"Stab, stab, stab~"

"Crackling~"

A few fires slowly lit up in a dilapidated earth temple, and seven or eight figures of men were busy quietly.

Either lighting a fire, cooking, or bandaging wounds, the expression on everyone's face is extremely low and sad.

Yes, they are the survivors who finally escaped from the Ningzhou battlefield.

There are only a few people left in the army of hundreds of thousands.

A complete failure.

Chang Huaiyi, who had woken up from a coma long ago, was sitting on the dusty steps, leaning against a beam, his eyes dull, staring at the night sky in a daze.

There were no clouds tonight and the stars were shining brightly. It was actually a beautiful scenery, but Chang Huaiyi had no intention of appreciating it at all.

Chang's eldest son and grandson, who were once high-spirited and brave in the battlefield, were now as desolate as a bereaved dog, and could not be more miserable.

Three or four days have passed since the bloody battle in Ningzhou. News of the defeat of the Ning army began to spread in Tianning Road and Pinghan Road, making people panic.

In a few days, the whole world will probably know the news of the Chang family's defeat.

Then the earth will shake again~

Another century-old clan has declined.

There were only twenty or thirty people in total who broke out from the battlefield. Many more people died one after another in the pursuit of the Yan army on the road. Now, only seven or eight people were left around Chang Huaiyi.

In order to hide their whereabouts as much as possible, they all put on ordinary people's clothes, hid their weapons, tried not to pass through crowded places, and sneaked in secret.

When he was hungry, he sent two men out to beg. When he was thirsty, he drank water. He kept on going day and night.

In the past three or four days, several people fled from Tianning Road to Pinghan Road and rushed towards Liaodong.

Only by escaping into Liaodong would they have a chance to survive.

When Chang Huaiyi just woke up from a coma, he completely fell into madness and screamed that he wanted to return to the battlefield and die with his grandfather. At that time, he was like a madman.

It was Chang Yao who slapped Chang Yao forcefully with two slaps to wake up Chang's eldest grandson and bring him back to reality.

That sentence is quite right:

If you, Chang Huaiyi, die, there will be no chance for Pinghandao to recover. Are you worthy of the tens of thousands of dead frontier soldiers?

Therefore, Chang Huaiyi must live on and live with hope.

But he couldn't accept the reality that all his relatives died in the war, and he was always in a state of confusion.

Chang Yao held a piece of black naan cake in his hand, walked to Chang Huaiyi's side step by step, and said softly:

"Major General, please have some."

Major General, this is what many Chang family military generals call Chang Huaiyi, and it was also an identity that Chang Huaiyi was proud of.

"Uncle, there won't be any major generals in the future, just call me Huaiyi."

Chang Huaiyi said sadly: "In such a big Chang family, only you and me are left. From now on, my uncle will be my closest family member."

After a fierce battle, these two people were the only ones left in the Chang family.

Chang Yao was silent and said through gritted teeth:

"Chang Yaoding will do his best to assist the Major General and regain the lost territory!"

Chang Yao was filled with grief. Back in Hanzhou City, he fled and watched Chang Jingan die in battle but could do nothing; this time in Ningzhou, he escaped again.

Can you say he is timid?

No.

Sometimes it is more difficult for those who survive than those who die.

"Sit down, uncle, it's too early to talk about this."

Chang Huaiyi moved to the side to make room for Chang Yao:

"The top priority is to find a way to escape the Yan army's pursuit and take refuge in Liaodong."

Chang Yao, who had an injury on his leg, sat down shakily and sighed softly:

"Alas, the scouts with the silver lion flag on the black background have been biting hard and it's difficult to deal with them.

The enemy scouts have obviously been getting closer to us since last night, and we couldn't get rid of them despite changing directions many times. There must be someone from the Yan family among the scouts to help, otherwise they wouldn't be so tight!"

"The Yan family, it's these bastards again!"

Chang Huaiyi gritted his teeth and said, "I will kill them one day!"

Chang Huaiyi now trembles with anger when he hears the words "Yan family". Things have turned into what they are today, and the Yan family is the culprit.

Chang Yao and others are naturally very familiar with the terrain of Pinghan Road, and they all take hidden paths. Even if they can't get rid of the Yan army scouts, it must be the Yan family who is causing trouble.

Don't forget, the Yan family is also very familiar with Pinghan.

Chang Yao was not willing to stop and rest, but the horse was too tired and would soon die of exhaustion if he continued running like this.

I had no choice but to find such a dilapidated temple to rest tonight, far away from the market town, so as not to attract the attention of others.

They didn't dare to go near where people gathered, let alone enter those cities, because judging from the news they had found out in the past few days, all the cities in Pinghan Road were occupied by the Yan family or their cronies. Without their

A place of shelter.

Today's Pinghan Road means that for them, one wrong step will lead to an abyss.

"Let's see how we go next."

Chang Yao fumbled and took out a map from his arms. It was a sketch he drew by himself based on his understanding of the terrain. Although it was very sloppy, several major roads were clearly marked.

"Let's go this way."

"It may not be very safe here, it would be better to go here~"

"..."

The two began to discuss in a low voice, biting a piece of naan from begging from time to time to replenish their already weak body.

Fortunately, everyone is a soldier and is used to living a hard life, so it's okay to eat and sleep in the open.

"Da da da~"

The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded at this moment, and the sound came from the path outside.

Chang Huaiyi and Chang Yao stood up almost instinctively and looked at each other solemnly.

The men in the courtyard moved faster and stamped out the flames with just a few kicks. They all held knives in their hands and occupied various hidden positions within the courtyard wall.

Their war horses had long been led to the backyard. As soon as the torches were extinguished, it would look like a simple ruined temple from the outside.

"Da da da~"

The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, and seemed to stop outside the door of the ruined temple. The hearts of several people suddenly became excited, and the scimitars in their hands could not help but tighten a little tighter.

Chang Huaiyi and Chang Yao had deep doubts on their eyebrows. Could it be that the Yan army was pursuing them? It shouldn't be so fast!

Listening to the sound of horse hooves, there are at least a dozen people. If the Yan army is really pursuing them, it will be another bloody battle tonight.

"Hey, there is a temple here!"

"It looks like it has been abandoned for a long time, and there seems to be no one there."

"Why don't you rest here for now and look for us tomorrow?"

"Okay, everyone is tired, let's take a rest here tonight!"

"Okay, dismount!"

Chang Huaiyi and Chang Yao frowned more and more. Listening to this conversation, they couldn't tell the identity of the other party. They didn't look like Yan Jun scouts.

But at least they can be sure that they thought there was no one in the temple

Now that they want to come in, what should we do?

Chang Huaiyi made a gesture with a cold face, and everyone began to slowly raise their swords.
Chapter completed!