At this time, Liu Rumei had led the people to escape the pursuit and hid in a barren mountain.
Liu Rumei stood behind a boulder, looking at the enemy troops swarming past in the distance, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There were tens of thousands of enemy troops. If they were bitten, it would be very bad.
But hiding here all the time is not an option. He ordered people to bring only dry food for five days. Food is not a problem for the time being, but there is no water.
Furthermore, after running for a day, they were tired and exhausted, and the weather was cold and freezing. If they wanted to feel comfortable in the wilderness, they had to light a fire. However, the target was too big, so they did not dare to light a fire, so they could only try to find shelter from the wind.
Fortunately, they were lucky. After walking around in the barren mountains for a while, they found a hidden valley.
Liu Rumei was cautious and sent the sentry ten miles away before ordering people to light a bonfire.
After eating something by the fire, everyone's tension gradually relaxed.
Xiao Qing was at a loss what to do, "Miss, our carrier pigeons have all been flown. After traveling so far, I'm afraid it's hard to get a reply. What should we do next?"
Liu Rumei smiled slightly.
First, he waved a few generals over and then leveled his feet on the ground.
He took the branch again and started to draw on it, "This is Xiaoqing River. We are about three hundred miles away from Xiaoqing River. Then we turn here and we keep running this way. According to my judgment, if we keep going south. Or We will arrive at the Xiaoqing River, and after crossing the Xiaoqing River we can find a way back home."
"Yes, we can go back, but we don't know what the other people will do." The other people sighed.
But these are no longer what they can decide. Liu Rumei is actually worried in her heart, but there is no way, war is so cruel.
Liu Rumei then said to everyone, "We have to rest here for a while, and then send people out to explore the road until we reach the Xiaoqing River. Only after we have determined the route can we dispatch the army."
One of them, named Qi Ning, stood up, cupped his fists and saluted Liu Rumei, and said, "Miss, I am willing to lead people to survey the route myself."
Liu Rumei nodded, "Okay, General Qi, it's all done. When I get back, I will definitely ask for credit for you."
Soon Qi Ning took the people away, and Liu Rumei told everyone to take the time to rest. Two hundred miles away, if everything goes well, tomorrow morning. Qining can come back.
What Liu Rumei didn't expect was that Qi Ning didn't come back until it was dark the next day, and he didn't come back until noon. He waited for two seconds, and then waited until night.
At this moment, Liu Rumei was a little anxious. It was obvious that something must have happened to Qining, otherwise according to his own judgment, he would have returned after a day and night of two hundred miles.
At this time, the maid Xiaoqing stood up and said, "Miss, I'll go."
Before Liu Rumei could speak, another person stood next to him, named Jia Wang, "Miss, there is no reason to let a woman go out, I'd better go."
Soon Jia Wang also left with others.
Liu Rumei's heart was in his throat, and he had a very bad feeling.
At this time, in Qingguang City, Emperor Jopson of the Earth Kingdom was furious. The entire city was closed and searched for a day and a night, but no trace of the assassin was found.
This made him very angry.
He was convinced that based on the defense of Qingguang City, it would be difficult for the opponent to leave. After all, the city walls were covered with soldiers and there were no blind spots. If he wanted to leave, someone would always notice him, and the city had not been opened for the entire day. Door.
After losing his temper, he then ordered, "Immediately lead people to search around again. No one in everyone's house will be spared."
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and a guard stumbled over, "To inform the emperor, something bad happened. The national counselor Sodro was killed, and his head was hung on the door of his house."
When Jopson heard this, he fell down on his chair with an ouch. Sodro, the person he relied on most, was killed. Jopson shivered with distress. But he understood better that this further showed that the assassin did not leave. He must have seen that he could not attack him, so he turned to attack the people under him.
Jopson immediately ordered someone to drive to Sodro's house. Before he could leave the palace, someone else came to report, "Your Majesty, something happened to General Beta."
"An assassin suddenly entered General Beta's home. General Beta resisted with all his strength, but he was still seriously injured. He was already breathing out his breath but not taking it in."
After hearing this, Jopson became even more irritable. With a sudden haste, he drew out his sword and split the coffee table next to him into two pieces with a click.
"Go, pass my order. All the troops will be dispatched to search the city. Send a message to many states to send reinforcements immediately. I will surround Qingguang City. I don't believe that we can't catch the assassin."
"And immediately order Jonah to set up defenses along the Xiaoqing River. No one will be allowed to sneak across the river."
Jobs' arrangement made Liu Rumei suffer, and she had to wait another day. Jia Wang finally came back, but the news he brought made Liu Rumei feel desperate. There were troops deployed on the other side of the Xiaoqing River, and there were mobile sentries, so there was no chance of crossing the river.
It’s only been five days.
Liu Rumei's soldiers have just finished all the food they brought. In this cold winter, in the wilderness, cats are always in the ravine, and there is not much firewood to burn. If this continues, I am afraid that I will really freeze to death and starve to death. .
Liu Rumei fell into sleeplessness that night. He knew that he had made a mistake. If he had not sent Qining out to investigate that night and led his troops directly to Xiaoqing River, he might have a chance to go back. But now he might have to do something else. Think of ways to.
After thinking about it, Liu Rumei called Jia Wang and several other generals over.
"Now the enemy's focus has shifted to the Xiaoqing River line of defense. We are relatively safe here. Later, the sergeants will start to put on ordinary people's clothes, pretend to be ordinary people, and sneak into the nearby cities and towns of the Great Earth Kingdom. Let’s pretend to be refugees and settle down temporarily, and when the situation eases, we will find a way to return home.”
This was already a helpless move, and Jia Wang also understood that there was no other way. Forcibly crossing the river would only lead to the annihilation of the entire army.
Soon, the soldiers left in twos and threes. Watching them leave, Liu Rumei's eyes became moist.
There is no way to do this. It is better to stay dormant temporarily than to be wiped out.
Liu Rumei turned to Xiaoqing again and said, "Go and ask the people from Centipede Ridge to send a letter to Princess Zhaoning, tell the princess about our situation, and let them disperse."
At this time, Chen Xiaobei and Zhao Guangzong had already led everyone to retreat to Shuozhou. Counting the number of people, in addition to the 5,000 people left with Liu Rumei, he took more than 30,000 people with him when he retreated. Including the losses along the way and the Xiaoqinghe Station, there were only more than 20,000 people brought back. The overall loss was not big. Small, but very heartwarming.
