Chapter 241: Clearing

The scorching sun is shining, the pedestrians on the road are sweating and narrow, on the official road, the checkpoints are heavy, and the Huns have laid heavy troops here, just to be able to capture the Han Dynasty's Royal Highness the Crown Prince Liu Zhengqi.

Several Hun soldiers retreated to the diagonal rear of the checkpoint, their eyes sometimes sweeping to the checkpoint, sometimes watching the movement in the distance.

The people who were really in charge of the investigation were the Han people who were forcibly recruited into the army by them.

"Hurry up, hurry up, haven't you eaten?" A loud shout came into the ears, and in this kind of ghostly hot weather, it became more and more frustrating.

Although they were all wearing the military uniforms assigned by the Huns, they all frowned and looked at the brother who was shouting loudly.

Strange to say, most of them surrendered to the Huns as a last resort, and were arranged by them to assist in the defense. Their inspection, shown on the look, is extremely harsh. But in fact, they are just fishing in troubled waters and doing things perfunctorily.

However, there are some people who seem to have suddenly found their own father and mother, they spare no effort to please the new master, and they have forgotten where their ancestors came from for their own promotion.

This middle-aged man who has been calling constantly is a typical example.

What is amazing is that he is not born with thief eyebrows and ugly eyes.

At a rough glance, it has a bit of a dignified feeling.

A few Huns pointed here, smiling at something.

The man worked harder and harder, and even the thin layer of fine water droplets on his forehead could not be erased.

It's just that he didn't notice that the Huns who talked about him had the same eyes in their eyes as his own companions, that is, disdain and contempt.

"Driving ......" The sound of wheels rolling came from far and near. Five or six people drove two carriages and came slowly with dust on their faces. Behind them were several groups of croppers with cattle.

On the checkpoint, the Han leader in charge of the investigation wondered in his heart, it was almost noon, why there were more people.

He walked up himself, and the two carts were open-tops, and inside were some hay and debris, which made it clear at a glance.

At a glance, he knew that there was no mystery in it, and his eyes moved along the car to a few people next to him. His brow furrowed.

These people were burly, and although they had a deferential smile, his eyes were vicious, and he could immediately see the unruliness in the eyes of these people.

His heart froze, and goosebumps suddenly appeared on his vest, and he faintly felt a faint murderous aura.

Swallowing and spitting, he twisted his neck with difficulty, and saw the face of the man following the carriage clearly, his eyes suddenly opened to the maximum, and his gaze moved down to the man's right arm, and he saw an empty patch, and suddenly gasped.

There was no surprise at his reaction, and the corners of Zhang Zihua's mouth overflowed with a cold smile, even in such a hot day, it made people shudder.

His left hand had already tightly grasped the poisonous short knife in the placket of his coat, and after the man shouted loudly and attracted everyone's attention, he would take his life with a single sword.

Whatever the reason, those who are willing to serve the Huns are the ones who deserve to be killed, and they are not sorry to die.

However, his movements stopped abruptly in the middle of the process, and the short knife in his arms was not drawn.

Because the Han leader had already turned around, he actually used his body to block Zhang Zihua's face, and unsuspectingly handed over his back to the prisoner he was searching.

"No problem, let them go." The sound of the heart came into everyone's ears, and their expressions were a little unnatural at that time, a mixture of emotion and amazement.

Zhang Zihua looked away, and as the car slowly moved forward, his heart was full of thoughts, whether to change his plan and get out with Liu Zhengqi?

"There are still three checkpoints ahead, all of which are guarded by the Huns themselves, Mr. be careful."

As he passed by the Han chief, he heard a phrase that was humble but distinct.

He sighed, and his heart was broken.

The cart slowly moved out of the checkpoint, and the more than 20 Huns on the side were unaware of it.

Zhang Zihua suddenly stumbled, "Ouch ......", and almost fell.

The middle-aged man, who had been shouting endlessly, heard the movement, and his eyes glanced here, and it was this glance that he seemed to be fixed and stopped, and he couldn't take his eyes off it anymore.

Zhang Zihua hurriedly hid behind the shadow of the cart, and suddenly disappeared from the man's sight.

"Stop......" An earth-shattering sound came from the man's throat.

This shout immediately attracted the attention of the Huns, and more than 20 eyes looked at this place in unison.

The man ran to the cart in three steps and two steps, and he shouted, "Zhang Zihua, I found you." ”

Behind him, the Han leader clenched the handle of his sword, his thick fingers turning strangely pale from excessive exertion. His gaze was fixed on the ecstatic back. A faint cold light flashed, and the waist knife was already out of its sheath.

The man ran to Zhang Zihua with a flushed face, but when he saw those cold and piercing eyes, the joy on his face suddenly froze, and there was no more excitement in his eyes, replaced by boundless fear and regret.

