(Thanks to Dameng, Chubby, Tongle Village, and Machine 1 Translation)

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In October, the sky was gloomy and gloomy every day, and the howling cold wind seemed to never stop. Looking north at the Tianshan Mountains, the endless mountains are all white.

The early winter of the Western Regions has arrived.

Fortunately, at this time, the external injuries on Zhang Fang's body had completely healed, only a few faint scars, and a slightly hoarse voice, engraved with a thrilling experience. The rest of the slightly injured such as Lin Tianci, Han Jun, and Alimu also recovered one by one. The seriously injured such as Han Zhong and Zongba have also passed the dangerous period and their health is getting better day by day.

Everyone is nourishing, and everyone is not in a hurry - except for Deng Zhan.

Contrary to the cold weather, Deng Zhan saw that the sky was in a hurry, and after thinking about the process of looking for the young master along the way, he had an urge to hit the wall.

Thinking that after I first came out of Chang'an, I looked for the young master, and it didn't take much effort to find it in Qingxiju, Gyro Mountain, and everything went well. It may be that the good luck ran out, and the rest of the matter took a sharp turn. First of all, there was a life incident, Hu Nu slaughtered the village, and went out to save people. This chase is thousands of miles...... Saving people seems to be smooth, but I didn't expect to hit a dog, lead out a wolf, bite everyone all over the body, and almost took their lives. Now that the crisis is finally over, I can go home. But who knew that the young master didn't know what to do, so he didn't go east and returned to Beijing, but ran west for nearly a thousand miles inexplicably, came to this important town, and then rested and didn't leave. Well, it's called recuperating the body......

It's good now, the body is recuperating, but the weather has deteriorated. At this time, if you insist on going on the road, I am afraid that before you enter the customs, you will be blocked by the heavy snow outside the customs, and you will be in a dilemma. Deng Zhan has been in the border for many years, and he knows a lot about the climate outside the border, and when he sees that he has missed the best return date, he can only be anxious and wait for the next spring to return to Beijing.

Fortunately, I believe that by then, everyone's bodies have recovered, and the young master has no excuse to stay - I really don't know how the young master, who has always been nostalgic for a prosperous place, would be interested in a border military town? However, it seems that the young master has already changed dramatically, and I am afraid it is difficult to measure it by the way it used to be.

Deng Zhan didn't dare to comment on whether the young master's change was good or not, he only knew that if he let himself choose, he would not hesitate to follow such a young master who values love and righteousness, is wise and brave...... Well, since you can't go back for the time being, let's ask the young master first, send someone back to Beijing, and report to the house.

However, before Deng Zhan could make a move, a group of unexpected people appeared and solved the problem.

Who? Tao Sheng, Shi Niu and five palace guards.

The arrival of the seven people not only alarmed Zhang Fang and Deng Zhan, but also the Han brothers and Qingyan. When I saw it, I kept asking.

"Shiniu, you're still alive, it's great!"

"How's my sister-in-law?"

"What about Sister Arisa? Are you all okay? ”

Shi Niu was a clumsy person, and his head was twice bigger than his head after a series of bombardments, so he had to say vigorously: "Good, good, it's all good......"

Zhang put his hand and looked at it with a smile and did not interrupt.

Deng Zhan couldn't stand it anymore, frowned and snorted: "The son is here, wanton and noisy, what kind of system has it become?" ”

The Han brothers asked Deng Zhan for advice on riding and combat skills along the way, and they could be regarded as half a master, and they respected him very much. As soon as he heard his shouting, he immediately shrank his head and hurried back to his post - the doorman.

Without two people, Guang Qingyan couldn't make trouble alone, and he knew that something was wrong, so he immediately changed from a magpie to a quail, and obediently turned behind Zhang Fang.

When everything quieted down, Zhang Fang invited everyone to sit down and asked Tao Sheng to tell the story slowly. How dare Tao Sheng and others take a seat? The Lord can be polite and polite, but you can't be a retainer without such an awareness.

Tao Sheng and the others still stood under the hall and told them about the aftermath one by one.

At the beginning, for the safety of the people in Qingxi, Zhang released his troops into two roads, and ran away from the east and west to avoid the pursuit and killing of the Huns. The Huns also divided their troops into two routes, chasing and killing them. Those who pursued Tao Sheng and Qingxi gathered the people were Shalulu and other Moxi people.

Tao Sheng followed the previous plan, first let the people run east, led seven guards and a few Qingxi who volunteered to stay to gather young and strong, and intercepted the Huns who were several times his own at the mouth of the canyon.

