Chapter 981 Outside the barren village
The next morning, when most of the Yan soldiers were still sleeping, Han Mo had already set out on his way back to Beijing.
He put on a light dress and a hat. The morning breeze was gentle. Han Mo brought ten brave guards from his army, and the imperial envoy and his group of people. Before dawn, more than 30 people left the camp surrounded by Han Xuanling and other senior Yan army generals.
"Xiao Wu, be careful when you return to Beijing this time." Han Xuanling said solemnly: "I have handed over the memorial to Eunuch Liu. After returning to Beijing, he will present the memorial to the emperor. The virtuous emperor will make you come back soon."
Han Mo smiled and said, "I'm afraid that when I come back, my second uncle will lead his army to capture Kyoto City."
Seeing that there was a distance from the camp, he stopped his horse and turned to the generals and said, "Everyone, military affairs are important, let's get off now!"
All the generals bowed down, with different expressions, but most of them were quite solemn.
Han Mo looked at the weathered faces and sighed in his heart that after parting, he didn't know when he could return. Although the Yan army currently implemented consumption strategies, several bad battles were inevitable. When the generals who came to see each other today saw each other again, they didn't know how many people could survive.
In the crowd, Han Cang naturally did not come to see him off. When Han Mo's eyes swept over Tie Kui and Ling Yun, he paused slightly, smiled, and then said, "Everyone, please help Governor Han in the future and show the prestige of our Great Yan!"
"Don't worry, General, we will fight the enemy bravely, break through Kyoto City, and live up to the general's expectations." The generals said in unison.
Although Han Mo was summoned to Beijing, the decree did not say that Han Mo would be dismissed, and everyone still called him the General.
Han Mo turned around and saw Han Xuanling looking at him. He was grateful in his eyes. He actually opened his arms and hugged Han Xuanling sideways. Han Xuanling also hugged Han Mo gently and said softly: "Take care all the way!"
Han Mo nodded, suddenly approached Han Xuanling's ear, and said in a low voice: "Second uncle, be careful of changes, don't trust anyone..." No one else was there to hear his words.
Han Xuanling frowned slightly, but he also knew that Han Mo was caring about him. After he separated, he patted Han Mo's arm and said, "I can pay attention."
Han Mo did not delay any longer and said goodbye. The generals also bowed and politely made friends with Eunuch Liu and others. Then they saw Han Mo's shadowed horse rushing out of the stringed arrow, Eunuch Liu and others quickly followed, and more than thirty riders followed Hulala.
Han Xuanling and the generals watched their figures disappear into the curtain, and then they returned to the camp.
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However, Han Mo and his group also traveled day and night. His saber horse was amazingly stamina and had a very fast speed. If he was alone, he would be afraid that he would travel day and night to Yanjing in a few days.
However, although the mounts of Eunuch Liu and his group of people are considered good horses, they are not as good as Han Mo's Jueying Horse. After running for a long time, they will naturally be tired and have to stay and rest along the way and wait until the horse recovers.
Within four days, he rushed to Eyangling. Eyangling was the only way back to Beijing. Wanqiqing got the news and naturally came out to welcome him.
He was also slightly surprised when he saw Han Mo coming back. He heard that Han Mo was going to return to Beijing and sighed: "General, the general is going to go to the battlefield... I'm afraid it has a big impact on morale!" Then he seemed to remember something and reported: "General, the last general just got the news that the Feng Kingdom army defeated the Shannan Army in Shannan County. It is said that the Shannan Army suffered heavy losses and has now been dispersed. Only a small part has been pushed to the north. The Feng Kingdom army has already taken most of the cities in Shannan County...!"
Han Mo was quite surprised. He did not expect that the Feng people's attack would be so sharp. He ordered: "Send someone to send this news to Governor Han immediately. In addition, the Eyangling side is the key to advance and retreat. General Wanqi now shoulders heavy responsibilities and must be cautious in everything. Except for our Dayan army, no army is allowed to advance and retreat from here."
Wanqiqing nodded and said yes.
Although Han Mo had already aroused suspicion of Wan Qi Qing in his heart, there was no evidence in his hand, and the situation was also in this moment. Evil Yangling still needed Wan Qi Qing to guard it, so he did not show any suspicion on his face.
I replenished dry food and water at Eyangling, but it did not take too long. The group continued to rush back to the middle of the capital.
From Eyangling to Tingshuiguan, the fast horse itinerary was a three or two day trip. There were very few arbitrary routes along the way, especially after dusk, there were almost no pedestrians on the road.
After dusk that day, it was getting dark, and everyone's horses were really tired. When they arrived in a small village, there were only a dozen families, but the room was empty and there was no one, which looked extremely depressed.
Han Mo knew that this kind of desolation was an inevitable scene during the war.
Eunuch Liu said: "General, the horses are tired, why not just take a rest here and rush to the early morning tomorrow?"
Along the way, Eunuch Liu was also bumpy all the way because of the continuous journey of the horse. Unlike others who were strong, Han Mo, Xiao Mu and the guards had a foundation in martial arts, Eunuch Liu and Song Shiqing had no foundation in martial arts. They rushed to the front line day and night from Beijing, and returned after only one day of rest. This bump caused the two to suffer all the hardships, but it was just a sacred order that they could not violate.
