After leaving Tongguan, the first stop was Hongnong. We set off at dawn and had a rest at night. When we arrived at Hongnong, it happened to be evening. Little Hongnong had never seen such a group of people. The soldiers guarding the city in the distance began to shout.
Shouting loudly. After all, they were big men, and because the founding of the country was not long ago, although the Hongnong defenders were afraid, they did not panic. They closed the city gates, shouted warnings, and carried out the process in an orderly manner.
Ying Guangji shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Can't you send someone to communicate with the officials here earlier? What we are doing is like a foreign invasion. What if we encounter someone who is determined to take action?"
"Then let's fight! We have elite soldiers here. How many people can there be in a small county? We can break through in an instant!" Gongsun He curled his lips and didn't take it to heart.
Li Danghu frowned: "I was careless. I always thought that there would be no problem in the land of the Han Dynasty. I didn't expect that the people here would react so strongly. Li Gan immediately sent someone to shout at the city."
"Li Gan? Did you bring your third brother with you?" Gongsun He's eyes widened: "How old is he? At most twelve, your old Li family is really willing to risk his life."
Hawking curled his lips and said, "What happened to Twelve? When I was twelve, I followed my eldest brother to Yelang."
"So how old are you this year?"
"fifteen."
"Fifteen?" Gongsun He didn't say anything for a long time. Looking at Hawking's bearded face, he had no idea about a person's age.
Li Gan didn't have Hawking's body, and he looked like a monkey when riding a horse. But his riding skills were very good, and he came to the city with a puff of smoke. In order not to irritate the defenders on the city, Li Danghu kept his troops at a distance.
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Li Gan left quickly and came back quickly. With an excited look on his face, he imitated a soldier and clasped his fists at Li Danghu and others: "Report to all generals, I have made it clear to them that the city will be opened soon."
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Li Danghu snorted coldly: "There are no generals here."
"Oh! Hahaha..." Li Gan smiled very cutely, with a baby face, and looked honest and anxious under his helmet.
Huo Jin stepped forward, hugged Li Gan, and said to everyone: "You are not a general now, but you will definitely be a general in the future. Don't worry!"
"This kid can talk, I like it!" Gongsun He casually took off a bead on his body and threw it to Hawking: "You speak well, I reward you!"
Huo Jin grabbed it, glanced at Su Ren, and then put it in his arms: "Thank you, General Gongsun!"
"Hahaha..." Gongsun He laughed.
The city gate opened, and three or five horses filed out, headed by the magistrate of Hongnong County. Hongnong is a county, located between Luoyang and Tongguan, along a narrow place along the south bank of the river. The Yellow River here is seriously overflowing, and the area is vast.
It is sparse. Therefore, Hongnong has a large area but a small population.
Without waiting for the Hongnong County Magistrate to ask questions, Gongsun He handed over his transfer order, and the Magistrate immediately became friendly. Hongnong County was too poor, and he, the County Magistrate, had a hard time. The leader of this group of people was
A few young men, you can tell at a glance that they are young men from wealthy families in Chang'an City. The good thing about the playboys is that they spend money generously. Even if they don't fall into the hands of the county magistrate, they can still make a little money for the few merchants, and finally pay them back.
Can come back a little bit.
"You gentlemen, please come in. I will order the best inn in the county to be vacated for you gentlemen and all the strong men to stay."
"Yes!" Gongsun He nodded, and the county magistrate immediately took the people back, and the city gate was immediately opened.
However, Li Danghu did not leave in a hurry. He turned his horse's head and said loudly: "Here are the Han people. You are all my soldiers. If anyone dares to do anything, don't blame me for being rude. If you have the ability, wait until we get to Kuaiji. What do you want to do?"
Just do it however you want, the more you kill, the greater the credit will be."
"No!" Several pro-army soldiers and Su Ren's guards quickly agreed.
Ying Guangji glanced at Li Danghu and said to Su Ren: "He is indeed a good general. Doesn't Su Changshi have a good vision? With him in Kuaiji, you can save a lot of trouble."
Su Ren smiled and said: "You can see this? It's amazing!"
"Haha, you still don't consider me a friend!"
"We were not friends in the first place. We might have been friends before. Now that I am an official of the Han Dynasty and you want to kill me quickly, can we still be friends?"
"Hahaha, you always like to tell the truth."
The Hongnong County Magistrate was very fast. In less than a stick of incense, the inns in the city were cleared out. He sent people out of the city to invite Su Ren and others into the city. There were no onlookers or burning incense to welcome them. The magistrate took a few
The soldiers stood at the door, and this was the entire welcoming team. In order to make Gongsun He look good, everyone let Gongsun He go first. Gongsun He was so happy that the corners of his mouth were almost torn.
A team of more than 200 people entered the city. Although it was not fast, it was not much slower. They were going to travel far this time, and they had prepared a lot of things. There were more than a dozen carriages, dozens of war horses, mules, and horses.
Ren's ceremonial guard. Su Ren went to make a long history. The ceremonial guard was given by Liu Che himself and must not be missing.
After everyone had entered, the county magistrate immediately ordered the city gate to be closed. The heavy city gate began to close with a creak. Su Ren suddenly turned around and saw through the gap in the city gate that a black horse came from outside the city. It was moving very fast.
