Chu Yueying quickly explained the identities of herself and others to Princess Yinling, and said: "Actually, many of us in Hetao know about Fengshuai and Princess you. In fact, Fengshuai misses you very much, but Fengshuai can't get away now."
Otherwise, Feng Shuai might have led his army to snatch the bride."
Yin Ling's face turned red, but perhaps because she remembered the huge gap between herself and Feng Jing, she let out a long sigh, and her eyes were full of loneliness.
Seeing Yin Ling's appearance, Ying Ji'er quickly comforted her and said: "Princess, please don't worry, my godmother has already said that although there is a blood debt to be settled between us and Rouran, this has nothing to do with you and
It’s a matter of being in command.”
After hearing these words, the melancholy on Yinling's face finally disappeared a lot. Since returning to Rouran, she has been extremely concerned about the developments in the Hetao. Naturally, she also understands the status of God's Will in the Hetao. Since God's Will said so
, then at least no one dares to say anything about the Hetao. However, after Rouran captured Anxi Road, at least one million Qingfeng people were massacred, and during the period of occupying Dingzhou, there were at least 200,000 Hetao people.
The people died under Rouran's butcher's knife. The hatred between the two nations is so deep, how can it be so easy to resolve?
"Princess, as a princess of Rouran, why did you come to Qiu Ming alone without even taking any guards? Aren't you worried about the dangers along the way?" Chu Yueying asked curiously.
Yin Ling smiled indifferently: "The most powerful of the three tribes in the northwest is our Rouran. If Brother Wang hadn't been expanding towards the west these years, Qiu Ming would have been miserable. Besides, my
Xue Hao is a unique good horse on the prairie. Anyone who has seen the world can understand my identity through Xue Hao, and I am not one of those weak women from China, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Chu Yueying continued to ask: "Then what will happen to your Xuezhao after she doesn't look for you anymore?"
"I don't know, such a situation has never happened before. Maybe he will run back to Benmatan by himself." Yin Ling frowned and said, Xue Hao was a birthday gift given to her by Kipchak Khan, Xue Hao
Her spirituality and divine horse are unique in the prairie. After being together for so long, she also has deep feelings for Xue Hao. If Xue Hao had been killed in the flames of war last night, she didn't know how sad she would be.
Ying Ji'er obviously saw through Yin Ling's thoughts, so she said with a smile: "Princess, since Xue Hao is such a powerful horse, the battle last night could not hurt him. Maybe Xue Hao is looking for you everywhere now."
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Yin Ling just smiled helplessly, raised her head, and found that the Hetao soldiers were cutting off the left ears of the dead Tyumen soldiers scattered on the ground. She couldn't help but curiously asked: "What are your soldiers doing? Cutting off those dead bodies."
What are your ears for?"
Yingji'er smiled and said: "This is our record. We have ten thousand cavalry who rushed outside the fortress. It is impossible to return without success. But there were too many heads, so we had to choose to cut off their left ears.
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Listening to Ying Ji'er's nonchalant voice and looking at the nonchalant expressions on her and Chu Yueying's faces, Yin Ling's heart trembled. These were only children of fifteen or sixteen years old, but when talking about such cruel
When it happened, it was so calm. At that moment, Yinling really didn't know whether Yingji'er and the others were too far ahead or she was too behind. It's just that children like Hetao can be so cold-blooded.
Yinling really couldn't imagine what those elites from all battles would look like. Especially Fengjing, whom he had always been concerned about, would he become so cold-blooded?
At this moment, Guan Zhichun came over and said to Ying Ji'er and Chu Yueying: "The bodies of the fallen soldiers have been picked out. It's freezing cold now. If we want to cremate them and bring them back to Hetao,
This is very unrealistic. So the boss suggested that we bury them all in the Jinchuan Haizi and pay homage to them later when we enter the Great Wall again."
Chu Yueying frowned: "The ice in Jinchuan Haizi is so thick that even a war horse can't break it. How can we cut through the ice?"
"I have already sent people to collect fodder and furs that can ignite fires. In addition, there were many unburnt wooden tents in Jinchuan Haizi last night, which should be enough. I just want you to go over and worship together." Guan Guan
Zhichun said with a smile.
