At the same time, Gan Ning escorted Liu Xie to Xinfeng overnight, found a secluded col outside the city, and rested on the spot, "Your Majesty, the rain is too heavy, you should have been allowed to go into the city to rest, but the situation is unpredictable, just in case, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." ”

Liu Xie shook his head, "General Gan, in extraordinary times, you are doing the right thing, these three auxiliary areas are mostly Guo Yan's friends, it is better to be careful, in addition, I am now a soldier in your army, so I don't want to call Your Majesty Long and Your Majesty short, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”

Gan Ning nodded, on this day, he was in a hurry, crossing mountains and mountains, crossing rivers and rivers, and walking dozens of miles, Liu Xie did not say a word, and never had the slightest complaint and dissatisfaction, his performance greatly exceeded Gan Ning's expectations.

Looking for a secluded cave, Gan Ning asked people to clean up the cave slightly, spread felt and hay on the ground, and let people hunt a few pheasants and hares to satisfy Liu Xie's hunger, Liu Xie has never eaten game, he was full of praise for eating, nodding frequently, he wanted to ask the soldiers to eat together, he went out of the cave and looked around, Liu Xie's heart suddenly warmed, except for a few personal soldiers who stayed by Liu Xie's side to guard, everyone else was on guard all around, even if it was wet from the rain, no one looked for a place to hide from the rain and wind, more than 200 Jinfan troops were waiting for it, Scattered around the periphery of the cave, one by one is like a carved stone statue of wood, standing majestically and expressionlessly.

Even Gan Ning was no exception, taking the lead in guarding outside, letting the rain pour over his head.

Liu Xieliang was speechless for a long time, and beckoned to the two personal soldiers beside him, "It's cold outside the cave, you better stay in the cave." ”

Liu Meng and Li Dazhui shook their heads, "The general has an order, we must stay outside the cave." ”

Liu Xie sighed, knowing that he couldn't help it, and asked with concern, "Have you eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it."

"What did you eat?" Although Gan Ning let people catch a few pheasants and hares, so many people were not enough to divide at all, not to mention, Liu Xie did not let them go into the cave to eat.

Liu Meng took out a leather bag from his waist, took out a piece of dried meat from his body, and shook it at Liu Xie, "For the convenience of the march, this is our dry food." ”

Liu Xie became curious, stepped closer, took the dried meat and touched it, it was hard, and they were about to catch up with the stone, "You guys eat this?" ”

"Hmm"

"How much do you eat in a meal?"

Liu Meng raised three fingers: "Three pieces of dried meat." ”

Liu Xie was taken aback, this piece of meat was thin and small, and then looked at Liu Meng's size, he was tall and dark, even if he was given a whole chicken, he could eat it, and he only ate three pieces of dried meat, and he couldn't eat enough at all.

Liu Xie had no experience in marching and fighting, and this day's march made him feel very emotional.

It didn't take long, with a rush of footsteps, a hurried scold came from a distance, and before he could get closer, Gan Ning learned a bird's call.

The other party stopped and replied with a loud bird call, and Gan Ning was relieved to let the other party approach.

"Commander, my lord, they have already passed the Baling ......" The scout reported the news he heard to Gan Ning in time, and Gan Ning nodded, "Go ahead, wait for tomorrow night, we will meet in Huashan." ”

"I see." The scout agreed, and without taking a breath, he hurried out of the woods.

Gan Ning thought for a while, walked into the cave, and told Liu Xie about the situation on Zhao Yun's side, "What?" Just arrived at Baling? ”

Liu Xie frowned: "If it goes on like this, how long will it take to return to Luoyang?" ”

Gan Ning shook his head, "It's hard to say, there are too many of them, they have carriages, and they have families, they can walk more than 30 miles a day at most, and they have to be on guard against the chasing soldiers behind them at any time, so it will take a few months to say the least." ”

Liu Xie was silent and silent for a long time, he was very worried about those civil and military courtiers, and also worried about Fu Shou and Dong Guiren, who were close to him, and pinched a cold sweat for Zhao Yun.

"General Gan, what about us?"

"If nothing happens, at most half a month, you can return to Luoyang."

After thinking about it, Liu Xie understood Zhao Yun's good intentions, he did this so that he could arrive in Luoyang safely as soon as possible, except for Liu Xie, Zhao Yun would not hesitate to take anyone's life.

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No matter how Dong Guiren spilled his temperament, Zhao Yun ignored her, and the angry Dong Guiren stomped his feet, and his hand almost poked Zhao Yun's nose.

"You...... How can you dare to hold the Son of Heaven hostage and intimidate the courtiers and palace concubines......"

Zhao Yun was expressionless, his eyes looked at her calmly and indifferently, at this time, he would not explain anything, and there was no need to explain to these people, whether it was a civil and military courtier, or a concubine or a palace maid, in addition to getting in the way, he couldn't help at all, without them, Zhao Yun would be able to arrive in Tongguan in two days at most, but for them, I don't know how much price to pay.

When Jingbei came back, the news brought out made Dong Cheng and the others dumbfounded and deeply shocked.

"Report, lord, the mountain armor is in Baling Canyon, killing more than 3,500 enemies, Guo Yan suffered heavy losses, and the soldiers retreated for more than 30 miles."

"More than 3,500 people?" Dong Cheng secretly made a comparison in his heart, he led more than 2,000 people to Guo Yan, and he didn't even kill 500 people, while Zhao Yun's Yanyun Iron Cavalry only dispatched 600 people, so many enemies were killed, and every Yanyun warrior killed at least 5 enemies.

"Father, this Zhao Yun is not simple."

Beside Yang Biao, there was a young scribe of about twenty, handsome, free and easy, with a look of respect, and said, "No wonder Zhao Yun has won many battles since he sat in Luoyang, and he has never been defeated. ”

Based on the performance of Yan Yun's iron cavalry, this is enough to show that Zhao Yun is by no means an idle person.

Yang Biao glanced at him, lowered his voice and asked, "Then in your opinion, why did Zhao Yun hold the Son of Heaven hostage and not let anyone see His Majesty." ”

Although Yang Biao did not blame Zhao Yun for this, he also complained in his heart, since he was a driver, he should do his duty as a courtier, Zhao Yun was good, he acted arbitrarily, and he didn't seem to take the Son of Heaven in his eyes at all.

Yang Xiu shook his head, and did not agree with Yang Biao's opinion, "Father, what you say is wrong, in my opinion, Zhao Yun is very courageous, it should be so, we people, we can't help anything, but it slows down the speed of travel, as the so-called, the big plan depends on the dictatorship, not the conspiracy, small things, maybe you can work together, but it is about the Son of Heaven, and facing the Xiliang soldiers who are chasing after you, if we let us approach Your Majesty at will, you say a word, I say a word, and then affect Your Majesty's decision, how do you let Zhao Yun be good, is to listen to his own, Or listen to Your Majesty, or listen to us? In my opinion, we just need to hurry obediently, this is the best support and cooperation of Zhao Yun. ”

"Hmph, you say that, we're all a burden in the way, can't we?" Yang Biao glared at his son, his tone was dissatisfied.

Yang Xiu shrugged his shoulders and smiled slightly, "Isn't it?" If there was no us with him, Zhao Yun would not have to resist the pursuers at all, and he would only need to travel all the way quickly, and he would have arrived in Luoyang safely in less than two days. ”