On the way to Jianmen Pass, Lin Manliu found that there were almost twice as many Yanyang Cavalry troops as he had passed twice before. However, they were still just patrolling various towns and villages. Some soldiers saw a young man riding a horse alone, and they would also He stopped and clasped his fists to show respect, and the boy in a short shirt also clasped his fists in return.
After two days of eating and sleeping in the open air, the young man carrying a sword and holding the thin yellow horse finally arrived in the Jianmenguan area. He could have passed by Xujia Village half a day ago. Lin Manliu thought that after finishing the work, he would check on the current situation of the villagers, so he went directly to the main road. Galloping straight towards Jianmen Pass.
At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the journey was a little early in the morning. The boy and the yellow horse walked into the dense forest together and rested on the roadside. From time to time, the little yellow stretched out his head to nibble on the tree trunks and leaves on both sides of the road. The forest was full of six sights. Xiao Huang was chewing leaves leisurely, and he took it out from his pocket. He touched it casually and took out the half piece of cake that he had not finished eating last night.
Just when the young man put it to his mouth and was about to bite it, suddenly there was a sound of a horn "Woo--" coming from the direction of Jianmen Pass. The sound was extremely long, followed by the sound of weapons clashing and what seemed to be the sound of someone stationed at Jianmen Gate. Hearing the shouts of soldiers in the Guan area, Lin Manliu immediately took back the half piece of cake and looked straight ahead in the direction of Jianmen Pass.
He immediately thought to himself that there might be thieves attacking Jianmen Pass, and the thieves here are so rampant. Just when he heard the movement coming from the front, the little yellow horse's breathing began to get heavier, and the young man began to hold the Shanye Xing on his waist with his left hand. Always be aware of your surroundings.
However, following the continuous sound of horns and shouts, the young man listened carefully and discovered that it might be different from what he thought. In order to find out the truth of the matter, Lin Manliu patted the little yellow horse's belly, and then They got on their horses and walked quickly toward Jianmen Pass.
It didn't take long before I saw the entrance to the Jianmen Pass. Yanyang soldiers were stationed in front of the pass in an orderly manner, but everyone's face was very excited, and they seemed to have been shouting something together just now. Wait a moment. The young man in the shirt approached on horseback, and some Yanyang soldiers reacted and turned to look at Lin Manliu who was coming.
"Little brother, have you seen him somewhere before?" The soldier said directly. From his tone, it seemed that he had really seen the young man somewhere.
"Boy Lin Manliu, he rushed to Xujia Village with General Li and Lieutenant Qin a few days ago... Maybe the officer and the boy met at that time." Lin Manliu immediately turned over and dismounted, holding his fists and said.
When the soldier heard about the incident in Xujiacun, he immediately recalled it, clapped his hands and said, "It's Shaoxia Lin! I didn't see it, so I'll apologize to Shaoxia Lin... just call me Lao Zhong," the officer surnamed Zhong recalled. When he was rushing to help Xujia Village that day, he was behind the crowd and saw with his own eyes the young man who was fighting against many, but now that he had changed his clothes, he didn't remember it for a moment.
"Brother Zhong, it's okay. I heard the horn sound on the way here, and I wanted to ask Brother Zhong what's wrong. Can you let me know?" the boy in a short shirt waved his hand.
Brother Zhong shouted one after another, and the officer surnamed Zhong was naturally happy when he heard it. He said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it will be spread to the towns in the future. Let me hear Brother Zhong tell you in detail...".
Suddenly, a scolding sound came from the distance, "Mazi Zhong, leave your post without authorization and go to the camp to get the Ten Army sticks by yourself! Even if today is a big day, you can't do it."
An officer wearing Deputy Lieutenant Xuanjie's armor walked out of Jianmen Pass. The boy in a short shirt heard the sound and looked, wasn't it Deputy Lieutenant Qin Mo? Qin Mo naturally recognized Lin Manliu, patted his head and shouted He said, "Aren't these brothers Manliu? Come here quickly, these clothes look much more pleasing to the eye."
"I've met Deputy Lieutenant Qin," Lin Manliu said as he stepped forward and clasped his fists.
Zhong Mazi clasped his fists aside and prepared to enter the camp to receive his punishment. When he passed by Qin Mo, he was patted on the shoulder by Qin Mo, "There were villagers passing by just now and asked about the nearby mountain roads. Old Zhong was speaking to the villagers. Route, right?" After Qin Mo finished speaking, he winked at Zhong Mazi who was looking at him.
"Yes, yes, yes, Deputy Lieutenant Qin did that just now," Lao Zhong said immediately.
"Old Zhong will continue to be on duty. Brothers Manliu can come with me." Qin Mo made an invitation gesture to the boy in a short shirt and led the boy to the side of the military camp.
The two of them stopped when they reached a deserted place. Qin Mo explained, "This is an important military camp. Brother Man and Liu will forgive me."
"Manliu knows, it doesn't matter, what the horns and shouts were just now, it was never like this when I passed by before," Lin Manliu waved his hand and said.
"That's when we won the battle! Half a month ago, Hanchuan King Chiyang fought alone with 300 cavalry outside the pass, and then camped 300 miles away, approaching the three mountains outside the territory. The barbarian from outside the territory actually bowed his head and became his vassal. From now on, he is willing to clear the way for me, Yanyang." Qin Mo clapped his hands and cheered as he spoke. There was uncontrollable excitement in his words.
