Chapter 2396 Nothing More than That

The changes in the desert seem to be accidental and inevitable.

The Central Plains and the Desert are like two ends of a U-shaped pipe. If the pressure on that section is strong, the other end will be pushed out.

Now that the nomadic people have not fully mastered iron technology, the Han people, who have relatively mature iron metallurgical technology, have improved the mobility of war horses and the durability of cavalry, and the combat effectiveness they have exploded is quite terrifying, just like being hungry and thirsty. A man of thirty years has very fast hands.

Let’s put aside Zhang He’s branch advancing in Mobei and return to Yuzhou.

In Yangcheng, Yuzhou, there are also some people who are unwilling to be lonely...

For some reason, these people who were originally sent to present prisoners to the emperor were stranded in Yangcheng and underwent 21 days of quarantine. Bah, etiquette training. They could not go to Xu County before completing the etiquette training.

For these Xiqiang prisoners, many of them are actually like walking corpses. As relatives or direct leaders of Beigong, they have lost everything. It is like their human backbone has been taken away, leaving only Because of their animal instincts, these Xiqiang captives don't care about stagnation or stagnation, or even don't care about anything.

But for other people, it's different.

Such as Shen Yi.

Shen Yi rubbed his hands like a fly and found Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan had made a lot of money in Chang'an before. Seeing the rumors among the three assistants in Chang'an, he became nervous during the day. He was not sure when he would be burned, so he took advantage of this opportunity. , smoothly blending into the queue of prisoners.

In such an upright and dignified manner, Sanfu got out, and Pei Yuan even brought Shen Yi along with him.

What?

How come you got out so easily?

Paralyzed, such a strict censorship system in later generations can justifiably sneak out, so what's so strange about a big man sneaking out with a few people now?

For Pei Yuan, Yuzhou or Jizhou must be his first choice. After all, these two places are relatively stable, wealthy and highly educated, making them very suitable for Pei Yuan to live. Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou are relatively chaotic, but they are not unacceptable. As for the more remote Youzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and the like, in Pei Yuan's opinion, they are simply barbaric and are places where lower-class people go.

In Pei Yuan's arms, there was a small wooden box. Inside the wooden box was the money he had made over the past two or three years. Although he was said to be a member of the Pei family in Hedong before, Pei Yuan's father died early, so in fact, Pei Yuan's life was not very good.

Sometimes some friends around him have new brocade robes to wear, and he has to carefully wear his only robe and protect it at all times, fearing that it will accidentally hook or pull something. The only thing is that a whole piece of clothing is ruined. Then it may mean that you have to wear tattered clothes, or you can only wear old ones.

Other sons of the gentry were riding horses for an outing, looking for incense. He could only take a bullock cart and slowly go to the meeting because his family could not afford a horse. Or there may not even be an ox cart, but only a mule or even a donkey cart.

Some nobles have a pretty maid and a beautiful concubine by their side, and they have a clumsy old servant next to them, or they serve themselves. The only choice is the left hand or the right hand...

Normally, in the process of forming Pei Yuan's world view, outlook on life and values, his parents should play a relatively important guiding role. However, it is a pity that Pei Yuan's father died young, and his mother pulled Pei Yuan and others Growing up has already taken a lot of effort, and I don't have much time to pay attention to Pei Yuan or sort out Pei Yuan's psychological changes.

As a result, Pei Yuan also wanted to have what others had. This desire eventually settled down little by little and became his ultimate desire. Uncontrollable, unstoppable, greedy desire.

When Pei Yuan gained power, he began to switch to greed.

The goal of authority is to obtain money, and the purpose of money is to satisfy his greed. He feels unsatisfied and greedy that he owed when he was a child.

At the beginning, he felt that he could give anything to have the things he longed for when he was young!

So when the opportunity arose to satisfy his desires, he naturally couldn't help it.

Logically speaking, the Council of Laws and Regulations where Pei Yuan is located does not have any specific real power, and there is no way to provide direct material sales like the Han Chamber of Commerce. However, Pei Yuan is quick-witted and eloquent, even on some matters. He has no way to do it, but as long as it is beneficial, he will vaguely agree to it first. As for whether he can do it later...

