Chapter 9: Deterring the Pursuers

Zhang Da took off the torn armor on his body and embarked on the road to lead the pursuers alone.

and Wang Xiaowu and others gradually drifted away, while the Xiliang cavalry gradually approached.

In the dense jungle of Shuzhong, lush and shrubby, coupled with the cover of natural terrain, it is almost impossible to spot.

Just like at this moment, even Zhang Da didn't notice that there were two graceful figures, quietly observing their every move not far away.

These two women, one of them is wearing a yellow shirt, and the other is wearing a plain robe, wearing a hat, and a light veil to hide her face, looking mysterious.

The woman in the yellow shirt was in the prime of her youth, and she was looking curiously at Zhang Da in the distance with her hands on her cheeks. When Zhang Da accidentally stumbled, she laughed at the woman next to her.

"Sister, look, that person is stupid, and he looks quite cute."

The plain-robed woman frowned, and her voice was cold.

"It's not our business, don't care."

"Also, how many times have you said it, don't call me sister, call me Heavenly Master."

The woman in the yellow shirt was suddenly aggrieved, her eyes moistened, "Yes... Sister Heavenly Master. ”

"People finally came out once, curious."

……

Zhang Da knew that he had to find a way to divert this sharp pursuer and buy precious time for everyone, so that they could escape from danger.

When he broke out of the dense forest and stopped on the main road of Chencang Road, he was taken aback by the scene in front of him.

What I saw in front of me was indeed Ma Chao's department, all Qiang people riding fiercely.

Their hair is disheveled, their faces are long, their cheekbones and noses are high, and their eyes are wild and brutal, like wolves staring at their prey in the middle of the night.

As far as the eye can see, the entire valley is black and oppressive, constantly searching for Zhang Da's traces.

Zhang Da gasped, in order to catch them, Hou Ma Chao actually dispatched his own old guards, but he really looked up to them.

In fact, what Zhang Da didn't know was that at the moment they broke through Yangping Pass, the entire Yizhou caused a sensation!

That night, Liu Bei ordered to go to Ma Chao's tent and urged Ma Chao to arrest Zhang Da and them back and ask them in person!

Just as he was considering his next move, a Qiang soldier appeared in front of him and asked coldly, "Who are you?" Why is it here? ”

Zhang Da didn't answer, but pretended to be confused and looked around and asked, "Where is this?" I seem to be lost. ”

The Qiang soldier sneered, raised the scimitar in his hand, and said fiercely: "Don't pretend! Lao Tzu looks at you like a thief who escaped from Yangping Pass! ”

Zhang Da looked at the countless iron horses behind him, his heart tightened, and he knew that he had to find an excuse to get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

He said with an unchanged expression: "This military master, the little one is named Zhang Da, is just an ordinary trader, and he accidentally got lost......

The Qiang soldiers frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Zhang Da's answer.

His face was full of suspicion, and he said with some impatience: "Since you are a merchant, what about your goods?" Take it out and show me. ”

Zhang Da, who was empty-handed, didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so he had to delay as much time as possible. He deliberately hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The villain did carry a batch of goods, but they were not on me, and they were placed in a nearby cave just now for the convenience of finding the way. ”

Hearing the word "goods", a trace of greed flashed in the eyes of the Qiang soldiers, and they smiled, and said slowly: "Okay, you take me to that cave to have a look, and if there is really any goods, I will let you go." ”

"What's going on?"

Seeing that his subordinates had been asking for a long time, a general on a black horse asked.

This general is tall and mighty, with a big belly and a wolf's waist, wearing a lion helmet and silver armor, and a brocade robe, and is majestic.

It's just that his face is pale, and he coughs twice from time to time, looking like he has not recovered from a long-term illness.

"General Hui, there is nothing abnormal, just an ordinary trader, I'll bring some people over to have a look."

The general glanced at Zhang Da and asked from a distance: "This casual merchant, let me ask you, have you ever seen a deserter passing by here?" ”

Zhang Da lowered his head, pointed in the opposite direction to Wang Xiaowu, and replied carefully.

"I have indeed seen some soldiers who have just gone in that direction and fled quickly."

Hearing this, the general of the brocade robe was not suspicious, gave an order, and chased after everyone with him.

Seeing that Ma Chaojun was really fooled, Zhang Da breathed a sigh of relief.

The little commander who asked Zhang Da at the beginning ordered more than a dozen cronies and soldiers, holding a scimitar in one hand and pressing Zhang Da's shoulder with the other.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Da glanced behind him from time to time, and was overjoyed to see that no one else was coming.

Finally, Zhang Da led them to a cave, where the Qiang soldiers looked at Zhang Da fiercely and motioned for him to go into the cave to get the goods.