Liu Rui didn't have time to react, Xiahoulan was already in a hurry, Liu Xin was very strict with military discipline, and Xiahoulan herself was in charge of military discipline, not to mention that Liu Rui was the daughter of the lord's family, even if an ordinary folk woman who was ten times more beautiful than her stood in front of her, Xiahoulan didn't dare to think about it in the slightest, this brutal lady surnamed Ren stayed in the barracks, for Xiahoulan, not only was it not a beautiful scenery, but it was a big trouble for him. Finally, a Sun Ce took the initiative to jump out and wanted to take over, Xia Houlan naturally couldn't ask for it, who knew that Sun Ce would suddenly regret it, how could Xia Hou Lan not be in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "General Sun, didn't you just say that you are willing to escort the eldest lady, why are you ...... now?"

Sun Ce arched his hand and said: "General Xiahou doesn't know, the lord ordered me to take Wuguan, I will immediately return to Xiangyang to report the news, the military order is like a mountain, the last general does not dare to delay, must rush overnight, just now the last general did not notice for a while, now I think about it, the eldest lady is a daughter, I'm afraid ......"

Liu Rui interrupted Sun Ce's words disdainfully and said: "Hurry overnight, I am not one of those who grew up pampered, what is there to be afraid of, pack up, and let's go." ”

Xia Houlan looked up, the dark clouds had gradually dispersed, and a round of sunset in the mountains in the west reflected half of the sky, although the rain had passed and the sky was clear, Xia Houlan was difficult to make a decision, after all, the night march was always prone to some accidents, and couldn't help asking: "May I ask General Sun, how many men and horses will you bring back this time." ”

Sun Ce raised his head, let out a hearty laugh, and said arrogantly: "From now on, the south is already the boundary of Jingzhou, what do you want to take many horses and horses, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, with one gun at the end of the general, and one hundred and ten followers, why be afraid." ”

In fact, Sun Ce's current official rank is higher than that of Xiahoulan, although he and Xiahoulan are not subordinate to each other, the two have always called each other the last general, that is because when Sun Ce recruited new soldiers, he had worked under Xiahoulan for a while, so in the face of Xiahoulan, he has always regarded himself as a subordinate, from this point of view, in the past two years, Sun Ce has also matured a lot, no longer as irritable and irritable as before, only occasionally like this will show a little domineering,

It is said that beauties love heroes, Liu Rui saw Sun Ce's heroic spirit like this, she was so excited, her cheeks couldn't help but flush slightly, and she couldn't help but say: "General Xiahou, there's nothing to worry about, I also have more than a dozen guards around me, all of them are brave, even if there are a few thieves, then I can only blame them for not having long eyes." ”

Xia Houlan hesitated for a long time and said: "Well, since the eldest lady is like an arrow, the last general will not dare to stop it, and the last general will send another thousand elite soldiers from the camp to escort the eldest lady back to Xiangyang." ”

The group brought some dry food, and without even eating dinner, they hurried on the road.

Liu Rui's carriage normally prepared some small snacks, but on the way to the road has been eaten by her, this time I had to go back with the soldiers to eat crude dry food, drink some cold water, to Liu Rui, who is used to eating the food of the state pastor, these things are really difficult to swallow, but she has just boasted to Sun Ce that she is not the kind of pampered and weak lady, so she has to frown and endure, fortunately, there are car curtains and curtains to cover, outsiders can not see the expression on her face,

The sky gradually darkened, and there was a sudden shouting sound in front of him, Liu Rui, who finally swallowed half of the dry food, was startled, and hurriedly looked out through the curtains, this has passed the champion county, and it is Wancheng dozens of miles away, how can there be bandits who dare to make trouble here, not to mention that this area has been peaceful for five or six years,

Although the accompanying guards came from the Flying Tiger Guards and different legions, they also had the same hard and rigorous training, making them feel as if they were comrades who lived together all the year round, and they quickly lined up their defensive formations, performed their own duties, and cooperated seamlessly with each other.

Sun Ce rode on the horse, secretly glad in his heart, he didn't expect that even the hinterland of Jingzhou was not safe now, fortunately, Xiahou Lan transferred another thousand men and horses, otherwise if something happened to Liu Rui, it would be really difficult for him to explain, Sun Ce took the lead, and the sergeants followed, carefully moving forward along the avenue,

A full moon in the sky shone on the earth, and the cool evening breeze blew by, blowing away the heat and irritability of the summer, but the people in the team did not feel a trace of relaxation, and everyone's spirit was highly nervous, always paying attention to what movement would be in the dark fields on both sides of the avenue, and suddenly, the shouting and killing stopped abruptly, and only the crisp insect chirping around could be heard,

Sun Ce suddenly reined in his horse, raised his spear upward, and the whole team immediately stopped marching, and a column of men and horses had rushed out of the roadside, and the first officer-like person shouted: "Who is in front?" ”

By the bright moonlight, Sun Ce saw that the group of soldiers on the opposite side was dressed as the local army of Jingzhou, but he didn't dare to be careless, pointed the spear in his hand at the other party, and said: "I am Sun Ce, the deputy general of the First Army, who are you waiting for, and you are blocking the way in the middle of the night." ”

The officer glanced at Sun Ce, was unmoved, and arched his hand and said: "General Sun, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake in the dark night, and the last general will not dare to let him go, please wait here for a while, and wait for the last general to make a decision." ”

