Chapter 497
Yuecheng is located in the Hetao area deep into the grassland, which is more than 2,000 miles away from Xianyang. Even though a cement road from Xianyang to Hetao area has been built, according to the current cavalry's marching speed, Li Chen's army has also walked for four days and five nights.
According to Li Chen's prediction, Xianyang City has now fallen into Hu Hai's hands. The Shenwu Army in Han Xin's hands has been successfully transferred out. In addition to the Shenwu Army, the entire Xianyang City and the imperial guards in the palace have less than 30,000 troops stationed.
If the 30,000 soldiers were responsible for the public security of Xianyang City in peacetime, it would be a fool to defend Xianyang in the war-torn era. Not to mention that Hu Hai and Zhao Gao have been operating in Xianyang City for so many years, even Li Chen could not find out how many backup plans Zhao Gao left in the city.
Li Chen knew in his heart that he had to return to Xianyang as quickly as possible, and there was no room for negotiation. According to records in the history of his previous life, Hu Hai's tyranny was horrifying. Once Fusu or Ying Yue fell into Hu Hai's hands, this was simply something Li Chen couldn't believe.
Four days and five nights.
In the past few days, under the supervision of Li Chen, his soldiers were almost marching day and night. When they were tired, they stopped to rest for a while, and when they were thirsty and hungry, they ate on the horses. Fortunately, Li Chen had recovered the entire Hetao area. They returned to Xianyang for three horses a day. In addition to the horses under their crotch, each of them also had two spare horses. Along the way, the horses kept rushing towards Xianyang City.
The entire army returning to the rescue was marching with all their lives. Even with the saddle and stirrup, the soldiers' crotch still had blood due to long-term riding. Despite this, no one had ever complained about the hardship or fatigue. Everyone knew the current situation, and their support troops were responsible for the safety of Xianyang City.
At noon, Li Chen, the troops who returned to the rescue, finally arrived near Xianyang City. Less than a hundred miles ahead, Xianyang City was, and they would definitely be able to reach the foot of Xianyang City before dark.
"Stay on the spot for an hour."
"Start the fire and give the brothers some hot food." Li Chen waved his hand and asked his brothers to stop in a service area.
There are service areas next to the expressway, which are usually used for rest purposes for caravans coming and going. Li Chen's army naturally could not enter the service area to rest, and could only temporarily set up camp in the open space near the service area.
Xianyang is ahead. Once you arrive in Xianyang, you may have a hard battle. Along the way, everyone has eaten dry food and never had a good rest. Now letting everyone have a rest and have a full meal can be considered as resting.
Everyone started to set up stoves on the spot and slaughtered some run-off horses to make soup. Although the horse meat was not delicious, it was very dry and firewood, but it was used to restore physical strength and fill hunger, it was still much better than dry food.
At this time, a noise suddenly came from the service area not far away.
"Wang Li, what happened before?" Li Chen quickly stood up and asked Wang Li beside him.
"I don't know very well. It should be a small matter between the caravans who are resting." Wang Li shook his head and guessed.
"Let's go and take a few people and let's go and have a look." Li Chen ordered, and walked quickly towards the service area.
Wang Li was worried about Li Chen's safety, so he quickly ordered a few soldiers and followed. The group walked into the service area and saw several big men pulling a middle-aged woman.
"It's very natural to pull and pull in broad daylight. No matter what you have, you should convince people with reason." Li Chen stopped the pulling and said confidently.
"That's right, this military master is right?"
"There are people on your side who want to have a baby. No matter how hard I have to wait for me to have some food. I haven't even eaten. How can I have the strength to follow you?" The middle-aged woman seemed to see her backer and muttered.
Several big men who were pulling heard Li Chen's voice and turned to look at Li Chen. The moment they saw Li Chen, the soldiers immediately widened their eyes and looked incredible. Li Chen could not know every soldier, but these soldiers knew Li Chen, and Li Chen is now an idol in the army.
"Marty?"
"Are you a marquis?" Several big men looked at Li Chen and said ecstatically.
Li Chen looked at the people with surprise and was sure that he had never seen these people before, so he asked tentatively: "You have been soldiers."
"Yes, Marquis."
"We are subordinates of Cao Shen and Lord Cao." The soldiers hurriedly saluted Li Chen and said nervously.
Li Chen frowned, and an unknown premonition surged in his heart. Cao Shen's subordinates ran here, and it seemed that Xianyang City was indeed lost.
"Subordinates of Cao Shen, what are you doing here?" Li Chen asked with a serious expression.
After hearing Li Chen's question, one of the soldiers also remembered the tasks of his people and hurriedly said, "Mr. Liu and Lord Cao escorted Princess Yue out of the city. Now Princess Yue is about to give birth. We are on the order of Lord Liu to find Wenpo. So, we found that she was the only one Wenpo in the radius of more than ten miles. We were anxious and then pulled up."
"Win the Moon?"
"To be born?"
Li Chen quickly collected the key points of this message, and he couldn't help but be stunned. What suddenly arose in his heart was overturning longing.
"Yue'er is about to give birth."
"I'm going to be a dad."
Li Chen was shocked and surprised. When Li Chen went to war, Ying Yue had just been pregnant. Now that he was back, Ying Yue gave birth. Perhaps this is God's pity, which allows him to see the birth of the child with his own eyes.
"You two, hold him for me."
"You guys lead the way."
"Hurry, you can't delay for a moment." Li Chen first directed the two soldiers to raise the Wen Po, and then pointed to the soldiers under Cao Shen and asked them to lead the way. The group rushed to the distance.
"this......"
"Mr. Marquis, didn't you say you should convince others with reason?" Several soldiers under Cao Shen's command were talking while leading the way.
Wang Li glanced at the young soldiers, and gave them a lesson in earnest, "Physics is also a principle."
Now Li Chen wanted to give himself wings. The group rode his horse forward for a quarter of an hour. The silly woman on the horse almost stopped jogging and vomiting. Only then did she see a dilapidated temple from afar.
"Marty, right ahead." A soldier under Cao Shen pointed to the ruined temple in front of him.
"Greetings, Marquis."
"Meet, Marquis." As soon as Li Chen arrived in front of the temple gate, Liu Bang and Cao Shen immediately came up to meet him.
Chapter completed!