The next day,
The original escape team of two people became four people.
There was a packhorse at Jiang Hu's place, carrying some things, and two women were on both sides of the packhorse, walking with it.
In front,
Jiang Hu cleared the way, and Zheng Fan followed him to provide support.
This walk lasted almost the entire day, and only at dusk did everyone stop and prepare to camp.
The princess is very adaptable and can now bear this kind of load. Gongsun Ling looked weak and weak last night, but she was very tough in her bones and she gritted her teeth and got through it.
While camping, Jiang Hu went to the outside to make some traps and whistles for warning, while Gongsun Ling was making a fire.
Uncle Zheng took a piece of smoked meat, walked to a stream in front, and started cleaning it.
The princess also came over and started to collect water a little further upstream.
"How about it, don't you feel a lot more relaxed with Jiang Hu paving the way?"
After all, the princess is from the daughter's family. There is no need to say she is smart. She is really smart, but There is still some childishness left in him.
In Zheng Fan's opinion, she actually has similar qualifications to the princess. What she lacks is experience.
The princess is a young master who can lead the Zhenbei Army to roam the desert and destroy tribes at every turn.
The princess has been living in the deep palace.
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The former is indeed excellent, but the latter still has a lot of room for growth.
"Your green python should be famous." Zheng Fan asked while washing the bacon.
"Yes, what's the matter? I brought it to me, but it caused a sensation. Even my father praised me."
"So famous, It has also been given to the Beast Control Supervisor to be tamed. Although Jiang Hu is not named Gongsun, he is still an old Beast Control Supervisor. It is normal for him not to recognize you;
But he will not recognize your green python. ?"
The princess blinked twice and said, "You mean, he has actually recognized our identity a long time ago?"
"Probably, and, Look at our attitude as fugitives. When we see someone calling for help, we will directly give her an arrow to free her;
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling are also fugitives, so when they face people who need help, what they do is Take us back for a late night snack and a rest?
Maybe we are too evil?
And they are kind people. ?”
“So, he actually wanted to bargain with us for a long time. To facilitate this, he pretended not to know each other at first?”
“If that’s true, then I’m relieved.”
It’s normal for one person to be the bad guy and the other to be the sweetheart when it comes to bargaining.
Uncle Zheng is not afraid of other people's demands, and everyone gets what they need, that is, to achieve their own goals.
"Then what else might they do?"
"They andYou and I are different. Your reputation is already ruined. "
"..." Princess.
"I am the Earl of Yan State. Even if your brother gives me a high official and a generous salary, to be honest, as a descendant, the best The end result was that it was presented as a plaque there, far less relaxed, free and comfortable than I was in Yan State.
Therefore, it is impossible for you and I to look back, and it is impossible for you to be willing to stay in Chu State.
But they are different.
Gongsun helped the eldest prince to deal with your brother. Your brother suppressed them. As the winner, I think your brother has that high profile. of.
If they capture the two of us and give them to your brother, your brother will definitely pardon them and reinstate them. It won’t be a big deal. "
The princess's face suddenly became serious. She was still complacent about her performance last night, but she didn't expect this.
In fact, at the beginning of last night, Zheng Uncle Zheng didn't think about it that deeply, but when he was sleeping, he thought about it.
In the final analysis, it was because Uncle Zheng was unwilling to trust others. Earlier, he was At home, we also have to compete with the devils.
“Aren’t we in danger now? "
Obviously, the princess, like Uncle Zheng, does not like this feeling of life and death being in the hands of others.
"There is a way. ”
……
Have dinner,
It’s still bacon and vermicelli.
Gongsun Ling probably doesn’t know how to cook, but she still likes it Stewed indiscriminately.
But now that we are running for our lives, let’s just make do with it.
While eating,
Zheng Fan said first:
< p> "Actually, if I think about it, it would be good to stay in Chu State, which has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery. "Gongsun Ling said flatteringly:
"If Uncle Zheng stays in Chu State, I think the regent will put him in great esteem. ”
“I should be able to, but I don’t dare to give me any real power. The most likely thing is to be taken by the regent, pretending to be a memorial arch, or playing chess and talking with the regent. A close minister. "
Hearing this, Jiang Hu's face paused slightly.
