Three Kingdoms King of the North

"It turned out that the eldest sister saved my eldest brother's life, please accept it." The corporal leader lifted up his shirt and knelt down in front of Ba Gu, respectfully saluting her with fists.

"Master, you can't do it, you can't do it." Seeing that the corporal leader actually knelt down for herself, Bagu quickly reached out to help him, and said repeatedly: "My family has known Lord Luo for a long time. Seeing that he is in trouble, how can I not help him?" save."

Hearing Ba Gu's words, Wu Zhang quickly stood up and asked curiously, "Didn't I expect that elder sister knew my elder brother Luo?"

"Yes, back in Sheguo County, this Lord Luo was Tinghou's entourage," Bagu looked at Luo Bu lying on the bed, and said tenderly, "I have seen him a few times, but I don’t know if he still remembers the slave family.”

On the way to the town, the corporal leader was eager to see Rob early, so he didn't care about knowing Rob's situation. When he saw Rob here, he remembered the question of why Rob would be alone: ​​"I don't know if my eldest sister is looking for my elder brother Luo. , have you ever seen anyone else?"

Wu Chang wanted to ask if there was Han Zhan's corpse among the corpses they found, but Bagu misunderstood him because he didn't explain clearly.Ba Gu quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, there is no one alive except Mr. Luo Jun."

The corporal leader once went to see the pile of corpses piled up on the side of the road with his own eyes, but he didn't find Han Zhan in the middle. Now he didn't know about Bagu, so he hurried to the door and told a sergeant outside the door: "Hurry back immediately and report to him." Captain Huang reported that we found the lord's personal companions. Now he is unconscious, and I will stay here and wait for him."

The sergeant agreed, turned around and went downstairs quickly.

Chapter 224

Huang Zhong was rewarded by visiting the horse and knew that Han Zhan's follower, Rob, was recuperating in a small town more than twenty miles away, so he called a cavalry governor and ordered him to stay in the camp. The messenger who delivered the letter rushed to the town without stopping.

When Huang Zhong rushed to the inn in the small town, the boss was standing in the corridor not far from Bagu's room, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, bewildered.After he saw Wu Chang entered Ba Gu's room, he didn't come out for a long time, and even sent someone to report. If he hadn't seen the fierce soldier standing at the door, he must have entered the room and begged Ba Gu to leave, and paid for it. Do it all, I just hope that the other party will not cause unnecessary trouble for me.

Hearing the rapid sound of horseshoes on the street outside, he stopped outside his inn, and the boss complained even more, secretly screaming in his heart that a disaster is coming, a disaster is coming.There was a fight between soldiers and horses outside, and he had heard about it from the guests who stayed at the hotel. He was worried that as soon as the soldiers and horses arrived, the hostile soldiers and horses would follow, and the two sides would start a big battle in the town. Said that his own inn could not be kept, and he might even lose his life.

Suddenly, I heard heavy footsteps coming from the stairs, as if a group of people were walking upstairs.The boss turned his head and saw a middle-aged general, surrounded by seven or eight sergeants, going up the stairs and walking towards him.

When the boss was hesitating whether he should go forward to salute, he saw that the sergeant guarding the door rushed over and knelt down on one knee, and saluted with fists cupped: "See Captain Huang!"

The boss saw the man called Captain Huang with his left hand resting on the sword hilt at his waist, his right hand on his hips, and when his eyes swept towards him, he hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Young man, see the general!"

When Huang Zhong heard the boss calling himself a general, he guessed that the other party must be frightened, so he quickly attached himself to help him, and said in his mouth: "Don't be too polite, please get up!" After the boss got up, Huang Zhong rushed to follow behind A sergeant winked, then walked forward and walked into the room where Ba Gu lived.

Wu Changzhen walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Huang Zhong walking in, he quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted: "This subordinate joins Captain Huang!"

"You don't need to be too polite!" Huang Zhong waved his hand at him and asked impatiently, "Where is Rob?"

"General, here." Before the corporal chief could speak, Bagu, who was kneeling beside the couch, said in surprise, "His eyelids are moving, he might wake up!"

Huang Zhong quickly came to the couch and squatted down, staring intently at Rob on the couch, and found that, as Ba Gu said, Rob's eyelids were moving, and it seemed that he would open his eyes in the next moment.Seeing this situation, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and quickly shouted: "Rob, wake up! Rob, wake up!"

