Five days have passed since the Yan soldiers pretended to attack Youtun City. During these five days, everything was calm and the military camp returned to peace.
Those who were building the wall were working hard, and many battalions roared out of the city and plunged into the vast yellow sand.
Gu Sinian took a risk and obtained a batch of herbal medicine from the black market, which he used to treat his brothers' injuries, and Bai Yan also got a share of it.
It was thanks to this batch of medicine that dozens of injured brothers survived. Some other civilians in Linxian County were not so lucky. It was just a stab wound at first, but later it turned into a disability~
On the afternoon of the fifth day, Gu Sinian was called to Zhang Lan.
"How is the city wall repaired?"
Zhang Lan asked casually.
Gu Sinian immediately replied:
"Everything is going according to plan. Please rest assured, sir. There will be no delays."
"Okay then, now there's another thing."
Zhang Lan said casually:
"As you know, the Yan army attacked the city a few days ago and caused us a lot of trouble. The general sent some soldiers and horses out of Youtun City to station a few beacons as a warning.
The garrison soldiers are now in place, but they don't carry much food with them.
I have received an order to deliver ten carts of military rations to Baozigou Fengsui. I have thought about it and found that you are the smartest and most flexible person among my men.
I'll leave this job to you. "
Gu Sinian's face became visibly stiffer, and a trace of gloom flashed between his brows.
"how?"
Zhang Lan smiled and said: "Having trouble? Don't want to take this job?"
"My lord is joking."
Gu Sinian's expression quickly returned to normal:
"How dare you disobey your Lord's orders?"
"good!"
Zhang Lan smiled and said:
“Then pack up and leave early tomorrow morning.
One more thing, this is an errand assigned by the general. If you don’t do it well, you will lose your head~”
"Subordinates take orders!"
Looking at the figure striding away from the military tent, the smile on Zhang Lan's face slowly disappeared, replaced by a hint of sinisterness:
"Boy, let's see if you die!"
…
"What, go to Baozigou Fengsui to deliver food?"
Gu Sinian, who returned to his own territory, told several brothers about the news, which immediately aroused a lot of dissatisfaction.
Zeng Lingchuan was the first to shout:
"The distance from Baozigou Beacon to here is sixty miles, and we have to walk all day and night on two legs.
Now Yan Bing appears and disappears, coming and going like the wind. We will definitely encounter Yan Bing Rangers on the road! We brothers have these tattered weapons and don’t even have armor. If we meet the Yan army on the road, we will definitely die!
Could this guy be doing it on purpose? He wanted us brothers to die? "
Beacons are similar to beacon towers. They are usually placed on the periphery to warn the army. In places like the border, Fengsui is a very common border military stronghold.
"on purpose?"
Qin Xi muttered:
"It doesn't make sense. Why would he kill us when we have no enmity with him? Could it be that he found out about stealing food?"
"I really can't say for sure."
Gu Sinian said with a gloomy face:
“Although I don’t know what went wrong, today Zhang Lan felt like he was targeting us.
It is an important matter to go to Baozigou Fengsui to deliver food. We should send out battalions no matter what, but now this errand has fallen on us, which is very strange. "
Gu Sinian knew very well how risky it was to send food, so his face darkened when he heard it. But soon he understood that Zhang Lan deliberately wanted to trouble them.
Zeng Lingchuan thought about it several times before saying uncertainly:
"Is it possible that there was a flaw in our business on the black market? Was it discovered?"
"It's very possible that with so much food being sold, not being able to keep it all will attract attention."
Gu Sinian shook his head and said:
"This is no longer important. What we have to worry about now is how to deliver food."
"Brother, you're not really going to deliver food, are you?"
Zeng Lingchuan said in shock: "Zhang Lan has made it clear that he wants to harm us, so why bother taking advantage of this trap?"
"What if I don't send it?"
Gu Sinian asked back:
"Disobeying military orders means death, but delivering food supplies still has a chance of survival!
Besides, as long as we are careful on the road of dozens of miles, we may not run into Yan Bing. "
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Zhang Lan's strategy was really poisonous. You know that there are tigers in the mountains, so you prefer to go to the tiger mountains.
"What if?" Qin Xi asked: "What if we encounter Yan Bing?"
Gu Sinian fell into deep thought, and the elder brother began to think about some evil idea again~
Everyone waited anxiously, as if Gu Sinian was the only one who had grown a brain.
"so."
Gu Sinian suddenly raised his head and ordered:
"This time when we go to deliver food, Brother Zeng and Brother Wu can come with me. You two choose brother No. 20 to go with you. Remember, you need to have flexible legs and good physical strength.
The others stayed in the city to prevent the bastard Zhang Lan from doing any dirty tricks. "
"Twenty people? Too few?"
Zeng Lingchuan said doubtfully:
"We can't defeat a group of Yan Army rangers if we randomly encounter them. We don't even have the ability to protect ourselves."
"It's okay. Our goal is to deliver food. It's useless if there are too many people, but the goal is too big."
Gu Sinian looked at Qin Xi again and said:
"Brother Qin, go help me get two sounding arrows, the ones Wang Zitong used before!"
"good!"
…
"Crunch, crunch~"
At dusk, there were ten more grain carts at the city gate, loaded with grain.
Guys No. 20, headed by Zeng Lingchuan and Wu Xiang, have packed up and are ready to go at any time. Man No. 20 is not physically strong, but his legs and feet are very nimble.
