Chapter 239 Disappeared in the Sandstorm
It’s not that Xuanyuan Yi doesn’t want to hand over the Zhennan Army to Xia Xing’er, but now is not the time.
Ever since he handed over the tiger talisman of the Zhennan Army to Emperor Shunkang, Emperor Shunkang immediately gave the Zhennan Army to his mortal enemy, Feng Ziyang.
After Feng Ziyang took over the Zhennan Army, he eliminated dissidents and killed almost all the soldiers who were loyal to Xuanyuan Yi.
Of the 300,000 Zhennan troops, only less than 100,000 remain.
If he and Liuxing Liuyun had not arrived in time, these 100,000 soldiers would have been buried in the yellow sand.
He still remembers the tragedy of that day clearly!
When he realized that if he continued to follow the exile group, it would bring them greater disaster.
So I decided to walk separately from them.
As soon as he walked out of the post station, he received a letter from Deputy General Qin via carrier pigeon.
Feng Ziyang colluded with Loulan, and their Zhennan Army was his gift to Loulan.
Of the 300,000 Zhennan troops, only 100,000 remained, and they were trapped in the Tarrant Desert.
They have been without food and water for two days, and the soldiers really can't hold on any longer.
"General Qin, are we going to die here?"
General Qin is a deputy general of Xuanyuan Yi, named Qin Feng.
He sat down weakly on the sand. They had been in this desert for a month.
They had food, but two days ago, they ran out of their last rations and water.
He looked at the endless desert and said, "We will get out. The prince will definitely come to rescue us!"
He had already sent a letter to the prince asking for help, but he was not sure whether the prince would come.
He knew the prince's situation. If the prince was not in danger, how could Feng Ziyang dare to treat them like this!
Shitou looked into the distance with longing: "I miss my mother. She said that when I go back this year, she will find me a wife. Her name is Chunhua from the village next door."
When Shi Tou thought of this, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Qin Feng looked at Shitou's silly look and couldn't help asking, "Do you like Chunhua?"
Shitou scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I have liked Chunhua since I was a child, but my family is poor. Chunhua's parents asked for too much betrothal gift, ten taels of silver, which my family could not afford. Later, I heard that joining the army would make money and provide enough food, so I came here. I saved all my monthly salary, a total of twenty taels, and sent it all back to my mother!"
He seemed to have seen Chunhua wearing a red wedding dress, looking at him shyly.
He was only twelve years old when he first joined the army, and now he is sixteen, a full four years.
He has always been proud of being a member of the Zhennan Army, and the prince treats them very well.
Originally, he could have retired this year and returned home to marry his beloved girl.
But now, it seems that he can't go back, can't marry the girl he loves, and can't see his mother anymore.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help crying.
Seeing him crying, many soldiers started crying too.
"I miss my wife too. When I was called back to the army, she was pregnant. Later, she wrote to me saying that she had given birth to a daughter, fair and tender, so rare. She is almost four years old now. My daughter has never seen her father since she was born..."
"I was conscripted right after I got married, and I didn't even have time to celebrate my wedding night..."
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The soldiers were all describing their own situations. They knew very well that they really could not get out of the desert. Even if they could get out, the soldiers lying in ambush outside were all Loulan soldiers. They were all dizzy and dazed from hunger, and were no match for those soldiers at all. Going out would be like seeking death.
Qin Feng looked at his soldiers and said firmly: "Brothers, we must find a way to hold on. We must believe in the prince. He will definitely come to save us!"
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It was seven days later when Xuanyuan Yi and his men arrived. They had been traveling day and night, and more than a dozen horses had died of exhaustion.
"General, those bastards are catching up!"
Qin Feng looked at the Loulan soldiers who were still a thousand meters away from them. He struggled to stand up, picked up his spear, and said to the soldiers: "Brothers, it seems that God wants to kill us! No matter what happens today, we will die. But I, Qin Feng, don't want to die in such a miserable way. I don't want to become a prisoner of those people."
All the soldiers knew that if they became Loulan's captives, they would live like cattle and horses, without any dignity...
Thinking of this, they seemed to be filled with energy.
Qin Feng took the water bag, opened it, took a sip, and passed it to Shitou. Shitou finished drinking and passed it to the next person...
The water bladders were filled with horse urine and their own urine...
They've been relying on this little urine to stay alive for the past seven days. Now that the enemy has arrived, they can't survive, so they can't even keep this little bit of urine left...
The last person drank the urine in the water bag in one gulp and shouted loudly: "General, let's fight them. If one comes, we will kill one. If two come, we will profit one..."
"Yes, we will fight them to the death. We would rather die standing than live in disgrace."
...Qin Feng looked at his soldiers with satisfaction and said loudly: "Okay, let's fight them!"
“Charge!”
The Loulan soldiers quickly rushed over with swords drawn, and Qin Feng and his men immediately met them...
Loulan general Karl killed a Zhennan Army soldier, still holding the bloody knife in his hand. He looked at Qin Feng, who was suffering from the pain of needles and said: "General Qin, I, Karl, respect you as a man. As long as you surrender with your soldiers, we can have a truce and live. Our Khan will also reward you with meat, wine, and beautiful women!"
He has fought against Qin Feng many times, and to be honest, he still has a good impression of Qin Feng.
The Xuanyuan Dynasty is a bunch of hypocrites, even harming their own people. Unlike Loulan, the people of their country are united and friendly. If there were such a general, they would only...
Qin Feng listened to Karl's words, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "General Karl, I appreciate your kindness, but as a member of the Zhennan Army, I am a member of the Xuanyuan Dynasty in life and a ghost of the Xuanyuan Dynasty in death. It is absolutely impossible for me to betray my country and join you, Loulan!"
He has followed the prince all the way. If he really defected to Loulan, the prince would definitely be sad when he knew about it!
What he didn't tell Karl was that he had always been loyal to Zhennan King Xuanyuan Yi, not the Xuanyuan Dynasty. If the prince wanted to rebel, then he, Qin Feng, would be a knife in his hand.
But now it seems there is no chance, he is going to die in this desert...
At this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew up, a sandstorm hit, and the sky and the earth instantly became extremely dark.
The Loulan soldiers and the Zhennan Army were blown around by the sudden sandstorm, and their vision was obstructed.
Qin Feng took advantage of this opportunity to quietly evacuate with the remaining soldiers, preparing to find an opportunity to break out.
Carl was caught off guard by this sudden change and could only watch Qin Feng and others disappear in the sandstorm.
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