"Don't worry, the Central Plains young horses, even if there are horses raised, they are definitely not as good as Xiliang horses, if you want you to get the horses here, the price is naturally not low, and I can give you some benefits."

"My lord, two thousand horses is not a small amount, and it is not possible to sell horses from Xiliang at the risk of killing their heads. Did you see the Qiang? After they came to the Central Plains, they would not go back, the reason was very simple, that is, they couldn't go back if they wanted to, because they violated the laws of Liangguo. ”

Xu Shu was naturally very clear about what was going on under his nose, and he knew that these Qiang people were prisoners of the Liang State who had fled to the Wei State. However, he was also a little worried about this, because there were a lot of Qiang people in Yangzhai City recently, and the increasing number of Qiang people made him feel that things were a little strange, and the horse market that had gradually become active in recent times made him more sensitive.

"How long will that take?" Xu Shu asked.

"Well...... I'm going to ask my eldest brother. Do adults really want to buy Xiliang horses? ”

"Of course, Nishiryoma's stamina is well known...... Don't worry, as long as you can bring me two thousand war horses, the price is very good. I see that you are also an errand runner, and you can't be the master at all, so why don't you let me meet your eldest brother and let me talk to him, how about it? ”

The owner of the horse seller thought, "I see that this man really wants to buy a horse, and if I take him back to my eldest brother, my eldest brother will definitely praise me......"

Thinking of this, the horse seller nodded and said, "Okay, then you come with me." ”

As soon as the words fell, the peddler looked for someone to replace him for a while, and then left the horse market with Xu Shu and walked through a few alleys. So he entered a private house.

There is nothing special about the house, the vendor came here with Xu Shu, raised his hand and knocked it a few times rhythmically.

"Heavenly King Covers the Tiger ......" came from a rough voice through the door.

When the peddler heard this, he said, "The river demon of Pagoda Town." ”

With a "squeak", the door opened, revealing a very strong man from inside. Glancing at the hawker and Xu Shu following behind the hawker, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The vendor said with a smile on his face: "Is the eldest brother here?" ”

"Inside. Who is this man behind you? ”

The hawker said: "This is a distinguished guest, get out of the way, I want to take the distinguished guest to see the eldest brother, and in the future, we will eat and drink all on this distinguished guest for half a year." ”

When the person who opened the door heard the hawker's words, he no longer stopped it, and directly put the hawker and Xu Shu inside.

Xu Shu followed behind the vendor and walked straight into a living room. I saw a person sitting in the living room, the man looked like he was forty years old, his appearance was a little obscene, and he was burly.

The man sitting inside saw Xu Shu and the vendor walking in, so he asked, "Qian San, why did you bring someone back if you didn't go to sell horses?" ”

The peddler named Qian San hurriedly said, "Big brother, this is a distinguished guest. He asked for 2,000 horses at once. ”

When the man heard this, he slowly stood up. After taking a closer look at Xu Shu, he asked, "Two thousand war horses is not a small number, what do you want so many war horses to do?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I am the chief of this county, and I came to replenish the horses on the orders of Lord Taishou."

"It turned out to be an official family, which is really disrespectful. But. You didn't come at the right time, I only have one war horse, the one on the street, there are not two thousand at all, you better go back. ”

"Big brother. This is a distinguished guest...... "Qian San said incomprehensibly.

"Shut up! Drop-off! ”

Xu Shu saw that the other party had given the order to expel the guest, so he hurriedly said, "Aren't you afraid that I will bring the officials and soldiers to arrest you all?" ”

"Humph! Whatever you want. We are just ordinary people, and we haven't done anything illegal, so what can we do if we are caught? I heard that Xu Shu, the Taishou of this county, is a good official who is honest and honest, and I believe that Lord Xu can give us a clean slate. ”

"Well said. In that case, why can't you sell us your horses? This is also what Taishou-sama personally ordered me to buy horses, and if I can, I promise to make you a lot of money. ”

After listening to Xu Shu's words, the man asked: "I am not a person who is moved by Jin Shi, what I do is a head-killing business, and in Liangguo, selling horses privately is to kill the head." ”

"Well, I know this decree, if you can sell two thousand war horses, I will definitely let you settle in the Wei Kingdom, listening to your accent, you should be from Xiliang, right?"

