"Brother Wang, what did the Marquis say?"
Seeing Captain Wang return, several captains hurriedly came to his side and asked while wiping their sweat.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my destiny. The Marquis is kind and sent a message to let the brothers find a shaded place to rest in front."
Captain Wang got off his horse and said with a smile.
"Master Hou is kind and kind, this is the blessing of Chu!"
"I'll thank the Marquis here later!"
Before Wang Duwei finished speaking, the soldiers nearby started shouting when they heard the news.
Even the captains had smiles on their faces.
I can finally have a rest. This damn weather almost made grandpa faint from the heat!
"Brother, I haven't finished speaking yet. Before that, the Marquis is still a little worried. He asked us to disperse the spies and explore the surrounding area again."
Captain Wang said angrily.
"Who is bold enough to cut paths around this imperial mausoleum?"
"How dare you rob our Lord Marquis's car? Are you really afraid that our Lord Marquis will rise to power and wipe out three clans for him?"
Listening to a few people shouting there, Captain Wang grinned, put his hands in his hands and said with a smile:
"This is the Marquis' caution! Brother, I have something to say first. I was the one who went to the Marquis's side just now. It's up to you to worry more about the scouting matter."
"Brother Wang, you are cunning!"
When everyone heard this, they all pointed at Captain Wang and laughed and cursed.
The captain Wang just smiled and didn't answer.
Half a quarter of an hour later, a captain surnamed Ji led a dozen cavalrymen, left the convoy, and galloped forward along the official road.
"Master Marquis, why don't you despise your position and bring a few people with you?"
Looking at the smoke and dust rising in front of the motorcade, Zhang Xiu lowered his voice and asked.
Zhao Yu shook his head.
"Youwei, if you really do this, you will offend the other party. What's more, you are the most skilled in martial arts among the generals, so you can't do anything without permission. Leave these small things to them. However, tell your subordinates, From now on, please be more vigilant."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Pu on the other side.
According to Wang Pu's guess, the assassins did not succeed last time and would not give up this time.
They did not take action in Taihe Mansion. If they did not take action before Zhao Yu entered Shenjing, then they could only watch Zhao Yu and his party enter Shenjing.
As long as they enter Shenjing City, they will never find a chance to attack Zhao Yu.
Therefore, the few days' journey from Jingshan to Shenjing in Kyoto Prefecture is their last chance.
The most likely place to set up an ambush is around Jingshan Mountain.
The reason why he and Wang Pu didn't tell the captains in charge of the army about this guess was because they were so talkative. Maybe they were accomplices of the assassins?
…………
Dedede——
Galloping war horses stirred up clouds of smoke and dust on the official road.
The leader, Ji Shikang, looked at the rapidly retreating trees on both sides of the official road, briefly estimated the distance in his mind, raised his right hand holding the whip, and jerked the reins with his right hand.
The horse under his crotch knew what his master meant, and his speed gradually slowed down.
Seeing this, the scouts behind him slowed down their horses.
"This is about ten miles away from the convoy. We will tie the horses in the shade and explore the surrounding mountains and forests to see if there are any strongmen hiding in them. We will meet here in an hour and return to the convoy."
Ji Shikang looked back and gave the order.
"Here."
The scouts had no objections and dismounted one after another. They led their horses to a shady and sheltered place and tied them up. Just then, they formed a group of three or five and started exploring the surrounding mountains and forests.
"My sons, I will go forward a little further and see how the situation goes."
After that, he drove his horse forward along the official road.
"This is not exploring a path. This is clearly laziness."
Seeing Ji Shikang disappearing into the distance, a scout spit out the grass blades in his mouth and muttered in a low voice.
"Old Wang, I am a general and you and I are soldiers, so what can we do? Don't complain and work quickly. If you finish it early, you can go back and rest early!"
The companion on the side gave him an elbow, indicating that he should not say whether he had these things or not.
Not to mention the hard work of these scouts in the mountains and forests, Captain Kangji rode his horse around most of the mountains. When he saw that there was no one else around, he stopped his horse, took out a bamboo flute from his close-fitting jacket, and played He blew "Woo" at his mouth.
Captain Ji was a soldier, and he didn't know anything about romance. The sound he made was like the neighing of an old crow, which was unpleasant to hear.
“Cuckoo cuckoo!”
Just two or three minutes after Captain Ji blew the flute in his hand, a series of crisp bird calls came from the mountain forest.
Hearing the chirping of birds, Captain Ji seemed to be relieved. He put the bamboo flute into his arms again, turned his horse's head and headed towards the way he came.
After joining a group of scouts who were exploring the surrounding area, more than a dozen riders once again rolled up the smoke and galloped back towards the direction of the convoy.
"Master Marquis, Captain Ji is back with the scouts."
Zhang Xiu rode his horse to Zhao Yu and told him the news of the scout's return.
"How's it going?"
"No abnormalities were found."
Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, Zhao Yu nodded slightly.
"Then tell everyone, after passing this mountain top, rest for an hour, and wait until the sun sets and the sunshine is no longer so harsh, then we can start on the road again."
Just when Zhao Yu and others decided to rest for a while, the assassins on the other side of the mountain also got the inside news.
"Chief, there's news from the insider!"
A man wearing black clothes and a black scarf came to the leader and whispered.
Hearing these words, the assassin leader suddenly became energetic.
"Okay, it's not in vain that we waited here for two days! Tell the brothers to hide themselves and not be discovered by Marquis An Guo and his party!"
In order to cooperate with their actions, the palace even did not hesitate to use insiders.
If their hidden guards can miss in this way, then everyone present will not have to go back!
"Chief Wu, do you know who the insider is?"
At this moment, Master Shi, who was leaning on the tree trunk with his sword in his arms, suddenly asked.
The leader of the secret guard named Wu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded:
"Nature knows."
"Well, after the secret guard takes action, I will try my best to get an outfit like that of a Marquis's guard. If it doesn't work, I'll make do with those of the Marquis' guards. I'll put it on and get in front of the young Marquis and kill him with a sword."
Master Shi said calmly, as if killing the young marquis was as easy as killing a chicken or a dog.
The leader surnamed Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.
"If Brother Shi takes action, the young Marquis will definitely die! Just do as Brother Shi says!"
About half an hour later, cuckoo calls echoed in the woods.
The eyes of the assassins hidden in the dense forest suddenly became sharp.
At this time, the brothers at the front sent back the news.
That little Marquis is coming soon!
