The rain was still falling, the sky was dark, and the rain in the spring was not heavy, but it lasted for several days. Rustle rustle...... The footsteps of stepping on the wet fallen leaves sounded in the foothills and forests, and then went up to Taihang Mountain, and went north through Shangdang County, and could return to the grassland after half a month.

Gongsun Zhi rode on horseback, glanced at the girl sitting in his arms, and looked at the people around him who were riding horses, or leading horses on foot, in addition to losing more than ten people in the south, the harvest was actually quite a lot, one was the woman in his arms, and the other was naturally in front of the Kanto heroes, so that everyone knew that Gongsun Zhan's son had become one of the three Ying, and he didn't want to take advantage of this, but especially after robbing Cai Yan, he might think more in the future, and forced himself to do things.

“… Chief, there's something I don't understand. Gao Sheng rode close from the side, and when he saw the girl sleeping soundly, he asked in a low voice: "A few days ago, why did we help the defeated Kwantung Coalition Army?" ”

The horse's hooves turned up the mud, and when it swayed, the corners of Gongsun Zhi's mouth outlined a smile: "Naturally, I can't get used to seeing the Xiliang Army, since I have the opportunity to take a bite, I naturally want to bite, and I want to bite and bleed, and it hurts them to death." ”

A few days ago, they attacked Xu Rong's back village, especially the granaries in the camp, at least two of them burned down, which can be regarded as pouring out the anger that witnessed the Luoyang tragedy, as for saving Cao Cao and others, Gongsun Zhi still had a prophetic prescience that did not say, he knew that this hero could not die here, rather than ignore it, it is better to be favored.

Li Ke raised his mace and raised his eyebrows: "The leader doesn't like the Xiliang Army, that... Then I'll go and beat up Hua Xiong again... Anger the leader. ”

"Come back!" Gao Sheng stopped him, "Hurry up and let the brothers rest and light a fire to eat." ”

The stunned figure picked at the back of his head, 'oh', and reluctantly looked at the big man who was tied to the back of the horse in the distance, and then went to the front. After a while, more than a dozen bonfires were lit in a clearing in the forest, which was more troublesome to make a fire in such rainy weather, but it was not difficult for people who stuttered on the blade all year round.

It's just such a rainy day, the continuous rain and the leather jacket become damp, and the body feels the cold of spring, and after the flame burns, many people take off the leather jacket of the outer cover and bake it in their hands, as for the girl because she has been in the arms of Gongsun Zhi, and her body is petite and covered by a big coat, except that the skirt is wet by the rain, there is no trouble in this regard.

After a while, the sky behind the clouds brightened slightly, and the rain stopped when the meal was good, and it was definitely not okay to eat meat such as dried meat for a long time, so sometimes I would still use the iron pot and iron helmet to cook some gruel and wild vegetables. Gongsun Zhi specially asked people to collect the lacquer bowls that were scraped, and even a complete set of lacquered tableware and household utensils.

After serving the broth with a few pieces of wild vegetables and handing it to the girl, Gongsun Zhi sat down on the spot, took a bite of the dry cake, chewed and said: "...... There are no good things in the wilderness, stay in Shangdang County, find a gentry's yard, and let you rest for a few days. ”

"You can't-"

On the other side, Cai Yan frowned, and his white palms waved: "I... I'm not that delicate yet, don't kill people...... Let's hurry up..."

"It's been so long... You're still kind-hearted. Gongsun Zhi snatched the lacquer bowl in her hand and took a big sip, Cai Yan sighed a few times, stared at the bowl and muttered quietly, "That's what I drank...", and after a while, the man returned the bowl to her, "When you get to the wolf's den, you have to learn to be a she-wolf, wolves can't stay with sheep, understand?" ”

Immediately, he took out a dagger from his waist and stuffed it into the girl's hand, clenched it, and said: "Remember, except for the maid and me, if anyone stays by your side for a few breaths, you will pierce it and stab it in the throat, heart, and crotch, even if you stab the wrong person, count it as mine." ”

Cai Yan held the dagger with body temperature and nodded in a daze.

"Is it that dangerous...... she thought.

