Under the escort of several personal guards, Xie Guini and his group of about ten people ran for who knows how long. It was not until they were exhausted that they stopped to take a breath.
It was the hottest time at this time, and Xie Guini and his party were thirsty and tired after running for a long time.
Unfortunately, they all escaped in a hurry, and no one had food with them.
In desperation, Xieguini had to ask people to go nearby to see if there was any water source.
At this moment, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
Xiegui Ni was already frightened, and he was so frightened that he wanted to get on his horse.
"Sir, we are not pursuing soldiers, only one person."
The guard was busy, so he looked back and reminded him quickly.
Hearing this, Xie Guini turned around and saw that there was a man and a horse chasing after him.
It doesn't seem right to say it's chasing.
The rider had no intention of stopping and seemed to be planning to bypass Xie Guini and his party.
But the knight on horseback turned his head and glanced at Xie Guini and the others, suddenly said "Huh", and then walked back around.
The man tightened the horse's rope, and the horse's hooves as big as bowls stepped heavily on the grass, splashing mud.
Although he was on the run, the movements of the man and horse in front of him still made Xie Guini exclaim subconsciously:
"What a handsome horse!"
Then he looked up and saw who was not the manager of the caravan?
As the steward spoke, he turned over and dismounted. When his eyes swept over the people around Xie Guini, a look of understanding appeared in his eyes:
"Chief Xieguini, why is it you?"
Xie Guini also saw clearly who was coming. Who could it be if it wasn't the manager of the caravan?
Seeing that the other party was alone, he was slightly relieved, but he still asked warily:
"How will you be here?"
It was a good thing not to mention this, but when he mentioned this, the caravan manager was actually touched by something sad in his heart.
He sighed sadly:
"It's all fate. I worked so hard to get from Yinshan to Pingcheng, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape the war."
"All my goods were lost in Pingcheng!" The steward began to wipe away tears, "There were so many people here, but now I am the only one who has escaped."
"How will I explain what I have done when I go back?"
The more the steward talked, the more sad he became. In the end, he ignored his manners and started to cry loudly.
Xie Gui Ni fled Pingcheng for no apparent reason, and there was no place for the evil fire in his heart.
At this time, seeing the steward like this again, I felt very impatient and shouted:
"Stop howling!"
The steward was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth.
Xie Guini looked at the handsome horse beside the steward and thought that this guy was not much better than the woman. He would only cry when something happened. It would be a pity for such a good horse to fall into his hands.
People on the grassland all like horses, especially when they meet a good horse, they will treat it as if it were their own life.
At this moment, Xie Guini wanted to reach Yanmen Pass as soon as possible. If he had such a good horse, wouldn't he get twice the result with half the effort?
The steward was also a man with clear features. When he saw Xie Guini's expression, he seemed to know that his situation was not good, so he quickly found something to say:
"Is Leader Xie Guini planning to go to Yanmen Fortress?"
Xie Guini was surprised: "How do you know?"
The steward laughed dryly:
"To be honest with the leader, I also plan to go to Yanmensai and then go to Taiyuan from there. When I came here to sell goods, I had dealings with the Liu family in Taiyuan, so I have some friendship."
"This time, I just want to join the Liu family. After this period of military chaos, I can find a way to get to Guanzhong from Hedong and return to Liangzhou from Guanzhong. It will be much more convenient."
Taiyuan Liu family?
Xieguini was not impressed. After all, the people in Taiyuan were all Huns.
Each of the five Xiongnu commanders was named Liu.
Even the Huns have the surname Liu. One can imagine how many families in Taiyuan have the surname Liu.
The Xianbei people were originally slaves of the Huns. Later, the slaves became the masters of the grassland. However, the Huns could only huddle in the Taiyuan area and linger on.
The slave not only took over everything that belonged to the master, but even sat on the master's head.
The Huns are crazy if they can keep their minds balanced.
This is also the reason why the State of Wei felt free to place the Xianbei people in Yanmen County.
Because even if the Xianbei people wanted to go south, they had to get through the Huns first.
Xie Guini didn't seem to pay attention to what he was saying. Instead, his eyes frequently fell on the steward's horse.
The steward couldn't help wiping his forehead, as if he was sweating a little.
When he saw that Xie Guini and his bodyguard were both a little embarrassed, his eyes lit up and he quickly took off the bag from his horse:
"Chief Xieguini, I see that some of you are a little tired. I still have some food here. Do you want to eat something before we go on the road?"
"Is there something to eat?"
When Xie Guini heard that the steward actually brought food, his attention was immediately attracted, and the idea of robbing the horse was immediately put aside.
"Yes, yes, but it's not a delicious food. Chief, please don't dislike it."
As the steward spoke, he handed several people small bags containing dry food and a water bag.
It’s good to have something to eat at this time, so there’s no room for being picky?
Xie Gui Ni opened the grain bag and saw that there was something like bean flour inside.
