Gongsun Xun struggled to sit up, but he had exhausted all his strength.
"Wen Qi." Hearing the noise, Lu Fan, who was sleeping in the corner of the tent, was awakened immediately, and his face was filled with joy. "The old soldier who cut out the arrowhead for you said that if you can wake up before dark today, you can
Eighty percent no problem... As expected, I knew you were a bit lucky."
Hearing this, Gongsun Xun reluctantly smiled and said: "The torches are all lit. Isn't it already dark? Where does this kind of luck come from?"
"It's not dark yet." Lu Fan said with a smile as he came over to visit, but as soon as he stepped forward, he found that his body and hands were covered with mud and water, so he stopped again. "It's only the afternoon, it's raining outside.
."
"Is it raining?" Gongsun Xun, who was there, tried his best to concentrate on thinking. "Raining is both a good thing and a bad thing. Fortunately, the Xianbei people will not be able to chase us. Unfortunately, the fire in Danhan Mountain may cause fire.
It's a pity that it was extinguished. But we can't care about that now. Are we still walking along the river... Is there a rock underneath me?"
"Yes, it suddenly rained in the afternoon, and I really couldn't find a dry place, so I had to carry you up here. As for the march, Wenqi, don't think too much about it. When I first decided to dig out the arrowhead with you, Yi
After discussing with Demou, the Duke had already walked a long way to the east in order to avoid the pursuing soldiers and local herdsmen."
"That's good." Gongsun Xunfu asked again. "How long have we stopped here because of my injury?"
"Since morning until now."
"Have the personnel been gathered together?"
"It's hard to say." Lu Fan couldn't help but replied with a wry smile. "Most of the Wuhuan Tuqi ran away on their own. After all, Shanggu County downstream of the Jieqiu River is their hometown. The rest of the soldiers, officials, and companions were also there last night.
The battle capital was quite damaged, and many people may not have found their horses when they came back... By the count, there are only seven or eight hundred people around at this time!"
Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment: "Where are the officers and officials in each village?"
"This is not bad." Lu Fan sighed slightly. "Except for the few Xianbei people from western Liaoning whom you value, there is no trace of them. Even that Lou Zibo has escaped!"
"Mohu..." Gongsun Xun was about to ask in detail, but suddenly he felt a wave of drowsiness coming over him, so he had to grit his teeth and give up. "Summon the military officials immediately, I have some instructions!"
Lu Fan did not dare to delay, so he immediately went out in the rain and quickly brought back many people.
Gongsun Xun looked around and saw that in addition to Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Lou Gui, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, Gao Heng, and several others had actually packed this small tent to the brim.
Looking at myself!
How should I put it? It’s a miracle that all these people are actually here.
"It's afternoon now," Gongsun Xun didn't have time to think too much, so he could only get to the point as quickly as possible. "Then the soldiers should have rested, and the wounded should have been given simple treatment?"
"Please rest assured, Sima." Cheng Pu quickly replied. "We don't dare to slack off at all."
"Young master, do you mean to leave as soon as possible?" Lou Gui suddenly woke up and was the first to ask. "All night, in the rain?"
"Yes!" Gongsun Xun answered while holding on. "It is better to work harder at this time than to die here... After all, this place is too close to Danhan Mountain, and there is neither food nor fodder. If any pursuers arrive,
We are completely powerless to resist. In short, if we don’t return to Han territory for a day, we will be uneasy for a day!”
All the officers in the army looked at each other speechlessly, but they nodded one after another.
"However, even if you retreat, you must maintain your formation and combat strength..." Gongsun Xun continued to hold on and ordered. "We must gather the wounded together with the Jiuyuan Cavalry Corps, Caiguan Corps, and the two who fought hard yesterday."
Tun Peili, two tuns of soldiers from Gao Heng's command formed the central army and were placed in the middle... Then Yi Gong led the most powerful Yi Cong to open a road two or three miles ahead, and De Mou led the rest.
The soldiers who are still capable of fighting are dragged two or three behind to serve as rear guards... Do you understand?"
"Here!"
Everyone agreed with a roar.
"Now that things have happened, those who have not followed are just fine." Gongsun Xunfu sighed again. "And those who have followed...now that they are here, they dare not say that no one will be left behind, and they dare not say that they will survive.
But after all, we must try our best to bring them back home, and even if they die, we must find a bad horse to carry them back for burial... I am injured and can't handle the camp affairs. I just hope that you and the others will unite as one!"
Everyone was about to speak when they saw Gongsun Xun waving towards Lu Fan: "Zi Heng..."
"I'm here!" Lu Fan hurried forward.
"My strength is exhausted." Gongsun Xun slowly lay back. "The Chinese military supplies are entrusted to you!"
