The army marched like this for two days. No trace of the pursuers was found along the way. Bai Yu sent out sentry and came back without any warning.
Xie Tingzhou stroked Bai Yu's hair, fed him something and let him play by himself.
"We are three hundred miles away from the capital. We cannot run like this. Everyone needs to rest. Otherwise, if the pursuers follow us later and we are unable to fight, we will camp here to rest today."
Xi Feng went down to make arrangements.
Shen Yu's body has recovered and she rides alongside Xie Tingzhou.
"Xiao Chuan hasn't come back yet." Shen Yu was a little worried.
Xiao Chuan used to work as a scout in the Xiao family army, responsible for detecting the enemy's situation. Yesterday he ordered a group of people to go out in three small teams to detect the pursuing soldiers, but he had not returned yet tonight.
Xiao Chuan is very vigilant. Shen Yu is not worried about anything else, but she is worried about him being ambushed on the road.
The army set up camp and dug stoves to light a fire for cooking.
I passed by a city today and sent people in disguise to purchase a lot of things. I also learned about the death of Emperor Tongxu. Prince Li Zhaonian will hold a succession ceremony in half a month.
Finally there is no need to chew dry food tonight, everyone can have a hot meal.
Changliu squatted by the fire and chewed chicken legs until his mouth was full of oil. As he gnawed, he said: "This is a really good escape. There are still chicken legs to eat. It's thanks to Shigure. No, it's thanks to our future princess who has money. They are all shops.”
Xi Feng held the beef soup, "Do you think everyone has chicken legs to eat?"
Changliu chuckled, "That's because I'm still growing. It's because our future concubine felt sorry for me that I was still growing, so she gave me her share."
Xifeng groaned, "She's not much older than you. She doesn't grow taller?"
Changliu was stunned when he thought about it, "It seems so."
Xi Feng ignored him. Chang Liu finished chewing the chicken legs, crossed his arms and talked about his little turtle for a while. He didn't know if Uncle Zhong had taken care of him along the way, but he was worried.
"Brother Feng, please accompany me to the toilet. I feel like squatting in a pit."
Xi Feng hadn't finished the soup in his bowl, but he lost his appetite when he said, "Go aside."
"But I'm afraid." Changliu grabbed his arm and rubbed his clothes until they were all greasy.
Xifeng threw away his hand in disgust, finished the soup and stood up, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
Chang Liu hurriedly followed step by step.
It was extremely quiet in the forest. Xi Feng didn't get too close to Chang Liu and found a tree to lean against with his sword. Chang Liu called him from time to time, fearing that Xi Feng would leave him behind.
"Do you think there might be a ghost in this forest?"
"Can you hurry up?" Xifeng urged impatiently.
"Brother Feng, listen." Changliu pricked up his ears, holding in his fart and not daring to let it go, "It seems there is someone."
Xi Feng listened for a while and said, "What kind of people can there be in the forest where birds don't poop? What are you afraid of? What if it's not a human being."
What else can it be but a human being? Changliu thought for a while, then shuddered and became even more frightened.
He listened for a moment and found that besides the sound of wind, there were also some subtle sounds.
"There is really someone approaching here." Changliu said again, "No, I have to go up and take a look."
Changliu pulled up his pants, jumped up to the tallest tree, and saw a group of people approaching the camp in the dark.
"Brother Feng, someone is coming." He whispered.
Xi Feng was alert for a moment, and just as he was about to give a warning, he heard Chang Liu say: "Wait a minute."
"Prince, Crown Princess." Changliu ran towards the camp quickly, shouting, "It's Xiao Chuan and the others who are back."
Shen Yu's focus was entirely on the last sentence, "Xiao Chuan is back." She didn't pay attention to the previous sentence, Princess Concubine, and walked out of the tent quickly.
Xie Tingzhou glanced at Changliu and said as he passed by Changliu: "I'll reward you with the chicken drumsticks in the tent."
Changliu laughed happily, the shouting of Crown Princess was really worth it.
Xiao Chuan and others were all in a state of embarrassment, and they wolfed down the hot soup when they came back.
Shen Yu sat by the bonfire and looked at him, "Did you meet the pursuers?"
"No." Xiao Chuan said bluntly: "When I met a refugee, I almost took off my pants."
After saying that, he saw Xie Tingzhou glance at him, and quickly put away his military ruffian look, and said seriously: "Sir, my subordinates searched all the way and found traces of the pursuers. The places where they camped were all belonging to the Forbidden Army. The corpses, as well as Jiang An, were beheaded and hung on a tree, and the lower body was eaten by wild dogs until only the bones were left."
Xiao Chuan swallowed the last mouthful of soup and said, "There are no other corpses except the Forbidden Army. I suspect that Jiang An and Marquis Xuanping had an internal strife. Marquis Xuanping planned to kill all Jiang An's people."
Shen Yu stared at Huo, "It's a pity that I couldn't kill him with my own hands."
Xie Tingzhou stood beside her. He knew that she was thinking of Pei Chunli's death, so he put his fingers on the back of her neck and squeezed gently to express comfort.
"Keep talking." He motioned to Xiao Chuan.
"Oh, yes." Xiao Chuan was not under Xie Tingzhou's jurisdiction, but he felt that this man was so imposing that he always made people feel shorter.
"Later, we followed their evacuation traces to investigate. Xuanpinghou's 60,000 people collided with the people of Nanda Camp and started fighting. However, the fighting was not fierce. Xuanpinghou retreated while fighting and headed towards Lu. Fleeing in the direction of the state.”
"Luzhou is the fiefdom of King Duanqing." Xie Tingzhou said.
Shen Yu raised her head and looked at him, "This just buys us time."
"Yes." Xie Tingzhou also lowered his eyes to look at her, but did not move his hand, "Marquis Xuanping fought and retreated at the same time to preserve his strength. The South Camp did not have backup supplies. I wanted a quick victory. Marquis Xuanping only needed Just delay."
The two of them moved intimately, and the others only dared to listen but not to look. They either lowered their heads or stared at the fire.
In addition to Chang Liu's head staring at him, Xifeng pressed his head down.
"How many troops does King Duanqing have in his fief?" Shen Yu asked.
Xie Tingzhou said: "Thirty thousand, maybe more."
"Then Marquis Xuanping wants to seize King Duanqing's fiefdom and establish himself as king?"
Shen Zhao also came over after hearing the news.
"I don't think so." Xie Tingzhou retracted his hand and sat down next to her. "He dared to retreat to Luzhou without being afraid of being attacked from both sides. It shows that he is sure that Luzhou is safe. It seems that he and King Duanqing are safe." There has been collusion for a long time, and maybe King Duanqing had a hand in training his private soldiers."
Shen Yu also stared at the fire, wishing to put the two of them on the fire to roast them, "Those 60,000 soldiers were raised with the people's tax money and the granary of Dazhou."
Xie Tingzhou said: "The current situation is not entirely beneficial to us. No matter which side is facing enemies on two sides, Xuanping Marquis has to deal with the imperial soldiers, but also has to beware of Beilin. The imperial court and we are also facing two sides. Pincer attack and contain each other.”
"Dazhou has run out of money." Shen Yu said, "The Ministry of Revenue has no money to support the war."
Xiao Chuan nodded, "Then we can live a stable life for a while."
After he said this, he saw that the three people's brows did not loosen.
"What are you worried about, sir?" Xiao Chuan asked.