After dealing with caravans for a long time, he naturally knows that this is the dry food that caravans often carry when traveling long distances.
He grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, then drank another sip of water.
The dry food is indeed not very tasty. Although it is sweet, it also has a slight bitter taste, as if it is mixed with coarse sugar that has a bitter taste.
However, Xie Guini hadn't eaten a bite since he woke up in the morning, and then ran all the way, so he was already hungry.
At this time, he even felt that this dry food was more delicious than the barbecue he had eaten before.
Several personal guards also followed suit and couldn't wait to pour a few large mouthfuls of water into their mouths, and then took a few mouthfuls of dry food.
After a while, the food and water brought by the steward were all divided up.
The dry food was very satiating, and I burped after passing out the mud.
Then his eyes finally fell on the steward's horse again.
Men in the grassland do things openly and aboveboard. If you want to steal a horse, you must steal it.
Even if you give me food, I will still grab it after I have eaten enough and regained my strength.
"This horse is good."
"Does the leader of Xieguini like it?"
When the steward heard this, the smile on his face was uglier than crying, and he said with great pain, "If the leader likes it, feel free to ride it."
Hearing this, Xie Guini was a little surprised: "Send it to me?"
"Yes, the so-called BMW gifts heroes, the leader pleases."
The steward held on to the bridle with great reluctance and handed it to Xie Guini.
Xiegui Ni was overjoyed. He originally wanted to kill this man and then seize the horse.
I didn't expect that the other party was so knowledgeable, so let's just leave him alive for the time being.
He hurried forward and wanted to get on his horse.
I don't know whether it was because I had run for too long that my blood was sluggish, but my legs felt a little weak for a while. I stepped on the horse pedal twice before I managed to get on the horse.
As soon as he sat down on the horse, he suddenly felt that the world was spinning. He couldn't sit still and fell off the horse on the spot.
"grown ups!"
The guards were shocked and were about to rush forward to help Xie Gui Ni.
Unexpectedly, after running only two steps, I heard a few "plop-plop" sounds. Their hands and feet were all weak and they fell to the ground unable to get up.
The steward laughed, clapped his hands, and shouted: "That's right! That's right!"
Xie Guini endured dizziness, was horrified, and shouted:
"what happened?"
"Of course the dry food is mixed with anesthetics."
The steward said with a smile.
"What, what anesthetic?"
Never heard of such a thing!
"Of course it's an anesthetic unique to the Liangzhou army."
The steward looked at Xie Guini like a country bumpkin.
In this era, the probability of a soldier dying due to injuries versus a soldier dying in battle is basically 50:50.
The only exception is the Liangzhou Army.
The survival rate of injured soldiers of the Liangzhou Army was much higher than that of others.
This is one of the reasons why the Liangzhou Army has strong combat effectiveness.
Compared with the armies of the same era, the Liangzhou Army has additional medical system protection. It is just an injury. How can it be so easy to die?
Every veteran soldier who was injured but survived was a valuable asset to the army.
This credit must be attributed to Nanxiang Medical College.
The medical students of Nanxiang Medical College practice in Liangzhou, Sichuan Province, South China.
Regardless of whether it is livestock or labor, they are the targets of training for all the injured soldiers and soldiers in the army.
In order to reduce the pain of the soldiers as much as possible when treating their injuries, the medical school has tried various methods over the years.
From the original toad venom, to Hua Tuo's Ma Fei Powder, to the hallucinogenic herbs in medical books.
Even some legendary poisonous mushrooms in Nanzhong that can drive people crazy were tried by curious medical student interns.
This kind of anesthetic is a failed product of anesthetics, or a semi-successful product.
Because it only realizes part of the effects of anesthetics, it is only anesthetic but not intoxicating.
That doesn't mean you won't get drunk, it will make you feel dull but won't make you fall asleep.
And it tastes a little bitter.
The dry food was mixed with a lot of brown sugar, but it still couldn't completely hide its bitter taste.
But it also has the advantage that it takes effect very quickly.
When medical workers in the army performed operations on less seriously injured soldiers, they often gave them this medicine.
In this way, there is no need to waste precious anesthesia, and it can also prevent them from subconsciously struggling violently due to pain, which may affect the operation.
At this time, the steward straightened his back, no longer showing the humble appearance he had at the beginning.
"You are, who are you?"
Xie Guini asked weakly.
"A certain person is the Marquis of Quanting of Dahan Street. He is the governor of Liangzhou and is also the commander of General Xi's army. Han Long is also the leader!"
As Han Long spoke, he untied the hemp rope from the horse and prepared to tie these guys up.
Seeing Xie Guini and others slumped on the ground helplessly, looking at him in fear, with expressions of begging for mercy on their faces, Master Han felt a burst of pride in his heart:
No wonder the masters of chivalry like to play games with the world, pretending to be pigs and eating tigers.
It turned out that when I finally revealed my identity, I felt so comfortable and learned!
Seeing that Han Long had no intention of killing him, Xie Guini felt like he had narrowly escaped death.
