The yellow sand half-covered the corpses, most of them were incomplete, the ground was full of black blood stains, all kinds of broken living utensils, and strips of rags blown by the wind on the reeds. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Fang stood at the place where Morton was immediately on the spot, looking down from the hillside, the surrounding situation at a glance, and at this moment, there was no expression on his face. The guards reported to him all sorts of things:

“…… A total of 27 bodies were found, either with sharp weapons or by impact. The corpses were buried, but in a hurry, some deep and some shallow, and the shallow ones were gouged out and bitten by wild beasts, and the bones were incomplete......"

"Your Majesty, the survey has been completed. Although it has been many days, due to the inaccessibility and the lack of wind and sand in summer, various hoof prints and footprints around are still relatively clear...... This is indeed where it happened. The brigade was camping and resting when it was attacked by a large number of men. The attackers surrounded from three sides, because the raid was so fast that the displaced people did not even have a chance to jump into the river to escape......"

"Hou Jun, the Qiu team has led twenty horsemen to search nearby, hoping to find something."

Zhang Fang and his entourage appeared here seven days after the incident. After completing the mission of the Xiongnu, the envoy group was divided into two, Zhang Fang took Hu Cong, Ban Zhi, and Gongsun Fu and the following 30 Han cavalry, under the escort of 200 cavalry such as Sima Duxun of the Jiaohebi Army, to Wulei City, where the capital of the Western Regions was located. It wasn't until after entering the city that they knew that the exiled group had arrived in advance, but Mo Qin and Deng Zhan changed their minds, and the Han people had already set off to migrate to Hedong.

Zhang Fang expressed his appreciation for the two of them for changing their plans, after all, it is only August, and if they stay here, it will not only increase the logistical pressure on the Metropolitan Protectorate, but also affect the second batch of relocations next year. But Zhang Fang also considered that it would be difficult to rush to Star Picking City in three months, and the ideal thing was to go to Wusun Chigu City first - at this moment, Zhang Fang and Ban Xing actually thought of going together.

Zhang Fang didn't know that Ban Xing, Mo Qin, and Deng Zhan had made the same decision, and he planned to use the advantage of the speed of the whole horse to catch up with the Wandering People's Group.

After discussing with Guo Xi and Du Xun, Duan Huizong decided to send a team of men and horses to escort Zhang Fang and his party to the junction of Qiuzi Kingdom and Wensu Kingdom. The leader of this team is also Zhang Fang's old acquaintance - Qiu Zhong, who has just been promoted to the team leader.

I want to ask who is the most grateful to Zhang Fang in the entire Metropolitan Protectorate? There is no doubt that it must be Qiu Tang, Qiu Zhong and his son. If it weren't for Zhang Fang's help back then, Qiu Tang was afraid that it would be as simple as breaking a leg. With this kindness, it is not difficult to imagine Qiu Zhong's determination and strength to protect.

Duan Huizong obviously did not order troops at will, but made some investigative efforts. Zhang Fang accepted his favor.

Calculating the time, the homeless group has been set off for half a month, Zhang Fang estimated the footsteps, and is expected to catch up in seven days - indeed, he caught up after seven days, but he never expected to see such a scene!

After listening to the various reports, Zhang Fang, who had been standing for a long time, issued an order: "Re-bury the remains, bury them deeply, and then set up a stone tablet to engrave 'The place where immigrants from the east of the Han River suffered'." ”

Gongsun Fu suddenly clenched his fists: "No." ”

Zhang Fang beckoned: "Call the Qiuzi people over." ”

The monarch of Qiuzi also sent a guide, and the reason why he did not send cavalry to escort him was because the strength of Zhang Fang's team was enough to crush a medium-sized state in the Western Regions, and which horse thief who didn't open his eyes dared to provoke?

Guizi Guide is a middle-aged thin man, still a petty official, managing business transactions. Of course, this sesame officer is similar to a small soldier in front of the envoys.

The guide of Qiuzi has been watching from a distance, frightened, and when he heard the Han envoy's call, his heart was worried, after all, this is what happened in their Qiuzi country...... The guide approached the handsome Han envoy, forced a smile, and slammed it to the ground: "The Han envoy has a call, I don't know ......"

"Are there a lot of horse thieves around here?" The voice was faint, but there was a chilling air.

The guide wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "This place is only three hundred miles away from Yancheng, the capital of the country, and there is a beacon set up by our country nearly thirty miles to the left, and this place is still within the range of our country's patrol......"

"I just ask, are there a big group of horse thieves and robbers? Just answer the questions, don't talk nonsense. ”

Fuping Hou's tone was still so peaceful, but the Guizi guide was sweating more, kept wiping, and said one after another: "No, absolutely nothing!" ”

"What about the little horse thieves?"

"Well, there are two or three strands."

"Name them, and the activity zone."

"This, the lower officials know only ......"

"Know as much as you want, say as much as you want."

"Yes, yes." The guide could only mourn in his heart for the gang of horse thieves.

As soon as the Guizi guide gave a general overview of the situation of the group of horse thieves in Fangyuan, a few puffs of smoke and dust were raised in the distance, and several horses galloped over.

Zhang Fang raised his face, stared ahead, looked at the horses approaching, and recognized Qiu Zhong and his men...... Hey, it seems to be mixed with a Hu man, what's the situation?

After a while, Qiu Zhongshu rode closer, turned over and dismounted, and saluted Zhang Fang. The Hu man lay on his stomach on the ground and made a great salute to see the nobleman.

Seeing Zhang Fang's inquiring look, Qiu Zhong motioned for Hu Ren to step forward, and said respectfully: "Your lord, we found this shepherd twenty miles away, and upon inquiry, he said that five days ago, there was a Han man covered in mud and asked him for help......

Zhang Fang was moved, and immediately summoned the shepherd to come close and asked in Xiongnu. Xiongnu is the most widely spoken language in the Western Regions, and the herdsmen speak the same language, at least they can understand it.

According to the shepherd, five days ago at dusk, he was cooking outside his tent when he suddenly heard his dog barking loudly. I looked at the source of the sound and saw a person walking in the distance...... The wandering shepherd was still wary of strangers, but when he saw that the visitor was polite and kind, and although he could not speak nonsense, he could still understand the daily conversation, so the shepherd took in the troubled man.

The Han people who were martyred only rested in the shepherd's tent for two days to inquire about the situation in the vicinity. On the third day, he left, leaving behind a jade pendant that he had with him as a reward.

Zhang Fang took the jade pendant presented by the shepherd's hands, flipped the back, and the word "ink" came into view.

Zhang Fang smiled: "It's Mo Qin!" I said, how can it be that all of them are dumplings, and none of them have slipped through the net...... In which direction did he go? ”

The shepherd pointed north.

Everyone looked at each other, and Zhang Fang's smile became more and more vigorous: "What a Mo Qin, he actually dares to brave alone." ”

Ban Zhi couldn't help but say, "But, isn't it too reckless?" Alone, tracking down a group of thieves. He should wait for us to come, we all meet, and then tell us who did it, and then we ...... together."

"He's already told us." Zhang Fang raised the jade pendant and shook it, and said, "Take the paper." ”

Han Jun quickly took a piece of white paper, put the white paper on the jade pendant, picked up a piece of charcoal in his hand, and scribbled it back and forth...... Soon, two tiny white handwriting appeared.

Everyone approached together, and the two words came into their eyes clearly.

Morton! (To be continued.) )