The Xirong army repelled the enemy's attack again, at the cost of hundreds of casualties.

There was an older sister, Shen Lan, who commanded the army, and Shen Yuexi didn't want to sit in the tent, so she picked out ten strong and sharp cavalrymen from the accompanying cavalry, and asked them to inform Xiao Zhuo of what happened here, and she went to the back of the camp to check on the wounded.

Parrot Liuli's neck was completely bald, and she couldn't stand the cold, so she temporarily left it in the tent and tied it with a rope.

In the middle of the night, Baixiu Mountain is much colder than the flat ground, the cold wind is bitter, and the water on the ground is covered with a thin layer of ice, and there is a crisp crackling sound when the feet step on it.Piles of bonfires were lit in the camp, and the sergeants spread the felt mats they carried with them on the cold ground, sat in front of the bonfires to keep warm, and thawed the frozen dried meat and bread racks on the fire.

Shen Yuexi walked carefully through the path between the bonfires, and the Xirong soldiers who recognized her stood up and nodded to her.A commander stood up, with a concerned face, gestured with his hands and said a few words in Xirong to her, but she couldn't understand.She smiled back, motioned for everyone to sit down and rest, and then walked forward.

Sergeant Xirong looked at her with respect, which made her feel at ease.

After going through several battles, she can also read something from the eyes of the soldiers.We have many enemies with few, but we have no fear.Their eyes are unwavering, as if guarding something extremely important.It's a pity that none of the Xirong soldiers encountered on the road could speak Dayan language, and the sergeants following her were all Dayan people, so they couldn't translate for her.

When they came to the tent where the wounded were treated, painful moans and occasional screams replaced the crackling of the campfire, and the pervasive smell of blood replaced the aroma of barbecue.

Shen Yuexi came to one of the tents, before reaching out to touch the curtain, someone opened the curtain and rushed out.She was startled, and retreated quickly, protecting her stomach at the same time.

The person who rushed out was a doctor in the Xirong Army who was in charge of treating the wounded, holding a curved dagger upside down with wet hands.When he saw that it was Shen Yuexi, the displeasure on his face immediately turned into apology, he threw the dagger on the ground, and kept bowing and saluting, not knowing what he was talking about.

Shen Yuexi could see that he was apologizing, and she wanted to tell the other party that she didn't care. Although the other party rushed suddenly, she hid faster, but she couldn't speak Xirong language.

The doctor was bowing and speaking, another man's voice sounded from the tent, speaking the same Xirong language.After listening to two sentences in it, the doctor turned around suspiciously and returned a sentence, and said another sentence in the tent as if it was an explanation. Then the doctor turned to face Shen Yuexi again, bowed to her with clasped hands, picked up the dagger and hurriedly leave.

During the whole process, Shen Yuexi stood in place like a stake, the only thing she did was to smile and nod frequently.

When she can't understand other people's words, or understands but can't understand the specific meaning of the words, she thinks it's absolutely right to smile and nod.Laughing is to express goodwill, and nodding is to express that you recognize what the other person said, which is absolutely useful.

"Princess An, please enter the tent." The person in the tent spoke again, using the half-baked Yan language.

Shen Yuexi finally found a Xirong native who could speak the Great Yan language, and she signaled the sergeant following behind to stop outside the tent, and she opened the curtain and entered the tent.

Sitting cross-legged in this tent was a man from Xirong. He looked like a commander in armor, with a feathered arrow pierced in his left arm. Only the shaft of the arrow could be seen. Blood was spilling from the wound. There was a basin of water in front of him, which was already dyed. Blood red.

Seeing Shen Yuexi entering the tent, he nodded his head and said: "Princess An, please forgive me for being injured and unable to salute."

Shen Yuexi said: "It's okay. What did you say to that doctor just now?"

The commander smiled and said: "His knife is blunt, and he was in a hurry to go out... He said that fortunately he did not hurt the child in Princess An's womb, otherwise he would not be able to make up for it even if he apologized with death."

Shen Yuexi clenched her fist in embarrassment and coughed.That's what the lover said, and she still nodded with a smirk. Doesn't that mean she admits that the other party is right?

"I told him, it's fine if you didn't hit him. Princess An won't blame you. He asked why Princess An kept nodding. I said that Princess An didn't understand the language of our Xirong people. She behaved like this when she couldn't understand. of."

Only then did Shen Yuexi realize how funny she was nodding just now.In order to hide the embarrassment, he smiled at the commander and said, "It seems that you know me quite well."

"Of course I understand," the commander smiled. "I used to be your secret guard."

Shen Yuexi was taken aback: "You...you are a hidden guard? Haven't you already..."

