Because of their status, Ye Qingcheng and his party, all fifty-one of them, were at the back of this thousand-man cavalry squad. The Khitan cavalry thought they were on guard. After all, the thirty-six Khitan tribes were at best compatriots, but The two tribes would fight to death when there was any dispute over food or cattle and horses, so the tribes were not very friendly. They could only unite for a while when they encountered a common opponent, the Tang Army.
But since their captain had told them to accompany them and agreed to provide them with supplies, their subordinates naturally couldn't say anything more, except that they cast disdainful glances towards the rear from time to time. As for the guy who flattered them in every possible way, they were even more ashamed of him and looked down on him at all. However, the puppet still got a lot of useful information from that guy.
After a while, he rode back to the end of the team where Ye Qingcheng and the others were, and whispered in Khitan: "The fifth team of the Scout Battalion is good."
"They probably didn't go as far as we did, so why were they arrested? Where are the others?" Ye Qingcheng asked anxiously.
"According to what the guy told me, the fifth team also reached deep into the hinterland of Khitan at some time and was discovered by the patrol. However, there were no other large armies nearby, and it was impossible for the 10,000 cavalrymen from the Western Expedition to turn around. So only a thousand cavalry were dispatched from their Xicang garrison, and they quickly caught up with the fifth team and defeated them in one battle. Most of them died on the spot, and only a few Tang soldiers managed to escape. , Logically speaking, these Tang soldiers could not have been captured, but fortunately it rained heavily a few days ago, and their dry food was soaked. They were captured due to lack of physical strength. It seemed that they were going to commit suicide by taking poison. Fortunately, the poison was taken away because they had no physical strength. After being tortured, they told everything about them. After returning this time, they will immediately send another cavalry team to search for the sixth team of the Shuofang Scout Battalion. , because it is said that they have also gone deep into the enemy's rear, but they have not received any reports about them until now. According to their guess, maybe the Sixth Team has entered Yinshan Mountain, and they plan to have people search for the Sixth Team along the foothills of Yinshan Mountain. Traces of the team.”
Bai Quan couldn't help but smile when he heard this, Yinshan? Fortunately, they really figured out that the real sixth team was now located behind their cavalry team, but they still wanted to go to Yinshan to look for it. What a joke. But it's no wonder those Khitan people didn't expect that, in their eyes, they were a group of Khitan patrols, but they were spies of the Tang army. In the ordinary mortal world, who could imagine the existence of such things as Taoism? Especially the grassland nomads like the Khitan do not believe it.
"Captain, do you want to save those guys?" Huan Chenyu asked with a serious face.
The reason why Huan Chenyu asked this question was not only for Ye Qingcheng, but also for the entire sixth team. Anyone with a discerning eye could see it at a glance. Several Tang soldiers in the fifth team were already dying, and everything that needed to be said had been said. Having said that, they didn't have much value, although Ye Qingcheng did have the idea of saving them. But firstly, there are too many enemies, and secondly, these guys guard them very tightly, and there is no chance at all. Even if the three of them can save a few of them by killing them directly, they will all be exposed, and there is no chance at all. What's the meaning.
But if he doesn't save him, I'm afraid the subordinates around him will be disappointed. Regarding this, he must listen to the opinions of his subordinates.
"What do you think?" he asked the other two Huo Chang who were not his direct relatives.
These two people are the two fire chiefs in the fifth team except Ye Qingcheng and the other three. The sixth team is actually short of three fire chiefs. Huan Chenyu and Bai Quan have made up for two, and the other one is temporarily missing. It can't be mentioned among the soldiers, so their team still lacks a fire chief. Whatever happens, the five of them discuss it together.
The two men looked at each other. Among the sixth team, apart from Ye Qingcheng and the others, they had the highest status, so they also knew that their words would have some impact.
"Team Commander, the two of us believe that there is no need to save him." They lowered their voices. Under the noise of thousands of cavalry, such a small voice would not be heard by the Khitan people.
"Oh? Tell me about it?" Ye Qingcheng was slightly surprised. He thought these guys would definitely protect their comrades.
"Although we really want to save a few of them in our hearts, everyone has also seen that the Khitan people will never let anyone run away with this kind of formation. Besides, we also shoulder the heavy burden of burning down the granary. Here, At this time, we can't lose the big because of the small. Once the granary is burned down, we will be the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and the advantage of the Sanggan River battle will be tilted to our Tang army. The Khitan people who lost one million stones of grain and grass will definitely have their military morale disrupted. With not much food and grass, they only have one way to attack our camp. Although we left early and don’t know what is going on in our camp, with Wang Shuai’s strength, it will be easy to defeat the Xi Qi coalition. Therefore, At this time, it’s better not to act rashly.”
Ye Qingcheng's eyes showed admiration. He didn't expect that he would have such a knowledgeable guy under his command. It would be a pity to just be a fire chief. He thought about it in his mind and finally remembered this guy's name. Wang Rare, because the name was very special, he remembered it right away.
"You are right, but if there is a chance, we still have to give it a try. After all, we are all brothers and we cannot ignore death. After we sneak into the defenders of Xicang, we can find excuses to stay for one or more days. , find out where they are being held, set fire to evacuate, and when Chen Yu and Bai Quan go to rescue them, there are only four of them, so it should be fine if each of them mentions one."
Wang Ranran and the other fire chief next to him were speechless. They were carrying an adult weighing more than a hundred kilograms in one hand? If they had not met Huan Chenyu and the others before, they would have probably thought that the young team member was talking nonsense, but now they are not only confident that Huan Chenyu and the others can save people with just the two of them, they can also carry a natural person in each hand. Not a problem either. Even the huge boulder Baiquan of unknown size in their training ground can be thrown directly into the air. It is said that Huan Chenyu's power is even greater than his, and it is easy to lift two people.
"My subordinates have given orders." The two said in unison.
Ye Qingcheng nodded and said no more. One thousand and fifty-one light cavalry kicked up dust all the way and headed towards the west warehouse, the large granary behind the Xi Qi coalition.
