Huan Rong

Huan Rong's convoy traveled southward, and every time they passed a county, they would send people to contact the local Hu tribe, exchange leather armor and weapons for cattle and sheep, and spread the news that Murong Chui had poisoned the water source.

These 2000 people don't look like an army at the back of the palace, they look like a group of merchants who open their mouths to buy and sell goods, and when the business is completed, Murong Chui's little pigtails must be caught and spread rumors.

The few conflicts on the way were resolved peacefully because of Huan Rong's generosity.

The Badi and Qiang tribes got a lot of benefits, and Huanrong's reputation was widely spread.

"This Han family is honest, and never cheats when doing business!"

After doing business all the way, even if they knew Huan Rong's name, no one connected him with the county magistrate Huan who "boiled the living".

How could such a handsome and unparalleled handsome man be such a murderous person? Impossible!

Knowing the cause and effect, Huan Rong once again sighed: During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, regardless of the north and south, and regardless of Han and Hu, brushing your face is really invincible.

Dozens of carts of leather armor, knives and guns were all replaced with cattle and sheep, and the speed of the team became slower, and the distance from the Chinese army gradually increased.When Huan Da Sima led his army south to Ruyin, Huanrong was still [-] miles away from Qiaojun.

Towards evening, the new wind rises from the ground and the temperature drops sharply.

In the howling north wind, the herd became uneasy, and several bulls and rams started to rampage.The horses pulling the cart became restless and snorted, a sign of impending disaster.

Huan Rong pushed open the car window, took a look at the sky, ordered to stop, seek shelter from the wind and set up camp, and set off again after tonight.

"Looking at the weather, there may be heavy snow tonight."

Spring and summer are dry, autumn and winter are cold, and there is a plague of locusts in between. It is conceivable that there will be a large number of refugees in the north in the spring of next year.

"Before the heavy snow falls, kill a batch of cattle and sheep first." Qin Lei suggested after checking the situation of the herd.

Huan Rong had no objection, and sent a group of bamboo spear soldiers to patrol, and the remaining infantry and servants worked together to set up the camp first, put carts around it, and then slaughter the cattle and sheep in batches.

In the new wind, the smell of blood wafted for several miles, attracting wolves who went out to hunt.

In the darkness, the dark green light flickered from far to near, flickering on and off, lingering around the camp.

Obviously, it wasn't just a pack of wild wolves who were attracted by the smell of blood.

"Stand up the car board and throw out all the internal organs that can't be processed."

In the face of natural disasters, time is extremely urgent.

At this juncture, Huan Rong couldn't take care of much, anyway, the leather armor and weapons were all picked up, it was a business without capital, and he didn't feel bad about wasting it.In order to buy time, they only let everyone take the best meat, process the cattle and sheep as quickly as possible, and throw all the rest out of the camp.

The wolves were blocked by the car boards and could not enter the camp, howling one after another.

As more and more viscera and sheepskins were thrown out of the camp, the wolves provoked each other and fought, and the smell of blood in the air became stronger.

"Make more fires."

Business travelers who are on their way are most afraid of encountering wolves, and so are the Hu tribes.Surrounded by so many wolves, anyone would be terrified.

Huan Rong and his party were surrounded early on, instead of sending people to drive them away, they fed them with internal organs.

When the wolves were vying for each other, the servants lit the fire, the cooks buried the pots to cook the food, the soldiers lined up to get the broth, and the patrolling bamboo spear soldiers climbed into the carts to watch the wolves grab food through the boards.

A man who has been slaughtered in a sea of ​​two thousand blood is afraid of these more than a hundred animals?

What a joke!

"Fujun, the fur of these beasts is good, the leading ones are especially strong, and their fur is also thick, so I just hunt them to make a mat for the Fujun."

Diankui tore at the mutton in big mouthfuls, and drank the broth in two gulps, still unsatisfied.

"If you're not full, fill another bowl." Huan Rong drank the soup slowly, with an elegant posture, but his appetite was not elegant at all.

