Chapter 31: The Night Thief
It turned out that this small village was established by Lu Guang ten years ago in order to avoid the war and lead the family to escape here, and was named Lu Village.
The mountains that stretch across the four sides of Lu Village are the branches of the Qinling Mountains, the mountains are high and handsome, and the clouds are deep and the valleys are quiet. About 80 miles to the west, there is the world-famous Hangu Pass, and less than 100 miles to the east is the towering Evian Mountain. The whole village is surrounded by layers of mountains.
There are a total of nine families here, who live by hunting, growing vegetables and raising some livestock. Although he has lived a hard life, he has been so-so over the years, and he doesn't worry about food and clothing. And because of the perennial struggle with wild beasts, it has also made a dozen or so young people here, all of whom are extraordinary, quick to react, and have a good hand of arrows. Among them, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang are among the best.
Two days later, Zhang Lang was able to get out of bed and walk on his own. The wounds on his body began to heal rapidly. As long as it is not a large amount of exercise, there is generally no problem. And at this time, the Lu brothers also came back from the border county and brought some news.
First of all, Emperor Xian learned that Zhang Lang was ambushed in Da Li Zhuang, and his life and death were unknown. was furious on the spot and wanted to ask someone to investigate the matter, but at this critical time, he didn't say that anyone would come and ask everyone to resign, so he could only be helpless. Although Emperor Xian faintly heard that it was done by several major warlord forces, it was impossible to testify against them at this time. Some people who know it well are even more unlikely to offend anyone for Zhang Lang. Although rumors were flying all over the sky, saying that it was a good thing done by Cao Ying and Yuan Shao, the two envoys repeatedly refused to admit it, and the emperor could only give up. And sent another messenger to Shouyang Mountain.
Secondly, on the third day of his ambush, after holding out for several days, Hangu Pass was finally lost, and the Han army was defeated. Despite this, after the fierce general Xu Huang died and the battle was broken, he still killed the enemy, and he insisted on keeping the national relatives Dong Cheng and the general Yang Feng, and both returned to Hongnong safely. It's just that Xu Huang didn't know his whereabouts afterwards. At this point, the reputation of Wu Yong and Zhiren of Xu Huang, the commander of the capital, began to rise and resounded all over the Guanzhong area.
Third, Cao Ying's vanguard Xia Houdun's army has arrived in Zhongmu, and the vanguard has led 3,000 iron horsemen in the forbidden area and stayed in Bishui. And Yuan Shao's army Quyi, the vanguard troops also arrived in Hanoi and looked at Luoyang from afar.
Fourth, Emperor Xian and all the civil and military officials, on the second day of their mission to Shouyang Mountain, had begun to retreat from Hongnong to Luoyang.
Zhang Lang knew that he should also go, Cao Ying's army would be killed soon, if he left late, it would really be difficult to fly.
Yang Rong helped Zhang Lang out of the wooden house, and the eagle guards outside were all ready to go, just waiting for an order.
The Lu brothers also brought their backpacks, their faces full of excitement, and they were finally happy to be able to leave this stacked mountain; Lu Guang, on the other hand, looked sad and looked much older, but it was more of encouragement and hope. And some of the other young friends who were playing with the Lu family brothers were full of envy and disappointment, but Zhang Lang said that as long as he arrived in Jiangdong, he would welcome the people of the Lu family to come to meet him at any time. That's what makes those people's hearts feel much easier.
With Zhang Lang saying goodbye to nine families one by one, in the blessings and farewells of dozens of people, he embarked on a journey.
This trip is no longer going to Shouyang Mountain, and if you can return to Jiangdong safely, this trip can be regarded as a success.
Under the leadership of Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, two first-class hunters, everyone began to shuttle through the layers of mountains.
If you want to go east to Luoyang and retreat to Jiangdong from Cao Ying's territory, you will undoubtedly find a dead end. Cao Ying's army has already set sail for him, as long as he is not careful, he is afraid that the whole army will be annihilated; If you retreat from the original road, it seems that it is also very dangerous, and it is difficult to find out what agreement Liu Biao and Cao Ying really reached, and intercepted themselves halfway in the Jingzhou army. But overall, it's at least much safer than slipping under Cao Ying's eyes.
On this day, Zhang Lang arrived at a small county town in Hongnong. This small county town is also surrounded by mountains and surrounded by the mountains of Sankun.
When the people suddenly came out of the deserted mountains and saw people, they were really excited.