The princess said: "This time I did such a thing. I was married to another man. We eloped on that day. If the emperor catches me, he will definitely lock me in a dark room like he did when I was a child. "
Gongsun Ling said: "After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess is the Prince Regent's biological sister. No matter what Her Royal Highness the Princess has committed or done, the Prince Regent will never be really angry with Her Royal Highness the Princess. "
When the princess heard this, she smiled, hugged Zheng Fan's shoulders, and said:
"I said so, but I don't regret it. I will fall in love with him no matter who asks. Now, just like Brother Hu Zi fell in love with Sister A Ling, this matter of falling in love is just like what is shown in the song book. It is invisible and intangible on weekdays, but once the time comes, it will really matter. heNo more. ”
A Ling glanced at Jiang Hu and smiled on her face.
People’s hearts are made of flesh.
As a Gongsun family member Miss, she may have looked down upon Jiang Hu before, but now, she knows that Jiang Hu is the foundation for her to settle down.
Whether she is fleeing in Chu or going to Yan. , she has to rely on Jiang Hu.
To achieve this, Li Gou is almost like a roaring dog.
Jiang Hu smiled and said: "Uncle, Your Highness, we will definitely be able to get out of this mountain and return to the Yan Kingdom, because it is in the Yan Kingdom that my uncle can truly display his talents.
The villain has also thought about it carefully. I don’t really care whether the Beast Control Supervisor is reset or not. "
Hearing this, Gongsun Ling looked at Jiang Hu with some surprise.
"I hope that the uncle can take him in. From now on, I will let the villain follow the uncle at the Snow Customs. Raising monsters for my uncle, there are a lot of monsters in the Tianduan Mountains. ”
What Zheng Fan said earlier means that even if I am captured and taken back to Chu State, the regent will push me to the front, and the regent will definitely value me.
The princess understood and followed her up. She was the regent's biological sister. To put it mildly, even if her rebellion failed, the regent would not kill her, but would only imprison her.
We were captured and taken back to Chu. The country is still a master of men. Even if you, Jiang Hu, captured us and made a contribution, you are still just an ordinary minister. It is very simple to kill you and take revenge on you.
Jiang Hu obviously understands.
The warnings and precautions from both sides were carried out, and a round of confrontation was completed in a harmonious atmosphere.
In the next nearly ten days, The mountain road was difficult to walk, but Jiang Hu opened the way and the two women were very competitive, so the four of them traveled very quickly, and there were no accidents along the way.
Oh, except that they finished eating the vermicelli.
After eating the vermicelli, everyone began to hunt for food. They had harvested a lot of prey along the way. At the same time, the green python would come over from time to time to send some of its "leftovers", so , there is actually no shortage of food and drink.
It’s just game. Eating it for many days at once is really a huge burden on the stomach.
This morning, it turned out to be a huge burden. The four of them were still moving forward, but the green python suddenly jumped out and stopped them in front of everyone.
Generally speaking, the green python rarely appeared during the day.
Jiang Hu immediately got down. On the ground, he put his ears to the ground and said:
"The sound of horse hooves indicates that there are many people. ”
Actually,
Now the four of them are almost out of the mountain. In front of them is the remnant of the mountainous area, which is about to enter the area where the Yan and Chu countries confront each other.
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Having a premonition that cavalry was coming, Jiang Hu immediately hid his packhorse, and everyone took cover.
Soon, a Chu cavalry group of about a hundred people appeared. Appearing, they didn't make any stops and continued to rush westward.
Uncle Zheng immediately said to Jiang Hu beside him: "This is the vanguard sentry, we must move now."
Whenever a large army sets out, there must be a vanguard army. Building roads across mountains and rivers and building bridges is the key to opening up blind spots on the battlefield for large armies. The vanguard sentry cavalry is the sentinel cavalry of the vanguard army, usually advancing on an organizational scale.
After the army sets up camp, the sentries will be further subdivided to obtain a wider field of vision.
So, right now, there should be a large Chu army heading here.
If we don’t hurry up and leave here now, the four of us will probably be included in the sizable Chu army, and we won’t be able to escape even if we want to.
Uncle Zheng immediately took the three of them and walked south, that is, backtracking. Because they might encounter the Chu army if they went north, east, or west, they would rather leave the mountain two days later to ensure their own safety. .
However, not long after Uncle Zheng and others headed south, something happened, or it could be called a turning point.
There was a Chu army cavalry galloping from the west to the east, which should be the opposite direction from the one they encountered before. Behind them, Uncle Zheng saw the cavalry in black armor chasing them. .
God felt pity for him,
After seeing the familiar armor of the Jingnan Army knight, Uncle Zheng's eyes actually became a little moist.
