Chapter 61: Returning to the North
The rain is still falling, the sky is dark, and the rain in spring is not heavy, but it lasts for several days. Rusty... The footsteps of stepping on wet leaves sounded in the forests at the foot of the mountain. When you pass by, you will go up to the Taihang Mountains and go north through Shangdang County. You will be able to return to the grassland in half a month.
Gongsun Zhi rode on the horse and looked at the girl sitting in his arms. He looked at the people around him riding horses or walking slowly. In addition to losing more than ten people, he actually gained a lot. One was a woman in his arms, and the other was naturally in front of the heroes of Kanto to let everyone know that Gongsun Zan's son became one of the three heroes. He originally didn't want to take advantage of this, but especially after robbing Cai Yan, he might think more about it and force himself to do things.
"...Chief, I can't figure out something." Gao Sheng came up from the side and saw the girl sleeping soundly, and asked in a low voice: "Why did we help the Kanto Alliance that defeated the war a few days ago?"
As the horse's hooves were shaking, Gongsun Zhi smiled out of the corner of his mouth: "Of course I can't stand the Xiliang Army. Since I have the chance to take a bite, I will naturally have to bite it, and I will bite it and it will cause them to feel bleeding."
A few days ago, they sneaked into Xu Rong's back camp, especially the granary in the camp. At least two of them burned up, which was to expel the anger of witnessing the tragedy of Luoyang. As for saving Cao Cao and others, Gongsun Zhi had another prophet who had not said it. He knew that this hero could not die here. Instead of ignoring it, it would be better to be favored.
Li Ke raised his mace and raised his eyebrows: "The leader doesn't like the Xiliang army, then... I'll beat Hua Xiong up again... to vent his anger on the leader."
"Come back!" Gao Sheng called him, "It's the tightest thing to let the brothers rest and make a fire and eat."
The stupid figure stumbled on the back of his head, and said 'Oh', and looked reluctantly at the big guy tied on the horse's back in the distance, and just went to the front. After a while, more than ten bonfires around him were lit up in the open space in the forest. It was more troublesome to make a fire in such a rainy weather, but for those who stutter on the blade all year round, this is not a difficult task.
However, on such a rainy day, it continued to rain heavily, and the fur coat became wet. I felt the coldness of spring when I put it on my body. After the flames burned, many people took off their coats and carried them in their hands to bake. As for the girl, because she was always in Gongsun Zhi's arms, and her body was covered by a big coat, she had no worries about this except that the hem of the skirt was wet by the rain.
After a while, the sky became slightly brighter after the clouds, and the rain stopped when the meal was good. It was definitely not possible to eat jerky meat and other meats at regular intervals. So sometimes I would still use the snatched iron pots and iron helmets to cook some porridge and wild vegetables. Gongsun Zhi specially asked someone to collect lacquer bowls, even a whole set of painted tableware and daily necessities.
After serving the broth containing a few slices of wild vegetables, he handed it to the girl. Gongsun Zhi sat down on the spot, chewed with a bite of dry cake, and said, "...There is nothing good in the wilderness. When you arrive in Shangdang County, you will find a gentry yard and let you rest for a few more days."
"You can't do this-"
Opposite, Cai Yan frowned and his white palms swayed: "I...I'm not that delicate yet, don't kill people... I'd better hurry up and hurry up..."
"It's been so long... you're still kind." Gongsun Zhi took the paint bowl from her hand and took a big sip. Cai Yan alouded a few times, staring at the bowl and muttered quietly, "That's what I've drunk..." After such words, the man returned the bowl to her again, "When you get to the wolf's den, you have to learn to be a female wolf. The wolf pack can't stay with the sheep, do you understand?"
Immediately, I took out a dagger from my waist and stuffed it into the girl's hand and clenched it, and told me: "Remember, except for the maid and me, whoever stays by your side for a few breaths, you will stab it and stab it hard into your throat, heart, and crotch. Even if you stab the wrong person, I will be mine."
Cai Yan held the dagger with body temperature and nodded in confusion.
"Is it that dangerous..." she thought.
