When Xiang Shaolong woke up, he felt that he was lying on a wooden couch in the village house. The wounds on his body had been covered with wound medicine and he had changed into clean linen clothes. The comfortable feeling was really indescribable.
When the village woman waiting beside the couch saw him waking up, she was so frightened that she ran out of the room to call for someone.
After a while, the village chief Jing Nian and several elders in the village came. Everyone respected him like a god. After hearing him explain the situation clearly, Jing Nian said: "We sent people out to find out the news, but the officers and soldiers still
I'm searching for Master Xiang, and I heard that if I can capture Master Xiang, I can get a hundred pieces of gold, so I'm very determined."
Xiang Shaolong sat up, and while eating the food that was handed to him, he pondered: "Does everyone in the village know that I came here?"
Jing Nian said: "How could we be so imprudent and unpredictable? Fortunately, the person who found Master Xiang passed out outside the village was the villain's son, so only a few of us know about Master Xiang."
Another elder, Jing Xiong, said: "Master Xiang, don't worry and take good care of your health here. After the news subsides, we will send someone to send you back to Qin."
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "It will be harder to return to the Qin State from here than to the heaven, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, otherwise it will cause a huge disaster for you."
Jing Zhui said: "Then we can simply accompany the whole clan back to Qin with Master Xiang." All the elders nodded enthusiastically.
Xiang Shaolong said: "If you want to go to Qin, I will naturally welcome you, but now is not the time. Wait until I return to Qin before proceeding, then nothing will happen."
Another elder asked: "What should we do now?"
After Xiang Shaolong thought hard for a while, he said: "Please send someone who is agile and completely trustworthy to go to Zhongmou first to inform Teng Yi and Jing Jun that I am safe and sound, but it will take some time before I can go back. Please tell them
Command your troops well and wait patiently."
Jing Xiong said: "This is easy. People in our village often go to Zhongmou to collect herbs. Not only are they familiar with the road, but they are also used to dealing with the people there, so they will never arouse suspicion."
Xiang Shaolong put aside his worries and said: "Sooner or later, officers and soldiers will search here. There are many experts among those who are following me. You can use my clothes and other things to create a cover that I have fled elsewhere. This can delay the court for two days."
, three days, and I should recover and be able to run away."
After discussing for a while, Jing Xiong and the elders left the room.
Xiang Shaolong fell asleep and woke up in the dead of night. Hearing the sound of the wind and the barking of dogs outside, he couldn't help but have thoughts in his heart.
It was the cold winter when he first came. At that time, he was accompanied by Zhao Qian, the third princess of the Zhao Kingdom. They were in love that night. How could he have imagined that their fate would end due to Zhao Qian's tragic death.
He couldn't help but feel deep hatred for Lu Buwei in his heart.
He screamed in his heart: No matter what, I, Xiang Shaolong, must return to Xianyang alive to see Xiao Pan ascend the throne and watch Lu Buwei end miserably.
At dawn, Jing Nian arrived and brought him happy news.
It turned out that although his 2,000 rear guard troops were completely wiped out, their sacrifices were very valuable, allowing most of the Qin army to return to Zhongmou safely. Now Li Mu's army is besieging Zhongmou, but it is said that the casualties are already heavy.
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Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief. They had predicted that the Zhao people would counterattack Zhongmou that day, so they had stored a large amount of grain and grass to strengthen the city walls. Moreover, with the support of Huan Qi's army, even Li Mu could not easily take back Zhongmou.
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With Li Mu's shrewdness, he could only retreat behind the Great Wall in the end.
Jing Nian added: "I sent someone to Zhongmou yesterday. There will be no problem with this matter. Alas..."
Xiang Shaolong knew that there was something on his mind, so he smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, please just say it. It's okay."
Jing Nian said: "Master Xiang is right. Yesterday, a group of soldiers came from Shangjia Village, fifty miles away. They searched, robbed, and injured several people. When the people in Shangjia Village saw that there were so many of them, they were furious.
Dare to speak."
Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly and said, "How long does it take to get from there to here?"
Jing Nian said: "It will take at least two days to complete. Mr. Xiang can wait until tomorrow morning before setting off."
After a pause, he continued: "It is said that King An of Han sent a team of people skilled in wilderness tracking from Nanzheng, the capital, to search for Mr. Xiang. Someone of ours just came back from Nanzheng and said that Zhao and Han had already discussed secretly. Why should we kill him?"
You take it."
He took out a roll of maps from his pocket, handed it to Xiang Shaolong and said, "This is the map I drew by myself in the past two days. Although it is crude, I can say that it will not be wrong in general."
Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed, dressed and went to bed. He felt that most of his physical strength had recovered. If he had one more day of rest, he would be more confident in escaping.
The two of them came to a corner and sat down on the ground, spread out the map and studied it.
