"There are other exits to the mine tunnel. If you want to catch turtles in a urn, it's best to use it." He Lingchuan pointed at Jiao Tai, "He knows the location of the mine tunnel exit."
Zeng Feixiong was overjoyed, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, young master!"
This title stung He Lingchuan's heart, and he waved his hand: "Go ahead and thank me after you get the credit."
Zeng Feixiong also knew that time was running out, so he continued to rush to the mine with Jiao Tai leading the way.
During the conversation between the two of them, He Chunhua took out a piece of white paper. In a hurry, he didn't bother to polish the ink, so he simply bit off the tip of his finger, dipped it in blood and wrote a dozen words.
He Lingchuan asked curiously: "Dad?"
He Chunhua said nothing, quickly took out the Sheji Order, dipped it in blood and sealed it, then folded the paper and took out something from the storage ring——
A gray dove.
Everyone was startled, and upon closer inspection they realized that this was actually a machine bird.
He Chunhua opened the secret compartment and put the blood book in. The machine bird flapped its wings twice and its little eyes lit up.
Then Manager He threw it into the air, and it flapped its wings and flew away to the east.
He Lingchuan let out a long breath: "So it's great that you brought this with you!"
The machine bird is the masterpiece of a puppet master, but few puppet masters can create a machine bird that can fly for dozens of miles, which requires an extremely delicate structure. This one was originally the masterpiece of a capable person under the "rebellion leader" Hong Xiangqian.
, when the rebel army was defeated at Woling Pass, Wu Shaoyi left with a few machine birds.
Later, when Wu Shaoyi surrendered, he also gave the machine bird to the military.
He Chunhua was careful, and this time he brought people out to suppress the enemy, and also brought a machine bird with him in case of emergency.
Now, "from time to time" comes.
He Chunhua looked solemn: "I hope it will be delivered in time!"
A bird can fly much faster than a thousand-mile horse. If it can warn Xinhuang before Hong Chenglue launches a surprise attack, his side may be able to avoid losses.
Needless to say, He Chunhua then ordered the remaining troops to turn around and head east, rushing back to Xinhuang at full speed.
He Lingchuan gradually understood these things. His father thought that since the army had been brought here, it would not be appropriate to go back without getting some bonuses, so he simply ordered Zeng Feixiong to raid the mine. The bait thrown by Hong Chenglue was quite attractive, and he took another
It's not difficult; to say the least, if Xinhuang's food and grass were also burned, at least he would have captured an enemy general, Bai Liqing.
On the way, He Chunhua asked about the incident in detail. When he heard that Mao Tao died in the battle, he couldn't help but sigh: "He is also an old man who traveled with you. Does he still have any family members?"
"No."
He Chunhua hummed: "That's fine."
He was so anxious now that he wished he could fly back to Xinhuang, but he had no intention of comforting his son.
There are troops stationed in Xinhuang and Chuanyunge to assist in the defense. But Hong Chenglue is at least half a position ahead of them, and this man has some tricks. It's too late to rush back now, and he really doesn't know what to do.
He was greedy for success and was careless after all.
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Abandoned mine pit.
In the short bungalow, Baili Qing woke up leisurely. It was already dark, and he was thirsty, so he murmured: "Water..."
The soldiers on the side quickly fed him water.
Soon, two generals rushed over and said happily: "Master Baili, you are finally awake!"
"How long have I been asleep?"
"Almost a whole day. The wound is recovering well."
Bailiqing looked at his broken arm and smiled bitterly. If his hand was gone, what's the use of recovering the wound?
However, he had heard that some secret medicine could regenerate severed limbs.
Half a roast chicken was placed on the table. A general picked it up and said with a smile, "I'll heat it up. This is what Hong Chenglue brought here to honor you."
"Where's General Hong?" Baili Qing glanced out and saw that there didn't seem to be many people walking around outside.
"Our spies who stayed in Bailu Town were caught, so the Xiazhou army came here. General Hong led people to lure them away."
Baili Qing was moved: "The mine has been exposed? Why not move it?"
"Well..." the two generals looked at each other, "You are too seriously injured. I was afraid that you were transferred hastily..."
"Confused!" Bai Liqing struggled to sit up, "Immediately order an evacuation. General Hong said, where to meet?"
"Xinqiao Township."
"Call the military doctor to come over and change my dressing." Bai Liqing saw that the tourniquet was soaked.
"The military doctor followed General Hong."
Baili Qing was shocked: "What did you say?"
The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He just lost one arm, so how could he just sleep through the whole day?
He was drugged.
"How many men are left in the camp to fight?"
"General Hong left fifty people behind."
Baili Qing slammed the table and said angrily: "This guy is so vicious!"
The two generals were confused, and Bai Liqing urged: "Hurry up and order the evacuation. Get me a stretcher, quickly!"
Just as his men were about to agree, there were suddenly several screams outside.
The two of them rushed to the door and saw several waves of arrows flying out of the forest, and fire shooting into the sky!
The Xiazhou Army has arrived.
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Xinhuang, grain transport team camp.
It has been dark for a long time, and the lights in the camp are brightly lit. On the contrary, looking out from the camp, the entire Xinhuang Town is almost plunged into darkness, with few lights lit.
