Chapter 263 Heading to Jibei
The next day, it was daybreak.
An Xin and Zheng Xiaoling were escorted out of the An Mansion by a group of people. Leng Xiangbai, Jiang Zhou and the others stood in the cold wind for a long time before being pulled back by An Rui as they watched the two of them ride away on their horses.
"My cousin will be fine. Haven't you heard that good people don't live long?" An Rui looked at them with worried eyes and low mood, and comforted them: "My cousin, that evil person, lived for more than a thousand or eight hundred years, so there will be absolutely no problem."
Leng Xiangbai and Jiang Zhou glanced at him and returned to their rooms silently.
They were not only worried that something might happen to An Xin, but also worried that it would be a very cold winter day for her to go to northern Ji and sleep in the open air, which would be very hard for her.
An Xin discussed with several generals, and she took General Yuchi and General Gao and selected the 200 best men from their personal soldiers to go ahead.
General Chen selected two thousand soldiers, and they had to obtain Emperor Sheng'an's approval before they could set out for northern Hebei.
After leaving the imperial city, An Xin saw that General Yuchi and General Gao were already waiting there. Not far from them, there were two hundred soldiers lined up in an orderly manner, leading their horses.
Each of them carried a bow and arrow on his back and a big sword on his waist.
Each of them stood straight, had a serious expression and looked forward, demonstrating the soldiers' high level of concentration and discipline.
General Yuchi came over with a tiger-like stride and clasped his fists: "Little Chief, I'm counting on you this time."
General Gao also clasped his fists towards An Xin.
Although the two generals wanted to rescue their sons themselves, their identities did not allow them to act recklessly.
"They are also my students. The two generals don't have to be so polite." An Xin looked in the direction of Jibei and frowned slightly. "I'm leaving."
It's impossible to say that I'm not worried. The two boys have been deceived outside the border city for quite some time, and An Xin is anxious to find them as soon as possible.
If the student she had taught with so much effort was framed and died again, An Xin would be so angry that she would vomit blood.
General Yuchi and General Gao's eyes flickered. Although they were rough men, they could see that An Xin could not hide his genuine concern for his students, the boys from their two families.
The two were very glad that their son had such a female teacher as his teacher, and they were also extremely grateful to An Xin for being willing to go to the northern border of Hebei to save people in such cold weather.
Although he was her student, he was more like their son.
An Xin wore a fur hat with ear covers, a blue coat lined with wolf fur, a thick black cloak on the outside, and a pair of long suede boots on his feet.
He led two hundred soldiers, braved the cold wind, and rode non-stop, rushing to northern Hebei as quickly as possible.
This time, whether it was the big black horse that An Xin rode himself, or the horse that Zheng Xiaoling sat on, or even the horses ridden by these two hundred soldiers.
Both generals were desperate to save their sons, so they specially picked out the best horses from the military horses, just to prevent them from wasting time on the road because of the horses.
If we follow the speed of the big black horse that An Xin rides, I wouldn't say he could travel a thousand miles a day, but he might be able to travel seven or eight hundred miles.
However, although other people's horses are good horses, they are only strong and cannot be compared with the real BMWs of excellent breeds that can travel thousands of miles a day.
Along the way, An Xin and his companions rode on horseback except for basic rest and meals.
On the sixth day, they arrived outside Jibei Cang City in the snow. An Xin did not choose to enter the city, but found a cave to take people in to rest.
She called back the leaders of the two generals' personal guards, Shen Qiang and Zhao Pengyuan, and asked them to secretly enter the city to find Xu Zhiyang, a fifth-rank general at the border, and Chai Hongzhuang, a sixth-rank lieutenant.
These two people were former subordinates of General Yuchi, and they were also the people he mentioned as trustworthy when he came.
General Yuchi casually pointed out two military officers with high positions for his use, which shows his control over the Jibei army.
It seems that the Central Guard Army has been stationed in northern Hebei for many years, and the actual controller of the military power here is probably someone else.
No wonder after there were no major battles on the border, Emperor Sheng An recalled all those powerful and prestigious generals in the army back to the capital. With such control over the army, no emperor would be afraid of suspicion.
Fortunately, Emperor Sheng An was not a monarch who would discard the donkey after it has done its job, or throw the dog away after the rabbit has died or hide the bow after the bird is all gone.
General Yuchi and his men are not the kind of people who want to become too powerful and threaten the emperor, or hold on to military power.
In this way, the relationship between the ruler and his subjects complements each other, and now Daqian enjoys a peaceful situation.
If any of them, whether the emperor is suspicious and cruel, or General Yuchi who holds military power is ambitious, a war will break out.
After the two left, An Xin asked Zheng Xiaoling to take some people to the city to buy some food and fodder for the horses.
When Zheng Xiaoling put on the curtain and was about to leave, An Xin looked at the endless mountains outside the cave and asked her to buy some seasonings.
Although Zheng Xiaoling didn't understand why she had to buy seasonings, she still nodded obediently and agreed.
An Xin looked at Zheng Xiaoling's back, and thought of the girl who had insisted on helping him with affairs along the way. She had gotten rid of her initial inferiority complex and gradually became calm and confident. She nodded with satisfaction.
This is a piece of unpolished jade. If it is carefully polished, it will surely shine brightly.
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Retracting his gaze, An Xin said loudly to the soldiers resting in the cave: "Does anyone want to have an extra meal tonight? I'm going out to the mountains to hunt now. If you want to go, follow me."
An Xin didn't waste any time and strode out of the cave.
"Go, go, go...why not go..."
"Add more food, add more food, I must add more food, I've been eating so much that I'm almost out of my mind all this time."
For the past six or seven days, everyone had been eating dry food in order to hurry along. Now, hearing that they were going to go hunting for a snack, the energetic young men followed An Xin and ran into the forest.
"Damn it Wang Ergou, come back soon, I don't want to stay and watch the horses~" Those who were slow could only jump up and down and curse, watching others go out and have fun.
If there weren't horses that needed to be watched, I'm afraid no one would be left here.
The tall and thin man who was scolded ran forward laughing and disappeared in a moment.
When a group of them relied on their numbers to brave the deep mountains and forests, they acted separately in groups of ten or eight, so as not to scare away the prey before they took action because of their large numbers.
An Xin led seven or eight soldiers and walked through the snow-covered forests, holding her specially made sword in her hand.
At this moment, it looks like a sword in An Xin's hand. When the mechanism is turned and the long handle is pulled out, it becomes a double-sided sword that is popular on the battlefield.
The soldier who followed An Xin glanced at the weapon in her hand, pursed his lips, and looked away.
No one expected her to actually catch any prey.
Originally, these soldiers who were able to catch the eyes of the two generals and be recruited as personal guards were among the best in the army in terms of both intelligence and skills.
Arranged by their own general, they had to obey the orders of the woman in front of them. Even though they knew that she was the teacher of the two generals' sons, they still looked down on An Xin somewhat in the army where the strong were respected.
Along the way, sometimes I prefer to listen to my leader.
But her status here is the highest. When she came, her general said that if she encountered any danger, her safety must be protected.
Therefore, everyone thought An Xin was weak and no one knew why she came along.
(End of this chapter)