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Chapter 433 The Marching Team

Within Ganzhou.

An army of 80,000 people had just finished a rapid march from the sun, moon and stars, and set up camp for a short rest.

They had been walking for seven hours, and they might not be able to go very far if they didn't stop.

Then the general who led the team decisively ordered the entire army to stop and set up camp and set up the pots and bury the stoves.

People are like rice and steel. Even though they are marching so fast, such a long brigade that provides their own food and fodder is not just cavalry.

There are also many infantrymen pushing chariots and carrying heavy armor in the procession. The road behind them will take two days.

What's more, when they arrive at their destination, what awaits them is a fierce battle of life and death. How can the exhausted army fight?

The team in front of them is exactly the one that was separated from the southwest border to support Langya Pass in the northern border of Tianchen.

Most of these Southwest Army officers and soldiers are natives of the Southwest and have been accustomed to the humid climate in the south since childhood.

Now I was ordered to rush to the frontier fortress from more than 40 counties in Vietnam and North Korea within a few days. It was not only difficult for the horses, but also for many people.

Who would have thought that when the house leaked, it rained all night!

On the second day of this southwestern army's march, many soldiers actually developed itchy and swollen measles!
Most of those rashes are on the buttocks and legs. They look like mosquito bites, but they are not.

The raised soldiers could not sit still. It was really torture. Many of them couldn't bear it anymore and scratched their buttocks and legs until they were bloody.

The general of the army was horrified when he saw this. He just thought that before the army left the army, it was unknown whether his troops would be infected with some kind of epidemic.

——After all, it had only been a few years since the great epidemic that devastated the three counties of Shu.

The tragic situation of the past is still vivid in the minds of the officials and people of Shu, and their souls are moved to tears when they think about it.

Fortunately, the military doctor accompanying the army looked at it and said it was fine.

After consultation, several military doctors said that although many people were infected, this was just measles caused by the soldiers' physical fatigue and acclimatization.

Perhaps the climate becomes drier as you go further north, so many people will develop some skin emergencies.

It's not a big problem, it will heal on its own after some time.

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief, and continued on their way without stopping or resting.

The soldiers on the southwest border worked so hard without caring about their own lives. On the one hand, it was definitely because as people of Tianchen and soldiers of the Southern Dynasty, it was their duty to defend the country.

On the other hand, the person in charge who ordered them to go to Langya Pass for support was Her Royal Highness Princess Tianchen!

In the second year of Showa, the "Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal" ignored the safety of his precious daughter and did not hesitate to disobey the late emperor's order. He invited "Xiaoyao Medical Sage", "Lingnan Medical Immortal" and "Nanhai Old Man", three well-known but mysterious people in the world. The miraculous doctor who was both good and evil came to Shu, and finally developed a cure to alleviate the epidemic, saving countless people in Shu who were suffering from the lockdown and waiting to die. The people of Shu are still grateful and no one dares to forget it. .

Protecting the people is the duty of the generals and officers in the army, not to mention that now that there is an edict at the age of thousands, how can the son of Shu, who is bloody and good at fighting, not do his best?
Even without the emperor's imperial edict or the urging of the superior officers, the soldiers gritted their teeth and hurried on with all their strength, and no one complained about being tired.

It was dusk at this time, and it was time to take a break.

The soldiers took the time to prepare meals and recharge their batteries. Many people, who had previously gritted their teeth and persisted with determination, suddenly stopped to rest and looked dull from exhaustion.

There were also some soldiers who took off their military boots that had worn out the soles of their feet and bled from walking these days, picked up cattail leaves from the trees nearby and fanned the injured areas.

But unlike these soldiers who were wearing heavy marching armor and sweating profusely along the way, there was actually a group of people wearing ordinary warrior clothes on the periphery of the team.

These warriors are not many in number, only about fifty people.

Although these fifty or so people are both male and female, their appearance is very ordinary, and they are not conspicuous in a crowd, and their behavior is also very low-key and inconspicuous.

But if you observe them carefully, you will find that these people have flashes of light in their eyes, they move with ease, and their footsteps make almost no sound when they land. They are obviously martial arts masters who are good at light kung fu!
Different from the bustling soldiers of the Southwest next to them, these dozens of people were actually quiet even when they were resting in the stove making food.

Everyone was doing what they were doing in an orderly manner, and their voices were kept low when communicating with each other.

It can be seen that this is not their intention, but a behavioral habit that has been good at reducing their sense of existence for many years.

The two women were fetching water from a small river more than ten meters away near where the army was stationed, and were preparing to cook for a while.

Although they were inseparable from the southwestern army all the way, like protecting and following them, in fact, the two parties rarely communicated with each other on weekdays.

Except for the heads of both sides who communicated about the march route for the next day every day, the people below almost didn't talk much.

On the one hand, the military rules and disciplines in the army are strict. Women account for more than half of the Jianghu people. The general had issued strict orders before setting off, ordering them not to disturb them.

On the other hand, the lieutenants of the army are not fools. Although they do not know the identities of these people in the world, they are all proficient in martial arts. After getting along with each other for a few days, they can naturally see that each of these people has extraordinary skills.

There are big things to do on this trip. Both the Southwest sergeant and the gangsters understand that life and death will depend on God's will after arriving at Langya Pass.

Those who are still willing to rush to the North at this time are undoubtedly loyal people who have their heads tucked into their waistbands and are ready to serve their country by wrapping themselves in horse leather.

Therefore, even though there are many unmarried bachelors in the army, no one bothers these women.

But despite this, most of these Jianghu people kept a distance from the Southwest Army when they set up camp and rested.

Therefore, the two women naturally chose a relatively remote creek to fetch water, rather than the nearby big river where the soldiers fetched water.

This creek is very narrow and the water flow is slow and tepid, but fortunately there are only a few of them, so it is enough for them to collect water for cooking.

After fetching water, the two got up and prepared to go back.

But one of the younger girls hesitated to speak for a moment, and finally couldn't help but grab the sleeve of the older woman in front of her who was carrying a pot filled with stream water.

"Sister Xiao Niang, what is our mission on this trip? Why hasn't the leader told us yet?

Can these Southwest troops be escorted to Xunyang County and then returned to the Wulan Mountains? "

Xiao Niang frowned and turned around and said: "Xiangjiang, you are so presumptuous! The disciple of 'Xiaoxiang Yuxia' only obeys the master's orders and does not care about cause and effect. This is the rule. Since the master has not explained it, then naturally she has her reasons. "

Thank you Baozi for my monthly ticket from King Han~