Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 618: Making me wait for you for so long

There were about ten soldiers in this team, some were asking questions, some were on guard, and some were patrolling everywhere.

Bai Yuexi calmly took off the straw hat.

The soldier looked at the badge and then looked carefully at Bai Yuexi's appearance.

He himself was unsure, so he called another soldier and the two of them discussed it together.

Bai Yuexi said in a hoarse voice.

"I've been sick for the past couple of days, recuperating at home. I just felt better today, so I wanted to go get some grass for the pigs. Brother, what's going on? Are the rebels coming?"

A soldier frowned and said, "Picking grass for pigs? You can't leave the city today. Go another day. Stay home and don't go out."

"Why? My pigs have been hungry for two days. If they don't eat, they will lose weight."

"I told you to stay home. You'll get caught if you run around. Go back."

The soldier returned the badge to Bai Yuexi and urged her to go home.

Bai Yuexi had no choice but to turn around and walk back.

When the soldiers saw her turn around and leave, they led the team to continue searching forward.

Bai Yuexi heard the footsteps behind her gradually fading away, so she immediately turned around, walked out of the alley, and headed towards the city gate.

She thought that even if she couldn't get out of the city gate, she had to find a place to hide close to the city gate.

I had just walked a short distance when I heard people talking on the street.

"I don't know what's going on. The city gates are all closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

"Didn't you hear the thunder? There's a rebel spy in the city, and the Zhenxi Army is hunting him down."

"So no one is allowed in or out?"

"I heard that only the north gate is open, but the inspection is very strict. It's best not to leave the city unless necessary."

"..."

Bai Yuexi paused. Since the north gate of the city was still open, she might as well go to the north gate and see if she could get out.

The north gate of the city was indeed open.

This was Lin Feng's order. He felt that it was better to loosen up than to block.

Shanglin Prefecture was too big and was filled with common people.

Due to the economic development policies implemented by Lin Feng, there was a large number of people coming and going, resulting in a very complex population composition.

It is difficult to catch them at the moment.

Bai Yuexi and the others must be anxious to escape from the city. Not everyone can climb up the city wall that is several meters high.

Instead of searching the whole city for the enemy, it is better to leave a way out to attract them to escape.

This trick had also been taught to Qin Fang before, and it worked very well.

The soldiers in front of the city gate did not check very strictly and almost everyone was allowed to pass.

This is to make the other party relax their vigilance and have a lucky mentality.

However, those who left the city did not know that the Zhenxi Army had already formed a large encirclement more than ten miles to the left and right.

This only made the other side think that they could easily leave the city, and when they wanted to let themselves go, they fell into the trap of the Zhenxi Army.

At this time, it was not only Bai Yuexi who was staring at the north gate of the city, but also Gou Lian who was hiding in the dark.

Faced with a high wall, the two men could only find a way to escape through the city gate.

Hongxiao hid herself, intending to escape from the city after dark.

Among the three, she is the only one who has this ability.

Bai Yuexi observed for a long time and found that the Zhenxi Army only searched very strictly inside the city, but was a little lax at the city gate.

There is obviously something wrong with this, it must be a trap.

She thought, outside the north gate of Shanglin City, less than three miles away is Jinjiang.

I am a good swimmer. As long as I can get out of the city gate, I will soon reach the river.

Even if there is no boat in the river, he can go into the water and escape the pursuit of the Zhenxi Army.

As long as you get yourself into the water, there will be no safety issues.

She looked up at the sky and estimated that it was almost the beginning of the evening hour. In another quarter of an hour, the city gate would be closed.

If he didn't risk leaving the city now and waited until the city gates were closed, would he be able to avoid such a strict search in the city?

Thinking of this, Bai Yuexi gritted her teeth, turned over and jumped out from a low wall, walked through the alley, and walked quickly towards the city gate.

She knew there was a trap ahead, but the temptation was too great and she had something to rely on.

It’s only three miles to the river.

Those who wanted to leave the city were waiting in sparse groups for inspection by the soldiers.

A team of more than a dozen soldiers in charge of the inspection were checking the badges and identity information of each pedestrian one by one.

Bai Yuexi lowered her head and walked quickly into the city gate, lining up behind the others.

When it was her turn, she heard a soldier ask.

"Where's your badge? What are you doing out of town right now?"

Bai Yuexi raised her head calmly: "Master, my pigs haven't eaten for two days. If I don't get some pig grass, I'm afraid they will starve to death."

"The city gates are about to close. Aren't you going back to the city tonight?"

The soldier asked while looking at her badge.

"I have relatives in Quejiabu outside the city, and I will be back in the city tomorrow morning."

The soldier looked at her badge, then at Bai Yuexi, and felt that there was nothing wrong.

"Okay, go ahead."

The soldier handed the badge back to Bai Yuexi.

Bai Yuexi felt excited. Is it that simple?

The Zhenxi Army has such a loud reputation, but in fact it is not that powerful.

I have taken risks time and again, but I live right under their noses, and nothing happens to me.

Bai Yuexi took small steps forward. She couldn't appear too anxious and let others see her flaws.

In the setting sun, her shadow was stretched very long and cast obliquely across the fields.

Bai Yuexi turned off the official road and entered the ridge of the field, crossing it diagonally and heading towards the Jinjiang River.

But she didn't know that someone in the distance was watching her every move with a telescope.

Every citizen who came out of the city would be carefully observed from a distance to determine whether he was suspicious.

Especially middle-aged women and young women.

Seeing that Jinjiang was only a mile away, Bai Yuexi gradually relaxed and quickened her pace.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from not far away, just behind her left.

Bai Yuexi didn't look back, but quickly adjusted her direction and continued walking towards the river.

She couldn't run. If she was found to have a problem, she would not be able to outrun the warhorse.

After walking for a while, a warhorse came running from her right rear.

There was no way, Bai Yuexi adjusted the direction again. She could see the surging river just within a hundred steps of her.

As long as you jump into the river and float downstream, even the boat will be hard to find.

She was now forced by the cavalry on both sides to constantly adjust her direction, but her goal remained unchanged, quickly approaching the riverbank.

It’s only a hundred steps away, and the bank of Jinjiang River is just a dozen steps away.

When Bai Yuexi was still seven or eight steps away from the river, she suddenly discovered that there was a fisherman sitting on the river bank in front of her.

There were five or six people standing beside the fisherman watching him fish.

Bai Yuexi turned her head in confusion and glanced at the cavalry behind her.

She already suspected that these cavalry had deliberately forced her to this position.

Sure enough, a hundred steps behind her, a team of horses was moving slowly forward, following her at a leisurely pace.

Bai Yuexi's heart sank. Could it be that her whereabouts had been exposed?

When she was still a few steps away from the river bank, the fisherman turned around and grinned at her.

"Alas, you made me wait for you for so long."

Bai Yuexi's heart started beating fast. Of course she knew this person.

It was the leader of the Zhenxi Army, Marquis of Jingguo Lin Feng.

She glanced at the river bank and saw that the five or six people had dispersed, blocking her way to the river.