This is a long and narrow valley road, which is the only place to enter the Western Regions from the Han Dynasty. The Huns contained this place, so that the Han had no possibility of going west. According to the marks on the map of later generations, in the south of this valley road, you will go up to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and to the north will lead to the Mongolian Plateau. The plateau on both sides broke off here, and there was a valley road.

The whirring west wind can blow people off their horses, Su Ren is not the kind of Hawking kind of two hundred and five, he still bare his chest in the face of the storm mixed with yellow sand, singing loudly, and he is not afraid to eat two catties of sand with one mouth.

Han Qing tapped his hand on the map: "After Xiu Tuze, you will enter Wuwei, all the way west across Jiayu Pass, through Zhangye, Jiuquan, out of Yumen Pass is the Western Regions, this road is under the control of the Huns, it stands to reason that King Hutu wants to do this is the best place, Hugh Tuze is the royal court of King Hutu, why didn't he make the slightest move, not even to monitor our soldiers and horses?" ”

Su Ren was lying in the carriage, eating Qiangdi's specialty cheese, which tasted bad, and there were still unknown animal hairs in it: "Two possibilities, Yixiu Tuwang did not participate in the war of Yi Zhixie for Shan Yu, so he was wary of Yi Zhixi, we have former soldiers in our hands, even if we want to fight, we have to consider our own losses; Second, there are people who put pressure on King Hutu to prevent him from attacking us. ”

"Is it ......?"

"Why do you think the second possibility is more likely?"

Han Qing shook his head: "Those people are too dangerous, the news sent by Chang'an, there have been several waves of people who want to break into their homes, but they have all been repulsed, and a few of them have committed suicide by taking poison without being interrogated, Jing Zhaoyin has been arrested with all his might, but unfortunately there is no good news yet, these people are too dangerous!" ”

Su Ren was also a little worried: "This is also the main reason why I left this time, if I stay in Chang'an, I'm afraid it will be a hundred times more dangerous, and we will be tired of dealing with it at that time, and we won't be able to do anything." ”

"So what now?"

"Let's take one step at a time, since we are all here, I will never return to Chang'an until this matter is completely resolved!"

"Woo woo woo ......" the sound of the horn remembered, Huang 13 poked his head out of the carriage and said: "It's getting late, Lao Gou asked Mr. if he was camping?" If you go any further, it will be difficult to find a water source in a short time. ”

Su Ren looked outside: "Okay, camp, everyone is tired after a day of walking!" ”

It's not marked on the map, not even a name, and the scouts have sent back that there are no people in the vicinity for ten miles. The advantage of camping here is that it has a wide field of vision, and as long as there is a problem at a glance, it can be found immediately, and it is suitable for bows and crossbows here, which is also Su Ren's biggest honor guard now. Whether it is riding horses with the Huns or the Qiang, the ten Han people are no match for the Huns, but the bow and crossbow are Su Ren's strong point.

A simple military village was formed with wagons, a fire was lit in it, tents were erected, and guards were assigned to carry out sentry, and those who had been traveling all day rested early. Su Ren ate little at night, and it was already dark and he didn't mean to sleep. He washed his feet and sprinkled thanks, and came out of his tent with his cloak on. The weather is sunny and it is a good time to see the stars, and the air pollution in Dahan is much lighter than in later generations, and you can see the stars in the sky as soon as you look up.

Lying on the grass, with Erlang's legs crossed and a weed in his mouth, this was Su Ren's favorite activity when he used to camp. The stars in the sky are like jewels dotted on black cloth, and they are very beautiful. Su Ren skillfully found the Big Dipper and the North Star, and now it was autumn, and the spoon of Bidu Xing pointed to the east. At this time, he admired those who named the stars in the sky, especially the names of the constellations, and after watching it for so many years, he still didn't see the appearance of the big bear from the Big Dipper.

Huang Shisan suddenly pushed Su Ren, and without waiting for Su Ren to get up, he almost fell on Su Ren and pressed him to the ground. Su Ren felt that his bones had been broken, and he wanted to cough but couldn't. Finally turned over, and under Huang Shisan's instructions, he saw a black shadow come out of the tent on the left, and it was very wide and hid in the shadows.

"What is that place?"

Huang 13 said: "It's where we store food, that guy found it very accurately, and didn't take a trace of superfluous detours." ”

"Oh? Do you see where you came from? ”

"Outside the camp!"

Su Ren smiled: "I still can't help but do it, I thought they could hold on until they got out of the Yumen Pass, but I didn't expect that they couldn't wait now." ”

Now that the problem has been discovered, Su Ren can't go back to his tent. This is what they discussed, for Su Ren's safety, every time he camps, he will prepare two tents for Su Ren, and Gou Tianming will temporarily decide where to put the tents, as for which tent Su Ren will live in, it is up to Su Ren to decide. This can ensure that the enemy cannot grasp Su Ren's whereabouts, and it can also effectively avoid the danger of Su Ren being attacked.

