Within a few days, the vanguard of the armored artillery brigade had reached Xing Province and stopped near Magpie Mountain to receive supplies. If they continued north, they would reach An Lushan's core area. If they couldn't find any valuable clues here, there was no point in continuing north.
After all, the north was An Lushan's core area. With Fan Yang's army setting up blockades along the way, the Xi people would find it harder and harder to cross. Even if they found the Xi people, it would be difficult to secretly take them away under An Lushan's nose.
The large number of corpses along the way already proved that An Lushan wanted to kill all the Xi people who had snitched on him. He would not leave a single one alive to prevent it from affecting his future. If they found the Xi people and insisted on taking them away, who knew what kind of reaction An Lushan would have.
Guo Xiang's main force had already arrived at the administrative area of Xing Province. They maintained a distance of several dozen li from the vanguard and continued to wait for the supply of charcoal from behind. In addition, the officials and commoners of Xing Province were allowed to look at the cannons, but they were forbidden from getting too close. They were only allowed to look at them from afar to avoid unpredictable dangers.
In Ji County, An Lushan was clearly restless. He had already learned that the armored artillery brigade was heading north. Although the armored artillery brigade was going north in the name of training and intimidating the two Tibetans, he was still worried.
After all, he had deployed a large number of troops on the way to the north. And he deployed these troops to intercept and kill the people from the two Fan Kingdoms. So, what if something went wrong? When his troops were intercepting and killing the people from the two Fan Kingdoms, would they be seen by the Iron Armored Artillery Brigade? Would the intercepting and killing mission be ruined? What if these people interfered? What would he do?
In reality, the reason why An Lushan was worried was that the armored artillery brigade was formed by Ang Lee. Many of the soldiers were definitely Ang Lee's trusted aides. Why would the elite soldiers formed by Ang Lee suddenly come to Hebei to train? The so-called intimidation was not very credible. After all, he had already defeated the two Tibetans. There was no need to send armored artillery to intimidate them.
Of course, An Lushan was nervous because he had a guilty conscience. The rebellion of the two Tibetans had been planned by him. If the Emperor knew the truth, it would be very disadvantageous for him.
"The armored artillery brigade suddenly going north must be targeting me. Keep a close eye on them. Also, move the Fanyang Artillery Brigade over. If something happens …"
An Lushan angrily ordered.
"Marshal, what are you doing? Are you going to move the Fanyang Artillery Brigade over? Are you going to destroy the Iron Armored Artillery Brigade? This is His Majesty's most elite troop. We cannot be rash."
Yan Zhuang was shocked and hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"Humph, then what do you want me to do? Do you want me to just watch them come here and make trouble? This is my territory. They can't act wildly here."
An Lushan said loudly.
"Commander, please calm down. We just need to keep a close eye on the armored artillery brigade. There is no need to make a big fuss. Let's see what they are going to do."
Yan Zhuang continued to persuade him.
"Well, that's it! By the way, haven't you found the Princess? "
An Lushan continued to ask.
"Commander, don't worry. The soldiers are working hard to find her. Our men are at all the roads leading to the capital. If the Princess is still alive, she can't escape to the capital."
Yan Zhuang said affirmatively.
"We must find the Princess as soon as possible. I have already made it very clear in the memorial that the Princess was killed by the two Tibetans. If the Princess suddenly appears in front of His Majesty, it will be difficult for me to explain."
An Lushan said worriedly.
"Yes, Commander, don't worry. The Princess who is still alive will not appear in front of His Majesty. I can guarantee that."
Yan Zhuang said calmly.
An Lushan suddenly attacked the two Tibetans. Of course, he had his own reasons, but it also had a lot to do with the selfishness of Yan Zhuang and other aides.
For their own selfish reasons, these aides not only did not persuade An Lushan to reform his government, but also kept giving An Lushan bad ideas. It was these aides' idea to let An Lushan send troops to suppress the two Tibetans. Among them, Yan Zhuang's idea was the most important.
At this moment, the reason why Yan Zhuang dared to guarantee that the Princess who was still alive would not return to the capital was that he had personally deployed the troops along the way. He was very confident in his deployment.
