At noon, the sun hung coldly in the sky, and the flags on the military city were drooping without any energy. The soldiers on guard stretched themselves and were about to hide behind the wooden stacks and squint for a while. Suddenly, there was a noise from below, and the city gate

"Squeak, squeak, squeak" opens.

The soldier trembled and hurriedly stood up straight, holding the lance in his hand tighter than usual.

His face turned a little red and he looked down. A team was leaving the city. They were Longyou's elite cavalry. They arrived yesterday to relieve the danger of the military city. The young man in white at the head was said to be a prince, and now he is in charge of Longyou.

But he is not a prince, so he doesn't care too much about Long You. What he cares about is that money was actually distributed yesterday. Yes, it was from this young prince. Although the free money does not look like much, it is silver.

There are quite a lot of copper coins.

Watching the team go west, the soldier felt envious of the people around the young prince. He was not afraid of death in Longyou Army City. As long as he could get more rewards, he would die happily.

Zhao Tong did not know the simple thoughts of these soldiers. The team carried the flag of Longyou Protectorate and slowly headed west. Now he did not know the situation of the military city in front, nor did he know how the city was occupied, but

Judging from the number of people in the team Lianaza brought, it seemed that they had conquered the military city and obtained the necessary marching items before giving up.

The team marched westward for more than fifty miles, and on the way they picked up a few remnants of soldiers who had been routed from the military city ahead. These remnants had no horses and were just walking in a panic along the way.

The team stopped moving forward at this time and found a hidden location between two mountains, where they began to rest, bury pots and make rice.

After dinner, some time passed, and one after another scouts began to come to report the news.

Until dusk approached, a scout finally stumbled off his horse and fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, we found traces of the Uighur army!"

An old man with a curly beard behind him said: "Princess, you are ready. It is more than enough to burn the wooden door of the military city."

Zhao Tong glanced at the surrounding environment and frowned: "Ruda, take some people to explore the forest. If it's okay, make some disguises near the forest near the military city."

Zhao Tong said: "Where?"

Dafanha opened his eyes in confusion and said: "Your Highness, your Royal Highness, that's not what you said last night. You said that not only would you steal the money, but you would also kill the sheep in white clothes from the Song Dynasty."

Liyanaza nodded: "There are only two to three hundred soldiers in this Song army city. If we continue to siege and kill the city, it will take too much time. We must fight quickly. If the Song soldiers who supported yesterday do not come back, then we will burn the city gate and force our way in."

, grab the silver and leave."

About when we were only a few miles away from the military city, another forest belt appeared in front of us. It was a forest of poplar trees mixed with miscellaneous trees. Although it was possible for horses to pass through, it was impossible for a large group of gallopers to do so.

Liyanaza led the Uighur cavalry and stopped about twenty miles northwest of the military city. The terrain here is excellent, with hills for cover. The top of the hill has a wide view and can monitor the movements of the main road.

After searching carefully for a moment, Ruda suddenly gestured behind him and whispered: "Wait a moment, why does Sajia feel something is wrong?"

As dusk fell, Zhao Tong led the team forward slowly. The road to the south was not easy to walk. There were too many woods and it was not as good as the small hills to the north.

Da Fanha rubbed his dizzy head: "Your Highness Princess, I am so sleepy that my head is dizzy. Those Song soldiers left at noon. If you don't believe it, just ask Afan when he comes back."

The scout said: "More than twenty miles northwest of the military city in the rear, the direction of travel should be the military city. When my subordinates find out, they will report back immediately!"

Ruda took the order and ordered everyone's hands to carefully touch into the Populus euphratica forest.

Most of the Populus euphratica trees grow crookedly, with canopies that are sparse and dense, giving them a vigorous and rugged beauty. Many trees look very strange together, especially at night.

Liyanaza glared at him: "Shut up Dafanha, no one will treat you as a mute if you don't speak. If you say one more word, Dia will cut off your tongue. This is how she usually likes to treat those animals!"

The Longyou Army was also familiar with these trees and did not need Ruda's instructions at all. After entering the forest, they all looked up to see if there were any scouts or spies hiding in it.

Ruda knew about this kind of tree. He had been in the Western Army for many years and knew almost nothing about these things. This poplar tree was the best place to keep a lookout. Even because the tree grew weirdly crooked, you could climb up and find the branches intersecting.

It's in such a place that it won't fall down even if you sleep for a while.

The front of the military city is open, and you can see far away at a glance. There are some small hillsides in the north, and there are woods and grasslands in the south. But at the end of autumn, when you look at the city from the top, you can see the sunset at dusk, and there is a chilling scene everywhere.

Liyanaza glanced at him: "Let's go after it's completely dark. Affan will attack the city when he comes back. Dafanha, you're not going to take this opportunity to be lazy and sleep, are you?"

Dafanha sneered and said: "Your Highness the Princess, I am not that greedy for life and death. Dafanha is a ferocious snow leopard on the mountain and a loyal camel in the vast sea..."

The soldier stopped and fell silent. Ruda lowered his head and looked down. Although the moonlight was bright tonight, the forest was always sparse. He rubbed his boots on a nearby tree trunk and whispered for a moment: "Sajia felt something was wrong and stepped on it."

One of you, come over and take a look at this thing."

Liyanaza glanced at the sky and said, "Is the kerosene ready?"

Zhao Tong nodded, glanced at the people around him and ordered: "Take the southeast road back to the military city!"

Dafanha immediately reached out to cover his mouth, and carefully looked at a girl in yellow clothes next to him. The girl was cute and naive, and she was looking him up and down. Dafanha hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Dafanha thinks he should be a scout.

Work, I’m going to change Afan back now.”

As the sky gradually darkened, Liyanaza looked at Dafanha who had just returned and said, "Dafanha, you have to know the consequences of lying. Are you sure those Song soldiers did leave the city yesterday?"

Horse dung and cow dung on the plateau are not considered dirty things. They are a necessity for many herdsmen to keep warm and even count as wealth.

Several soldiers came over and gathered around. One of them opened the fire folding bag, lit it and looked at it carefully: "General, it won't be more than five hours. There may be someone in the forest."

Lu Da said: "The Sa family knows that it is not safe. Don't say anything and search carefully, especially those thick and branchy trees. There may be Uighur spies!"

The soldiers nodded one after another and began to groping from the forest towards the military city. After a while, a soldier suddenly swayed his body in front of him to make a signal. Upon seeing this, Ruda tiptoed over and before he got close, he heard

There was a slight sound of snoring not far away.
Chapter completed!