But Zhang Lang suddenly found a strange thing, the people here seemed to be facing a great enemy, there were few passers-by in the small city, and some of them also left the city in a hurry with the burden of traveling far away.
I finally found an inn, but it was already closed. After knocking for a long time, no one responded.
At this time, Lu Xiang suddenly caught the two people who seemed to be going out of the city in a hurry from the street, and seemed to be very angry: "Hey, what's going on?" ”
The man seemed to be very scared, his whole body couldn't help trembling, his already pale face turned even more iron-blue, and he was so frightened by Lu Xiang that he couldn't speak.
Zhang Lang glared at Lu Xiang angrily, and looked at the man gently: "Uncle, what's going on?" ”
The man saw that Zhang Lang's face softened, as if there was no malice, so he exhaled and said tremblingly: "You are from out of town, tell you, just run for your life, the mountain in the south, a few days ago, suddenly enlisted a group of thieves, and came down to rob things at two ends in three days, which is better, because although the thief is fierce, he never harms people." ”
Yang Rong asked strangely: "What about the county officials here, don't they care?" ”
The man smiled bitterly, "Just a few days ago, he ran away, because Li Xuan's army had already killed here. ”
Zhang Lang was startled and exclaimed, "Fake? ”
The man nodded affirmatively, and then said, "Of course it's true, otherwise the master wouldn't have run away with the wealth." ”
Yang Rong saw Zhang Lang's face pondering, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with my husband, is there anything wrong?" ”
Zhang Lang nodded, took a deep breath, and then said calmly: "There is a big problem with this matter, we have traveled all the way, this place is poor and remote, almost uninhabited, and Li Xuan will not pass by stupidly." Because according to his approach, no matter where he fights, he will continue to replenish his army and food. And the situation here, it is impossible for him not to know where there is any oil and water for him to fish. ”
"Unless ......" Zhang Lang suddenly frowned, as if he thought of something and exclaimed.
"Unless what?" Zhao Yu turned his head sideways and asked curiously.
"If I'm not mistaken, they must have chased someone all the way before they came here." The more Zhang Lang thought about it, the more likely he became.
"Could it be Xu Huang?" Yang Rong said thoughtfully.
"Yes, it's him." Zhang Lang replied excitedly.
Judging from the strength shown by Xu Huanghan in the first battle of Guguan, Li Xuan may also have moved his heart of love. The so-called thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one will be hard to find. And it's a super general like Xu Huang. Didn't Lu Kuang also say it last time? After the Hangu Pass was broken, did Xu Huang disappear? I think he, like us, ran away alone. Hahaha......" Speaking of the back, Zhang Lang laughed.
Yang Rong also smiled with interest: "Is my husband going to fight Xu Huang's idea?" ”
Zhang Lang laughed twice, nodded affirmatively: "If such a talent is not used, it is really a luxurious thing." ”
"But we have too few people, and this mountain forest is so wide, even if Xu Huang really comes, we are like a needle in the sea, how can we find him. In addition, if Li Xuan's troops chase after him, it will be as little as three or five thousand, and if we run into it, it will not be over. Yang Rong said the burden in her heart.
Zhang Lang pondered for a while and said, "That's what I said." But we can't wait, can we? ”
Yang Rong nodded, Zhang Lang gave an order, and asked the eagle guards to dress up separately, while Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang went around to find a place to hide people, in case something came out, it would be good to save their lives. And it was decided that in the evening, everyone would return to this inn to gather.
After Zhang Lang was assigned, he went to the county seat with Zhao Yu and Yang Rong to go around. And I took the geographical environment of this county very seriously, and when it was almost dark, I returned to the county inn.
Soon, all the eagleguards came back dejected, needless to say, knowing that they had found nothing.
Just as Zhang Lang and the others were about to turn off the lights and rest, there was a sudden noisy sound outside the inn, and then the shouting of the big man was heard from time to time.
Zhang Lang was secretly frightened, hurriedly dressed and got up with Yang Rong, and came to the living room.
At this time, an eagle guard hurriedly reported back and forth: "Lord, it seems that there is a group of bandits outside, who are looting from house to house. ”
Zhang Lang snorted coldly, his face was as heavy as ice, and said: "When the national disaster is at hand, the people are in exile, and they don't think about saving the people and the country, but they rob the house." He deserves to be punished. Everyone was frightened by Zhang Lang's sudden momentum, and just stood quietly to the side. The Lu brothers, who were originally called gigglers, saw Zhang Lang's majesty for the first time, and couldn't help but stick out their tongues, invisibly adding a sense of respect for Zhang Lang in their hearts.