Han Qing and Chen Jiao, who were clothed, and Hawking, Gou Tianming, and Shi Bao, who were yawning, entered Su Ren's tent one after another. There was no need to alarm the guards and merchants who were already asleep. Now that the man has managed to retreat, it would be useless to wake everyone up, so it would be better to get these people in charge and make suggestions for the loopholes in the camp.

Su Ren asked Huang Shisan to tell everyone what he saw. Hawking's drowsiness woke up immediately, and he frowned and said: "Impossible, our camp is very close to the bright and dark sentinels, not to mention an outsider, even if it is a fly, don't want to fly in." ”

Gou Tianming was also very angry, he was on duty tonight, and such a big thing happened. Although Su Ren didn't blame him, there was no place for his old face: "I'll go check it out, and if you dare to slack off, you must give Mr. an explanation." ”

Su Ren waved his hand: "Forget it, that person's whereabouts are very strange, and it is not something that ordinary guards can find, if Lao Huang didn't happen to see it, it is estimated that no one would know." ”

Han Qingdao: "The top priority is to inspect the granary and see what the man has done in the granary, if it is poisoned, it will be troublesome, and we don't bring much food." ”

Chen Jiao, who had not spoken, heard the word poisoning, and became nervous: "Poisoning is the most inferior method, and the Huns dare to do such a shameless thing?" I'm going to go to the court of the Hutu King to ask what the Hutu King is, he is completely unworthy of being the king of the Huns, and he has no aristocratic demeanor at all. ”

Su Ren smiled and asked Chen Jiao to sit down, and was very speechless for this naïve Long Waiting, no matter who it was: "Compared to the Huns, they still disdain to do this, it is estimated that there are other people, Mr. Han and Brother Gou will go to the granary now, Xiao Jin and Shi Bao will inspect the camp, but remember that there must be no big movements, the fewer people who know about such things, the better, just out of the Han realm, try not to cause panic." ”

Several people hurriedly took orders to go out to work, and Su Ren sat in the tent and talked to Chen Jiao absentmindedly. What he is most afraid of is such a thing, those ink people are the most despicable and shameless, and the matter of chickens and dogs and thieves does not have any psychological burden for them. Only they can do the poisoning, and Su Ren is very sure that the person hiding in the dark shadow will do it.

After waiting for a long stick of incense, Gou Tianming and Han Qing did not come back, and even Hawking and Shi Bao did not come back. The camp was eerily quiet, except for the fire in the middle. Chen Jiao paced back and forth, he was really scared, this time he followed Su Ren out just to see the outside world, if he died here, he was extremely reluctant in his heart.

Just as Su Ren was about to let Huang Shisan go out to have a look again, Laifu broke in with a sword, a faint smell of blood permeated the tent, and Laifu's expression was not very good.

"What's wrong? What happened? ”

Huang Shisan and Manniu also picked up their weapons and protected Su Ren behind them. Laifu glanced at the account, turned around and stood facing the tent: "Come out!" If you are so capable, why hide your head and show your tail. ”

There was no movement. But Su Ren smelled the smell of danger, got up from his chair, and pulled out the long sword at his waist. After a long time, a voice came from outside: "Let Su Ren come out, only allow him to be one, otherwise he will start killing!" ”

Su Ren hesitated slightly, he heard some information from the words of the person just now, first of all, these people are not here to kill, and secondly, these people have something to say to them, so Su Ren is relieved. Huang Shisan and Manniu wanted to keep up, but they were left behind by Su Ren. There are still a thousand soldiers and hundreds of servants outside the account, since people can subdue so many people, it is not a problem to put down Huang Thirteen and the wild bull at all, since it is no matter what, then he will be single.

The night next door was cold, not to mention the fact that it was still a valley. The wind blew the sandstone on the top of the mountain and made a ghost crying wolf howl, Su Ren was a little strange, why didn't he hear it just now, but it was a little creepy when he mentioned it at this time. There was a man standing next to the fire, and he could only be seen by his size, and as for what he looked like, he was all blocked by his hood.

The man had no blades in his hands, and his hands were on his lower abdomen, which was the same as the servants of the big families in Chang'an City. Su Ren didn't speak, he waited for the man to say, only the person spoke first, and then he could judge who these people were and why they were looking for him.

"Hello Mr. Su, my master is invited!" The man was very polite, bent down and raised his hand in a standard manner, and at first glance he looked like he had done hard labor.

Su Ren smiled: "Where is your master?" Can you have food and wine? You should know that I'm very picky about food, and I'm not interested in ordinary people's banquets. ”

The man said: "This is nature, the wine of the Western Regions and the craftsmanship of Chang'an Cuixiang Building, Mr. Su must be able to eat and drink well." ”

"That's not bad, it's really a trip to be able to drink the wine of the Western Regions and eat the food of Cuixiang Lou in this way." Su Ren shook his robe: "Lead the way ahead!" ”