"It's finally here, slow down!" When Hua Xiong saw the lights in the distance, he first muttered to himself, and then issued an order to the cavalry behind him.

The two hundred cavalry who followed behind Hua Xiong immediately slowed down, and the entire cavalry team had slowed down in an instant. The order was forbidden, from the time Hua Xiong's order was issued to the time when the cavalry followed his order, it was only a short period of three seconds.

It turned out that the sound of horses' hooves trampling the land had become less pronounced after the cavalry slowed down their horses. It's not like the beginning, the rapid gallop brings a rumbling sound.

A little closer, Hua Xiong stopped his horse, and looked towards the post house in the distance.

As soon as Hua Xiong stopped, the cavalry behind him also stopped. All of them waited in silence, except for the horses under their seats, which sneezed and snaked from time to time, or trampled the ground beneath their feet. Except for these faint voices brought by the war horses, there was no more sound.

From the lights in the distance, Hua Xiong also couldn't see it really, because he couldn't see anything from the outside of the post house at all. He could only barely see that outside the gate of the post house, there were only some more soldiers in armor, and no matter how many there were, he couldn't see it.

"Is it Empress Dowager Dong's car? Or someone else? Hua Xiong couldn't help but muttered to himself, full of confusion.

Before leaving, Li Ru had already told him the importance of this matter, and he didn't dare to mess it up. And this thing is still what he is best at, killing, killing all the people who witnessed him appearing, and no one will know that he came here and kidnapped the Empress Dowager Dong.

The official road at night is basically very quiet, and Luoyang City still has a curfew, so no one will walk on the official road at night. Those who had seen them on the way before could not have known why they had come.

Hua Xiong is not so stupid, if he kills all the way, not only will he not have any purpose of hiding his tracks, but he will be exposed earlier. For him, the only things that really needed to be killed were the soldiers who were sent to protect the Empress Dowager Dong, as well as the palace maids and eunuchs beside her.

Before doing this, including Hua Xiong himself, the clothes and armor on his body had already been changed. Absolutely no one will judge that they are from Liangzhou on the top of their clothes.

"You, go over and take a look, and be careful not to be discovered." Hua Xiong stretched out his hand and nodded at one of the people in the cavalry ranks.

The cavalry who was called came out of the column and responded: "Yes! Subordinates are guaranteed to complete the mission! ”

After saying that, he immediately rode in the direction of the inn.

Hua Xiong didn't look at the situation of this cavalryman, he believed that the cavalry would handle it himself, because he was a scout among the Liangzhou cavalry. Scouts have always been only the most elite cavalry, and those who are not elite and not strong enough often die early. The rest, naturally, are all elites, or that kind of old scouts.

This time, he came with a team of scouts, only twenty of them, but these ten scouts will play a key role when he starts. Not only do they spread out and pay attention to their surroundings, but they also kill fish if they slip through the net.

Of course, Hua Xiong didn't think that there would be a fish that slipped through the net in his hands, but who called this mission too important? Anyway, there is nothing wrong with making a few more preparations, and there is no need for him to prepare, Li Ru arranged everything from the beginning.

"Everyone, follow me to the woods on one side!" Hua Xiong spoke, and rode his horse towards the forest on one side.

All the cavalry also followed Hua Xiong silently.

When he came to the forest, Hua Xiong issued a new military order, "Rest in place!" ”

Then many cavalrymen jumped off their horses and sat on the ground, gathered in groups of three or five. Some took out bags of dry food and water bladders and began to eat and drink, while others led the horses aside and let them eat some fresh grass.

There is no fire, no louder sounds, everything is done in a very slight movement.

Now is not the time to do it, the best time to do it is around midnight. At that time, it was the best choice to do it, Hua Xiong had already killed an unknown number of people, and he would especially seize the time period that this kind of person often had to attack the enemy.

Otherwise, if you attack now, you don't know the basic situation, and it is possible that in this case, it will take a lot of effort to kill everyone, and there will be accidents. Therefore, Hua Xiong considered that at midnight, when people were most tired, and when most people were asleep, they would attack.

This is also not what he thinks, Hua Xiong doesn't think so much, and he won't be so troublesome. According to his own consciousness, it is almost enough to attack directly and kill everyone.

Who called this mission important? It belongs to the kind that can only succeed and cannot fail. He can only come by Li Ru, and on this kind of key matter, it is better for him to listen to Li Ru's words, because in such a matter, Li Ru has never missed it.

