In the first year of the first peace, the beginning of March.

The sun shone through the trees, and the mottled wisps of emptiness fell on the ground, and the black war horses crouched low to gnaw on the tender grass, and shook their tails to drive away flying insects. The air has not completely warmed up, and it is still slightly cold at night on Taihang Mountain, and the weather is sunny and warm at this time.

"Chief, when we came to the Central Plains, it was still autumn, and it was the spring of the second year in a blink of an eye......

Under the trees in the forest, more than 700 people were resting, looking at the bright sun in a clearing protruding from the mountain a few steps away, Gao Sheng sat next to Gongsun Zhi and touched his bald head, "I don't know if the mother-in-law at home is looking for other men." ”

Seeing the turning gaze of the leader next to him, Gao Sheng's slanted eyes and nose grinned: "... I'm a person who has died once, I can see some things, I didn't think about marrying the mother-in-law in the wolf's den, after all, I have lived on the knife, and I will die one day, leaving orphans and widows, how can I live in this world? ”

"Aren't you alive?"

The figure in the big coat looked away from him, looking at the meadow outside the forest, a little pink paved in the green, the girl over there occasionally looked back, raised the flower bones in her hand, and walked back with a smile. Gongsun Zhi looked at Qianying who came over, and his tone was not high: "...... If we had compromised, we would have been killed by the leader of the horse thieves...... Staying alive is more important than anything else, whoever stands in our way will die, don't expect anyone to rescue us, the right to live is fought with knives and guns. ”

"Truth... I get it... Alas... Don't say it, don't say it..."Gao Sheng shook his head and got up: "Madame is here, I'll go to the back..."

The girl in the jinghai cloth clothes shook the flower buds in front of Gongsun Zhi, sat down next to the tree roots and gathered her legs, some pointed chin lightly knocked on her knees, and after a while, turned her head and looked at the man next to her: "What is it like on the grassland?" What is the grass that can not be seen at a glance, and the herds of cattle and sheep? ”

"There is a wild wind, and the face of the person who blows hurts; The sun, which tends to tan people, and the heavy snow that can drown people in winter...... And..."Gongsun Zhi smiled at her: "There are also vicious Huns, they like to rob Han women... Just as beautiful as you are. ”

"You... What are you doing with me again? Cai Yan has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she is naturally smart, how can she not understand that the words are changing flowers and praising her, and her face is unconsciously warm.

Immediately, the two of them were silent for a while, but the girl spoke first: "Are we waiting for someone here, as usual, it's almost time to leave now." ”

"Well, I'm waiting for someone from the Black Mountain Army." There is no need to hide this point from Gongsun Zhi, when people come, she will also see it, in fact, he was also a little surprised, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army actually sent five hundred bandits, of course, these people are not for Gongsun Zhi, but are stationed in the grassland, escorting cattle and sheep, war horses, and the safety of weapons and armor traded.

Accompanied by the left bearded Zhangba he had seen before, it seems that Zhang Yan is indeed very anxious, especially the war horse, it is really difficult to buy it.

"Black Mountain Army?" Cai Yan blinked curiously, his always quiet and elegant temperament became a little more active after staying for a while with Gongsun Zhi and a group of murderous bandits who did not blink, and his originally restrained temperament became lively, and he counted with his fingers: "... A eunuch... A kidnapped Xiliang general... There is also a Cao family who is temporarily apprenticed... There are still Black Mountain thieves... You're almost in a mess here. ”

Then he brushed the green silk to his ears, supported his pretty face with both hands, and turned his head, "This is not good, these people have taken root in you, and in the future, it will be like the court that my father said, the factions are chaotic, and if you don't manage it well, you will fight among yourself." ”

"That's what you say...... It's getting more and more like ......."

"Huh?"

"It's becoming more and more like my lady of the village."

Cai Yan held his chin and was stunned for a moment, but after reacting, his face burned and he quickly buried himself between his knees, not daring to lift it.

Rustle rustle......

