In the early morning of the next day, the majestic and towering gate of Wuguan slowly fell in a "creaking" winch, and a team of people walked out of the pass.

Liu He, who was surrounded by a group of guards in the middle, rode on a big black horse, turned around and said goodbye to Duan Xuan and Jia Xu who were closed.

"The kid thanked General Ning Ji for his hospitality, and wished the general a hundred victories and a mighty Quartet, so I will say goodbye today!"

After Liu He said this, he turned the horse's head in a dashing manner, and slowly walked towards the distance under Duan Xuan's somewhat complicated gaze.

"Brother Wenhe, what do you think of this son?" Duan Xuan turned his head and asked Jia Xu beside him.

Jia Xu thought for a moment and replied: "The eyes are resolute, the manners are decent, the temperament is gentle, and the mind is meticulous. ”

Duan Xuan nodded, and said with some approval: "This son is quite different from what I saw in Chang'an last year, it seems that there is less cowardice and hesitation, more confidence and firmness, and I don't know who can teach and guide me." ”

"Did Zhongming ever see that there was one less person in Liu He's team today?" Jia Xu suddenly asked.

Duan Xuan carefully recalled the situation when he saw Liu He yesterday, and suddenly remembered that the middle-aged man who accompanied Liu He did not seem to appear today.

"Brother Wenhe, do you mean that someone around Liu He had already sneaked out of the customs last night?"

Jia Xu smiled and nodded.

"Being able to easily leave from our army's camp, and being able to cross such a high wall, it seems that this Liu He is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger by his side!" Duan Xuan said thoughtfully.

Although Liu Boan is in Youzhou, he still attaches great importance to this son. I think Zhongming might as well make friends with this son, and if you can't say it, you can form a good friendship and leave a way back for yourself! ”

Jia Xu said meaningfully.

Duan Xuan's heart was shocked, and he probably understood what Jia Xu wanted to express.

Dong Zhuo now only knows arrogance and luxury, has long ceased to be ambitious in the world, for his generals and troops of the ruling power is weakening day by day, once there is an accident, I am afraid that the more than 200,000 troops entrenched in Guanzhong will immediately cause a scuffle, and if you can get the support of Taifu Liu Yu, it will naturally be very beneficial to consolidate the territory and strength.

Although Liu Yu is in Youzhou, no one can ignore the fame of his royal family Zongzheng and the imperial prince!

"Brother Wenhe is reasonable, when this son returns from the mission, I should be close to him, and let people take more care of him in Chang'an in the future."

Jia Xu listened to Duan Xuan's words, and said silently in his heart: I hope you still have such a chance. I'm afraid that this son will leave Wuguan today, but the tiger will return to the mountains and go straight to Youzhou.

Liu He, who was gradually moving away, naturally couldn't hear the conversation between Duan Xuan and Jia Xu, and he was urging the soldiers to hurry up at this time, wanting to join Tian Chou's team who had left the customs first yesterday as soon as possible.

Duan Xuan is a man who keeps his promises, and promised to lend Liu He a hundred soldiers at the wine table yesterday, and sure enough, he ordered someone to lead these hundred soldiers to the place where Liu He lived early in the morning.

One hundred soldiers is just a "sprinkling of water" for Duan Xuan, who has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, but for Liu He, who only has two entourages of Tian Chou and Xian Yuyin, it is nothing less than a "timely rain".

Although Duan Xuan only sent a team of foot soldiers to Liu He, they were real soldiers, not those miscellaneous auxiliaries.

During the Three Kingdoms era, the value of one regular soldier was far greater than the value of five auxiliary soldiers. This is because the regular soldiers must be veterans who have undergone rigorous training and battlefield tests, while the auxiliary soldiers are randomly recruited from among the people to serve as logistics support personnel for transporting grain and grass.

Liu He now has twenty war horses, one hundred foot soldiers, and three super thugs Wang Yue and apprentices by his side, and finally feels that his personal safety is somewhat guaranteed.

