Gao Mingyue sat with her legs crossed by the campfire, put Li Xia's simple map on her lap, made a mark, and whispered: "There is a mountain path here, which hunters usually walk, and you can go directly to it."
Near Dajianshan... I set off in the evening and arrived in four hours."
"Okay, then we will set off at dawn and go to Dajianshan to meet Muru."
"Yeah." Gao Mingyue lowered his head and returned the map to Li Xia.
At this time, there were only two of them beside the bonfire.
Gao Mingyue missed Li Xia very much, and she thought she would hug him when they met, and talk about her lovesickness bit by bit.
But when they actually met, although she felt very happy and ashamed, she still couldn't say much. She looked at him and forgot everything she wanted to say.
Then, Li Xia didn't hug her.
She could actually feel that Li Xia didn't like her that much, at least not as full of him as she did.
He seemed alienated from everyone, and she was just the one he was willing to marry among all of them...
Gao Mingyue can keenly capture these small emotions.
So, she couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Is the amulet I gave you still there?"
"exist."
Li Xia nodded and opened his armor, revealing the amulet tied to his inner garment.
Gao Mingyue couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled slightly, feeling a little happy. She felt that this was very satisfying.
"By the way, there's this." Li Xia took out a brochure bag from his arms and opened it. Inside was a small silver bracelet.
Gao Mingyue lowered her head and said softly: "I will also wear the chain you gave me."
Li Xia looked at her.
Her collar was very high, and only a little bit of silver light could be seen on her smooth neck.
"Well, it seems you are still willing to marry me?"
Gao Mingyue tilted her head shyly.
In fact, Li Xia wanted to say, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to." He originally proposed this marriage because he wanted to give her one more choice. Seeing her little daughter's behavior at this time, he knew that she was willing, so he was willing to marry her.
.
He still likes it, but he has experienced too much and ultimately does not have the desperate enthusiasm of a young man...
"Didn't Concubine Yan give you a jade pendant when you were in the capital? I saw you wearing it before you left the capital." Gao Mingyue asked, "Don't you see that you're not wearing it now?"
"I don't remember where I put it. I'll have to ask Qiao'er when I get back."
Gao Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled again, and finally dared to turn around and look at Li Xia.
He probably meant that she was his unmarried wife, so he gradually started talking more and more.
After the joy of reunion, they chatted about everything that had happened recently, and their mood began to feel a little low. After all, many people had died.
Li Xia finally took Gao Mingyue's hand and held it in his, saying, "Thank you for coming to me."
Gao Mingyue's cheeks turned red and she whispered: "Actually, you can think of a solution even if I don't come. I'm afraid I'll cause trouble for you."
"If you don't come, I will probably have to find a way to save you and Muru. Fortunately, with you here, we can meet up with Muru tomorrow, and things should start to get better next."
Gao Mingyue glanced at Li Xia with some admiration.
"Well, I know that as long as you are here, things will always get better."
…
"By the way, who is she?" Gao Mingyue suddenly asked.
Li Xia turned around and saw Asha sitting not far away.
Asha is a bit lonely. She is not used to being among eight hundred people, so she always follows Li Xia closely.
During this march, every night when Li Xia was sleeping, she would lie next to him.
Of course, there is a big age gap between them, but it doesn't matter.
At this time, Gao Mingyue seemed to be aware of Asha's closeness to Li Xia, so she asked this question.
Li Xia thought for a while and responded: "Believer."
"Believer?" Gao Mingyue was quite confused and asked Asha in a soft voice: "Are you cold? Come and warm yourself by the fire?"
"Qu Liang and I... are much closer than you are." Asha said.
She actually came over and sat next to Li Xia.
…
At dawn, Qingfu's army was led by Gao's soldiers and headed towards Dajianshan.
Gao Mingyue walked beside Li Xia, pointing the way for him from time to time.
"I'll carry you." Li Xia suddenly said.