"My lord, can you let me think about it?" The man said.

"Yes, I will visit again tomorrow, I hope you can give me a good answer, otherwise, then I can only expel you from the Wei border." Xu Shu said.

"Qian San, send off guests!"

After Xu Shu was sent out by Qian San, he secretly thought in his heart: "The government of the Liang State is strict, and the Hangu Pass is unbreakable, it is very difficult to transport the war horse to the Wei State, there must be something strange in this, and it must be closely monitored." ”

After Qian San sent Xu Shu away, after returning to the living room, he immediately saw an indifferent face, and hurriedly said, "Big brother, what is ...... today?"

"You pack your things now, go out of the city with me, and go to see the master."

"Big brother, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Less nonsense, what I'm going to do Qian Hu, when will it be your turn to ask? Hurry up and pack your things and go out of town with me. ”

"Yes, big brother."

Qian Hu and Qian San hurriedly went out of the city, and the two of them galloped out, traveled dozens of miles, and then stopped in front of a village.

The courtyard is not big, Qian Hu dismounted and walked to the front of the village, knocking on the door while shouting loudly: "Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly, I am Qian Hu, I want to see the master." ”

The door opened immediately, Qian Hu left his horse and walked straight into the courtyard, and when he saw that the light in the living room was still on, he walked over.

Entering the living room, Qian Hu immediately knelt on the ground and bowed to a white-robed young man sitting at the top of the position: "Subordinate Qian Hu, knock on the master." ”

The white-robed young man was expressionless and asked, "Why are you back?" ”

"Qi Qi master, my subordinates have something very important to tell the master, so I have to rush back late at night."

"What's the hurry? Was it that Yingchuan Taishou Xu Shu suddenly fell ill and died, or was the generals Cao Hong and Xu Chu both assassinated? ”

Qian Hu was silent for a moment, and then said, "Master." Neither. It was Xu Shu who dressed up as a master and came to buy horses in person, and his subordinates couldn't guess his intentions......"

"Xu Shu? How many horses did he buy? ”

"Two thousand!"

"Two thousand? It's not a small amount, so did you promise him? ”

"No, my subordinates were afraid of arousing Xu Shu's suspicions, so they failed to agree. He told his subordinates to answer tomorrow. Master, should the subordinates agree or not? ”

"Promise him. This is a good opportunity for our family to win the Central Plains, this king wants to lead the elite iron cavalry to sweep the Central Plains, and let the world remember my Ma Chao's name. Qian Hu, are your subordinates ready? ”

"The master can rest assured, his subordinates have all infiltrated Yangzhai City, and they will listen to the master's dispatch at any time."

After hearing this, Ma Chao showed a smile on his face and said, "Very good! This king will reply to Guguan tomorrow. You go back and promise Xu Shu first, and I will contact you again when the time comes. ”

"No!"

Yangzhai City in the middle of the night is particularly quiet. In the Taishou Mansion, the lights were bright, and Xu Shu summoned the generals to discuss matters in the hall.

Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Le Jin and other ten generals and lieutenants stood in two rows in turn, all fully armed and wearing thick armor. looked at Xu Shu who was sitting in the top position with a resolute face.

"Cao Hong!" Xu Shu took out a token from his front and held it in his hand. glanced at Cao Hong and called out.

"What do you command?" Cao Hong stood up and hugged his fists.

