Following Yuan Xichen's command, the soldiers trotted outside in neat steps, and the ground began to shake at that moment.
The dust on the ground also floated up, and even though everyone was choked, no one retreated easily.
In order to speed up the march, most people rode their war horses first, and those behind followed closely behind.
Yuan Xichen divided his men into three groups: one vanguard, responsible for gathering information; another cavalry, responsible for responding to the battle ahead; and the last group, the rear support force, responsible for providing cover and serving as backup.
Everyone does their job, and as little stuff as possible is placed on the horse's back, at least to reduce the pressure on the soldiers as much as possible.
The winding team moved in an orderly manner in the mountains like a long snake that had awakened. Neither its head nor its tail could be seen.
Fortunately, there were many trees on the marching route, so even if we were traveling under the sun, we were not as tired or prone to heatstroke as we had imagined.
The riders on horseback climbed the steep slope quite easily, but the runners had a little more trouble.
Since there were many people passing by, the various birds in the woods were frightened by their movements and flew around in all directions.
After marching for about two hours, everyone was quite tired.
Yuan Xichen estimated that a long time had passed before he jumped off the horse nimbly. He suddenly raised his white hands, indicating that the advancing team could stop temporarily.
Yuan Yi reacted quickly after seeing this and shouted loudly to the back: "Everyone on horseback should dismount immediately and rest where you are. Everyone, hurry up and drink some water. We will be there in about an hour.
Everyone, hold on! The sooner we arrive, the fewer lives a civilian will have to die. Everyone, please work hard now. Once we win, you can all rest well. Building achievements for yourself and your family is also a way to bring honor to your family. Also, patrol officers, please step up your guard and continue patrolling."
After explaining the situation, Yuan Yi also dismounted.
He walked over and tied Yuan Xichen's horse to a tree, and then got some water and grass for the horse.
The horse was really tired, but when it saw the food, it was like a fish seeing water, and it immediately became energetic.
It first took a big sip of water and then took a big bite of grass.
After eating for a while, the grass and water in front of it were eaten up clean.
This is a Ferghana horse and also Yuan Xichen's favorite, so Yuan Yi usually serves it personally.
So the sweat it sheds is red, which is different from that of other horses.
After Yuan Yi gave the order, everyone took action one after another.
Under the reflection of the mottled shade of the trees, the long snake that was winding forward finally stopped moving, and its huge body hovered in the mountains.
Yuan Yi went to find a big rock nearby and placed a clean cotton cloth on top of the rock.
Then he placed the stone directly under a big tree, and then came to Yuan Xichen and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please move over there and rest for a while. If you need anything, just tell your subordinates to sit down. Please drink a sip of water first, it's really too hot now."
Yuan Yi handed a water bag directly to Yuan Xichen, and took a larger plant leaf to fan him.
Although the wind from the plant leaves was not very strong, it did provide some relief.
Yuan Xichen looked around and found that they were surrounded by mountains on all sides. The journey would be easier only if they walked out of the mountains.
Yuan Xichen is a cautious person, and he can't help but think more when he sees the surrounding environment.
After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Xichen suddenly looked up at Yuan Yi and said seriously, "Yuan Yi, immediately send a few more teams to investigate the surrounding situation. We must ensure that there are no mistakes. I see that there are mountains all around here, so it would be easy to hide people if we really wanted to.
Tell those patrolling to be more careful and attentive, and not to let their guard down. Those resting shouldn't let their guard down either. Also, after they've rested, before we set off, have the riders swap positions with the runners.
Traveling is already tiring, and Yuan Xichen also wanted to relieve some of the pressure on others.
After receiving the order, Yuan Yi walked to the back, and after giving the instructions, he returned to Yuan Xichen.
After receiving the order to rest, all the soldiers except those on patrol sat on the ground.
I don’t know who took off his shoes without caring about his image. Maybe he wanted to rub his sore soles.
As a result, an overwhelming smell of foot odor instantly filled the air.
"Oh my, this smells so bad! It smells a bit like foot odor. Who took off their shoes? Oh my god, it smells so bad!"
"That's right! That's right! It stinks too much! Who on earth is so wicked as to take off their shoes? It's so hot, they're going to stink us out."
People in the crowd kept complaining, wondering whose feet were so smelly.
A captain in the team was very irritable. He was also overwhelmed by the smell. He spat heavily on the ground and said through gritted teeth:
"Who the hell is this bastard with such smelly feet? Why don't you put on your shoes? Does he want to die? If I find him, I'll make him pay!"
If you bastards disturb the prince, I will skin you alive. Come out here if you are a real man, or I will find you and never let you go.”
The captain cursed as he walked, and his curses soon reached the ears of several soldiers who had taken off their shoes.
After they looked at each other, they felt their backs tighten and cold sweat broke out.
They were so tired that they forgot that the prince was still in the team. This was really asking for trouble.
Soon, several people put on their shoes and stood up quickly.
Yuan Xichen, who was not far away, was not disturbed. After all, he was some distance away and naturally did not smell the disgusting smell.
After resting for about a quarter of an hour, the team continued its journey.
"Let's go! Everyone, follow quickly and don't fall behind." Yuan Yi shouted loudly, and the person in charge of waving the flag shook his dry and withered hands desperately.
When the soldiers behind saw the flags waving, they began to jog along with the team.
After a short period of rest and recuperation, everyone felt full of energy and vitality.
There were many small stones and large rocks on the road the soldiers were walking on, and the terrain became steeper as they walked.
"Report! Everyone, make way! Make way! I want to see the prince, hurry up!"
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