With the half-box of thunder cannons given by the young master, Tao Sheng and others stopped the Huns for two days. And the Mo Xi people also went from being frightened and fleeing when they were first attacked, slowly adapting and figuring out ways to deal with it. Just as Sharuru was about to slaughter Tao Sheng and the others in one go, Hou Morton, the bone capital, sent a messenger to inform Sharuru that the murderer who destroyed Moxi's camp had been traced.

Just as Sharulu was hesitating to kill Tao Sheng first, it happened that the two guards who had been sent to Wuwei to obtain weapons came back with bows and arrows, as well as a few crossbows. Suddenly adding new strength and gaining sharp weapons, Tao Sheng commanded everyone to counterattack fiercely, killing the attacking Huns with heavy casualties.

Shalulu only said that the other party had come to reinforcements, and his own biggest reliance on the Khan people had all gone west, coupled with his desire for revenge, seeing that he couldn't eat these Han people for a while, he had to give up.

Tao Sheng and others, who were lucky to escape, also paid the price of nearly half of the dead and wounded.

The surviving Tao Sheng and his entourage, carrying the dead and wounded, hurried slowly, and finally caught up with the Qingxi people when they were hundreds of miles away from Jilusai, and then were discovered by the Han army patrol and brought back to the military fortress. This time, I finally couldn't hide it from Dou Yan, the captain of Jilu Saidu.

If it is an ordinary commoner, who escapes from outside the fortress, he is wounded and bloody, and he also has a sword, bow and blade, he must be imprisoned first, and he will be released after screening one by one. However, with the Marquis of Fuping as a talisman, especially when it also involves the prince of the Marquis of Fuping, the situation is extraordinary.

Dou Yan immediately sent a team of cavalry, led by Tao Sheng, and chased all the way to the west, hoping to help Zhang Fang relieve the siege. A team of fifty cavalrymen, not too much, much less, but Dou Yan can only help this. Because the military law of the Han Dynasty stipulates that if more than 50 soldiers and horses are mobilized in the county of the world, they must be reported to the local county guard or the minister of state, and they can only be transferred after obtaining approval. Fifty horses is already the limit of what Dou Yan can mobilize. It's not that you can't ask for instructions, it's just that even if everything goes well, when you get the order, you will toss back and forth, and then send troops.

Tao Sheng arranged for a palace guard to bring a handwritten letter and a waist card to lead the people of Qingxi to go to Beidi County to govern the horse collar, and Zhang's dock was temporarily resided. Since he and the five government guards, plus the stone ox who volunteered, led fifty side horses, turned around and returned west for reinforcements.

Zhang Fang was secretly surprised when he heard this, Zhang's still has a dock wall in the horse collar? Ma Ling is not far from Gyro Mountain, so I would have known it earlier...... Well, it's impossible to know sooner.

Zhang Fang didn't know that his great-grandfather Zhang Yanshou was the Taishou of the North. During his tenure, he purchased land and built a dock wall outside the city. This is not a secret in the Fuping Marquis Mansion, only he, the "soul Xibei goods", does not know.

Tao Sheng and more than 50 other horsemen rode all the way to the west, galloping thousands of miles, until they met the patrol cavalry of the Jiaohebi Tun soldiers...... There is no need to repeat the rest of the story.

Knowing that the target was safe, the cavalry did not dare to stay for a long time, so they brought the grain provided by the river wall and immediately returned to hand over the order. After resting for a few days, Tao Sheng waited for his tired body to fully recover, and once again embarked on the road of westward travel to find his master.

At the end, Tao Sheng asked what Deng Zhan wanted to ask the most: "I don't know when the young master will return to the east?" ”

Zhang Fang glanced at the cold and windy outdoors and looked at Deng Zhan: "Is this kind of weather suitable for traveling?" ”

Deng Zhan shook his head helplessly.

Zhang Fang spread his hands to Tao Sheng.

Tao Sheng said carefully: "In this case, the young master always has to write a letter and hand it back to the house to relieve the worries of the lord and the master's mother......

Before Zhang Fang could speak, Deng Zhan had already explained to Tao Sheng: "In the fierce battle before, the young master's right hand was cracked, and he couldn't hold the pen, and it was not suitable for others to write on his behalf, so it was postponed to this ......day."

Tao Sheng sighed and hurriedly apologized.

Zhang Fang waved his hand unintentionally: "The cultivation time is not short, and there is no big problem." You have a point, this is written, Qingyan, take pen and ink...... It's just that the handwriting is inevitably coarse, which makes the two adults laugh. ”

Everyone worships the son's sincerity and filial piety, but they don't know that Zhang Fang said this, but he laid the groundwork in advance, so as not to make the handwriting inconsistent and arouse suspicion.

At this time, Qingyan shouted softly outside the hall: "It's snowing!" ”

Looking outside, I saw pieces of flying feathers, like flocculents, flying lightly...... Yes, it's snowing.