The guard eagle paused in the snow, and the thick snow covered his entire figure, so he did not expect to be noticed by people in the distance.
This location is on the only road from east to west to Baishui Town. From here all the way to the east is Jiaohe City and Gaochang City. If you turn to the south, you can go to Alagou, and to the north is the Mangmang Bogda Mountain.
It is impossible to go to Baishui Town from the Aragou side, because once the Arabs find out, they will scare the snake, and they can only be people from Jiaohe City.
But Jiaohe City has already sent a wave of people to Baishui Town, why did they send a second wave in such a short period of time?
The only explanation is that the situation has changed.
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No matter what the changes are, they will affect your plans...
Wei Ying became nervous, held the knife in his hand, took off the crossbow on his back, groped around in the darkness to check the bow string, took out the crossbow arrows and loaded them, and whispered to his companions: "These people must be heading to Baishui Town.
, it may ruin our plan and wait for an opportunity to kill!"
"Here!"
The companion responded and also took out the crossbow machine.
Suddenly, a faint cry of surprise came from the depression in the rock ahead, and then the bonfire was put out.
Wei Ying's heart tightened and he said: "We have been discovered! Rush forward!"
After saying that, he jumped up from the snow and ran towards the rock like a snow leopard. His companion followed closely behind him and was slightly behind him.
They were hit together when they encountered a plot.
Wei Ying was agile. The wind and snow covered his footsteps. He quickly came to the rock. Before he could rush in, he suddenly saw a figure coming out of the depression in the rock. He almost hit him head on. Wei Ying reacted quickly.
, suddenly jumped to the side and fell into the snow. At the same time, he raised the crossbow in his hand and pulled the trigger.
There was a "boom" sound from the bowstring, and the crossbow arrow shot out quickly, hitting the man in the chest.
The man groaned and fell to the sky, and two more people came out from behind him. When Wei Ying threw away the crossbow and drew out the crossbow with his backhand, the crossbow arrows of his companions behind him also fired, hitting one of them.
As soon as Wei Ying fell to the snow, he exerted force in his waist and abdomen, and jumped up like a spring. He rushed forward with two lunges, raised the sword in his hand, and slashed it down hard, hitting the last person in the neck.
He felt a pause in his hand, and a spurt of blood spurted out. Finally, the man screamed and fell heavily to the ground. In the blink of an eye, all three of them were killed.
Wei Ying kept his posture to guard against enemies and accomplices. He held his sword in front of him and rushed into the rock depression. He vaguely saw someone else on the ground, so he rushed forward and chopped him off with a sharp sword.
There was a "clang" sound, and I don't know whether it hit a stone or something. The huge force of the shock made Wei Ying's arms numb, and the door was shattered. Hengdao could no longer hold it and flew out of his hand.
The companion behind him also arrived at this time. Seeing this scene, he did not hesitate. He jumped up with a lunge, held the knife in both hands and slashed at the man on the ground.
"Danglang"
This time, not only was the sound clearer, but the Bailian Hengdao was suddenly broken from the middle. The companion fell to the ground with a groan, half of his body being numbed by the shock.
The two of them breathed rapidly, but there was no counterattack as expected. The human figure lying on the ground remained motionless...
Apart from the sound of the wind and the rapid breathing of the two people, there was no other sound in my ears.
Wei Ying then stood up and cautiously took two steps forward. Seeing that the human figure was still motionless, he boldly escaped from the fire and blew it, and got closer to take a look at the flames...
Wei Ying: "!"
Mother!
It's actually this damn ghost...
It almost broke my arm.
The companion also saw the corpse of the bearded man who had been dead for a long time, and let out a long breath. No wonder the sword was broken with such force, it had been frozen as hard as a rock.
The two stood up, dragged the three fresh corpses into the rock depression, and placed them side by side with the bearded man. They lit a fire and took a closer look. Naturally, they didn't recognize them, so they searched the corpses thoroughly. Except for some copper coins.
Outside, when one of the corpses was found, Wei Ying took out a beautiful purse from his arms. There was a cold thing inside. He opened the purse and took it out. It turned out to be a seal. He put it under the fire fold and read it carefully.
Look, the inscription on it is "Anxi recorded events and joined the army".
Wei Ying said in surprise: "Mother! Could this person be Sun Ming, the chief of the Anxi Army's recording staff?"
His companion also stepped forward to take a closer look, nodded and said: "Nine times out of ten!"
