The territory of Luzhenla is mostly mountains and plateaus, with overlapping mountains and dense forests.
Twenty-five thousand soldiers and horses marched hard through the dense mountains and forests. Most of the time, the Yan army's mounts could not be ridden and had to lead the horses.
But along the way, although the speed was slow, there were no accidents.
As Wang Lin said before, the Yan army may not be accustomed to the humid and hot climate of the mountains and forests, and is not familiar with the geographical conditions, which to some extent reduces the combat effectiveness of the Yan army. However, the Yan army is hardworking and has tenacious willpower, which shocked Duan Wanqing.
What is surprising is that there was no large-scale lag behind.
Gao Jianchang's five thousand Dali army marched in front with dozens of local guides, followed closely by the main force of the Yan army.
Out of caution, Wang Lin adopted a staggered march in batches.
That is to say, the first batch rests when it reaches the set target location. When the second batch arrives, the first batch continues to move and the second batch rests.
This staggered march was used to prevent the army from falling into the siege of the Lu Zhenla people due to fatigue or unfamiliar terrain.
After entering the vast dense forest and mountains for several days, Yan Jun actually gradually began to become familiar with and adapt to it.
After all, for most of the Yan army, it had been a while since they entered the Dali Kingdom, and they had obvious acceptance of the climate and environment in Southeast Asia.
As mentioned before, the current Lu Chenla was originally part of the Chenla Kingdom, but now it is almost split away. There is no unified political power inside, and each city has its own way.
In fact, Wang Lin led his army through the dense forests of the mountains and gradually approached Wencheng, the outermost area of Lu Zhenla's sphere of influence.
The soldiers and horses of the Kunsai family in Wencheng have already monitored this huge foreign army.
The reason why they did not take any action was that they could not figure out the origin and whereabouts of the Yan army for the time being, and they secretly spied on the troops and saw that they were dignified, marching in an orderly manner, and that they were large in number.
What amazed Duan Wanqing the most was the strict military discipline of the Yan army.
The army was huge, but there was not a trace of noise or noise during the march.
Eating, drinking, repairing, and setting up camp were all done in an orderly and orderly manner.
The emperor casually said that no one is allowed to drink the water in the mountains and forests without permission. Even if he must drink it, he must boil it. According to Duan Wanqing's observation, not a single soldier violated it.
Duan Wanqing knew that this was an important factor in keeping the Yan army from losing numbers and not falling behind during the march.
Duan Wanqing blushed when she saw the emperor walking behind him was sweating profusely, took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and handed it to him.
Wang Lin was not polite, took it, touched the sweat beads, and stuffed it into his arms.
Duan Wanqing's face turned even redder and she handed over her water bag again.
Wang Lin took the water bag and quietly stuffed a piece of food into Duan Wanqing's hand.
Duan Wanqing's heart trembled. This was the ration Wang Lin gave her last night. It was something called compressed biscuits. It was sweet and delicious and was the only thing Duan Wanqing had ever seen in her life.
The young Princess Jinhua held the biscuit tightly and was not willing to eat it. Instead, she quietly wrapped it in a soft handkerchief and hid it close to her body.
Wang Lin noticed Duan Wanqing's little move and smiled without saying much.
Wang Lin knew that Duan Wanqing had been curious about where the Yan army's logistics supplies came from, but he knew that this was Wang Lin's biggest secret and did not dare to speak. He knew it well, but he could not explain it.
He has been accumulating reputation and meritorious service for two years without redeeming it, so he only plays a role at critical moments.
Moreover, Yan Jun also carried several days of rations with him.
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Wencheng.
This is a small town on the edge of Lu Zhenla. It is controlled by the Kunsai family, the largest merchant family in Lu Zhenla. Xiaonan's father Kunsai is the lord of the city.
Ever since Xiaonan rescued a beautiful Han woman from Dali and arrived in Wencheng, it caused a lot of shock in Wencheng. Mainly because of Murong Wan'er's beauty and fragrance, which almost immediately aroused the attention of everyone in Wencheng.
Coveted by the children of the powerful family.
The power structure of Wencheng is dominated by the Kunsai family, but there are two other major families in the city, named the Xisai family and the Dongzhi family.
Peng Xi, the eldest son of the Xisai family, met Murong Wan'er when she entered the city with Xiao Nan's caravan, and was so amazed that she became a heavenly being.
Afterwards, people were sent continuously to the Kunsai family to propose marriage.
At first, under Xiaonan's leadership, the matter was rejected by the Kunsai family.
But then, Pengxi proposed to exchange a hundred elephants, ten carts of spices, two hundred slaves and five hundred kilograms of tea from Dali in exchange for Murong Wan'er's daughter.
The conditions in Pengxi are a huge asset to Lu Zhenla.
The emphasis on profit deceives people's hearts, so Kun Sai was immediately moved.
Murong Wan'er was furious in her heart, but she was helpless. Her body was still very weak and she had not fully recovered, otherwise she would have left long ago.
Despite Xiao Nan's strong opposition, Kun Sai finally made the decision to hand over Murong Wan'er in exchange for the property of the Cisse family.
evening.
Tomorrow is the day when the Cisse family comes to pick him up.
Xiao Nan hurriedly jumped up to her bamboo building, pushed away the room where Murong Wan'er was, and lowered her voice: "Sister Wan'er, Xiao Nan is sorry for you. Peng Xi will come to take care of someone tomorrow. Xiao Nan thought about it over and over again, but there is nothing else to do.
The only way is for me to take my sister out of Wencheng overnight, and then find a way to help her return to Dali."
Murong Wan'er's face was pale, but there was a gentle and calm smile on her face: "Xiao Nan, sister knows your thoughts, but I am seriously injured and cannot walk too far. We can't escape Wencheng. And even if
Even if he escaped from the city, he would not be able to escape the pursuit of the Kunsai family and the Xisai family.
Xiaonan, don't be afraid, don't worry about sister. Tomorrow, sister will follow Na Pengxi to the Xisai family, but sister wants to see what he dares to do to me."
Xiao Nan said anxiously: "Sister, if you go to the Cisse family, how can you escape?"
Murong Wan'er's hand hidden in her long sleeves tightly grasped a cold dagger. She had a smile on her face, but her heart was as cold as ice.
If Peng Xi really dared to be rude to her, she would fight to the death, kill Peng Xi and then commit suicide. She would never let these barbarians tarnish her innocence.
Murong Wan'er had a death wish.
At this moment, Wang Lin's heroic face could not help but appear before her eyes.
There was a touch of tenderness in her heart and tears in her eyes, but she secretly said: Your Majesty, Wan'er can no longer serve Your Majesty, she can only renew her relationship in the next life.
The kind-hearted Xiao Nan felt extremely guilty.
She didn't expect that she saved Murong Wan'er and took her out of the tiger's mouth and into the wolf's den again.
Seeing Murong Wan'er in such a state, how could she not guess that Murong Wan'er was unwilling to implicate her and had already begun to have a death wish?
But it is indeed extremely difficult to escape overnight.
The probability of being captured by the family or dying in the deep mountains and forests is extremely high.
The girl's emotions were agitated and she had mixed feelings. She didn't know what to say, so she simply threw herself into Murong Wan'er's arms and burst into tears.