The soldier standing on duty at the west post yawned and said to his companions passing by: "It's not popular at all. This is just a ghost town. We might as well stay in the wilderness for the night. At least we can get some prey for the tooth festival."
Yawning is contagious, so my companion couldn't help but yawn: "Didn't you hear what these country bumpkins said? All the birds and animals nearby have been eaten by them. Now, please be more energetic, I'll leave first."
The soldier was startled: "Hey, don't leave me alone!" His partner died in a surprise attack by the Xunzhou people yesterday. "I've been on guard for five hours, and I'm so sleepy!"
"I still have something to do. Everyone is gone, what can't we do?" The companion waved his hand, turned and left, "If you want to blame, blame the shift scheduler for not scheduling it well, so you were left alone."
Xigang is at the outermost edge of the entire camp, and it would be boring for the soldier to be alone. The wind in the spring night was very gentle, and he leaned against the wall and took a nap.
At this moment, something gray and plain fell from the night sky, fell in front of him, and moved a few times.
However, this soldier was napping so vigorously that he even made a slight whistle from his mouth and nose, and was completely unaware of what was going on in front of him.
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I don’t know how long it took before three people passed by Xigang. The leader was Elder Liang from Chuanyunge.
He immediately saw the gray shadow on the ground and stopped. The disciple stepped forward to pick it up and exclaimed: "What is this?"
He thought it was a dead pigeon, but it turned out to be cold and clearly an artifact.
Agency carrier pigeon?
There were scratches on its back, probably because it was taken as prey by a night owl and attacked in secret.
This also explains why it didn't fly all the way to Wu Shaoyi, probably because the components were damaged.
Elder Liang took it and looked at it. After a few fiddles, the hidden compartment on the belly of the pigeon opened, revealing the note inside.
Then, Elder Liang quickly rushed into Wu Shaoyi's camp with this note and the machine bird!
Wu Shaoyi was reading under the light when he heard the tent door snap open. Before he could ask questions, Elder Liang slapped two things on his desk.
Extremely urgent!
Wu Shaoyi's face changed drastically at the first glance, and she stood up and said: "This is unreasonable, be on guard immediately!"
If He Chunhua is not here, he is the supreme commander of the entire camp.
Wu Shaoyi issued several urgent orders and drums rang in the camp. The officers and soldiers guarding the camp quickly got up. Most of them had been busy all day and fell asleep when they lay down at night. It was still a bit confusing to get up at this time, but
Hearing the sound of the drum, I was shocked.
Wu Shaoyi ordered his men to get ready and move all the horse-repelling stakes to the entrance of the camp to prepare for the attack. Elder Liang led his disciples to set up formations. This kind of military formations was very effective in resisting large-scale attacks, such as arrow rain and fire attacks.
However, they had just deployed the second formation when the rapid sound of horse hooves could be heard outside Xinhuang Town.
These people ran in the dark without lighting torches and rushed straight towards here. They obviously had bad intentions.
Wu Shaoyi gave the order with a livid face, and the archers in the camp immediately fired a wave of arrows.
To strike first is to be stronger.
He suffered a big loss at the hands of Hong Chenglue last night, losing his camp, food, and humiliation. Now Hong Chenglue actually picked him for a second sneak attack while he was in the camp. What is unbearable and unbearable!
This time we have to settle old and new grudges together!
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He Chunhua was so anxious that the team of more than a thousand people tried their best to rush back. On the way, several horses even stumbled and broke their legs.
This is an official road, although it has not been repaired for several years.
Just after turning the intersection, a loud arrow shot out from the hilltop directly above, and a huge red firework exploded in the air.
There is someone on the top of the mountain!
He Lingchuan was stunned, but He Chunhua turned a blind eye and only urged everyone to move on.
This place is about one mile away from Xinhuang Town, and is the only way to enter and exit the town from the west. It is obvious that Hong Chenglue specially placed sentries on this hilltop to capture the actions of officers and soldiers.
People like He Lingchuan who reacted immediately felt nervous, because this meant that Hong Chenglue's team had arrived in Xinhuang!
The enemy was still one step ahead.
When he approached Xinhuang Town, although there were fierce fires ahead, He Lingchuan felt slightly relieved after hearing waves of shouts.
There were sounds of fighting and cursing, indicating that the camp had not been completely captured.
It seems that the camp can still be saved.
Sure enough, He Chunhua led his army into Xinhuang Town. The fire in the military camp was not extinguished, but Hong Chenglue's team was no longer there - they retreated east after seeing the fireworks signal from the hilltop in the west.
Wu Shaoyi and Elder Liang led the remaining troops to pursue the poor bandits.
Seeing He Chunhua return, the officers and soldiers of the grain transport team cheered.
He Lingchuan glanced around and found that the camp was in chaos. After the attack on the camp last night, the grain trucks were scattered widely, but at this time there were still dozens of them burning, and the fire had not been extinguished.
There are traces of battles everywhere, and you can encounter one or two corpses of men and horses after walking for more than ten steps.
He Chunhua detached a team of men to help put out the fire and grab food, and he led his army to chase east to meet Wu Shaoyi.
There was a huge disparity in the number of people on both sides, so there shouldn't be any suspense. He Lingchuan didn't follow, but stayed in the camp to help.