"This life" is all about patrolling around looking for Zhao Yun, trying to give him a powerful "trap camp". "The other life" is a large group of "heroic spirits" who repeat the behavior of their previous lives with expressionless faces, and will perform their pre-death memories if they accidentally encounter them.
,So, the only chance to escape from this current predicament is...
"It seems that those generals don't believe us because of their age. The only one I can rely on at this moment is you, Brother Zhang Xian." Zhao Yun patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder and said solemnly.
"Leave it on me, go through fire and water, no matter what!" Zhang Liao seemed to be touched by the words "because of his age". In addition, he had a great conversation with Zhao Yun, so he agreed without knowing what was going on.
"Uh..." Zhao Yun was a little embarrassed. He was given such a serious response. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to simply ask him to investigate Luoyang's envoy according to his original idea?
Moreover, if the imperial court wanted to use Dong Zhuo's hand to deal with Taiping Dao, Zhang Liao's doing so would be tantamount to betrayal. Therefore, it was necessary to find a target as an imaginary enemy that everyone shared the same hatred and would not cause dissatisfaction even if Zhao Yun was later discovered to be an outsider.
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"So," Zhao Yun quickly determined the target of the scapegoat based on the knowledge he had and the content of the conversation just now: "We just mentioned the 'Southern Huns' who submitted to the imperial court. In contrast, there are countless 'Northern Huns' who are disobedient to enlightenment.
The tribe has arrived in Liangzhou——"
"Is this true!?" Zhang Liao suddenly became excited.
"This is a simple speculation, my friend." Zhao Yun could not be too sure of this matter, otherwise it would be very embarrassing if the guess was wrong: "Master Dong Zhuo has wiped out the 'Rebel Qiang', but does the 'Shun Qiang' have enough
How many people will eat up the territory left by the 'rebellious Qiang'?"
"No, that's somewhat impossible." Zhang Liao shook his head in thought.
"According to my observations in various towns in Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo... is busy restoring the old views everywhere, and there is no spare manpower to assist the 'Shun Qiang'. So, is it possible that these territories that neither party can control are occupied by other barbarians?
?And who is the Hu tribe closest to them?" Zhao Yun originally just made a random excuse, but he didn't expect that it became more and more smooth, and it sounded very reasonable, and even he almost believed it.
"This..." Zhang Liao pondered: "Since the Tanshihuai invasion was repulsed, all Xiongnu tribes have fallen into chaos. There are actually five or six nominal leaders, Shanyu, and no one obeys anyone. At this time, the most powerful Yu
Fuluo only controlled less than half of the Xiongnu tribe, so...it would not be surprising if any 'Chanyu' migrated over to seize the territory."
"...Yes, that's it." Zhao Yun responded slightly confused, what's going on? A young man who was chatting casually in the military camp actually knew so much about the situation of the aliens on the border? He didn't say anything to cheat on him just now, right?
"However," Zhang Liao's face became serious, "If it is just a competition between different races for territory, it is not worthy of our attention at all. Could it be that Brother Zhao has learned about some of their plots and wants to ask the generals for help but has no way? Only then did he
Would you talk to a younger brother who accidentally revealed that he wanted to kill foreigners? The conversation that followed also intentionally or unintentionally tested the younger brother's attitude towards foreign races."
"..." Zhao Yun was in a daze, looking at this Liao, he himself successfully completed this conversation from beginning to end?
"My little brother just said that I will go through fire and water without hesitation," Zhang Liao's eyes became sharp: "Brother Zhao, can you safely tell this matter?"
"It's just a guess, and there are only a few words, which cannot be used as evidence." Zhao Yun quickly integrated all the information obtained so far and concluded that it was not impossible, and finally said: "Young brother, you should know that the imperial court, no, Shi Changshi is right
There are many people who covet the 'Taiping Dao', but there are many people who have benefited from it both inside and outside the court, so it is impossible to take action directly. The 'Fu Shui' that can quickly heal injuries is indispensable for the success of the foreign tribes' several incursions and being repelled in recent years, but even if they
After seizing the 'Fu Shui' and unable to use it, they wanted to capture the 'Taiping Taoist disciples' for testing. The war in Liangzhou was finally over, and many Taiping Taoist disciples returned, including many high-level Taoist sects, such as Zhang Mancheng, Cheng Yuanzhi, Deng Mao, etc.
."
"If they cooperate with each other internally and externally, this group of 'Northern Xiongnu' will wipe out all the Taiping Dao in Liangzhou. They will definitely have 'Han people who can draw talisman paper'. Shi Changshi can also characterize this matter as 'Taiping Dao colludes with foreign races and causes internal strife.'"
Then we will deal with Taiping Road in a grand manner." Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao and said: "I followed the contact messenger here, but lost it. I can only ask someone who is familiar with the environment of Liangzhou to help find the place where the Huns garrisoned troops, and Xiandi is the most suitable one.
Candidate."
"Haha... As soon as the rebellion in Liangzhou was put down, the imperial court couldn't wait to join forces with the barbarians to deal with their own people. I wonder what the tens of thousands of fallen soldiers will think when they find out." Zhang Liao said with a mocking tone.
I guess they will probably perform the "dying scene" a few more times... Zhao Yun, who was a little hesitant to open the gap now, thought silently.
