Chapter 83: Guan Yun is not long
When they came to Zhongshan, of course Lu Bu and the others would not carry long weapons.
The five hundred people were divided into more than a dozen groups, led by Zhang Shiping's men, and galloped in the direction of discovering "Guan Yu".
Zhongshan belongs to the Yuan family, but it is not close to Yecheng.
The so-called mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and where the Yuan family is not well supervised, bandits are often rampant.
Zhang Shiping's spies led Lu Bu and the others to a small village.
It was almost noon, but the village was so quiet that not even a wisp of smoke had risen.
"Investigate." Lu Bu commanded left and right.
Several soldiers hurried forward.
They first walked around the village and found that there were no unusual horses riding into the village.
It didn't take long for the soldiers to come out of the village.
Coming to Lu Bu, the officer who took the lead reported: "Qi Yu waits, there is no one in the village. ”
Lu Bu looked at Zhang Shiping's subordinates: "Are you sure the person is here?" ”
"Right here." The man said in a very affirmative tone, "It's still in the morning, and I don't know where I'm going." Rest assured, we have some people staring at it all the time. ”
"How often do you contact the people who are watching here?" Lu Bu asked.
"Two hours at most, and someone will reciprocate."
"Take a look at the advanced village." Lu Bu waved his hand.
The village was quiet, not even half a figure.
The adobe houses show signs of repair.
Outside the house in the middle of the village, Lu Bu jumped off his horse.
The house is divided into two rooms, one in and one out, and the floor is very clean, apparently only cleaned in the early morning.
When I entered the village, I saw all kinds of signs that the village was inhabited.
But when the thieves are dispatched, they will always leave some people to guard the nest.
However, there was no one left in this village, which made Lu Bu a little puzzled.
"Wen Hou, they walked from the west side of the village." While looking at the furnishings in the house, a soldier ran to the door.
Turning to leave the room, Lu Bu beckoned everyone to go to the west of the village.
There is a path to the west of the village.
There were a lot of fresh horseshoe prints left on the road, and the people of the village should have left not long ago.
"Chase west!" determined the direction of pursuit, and Lu Bu immediately ordered.
The horses' hooves flew, and the five hundred people gathered together were like a torrent rolling westward.
Lu Bu brought all the veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Not only do they have a lot of battlefield experience, but many of them are also good at tracking.
More than 500 people followed the horseshoe prints and galloped at high speed.
"Waiting, something is wrong." As they were advancing, Zhang Shiping's subordinates shouted: "Further forward is the Zhen Family Manor." ”
"The Zhen family?" Lu Bule stopped his horse: "How far is it?" ”
Zhang Shiping's subordinates pointed forward: "It's only more than ten miles away." ”
"Will thieves attack the Zhen family?" Lu Bu asked.
"It's hard to say." Zhang Shiping's subordinates replied: "The Zhen family has a big business, and in the early years, the head of the family, Zhen Yi, also served as a county magistrate of the Han Dynasty. Since Zhen Yi's death, only the women and children left in the Zhen family are old and weak, and it is not surprising that the thieves plan to attack them. ”
"You ten come with me." Lu Bu beckoned to the side: "The rest of the people stay here and wait." ”
More than 500 people came here, but Lu Bu only brought 10 people, and the soldiers were stunned.
However, their status was humble, and there was not even one who dared to advise Lu Bu, so they could only watch him lead ten cavalry to leave in the dust.
In addition to the ten soldiers, Lu Bu also brought Zhang Shiping's subordinates.
It takes a lot of time to walk for more than ten miles.
The war horses galloped, and it didn't take long for them to come to the vicinity of Zhen's house.
From afar, Lu Bu saw billowing black smoke from the Zhen family's house.
Seeing the black smoke, the corners of Lu Bu's mouth twitched: "It seems that it is really not Guan Yunchang." ”
Zhang Shiping's subordinates lowered their heads and replied: "Qi Qi Wenhou, we have investigated, and the leader of the thieves and Guan Yun are extremely similar in appearance......"
"Although I don't know who he is, I'm sure it's not Guan Yunchang." Lu Bu said: "I don't doubt that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei did this kind of thing. However, Guan Yunchang is upright and proud, how could he be willing to become a thief? ”
Pointing to the Zhen family with black smoke billowing out, Lu Bu said: "Raiding houses and robbing houses, setting fire to and killing people, Guan Yunchang will never do it!" ”
Swallowing his saliva, Zhang Shiping's subordinates did not dare to say anything.
Lu Bu shook off the reins and shouted to the ten people who followed, "Come with me to kill the thief!" ”
Together with Lu Bu, Eleven rode a fast horse and rushed towards the Zhen family.
The door of Zhen's house was open, and the cries of men and women could be heard inside.
Riding his horse into the front yard, Lu Bu saw a group of people running towards him.
The group of people were all grizzled and terrified.
Seeing Lu Bu and the others, they hurriedly stopped and retreated in horror.
"Is there a thief?" Lu Bu asked.
His voice was loud, and the group of people was already full of fear, and when he asked, they were even more trembling and crowded.
From their outfits, Lu Bu could see that these were all servants and maids of the Zhen family.
There was no response, and his eyes widened: "Say it quickly!" Is there a thief coming? ”
After being asked again, the crowd knelt down one after another, and one of them replied tremblingly: "Yes...... It's coming......"
"Where?" Lu Bu asked.
"Backyard!" The men replied with trembling voices.
Knowing that these people were frightened, Lu Bu didn't ask any more questions, and rode his horse into the backyard.
There was really a group of strong men in the backyard chasing the servants and maids running around.
The thieves rushed into Zhen's house, looking not only for money, but also for life.
Every time they walked more than ten steps, Lu Bu and the others could see a corpse lying on the ground.
The ten sergeants who followed Lu Bu to the backyard not only wore weapons, but each of them exuded the heroic aura of a warrior in a hundred battles.
Even the most clumsy person can see that they are different from ordinary hospital guards.
The thieves who found them immediately reported it to their chief.
As he was moving along the bluestone path, Lu Bu saw a group of people coming in front of him.
The first one was dressed in a green robe with an emerald green scarf on his head.
This person has a ruddy face and a burly physique, except that his facial features are not like Guan Yu, he really looks a little like him at first glance.
"Who is here?" In front of Lu Bu and the others, the leader of the thieves made a big move: "Guan is doing business here, and irrelevant people will get out of the way!" ”
Lu Bu arched his hand very politely: "Dare to ask this strong man, his surname is great." ”
"Saying the name of my general scares you to death!" The leader didn't speak, and the minion next to him spoke first: "My general is Guan Yunchang, who has been famous all over the world in recent years!" ”
Lu Bu suddenly understood that it was not Guan Yu who led people to burn the Zhen family, but just a fake thief.
"Guan Yunchang, I've really seen it, but it's not like you." Lu Bu smiled: "If you claim that Guan Yun is not long, maybe I really believe it!" ”
The fake identity was exposed by Lu Bu, and the leader of the thieves suddenly became angry: "Kill this group of birdmen for me!" ”