His body was like a dead leaf in the autumn wind, trembling and shivering. He clearly saw Zhang Zihua moving, and there was a bright and bright light in his hand, the kind of beautiful brilliance that could cleanse the soul.

He fell to the ground and his life ended.

Zhang Zihua raised his head, his eyes never glanced at the man who fell willingly, he looked at the leader of the Han people, and gave a thumbs up with his only remaining left hand.

"Woohoo......"

As soon as the whistle sounded, the Huns reacted very quickly, immediately raised their blades, and turned over their horses.

"Let's go, ......" Jiang Kongming shouted vigorously, and more than ten men in front and back turned over on their horses at the same time, greeted each other, and immediately fled away.

The second team of people, you chased me, and in a moment, there was no trace.

"Big brother, what should I do?" A stunned guard, who didn't come to his senses until this point, asked.

glanced at him coldly, making the other party shiver involuntarily, and then he calmly said, "Catch up." ”

Although he only had one arm on his body, Zhang Zihua rode on the horse, but he was at ease, and he led everyone to gallop towards the north. Behind him were the more than twenty Huns.

A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, as he expected, these Huns were obviously not elite people, although their riding skills were much better than those of ordinary Han people, but they were much worse than the group of Han elite soldiers around him.

The distance between the two sides has not narrowed, but has a tendency to widen.

The leader of the Huns suddenly shouted, his voice startled and angry, full of disbelief.

"Whoosh......"

A bowstring sounded, and a fierce scream came from behind, Zhang Zihua turned his head in shock, only to see that the leader of the Huns was falling from his horse, and there was a shining and crystalline carved arrow at his throat.

"Bunnies, stay alive." A broken cry came from the dense forest on the side, and dozens of horsemen swarmed out.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Huns immediately turned their horses around and galloped away.

It's just that the dozens of horsemen have been prepared, and there are already people waiting in the rear, and after a rain of arrows, it is a short encounter, and in a moment, more than 20 Huns are all buried here.

"Commander Liu? What are you doing here? Zhang Zihua exclaimed, his eyes roaming around, but he never found the goal in his heart.

"Mr. Zhang, there is no need to look for it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not come." Liu Zhengzhong naturally knew what he was worried about.

Zhang Zihua stared into the eyes of the old general, as if he saw something from them, he sighed gloomily, and said, "Commander Liu, you are indispensable to the prince's side." ”

Liu Zhengzhong shook his head, and he categorically vetoed this sentence: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can reach the Qilin Legion safely, with Brother Tan to take care of it, it will be much more reliable than me, an old guy with a vain name." What's more......" He stopped, swept his gaze around, lowered his voice, and said, "We really have too many people. ”

Zhang Zihua nodded silently and asked quietly, "How many people are still around Your Highness?" ”

"Even Gao Fengxian and Hua Liang's kid, a total of twelve people."

"Alas...... Actually, General Liu should not have come in person. Zhang Zihua sighed.

Liu Zhengzhong smiled bitterly: "If I don't come in person, I'm afraid these boys will be difficult to restrain themselves." ”

After all, Zhang Zihua was just a scholar, and the old man who came out of the prince's mansion naturally knew his origin and obeyed him, but those soldiers from the northern Xinjiang camp did not take him seriously. Zhang Zihua only took more than a dozen old people in the prince's mansion to travel at the beginning, which is the reason.

Except for Liu Zhengzhong, the commander of one of the five major legions, there is really no one who can shock them.

Zhang Zihua was silent, and after a while, he asked, "Is Gao Feng's offering reliable?" ”

"He has already promised the old man." Liu Zhengzhong said lightly.

Zhang Zihua looked into his eyes and nodded deeply for a long time.

Liu Zhengzhong laughed suddenly, and said: "The Fang family is full of loyalty, Brother Bohu is even more tragic, I, Liu Zhengzhong, am also the commander, how can I let them be beautiful." ”

Zhang Zihua also smiled and said: "What a great commander Liu, since this is the case, let's go together." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, spurred their horses, and headed towards the north, although they only rode dozens of horses, but they had the boiling momentum of thousands of horses.

"Big brother, look, Huns."

After they left, several people walked slowly, and one of them, seeing the corpses all over the place, quickly jumped down to inspect them, and looked back and shouted.

A burly man rode a horse in front of him, and it was the leader of the Han people who had just been in front of the level.

He frowned, carefully examining the marks on the ground and the corpses that had long since died.

"Big brother, there are about 100 horsemen, and they are ambushing here to wipe out these Huns."

"Hmm."

"Big brother, what should we do now? Can you clean up this place? ”

"No, make a mess of me."

"What?"

"When I went back, I said that a large number of troops had been found here, at least ...... At least three hundred. ”

"Three hundred?"

"Yes, three hundred ......"