"Drive, drive, drive," there was just a sound of horse hoofbeats, and passers-by saw a red shadow flash past, leaving only the clatter of horse hoofbeats. Cheng Feng was delayed for four days in Luoyang. I don't know what happened to Zhao Yun and the others, and I don't know what happened to Zhao Yun and the others. Any idea where they are now? I could only guess and return the same way, and the horse was chasing me!
"I don't know how Brother Cheng is doing?" Zhao Yun said worriedly, "In the capital, one can lose his head if he is not careful. Oh, if I had known better, I would have followed him!"
"Little brother, don't worry. I think the hero is resourceful and will be fine. But for us, the further we go, the more powerful the Taiping Sect becomes, but it's getting harder and harder to leave!" Wu Tiangang said
"Well, yes, we villagers can't see anything at night most of the time. If the young general hadn't led the way and led the horses forward, I'm afraid we would still have to be near Liuzhuang!" Liu Tong also said
"Brother Wu, go take a look at the back and tell everyone to hurry up. Let's go to the open space in front to take a rest," Zhao Yun said.
"Brother, look, this is the team of chariots and horses. We have been following them for a day. They are moving slowly. In addition to the old and young, there are only a few hundred strong men. The young boy at the head has weapons. Looking at their large chariots, they probably have A lot of good stuff.”
"Well, there are really no one else who can have so many carriages at one time except those rich families. You can follow and see if there are any guards. Make sure who they are and report to me at any time. I Go and take the brothers to ambush in front!" I saw two big men discussing.
"Okay, if we rob them, we will get rich and have the money to join the religion. Haha"
"With this level of potential, it would be great to find a big city and live a stable life, if you want to go to the Taiping Religion when you have money!"
"Yes, yes, brother said yes!"
"Watch the good guys, I'll go get ready,"
"That's it. There are no trees or obstructions on all sides. At night, everyone will surround the iron carts outside and use it as a city wall. Let's have a good idea today. Brother Wu, go explore around and see if there are any other roads. ," Zhao Yun said
"Okay, I'll take a few people to take a look. Please be careful," Wu Tiangang said.
Everyone hurriedly took a rest, prepared to eat later, and took care of the elderly and children. Zhao Yun looked at the tired and affectionate expressions on everyone's faces and greeted loudly, "Brothers, please work hard and stew the meat. There will be more for you tonight." Eat something, it seems we have to rush in the middle of the night to get around the city in front!" Zhao Yun said
The sun was setting and the breeze was calm. Zhao Yun looked at the weather and said secretly, "Fortunately, there has been no wind or rain in the past few days, otherwise it would have been a lot more work. Oh, I hope everything goes well!" Looking at the busy people, Zhao Yun There is always a little worry in my heart!
Everyone had eaten and was ready to rest. Zhao Yun led his people on another patrol and said to Wu Tiangang, "Brother Wu, divide the people into four teams, and form a team to hide quietly under the mound over there. One pair will patrol, and we will go back in the middle of the night." In other words, we won’t be traveling at night tonight. I always feel like something is happening!”
"Okay, just listen to Brother Zilong. You two bring weapons. Go and hide them over there, but don't fall asleep." Wu Tiangang said to a pair of people with a smile.
"Haha, don't worry, Brother Wu!" "That's right, how can we fall asleep? The lives of our fellow villagers are all on us."
"Haha, Old Wu, I was wrong. Brothers, go quickly and be careful." Wu Tiangang said quickly
Zhao Yun mounted his horse with a gun, said a few words to Liu Tong, and a few words to Wu Tiangang, and then quietly hid in the dark!
"Brother, you are here. They are a group of common people. They have just eaten and are getting ready to rest." The man with the scarred face said to the big man with a sinister face.
"Well, you did a good job, but how could these people have so many trucks? Did you see clearly what was on the truck?"
"Well, I saw that they have deep ruts and it looks like they are carrying heavy objects. This group of people can't walk more than a hundred miles in a day. They get their food from the cars. I guess they are hauling food." Scarface said.
