Chapter 421 The whole army is destroyed
Mu Xian had predicted that he would set off the day after tomorrow at the latest, but he did not expect that the war was urgent. That night, several battle reports were sent back from the front, and Xue Xian's vanguard army was approaching Fufeng. , and Yu Wenye was ready, they officially set off at noon the next day.
Yu Wenyuan and Yu Wensu stood at the door and saw each other off in person.
When Yu Wenye turned over and sat on the horse, Yu Wenzhen had already walked to him and looked up at him: "Fengchen, although my eldest brother was worried about your expedition this time, since you are already setting off, Brother, I won’t say anything else. I just hope you will win this time.”
Yu Wenye said, “Thank you, brother.”
Yu Wenzhen said again: "Also, take care of yourself."
"..."
Yu Wenye's eyes flickered, but he still smiled and said: "Yes."
Said After saying these words, Yu Wenzuo glanced at his side again— - This trip was a march, so naturally there was no comfortable thing like a carriage. Shang Ruyi wore a neat and tight-fitting clothes and rode on horseback alongside Yu Wenye. His hair was tied up high, and there were no hairpins or hairpins. Fendai, on the contrary, adds a bit of sassiness.
There seemed to be a ripple in those blue-grey eyes, but Yu Wensu didn't say anything more, only nodded slightly, and Shang Ruyi only nodded.
Yu Wenzu then backed away.
At this time, Yu Wenyuan, who had been standing on the steps with his hands behind his back, slowly walked down, walked to the side of the horse, and looked at Yu Wenye solemnly.
Although he knew what his son was capable of, he was facing Xue Xian after all. As a father, he still felt a little uneasy and worried in his eyes, but he did not show it in his words. He only looked at the rider. On horseback, the second son, dressed in armor, was brave and mighty, and then said : "Xue Xian is brave and good at planning. He is not a person who only knows how to fight tough battles. You must keep this in mind when sending troops this time."
Yu Wenye said seriously: "Yes!"
Yu Wenyuan nodded, took a step back and stood back on the steps, saying nothing more.
At this time, Shang Ruyi felt his body sink. When he looked down, he saw Tusheer standing in front of the horse with red eyes, holding her by the corner of her clothes with a reluctant look on her face, muttering: "Miss..."
Shang Ruyi leaned down and said softly: "I wasn't last night I've made it clear to you, why are you still like this?"
"..."
"We are sending troops today, you can't cry, it's unlucky."
< br>When I heard this, I felt sad and reluctant to leave. , Tu Sheer swallowed back her tears forcefully, and looked back at Wuxue who was following Shang Ruyi, with some scars on her face and looking very haggard - last night, when Shang Ruyi told her With his own arrangements, Tu Sheer was so anxious that he almost forgot about his master and servant. She had a big argument with her over the rules, but in the end Shang Ruyi used the master's money to convince her. She had no choice but to make Shang Ruyi promise again and again that he would not let Wuxue scheme again, and she herself went to find Mr. Mu , and asked him to help guard against Wuxue in the army, so he reluctantly relented.
Even so, she still glared at Wuxue fiercely, and then whispered: "Miss, you must take good care of yourself, and don't let her scheme against you again. This slave will also——"
Shang Ruyi glanced at her.
Tu Sheer could only swallow the next words, and Wuxue also glanced at her at this time, as if he knew what she was guarding against, so he didn't say much, and just lowered his head silently. .
At this time, the time to set off has arrived.
Yu Wenye looked around and saw that all the soldiers accompanying him were lined up neatly. He raised his hands high and raised his hand. Suddenly the whole team started to march forward. Tu Sheer was captured by Chang Wan. Dragging them back to the door, they could only reluctantly watch the team leave the Duke's Mansion and disappear under the blazing sun.
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This journey lasted two days.
Due to the intense fighting ahead, they marched quickly, taking only two short breaks. On the second night, Yu Wenye simply marched all night and continued to advance under the cover of darkness.
Shang Ruyi knew that he planned to reach Fufeng before dawn.
However, walking like this for two days took a lot of physical energy out of them. Even if there was no scorching sun exposure at night, the flames were scorching the people around them when they held the torch high to light the way forward. , especially wearing heavy armor, he was so hot that he was sweating profusely. Shang Ruyi was worried that he would suffer from heat stroke, so he whispered a few instructions to Mu Xian, who immediately picked up the water bag and handed it to Yu Wenye.
