"Thank you General for the rescue, thank you General..." The sturdy old man who shouted earlier was quite calm and hurriedly came over to thank Ma Heng, but was interrupted by Ma Heng waving his hand. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Old man, what's going on?"

"Hey, it's not that group of god-damn Xianbei people, it's only been a few years, and they have started to loot all over the country again, and they are also going to escort the old and young people in our village to the tribe as slaves, if it weren't for the general to rescue..."

He Shishi, who had untied the villagers one by one, walked in front of Ma Heng at this time, bowed his head and whispered, "Lord, do you want to withdraw quickly, this is likely to be just a group of soldiers from the Xianbei Department, and it is estimated that the main force is nearby." ”

Ma Heng didn't say anything, but asked the old man who slowly stabilized his mood: "Old man, how far is this nearest county town from here?"

Slightly puzzled, the young white-robed young man in front of him didn't even know the county seat, and the man who was also a soldier when he was young also knew this skill, and the one who was forbidden to carry a bow and arrow with him must be the elite of the army, but he didn't think much about it, "It's only a two-day walk from the entrance of the village." ”

It's too far, Ma Heng shook his head, and then said directly to the old man: "It's not safe here, the old man should take the villagers into the mountains to hide for a while." ”

The old man also knew what was going on, and hurriedly beckoned the villagers to leave, and some of the deceased relatives were also forcibly taken away. At the same time, Ma Heng also sent He Shishi to Taiyuan, the state capital, to move rescue troops. Ma's caravan naturally has a garrison in Taiyuan, and it is not difficult to call in hundreds of guards. It's a pity that the hummingbirds carried by Ma Heng and others only know the way back to the nest, so they can only bring a letter back to Xiliang, otherwise it will be much faster. After helping the villagers evacuate, Ma Hengcai sent two more guards to investigate the location and movement of the main force of Xianbei.

The whole village soon fell silent. Leaving Ma Heng and three guards to recuperate. And Li Qing, the head of the black-clothed guard in Bingzhou, is still in a coma. If it weren't for his inability to act, Ma Heng didn't have any intention of avoiding the edge for the time being, but Ma Heng was also curious about how the Xianbei people could suddenly move, whether it was a normal raid or some other reason.

In just one hour, one of the two guards who went to inquire galloped back and returned with a solemn expression.

"In the valley thirty miles away there was a Xianbei army, numbering at least a thousand men, and many people were taken prisoner, and when the lowly officials arrived, they happened to see a group of Xianbei people carrying prisoners and many captives back to the camp. ”

Looking at the direction of the sun, it was about two hours before the sun set, and the team of people in the village had not returned before the sun set, the Xianbei Department would definitely find out that something was wrong and send troops to investigate, if this was the case, Ma Heng and others would be good to hide, and the Xianbei army could find the villagers well by following the traces left by the evacuation of the villagers.

"Water... Water. Suddenly, a faint shout came from the side, and it was Li Qing who woke up.

The guards closest to Li Qing hurriedly helped Li Qing up, took out his portable water bag and fed Li Qing water.

After swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, Li Qing was obviously much more sober, and when he saw Ma Heng squatting less than one meter, he hurriedly prepared to salute, but Ma Heng waved his hand to signal that he was injured and did not need to be polite.

"Li Baihu, what's going on?" Ma Heng asked straight to the point.

The corners of Li Qing's mouth were slightly bitter, "The lord, the humble and two subordinates are waiting for the lord by the stream... Who knows, but he was ambushed by this group of Xianbei soldiers, and the lowly duty survived under the desperate protection of his subordinates..."

"Ambush?"

"Yes, it is estimated that it was discovered when the lowly rank came, and it should be that the lowly rank was mistaken by this group of Xianbei soldiers for someone who was ordered to be captured by the young patriarch, so he was ambushed. Li Qing, who was slowly speaking more and more neatly, couldn't help but show a wry smile, but he almost died here due to this unwarranted disaster, if it wasn't for Ma Heng's timely rescue.

Who did the young patriarch order to be arrested? Ma Heng hurriedly asked. It's a pity that Li Qing doesn't know much about this, he only knows that the person who captured him should be very young, and it is said that he offended the young patriarch of the Xianbei tribe. led the young patriarch to lead a large army to search and arrest.

"There are troops coming!" Ma Heng's ears moved lightly, and he suddenly shouted softly, and then hurriedly took the guards to support Li Qing and hide from the village.

In a moment, sure enough, a troop of horses came towards the village.

