"Everyone, hurry up. The prince has sent an order. If we can't reach the camp in two days, we will all be whipped!"
A party cavalryman rode a war horse, running and shouting.
The large force sent by the deputy general to greet him had not arrived yet, but the scouts had already arrived and delivered the news.
When the grooms heard the cavalry shouting, they all looked bitter, picked up the whips in their hands, and whipped the cows and horses hard on their buttocks.
However, the cows and horses had been walking continuously for most of the day, and they were all exhausted. After being whipped, they walked a few steps quickly and slowed down again.
Then the groom's whipping was useless.
When the cavalryman who shouted saw this, he felt helpless.
He could see that both the grooms and the oxen and horses had tried their best.
However, there were many military orders. Li Lingrui ordered that things be delivered to the camp within two days, and they had to deliver them, otherwise everyone would be punished.
The cavalryman yelled and ran to the end of the transport team, but was stopped by another party soldier.
They both came from the same tribe, but one of them was assigned to the infantry team and was responsible for the security of the rear of the team. The other one was assigned to the scout team because of his good equestrian skills, and was responsible for exploring roads and delivering messages on horseback.
"Balang, how far is it to the Southern Expedition Camp?" the infantry stopped the cavalry and asked.
"It's about fifty miles away," the cavalryman replied.
"Fifty miles..." The infantryman's face turned dark immediately: "Half of today is over, and there is only one and a half days left. How can we cover fifty miles with so many things on our backs?"
"You have to leave even if you don't finish. This is what the Sixth Prince has decided to do. If we don't make it, we will all be whipped!"
The cavalryman also looked bitter.
To be punished, not only the groom, but no one in the entire transport team could escape, and he had to come with him.
"Isn't the Sixth Prince deliberately making things difficult for us?" the infantryman muttered, "We will be exhausted and we won't be able to make it in two days!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" The cavalryman kicked the infantryman on the shoulder: "You dare to speak ill of the Sixth Prince, have you lived enough?"
"There's no one else here!" The infantryman also looked around guiltily: "Besides, I'm not talking nonsense!"
"Don't complain, the Sixth Prince has fought in the war, and will not deliberately embarrass us unknown people. There should be a fight ahead, otherwise the Sixth Prince would not be so anxious to rush us!"
The cavalryman said: "The scout who came to deliver the message said that the Sixth Prince asked his deputy to send someone to meet us."
"How many people were sent?"
"How do I know?" The cavalryman shook his head: "But since they are here to welcome us, the number of people should not be small, right? And I heard that the people who come are all riding three horses, and they can help carry the catapult."
"That's pretty much it," the infantryman nodded with satisfaction.
If someone helps share the burden, it is still possible to cover the fifty miles in two days and one night!
It may be tiring and there will be no rest time, but it's better than being whipped, right?
"When will the people to pick us up arrive?" the infantryman asked again.
"I heard from the people in front that we can arrive by this evening at the latest!"
After the cavalryman answered, he saw someone in front of him looking back at them, so he rode away on horseback.
More than twenty miles away from them, the reinforcements sent by the deputy general were galloping on the mountain road.
Nowadays, the camp is filled with a depressing atmosphere that a war is about to break out. This cavalry team feels lucky to be assigned here to receive supplies.
Although it is hard to get supplies, it is much better than working hard!
This mountain road is relatively wide, and war horses can run. A group of people were running happily when they suddenly heard several loud noises coming from the front.
Looking up, I saw several war horses and cavalry tumbling in the air.
The fast-running team suddenly became a mess.
However, riding a horse is an essential skill for nomadic people, and the cavalry's riding skills are good, so the chaos did not last long before it stabilized.
The cavalry captain in the middle of the team immediately pulled down his armor mask and at the same time carefully scanned both sides of the mountain road.
Ever since the reconnaissance battalion led by Hou Hou arrived in Xizhou, they would sneak into Dangxiang territory from time to time and sneak attack Dangxiang officers when they found opportunities.
In the past half month, four or five mid-level party officers have been assassinated.
The means of assassination are either grenades or hidden arrows.
Grenades are one of the most iconic weapons of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. Seeing the explosion, the cavalry captain's first reaction was that he had been ambushed by the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
But looking at the surrounding terrain, the cavalry captain frowned again.
Although there are mountains on both sides of this mountain road, they are all short, small and flat hills. The mountains are so bare that you can see for miles at a glance. Is there really no place to ambush?
Where did the explosion come from?
Just as I was wondering, there was another explosion from ahead.
"Did you see where the grenade was thrown from?" the cavalry captain asked the people around him.
He was looking at the mountains on the left just now and didn't pay attention to the right, thinking that the grenade was thrown from the right.
But the terrain on the right is wider than the left, and there is no place to hide people!
Could it be that the enemy is hiding in makeup again?
After so many battles, the party members have discovered that the reconnaissance battalion is good at makeup reconnaissance.
But the terrain on both sides is too monotonous. No matter how well the Shu army scouts disguise themselves, it’s impossible that so many of them can’t see it, right? www.八一zw.????m
The cavalry captain did not dare to take it lightly and kicked a small leader next to him: "Go to the front and see what's going on?"
Although the little boss was not happy, he could only bite the bullet and drive his horse forward.
After a while, the little boss came back: "Brother, someone has buried a grenade in the sand in front of you. If you step on it, it will explode!"
After saying that, he took out a grenade the size of a bowl from the horse's trousers: "This is what the brothers in front found from the sand."
This grenade is different from what we usually see. Not only is it larger, it is also round and flat, and its thickness is only two fingers. The shape looks very weird.
Seeing the grenade, the surrounding cavalrymen subconsciously ducked back.
"Don't be afraid. The brother in front said that as long as you don't press these two iron pieces, it won't explode."
The little boss pointed to the two iron pieces on the top of the grenade.
"Grenade buried in the sand?" The cavalry captain rubbed his eyebrows irritably: "How come the people from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau are so capable of acting like monsters?"
Yes, this kind of grenade that explodes when stepped on is exactly the mine designed by the Explosives Laboratory based on Jin Feng's instructions.
There are sandy wastelands everywhere in Dangxiang, which are most suitable for laying landmines.
When burying landmines in the soil, no matter how subtle the disguise is, you can still find traces if you look closely. But when you bury landmines in the sand, you don’t need to do any disguise. If there is a gust of wind at night, the sand itself will help the escort erase all traces.
To the west of this mountain road is a piece of yellow sand, and the yellow sand on the mountain road is more than ten centimeters thick.
Usually used for horse racing, this kind of terrain is the most comfortable and can also avoid damaging the horse's hoofs.
But now, this has become the most suitable place to bury grenades!