It wasn't that he deliberately controlled it, the half pot of mutton soup was gone long ago.

"promise!"

After Dian Kui gnawed the mutton, he tore off the mutton tendons, bit off the mutton bone without cutting it with a knife, and sucked the bone marrow inside. His teeth were not so good.

Huan Rong didn't have this skill, he could only use a knife if he wanted to eat the bone marrow, but fortunately there was A Mi, he didn't need to do it at all, the broken stick bones were delivered to him in a whole plate.

"This is a beef bone." A Mi cleared his hands, and turned around to bake steamed cakes for Huan Rong.Beside her, there was a hill of broken cattle and sheep bones.

Considering that they had to speed up their journey and there would be no hot food for the next few days, Huan Rong ordered the cook to stew a few more pots of mutton.

"When you're full, take turns according to the old rules." A team leader gnawed his bones, drank the mutton soup, smacked his lips, stood up and said, "Liu Laosi and I will keep watch until midnight, you go to bed first."

"Eat so full, how can I sleep!"

"You are shrewd, take a walk for a few laps first, digest the food in your stomach, and you will be able to sleep well in the second half of the night."

The captain was so angry that he threw a bone, which hit the face of the speaker, and the soldiers burst out laughing.

Marching with Huan Rong is not as hard as it used to be.

The same is rushing, but there is a world of difference.

Judging from the traces left by the Chinese army, they didn't eat a few hot meals at all.If it were them, they would almost eat mutton, which would have been unthinkable even a few months ago.

"Okay, there are still a pack of wolves outside, so be alert."

"Don't worry." A sword-shielding man with a scar on his face said, "Those bastards guarded the gate for us dishonestly. They chopped off their skins one by one and made mattresses for Colonel Huan!"

"You are the best!"

"What's the matter, don't you agree with Bibi?"

Beside the fire, the two team leaders led their men away to replace the bamboo spearmen in the car.

The sword and shield hand and the archer were still gagging, and from time to time they could hear a burst of laughter, as if they were talking about interesting topics, but listening carefully made people feel chills and scalp numbness.

"I figured it out. What kind of barbarians are fierce? They also have two legs and two hands, with a head on their shoulders. They die after seeing a few knives."

"We were bullied by barbarians in the past. It's not that they are strong, but that we are weak! We don't have enough to eat, we don't wear warm clothes, and we have to make military exploits at the expense of others. Who is willing to work hard?"

Dao Dun tied the fur jacket tightly with his hands, and said with a grin, "If I can fight like this, I will be happy to give up my hundred and ten catties of meat!"

Everyone laughed again, but no one opened their mouths to refute.

A gust of wind blew by, the flame shook and gradually weakened. Someone broke off a dead branch and threw it into the fire.

With two crackles, the flame core changed from orange to slightly blue.

A slightly older archer reached into his arms, took out a strange-looking musical instrument, brought it to his mouth, and gently blew out a series of long sounds, which scattered in the north wind, unexpectedly harmonious.

The desolate plain, the vast land, the flames burn in the night, and the music is continuous.

The wolves that devoured the flesh suddenly fell silent, and after a moment of freezing, they began to provoke each other and started the next round of scrambling.

Huan Rong was sitting on the chariot, with a wooden chessboard in front of him.

Xun You and Zhong Lin were sitting opposite each other, one holding black and the other holding white, fighting on the chessboard.

The chessboard was originally a low table on the car.

By chance, Huan Rong discovered that the low table can be disassembled, and the table can be turned over to form a chessboard.It's a pity that he is not good at chess, and he is afraid that he will disappoint Gong Shuchang's good intentions.

On the other hand, Xun You and Zhong Lin were eager to see their chess skills, so they would come over to "play chess" every time they had a break, discuss the current situation with Huan Rong, and make plans for returning to the Jin Dynasty.

Often before the chess game is decided, the three of them have already discussed a certain policy of Yandu.