Back then at Yongwei City, in order to protect her and Xiao Zhuo from escaping, Qiang Lin led the secret guards to intercept Xiao Beiheng's pursuers, and they should all have died in battle.Unexpectedly, there would be a living dark guard here.

The commander reminded: "Concubine An, have you forgotten? In Wusheng Town, you and Concubine Xian were hiding behind the door, and I was the one who picked Fei Concubine Xian's dagger with a knife."

After the other party said this, Shen Yuexi immediately remembered, and said: "I remembered, you escorted Sister Mei. What's your name?"

She usually deals with Qiang Lin, and the rest of the hidden guards usually don't show up, protecting her in secret, so they don't have much chance to get to know her.

"Hugu Farewell."

Shen Yuexi secretly recited the name several times in her heart.These hidden guards were the ones who protected her through life and death, so they are worth remembering.Later, when Qianglin became the king of Xirong, she cut off her hair and broke the oath, but she will never forget what the dark guards did for her.

"Hugubie, thank you for everything you have done for me." She bowed seriously to Hugubie.

Hu Gubie said: "Princess An doesn't need to thank me. Whether it is King Qianglin or us ordinary dark guards, we have sworn to protect you before the gods. We are voluntary and do not need your thanks, just like now Same."

"Like now?"

"Yes, just like now," Hugubie said with a smile, "When you appear in Baixiu Mountain, our battle has another meaning."

Shen Yuexi was confused when she heard it, and just about to smile and nod, remembering that she had been stupid just before, she stopped quickly and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"We, Xirong, have been fighting against Dayan for many years. Our king is the least warlike person among all the kings, but he also tacitly agreed with King Doma's behavior until later he knew what you did. Hu Gubie picked up a piece of sackcloth and wiped off the blood on his left arm, then looked at Shen Yuexi, "The reason why we fought for Dayan here at Baixiu Mountain is all because of you, Princess An."

Shen Yuexi vaguely understood.Xi Rongjun and Dayan were originally deadly enemies, but now they sent troops to fight for Xiao Zhuo, all for her.

"You have saved our people, and we have seen your true heart," Hugubie said seriously, "You will not call us barbarians and foreigners, in order to keep our soldiers alive, you will personally go to the border Borrow food. You allowed our people to live near Shengjing and escape from the control of King Doma... Your kindness will never be forgotten. Every one of us who has received your favor will tell these things to himself The tribe listens."

Shen Yuexi recalled the warm hospitality she received from the people of Xirong in the north of Shengjing...the battle armor that Qiang Lin's mother made for her...When passing by the barracks, the Xirong soldiers looked at them with respect.These courtesies can make outsiders see how special she is.

"Although the king's whereabouts are unknown, our entire army knows our target," Hu Gubie said, "We are not confused, we are fighting for you."

Shen Yuexi understood.The firmness she saw in the eyes of those soldiers, they were guarding something important, was actually her.

But at present, whether it is to protect Xiao Zhuo's flanks or to protect her, it is impossible for a mere 7000 people to do it.According to the current rate of death and injury, not to mention fifteen days, even five days is impossible.

Just like saving those [-] captives back then, she had an irrepressible thought: she wanted to take these people away.

"Hugubie, I will take everyone out of here," she walked towards the exit of the tent, "trust me."

Hu Gubie smiled slightly, he felt that Shen Yuexi was talking nonsense.

Shen Yuexi was able to escape on Xiaobai, and even brought her sister Shen Lan with her.But so many soldiers can't just run away, and a huge team of thousands of people can't retreat calmly.Once there is a sign of retreat, Xiao Beiheng's army will immediately pursue and kill them, and the retreat will turn into a rout. These seven thousand soldiers will be massacred unilaterally, and they will either die or surrender.

He was still thinking, when he suddenly noticed that the pain in his arm had eased a lot.Surprised, he stretched out his hand to hold the shaft of the arrow and pulled it out. The shaft fell off easily, and the arrow on it disappeared.

Shen Yuexi got out of the tent and was about to go to another tent to visit the wounded when a sergeant ran up to her and said to her, "Princess An, the enemy army sent an envoy, and the army division and the other party had a fierce quarrel, we didn't know What to do, go and have a look."

"It's noisy?" Shen Yuexi showed a question mark on her face, "What kind of messenger is here, why are you arguing with your sister?"

It's really off the charts.Qiang Lin is missing, Shen Lan is now the commander of the Xirong Army, the little messenger dares to quarrel with the commander of the First Army, isn't he afraid that his sister will chop off his head?
"Let's just say, we are also very strange, maybe it is convenient for communication? The envoy sent by Xiao Beiheng is a woman."

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