Chapter Seventy-Five: Escort

November

On the grassland outside the city of Jiuyuan

The carriages, the cavalry escorting on both sides, and the people gathered in a long queue.

Because of the particularity of this cargo, Helan Zhe specially selected the most elite warriors of Helan to follow him to carry out the escort mission. To be on the safe side, Helan Zhe brought his two skilled nephews this time, Helan Zang and Helan Tu.

He Lanzhe asked his two nephews to each lead fifty Helan headquarters cavalry to conduct repeated searches and explorations five miles away, and once they found any changes in the situation, they would quickly notify He Lanzhe and take action on the spot.

Helan Tu was galloping into the wind at this time, the cold wind as sharp as a knife hit Helan Tu's face straight onto Helan Tu's face, and the exposed skin had long been painless, although it was still late autumn, but the temperature had become very low. Helantu galloped back and saluted his uncle, Uncle, twenty miles ahead, there is a response from Lord Duanchen's subordinates.

He Lanzhe pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, speeding forward, and we will rest when we reach the receiving point.

The road of more than 20 miles was full of grasslands, and He Lanzhe led a long queue and walked for more than an hour to reach the contact point set up by Duan Chen. From a distance, Helanzhe saw thatched huts erected around the bushes, and dozens of cavalry patrolling back and forth, and Helanzhe knew that his destination had arrived.

As soon as Helan Zhe and the others showed up, they were discovered by these patrolling cavalry, Duan Chen sent his right-hand men this time, the two Bu Liugu brothers, the eldest is Bu Liugu He, who is proficient in equestrian skills, so that he has good spear skills. The second is a lone step, superb archery, known as a hundred steps through Yang. The two brothers have lived and grown up together since Duan Chen was a child, and they can be said to be like brothers. Before leaving this time, Duan Chen told the Buliu orphan brothers that they must be cautious and careful in doing things.

Bu Liuguhe found out that someone was coming early, and began to be vigilant, and after finding out that it was the banner of the Helan Ministry, he relaxed his vigilance a little and greeted the people warmly. The Buliu orphan brothers are very familiar with the people in Helan Department, and it can be said that the relationship between the two families is also very good.

Hahaha! Helantu, you guys are very fast this time, compared to the past, it's more than a little faster! Come on, let's rest and take a breath first, the journey is still long, don't worry. After saying this, Buliu Guhe stepped forward and hugged Helan Tu, pulling him straight to a thatched hut with a fire.

Bu Liu Guhe beckoned his younger brother Bu Liu Guyou from a distance to come over, the three of them sat down around the fire, and immediately a soldier brought a steaming mare's milk wine, Helan Tu drank the wine and roasted the fire, and soon drove away the cold, Helan Tu felt that there was a refreshing warm current flowing happily between the hundred remains.

Helan Tu followed Bu Liugu He and said, Ahe, do you know what kind of goods it is this time? Didn't my uncle tell us brothers? He also kept telling us that we must be careful.

Bu Liu Guhe saw Helan Tu say this, scratched his head, and said, hehe, Atu, I still wanted to ask you, but I didn't expect it, you don't know, it seems that we will be blind this time, anyway, I can't see it, but it's okay, out of sight and out of mind, it's good!

Bu Liuguyou suddenly remembered something, and asked Helan Tudao, where is your uncle? You just said that you two brothers, did you mean that this time, both of you brothers came?

Helan Tushun pointed his finger and said, It's still behind, I took someone to explore the way in front, and I came over soon.

At this time, I heard a burst of people shouting and neighing outside, and Buliu looked from a distance, only to see that the brigade of Helan had arrived, and hurriedly beckoned everyone to come out to greet him.

At this time, the accident happened suddenly, Helanzhe's original intention was to take this batch of goods to repair and rest at the receiving point, and then converge with the people who came to meet the previous Duanchen, and continue to move forward, but what he didn't expect was that the weather suddenly became extremely bad, the sky slowly became dark and gloomy, and the wind gradually became stronger.

He Lanzhe looked at this weather, and a trace of uneasy atmosphere emerged in his heart, but seeing this weather, he had to rest on the spot, when the time came, the wind and rain, if he forcibly led the team to continue to move forward, not to mention that the people were depressed, if they really encountered an emergency, there would definitely be an accident, so, after thinking about it, He Lanzhe still chose a more secure method, and now he should stay for one night, and then, wait until the wind and rain are lighter before setting off.

He Lanzhe can also be regarded as knowing the Buliu Gu brothers, so there is nothing embarrassing for the two parties. And after greeting each other, they went into the big tent to rest.

