Chapter 24: The Horse Thief
Chen Zhi strode over, and Jiuzhen Shanshan followed. Pei Guo looked at Jiuzhen's pretty face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, his heart was nervous, and when he wanted to find some words, he felt that his mind was full of paste and he couldn't make up anything. When he was anxious, suddenly Chen Gui hurriedly ran over with a few people, panting and said: "I caught a few injured thieves, and I asked clearly, this group of people is a gang of horse thieves, the leader is called Hu Lujin, and there is a second leader named Hu Sichun." As he spoke, he instructed his subordinates to bring over the two horse thief captives.
Seeing this, Chen Zhi went to interrogate the captives, and hung Pei Guo aside for a while. Pei Guo let out a sigh of relief, and when he peeked at Jiuzhen, he saw that Jiuzhen was also looking at him, so he couldn't help blushing, and hurriedly turned his head to look at the captive.
Chen asked sharply, "How many people are there in total?" If you are truthfully invited, you can be spared if you don't die, and if you don't speak, you will be executed immediately! ”
One of the captives had an arrow in his leg and a blue face, apparently having told Chen Gui to wait for a "lesson", and then he hurriedly replied: "There are five hundred brothers... No, five hundred centaurs, now ... Now I'm afraid it's only half left. ”
Chen Zhi made a straight face: "Didn't tell a lie? ”
The other captive was only afraid of falling, and rushed to say, "Really, really! In fact, I was waiting for almost 800 people, followed by the big leader and the second leader... No, no, no, it's Hu Lu, Jin Hu, Si Chun, and others, who have always been robbing the Worm tribe in Mobei. A few days ago, for some reason, the creeping leader Anapu suddenly became ruthless, gathered a few people and horses to surround and suppress us, and we were outnumbered, and broke almost 300 men and horses, and fled all the way south to get here. At this he gasped a little and paused.
The previous captive hurriedly picked up: "We are waiting near this oasis, and we still make a living by plundering the creeping herdsmen. This one... If I had known that you were nobles from the south, I wouldn't have moved this crooked mind if I was killed... ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Another captive shouted, "It's all my fault that the ghosts and others have been deluded and have collided with the nobles." I hope that the adults will spare our lives regardless of the villains! ”
Chen Zhi stroked his short mustache and said in a deep voice: "Today, if you wait for such a big loss, will Hu Lu Jin Hu Sichun hold a grudge and seek revenge all the way?" ”
"No, no, no!" The first captive pointed to the heavens and the earth: "Big leader, oh no, Hu Lujin has always been sympathetic to his brothers, and if he misses a blow today, he already knows the ability of all the nobles, and he will never come to die in vain!" ”
The second captive said: "But that Hu Sichun is ruthless, and he will always be retribution... ”
The first captive glared at him fiercely and interrupted him: "When is it Hu Sichun's turn to call the shots?" Naturally, Hu Lujin has the final say! ”
The second captive muttered in a low voice: "Of course, the big boss had the final say, but most of the brothers who folded here today are cronies under the command of the big boss, and among the remaining two or three hundred people, I am afraid that most of them belong to Hu Sichun... ”
Pei Guo and Chen Cheng glanced at each other, and their hearts were clear: it turned out that this horse thief was not in unison, and was divided into two factions, Hu Lujin and Hu Sichun, as if they were arguing with each other.
Chen Zhi asked about the same question, waved his hand and was about to ask Chen Gui to take the captive down, when suddenly the first captive shouted: "Why did Brother Guang'er fall here?" He... Is he dead? That's a big deal! Big bad! The finger was pointed at Pei Guo's feet, and the child who was still unconscious was there.
The second captive also looked frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Guang'er is the only son of the big boss... The nobles killed Brother Guang'er, but they were afraid that the big boss would come to fight hard! ”
Chen Gui stretched out his hands and slapped the two captives on the back of the heads: "What are you yelling about?" This kid is alive and well, you two are in a hurry! He called his subordinates to come over and took the two captives.
