The next day. Just as Le Jin got up and opened the door, he heard the whistle of arrows piercing the air from next door. This voice was simply not too familiar to him.
Le Jin yawned and couldn't help but look up at Huang Xu's yard next door. The scene in front of him scared Le Jin so much that he almost lost his balance.
I saw an arrow flying high in the air. The moment it was about to fall, another arrow followed closely behind. The subsequent arrow just touched the arrow and instantly offset the gravity of its fall. .
In the next ten breaths, arrows caught up with each other. The arrow was always about to fall, and the gravity of the subsequent arrows was offset. If the force of other arrows was ignored, the arrow looked at It's like suspended in mid-air.
"Oh my God, it's so amazing!" Le Jin knew that although Huang Xu's archery skills were superb, he could not achieve such accuracy and ease.
In order to 'hang' the arrow in mid-air without falling, the control of accuracy and strength is actually the second most important thing, and the most important thing is to control the wind direction.
You know, there are strong winds blowing at high altitudes, and the arrow is no thicker than a finger. How easy is it to accurately hit the arrow at such a high place?
The wind force suddenly increases and decreases, the angle of opening the bow, the strength and the accuracy are all indispensable. What Le Jin didn't know was that he was not the only one looking up at this miracle.
The eight small courtyards nearby were the first batch of people to join Wei Qian's command, such as: Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Hua Cun, Weng Tou... At this time, they were all looking up at the arrow suspended in mid-air.
After about thirty breaths, the arrow finally fell, and at the same time, their hearts were hanging tightly.
At this time, the expressions of several people were surprisingly consistent... shocking! As the commander-in-chief of the Longshan Army and the governor of the City Guards, Xu Huang could not miss such a master.
Following the direction where the arrow fell, he discovered that the arrow landed in Huang Xu's small courtyard. At the same time, Le Jin and Zhang Fei from next door, and Hua Ji from the opposite door also opened the courtyard door and walked out.
The four of them looked at each other, the shock just now still lingering on their faces. Xu Huang looked at Le Jin and said with some surprise: "Don't tell me that the person who just practiced archery was that boy Huang Xu." Le Jin shook his head, smiled at each other with Zhang Fei and Hua Kun, and said: "How is that possible? It's that kid." Xu Huang frowned.
"Who is that?" At this time, perhaps hearing some movement at the door, Huang Zhong opened the courtyard door. There was a faint heat wave lingering on his shirtless upper body, and his muscular chest and abdomen did not look like a middle-aged man in his late fifties.
When he saw Le Jin, he cupped his fists and saluted.
"So it's little friend Wen Qian, who are these?" Huang Zhong looked at Xu Huang and the others and asked. Le Jin stepped forward to introduce them one by one. Huang Zhong looked at Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Hua Kun in surprise, with admiration in his eyes.
You know, he went all the way north to Hedong, but he had heard about many of the three people's great achievements. Especially the situation in Hulao Pass half a month ago, where Zhang Fei instantly killed Hua Xiong and it has already gone viral among the Han people, okay?
Xu Huang and the others did not expect that it was Huang Xu's father who came to them. They hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted with a set of three greetings. They were equal to Huang Xu's peers, so they naturally treated Huang Zhong as juniors.
Moreover, Huang Zhong is indeed not young, he is nearly fifty years old, and his eyebrows and hair are mostly gray on the temples.
"Old man, who are you?" Huang Xu's buzzing voice came from the yard. After seeing clearly that it was Xu Huang and others, Huang Xu was startled at first, and then pulled a cloak to cover his face.
However, it was already too late. Xu Huang raised his thick eyebrows and shouted sternly: "Brother Xian, who hurt you like this?" Le Jin, Zhang Fei, and Hua Kun suppressed their laughter. Xu Huang came back very late last night because of his busy work schedule and did not know about it.
The three of them also saw it just now. Huang Xu's face was swollen like a pig's head. The three of them looked at Huang Zhong, whose expression remained unchanged, and exclaimed in their hearts, "Good guy, he must be your biological father!"
The beating was really hard. Huang Xu looked at Xu Huang through the gap in the cover and shook his head wildly to express that he was fine.
Huang Zhong, on the other hand, cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Xu, don't ask any more questions. Don't make the family scandal public. The person who beat this kid is Huang." Huang Zhong simply admitted it.
Xu Huang's originally furious expression froze in an instant, and he pointed at Huang Xu,
"Uncle Shi is too cruel." Huang Zhong snorted coldly.
"It's useless if you don't fight." He glared at Huang Xu fiercely, which made Huang Xu's heart tremble with fear. After learning the cause and effect, Xu Huang smiled helplessly. It was natural for me to beat my son. He, an outsider, couldn't say anything.
