In late February, spring returns to the north of the desert outside the earth, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the grass is green.

On the ramming road paved with yellow mud, a team of hundreds of Han cavalry marched through.

The guide who led the way was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in Hufu, not tall, with dark eyes and a playful face with two points of alertness.

"General, there's a small tribe not far ahead. Wait here for me to make some inquiries. The young man in Hufu volunteered.

In fact, this wasn't the first time he had acted as a scout.

In this area north of Liaodong, the soldiers of the Han family rarely have a good understanding of the way, but for him, he is basically at home and familiar with the road.

The young man on horseback grabbed the reins of the rope, withdrew his gaze from afar, nodded slightly, and after staying on the young man for a while, he asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to bring some people?" ”

This is no better than the big man, and if you go alone to spy on the news, it is very likely that you will be treated as a detailed work of other tribes. Seizure and house arrest is secondary, for fear of bad luck, he will be beheaded on the spot.

In short, the risks are extremely high.

The young man didn't care, and grinned: "General, don't worry, if I go alone, those barbarians will lower their guard, and maybe they will be able to come up with some useful words." ”

Yan Rou is right, he is dressed as a Hu person, and he is a young boy, he understands the language of the Hu people, and it is not easy to show his feet when he communicates. If you add some Han family soldiers to your side, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, and it may backfire at that time, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Seeing that he was confident, Lu Bu didn't say much, but just told him before parting: "Be careful, if you haven't returned within two hours, General Ben will go to save you." ”

Lu Bu said indifferently, but Yan Rou heard it in a variety of ways.

He was orphaned at a very young age and taken captive as a slave by the Hu people. No one treats him well, fists and feet have become commonplace, cats, dogs, cats, cats, sheep and livestock are far more valuable than him.

However, in the few months that followed Lu Bu out of the fortress, this famous flying general barely put on a trace of arrogance. Even if he talks to an inconspicuous little person like him, he is kind in words and has high hopes, as if he has long regarded him as a little brother.

This made Yan Rou's heart have more indescribable emotions, and he felt that this indifferent world seemed to have a trace of warmth for him.

Especially what Lu Bu said, if someone else said it, Yan Rou might not believe it; But Lu Bu opened his mouth to say that in his heart, it was more firm and reliable than the promise of the Son of Heaven.

He nodded heavily and left the queue, speeding forward.

Yan Rou's figure had already run far away in a few breaths.

Lu Bu got off his horse and ordered the soldiers behind him to rest for a while.

After months of traveling, the scales and armor of the soldiers were covered with thick mud and dust, and the vigorous hooves of the war horses under their crotches were thickly covered with dust and mud splashed by potholes and water.

Lu Bu dusted off the dust on his armor, and beside him sat Cao Xing, Huang Zhong and several other henchmen.

Chi Su's head poked in through the crack, rubbing Lu Bu's face affectionately.

Lu Bu, who was dusting off the ashes, had no choice but to stop what he was doing, raised his hand and stroked the mane on the top of Chi Su's forehead, and patted it gently after touching it. Extremely satisfied with this, Chi Su snorted comfortably, shook the red flame hair on his neck twice, let out a long roar, and ran away.

"How long have we been out?"

Lu Bu took the water bladder handed by Huang Zhong, poured a sip, and asked lightly.

"General, counting today, it's three and a half months." Huang Zhong replied respectfully.

Cao Xing, who was sitting opposite, heard this, his eyes widened, as if he didn't believe it, and his tone was surprised: "What, it's been three months?" ”

Huang Zhong nodded with certainty, Cao Xuan didn't have much concept of time, but Huang Zhong was different, he had the ambition in his heart to become a general in the future.

As for the mastery and control of time, this is the most basic requirement for marching scheduling.

yes, it's been three months in a blink of an eye!

Lu Bu sighed in his heart, he was also extremely clear about time. According to the calculation of time, his child should have been born in the next month or two.

But Zhang Ju, this damn guy, after escaping north from Youzhou, was like a loach entering the sea, and there was no news.

If Zhang Ju can't be caught, Lu Bu's task will not be completely completed, and he will not be able to return to Luoyang to resume his life.

After more than three months of pursuit, not only Lu Bu was looking for Zhang Ju, but many Hu barbarians were also looking for it, after all, the 200,000 reward that was hung out was not a decimal.

But even with such a large-scale search, there was still no news of Zhang Ju, and according to estimates, he should have changed his appearance and blended into the team of the Hu people.

In the vast desert north, if you want to turn the bottom upside down, it will take at least three or five years of hard work.

Of the 2,000 soldiers of the Northern Army at the time of departure, there are now less than 700 left.

I remember when I first came, the tribes of various tribes were eyeing them, and there would be a big battle almost every three or four days.

After dozens of battles, most of the soldiers of the Northern Army were killed, and the northern tribes such as Fuyu and Lulou were completely lost their tempers.

Half a month ago, in an encounter battle of Bai Yuanling, the soldiers of the Han army faced the tens of thousands of cavalry troops in Shangluo, and under the huge disparity in strength, they relied on Lu Bu's own strength to turn the tide, broke the enemy's battle formation, and won the final victory.

Since then, Lu Bu's image has been like a god among the tribes, and no one dares to take the initiative to provoke, but when they hear Lu Bu's name, they all avoid it.

The soldiers of the Northern Army who were broken were buried in Qingshan, but those who survived were more and more brave in the war, and if they talked about combat effectiveness, they were no longer inferior to the wolf riders under Lu Bu.

At the beginning, Qiu Liju suggested that Lu Bu should go in Hu people's clothes, which could reduce many unnecessary casualties.

Lu Bu shook his head slightly at that time, for him, this was not just a pursuit operation, he wanted to take this opportunity to raise the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

"Wenji, how is the map drawn?" Lu Bu asked out loud, and Shenjun's face added two points of roughness, a little more maturity and vicissitudes.

The young man who was privately called the 'halberd general' by Cao Xing and others replied with his fists in his fists: "General, everywhere you go, you have drawn it in detail, and it will not deviate in the slightest." ”

When they first arrived, the Han army suffered many ambushes.

If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone; If anyone sins against me, I will kill him.

Lu Bu made an oath in his heart that when he freed his hands one day, he would destroy these arrogant alien races and include their territory in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

And this detailed topographic map is the best guiding light.

In less than two hours, Yan Rou hurried back.

Under Lu Bu's expectant gaze, Yan Rou lived up to his expectations and clenched his fists and reported: "General, the Kua clan has captured two slaves who claim to be Zhang Ju's guards, please go and interrogate." ”

When the leader of the Kua tribe learned that the Han army was coming, although he had more than 2,000 good warriors, he couldn't raise the courage to fight at all, and he had obviously heard of Lu Buwei's name.

So, I had to prepare wine and meat, and asked Yan Rou to invite Lu Bu to come.

When Lu Bu heard this, Huo Ran got up, blew the whistle to summon Chi Su, got on the horse and led the Han family behind him, and galloped forward.