When he picked it up, he found that his water bag was empty.
Yu Wenye has been suffering from heat and sweat since he was a child, especially as a martial arts practitioner. In summer, the sweat on his body is like a river. He often practices in the army for a day, and the sweat on his clothes can squeeze out water. Come on, although such people are strong, they are also prone to heat stroke in summer, and it is even more troublesome if they are on the march.
So, Mu Xian hesitated whether to persuade him to stop, rest, and drink some water.
At this moment, Yu Wenye suddenly raised his hand: "Stop!"
As soon as he listened to his order, the troops that were marching at full speed stopped immediately, and Yu Wenye gave the order: " Rest where you are.”
After walking all day, everyone was indeed a little tired. When they heard this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They dismounted one after another and sat down on the ground. Everyone took out water and dry food and ate it in big gulps.
Shang Ruyi also got off the horse.
Although she was barely good at riding and shooting, her back hurt badly after riding on the horse for two days, and her inner thighs were so worn that they almost broke the skin. As soon as she landed on the ground, her feet One moment, he almost fell down.
She hurriedly grasped the reins, barely holding herself steady.
Looking back, I saw Yu Wenye on the side also jumped off the back of the tall, black horse, holding the reins with one hand, and taking a handkerchief from the side to wipe his forehead and neck. The sweat in the room saw her almost falling, but he didn't come to help her.
Shang Ruyi also raised his head and met his eyes calmly.
Yu Wenye seemed to smile.
However, the two of them had no time to say anything. Several people had already gathered around Yu Wenye. One of them was thin and well-dressed. He was obviously not a young man dressed as a sergeant. He was a supervisor accompanying this expedition. Yin Changyue, and the other middle-aged man who is strong but not tall and also wearing armor, is Song Yu, the marching manager assigned by the imperial court.
Because he suffered losses from the supervisor Kou Yunliang when he was in Xingluocang, Shang Ruyi did not have a good impression of these eunuch supervisors sent by the palace, but this Yin Changyue followed them on horseback for two days. , but not as pretentious as the previous Kou Yunliang. , only asked calmly: "General, where is this place?"
Yu Wenye turned to look at him and said: "There should be a river near here. We are here to rest temporarily and give everyone a little. Take your time and have a full stomach.”
"River?"
Yin Changyue was stunned for a moment, then turned to look around. It was pitch black nearby, and he couldn't tell where there were mountains or rivers. Yu Wenye didn't have a map in his hand, how could he know?
But at this moment, a gurgling sound of water came from the wind.
There is actually a river.
Yu Wenye said: "This should be the Xiaolin River, a tributary of the Fufeng section of the Wei River."
"..."
"Less than twenty miles further, you can reach Fufeng."
Yin Changyue said: "But, why are you eating at this time?"
< br>Song Yu on the other side also frowned He frowned and said, "Yes, since this place is only twenty miles away from Fufeng, and if we hurry up, it will only take half a night. Why not just wait until we get to Fufeng and have breakfast?"
Yu Wenye looked at it. They glance.
Although there were soldiers nearby holding torches for illumination, his pupils actually appeared darker under the firelight.
He said: "We have not received any more battle reports along the way." "Huh?"
Yin Changyue and Song Yu were stunned for a moment and looked at each other. One glance.
What they asked was why the troops were halted and dismounted at this time. Why did the general of the auxiliary country talk about the battle report?
Shang Ruyi also walked over and was slightly startled when she heard these words. After thinking about it again, she understood a little bit. She said softly: "The previous battle reports were very urgent, saying that Xue Xian had approached Fufeng, but there were no more after that. The battle report came in. It is possible that there is already a war in Fufeng."
When he heard her words, Yin Changyue took a breath.
The war has already started, so there is no time to send the battle report.
Then - I'm afraid the battle will be very fierce, even tragic!
Yu Wenye looked at Shang Ruyi and nodded lightly, but said in a very calm tone: "I guess so, so I have been marching in a hurry today, but now, we have reached our limit. ”
"..."
"If our group of troops goes over and encounters a war, we must immediately join the fight. But after walking for a day, there is no water or rice, and the soldiers have no strength. Why fight? By that time Not only is it not a help, it may actually become To be a drag."
"..."
"So, I asked everyone to eat before leaving and be ready for war at any time."
Yin Changyue nodded: "So that's it."