In addition, when the main forces of the two Tibetans were defeated, he had already learned from the captives that the two Tibetans had already sent the Princess to the capital. However, the path was blocked and the Princess was trapped in a mountain. As for which mountain, the captives were too weak to know. They only knew that she was trapped in a mountain.
Based on the time, the most likely locations were the few mountain ranges closest to the two Tibetans. Therefore, Yan Zhuang placed a large amount of manpower on searching these mountain ranges. He also sent a small number of people to the south to set up an ambush, just in case.
However, Yan Zhuang had underestimated the ability of the Xi people. When the Princess was trapped, she had already traveled more than a thousand li to the south. In fact, she was almost out of An Lushan's sphere of influence. In the end, the Pinglu cavalry caught up and blocked the path. She could only temporarily hide in the mountains.
The mountain that the Princess was hiding in was Magpie Mountain in the western part of Xing Province. It was a very inconspicuous mountain. Yan Zhuang would never have thought of such an inconspicuous mountain.
"Princess, eat some wild fruit! Fill your stomach. "
In a very inconspicuous valley in Magpie Mountain, Princess Jingle and Princess Yifang were wearing ordinary village women's clothes and sitting by the fire.
"Isn't there still horse meat? Why do we have to eat wild fruit? "
The two princesses were not used to eating wild fruits and were in a bad mood.
"Princess, we are still very far from the capital. We are trapped here. Let's save if we can! Horse meat can only be eaten once a day. "
Li Ya 'er advised.
There were only eight people in their group. They were very small, two men and six women. However, other than the two princesses, the other four women were dressed in men's clothing. Thus, from afar, one would think that they were six men and two women.
The mission of escorting the Princess was initiated by Li Hanlu. Other than Li Ya 'er, there were two men and two women as bodyguards. These four people were all warriors of the Nu Jie tribe. They were absolutely loyal and reliable.
Now that they were trapped in Magpie Mountain, in order to prevent their whereabouts from being exposed, they never lit a fire at night. When they lit a fire during the day, they also tried their best to avoid producing smoke.
Because the mountain was very barren, there was almost no prey. Thus, they could only eat wild fruits to fill their stomachs. They even had to slaughter a horse to fill their stomachs.
The number of horses was limited. Thus, they had to be extra frugal with horse meat.
"The road is blocked. Can we still make it back to the capital?"
Princess Yifang stuffed a wild fruit into her mouth with a pained expression. She was used to eating delicacies and could not stand the taste of wild fruits.
"Sister, don't worry. Since we have escaped, we will definitely make it back alive."
Princess Jingle comforted her.
"I really hope we can make it back to the capital soon. Let's eat wild fruits!"
Princess Yifang immediately felt that wild fruits did not taste so bad when she thought of returning to the capital. As long as they could make it back safely, they would be able to eat a lot of delicious food to make up for their losses.
"Sister, you're back! Is there anyone blocking the road? "
Li Ya 'er hurriedly asked when she saw Li Hanlu return.
"Yes. An Lushan's troops have not retreated. In fact, they have set up camps along the road that we must pass. It seems that they plan to camp there for a long time."
Li Hanlu replied calmly.
"Ah! Does that mean we will never be able to make it back? "
The two princesses were very nervous when they heard that.
"Don't worry, Princess. We will think of a way."
Li Hanlu comforted them and looked at Li Ya 'er before walking to the side.
"Sister, is there anything I can do for you?"
"I saw more than a dozen armored cannons when I went out just now."
Li Hanlu replied.
"Armored cannons? Didn't Big Brother invent them? Is Big Brother here? "
Li Ya 'er was a little excited.
"I don't think so. The general is Guo. I heard that he went north for training, but I don't think it's that simple."
"Sister, let me go and have a look! Many of Big Brother's subordinates know me. "
Li Hanlu nodded and said, "Alright, you can go and have a look. But if you are targeted, don't come back. The princess's position cannot be exposed."
"Sister, don't worry. I will be very careful. I will not expose the princess's position. But if it is Big Brother's men, I will ask them to bring us to the capital."
Li Ya 'er said happily.
"Alright, you must see clearly who it is and what it is for. If we can't be sure, we must not expose our position."
"Yes, Sister. I will go now."
"Wait, let's take a detour!"
Li Ya 'er nodded and took a 20-mile detour to the camp of the first armored cannons brigade.