After an hour like this, everyone was almost resting, and some branches with leaves were broken and woven into a circle to carry on their backs, in case it rained again, and when they were packing up their things and preparing to go on the road, a tattered figure like a beggar bowed over, whispered something in Gongsun Zhi's ear, and he looked at the forest behind him, and the sound of horses' hooves galloping gradually sounded.

The wolves were not nervous when they rode down, but they turned their faces sideways, and when they heard the sound of horses' hooves, they knew that they were only riding.

"Passerby?" Gao Sheng picked up the broadsword and looked at it, and in his field of vision, a knight was wet between the trees, his robe was close to him, his hair was scattered and hung down on his cheeks, and he came over quite embarrassed, but when he was four or five feet apart, he turned over and dismounted, only to see that the other party was of medium stature, but strong and powerful, and his appearance was quite majestic.

There was a soft sound when he stepped on the fallen leaves, and the other party approached quickly, raising his arms and arching his hands: "Cao Chun of Qiaojun has seen the leader of Gongsun." ”

"Huh?"

Cutting off a piece of meat from the jerky and putting it in his mouth, Gongsun Zhi turned his head and frowned, "Who are you Cao Cao?" ”

"It's a pure brother." On the other side, the man spoke uprightly.

The bite of the mouth stopped, and even Cai Yan next to him showed a little surprise, and the man opposite got up, stroked his eyes, and strode towards the young man named Cao Chun.

"You...... One man chased after us...... What's the matter? Gongsun Zhi put the scimitar back into its sheath and stood in front of him, staring at each other with cold eyes.

Cao Chun's expression was solemn, not afraid of the other party's gaze: "Chun, seeing that the leader of Gongsun and the brothers rode and fought, they started to follow suit and learn. ”

Around, a group of wolf riders burst into laughter, Gao Sheng touched his bald head, crooked his nose and eyes, and laughed: "This is strange, a good life is not enough, and they come to beg for a life with us." ”

It seemed that seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Cao Chunchao suddenly knelt down on one knee to the silent Gongsun Zhi, and bowed his hand: "I am willing to treat him with a teacher's courtesy." ”

The laughter in the forest stopped abruptly, this era is very important to the teacher's etiquette, the Han people are committed to it, not easy to promise, at this time Cao Chun's words made the scene serious.

"Aren't you afraid that if you follow me, you won't be able to come back in the future?" Gongsun stopped looking at him, turned around and helped Cai Yan onto the horse, "When the wolf eats the meat in its mouth, there is no reason to spit it out, even if you want to leave, it will be too late." ”

"This ......" Cao Chun was stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to play cards according to the rules.

Not far away, Hua Xiong, who was lying on the back of a horse, raised his face and scolded with a smile: "It's stupid to read, stupid." ”

A moment later, between the mountains and forests, the wolves rode over and got on their horses, and Cao Chun opened his mouth slightly, blinked, looked at this team, and was curious.

Ahead, Gongsun Zhizema looked back at the young man who was only twenty years old and beckoned: "...... Let's go, if you want to train cavalry, follow up. ”

"Yes—"

Cao Chun excitedly grabbed the reins, turned over and got on the horse, and shouted along with the team over there: "Drive!" ”

The horse followed.

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The sky is thousands of miles north, the ice and snow in early March have melted early, and the grassland is already a tender green.

White Wolf Plain.

Between the hills and green fields, there is smoke rising, occasionally a few horse-drawn carriages from the south to the north pass here, and the horse thieves outside the hills to discuss, and then unload the goods, load the cow tendons, fur and other things, go inside, the sound of women laughing in the woods, some of them roll up their cuffs and wash their clothes by the waterhole, turn their heads to a few toddlers not far from the water's edge and shout a few words, frightened the child to sit on the ground, wow wow crying, soon, a horse thief with a bow and arrow on his back distressed to help the child up, and walk away, I went to help carry the goods.

It's already a lively place.

Dongfang Sheng stood at the mouth of the wolf's lair cave halfway up the mountainside, wearing a navy blue robe, carrying his hands behind his back, and looking at this place.

From here, further northwest, a cavalry of unknown origin of a hundred men galloped across the grassland, the iron armor vibrating, and the first knight galloped, occasionally revealing a wisp of gold from the iron helmet that covered his face.

Behind them, a group of pursuing Hun cavalry.

The overcast sky became ominous.