On a winter night, the temperature dropped sharply. Ning'er, who was lying behind the rock wall, raised her head and let out a long breath of turbid air.
The steam condensed into white mist in mid-air, rising slowly, and finally disappeared into the night.
This was just like the fierce battle that Ning'er and the others experienced just now...the lives of several partners who had been together day and night were lost forever under the enemy's surprise attack. Such a tragic result made everyone present feel a burst of sadness.
But that's not the worst part - the reason why Ning'er hasn't moved all the time is just trying to control her breathing. You can tell by looking at the shocking wound on her right shoulder.
Ning'er was injured. If Ying'er hadn't saved her before, this surprise attack would have resulted in more than just a few lives being lost.
But even so, Ning'er still didn't want to stay aside and recuperate... She knew that the longer they persisted, the later news of the arrival of enemy reinforcements would reach Anhui City, and more troubles would be created for Yi Xiaotian and the others.
Opportunity.
"Commander... your body... can no longer support it... If the wound is opened again, it will only make you weaker..."
The female guard on the side looked at Ning'er with great worry, but Ning'er still shook her head - she used her teeth and her other intact arm to add a layer of bandage to her shoulder injury to make sure it was enough.
After tightening, she immediately stood up.
"Is Ying'er back?"
"Commander..."
The female guard wanted to say something else, but Ning'er just gave her a cold look.
In the end, the female guard had to respond:
"There is no news from Commander Ying'er, but... they have more manpower, so there should be no problem..."
Just as the female guard said, after Ying'er rescued Ning'er and others, she took most of the remaining colleagues to draw firepower in a roundabout way to buy more time for Ning'er to escape.
But the problem is...
"Take me there... Ying'er and the others alone are not enough to deal with that group of cavalry - the other party is by no means an ordinary person, otherwise they would not be able to come as a vanguard... The two of us must join forces... uh -"
As the first person to fight against her opponent, Ning'er has a more detailed understanding of the enemy, and she also clearly understands that...the opponent's strength is not even inferior to them - there may be inherent differences between genders, but...more reasons,
The opponent's absolute strength is still strong enough.
Frankly speaking, Ning'er felt that the young general leading the opponent would definitely become an effective general beside Liu Bei in the future if he was allowed to develop.
Because of knowing this, Ning'er actually had more plans in her mind.
It's just that the pain on her shoulder stimulated her body and spirit from time to time... Without paying attention, she just stood up and moved a little louder, and blood immediately oozed from her shoulder.
"Commander!"
"Don't worry, let's go to meet Ying'er and the others. If the enemy is not stupid, they will definitely pursue the victory. Tonight is our most difficult time."
When Ning'er said this, she endured the severe pain, but did not show the slightest wavering on her face.
——
Everything was just as Ning'er said. He Zhen had no intention of taking a break. On the contrary, he found out that the other party was a special team composed of women, and his murderous intention became even stronger.
This idea is not surprising in this era - the battlefield is the domain of men, and women only need to do the work of farming, weaving and raising children at the rear.
Even in later generations, this situation did not have many substantial changes due to changes in concepts.
Therefore, no matter how good he is, he will inevitably feel impetuous and his attitude will become increasingly arrogant.
The key is that he inevitably felt ashamed when he thought that the previous waves of scouts sent by his general Mi Fang were very likely to die at the hands of these women - if this kind of thing spreads to the army in the future, they will still
How do you behave as a human being and how do you hold your head high in front of other armies?
With various thoughts, He Zhen urged his subordinates to quickly sweep through the mountains and forests.
——Kill them all. Originally, this should not be the purpose of their coming here, but if they can't kill these women now, He Zhen thinks this may become a stain that will stay with him for the rest of his life.
Sure enough, due to different physical qualities, even though Ying'er and others received the most rigorous training in the world, the essential gap was still irreparable. They only relied on their familiarity with the mountains and forests to barely maintain a relatively safe position with He Zhen's pursuit.
However, as time goes by, coupled with the opponent's numerical advantage, this safe distance is gradually reduced to a quite dangerous level.
Not only that…
When Ying'er realized that the other party had gradually begun to surround them, they had very few escape options.
At this moment, another companion who had been with her day and night came to Ying'er and sent her an extremely heartbreaking signal.
"No! Wait... wait! We can still buy some more time..."
"Commander, we are sisters in this life. We will meet again in the next life, but there is only a thin line between life and death. You and I knew we would be here today."
The female guard did not hesitate at all, and simply led several companions to quickly separate from the main force and rush to the other side of the ridge - they volunteered to act as bait to buy Ying'er time to escape.
Ying'er failed to keep the other party, but the sharp sound coming from behind made Ying'er have to take this opportunity to leave in the completely opposite direction.
If you fail the other person's feelings at this time, it will really make you regretful.
Sure enough, not long after, there was a sound of clashing weapons in the forest, and along with the excited roars of a group of men, there was no sound of the departing people in the night.
Life...a few more lives. The disappearance of life gave Ying'er and others a brief respite.
But this is just a stopgap measure, how long can it last?
Ying'er and others suppressed their grief and headed towards their original base area, intending to prepare a new wave and then conduct an ambush on the enemy. However, on the way, Ying'er bumped into Ning'er who was rushing towards them.
Judging from Ying'er's surprised expression, she never expected that Ning'er would be injured and still insist on coming to look for her.
So as soon as she opened her mouth, Ying'er wanted to blame Ning'er:
"What are you! Your injuries are so serious, why do you still..."
"Haha, you are talking nonsense again. No matter who of us dies first this time, the other one will probably not live long, right?
In this case, it’s better to do some things that you couldn’t do while you’re awake, such as…”
Ning'er made a slight gesture on her neck, and Ying'er was stunned but understood what she meant.
Yes... In fact, as the situation has developed to this point, both of them know in their hearts that they may not be able to get out of this forest alive today. It is better to do something meaningful before they die.
The leader of the opponent seems to be a very good target. Although it is difficult for them to pose a threat to the enemy as a whole with their current manpower, if they only target one person——
This has returned to what Ying'er and Ning'er are best at.