The residents of Gushui Town did not stay awake all night because of the arrival of the food protection team, although they slept very late, but by midnight, the entire Gushui Town was silent.

Because the convoy was resting in the town, the town's Li Zheng informed all the people in the town under Han Mo's order that a curfew would be imposed at night, and there were no special circumstances, and it was best for the residents to stay at home at night to rest, and those small businessmen who used to set up stalls to buy supper at night naturally also took a break overnight.

Hundreds of grain wagons were gathered in the open area at the entrance of the town, and the horsemen had already fed the horses, leaving more than 400 horsemen and laborers, and the rest went to the town to rest and replenish their physical strength and spirit. The Imperial Guards were divided into two halves, with 1,000 men responsible for the first half of the night, and the other 1,000 resting in the town and coming to change the guard in the second half of the night.

These Imperial Forest Troops who were responsible for guarding were led by Xue Shao and several other food protection adjutants, and although there was no trace of any enemy, they were also on full alert. The Imperial Forest Army is naturally not comparable to the local army, although it is in the midst of rest, but the formation is not the slightest messy, although half of them went to the town to rest, the rest of the Royal Forest Army is still in accordance with the original formation, the infantry is guarded at both ends of the tail, the knife does not leave the hand, and the cavalry is separated on both sides, all of which are guarding next to their mounts.

Xue Shao led more than a hundred archers, scattered among hundreds of grain carts, and every few cars you could see an archer hidden in the gap of the car, still holding a bow in his hand, carrying a quiver box, that is, as soon as there is movement, he can take arrows and shoot.

But people in this world are the same, there is no pressure for a long time, and the spirit is always relaxed, although the spirit is still on guard, but in the middle of the night, the surroundings are quiet, and the wind is blowing, and many soldiers are dozing.

From Yanjing City, this day is the fastest way to Yichun County, the so-called disaster relief is like firefighting, can not be delayed, people are sleepy and lack of horses is inevitable.

Although the soldiers on duty in the first half of the night had eaten dinner and recovered their physical strength to a certain extent, their tiredness did not weaken much, and they became sleepy in extreme tranquility.

When Han Mo came to the entrance of the town and approached the convoy, a deep voice sounded over there: "Zhou Run! ”

"Maggie Cheung!" Han Mo replied.

This is the password designed by Han Mo, there are four sets of passwords in total, this is one of them, a few archers over there put down their crossbows, Miao Wu came out of the formation, saw Han Mo, and saluted: "My lord!" ”

He and Han Mo are both military guards and have the same official position, but this time Han Mo is the chief of the grain guard, so he can only see as a subordinate.

Han Mo stepped forward with a smile and said, "Brother Miao has worked hard. ”

Miao Wu is a man who is nearly forty years old, and it stands to reason that Han Mo can be called uncle, but Han Mo always feels that it will be much more cordial to call him "big brother".

For these people, Han Mo is not used to calling them official positions, which will make them look rusty, this big brother and brother can bring everyone's feelings closer.

Miao Wu smiled: "My lord has also worked hard, haven't you rested yet?" Don't worry about this, there are a few of us guarding here, even if we fight for our lives, we have to protect the food. ”

Han Mo smiled and said, "Brother Miao, in private, you call me Brother Han, but this adult screams, but he is divided." ”

Miao Wu hesitated slightly before saying, "Han Da...... Brother Han is also a cheerful person, then I will call you Brother Han in private in the future, you don't have to be surprised! ”

"No, no, no." Han Mo smiled and waved his hand, "What about the things you can't ask for." After a pause, he looked at the convoy, only to see that the guard was extremely tight, smiled faintly, and asked, "Brother Miao, do you blame me in your heart?" ”

Miao Wu was puzzled: "Han Da...... Brother Han's words, but where did he start? ”

Han Mo sighed and said, "This time it's actually a chore. To put it bluntly, if it is done, it may not be of any benefit, but if there is a slight mistake, the crime will not be small, and I am afraid that Brother Miao will be affected by the time. ”

Miao Wu smiled and said, "Brother Han, I won't tell you, this time you transferred me, not only will I not blame you, but I also want to thank you." You look up to me Miao Wu, and you must also think that my Miao Wu is worthy of this errand, how can I Miao Wu not do my best? And the soldiers of our Imperial Forest Army, the greatest wish, that is to protect the family and defend the country, now the Yichun compatriots are suffering, we do the soldiers' escort disaster relief food, that is also a thing, can do these things for the father and the old folks, and the merit of killing the enemy is generally the same, I died in battle halfway, that is also a well-deserved death. ”

Han Mo didn't expect that Miao Wu was also a person who understood righteousness, so he immediately rose in respect, but he also thought in his heart: "When I was a child, I heard people say that there are many strong men in this Yan Land, but now it seems that it is true. ”

Miao Wu said in a low voice: "Brother Han, do you know where my hometown is?" ”

Han Mo was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "Where is Brother Miao?" ”

"Huangmei County, Yichun County!" Miao Wu said calmly: "My hometown is in a small village below Huangmei County, I came out of there at the age of twenty-one, and I will take the time to go back once a year to ......!" ”

Han Mo was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Brother Miao and his family?" ”

"My mother-in-law and my two sons and a daughter are there." The corners of Miao Wu's eyes twitched, but his expression remained calm: "They are used to life there, so ...... I haven't brought them to ...... capital! ”

Han Mo's heart was gloomy for a while, Huangmei County was the most severely affected area, countless victims were flooded, if there was no accident, I was afraid that Miao Wu's family had been killed.