Yu Wenye said: "Master Supervisor and Chief Supervisor, you all should go eat something and have a rest."
The two of them said nothing more and walked down to eat.
Shang Ruyi then walked to him again and looked at his sweating head through the surrounding firelight. A piece of handkerchief was completely wet, and the sweat had not been wiped off. She took the veil from his hand, took another piece from her arms and handed it to him.
Yu Wenye glanced at her and only smiled faintly.
At this time, Wuxue also came over, took the sweaty handkerchief from Shang Ruyi's hand, and said softly: "Slave, take it to the river and wash it."
Shang Ruyi nodded, then she turned and left.
Yu Wenye looked at her back, then turned to look at Shang Ruyi, his eyes flickering as if he was asking something, but he didn't make a sound. Shang Ruyi understood what he meant and said softly: "This I watched her all the way, don’t worry, she didn’t do anything unusual.”
Yu Wenye nodded.
The handkerchief just wiped away a lot of sweat from his head and face. He only wiped his forehead with Shang Ruyi's handkerchief and put it away.
Shang Ruyi said softly: "Drink some water. Where is your water bag?"
Yu Wenye looked back and saw that the water bag on his horse had disappeared. Just as he was about to ask, he saw Mu Xian running over from the side in a hurry, holding his water bag in his hand, and said: "General, I just Went to the river to get some water."
Yu Wenye took it and took a sip.
After being thirsty for a long time, this sip of water seemed like a life-saving elixir. It made him feel a lot more energetic. When he looked up at the night ahead, his eyes became more solemn.
Just now, Shang Ruyi guessed that Fufeng had already started a war, so there was no battle report. This was indeed his previous guess.
But, this may be the best case scenario.
What he was really worried about was——
At this moment, Nie Zhan, who was standing aside and adjusting the reins, suddenly raised his head and looked into the night ahead: "Someone is coming!"
< br>When everyone heard this, they all became nervous.
Yu Wenye also frowned, tightened the lid of the water bag that he had only taken a sip from, and handed it to Mu Xian. Then he raised his head and looked forward fiercely, but heard Mu Xian say again: " There was only one horse and a man coming, so it shouldn’t be the enemy.”
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
Although the men and horses recovered from Wanggang Village were following this time, the rest of the army were from the imperial court. They did not know this man's ability, but thought he was talking nonsense. Some people even whispered: "Where did this man come from? "
"It's just the wind."
"Who is this person? Why do you listen to him?"< br>
Listening to these people’s disdainful words, Shantong’er was unconvinced and immediately said: “Brother Nie’s ears are very good. When he says someone is coming, someone is coming!”
Everyone was so excited about that. Nie Chong was still just scornful, but when he saw that there was such a child in the team and he was still following the general of the auxiliary country, he suddenly became more dissatisfied.
Whispering: "What's going on when we send troops this time? It's just a matter of bringing women, but we also bring children?"
"Women and children can participate in the war, what do you want us men to do?"< br>
“If you ask me, it would be strange to win this battle.”
"Yes, that's Xue Xian..."
The chattering of these people made people feel more and more depressing in the night. Shang Ruyi also frowned when he heard it, but When he looked at Yu Wenye, he didn't seem angry, and he didn't even seem to hear what those people said.
Just look straight ahead.
While everyone was making noise, there was actually a sound of horse hooves coming from the front.
This time, everyone’s voices were suppressed.
Although Nie Chong said that there was only one man and horse, he still had to be careful on the march. Mu Xian immediately led a man and horse forward, holding the torch high. After a while, he saw a man and horse rushing over. , and when he saw the people and horses here, he was also startled. When he tightened the reins, the horses under him neighed, which immediately disturbed the whole night.
Mu Xian immediately said: "The general of the auxiliary country is here! Who is here?"
When the man heard this, he was so excited that he almost fell off his horse. He hurriedly tightened the reins and dismounted, and ran over in a hurry: "General!"
Under the firelight, the man's body was yellow-brown. The soft armor suddenly caught the eye, it turned out to be a soldier of Fufeng!
Yu Wenye walked forward calmly. Seeing that the soldier was covered in dust and his face was hurt, he said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
The soldier knelt down and bowed. On the ground, his eyes were red, and he said in a deep voice: "General, Fufeng Guards General Ma Xu underestimated the enemy and was defeated. Eighty thousand troops - the entire army was destroyed!"
(End of this chapter)