Amid Huang Zhong's shouts, Rob finally opened his eyes with difficulty. It took him a lot of effort to see clearly who was squatting in front of him.He tried his best to squeeze a smile on his face, and said in an almost inaudible voice: "Captain Huang Huang, you are here!"

Seeing that Rob woke up, Huang Zhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked nervously, "Rob, what happened? Where is my lord now?"

"We were on the road, and we were intercepted by thieves." Rob, who was weak, said out of breath, "I led a few brothers to fight to the death to open a bloody road to protect the princess. Gong ran south to the south"

"This general," seeing the dying Rob, Ba Gu was worried that he would not be able to catch his breath at any time, and hurriedly reminded Huang Zhong in a low voice: "Jun Luo's body is too weak, and I may not be able to talk for a long time. You should let him Let him rest more."

Only then did Huang Zhong notice Bagu who was kneeling by the couch, and he couldn't help looking at her and asked curiously, "Who are you?"

"Return to the general," Bagu heard Huang Zhong's question, and quickly replied respectfully: "I am known as Bagu, and she is the old bustard of Neihuanuange in Sheguo County. On the way, I met Mr. Luo who was injured. brought him here."

Although Huang Zhong and Bagu had never met before, he heard that the other party mentioned Sheguo County, so he knew that this person must recognize Han Zhan and Luo Bu. In addition, she had saved Luo Bu's life not long ago, so he quickly Standing up, he cupped his fists and bowed to the other party: "Take this lady for her righteous help, and Huang would like to thank you on behalf of my lord!"

"What did the general say?" Seeing Huang Zhong being so polite to her, Bagu said with a smile on her face, "Don't say that I and Lord Luo are old acquaintances. saved."

Huang Zhong exchanged a few words with Bagu again, and Jiang couldn't ask anything from here, so he thanked him, got up and walked to the door, saw the boss still respectfully standing in the corridor, and quickly waved to him , beckoning him to come over.

Seeing Huang Zhong standing at the door waving towards him, the boss guessed that there must be something important, so he quickly walked over, nodded and bowed his head and asked, "General, do you have any orders?"

"Let me ask you," Huang Zhong asked the boss politely, "Is there any city to the south from here?"

The boss thought for a while, and then replied: "A hundred miles away, there is a pass called Xuanmen Pass, also known as Hulao Pass. It is one of the eight passes set up by the first emperor to resist the Yellow Turbans. An important pass at the east gate of Luoyang, the terrain is dangerous"

Hearing the boss's introduction, Huang Zhong broke out in a cold sweat.He thought that his own soldiers and horses were guarding Hangu Pass, leaving Li Jue and Guo Si's tens of thousands of troops helpless.Now Han Zhan only leads a small number of people, and it is almost as difficult as climbing the sky to pass through this pass.Thinking of this, after thanking the innkeeper, he ordered a Dubo to lead a hundred cavalry to stay, and hurried back to the barracks with the rest, preparing to lead the troops to find Han Zhan.

The cavalry governor who stayed in the camp saw Huang Zhong hurried back with his men, and hurriedly asked: "Lieutenant Huang, how is it? Is there any whereabouts of the lord?"

Huang Zhong said with a serious expression: "Rob's injury is too serious, and he is not conscious yet, and he can't tell where the Lord is. He only knows that he is heading south. According to the locals, the revolving door is in that direction. "

The riding governor is from Chenliu County, and he knows the terrain here quite well. When he heard that Han Zhan was heading south, he couldn't help being surprised: "What, my lord went south?! Isn't that self-inflicted?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Huang Zhong, who was in a bad mood, couldn't help roaring when he heard what the governor said, "My lord will definitely be fine. Call the people immediately, and I will rush to meet the lord as soon as possible."

"Wait a minute, Lieutenant!" Although the cavalry governor was scolded, he persuaded after hearing Huang Zhong's order: "According to the report from the scout, Yang Fengbu, the bandit soldier, went down to the camp twenty miles southwest of our army. Our whole army went to Hulao Pass to rescue the lord, and Yang Feng sent troops to attack from behind and cut off our army's retreat, then we would be in a desperate situation because of the enemy's front and back."

Huang Zhong frowned and thought about what Qidu said, and felt that what the other party said was somewhat reasonable. There were only two thousand people left under him. The danger of annihilation of the army.It seems that in order to save the Lord, we must first deal with the soldiers and horses in the southwest.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhong asked the riding governor: "What can you do?"