Who cares?

Then unfortunately, the Cavalry General Fei Qian started to take care of it so much.

Before Pei Yuan fully announced the "Law of Corruption", he already knew the key points and realized his own problems. After knowing that there was going to be a large-scale trial, Pei Yuan didn't have much luck. .

Because the Hedong Pei clan, especially that damn old guy Pei Mao, would even sacrifice the heads of the clan to save Pei Mao himself! So if Pei Yuan himself is in some trouble, the old immortal Pei Mao will definitely abandon Pei Yuan without saying a word!

In the end, the only way left was to escape.

After all, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are currently in a state of confrontation.

Then Pei Yuan could apply for asylum in Yuzhou on the basis of his reputation as someone who had been oppressed and tortured by the Hussars, and maybe he could work as a middle-aged official...

There is money, leisure, and happiness.

But Pei Yuan's happy mood was disturbed by Shen Yi.

Shen Yi didn't have Pei Yuan's patience.

After all, Shen Yi shoulders the mission of saving the Shen family in Shangyong. Pei Yuan can wait, but Shen Yi cannot. Shen Yi's goal is to get in front of Emperor Liu Xie, and then find an opportunity to cry and complain. It is best to have Emperor Liu Xie issue an edict of pardon or something. If that doesn't work, then Shen Yi will settle for the next best thing. , indicating that the Shen family admires the emperor and wants to migrate to Yuzhou...

Then Shen Yi can use chicken feathers as command arrows, uh, and use righteousness as food. Well, that's the meaning anyway, as long as she cries and makes a fuss in front of the emperor, and then as long as Qiusi dares to take action, Shen's family will He immediately expressed that he had obtained the emperor's permission and got the visa, bah, the green card, um, it was for transit, and he was going to Yuzhou!

So Pei Yuan and Shen Yi are in two different states. Pei Yuan has escaped and is leisurely and leisurely with his flight tickets in his arms, while Shen Yi is still waiting to take a chicken feather back to save the Shen family. Of course, the attitude towards staying in Yangcheng is different.

"Don't be anxious... Dear brother, don't be anxious..." Pei Yuan tried to appease Shen Yi.

Pei Yuan wasn't stupid either. He saw that Shen Yi couldn't hold it in any longer. Similarly, Pei Yuan also felt that he could speed up a bit to save himself from the long nights and dreams. So after pondering for a moment, he came up with a way.

"If you are in a hurry to see the emperor..." Pei Yuan said slowly, "Someone has a plan... I must have seen the battle of Hanzhong when I was in Hanzhong. I also witnessed the strength of the hussar army." See, so if this is the reason..."

Shen Yi frowned and said, "Brother Pei means..."

"I heard about the Battle of Hanzhong... what kind of Vulcan stone cannon is there?" Pei Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I guess... if... it must be... Haha, my dear brother, do you understand?" 』

……(;￢＿￢)……

Dark mountains.

Dark trees.

He said in a numb tone.

Zhang Yu's legs were shaking and he was gritting his teeth.

A chicken can fly up a tree if it's anxious, a dog can jump over a wall if it's anxious, a person can jump over a wall if it's anxious...

It is impossible to fight desperately. It is impossible to fight desperately in this life. The only option is to run away.

The mountain road leading to Xiapi is winding and rugged in the night, faintly visible. The shadows of the trees on the mountain are jagged and swayed by the wind, as if there are countless soldiers and horses hidden in them, ready to pounce out at any time.

Zhang Yu followed closely behind the team, moving forward one step at a time.

As I said, logistics officers have some small rights. Although this right cannot be taken away by life and death, in some aspects it can also determine who can eat more and who can take more. In addition, there are also some soldiers from Guangling recruited by Zhou Tai among the ministers. These soldiers had a hard time after surrendering. They were bullied and beaten by Jiangdong soldiers from time to time, and Zhou Tai didn't care at all...

Ever since, Zhang Yu found an opportunity.

There are locals in Xiaxiang who are very familiar with the surrounding roads, where there are woods, where there are medicinal mountain roads, where the water flow is particularly shallow...