King Hanchuan, Lin Manliu secretly went to a teahouse in the west of the city a few years ago. He heard the storyteller say that King Hanchuan was the most famous general in Yanyang, with a face like a diamond and a body like an ape. He has thousands of troops and all kinds of boasts about this person. For a boy in a short shirt, he naturally doesn't believe it.
But today I heard from Qin Mo that King Hanchuan was fighting alone with three hundred horses outside the pass, which made the young man a little unbelievable. How could it be said like this among the troops? Could it be that there really is a god in the world?
"I heard Mr. Shu said it...but I can't believe it," Lin Manliu said timidly, for fear of offending Deputy Lieutenant Qin in front of him.
"The first time I heard about our King Hanchuan's deeds, I didn't believe it. But as the stories spread more and more, I gradually began to believe it. We are just fighting these horse bandits and rebels in the pass, but King Hanchuan has been around all year round. He was out fighting, and at the age of twenty-one, he took charge of an army, and was named the first king of a different surname in Yanyang by the current emperor..." Qin Mo said with longing, as if King Hanchuan was right in front of him.
"Lieutenant Qin, I came here this time to inquire about any news about the caravan returning from Jiangnan." Lin Manliu waited until Qin Mo finished sighing with emotion before speaking out. After all, he did not know who the general who was fighting on the battlefield was. How powerful, I had to wait on the sidelines.
"There is still no news, but I heard a few days ago that the goat dam ten miles away to the north of Jianmen Pass seems to be frequently robbed by horse thieves. We have sent people to strengthen the defense before, but there is no sign of the horse thieves. We originally planned to lead people out We are patrolling the pass, but the new general who came to Jiannan ordered us to garrison Jianmen Pass and not send troops without permission." Qin Mo sighed and said, as if he could only worry about this because he could not solve the safety of the people around him.
"Since there is no news, I have to leave the customs. I will go and investigate first for Deputy Qin!" Lin Manliu said.
"With the skills of Brother Manliu, we will definitely kill those horse thieves one by one." Seeing that the young man wanted to help with the investigation, Qin Mo patted Lin Manliu on the shoulder and said.
Suddenly being slapped, the young man staggered a little, but he immediately stood up, clasped his fists at Qin Mo and said, "Without further delay, Deputy Qin, I will leave the city when I am six months old and take a look at everyone along the way."
"Take care, brother Manliu."
"must".
After Lin Manliu said goodbye to Deputy Qin, he led Xiao Huang back to the official road. After passing the Jianmen Pass, he got on his horse and galloped forward.
The boy in a short shirt thought to himself that after checking the situation of the goat dam, he would go to central Guizhou and find some people to ask about the caravan along the way.
Lin Manliu rode his horse, and it didn't take long before he saw a village that could be seen in the distance on the mountain road. From a distance, the rural layout of the village really looked like a goat. It must be Deputy Qin The goat dam Zi mentioned in Wei's mouth.
As Lin Manliu got closer to the goat dam, he realized something was wrong, because even though it was midsummer, the place was too quiet. No one was farming in the fields, and even the houses were quiet. There was no smoke rising from the kitchen, and although it was already past lunch time, it was impossible for all the villagers in Bazi to rest at home.
When he was approaching the entrance of the dam, Lin Manliu found a secluded place, tied up Xiao Huang, patted the horse's belly to signal Xiao Huang to be quiet, and then secretly approached the goat dam alone.
The young man in a short shirt had already unsheathed the Shanye Xingxing, and also held the Spring Window Butterfly with his right hand. If he saw something was wrong, he would immediately draw his sword to fight the enemy. However, until Lin Manliu touched the goat's dam, he did not see a single figure. , even Deputy Lieutenant Qin didn't see the additional soldiers he said. He walked to a well before hearing a slight noise coming from inside the house.
"This dam is too poor. I have plundered all these money and utensils recently. How can I go whoring with the prolific women in the city?" A rough man's voice came from inside the house.
"Isn't that right? The brothers under my command didn't pick up any valuable treasures. If it weren't for those hateful cavalry, they would have rushed into the pass and robbed him of everything." One person echoed, sounding a little flattering.
As soon as the two people finished singing, there were seven or eight shouts, vying for the first place. The general meaning of the words was, second in charge, third in charge, please find some way for the brothers, but they were soon stopped by the rough man. The crazy man's voice was lowered.
"Okay, okay, today we have exhausted those soldiers. For the remaining villagers who have been captured, my third brother and I will pick the females first. You can divide the males between yourselves. Whoever grabs them will be the winner." Yes, it’s up to you to decide how to play in the future, don’t play to death, and then you will be dragged to the stockade to build the stockade for big brother.”
After hearing this, Lin Manliu roughly understood that the people in the house were the horse thieves mentioned by Lieutenant Qin, and all the additional Yanyang soldiers should have died in the battle. All the villagers here were captured by these thieves and were sent to other places.
Judging from the sound, there should be no less than ten people in this house. We don't know yet how powerful the so-called second and third masters are. We need to make further observations to rescue the villagers first if we have a chance.
The young man in a short shirt was still contemplating his plan when suddenly a stone was thrown at his feet. He glanced sideways, keeping his attention on the house in front of him. As a result, the young man saw something from the side of his eyes. There is a young Taoist priest, and I seem to still know him, but he is dressed a little down now?
It's Zhou Mo who visits the Star Temple!
Behind a roof, there stood a Taoist priest with dirty clothes. The Taoist bun on his head also looked a bit unnatural. After Zhou Mo glanced at Lin Manliu, he sneaked behind the house. , Lin Manliu followed suit.
