Qingrong naturally knew about this matter quickly, and if there was no one behind him, it would naturally be impossible.

But now is not the time to investigate first, she asked: "I asked you to inquire about the news of the Lu family, too... Is that so? ”

Song Yue nodded, "I inquired, and said that the subordinates over there went out like this two days ago, and they haven't gone out for several days." ”

Qingrong didn't know if Cui Liniang knew about this now, but the plan to do was indispensable, "In this way, Yun Niang, you immediately pick a few guards from us to guard Mrs. Cui's place, now that such a thing has happened, those people are embarrassing you on the street today, and I don't know what else to do!" Lu Changshi is still in charge of escorting military rations, but he is afraid that he will lack skills and does not know the current situation. This Mrs. Cui is now pregnant with Liujia, and it is a critical time, and there is no accident at the most! ”

Yun Niang nodded in response, "Yes." ”

Qingrong instructed: "If there is anything happening, report it immediately." ”

Ah Zhen asked, "Do you want to tell Ah Lang about this now?" ”

Qingrong thought about it, but still shook his head and said, "Don't talk about it for the time being." ”

She knew very well that now was not the worst time, and if this rain didn't come again, it would be the most troublesome...

Qingrong suddenly remembered someone and asked Song Yue, "Mrs. Zhang, have you already returned to Qiuzi?" ”

"Yes, I'll go back after the Buddha's birthday."

……

Walking on the Gobi, all around are bare, without cover. The scorching sun was shining down like this, making people dizzy and wilting, and a long group of carriages and horses were driving in the direction of Xizhou.

Lu Kaiyan rode a horse and walked at the front of the team, at this time his robe was also soaked with sweat, seeing that there was still a dozen miles or so away from the military warehouse, he saw that everyone was a little tired, so he said: "Rest in place for a quarter of an hour." ”

The guards and chariots and horses who heard the order immediately came to their senses, jumped off their horses with trembling, and drank water without waiting for a few grunts. Lu Kaiyan also dismounted to drink water, and at this time, a soldier came over, "Long history is hard. ”

After just a few days, Lu Kaiyan's whole person was a lot darker, he smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone has worked hard." ”

Joining the army also really admires Lu Kaiyan's perseverance, it is said that no one will say anything if he doesn't come in person, "It's hot and hard, why should Changshi personally transport grain?" ”

Lu Kaiyan said: "It's just a matter of duty, not hard work." They not only collected grain locally in Xizhou, but also collected grain in other places through the way of merchants, and he followed and personally escorted him to transport it without worry.

Seeing him like this, he didn't say much when he joined the army, Lu Kaiyan treated people and got along, and he was not so restrained in front of him, he said: "Seeing that there are still two or three days to go to Xizhou, don't go wrong here." ”

Now the people of the Western Turks are eyeing each other, disasters are rising again, and horse bandits are often haunted... Although they haven't been called to meet yet, they haven't arrived in Xizhou yet, so it's not easy to say anything first, and they have to be vigilant.

After resting, the convoy set off again, and walked for a long time, the sun setting west. Lu Kaiyan and several members of the army were discussing the choice of a place to camp in another quarter of an hour, preparing to spend the night.

In the empty silence, the sound of long arrows breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and more than a dozen arrows were nailed to the grain cart with a bang, and I saw that a team of men and horses was gradually approaching, forming a situation of encirclement and suppression. The coachmen were so frightened that they jumped out of the car and fled in all directions, and those government soldiers were just ordinary guards, not like soldiers in battle.

Lu Kaiyan also suddenly became nervous, and at this time, the housekeeper of the Anjia caravan suppressed the panic in his heart, and beat his horse over and said to Lu Kaiyan: "Changshi, most of these people are horse bandits, they want money and food, and most of them will not be willing to kill our people, it is better to negotiate with the leader, so that we can get out and leave." ”

Lukayan was surprisingly calm and asked, "Have you dealt with horse thieves?" ”

The man paused, "No..."

"Then how do you know that those people will not rebel and kill them all?" Is there less of this? There are many people who are greedy for profit, and they are ruthless. If these dozens of grain trucks are hijacked, I am afraid that they will not have to worry until the winter this year! Although Lu Kaiyan was not afraid of death, he really didn't dare to gamble with the lives of the entire team.

His questioning made the people around him speechless for a moment, can he only be hard-hitting? They are all those who have never been on the battlefield, and they cannot be the opponents of these horse bandits.

I really don't have time to think about it! Seeing that the men and horses were getting closer and closer, everyone was riding horses and carrying weapons, all of them were gearing up, waiting for the opportunity to move!

Lukayan made up his mind and raised his voice: "Resist the enemy! ”

For a time, the people of the convoy were all gathered together.

His voice was calm and powerful, "Don't panic, everyone, we have a hundred soldiers!" All well-trained! Isn't it as good as a rabble! Little pony bandits are not to be afraid! Now that we're here, we can't go home empty-handed! Don't be the one who shrinks his head and is weak! ”

A low roar followed, "Kill!" ”

A hundred soldiers suddenly burst out with a momentum, they picked up their bows and arrows and shot at the comer, and suddenly the sound of horses' hooves shook violently! Pierced the crimson sky.