At this moment, a horse suddenly fell down for unknown reasons, and the cart suddenly overturned. A cart of grain was exposed to the eyes of the bandits, and they could hear their breathing becoming heavier at that time. The two looked at each other, and the big man said, "Keep a close eye, it seems that this is really a fat sheep. Everyone wait here until they are asleep, and then we go. Remember, don't kill anyone for a while. We want to Just take a cart of food and leave.”
"Ah, a car?" Scarface asked puzzledly, "Why do you need a car?"
"Yes, brother, how can one car be enough?" Others also said one after another.
"Shut up, what do you know! There are so many of them, they won't fight with us for a cart of food, they will definitely give it to us, so we will follow him and ask for it from them every day. Hum, wait until all our brothers are here , and rob them together!" The big man sneered.
"Haha, big brother is wise," everyone said flatteringly
"Let's go, let's find a place to wait first, and we'll ask for food later!" Scarface said with a smile.
The breeze was blowing softly and the Jade Rabbit was bright. Zhao Yun was listening to the chirping of insects around him. He was closing his eyes to rest his mind. Suddenly, he seemed to be feeling something, and his eyes were fixed on the hillside in front of him.
"Hahahaha, you all slept well," a burst of laughter came, waking up everyone who was sleeping. At that time, the old man was trembling with fear, and the children were crying!
Wu Tiangang took a closer look and saw more than fifty people coming across from him. All of them were big men with fierce looks. He couldn't help but said angrily, "What a courageous dog! He even dares to touch the things of my Taiping Sect!"
"Haha, I don't care what religion you are from. I'm interested in your food. If you're wise enough, please leave a cart of it to save us from taking action." Scarface shouted
"This!" Wu Tiangang couldn't help but be confused. He looked back and found that Zhao Yun had not come out. He thought that the name of the Taiping Sect had frightened him, and said, "Haha, you are so brave, you even dare to ask for our things. Aren’t you afraid that I and other brothers will crush you?”
"Haha, stop pretending. If they were from the Taiping Religion, they would have taken action a long time ago. Why would they say so much? If you are wise, just hand over a cart of food, and we will avoid fighting!" The big man said with a smile.
"Hmph, that's a good idea. You have to ask me if I agree to the knife in my hand." Wu Tiangang shouted. As soon as he finished speaking, more than fifty people jumped out in an instant, equal to the number of the robbers. "Hmph, let me tell you, I won't get a single grain of food."
"Haha, you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. In this case, we have to take action. Brothers, kill them for me. Don't bother, just kill the old people and children. Haha" Scarface shouted
"What, despicable!" Wu Tiangang said angrily!
"How about it? Can you give me a cart of food?" the big man sneered.
"Here, Tiangang, why don't you give it to them? It's only one car anyway, so if you give it to them, it'll be fine!" said an old man.
"Haha, yes. My father-in-law is still sensible!" Scarface said
"No, what if they come to ask for food every day? Should we give it or not?" Liu Tong said, "Tiangang, you just kill the thieves, and we will just let nature take its course!"
"Here. Brother, what should we do? It seems that these people have eaten the weight." Scarface said.
"Huh, if that's the case, don't blame us! Brothers, get ready," the big man said coldly
"Da da da da" came the sound of horse hoofbeats, and Zhao Yun was seen slowly jumping out of the horse with a spear, "Is the play over?" Zhao Yun asked lightly.
"Haha, little baby, if you don't hide in the crowd and tremble, how dare you come out and die, haha" Scarface said with a smile
"Hmph! Stop talking nonsense and take action," the big man roared
"Looking for death!" Wu Tiangang said, and stepped forward with a knife. At the same time, the people who had been ambush came out. Now, the expressions of the scarred face and the big man changed drastically. They were neither advancing nor retreating.
