At the time of the chaos in the capital, Lu An had just led people to the mouth of the Danzheng Gorge on the north side of Hongchiling in Hexi.

Unfolding the map and looking at it, Lu An turned around and asked, "Lingfeng, didn't you and General Pu agree to meet at this Danzheng Gorge?"

They are all cavalry, much faster than our carriages, so it stands to reason that they should have arrived a long time ago, right?

What about people? ”

Mu Lingfeng looked at the Kite Gorge in front of him and shook his head abruptly, "Xianggong, could it be that they have already crossed the Kite Gorge and reached the other side?" ”

Lu An was speechless when he heard this, and put away the map, "Then cross the Kite Gorge and take a look at the opposite side, right?" ”

"An Shao, no."

After nearly a month of recuperation, Qiao'er's injured forces had already healed, and he pointed to the Kite Gorge in front of him with a solemn expression.

"This canyon is no more than thirty or fifty meters wide and about ten miles long, and the terrain is quite steep.

Moreover, this area has left the area controlled by the Great Xia Kingdom, and there are often sand bandits from the Central Plains, Turkic, Xiqiang and Bailanqiang, plundering business travelers, which are the most dangerous.

Now that it's getting late, according to the little maid, it will be safer to wait until dawn to investigate and then hurry. ”

Lian'er also echoed, "Yes, the little maid has also heard my young lady say that the merchants in the Western Regions are also extremely careful when passing through the Kite Gorge, and if they don't pay attention to it, they will encounter looting, and both people and goods will be lost."

With so many of us and a lot of goods with us, it is easy to become a target for bandits and bandits, so it's better to be careful. ”

Although Lu An was in a hurry to leave, he did not dare to relax in terms of security, so he had to nod and order people to camp on the spot.

Fortunately, it was already summer at this time, and it was not cold at night, so you could simply set up a camp.

After dinner, Lu An went to see Erma again.

Erma dragged her big belly and risked chasing after her, and Lu An couldn't drive her back again.

Fortunately, Lang Zhong sent by the Lord of Phantom Cloud took care of him along the way, and after Qiao'er recovered from her injury, she was arranged by Lu An to sit in the carriage.

After dawn the next day, Qiao'er led a group of people to explore the road in front, and after there was no danger, he led the team to carefully cross the Kite Gorge.

However, after crossing the Kite Gorge, General Pu's men and horses were still not seen.

"No waiting!"

Lu An's face sank, "Lingfeng, don't you have a way to contact them?"

Leave a mark here for them to catch up later along the way! ”

Mu Lingfeng had no choice but to leave a secret mark at the mouth of the canyon, and the team continued to move forward.

But after walking not far, Lu An called the team again.

"Qiao'er, why did you go north?"

Lu An took out the map and pointed to it, "Follow this road all the way to the west, won't you reach Wuwei soon?" ”

Qiao'er shook her head, "The little maid remembers that when she returned to the Western Regions with Miss Qingchen before, she took the little maid to detour to the Baiting Sea on this map, and made a big circle before arriving at Wuwei.

According to the light dust girl, although the road to Wuwei is flat and much closer, it is also the most troubled place in Hexi. ”

"Qiao'er is right." Lian'er added, "An Shao, take a detour to Baitinghai, but it is only an extra twenty days of walking, but it is much safer."

The Western Regions Business Travel also goes the same way. ”

Lu An put away the map and waved his hand, "We have more than 200 people here, even if we encounter bandits, are we afraid that they will not succeed?"

Just walking from this avenue can shorten the trip by at least 20 days! ”

Whether it was Mu Lingfeng or the two hundred boys and girls who had been trained by her, they had not encountered real sand bandits, all of them were like newborn calves, and they were full of spirit, so they naturally had no objections to Lu An's proposal.

Therefore, the team quickly turned back and headed west along the flat avenue.

Under the scorching sun, the long caravan moved slowly.

On the north side, the endless sand moraine heat wave hits people, and on the south side of the road, the cool breath brought by the high Qilian Mountain, forming a unique climate characteristics.

After walking for more than 30 miles, the team was just about to stop and rest, when suddenly, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves in front, followed by the same rapid hoofs in the rear!

When everyone was confused, Erma got out of the carriage, listened with pricked ears, and immediately shouted anxiously, "Xianggong, there are a large number of cavalry surrounding and killing, hurry up and defend!" ”

Despite Erma's amnesia, her experiences on the prairie since she were a child have long been engraved in her blood, so she discovered the bad things one step ahead of the others.

When Lu An heard this, he immediately asked Mu Lingfeng to start arming.

Soon, puffs of smoke and dust rose from the front and back sides of the team, and about 100 men in various costumes, wielding long knives and scimitars, were gradually approaching.

Mu Lingfeng was quite commanded, and before a group of bandits surrounded her, she asked her trained subordinates to tightly surround the caravan in the center.

"Haha-"

Among the sand bandits, the leader of the rough man brandished a broadsword steel knife in his hand, and rode around the caravan and laughed wildly several times.

"Big brother, this time we finally caught the big fat sheep!"

"Yes, in addition to the caravan goods, there are so many beautiful beautiful girls, this time it is developed!"

"Hehe, even if we share a wife, it's enough!"

The leader of the bandits gradually reined in the reins of his horse, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted, "Listen! Except for those women, all of them were killed by Lao Tzu! ”

"Whoa—"

A group of bandits shouted excitedly, and more than a hundred horses circled the caravan faster and faster, getting closer and closer.

This is also a common trick used by bandits against the enemy, and before the battle starts, they use the momentum to deter the guards in the caravan first, until the opponent is afraid and has no heart to fight.

Sure enough, the boys and girls who were originally still in high spirits, although they thought they were good, unfortunately, they were soon shocked by the momentum of the bandits, their faces turned pale, and their hands and feet trembled.

Mu Lingfeng is more experienced in the end, seeing that the situation is getting worse and worse, she knows that if she waits, she doesn't even have to fight, all these people she brought will be finished!

Immediately, the silver teeth were bitten, and with a shout, he first rode a horse and rushed to the bandit leader.

"Haha, what a beautiful little lady.

Don't move, Lao Tzu will rob this lady first! ”

The bandit leader thought that he was a master of art and bold, and rushed over to Mu Lingfeng excitedly.

The long sword in Mu Lingfeng's hand stabbed first over, but was lightly blocked by the bandit leader with a big knife.

"That's good, it's a bit skilled, I like you the most, come again-"

The surrounding bandits continued to circle the caravan while making a fuss.

As soon as Mu Lingfeng made a move, a few young people finally followed and rushed towards a few horse bandits.

However, among the boys and girls in the caravan, after all, there were more frightened people.

Seeing this, Lu An's face also showed a look of panic.

After all, this is the second time he has faced this kind of sword and sword battle.

However, last time, he was able to run to the mountains by relying on the location, but this time......

Looking around, even if you want to escape, there is nowhere to escape!

Well?

Wrong!

Just as he was thinking about finding a way to escape, he saw a puff of smoke and dust rushing from the back of the team again!

Soon, in the smoke and dust, a group of decisive cavalry approached violently.

Even the bandits were stunned by the slaying team.

Because, the number of people on the other side is simply staggering!

Mu Lingfeng, who was fighting hard, immediately showed joy.

"It's General Pu!"

"General Pu is finally here!"

"Kill!"

In the caravan, the boys and girls who were originally frightened heard this, and they instantly lifted their spirits and took the initiative to kill the surrounding bandits.