Chapter 268 Accident (1)
"Aoaoao", countless screaming earth barbarians suddenly jumped out from the dense forests on both sides, and some of them were actually wearing armor.
Caught off guard, he screamed in pain and welcomed Wu'e Tuman, and was shot down one after another.
Manager Qiu was so scared that he ran away with his head in his arms. In a hurry, he heard someone shouting beside him: "Follow me!"
He looked up in shock, but saw Zhang Zhaoxuan, a bride with a red dress covered with a red veil, passing by. He immediately subconsciously chased after him.
There were screams around him. He couldn't tell anything, but just ran after the bright red in front of him. He didn't notice that Tu Man, who was about to intercept the bride, screamed and fell down one by one.
Suddenly, he felt his arm being pulled hard and immediately ran faster and faster, as if his feet were not stuck to the ground, but he just kept falling back his feet quickly.
The screams and screams were gradually thrown behind.
The force that was pulling him suddenly disappeared, and he fell into a pile of rotten leaves, and fell into a dog's mud. Then, he coughed loudly, his throat was sweet, and he felt like he was about to vomit blood.
The forest is deep and the trees are high. Although the bright moon is in the sky, it is blocked by lush branches and leaves, and the surroundings are covered with darkness.
Lu Ning put down Li Yanniang on his back, returned to the sheath of his sword, and lowered his voice: "Don't talk, some of those barbarians are chasing us from behind, and the rest, killing the Wu'e Tu barbarians will definitely catch up."
Li Yanniang suddenly grabbed the red veil on her head, her pretty face turned slightly white, and she wanted to speak, but was blocked by Lu Ning's gesture.
In the distance, there were two inaudible screams. Then, Wanyan Xiaohua's small figure appeared. She walked over, picked up the collar of the shopkeeper Qiu who was slumped on the ground, and walked into the depths of the dense forest.
Li Yanniang was stunned. Why did this little book boy and the little follower feel very strange?
Although Wanyan Xiaohua is the deputy general manager of the female guard and the general manager Lu Ning, she rarely appears near the tent, but Li Yanniang has never seen her before.
After a while, Wanyan Xiaohua came back and bowed slightly: "Master, the barbarian has been recruited. They are from Fengzhou, the subordinates of Jiao Gonghan, the leader of Fengzhou. They are here to capture Qi envoys and Qi's brides. Jiao Gonghan also sent a brigade to intercept Ruan Shoujie who left Wuning Cave and came to Wu'e Tucheng to get married."
Lu Ning frowned slightly.
Jiao Gonghan of Fengzhou was also one of the twelve envoys. However, unlike many other envoys who were chief leaders of the chief, he was the governor of Fengzhou officially appointed by the Wu Dynasty.
Fengzhou is a prefecture under the former Tang Dynasty Protectorate. It is more than 200 miles southwest of Wu'e. Many prefectures during the Annan Protectorate period have been abandoned. However, Fengzhou is relatively prosperous, with many Hakka immigrants, and is also invaded by the Khmers in the west. Therefore, Fengzhou has always existed and has always been the most important military town in the northwest of Annan.
Jiao Gonghan, the governor of Fengzhou, was a more loyal envoy to the Wu family among the four envoys in the north. He had many conflicts with the other three envoys. Jiao Gonghan was the most powerful, so he was naturally looking for opportunities to weaken other envoys.
Now, it is natural to see that Ruan Shoujie wants to form an alliance with the Qi people, and is afraid that he will not be able to control him in the future, so he decided to kill him.
Obviously, among the confidants around Ruan Shoujie, there had been a traitor who had been bribed by Jiao Gonghan. Therefore, Ruan Shoujie left Wuning Cave and came to Wu'e Tucheng to get married. Not only was Jiao Gonghan known about it, but it also became a good opportunity for Jiao Gonghan to attack Ruan Shoujie.
The Fengzhou barbarians are coming. Don’t blame some local barbarians, who are still wearing armor. After all, there is a bit of a shadow of a regular army.
Lu Ning rubbed his nose, and the drama seemed to be getting more and more complicated.
Many things are affected by the whole body. This is a dynamic world, and I have never expected its development and changes.
"Vomit", Manager Qiu rolled out of the dense forest and crawled. He looked terrible and he knelt on the ground to retreat.
Just now, he was naturally captured by Wanyan Xiaohua as a general translator.
The prisoner who was knocked down by Lu Ning and dragged all the way around his waist with a rope was really tortured by Wanyan Xiaohua, like a bloody man. If Manager Qiu was not extremely scared and afraid of being conspired by the terrifying little guy, he would have fainted when he was afraid of the translation halfway through. Instead, he was extremely nervous and frightened, and he really didn't faint.
In fact, it was not like this scene that the prisoner had never seen before. The prisoner was cut by Wanyan Xiaohua with a dagger, and he was bleeding a little too much. In the eyes of Manager Qiu, it seemed as if the man had been skinned.