He could see that Gao Mingyue had been on the road for four consecutive hours last night, and it was a bit uncomfortable to continue on the road now.
Gao Mingyue was a little panicked and said, "Isn't it bad?"
"It's okay. Don't I always exercise? It should have some effect."
"But……"
"Come up."
Gao Mingyue bit her lip and finally lay on Li Xia's back.
We have ridden horses together before, and although she is still shy now, she has a different kind of joy.
…
Asha followed behind, looking at the scene of Li Xia carrying Gao Mingyue on his back, with thoughtful eyes... In the end, she still felt that she was more loving as a couple back then, so she shook her head and followed up.
Throughout the night, Duan Shi first asked the doctor to treat the injured eye, bandaged it, and then rested for a long time. Finally he opened his right eye and gradually regained consciousness.
He also regained his fierce fighting spirit.
He counted his troops and sent them to Xiaolongqing, where he was ambushed. In this battle, he lost more than 600 people, most of whom were killed or wounded in the rout. After all, he retreated too quickly.
There are still more than 3,000 people under his command in the valley under Jinxiu Mountain; more than 1,000 people are in Tongyicheng, including more than 200 people who fled back yesterday; and more than 500 people are in Dajianshan, continuing to surround Gao.
longevity.
Gao Changshou's place was full of old, weak, sick and disabled, and most of them were dead or injured, so they could not make waves for the time being. Now it was time to annihilate the Song generals first, and then continue to eradicate the Gao family's rebellion.
So, that morning, Duan Shi ordered his soldiers to first attack the mountains where the Song army was located.
However, after the Dali army climbed up the mountain, they found that the camp was empty.
Duan Shi's single eye was full of thought, and he judged that there were only several possibilities. The Song army had either escaped into the deep mountains and old forests, fled north, or took a small road to reach Dajianshan.
"Send the order to dismount, and first send a fast horse to inform Dong Jingtai who is still in Dajianshan to guard the mountain road and be careful of a sneak attack by the Song army..."
"yes."
"The army will set off immediately. Drive me back to Dajianshan and annihilate them! Yang Yuan, come and lead the army."
"yes……"
This time, Duan Shi did not personally lead the troops into the mountains, but ordered a thousand people to return to Tongyicheng.
It is true that he has the title of "famous general". In fact, he was gained by following the Mongolian army in fighting against the "rebels" in Dali over the years.
These rebels were mostly mud-legged soldiers without any armor, and the Mongolian army was the main force. Duan Shi fought quite easily, and over time he thought he was invincible.
But when he met the Song army this time, Duan Shi realized that... fighting was not that easy.
Dajianshan.
Dong Jingtai looked up at the top of the mountain and frowned.
Yesterday, when we were halfway through the attack on the mountain, we received an order from General Duan, requesting the entire army to immediately return for reinforcements. Yang Yuan, the head of the Qian household, took his people away and only asked Dong Jingtai to block the mountain road and prevent Gao Changshou from escaping.
This mountain is not difficult to attack. It's just a matter of a day earlier and a little later. But now that there are too few troops, this mountain forest cannot be completely blocked. Last night, more than 20 rebels hung down from the west and rushed in.
Mountain forest.
Dong Jingtai was worried that if Gao Changshou was among them, he would suffer a big mistake this time.
We can only continue to defend the mountain. Wait for Yang Yuan to bring his people back and attack. Without Gao Changshou, who can tell when he escaped...
Just as I was thinking about this, I saw the sound of horse hooves coming from the valley.
Two knights rode their horses on the rugged mountain road and shouted from a distance: "Send the order! General Duan ordered you to be careful of the Song army's sneak attack..."
"Song Army?"
Dong Jingtai was quite puzzled, wondering where did the Song army come from?
"Whoosh!"
A sharp arrow shot down from the mountain and penetrated a Dali soldier in front.
The killing cry started, and groups of Song troops had already fought their way out of the mountains and forests to the west.