"It turns out that this kid's name is Hu Luguang." Pei Guo grinned and said, "Since it is Hu Lujin's only son who has been captured, it will be easy to do." Even if Hu Sichun really wants to seek revenge, Hu Lu Jin will stop him under the taboo. ”
Chen Zhi glanced at Hu Luguang on the ground, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as you said... Before the words fell, the rumbling horses' hooves resounded in the night sky again, and the smoke and dust were in the distance.
Chen Zhen's face sank: "Prepare for war!" A group of Liang people responded one after another, each carrying arrows and crossbows. Jiu Zhen glanced at Pei Guo and teased: "Pei Langjun, this kid you caught... If you can't get it, I'm afraid it's a tricky **annoyance! Pei Guo was dumbfounded, and was even more embarrassed by Jiu Zhenyi's words, and waved the ring knife in his hand heavily, and looked viciously in the direction of the distant cavalry.
The cavalry arrived in an instant, and this time it was naturally no longer dangerous, and the horse was a hundred steps away, and the Liang people's crossbow could not reach. When the two horses broke out first, one of them shouted: "Friend on the other side, what an offense today!" Dare to ask if you have captured a little child? If he is let go, I will not dare to disturb him when I am gone. If not, don't die! Chen Gui escorted the two captives over again, and the knives were put on his necks, and the two hurriedly shouted: "It is Hu Lujin who speaks!" The person beside him, looking at the figure, must be Hu Sichun! ”
Chen Gui laughed: "The tone is so big! He didn't want to think that he had killed many of my brothers today, and that he wanted to ask for someone so easily? If you have the ability, take it yourself! ”
Jiu Zhen said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate your opponent!" I'm waiting for big things, it's best not to get entangled with this horse thief! If you want me to say, just let this kid go! ”
"Just let people go?" Chen Gui was unconvinced: "This kid has the lives of my two brothers in his hands... ”
Chen Zhi spoke: "The thief is fast, he is really entangled all the way, it is indeed troublesome, it is best not to be entangled with him... But I'm afraid that this horse thief will not believe his words, and he will lose his restraint if he releases people. He was hesitant for a while, and suddenly raised his head and asked Pei Guodao, "What do you think of Pei Langjun?" ”
Pei Guo wanted to say that he couldn't let people go easily, but he suddenly saw Jiuzhen looking at him, and his beautiful eyes turned in anticipation, so the words came to his lips and suddenly changed into "Jiuzhen Xiaoniang is reasonable!" Before, Hu Lujin knew that he would withdraw from the army in time, he should not be a reckless person, and he knew that you would not be bullied if he was not good at waiting, so he would definitely not come to seek revenge again! ”
Jiuzhen heard Pei Guo say this, his pretty face was full of flowers, and he smiled at Pei Guo: "What Pei Langjun said is reasonable!" Pei Guo suddenly felt full of joy, comfortable from head to toe, and didn't care about Chen Gui's stinky face on the side. Chen Zhi nodded: "It's okay!" Let's believe in that Hu Lujin once! ”
Praised by the beauties, Pei Guo was in good spirits, and volunteered to shout: "But the leader of Hu Lujin is in front of him? ”
"It's a certain house! Who's on the other side? ”
"Under Pei Guo!" Pei Guo's voice was bright: "It's not a secret, Brother Guang'er is here, if the leader of Hulu is sincere and reconciled, we are also willing to turn the war into a jade silk!" ”
"Sincerely, sincerely! Please also ask Pei Langjun to come back quickly, I will keep my promise and go! Hu Lujin heard Pei Guo say the word "Brother Guang", and immediately understood that the team had already understood the relationship between Hu Luguang and himself, and his tone couldn't help but soften, and he was a little anxious.
Chen Zhi glanced at Pei Guo, with a bit of approval in his eyes, and Jiuzhen also nodded frequently.