"Night attack!" After the cavalry governor expressed his thoughts, he was afraid that Huang Zhong would disagree, so he further explained: "The thieves are all infantry, even if we fail to rob the camp, we can flee far away. They can't catch up. .As long as we defeat this group of bandits, we can boldly go south to find the lord."

The cavalry governor's words made Huang Zhong think seriously. He was considering whether he should follow the advice of his subordinates and want to defeat Yang Feng's soldiers and horses through night raids, and then lead the troops to rescue Han Zhan.

Seeing Huang Zhong not speaking for a long time, the cavalry governor guessed that the other party was considering his suggestion, so he hurriedly said cautiously: "Lieutenant Huang, my subordinates have something else to say, I don't know whether to say it or not!"

"Is there anything that should be said or not?" Huang Zhong saw that the governor was a little hesitant, and said displeasedly: "You can say whatever comes to your mind. Even if you say something wrong, I won't blame you."

"Lieutenant Huang," the cavalry governor looked around before speaking, seeing that no one could hear their conversation, but for the sake of safety, he still lowered his voice and said, "My lord's going to Hulao Pass is also a matter of It's just our guess. If we don't get rid of the bandits like Yang Feng first, we will rush to Hulao Pass regardless. If we don't find the lord, but are trapped by the thieves instead, the lord will be isolated and helpless. And in danger."

If you talk about what the governor said before, it just moved Huang Zhong's heart. The few words just now talked about what Huang Zhong was worried about.Therefore, Huang Zhong made a decisive decision: "Go and call the detective horse who sent a sentry near the bandit camp. I want to ask about the situation of the bandit camp."

Hearing what Huang Zhong said, the captain immediately understood that Huang Zhong had followed his own suggestion and planned to lead troops to attack Yang Feng's camp, so he excitedly agreed and turned to find Tan Ma.

Just when Huang Zhong and others were worried about Han Zhan's safety, Han Zhan was marching through the mountains with eighteen cavalrymen.Since the snow on the mountain had not yet melted, there was no food to eat at all. No matter whether it was Han Zhan or the cavalry, everyone was exhausted.

Captain Qin saw that the road ahead was rough and difficult, so he suggested to Han Zhan: "Master, brothers are tired and hungry, let's find a place to rest first."

"Okay." Seeing that the road was difficult, Han Zhan knew that if he continued to walk, not only would the troops be unbearable, but there might be dangers, so he agreed to Captain Qin's suggestion and said to him: "After we settle down, You send two soldiers to look around to see if there is anyone there, and find something to eat for everyone.”

"Subordinates obey."

Everyone came to a sheltered cliff, and Han Zhan saw that the environment here was not bad, so he ordered everyone to get off their horses and rest.Captain Qin led Han Zhan to a corner and sat down, then began to issue orders to his subordinates. He called two strong knights and said to them: "You continue to drive along the mountain road and see if there are any villages nearby. If there is any, remember to find something to eat." When he said this, he glanced at Han Zhan quickly, "My lord is already very hungry."

The rest of the people sat around the newly lit fire, quietly waiting for the return of the brothers who inquired about the news.After waiting for more than half an hour, the rider who explored the road did not come back, but the sergeant who was standing guard nearby brought in a mountain man first.

Han Zhan saw that this was an elderly man, wearing coarse clothes, a fox vest on his upper body, and holding a bow and arrow in his hand.From his attire, Han Zhan judged that this was a person, so he politely asked the other person: "Old man, my subordinates and I got lost in this mountain. Can you guide us?"

The man narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Zhan carefully, but didn't speak.Qin Dui led by the side was a little anxious when he saw that no one spoke, "Old man, my master talked to you, why didn't you answer?"

And after listening to Captain Qin's words, Ren just smiled lightly and said, "General, if the little old man guessed correctly, you must have been hunted down and fled here?"

Qin Dui was taken aback by the words, and instinctively put his hand on the handle of the knife, ready to draw it at any time.But Han Zhan put his hand on his arm and stopped him from doing this.Han Zhan said with a smile? : "Old man has good eyesight. To tell you the truth, we did escape here. I wonder if the old man can tell us where this place is?"

The man pointed to the north and said, "If you want to go out of the mountain, you have to go twenty miles to the north. There is a pass there. If you can pass the pass smoothly, you can escape safely."

Han Zhan looked at the direction the person pointed, and asked curiously, "Old man, I don't know what pass is there, and whose soldiers and horses are guarding it?"

"Revolving Gate Pass." The man said lightly, "The soldiers and horses guarding the pass belong to the imperial court. As for whether they can let you pass, it depends on your personal fortune."