Lu Ning had seen Wanyan Xiaohua subdue the enemy because the little girl knew that she was not strong enough, so it would be fine to kill people, but for example, subduing the prisoner and asking questions, for the sake of safety, she could only make the prisoner lose his ability to resist. It seemed cruel and often caused the prisoner to die in the end.
"When I heard the movement, I chased after me again!" Lu Ning frowned slightly, stretched out his hand, and Wanyan Xiaohua hurriedly sent the crossbow on her back.
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The black smoke has not yet dissipated, and there are some bloody corpses in the village, which cannot be seen by a living person, and many thatched houses have been burned.
Lu Ning stood on a big tree at the entrance of the village and looked at Wu'e Tucheng from afar.
"Escape" overnight. Of course, on the way to "escape", the Fengzhou mankind was almost killed in a stream because of the scattered pursuit.
Lu Ning and his men even captured the prisoners, pointed out the direction, and came to Wu'e land.
In the north of Annan, it is a rare plain with fertile land, but it seems that it has just been looted and nearby villages have been destroyed.
Standing on the treetops, looking at the direction of Wu'e Tucheng several miles away, Lu Ning frowned and then jumped down gently.
Manager Qiu sat aside in a daze. Since he brought him with him, he originally intended to be a general translation. After asking about the matter, he could not leave it alone. Therefore, during the "escape", Lu Ning brought this burden.
Sitting against the big tree, Wanyan Xiaohua slowly trimmed her nails with a sharp scimitar. She didn't worry about anything, and didn't have to think about what to do next. She just followed the owner's instructions.
Li Yanniang was covered in mud and was extremely embarrassed. She fell into the soil at this time, without any image. Even her pretty face was covered with a slightly disgusting yellow soup. Last night, she fell into a stinky puddle in the dense forest.
Lu Ning was walking, Wu'e Tucheng was closed at this time, and dense banners were hung on the top of the city.
The local barbarian customs in northern Annan, only when the largest leader dies will the whole city (city) be hung with slaughter banners.
What is this revealed?
First, Wu'e City was not captured by Jiao Gonghan; second, was Ruan Shoujie dead?
If Ruan Shoujie died and Wu'e Tucheng was not captured by Jiao Gonghan, it would be a great joy. The conflict between Tuman in northern Annan naturally led to peace in the southern border in a short period of time, and the people of Guangyuan could also have the opportunity to breathe and develop.
Can you turn around yourself? After all, when you came, wasn’t the purpose of the plan just for this?
It's funny to think about it. If you guess it is true, you can get things done without any effort. Things in the world are so wrong.
However, when he arrived at the Wu'e Tu City, he didn't go in to see the situation inside. First, was Ruan Shoujie really dead? Second, as a Qi man, he would have a chance to intervene in the affairs of northern Annan?
In particular, Lu Ning turned around and looked over. The large area of farmland seemed to be very fertile.
"Xiaohua, I will take Li Yanniang to the city later. You are here. If I turn around, don't say anything. If I am allowed to enter the city, you will quickly return to Guangyuanzhai and Wancheng Town to mobilize Pioneer, Quanzhang, New Elements First Battalion, New Elements Second Battalion, Fourth Battalion, Giant Sword Battalion and Third Battalion followed."
The Giant Sword Battalion is full of heavy armored infantry and the march is slow. Therefore, the four battalions are first transferred to 2,000 troops and horses and marches quickly. The Giant Sword Battalion is accompanied by the new third battalion and can arrive a few days later.
A new battalion and the Giant Sword Battalion were sent together because the Giant Sword Battalion had a single military service. If you act alone, you would be afraid of a great loss when you encounter a sneak attack by Tuman, especially if you don’t approve the armor.
Although the northern barbarians are afraid that they will be too busy to take care of themselves, and the Qi army has no signs of operations, and the possibility of sneak attacks is very small, if you can be cautious, try to be as cautious as possible.
Many things are afraid of something, and some unexpected defeats in history are many because they encounter some situations in the world.
Over there, following Lu Ning's instructions, Wanyan Xiaohua bowed to accept the order.
Lu Ning walked over and patted Manager Qiu on the shoulder, "Old Qiu, if I can enter the city, you will come to the city to call the door. If you want to go back to Wancheng Town, you will leave by yourself and ask for blessings."
Wanyan Xiaohua is like a loach, so it’s okay for her to go back by herself, but it’s not OK to bring Manager Qiu’s burden with him, and it’s not possible to encounter danger.
Manager Qiu was in a daze and didn't hear anything Lu Ning said. He just muttered with his eyes: "It's over, it's over..." That's right, all the goods were lost, and he had more savings from years of savings, and he was also in debt.
Lu Ning came to Li Yanniang again, "Do you have a rest? Wait, follow me to Wu'e City to call the door."
I don’t know if it’s because I’m numb all the way, but Li Yanniang seemed to be holding her ruthlessness, biting her red lips, and suddenly stood up, “Let’s go now!”
Lu Ning coughed, thinking about her embarrassment that night, and said, "Thank you all the hard way. When I return to the north, I will let you go."
Li Yanniang didn't say anything.
Chapter completed!