Although it is only in September and autumn is just over halfway through, the weather is already quite chilly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEspecially when the autumn wind blows from the northwest, it not only blows countless yellow leaves into the sky, but also blows through the thick clothes on the body, giving people a sense of cold to the bone.

Riding their horses against the wind and galloping on the path, the knights could only keep their bodies as low as possible to reduce the oncoming autumn wind. But even so, after running like this for half a day, everyone still felt numb in their hands and feet, and they were a little unable to control the reins in their hands.

"Let's stop for a moment." After seeing the condition of some brothers, Yang Zhen immediately ordered. After he said this, everyone quickly stopped the momentum of the forward rush, and then rolled off their horses one after another, moving their stiff hands and feet.

They have been riding horses and galloping like this for five or six days, and they have already left the boundary of Jiangsu, but the threat has not been lifted, everyone's nerves have collapsed tightly, it is Yang Zhen, when he dismounted and rested, his eyes did not live in the quiet surroundings and kept sweeping, as if he was afraid that someone would jump out from the side.

This way from south to north, Yang Zhen finally saw how powerful the Xu family was in the south.

Along the way, they have encountered five enemy attacks from different origins, and if it weren't for the fact that all of these brothers have good martial arts, I am afraid that it would be difficult for them to come here. After the third attack, they changed the outfit of the brocade guard, but even so, the situation was not optimistic.

And what is even more frightening is that after they hid their identities, there were more local officers and soldiers who attacked them, and the banner of the other party was actually to suppress bandits - the government actually regarded them as bandits, obviously this is just an excuse, but it is enough to see the strength of the Xu family in this area.

In the repeated battles, Yang Zhen had lost twenty or thirty brothers, and now there were only about twenty people left with him, and many of them were still wounded. But they are still thousands of miles away from the capital, and the road ahead is not easy.

The only thing that can make Yang Zhen feel relieved is that in order to ensure the safety of Luo Yueying and them, when she was walking by water, he took his brother back to Beijing by land. And with himself and others attracting the attention of the Xu family and the people who were hunted down by them, presumably Yueying should be safe along the way.

In addition, he also used the golden cicada to get out of the shell before, and asked Hu Ge to bring people to guard those widows to go north from other routes in other capacities, maybe they would be safer over there.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen's spirit relaxed slightly, and he casually took the water bladder hanging on the horse, poured it into a big gulp, and said to the brothers on the side at the same time: "Everyone hurry up and have something to eat, we can't delay here for too long, although it has been out of the ground in Jiangsu, the power of the Xu family is much greater than we imagined, and we must go north as soon as possible." ”

The brothers whispered their consent, and then quickly took out the dry cakes and water that had been prepared, and ate them indiscriminately. Fortunately, they were quite well prepared, and they didn't dare to stop and buy food all the way, and these dry foods could satisfy their hunger, so they could finally withstand it.

Just as Yang Zhen ate only a small half of a dry cake, Zeng Zhitan leaned over: "My lord, I have taken a look at the surrounding environment, I should have reached the boundary of Shandong, and after passing the small town in front, we must be completely safe." No matter how powerful his Xu family is, it will never be possible to put his hand into Shandong. "He has served in the south for many years, and he still knows the geography of this area better than Yang Zhen.

When Yang Zhen heard this, his spirit was also lifted: "Really? In fact, I also have a feeling in the past two days, as if those pursuers are a little weak. It seems that as long as we enter the boundary of Shandong, we will be completely safe. ”

"But...... Now we're in trouble. Zeng Zhitan frowned and said: "Judging from the road here, the next thing is to enter the densely populated official road, we can't say what the situation is there." And if you don't enter the official road, you have to climb the mountain, and the road will not be easy to walk, and these horses will have to be discarded......"

"Then take the official road, as long as our speed is fast enough, it shouldn't be a problem." Yang Zhen made a decision without thinking.

"But...... If you want to take the official road, you have to go through the town of Songluo in front, and the situation there is not in our control now. Zeng Zhitan said with some concern.

"At this point, I can't take care of it too much. As long as we pass the current level, we can escape, and the only way to do it is to fight. Yang Zhen said with a serious expression.