The guy who was familiar with the road led the way, avoiding the official road, and found a trail, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. If you escape alone, you will become a deserter. Even if you argue that you escaped, no one will believe it. But with Zhang Yu, everything is different.

Zhang Yu is a descendant of the gentry clan. Although his family has fallen into disgrace, he is still a descendant of the gentry clan. This team led by the sons of the noble clan is no longer deserters but warriors who go deep into the tiger's den to spy on the enemy!

Therefore, although Zhang Yu was not very physically strong, he still received good care and was helped to sit aside.

Zhang Yu felt that the soles of his feet were in burning pain. He didn't know whether it was scratched by thorns in the dark night, or because he had walked for too long on the difficult mountain road and had blisters...

Anyway, Zhang Yu's legs are shaking now.

A dozen Guangling soldiers on the side were also resting and talking in low voices.

"Niang Xipi!" These Koto dogs are really not good things..."

"We Guangling people are not human beings?" 』

"To put it bluntly, officials are nothing and should run away first. Otherwise, there are so many men with knives and guns who can just hit them and run away!" "A middle-aged man said angrily.

The middle-aged man is a sword and shield wielder, but of course he doesn't have a sword and shield now. He is a veteran and has a strong build. He is not lacking in martial prowess, as the scars on his body prove this. There are only three fingers left on his right hand and four on his left hand. Those missing fingers were all lost in the fight.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Go and take a look at the back! ” The temporary team leader pointed at the middle-aged man and said.

"why me? ” The middle-aged man stood up dissatisfied and muttered.

The temporary team leader stared at him, "Because you talk the most nonsense!" 』

In fact, the team rate is not to gain official power, but to protect the middle-aged people.

The middle-aged people and team leaders are all veterans.

Some words are nice to say but not nice to hear.

Even if the official runs away, it is not something that the soldiers can discuss at will.

In addition, the middle-aged man is also a veteran. Although he is a sword and shield hand, he also has enough battlefield experience. Let him go to the rear to survey. On the one hand, he feels more at ease, and on the other hand, it also makes the middle-aged man's complaints go away. As for being his sin.

The middle-aged man snorted, said nothing more, and went back to investigate on his way back.

The leader of the temporary team came up to Zhang Yu and said, "Master Zhang, these are rough people and they are talking crazy things..."

Zhang Yu understood, nodded and said: "Don't worry... I know... the most important thing now is to escape first, everything else is easy..."

In order to pull such a team, Zhang Yu was really worried. With the convenience of the logistics officer, he not only had to contact these surrendered soldiers, but more importantly, he had to select the right people. Otherwise, he would die in the city before he could escape. At the same time, he also had to look for opportunities to escape...

Fortunately, as a logistics officer, there is another convenience, which is that you can meet Zhou Tai. Zhang Yu suggested to Zhou Tai that there was not enough food, but he could also go to Surabaya to catch fish and shrimps to satisfy his hunger and reduce the consumption of food and grass. Zhou Tai readily agreed. Anyway, Jiang Dongjun had done this before, and he didn't feel disgusted with eating fish and shrimp.

Although fish and shrimp are easy to smell, and the fish, shrimp, snails and other fish in the inland river actually have less meat, but after all, it is some supplement...

Only in this way did I slowly find the opportunity...

It's just a pity that there is a shortage of knives and guns. Some people even hold harpoons. After all, they come out in the name of fishing and hunting. Of course, there are no good guys who can carry them.

While he was saying something, the middle-aged man who had gone to investigate behind came back in a hurry. Although he tried hard to control his emotions, there was still a trace of trembling in his low voice, "Jiang Dongbing behind, chase, chase." Coming up! 』

After "coaxing", everyone was in chaos.

Fleeing at night, I originally thought that Jiangdong's army would not notice anything wrong until dawn, and then they could successfully escape from Jiangdong's pursuit. However, they did not expect that the flaw was discovered in the middle of the night. Zhou Tai was furious and ordered his soldiers to follow the trail. Come up...