Two hours later, Li Ya 'er arrived at the camp of the first armored cannons brigade and strode over.
"Who is it?"
Li Ya 'er did not answer. She saw Erniu eating lunch and shouted, "Brother Erniu."
"Ya 'er, it's really you. Come here."
Erniu was overjoyed. This time, the most important mission that Ang Lee had given him was to bring Li Ya 'er back. Now that he saw Li Ya' er, the mission was more than half completed.
"Ya 'er, why are you here alone and dressed like this?"
Li Ya 'er did not answer. After walking closer, she asked, "Brother Erniu, Big Brother sent you to bring me back to the capital, right?"
"Yes, that's right. Your Big Brother heard about the rebellion between the two Tibetans and was very worried about you. He found an excuse and sent us here. By the way, your third brother, Fei Yu, is here too. He's with Guo Qiang."
Erniu said with a smile.
"Third Brother is here too. That's great. I'm relieved. Brother Erniu, can I go find Third Brother now?"
Li Ya 'er was overjoyed.
"Of course, but your third brother and the main force are still in the Xing Province. It's dozens of miles from here. It'll take a long time to get there."
"It's fine. I want to see my third brother now."
Li Ya 'er had a better relationship with Li Feiyu, whom she had grown up with, and trusted Li Feiyu more.
"Alright then. Brother Erniu, let's go find your third brother now."
After explaining the situation, Erniu drove the only armored command vehicle of the first squad away. Of course, the driver drove the vehicle while he and Li Ya 'er chatted inside.
Not only was the command vehicle much more comfortable than the cannon carriages, but it was also much faster than the cannon carriages. After an hour, the command vehicle arrived at the vicinity of the Xing Zhou Prison.
"Ya 'er, we're here. Look outside. They're all armored artillery vehicles. Isn't it grand?"
Erniu said proudly.
"Yes, it's grand. Where's Third Brother? Can you ask him to come and see me? "
Li Ya 'er asked.
"Oh, Ya 'er, you're grand now. First, you asked Brother Erniu to send you here. Now, you're asking your third brother to come and see you personally. Alright, your Big Brother is so powerful and dotes on you. Wait a moment, I'll go and get your third brother."
Erniu sighed as he strode towards the armored command vehicle.
"Fei Yu, your sister wants you to go over. Go!"
"My sister?"
Li Feiyu was stunned for a moment before he quickly asked, "Is it Ya 'er? She found you? "
"By the way, I was having lunch when a girl suddenly called Brother Erniu. When I saw that it was Ya 'er, I brought her back. She was a little shy and refused to get out of the vehicle. She asked you, her third brother, to go over personally."
Erniu said with a cheeky smile. He was in a good mood to be able to meet Li Ya 'er so smoothly. At least, Ang Lee would be very happy when they returned.
"Ya 'er is shy? I'll go over and take a look. "
Li Feiyu strode towards the armored command vehicle with Guo Qiang and Erniu following behind.
"Ya 'er, it's really you. Why are you hiding in the vehicle? Are you really shy?"
Li Feiyu teased.
Third Brother, don't listen to Brother Erniu's nonsense. I have something important to discuss with you. "
"Something important? What is it? "
"Third Brother, did Big Brother really send you here to bring me back?"
Li Ya 'er confirmed.
"Don't you know your Big Brother? He heard that something happened to the two Tibetans and was very worried about you, so he sent us here to find you and bring you back. Also, he wants us to find out what happened to the two Tibetans. Your Big Brother thinks that there might be some unspeakable secret behind it. "
Li Feiyu said.
"If that's really what Big Brother said, then I'm relieved. The two princesses can testify to everything. As long as you bring the princesses back as soon as possible, everything will be clear."
Li Ya 'er said.
"The two princesses? Princess Jingle and Princess Yifang? Weren't they killed by the two Tibetans? "
Li Feiyu was shocked.
"What? The princesses are still alive?"
Guo Qiang and Erniu, who were following closely behind, also heard the conversation inside. They quickly jumped in and looked at Li Ya 'er nervously.
Li Ya 'er briefly explained the situation in the two Tibetans and told the three of them about the princesses' current situation, asking them to think of a way to bring the princesses back to the capital as soon as possible.
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