When everyone saw this, they didn't dare to say anything anymore, so they quickly left the camp and started busy themselves according to the instructions.
First of all, Han Dang immediately gathered the most elite Yi Cong, and then he was stopped by Lu Fan and gave him a few words, and then he immediately set off and went directly to the east.
Immediately, those who had suffered heavy losses yesterday also braced themselves up, gathered most of their livestock, supported the wounded, and slowly set off to follow.
Among them, Gongsun Xun himself was placed on a hammock held between two horses, swaying and walking in the rain.
Finally, after the Chinese army had walked a certain distance, Cheng Pu led some of the sergeants who were still capable of fighting and set off to follow behind.
After a hard night's journey, Gongsun Xun was already feeling much better, but when he was hit by the rain, he became a bit repetitive. He would get fever and fall asleep from time to time. In such a situation, although everyone was anxious, they did not dare to stay.
However, fortunately, the summer rain could not last long after all. In the morning of the next day, the sun appeared again, and flint and other objects could be used again. Moreover, they were finally far away from Danhan Mountain. So everyone went
They quickly gathered together again, then dried their clothes, armor and tents, made a fire to cook soup, and killed horses to satisfy their hunger... For a while, they could be considered to have taken a breath.
"Have you drunk the broth, Young Master?" Han Dang asked quickly when he saw Lu Fan emerging from a tent.
"Drink." Lu Fan sighed. "I also changed the medicine for the wound, and then went to sleep again. I also arranged for the two most capable people among the companions to help take care of it. However, there is a lack of real doctors in the camp now, so it is so bumpy.
It’s not a way to recuperate, it’s better to rush back as soon as possible..."
Everyone nodded and was speechless.
There's no way around it. These days, arrow injuries really depend on luck. Some people are clearly hit by dirty arrows, but after they cut out the arrows, they can be up and running in half a day. All they have to do is wait for the wounds to scar; and
Someone's arrow is obviously a 'clean' one, and it only penetrates the flesh, but if one mistake is made, he will die immediately.
Therefore, everyone really had no choice but to rush on their way as soon as possible.
"What I mean is, since the rain has stopped, why not camp and rest during the day and still travel at night?" After taking a bowl of horse meat soup, Lu Fan asked tentatively without taking a sip. "Firstly, it is cool at night, and secondly,
You can avoid pursuing soldiers if you come here... I don't understand military matters after all, what do you think?"
"If that's the case," Lou Gui said with a slight frown. "While cooking in pots during the day, the fireworks are actually quite eye-catching."
"It doesn't matter." Han Dang immediately interrupted. "We are in such a shape. If someone really comes after us, how can we cover it up? Anyway, we have been sleeping day and night, so why not continue like this, rest during the day and leave at night?
that is……"
"That's right." Cheng Pu put down the soup can and wiped the corners of his unshaven mouth. "At this time, it is important to hurry up and send Sima and the entire army to the Han border. It doesn't matter what day or night it is, just leave like this!"
After these three people said this, everyone else was naturally speechless.
However, just as the short Gao Heng was about to lower his head to drink the soup, he suddenly remembered something, and then quickly raised his head: "By the way, Han Junhou, I have something to ask you... In order to avoid the pursuing soldiers, our army went east for a while to avoid
We opened the Jieqiu River, and the march last night was filled with heavy rain, and we don’t know where we are going. You are the one who opened the way, but I wonder where we are now? How many days do we have before we can reach Shanggu?”
Han Dang was startled when he heard this, but did not reply directly. Instead, he looked at Lu Fan... This action immediately made Gao Hengdun feel unhappy, but due to the current situation, it was difficult to get angry.
"I don't want to hide it from Marquis Gao Jun." Lu Fan reluctantly answered after taking several sips of horse meat soup. Of course, he didn't know that Gao Heng was actually just a subordinate. "I was still a little worried about the pursuit of troops yesterday, so I asked Yi
The Duke walked east for about an hour before turning to the south... But don't worry, there are many people in Yi Gong's department who are familiar with hydrology and geography. Even when it rains and at night, they can identify the direction based on the direction of the water plants.
However, now we have to consider Sima's injury and other injured people, so the traveling speed is inevitably a bit slower, and it will still take several days to reach Shanggu."
Hearing that Lu Fan had carried out Gongsun Xun, all the officers around him stopped thinking about it... After all, after the battle that night, the prestige of this commander among the remaining seven or eight hundred people could no longer be said.
Everyone agrees! Even Gao Xuanqing, who had personal grudges with Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Zan before, and who also had the intention of supervising the army, was inevitably a little embarrassed at this time.
In this way, after a day of recuperation, when the sky darkened, everyone set off again. At this time, everyone's spirit was a hundred times stronger than when they escaped before, and there was no trace of pursuers, so everyone could not escape
Somewhat relaxed, even talking a lot while walking.