The sound of footsteps stepping on the fallen leaves came over, and Jian Shuo, who had changed his outfit, folded his hands in front of his abdomen, bowed down and whispered: "Master, the other party is coming." ”

With a smile retracted, he glanced at the shy girl next to him, got up and raised his head, and turned to the back of the woods, around, Cao Chun followed with a sword, and after more than ten days, he had entered his role as a disciple.

……

"The leader of Gongsun, Zhangba has brought all the people." The voice was shouting, and several wolf riders who were on guard stopped it.

Here, Gongsun stopped over, and in his field of vision, it was a group of ragged figures, only a few of them were wearing complete coarse linen clothes, and most of the ones in their hands were sharpened wooden sticks, standing there with yellow faces and thin muscles, and there was no trace of spirit in sight.

Cao Chun frowned, "Chief, such a person...... How does it work? ”

"They are Zhang Yan's people... Besides, it's not for fighting. Gongsun Zhi didn't care about the physical condition of these people, and beckoned to the bearded figure on the left, and the other party hurriedly came over, and the voice sounded: "...... Let you follow, and after the Ox Drinking Mountain, the terrain will be flat, and you had better follow. ”

Over there, Zuo Zhangzhang patted his chest, "Rest assured, the leaders of Gongsun are barefoot in the mountains, and they dare to fight and kill in addition to the weapons, and when they get to the grassland, if they are useful to the brothers, even if they open their mouths, we also want to touch the blood of the Huns and Xianbei people." ”

He turned back to the crowd behind him and yelled, "Did you say that? ”

"Yes!"

In the ragged crowd, many people shouted, but after all, they seemed to be a little lacking in confidence. Gongsun Zhi glanced at them and nodded, "I hope so." ”

It is to turn around, turn over the warhorse, and pull the reins.

"It's all there, get on the horse—"

A group of wolves resting in the shade of the trees, hearing the order, quickly jumped on the horse, and in a few breaths they had already come over to assemble, Gongsun Zhi pulled the girl on the horse, and said: "Go home-"

A few hours later, the sunset had already set on the top of the mountain, shining a residual red in the distance, they had already entered the boundary of Niuyin Mountain, and in the next two days, if they successfully crossed the two mountains, they would enter the range of Yanmen County, and they would be closer to the White Wolf Plain.

In the field of vision, the mountains are undulating, the wind caresses the forests all over the mountains, and the swaying is loud, what Gongsun Zhi doesn't know is that in the north, a wildfire burned into the White Wolf Plain.

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White Wolf Plain.

Day and night alternated, the dawn of the morning light spilled into the hills, the woman with the sackcloth on her head carried the child who was still sleeping, walked to the waterhole to draw water, occasionally glanced at the strange figures of more than 100 yellow-haired and yellow-bearded figures in the forest opposite, and then quickly put aside her gaze and left quickly with a wooden basin.

Smoke rose from the burnt bonfire, and the woman with her hands and feet tied whispered, "Gerald... Tomorrow the guards are loose, and we can bite the rope and leave. ”

The big man who was close behind him answered in a dull voice.

"The weapons and horses are in the hands of this group, we will not go far, and the lion cannot do without fangs and claws...... and then the voice became quieter, and another man came by the waterhole to fetch water, and after glancing at this side, he hurried away like the previous woman.

Under the long golden hair, the woman grinned her dry lips and sketched a smile: "Look, in the East, we have become strange things. Will the emperors of the Eastern Empire, like them, not help us? ”

The ...... fell silent.

The entire captives were silent, and they could not adapt to the fate that followed.

However, a poignant rattling arrow flew into the sky and exploded above the hill as a warning. A warhorse galloped back from outside, several arrows stuck in its back, and blood infected a large area of its back.

Dongfang Sheng rushed over from the wolf's den with people, and the horse thief said weakly: "North, a Xianbei cavalry is coming this way. ”

"How many?"

The horse thief trembled and stretched out his palm, "Five thousand ......"