Xu Shu threw the token in his hand directly to Cao Hong, who was caught by Cao Hong, and then said loudly: "Starting tonight, the whole city will be under martial law." Hunt down all the Qiang people in Yangzhai City, and all the people who sell horses, and not a single one can be missed. ”

Cao Hong held the token given by Xu Shu in his hand, and asked puzzledly: "Military Division, the horse market has just become active recently, didn't the military division still say that he was preparing to develop the horse market in a big way a few days ago?" Why do you have to go to hunt down all the people who sell war horses at this time? ”

"You don't have to ask so much. Just do what I say. Xu Shu didn't explain, picked up another token and threw it directly to Li Dian, and said loudly: "Li Dian, the city gate was closed overnight, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without my order." ”

Li Dian took the token, didn't talk as much as Cao Hong, and replied bluntly: "No! ”

"Le Jin, Xu Chu, the two of you went out of the city overnight, and rushed to Xuanyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass, Le Jin guarded Xuanyuan Pass, Xu Chu went to Tiger Prison Pass to inform Han Hao and Shi Lian, let them strictly guard Tiger Prison Pass for a period of time and strengthen their vigilance." Xu Shu continued to command.

Le Jin and Xu Chu took the token, and Cao Hong and Li Dian looked at each other, everyone's brows couldn't help frowning, and they were secretly thinking in their hearts, what happened to make Xu Shu make such a big move.

Since Cao Cao and Sun Jian eliminated Yuan Shu and occupied Yuzhou, the chief military advisor of the Wei army, Xi Zhicai, died of a violent illness, and Xu Shu became the chief military advisor of the Wei army after Xi Zhicai. Cao Cao made Xun Yu, who had been engaged in logistics work in Changyi, the prime minister, and appointed Xu Shu as the assassin of Yuzhou and the Taishou of Yingchuan, and the dictatorial and authoritarian management of Yuzhou, and entrusted him with full authority to Yingchuan and Chenliu two counties, no matter who it was, he had to listen to Xu Shu.

In the past two years, Xu Shu has indeed lived up to Cao Cao's high expectations, on the one hand, he has strengthened the defensive measures of Xuanyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass, and on the other hand, he has actively trained soldiers, implemented Tuntian in Yingchuan and Chenliu, and let the Tuntian order be implemented throughout Yuzhou. Except for a few counties in Runan County, which are still desolate, agriculture in the rest of the counties has developed greatly.

Cao Hong couldn't hold back, and kept trying to get to the bottom of it, so he asked: "Military advisor, what happened, can you tell your subordinates?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Do according to my orders, the whole city will search for all the Qiang and Huns in the city, but anyone who resists will be killed." In addition, the army was sent to dismantle the horse market, and all the horse sellers who were caught were put in prison and waited for their fate. ”

Cao Hong was very clear about Xu Shu's resoluteness, seeing that Xu Shu refused to say, he simply stopped asking, the boat was naturally straight to the bridge, he believed that he would know the answer, it was just a matter of time or time.

"No!" All the generals didn't ask any more, and directly hugged their fists, and then each withdrew from the hall of the Taishou Mansion.

Xu Shu looked at the backs of Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Le Jin and others leaving, and slowly thought: "Tonight, it will be a sleepless night in Yangzhai City......"

……

The first rays of sunlight in the morning pierced through the thin mist between heaven and earth, shining in the dense forests on both sides of the official road, and a long line immersed themselves in this warm sunlight, enjoying the warmth given by nature.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Several gongs were sounded. It became the strongest note of the morning, which was the most solid and powerful to rise into the sky, and the notes floated in the air and spread out like layers of waves, wave after wave into the ears of people who were still asleep, making people feel as if they had been raped. It's that kind of heart that wakes up unwillingly.

"It's all up, it's time to hit the road." Lin Nan rode a horse and galloped back and forth in the long procession, shouting loudly from beginning to end through the early morning mist, shouting and beating the gong in his hand, waking up all the people who had slept here last night.

Last night, Lin Nan ordered a hurry forward. I hoped to rush to Yingchuan overnight, but after walking less than ten miles, those people were already tired and out of breath, and some even fell down directly, and finally after comprehensively considering the physical qualities of the people, Lin Nan decided to temporarily sleep on both sides of the official road and wait for dawn before leaving.

Everyone was woken up by Lin Nan, and the people in Zhen's Mansion began to bury the pot and cook. So the smoke rose in the wilderness and drifted high into the air.