He Lanzhe sat in the thatched hut that was built in a hurry, and fell into deep thought in front of the fire, escorting this batch of goods always made He Lanzhe feel a little uneasy, this is a full 20,000 pieces of equipment! It is enough to arm five thousand people, and it is five thousand people who are fully manned.

Who does that kid want to sell these weapons to? No, it should be said that it is Wang Jun's meaning, otherwise, a single Wang Zhou will definitely not be able to get so many weapons, or is it that the forces behind Wang Jun have collusion with which forces on the grassland?

The more He Lanzhe thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not so simple, whether it was Duan Chen or himself, he was the kind of guy who didn't have a big background or big power, Duan Chen's guy was actually mixed up like this ghost as a son-in-law, and was sent to the Jiuyuan area by the Duan Ministry headquarters, and there were some poor people under his hands who couldn't even make food and clothing, and the only thing worth affirming was that Duan Chen had a cavalry with good combat effectiveness under his hands, and it was just good, far from being powerful.

As for himself, Helan Zhe thought of himself, smiled bitterly and shook his head, Helan is now in name only, and it is a luxury for himself to be able to gather a thousand people to ride, he is nearly forty years old, and there are not many days left, Helan is gradually declining under his leadership, and he is really ashamed of the ancestors and ancestors of Helan Ministry!

Helan Zhe felt that his mind was full of confusion and he couldn't grasp a clue, so he simply didn't want to, grabbed the wine jug, took a big sip, smacked his lips after drinking, and couldn't help laughing and scolding, Hey, Bu Liugu, these two boys, the wine is good wine! Hey! After a few more sips, he fell asleep.

In the other thatched huts, whether it is the people, the soldiers, the guards, or the leading Buliu Gu brothers and Helan brothers, everyone rarely rests, and they relax to their heart's content. Another example is that tonight when the wind is howling, drinking around the fire is very satisfying.

In the dark night, the nameless dense forest and the nameless deep grass are continuous. A long series of black shadows were staring at the raging storm and quietly lurking towards the thatched hut where He Lanzhe and the others were stationed.

Because the weather was really bad, most of the soldiers on duty and patrol were huddled in the thatched huts, and only poked their heads out from time to time to glance at the situation outside, felt the raging wind, and quickly shrank their necks back.

I saw a man in black slowly bowing down, quietly walked to the outside of the thatched house, he was followed by a long line of men in black, the man in black was waiting patiently, at this time there happened to be a soldier sticking out his neck to see the situation outside, he stretched his neck and saw several men in black outside, before he could scream, I saw the man in black suddenly stepped forward and covered the soldier's mouth with one hand, and with the other hand he suddenly picked up the steel knife and a stab pierced through the soldier's waist and abdomen.

Before the panic in the soldier's eyes dissipated, he felt a sharp pain, and quickly began to struggle, but the stab was extremely deep and fierce, and the soldier struggled a few times, and the blood rushed to the ground, and he soon lost his life. At this moment, the people in the thatched hut all discovered the abnormality outside, and when they were about to come out to take a look at the situation, the black-clothed people who had already been outside the thatched hut poured into the thatched hut together, and the sound of puffing sharp blades cutting through the skin was accompanied by bursts of screams and screams.

This grass nest is very large, continuous, and the thatched houses are relatively scattered, coupled with the howling wind, the adjacent thatched houses did not hear any abnormal sounds, and the man in black killed the thatched houses one by one. It's just that the men in black are limited in number after all, and there is no way to sneak attack so many thatched huts at the same time.

Finally, he was touched by a soldier who went out to relieve himself, and the soldier shouted, then picked up the horn on his waist and blew it, this is a special horn made by the Helan Ministry, and the squeaking sound is obviously different from other horns. Soon the crowd heard the sound of the horn and walked out of the tent, and the man in black turned around and ran into the darkness when he saw that the situation was not good.

On the grassland, the sea was wide and the fish jumped, and the man in black spread his hooves and fled into the distance, and soon disappeared into the vast night.

The entire camp had been woken up, and everyone was in a hurry, but the man in black had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a few thatched huts of the slaughtered soldiers and people, He Lanzhe was also awakened at this time, he hurriedly summoned the two brothers Helantu and Helanzang, and asked the two brothers to quickly lead people to pursue.

Soon after, on a flat ground on a leeward slope, the soldiers of the Helan tribe, the people and the soldiers brought by Bu Liugu gathered together, and hundreds of burning torches illuminated this small place.

Helan Zhe stared at the Helan brothers and the Buliu Gu brothers with a gloomy face, like a poisonous snake hiding in the shadow of the rocks to look at its prey, the fire shone on his face, which was even more eerie and terrifying, He Lanzhe stared at everyone like this, and after a long while, he said, take out your knives, catch these people in black, and sacrifice these guys alive!