Chapter 27 Chasing Troops
Zhou Hu also briefly recorded the situation of the Fan clan leader in his inexhaustible papers. This person was not old and his seniority was not high in the clan. When his father passed away a few years ago, there were originally many people in the clan who were ready to move, intending to establish a new clan leader. However, Fan Shang himself was quite brave and loved to make friends with warriors and bandits since he was a child. He acted very fiercely; so he quickly gained the upper hand in the conflicts within the clan and inherited the clan leader's status.
In more detail, the paper did not mention it, but Lei Yuan guessed that Fan Shang's father was probably the leader of the thug who did black work for several top tyrants; although he died, he handed over the force of his private subordinates to his son to lead him... In this way, how could the land owners in the Fan clan be Fan Shang's opponents?
Perhaps because he has been accustomed to dealing with warriors of unknown origin since childhood, Fan Shang is generous and does not like red tape. Because Fan Hong and Fan Feng are Lei Yuan's followers, they naturally have more close relationships. He has been having a very happy relationship with Lei Yuan these days.
Lei Yuan greeted him with a long distance: "Brother, thank you all the hard work!"
"We are just walking, why do we have to work hard?" Fan Shang agreed with a smile: "I can't control what others do; if anyone in my family dares to complain about being tired, have a meal first!"
It is indeed hard to cross mountains and ridges, but the Fan clan is well prepared and organized, so it is in good condition. Fan Shang is even more energetic. Although he was driven away by a powerful enemy and left his hometown, his expression was not at all depressed.
When Lei Yuan greeted Fan Shang, dozens of riders holding bow swords in the queue flashed out and moved closer to Lei Yuan.
When the Fan clans were marching, various carriages and horses had already occupied all the mountain roads. These knights were also brave, so they rode their horses among the rugged rocks that were extremely close to the deep valley. As they moved, many fine stones rolled into the valley, carrying more earth and rocks along the way, and finally made a loud noise. In this way, the momentum of dozens of cavalry was actually called awesome.
Guo Jing and others subconsciously breathed, but Lei Yuan seemed to be unaware of it and chatted with Fan Shang as usual.
The knights came to Fan Shang and all dismounted and saluted Fan Shang.
Fan Shang smiled and said, "You guy from the Lei family is here, why don't you see him quickly?"
The leaders looked at Lei Yuan, led the knights to bow down unevenly, and shouted: "Greetings to the little husband."
Lei Yuan replied with a smile while replying: "No need to be too polite, get up quickly, get up."
Fan Shang smiled and said, "Such it, the road was hasty a few days ago and he never introduced the heroes of my subordinates to you."
Lei Yuan remembered that these people were all guests supported by the Fan clan, heroes and others, all possess extraordinary courage and are quite famous in the local area. He said with interest: "I think they are all heroes from the Jianghuai family. I have long wanted to get to know them."
So Fan Shang introduced one by one: This one is Lou Zhong, a native of Zhongli, who is good at using long swords; that one is Hu Zhao, a native of Longshu, who is known for his extraordinary strength; another one is Ji Sheng from Langya County, who has worked as a robber in Mount Tai before, hahaha...
Every time Fan Shang introduced someone, Lei Yuan praised him and finally said with a smile: "It turns out that they are all warriors! With you here, I don't know how relieved I feel along the way. Ha... It's a pity that there is no wine and meat here. After crossing the mountains and settle down, I will have a banquet with you."
Lei Yuan was so polite to Fan Shang's subordinates, Fan Shang naturally felt very proud. He was originally a vain who was willing to die of righteousness. At this time, Lei Yuanke politely flattered him, and felt that he was full of energy, as if the pain of leaving his hometown had also faded a lot.
After chatting for a while, Lei Yuan said: "Just report that the front team has arrived at the camping place. Brothers might as well speed up with their subordinates and take a break earlier."
"Okay! OK! Don't worry, my team will never cause trouble for you, haha!" Fan Shang nodded repeatedly and immediately sent someone to urge him separately.
Zhou Hu first introduced the situation of the Fan family to Lei Yuan. Lei Yuan had some knowledge in the past few days. He remembered it very clearly that when the tribes set off, the Fan family members were about 600. But at this moment, their team was afraid that they were no less than 700 or 800 people, arranged in long columns, and the carriages and horses were moving one after another. Obviously, in these days, the Fan family had captured many refugees who were in the same department, greatly expanding the number of household registrations they had.
In theory, since these refugees came to the camp of Mount Rai, they were protected by the Lei clan. Fan Shang's move was too much. However, at a time when current affairs were difficult, it was not appropriate to blame his allies because of such a trivial matter. Therefore, Lei Yuan did not mention this matter, but just talked and laughed with Fan Shang. Fan Shang chatted with Lei Yuan for a long time, but was praised by Lei Yuan and was very proud. When all the tribesmen walked away, he took the guests away.
Seeing his figure turning around the corner, Guo Jing suddenly sneered: "Little Langjun, you have instructed anyone with horses, camels and animals to try to give it to the elderly, weak, women and children as much as possible. Fan Shang was disobedient. He pretended to be generous the day before yesterday, but today he collected all the horses, camels and animals... He was not afraid in front of you."
"In this case, those who can abandon their family business and follow us are considered good friends. These people are used to being brave and domineering. There is no need to be demanding in just small matters." Lei Yuan's face was not good-looking, but he finally shook his head: "It was Mr. Xin who put Fan Shang and others in this team, and I was the leader in name, but in fact he did what he did... I'm afraid Mr. Xin is not very relieved about me. He is also very laborious!"
