Chapter 266 No matter life or death!
Even though they had reached the city gate, Cheng Duan still hadn't given up and was still trying to persuade Song Yanxi to give up the idea of leaving the city.
He brought a total of ten people this time, all of whom were good soldiers in the army. They could fight against ten people alone on the battlefield.
With him added, it is enough to deal with the Liang State spies.
Cheng Duan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Princess. I will definitely bring General Lin and the medicine back."
Song Yanxi asked coldly: "No matter life or death?"
"This..." Cheng Duan hesitated.
He was just not good at deploying troops, not completely brainless. In this situation where the enemy situation was unknown, he was able to guarantee to "bring" General Lin back, all for the princess's sake.
As for life or death, how dare he say it?
When General Lin left, he took ten men and ten horses with him. After seeing the distress signal, General Xu sent another twenty men to Cuiming Mountain to meet them, but there was no response, as if a stone had sunk into the sea.
It’s raining so hard now. When the cold weather comes in the second half of the night, even if you have nine lives, you will freeze to death in the mountains.
Without waiting for Cheng Duan to say anything, Song Yanxi had already jumped on the horse and rushed into the vast night.
After walking just over twenty miles west, raindrops as big as beans hit the straw hat densely, and the rain curtain blocked most of the vision.
Song Yanxi couldn't see the way forward and could only place all her hopes on Xuelong.
My grandfather once said that horses are spiritual, especially war horses that have fought alongside their masters through thick and thin on the battlefield.
As long as they have breath and can run, they will return to the camp according to the route they remember, even if the owner on their backs has long passed away.
The prince had been in the border town for decades, and the snow dragon had walked with him on every piece of land under his feet. She believed that it would definitely recognize the road.
Afraid that the rain would seep into her collar and wet her clothes, Song Yanxi could only hold on to her raincoat with one hand and the reins with the other, not daring to let go at all.
The dense raindrops hit my face, freezing cold.
It was unknown how long the snow dragon ran wildly in the rain. Just when Song Yanxi thought that they might have gone in the wrong direction, its speed gradually slowed down.
After a while, Cheng Duan and others rode their horses to catch up.
Seeing Song Yanxi sitting on the horse unharmed, Cheng Duan breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "What Old Liu said is true. Xuelong really understands human nature. He even knew to hold back and wait for us."
He galloped all the way, leaving the other horses far behind, yet he still held back?
Cheng Duan wiped the rain from his face and said as he analyzed the terrain, "Xuelong is no ordinary horse. I heard it's the calf of the Wild Horse King. If it hadn't stumbled and been tricked back by the prince, it might have inherited its father's title as the Wild Horse King by now.
If it hadn't held back its strength, we wouldn't have been able to catch up with you until daybreak."
As if he understood what he said, Xuelong snorted irritably and paced twice.
Song Yanxi quickly leaned over and stroked its neck soothingly, saying as if coaxing a child, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. When I see the prince, I'll help you scold him."
Upon hearing this, the restless Snow Dragon instantly became obedient, and the speed at which he changed his expression was astonishing.
Cheng Duan reached out to catch a few drops of rain and said happily, "Princess, the rain seems to have subsided a lot."
The climate in the border town is changeable, with frequent torrential rains that usually come and go quickly.
As long as the rain shows signs of decreasing, the clouds will stop and the rain will stop within half an hour.
This is a good thing for them.
Not only is climbing the mountain in the rain very slow, but once the rain soaks through their raincoats, they are likely to catch a cold. Not only will they fail to save people, but they will also end up getting hurt themselves.
The same was true for the Liang people who surrounded Lin Tingfeng.
After the heavy rain, people and horses are exhausted, which is the perfect time to encircle and suppress the enemy.
If Song Yanxi led the team, she would never let Lin Tingfeng live until dawn.
Thinking of the worse case scenario, perhaps he had died before the rain fell.
Song Yanxi stared at the road ahead in silence for a moment, then gave the order: "Lead the horses up the mountain."
Whether Lin Tingfeng is dead or alive, she must bring the medicine back.
This is not only the hope of the people in the border town, but also related to the stability of the country, and there is no room for any mistake.
Cheng Duan quickly caught up with her and asked in a low voice, "Princess, when the rain stops, do you need to send a signal to let General Lin know we're here?"
Song Yanxi kept walking and said without turning her head, "No need."
She took two steps and explained, "The situation is unclear right now. It's unclear whether General Lin and his men are actually on this mountain. If the Liang State spies are nearby, this would alert them."
Cheng Duan asked in confusion, "How many spies does Liang have? Why should we be afraid of him?"
Song Yanxi looked back at him and said nothing.
The rumors in the capital are true. General Cheng is truly courageous and his strategy is beyond words.
When Lin Tingfeng left, he brought with him only his trusted experts. Not to mention there were only three or two spies, even if there were more than ten or twenty people, they would not be in such a desperate situation that they would be trapped and ask for help.
Later, General Xu sent twenty skilled fighters, but they didn't send back any news for a whole day and night, and no one knew whether they were dead or alive.
In such a passive situation, we should act with extra caution.
Realizing that he had said the wrong thing and was being disliked, Cheng Duan said a little embarrassedly: "Cheng has always been reckless. I am sorry to make the princess laugh."
"General Cheng, you are too kind. No one is perfect. Who in the Da'an Army doesn't know that the general is unparalleled in bravery?"
Cheng Duan was stunned by the praise and asked hurriedly, "Is what the princess said true?"
Song Yanxi said, "What the prince said himself cannot be false."
The sound of rain gradually subsided. The accompanying person heard this and hurriedly said, "Brothers, General Xu often said this during training. He urged us to emulate General Cheng and become the brave and fearless soldiers of Da'an."
Even though Cheng Duan felt that he was thick-skinned enough, he still felt a little embarrassed when he heard them praising him like that.
He lowered his voice and said, "Be gentle, everyone, be alert and smart. Whether the old and young at home can make it through this depends on tonight."
The others all nodded silently.
Even the horses seemed to sense the tense atmosphere and could not help but lighten their pace. The group looked like ghosts in the night.
When the sound of the dripping rain stopped, everything was silent, so quiet that it seemed as if there was no breath of life in the entire mountain.
Song Yanxi led Xuelong along the muddy mountain road and heard Cheng Duan muttering to himself behind her: "Although I look down on that Lin guy, the border town can use him now, so he'd better not die."
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In a cave deep in the forest.
Lin Tingfeng distributed the last bit of trauma medicine to the wounded soldiers and said with determination, "We must break out before dawn."
"General, no!"
"This is a military order."
"Even if the general chops off my head today, I will still speak."
"Look back at your brothers. Some are injured and some are sick. How are you going to break through when you can't even hold a knife?"
"Huang Feng!"
"It's not that you brothers are afraid of death, but in this situation, if you go out, you will die in vain. How can you bear it, General?"
Lin Tingfeng's face was cold and sullen. He asked, "Then according to you, what should we do now?"
Huang Feng moved his lips and said, "Wait."
The next moment, a long sword flashing with cold light was placed across his neck.
"You're looking for death!"
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