This is really not pretending, but since he escaped on his wedding day, from Zhou County to now, for almost a month, there has been no one around Uncle Zheng except Magic Pill. Being escorted by the Demon King can be said to be truly on tenterhooks. Now, seeing the cavalry of the Jingnan Army, I really feel like a wanderer who has left his hometown and is returning to his homeland.
"No, Yan Jun!"
Jiang Hu shouted instinctively.
Immediately,
Zheng Fan looked at him.
Jiang Hu also looked at Zheng Fan, a middle-aged Orion man, with the corner of his mouth twitching and a look of sarcasm on his face.
This is his habit and instinct, but now, he has turned his back on Chu, but his position has not been completely reversed due to inertia.
According to Uncle Zheng's analysis, the current situation should be that the two armies of both sides met during a rapid march, which is the so-called... encounter.
After seeing the other's vanguard, the first reaction of the vanguards of both sides is always to send one or two knights back to report to the commander, and then charge directly towards the other side to eat the other's vanguard.
Because of the encounter, it is impossible to give you too much time to react and plan. And if even the vanguard is surprised, the rear coach must also be surprised. In a melee, there is a high probability that It's about to break out, and at the beginning of the melee, eating the opponent's vanguard sentry is equivalent to blacking out the opponent's field of vision, allowing your coach to have more clarity than the opponent in the melee.
Of course, in addition to the tactical pros and cons, there is another reason, that is, the Dayan cavalry has always had a strong confidence in being "the best cavalry in the world", especially the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army.
Since it is a melee, then go ahead and defeat the opponent's sentries first, then the opponent's vanguard, and then let the enemy's defeated army retreat back to our own side, forming a bead curtain. , the troops and horses from behind rushed forward, and the enemy was probably defeated in a series of confusion.
Don’t think this is very whimsical. In fact, it is not uncommon for two or three thousand cavalry to directly defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops. In fact, even the retreating enemy troops are baffled because they themselves are also It is clear that if you have ten times the number of opponents, if you fight one of ten, you can definitely win. Everyone has two arms supporting a head, but they often end up defeated in such a muddle.
The most classic battle example is undoubtedly the one where the 30,000 soldiers of the first Zhenbei Hou fought against the 500,000 Northern Expeditionary Army. That was a military strength comparison of nearly 20 to 1, and at that time, He was the second-generation emperor just after the founding of the country, and he led the elite troops that his elder brother used to conquer the world during the founding period. He just abandoned his armor in such a confused way, and achieved the reputation of the Zhenbei Army as the best in the world.
At this time,
Zheng Boye and others were located on a hillside. Below was a relatively flat canyon, with a good view of the battle.
The princess asked curiously:
"Why don't you go down and say hello?"
The princess was the one who changed her position the fastest. She spoke from her heart. Princess Da Xiaojinzhiyuye has never suffered the pain of running away in the past month. Now that she sees Yan Jun, she is the second most excited.
Because it is conceivable that if she follows Zheng Fan back to Yandi, she will be canonized by the Emperor of Chu, and secondly, she will be able to live in the Earl of Xuehaiguan Mansion. According to her, she will accompany Zheng Fan all the way. Seeing that Zheng Fan was more "princess sick" than herself, she felt that her days in the Earl's Mansion might not be so grand, but the standard and quality of life were definitely not bad.
But Uncle Zheng shook his head and said:
"Now that I'm going down, it will be difficult for them to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, which is not good."
"Oh, That’s it.”
The princess felt that she had gained more knowledge, because she believed in her man’s ability to lead troops in war. In terms of military matters, what her man said must be right.
The actual situation is that the battle below looks like the Yan Army's small cavalry is aggressive, but it may not be able to win this small-scale encounter. Uncle Zheng feels that if he goes to say hello now, he may Something went wrong.
Sure enough,
A group of nearly a hundred Chu cavalry suddenly came out from behind the Yan army cavalry. The Chu cavalry in front who were being chased also immediately turned their horses. , and began to cooperate with the comrades following behind to attack the Yan army.
When Jiang Hu saw this, he excitedly grabbed the stone in front of him.
In his heart, he was cheering for the Chu army's victory.
The princess licked her lips.She will be excited to see the Yan army appear, but now that the Chu army has the upper hand, she cannot feel sad.
Uncle Zheng also noticed the political stance of the two "Chu people" around him,
But this is human nature, and Uncle Zheng understands it.