Although Zhang Yu and others did not take the official road, but chose the mountain trails that are not often traveled, Zhou Tai did not just wait and see. He also sent soldiers to explore some of the surrounding mountain roads and trails, so Zhang Of course, some Jiangdong soldiers came to check on the road that Yu and others took.

Fortunately, in the dark night, Jiangdong soldiers were not very familiar with the road after all, so they marched with torches, and were discovered by Zhang Yu and other Guangling soldiers who were walking in the dark.

Zhang Yu stood up abruptly, but as a result, he stepped on the ground, and there was another sharp pain in the sole of his foot. He groaned and shook his legs again. It was difficult to walk fast, let alone run...

If you keep walking, the pain will be numb, so although there is an injury, it will not hurt much. After resting, when the wound is squeezed again, it will actually hurt more than before!

"It's over..."

The surrounding Guangling soldiers couldn't help but wailed when they saw this situation.

Taking Zhang Yu would obviously slow down their escape, but if they didn't take Zhang Yu with them, they would still be ordinary deserters even if they escaped to Xiapi! He will be caught and beheaded!

Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will be put into a death camp, and it will take three levels of merit to escape!

Zhang Yuneng immediately surrendered when Jiang Dongbing hit the door and put the knife on his neck. When he realized that Zhou Tai had ill intentions towards him, he was able to immediately start preparing to escape. In terms of quick wit, Zhang Yu was more or less capable. some...

"Don't be anxious!" Don't rush! Zhang Yu tried his best to endure the pain, put his feet down, and stepped on them lightly alternately, while comforting the soldiers around him and letting his head think quickly.

"How many people are chasing you?" ” Zhang Yu asked the middle-aged man who discovered the traces of Jiang Dongbing.

The middle-aged man thought about it for a moment and said, "There were at least two groups, about ten of them." 』

Zhang Yu exhaled, "Then don't be afraid!" 』

There were about ten of them, indicating that it was just an ordinary pursuit, or just a check, and it was not confirmed that Zhang Yu really walked this mountain road. If it was already confirmed that Zhang Yu and others were here, why would only a dozen or so come?

Zhang Yu looked around, and then saw the intersection of the mountain path, "Can you make a trap over there?" Who will make the trap? 』

"Master Zhang, do you mean... to set up an ambush?" ” asked the temporary team leader.

"right. I think...these Jiangdong soldiers didn't really discover us, so we should have a chance...after all, now, I...can't run fast...even if I escape, I will be caught up by them sooner or later," Zhang Yu shook. Legs, although the soles of his feet still hurt, they were better than before, but they were still not enough to compare with these thick-skinned soldiers. "So it's better to ambush them first... Even if they can't kill them all, At least we can delay it for a while..."

The temporary team leader thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and made arrangements directly. Of course, Zhang Yu staggered and hid under the shadow of the rocks.

After a while, Jiang Dongbing, who came to search, appeared holding a torch.

Although these Jiangdong soldiers said they were searching left and right, they didn't pay much attention. After all, they believed that even if Zhang Yu and others escaped, they would most likely be on the official road, followed by along Surabaya, such as these medicinal mountain trails, just take a look.

If you are psychologically careless, you will certainly suffer.

Jiang Dongbing did not expect that Zhang Yu and others would dare to ambush them, because they knew that Zhang Yu and others did not have many weapons and armor, but they also did not expect that there are actually many things that can kill people. Sometimes a stone, A rough tree trunk or a dagger usually used to cut ropes and sharpen sticks can kill someone.

The sudden attack stunned Jiangdong soldiers. In panic, the first few Jiangdong soldiers were thrown to the ground. The screams frightened the night birds in the forest and echoed among the valleys, frightening those who fell behind. Several Jiangdong soldiers turned around and ran away...

"Stop chasing!" Zhang Yu emerged from the shadow of the rocks and said, "Bring your weapons and let's go!" 』

Zhang Yu looked at the panicked Jiangdong soldiers fleeing along the mountain path. For some reason, it felt like he had lost a stone that had been pressed for a long time. Even the burning pain in the soles of his feet was much better.

It turns out that these Jiangdong soldiers...

In fact, it is nothing more than that.