Chapter 136: Something Goes Wrong
Although it is now windy and snowy, many trees and other things are covered by heavy snow, Gongsun Long can't remember the specific locations of those villages he has seen before, but it feels like it is not far away, it should be in this area, but these days, why haven't you seen a single figure here?
Hearing Gongsun Longdu say this, Zhao Fan also paid attention to it, he thought about it, and said: "It's a snowy day, wild boars, hares and other prey, generally come out to forage after the snow, at this time, it is the best time to hunt, according to Mr. Gongsun said, there are a lot of hunters around here, so we won't see a person these days, will there be any problems here?" ”
Hearing this, everyone also had a solemn look on their faces, this matter is indeed a little strange, but they thought about it for a long time, but they couldn't think of the reason, they didn't have any clues and information, where would they know the ins and outs of this matter.
Although he didn't know the exact situation, for the sake of conservatism, Zhao Fan also walked out of the igloo and prepared to send additional people to patrol the neighborhood at night.
At this time, only hearing the sound of "flutter", Xiao Jin suddenly swooped down from a high altitude in the distance and landed accurately on Zhao Fan's shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Xiao Jin suddenly appear, Zhao Fan was also puzzled.
Hearing this, the former raised his right wing and pointed to the distance "Wow Wow Wow" and kept shouting. Shocked by Xiao Jin's voice, Gongsun Long and Xu Jia also walked out of the igloo with a puzzled expression.
Xiao Jin ignored everyone's questions, just tugged at Zhao Fan's clothes and walked away.
"Something should have happened ahead, Xu Xiong, you take a hundred soldiers with me to take a look, Xu Ying, you lead the rest of the soldiers to wait in place, without my order, you can't act rashly." Seeing that Xiao Jin was in a hurry, Zhao Fan also gave an urgent order, and flew forward quickly according to the former's instructions.
Hearing this, Xu Xiong also carried his big knife, quickly transferred a hundred people, and followed, Gongsun Long thought about it and felt a little uneasy, so he also followed, Xu Ying and Xu Jia were waiting in the camp with some worries.
Zhao Fan was confused by Xiao Jin, and he didn't know what it wanted, but out of trust in the former, he still followed Xiao Jin closely, and Xu Xiong and a hundred soldiers also followed in the rear.
The direction in which Xiao Jin was moving was towards Handan, running for several miles, Zhao Fan was also tired and out of breath, but Xiao Jin didn't seem to have the intention of staying, and immediately he also stopped, took a breath, and said: "Where are you going, if you run again, I'm afraid I won't be able to find where the camp is." ”
Zhao Fan's face was red from the cold, and the big coat on his body was covered with ice dew.
When he got here, the wind and snow seemed to be a lot smaller, but Zhao Fan had no intention of observing this, and just asked Xiao Jin. After all, walking for so long without a purpose made him feel a little surprised in his heart.
At this time, Xu Xiong and Gongsun Long also led a hundred soldiers to follow.
"Brigade Marshal, what's wrong?" Xu Xiong's physique is very good, and he has been running for so long, and he doesn't feel any discomfort, so he immediately walked to Zhao Fan's side and asked.
Zhao Fan was about to answer, but suddenly, his ears moved slightly, and he immediately held his breath and said, "Don't make a sound yet, you listen carefully to see if there is any sound." ”
Hearing this, Xu Xiong's face also showed a hint of surprise, but he still obeyed Zhao Fan's order and did not make a sound, at this moment, the sound of weapons clashing suddenly faintly came into his ears, and immediately Xu Xiong's face also changed slightly.
Gongsun Long also heard this voice, and the three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw a touch of solemnity in each other's eyes.
With such a heavy snowstorm, how could there be a sound of fighting nearby, and besides, there were no people here, and most of the hunters nearby were kind and honest people, how could there be a fight.
When things go wrong, there must be demons.
Immediately, the three of them nodded in tacit understanding and did not speak, Xu Xiong also made a silent gesture to the soldiers behind him, and more than 100 people led by Zhao Fan suddenly prostrated on the ground and quietly approached the source of the sound.
The place where the sound came out was not far ahead, and as Zhao Fan and the others approached, the sound of their fighting became clearer and clearer, accompanied by the roars of several men.
In front of him was a concave valley, and the sound of fighting was emitted in it, and Zhao Fan and the others also came to the top of the valley at this moment, and they cautiously poked their heads out. I saw that below, there were hundreds of people fighting with weapons.
Among them are women with children who are no older than a few years old.
The hundreds of people were divided into two teams, one team was wearing armor and holding a long ge, and it was a soldier of Zhao State. On the other side, the centaurs were dressed in cotton jackets, some in mink coats, and some in the furs of some unknown beasts, apparently hunters here.
There were seventy or eighty of those soldiers, and there were only thirty or forty of those scattered hunters, and the difference was obvious. Although those hunters are not weak in martial arts, and they often catch prey in the snow, they are experienced, but they are still a little overwhelmed by those soldiers.
After all, they were already far fewer in number, and they had the distraction to protect the women and children.
"What is the situation, how can those soldiers of the Zhao Kingdom kill those hunters, is it to rob the hunters of their food and women?" Zhao Fan was silent for a long time, and his tone was a little cold.
It's winter, and everyone has stockpiled food for the winter. In ancient times, not to mention this kind of troubled times, it was a peaceful and prosperous era, and some armies with lax military discipline would also have soldiers robbing the people's money, and in order to vent their desires, it was not impossible to rob the people's daughters.
Xu Xiong was next to Zhao Fan, he was also angry at the moment, he was originally from Orion, and when he saw those Orions in danger, he naturally couldn't help but want to come out.
"I remember, those hunters are the residents of a nearby hunting village, when I went to Linzi some time ago, I also spent the night in their hunting village, these hunters are very kind, and they are also quite supportive of the king." Gongsun Long said suddenly.
Hearing this, Zhao Fan was also stunned, these Orions are just ordinary people, how can they support King Zhao?
seemed to be aware of Zhao Fan's doubts, Gongsun Long also said: "The brigade commander doesn't know, now the king has a hand in the hands of the bearded sword, part of it is from the hunting village near here, which was personally selected by the king of martial arts, and because of the hunters in this vicinity, most of the martial arts are strong, so the king of martial arts attaches great importance to here, and things like taxes have special preferential policies." Because of this, the Orions here are extremely supportive of the Martial Spirit King, and now that the Great King has succeeded to the throne, they naturally support the Great King. ”
After listening to him, Zhao Fan suddenly realized, he didn't expect that there would be such a story. However, in this case, how could these soldiers of Zhao State fight the idea of these hunters, after all, according to Gongsun Long's words, King Zhao should also attach great importance to this.
"Does Mr. Gongsun know whose subordinates those Zhao soldiers are?" Zhao Fan's heart moved, and he suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Gongsun Long also nodded, and looked carefully at the group of Zhao soldiers who were fighting below, and after a while, his face suddenly changed, and said: "Those soldiers are Wei Biao's subordinates, look at the marks on their bodies, they belong to the Left Army, and Wei Biao is the general of the Left Army." ”