If it weren't for Miao Wu himself saying it, Han Mo really couldn't imagine that Miao Wu was hiding such a big pain in his heart.

He is really an iron-like man, although his family is unlikely to escape the doom, he is still like steel, and no one can see the pain on the surface, but Han Mo can think that Miao Wu's strong heart is already bloodstained.

Han Mo didn't know how to comfort him for a while, but just reached out and patted Miao Wu's arm gently.

Miao Wu smiled calmly and said categorically: "Brother Han, don't worry, although I also know that there will be waves along the way, and even in Xichun County, it may not be peaceful, but I, Miao Wu, want to save food with my life this time, who wants to fight these grains, I Miao Wu don't care who he is, I will fight with my life." ”

Han Mo said solemnly: "Brother Miao, junior brother doesn't say anything else, just want to say one thing, this time, we will advance and retreat together, and share honor and disgrace!" ”

Miao Wu nodded vigorously.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was faintly heard, coming from the east, and it was obvious that those people were still far away, and if it were not for the silence of the night, they might not be able to hear it.

Miao Wu's ear power is obviously good, and Han Mo has practiced the "Immortal Sutra" since he was a child, in addition to having the strength of a bull, the five senses are also much sharper than ordinary people, plus the recent practice of "Qi Sutra" with Bai Yelang, ** The strength is derived, and the various functions of the body have been greatly improved, whether it is degree, physical fitness, endurance, sensitivity, reaction and alertness, it is a significant improvement, outsiders don't know, but Han Mo has personally experienced the mystery of the "Qi Sutra", so both of them heard the sound of horses' hooves for the first time, They looked at each other, and their faces became serious.

Miao Wu didn't say a word, he was the head of the infantry, so he pulled out the big knife in his waist and said in a deep voice: "Be careful, there is a situation!" ”

The Imperial Forest Army was an elite soldier, Miao Wu ordered one, the infantry immediately drew their swords and some held guns, alerted, and instantly prepared for battle, and the archers and cavalry also reacted immediately, the archers and arrows were wound, the cavalry people got on their horses, pulled out their sabers, and held the reins, just looking at the reaction of the Royal Forest Army and the calmness when responding to the enemy, Han Mo was quite admired in his heart, and it was indeed the strongest army in Yan Country.

The grooms were holding their breath and standing by the side of the car.

In addition to the horsemen of the convoy, in addition to being gathered in the city with a lot of money, a large part of them were transferred from the Taifu Temple Horse Farm.

Yanguo Taifu Temple is a yamen specializing in the management of Yanguo horses, and there are more than ten horse farms in Yanguo, but the number of horses born and raised in Yanguo is too small, so a large part of them are secretly smuggled by officials and businessmen to supplement the horse source in the horse farm, and the degree and endurance of Yanguo horses are difficult to compare with Wei horses in Wei State, so in addition to smuggling foreign horses, the horse production division of Taifu Temple is still actively breeding, with Yan horses with Wei horses, which is hoping to match more excellent horse calves.

In the horse farm of Taifu Temple, almost all of them are the best horses in Yan Kingdom, most of them are official horses provided for the imperial court, and their main purpose is to equip cavalry, and the cavalry of the Royal Forest Army are the best horses existing in Yan Kingdom.

There are more than a dozen horse farms in Yan country, mainly a good place to choose water and grass fertilizer, this batch of horsemen transferred out, that is the largest horse farm in Taifu Temple, Hongtian Horse Farm, is very close to the capital.

The whole convoy was silent, and by this time, everyone had heard the sound of horses' hooves clearly, and everyone looked in the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came from.

The shadows seemed to be approaching this way, but suddenly stopped, and the sound of horses' hooves disappeared.

"There are more than a dozen horses!" Xiao Mu approached Han Mo and said in a low voice, "My lord, they have stopped!" ”

Xiao Mu was born in cavalry, and he knows a lot about horses, just listening to the sound of horses' hooves, then he can roughly judge the number of horses on the other side, which is also his specialty.

"I didn't expect anyone to come and stroke the tiger's whiskers." Han Mo sneered, but in his heart, he was even more grateful to Xiao Lingzhi, if it wasn't for Xiao Lingzhi's reminder that he had only seen the other party for more than ten rides, it would have been contemptible.

At this time, he also understood that if the other party's more than ten horsemen were carrying oily fire, once these dry grains were burned, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

However, he was a little puzzled at this time, if the other party secretly attacked it, it would be okay, so blatantly appearing over there, causing the convoy to be fortified, and those people could not have a chance to get close to the convoy.

Who are these guys? What do they want to do? Isn't it as simple as sneaking up on a convoy?