From this point of view, these two are not real chess friends, they are at most a hobby, and when they encounter politics and economics, they will soon be diverted.

"At the speed of the army, it will take a few days to reach Ruyin after passing through Qiaojun." Xun You said, "On the way, there is only one ambushe, and the number of them is no more than a thousand, which is really unreasonable. "

"Indeed." Zhong Lin saw him drop a piece, picked up a white piece, and said in a deep voice, "If Murong Chui is doing things, it is very likely that he will do it in the near future."

Without making a sound, Huan Rong took out the map from the wooden cabinet in the corner, spread it on his lap, and began to examine it carefully.

It's a pity that only counties are marked on the map, and the terrain from Qiaojun to Ruyin is not marked.

Huan Rong couldn't help frowning when thinking of the letter that Qin Jing wanted to go to.

When the army went north, it took the water route, but now it is diverted to the land route. It is really difficult to deduce the location of the Xianbei army's ambush.

"Based on the two of you, if Murong Chui wanted to make a move, where would he choose?"

Xun You and Zhong Lin stopped the chess game, moved their eyes to the map, glanced at each other, and at the same time stretched out their fingers to point to a point on the map.

"I used to come here with my family in the early years, and I know that there is a deep stream here, which is close to the ancient road in Han Dynasty."

"You mean, [-]% of the army will take this ancient path?"

"It's not [-]%, but [-]%." Xun You said seriously, "Since the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, the people have been displaced, and the world has been empty. Hu people in the north only know how to search and plunder, but don't know how to build and comfort the people. In the past, the counties and counties were buried. In the barren grass, the prosperous ancient roads of the Qin and Han Dynasties are lost in the mountains."

"The army abandons the boat and travels. In order to prevent the pursuers, they must travel day and night and speed up. The whole army is like an arrow. Even if they know the danger, they will still choose the old road."

With one hand, Xun You traced on the map with his fingers, drawing the general direction of the ancient road.

For the army, taking this road can at least shorten the journey by half a day, even if it is a risk, it is worth it.

"If Murong Chui wants to set up an ambush, why is there no news of pursuers along the way?" Huan Rong asked puzzled.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that Fan Yang Wang Murong De once led fifteen thousand private soldiers to attack Shimen?"

Huan Rong nodded.

Xun You swept over the chess pieces on the board and spread the map on the table. Zhong Lin turned on the wick and showed several paths from Shimen to Qiaojun.

"The army retreated from Fangtou, and Murong De set out from Shimen. The former were mostly infantry, while the latter were mostly cavalry."

"Li Bang set up an ambush in Qiao County, perhaps to disturb the sight of the army. Murong De led his troops to avoid the army's scouts, and went to ambush here first, and had plenty of time to arrange for the army to arrive."

"Murong Chui can take a detour and attack back and forth with Murong De. Why didn't he attack the rear team? Maybe it's a cover-up."

"Blindfolded?" Huan Rong asked.

"Using this to confuse the army, the commander-in-chief thought that Murong Diu's eyes were not healed, or he was trapped by the incident in Yecheng, so he was powerless to send people to stop him."

Huan Rong fell into silence.

Considering what Xun You said, it does make sense.

"So, the army is really doomed?"

"Not necessarily." Zhong Lin said with a smile, "Have you forgotten, the Fujun, that there are tribes of Badi, Jie and Qiang?"

"them?"

"These barbarians may not be able to do anything to Murong Chui, but once Murong Chui sends troops to leave the camp..."

Before Zhong Lin finished speaking, there was a sudden "bo-bo" sound outside the car.

Huan Rong opened the car window, and a scops owl rushed in, flapped its wings twice, and deftly landed on the map, just stepping on the ancient road drawn by Xun You, leaving two clear paw prints.

Wave-wave-wave-wave!

The scops owl has fluffy breast feathers and two clusters of ear feathers standing on its head, staring at Huan Rong face to face, its big eyes full of expectation.

