There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 68

Run, it's too late.

Zheng Cang grabbed Qiaoqiao's hand, turned around quickly, and no longer turned his back to the enemy running from behind.In fact, there are not many people here, 30 people.He whispered to Qiaoqiao: "You run, I'll block you here. Run as far as you can."

"No!"

Zheng Cang frowned and wanted to persuade him, Qiaoqiao looked at the people who were galloping in front, held Zheng Cang's hand tightly, with a faint smile on his face, only felt that the little panic had already run away, and said : "Do you think I can run away? It's better to die together, I don't want to wait until I die alone."

Zheng Cang is not a person who is easily discouraged, but if Qiaoqiao is allowed to leave like this, there may be more enemies waiting for her not far away. Instead of this, it is better to put her by his side, maybe things will turn around, so he He didn't continue to persuade her, and stood there quietly waiting for these soldiers whose faces were full of excitement.

Faintly, he heard the faint sound of horseshoes coming from behind. He thought he heard it wrong, stood there, squeezed Qiaoqiao's hand violently, and narrowed his eyes in disbelief. Someone came from behind. .

He didn't dare to turn his head, fearing that if he turned his head, the enemy's arrows would fly over.

The hooves of the horses behind were getting closer, fast and powerful, and the number of people was absolutely overwhelming.

Zheng Cang looked at the soldiers of the Huo tribe who were excited and yelling because they found them just now, and his expression changed. He breathed a sigh of relief when he mentioned it, and the soldiers from his own country came behind.

He watched those people turn their horses in a panic, grabbed Qiaoqiao's hand, and quickly retreated to the side of the road.

The dust rolled up after the horse's hooves stepped on it was flying, and the soldiers raised their bows and arrows and shot forward. Then there were screams and wailing and the neighing of the horse, and Zheng Cang turned sideways to block in front of Qiaoqiao.

The last few soldiers stopped and did not follow, they stopped beside Zheng Cang: "Captain Zheng."

Zheng Cang nodded: "Over there, what's the matter?"

Qiaoqiao stood there looking at Zheng Cang, his brows were slightly frowned, and his expression was serious. Those soldiers were very respectful in front of him, not that superficial, but from the heart, she suddenly felt With an indescribable impulse, she took a step forward, raised her hand, and gently placed it on his back, as if she wanted to pass on energy to him, and at the same time seemed to want to absorb energy from him.

"Hurry up and go, don't delay." Zheng Cang briefly asked those people about the situation, and after speaking, he picked up Qiaoqiao and put him on the horse.

Qiaoqiao seldom rides a horse. On the trail, the bumps and ups and downs, and she runs very fast, which makes her feel that her internal organs are almost thrown out. Although Zheng Cang is holding her waist tightly behind her, it can prevent her from falling. Apart from going down, the pain couldn't be relieved at all. When she was beaten up, she was still thinking that the beautiful scenes of two people riding a horse together in those TV novels were really deceiving.

I don't know how long I have been running, my mouth and nose are full of dust, and when the horse gradually stops, I have reached the path that the people must pass to go to the refuge.The surrounding area was quiet, there was no sound, only the sound of the horse snorting, Zheng Cang helped Qiaoqiao off the horse, put her on the ground, and said directly: "Go by yourself, it's not far away, it's very close here now. Safe. Go there and find Boss Hu and the others."

Qiaoqiao moved her mouth and wanted to say something, but Zheng Cang didn't give her a chance and time, her stern face relaxed a little, showing a comforting smile, and patted her on the head: "Go, take care of yourself! "

After speaking, he got on his horse and ran towards the battlefield without any hesitation.

Until the little black flickering dot could no longer be seen, Qiaoqiao closed her sour eyes, blinked back the tears that were about to rush out of her eyes, put aside the fear and anxiety of parting, and turned to Boss Hu. Go in the direction they took refuge.

The Huo people knew that their attack would be discovered, but they never expected to be discovered so early and so quickly.The three villages we passed along the way were very small and poor, and the money and food they robbed were very little.They lost a lot of soldiers coming from the snow-capped mountains, and such a little thing could not satisfy them at all. Seeing that they were discovered, they lost their minds when they thought of their hungry relatives and children at home.

When Zheng Cang arrived, the eyes of each other were already red. He saw that the dense crowd had been scattered on the ground, and he had no time to clean up the bodies trampled by the enemy and his own people, so he clenched his fists.Looking around, General Li Yuanchen did not rush to the front in high spirits, but stood firmly in the rear observing and commanding the battle.

He rode his horse over, and when he got in front of him, he got off his horse, knelt heavily on one knee, and clasped his fists: "General, I'll kill the enemy first. After the war is over, let the general handle it."

Li Yuanchen's face was gloomy, and with a soft snort, he took out a spear from the person beside him and threw it over: "Look at your soldiers, Lao Chen will help you, I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of them."

"Yes! Thank you, General."