However, seeing Jiang Hu's excitement, Uncle Zheng just shook his head slightly, because he had already roughly calculated that the Chu army's cavalry who were originally escaping in front were more than two hundred people, and the Yan army who was pursuing them There were more than two hundred people, and the Chu army coming from behind also looked like two hundred people.
The ratio of our numbers is two to one. The Chu army may be slightly higher, but it is definitely not three to one.
Although the Yan army was attacked from both sides and was at a strategic disadvantage,...
Uncle Zheng silently took out the Zhonghua iron box and took out a cigarette. This time, he Ordered.
The princess looked at Zheng Fan and said with some worry:
"Down there, maybe..."
Uncle Zheng blew out a smoke ring and said casually: "Haha, this is the Jingnan Army."
Faced with this situation, the captain of the Yan Army below immediately gave the order to continue charging. All the Yan Army knights in the front row supported their horses.
Continue to attack and defend the rear without dividing your troops. This is the wisest choice.
At first, the Chu cavalry in front had just turned around and charged back, and there was no time to regain their power. I kept pursuing them, and they just hit them with great momentum!
Secondly, the idea of cavalry operations is to be quick, ruthless and accurate, and cavalry commanders rarely think about such things as "covering everything".
The impact,
happened quickly.
In an instant,
knights from both sides continued to fall off their horses, but after a round of impact, it was obvious that the Yan army’s knights were better at riding and charging, and this Chu army It was directly cut through, and the middle part was defeated. The Chu army on both sides was a little confused, and because this was a canyon area, the space on both sides was limited, so it also hindered the progress of the Chu army's cavalry behind.
In fact, many Chu soldiers at the rear actually stopped and dismounted, apparently intending to treat their own soldiers, while at the same time they impatiently dealt with the last hit of the Yan army knights who had fallen off their horses in the previous collision.
It seems that the Chu army organization that was originally chasing was suddenly scattered.
The knights of the Chu army who originally wanted to continue the pursuit had to rein in;
At this time, the knights of the Yan army, who had already completed a penetration, under the command of the captain, The rear team changed to the front team. Originally, the front team's horses had been damaged or lost, but the rear team happened to keep the horses, so they raised the horses again.
Generally speaking, the equipment of the vanguard army is often the best. The strongest combat effectiveness of a large army is the direct branch of the vanguard army and the commander himself.
The Yan army did not bandage their wounds, nor did they care about the casualties after the previous round of drilling. Instead, they immediately began to speed up a new round of charge, and during the charge, they began to integrate the queue, so that they couldKeep the time as short as possible.
The second round of charge begins.
Some of the knights of the Chu army began to charge and fight, some began to dodge, and some began to wait for the superior's order to form a formation, completely out of touch.
The next step is the second puncture!
The screams are endless.
The Chu army was defeated, and those with horses began to flee, while those without horses waited to be taken away by the Yan army's knights as they passed by on horseback.
Jiang Hu gritted his teeth and finally let out a sigh.
He had to admit that the Yan army's cavalry was powerful.
The princess also bit her lip. She had seen the personal guards around Uncle Zheng on the wedding day. They were very powerful and well-disciplined, but she felt that those people were carefully selected to follow Zheng. Anyone who enters Chu.
But now, in a random encounter, the Chu army, which had twice the numerical advantage, was completely defeated, and the total casualties of the Yan people were less than a hundred.
In other words, the Yan people defeated more than 400 Chu cavalry with less than a hundred casualties.
Uncle Zheng stretched his waist,
glanced at the three Chu people beside him,
said:
" Dayan's cavalry is unparalleled in field combat."
How should I put it? The Jingnan Military Academy Captain below is worthy of my respect!
The princess immediately asked:
"Snow customs cavalry, compared with them..."
Hearing this, Jiang Hu also looked at Zheng Fan, very surprised Obviously, he also wanted to know the answer.
Uncle Zheng smiled and said:
"There are some differences."
"Oh." The princess nodded.
Jiang Hu also nodded. There was a slight difference, which was normal.
"It's not the difference in soldiers. Our Xuehai Cavalry is no worse than the Jingnan Army in terms of combat power and quality."
The quality of the soldiers was already extremely high. Now that Liang Cheng has had two more months of training, Zheng Fan feels that the Xuehai Cavalry must have taken shape now.
After all, this is not starting from scratch. The barbarian cavalry and the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties are all extremely sophisticated sources of troops.
"The only gap is between me and Marquis Jingnan."
This is not self-effacing,
In front of Marquis Jingnan,
Uncle Zheng is a younger brother.
