Chapter 2605: On the battlefield
No wonder Zhu Feng chose this birch forest. The cavalry's combat effectiveness was amazing when charging on the plains, but once they entered the dense forest, their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the infantry.
That's why he chose this place.
Zhu Feng chose a small clearing in the forest and had someone build a simple awning, which was actually just a piece of canvas tied to several trees around and covered his head.
Then, they laid a mat on the ground, which barely served as a place for them to sit.
Nan Yan took a look, smiled and said softly to Zhu Feng: "The emperor is really not particular."
Zhu Feng glared at her.
"We're about to go to war, what are you still fussing about?"
"snort."
Nan Yan remembered that when she was lying on the windowsill and eavesdropping on the teacher's lecture to Si Muyun and others, he talked about some stories in history books. Sometimes the ceremonial procession of the emperor's tour stretched for thousands of miles. If he was leading the army in person, he would not leave without hundreds of thousands of troops.
When they arrived on the battlefield, there was also all kinds of pomp and ceremony, with golden chariots and jade sedan chairs everywhere.
But when it came to Zhu Feng, not only could it not be recognized as the emperor's ceremonial procession, it even looked more like the style of some provincial governors.
Even if I, the "noble concubine", follow him, I will no longer be noble.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan stopped being pretentious and sat down.
At this time, Zhu Feng naturally didn't care about what she was thinking about him. He just stood in front with his hands behind his back. Although it was already noon, the sky was still not very bright - even if the sun was shining brightly, it was impossible to see what was happening so far away.
At this moment, the surrounding leaves began to tremble slightly.
But there was clearly no wind at all.
After a while, everyone seemed to realize that the ground was shaking slightly.
Moreover, not only the ground, but also the water of the Yulian River not far from them began to stir slightly, occasionally hitting the smooth sand and gravel on the river bank.
As soon as he sensed this, Zhu Feng's eyes immediately became sharp.
He turned his head and whispered a few words to the personal soldiers around him. Several personal soldiers immediately jumped on their horses and galloped forward in several directions.
Nan Yan also hurriedly stood up and walked to his side: "Your Majesty, this is——"
"They're off."
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Arslan's people have already set off."
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
It seems that he must have sent a lot of troops, otherwise, there would not be such a shocking feeling. Based on the experience of following Zhu Feng on patrol and battle several times before, Nan Yan roughly estimated that there were at least tens of thousands of people.
So he whispered, "There are tens of thousands of people."
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
Said: "At least one hundred thousand."
"So, what about Monk?"
"From that day on, the troops in his camp, plus the ones I brought with me, there are at least 150,000."
Nan Yan gasped.
What kind of scene would it be like to see more than 200,000 cavalry fighting on the grassland?
No wonder the ground was shaking.
Nan Yan did not sit back, but continued to stand behind Zhu Feng, looking at the rising waves of the Yulian River in front of them together with him. Because of the gloomy sky, the Yulian River no longer looked like a jade silk thread winding on the grassland, but rather like a long gray silk, winding and slowly flowing into the distance.
Time, like the river, flows slowly.
I don’t know how long it took, but the wind started to blow.
In this birch forest, although Zhu Feng brought many people, all of them stood in their respective positions. Not even a gasp or cough could be heard. Only the occasional neighing of horses could be heard. But at this time, the leaves on the trees were rustling in the wind, constantly slapping against the swaying branches.
The entire forest seemed to be trembling slightly.
The Yulian River not far away was even more turbulent than the one caused by the tremor just now. Waves hit the river bank. One could even feel the water droplets mixed in the wind, blowing towards people's faces.
Nan Yan was blown away and staggered.
Although Zhu Feng was standing in front of her, he was quick to act and supported her.
He said in a deep voice, "Go sit down. It's going to rain soon."
Nan Yan did not listen, but watched the strong wind blowing around her, even the fallen leaves on the ground were blown into the sky.
The wind whistled through the forest, and the humming sound was like the growling of a tiger lurking not far away.
The ground shook even more violently.
At this moment, everything in front of her eyes suddenly turned white. Before Nan Yan could react, she heard a muffled sound rolling in from the clouds above her head.
She couldn't help but hold Zhu Feng's arm with her backhand and whispered, "Your Majesty, is that thunder?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
He said quietly, "It's thunder."
“…”
“That’s the sound of drums, too.”
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and almost pricked up her ears to listen, but she could only hear the whistling of the wind. However, in the wind, there seemed to be a dull sound like thunder shaking the earth.
Is that the sound of drums?
In other words, the attack is about to begin.
Although she knew that she couldn't see that far, Nan Yan still subconsciously stood on tiptoe and stretched her neck to look into the distance. At this moment, another burst of white lightning flashed before her eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of muffled thunder exploded overhead.
And in the sound of the wind, there was a muffled sound that was even more shocking than the thunder.
Zhu Feng took a deep breath and said, "Let's start the attack."
After saying this, another gust of wind brought with it a fishy smell and rushed towards her. Nan Yan only saw a gray-black mass suddenly appearing in front of her. In an instant, the entire birch forest was swallowed up by the gray-black mass, and raindrops as big as beans fell down.
Several bodyguards around him immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take shelter here first."
Zhu Feng nodded and stretched out his hand, covering Nan Yan's head with his large palm. He said to her who was still in a daze, "Go sit down first."
"……oh oh."
Nan Yan was a little dazed, but nodded immediately and followed them to sit under the awning over there.
The rain is getting heavier.
Sitting under the awning, they could almost feel the force of the raindrops hitting the canvas. The crackling sound suddenly filled the entire forest. The surrounding leaves that were originally swaying in the wind suddenly wilted and soon fell down, soaked with rain.
Even the surrounding fruit/dew land was soon hit by the rain, leaving small pits one after another.
For some reason, when Nan Yan listened to the sound of rain in the wind, it seemed as if there were more sharp sounds mixed in.
Like the sound of swords clashing.
It was so sharp and piercing that it seemed as if it would pierce one's eardrums.
She couldn't help but frown.
This was the first time that I didn’t see the war with my own eyes, but I felt as if I was on the battlefield.
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