Heavy rain poured and the roads were muddy.

Between the mountain roads, a team of escapees from Huaicheng struggled to make their way in this stormy weather.

Most of the members of this fleeing team were the Gaomen clan of Hanoi. Huai Thanh is the seat of Hanoi, and even if some of the big clans are not based here, most of them will send some clansmen to the city as representatives of interests. At this time, the clansmen of the Wang family, the Chang family, the Su family, the Feng family and other big clans were mixed in this fleeing team. Among them, there are even high-status figures like Chang Lin, the head of the Chang family, and Chen Hao, the only son of the former Hanoi Taishou Chen Yan.

These members of the Great Clan more or less had their own guards, and at the same time, they were also protected by a government army of less than a thousand led by Fang Yue.

Three days ago, Huaicheng was broken by the Bingzhou army in just two hours, and the speed was staggering. Fang Yue led the team to barely break through, and during this period, they were divided and merged, some people left, and some people joined in. In addition to those big families, there were many ordinary people who instinctively leaned over when they saw the protection of the army here. Now, three days later, the entire team has expanded to five or six thousand people. It's the largest of all the Huaicheng fugitives.

The leadership of the team was naturally held by Fang Yue, and at the same time, representatives of Chang Lin, Chen Hao and other clans also participated.

When Fang Yue attacked the city with the state army, he immediately chose to abandon the city and flee with his own soldiers. He didn't even see who the general who besieged the city was, and it wasn't until later that he heard that it was Hao Meng, a fierce general under Lu Bu.

As a military general, it is indeed a little unreasonable to be greedy for life and afraid of death, but military generals are also human beings, and they should not be sent to death in vain. And Chang Lin and the others, who understood that Fang Yue was about to escape, were silent about this matter because they had to rely on Fang Yue's protection.

Fang Yue also called Wang Kuang before breaking through, but Wang Kuang was reluctant to leave. But he didn't do it because he had the temperament to live and die with Huaicheng.

"I have an old relationship with the original, and Lu Bu will not do anything to me." Wang Kuang explained to Fang Yue. He also persuaded Fang Yue to surrender with him.

Fang Yue looked at Wang Kuang, who was full of confidence, and finally didn't say anything, shook his head and left.

However, after Lu Bu led the army into the city, Wang Kuang and others did not come to Lu Bu's open side. Lu Bu is obviously not a person who likes to be affectionate.

Wei Xu tied up Wang Kuang and escorted him back to the Taishou Mansion, and found a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry in the mansion. When Lu Bu came over and saw it, he pointed to these treasures and ridiculed Wang Kuang and said: "I heard that Wang Kuang's Day (Wang Kuangzi) was righteous and squandered money when he was young, so he was famous all over the world. Why is there so much treasure hidden in the house? ”

Wang Kuang bowed his head silently.

These treasures were actually Wang Kuang, after he became the governor of Hanoi, he sent some scholars to the counties to observe the words and deeds of the officials and people, and those who made mistakes were immediately arrested and tortured. These prisoners had to pay money or goods to atone for their crimes, otherwise they would be executed by clans. Many people sacrificed their family property to atone for their sins, and Wang Kuang relied on this method to extort a lot of treasures.

Lu Bu said mockingly: "I'm afraid that the prince's day is not because of Yuan Benchu's friendship, but because he is reluctant to give up these treasures." ”

Wang Kuang was speechless in shame, and Chen Gong suggested that Lu Bu kill Wang Kuang Liwei, and he could also subdue the hearts of those scholars blackmailed by Wang Kuang. Lu Bu ordered someone to take Wang Kuang to the market and publicly behead him, and Wang Kuang did another chilling thing in order to survive.

His brother-in-law, Hu Wuban, was one of the eight cooks in the disaster of the party, and enjoyed a high reputation in the world. Originally, Hu Wuban came to visit him in Huaicheng, but after breaking the city, he didn't have time to escape and found a place to hide. In order to survive, Wang Kuang told Lu Bu where Hu Wuban was hiding.

Compared with Wang Kuang, Hu Wuban is more valuable to Lu Bu. Lü Bu sent people to arrest Hu Wuban and force him to surrender.

Hu Wuban would rather die than obey, and scolded "Lu thief", Lu Bu was angry and killed Hu Wuban. And Wang Kuang was not let go by Lu Bu in the end, and he was beheaded with Hu Wuban.

After capturing Huaicheng, Lü Bu did not stay for too long, but continued to lead his troops south. And for Fang Yue's fleeing team, the real trouble was not Lu Bu's next military operation, but the enemy army that followed them.

In fact, it was not the main force of the Bingzhou army that went south that pursued them, but the Xiongnu tribe that Lu Bu invited to go south together, as well as a small number of Zhang Yang's soldiers and horses.

The Bingzhou army went all the way south, although the military discipline was not very good, but after all, it had its own military purpose, and it marched quickly all the way, so it did not do much in terms of looting. Only those Huns really had the idea of coming to the Central Plains to do a vote, and went around plundering and harming the people. Therefore, the officials and the people all hated Lu Bu for leading Hu Lu to plunder the Central Plains.

The scale of Fang Yue's team is very large, and most of them are wealthy businessmen, so they are naturally very eye-catching, and they have become the "fat sheep" in the eyes of the Xiongnu tribes behind them.