Jing Nian pointed to the cross in the middle of the picture and said: "This is our Jingjia Village. A hundred miles northeast of the upper right corner is Nanzheng, the capital of Han, and two hundred miles further northeast is Daliang, the capital of the Wei people."
Xiang Shaolong said: "I will burn this map immediately after reading it. Otherwise, if anyone gets this map, they will know that you are covering up for me."
Jing Nian's face changed slightly because he had never thought about this.
After Xiang Shaolong asked Jing Nian to explain the situation of the rivers and mountains on the map in detail, he put the map away and said: "It's best not even Nian Gong knows about my escape route, then there will be no risk of leakage and causing trouble.
Others have different ideas.”
Jing Nian nodded happily.
Xiang Shaolong tried his best to rest that day, and after waking up, he memorized the map. After repeated thinking, he finally decided to take the risk and escape to Wei, then sneak back to Zhao, the country he was most familiar with, and then go west to Tunliu.
If you meet Huan Qi, you can complete the feat of escaping thousands of miles.
Only when you were sure that you had memorized all the details on the map did you burn the map.
After dinner, Xiang Shaolong decided to go on the road in the dark. Jing Nian had already prepared dry food, water, clothes and a little money collected for him.
The best thing is that Jing Xiong gave him a rabbit, carried it in a bamboo basket, and explained: "This is a simple way to deal with hounds. Since hounds are most sensitive to the smell of rabbits, they can cover up the smell of human bodies."
, if a hound hears a rabbit and is chasing it, just let go of the rabbit and let it run away, which will surely lead the hound to chase in the wrong direction."
Jing Nian said: "We have discussed it. After Mr. Xiang left, we also abandoned the village and went to the mountains to avoid disaster. When Xiaojun waited for Qin, the news more or less leaked out. Since the officers and soldiers have been to Shangjia Village, maybe
If they will find out about this, even if Mr. Xiang has never been here, they will use us to vent their anger."
Xiang Shaolong apologized: "When are you going to leave?"
Jing Nian said: "It's not too late. After Mr. Xiang leaves, we will pick up the things and leave immediately."
After Yiyi said goodbye, Xiang Shaolong embarked on the road to escape again, carrying Minzi who might become the scapegoat.
Xiang Shaolong rode the strong horse given by Jing Nian, and after driving for a distance toward Northeast Daliang, he stopped to let the horse rest because he didn't want the horse to be too tired.
The lights of Jingjia Village in the rear were still dimly visible.
This horse is very smart, resting quietly on the grassland without neighing.
He only planned to spend three days with this horse.
After crossing the plains, he will hike into the mountains, which will be much safer.
To be honest, he didn't believe that anyone could follow him in the mountains.
But if it weren't for the refuge in Jingjia Village that gave him some relief, and the supplies of necessities such as food, horses, and bows and arrows, he might have been overtaken by the Koreans.
There is always a limit to human ability.
He couldn't help but feel cheerful, thinking about the scene of being reunited with Teng Jing and others, and finally returned to Xianyang, where he was welcomed by his wife, maid, and son.
The sound of hoofbeats suddenly sounded in front.
Xiang Shaolong was shocked, jumped on his horse, and galloped to the top of a nearby slope to get a clearer view of the situation.
In the distance, about five miles away, a fire dragon formed by a torch was winding its way, and its destination should be Jingjia Village.
Xiang Shaolong's hands and feet immediately became cold.
Jing Nian's worries were correct. As expected, the enemy heard news from Shangjia Village that someone from Jingjia Village had gone to Xianyang.
At this time, there were not many people with the surname Jing. It was easy to guess the line between Jing Jun and Jing Shan. Otherwise, how could the enemies come all night?
If Xiang Shaolong was a selfish person, he would run away immediately at all costs, as far as he could. But how could Xiang Shaolong escape alone?
In the midst of the chaos, he had an idea, took aim at the situation, galloped toward a dense forest that the enemy must pass through on their way to Jingjia Village, took out the fire stick, and ignited many fires.
If it were spring and summer, this plan would not be feasible. But now the wind is high and things are dry, and a single spark can start a prairie fire. In a short while, the fire will expand and the flames will rise into the sky.
This fire can not only block the enemy's advance, but also send the most powerful warning to the people of Jingjia Village, urging them to leave as soon as possible.
Xiang Shaolong was also afraid that the other party would not follow him, so he deliberately made loud hoofbeats and galloped toward the northeast on the grassland.
He would rather die than have half the people in Jingjia Village get hurt.
At dawn the next day, Xiang Shaolong was still riding in the endless grassland and mountains, but he had slowed down.
On this trip, he deliberately exposed his whereabouts so that the enemy would be chasing him and not have time to deal with the people in Jingjia Village. If the enemy had a tracking expert, his move would be very dangerous.
From time to time, he encountered rivers and streams blocking his way. These beautiful scenery that usually made people happy to enjoy, now became obstacles for him.
Fortunately, no enemy has been chasing him until now. As long as this situation remains, he can safely reach the uninhabited mountainous area on the border between South Korea and Wei.
