In the middle of the night, a sharp whistle woke the people in the camp from their dreams.
Xia Jing woke up with a start, jumped down from the couch, rushed out of the tent, and found a panic outside the camp.
"Another night attack by bandits?"
"princess!"
"princess!"
The two maids ran out of their tent in a hurry.
I barely had my clothes on, and I didn't even have time to comb my hair, so I ran out with disheveled hair.
"Don't panic! Go pack up our important belongings and load them into the carriage."
Seeing Xia Jing's calm look, the two maids calmed down their panic, and turned around to quickly pack up the supplies.
Xia Jing calmly went to hitch the carriage. Bandits attacked twice more. She believed that the two maids could also deal with it calmly.
Some things in the world are often unexpected.
Everyone thought that the bandits would attack once and rob the supplies and they would quickly withdraw.
But obviously everyone miscalculated this time, including the powerful people living in the middle of the camp.
The bandits really wanted to escape after grabbing the supplies, but everyone ignored the tens of thousands of refugees who were slowly gathering.
These tens of thousands of refugees gathered in the area surrounding the southward migration team and were spread out. It would be difficult for anyone to notice their large number without paying special attention.
Not all refugees are ignorant farmers.
They are also organized and have a team. It is impossible for individuals to get here from the north alone.
Among them, there were wise men who discovered the bandits' unusual movements, and they recruited refugees to follow the bandits. Once they discovered that the bandits were robbing them, they would definitely rush in and get a share of the pie.
This resulted in a situation where the bandits were unable to evacuate after grabbing supplies, and were trapped in a circle by the refugees.
The refugees outside wanted to rush in and take advantage of the chaos, but the guards raised by the major families in the circle fought hard. The bandits caught in the middle became a real sandwich biscuit. They were attacked from both sides and were attacked from both sides. They were in danger.
At the last critical moment, the bandits found that they could not rush out. In order to avoid the passive situation of being attacked from both sides, they could only rush in along with the refugees. The impact on the aristocratic families and royal family members in the circle could be imagined.
There was blood everywhere, and screams could be heard everywhere.
When bandits fight against guards or soldiers, they are evenly matched. When bandits or guards fight against ordinary people who are powerless, it is a one-sided massacre! Massacre!
In such a chaotic situation, it would be good to be able to protect oneself, but no one has the desire to save all sentient beings.
"Xiaowu!"
Xia Jing saw Li Chengmu holding a sword and wanted to rush into the crowd, "Xiao Wu! Where do you want to go? Come back quickly!"
"Mother concubine!"
"return!"
Xia Jing ignored his unwilling look. With his little skills as a three-legged cat, he would be chopped into pieces as soon as he rushed forward.
Hongmei ran forward with her skirt in hand and pulled him back violently.
Xia Jing glared at him: "Follow me!"
Although Li Chengmu was dissatisfied, he did not dare to disobey his mother's order.
I could only follow behind reluctantly.
Xia Jing had no intention of taking care of his mood now, so she asked the two maids to lead the carriage and follow her so as not to fall behind.
Zeng Yan directed everyone to quickly hitch the carriage onto the horses. After being scolded by Xia Jing last time, he also knew the importance of supplies, so this time he knew to arrange for someone to hitch the carriage first.
"Steward Yan, have you seen the captain of the guard?" Xia Jing walked up to him and asked with a frown, "Leave it to others to make arrangements here. You go to the captain of the guard and ask him to gather the fighting power of the palace and protect him.
Everyone uses all their strength to break out."
"Princess, do you also find that something is wrong with the situation tonight?" Zeng Yan glanced at the camp area with flames in the distance, and the two groups were fighting.
"right."
"Then I'll go right away."
"Ms. Xia, you know nothing about women, what are you giving me nonsense instructions for?"
King Qian walked out of the main tent in his robes. When he saw Xia Jing, he remembered being rejected last night, and the anger in his heart emerged inexplicably.
Xia Jing turned around, glanced at the fat on his body, and said contemptuously: "You think I'm giving random instructions, you don't have to leave later, just wait until you are trampled into a pulp by countless refugees."
"You——" King Qian's face turned the color of pig liver.
Aunt Sun, who came from the side, happened to hear their quarrel, and came over with half of her face red and swollen, "Your Majesty, since my sister wants to escape, let her escape. Without the backbone of your Majesty, let's see how she survives outside.
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Faced with the troublemaker Aunt Sun was, Aunt Wang was very annoyed with her.
She walked forward with her son and grandson, "Your Majesty, everything has been packed away, what should we do? I see that the enemy coming tonight is extraordinary, so we had better make plans in advance."
King Qian wanted to fight back with all his strength and vowed to advance and retreat together with the emperor, but before he could say anything, a hidden arrow suddenly passed him by and nailed the arm of a guard behind him.
The guards' cries of pain made him turn pale with fright, and he did not dare to speak harshly anymore. He shouted eagerly for the guards to protect the master and break out.
"The protector breaks out! Xia. Xia, you take command!"
Xia Jing's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and she asked the guards to drive the carriage containing supplies to the outside, which could block some cold arrows. The guards protected the team and rushed forward!
Tonight, due to the addition of more refugees, both the aristocratic families and the royal family members were in chaos.
In the center of the camp, the harsh "escorting" sound echoed through the night sky, as if they were afraid that the enemy would not know where the emperor was.
Xia Jing asked the entire team to tighten up, with the elite guards leading the way, a quarter of the guards protecting the two wings, and the remaining guards cutting off their tails.
That's all they can do in a melee. Whether they can break through depends on their luck.
The tense atmosphere in the team coupled with the screams not far away made several younger people in the house cry out in fright, and the sharp sounds made their eardrums swell.
During the breakout, some carriages may accidentally get stuck in a mud pit or ditch. In this case, the only way is to give up.
At first, Xia Jing would quietly collect some supplies into the space when no one was paying attention, but later, her space could no longer hold them.
"Xia, what kind of road are you taking? It's full of bumps and bumps. Look at how much material I've lost! These are the coffins for this king in the future, and they've all been defeated by you!"
Looking at the lost carriage, King Qian's heart trembled with distress.
Xia Jing ignored King Qian's complaints. If she had the energy to complain, she might as well save her energy and rush on her way.
Soon no one had the energy to pay attention to anything else, because the team reached the outskirts and faced the refugees and bandits. The guards protected the team and fought with all their strength. In this melee, it was either you or me who died, and no one dared to spare any effort.
Blood, whether from the enemy or one's own, splashed in from time to time, and the female family members who were splashed with blood screamed in fright.
While walking and fighting, some people fell down and some were injured.
Near dawn, twenty miles away from the camp where they were stationed last night, the embarrassed team slowly stopped on the roadside.
"Huh! Have we escaped from the encirclement?" King Qian opened the curtain and took a breath.