Lin Nan is back at the front of the team. came to the side of the carriage that Zhen Mi was riding, and asked Gan Ning, who was protecting the side of the carriage: "You go to the front to explore the way, there is still some distance from Yingchuan here, see if there is any danger ahead." ”

Gan Ning nodded, turned over and jumped on the horse, and let out a loud shout. And he sped away.

At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing Zhen Mi's sweet little face.

"Mr. Nanlin, it's really hard for you, at such a speed. I'm afraid it will take two days to get to Yingchuan County, and only now do I know what Mr. Nanlin is considering. Perhaps, I really shouldn't take them to the risk, I should let them go to Wu Kingdom, the risk should be smaller. Zhen Mi said with a hint of guilt.

"Forget it, we've all come to this place, there's no way back, now that you've decided, don't regret it. Don't worry, I'll do my best to bring all of you to Yan Kingdom safely. Miss, you have a good rest, there is still a long way to go, and after crossing the Yellow River, we will be safe. ”

Zhen Mi nodded and lowered the curtains.

Lin Nan looked ahead, and secretly thought in his heart: "After Yingchuan, it is the old capital of Luoyang, I don't know how the mysterious cavalry team that often haunts near the old capital of Luoyang that Zhao Yun told me is investigating." I hope that when you get to guò from anywhere, you won't encounter any danger......"

…

At the same time, in Yangzhai City, Yingchuan County, it is now full of wind and rain, the people are hiding at home and dare not come out, the streets and alleys are sprinkled with blood, the air is full of the smell of blood, and there are many corpses lying on the ground, including the Wei army, the Qiang people, and some Huns and Han people.

Xu Shu was dressed in military uniform, carrying a long sword, and patrolling the streets with two relatives, and saw many Wei soldiers carrying corpses, and his heart was really uncomfortable.

"Strategist, after a night of bloody fighting, the city has been cleaned up, and now the corpses are almost cleaned up, what should I do next?" Li Dian saw Xu Shu inspecting over, so he stepped forward and asked with his fists.

Xu Shu saw that Li Dian's face and battle armor were stained with a lot of blood, so he reached out and patted Li Dian's shoulder heavily, and said earnestly: "General Li has worked hard. ”

Without waiting for Li Dian to answer, Cao Hong rode his horse and whip and galloped over quickly, and when he saw Xu Shu and Li Dian were there, he hurriedly jumped off the horse, walked straight to Xu Shu, and said with a face of shame: "Military advisor, his subordinates are guilty of negligence, I didn't expect so many people to come in the city, fortunately, the military advisor found out in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Now that all the 1,000 aliens have been killed, and none of them have been missed, this is all due to the strategic calculation of the military advisor, and Zilian will definitely not have the slightest suspicion of the military advisor in the future. ”

"General Cao, this matter has nothing to do with you, although the whole city is in your hands, but my position is above you, if you want to say something negligent, it should be me. If it weren't for General Cao's fierce battle with the enemy last night and the containment of the attack of these alien races, I am afraid that the danger caused would be great. By the way, the place I asked you to check, did you check it? Xu Shu said.

Cao Hong said: "I checked, but when my subordinates went down to the house, the house was already empty, and there was nothing left." ”

Xu Shu sighed. said: "I didn't expect those two people to have the foresight to leave the city first, since there are fish that slipped through the net, it's not bad, we simply put a long line to catch a big fish." ”

When Cao Hong heard Xu Shu's words, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Military Division." The subordinates still don't quite understand what is going on, those aliens are here to take refuge, how can they have such strong combat effectiveness, in order to kill these 1,000 aliens, under the condition that our army has an advantage, they can actually kill 1,500 soldiers of our army, this kind of combat effectiveness can be seen. ”

Xu Shu said: "These people are all subordinates of the Ma family and his son who are entrenched in Guanzhong and Liangzhou. If I'm not mistaken, the mysterious cavalry that haunted the old capital of Luoyang a while ago should be the person sent by Ma Teng and his son to secretly infiltrate the Wei State. ”

Cao Hong and Li Dian were both shocked, and asked in unison: "Could it be that Ma Teng's father and son also have the intention of fighting for the Central Plains?" ”

"Judging by this matter, I'm afraid so. However, this strategy was too ingenious, first let them sneak into the Wei State and take the identity of horse dealers who sold horses. When the number of people gathered grows, it is estimated that it will be the time to start a surprise attack. Thankfully, I found it in time. Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"Strategist, what should we do next?" Cao Hong asked.