At this moment, the two of them were really hard to support, and the horses were really tired, so they asked Han Mo for instructions, hoping to rest for a night here.
Han Mo and Jueying didn't feel very tired, but he was not in a hurry to return to the capital and nodded in agreement.
The group entered the village and chose three rooms on the left to rest. Xiao Mu even sent someone to patrol the village.
After using dry food, everyone rested. Fortunately, it was summer and it was not cold at night, so even if you were sleeping on the ground, Han Mo sat in the corner of the house, squinting his eyes to rest.
I don’t know how long it took, but Han Mo suddenly heard footsteps. When he opened his eyes, he saw a shadow approaching. Before he could make a sound, the shadow had already said: “General, it’s me!”
Han Mo heard that it was Xiao Mu's voice and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Mu came back close and lowered his voice: "There is a group of people at the east end of the village, and their whereabouts are very strange, so come and report it."
"A bunch of people?"
"General, it seems to be a group of Taoist priests." Xiao Mu whispered: "Our people did not disturb them. When they came back to report, they seemed to be looking for something."
Han Mo thought for a moment, reached out and grabbed the blood copper stick beside him, and whispered: "Let's go and have a look."
Xiao Mu said, "Okay!" and said, "General, how many people do we bring? There are about a dozen Taoist priests, and they don't know what to do. We should be careful."
"Take three or five people with you." Han Mo said softly: "Just let's go to Tantan, but it's not good if there are too many people."
Xiao Mu immediately called five guards, one of whom was the scout guard who had previously found the Taoist priest's traces. He also ordered the left-behind guards to be careful and then headed to the east end of the village.
Everyone was not riding horses. Han Mo just felt that a group of Taoist priests suddenly appeared in such a place, which was quite strange, so he just wanted to find out the truth, but he didn't want to have many right and wrong on the Tao.
Walking along this forest, just as he was about to walk out of the forest, Han Mo saw several figures appearing not far ahead. He immediately raised his hand to inform everyone behind him, but he squatted down first. Xiao Mu and others behind him also squatted down, hiding in the woods for a while.
Han Mo had a very good vision and saw five or six figures passing by the forest. It seemed in a hurry, but looking at their dress, they didn't look like Taoist priests.
I faintly heard one of them say, "Marty, there are woods here. We might as well go here to rest for a while, they will not find it."
Then he heard a voice saying, "Let's lay out the traces, they thought we were heading south and chasing over there, but the old Taoist Chunyang was extremely cunning, afraid that he had discovered the flaws and chased over here. We must leave here soon."
The voice was extremely light, and the guards behind Han Mo might not be able to hear it clearly, and even Xiao Mu might not be able to hear it clearly, but Han Mo could probably hear these words.
The four words "Chunyang Old Taoist" penetrated into his ears. He was slightly shocked and said to himself: "Is Chunyang Old Taoist talking about the Chunyang National Master of Qing Kingdom?"
He knew that the master of the Tongtian Temple of Qing Kingdom was Chunyang Zhenren, and that Chunyang Zhenren was also the national teacher of Qing Kingdom, and he had a chance to meet him at the beginning.
But it was really strange that Master Chunyang had a respectable status in Qingguo, so why did he suddenly come here?
Suddenly, a very weak voice came into my ears: "Continue to rush, don't... don't rest. Lin Fu said it right, Chunyang... Chunyang is afraid he has already chased him!"
Han Mo heard the sound and his body was shocked. Although he hadn't heard it for a long time and the sound sounded very weak, Han Mo could hear it instantly. It was the voice of Cao Yin, the Hou of Changde.
The appearance of Master Chunyang here has already surprised Han Mo, and Cao Yin's appearance here has shocked Han Mo's body.
He learned from Princess Xiu that after Cao Yin was sent to Qingguo, he had not returned to Yanguo for a long time. It seemed that something had happened in Qingguo. For this reason, Princess Xiu had even gone to Qingguo with her injured body to inquire in person.
But Cao Yin, who had been missing, appeared here tonight.
Judging from their words, it seemed that they were being chased by Master Chunyang.
Cao Yin's voice was not strong enough, and Han Mo guessed in his heart that he must have been injured. If Cao Yin and his group were caught up by Chun Yang at this moment, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even if you add a few people on your side, you may not be the opponent of Chunyang and the others.
Han Mo's heart was like lightning at this time, but he was thinking about why the Master Chunyang was chasing Cao Yin? Could it be that what Princess Zhenruxiu said before was that someone in Yan had reached some kind of deal with the Qing State, which would prevent Cao Yin from returning to Yanjing City, so as not to disrupt the situation in Yanjing?
Han Mo did not take people out to meet Cao Yin immediately, but was still quietly staying in the woods, watching Cao Yin and others pass by the woods.
Suddenly, Xiao Mu whispered beside him: "General, those people... are not Taoist priests I have discovered before."
Han Mo nodded slightly, knowing that Xiao Mu and others did not discover Changdehou's identity.
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ps: The day before yesterday, my eyes started to sting. Yesterday, my eyes were covered with blood, red and swollen, and I would cry when I looked at the computer, so I looked at the doctor. I had to take a break after writing three or two hundred words in this chapter. Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo w
Today I will continue to code for the first update.
Chapter completed!