Of course,
Uncle Zheng doesn’t think there is anything to be ashamed of being the younger brother of Marquis Jingnan. Even if Lao Tian doesn’t talk to others, he really doesn’t care about himself. Gotta say.
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Uncle Zheng stood on the hillside, calling to the Yan army below who had just finished the battle and were quickly clearing the battlefield.
Soon, several knights rode up, bows and arrows pointed at Zheng Fan and others.
Zheng Fan stepped forward,
looked at them,
was about to reveal his identity,
whoWhen Cheng Xiang saw Zheng Fan, one of the centurions immediately dismounted and knelt down:
"As a humble official, please see Uncle Pingye. Uncle, are you back?"
Obviously, this centurion had met Zheng Fan and remembered Zheng Fan's appearance, although Uncle Zheng did not remember him.
However, this also omits a series of processes and scenes of reporting one's identity, being suspected, proving oneself again, being suspected again, etc.
Then, the captain of the Yan Army cavalry saluted Zheng Fan.
Uncle Zheng reached out and patted his shoulder.
The other party was flattered.
Uncle Zheng also specifically asked him his name, which was Mao.
On the first day after returning, this guy made me proud and saved me a lot of trouble. Naturally, I need to encourage him more, or simply dig him into the snow customs.
Next, the cavalry no longer performed combat missions, but became the escort escorting Uncle Zheng and others back to Dazhai.
When it was almost dusk, Uncle Zheng was escorted to Dazhai. What made Zheng Fan very excited was that Marquis Jingnan was in the Chinese army commander's tent at this time.
Huh,
After knowing that the Marquis of Jingnan was also here,
Uncle Zheng really felt that he was safe!
Jingnan Hou learned the news in advance and ordered Zheng Fan and others to go directly to the Chinese army commander's tent to meet him.
Actually, even if this order is not given, Uncle Zheng wants to go straight into the Chinese army commander's tent. Even if the Marquis of Jingnan is discussing the war, no one among the guards outside will stop Uncle Zheng.
Because everyone knows the relationship between Uncle Hirano and his own prince.
Entering the commander's tent,
Jingnan Hou was sitting behind the commander's desk.
I haven't seen him for more than two months, and Jingnan Hou's appearance has not changed.
"I will finally meet the Marquis of Jingnan!"
Zheng Fan bowed first.
"See Mr. Jingnan!"
The princess also saluted.
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling knelt behind.
The princess is better, after all, she is a princess who has seen the real world.
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling were completely frightened by Jingnanhou's momentum and reputation and did not dare to raise their heads. The shadow of a famous tree can stabilize the mind in front of Jingnanhou. In this world, Not many.
"The last time I received news was that you planned to kidnap the princess of Chu during her wedding?"
This is a message from the Fan family, but this message is obvious Lag.
Firstly, because this place is close to Zhennanguan, it is a battlefield, and it is inconvenient to communicate with the rear;
Secondly, after the family robbery, the Chu people went crazy and blocked the search. Mengshan and Qishan made it impossible for the Fan family's messenger to continue delivering news here.
So, Marquis Jingnan only knew that Zheng Fan planned to rob the princess of her marriage.
The bottom is gone.
Even the Marquis of Jingnan didn’t know whether the marriage was a disaster or not. He didn’t know whether Zheng Fan died or whether he was still alive.alive.
All he can do,
is to constantly find ways to put pressure on the Chu army at Zhennanguan Pass.
Hearing this question,
Uncle Zheng immediately raised his head, with a smile on his face, pointed to Xiong Liqing beside him and said:
" Lord Marquis, this is the fourth princess of the Chu Kingdom, the biological sister of the regent of the Chu Kingdom.”
If Zheng Fan is serious, it must be true, because Zheng Fan will not lie to anyone but Jingnan. Hou, and Jingnan Hou obviously knew this.
Xiong Liqing immediately bowed again,
said:
"Da Chu Xiong Liqing, I have met the Marquis of Jingnan, and the Marquis of Jingnan is Fukang."
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Tian Wujing, who was sitting behind the handsome table,
looked at Princess Da Chu kneeling below,
the corner of his mouth,
slowly Xiong Liqing looked at Jingnan Hou in confusion, then looked at herself. Zheng Fan beside her, she didn't know what Jingnan Hou's words meant. Was he dissatisfied with himself and planning to show his power, or was he disdainful of himself, the princess of the Chu Kingdom?
Tian Wujing continued:
"Call me brother."