The living room was silent, and no one dared to speak, just learning from Zhang Lang to stare coldly at the threshold.
Time passed little by little, the oil lamp in the living room began to dim slowly, the sound outside the door became louder and louder, and the footsteps became more and more mixed.
There was a loud "bang", and the door of the inn had been kicked in. Everyone was nervous, and all the eyes in the hall gathered outside the door, only Zhang Lang ignored the thieves coolly, but looked at the oil lamp as if fascinated.
Outside, the torches burned brightly, and all at once the dim living room was as bright as day.
"Don't move, hand over everything of value." As soon as the two minions kicked open the door, four minions carried bright steel knives and embraced a gray-clothed man with a pair of eight-sided copper hammers in his hands, and stepped on the door with great arrogance, threatening loudly.
Zhang Lang looked at the oil lamp indifferently, and Zhao Yu said fiercely: "What a gut, I robbed my aunt*." Are you tired of living up? ”
The big man with the copper hammer in his hand was obviously stunned, obviously robbing something he thought he had never touched. In the past, as long as his brother roared, no matter who he was, he obediently took out the money, but tonight was different from usual, a bit evil.
Dahan quickly came back to his senses, and his eyes fell on Zhao Yu's face fiercely. I just wanted to scold, but when I saw Zhao Yu full of beautiful embryos, I swallowed back the foul words I was about to speak. The sound of his throat gurgling as he swallowed was also distinctly heard. His eyes narrowed even more, and he said lustfully: "Whose lady is this, she looks so beautiful." Little lady, there are a lot of tigers, wolves, and beasts in this place at night, which is very dangerous. He didn't care at all, and the way people looked at him was like a bear.
Then he puffed up his chest, slapped the "plop" with his palm, and said stupidly proudly: "But don't worry, little lady, with my brother here, I will keep you safe." ”
"Flutter", Yang Rong couldn't help but smile when she saw the appearance of the big man.
The big man was still very angry, but when he saw Yang Rong's mature and beautiful style, he was immediately dumbfounded, he couldn't find the world, he was stupid and in a daze, and saliva hung down from his mouth, about three feet.
"Hahaha......" The Lu brothers couldn't help but laugh out loud when they saw the big Han bear.
The minions who came in felt embarrassed on the side, and they were helpless against their heads, so they could only shout angrily: "What are you laughing at." ”
The Lu brothers laughed even more exaggeratedly, and Lu Xiang even pointed at the big man while wiping his tears, while holding his stomach and laughing wildly: "Look at his bear-like appearance, it seems that he has never seen a girl in his life." What a shame. ”
Zhao Yu was about to make a bold face, but when Lu Xiang laughed, he couldn't help laughing out loud, and Bing Rong suddenly melted.
The big man with the copper hammer was annoyed and angry, and a pair of eight-sided copper hammers slammed into it, making a harsh sound, and said angrily: "Good boy, look how the uncle plucked your skin, and then threw you into the mountains to feed the dogs." ”
Lu Xiang looked trembling, his face narrowed into a bitter gourd and said, "Grandpa Bear, the kid is so scared." ”
The big man roared angrily, and the muscles on his whole face swelled, and finally he couldn't help but go crazy and said, "Lao Tzu slaughtered you stinky boy." ”
Then the whole huge figure rushed over, and smashed down with a hammer, but it was also whistling and having some strength.
Lu Xiang didn't care, the whole person was like a monkey, and with a slight slide under the copper hammer, he flashed a blow from the big man. And with a touch of his hand, the big man suddenly threw a copper hammer with both hands to protect the lower yin, and then jumped up, shouting like a pig: "Mother, I'm dying of pain." My lifeline. Hurry up, children, kill this stinky boy, damn, this kid is actually yin. Whew, I'm dying of pain. ”
A few minions over there had been stunned for a long time, and they could hardly accept the development of things, until they heard the cry of the big man, and then they woke up like a dream, and rushed into it with a steel knife without a head.
However, they were the opponents of the Eagle Guard, and they barely made a move, and everyone had fallen to the ground, turning over in pain.
At this time, the outside seemed to see the abnormality in the inn, and shouted loudly, and then a large number of people rushed over with weapons.
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