There is a poem that says: Don’t tell me that you are going early, and there are even early travelers. Due to backward traffic conditions and no guaranteed security environment, the ancients liked to go out early when they traveled far away. They set off before dawn and had to stay in a hotel before the sun sets.

As a time traveler, Xu Jin really hates getting up early in the morning to travel, especially in the cold winter, it is undoubtedly an extremely painful thing to get up from the warm bed before dawn.

So now, as long as there is no urgent matter, Xu Jin will sleep until dawn before getting up. Today, Governor Xu slept until dawn in Pinghu County, Jiaxing Prefecture, and then got up and washed and had breakfast. He left Pinghu County at about nine o'clock in the morning and set off for Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture.

It is said that Xu Jin left Hangzhou City on the fifth day of the winter moon. In addition to 100 Jinyiwei and 50 personal soldiers, there were 500 soldiers from Hangzhou guards escorted. When he left Pinghu County today, the local officials sent 300 additional archers from the inspection department to escort him for the safety of the Governor, so the total force was about 1,000.

In this way, the group slowly followed the official road to the northeast until noon, and entered Songjiang Prefecture. The weather was sunny today, and the sky was shining brightly. The heavy snow a few days ago had melted away. The dry and cold north wind blew towards us, and I felt the wrinkled and uncomfortable on my face.

The decayed grass beside the road is yellow and yellow. After the dew on the grass leaves is dried, the wind will rustle. It is estimated that a little spark can turn into a prairie fire.

Xu Jin is still dressed as a essay today, wearing a jade-colored long gown and a square flat scarf, with a calm and elegant temperament. Originally, Lai Yi brought him a set of marquis costumes for the emperor, but Xu Jin really didn't like to wear that big red crown dress with a sexy bag, which was too conspicuous. If he went to the battlefield, he would be a living target in the eyes of others.

At this time, Xu Jin took out his pocket watch and looked at it. He found that it had been past twelve o'clock, so he ordered to rest on the spot and eat some dry food.

The captain of the personal soldiers, Zhao Datou, came over chewing rice cakes and said, "Master, walking five miles further is Wild Zhuao. The brothers who heard the way out just now have the rewards. The roads in Wild Zhuao are narrow, with lush grass and trees on both sides. It is a good place to ambush. Should we take a detour?"

Although the Japanese pirates are now grasshoppers in the autumn, Zhao Datou is still very cautious in his safety. He not only sent several cavalry scouts to explore the way forward ten miles ahead, but also tried to detour when he encountered unsure of the situation.

"Big Eyes!" Xu Jin just called out, and Song Da Yan immediately understood and took out a marching map from his bag and handed it over.

Xu Jin opened the map and saw that his eyebrows were frowning, because according to the map, if he wanted to bypass the Wild Zhu'ao, he had to walk a big circle, and he would have to walk thirty or forty miles more. In this way, he probably wouldn't be able to reach Huating County before dark, so he said decisively: "Take the same path."

Zhao Datou nodded when he heard this. In fact, he didn't want to take a detour. He really had to take a lot of detours. Although the Wild Pig Ao was dangerous, it would be okay to be careful of some materials. So, the group rested for half an hour and set off to continue the journey. After walking along the official road for several miles, the Wild Pig Ao was already looking at it from afar.

The wild boar awning in front of me was "S" shape, about one kilometer long, with grass and trees on both sides. The official road was sandwiched between the two hills and there was no room for stretching. Xu Jin was arrogant on the horse's back and observed the wild boar awning for a while with his eyes on the wild boar awning, and his sword eyebrows couldn't help but frown. As a commander who had been through many battles, he naturally saw at a glance that this was a good place to lie in ambush.

"Da Tou, send a few brothers to the hillside to inspect and search carefully." Xu Jin felt a little uneasy when he saw the terrain of the Wild Zhuao. In order to prevent the ship from capsizing in the gutter, he decisively ordered the mountain to be searched.

However, at this moment, three fast horses ran out of the Yezhuao, both of which were scammers of the five hundred battalions, while the cavalry in the middle was clearly a young man dressed in a scholar.

Zhao Datou couldn't help but exclaim. He sent three brothers to explore the way forward. Now he actually returned two horsemen and also held a scholar hostage. It seemed that something was wrong. He quickly raised his hand to signal the team to stop moving forward.

Soon, the three riders rushed to the front of the team. The three of them immediately stopped dismounting and rushed to Xu Jin's horse. Two scammers from the 500th battalion landed on one knee and reported loudly: "Master, I met this scholar on the road. He said there was an ambush in the wild boar valley."

Xu Jin looked at it and blurted out in surprise: "You are Xu Jie... Xu Zisheng!"

Xu Jin was invited by Fei Maoxian to attend the literary meeting at the beginning of this year. When he met Xu Jie that time, Xu Jin was naturally very concerned about this famous future cabinet chief, so he recognized it at a glance.

Xu Jie was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that Xu Jin would say his name openly. He was a little flattered and quickly bowed and said, "Xu Jie, Huating County, see the Governor."

Although Xu Jie was very famous in history and became the chief minister of the cabinet. Even the treacherous minister Yan Song was defeated, Xu Jie was still a new Jinshi at this time and had never even entered the officialdom. Compared with Xu Jin's Haoyue, he is still only a ignorant light of rice grains.

Xu Jin turned over and dismounted and said politely: "Zisheng doesn't have to be too polite. How did you know that there was an ambush in the wild boar valley?"

Xu Jie quickly told the story of rescuing Wang Lushu. After hearing this, Xu Jin's expression changed slightly and he cried out inwardly. Zhao Datou and Han Dajie were also shocked, and the latter hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. We should withdraw back to Pinghu County."

Zhao Datou nodded with a serious expression and echoed: "Master, the Japanese pirates have strong combat power. If there are a thousand people on the other side, we will definitely not be able to defeat them. Let's withdraw."

Xu Jin quickly calmed down at this time, looked at the wild boar alas in the distance, shook his head and said in a deep voice: "We can't retreat!"

Zhao Datou scratched his head anxiously when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "Why?"

Xu Jie's heart moved and nodded, "Mr. Xu is right. We can't retreat now. We can see the Wild Boar Loft at this time. The thieves in the Wild Boar Loft can naturally see us. If we turn around and retreat, the thieves will definitely realize that they have been exposed and will inevitably bite their tails and chase them, and we will become more passive."

Zhao Datou slapped his forehead and suddenly said, "Yes, why didn't I expect this level?"

Xu Jin looked at Xu Jie in surprise. This person who deserves to be the one who defeated Yan Song in the future must be speechless. Now it seems that his brain is also very good.

The guy Han Dajie's face turned a little pale at this time, and he said juicyly: "What should I do? Are you all here to waste time?"

Xu Jin calmly said: "Since the Japanese pirates are going to ambush me, then I will use a plan to make a plan. Zhao Datou, order the team to continue moving forward."

Even Xu Jie was stunned at this moment. He knew that there was an ambush and he had to plunge in. Could it be that Xu Jin was afraid that his life would not last long?

Zhao Datou was even more confused and said, "Master, my subordinates are not good at using their brains, so don't be fooled."

Xu Jinruo smiled meaningfully and said, "Have you ever heard of the story of the new official taking office for three fires?"
Chapter completed!