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Shun Teng, since the one named Qian San and his brother have left the city, they will put a long line to catch a big fish." Ma Teng is the King of Liang, and his son Ma Chao is also known as the King of Qin. One occupies Liangzhou, the other is entrenched in Guanzhong, the father and son have been passing through Guanzhong and Liangzhou for many years, as for the internal situation, outsiders rarely know. Since Ma Teng and his son have the intention of seizing the Central Plains, then we should make good preparations. Cao Hong can send someone to report this matter to the king, and ask the king to decide the matter. ”

"No!"

In a village courtyard fifty miles outside Yangzhai City, Ma Chao rode a white horse, wearing a silver helmet, wearing silver armor, and holding a bright silver spear.

A hundred elite cavalrymen, all dressed in white robes and covering their faces with white cloths, followed closely behind Ma Chao, and each knight was so strong, as if carved out of a mold.

In the past month, Ma Chao has led the elite hundred cavalry back and forth between the divisions many times, this cavalry is often elusive, the dragon sees the head but does not see the tail, the scouts sent by the Chu State, the Wei State, and the Yan State have been killed by Ma Chao's cavalry, and even the corpse has made him disappear without a trace.

Today, Ma Chao is once again dressed all over his body and is ready to gallop all the way back to Hanguguan from here, and he is also ready to run around the territory of Wei with this appearance, so that everyone in Wei can see how he Ma Chao suddenly appeared in the territory of Wei.

"Let's go!" Ma Chao moved forward with the bright silver spear in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Wait!"

At this time, a fast horse galloped over from the direction of Yangzhai City, arrived at Ma Chao's side non-stop, rolled the saddle and dismounted, knelt on the ground, cried with a sad face, and shouted loudly: "Master, the big thing is not good, Xu Shu is ...... him"

"Xu Shu? What happened to Xu Shu? Ma Chao sneered and asked.

"Master, the little starry night galloped to Yangzhai City, but the four gates were closed, and the shouts of killing in the city continued, so the little one hid outside the city and waited for the dawn. Who knew that early this morning, I saw bloody human heads hanging on the four gates of Yangzhai City, and those human heads were all used by us to sneak in secretly for three months, who knew that Xu Shu's house actually served a small subordinate to the pot overnight......"

"Damn Xu Shu!" The bright silver spear in Ma Chao's hand was thrown out suddenly, and the tip of the spear pierced directly into a big tree on the side of the road, and penetrated the big tree, what an amazing divine power.

"Master, let's kill Yang Zhai City and avenge our dead brother!" Qian San shouted behind Ma Chao.

Qian Hu asked with a confused expression: "Master, what should we do now?" ”

Ma Chao frowned tightly, turned his head and said to Qian Hu: "Get on the horse, return to Guguan, the army should have been assembled at this time, I want to lead the army to occupy the abandoned capital of Luoyang, and take back all the divisions south of the Yellow River, and then welcome the Son of Heaven, come to the old capital, win the Central Plains, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the world!" ”

Qian Hu said: "Master, did you send someone back in advance to inform Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Wang Yun and His Royal Highness King Liang?" ”

"Qian San, you go back first, and after you get to Hangu Pass, ask Zhang Xiu to send someone to inform King Liang. I implore King Liang to lead 100,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry into Guanzhong to be prepared, and recruit Yang Biao and Wang Yun to Hangu Pass. ”

"No!"

Qian Hu asked, "Master, won't we go back?" ”

"To go back is to go back. However, before going back, you have to do something first, since you have come to the Wei State, you can't let those thousand elite soldiers die in vain. ”

"Master, what are we to do then?"