"Brother!"
Gao Heng was carrying his own armor and a roll of tent, and was trying to walk with his head down when he suddenly heard a familiar Bohai accent. He raised his head and squinted in the dark night, only to realize that it was a man from the army.
Bohai followed his old brother... This man was lying on a horse next to him because of an injury to his leg!
"What's the matter?" Gao Heng laughed and leaned over. "Do you want to pee, so you came to beg me? If you ask me, you might as well just pee on the horse..."
"Brother!" The Bohai Ranger was speechless and quickly pointed to the sky. "No kidding, look at these stars!"
"So what about the stars?" Gao Heng raised his head and took a look, and then he was very puzzled. "There are many stars in summer, it's not like I don't know..."
"That's not what I mean." The soldier quickly replied. "Brother should know that I have sailed on the sea with my family before, transporting goods to Liaodong."
"Of course, so what?"
"So I know the stars!"
"Do you recognize the stars?! If you recognize the stars, please tell me, when will I be able to achieve two thousand stones?"
"Just a little familiarity," the soldier quickly corrected. "At least I know how to identify the direction according to the stars. Look at the Big Dipper over there..."
Gao Heng sighed helplessly.
"I mean," the soldier finally stopped talking nonsense. "Why did we keep heading east after walking in the middle of the night? Going east in the beginning could be said to be leaving Jieqiu River to avoid pursuing soldiers. What's the point of going east now?
"
Gao Heng glanced at the Big Dipper in the sky to his left, and then made a rough gesture, but he suddenly reacted: "It seems that he is indeed going east... But it's okay to go east, right? You have to know that the side wall
Not all places there are accessible by road, maybe there is some easy pass in the east, it seems that this time we sent troops to Gaoliu in Daijun first, and then left the fortress."
"Brother!" The soldier was speechless. "Is this the same thing? At that time, there were tens of thousands of troops, plus tens of thousands of civilians, and all kinds of baggage, so we could only take the main road of Gaoliusei! But now we only have a few hundred
People...climb the valley wall for hundreds of miles, but there is no main road into the fortress, and are there no small roads?"
"Yes!" Gao Heng suddenly realized. "Moreover, how do I remember that not far behind the border wall of Shanggu County is Ningcheng, where we usually live? That's where Xia Gong's Huwuhuan Colonel's camp is, and it has sufficient military resources.
With all the personnel in place, wouldn’t it be easy to live there?”
"That's what I mean!" The soldier nodded quickly. "In the current situation, it would be better if we entered the fortress as early as one day... I think that these people from Yanmen don't know the geography here, so that's why
We've gone astray!"
"That's the truth. I'm going to find the official Lu." Gao Heng didn't say anything more, threw the tent and other things to the ground, and turned back with only a waist knife in his arm.
Unexpectedly, when Lu Fan, who was also walking with his head down, heard this statement, he was immediately shocked and angry: "Gao Xuanqing, what is your intention to disturb the morale of the army at this time?!"
Gao Heng was slightly startled, and then immediately became angry: "What did Lu Shi say? What is wrong with what I said?"
Han Dang led the way a few miles in front, and Cheng Pu led the way a few miles behind. At this time, these two people had the highest status in the Chinese army, so as soon as a dispute broke out, many people around him quickly attracted onlookers.
Lu Fan opened his mouth to speak, but when he saw the soldiers around him stopping to watch, he didn't know how to refute, so he could only yell: "Just march, Sima has entrusted all the affairs of the Chinese army to me!"
"But you have failed Sima's trust!" Gao Heng, who already had a violent temper, couldn't bear it anymore. "I told you clearly that you can reach the bottom of the side wall very quickly if you go south, but you still want to go
Detour to the east! Did you know that behind the southern wall is Ningcheng, where Duke Xia is located? Even Sima can rest and recuperate quickly when he gets there..."
The surrounding sergeants immediately became confused when they heard this, and the noise suddenly broke out.
"Sima is still sleeping. Zi Bo quickly goes to the back and takes Sima to the rear army's headquarters to settle down!" Lu Fan heard the last sentence and saw the reaction of the people around him. His face suddenly changed completely and he turned to face Lou.
Kei ordered this.
Lou Gui was startled for a moment, then immediately turned around and ran back.
Gao Heng became more and more angry when he saw this, and he actually pulled out his sword and pointed it at the opponent: "What does this mean? Isn't what I said for the sake of the whole army?"
When things got to this point, many soldiers could not help but disobey military orders, lit torches, and then stood around the two men in shock...
"Taizu burned bombs to sweat the mountains and returned. On the way, there was rain. The soldiers were confused and lost their way again. There was a rebellion, but Taizu could not control it." - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 1. Taizu.
The Chronicle of Emperor Wu
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