Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin had been on Mount Jiuhua for five days.

Three days ago, he led troops to take Jinzhai County, but he didn't know if he had leaked the news. He was laid down by the enemy in a mountain depression eighty miles in front of Jinzhai County.

Ning Zheng seemed to know that he was leading the team, and he was determined to put him to death. There were not [-] or [-] soldiers temporarily transferred, and they were all over the mountain, and the Light Feather Arrow team had more than three.

Ning Huaijin has dealt with these people on the front line every day these days, and the defenders everywhere have almost figured out the bottom line. A quick look at the number of people can tell - Ning Zheng has hollowed out several surrounding cities, just waiting to come This is bad for him.

This time, Ning Huaijin brought out only [-] soldiers for a quick battle, not to mention the complex and difficult terrain like the mountain pass.

So Ning Huaijin didn't hesitate at all, and decided to withdraw immediately, but it's a pity that the enemy's road is narrow, and the one who led the troops out to surround him this time was none other than Feng Yuan, who had suffered a big loss in his hands before.After losing Tongbai County, the new general probably had a hard time. This time the enemy met with jealousy, and he wanted to hold back Ning Huaijin even if he didn't want his own elite.

Head-to-head confrontation is obviously unrealistic. If you want to charge head-on, I am afraid that there will be no soldiers left around Ning Huaijin before breaking out of the encirclement.

What's more, Ning Huaijin is determined not to be captured, otherwise let's not talk about whether losing the coach before the battle will shake the morale of the army, but just say that if he falls into Ning Zheng's hands, life for Ning Yan will never be easier .

So Ning Huaijin gritted her teeth and simply ordered the front team to change to the rear team. Instead of retreating in the direction of Xinyang, she broke through in the opposite direction.

Feng Yuan originally thought that Ning Huaijin would desperately go back to the city, so he blocked most of his troops in his way, but he didn't expect him to turn around and go back to seek his own death. .

Ning Huaijin is a cautious person, and the same is true for leading troops. Before going out, she has gone through the map of the surrounding hundreds of miles in her head.

The terrain around Jinzhai County is diverse, but most of them are plains and rivers, which are not good for hiding and retreating. If you really run out, you will have to be caught up by Feng Yuan within two hundred miles.

But if you don't run, there are only two ways left: fighting to the end or capturing with nothing.

Ning Huaijin couldn't choose either, it was the first time he was chased by the enemy in such a panic on the battlefield, and there was no way out, so he could only grit his teeth and order the whole army to abandon their horses and unnecessary baggage, and bring the remaining soldiers closer up the hill.

Fortunately, it's spring now, the vegetation on the mountain is abundant, and it's easy to hide people among the mountains and forests.In addition, the terrain of Jiuhua Mountain is quite steep, and it is dominated by rocky peaks and cliffs. Among the peaks and ridges, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to catch up in a while.

Therefore, although Feng Yuan ordered his soldiers to abandon their horses, but after all, Jiuhua Mountain is as high as clouds, and the road is rugged. If you want to search for a few thousand people, it will not be possible in a short while.

But in the end Feng Yuan didn't give up, he suffered a big loss at the hands of Ning Huaijin before, and when he returned, he was severely scolded by Ning Zheng, lowered his rank, and assigned to guard some small towns.This time Ning Huaijin was crashing into his guard. He thought that the sky had eyes, and he was full of hatred and wanted to take revenge. Now that Ning Huaijin's body could not be seen, how could he let it go? Set up camp and make people search the mountains.

Hiding until today, Ning Huaijin only had [-] elite left in his hands, and most of them were wounded, all of them in a state of embarrassment.

Ning Huaijin himself didn't get well there, he was also injured when he broke through the siege, one wound was on the side of the waist, and the other was wounded on the back shoulder, all of which were sharp arrow wounds, which had only been wounded in a hurry these few days, and from time to time Oozing blood.

There was a light rain on Jiuhua Mountain last night. Although the temperature dropped a little when we got up this morning, but fortunately, the rain will make the footprints and traces of people disappear, so at least they don’t have to move for the next two days. rested.

Ning Huaijin was sitting on the foot of a cliff, squinting her eyes at a mountain peak shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance, her mind was full of thoughts, and there were all sorts of messes.

——It's the fifth day, Ning Huaijin thought.

Xie Jue must have received the news that he was attacked, and he will definitely come out to find him, but Jiuhua Mountain is deep in the mountains and dense forests, although Feng Yuan will not be able to find them for a while, but Xie Jue's people are even more so.

If Ning Huaijin had had other options at the beginning, he would definitely not have chosen the one that hurt the enemy by one thousand and eight hundred, but at that time the situation was urgent, there was a long river in front of him, and a plain in the back, so he had nowhere to go, so he could only go to the mountains tie.

But once he entered the deep mountains, what happened afterward was out of his control.

Jiuhua Mountain is high and cloudy, but it is only Dushan after all, not connected to other mountains. If Feng Yuan is going to go all out and stick to the circle down the mountain, they can only obediently be trapped on it, and there is no other way out.

But we can't just wait on the mountain. It's early spring, and the mountain is still chilly. After a few nights, some people in the army have developed a high fever. In addition, the dry food on their bodies is getting less and less. If this continues, I'm afraid they will not be able to hide in the mountain how long.

Besides—

Ning Huaijin's thoughts paused, he leaned against the wet mountain wall, lowered his eyes slightly, and sighed softly.

——Besides, Ning Yan must have heard the news.

Xie Jue would report Prince Gong's disappearance before the battle, and would definitely report it to Ning Yan.

