The carriages and horses formed a long queue, moving slowly towards Luoyang.
The cavalry shuttled back and forth around the chariots and horses, constantly patrolling the surroundings. The marks of the chariots and horses left thick marks on the ground. Yuan Shu frowned when he saw the marks. These were the things that Zheng Xuan had picked up from the foreign trade caravan.
Eighty percent of the collected commercial tax was to be sent to Luoyang. After simple sales of various goods worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Liangzhou and Yizhou, copper coins were piled on these carriages. The relationship was huge, so Zheng Xuan sent
He recruited Yuan Shu, the most proficient warrior under his command, and went to escort him.
Being able to escort the carriages and horses to Luoyang, there were no foreign enemies along the way, and even thieves did not dare to approach easily. This was naturally considered a good job, and Yuan Shu happily accepted it. However, what he did not expect was
, because of the affairs in the south, Wang Fu implemented a large number of plans, which caused great fluctuations in the entire area around Luoyang. Many officials were arrested, and their seats have not yet been replaced.
Because there were no officials at the inns, they could not accommodate them. What was once a good job became a drudgery. Yuan Shu could only lead his soldiers to sleep in the wild. Fortunately, they had more than 300 cavalry, but they suffered a lot, and sometimes they could only go there.
Go to the nearby county town to get some food. Fortunately, not all inns are like this, otherwise, this will be no better than a long march. Yuan Shu looked at the marks on the ground and felt a little worried.
The wheels of the carriages and horses left very obvious marks on the ground, which is not a good thing.
At first, some thieves who wanted to die dared to come, but they were all killed by them. They were the elites of the Han Dynasty who had been fighting with the Qiang people for a long time. Even the North and South Army currently training in Luoyang may not have the fighting power like them.
For these bandits, it didn't matter to them even if a thousand men came. What's more, there were no giant bandits of a thousand men in the Han Dynasty, and they killed twenty or thirty people.
Yuan Shu was afraid of theft, not robbery. These days, their carriages and horses had attracted too many thieves. Coupled with the temporary confusion of local officials, Yuan Shu had an even more headache. They only had three hundred people, and they still needed to go out at night.
He had to rest so that he could travel for a long time. They couldn't keep all the carriages and horses, so he was worried that something had gone wrong. He had finally become Zheng Xuan's confidant, and now he would be left out in the cold again.
You know, Zheng Xuan was very unfavorable to him because he was from a noble family. He always believed that his military achievements were robbed from him. It was not until Yuan Shu angrily showed him the scars all over his body that Zheng Xuan apologized to him.
He admitted his mistake and began to reuse him. Yuan Shu did not want his future to be ruined because of this. It seemed that he saw Yuan Shu's concern. Hua Xiong said carelessly: "Why are you worried, Mr. Yuan?"
"They are just some thieves. I can deal with them by myself."
Yuan Shu didn't intend to say anything more to this idiot. He shook his head, called the merchant guide, and asked, "What kind of land is this place?"
"This place is Jie County, Yueting."
"Well, how are the folk customs here?"
"The people are kind and have never heard of any evil."
"Good, just rest here and take a rest!"
The carriages and horses gradually stopped, and the entourage started to light a fire to cook, while the cavalry were still patrolling around, not daring to relax. Everyone had a good meal, Yuan Shu arranged sentry posts, and then began to rest. At night, several soldiers stood
At a high place, they were used to fighting the Qiang people. Even in Hedong County, they did not dare to relax. Suddenly, one person saw several black figures in the distance. The soldiers were shocked and beat the war drums quickly.
Yuan Shu jumped up suddenly and drew his sword. The soldiers got up one after another, mounted their horses, and lit bonfires everywhere. The merchants and their entourage were a little frightened and gathered in one place, watching the soldiers running wildly in all directions. Yuan Shu took the lead in chasing
, soon, they discovered those few black figures. They may not have expected that the soldiers would react so quickly and were running wildly into the distance. However, their speed could not compare with these cavalry!
Yuan Shu led his men to rush over. After catching up, he discovered that these thieves did not wear swords at all and were dressed as civilians. This surprised Yuan Shu. He did not order the soldiers to shoot arrows and asked them to capture them alive. After the cavalry caught up, they possessed them.
A single blow can basically make the thief fall to the ground and lose the ability to escape.
The soldier chased the person at the front, lowered himself, held the back of the knife, and slashed at the opponent. The man seemed to have eyes behind his back, and he suddenly lowered his body. The knife in the soldier's hand flew away. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the man stretched out his hand,
He quickly grabbed the soldier's arm and threw the soldier off his horse with force. However, at this time, many soldiers had surrounded him. Yuan Shu rode his horse, slowly walked to his side, and looked over.
I saw that this man was extremely tall, a head taller than Hua Xiong beside him, and his appearance was also somewhat extraordinary. He was glaring at me angrily.
"You thief, you still have some courage, dare to hurt my soldiers?" Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes and said.
"I'm not a thief!"
"Then what are you? If you are not a bandit, why are you approaching the carriage and why are you running away?"
Yuan Shu reprimanded coldly. The man's face turned red. He looked at Yuan Shu and turned away, ignoring him. Yuan Shu was furious and shouted: "Hua Xiong, arrest this guy!" Hua Xiong looked at this.
A tall man, feeling somewhat interested, jumped off his horse and walked up to him with a smile. Only then did he realize that the man in front of him was just a boy who had not yet been crowned.
The fighting spirit in Hua Xiong's heart suddenly decreased a lot, but he still wanted to carry out Yuan Shu's order. He rushed forward like a tiger, without using the long knife in his hand, and quickly grabbed the opponent's shoulder. The opponent was stunned.
Then he also grabbed his shoulders. Hua Xiong turned sideways, clasped one foot behind his feet, and pushed his whole body with both hands. He suppressed him, but the other person was still struggling hard.
Hua Xiong almost broke free, but still could not escape Hua Xiong's suppression.
Yuan Shu shook his head helplessly. He thought he was so brave, but he didn't expect to be unable to move even under Hua Xiong's hand.
"You said you, a boy with such courage, why do you need to be a thief?"
"I'm not a thief!!!"
"Then who are you?"
The man was silent again, and someone behind him hurriedly shouted: "General, spare your life, we are all common people in this Jieting, this man is our brother, called Guan Yu, with the courtesy name Changsheng, before the prince issued a new order
Later, my brother saw the traitor in the pavilion who wanted to die, so he led us to stop him. Unintentionally, we accidentally killed him, so we escaped with him. However, this matter had nothing to do with him.
It’s what we do!”
"General, we are not thieves, we are just fleeing..."
Yuan Shu nodded. He served as a knight in Luoyang when he was young. He also recognized and preferred the knights in these places. Of course, he also understood why they ran away when they saw him. He thought for a moment and looked towards
Hua Xiong stood aside and asked in a low voice: "How is this person?"
"Extremely brave and unparalleled in strength. If he wasn't still young and has little combat experience, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to defeat him..." Hua Xiong said truthfully.
"Hahaha, good!"
"That man, are you willing to serve as a pawn in my tent?"