At four o'clock, it was almost noon, the spring sun was shining warmly on the earth, unknown wild flowers were blooming all over the hillside, the grass was green, butterflies were flying, bees were dancing, birds were chirping and insects were chirping, it was a bustling spring scene, but
, this kind of prosperity seems a bit out of place, just because this place is the Anxi Ancient Road - the Anxi Ancient Road built in the previous dynasty was originally an important commercial road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions. It has been bustling with traffic and business travel since ancient times.
But since the Taiping War, when the imperial court moved its capital to Zhongdu City, this trade route has gradually declined. It is rare for a few sizable caravans to appear throughout the year. At most, they are just groups of traveling merchants. Due to the invasion of crazy vegetation,
Down below, the originally flat and wide road had become dilapidated and extremely bumpy. Even with a thick blanket under his buttocks, it was still bumpy and bumpy, making Xiao Wei feel dizzy and uncomfortable.
It has been twenty days since I left Zhongdu, but I have only walked a little more than one-third of the way, but Xiao Wei was suffocated - at first Xiao Wei was still
I was riding a horse with great interest to see the scenery, but the wind and sand blew down for a few days, and my high interest was gone. I hid in the carriage, but unexpectedly the wind and sand could no longer blow, but my little butt suffered because of it.
It was a serious sin, and he was sore from being hit by the rough road. This made Xiao Wei envious of Fatty Tang for being able to eat and sleep. Seeing the guy snoring like thunder and shaking the ground, Xiao Wei was so depressed that he just thought about it.
I was wondering if I could find a way to tease this guy who didn't know what to worry about. But at this moment, I heard Thunder Dragon's lowered voice coming from outside the car: "Little Prince, there's something going on."
"Huh?" When Xiao Wei heard this, he immediately jumped up and bent down to lift the curtain of the carriage. He immediately saw the Thunder Dragon standing beside the carriage with a solemn expression. When Xiao Wei saw this,
My heart suddenly thumped, and I was about to ask a question when I heard Fatty Tang behind me yawning and shouting vaguely: "Xiaosan, it's time to eat, I'm starving to death!"
Damn, this damn fat guy really knows how to get into trouble! Xiao Wei was so anxious that he had no time to pay attention to Fatty Tang's questions. He jumped off the carriage, strode to Thunder Dragon's side, and asked in a low voice:
"Uncle Lei, what's the situation?"[
Thunder Dragon nodded slightly and said, "My young prince, have you seen the three cavalry in front of you?"
When Xiao Wei heard this, he tilted his head and looked towards the front of the team. He immediately discovered that less than a hundred meters away from his camel team, there were three knights riding forward leisurely, looking at the costumes.
It was very normal, and I couldn't see anything wrong at all. I was filled with doubts, and I frowned and said, "My nephew saw it, what's wrong with it?"
"Well, there are three more cavalry in the rear, six cavalry in total. Since leaving Hangu Pass, these six cavalry have been waiting with me for three days. They must be spies. There may be a fierce battle tonight." Lei Long explained with an expression on his face.
said.
Lei Long was a guest of Prince Xiang's Mansion. He was entrusted by King Xiang Xiao Rui to lead 300 guards of Prince Xiang's Mansion to protect Xiao Wei and his party. He was originally a general in the army, and his vision was naturally very accurate. Since he said so
Xiao Wei was so convinced that he couldn't help but frown. He pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Lei, in your opinion, how should this battle be fought?"
"According to this, calculating the distance, we will not be able to reach Longxian tonight, so we can only stay overnight on the old Yellow River road. The terrain there is flat and dangerous. Once the enemy attacks in large numbers, it is difficult to be completely sure. If there is any prediction
If we are not bad, there will be enemies on the way to block our retreat, and we will not be able to turn back to Yixian County. As for our current plan, I think we should camp on the spot to disrupt the enemy's deployment. What do you think, the young prince?" Although the situation is urgent.
, Thunder Dragon did not panic, and analyzed the enemy's situation unhurriedly.
"Camp here?" Xiao Wei was stunned for a moment, but did not rush to reply. Instead, he looked around and saw a hill not far ahead, with dense grass and deep forests. It was a good place for an ambush. His heart suddenly moved.
He laughed and said: "Okay, since Uncle Lei said this, my nephew has no objection. Well, those six spies are an eyesore. In my opinion, it would be better to capture them first."
"Yes." Thunder Dragon had no objection to Xiao Wei's proposal. He nodded, waved his hand indifferently, and shouted softly: "Ningnan, Ningbei!"
"My subordinates are here!" The Ning family brothers were Xiao Wei's personal guards. They were standing beside the carriage. When they heard Thunder Dragon's name being called, they hurriedly stood up from the side and agreed loudly.
Thunder Dragon calmly looked at the three knights in front of him who were looking back to see what was going on, and ordered in a calm voice: "You two each lead six knights to attack, and you must capture one alive before you go."
"My subordinates obey!" The Ning family brothers agreed in unison. They each turned back to the camel team, ordered a few of their subordinates, and quickly rode out of the queue. One by one, they split up and headed towards Zheng Zheng, who was not hesitating.
The six knights who entered.
All the royal guards were experts in the military. With this move, the horses were incredibly fast. With the sound of hoofbeats, the camel team was already flying out of the caravan. When the six knights saw this, how could they dare to neglect them?
