Chapter 820: Sunrise in the East (45)

"Master, I'm leaving!" Xiang Shenkang stood in front of Huang Zhan, his body covered in blood and flesh, but with a smile on his face. "Master, you have to be good. Kangzi can't follow you to take care of you anymore." I'm going to find the master."

"Kangzi, where are you going? What are you going to do?" Huang Zhan's eyes widened, "Aren't you in Xinhui? Why did you come to me? How is Xinhui?"

Xiang Shenkang smiled but kept silent, just looking at Huang Zhan, walking backward step by step, his figure becoming more and more blurred, and seeing that he was about to retreat to the door of the tent, Huang Zhan was sweating like rain, and wanted to I went to chase him, but my legs felt like they were filled with lead and I couldn't move at all.

"Yasuko, don't go!" he yelled

& (Pig) (Pig) (Island) (Novel) www.zhunbsp; This shout was like a thunderbolt, a wave, Xiang Shenkang's body was like a bubble, turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared in the yellow In front of Zhan's eyes

With a loud cry, Huang Zhan woke up from his nightmare. He straightened up and sat up from the cot. His body was dripping with cold sweat. He stretched out his hand to wipe his forehead, and the water dripped from his body.

Fortunately, it was a dream. Huang Zhan gasped for air and thought about the plot of the dream. Although he was thankful, he felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

The shout obviously alerted the guards on duty outside the tent. Two guards rushed in, with the swords in their hands already unsheathed. "Commander, what's wrong?"

Huang Zhan got off the camp bed and paced back and forth in the tent, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Have the scouts sent out not returned yet?" he asked

"Teacher, you haven't come back."

"No one came back?"

"None came back"

Huang Zhan walked around in circles for a few times, then suddenly raised his head, "Go, call Xie Zongjie and Pang Li to come to me immediately!" he said sternly

The two guards turned around and trotted out of the tent. Huang Zhan felt even more uneasy.

"Yasuko, are you telling me a dream? Are you gone? No, you must live. You are my best, and we two brothers have to fight side by side!" He thought silently in his heart Then he walked to the camp bed, pulled out a bamboo tube from under the pillow, pulled out a map from it, spread it out on the camp bed, and carefully looked at the journey from his current location to Xinhui with the help of the torch in the tent.

"Commander!" The curtain was lifted, and two regiment soldiers Xie Zongjie said,

Pang Li walked in. The clothes and armor of the two of them were neatly dressed. They definitely couldn't get dressed so quickly in such a short period of time. This only meant that they slept in their clothes at night.

Huang Zhan raised his head and looked at the two of them, "Kangzi was entrusting me with a dream just now!"

ah! Both of them looked at Huang Zhan in surprise. They were both warriors on the battlefield, but that one was not a murderer, but he had never believed in the stories of these ghosts and gods. They also knew that Huang Zhan had always scorned these things. When they heard Huang Zhan suddenly say this to them in a eloquent manner, the two of them almost couldn't believe their ears and looked at each other. They all feel that the teacher must have been too nervous during this period.

"Yasuko's body was covered in blood and flesh, and no part of him was intact. He smiled and told me that he was gone!" Regardless of the surprised looks of his two capable subordinates. Huang Zhan still thinks about himself

"Xinhui must have been lost, and Yasuko must be gone."

"Sir, it's just a dream. Kangzi and you have always been brothers, and you care about him. It's to be expected to have nightmares. Dreams are all the opposite. Now Kangzi must still be fighting Qi's army in Xinhui. !" Xie Zongjie consoled him.

"Yes, sir, Kangzi is a fierce general, so he will be fine," Pang Li also said.

"No, this time is different. I feel very bad." Huang Zhan shook his head, "None of the scouts have returned. This is not normal, not normal. Xie Zongjie, you immediately lead five hundred people and set out overnight to occupy the Qinglong Bridge. Li, you also bring five hundred people to guard Yanglindu upstream of Qinglong Bridge. If the Qi army has really captured Xinhui, then these two places are the places they must pass through. There has just been a heavy rain, Qinglong The river is swollen, and they can only cross the river at these two places. If they want to bypass these two places, they have to walk hundreds of miles."

"Sir, brothers, we have only rested for two hours. Should we wait for dawn before setting off again?" Xie Zongjie asked

"No, let's go now, right away, immediately," Huang Zhan suddenly stopped and said sternly

Looking at Huang Zhan's sharp eyes, Xie Zongjie and Pang Li stopped talking. Instead, they stood at attention and gave Huang Zhan a military salute, "Yes, now, immediately, set off immediately."

The two turned around and left the tent. After a while, there was a lot of noise inside. Huang Zhan ignored the noise outside and knelt on one knee in front of the camp bed again, staring at the march map. "If the Xinhui is really lost, then, I Where should we set up defenses?" His eyes scanned the map and finally landed on Qinglong Mountain.

"This is the only place in Qinglong Mountain." He stood up, "Here comes someone!"

The personal guards came out in response

"Send scouts to Qinglong Mountain immediately. I want the general topography of Qinglong Mountain and whether there is any water source on the mountain. Let them set off immediately."

"clear!"

"Inform the logistics, bury the pot and make rice. After half an hour, wake up the remaining soldiers to eat, and then the whole army breaks camp."