"It's just that there is a group training today and Xiao Xu's archery skills are needed. If so... I'm afraid he won't be able to attend." Xu Huang sighed softly, turned around and said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, go ask Zhong Kang Come on, brother, he is the only one among us whose archery skills can match Xiao Xu's." Le Jin cupped his fists and nodded.
At this time, Zhang Fei on the side suddenly said: "Hey, why bother to sacrifice the near for the far? I think Uncle Huang's archery skills are good, but I don't know if it will bother him too much." Zhang Fei obviously meant something. While talking, he touched the silver carp beside him.
Hua Cuan rolled his eyes and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, Huang Xu's archery skills are so superb. Uncle Huang's archery skills must be even better. It's just a group practice. With uncle's superb archery skills, that's not enough." A skilled hand will catch you." The two people's little thoughts can be said to be naked. If Xu Huang and Le Jin can't hear it, they will be really slow to react.
Thinking of the floating arrow just now, their eyes lit up at the same time, and they looked at Huang Zhong who looked confused. Huang Zhong was stunned and didn't think too much. He just thought that he had delayed Xu Huang's serious business by teaching his son, and he felt very guilty.
He cupped his fists and said, "Huang is still good at archery. If Mr. Xu doesn't dislike it..."
"Hahaha, I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, how dare I dislike it." Xu Huang stepped forward excitedly, holding Huang Zhong's hands,
"Oh, I'm going to bother Uncle Shi today. When the team practice is over, I'll treat you to Haoke Lai for hot pot and the strongest wine in the evening." Huang Zhong opened his mouth, always feeling like he was being tricked.
On the way to Dingjunfang. Everyone was riding bicycles. Huang Zhong was a little uncomfortable at first, but after riding for a while, he became familiar with it.
I really like this weird mount with two wheels. Looking at the pedestrians and vendors passing by on both sides of the street, Huang Zhong looked slightly sad.
"It has to be Hedong. I don't know how many joys and sorrows I have seen on my way north."
"Oh, why did Uncle Shi suddenly express such emotion?" Xu Huang asked curiously. Huang Zhong sighed with a wry smile, looked back at Xu Huang and others, and said with admiration: "Hedong has the Wei family, and you are guarding it. The people of Li live and work in peace and contentment. It is actually a pure land on earth, but outside of Hedong... there is another place... What a sight." Xu Huang and others frowned.
"Uncle Shi, can you tell us in detail?" Huang Zhong nodded slightly and told about his experiences and experiences along the way while riding.
···Everyone knows that Huang Zhong’s ancestral home is Nanyang. At this time, Nanyang was not the Nanyang of Henan Province in later generations, but was equivalent to the Jingzhou Prefecture along with Changsha, Guiyang, Wuling, Jiangxia, and Nanjun.
Nanyang is located at the northernmost tip of Jingzhou, directly reaching the capital, and is separated from Hedong County by Hongnong. And this Hongnong is exactly the most chaotic place in the world.
Nowadays, not only the Baibo Army is making trouble, but also hundreds of thousands of troops from the Dongdong Alliance are stationed here. It can be said that the people are living in dire straits.
Before, the refugees brought back by Wei Jian were only a small part, and more of them were captured and used as laborers. To say forced recruitment is a euphemism, and perhaps slavery is more appropriate.
Whether it was Dong Zhuo's side, the Bai Bo Army, or the Dong Alliance, they did not care about the lives and deaths of the people at all. In just a few months, Hongnong killed and injured countless people.
Coupled with the army's violent conquests and the people's money, food and cloth, not only how many people died of starvation, but also because of the onset of winter, no less than 10,000 people were directly frozen to death.
Huang Zhong thought it was incredible that every household in Hedong County still had a leisurely time to celebrate the New Year.
"I heard at the ferry that day that when little friend Yide was showing off his power at Hulao Pass, he happened to encounter a group of soldiers and bandits looting a merchant ship. If not for this, it would not have been delayed for several days. It is a pity that not all people were rescued." Speaking of this, Huang Zhong felt a bit desolate and helpless.
Xu Huang frowned and said: "There are actually soldiers and bandits on the river?" Huang Zhong nodded and said angrily: "Not only on the river, but also on the official road along the way, there are a large number of soldiers and bandits blocking the way. The better ones only ask for 30% of them to be left behind. If you encounter someone who is not satisfied with the goods, you will have to leave both the person and the goods behind."
"I don't know how many business travelers I saw were robbed on my way north. Some of them were more lucky. Even if they successfully arrived in Hedong County, they would not have any of the goods they brought. In their words, it is considered good if they can save their lives. ." Xu Huang and others looked at each other, and Zhang Fei shouted angrily: "How can it be unreasonable that someone would dare to rob the caravan coming to Hedong?" Huang Zhong looked at him, smiled, and said: "Young friend Yide doesn't know anything, except that As for the caravans that are recruited by the Wei family, other caravans will basically not escape the fate of being robbed, and as far as I know, the Wei family's caravans are also in trouble now."
