Chapter 126 Docking
Chapter 126 Docking
Although Tian Xing'er was told that she could continue to rest, she didn't want to sleep anymore after she woke up. Thinking about the battle tomorrow, she couldn't sleep.
"Baozhu, Baoyu, let's go with you later. With you protecting me, I will be fine. We will just watch from a distance and help anyone who needs help. How do you think?"
"Miss, you'd better not get involved. After all, this is dangerous and not something you can just play around with. People could really die." When Baozhu heard that her young lady wanted to go to the battlefield, she immediately tried to stop her.
"Yes, Miss, you must not go. This is not a joke. War and fighting are different." Baoyu also echoed.
"I've also worked hard to practice with the musket. Now my accuracy is better than yours. Why can't I go?
We will hide ourselves at that time and not cause more trouble. If we see anyone slipping through the net, we will just shoot them. Okay?
Baozhu, just agree. Don't you want to try the musket?
We have muskets with such a long range, there is no reason to be afraid of them. By the time they get close to us, we will have run away.
Okay, Baozhu, just agree."
Usually, Tian Xing'er's affairs are mostly handled by Baozhu, and Baoyu has to listen to her.
Baozhu glanced at Baoyu, and unexpectedly Baoyu was also looking at her with anticipation. She also wanted to give it a try. She had practiced secretly for so long in Shang County, hoping that it would come in handy one day.
Baozhu was a little overwhelmed by the two men's gazes, "Okay, okay, but you must hide well. If someone finds you, we will take you away immediately, miss. Do you understand?"
"I know, I know, I promise."
At four o'clock in the morning, Tie Qi's men came back, "Brother, Brother Qi asked us to come back to report the situation. Now those Liao soldiers are resting in the same place, and Brother Qi and his men are still watching them. What should we do next?"
"Where are they? Have they arrived in Wu County?" Zhao Shi also came over when he heard the noise.
"Mr. Zhao, they are not far from Wu County, probably only ten miles away. According to Brother Qi, they may want to take a break and eat something before the battle. They will set off again soon. At this time, Wu County's defenses are probably the most lax."
"Brother Tian, we have to get ready to leave. I'm afraid they will start a night attack soon."
"Okay, tell everyone to get up. We are leaving. Send some people to protect Xing'er as she leaves."
After hearing the instructions, everyone woke up, packed up and prepared to leave. Tian Xing'er also got up quickly. She didn't tell Tian Zhenwei about her plan for the time being. After all, if she told him, she might be rejected directly.
So she just planned to follow along, and everyone else would listen to her, unlike Tian Zhenwei who was so difficult to convince.
"Let's go, Xing'er girl, follow your guards and the girls and take another road. You don't know what will happen later, so you should go now."
"Okay, Uncle Zhenwei, you guys have to be careful too. Put our own safety first. If you can't beat us, just run away."
"Well, don't worry."
After watching Tian Xing'er and the others leave first, Tian Zhenwei led his brothers to Wu County.
Tian Xing'er and the others looked back every three steps, and stopped immediately when they could no longer see each other.
"Baozhu, let's turn around quickly. If it's too late, we won't be able to see them clearly."
"Miss, are you sure you don't want to get in the carriage?"
"Why are you taking a carriage? It's making so much noise. Let's catch up quickly and stop talking."
"Ok."
Tian Xing'er, along with her guards and maids, followed carefully behind them, keeping a distance, fearing that they would be discovered. It was also because Tian Zhenwei and the others were in a hurry that they did not notice them.
In order to avoid being exposed, Tian Zhenwei and his companions did not light torches. Fortunately, the moonlight was bright tonight and they could just barely see the way ahead.
However, visibility is low and there are trees everywhere, so as long as you tiptoe and sneak, even if there is some movement, it is not easy to be noticed.
"Brother, you are here." Tie Qi had already sent people to wait on the road they had to pass.
"What's the situation?" "It's fine at the moment. They are still resting here. Brother Qi said they should be leaving soon."
"Very good. Take us there to meet up with Old Seven. From now on, everyone, keep quiet and don't make any noise."
After Tian Zhenwei and others joined up with Tie Qi, they remained lurking behind the Liao soldiers.
"Miss, don't go any further, they won't move.
We are right here, if we go any further they will find us." Tian Xiao reminded loudly.
At 4:20 am, the team ahead started to march out. This was a small team of a thousand people, and even if they moved cautiously, in the silence of the night, they could still hear the friction of pairs of feet on the grass, and the sound of weapons hitting the armor of the soldiers as they moved.
It was these sounds that drowned out the voices of the people following behind in the night.
At almost five o'clock in the morning, they finally arrived outside Wu County. Because they were far away, they could not see any movement on the city wall. They only knew that the Liao soldiers in front of them stopped and began to line up and deploy their troops.
"What should we do now?" Tian Zhenwei asked Zhao Shi beside him in a low voice.
"One word, wait. We are the yellow bird."
"Won't you let me send someone to notify the people over there?"
"No, they are prepared. If you send someone over, how can you guarantee that they will not be discovered? There is only that road ahead."
Seeing that what Zhao Shi said made sense, Tian Zhenwei stopped persuading him.
"They have divided their forces, let's follow that small force." Finally, when they made some movement, Zhao Shi immediately reminded Tian Zhenwei to let everyone follow.
"This small force of theirs has hundreds of people. Are you sure we can handle it with just a dozen of us?" Tian Zhenwei originally thought that they only had to defend against the fleeing soldiers, but now they might have to face them head-on, and the number of people was far from what they expected.
"They will divide it again. Believe me, we just need to fight one by one. We won't let the brothers suffer. I brought you here to get heads, not to be taken."
"Okay, I'll believe you then."
Under the leadership of Zhao Shi, Tian Zhenwei and his men followed the Liao army's 100-man squad and sneaked along the way.
"Miss, are you going to follow us no matter what? They have a lot of people, and we can't guarantee your safety. Why don't we retreat?" Only then did Tian Da and the others realize that there were so many Liao soldiers ahead. It was too dark and far away before, so they didn't feel anything. Now that the team was separated, they could see clearly that there were so many people here.
They underestimated the situation. They could not guarantee the safety of their young lady at all. This was not an ordinary fight, but a real battlefield. The opponent's numbers alone were enough to beat them without any chance of fighting back.
"No, they're following us. Let's be careful and keep our distance. If they don't follow us, it won't be safe for us to stay here. Anyway, I'm not going back."
"Miss, this is too dangerous." Baozhu and Baoyu are also very worried about the current situation. This is not a joke.
"Stop talking and keep your voice down, otherwise we'll make some noise and it will be bad. Go quickly or I'll scream."
In the current situation, their young lady started to act willful again. They were afraid that if she really made a noise, they would not be able to follow her, so they had no choice but to follow her.
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