"Hmph!" Zhao Yun snorted coldly, leaped forward on his horse, raised his hand, and lowered his gun. There were only dots of cold light. Everyone didn't even have time to react. Zhao Yun had killed eight people in a row. By the time Scarface and the others reacted, , have been killed to pieces, only a few people are left! I was so frightened that I quickly fell to the ground and begged for mercy!
"You should deal with the bodies here and don't scare the children. Brother Wu will bring them for questioning. The others will continue to patrol and ambush. Everyone will continue to rest!" Zhao Yun made arrangements in an orderly manner.
"Be honest, tell me where you are from!" Wu Tiangang asked
"Don't kill me, don't kill me. We are villagers nearby and have always wanted to join the Taiping Cult. However, since we don't have the money to join the religion, we were not taken in. Then a hundred of us brothers got together and lived together here. , I usually just grab some food and never hurt anyone." Scarface said quickly, and his eyes kept rolling.
"Oh, do you still have people? Where are they?" Zhao Yun asked lightly.
"They, they all went out and are not here. This is us. They will be back in a few days. We have received the news," Scarface said quickly,
"Shut up! You bastard, they won't let us go. They will kill us or chop us into pieces. Come on, huh, I don't know anything!" said the big man!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yun shot one by one, killing five people in a row, leaving only Scarface. "Bury them. What else do you know? Tell me. I won't kill you!" Zhao Yun said coldly.
"It's gone. It's really gone. That's all I know. I usually keep in touch with the other brothers." Scarface cried.
"Then where do you usually live?" Wu Tiangang asked quickly
"It's in the mountains twenty miles ahead. By the way, I know a small road that can bypass Shanyang City ahead!" Scar's family said quickly
"Oh, right?" Zhao Yun thought. After passing Shanyang City, he arrived at Jizhou, which is not far from Changshan! "Can that small road pass large vehicles, and what is the environment like?" Liu Tong asked quickly
"It's fairly flat, but not many people know about it. It was the official road back then. Later, when the Yellow River flooded, the imperial court rebuilt the official road. Since then, no one has cared about it. We often go in and out there. From here, you can bypass the three cities of Shanyang, Yangping, and Hongping in five days, go directly to Dangjun, and reach Chongping City!" Scarface glanced at Zhao Yun and said quickly, "And the paths are all in the suburbs. Just go straight and don't worry about getting lost." Scarface added with a smile.
"Well! Mr. Liu, tell the villagers to rest for a while. After they finish handling the matter, we will set off quickly." Zhao Yun turned around and said
"What's your name?" Wu Tiangang asked
"The villain Wang Qiang is from Wangjia Village, Shanyang County," Scarface said quickly.
"You said you have many brothers. What have they been doing?" Zhao Yun asked casually.
"They are going to buy ironware this time. This is not because of the recent famine. We can't even get food. We plan to grow our own food in the spring next year." Scarface said.
"Oh! Don't do this kind of thing in the future. If you lead the way well this time and pass smoothly, I won't kill you, and there will be a reward. It's up to you," Zhao Yun said
"Yes, yes! The villain must do his best," Scarface quickly replied.
"General Zhao, everything is packed. When are we going to set off?" Wu Tiangang came to Zhao Yun and asked softly. At the same time, he felt more and more emotional in his heart. Zhao Yun, at such a young age, handles things so maturely. It seems that there will be no limits in the future. !
"Well, let's set off immediately. You are responsible for taking care of Wang Qiang. Choose some villagers who can see clearly to drive the carriage, and send some people to patrol the convoy. Arrange the brothers at the back. I will open the way in front." Zhao Yundao
"Yes!" He casually agreed, and everyone hurriedly took action. It was said to be a small road, but in fact, it could accommodate two carriages side by side. It was just in disrepair and overgrown with weeds. Liu Tong suggested that it is not yet dawn yet, and everyone should be together. Walk in a single line and wait until dawn to see the road, then form two lines so that you can go faster. Otherwise, with more than 400 carriages, the queue would be very long.
