She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 48

A group of people embraced Xu Shu and hid in the dense forest. Cheng Yufeng had already drawn out his long knife, and kept comforting Xu Shu:

"Your Highness, don't worry, unless their manpower is far superior to ours, we will definitely buy you time to leave. Judging from the sound of horseshoes, my judgment of their number should be around six to seventy people, at most a hundred people, even if the Hu people It is more advantageous on horseback, but Feng Tun's long trilogy has also been trained in riding and archery."

Feng Tunchang has a dark complexion, is tall and strong, and is not as familiar with Xu Shu as Cheng Yufeng——

In fact, as the little village chief in the film, this was his first time meeting Xu Shu.

However, Xu Shu had no doubts about the loyalty and ability of him and his men.

They have been supported by Pei Peng more than ten years ago, and their wealth and life are tied to the Princess Mansion, and their parents, wife and children also live in the Zhuangzi under Pei Peng's name.In a sense, he may be even more loyal than those guards.

Tuen Chang Feng added:

"Your Highness, I will bring someone to delay you for a while. You will be escorted by Chief Guard Cheng and the others, and return to Chengyang County as soon as possible."

This is probably the tacit understanding that Cheng and Feng have reached long ago, and the division of labor is different.

Cheng Yufengxu was afraid that Xu Shu would show off his strength, so he added:
"You have a more important responsibility, that is to inform Captain Meng and County Magistrate Zhou of the current situation. They will only believe what you say. It is very likely that the Hu people are dividing their troops to attack the city. The moment we convey it, we will have more initiative."

Xu Shu really wanted to stay at first.

However, it was indeed a drag for her to stay.She doesn't feel that her current ability and mentality can protect herself well.

The incident happened suddenly. She originally wanted to exercise her courage on the city wall, and then do whatever she could to continuously improve her ability to cope with challenges.

As a result, just going out for a trip disrupted all her plans.

There was a struggle in Xu Shu's eyes, but she still gritted her teeth and agreed, but she still had some hope:
"I'll wait until the scouts bring back the news before leaving, just in case it's not a barbarian."

Cheng Jiang and the others rushed back quickly, not bothering to cover up the horseshoe tracks along the way.

In fact, there is no point in covering it up.

"Your Highness, the leader is Hu Bing! There are about 70 people, all of whom are strong men. I am afraid that the Hu people will make other moves, so send them as the vanguard. They are rushing towards us, only thirty miles away from us!"

Cheng Jiang was running all the way, and before he got close to Xu Shu and the others, he started shouting, hoping that Xu Shu and the others would make a decision soon.

Xu Shu was ready to leave. She turned around and looked back, looking at the unfamiliar faces that looked at death as if they were home.

They are supported by the princess mansion, it seems that they should die to protect her, but...

Xu Shu suddenly felt guilty that she had never cared about and understood the people who protected her, and felt guilty that she had not become stronger and less in need of protection.

She said loudly:

"Today I am completely relying on your protection, but I hope you will still put your own protection first, retreat as soon as possible after repelling the barbarians, and do not get entangled with them. Please also rest assured that the Princess Mansion will never let down its heroes. I will fight for those who die in the battle. You take care of your family, and I will ask someone to heal you if you are injured."

Chief Feng shouted:
"For Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness the Princess, I will not give up even if I die!"

"Don't give up"

Soon, the sounds gathered into a torrent, sending Xu Shu and his party away.

Xu Shu had never run such a fast horse before, faster than she had raced with people some time ago. The heart in her chest was beating violently, it seemed that it was not only beating for her alone.

Her body was rising and falling, and she kept thinking silently: faster, faster, we can't let them reach the city.

She knew that during these days, most of Chengyang County's troops were distributed on the northeast side, which was completely a weak area.

If Captain Meng cannot be mobilized in time, he will really be attacked.

She also secretly hated herself for not being considerate enough and not sending people to Fucheng three times a day for support. As a result, she faced such a predicament.

Cheng Yufeng consoled him:

"Your Highness, don't be afraid. The barbarians are indeed very powerful, but our troops are more skilled and equipped with better weapons. We can still resist them."

The sound of the wind buzzing in my ear, Xu Shu amplified the volume and shouted:

"But the seventy of them are just the vanguard! There are still people behind!"

Cheng Yufeng had no choice but to speed up and follow behind Xu Shu.

She didn't know how long she had been running, but Xu Shu had never felt that time was so long. She finally saw the city wall of Chengyang County and the observatory like a black dot from a distance.

What Xu Shu didn't know at this time was that the team of Hu soldiers they encountered unfortunately was not an ordinary vanguard, but led by the third prince of the Hu tribe.

In other words, for the purpose of accumulating military merit and political capital, this prince brought the most elite troops with him, and he had far better insights than ordinary Hu generals.

After only one confrontation, he realized that the troops led by Chief Feng were not just county guards.

Their weapon configurations, uniform uniforms, and even more life-threatening fighting capabilities...

He couldn't help laughing out loud, and asked Chief Feng:

"Hahahaha, let me guess, who are you leaving to protect? Your martial arts skills are definitely not affordable for ordinary wealthy families. So, is it the princess who came recently? Is she beautiful? I haven’t seen the princess from the Central Plains yet!”

Tunzhang Feng's face was stern. He was indeed arrogant, but he was also smart. He guessed almost everything so quickly - except for the person who didn't guess correctly.

Therefore, he must not let this person go.

Tuen Chief Feng stopped covering up and shouted:
"Brothers, think about the old women, wives and children at home, we can't let them go, if we don't protect the Princess well, we will not be able to appease the anger of Her Highness the Princess even if we die."

This undoubtedly stimulated the fighting spirit of the soldiers even more. Yes, if they died, it would not be a loss as long as their family members were alive and well.

The clash of weapons, swords, and halberds, and the shouts and curses of the farming and nomadic peoples in different languages ​​resounded through the sky dyed red by the setting sun, and it took a long time to stop with the unbridled laughter.

Then a few people wiped the blood splattered on their heads and faces, got on their horses, and galloped forward.

　When writing the latest chapter, I looked for some verses similar to "After the Northern Expedition drank the blood of the barbarians", I wanted to see if I could use it.

　　Then I suddenly realized, no, I am a person who lives outside the Great Wall...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)