"Since Brother Zhao accidentally learned about this matter, you don't know exactly what step they have taken, right? If you start the search from the beginning, it will probably be too late. Therefore, we start from their ultimate goal, 'Taipingdao' is here
We began to look for separate groups, taking 'the most suitable place to station troops starting from the border' as the standard." Zhang Liao said quickly.
Zhao Yundao: "There were originally two branches of Taiping Dao in Liangzhou, but one of them was abandoned because the altar advocated a decisive vote for Jinan Prime Minister Cao Cao. Currently, only the branch controlled by Qingniujiao is left. In terms of location..."
"I know this place, let's go!" While Zhang Ke was still repairing there, Zhang Liao grabbed Zhao Yun and ran outside the general stage. Since the guards were very familiar with Zhang Liao and they were coming from the inside out, they only briefly
After looking at Zhao Yun twice, he stopped paying attention.
"It's not that close over there, we have to borrow two horses -" Zhang Liao led Zhao Yun straight to the stables in the camp: "I just forgot to ask, Brother Zhao, are you good at riding?"
"We travel a thousand miles in a day and eight hundred miles in a night." Zhao Yun responded.
"I don't think there are such good horses in the camp."
"..."
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Liangzhou, Zhangye County.
This place is an important city connecting the Western Regions and the Central Plains, so merchants and knights frequently come and go. Because it produces special delicacies and famous fruit wines, even after the Liangzhou Rebellion had just subsided, it has already regained 70% to 80% of its original prosperity.
The sun was setting in the west, and there were no pedestrians on the road. The city gate guard was thinking about whether to close the city gate in advance, when he saw two young men dressed as rangers walking out of the city.
"The next stop is Jiuquan. At that time, I will definitely invite you to try some delicacies that are different from this one." The young man holding a gun said loudly.
"That's right, but it's a pity that we haven't been crowned yet and can't enjoy the famous local fruit wine." Another young man with a pair of halberds on his waist responded.
"It's getting late, I wonder if we can reach Jiuquan before nightfall -" The two young men were running so fast that they couldn't hear the second half of the sentence clearly.
"Haha, I'm afraid they will have to sleep in the wild," the guard shook his head: "I thought it was the same for me back then..."
However, almost everyone in the two streets knew that the two young men they were rushing to Jiuquan at night turned north shortly after leaving the city and stopped near the Taiping Road sub-altar.
"Taiping Dao set up the altar here, which is quite foresight. I heard that many old people praised the water quality here." Riding horses borrowed from the military camp, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun arrived in less than half a day.
In Zhangye County, which is adjacent to Wuwei, we stopped for a while, enjoyed some local specialties, and then left in a hurry.
In addition to being wary of messengers who were not sure whether they were around, they also wanted to hide it from the eyes and ears of the Huns who might exist. After all, there were many barbarians living in this city, so it was inevitable that spies would be planted in advance.
"It seems that they haven't been attacked yet, so let's use it as the center to look for the Huns' camp." Zhao Yun looked at the flickering fire on the altar set up on Taiping Road from a distance and did not try to get closer.
Another advantage of going out of the city overnight is that most Huns have finch blindness. If they don't notice any abnormalities during the day, they may relax their vigilance at night and be more easily discovered by the two of them - and this was verified almost immediately.
To the north of the Taiping Road sub-altar, bypassing two river bends and leaning against the windy mountain, Zhao Yun found a Huns camp under construction with dozens of tents. They had no intention of hiding it. Due to the night,
Nothing could be seen, and many bonfires and torches were lit.
"Looking at the size of the camp, it's five thousand. No, it might be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people." Zhao Yun temporarily put aside the thought of "I actually found it" and carefully observed the situation in the big camp: "Obviously, they
Not only do they plan to attack Taiping Road, they also plan to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder rural towns."
"Shi Changshi is seeking skin from a tiger," Zhang Liao seemed to be suppressing his anger: "Although Liangzhou is in chaos, it has not been merged with the state. The border troops monitoring the Xiongnu's movements have not reported it?... No, maybe they have already reported it,
Only then did Shi Changshi find the opportunity to communicate secretly with them."
"What should we do? Now that we have found the location of their camp, it can be said that the evidence is conclusive. Hurry back and report to Mr. Dong Zhuo...?" Zhao Yun asked.
"What if we leave and these Huns launch an attack tomorrow? What's more, Lord Dong Zhuo has sent generals to various parts of Liangzhou to develop commerce and technology due to lack of civil servants. As for being trapped in the camp, don't mention that they are on official business.
, as infantry, speed is also a problem, and these Huns may be discovered and withdrawn from a long distance." Zhang Liao stared at the camp closely.
"Could it be that you are planning to..." Zhao Yun thought of something, but couldn't believe it.
"Brother Zilong, do you and I dare to raid this camp of ten thousand people and behead its general?" Zhang Liao turned to look at Zhao Yun, as if there were burning flames in his eyes.
"Ha... why don't you dare!" Zhao Yun picked up the silver spear and laughed loudly: "Even if you go in and out seven times, I will stay with you until the end."
——When the big deal comes and you can't run away, just drag him into the "Mountains and Rivers Sheji Map" and escape.