Time is the easiest thing to pass by. Unknowingly, it was already dawn. At this time, Liu Tong rushed over and said, "Little general, it is also dawn. Many children are crying hungry. We adults can hold on for a while, but these children can't." Now, should we have something to eat before leaving?"
"Well, what Mr. Liu said makes sense. Let's go like this. Let's find an open area, eat quickly, and rest for a while. I'll go take a look ahead. Pay attention to what's going on around you!" Zhao Yun thought for a while and responded.
Everyone was gathering firewood for cooking, and Zhao Yun rode his horse to inspect the front. He couldn't help but think about it, and walked this way directly to Chongping City. Beyond that is the boundary of Changshan. We are getting closer and closer to the Taiping Sect. This road will not be peaceful. Since Brother Cheng has handed over all the people to me, I have to take them to Changshan properly. It seems that I have to First, arrange for a few people to go to Changshan to explore the road in advance to see what is going on! Thinking like this, Zhao Yun walked twenty miles without knowing it, and found that this road was indeed the original official road. Except for some weeds, it was still very smooth. I'm just afraid that if I meet some strong man on the road, I'll inevitably have to kill him again!
Zhao Yun galloped all the way and quickly returned to everyone. Seeing him like this, everyone was shocked. "Little general, what happened in front?" Liu Tong asked quickly.
"Ah? No! The front is very peaceful. Even now, I don't know how many people from the Taiping Sect are there in the nearby towns. I plan to send a few people to explore the front and leave marks along the way. It will be convenient for us! "Zhao Yun said
"Brother, here, this is the meat I roasted!" A little girl held some roasted meat and said to Zhao Yun with a red face.
"Oh, Xiao Guang'er is so good, he can even grill meat." Zhao Yun took it and praised it while eating, which only made everyone laugh. Finally, Liu Tong selected twenty young men and asked them to go explore the road. After everyone had dinner, they started the moving journey again!
"Young general, we have been walking for eight days. I wonder how far we still have to go?" an old man asked Zhao Yun.
"Haha, old sir, don't worry, we are almost at Chongping City. After passing Chongping City, we will reach Changshan!" Zhao Yun said with a smile.
"Okay!" When everyone heard that they were almost there, their expressions changed and they immediately became more energetic.
"Brother Wu, go get some silver," Zhao Yun ordered.
"Young general, five miles ahead is Chongping City, me." Scarface Wang Qiang said nervously,
"Yeah! I know, but." Before Zhao Yun could finish speaking, Wang Qiang quickly fell to his knees and cried, "Sir, please forgive me! I will never dare to do it again!"
"Hmph, I keep my word and won't kill you. Brother Wu, give him some money and tell him to leave!" Zhao Yun snorted.
"Thank you, thank you!" Scarface thanked him quickly.
"Remember, from now on you will be safe and sound, and don't cause trouble to your hometown again!" Liu Tong warned.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Scarface took the money and a few days of food and ran back to the original route, leaving everyone speechless. Wu Tiangang held the horse and smiled at everyone, "Look, I saved one horse, but this guy runs really fast." Haha, this statement caused another burst of laughter!
"Let's go, after passing Chongping we will reach Changshan!" Zhao Yun said
"Well, young general, can we not go through the city? It doesn't hurt to take a longer detour. Otherwise, so many things will be too eye-catching!" An old man said worriedly.
"Yes!" everyone agreed.
"Haha, don't worry, everyone. The Taiping Sect has not yet developed in this Chongping area. You can rest assured. But the old man is right. We are not going into the city. We will take a detour and go to the village. Please be careful, as long as you don't encounter the Taiping Sect. Everyone will be fine!" Zhao Yundao
"Okay, there is no other way now, let's go!" Liu Tong said
Zhao Yun led Liuzhuang's people in a hurry. Taking advantage of the high spirits of everyone, they rushed from morning to night. In one day, they walked more than 200 miles directly to the boundary of Changshan.
