A group of Ming troops rode horses, the horses' hooves were fast, and the sound of stepping on the ground shook. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everyone followed the sound to see, the leader of the person is the fight against the Kou army, the heroic Zhang Tanghuai who defended Fengyang, where he rode a horse, a group of people who knew him were deeply basked with his grace, and bowed down to show respect, Zhang Tanghuai, who rode a horse, did not dare to hold it up, and all the way to the surrounding people to bow his hand, the war horse galloped, and soon caught up with Cui Linjiang and others who were at the head of the caravan.

"Wait!" With a quick roar, the caravan that had just left Fengyang City stopped, Cui Linjiang, who was in charge of security, frowned slightly, he had met Zhang Tanghuai a few times, and he was also familiar with this young officer, but at this time, Zhang Tanghuai's status was no longer the same, and he really couldn't determine his purpose.

Some businessmen were concerned in their hearts, for fear that the young officer who was chasing him would ask for a bribe, this kind of thing had happened before, until Zhang Tanghuai turned over and dismounted, and rushed directly to Han Yu, and the businessmen who learned the reason for it were finally relieved, but when they learned that Han Yu, a young descendant who couldn't even ride a horse, was actually the brother of Zhang Tanghuai, the president of Qian, for a while, the businessmen who mocked Han Yu for fun were worried for a while, for fear that Han Yu would take the opportunity to retaliate, but they didn't know that Han Yu didn't take the previous ridicule to heart at all.

"Brother Han, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Tanghuai rode his horse and jumped off the war horse full of helpless complaints.

"After the junior brother leaves, Brother Zhang must take care, don't trust others, and don't kill the powerful again!" Han Yu sighed slightly and persuaded Zhang Tanghuai again.

"Yesterday was the eldest brother's, right, can you stay?" Zhang Tanghuai stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Do you know that my brother was scolded by my father at the door of the store for a long time, and I sometimes wonder who you and I are born to." Zhang Tanghuai laughed heartily, obviously he listened to Zhang's words, and chased after him with great regret.

Han Yu secretly said in his heart: "I am here to save you, otherwise who would want to go to the barren land where there is a war and may die at any time!" ”

It's just that this kind of thing can't be said at all, if Zhang Tanghuai knows that Han Yu is going to the barren land where the war is going to find Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier of Xuzhou, he won't let him go if he says anything, and Han Yu knows that even if he stays in Fengyang, the situation in front of him is not something that he can control as a civilian, although Zhang Tanghuai controls the entire army in Fengyang, he is just a small Qianzong, identity and status, sometimes it determines everything, if he wears a royal relative, even if he is a local magnate, it will not be the situation in front of him.

The idea of going to Xuzhou has been decided, and it is also the only way to solve the current predicament, Han Yu had to come up with a perfunctory reason that had already been made up: "The day before yesterday, I finally got that my relatives at home are still alive, and I went to visit Xuzhou, the long is one month, and the short is ten days, I will definitely return, and Brother Wanwang will take care of Uncle Zhang!" ”

"That's my father, I still need you to say it!" Zhang Tanghuai scolded with a smile, "By the way, my brother will also take care of your future brother-in-law Lin Wan'er, if there is any guy who doesn't open his eyes and goes to the door to propose, see if I don't break their dog's legs!" ”

Han Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly, this big brother Zhang has not seen him for a few days, not to mention his gangsterism, and he is full of domineering.

"Take these tattooed silver, even if you go to visit your relatives, don't lose face, come back as soon as possible, don't forget that this is your home!" Zhang Tanghuai knew very well that this Han brother, who usually didn't talk much, was very stubborn, and he couldn't pull back the eight big horses for the things he decided, and he didn't continue to keep them.

This person is said to be a crazy person, but he is more shrewd than anyone else, if it weren't for his strategy, I'm afraid the rebels would have already taken Fengyang, Zhang Tanghuai even had a feeling that Fengyang City was too small to accommodate Han Yu, just as some birds can't be closed in cages, and one day they will soar into the sky.

"I almost forgot about the big thing!" Zhang Tanghuai patted his head, and hurriedly handed Han Yu the crossbow he was holding closely, and said seriously, "This crossbow is a gift from a close friend, the killing distance is thirty meters, and the power is not small, but unfortunately it can only be filled with one arrow at a time, the heart is sinister, and you should be prepared." ”

"Thank you, big brother!" Han Yu couldn't refuse, so he had to accept the silver tattoo and the hand crossbow.

Zhang Tanghuai stepped aside and respectfully asked Cui Linjiang, hoping to take more care of Han Yu on the road, in the face of Fengyang Yingjie, Cui Linjiang naturally did not dare to be perfunctory, and agreed again and again, but even if he didn't say it, Cui Linjiang also took good care of Han Yu.

Zhang Tanghuai picked up Han Yu and pushed him onto his beloved mount, "Brother Han, this horse's name is Xianli, it is quite spiritual, and it will definitely be able to protect you directly to Xuzhou!" ”

The horse with a pure black body rubbed Han Yu's calf, and his docile temperament did not seem to be disgusted with Han Yu riding on it.

"Big brother cherishes..."

"Brother Han, take care!"

The team set off again, and Zhang Tanghuai stood with his hands tied, watching the team disappear from sight.