After hearing this, the two of them immediately complained to Yin Ling and followed Guan Zhichun. At this time, the bodies of more than 3,000 cavalrymen in the Hetao had all been piled in the center of Jinchuan Haizi, and around their bodies
, there were countless fodder and tent furs. After all the Hetao soldiers arrived, Tang Jian and others bowed deeply, and then threw the lit torches in their hands.
The fire started burning again, and soon there was a crackling sound on the ice in Jinchuan Haizi. Tang Jian and others standing near the fire ring could even feel the ice under their feet heating up.
Melted. After looking at each other, the Hetao cavalry slowly withdrew from the ice of Jinchuan Haizi. When Tang Jian, who was walking at the end, retreated to the edge of Jinchuan Haizi, the fire piled high in the center of the lake had gradually collapsed.
, in the early morning sunshine, the fire became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared.
"Princess, where are you going now?" Sitting astride the horse, Tang Jian asked Princess Yinling beside him: "We are now preparing to escape back to Hetao. If you are planning to return to Rouran, then by your side
The horses have been prepared with at least five days of food and corresponding arrows. I believe you can go back smoothly even without your Xue Zui. And if you are planning to return to our Hetao, we can go back along the way.
I have a companion."
Yin Ling was silent for a moment, and finally said: "I'd better go back to Rouran. Now I'm going to your Hetao. My identity is too sensitive. Besides, such a big thing happened in Nadong this time. If I don't
If I go back, my brother Wang will definitely think that I have died in the battle, and it will be even harder for us to get along with each other."
When Tang Jian and others saw this, they also understood that what she said was reasonable, so they no longer tried to persuade her to stay, but said a few words of "treasure" before preparing to leave.
"If you are really planning to return to Hetao, then you'd better not pass through our Rouran territory. Our Rouran's strength is much stronger than that of Qiu Ming, and my brother Wang's ability to use troops is not as good as that of Memphis Hengshi Hassan and others.
What can be compared to humans, remember." After saying this, Yin Ling did not look back, but suddenly clamped the horse's belly, and then led another war horse beside him and roared away.
Seeing her figure disappearing into the vast snowfield, Tang Jian said: "Do you think she cares about us or something?"
Yingjier opened her mouth and said: "She should be concerned about us. The Kipchak Khan of Rouran is as famous as the Central Continent and Xibu Gaza. Rouran's strength was almost revived by him. Fortunately, we are not prepared to pass.
Go back to Jiayuguan."
"Princess Yinling, I hope she can have a good outcome with Feng Shuai in the future." Chu Yueying sighed and said. Princess Yinling is actually quite well-received on Anxi Road. After all, when Princess Yinling occupied Anxi Road,
, in addition to the more than one million people who died in the war at the beginning, there were more than four million people on Anxi Road, and more than two million people survived. In contrast, Hexi Road occupied by Tie Ying Qiu Ming
, of the eight million people before the war, except for some who fled to Hetao, by the time Haotian regained Hexi Road, the number of surviving people was only a little more than one million. As for the people on Anxi Road, Princess Yinling did not do anything.
Squeeze, at least Xia Hou has a deep understanding of it.
"I hope so." Guan Zhichun clamped his horse's belly, flicked the whip in his hand, and said with a long laugh: "Brothers, get ready to go home." Thousands of cavalry also cheered, even though they were marching outside the Great Wall.
In more than a month, they suffered a lot and lost many brothers, but they finally got through it and achieved great results. Now they are no longer the recruits they were when they first joined the army. According to their
The combat effectiveness is at the level of the regular army of the empire.
Walking through half a foot of snow and facing the early morning sunshine, thousands of Hetao cavalry finally embarked on their journey home. According to the route designed by Guan Zhichun, they are now heading south along the dividing line between Tieying and Qiumen.
, directly inserted into the territory of the Uma Dynasty, and then headed east along the Great Wall defense line through Yumen Pass and back to Hetao. Since Hengshi Hassan came out of the mountain again, in order to prevent the Hetao cavalry from returning from Yumen Pass, heavy troops were specially deployed in the south of Tieying. But now
Feng Jing was personally stationed at Yumen Pass to organize his army. In view of Feng Jing's strange use of troops, even Hengshi Hassan himself did not dare to bring his army too close to Yumen Pass. Therefore, this also provided Wu Xiaolangjun with a good opportunity.
