Spring is so strange. As long as the sun comes out, the temperature will rise a lot in a short period of time. After staying in Jinyang for just five days, when I set off again, the wind blowing on my face was no longer so biting. Roadside
The wild flowers bloomed sparsely, and green grass emerged from the ground. A few sparrows that were starved to skin and bones in the winter could only use this to satisfy their hunger.
A pair of people moved forward vigorously, and the few pedestrians on the road stayed away from each other. This is a border town. Although it is still a long way away from Yanmen Pass, the population is already very sparse. Sometimes you can’t walk more than ten miles without encountering someone.
There was not a single village in sight, so this place became a world of bandits.
The bandits in Taiyuan County are different from those in Yuanshan County. The bandits here are all forced. They were originally nearby people. Just because the Huns often visited, their homes, land, and food were gone, so many people
So they hid in the mountains, and the whole village was not surprised. They cultivated wasteland in the mountains, sometimes hunted, and only came out to rob and hurt people when they had no choice.
Taihang bandits also have another characteristic, that is, they are particular about not killing. They insist on not killing if they voluntarily surrender, not killing if they pay obediently, and not if they are impoverished. Only those caravans with escorts are their real targets.
When they left Jinyang, three or five small caravans followed Su Ren and the others, with the clear purpose of using Su Ren's strength to protect themselves. Su Ren had no objection to this, and the merchants were obedient and just followed.
Behind Su Ren's caravan, neither getting closer nor moving away, with a posture of not disturbing the river.
As you go north, the mountains get higher and higher. Sometimes the front team has already passed the foot of the mountain, and the back team is still far away. Ah Si likes to sing, and the sound becomes louder after passing through the echo of the mountain. Sometimes it feels like a duet. Although everyone else
Even though he didn't understand, Ah Si still sang as he walked. His singing was melodious and melodious, and he could be heard for three to five miles away. At first, the caravan behind him would make cheers, but when they entered the mountain, those people would naturally leave.
Farther away.
Su Ren had already taken off his robe. The weather was getting really hot. He could even feel the heat while riding a horse: "Water, find me some water. I'm so thirsty!"
Ying Guangji raised his head and looked at the sky. The dazzling sunlight made him close his eyes quickly: "Why don't you take a rest! If you continue walking without people or horses, there will be problems."
Su Ren nodded quickly and asked Man Niu to tell Huo Jin to stop and rest. Soon, the entire team stopped. The grooms took the mules to the shade and went together to find water for the mules to drink. Su Ren also drank and drank what Huang Shisan brought.
I drank more than half a bottle of water in one gulp before I felt a little better.
He casually handed the kettle to Ying Guangji: "What the hell, it can kill people when it gets cold, and it can kill people when it gets hot!"
Ying Guangji also drank several sips, and his face turned red because of the heat: "The heat is not good. The winter on the plateau lasts for six months every year. Even in the summer, people can freeze to death at night. The Central Plains is better.
ah!"
"Want to come back? Are you willing to give up your Qin religion?"
Ying Guangji shook his head: "I knew I would never come back after being tricked by you into going to the plateau. Do you know how much danger I took to come down last winter? To tell you the truth, I had three hundred dollars when I set out.
There will be less than a hundred followers when we get to Tianshui!"
"Then you're still coming?"
"Hey! I can't help it. It's so poor up there. I can only plant one season a year, and the harvest from the whole field is less than one-third of that in the Central Plains. If I can't get food back this winter, my people will be hungry again.
Half dead!"
"As long as you have money, there will be plenty of food!"
"Hahaha! Can't you give me some as a gift? The last time Brother Jing went back, he took away more than a dozen carts of food. Why did it become a purchase when it came to me?"
"You can't blame anyone. Your eyes are red when you see the money. Even if I give you food, you won't take it!"
"Hey!" Ying Guangji sighed: "Human! You never know what you need!"
The sound of horse hoofbeats interrupted the conversation between the two, and many guards had already stood up. Shi Bao quickly jumped off the horse, with a hurried look on his face: "Sir, someone is here!"
"Oh? You attracted them so quickly? How many came?"
"Not many can be seen, about thirty or fifty people, and there are twenty or thirty more hidden in the nearby woods!"
Su Ren laughed loudly and shouted to the thorns under the big tree in the distance with their eyes closed and meditative: "Brother Jing, your business is here!"
Jingji lazily turned over and waved his hand: "Forget it if there are thirty or fifty people. Such impatient guys won't make a difference. They start taking action just after entering the mountain. They are just a bunch of fools. Don't worry!"
Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Shi Bao: "Did you hear that? There's no need for Brother Jing to step in. You can handle it yourself!"
Shi Bao's face was filled with joy, he accepted the promise with his hands, got on his horse, and ran forward, shouting loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Protect sir!"
The grooms hurriedly gathered the mules and gathered around Su Ren. These grooms were all from Yuanshan, and they were very good at training livestock. It only took ten days for the cattle brought from the Qiang land to be put on halters and go to the ground obediently.
Not to mention docile mules. More than a hundred mules gathered in a large circle, all with their heads in and butts out, surrounding Su Ren and others.
