The second prince gently brushed Murong Hua's hand away at this moment, and helped Xiao Yu to say, "I'll send the county lord back to the car!" ”

Xiao Yu was sluggish and didn't feel the undercurrent surging between the two men, and she couldn't help but smile when she saw the two rushing to send her away: "What's wrong with you two today?" I'm not drunk again, okay, you guys go on, I'll go back to the car first! ”

After speaking, she waved her hand at the two of them, and helped Bai Fu to walk towards the carriage.

Murong Hua looked at the second prince with burning eyes and said, "You are not suitable for her!" The second prince said angrily: "Are you suitable?" Don't forget, she's going to marry your unsuccessful brother! ”

Murong Hua was stunned when he heard this, and slowly clenched his hand into a fist and said, "I won't let this happen!" ”

The second prince glanced at Murong Hua without showing weakness and said, "Don't worry, I won't let this kind of thing happen!" ”

Murong Hua pursed his lips and said solemnly: "Okay!" Then let's agree first, and when the matter of the county lord and relatives is resolved, we will compete fairly! ”

Hearing this, the second prince raised his hand and said, "Okay! A gentleman's word! ”

Murong Hua raised his palm and struck at the second prince's hand and said, "It's hard to chase the horse!" ”

Before setting off from Blackwater City, everyone had reached a consensus that this time they would go to Beiqiang to make full use of the opportunity to get Murong Che down, and Murong Hua would secretly contact some of the old ministers who had supported him before, so that when the king of Beiqiang died, he could rightfully succeed to the throne.

This is easy to say, but whether it can actually be achieved is something that everyone does not know. But for the sake of Xiaoyu, these two heavenly pride are willing to fight.

Xiao Yu had made the worst plan in her heart, if she couldn't do anything, it was a big deal that she would assassinate Murong Che with her life when she was spending candles in the cave room, and with the secret help of Yue Gongzi, she felt that this plan was very feasible.

But this is only the worst plan, because if this is done, Beiqiang and Da Tan will inevitably turn their faces, and Emperor Tan will not be able to protect Xiaoyu on the bright side.

Thirty miles after leaving Heishui City, Commander Cui, the general of Heishui City, who was ordered to lead 3,000 border troops to escort the county lord and his party, informed the second prince that he had now entered the Liangzhi Zone, where there were active rogues, sand bandits, and some wanted people who killed people without blinking.

Although after learning of the will of the county lord and his relatives, General He had sent his subordinates into this area many times to suppress bandits, but these outlaws came and went like the wind, and they had no fixed residence, and the results were not great. Therefore, in the next trip, everyone must be vigilant and ready to resist the enemy at any time.

The most powerful and well-known bandits in this two-way zone, led by the so-called "Flying on the Sand", plundered passing caravans, and no one knew where their lair was. But they also had a way of stealing, and as long as the caravan offered sixty percent of the goods, they would retreat.

Moreover, they only grabbed goods and never hurt people, so although everyone in these two areas heard about it, there were still caravans that were not afraid of death to go back and forth between Datan and Beiqiang.

"Let's go, everyone's cheer up!" After listening to Commander Cui's introduction, the second prince loudly ordered the Imperial Forest Army to come.

Now they will rearrange the team with their relatives, with Commander Cui leading 1,500 border troops to open the road in front, the second prince taking the Imperial Forest Army to be responsible for the vigilance of the front and rear of the county lord's carriage, and Murong Hua leading the Beiqiang delegation to follow the county lord's chariot, and finally the 1,500 border army is broken.

And in order not to attract attention, they also deliberately removed all the bells and whistles from the carriage where Xiaoyu was sitting, and made a few similar carriages in front and rear, so that the bandits could not identify which car was the real county lord's car.

In fact, Xiao Yu originally proposed that she could disguise herself as a palace maid and mix in the team, but Murong Hua and the second prince both vetoed her proposal, after all, the walls around the carriage were inlaid with thick steel plates, and if there was an enemy attack, it would be more protective for Xiao Yu.

After walking for about an hour, he safely arrived at the bandit haunt area that Commander Cui said. It was a gourd-shaped valley with a small entrance, bare rock walls on both sides, and a small gravel road in the middle, where small fish crept out of the wagon, and if someone ambushed the rock walls on both sides, the convoy would be in a dilemma.

Before entering this place, the convoy stopped, and Cui Tong led the scouts to go in to reconnoiter whether there was an ambush, and divided the convoy into several squads, so that if they were attacked, they would also take care of each other.

The second prince instructed several masters of the Royal Forest Army to climb directly to the rock walls on both sides, and use bows and arrows to hold the high place to ensure that the convoy would not be attacked with bows and arrows from both sides.

After everything was arranged, the convoy cautiously entered the valley. Under the high level of vigilance, everyone became nervous. The second prince even rode a horse to protect the carriage.