After an hour, everyone had almost rested. They broke some branches with leaves and weaved them into circles to carry them, in case it rained again. When they packed up their things and prepared to go on the road, they bent over like beggars and said something in a low voice in Gongsun Zhi's ear. He looked at the forest behind him, and the sound of horse hooves galloping gradually sounded.
The wolf riders were not nervous, but just turned their faces and heard the sound of horse hooves and knew that they were just riding.
"Passing?" Gao Sheng carried the big knife and turned his head to look. In his sight, a knight was wet all over, his robe was tightly attached to his hair, and his hair was scattered on his cheeks. He came over in a very embarrassed manner. However, when he was four or five meters apart, he turned over and dismounted. He just saw that the other person was of medium figure, strong and powerful, with a moderate appearance and majestic appearance.
Stepping on the fallen leaves made a light sound. The other party quickly approached, raised his arms and bowed: "Cao Chun from Qiao County has met the leader Gongsun."
"Um?"
Cut a piece of meat from the jerky meat and put it in the mouth. Gongsun Zhi turned his head and frowned, "Who is Cao Cao?"
"It's a pure clan brother." The man spoke directly opposite.
The biting mouth stopped for a moment, and even Cai Yan next to him showed a little surprise. The man opposite got up, stroked his cloak, and walked over to the young man named Cao Chun.
"You... are chasing us alone...what's the matter?" Gongsun Zhi inserted the scimitar back into the sheath, stood in front of him, staring at the other party with cold eyes.
Cao Chun had a solemn expression, not afraid of the other party's gaze: "Chun, seeing that the leader Gongsun and his brothers were very good at fighting, he became aware of imitating and learning."
Around the surroundings, a group of wolf riders burst into laughter. Gao Sheng touched his big bald head, tilted his nose and took off his eyes and smiled: "This is strange. Good days are not enough, so come and go to make a living with us."
As if seeing that everyone was not convinced, Cao Chun suddenly knelt down on one knee to the silent Gongsun Zhi and bowed: "I would like to treat him with a teacher's courtesy."
The laughter in the forest came to an abrupt end. In this era, the view of teacher etiquette was very important. The Han people valued promises and did not make it easy. At this time, Cao Chun's words made the scene serious.
"Aren't you afraid of following me, and you won't be able to come back in the future?" Gongsun Zhi looked at him, turned around and helped Cai Yan on the horse's back. "The meat that the wolf ate into his mouth has no reason to spit it out. Even if he wants to leave, it's too late."
"This..." Cao Chun was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that the other party would not play according to the rules.
Not far away, Hua Xiong, who was lying on the back of a horse, raised his face and cursed with a smile: "You are stupid to read, stupid."
A moment later, among the mountains and forests, the wolf riders rolled over and horses and blew up. Cao Chun opened his mouth slightly, blinked, and looked at the team and became curious.
In front, Gongsun Zhi rode his horse and looked back at the twenty-year-old young man, and waved: "...Let's go, if you want to practice cavalry, follow."
"yes--"
Cao Chun grabbed the reins excitedly, turned over the horse, and shouted with the team there: "Go!"
He followed up on a horse.
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The sky shines thousands of miles north, and the ice and snow melt early in March, and the grassland is already green.
White Wolf Yuan.
In the hills and green fields, smoke rose. Occasionally, several carriages traveling from north to south pass by here, discussing with horse thieves outside the hills, then unloading the goods, loading them with cow tendons, fur and other items, and heading into them. The sound of women laughing in the forest. Some rolled up their cuffs to clean clothes by the pool, turned their heads and shouted at several toddlers not far away by the water. The child was so scared that he sat down on the ground and cried loudly. Soon, a horse thief with a bow and arrow carried the child up with a heartache, walked away, and helped carry the goods.
This is already a lively place.
Dongfang Sheng stood at the entrance of the wolf cave on the hillside, wearing a navy blue robe, carrying his hands on his back, and staring at this place.
From here, further northwest, a cavalry with an unknown number of people ran on the grassland, with iron armor shaking, and the leader of a knight was speeding, occasionally revealing a golden color from the iron helmet covering his face.
Behind them was a group of chasing Hun cavalry.
Chapter completed!