"My lord! The first one shouted loudly, but it was He Shishi, Ma Heng and the others looked at it, and saw He Shishi followed by two hundred elite horsemen, half of whom were dressed as Han soldiers and half as ordinary guards. But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

But seeing Li Qing's look of recollection, he said: "Yes, the hummingbird was released before the hummingbird, and it is estimated that the letter rushed to the rescue." ”

Ma Heng and the others returned to the village, and He Shishi hurriedly dismounted with a hundred guards to salute.

"My lord, I am humbled on the way..."

Waving his hand, He Shishi said no more. Ma Heng looked at the leading Han army with a smile on his face. is dignified, and more than seven feet tall, with the appearance of a fierce general, although it is very different from his appearance when he was young, he is still recognized by Ma Heng at a glance.

It is Zhang Liao, who I haven't seen for many years. But I didn't want to see you here today. But it makes sense. Zhang Liao was originally a native of Mayi, Bingzhou, came to Xiliang Academy to study art, and returned to Bingzhou half a year after Ma Heng left Xiliang City. It is said that he was filial piety and served under Ding Yuan.

Seeing Ma Heng, a hint of suspicion flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes, but he hurriedly dismounted to salute. Words for each other after adulthood. In this era of war and chaos, it is a blessing to meet fellow disciples. Zhang Liao was also quite happy, after all, they were in the same academy, and although the relationship between the two was not very close, they were not stiff.

"Runzhi, isn't it your fault for this Xianbei Clan's divine beast?" Zhang Liao suddenly asked.

Divine Beast Ma Heng looked puzzled, and then hurriedly explained what happened to him along the way.

Zhang Liao nodded suspiciously, and then explained: " This Xianbei tribe has been divided into three parts since the death of Cheng Tanshi Huai, among which the Eastern Alliance held a young patriarch hunting ceremony a few days ago, that is, the young people with the most outstanding ability and status went to hunt the young beast cubs released by the Xianbei tribe, and the captor could be set up as the young patriarch, who knew that when one of them was about to be captured, he was killed by a small general obliquely and took away the beast cubs, no, the Eastern Xianbei Alliance sent the young patriarch to arrest him, if he couldn't catch it, the position of the young patriarch in his hand was not only not obtained, but also had to be executed. ”

Ma Heng nodded, indicating understanding, and then frowned, pointing to the devastation on the ground, "You and the state army will let this Xianbei person kill the people under the pretext of searching?"

Zhang Liao's face was ashamed, and his mood was quite low, "Lord Assassin Shi has ordered all villages to relocate, but there are still many villages that do not listen to dissuasion, and we are small soldiers..."

Ma Heng didn't say much more.

Zhang Liao's 100 people were sent to protect Li Qing after receiving a request for help from the Ma Chamber of Commerce, and at this time he met the main owner, Zhang Liao gritted his teeth, and was just about to speak, when he suddenly turned his head to look, and sure enough, in less than a moment, he saw a cavalry rushing from within sight.

The person who came was another guard sent by Ma Heng, who brought bad news, the Xianbei army had mobilized a large army to drive here, and it was estimated that it was already on the way.

Ma Heng nodded to indicate that he knew, and hugged his fist at Zhang Liao with a gun and said: "It's hard for Wenyuan to run this trip, he will have a chance to drink and talk about it again in the future, and Li Qing under his command will trouble Wenyuan to escort him back to Taiyuan." ”

Before Zhang Liao could reply, Ma Heng turned his head to Li Qing, who was lying on the straw mat with an excited face, and said lightly: "Your revenge, I will avenge it for you." ”

Ma Heng turned around and looked at the many guards of the Ma family, none of the guards knew each other, and Ma Heng did not give orders. Jumped on the war horse and shouted, "Husband, although there are thousands of people, I will go!" After saying that, he rode his horse in the direction where the guards came, and the five guards under him and He Shishi followed without hesitation. It seems that he is preparing to stop the Xianbei army with his own strength.

Although tens of millions of people went to me, the hundreds of guards looked at each other, the leader gritted his teeth, got on his horse and turned around to follow Ma Heng, and the rest of the people also got on their horses and followed one by one.

Seeing Ma Heng and the others disappear into their eyes.

Looking at Zhang Liao, who seemed to be excited, the soldier beside him hurriedly said: "Lord Dubo, Lord Assassin Shi strictly ordered not to clash with the Xianbei people, it is better to go back to the city first to tell Lord Assassin Shi." ”

Zhang Liao clenched his fists and said nothing. The gentleman of the year has not seen each other for many years and has become a heroic man who has the courage to save the people from fire and water, but he can only obey the military orders aggrievedly.