"yes!"

Everything was ready, Huang Zhan sat on the camp bed, took out his saber from under the pillow, and wiped it carefully

"Yangzi, if you are really gone, I will take all the heads of people to pay homage to you."

Qinglong Bridge is about twenty miles away from the current station of the Zhengdong Army, almost at the midway point with Xinhui. The Qinglong River crosses it, separating Xinhui from them. The place where you can cross the river is surrounded by There is only Qinglong Bridge, and then more than ten miles upstream, there is a ferry, Yanglindu. Apart from these two places, there are almost no other places to cross the river. More importantly, the heavy rain a day ago will cause the Qinglong River to surge, causing Crossing the river is more difficult

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Huang Zhan's neurosis, the strict military regulations of the Eastern Expedition Army still made Xie Zongjie dare not neglect the military orders at all. He led 500 subordinates and went straight to the Qinglong Bridge in full gear. Although he only rested for two hours, At this time, these soldiers were almost resurrected with full blood. As they walked, they stuffed fried noodles into their mouths, took a few bites, and poured a sip of water into their mouths.

Fried noodles are also Gao Yuan's invention. This processed cooked food is extremely high in calories and easy to carry. One or two handfuls are enough to make you feel full. Moreover, after adding ingredients, it tastes good, which greatly relieved the Zhengdong Army. Logistics pressure, other standard equipment such as marching kettles, engineer shovels, etc., are basically unheard of in other countries in this era.

"Speed ​​up, we must reach Qinglong Bridge before dawn!" Xie Zongjie shouted, "Brothers, are you full? When you are full, sing a song for me. Come on, sing our military song."

In the dark night, under the light of torches and accompanied by loud military songs, five hundred soldiers rushed toward the Qinglong Bridge.

When the first trace of fish-belly white appeared on the horizon, Xie Zongjie heard the rumbling sound of water. To his ears, it was no less than the music of fairyland. Although it was only more than twenty miles away, it was still like this. Under the conditions of the road and march, he was proud to be able to reach the Qinglong River on time in such a short period of time.

In this world, perhaps only our Zhengdong Army can do this.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and Xie Zongjie clearly saw the Qinglong Bridge towering over the surging Qinglong River. It was an all-stone bridge with more than a dozen piers supporting the bridge deck. It was nearly two meters wide and could accommodate a car. The large carriage was passing by. At this time, the other side of the Qinglong River was still quiet and no one could be seen. This made him let out a long breath.

The teacher was overly worried and said in his heart

"Speed ​​up and occupy the Qinglong Bridge," Xie Zongjie shouted loudly. He took the lead and ran towards the Qinglong Bridge. The water was so damn big that it almost filled the bridge hole under the bridge deck. He looked at the swirling and surging Qinglong Bridge. River, Xie Zongjie was a little surprised. Damn it, with this water flow, except for this bridge, I'm afraid it's really impossible to cross anywhere else.

When they saw the Qinglong Bridge, the soldiers knew that their destination had arrived, and they all cheered. After more than 20 miles of muddy roads and carrying tens of kilograms of weight, they marched in a hurry. It would be a lie to say they were not tired.

We can finally take a breath, everyone said in their hearts

The 500 Eastern Expeditionary Army rushed towards the Qinglong Bridge. Xie Zongjie immediately stood up and occupied the Qinglong Bridge. At least at this time, it was true that one man was in charge and no one could get away. He looked back at the soldiers who were coming, and couldn't help but smile. Get up, there are five hundred heroes here! All that's left now is to guard Qinglong Bridge and wait for division commander Huang Zhan's large force to arrive. It seems that Xinhui is fine and the other party has no intention of occupying Qinglong Bridge.

The soldiers arrived at the Qinglong Bridge and immediately began to make preparations. Although they did not know whether there would be enemies coming, necessary preparations were still made. At this end of the bridge, hundreds of soldiers quickly pulled up the barbed wire and dug. The earth was piled up to build the parapet, and the sand and stones were packed in sacks. They were carried one by one to the middle section of the Qinglong Bridge, and the walls were built one by one. In a short time, the Qinglong Bridge had been separated into two worlds.

This set of procedures of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been practiced very well in normal times. In less than an hour, everything was ready. Xie Zongjie sat cross-legged and relaxed on the parapet made of sacks in the middle of the bridge, beating time with his hands. He hummed a ditty in a relaxed and contented manner. The other soldiers sat by the Qinglong River in twos and threes and began to wash up.

The sun slowly climbed up from the east, and Xie Zongjie, who was bathed in the sunshine, suddenly stood up from the breast wall, widened his eyes, and looked towards the direction of Xinhui. There was a rumble on the ground, which was the sound of horse hooves stepping on the ground. Not only him, but also all the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army felt something strange. The chatter and laughter stopped, and all the soldiers stood up and turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

After a moment, a large flag suddenly appeared in the field of view of the Zhengdong Army.

"Qi people, they are from Qi State!" Some soldiers shouted

"Ready to fight!" Xie Zongjie jumped down from the parapet, "The first company, lead the middle section of the bridge, attack the enemy frontally, the second company, and the third company, guard the two wings of the bridge, intercept the enemy with crossbows. The fourth company is in reserve!" (To be continued...)