"That's okay, Brother Gongming, you have to report this matter to the Young Master immediately!" Hua Cong suggested from the side.
Hearing this, Xu Huang nodded and said sternly: "If even Wei's caravan has been robbed, then we really can't just sit idly by." As he said that, he looked at Huang Zhong, clasped his fists and said, "It seems that the group training matter is going to be important. I've been putting it off for a while, but I also asked Uncle Shi to come with me. The matter of the caravan is not a trivial matter, and I must inform my young master as soon as possible." Huang Zhong has also been famous for Anyi Wei Young Master for a long time, and now he has the honor to meet him in person. He cupped his fists and said, "It's an honor." The group turned around and arrived at the Wei Mansion in a short time.
After notifying the concierge, he was quickly received by Wei Cheng. When Wei Cheng learned that the visitor was also Huang Xu's biological father, he immediately knew who it was. Wei Cheng was naturally very familiar with Huang Zhong.
The front hall of the Wei Mansion. Wei Cheng met Xu Huang and his party, as well as the respectful veteran Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong is grateful to Wei Cheng. If Wei Cheng hadn't recruited his stupid son Huang Xu, maybe the brat would have died... He really died young in history, and Wei Cheng did indirectly save Huang Xu. Life.
After some greetings, Xu Huang mentioned the caravan. Wei Cheng didn't know about this. Due to the limitations of transportation, it usually takes at least ten days and a half for a caravan to go out. For some that travel farther, it is normal to come back every two or three months.
Therefore, even if Wei's caravan was looted, the news did not come back so quickly. What's more, it's possible that the entire caravan was killed... In this case, the news would be even less likely to come back.
Wei Cheng didn't have time to chat with Huang Zhong, so he immediately sent someone to notify his second uncle Wei Min, as well as Tian Feng and Xun Yu.
The three people hurried over and learned that the caravan might be looted. Their faces changed drastically. Tian Feng frowned and said: "A total of nineteen caravans went south last month. Only three caravans that went to Luoyang came back successfully. The other sixteen..." Wei Min's face suddenly darkened. In the past few days, Being busy with other things, I actually forgot that there were still people from the caravan who had not returned.
Logically speaking, the caravan should rush back to reunite with their families before the New Year's Day, but if they don't come back, it's probably a very bad time.
At this thought, Wei Min couldn't help but clenched his fists.
"I was careless. I should have let the city guards accompany me at that time." Everyone looked sad when they heard this. There were a total of sixteen caravans. Even if one caravan only had fifty people, that was eight full caravans. Hundreds of lives...just lost.
Seeing that the bad news he brought made people so sad, Huang Zhong hurriedly comforted: "Maybe someone is still alive. The real bandit trouble happened in the past half month. If he went south last month, he might have been stuck on the return journey. There are unknowns along the way." Wei Min looked up at Huang Zhong, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, what Brother Huang said is reasonable, but it is impossible for every caravan to avoid it... Yuan Hao, where will the remaining sixteen caravans go?" The second half of the sentence was asking Tian Feng.
Tian Feng bowed his hands and responded: "Go to Guangling, Jiujiang, Changsha, Runan, Nanjun, Bajun... and other wealthy places." Every time Tian Feng read out a place name, everyone's expressions darkened, because These places not only have to cross rivers, but also basically pass through Luoyang, Hongnong, and Yingchuan. Nowadays, these three places are the most chaotic areas in the Han Dynasty.
Perhaps a very few caravans were stuck in a certain city on their way back, as Huang Zhong said, and they would not die. But thinking about it, the chance was slim. Who could have expected that banditry would occur on the way back?
Therefore, the most likely possibility is that all sixteen caravans have been slaughtered... Of course, this thought flashed through everyone's mind. Everyone hoped that as Huang Zhong said, no one died. It’s just that I can’t come back for the time being.
Thinking of the innocent deaths of more than 800 people, Xu Huang and others were filled with jealousy and panting. Several people looked at Wei Cheng in perfect agreement, their meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Even Huang Zhong was curious about how Mr. Anyi Wei would handle this matter. Wei Cheng was the calmest at this time.
Looking at the expectant looks in everyone's eyes, Wei Cheng strolled to the door and looked up at the hazy sky. It was probably another snowy day.
Stand still for a while. Wei Cheng said without looking back: "I once said that anyone who dares to offend me from the east of the river..." Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Hua Cun and others' eyes lit up, they clasped their fists in front of their chests, and echoed in unison: "Although it's far away Must be punished!" Huang Zhong looked at the scene in front of him, and his blood, which had been dormant for a long time, began to boil inexplicably. This is what a man should do.