Ma Chao's face showed a hint of cunning, and said with a smile: "You go with me, and you will know when the time comes." Before leaving, though. Burn down this courtyard first, since Xu Shu killed our soldiers hidden in the city, he should have noticed something, since Xu Shu is the military advisor of the Wei State, he must have his intelligence, this time I underestimated him. ”

As soon as the words fell, Ma Chao gave an order to everyone, and more than a hundred people prepared many torches. At first, he set fire to the village and burned down the farm, and then walked away. Disappear into billowing smoke.

……

In Yangzhai City, Xu Shu sent people to go door-to-door to pacify, and in the name of rebellion, executed those who were engaged in horse sales in the horse market. And they hung their heads above the gates of the city as a sign of punishment.

At noon, the atmosphere in Yangzhai City gradually recovered, and all the streets and alleys in the city were washed over, and the smell of blood everywhere in the early morning had disappeared. The whole city became unusually clean.

In the Taishou Mansion, Xu Shu was simply eating lunch, looking at the map, and suddenly saw Cao Hongmai coming from outside with a hurried pace, and his face was still a little panicked, so he asked, "General Cao, what happened?" ”

Cao Hong hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Qiyu military division, Yangcheng was suddenly attacked by an unknown army, the county commander of Yangcheng was killed in battle, and the entire city was destroyed by fire......

"What do you say? When did this happen? Xu Shu hurriedly asked.

"A government official from Yangcheng just came to report, not only that, but the villages along the road from Yangzhai to Yangcheng for more than 100 miles. They were all attacked by unknown troops, burned, killed and looted, the people were miserable, and the corpses were littered with ......"

"Damn! What kind of dress did the unknown army look like? Xu Shu said angrily.

Cao Hong said: "Military division, that unknown army is the elusive cavalry team near the old capital of Luoyang some time ago......"

After Xu Shu listened, his brows suddenly furrowed tightly, and he asked: "The defense of Xuanyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass is unbreakable, could it be that this group of cavalry flew over with wings?" Otherwise, why didn't Xuanyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass see the report? ”

Cao Hong was also puzzled, and said: "I don't know this very well, but it is certain that they are definitely not from Xuanyuan Pass and Tiger Prison Pass......

"Investigate this matter thoroughly, and let Li Dian lead 3,000 people to Yangcheng, temporarily acting as the commander of Yangcheng County, and I will send people to Yangcheng for follow-up materials, and the most important thing is to appease the people. As for the mysterious cavalry team, I'll leave it to you, and we'll find out their whereabouts no matter what. ”

Cao Hong felt that the task was arduous, but he did not shirk, for him, the more difficult the task, the more challenging, not to mention, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what the mysterious cavalry team was.

After receiving the order, Cao Hong hurriedly went to the school field, ordered 500 tigers and leopards to ride, and Pegasus left Yangzhai City, while Li Dian then hurriedly rushed to Yangcheng with 3,000 horse infantry troops.

In Yangzhai City, Xu Shu dispatched grain and grass on the one hand, and on the other hand, he secretly guessed where the mysterious cavalry team was, and why it could suddenly appear in the territory of Wei without knowing it, and Qian Hu and Qian San were also missing, whether the mysterious cavalry team came from the west of Hangu Pass?

I can't guess through, I just feel so nerve-wracking.

"Lord Qiqi, a huge convoy of people was found around Yingshui, about a thousand people." A scout walked into the Taishou Mansion and interrupted Xu Shu's thoughts.

"Fleet? What fleet? ”

"It's like a convoy of families moving ......"

"Where did it come from?"

"Shang Cai."

"From Runan County? Don't worry about them for the time being, from now on, you all disperse for me, and give me a careful search in the areas of Yangcheng, Lunshi, Jiaxian, Father, and Xuanyuan Pass, and report to me immediately if you find any suspicious cavalry team. Xu Shu knew that there were many refugees in Runan County, and there were not a few rich people who moved with their families, and he was used to it, so he didn't care, as long as he walked in the territory of Wei. He didn't bother with it, and in contrast, it was the mysterious hundred-man cavalry that was imminent.

"No!"