Changshan County, next to Julu, is one of the birthplaces of the Taiping Religion. As soon as they entered Zhao Yun, they found that almost every household believed in the Taiping Religion. The Tao of Taiping: The master held the nine-section staff as a blessing, and taught the patients to bow their heads and meditate. However, if the disease heals itself after drinking Talisman water, it is said that the person believes in the Dao; if the disease does not heal, it is said that the person does not believe in the Dao! That is to say, people from the Taiping Sect use talisman water to treat illnesses, and ask the patients to drink the talisman water and kneel down to think about their faults. If the disease is cured, they believe in the Taiping Sect. If the disease is not good, they do not believe in it! Relying on this method, Zhang Jiao developed hundreds of thousands of followers, and everyone was attracting followers. As a result, farming is not done and people live in poverty.
Everyone discovered that the people here believed in the Taiping Religion and were engaged in production, and it seemed that the people's lives were quite good! Wu Tiangang couldn't help but wonder, and after asking quietly, he found out that they were the ones who grew food specifically for Master Daliang. The annual harvest, except for taxes, was taken away by the Taiping Sect. Most of them relied on wild vegetables. To live, that is, when the grain has just been harvested, you can only eat a little grain! The people are also miserable. The Taiping Religion and the government colluded with each other, and the people who were oppressed were miserable! Hearing this, Zhao Yun's blood surged upwards, and he wished he could kill all these monsters!
"Alas! The world is going to be in chaos!" Liu Tong sighed.
"Okay, let's go. Let's go to the village with me and settle down first. We'll wait for Brother Cheng to go. We'd better be careful on the road. After all, we have too many things. If anyone asks, just say that they are Zhending people who went out in the early years. Now I’m going back to my hometown!” Zhao Yun said
Everyone's hearts were heavy. Now that the Taiping Sect has regained its territory, I don’t know how I will live in the future.
"Drive! Drive! Drive!" He saw a horse flying by on the official road. Chengfeng couldn't help but be a little confused. He had come from the same road, but he hadn't caught up with Zhao Yun and the others. They had already arrived at Shanyang City. No one of them was seen, and even after asking all the way, there was no news. Could it be that they were all killed? impossible. Even if something happens, with Zhao Yun's ability, even if he can't protect everyone, he can still protect himself! Thinking of this, Cheng Feng couldn't help but feel dizzy and muttered, "I really miss the mobile phones in the information age. They are so convenient. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, let's go get something to eat first. If it doesn't work, go straight to Changshan and then lead the troops. Go pick someone up!”
While eating, Cheng Feng thought to himself, "This is Zhang Jiao's restoration. I have to think carefully about how to develop next. It seems that this homing pigeon must come out soon, otherwise I really don't understand this great thing." World!"
"Have there been any outsiders passing by recently?" Cheng Feng asked while inquiring about the news in this tavern. People here are from all walks of life, so it can be regarded as the most well-informed place!
"Yes, I heard that recently there are a lot of people going around to recruit people to join the religion. They also claim that as long as they join the religion, every household will be safe. There are so many outsiders coming here!" said the waiter in the store!
"Oh, really? Then how many people here have become religious?" Cheng Feng asked
"Too much, too much. Anyway, if you don't become a believer, you have to ask them to take away the things. It's better to become a believer. Do you see it? If you put a blessing on it from the Celestial Master, they won't come to rob it. Give them some food every year There's still something left over, more or less. At least you don't have to worry anymore." The guy said with a smile.
"Then the government doesn't care?" Cheng Feng asked,
"Government? Haha, you are a foreigner, right? Who doesn't know that this official is on the same side as them? Who cares! I mean, little brother, I see that you are also a dignified person, so why are you asking stupid questions?" The guy joked
"You bastard, you are talking nonsense here and you haven't cleared the table yet." The shopkeeper hurriedly came over to drive away the shop assistant and said to Cheng Feng, "I'm sorry, little brother, this country boy is so rude. Can you?" Don’t take it to heart!”