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Uma suffered heavy losses when Feng Jing's troops left Yumen Pass that day, and the combat effectiveness of the Uma dynasty was incomparable to that of the nomads. With the mobility of the cavalry, Guan Zhichun was confident enough to cross Uma in one day.
Arrive at Yumen Pass in the territory of Ma.
However, after two days of non-stop marching, Yingji'er felt something was wrong. Tang Jian noticed this and immediately asked Yingji'er what was going on.
"Isn't it normal along the way? There is nothing wrong." During the break, Guan Zhichun walked to Ying Jier's side and said.
Yingjier shook his head and explained: "Second brother, our journey was indeed normal. However, have you noticed that it has not snowed in the southern part of the prairie these days?"
"Yes, thank god for blessing, otherwise we don't know how much time we would have lost." Tang Jian said with a smile. The snowstorm on the prairie is no joke. When the snowstorm comes, even the Hetao cavalry will
, and also needed to stop and look for shelter from the wind and snow. Fortunately, it didn't snow in the past two days, so the Hetao cavalry was able to kill Uma non-stop.
Yingjier frowned and said: "I just noticed that in the place we just passed, there is a thin layer of snow on the surface. Under normal circumstances, before the weather gets warmer next spring, the prairie will
The ice and snow on the ground will not melt, and the temperatures in the past two days have not met the conditions for melting. Do you know that there is a big difference between dirty snow and pure snow. Under the same temperature, dirty snow
Snow melts more easily than pure snow."
Guan Zhichun's face changed: "You mean, those icy places along the way were melted because the snow was dirty, but the temperature on the prairie was too low, and they were frozen again at night.
Frozen into ice?”
"Yes, that's what I mean." Yingjier nodded.
Guan Zhichun thought for a moment and then called out: "Yueying, Yueying! Please estimate our current position."
"There is no need to estimate. Our current location is approximately 110 miles northwest of Luyuan City in Uma, in the Qiu Meng Tujie area, and the current marching direction is southeast. If we follow our current marching speed, tonight
We can enter Uma territory." Chu Yueying said without hesitation.
Guan Zhichun narrowed his eyes: "If Ji'er hadn't been careful, we might not have been able to escape this time. Let me tell you, why is it that our journey south is so smooth, even the Qiu Ming garrison is always left behind by us?
It's on the tail. It turns out that others have known our route of action for a long time, so they have sent troops to intercept us in front."
"What do you mean?" Dou Guangye said in confusion.
"After winter, heavy snow basically covers the entire prairie. It can dig out the mud under the snow. Think about it, what else is there besides horse hooves on this prairie? And Ji'er was on this road.
What we saw indicates that a cavalry group just passed by not long in front of us, probably within a day or two." Guan Zhichun said calmly.
Tang Jian frowned: "Then do you think this cavalry is from Tie Ying or Qiu Ming?"
"It's hard to judge, but the only thing that can be judged is that they have guessed our marching route. If we go back from Yumen Pass according to the original plan, we will definitely be ambushed by them." Guan Zhichun shook his head and said.
Tang Jian raised his eyebrows: "Do you think it was Princess Yinling who betrayed us?"
"Probably not, she shouldn't be that kind of person, otherwise Feng Shuai wouldn't be so in love with her." Yingjier shook her head and said, "I think Memphis or Hengshi Hassan guessed it themselves.
, after all, a famous general on the prairie is not so easy to deal with."
"Then what should we do now?" Dou Guangye asked worriedly.
Guan Zhichun hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's not feasible to go through Yumen Pass. We must change our route immediately and go back west through Jiayuguan Pass."
"But Rouran is not that easy to get along with," Chu Yueying said.
Tang Jian raised his neck: "What's there to be afraid of? Besides, if we change the route now, Rouran will definitely not know about it. Moreover, we are not planning to go to war with Rouran, and we are planning to sneak all the way back to Jiayuguan from the Great Wall defense line. I will
I don’t believe that Kipchak Khan can really predict things to this extent.”
"That's good." Guan Zhichun also made up his mind. Now there is a high chance that if you go through Yumen Pass, you will end up in the Hell Gate Pass. So it's better to take a gamble and go west: "Send an order to the entire army to turn around after resting and move toward the west."