After the long team left, there was still a trail of smoke and dust.
On the top of the mountain.
The queen stood on the horse and watched Zhao Xiaole and others go away.
Until there was no trace of him anymore.
But he didn't look back for a long time.
At this time, a horse leaped up the hill and slowly came behind the Queen.
Sitting immediately was a man wearing a silver mask.
The man looked at the direction in which the team was going, then looked at the Queen and said, "Your Highness, let's set off!"
"During this period, the church was really in chaos."
When the Queen heard this, she slowly withdrew her gaze.
When her eyes opened again, they became cold.
She took out the mask representing the moon, put it on slowly, and then said in a cold voice: "Let's go!"
…
Running all the way.
Zhao Xiaole seemed to feel something. He took out the golden sun mask from his arms, looked at it, and smiled slightly.
Put the mask back on again.
"drive!"
He shouted loudly and slapped his mount hard.
Accelerate towards the capital.
Although the road from the capital is far away, it will only take about three days if we drive non-stop.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't help but let people rest.
But despite running at full speed, in the evening of the same day, we were less than a hundred miles away from the capital.
Regardless of the horses galloping, we can definitely arrive in more than an hour.
However, as he got closer and closer to the capital, Zhao Xiaole could gradually feel that the atmosphere was becoming more and more tense.
In the south, people are relatively comfortable.
The further north we go, the more uneasy we feel among the people.
This uneasiness does not need to be reflected in specific things.
You can feel it just by feeling it.
Not only that, Zhao Xiaole also saw a large number of people migrating from the north.
His heart couldn't help but sink.
Is the war already serious enough?
However, if the capital is really destroyed, these people will naturally suffer disaster. The most urgent task is to solve the problem of the East Vietnamese people.
While Zhao Xiaole shook off his chaotic thoughts, he gradually maintained his horse speed and stopped the team behind him.
The guard who caught up asked: "Master Marquis, the capital is about to arrive. Let's work together and maybe we can arrive before dark."
Zhao Xiaole shook his head, "There are many people in front, so don't disturb the people. You take people to the town ahead, buy some fodder and come back. Let the horses rest for a while and drink some water. We must get to the capital tonight!"
"yes!"
The guard took the order and went with more than twenty soldiers.
Zhao Xiaole asked the others to dismount and rest.
As soon as the horse has eaten the fodder, set off immediately.
If we force the march and the horses are killed, we will have to rush to the capital on foot.
There is no need for Zhao Xiaole to regret this little time.
He took off the water bag and drank some water.
The same goes for the other guards, who were just rushing along and didn't even have time to drink water.
After they were full, they all took out the dry food and ate a little. It was considered dinner.
Not long after, the twenty-odd guards came back with provisions and cursing, and when they saw Zhao Xiaole, they reported:
"Master Marquis, the merchants in this town are really treacherous. A load of grain and grass costs ten taels of silver. The price has increased more than twenty times compared to before!"
Zhao Xiaole said: "It doesn't matter. It's wartime now. It's good to be able to buy food and grass. If the price goes up a little, then the price will go up a little!"
Even so, the guard was still furious.
Under Zhao Xiaole's instructions, the guards who had rested earlier were replaced by the guards who returned and began to feed the horses.
After everything was done, it took almost half an hour.
At this time, it was getting later and later.
Zhao Xiaole immediately asked everyone to get on their horses and run a little longer while there was still light.
Just when everyone was getting ready to set off.
I saw a long line of dust and smoke rising in the distance.
and the sound of the ground shaking.
It was a cavalry team, charging towards the town ahead.
Zhao Xiaole was stunned when he saw it.
Why are there cavalry in this place?
Shouldn't it be time to defend the capital?
He changed his mind, ordered the soldiers below to prepare for battle, and then led everyone towards the town ahead.
Zhao Xiaole wanted to see who the other party was?
As soon as we arrived outside the town, we heard shouts of murder inside.
Troops of cavalry galloped down the street.
The people in every house were so frightened that they closed their doors and locked their doors.
Some vendors and stalls on the street also hid.
Zhao Xiaole stepped forward, took a look, and found that the opponent was not a real cavalry team at all, but more like a group of bandits.
When passing by Zhao Xiaole and others, he ordered them to get lost.
Don't block the road.
Mudd!
It's really outrageous.
They are just a group of bandits, but they dare to be so arrogant.
"Kill these people for me, show no mercy!" Zhao Xiaole shouted at the gun-wielding soldiers behind him.
As soon as Zhao Xiaole gave the order, the guard who had been sent to buy fodder immediately stepped forward and said: "Master Marquis, I see that the direction this group is going to is the Chamber of Commerce where we just bought fodder."
Zhao Xiaole thought for a while and asked everyone to follow him, and they went to the Chamber of Commerce together.
And at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce.
The president of the chamber of commerce has been dragged out by the bandits and is crying for mercy on the ground. The items in his shop are being moved one by one to the car outside by the bandits.
I saw Zhao Xiaole and others coming.
The bandit leader also noticed.
Because there are quite a few people like Zhao Xiaole and others.
This formation alone is scary enough.
However, the bandit leader was not very afraid.
Because Zhao Xiaole and others did not carry any weapons.
So, the bandit leader shouted and asked: "What are you doing? If you dare to continue to block the road, I will cut off your heads."
Zhao Xiaole sneered and raised his riding whip.
Seeing this, the soldiers behind them lit their matches one after another and pointed their guns above the bandits.
The bandits were stunned and seemed to think of something quickly.
Many people have begun to panic.
Zhao Xiaole put the riding whip down, and soon, the soldiers behind him opened fire.
Gunshots rang out at the same time.
As the smoke rose, the bandits were instantly frightened.
In the capital area, rumors about the Musketeers had long been intensifying, but these bandits did not expect it.
The group of cavalrymen in front of them who were dusty and dirty, turned out to be the frightened musketeers.
However, everything was exactly as described in the rumors, so they couldn't help but not believe it, and they couldn't help but not be frightened.
Seeing that the bandits were in complete chaos, they all looked for places to hide.
Zhao Xiaole, who was on the horse, immediately shouted, "Everyone kneel down and put down your weapons, you will be spared death."
This sentence had a great effect. Soon, many bandits put down their weapons, jumped off their horses, and knelt down to surrender.