In the process of escaping, the team had already had a fight with the small pursuers, and both sides separated again without bargaining.

In the afternoon, the rain cleared. Although the road was still muddy and difficult to navigate, the fleeing party still did not dare to slow down and continued to move along the winding mountain road.

It was Chang Lin's idea to take the mountain road instead of the main road, and the advantage of their group compared to the state army was that they were familiar with the terrain. The mountain roads were relatively hidden, and the terrain was rugged, which was not conducive to the attack of the cavalry.

Lu Bu's army had already crossed them to Wen County, but the remaining stragglers had already noticed their team.

Fang Yue stood on a gentle slope and listened to the information from the scouts. The battle of the previous day had actually revealed their position, and there were about four or five enemy troops, some two thousand, and as few as eight hundred, following them from all directions.

Fang Yue furrowed his eyebrows. The following armies together would have about four or five thousand people, but the government army under him was only about a thousand people, and even if the guards of those big families were added, there would be less than two thousand people at most, and the disparity in strength was very large. However, the most important thing is that their troops are demoralized and demoralized, and they cannot form any combat effectiveness at all, except for being chased and run away like dogs.

Fang Yue had no idea in his heart, so he had to order someone to invite Chang Lin and Chen Hao to see if everyone could discuss countermeasures together.

The fleeing army did not know that danger was approaching for the time being, and Fang Yue concealed the news from them. Who knows what will become of the already sluggish heart.

In the midst of the fleeing crowd, a horse-drawn carriage slowly moved with the flow of people. The carriage was covered with a curtain, so that no one could be seen inside. But those who can escape in a carriage at this time are either rich or expensive in terms of identity.

The master of the carriage was a young scribe in his twenties. He was wrapped in a green scarf on his head, dressed in green clothes, and carried a sword around his waist. The rounded face is extremely rich, but it is not as lazy as those who are pampered, and the gaze is extremely resolute.

Next to the young scribe sat a young man in white, somewhat thin, sitting on the edge of the carriage with his knees crossed, his eyes wandering and not knowing what he was thinking.

The carriage was moving, and a woman's voice came out in the carriage: "Brother Kong Ming, Brother Yi, it was raining heavily just now, and the clothes are already soaked, so there are clean clothes in the car to come in and change them." Don't provoke the cold and evil into your body, you will be infected with the wind and cold. ”

The young scribe replied, "It is indecent for a man and a woman to be in the same room, and not to mention to change my clothes in the presence of Miss Rui'er. ”

When the young man next to him heard him say this, he squinted at him. When it was raining just now, Sister Rui'er in the car asked them to come in to take shelter from the rain, and the young scribe also refused as impolite, not only did he not enter himself, but also dragged the young man outside to get drenched in the rain.

In fact, there are not so many rules in the hearts of teenagers. He was a pragmatic man. In a hurry, he is now on the run, how can he pay so much attention to it. And taking a step back, the young scribe wants to avoid tongues, but he is now in the year of dancing elephants, and he is only a half-old child, what can he avoid it?

He told the young scribe what he thought. The other party blinked, shook his head seriously and said, "Although Brother Yi is small, his mind is better than ten adults!" ”

The boy was choked and speechless.

Hearing the two people arguing, Rui'er in the carriage laughed, and at the same time, there was a delicate girl's voice.

"Does Chunhua know anything, and laugh along!" The young man turned his head and said angrily at the carriage.

Chunhua just knows. Aunt Shan smiled, it must be Brother Yi who did something wrong. The delicate voice in the carriage retorted.

"Unreasonable!" The boy muttered in a low voice, turning his head away from the people in the carriage.

"Chunhua is unreasonable!" The delicate voice said proudly. Then there was silence for a moment, and he asked, "What is unreasonable?" ”

Rui'er laughed. The young scribes and teenagers outside the carriage were also amused by Chunhua's coquettishness. They have had to work hard and be under great pressure all the way to escape, and it is rare for them to be able to smile today.

After laughing for a while, Rui'er said again in the carriage: "In two years, Brother Yi will perform the crown salute." ”

The young man nodded and said, "My father originally planned to let me perform the crown ceremony today, so that I could go out earlier. It's just that I didn't expect that I was captured by traitors, but thanks to Brother Kong Ming's rescue, I was able to escape. After arriving in Huaicheng, he encountered a military accident again, and it seems that it is impossible to perform the crown salute. ”

"My father is Su Yi Ling, who dares to bully Brother Yi and tell my father to arrest him!" Hearing what the boy said, the girl named Chunhua was angry and wanted to stand up for him.

Miss Rui'er giggled, poked Chunhua's head with her white fingers, and said with a smile: "At a young age of six, I learned to bully others, and I am also restless when I grow up!" ”

The young scribe also said jokingly: "Although Brother Yi can't reach the crown, but for the sake of brother, I can help you get the table words first." ”

The young man smiled and arched his hand and said, "There is Brother Lao Kongming, my father has actually already thought about my brother's words." ”

Oh? The young scribe asked curiously, "I wonder what words my uncle obtained?" ”

"My eldest brother has the word Boda, and as for my brother, he can't do without a big word. Sima Zhongda! ”

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.) ）