong nodded, glanced at the people around him and ordered: "Take the southeast road back to the military city!"
The front of the military city is open, and you can see far away at a glance. There are some small hillsides in the north, and there are woods and grasslands in the south. But at the end of autumn, when you look at the city from the top, you can see the sunset at dusk, and there is a chilling scene everywhere.
Liyanaza led the Uighur cavalry and stopped about twenty miles northwest of the military city. The terrain here is excellent, with hills to cover it. The top of the hill has a wide view and can monitor the movement of the road.
It was getting dark. Liyanaza looked at Dafanha who had just returned and said, "Dafanha, you have to know the consequences of lying. Are you sure those Song soldiers did leave the city yesterday?"
Dafanha rubbed his dizzy head: "Your Highness, I am so sleepy that my head is dizzy. Those Song soldiers left at noon. If you don't believe it, just ask Afan when he comes back."
Liyanaza glanced at the sky and said, "Is the kerosene ready?"
An old man with a curly beard behind him said: "Princess, you are ready. It is more than enough to burn the wooden door of the military city."
Liyanaza nodded: "There are only two to three hundred soldiers in this Song army city. If continuing to siege and kill the city will take too much time, we must fight quickly. If the Song soldiers who supported yesterday do not come back, then we will burn the city gate and force our way in." , grab the silver and leave."
Dafanha opened his eyes with gloomy eyes and said: "Your Highness the Princess, that's not what you said last night. You said that not only did you want to steal the money, but you also wanted to kill the sheep in white clothes from the Song Kingdom."
Lianaza glared at him: "Shut up Dafanha, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute. If you say one more word, Dia will cut off your tongue. This is how she usually likes to treat those animals!"
Dafanha immediately reached out to cover his mouth, and carefully looked at the girl in yellow next to him. The girl was cute and naive, and she was looking him up and down. Dafanha said hurriedly: "Your Highness, Dafanha thinks he should be a scout. Work, I’m going to change Afan back now.”
Liyanaza glanced at him: "Let's go after it's completely dark. Affan will attack the city when he comes back. Dafanha, you're not going to take this opportunity to be lazy and sleep, are you?"
Dafanha said with a sneer: "Your Highness the Princess, I am not that greedy for life and death. Dafanha is a ferocious snow leopard on the mountain and a loyal camel in the vast sea..."
As dusk fell, Zhao Tong led the team forward slowly. The road to the south was not easy to walk. There were too many woods and it was not as good as the small hills to the north.
About when there were only a few miles away from the military city, another forest belt appeared in front of them. It was a forest of poplar trees mixed with miscellaneous trees. Although it could be passed by horses, it could not be done by galloping in large groups.
Zhao Tong glanced at the surrounding environment and frowned: "Ruda, take some people to explore the forest. If it's okay, make some disguises near the forest near the military city."
Ruda took the order and ordered everyone's hands to carefully touch into the Populus euphratica forest.
Most of the poplar trees grow crookedly, with canopies that are sparse and dense, giving them a vigorous and rugged beauty. Many trees look very strange together, especially at night.
Ruda knew this kind of tree well. He had been in the Western Army for many years and knew almost nothing about these things. This poplar tree was the best place for sentry surveillance. Even because the tree grew weirdly crooked, you could climb up and find the branches intersecting. It's a place where you won't fall off even if you sleep for a while.
The Longyou Army was also familiar with these trees and did not need Ruda's instructions at all. After entering the forest, they all looked up to see if there were any scouts or spies hiding in it.
After searching carefully for a moment, Ruda suddenly gestured behind him and whispered: "Wait a moment, why does Sajia feel something is wrong?"
The soldier stopped and fell silent. Ruda looked down. Although the moonlight was bright tonight, the forest was always sparse. He rubbed his boots on a nearby tree trunk and whispered for a moment: "Sajia felt something was wrong and stepped on it." Come and take a look at this thing."
Horse dung and cow dung on the plateau are not considered dirty things. They are a necessity for many herders to keep warm and even count as wealth.
Several soldiers came over and gathered around them. One of them opened the fire folder, lit it and looked at it carefully: "General, it won't be more than five hours. There may be someone in the forest."
Lu Da said: "The Sa family knows that it is not safe, so don't say anything and search carefully, especially those thick and branchy trees. There may be Uighur spies!"
The soldiers nodded one after another and began to groping from the forest towards the military city. After a while, a soldier suddenly swayed his body in front of him to make a signal. Seeing this, Ruda tiptoed over and before he got close, he heard There was a slight snore not far away.
(End of chapter)