Seeing that this person's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, Sun Ce believed his words in three points, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Then you go and go back quickly, General Ben is in a hurry." ”

The officer turned around and was about to leave, and there was another group of soldiers behind him, dressed in black and black armor, but it was the uniform of the regular army, and Yang Fan, the captain sent by Xiahoulan to escort Liu Rui, had sharp eyes and blurted out: "Lao Zhang, how are you here." ”

The leader of the newly rushed group of soldiers was also a school captain, and when he heard Yang Fan's voice, he also said in surprise: "It turned out to be Brother Yang, why are you here." ”

Convinced that it was all their own people, both sides breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Ce lowered his spear and asked in a loud voice: "Brothers, why are you like such a great enemy. ”

Lao Zhang saw Sun Ce's dress, although he was a little angry, but he also knew that he was a general, so he hurriedly knelt on one knee and fell to the ground, clenched his fists and said: "General Qiyu, Xiangyang was suddenly attacked by the Yanzhou Cao Ying army today, and has been repulsed, but the scattered Cao soldiers fled in all directions, and some of them ran here in a panic. ”

Sun Ce raised his hand to signal him to get up, and said: "I didn't expect that in addition to Lu Bu, even Cao Ying would take the opportunity to peep at Xiangyang, hmph, these villains are just afraid that they will miscalculate, even so, this general can't stay here for a long time, please get out of the way." ”

With a wave of Lao Zhang's hand, the soldiers retreated to both sides, making way for an avenue, watching the exquisite carriage slowly drive by, and couldn't help but say to Yang Fan who passed by him: "You kid is so blessed, you actually have the opportunity to escort the big man." ”

In his eyes, to be able to sit in such a luxurious carriage, and there is a deputy general personally escorting him, it must be a high-ranking official, Yang Fan didn't dare to tell him clearly, the car was sitting on the eldest lady of the state pastoral mansion, so he had to say haha: "Brother, like you, is acting on orders, but no matter what errand you do, everyone should do their best, if you can make a note in the merit book in the future, it will not be in vain to join the army." ”

Lao Zhang couldn't help but puff up his chest and said loudly: "Brother Yang is right, I also have to go on patrol again to see if I can run into a few fish that have slipped through the net." ”

Cao Ying was attacked by Zhao Yun from behind, after the defeat, many Cao soldiers fled, they did not know the road of Jingzhou, they only cared about fleeing for their lives, running around, and then encountered this rainstorm, even the direction was completely unclear, the road in Jingzhou is not like Guanzhong, as long as you are not afraid of the rain, heavier rain than this, there is no problem at all in the hurry, these soldiers only care about walking along the road, but they don't know that the road in Jingzhou extends in all directions, especially to Nanyang, Nanxiang, which have long been firmly controlled by Liu Xin. Even many of the more affluent villages have built wide gravel roads, and the soldiers of the Cao army who do not know where they are only going to choose a wider road will go forward, and those who turn around will lose their way.

Most of these Cao soldiers were adapted from the Yellow Turban soldiers of Qing and Xu Erzhou, and they were usually restrained by officials, and the military discipline was slightly better, but now, those officers were only concerned about fleeing for their lives, and the soldiers of the rout army were hungry for another day, and when they saw that the rain had stopped for a while, they began to plunder the local people everywhere.

After Liu Xin took charge of Jingzhou, he implemented the policy of excellent army, and the local young and strong people were proud to join the army as soldiers, in order to be able to be selected when they were recruited, many boys began to exercise and practice martial arts from an early age, and the martial style gradually became popular in the land of Jingzhou, which was dominated by literati, and has expanded to some counties and counties in Yizhou.

These rout soldiers not only encountered stubborn resistance in the process of looting, but also they were no match for those villagers, they did not dare to attack the city, so they had to rob the passing merchants and post stations along the road, but the news soon spread to the local government, and reported layer by layer, so the regular army, the local army, the capture fast, and the people Zhuang went out together to search for these Qingzhou routs,

From here to Wancheng, I encountered this situation several times along the way, and the whole Nanyang was shrouded in a tense atmosphere, not only the local army, the government service, and the capture of fast, but also the first army stationed in Wancheng, and even the people of the villages and towns were mobilized, almost all the people were soldiers,

Although Liu Rui is bold, she is just a woman in the end, He has ever been in such a battle, and in the dark night, she inevitably feels a little frightened, and can't help shouting in the car: "Hey, Sun Ce, stop for a while." ”

Sun Ce didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly reined in the war horse, he couldn't see the situation inside the carriage, so he had to salute the carriage and say, "What does the eldest lady command?" ”

Liu Rui sat in a special carriage, but she could see the situation outside clearly, she originally wanted to persuade Sun Ce to find a nearby county town to rest, but seeing Sun Ce's firm gaze, Liu Rui's mood calmed down a little, and she changed her words and said: "Sun Ce, it's too dark outside, I'm a little scared." ”

Sun Ce turned around and ordered, "Come on, order a few more torches." ”

In fact, there are already a lot of torches around this carriage, and a few more will not have any effect, and sure enough, Liu Rui said in the car again: "It still seems to be very dark, Sun Ce, or you can sing me a song to make me brave." ”