——Three days later——

"Completely lost......

Looking at the endless grassland in the land of Sanchuan, Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly.

"What's wrong?"

Mi Jiang, who was slowly riding his horse beside him, noticed a little frustration in Zhao Hongrun's eyes, and asked puzzledly.

"Messed up." Zhao Hongrun let out a long sigh.

"What's?"

"I mean, I was completely mistaken." Zhao Hongrun said with a look of annoyance.

Indeed, he screwed up.

I remember that he swore three days ago that he could find the position of Sima An and the Dangshan Army's march, but for three days, he didn't even touch the hair of the Dangshan Army.

And just now, Zhao Hongrunzai thought about it carefully and carefully, and then realized his mistake.

Sima An's loyalty to Wei Tianzi does not need to be repeated, therefore, based on the speculation of "the king is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the death of the king's humiliation of the ministers", Zhao Hongrun concluded from the beginning that Sima An must have gone to the tribal camp of the Qianjiao tribe.

After all, during the Hejia talks, the patriarch of the Qiangjiao tribe, Bitatu, had repeatedly provoked and ridiculed the chief envoy of the Wei State, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which not only annoyed Du You, but even Wei Tianzi was very angry.

Therefore, as long as Sima An learned about this, then both the Qiangjiao tribe and its patriarch Bitatu would inevitably be listed by Sima An as a list that must be "killed by thunder".

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun, who had lost the Dangshan army at that time, pursued in the direction of the camp of the Qiangjiao tribe marked on the map of Sanchuan given to him by Zhu Hai, the general of Chenggaoguan, because he concluded that the Qiangjiao tribe would be Sima An's first target for eradication.

But the bad thing is that the relationship between Zhu Hai, the general of Chenggao Pass, and Sima An is like fire and water, so Zhu Hai only handed over the map of Sanchuan to him Zhao Hongrun. and did not give Sima An a copy.

This means that Sima An has no idea where the tribal camp of the Qiangjiao tribe is!

Not surprisingly, Sima An and the Dangshan army led by him should have marched at will on this Sanchuan wilderness, attacking the Yinrong tribes encountered along the way, and at the same time forcing the location of the Qiangjiao tribe from the mouth of the attacker.

In this case. Zhao Hongrun followed the memory of the map of Sanchuan in his mind to the tribal camp of the Qiangjiao tribe, how could he find any trace of the Dangshan army?

This is a typical clever mistake for being smart.

"And what are you going to do next?"

After listening to Zhao Hongrun's explanation, Mi Jiang also understood and asked calmly.

Before Zhao Hongrun could speak, Zongwei Lu Mu interjected beside him: "Your Highness, I feel that Your Highness can't go deep into Sanchuan anymore. ”

Lu Mu said that there was a basis.

After all, as far as they knew, the land of Sanchuan was close to Chenggao Pass, where the Qiang and Qiang people lived, and the tribes of these two races were relatively not aggressive. But as they went deep into the hinterland of the land of the Three Rivers and gradually set foot in the living place of the Qiang people, this meant that the threat would gradually escalate.

Especially at the moment, during the period when the Dangshan army slaughtered the people of Sanchuan everywhere, once they were caught by the army of the Qiang people, with more than 100 people in Zhao Hongrun's line, there was really only one way to die.

At this time, Shen Yu, the head of the sect's guard, also persuaded: "Your Highness." After three days of hard searching, there was still no trace of the Dangshan Army, and he thought that he was humiliated. Let's join the merchant army first. ”

"Rendezvous with the merchant army? Give up looking for traces of the Dangshan Army? Continue to allow the Dangshan Army to wantonly slaughter the people of Sanchuan?'

Zhao Hongrun frowned subconsciously.

However, reason made him understand that Shen Yu and Lu Mu's suggestion was correct, and if the more than 100 of them continued to move forward, it would be really very dangerous.

However, now, how can he give up halfway?

Think about it, and you know. During the period when he returned to join the Shang Shui Army, I don't know how many people of Sanchuan would die under the butcher's knife of the Dangshan Army.

And just when Zhao Hongrun hesitated, suddenly, Zong Wei Mu Qing exclaimed: "Not good! ”

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads, and then glanced in the direction that Mu Qing was pointing. Only then did they realize that in the distance, on the higher ground of the steppe, three knights were watching them from a distance.

Judging from the other party's clothing, the three knights should be the inhabitants of the land of Sanchuan.

And at the same time that Zhao Hongrun and the others turned their heads to look at the three knights, the three knights quickly turned their horses' heads and tried to escape.

This move can scare Zhao Hongrun and his party a lot.

You know, this means that their whereabouts are exposed, and it won't be long before the nearby Yinrong tribe will know that a Wei team of more than 100 people has come to their vicinity, and when the time comes, God knows how many people will be dispatched to hunt them down.

It was precisely because he realized this threat that there was no need for Zhao Hongrun and the Zongwei to give orders, and more than 100 horsemen Su Wangwei turned over and chased after him.

These three knights can't be kept!

Even Zhao Hongrun holds this conclusion in his heart at the moment.

However, what Zhao Hongrun and his party didn't expect was that when they chased over the high slope, there were more than 1,000 people resting in the distance.

From the side, about three or four hundred horses were grazing on the grass nearby.

"Oh no......

Zhao Hongrun and his entourage chuckled in their hearts.

As they saw clearly, the three knights quickly returned to the men.

Just as they had a hunch, the people of Sanchuan, who were still resting, showed signs of commotion, and almost in the blink of an eye, hundreds of people of Sanchuan got up from the ground and stepped on their respective horses.

"Let's go, let's go......"

Realizing that the situation was wrong, Zhao Hongrun immediately ordered an evacuation.

It's a fool who knows that the hundreds of people on the other side are obviously preparing to attack them.