Huan Rong was speechless for a while, and finally failed to resist the "big-eyed temptation", turned around silently and opened the wooden cabinet.

"Wa-a-a-a-a-"

"Got it, stop barking, it's giving me a headache."

With a grunt, Huan Rong took out the freshly made meat jerky and poured it on a lacquer plate.

The scops owl tilted its head in satisfaction, accidentally rubbed the back of Huan Rong's hand, picked up a piece of jerky and swallowed it.

Huan Rong has long been used to this bird coming to eat, but Xun You and Zhong Lin stared at it for a while, their eyes widened, their jaws dropped to the ground, and their expressions were surprisingly similar.

"Your Majesty, this is an owl..." Forget raising an eagle, raising an owl?This hobby is really unique.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't raise it." Huan Rong shook his head.

In ancient times, beheading and hanging trees were called owl heads, and night owls were always bad omens, and he still had this common sense.

"That?"

"Occasionally fly over for food."

Huan Rong leaned against the wall of the car, seeing that it was not enough to eat, and he still had to pull the leftover jerky together. The scops owl, who was about to finish eating the package, touched the back of his hand that was rubbed just now, it was about to become fine Stance?

Xun You and Zhong Lin looked at each other, but didn't ask any more questions.

Ever since Huan Rong dug them out from among the refugees, the two had seen too many incredible things.If we delve into one by one, there will be more and more problems, and a little carelessness may cause trouble for Huan Rong.If it's just to satisfy curiosity, it's really not worth the candle.

As a member of the county government house, everything should be considered by the county government.

Since ancient times, there have always been strange things in the world for those who have great talents and are invaluable.For example, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty who cut the white snake with his sword, had clouds floating above his head when he entered and exited; Emperor Guangwu who re-established the Han Dynasty also had strange stories in the history books.

Comparing Huan Rong's various behaviors, both Xun You and Zhong Lin's hearts moved slightly, and when they looked at Huan Rong again, their expressions flashed a bit strange.

The two families have a long history, and they are not as good at meeting people as Xi Chao, but they also have a bit of ability to meet each other.

The more they looked at Huan Rong's face, the more startled they were.

I didn't think it when I first saw it, but now that I look closely, it looks a bit noble!

The eyes of the two were burning, Huan Rong felt extremely uncomfortable, and almost pushed them out of the car.Even though there were two handsome guys opposite, each with their own merits, it was really infiltrating to be stared at like this.

Realizing that they had lost their composure, Xun You and Zhong Lin looked away at the same time.

Although it doesn't appear on the surface, there is an idea in his heart: in troubled times, the capable are the ones.Duke Ming has the blood of the Sima family, and his biological mother is the princess of the Jin family. It is not impossible to win the Kyushu and compete in the Central Plains.

From the power of the dragon.

The four words crashed into my mind, as calm as Xun You, as safe as Zhong Lin, and I couldn't help but clenched my fingers and became excited.

As the night darkened, the scops owl had enough to eat and drank, and flew away with the dried meat.

The wolves outside the camp were still reluctant to disperse after grabbing the internal organs and bone fragments.

A faint green light was swimming outside the camp, and the soldiers behind the boards were not afraid at all, occasionally throwing a few bones, as if they were teasing the ferocious dog guarding the gate.

In the distant forest, the Xianbei cavalry ambushing in amazement.

"Banzhu, are they really Han Chinese?"

If you read correctly, there are four or five packs of wolves surrounding the camp!

After winter, the wolves in the north become more and more vicious.

Hungry wolves dare to bite tigers and leopards.

Instead of driving the wolves away, these Jin troops "raised" them outside the camp. Are they crazy?

The Qiang people and Jie people in the team exchanged secret glances, taking advantage of the Xianbei Banzhu's attention being attracted by the wolves, they suddenly stepped forward, pulled out the dagger hidden on his body, and stabbed him in the back of the heart.

After succeeding, the two immediately snatched the scimitar and whistled.