How could the Wei people have imagined that instead of returning to the west to Qin, he would go east to the Korean border, so they must not have taken precautions. Then he could go back to the Korean border to stay.
The horse was already frothing at the mouth. Xiang Shaolong had no choice but to stop and guard a high ground, letting the horse drink water and eat grass in the stream down the slope.
He had no appetite for food, but in order to maintain his strength, he had to force himself to swallow two pieces of dried meat.
The taste turned out to be quite good.
Over the years, he has rarely been alone in the wilderness, and he can't help but think about his adventure that has reversed time and space.
It’s been seven years in the blink of an eye.
Over the years, even though he was close to Ji Yanran, Teng Yi and others, he had no choice but to keep the big secret that he was from the 21st century deep in his heart.
As for Xiaopan's secret, Teng Yi and Wu Yanfang still know about it.
He knows the fate of Xiaopan best, because Xiaopan is the Qin Shihuang who built a unified China.
But what he doesn't know the most is his fate.
Whether Lian can return to Xianyang alive is still unknown at this moment.
While I was thinking about it, the sound of hoofbeats sounded in the distance again.
Xiang Shaolong was shocked. He looked around and his expression changed immediately.
I saw dust rising in the sparse forest about two miles away, and more than fifty strong horses galloped in. Only half of them were occupied by people, and the rest were empty horses without saddles.
From the fact that these empty horses can gallop behind the main group without being pulled, and are in an orderly formation, we can know that these horses are not only good horses selected from a thousand, but also well-trained war horses.
After years of experience, he has developed an eye for people and horses.
These twenty-seven knights can still ride left and right and jump freely in this rugged and unfamiliar environment, which shows that they are all top-notch riders.
The most terrible thing is that one's own cavalry and archery are the weakest link. In such a plain land, the opponent has a reserve of strong horses to replace him. If he catches up, he will not even have a chance to resist. The enemy can catch up so quickly,
Since he is an expert in tracking, he might be one of those experts that Jing Nian heard about who were specifically ordered by Han Wangan to hunt him down.
Xiang Shaolong looked around, gritted his teeth, rushed down the slope, jumped on the horse's back, secretly shouted "I'm sorry, horse", drove the horse around the hill, and ran away.
The destination is a dense forest at the end of the horizon. As long as he can get there, he will use the environment there to fight to the death with the enemy. He will never sit back and die, ruining his reputation as the most elite special warrior in the 21st century.
Xiang Shaolong removed the equipment from the horse, wrapped two stones equal to his weight in cloth, hung them on the saddle, and then stabbed the horse's buttocks with a sharp blade.
The horse neighed miserably and ran into the dense forest carrying the stone.
At this time, the chasing horse was within half a mile. If Xiang Shaolong hadn't walked half a mile along the stream, causing the enemy to lose traceable hoof prints, he might have been overtaken by now.
However, the enemy can still follow, which shows that the enemy is indeed an outstanding tracking expert.
Those who dared to hesitate quickly picked up their bags and ran towards the depths of the woods.
After walking for a while, the sound of hoofbeats passed by from behind and disappeared quickly.
Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief and ran towards a high hillside in the forest.
Even if he encountered a tree or vine in his path, he would not dare to draw his sword and split it, fearing that it would leave clues.
Unexpectedly, after walking only a hundred feet, the sound of hoofbeats suddenly returned from the direction of disappearance like a reminder, heading straight towards his position.
Xiang Shaolong calmed down at this time.
As an elite special force, staying calm when danger comes is a necessary code and iron rule.
He calmly analyzed that only from the fact that the enemy could sense a deceit, he knew that they were not tracking him only by footprints and hoofprints. When he was confused, the sound of dog barking came from far and near. But by listening to the sound, he could only hear one.
Xiang Shaolong suddenly understood and was not surprised but overjoyed. He hid in a dense bush, squatted on the ground, took off the big bamboo basket with the rabbit on his back, and waited patiently.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Xiang Shaolong took out his dagger and concentrated on the movement among the trees outside through the branches and leaves.
The barking of dogs stopped, and only the rapid sound of footsteps was heard, approaching from far away, as the enemy abandoned their horses and came on foot.
In no time, more than a dozen black shadows were dispersed and approaching from the trees more than thirty feet away in front. One of them led a delicate puppy and barked at his hiding place.
Xiang Shaolong quietly opened the basket.
The rabbit had been frightened by the barking of the dog. Now seeing a way to escape, the rabbit sprang out like an arrow and slipped to the left.
The dog responded as expected, turning in that direction and barking and running.
The man pulling the dog shouted: "Hurry up and where are you going?"
The enemies immediately gathered in pursuit.
After Xiang Shaolong heard clearly that all the enemies were gone, he jumped up and rushed towards them, secretly thinking that I should not be blamed for being ruthless. In this situation, there is no more mercy.