"My lord, in fact, there has always been something unknown to my subordinates, why do we have to go north in such a hurry? If we hid before, no matter how powerful the Xu family was in the south, it would not be so easy to find us. After they have relaxed, wouldn't it be easier for us to go to the capital again? ”

Looking at Zeng Zhitan, who was puzzled, Yang Zhen also sighed lightly: "If I didn't have a choice, I wouldn't take my brothers to take this risk and suffer so hard." I must arrive before the Xu family is fully prepared in the capital, and hand over those widows, otherwise things will change things that we don't want to see." For the Xu family, as long as one variable is enough to reverse the entire unfavorable situation. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen was stunned again, and swept his gaze to everyone in front of him: "So this time, we are not only fighting with the Xu family, but also fighting with time, and we must rush back to the capital as quickly as possible." I hope you understand! ”

"I'll wait to follow Lord Zhenfu to the death, and there will be no complaints!" The brocade guards hurriedly said.

Seeing this, Yang Zhen smiled happily, and said with a horsewhip in his hand to the road ahead: "Since this is the case, then let us do our best and take another risk." As long as we pass Songluo Town in front, the people of the Xu family will have nothing to do with us. ”

"Yes!" Hearing him say this, everyone's spirits also lifted again, and after agreeing, they stepped on horseback and galloped forward again.

At nightfall, everyone finally arrived at the small town of Songluo, which could only be called a small mountain village.

Although this Songluo town is passed by the official road, it is not rich, and there are not many shops, only dozens of families are lined up on both sides of the road, and it seems extraordinarily quiet under the current night.

When they turned from the small road to the official road before, Yang Zhen and the others were still worried about being attacked by the enemy. But after half a day's trip, there was no accident, which made people worry in vain. And now, looking at this quiet town, everyone is even more happy, as long as they pass here at night, the next journey will be much easier.

Only Yang Zhen, before and after stepping into the town, his expression became more serious than before, and his right hand subconsciously clenched a dagger he carried with him, staring at the town shrouded in darkness with blazing eyes, and did not give the order to pass through the town for a long time.

"Your Excellency?" Zeng Zhitan drove his horse to Yang Zhen's side with some confusion and called him in a low voice.

Only then did Yang Zhen, who had completely focused his attention on the front, come back to his senses: "Something is wrong. ”

"What do you mean? There's a trap here? Zeng Zhitan is also an experienced person, and as soon as he heard this, he understood Yang Zhen's concerns.

"They haven't moved since that attack the day before yesterday, as if they had been shaken off by us. But judging from the counterattack made by the Xu family this time, it is impossible for these people to give up so easily. And they should also know very well that as long as we pass this Songluo Town, it will be difficult for them to do anything. In this case, if I were to direct this pursuit, I would also bet on this Songluo town, and bet that we would enter Shandong from here! Yang Zhen looked at the darkness in front of him with a faint gaze and said his judgment.

Zeng Zhitan was also stunned when he heard this: "My lord's concerns are also reasonable, so how should we deal with it?" ”

yes, it's all here, and even if there's a trap here, can they still choose to turn back?

"Naturally, you have to enter, but you have to be prepared!" As Yang Zhen spoke, a strange light flashed in his eyes: "Along the way, we were beaten everywhere, and we hardly fought back, and at this time, it was time to do something different." ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, but when they saw Yang Zhen talking, he had jumped off the horse. When the others saw this, they also dismounted, but he waved his hand to stop them: "Stay here and wait until you see a fire in the town, and then rush in!" ”

"Your Excellency, you're going to sneak into town on your own?" Someone soon understood and asked in surprise.

A cruel smile flashed at the corner of Yang Zhen's mouth: "They only regard us as prey, but they don't know that in fact, this relationship can also be converted!" Without waiting for the others to say anything, he had already leaned over, and had already jumped into the woods, and disappeared without a trace.

Although those brocade guards had the intention to help him kill the enemy together, the Lord Zhenfu had given the order, and they didn't dare to disobey, so they could only stare ahead with some worry. It's just that it's late at night, and with their eyesight, they can't see clearly when and from which direction Yang Zhen entered Songluo Town.

But they didn't know that in the town, there were already many pairs of eyes hiding in ordinary houses watching them. Seeing that dozens of horsemen and horses suddenly appeared outside the town, the spirits of these fierce men hiding in dozens of houses also suddenly perked up, and they all pulled out their swords and other weapons one by one, and at the same time, more than a dozen bows and crossbows were also moved to the window and aimed at the entrance of the town.

As soon as the outsiders step into the town and get within range of their crossbows, they will not hesitate to shoot their arrows and kill all the enemies who have escaped their pursuit on the spot!