Wei Ying said in surprise: "This is a big fish!"
It is obvious that the four gates of Jiaohe City have been sealed off. As a senior official of the Anxi Army, Changsun Ming secretly sneaked out of Jiaohe City and went to Baishui Town. His intention was already obvious. Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that Changsun Ming and the people who sneaked to Baishui Town secretly
There is collusion among the Arabs, but as long as the battle of Alagou is won, many prisoners can be captured, and there may not be anyone among them who will testify against Changsun Ming.
As long as it is proven that Changsun Ming collaborated with the enemy and treason, and even gave Baishui Town to the enemy, then his interception and killing of Changsun Ming would be a great achievement.
Of course, there is currently no evidence that can prove that Changsun Ming collaborated with the enemy and treason, so he will still join the army as a recorder of the Anxi Army. If word spreads at this time, Wei Ying will be guilty of the death penalty for killing Shangguan...
In order to prevent someone from accidentally discovering corpses when they came here to protect themselves from the snow, the two dragged the four corpses to the other side of the rock and buried them with snow.
The guard Ying warned: "This matter should not be spread outside for the time being. I will only report it to Yu Erlang after I return."
The companion also understood the importance and nodded: "You make the decision."
"Let's go back. If we can make it in time, we can kill a few Arab bastards!"
The two of them cleaned up the scene and eliminated traces. In fact, this may not be necessary. The heavy snow covered all traces in just a short time...
The two simply drank a few sips of strong wine, then supported each other and waded through the thick snow back to the Aragou Youtun Guard Camp.
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Alagou is narrow but not tortuous, and the ravine is deep. In summer, rivers flow from the bottom of the gully, but in the cold winter, it has long been frozen.
The mountains on both sides are not steep, and are covered with tall trees such as pine and fir trees. In winter, the leaves have fallen, and the branches are straight into the sky, covered with ice and snow, making it even more majestic.
The north wind swept the snowflakes and wandered freely between the sky and the earth. Fortunately, this was the leeward side of the north slope. Although there was heavy snow, there was no raging north wind after all.
Even so, it is still unbearably cold when a person is here.
More than 20,000 people were scattered on the not-so-steep hillside. On the back of the hillside was Aragou. Everyone hid here. A dozen people gathered in a pile and leaned on each other to keep warm. However, they were still shivering from the cold, with their faces green and their lips white.
The severe cold and severe weather are the most unbearable.
Under such temperatures, the body's heat is lost rapidly, and it is impossible to stay warm or boil water for drinking. It was only in the middle of the night that several people fell into coma from the cold.
The doctor who accompanied the army gave him cold ginger soup and supplemented it with various techniques, but he could not revive every soldier.
Fang Jun was wearing a big cloak, sitting under a tall spruce tree, watching the army doctor running busy up and down the hillside, and asked Pei Xingjian beside him: "What time is it now?"
Pei Xingjian said: "It's past the time of birth."
Fang Jun's face was gloomy and he nodded silently.
Whether it is Baishui Town or the Turks' hiding place, it is only more than a hundred miles away from Aragou. Even if it snows heavily and the road is difficult to travel, the emergency march will only take four or five hours. Moreover, both groups of enemy troops are cavalry.
Get up faster.
If the plan works and the Turks set off as soon as they receive the news from Jiaohe City, they should arrive around midnight at the latest.
The Arabs are closer and should arrive earlier.
Fang Jun looked up at the vast night with snowflakes dancing in the sky, wondering in his mind whether the enemy army was coming or not, and if so, where they were at the moment and when they would launch an attack.
If something goes wrong and the enemy doesn't come or doesn't launch an attack tonight, then the soldiers under his command will have to endure a hard night in the ice and snow, and I don't know how many people will freeze to death.
But they didn't dare to go down the mountain and return to the camp, because the enemy could arrive at any time.
If you are in the camp, the terrain of Alagou can only withstand the surprise attack of the enemy cavalry, and you will not be able to even escape. The whole army will be annihilated... It is really a dilemma.
Fang Jun gritted his teeth even more. This bastard Wei Ying actually dared to take his own initiative and put the army into such danger. When this guy comes back, I will have to skin him!
In the distance, a scout ran over quickly in the snow, came to Fang Jun, knelt down on one knee in the snow, and gasped: "Commander Qi, an enemy scout was found outside Alagou!"
With a "hurrah", Fang Jun and the generals on his left and right all stood up.