At the outermost edge were the thirty guards, with their weapons already in their hands. They were all on alert, waiting for the final sound of killing. Hawking stood alone at the front of the entire team, with a halberd across his chest and a black armor on his back.
There was no light in the sun. Everyone was waiting quietly, except Shi Bao, who was riding a horse and galloping left and right, especially busy.
Ying Guangji shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "Yes, your men can be considered warriors!"
"Not bad! Haha, I'm telling you not to have any ideas about them. No one will go with you without my consent."
"Ahem! Am I that kind of person? I wouldn't dare to ask for your men even if they were given to me. Who knows when you give the order and they will be able to slash at me with their swords!"
"You know the truth!"
Hawking yelled in front, frightening the thirty or fifty bandits so much that they stood far away and did not dare to approach. Hawking laughed loudly: "A bunch of cowards, with so little ability, you still want to rob grandpa? If you run into grandpa, you will die.
!”
As soon as the horse was reined in, Black Wind raised its front hooves and accelerated suddenly. One man rode a halberd and rushed over like a bolt of lightning. The bandits on the opposite side were obviously panicked. They never expected that this person would dare to rush over. They are used to it.
He had lost his hand with a hoe, and was very uncomfortable holding a weapon. When Hawking came at him fiercely, the row of bandits standing at the front either dodged to the left or right, or turned around and ran back.
Two legs couldn't run faster than four legs. As soon as the first one turned around, he was pierced by Hawking's halberd and his whole body was lifted up. It was so miserable that he couldn't bear to bet.
"Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "It's still so rough, they are just farmers, why bother to kill him! How will the orphans and widowed family survive after he dies?"
Ying Guangji was really speechless. After looking at Su Ren for a long time, he said: "I remembered a sentence you said, which is to be a bitch and build an arch at the same time. At this time, you are the portrayal of this sentence!"
Su Ren glared at Ying Guangji: "Did I say it wrong? Don't you think so? Or are you a cold-blooded person to begin with!"
Ying Guangji snorted: "Okay, I'm cold-blooded. You continue to sigh and watch and kill another one! This one is even worse, his head is gone."
Huo Jin is a fierce god. After learning the Overlord Halberd Technique, there is always no use for it. Today, he can be regarded as a beast. A halberd dances up and down, and blood flows everywhere it passes. The bandit team of thirty or fifty people, except
Those who were the first to escape, and everyone else, were killed without a cup of tea. With such a killing method, those guys hiding in the woods didn't even dare to show their heads, and they all died silently.
Withdrew.
A catastrophe was resolved by Hawking alone, and all the guards shouted with strength. Hawking rode on the horse with a smile on his face, not caring that he was about to turn into a bloody man, and walked over with his head held high.
The alarm was lifted, and the fortress surrounded by mules and horses slowly dispersed. Su Ren came out and called Shi Bao: "Let someone clean up there, it's so miserable!"
Shi Bao nodded quickly and called for people to clean up the scene. Su Ren didn't want to step on the broken meat, so he could only wait until Shi Bao led people to clean up before taking action. The thorns were still sleeping under the big tree, and until this time there was no one
Only then did people notice that the thorns didn't even move when the enemy attacked.
On a flat ground on the top of the mountain ridge on the left, Liu Hong and a middle-aged man stood quietly. They could see the scene below clearly. When Hawking returned from victory, Liu Hong took a deep breath: "Hawking
My martial arts skills have improved again, and I will definitely become a fierce general in the future!"
The middle-aged man did not answer, but asked: "Is the one holding the folding fan Su Ren?"
Liu Hong shook his head: "This man's name is Ying Guangji. He is a young man from the former Qin Dynasty. He went to the western plateau the year before last. The one who came down from the plateau two years ago was the one who sent people to kill Guo Xie. The one over there without a robe is
Su Ren.”
"Oh? I didn't expect that Su Ren, who is known to everyone in the world, would be so unbecoming!"
Liu Hong shook his head and said with a smile: "Sir, please don't underestimate this guy. A wise man must be arrogant, so be careful."
"Don't worry, young master, since he dares to come outside the wall, I will make sure he never comes back!" The middle-aged man looked at everyone at the foot of the mountain again: "Who is that? We were surrounded just now, and he was the only one who was still sleeping soundly under the tree.
Not an ordinary person, right?"
Liu Hong nodded: "Sir, you have good vision. A few years ago, an elder from Wumuya gathered dozens of people to go to the far north to find immortals. The rest all died on the road. Only he came back alive. It is said that he also brought back a white bear.
Skin."
"So it's him?"
"Do you know me sir?"
The man shook his head: "I heard about this back then, but before I had time to visit, the elder went north. Later I heard that he died in the far north, and only one person came back alive. I originally wanted to ask the immortal what the land is like.
He looks like this, but I never had the chance. I didn’t expect to meet him here today.”
Liu Hong pointed to the foot of the mountain: "If this is the case, I suggest you ask Su Ren. The reason why the elder Wumuya went north was because he was bewitched by Su Ren. He has been there and met the gods." (Unfinished)