When the other Qiang and Jie people received the signal, they took up their weapons and rushed towards the nearest Xianbei people.

Originally, I wanted to help the Xianbei people break the Jin army camp, earn a lot of money, and then get rid of these Xianbei people.Unexpectedly, these Han people were very vigilant, the camp was built like a bunker, and there were packs of wild wolves outside!

If they attacked with the Xianbei people, the casualties would definitely be heavy.If you can't win and get recognized by the Han people, the tribe's business will be over.

Just keep doing nothing, kill this group of Xianbei soldiers, and show favor to the Han people.After returning to the tribe, send a letter to Yecheng to blame the Han people, and still get a lot of benefits.

With the mind set, the Qiang people and the Jie people did not hesitate to fight, and the swords were fierce, and the purpose was to kill all the Xianbei soldiers, leaving no one left!

"what!"

The Xianbei soldiers encountered a surprise attack. After the initial panic, they quickly calmed down, and began to lean against each other in twos and threes, fighting with Jie and Qiang.

As Xun You and Zhong Lin said, Murong Chui did have the idea of ​​the army.He didn't pay much attention to the troops at the back of the palace. He knew that Huan Rong was leading the army, so he sent hundreds of elite troops to attack at night.

Unexpectedly, the Xianbei generals were used to oppressing miscellaneous Hus, forgot Shangfeng's warning, and when they encountered Qiang and Jie tribes, they still searched for cattle and sheep.

Unlike in the past, instead of resisting, the raided tribes were willing to send people to chase the Jin army together.

The reason is very simple, this group of Jin people brought a lot of good things, they don't want military exploits or weapons, they only need carts and leather armor.

"it is good!"

The owner of Xianbei didn't think that this was a trap, so he agreed very happily.As everyone knows, when the Qiang people and Jie people keep up with the team, it is the beginning of his death knell.

The fight in the forest started suddenly, but it didn't end quickly.

Relying on excellent weapons, the Xianbei fought desperately with the Qiang and Jie people.The sound of shouting and killing attracted the attention of the Jin soldiers, and even attracted the wolves outside the camp.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to investigate?"

"No need." Just as Huan Rong was about to fall asleep, he heard Qin Lei's voice, sat up wrapped in a cloak, and said, "Let the archers get on the cart and shoot at the wolves outside the camp. Be careful not to shoot them to death. Just in the forest."

"promise!"

Huan Rong didn't care what kind of Hu people were in the forest.

The reason why the wolves were left behind was to guard against accidents at night.These wild beasts can't tell the race, it doesn't matter if you are a Xianbei or a Zahu, they are all prey, and you can't miss it.

It's not in vain. He discarded the internal organs of cattle and sheep along the way, and cultivated feelings in various ways, which can always be used at critical moments.

As for friend and foe?

In this chaotic world, what matters is power, and what maintains each other is interest.

He did business with Zahu, but did not form an alliance with him.

Those tribes did benefit from him, but when the opportunity presented themselves, they would still pounce on them and take a bite.

The dense forest is not far from the camp, so far there has been no warning, and the timing of the strike is quite sudden, which is enough to prove that it has malicious intentions.

I didn't make a move tonight, probably because I knew I was not easy to mess with, and I didn't win.Otherwise, [-]% will attack the camp with the Xianbei cavalry, and then there will be a black and white game, killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone.

He was just taking the first step to kill the danger.

Cruel?

indeed.

cunning?

Not false.

But in such an era, you can't be cold-hearted. Sooner or later, you will become someone else's meal, and become a fish waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board.

Huan Rong knew very well that if he took this step, he would never go back.

so what?

Winner takes all, loser for Kou.

In troubled times, it should be the law of troubled times.

If you are too soft-hearted, you will not be praised, but will only be regarded as weak.

Sitting in the car, Huan Rong looked at the car wall with sword marks, quietly listening to the howling of the north wind, the howling of wolves, and the faint screams, and clenched his fists little by little until the crescent-shaped dents.