After the team came out of Wuguan, it did not walk on the plains of Yima Pingchuan, but continued to march along the road of Danshui in the mountains and hills, and it would take about three days or so to get out of the mountains and enter Nanyang County, which was controlled by Yuan Shu.

Although Xian Yuyin was injured in the shoulder, it did not affect his command of the hundred soldiers sent by Duan Xuan to march in groups. It was originally a bit difficult for Xian Yuyin to act as Liu He's personal bodyguard, because when he was in Youzhou, he was also a captain with thousands of troops, and marching and fighting was his job.

The people of Nanyang know the murderous name of the Xiliang Army, so it is rare to see people in the mountainous area near Wuguan, which is garrisoned by the Xiliang Army.

Liu He led the team to walk in the rugged mountain road for a long time, but he still didn't see the villagers taken away by Tian Chou, nor did he see Wang Yue, who was in charge of liaison, which made him feel uneasy.

"Ding Guo, I order you to go ahead quickly to investigate, and if you find any situation, return to report immediately!"

"Xian Yu Du Lieutenant, this envoy will hand over these 100 soldiers to your command, in case of emergencies, you don't need to ask me, you can give your own orders!"

"Shi'a, I ordered you to be responsible for supervising the war, and if there is a war in the future, anyone who is cowardly or disobeys the order will be killed!"

"The sixteen men of Houfengzhuang, this envoy ordered you not to panic and shout when you encounter a battle, not to abandon the horses you lead, and if you violate the order, you should be dealt with by military law!"

Liu He assigned tasks to everyone with a cold face, and then continued to move forward with the people.

Ding Guo rode a horse, followed by the one that Wang Yue rode yesterday, and soon overtook the large group and disappeared.

About half an hour later, I saw Ding Guo riding Wang Yue's horse back with an anxious face.

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

"Lord Qiqi Angel, I found the master and the villagers of Houfeng Zhuang ten miles ahead, they were besieged by a group of roadmen who cut the path, and now the situation is very serious!"

Sure enough, something happened.

"Can you see how many strongmen are there in the cut path?" Liu He asked with a calm face.

"About sixty people."

"With Wang Daxia and Tian Zitai here, why can't even dozens of small thieves be cleaned up?"

"Master Hetian wants to protect the safety of the people, so he can't let go, and the two sides can only stalemate."

"Okay, I'm done."

Liu He thought for a while, and ordered Shi A and Ding: "Order your senior brothers and sisters to walk through the mountains and forests, and be sure to go around behind this group of path-cutting thieves and block their escape path!" ”

"Lieutenant Xianyu, I order you to immediately lead eighty foot soldiers to rush to the accident site and capture all these thieves who don't know the height of the road! Remember, if it's not forced by circumstances, try to kill fearlessly. ”

Xian Yuyin reminded with some worry: "Childe, only twenty soldiers are left by your side, in case you encounter any danger again, what should you do then?" I thought that it would be better for us to continue to march at a normal pace, even if Wang Daxia and Zitai could not protect the safety of all the villagers, with their skills, they could retreat with their whole body. ”

Xian Yuyin's meaning is very clear, that is, Liu He's life is precious, even if he is too late to rescue the people of Houfeng Zhuang, he must first ensure his own safety.

Liu He heard Xian Yuyin's words, and was faintly unhappy in his heart. He is a modern person, he has no experience of living in a strict society like the Han Dynasty, and he himself is a bitter silk living at the bottom of the society, so he does not have the consciousness of "being on top" that his life is more expensive than others.

However, Liu He also knew that Lu Dao Xian Yuyin was indeed for his safety.

"Minghui, yesterday I promised in front of all the fathers and villagers in Houfengzhuang that I would definitely take them to Nanyang safely and find a place for them to live. My promise is still in my ears, how can I lose my trust to the people today because of my own selfishness? ”

"I order you to immediately lead a team to rescue the trapped villagers, and you must not disobey!"

Liu He's emaciated face was upside down, and his eyes revealed an irreversible majesty.