Sure enough, when Zhao Hongrun and his party fled in a hurry, the hundreds of Sanchuan cavalry had already caught up with each other, and even if Zhao Hongrun and his party were quick to whip up, they couldn't get rid of it, as if they had some deep hatred.

"Could it be that these guys are from the Qian tribe, and they will kill the Wei people when they see them?"

Zhao Hongrun was shocked and anxious.

He wanted to return the same way, but because out of the corner of his eye, he saw dozens of Sanchuan cavalry coming from the side, so he had no choice but to flee north with his men and horses.

A group of people fled, a group of people chased, and in a blink of an eye, they chased and escaped ten miles.

Just when Zhao Hongrun was secretly scolding in his heart why the guys behind him were chasing after him, he suddenly heard a sharp flute.

Very familiar flute sound.

"Horn flute? The horn flute of the Qiang people? Are these not the Qiang people?'

Just when Zhao Hongrun was secretly surprised. Not far from him, Shen Yu suddenly raised his hand and pointed ahead and shouted, "Your Highness, ahead!" ”

Zhao Hongrun looked up, only to find that a large group of people in the distance in front of him were slowly walking towards this side.

Those men drove immeasurable flocks of sheep, pulled carts full of things, and carried heavy packages. dragged the family and slowly walked in this direction.

As far as the eye can see, there are about thousands of people in the distance, as if they are an entire tribe that is migrating.

Just when Zhao Hongrun was wondering, the sharp horn horn whistle of the people of the Qi tribe sounded in the distance.

Immediately, a strong man of the Qiang tribe came to the front of the tribal team with weapons in hand, and put on a posture ready to meet the enemy.

"Is the target of these men the cavalry behind me, or ...... It can't be me, is it?'

Zhao Hongrun's expression suddenly became strange.

After all. It seems that such an unwarranted disaster happened in a place that really made Zhao Hongrun laugh.

"Your Highness, what should I do?" Lu Mu shouted anxiously beside him.

At the critical juncture, Zhao Hongrun immediately decided: "From the side of those people, rush over!" ”

Hearing this, the Zong Guards and Su Wang Guards clenched the reins with both hands, preparing to rush over from the crowd of people who seemed to be the tribe of the Qiang people in the distance.

But just when they were about to break out. In the distance in the crowd of people who seemed to be the tribe of the Qiang people, a crisp shout suddenly came.

"Ji - Run——。 Ji-Run-"

"Huh?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, subconsciously grabbed the reins, and turned his head to look.

Only then did he realize that in the distance of the crowd, a familiar girl squeezed out of the crowd and was shaking her hand at him.

"Una?"

Zhao Hongrun opened his eyes wide and took a few closer looks. Only then did I find out that the girl with a familiar face was the girl Una of the Qingyang tribe of the Qiang tribe who rolled the sheepskin blanket with him a while ago.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun hurriedly responded loudly: "Is it Una?" ”

When the girl in the distance heard this, she was suddenly surprised, and shouted loudly at the clansmen around her in the dialect: "Stop! Stop! That's a friend of my Qingyang tribe! ”

The people of the nearby tribe looked at each other. One after another, he put away the weapons in his hands.

And the group of Sanchuan cavalry, who were desperately chasing after Zhao Hongrun and others, also slowed down the speed of their horses with a look of surprise after hearing Una's shout.

At this time, Una, a girl from the Qingyang tribe, had already run to Zhao Hongrun quickly, jumped on the horse's back quite neatly, and hugged him.

"......" Mi Jiang glanced at Una lightly, and Gu Zi closed his eyes to recuperate.

"Una, why are you here? Who are these people? Zhao Hongrun turned his head and asked.

I saw Una giggle and said, "This is a member of my Qingyang tribe, we are migrating south, I didn't expect to meet you here." As she spoke, she rubbed her face against Zhao Hongrun's shoulder, looking like she was falling in love and couldn't extricate herself.

At this time, the Sanchuan cavalry, who had just chased Zhao Hongrun and others, also slowly drove their war horses to approach this side.

However, unlike Fang Cai, these people have put away their blades.

During this period, a man in the prime of life who seemed to be the leader drove a horse to Zhao Hongrun's side, and asked Una in the dialect of the Zong people: "Una, do you recognize these Wei people?" ”

Una nodded vigorously and said, "Brother Wuwu, he is Ji Run, the nephew of Uncle Ji Li, and they are all friends of our Qingyang tribe." ”

"Ji Li? Zhao Yuanli? The man named Wu Wu was stunned when he heard this, scratched his head and said to Una, "That's it...... Then you apologize to him for the eldest brother, the eldest brother still thinks it's 'those Wei people'. ”

Unexpectedly, Una grinned and said in the Zong dialect: "My Ji Run, he can understand our Zong dialect. Saying that, he introduced Zhao Hongrun: "Ji Run, he is my eldest brother, Wuwu. ”

"Son of the tribal chief, young patriarch......

Zhao Hongrun was slightly shocked in his heart, and said in the language of the Wu tribe: "Hello, the young patriarch of Wuwu. ”

"You really know how to speak the words of our people...... Wu Wu muttered, then scratched his head, and said honestly: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I thought you wanted to attack our tribe." ”

"Actually, we misunderstood." Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly, and immediately, he asked with a straight face: "Young Patriarch, what do you mean by 'those Wei people' just now?" ”

Hearing this, Wu Wu's gaze towards Zhao Hongrun became much more complicated.

"In the past two days in Sanchuan, there is a news that it is said that an army of your Wei people is wantonly killing our Sanchuan people, and several small tribes have been slaughtered......

"That must be fake!" Una hugged Zhao Hongrun and immediately denied it.

“……”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun became more and more speechless. (To be continued.) )