Guo Jing said in a deep voice: "Young man's talent is not only here, but Mr. Xin also needs to understand slowly."
Just as Lei Yuan was about to say something, someone turned out from the valley on the left one after another. This group of people were the Lei family's own followers, and they were led by several village chiefs, two of whom were close to the Lei family clan.
Lei Yuan was about to remind them a few words when he heard someone on the top of the giant rock shouting in panic: "Little husband! Come on, come and see!"
Lei Yuan climbed up the giant rock and saw Li Zhen reaching out to indicate, looking anxious.
Looking in the direction of Li Zhen's finger, there were more than a dozen distinctly armored cavalry suddenly appearing in the bare Canghuang Mountains several miles behind the team opposite!
The subordinates of Huainan Qunhao were not without cavalry, but after all, they were all made up of gathering scattered soldiers and brave men after all the wars. When it comes to the elite level of personnel, the quality of war horses, and the complete equipment, most of them are not called elite. The few elite cavalry are all well-cared for as treasures, and they must be closely following the leaders at this moment. So, where is this cavalry team coming from?
Lei Yuan felt that his breathing was stagnant: No need to think too much, it must be Cao Jun!
Seeing the cavalry team galloping along the winding mountain road, at a very fast speed, and was about to catch up with the people who were walking slowly ahead. Li Zhen suddenly shouted: "Be careful! Be careful, the Cao army is here!"
He was anxious to see and couldn't help but speak out to remind people, but although the people on both sides of the valley were within reach, the sound was blocked by the mountain wind and could not be transmitted. Li Zhen's shouting failed to remind the people on the other side, but instead alarmed his own marching queue.
"What? Cao's army is here?"
"Cao army has caught up!"
"Cao Jun is right behind!"
"Escape quickly!"
At this time, the ordinary people passed by the huge rocks. When they heard that Cao's army had come, they were panicked and some people fled directly. The mountain road was narrow and it was difficult to accommodate many people in parallel. However, many people rushed to each other and immediately blocked the entire road. Some tried to climb from the steep slopes outside, and suddenly became dangerous. Some people stepped on the crowd, some fell, some pushed, some cried, some cried, many screams, shouted, and children cried, which mixed together, which aggravated the panic and caused the chaos to spread to both sides.
"Don't panic! Cao's army is not here!" Several village chiefs shouted at the top of their lungs to maintain order.
There were a few men in the queue who were still dressed in a bright clothes, which looked a little unruly. The people sneered and retorted on the spot: "You officials, after all, want us to stay and block the road. When Cao's army came, you all left, but we were the sheep entering the tiger's mouth! Bah!"
Not only did these people say this, they also gathered together, pushing the people in front of them hard. Their actions further aggravated the spread of chaos. In such a crisis, no one had the courage to stop and judge the truth. Everyone only wanted to take one step faster than others and let others take the lead on Cao Jun's knife.
Lei Yuan frowned and stared at the random shapes of these people, showing a disgusting expression. He suddenly turned around and said to Li Zhen: "You must be more steady in the future, don't yell around."
After all, Li Zhen is still a half-child, and it is the first time in his life to stay away from his family. In the past few days, he has always subconsciously followed Lei Yuan, as if this would make him feel safe. At this moment, he knew that he had made a mistake and had already turned pale with fear, but Lei Yuan was not furious and his words were even more harmonious. He felt his eyes sore, and almost burst into tears. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes..."
Lei Yuan turned to Guo Jing and pointed at the direction with his chin: "Take people down and stop restlessness as soon as possible."
"Yes." Guo immediately took a few personal guards to jump off the giant rock.
If it were put a few days ago, Guo Jing was afraid that he would ask an extra question: How to stop the restlessness with such a chaotic scene and such a small number of people? But in the past few days, Guo Jing felt that he was getting more and more aware of what he should do!
After receiving the military order, he responded and rushed forward a few steps to accelerate, then rushed into the crowd. He was a brave man who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, and his body was beyond the reach of ordinary people. After this collision, the crowd suddenly split and he forced a path to go straight to the brightly dressed men.
The men also had a hint of a look. When a warrior in armor strode, they quickly retracted their hands and feet and acted as a gentle and honest manner. The leader stepped forward a few steps and greeted with a smile: "This general, we are..."
Guo Jing was not interested in listening to his noise, so he raised his foot and kicked him down. Just as he continued to put down several other people, a knife flashed in front of him, and the throat of the man who fell to the ground broke through the old man's long hole. Blood blew out from the terrifying wound, forming a red fountain, which dyed the boss's ground red as his body twisted and struggled.
Guo Jing's eyes were slightly condensed, and he pressed the handle of the knife. Not far from him, Fan Shang's subordinate, Lou Zhong, the Zhongli man who was good at using swords, rushed back at some point, and his speed of attack was half faster than Guo Jing. Seeing that Guo Jing looked unhappy, Lou Zhong casually put the knife back into the sheath: "Don't blame Guo Jun, this kind of crazy man should just kill him directly to save trouble."
Guo Jing looked at Lou Zhong. This was a team led by Xiao Langjun. Guo Jing didn't think Lou Zhong was qualified to commit suicide without authorization, but when he thought of Xiao Langjun's forbearance, he finally nodded: "It's really easy to kill."
Chapter completed!