Kang Jie rolled her eyes, took out a hand heater and a yellow paper amulet and handed them to Fan Zeng, saying hello to him: "Father, it's freezing cold at this time, and my wife has prepared a hand heater and amulet for you. I wish you all the best."
Father, I wish you a safe journey and good health."
"If you are interested, it would be great if Yu'er could accept you as his concubine."
"What did Yafu say? It is the greatest blessing for a daughter-in-law to marry the king." Kang Jie hugged Fan Zeng's arm affectionately and made Fan Zeng feel comfortable.
Compared to Yu Ji, Kang Jie is more capable and more likable.
After glaring at Yu Ji, Fan Zeng said in a bad tone: "It's good to know. You know better than others."
"Father, come, Yu'er will personally take you to the car."
Yu Ji didn't care, Xiang Yu quickly smoothed things over: "I have sent someone to deliver a message to Wu Rui. When we reach the border of Zhu County, he will come to pick you up in person. It won't be too late for you to rest and replenish yourself at his place before returning home."
Fan Zeng shook his head and sighed, looking a little tired: "Yu'er is interested. If you have anything to do while I'm away, you can ask Chen Ping for his opinion. This man has extraordinary intelligence, no worse than Zhang Liang."
"I understand, Yafu, please go as soon as possible with peace of mind."
Xiang Yu just watched Fan Zeng leave like this. Maybe he saw this old man working hard and working tirelessly for the Xiang family. Maybe it was because of the years of father-son love. For some reason today, he was full of reluctance.
Hengshan Zhu County is said to be a county, but it is actually the capital of Hengshan King Wu Rui. Although it is not as good as Xianyang, Pengcheng and other big cities, it is still much larger than an ordinary city.
There is no shortage of bustling facilities such as pubs, inns, and brothels.
At this time, in a secret room of a pharmacy, Zan Bupan was having a secret conversation with two Falcon Dragon Guards who had become centurions in Wu Rui's army. They were old acquaintances. When Zan Bupan was still taking orders from Bai Zhan, these two people
They are his men.
"Boss Zan, according to reliable information, when Fan Zeng arrives here, the King of Hengshan will personally come out of the city to greet him. By then it will be too late for us to take action."
"What do you two brothers mean?"
"Outside of Zhu County, here." One of them took out a map, pointed to a hillside twenty miles outside the city, and said, "There is no village in front of this place, no store in the back. Once we take action, it will be too late to rescue."
Zan Bu panicked and said, "Okay, let's proceed as planned. When the time comes, the two brothers will find a way to get a warrant for the Hengshan Army. We'll be the first to do it, and then we'll give that old bastard Wu Rui a big scapegoat."
"Understood!", "Understood!"
Jingchu Yunwu Mountain Road is twenty-two miles away from Zhu County, the capital of the Hengshan Kingdom. It is surrounded by dense mountains and forests, and there are often thieves in the green forests. Therefore, ordinary business travelers heading to the Lujiang River would rather take a long way around than pass here.
But the team that came today was a little different. The leader was eight feet long, covered in fine armor, holding a eight-foot-long spear in his hand, and looked around with piercing eyes.
There are about a thousand people under him, all of them are riding good horses, marching in an orderly manner, calmly and with murderous intent. At first glance, they are veterans of the battlefield. They are guarding a luxury carriage in the middle and advance slowly, without any trace of fear.
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When ordinary green warriors see such a tough fight, they will only run as far as they can and never dare to provoke, but today there is an exception.
In the distance, Bai Zhan held up a big bow with three arrows on it, aimed at Ji Bu, loosened the string, and shot away.
After him, the Falcon Dragon Guards, who were ambushing on all sides, set up rockets, launched trebuchets, and followed up with a round of attacks.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Several sharp arrows flew out, quickly and accurately, targeting people's necks and chests. Immediately, many people burst into blood and fell to the ground dead.
"Be careful, the whole army forms a formation to meet the enemy." Ji Buge blocked several sharp arrows flying towards him, making a few clanging sounds. His fingers were numb from the shock, and he was immediately horrified.
"No, these people are not ordinary thieves. Form a defense for me." As a veteran on the battlefield, he quickly reacted and looked at the jungle around him: "Who are you? Do you dare to show up to see me?"
"Ji Bu, what happened?" Fan Zeng heard the sound in the carriage and hurried out to ask.
"It's okay, Father, there are some little thieves, just sit back and watch me kill them."
"Okay, be careful." After Fan Zeng finished speaking, he sat back in the carriage.
"Ma De, it's a pity that we don't have a crossbow, otherwise one arrow would pierce Ji Bu's heart." Bai Zhan put down his bow and arrow, picked up the Qin Dao, and prepared to summon his men to rush forward and fight.
"Wait a minute!" Han Xin stopped him: "They neither continue to advance nor attack, so we are not in a hurry. We will occupy the commanding heights and kill a wave of their troops before we fight again."
"That's right, I listen to you." Bai Qi drew out his Qin Dao and ordered: "Hidden and killed."
The sound of breaking through the air came one after another, and the enemies seemed to be expert archers, targeting the gaps in Chu army's shields to shoot at them. Ji Bu's soldiers died on the spot one by one, terrified.
Ji Bu was even more frightened. Seeing that the opponent had such good arrows and was so calm, he suddenly realized that this was a long-planned ambush, and he probably had more elite soldiers than his own.
"Father, we are in trouble. I guess that bastard Wu Rui wants our lives. What should we do?"
"Don't jump to conclusions so early, go back now and rush out."
"Okay." Ji Bu made a flash of his hand: "The front team changes to the back team and rush out."
"They want to run away, let's go."
"Yes." Bai Zhan and Han Xin, dressed in black and with their faces covered, rushed out with their Falcon Dragon Guards. As they ran, they picked up Zhuge's crossbows and fired arrows, shooting down another batch of Chu troops.
The two parties collided formally, with sounds of killing and blood splattering.
Although the Chu army was elite, its equipment and skills were not as good as those of the Falcon Dragon Guard. This battle was a one-sided massacre from the beginning, but in just a cup of tea, all these Chu soldiers were killed.
Bai Zhan and Han Xin divided their labors. The former took the initiative to find Ji Bu for a duel, while the latter led his men straight to Fan Zeng.
The guards around Fan Zeng were extremely tenacious. They fell one after another before Han Xin finally came close and killed them.
A few minutes later, Han Xin knocked down the last guard who loyally protected the Lord and captured Fan Zeng alive.
"You are the Falcon Dragon Guard, right."
Looking at the fighting style and standard weapons of this group of people, Fan Zeng had already guessed something: "Humph, the Qin people are really despicable and shameless. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at by the world for their actions?"
"Fan Zeng has been restrained, everyone, put down your weapons." Han Xin ignored Fan Zeng and shouted to the Chu army guards who were resisting: "If anyone dares to resist again, this old man will die on the spot."
"Fan Yafu!" Ji Bu and Bai Zhan were fighting inextricably. Seeing Fan Zeng being arrested, he was very upset.
He was already at a disadvantage. If he wasn't paying attention, he was struck vertically by Bai Zhan, knocking the weapon out of his hand. Fortunately, his bodyguard blocked the blow and he was saved from death.