, each turned his horse's head and wanted to escape. However, he was caught off guard and it was difficult to increase the speed of the horse. Secondly, the horses of those knights were all roosters, how could they be compared with the war horses of the palace guards?
When it was too late to escape, after a short chase, except for two fast knights who escaped, one of the others died and three were captured alive.
"Your Majesty, General Lei, we have obtained it." The Ning brothers did not continue to chase the fleeing knight, and each led their troops to escort the prisoner to the carriage.
"Bring them here!" Fights in the capital were commonplace for Xiao Wei, but he had never experienced a serious battle. He had seen the Ning brothers cleanly take down the spies before, so he felt quite happy.
Excited, when he saw the Ning brothers coming to revive him, he suppressed his excitement. Without waiting for Thunder Dragon to speak, he flicked his sleeves and gave an order in a loud voice.
Now that Xiao Wei had given the order, the Ning family brothers did not dare to neglect. They each agreed to their promise and ordered their men to escort all three prisoners to the front. However, they saw that the three prisoners were all tall and strong, and one of them was three years old.
The bearded man in his early teens was particularly burly. Although he was tied up with five-piece ties, he struggled and refused to give in. He shouted indiscriminately: "Let me go. In broad daylight, you are killing innocent people like this indiscriminately. And
Wang Fa? Let me go quickly!"
Most of the palace guards were veterans of many battles, and they all had violent tempers. They could not tolerate that man's arrogance. The two escorting guards on the left and right shouted in unison, "Kneel down!" Each kicked out a kick.
He grabbed the crook of the man's leg and immediately kicked the man to his knees, causing him to gasp in pain.
When Xiao Wei left the capital this time, he expected that the journey would definitely be uneventful, but he didn't expect that things would happen before he left the capital. When he saw the bearded man mentioning Wang Fa, Xiao Wei smiled and said,
With a shake of his hand, a folding fan was already in his hand. He weighed it gently and said with a sneer: "Wang Fa? Hey, I am Wang Fa. You are so brave. In broad daylight, you actually
If you dare to plot evil, hey, I advise you that it is better to recruit people from the real situation, so as not to suffer physical pain. After all, who ordered you to follow this king, how many people do you have, and what do you want to do? Tell me!"
"It's unjust. We are just passers-by with malicious intentions. It's unjust. We are really unjust..." The bearded man lowered his head and remained silent, but the other two men shouted out their injustice.
Come.
"Crossing? Ha, what a crossing. You have been snooping around my king's camel team since Hangu Pass. What's your intention, eh?" Xiao Wei opened his fan and asked with a smile.
"It's a joke, your family doesn't own such a road. If you can do it, why can't someone else do it? You, a thief, will kill you if you want. Why bother to incriminate yourself and others?" As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, the man with a beard
The big man's eyes widened and he roared loudly.[
"Okay, you have such a hard mouth. Hehe, I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth." Xiao Wei put away his smile and ordered in a cold voice: "Ningnan, Ningbei, take these three people down and separate them.
During the trial, I only need a confession, young master, no matter whether you live or die!"
"Yes, I obey!" The Ning brothers agreed loudly, commanding a group of guards to take the three men separately and torture them to extract confessions. The screams immediately became loud.
"What's going on, what's going on, you're killing a pig, and you're not letting anyone sleep anymore." Fatty Tang really slept well. It was such a mess outside, but he still slept soundly until the Ning family arrived.
When the brother was being tortured, the man was woken up, his fat body jumped out of the carriage, his eyes widened, and he started yelling blindly.
Damn, this fat guy is really a pig! Xiao Wei rolled his eyes with a wry smile, not bothering to be as knowledgeable as this guy, he just shook his fan and thought silently.
"Xiao San, what's going on? Why don't you leave?" Xiao Wei didn't say anything, but Fatty Tang didn't know what was going on. He looked around and saw the entire camel team stopped on the road. He scratched his head and his face was filled with tears.
Zi asked in confusion.
"What the hell, didn't you see the sap guy coming?" Xiao Wei was annoyed by Fatty Tang and cursed angrily.
"What, where are you? If you dare to hit my sap, you're going to get slapped!" When Fatty Tang heard this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves, and his two fat arms were dancing wildly.
, yelling in a menacing manner.
Idiot! It was rare for Xiao Wei to be verbose with this fool. He rolled his eyes, turned sideways, looked at the silent Thunder Dragon, considered his tone and said: "Uncle Lei, can you send someone to Longyi first?"
Let the two counties notify you, just in case."
Thunder Dragon did not object to Xiao Wei's proposal. He frowned slightly and said, "That's fine, the young prince will just do whatever he wants."
"Well, without further delay, my nephew will go to repair the book now, and Uncle Lei will take care of this place." Xiao Wei saw that Lei Long had no objection, knowing that the matter was urgent, how could he dare to delay more, so he turned back after giving an order
In the carriage, he started writing quickly, but before he finished writing the letter, he saw Fatty Tang rushing into the carriage with a dark face, shouting: "Mistress, you're in trouble, the one with 'grandma' is 'grandma'"
The Three Bandits from Guanzhong did it, and we are in big trouble this time!"
"Three bandits in Guanzhong?" When Xiao Wei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his face turned ugly...