A faint morning light appeared in the sky, the earth was hazy, everything was silent, and the night was about to disappear.
The scorching sun has not yet appeared.
There was not a breath of wind in the air, it was hot, dry and a harsh environment.
The city gates were wide open.
The four thousand soldiers were divided into several phalanxes, each led by an experienced general.
They were wearing two types of armor, with soldiers wearing rattan armor interspersed among them, which looked slightly untidy, but the soldiers looked solemn and high-spirited, staring firmly at the front, and emitting a powerful aura.
Following the order from the front, the army walked out of the county town, their footsteps stomping powerfully on the ground, making a low rumbling sound.
Wei Xiyin stood in front of the army, with Wei Mingyuan and Chu Yu standing beside her.
Outside the city gate, the Zhongshan army had already been waiting there.
Princess Zhongshan appeared at some point. She had changed into a refined short shirt and her black hair was tied up high, looking completely different from her usual weak appearance.
Wei Xiyin looked at her from a distance and nodded slightly.
It’s getting late.
They had to enter the Crow Mountains before sunrise to avoid the scorching sun.
Without further delay, Wei Xiyin shouted, "Let's go!"
With an order, the entire army finally set off.
The peaks of Crow Mountain are continuous, and the end extends south to Anping County. You need to walk a mountain road through Anping to reach Zhongshan.
Beyond Zhongshan Kingdom is the territory of Youzhou.
They had been preparing for this day for a long time.
Behind them, hundreds of trucks carrying supplies came out of the county town one after another. Each truck was filled to the brim with food. Wei Ling and Wei Li, who were responsible for transporting the supplies, walked at the back. There were so many people that they couldn't see the scene in front of them clearly.
"Girl, a scout team consisting of 200 people has set off ahead of time." Qin Shan came to report.
There are many zombies in Anping County, and someone is needed to clear the way.
Wei Xiyin nodded. "Now that the zombies' movements have been suppressed, it's actually a good time to clear out the zombie tide. Unfortunately, we have to wait until we get back."
There was Anping County between Zhongshan State and Qinghe County.
The princess had an agreement with her to live in the fortress for five years. By then, all the troops traveling to and from Zhongshan would have to pass through Anping, so the zombies in the jurisdiction should be cleared out as soon as possible.
Hearing this, Wei Mingyuan turned to look at her, "It's already the end of August, I wonder if it's too late."
Wei Xiyin smiled and said, "Uncle San, you don't know that that was the best time. It wasn't as hot as it is now, and soldiers would easily get heatstroke. In October, the temperature would drop and it would be within the normal range. The zombies would move a little faster, so it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with them."
The weather in Liangzhou is different from that in Yizhou.
The weather has been abnormal in recent years, and it is no longer the environment he is familiar with.
Wei Mingyuan nodded thoughtfully.
After that, no one spoke in the team and everyone hurried on their journey.
The sun gradually rose and the temperature became higher and higher.
The long team just arrived at the Crow Mountain Range and entered the forest to avoid the scorching sun.
They carried a lot of supplies.
After all, the journey was long and there was no way to replenish food. The food for the four thousand people alone required hundreds of carts, not to mention some water bags and weapons, as well as the more than a dozen carts of explosives that were transported at the back of the team, which Cookie personally supervised.
The mountain road here is different from the one that everyone is familiar with. Except for the scouts who went to Zhongshan Kingdom to explore before, no one has ever walked this road.
All the plants and trees around the mountain range were dead. When I walked to the middle of the mountain and looked down, I could not see a trace of green or a drop of water on the entire land.
The road is desolate and bleak.
"After passing this boundary marker, we will leave Qinghe County." Wei Li, who was walking behind, looked back and felt a lot of emotion.
Wei Ling beside him looked back in the direction he was looking, but he could no longer see the fort. Somehow, like his cousin, he felt a sense of loss in his heart.
Although he grew up in the northwest, the fort is their root and it is their clan land.
The two teenagers felt inexplicably sad.
Wei Li couldn't help but look ahead. The team was very long, the mountain road was rugged and winding, and the people in the team at the front could no longer be seen.
Of course, the Zhongshan Army was the first to lead the charge.
Ling County is adjacent to Yongning County of Anping County, and they are now in Anping territory.
Princess Zhongshan walked in the middle of the team, flanked by dozens of personal guards including Yuan Wu and Xiang Qi.
It was the first time for her to wear a short shirt. Seeing that the girls and the young ladies in the fort were all wearing it, she unconsciously followed their example and changed into clothes that were more convenient for movement.
As soon as she put it on, she didn't feel any rashes on her skin like she did before, and the feeling of restraint that she had felt since she was a child was gone.
Only then did she realize that it was no wonder that the girl liked short shirts. There was no skirt blocking the way, and there was no sense of being wrapped up in confinement. It seemed that even the world before her eyes became wider.
Because there were two hundred scouts leading the way ahead, they did not encounter any zombies along the way.
We rest in the mountains at night.
Until the fifth day.
They have reached the last peak and need to go down the mountain today.
The earth is like a scorching furnace.
The sky was clear and blue, without a single cloud, as the scorching sun raged on.
Just by looking outside, I was almost blinded by the strong sunlight.
Although it was hot on the mountain, there were trees to block the scorching sun and curling bottles to cool down. I hurried along and was sweating slightly, but it was still within the tolerable range.
Before leaving the mountain, a scout from the Wei family army returned and found Wei Mingyuan to report: "General, the gates of Guanjin County are wide open at the foot of the mountain. A small number of monsters are surging and roaming inside the city, and the rest are nowhere to be found."
Wei Mingyuan stared at the foot of the mountain. In the distance was a village reduced to ruins. The sky was covered with yellow earth, and there was no lush greenery to be seen. There was no trace of life on the earth.
"Explore again."
"yes."
Guanjin County is a middle-sized county in Anping County, located at the end of the mountain range. They are passing through here and it will not affect them for the time being as long as they don't run into the zombie army.
Wei Xiyin pulled out a map. "After descending the mountain, we need to travel a hundred miles east, passing through two county towns within the jurisdiction of Anping Commandery, and then reach the border of Zhongshan State. It will take about ten days."
"There's no jungle to hide in on this stretch of road. It's mostly village trails."
She had studied the map several times, and after two scouting trips, she was familiar with some of the conditions on the road.
The only thing we need to guard against is the zombie horde that moves everywhere.
Wei Mingyuan looked at his capable niece and said, "We need to conserve our strength. Soldiers can't move quickly in this kind of weather."
Wei Xiyin nodded, "Then follow the previous plan and rest here, and take advantage of the big temperature difference between morning and evening to hurry on."
Heatstroke is no joke. Although they prepared some medicinal herbs this time, the quantity was not much. There was only one medical officer and a few apprentices in the herbal medicine shop, and the herbs allocated were limited, and they were all needed in critical moments.
The army moved slowly towards Zhongshan State.
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