Hua Xiong also entered the rest time, carrying a meal of dry food and a water bladder full of water. At night, it's enough to deal with it, and if you finish things anyway, you have to leave at night.

All the dry food and water brought by the cavalry were the same as those carried by Hua Xiong, and the plan was also prepared for the midnight operation.

By the time Hua Xiong finished eating the dry food, the scouts who had gone to investigate earlier had already finished their reconnaissance and ran back. After telling Hua Xiong in front of him, Hua Xiong's face was obviously a little more happy, and he finally found a target and could stop here directly.

"Leave some people on guard, others can take a nap, remember to call me when it's time." Hua Xiong walked towards the trees on the side, regardless of whether the ground was dirty or not, sat down, leaned against the trunk of the tree, and closed his eyes directly.

Go to bed.

The experience of fighting with the Qiang people for a long time made Huaxiong and those soldiers in the army develop a good habit. When they want to sleep, they can go to sleep immediately, even if it's for a minute, and they can take the time to rest.

Because when fighting against the Qiang, sometimes you have to go without sleep for days and nights, or you can only rest for a while, and soon you have to fight again. Therefore, from the generals to the soldiers, they must seize all the time they can rest and rest.

Time passed slowly, and the moon in the sky moved to the other side, and the moonlight had become dim. The whole post house became very quiet, and the palace maids and eunuchs also began to rest after a day's rush. The same is true for the guards who are guarding the rest of the place, ready to replace the original guards during their rotation.

At the entrance of the inn, several soldiers yawned and were bored. It's close to the time of the rotation, but they still have to wait for the rotation soldiers to arrive before they can go inside the post house to rest.

"The thought that it will take a long time like this makes me feel like I don't have the strength to do it all over." A soldier spat out a whining belly.

A soldier next to him heard this, and scolded with a smile: "You guy, the queen mother sent us to escort the queen mother, that is to trust us, if you change it to someone else, I'm afraid that you haven't been able to get such a job!" ”

"Alright, alright. Don't even speak, let me close my eyes and rest, and remember to call me when the people arrive. Another soldier waved his hand, his spear firmly on the ground, his eyes closed as he held it.

In the woods, the wind swept in, with a little chill. The branches and leaves of those trees rustled in the wind. There are also fallen leaves that fall wobly and fall on the ground, and then are carried away by the wind.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes opened, sleepy eyes, but soon, the eyes had become extremely clear.

Hua Xiong stood up, holding the spear he had held in his arms when he closed his eyes, and he took a step forward, his military boot stomping on a flying leaf, crushing it into the dirt.

Nearby, a soldier who was walking towards Hua Xiong to wake him up stopped. Seeing this scene, the general had already woken up, and there was no need for him to call anymore. Stepping back, the soldier regained his original position.

For Hua Xiong, the habit he developed not only allowed him to fall asleep quickly, but also to wake up at the appointed time. The reason why the soldiers woke him up was just a little more precautionary measure, and if he didn't wake up, it was the same for the soldiers to wake him up.

Hua Xiong took a deep breath, and the cold forest breath of midnight filled his chest. The last trace came from the trance that had just slept and dissipated, and Hua Xiong's eyes already had a little more fighting intent in his eyes.

He grinned, it was a murderous one. No matter who it is, as long as it is a person, he can be killed, and being able to smell the fragrance of that kind of blood is enough to make him excited.

"Everyone, yes, listen to orders!" Hua Xiong snorted violently.

The soldiers who were still resting, after hearing Hua Xiong's order, immediately sobered up. More or less, from sleep to after waking up, there will be a little dazed, but the soldiers have a way to wake themselves up completely.

Some pat themselves on the face, some pour some water out of the water bladder and throw it on their faces, no matter what the means, they can effectively restore them to their usual state.

"Attack with me." After Hua Xiong got on the war horse, his legs clamped, and the war horse immediately ran towards the outside of the woods.

It was the cavalry behind him who made the exact same move.

Originally, they didn't enter the depths of the woods, so the speed of the war horse was not slow, and when they got out of the woods, the speed of the war horse immediately exploded.

At this moment, the soldiers guarding in front of the gate of Zaiyi Pavilion were startled when they heard the sudden noise. They looked in the direction from which the sound had come and saw the black-armored cavalry charging towards them in the darkness of the night.

"Enemy attack!" A soldier struck a spirit, his sharp voice piercing the otherwise peaceful night.

(End of chapter)