"My lord, it's time for us to go back!" Night gradually fell, and the soldiers who came with them could not bear to say words to remind them.

"You go back first, I'll wait a while!" Zhang Tanghuai calmly ordered, and his gaze did not leave the direction Han Yu left.

The team of hundreds of people plus the baggage is quite long, in order to avoid falling behind and encountering unnecessary things to delay the trip, after walking more than 30 miles, the team stopped, Cui Linjiang personally went to the camp of each caravan leader to discuss coordination matters, although he has been escorted many times, but this kind of thing Cui Linjiang still personally went into battle.

Later, Cui Linjiang, who was sitting by the fire, told five or six children who traveled with their parents the story of the past to the border, and Han Yu, who was sitting on the side, listened calmly, although Cui Linjiang spoke very plainly, but from time to time caused the children to exclaim, presumably the days of licking blood from the knife edge were by no means as simple as Cui Linjiang said.

In particular, Cui Linjiang said that to make a living in this "work", you must know how to build a stove, fold two to repair shoes, and fold three to get a haircut, and that is not actually not to wash your face, because for these "fighting" people, washing your face and going home are synonymous, and you will only wash your face when you get home, this rule is the first time Han Yu has heard of this rule.

Han Yu thought that this was just a superstitious rule, but soon learned from Cui Linjiang's words that not washing his face was actually to protect his skin, outdoors, the cold wind in winter, the wind and sand in spring and autumn, and the scorching sun in summer.

At this moment, a woman dressed in plain clothes came suddenly, bowing slightly generously, this woman is slightly older than Han Yu, her appearance is beautiful, she has an indescribable purity and refinement, her long black hair is loosely curled like silk, her eyes are like ethereal, and her lips are like cherry petals, giving people a stunning feeling.

The woman took out elaborate pastries and rice porridge from the basket and distributed them to several children, while handing them to Han Yu and Cui Linjiang, who were sitting on the side.

Han Yu suddenly felt that it was a bit rude to stare at others like this, and hurriedly got up and hugged his fists. "Thank you, girl."

"Brother Han, don't be polite." Seeing Han Yu's embarrassment, the woman covered her mouth and chuckled, unspeakably charming and moving.

"The girl knows you?" Han Yu was slightly surprised.

"If it weren't for Brother Han's eldest brother opening a warehouse to release grain, I'm afraid our family would have starved to death, there was no grain storage at home, and the grain would have been fried to sky-high prices!" Between the woman's words, the gratitude was overflowing, and it seemed that the woman in front of her was also the beneficiary of Fengyang's opening of the warehouse and the release of grain.

"The two of you sit down, and the little girl will retire first." The woman bowed to Han Yu and Cui Linjiang, turned around and left calmly.

After the woman left, Cui Linjiang leaned over and whispered to Han Yu: "Look stupid, Han boy, her name is Zhang Zhimo, known as Xiyuan Miaozi, she looks gentle and lovely, and she is full of poetry and books, and the person who goes to propose marriage has to step on the threshold, if I am twenty years younger, I will definitely come to the door to try it!" ”

Ignoring Han Yu, who shook his head with a dumb smile, Cui Linjiang continued: "It's a pity that she has a strong personality and doesn't marry anyone, and later has been helping his seriously ill father take care of the shop, and the family is also wealthy. Cui Linjiang finally got in shape, and he admired Zhang Zhimo a lot between words.

Han Yu nodded slightly, but although he had a good impression of this Zhang Zhimo, he only listened to the story, and now the most important thing for him now is to go to Xuzhou as soon as possible, find Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier of Xuzhou, and save the lives of Brother Zhang's family.

Cui Linjiang seemed to want to continue what Han Yu said, but he was soon entangled by those children and anxious to let him tell the story.

"Whew!" Suddenly, in the darkness in the distance, a shrill wolf howl interrupted Cui Linjiang's story meeting.

The howls of wolves in the wilderness were cold and terrifying, and it was clear that the caravan was being targeted by a pack of wolves.

Cui Linjiang, who drew his sword, was angry, and his previous gentle appearance was like two people, he immediately waved his hand, and let Han Yu take a group of children to hide in the circle surrounded by mules and horses, Han Yu had participated in the battle of Fengyang at the beginning, and he did not panic in this situation, according to Cui Linjiang's instructions, he walked over with a few frightened children and gathered with other merchants.

Cui Linjiang turned over and got on his horse, holding a knife in one hand and a torch in the other, and ordered the "beating line" everyone to take out their weapons and lean together to prevent the wolves from breaking into the circle of meat shields formed by the animals, while he himself personally led more than a dozen strong horses to gallop back and forth, hoping to use the light of the torches to deter the approaching wolves.

At the same time, suddenly there was a rapid and thin stampede sound on the ground in the distance, Han Yi's pupils were locked, and he looked into the dim distance along the slight gap in the belly of the mule and horse, and many faint green eyes suddenly appeared, full of cold and bloody breath, Han Yu unconsciously clenched the crossbow in his arms.

I didn't expect to be unfavorable, and I encountered a pack of wolves on the first night, indicating that the moon was dark, and I really couldn't see how many there were, but from the sound of the fine footsteps, it was inferred that there were dozens of wolves in this group, but Cui Linjiang seemed to be quite orderly, and there were many people in the caravan, maybe he could block the wolves, but many things in this world always backfired.