Zheng Cang glanced in the direction where Qiaoqiao left in the east, then touched the things in his arms that had been preserved for many years, and got on the horse.

Qiaoqiao kept walking, and went to a few unoccupied houses to scoop up some well water to drink. There was almost nothing to eat in the kitchens of all the homes. It was only when Qiaoqiao was so hungry that she could hardly walk that she went to The family found some food. It was a cornbread that fell on the ground. It was probably not received in the package in a hurry. She picked it up, patted the dust on it, ate it with water, and filled her stomach. .

It was not until evening that I saw the dense crowd in front of me.

She gave up the idea of ​​finding Boss Hu, because there were too many people, all crowded together, and some were carrying a lot of luggage, including pots, pans and bedding, and they were not moving fast, because it was too dark They all randomly found a place on the side of the road to rest and eat.

Rubbing her gurgling stomach, Qiaoqiao looked at the food that others took out from the bag. Although it was dry and ugly, it still attracted her.

Looking at it, a pair of black hands approached her with a stick noodle.

The child is not very old, eight or nine years old, and she was probably full before showing kindness. Qiaoqiao moved her eyes and saw that the parents behind the child also looked at her with kind eyes. She thanked her and took the cornbread. , slowly chewed and ate it into the stomach.

Because the situation is more serious this time, the soldiers asked them to go as far as possible, and now there is a team of soldiers beside them responsible for guarding and contacting the large troops.They didn't say stop, and everyone could only keep going. This is not the autumn when they fled in the past, and it was okay to spend a night in the wild. It is now a serious winter, and people are already stamping their feet in the cold during the day, not to mention night.

But people who have been walking for a day hope to have a good sleep. At this time, those who have taken the bedding and bedding are better.The wind also seemed to feel pity for people, so it stopped a long time ago, and soon, the noisy sound gradually disappeared, and the people without bedding also curled up and squatted on the ground, resting against the people around them.

Qiaoqiao huddled herself, fortunately she was small, so she found two people with bedding, and huddled between them, hugged her knees with her hands, closed her eyes, and kept thinking about today's situation in her mind, like a dream.

When she thought of Zheng Cang, she couldn't sleep. She was afraid, afraid of the sword on the battlefield, and afraid that he would be punished for fleeing without permission. I fell asleep in the faint heat from the family's home.

After waking up, the sky was not yet bright, and it was gray. She felt pain all over her body, especially her head, which was dizzy.I still slept cold last night. I caught a cold last time and didn't recover quickly. This time I blew the cold wind all night again. It's strange if it doesn't recur.At this time, she had no other choice but to stand up and look around at the people who either woke up with a dazed face or were still lying on the ground, and she started jogging not far away.

After running again and again, I stopped sweating profusely.She warmed her hands again and rubbed them on her face again and again.I feel better at last, with some energy.My head is no longer dizzy.

There was a rumbling sound in her stomach, and she pressed her stomach helplessly, thinking that if she continued to flee like this, it would be impossible for her to go empty-handed. While thinking about what to do, she walked back to the place where she sat all night last night.The couple and their child who gave her a cornbread yesterday also woke up. The mother was putting the child's little hand in her palm and breathing hot air with her mouth. She thought of her own mother, and felt uncomfortable in her heart. Put your face away and lower your head.

"Here, eat some." The mother broke off another piece of cornbread and gave it to Qiaoqiao. This piece was a little less than yesterday's, but she was still very grateful, and kept half of it in her bosom, taking small bites. Slowly eat the other half.

After eating other people's food twice, she had nothing to help, so when the soldiers urged everyone to leave, she helped them carry half of the food.

It was another night, and everyone's hearts were not as peaceful as yesterday. The weather was cold, food was not enough, and the war was uncertain. Some people began to panic, and then it spread to the entire fleeing crowd. the spread.

Qiaoqiao felt that she couldn't hold on for long, she was so hungry, her whole body was weak and limp, if she continued like this, she would either freeze to death or starve to death.

She put down the family's burden and left. She knew that the family's food was running out, so she didn't plan to give it to her anymore. She walked forward blankly until her hungry legs were weak and she couldn't walk anymore. Limp on the ground.

"Small bridge? Is it a small bridge?"

Dazed, Qiaoqiao heard Liu Jian's voice, she let out a long breath, lamented her good luck, and finally closed her eyes in relief.

With her eyes closed and her whole body wrapped in a warm quilt, Qiaoqiao felt that she was really a lucky person, and she could always turn danger into good fortune time and time again.If she hadn't met Boss Hu and Liu Jian, she would have died on the side of the road in this kind of escape, and people would have just sighed a few times.Thinking of this, she felt that there was nothing else to be emotional about. Since she was still alive, there was no hurdle she couldn't pass.

She opened her eyes, and found that she was lying in a small quilt, tightly wrapped, and Boss Hu was sitting on the ground with his back to her. Not far away, Liu Jian came with a large bowl of steaming food.With a satisfied smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)