Those horse thieves thought that this was just an ordinary caravan, but they didn't expect that they were not afraid of death, and they dared to fight back, and they also became fierce and launched an offensive towards the convoy.

The horse thief is a ruthless person, although he has never been on the battlefield, but he has a knife in his hand, and he kills people like numbness, without mercy! It didn't take long for both sides to have casualties, just barely equal, and both hung with the last momentum and defeated each other!

Seeing that the situation is not good, Lukayan has a momentum of seeing death as home, if he really has no return and dies here, he will never back down!

But at this moment, there was a flash of fire in the distance, and someone was coming!

Is it reinforcements from horse bandits? Or the army of the Turks?

For a while, everyone was a little panicked, and the horse bandits were also hesitating to retreat. If you meet the Turks who come and go like the wind, not only will you not be able to get any benefits this time, but I am afraid that they will all die here!

Someone recognized the man in black who was in the lead, and shouted, "It's the general!" It's General Xue! ”

The crowd erupted, "The general has come to our aid?" ”

"Great, the general is here!"

……

For a while, all the government soldiers were like chicken blood, rekindling their fighting spirit, and Xue Shao brought a group of well-trained elite soldiers who had really been on the battlefield, and soon beat those horse thieves to the ground. The leader of the horse bandits saw that the situation was not good, the losses were too heavy, and there was no possibility of victory if he continued to fight, so he fled.

Xue Shao sat firmly on his horse, his face was unwavering, but his whole body exuded a daunting solemnity, and he did not order the pursuit.

He rode up to Lukayan and said, "Changshi has worked hard all the way. ”

Lu Kaiyan was also greatly relieved to see him coming, he coughed lightly, and said, "Thank you General for relieving the siege." ”

Joining the army was also apprehensive, surrounded him, and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you for the general's help, if the general hadn't come in time, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to defeat these horse bandits." ”

"It's polite to join the army, it's my duty to defend the city against the enemy, and the long history and the hard work all the way to join the army are also for the Xizhou military rations. Now is not the time to say much, but it is better to hurry as soon as possible, for I have sent men to search the place where the encampment is encamped, and you will come with me. ”

After saying that, he raised his voice and said, "Everyone, pack up and go!" ”

Full of momentum, changing the usual indifferent look.

Immediately, someone shouted, "The general has an order, everyone is ready to go!" ”

Xue Shao's orders were conveyed one after another, but in just a moment, the entire team sounded the order to "set off the whole army". The soldiers were still out of the situation just now, and after hearing the order, they were the same as Xue Shao's elite soldiers, and they immediately got ready, and those horsemen were also extra relieved when they saw Xue Shao coming with people, and they all got back into the car with their hands and feet and drove off.

Here, no one seems to question him, his word, is an order.

Lu Kaiyan rode a horse and followed behind Xue Shao, without saying a word.

When everyone came to an open space, set up camp, and the two sat down together, Lu Kaiyan had a chance to say a few words to him. He asked, "How could the general appear at this time by such a coincidence?" ”

"During this period of time, it was not peaceful outside the city, so I strengthened the defense of Xizhou, and asked people to investigate 30 miles outside the city every day, and the investigation outside 100 miles was reported every three days. The day before yesterday, I learned that there were horse bandits a hundred miles away from Xizhou City, and the government soldiers came to report that you would arrive in four or five days, and I guess you will encounter horse bandits along the way. ”

Strengthening the defense of Xizhou Lu Kaiyan probably knows what the reason is, at most there are less than ten days left, and the Xuanfu envoy is about to arrive... It's just that he didn't expect that Xue Shao, who seemed to be a man of few words, would be so thoughtful and thoughtful, in the end, he was a person who went out with his elders at a young age...

Although he was suspicious of Xue Shao, he had to admit that it was all thanks to him today.

Lu Kaiyan gave him a long bow and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you for your kindness, today Lu will remember the kindness of the general, and there will be a chance in the future... It will be reciprocated. ”

Xue Shao is also a person who doesn't like to deal with politely, he just nodded simply, "Okay." ”

Such frankness and straightforwardness made Lu Kaiyan not react for a while, he smiled embarrassedly, "The general is a concise person, compared to the general, Lu is ashamed of himself." ”

Xue Shao felt strange, "I am a military general, but you are a civil minister, so naturally it is different." Even if they are all military generals, don't they all have their own strengths, so why compare like this? Besides, a literati in Changshi, under such circumstances, it is very rare to be calm and not mess up, and I also admire it very much. ”

He didn't say this casually, but he sincerely admired that Lu Kaiyan was careful about collecting and transporting grain, and he was so responsible, which was far beyond his accident.

Lu Kaiyan called him to say it, as if his heart was suddenly enlightened, he nodded and smiled, "What the general said is reasonable, but I think it's wrong." ”

Xue Shao glanced at him and said lightly: "It doesn't matter, it's good to figure it out." ”

Lu Kaiyan smiled, took a bite of the Hu cake, and stretched the strings for more than ten days, as if he was starting to relax tonight, he chewed the cake in his mouth, looked up at the night sky, and couldn't help but sigh, the night was so good.

The sky is cloudless and full of stars.