Intellectually, Ning Huaijin knew that Ning Yan would never be a child who would act on his own will. In his life, he understood what the overall situation was, and he also understood the meaning of pulling a hair to affect the whole body. Now, Ning Huaijin was not sure.

Ning Yan had broken so many examples with him that even Ning Huaijin himself was not sure how much weight he had in Ning Yan's heart.Ruo Ningyan was really excited by the news, thinking that something happened to him, so he sent a letter back to the capital, ordering the shadow guard to kill Ruan Yin to vent his anger.

Ning Huaijin was confused. For a while, they could last a few more days in the mountain, and if they couldn't make it, how would they go down the mountain; for a while, it was Ning Yan. The remaining poison on the body will suffer again.

For some reason, countless questions were entangled in his mind, but he couldn't figure out any of them, as if his head was full of paste, and the more he stirred it, the thicker it became.

It wasn't until there was a low call from her side that Ning Huaijin suddenly shivered and woke up reflexively.

"My lord, my lord—"

Only then did Ning Huaijin realize that he almost fell asleep leaning against the mountain wall before he knew it, and Shili came to him at some point, kneeling beside him, looking at him worriedly.

"My lord, are you alright?" Shili asked.

Ning Huaijin reached out and wiped dew on the mountain wall, and patted her forehead.

"It's okay." He whispered, "What?"

"It's time for you to change your medicine." Shili said, took out a small finger-sized medicine bottle from his arms, and opened the medicine plug.

Ning Huaijin was stunned, looked sideways at the white cloth wrapped around her shoulders, and asked doubtfully, "Why do you still have medicine, haven't you already used it before?"

"The three shadow guards beside the prince, besides his subordinates, each have two bottles of wound medicine." Shi Li said patiently, "It's enough for the prince for three days."

"My king is fine." Ning Huaijin said: "Let's put it away first, there are several more injured than this king, go and see if they need it."

"No." Shili flatly refused: "Your Majesty has a will to protect the prince first. Since your majesty has ordered the shadow guards, even if everyone else dies here, the shadow guards must take the prince back safely."

Ning Huaijin frowned, but she didn't want to make it difficult, so she was silent for a moment, didn't say anything, and planned to take the medicine away afterwards, and let him distribute it to others.

Shili saw that he had acquiesced, so he kowtowed, walked up two steps on his knees, put the medicine bottle beside Ning Huaijin, reached out to untie the white cloth wrapped around his shoulders, and prepared to change his medicine.

After tossing and tossing the cloth for the past few days, it rolled around in the ashes of the mountains and forests, and a large piece was stained with blood, and now it is almost impossible to see its original appearance.

Shili looked at it for a while in embarrassment, and also felt that this was not possible, so he didn't dare to untie it for the time being, and instead reached out to tear his own clothes and outer shirt.

Ning Huaijin pressed his hand.

"No need." Ning Huaijin said, "Let's use it flexibly."

"My lord?" Shili felt an unusual heat in his palm as soon as he touched it. He suddenly frowned and asked, "Are you having a fever?"

Ning Huaijin was stunned by his question, reached out and touched her forehead, but found nothing unusual, and said vaguely: "Really."

After Ning Huaijin finished speaking, she also felt a little dizzy, so she simply sat upright, leaned over to scoop up some water from a small puddle on the cliff, and washed her face.

The mountain dew was icy cold, and Ning Huaijin shuddered fiercely, completely waking up.

"Perhaps." Ning Huaijin said, "Leaving this aside, is it possible for the shadow guard to contact His Majesty in this situation?"

This is what Ning Huaijin is most worried about right now.

Yu Li, he had to stabilize Ning Yan, so that he could tell him that he was fine, and tell him not to change the frontline deployment because of this, so that the advantage he had gained so easily would be wiped out.

In terms of love, he was also afraid that Ning Yan would not know his news in the rear, and if he was too sad, he would rush to do something... He was not happy to see it anyway.

"For the time being... no." Shili shook his head and said, "This subordinate tried it before, but the mountain is too deep, and His Majesty's kite can't be called in. Even if it is called in, it will get lost. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deliver the letter—— If it is necessary to contact, I am afraid that the shadow guard can only go in person."

Ning Huaijin was silent for a while, then asked: "If there are Feng Yuan's defenders at the foot of the mountain, is it possible for the shadow guards to pass through his defense line and break through alone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flew down from the cliff, kneeling next to him beside Shili.

"Subordinates can." The man said.

Ning Huaijin glanced at him, the man's voice was hoarse, and his brows and eyes looked a little strange.But it was not difficult to see that this man was several years older than Shi Li, and his voice seemed to be older than Qin Liu.

Ning Huaijin frowned and thought for a while, then remembered that Ning Yan seemed to have mentioned that when Ning Yan picked up the shadow guard for him, there was a fifth-ranked shadow guard by his side, and it seemed to be this one.

The shadow guard looked at the rankings and talked about his ability, Ning Huaijin weighed Qin Liu's ability in his heart, and then had a little more confidence in the person in front of him for no reason.

"...Then please take a walk." Ning Huaijin took a breath, moved her injured right hand with some effort, fumbled out a letter box that had been written earlier from her arms, and stuffed it into Fan Wu's hand.

"If you can break through, I will give it to Your Majesty." Ning Huaijin said, "If you can't, then come back. You don't have to force yourself."

——The gold and gold of the shadow guards, Ning Huaijin thought, are Ning Yan's guarantee in this life, and they cannot be easily lost on the battlefield.