Rushing to the city gate, the knight immediately shouted: "Let me enter the city! Slowly close the gate!"
The county magistrate also saw it, sneered and said to the soldier who was closing the door: "What are you looking at? Close the door!"
The city gate continued to close, and Su Ren was not in the mood to care about such nonsense, so he turned back and continued to follow the team. The Han Dynasty's cities, no matter how big or small, always open and close at fixed times, although today they closed a little early, and special treatment will be given in special circumstances.
"Hey...!" There was a loud noise, and the entire city tower swayed. The soldiers who closed the door were shaken and flew up, flying over the head of the county magistrate and falling three feet away. The heavy city gate suddenly opened to both sides, and the heavy
Hit the door.
"What a strength!" Huo Jin couldn't help shouting, and quickly raised his halberd to block Su Ren. The other guards also quickly surrounded their master.
There is a man standing at the gate of the city, with his black horse behind him. The man is dressed in black robes and wearing a big bamboo hat. The setting sun behind him just falls on his head. Under the red sky, a black figure makes the picture particularly special.
Shocking.
The county magistrate looked at Gongsun He in the distance as if asking for help. He didn't understand, what happened today? The sudden arrival of two hundred soldiers and horses scared him into a cold sweat, and here came another guy with extremely strong strength, who seemed even less powerful.
So annoying. After tidying up his robe, the county magistrate tremblingly raised his hand to the man: "May I ask your Excellency..."
"Why are you closing the door?" The man's voice was cold, and he made a crackling sound as he shrugged his shoulders.
"This, this, the time has come and we have to close it."
"The doors will be closed before the You hour. Do you think the imperial law is just a show-off?"
The man opened his mouth and spoke out the imperial law, which made everyone marvel. Li Danghu separated his soldiers and stepped forward. He gave the man a fist and said, "You seem to be a sensible person. Today, just because I am waiting for you."
Entering the city, the county magistrate closed the door early, I hope you will forgive me."
The man stepped inside and said, "I have something to do today, so I won't bother with you!" He whistled, and the black horse also ran in.
This man was tall and burly, but his bamboo hat was too big to see his face. He turned a blind eye to the so-called elite soldiers around him, and walked forward with his head held high. Su Ren had been observing this man since he appeared at the city gate, and passed by in front of him.
At this time, Su Ren smiled.
"Brother Jing, are you okay?"
Thorns immediately stopped and looked up. When he saw Su Ren's face, he laughed loudly: "It's you! Let me chase you all the way."
"Is it really you? Why are you here too?"
Thorns pointed at Ying Guangji next to Su Ren: "He can come, why can't I come? Come on, come on, stop talking nonsense, I have been running for a day and a night and haven't gotten enough water or rice, so hurry up and get some food, my horse can't come as well."
You need to be well fed."
Gongsun He looked at Ying Guangji and then at the thorns, and finally asked Su Ren: "Why is it that when you leave Chang'an, one is blocking you in front and the other is chasing you? Who is this?"
Su Ren said with a smile: "The person who once wanted to kill me didn't kill me, but I deceived him so much that he almost died, and he didn't die either. It's that simple."
Gongsun He shook his head: "What!"
Su Ren and Jingjia laughed.
Several inns are incomparable to those in Chang'an, and they are considered the best inns in Hongnong. The owner of the inn suddenly received such a large business, and had the county magistrate as a guarantee, so he was naturally very happy. As soon as the people arrived, whether it was
The shopkeeper is still a clerk, and he is busy without touching the ground. Gongsun He is generous and gives a few rewards at every turn, so that those who are busy can run faster.
The food and drinks were well prepared. There was no mutton, and they didn't dare to kill cows for meat, so all they used was pork. Li Danghu, Gongsun He, and Wei Qing had eaten the pork from Su Rennong and thought that the food from this shop had the same taste.
After taking one sip, he realized that he was wrong. Li Danghu and Wei Qing could bear it, but Gongsun He immediately quit. He took pictures of several cases and became angry.
"What the hell kind of meat is this? It tastes worse than shit! Shopkeeper, come here!"
The county magistrate didn't know what to do and kept begging Gongsun He for mercy.
Jingjie finished what was in front of him in two or two bites, grabbed Gongsun He's portion, tilted his head and asked him, "Are you still eating?"
Gongsun He shook his head. The thorn was not polite and he ate it immediately. It was a big mouthful and it looked very fragrant.
Su Ren congratulated Gongsun: "Be patient when you are away from home! This place is not as good as Chang'an. Meat is good. When we get to Kuaiji, the grass will be delicious."
Li Danghu dismissed the shopkeeper and the county magistrate. Gongsun He couldn't help but get angry at Su Ren and Li Danghu. He sat aside and watched the thorns eating deliciously: "Brother, is it really so delicious?"
Jingjia nodded and pointed at Su Ren: "That time he deceived me into going to the northern wilderness. Not to mention meat, there was no grass. I only ate ice and snow every day. Three to four hundred people went there, and I was the only one who came back.
Once again, I dug up a grass root and didn't eat it for three days. I hid it like a treasure. After I came back from there, I finally understood that people live to eat. As long as you are full, you can do whatever you want."
Everyone fell silent after hearing Jingjie talk about the past. Jingjie handed a piece of meat to Gongsun He. Gongsun He looked at it, took it and stuffed it into his mouth. (To be continued)