…

Lin Nan, Zhen Mi and others, after a long journey along the way, finally arrived at the border of Linying County, and they went north along Yingshui along the way. Stop-and-go, so not tired.

"All stop and rest." Lin Nan glanced at the tired pedestrians, and shook his head helplessly, he now knew why the Yellow Turban Uprising was thunderous and rainy.

Looking at this group of refugees who relied on the handouts of the Zhen Mansion, he could understand that no matter how many people there were, what was the use, when they met the real officials and soldiers, they would only be slaughtered at will.

During the break, Lin Nan took out a water bladder. He took a few sips to quench his thirst.

After more than a day of getting along, he found out that the family members and house slaves of Zhen Mansion were all desperate people, who were taken in by Zhen Mansion, and they were paid for food and lodging, so the family members and house slaves of Zhen Mansion worked hard for Zhen Mansion and never had any complaints.

But. In Lin Nan's eyes, these people have no use value. It was completely a burden for him to get rid of the Wei State, and if he really encountered any danger, Lin Nan could only abandon them temporarily and take Zhen Mi away alone.

"Gotta get it!"

A fast horse drove from the north bank towards the resting place of Lin Nan and the others, and the person on horseback was Gan Ning.

In the past two days, Gan Ning has also been exhausted. He acted as a scout for the time being, constantly probing the situation ahead to determine whether or not to move on.

Gan Ning turned over and dismounted, came to Lin Nan's side again, and said with a fist: "Master." There was no obstacle ahead, the gate of Linying City was closed, and it was completely on alert, and I heard that Yangcheng had been sacked by an unknown cavalry team, and the road from Yangzhai to Yangcheng was full of burning houses, corpses, and trampled farmland......"

After Lin Nan heard Gan Ning's report, he said: "You go and rest, you don't need to go out to investigate in the past two days, I think, this is the time when we can reach the border of Wei unimpeded......

"Master, don't your subordinates understand too much?"

"It's very simple, because that mysterious team of 100 cavalry has attracted enough attention from Xu Shu, and we are simply insignificant compared to those mysterious cavalry teams that burn and loot. Let's just go our own way, we will be able to reach Xuanyuan Pass in about three days, and then we will find a way to pass through Guò Xuanyuan Pass, enter the old capital of Luoyang, and then cross the Yellow River north to Yanguo. ”

After listening to Lin Nan's explanation, Gan Ning nodded and said, "My subordinates understand, my subordinates will go to rest and rest, so that they can recuperate their spirits and show their skills in Xuanyuan Pass." ”

Lin Nan smiled: "Well, you can go." ”

After Gan Ning left, Lin Nan's smiling face immediately changed color, and he was a little more worried, and secretly thought: "Who is that mysterious cavalry team, who is sacred, and actually appeared in the territory of Wei to burn, kill and loot?" ”

"Burn it all for me"

Outside a village at the southern end of Lunshi County, Yingchuan County, Wei State, horses armed with bright silver spears and riding on horseback, commanding their subordinates to wantonly set fires.

The flames were in the sky, and the screams were endless, and hundreds of people of the Wei State were engulfed in the village by the fire, screaming in pain.

"Master, we burned, killed and looted along the way, we must be able to attract Xu Shu's attention, what should we do next?" Qian Hu rode his horse to the horse's side and asked.

Ma looked at the skyrocketing fire in front of him, a little hideous smile appeared on his face, and his eyes showed great excitement, and he said slowly: "Capture the county seat of Lunshi first, Le Jin, who is stationed in Xuanyuan Pass, will inevitably send troops to come to the rescue, and then attack the east and west, avoid the main force of Le Jin, and go straight to Xuanyuan Pass, and kill him by surprise." ”

After hearing this, Qian Hu gave a thumbs up and praised: "The master is wise." ”

"Kill them all, leave no one behind" Ma Zema rode forward and came to the entrance of the village, and saw a few villagers rushing out with their bodies on fire, and immediately shouted to the subordinates who were blocking the front......

