—186 A.D.——

Yanzhou, Taishan County.

Sun Jian is fleeing on foot in the mountains.

Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, because they are all located in the plains, and the characteristics of production, climate, and topography are also roughly the same, so they are often mentioned together and called the "Four Prefectures of the Central Plains".

The "administrative divisions" or territories of the "four states of the Central Plains" are also adjacent to each other on the topographic map, and the boundaries between them are a relatively distorted and strange "ten" character, and the four corners of this "ten" character are Mount Tai, Jinan, Xiapi and Qiaoxian.

Naturally, there are many bandits in this "four regardless" area, so unless you are in a hurry, or there are enough guards to accompany you, ordinary caravans and travelers will not pass through here.

For the same reason, the plan for a small group of troops to pass quietly from here, avoid the counties along the way, go to Sili in secret, and reunite and go straight to Luoyang sounds very feasible.

It's weird if it's feasible!

Sun Jian, who had lost his armor and only had his close-fitting leather armor left, was also out of breath, and now he just wanted to beat the self who thought this plan was feasible.

No, the plan itself is workable, but it is just disrupted by the people who execute it.

Finding that the "pursuers" had disappeared for the time being, Sun Jian stopped and took a breath beside a small forest while he began to think back to how he had landed in this field.

I remember the time......

"Boom!!"

Before his thoughts could diverge, the woods beside him exploded, and the three cavalrymen, all dressed in pitch-black heavy armor, smashed through the trees along the way and rushed out.

"Wow, the ghost will not go away......" Sun Jian didn't look at it, turned around and fled.

It was pointless to ask the cavalry "why are you chasing me" or trying to fight back, firstly, they only pursued along the way, and did not respond to any words at all, and secondly, the heavy armor of this small group of cavalry ensured that they could not be dealt with quickly, and if there was a slight delay, more knights in the same costume would come to their aid.

As for being tied up...... Hey! He, Sun Wentai, is not someone who will give up easily!

Sun Jian swerved through a rocky field where the cavalry had difficulty deploying his speed, and burrowed into another forest as they rounded the rocks.

Although these unknown cavalry can destroy obstacles along the way with their impact, they are still cavalry, and the disadvantage of not being able to run at full speed in the mountains cannot be completely eliminated, as long as they flee far enough, they will eventually retreat because they want to protect their masters.

…… If their master hadn't intended to kill them all.

Listening to the sound of the pitch-black cavalry breaking the trees behind him, Sun Jian finally had a chance to think back to the beginning and end of the incident while complaining about why there was no giant wood nearby to stop them.

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Zang Ba, that guy, after all, was still dissatisfied with his victory over him, and held the opposite view of himself in everything on the specific approach of King Qin.

King Qin, or the side of the Qing monarch, is the reason why Zhu Jun finally informed this batch of Xuzhou civil and military troops, and he also took out the secret edict written by the emperor, in which he said that he was assassinated by the Ten Standing Servants and was no longer able to serve the Council.

The contents of this edict ...... It sounds quite suspicious, even with Sun Jian's knowledge, he knows that the Ten Standing Servants were originally the minions of the Spirit Emperor, and this secret edict undoubtedly said that the emperor was bitten by the tools he had used for half his life.

However, in any case, the reason of King Qin itself cannot be faulted, and "Wang Yue allowed the murderer of the Ten Standing Servants to flee Luoyang, proving that the 'Sword Saint' has been disappointed in the eunuchs he has cultivated", it also sounds very reasonable.

As for the contradiction between Sun Jian and Zang Ba's views, it lies in the "style" of this action.

Sun Jian felt that "this edict is a bit suspicious", so he wanted to leave some leeway to act, if he encountered travelers or caravans along the way, he could just make up a reason to mix it up, but Zang Ba seemed to be convinced of the edict, saying that since the emperor issued a secret edict and asked to act in secret, then anyone who knew about it had to be withheld, and those who insisted on leaving would be killed.

Zhu Jun, who could really decide the matter, did not make a decision, so the participants in the matter started a debate, in which Chen Deng and Mi Zhu remained neutral because it was not their business, Tao Qian, Cao Bao, and Cao Hong supported Zang Ba's view, while Zhang Zhao, Wang Lang, and Zhao Yu firmly opposed it.

Tao Qian said: "The eldest husband should sweep away the world, and the house is one house?" ”

Zhang Zhao said: "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world?" ”

Tao Qian said: "Don't take the evil as small! ”

Zhang Zhao said: "Don't take the good as small! ”

The onlookers said that they clearly said the same thing, how did they quarrel?

In the end, none of these literati were able to convince anyone, and Sun Jian and Zang Ba decided to act according to their own style.

As a result, Zang Ba met a team rushing from Qingzhou to Yuzhou, it seemed to be a rich man and his nephews and guards, Zang Ba wanted to detain them, but the other party naturally refused, so he ordered them to be arrested first.

Normally, two thousand men - the final number of each team will be determined when it is broken down to zero - is not difficult to deal with a few hundred people, and those ordinary escorts are indeed not their elite opponents who have been rigorously trained for nearly two years for the "King of Qin".