After he was tied tightly by the other party, he finally couldn't help but ask:
"This strong man, what you just talked about was Liangzhou..."
He was completely dizzy, and even his tongue was a little unruly. He tried hard to recall the long list of names before he continued:
"But General Liangzhou is conquering the west? But isn't this east of Liangzhou? How come the general who is conquering the west is conquering the east instead of the west?"
I stayed in Yanmen peacefully and didn't provoke anyone. The general who conquered the west traveled thousands of miles east to conquer me. How big a hatred would this have?
Master Han was startled, then kicked Xie Guini and cursed:
"What a lot of nonsense! General Zhengxi is the General Zhengxi of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty can conquer wherever the king wants. Is it possible that you still want to have an opinion?"
Xieguini didn't dare to say anything.
As the most adaptable tribal leader on the grassland, he knows how to save his life.
In this case, never try to annoy the other person.
After Han Long was sure that there was no problem with the binding, he took out an object from the saddle on horseback.
Xie Guini took a closer look and saw that these were the fireworks set off last night.
But I saw Han Long lighting the fuse of the fireworks tube. When the fuse was finished burning, I heard a "whoosh" sound. The sound was much sharper than last night.
Then a gorgeous red flower exploded from the sky.
Seeing Han Long's weird behavior, Xie Guini was full of questions, but he didn't dare to speak out.
The sun was so bright that Xie Guini and the guards were tied together like candied haws on a skewer, making it even more sweltering.
All the water I drank not long ago seemed to turn into beads of sweat.
After waiting for less than half an hour, the sound of horse hooves seemed to be heard in the distance again.
Everyone looked up and saw a group of people approaching quickly from the north.
Although there was no hope, Xie Guini still opened his eyes wide and tried hard to see the person clearly.
Suddenly, his heart began to beat loudly. These people seemed to be dressed as members of his own tribe.
He forced himself to hold back his excitement and glanced at Han Long secretly.
But Han Long was seen putting his hand on the saddle, ready to mount the horse at any time.
When the person came closer, Han Long relaxed and laughed.
Dozens of riders rushed over and surrounded more than ten people. The leader asked in surprise and joy:
"Instructor Han, did you really catch Xie Guini?"
Xiegui Niben was still thinking about how to wait for him to be rescued and how to torture Han Long to death.
Unexpectedly, when I heard this, my heart suddenly went cold.
Are they actually in the same group?
Han Long kicked Xie Guini again:
"This person is Xie Gui Ni. I wonder what General Guan's next plan is?"
"General Huo is right behind. General Guan sent us to look for Coach Han."
"General Guan said, regardless of whether Coach Han catches up with Xiguini or not, we must pretend to be fleeing barbarians and go to Yanmen Fortress to contact the internal intelligence inside the fortress, just in case."
These people are the Hu Qi who were carefully selected by General Guan Da from the Liangzhou Army. They are not comparable to those Hu Qi who are just followers.
He was a naturalized Hu with Han family registration.
There is no need to pretend at this time, he is still a complete idiot.
At this time, Xie Guini listened to their conversation, and his heart suddenly became filled with despair.
Han Long nodded: "That's very good."
At that moment, a few people were left to watch Xie Gui Ni, waiting for Huo Yi, who was leading the army from behind.
He himself followed the original plan and led the people to continue heading towards Yanmen.
If Pingcheng is Bingzhou's first line of defense, then Yanmen Fortress is Bingzhou's most important and dangerous gateway.
But in fact, Yanmen Stop is undefended all year round.
After all, with the help of watchdogs and the strength of the Han Dynasty, Yanmen Fortress has no need to fortify it all year round.
Of course, there are not exceptions.
For example, take the Tanshihuai era.
For another example, when Ke Bineng was strong, Qian Zhao, the former guard of Xianbei, also discussed with Bi Gui, the governor of Bingzhou, about stationing troops at Yanmen fortress to contain Ke Bineng.
But before this plan could be implemented, Qianzhao died.
Otherwise Bu Dugen would not have been able to lead his people and escape from the Yanmen Fortress so easily.
Bi Gui led his troops out of the fortress to pursue without permission, not for no reason, but because he had already discussed with Qianzhao the plan to go out to attack Kebineng.
It's just that he didn't manage Yanmen Gate well in advance, and he didn't have a clear understanding of his own ambition and shortcomings, so in the end he was defeated by Ke Bi Neng upstairs.
However, it was precisely because of this incident that after Qin Lang defeated the coalition forces of Kebineng and Budu, he left three thousand soldiers to guard Yanmen Fortress.
It can be said that these three thousand Wei troops are the biggest obstacle preventing General Guan from entering Bingzhou.
I don’t know how much preparation Feng had made for this.
That's why General Guan Da still acted cautiously after catching Xie Gui Ni, and made multiple preparations according to the original plan to prevent accidents.
What she didn't expect was that the current situation at Yanmen Pass was totally different from the original information.