The chariot was also equipped with some wooden shields and simple knives, which were their only weapons.
Everyone's expressions were a little nervous. The Yan army's siege a few days ago had already shown them the horror of the battlefield. Going out of the city at this time was no different from throwing yourself into a trap.
"Brothers, the mission must be clear, but don't be afraid!"
Gu Sinian, who was standing in front of the crowd, shouted loudly:
"I promise you, even if I encounter Yan Jun, I can bring you back one by one!
Let me repeat it again, we will travel at night and never show up for a long time! Never light a fire while resting!
do you understand! "
"clear!"
"Set off!"
Ten flatbed trucks drove out of the city gate in a hurry, and Gu Sinian's grain transport team finally set off. He did not leave early in the morning as Zhang Lan wanted, but waited until night, when the night would be the best cover for the grain truck.
As everyone knows, when the grain truck set off, Zhang Lan's fat body also appeared on the top of the city, watching the convoy go away.
The confidant standing aside curled his lips in disdain and said:
"Knowing that there are Yan troops outside the city, yet still leading only a few people. What a reckless guy."
"Whatever, I wish he died!"
Zhang Lan said with a ferocious smile:
"If you dare to offend me, this will be your fate!"
…
One day and one night passed quickly, and the grain transport team completed most of the journey in a tense atmosphere.
"Crunch, crunch~"
They traveled at night and rested in hidden places during the day, insisting on not showing their heads. But at this moment, another dusk came, and everyone set off again after resting for a day.
Gu Sinian looked at the crowd with a solemn expression and said:
"The farther we are from Youtun City, the more dangerous it will be, so everyone must be extremely careful next time!"
"good!"
"let's go!"
The people who set out again became cautious and their pace accelerated a lot.
It was scary, but after walking a few miles, the sound of rapid horse hooves reached Gu Sinian's ears.
"Da da~"
"Da da da~"
"Yan Bing!"
Gu Sinian's face suddenly turned cold and he shouted:
"Quick, defend in place!"
Dozens of men hurriedly arranged the grain carts in a circle outside, and everyone huddled inside back-to-back, each armed with a wooden shield and a simple knife.
This was also agreed before departure. If you encounter Yan Bing, you will be guarding like this. There must be no chaos.
"Oh~"
"Yo ho ho ho!"
Sure enough, a dozen Yans came on fast horses, cruising around Gu Sinian and the others, with evil smiles on their faces.
"A bunch of idiots, still want to escape from under our noses?"
Yan Bing smiled strangely and said:
"Do you think our war horses and scimitars are just decorations?
Brothers, kill me! "
"drive!"
"Bang bang bang!"
These Yan soldiers were also smart. They first distanced themselves, then charged forward with their horses, thrusting back and forth, and forcefully knocked away the grain carts with their horses' hooves, instead of swarming up.
The village heroes who formed a circle were pitiful, and Yan Bing's roar made them tremble.
Zeng Lingchuan was extremely anxious:
"Brother Nian, what should I do!"
Once all the grain trucks used as cover were knocked away, they would have to face the cavalry attack, and they would surely die by then.
Unexpectedly, Gu Sinian took his time and took out the sounding arrow from his arms and pressed it hard. The sharp sound of breaking through the air instantly pierced the night.
Zeng Lingchuan was stunned, why did he fire the arrow so suddenly?
The next moment, Gu Sinian started yelling:
"Brothers, if you wait a little longer, reinforcements will be here soon!"
"These Yan troops will all die soon!"
"Hold on a little longer! Kill them and share the credit equally with everyone!"
A group of local warriors really thought that reinforcements were coming soon, and hope finally showed in their desperate eyes. One by one, they grasped their weapons and prepared to fight to the death with the Yan army.
The loud arrows soaring into the sky startled the Yan soldiers, and then they faintly heard Gu Sinian's roar, and they cursed angrily:
"Damn it, I fell into a trap, this is bait!"
"Brothers, retreat first!"
"Zhahu!"
"withdraw!"
"Da da da~"
Yan Bing came and went in a hurry, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving everyone in the group stunned.
"Huh~"
After roaring for a while, Gu Sinian let out a sigh of relief and threw it on the ground:
"Damn, I'm finally gone."
Even though the two sides didn't really fight this time, life and death really mattered in an instant.
"Nian, Brother Nian."
Zeng Lingchuan asked in astonishment: "Do we really have reinforcements?"
"Help!"
Gu Sinian rolled his eyes:
"There won't even be half a reinforcement!"
Wu Xiang was stunned:
"Then, what's the purpose of firing the rattling arrow?"
"Scare Yan Bing!"
Gu Sinian raised his eyebrows proudly:
"If you fire an arrow suddenly and say hello a few more times, the Yan soldiers will think that we are just the vanguard, with a large number of reinforcements behind us.
There are only a dozen of them, and if they are surrounded by our large group of people, they will die and have no choice but to retreat.
We are afraid of death, and Yan Bing is also afraid of death. "
"That's it~"
Zeng Lingchuan has experienced:
"My eldest brother is so smart, he can scare away more than a dozen Yanqi with just one loud arrow, haha!"
"Don't be happy too early."
Gu Sinian looked into the dark night with a cold face and said:
"As long as Yan Bing is not stupid, he will react sooner or later.
We have to leave quickly! "
"good!"