The convoy slowly passed through the valley, and the slightest disturbance would cause a commotion, especially the Imperial Forest Army led by the Second Prince, most of whom had never experienced war, and they were even more nervous at this moment.

Fortunately, this valley is not long, and after everyone walked out of the valley, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. According to Commander Cui, this valley is surrounded by endless Gobi for dozens of miles, which is not suitable for ambushes and raids.

At the end of this day, the hot and sultry weather and the desolate Gobi made everyone tired before it got dark, especially the palace maids and eunuchs who were walking on foot, and they were even more out of breath. Seeing this, Commander Cui chose a place with water flowing, ordered to bury the pot to make rice, and set up camp on the spot.

"Second prince, this doesn't work, it's too slow!" Cui Commander said to Guo Di with a little anxiety.

"Today is not bad, there is a water source along the way, but tomorrow, you see, the nearest suitable place for camping is a hundred miles away, I originally planned to camp here today, so that tomorrow I only need to walk more than eighty miles", Cui Commander pointed to a place on the map and sighed, he really didn't expect that this and the pro-team would travel so slowly, so that it would affect the rest of the trip.

The second prince was already too tired at the end of the day, and it was a little difficult for him to walk on a horse for a long time. He looked at the map and said with a wry smile: "Commander Cui, you have also seen that these palace maids and eunuchs, if you want them to march like soldiers, it is obviously embarrassing for them!" ”

Commander Cui sighed and said: "Alas, otherwise, from tomorrow onwards, anyone who can't walk and fall behind will let them follow slowly behind, and I will send a team to be responsible for sheltering them in the back, otherwise they are all walking so slowly now, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk to Beiqiang King City when the snow comes." ”

The second prince was silent for a long time, and Fang nodded slowly. Although Commander Cui did not say it explicitly, they all knew that in this vast Gobi, there was only one dead word for those who fell behind.

Before nightfall, the little fish and their families had a hasty dinner, there were no supplies on the way, only some rice porridge and soup cooked with dried meat, and vegetables and nothing to think about.

The soldiers carried a kind of dry food called naan, which was dry and hard, and could only be eaten by soaking it in hot water. Xiaoyu remembered the mutton steamed bun he had eaten in Xi'an in his previous life, and not only moved his index finger.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu is not a squeamish person, and she is only glad that Qi Pan did not suffer this kind of sin. Not to mention the bumps and stuffiness in the car, this hard-to-swallow food alone may kill her.

The second prince held a bowl of porridge and half a naan cake in his hand, which could be said to be the first time he had eaten such unpalatable food when he was so old. But when he saw Xiao Yu's calm appearance, he secretly admired it in his heart.

Murong Hua staggered up from the back of the team with something in his hand.

"Oh, this is for you, you can't get used to eating these things!" Without waiting for the second prince to react, Murong Hua stuffed the things in his hand into Guo Di's hand.

Guo Di looked down and saw that what he was holding in his hand was the leg of an unknown animal that had been roasted. "Where did this come from?" The second prince asked suspiciously.

I couldn't see Murong Hua's expression clearly in the night, but I saw his snow-white teeth flashing in the night. "When I crossed the valley before, my people were lucky enough to catch a marmot, what? Don't you dare to eat it? Murong Hua's voice was slightly provocative.

The second prince didn't care, and smiled softly at Murong Hua: "Then thank you very much!" After speaking, he took the roast leg in his hand and devoured it.

Murong Hua also sent a barbecue to Xiaoyu, but he was sent back by Xiaoyu Pie Baifu. "Prince Murong, the county lord said that she has already eaten it, this barbecue is not easy to come by, please leave it for those who need it more!" Bai Fu said politely.

Murong Hua was slightly stunned, when did the relationship between him and Xiaoyu reach such a strange point.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, Xiaoyu took Bai Fubairong to the water's edge to wash her hair. Along the way, Xiaoyu only felt that his face was full of wind, sand and dust, and he took advantage of the water source today to quickly clean it, and it is estimated that after going deep into the desert next, he may want to wash his face is extravagant.

After everyone was rested, Commander Cui skillfully arranged the soldiers on duty at night. "Please rest early, the county lord, we will leave early tomorrow morning!" , Commander Cui whispered outside the tent.

Xiaoyu is as good as a stream, and after a day's journey, she is also tired. "Bai Fu, comb my hair into braids!" Xiao Yu said suddenly when Bai Fu was unbunking her hair.

"County Lord?" Bai Fu was slightly puzzled, stopped the comb and asked.

"Didn't you say there would be sand bandits? I think it's easier to comb your braids, and if something happens at night, it's easy to act! Xiaoyu only hopes that he is unfounded.

"Change me into a handy outfit! These luggage don't need to be opened, since the march is out, everything is simple! "Since I have made such a plan, I simply prepare to the end. Xiao Yu said to Bai Fu while thinking about it.