"Whoosh"

After receiving the order, Ma's subordinates fired quickly, and several arrows shot out quickly, directly into the villagers who wanted to escape from the fire, and several villagers immediately died under the arrows.

The fire continued to expand, burning the woods around the village, and after a short while, the villagers who had been screaming in the fire became quiet.

The horse turned the horse's head, raised the bright silver spear in his hand high, and shouted loudly: "The whole army is assembled, and the target is the county seat of Lunshi."

A hundred cavalrymen quickly gathered together, followed the horses closely, and galloped away, and everyone's hearts were extremely excited.

An hour after the horse left the village, Le Jin rushed over from Xuanyuan Pass with a thousand cavalry.

By this time, the sky was already bright, the village had turned into a scorched earth, and in some places there were still embers, and the surrounding blackened and charred corpses were all showing their dying struggles, lying on the ashes......

After watching this scene, Le Jin angrily threw the spear in his hand on the ground, turned over and dismounted, looked at the village that had become a land of ashes, and the innocent people who were burned alive, and said hatefully, "There are scouts, we must find out the whereabouts of those bastards"

"No"

Le Jin frowned, closed his eyes gently, and said slowly: "Leave two hundred horsemen, bury all the corpses, and the rest of the people will all follow me, those bastards are erratic, burning and looting along the way, they will inevitably attack the county seat, from here Daolun County, there are four or five villages along the way, according to the practice of those bastards, they will definitely not let go." We must take a shortcut and hurry to the county seat of Lunshi. ”

When the words fell, Le Jin left two hundred cavalry to clean up the mess, and he led eight hundred cavalry to take a shortcut and gallop to Lunshi County......

Not long after Lejin walked here, Cao Hong rushed here with 500 tigers and leopards, and stopped when he saw that some officers and soldiers were burying the charred corpses.

After Cao Hong received Xu Shu's order, he immediately took five hundred tigers and leopards to gallop overnight, and according to his estimates, he felt that the county seat of Lunshi was likely to be attacked, so he rushed over in the starry night without stopping. However, everywhere he passed, there were burned villages, which made him even more angry.

"Whose subordinates are you?" Cao Hong rode his horse to the crowd and asked loudly.

A tun chief stood up, hugged his fists and said: "General Qiyu, we are all guards of Xuanyuan Pass, and we are General Lejin's subordinates. ”

"Where is Le Wenqian?" Cao Hong's eyes quickly scanned the crowd, but there was no figure of Le Jin, so he asked.

The tun chief hurriedly replied: "General Le led eight hundred cavalry to take a shortcut to the county seat of Lunshi, and ordered us to march from here along the official road to the county seat of Lunshi, and clean up the mess along the way......"

After Cao Hong heard this, he turned his head and shouted loudly: "Come with me, take a shortcut to Lunshi County"

As soon as the words fell, Cao Hong took five hundred tigers and leopards and galloped out like thunder, leaving only a billowing cloud of smoke.

Le Jin led 800 cavalry to the county seat of Lunshi on the country road, and when he was still twenty miles away from the county seat of Lunshi, he saw an intact village, and the villagers were arbitrarily in the village, enjoying the peace brought by the peaceful days.

Seeing this scene, Le Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and said to a military Sima behind him: "It seems that those bastards have not come here, you bring a hundred cavalry to stay, and quickly take all the villagers here, let them temporarily hide in the nearby mountains and forests, and then come and meet me." ”

"No"

Subsequently, every time Lejin passed through a village, he left a hundred cavalry to disperse the local villagers on the spot, and let them temporarily leave the village and hide in the nearby mountains and forests.

When Le Jin arrived in the county seat of Lunshi, only the last two hundred of his 800 cavalry remained......

"Hu" Lejin looked at the Lunshi county town in front of him from a distance, and saw that the county seat was still planted with the word "Wei" flag, and the soldiers wearing Wei army clothes were walking around the city wall, so he breathed a sigh of relief, with a trace of joy on his face, and said to his subordinates, "We have finally caught up in front of those bastards, and we will follow me into the city, and we will set up an ambush here to wait for the arrival of those bastards." (To be continued......)