"Haha, the shopkeeper is joking. It's not in the way. By the way, I would like to ask you, is there any other way around Shanyang City that can bypass this city?" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"If you ask others about this, they really may not know." The old shopkeeper said with a smile.
"It's easy to talk," Cheng Feng smiled and put down a piece of gold!
"Haha, you are so polite. To the west of Shanyang City, there is an ancient road. It was the official road of the former dynasty. Many years ago, the Yellow River flooded and flooded countless villages. This road was also flooded. As a last resort, This official family rebuilt the current highway! After all these years, the original post road has long become a piece of weeds," the shopkeeper lamented.
"Oh, I wonder if this post road is still passable now? And where does it lead to?" Cheng Feng inquired.
"Haha, as long as there is no flood in the Yellow River, you can walk on it, but it is sparsely populated and overgrown with weeds, so few people know about it, and with the recent Taiping Sect turmoil here, no one dares to walk on this ancient road! But if you really want to walk on it, If you take this road, you can directly pass through Shangdang County and reach Chongping County!" The shopkeeper said to Chengfeng,
"Haha, thank you very much, old man. I'll give it to you now. Can you pack some food for me on the way?" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Okay, okay," the shopkeeper quickly responded.
It seems that Zilong took this ancient post road, and he didn’t know where he ended up. Cheng Feng looked at the rutted road on the road, that’s all, I have to catch up quickly and take a look. The place ahead is the Taiping Sect. I wonder if there will be anything there. Trouble, thinking of this, Cheng Feng galloped forward and galloped forward. Chi Yan was indeed one of the best horses in a thousand. When he let go of his hoofs on this ancient road, he was as fast as lightning. He only saw a black shadow passing through. All that's left is flying dust. This is a war horse that travels thousands of miles a day. This short distance of several hundred miles was covered in less than half a day. Cheng Feng found a water source and took a short rest. As he approached Jizhou, the traces on the road became more and more obvious. An, he had to deal with it carefully. Cheng Feng counted the time and estimated that Zhao Yun had almost arrived at Changshan. The only thing left was how to settle these people!
"Drive! Drive! Come on, keep up. This guy can really run." Cheng Feng suddenly heard a shout from behind and couldn't help but get on his horse. Looking ahead, he saw seven or eight people on the opposite side, riding towards him. . Not long after, he came to Cheng Feng.
"Haha, good boy, you run fast enough!" One of the leaders shouted to Cheng Feng
"Oh. I wonder what you can do with me?" Cheng Feng asked lightly.
"Humph, you brat, do you want to run away after stealing our things?" said a person next to him.
"Something, what?"
"Well, aren't those our horses and money?" the big man said with a smile.
"Haha, just say it if you want to rob it. Why are you doing this? There's no one else here." Cheng Feng couldn't help but laugh.
"You brat, stop talking nonsense, keep the horses and the money, and I can spare your life, otherwise... humph" the other party sneered.
"It's interesting. If that's the case, then please come and get it!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Stop talking nonsense, come on!" the big man shouted,
Cheng Feng clapped his horse forward. How could this group of ordinary people be his opponents? He waved his halberd and hit each of the opponents three times in a row, beating them so hard that they couldn't get up for a while. "Haha , do you still want this horse and money?" Cheng Feng teased.
"No, no, please spare my life!"
"Hmph, forget it, God is kind to you, you can go."
"Ah! Thank you, sir." Upon hearing this, several people quickly got up and ran away. They saw Cheng Feng burst into laughter.
It’s really interesting. These good people have become bandits. I don’t know how many bandits there are under me, the governor of Changshan. Haha, thinking of this, I couldn’t help laughing again.
In the end, Chengfeng Ma Kuai, asking all the way and chasing after Zhao Yun, caught up with Liu Zhuang's motorcade before Zhao Yun returned to the village! Everyone arrived at Changshan Zhending without any danger.