But one of the guards saw that the situation was not good, and after releasing an arrow into the sky, the black-armored cavalry poured from the rear of the "rich man" like a flood that burst the embankment, and Zang Ba and his men and horses were completely dispersed without even a bubble.

When those heavy cavalrymen chased Zang Ba and his men around...... Sun Jian led people to appear.

That's what the pond fish is talking about!

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"Boom, boom!"

The dark cavalry broke through the grove again and rushed out, and Sun Jian, who had been breathing for a long time, had to flee again, but ......

"Damn...... Is it self-defeating? "Turning over another hill, it was not the woods or another hill that Sun Jian had expected, but a flat land with a gentle slope and no undulations, and even patches of farmland and villages could be seen in the distance.

"It seems that they have inadvertently approached the county of the state capital, and if they can rush into the village, they will naturally be considered a successful escape, but there are only a few stones on the gentle slope that are extremely suitable for cavalry charges, which are difficult to stop them," Sun Jian thought as he ran: "If you hadn't followed Zhu Jun's strange strategy of 'turning the whole into zero' and going to Luoyang to 'turn the whole into a whole', I would have at least a few helpers now." ”

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and even Zu Mao can help in this situation, well, it seems that there is someone else......

"You can't, pass."

With a low and hoarse voice, but unusually cordial to Sun Jian's ears, a black horse rushed from the oblique thorn and stopped directly in front of the three cavalrymen who had just climbed the hill and were about to charge.

Right! It's Zhou Tai!

Because he was not the subordinate general he "brought", Zhu Jun was not assigned to others, and he himself rode a black horse in black armor, although he was more "thin" than those black heavy armor knights, but there was no problem in pretending to be the other party's soldiers.

Seeing that someone suddenly blocked the road, one of the black-armored cavalrymen subconsciously waved his horse chopping knife and slashed, and Zhou Tai and others were at this moment, with a crisp sound of "click", the arc knife "night" was unsheathed and returned to the sheath in an instant, and then, a dark red arc light that quietly appeared passed through the three cavalrymen, making them maintain the posture of riding horses and raising knives to "fix" in place.

"Youping ......" Sun Jian stopped and was about to say something, but when he saw Zhou Tai turn the horse's head, he ran towards him and stretched out his hand.

"Lord, run away."

"Shi ......" didn't wait for Sun Jian to question, "Aren't the three pursuers solved", and saw hundreds of people dressed exactly like the three horsemen who were fixed on the ridge of the hill.

"You really think of me!" Sun Jian grabbed Zhou Tai's hand and mounted the horse and rode with him, while shouting with great dissatisfaction.

"Yes, keep it secret, will, arrest." Zhou Taidao.

This is really a newspaper from the world, Sun Jian made it clear after a little thought, it is obvious that the whereabouts of the "rich man" also need to be kept secret, he originally wanted to calm things down, but Zang Ba's chaos directly made both sides choose to use force.

And now the question is...... Can't beat them.

Boom Boom Boom –

Hundreds of cavalry rushed down from the top of the hill in a chaotic manner, completely in a posture of wanting to capture Sun Jian, the leader, and although the black horse ridden by Sun Jian and Zhou Tai was a little miraculous and not crushed, the speed could not go up anyway.

"Subordinate, contain." After running for dozens of steps, Zhou Tai saw that the distance between the two sides was shortening at a high speed, so he let go of the reins, raised his hand to hold the handle of the arc knife on his waist, and was about to get up: "Lord, enter the village." ”

"Not allowed!" Sun Jian pressed him back: "If you want to 'set' so many people in one go, there is no doubt that you will die, and even if we are caught, it will only be a little embarrassing." ”

"Disgrace to the Lord, death to the minister." Zhou Tai didn't dare to wrestle with Sun Jian on the back of a bumpy horse, but insisted.

"Phew, I don't know how my father taught you, throw this one at me!" Sun Jian said angrily: "If you dare to jump, you are not from my Sun family!" ”

“…… Yes, sir. ”

"-I didn't want to interrupt your monarchs and ministers, but please turn around with me~"

Sun Jian and Zhou Tai were rushing forward even when they were arguing, when they suddenly heard a child's voice on the side of the road, and when they followed the voice, a young man with a slightly longer face and a somewhat familiar face stood between the few gravels that had been empty from afar.

Sun Jian didn't have time to think about it, and immediately grabbed the reins that had just been let go by Zhou Tai and walked there.

Boom Boom Boom ——!

Hundreds of pitch-black cavalry rushed by, and then scattered in a slightly puzzled manner, searched for nothing, and finally returned the same way under the guidance of the villagers in the far away village.

"General Sun," between several piles of rubble, the young man who was completely ignored by the cavalry saluted Sun Jian, who was still vigilant and looked at those cavalry, and said, "My father learned that the general was passing by, so he specially set up a banquet near the left to catch the wind, and hoped to enjoy the light." ”

"Zhuge ...... Jin? ”

"It's the little nephew."