November 184 A.D.

Eighty miles from Luronse, it is a small rolling hill. Locals call it Half Waist Mountain. Over the mountain is the Wet River. Recently, the scouts have had a hard time approaching the Red Flower Valley, and they are always intercepted by their scouts. Li Hong had already tried to approach from different directions with his companions three times, but they were all driven back, and more than a dozen brothers were broken. Li Hong insisted on blocking the enemy every time and covering everyone's retreat. The soldiers of the scout team were willing to go on missions with him, because it was not easy to die and it was safer. Li Hong is particularly capable of killing, and he can kill people as fiercely as a tiger. Especially the elusive little axe, there is no time to go out on a mission without blood. The little axe was pitch black, and even the handle was black, so everyone gave him a nickname, called Black Kill. But the soldiers were all over the world, and the local dialects were screaming together, and the black killing somehow became a sunspot. The name Kuroko is easy to remember, and there are many people who shout it. In this way, people don't know their real names.

Risong told him that everyone should shout words to each other when they are together. So Li Hong told people seriously every time, my name is Li Hong's Zimin. People laughed and looked at him like idiots. But no one calls his people. Li Hong was surprised. Later, the captain of the hundred-member team told him that everyone was clothed and white, that is, from poor people, and some from untouchables, that is, they were born as servants for life, subordinates, and maids, and they didn't know a single big word, and some didn't even have a big name, so they just called a small name, where did they know what words were not written, they were all rich people, and they were all things that were played by rich people and scholars. Li Hong was stupid when he heard it. Think about it too. In Xianbei, those slaves are not even as good as pigs and dogs, and they don't have any names. So Li Hong thought that Li Song had deceived him. What the hell, come back and don't beat you up.

The weather was getting colder, but the enemy was not moving. Tian Jing was a little anxious. It's been ten days since his letter for help was sent. If reinforcements come and the enemy doesn't, and he lies about the military situation, he will go to jail. So he personally ran to the barracks of the scouts and ordered them to enter the Red Flower Valley within two days, and be sure to find out the accurate information and return.

Li Hong, who was already the captain of the army, came up with an idea. The captain is to bring four soldiers, plus five of himself, nothing at all. Li Hong proposed to enter the Weishui River from the south of Lulongsai, and then go up along the Weishui River to the Banyin Mountain. Starting from the half-waist mountain, walk twenty miles to the rear of the Red Flower Valley. From here, it should be possible to enter the Valley of Red Flowers. Knife is his boss. Xiaodao went to report to Cheng Jie, the captain of the hundreds. Cheng explained that the idea is good, and it may be necessary to try it. Who came up with the idea? The knife said that it was the idea of the sunspot sent by Lord Tian. So the soldiers split into two ways. Cheng Jie, the captain of the hundred-man team, led 80 people to go out normally and lure the enemy in the front. Shi Chang Xiaodao led twenty people along the Lishui River to the half-waist mountain.

They set off in the middle of the night. At noon, the group arrived at Banyin Mountain.

The half-waist mountain is surrounded by dozens of hills. The trees all over the mountain are bald, and the ugly branches show themselves in various postures. The fallen leaves all over the mountain emit an intoxicating mellow fragrance, and occasionally you can smell the smell of some branches and leaves rotting.

It's early winter. Looking at the slaughter and desolation in his eyes, and listening to the whirring cold wind whistling in his ears, Li Hong's heart was also cold. He was very confident in his judgment, Lu Longsei's bloody battle was about to begin, and many of his comrades who were sitting together now would be able to sit together again in the future.

The horses were left by the river, watched by two soldiers. Everyone walked more than ten miles, and they were already very tired. In the interval between everyone's rest, the knife called the four captains together.

"Let's discuss, who's going to go?" Xiaodao is a veteran, middle-aged, illiterate, with a beard on his face, so long that he almost covers his mouth.

Several people looked at each other and did not make a sound. The knife looked at Li Hong. Li Hong hurriedly said, "Let's go with our team." ”

The five men were lying on the top of the hill and looking out towards the valley below. Here's the Valley of Red Flowers. The valley is densely packed with large trees. Although the leaves were almost falling off, nothing could be seen.

"The Karasuma people are probably at the eastern end of the valley. We lie on the west side of this valley, and we can't see it. A thin soldier said softly. His name was Zheng Xin, and he used to be a hunter. In Li Hong's squad, there are three other soldiers, all of whom are hunters. Doing the job of scouting is hard and dangerous, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, and ordinary people can't do it. Having Orion as a scout can greatly shorten the training time and make them more experienced.

Li Hong beckoned to a big man with a sturdy body and a thick neck and a big head. The big man crawled over.

"I'll go down. Big head, you put the rope down. Zheng Xin, Xiao Lazy, Wu Ba, the four of you stay here, don't run around, wait for me to come back. ”

The little sloth is a child who has just come of age, and he only arrived in Lulongse in the early spring of this year. He likes to sleep lazy, so everyone calls him lazy. Wu Ba's family was poor, but he could eat, so he had to become a soldier. He came with the little lazy. Both of them were very nervous, and their whole bodies were lying on the ground, wishing to be buried in the earth.

Li Hong grabbed the rope and ran down the mountain wall like running. Several people on the top of the mountain had their eyes straight.

"Kuroko must be a genius." The little lazy envy is authentic.

"He has good martial arts, and he will definitely be able to become a big official in the future." Wu Ba smacked his lips and whispered.

"You know what. Can you become an official if you have merit? See us adults? He has a lot of achievements, right? It's more than forty, but it's just a school captain. Zheng Xin pouted disdainfully.

"The lieutenant is still young, are you mistaken? The biggest official I've ever seen is Lord Tian. Wu Ba said with wide eyes.

"So you are dirty, and you are still not convinced. Do you know who the most popular person in the Great Han Kingdom is now? ”

Xiao Lan and Wu Ba shook their heads.

"Huangfu Song. When the Yellow Turban Thieves had just rioted, General Huangfu was a Zhonglang general at that time. Will Zhonglang know how big an official he is? ”

The two of them lay on the ground and turned their heads, indicating that they didn't know, and their eyes were full of admiration for Zheng Xin.

"Zhonglang will be as big as our right Beiping County Taishou official, well, maybe it's bigger. After defeating the Yellow Turban mob, he became a cavalry general. Do you know how big an officer the general of the chariot is? ”

The two men shook their heads violently.

"That's one of the few big officials in the world. That's called a big official, you know? ”

The two nodded. What else did the little lazy ask asked, but he was stopped by the big head with a look.

Wu Ba didn't see it, and was still saying, "Brother Zheng, do you think Heizi offended someone and was demoted to Lu Longsai?" With his skills, he is one of the best everywhere, and his experience in fighting is much better than that of a veteran like you. ”

Zheng Xin's eyes widened, and he kicked Wu Bayi fiercely. He didn't dare to speak, the big head had already warned. Li Hong is not there, and several people are listening to the big head.

Wu Ba saw that no one spoke, so he had to close his eyes and think about it alone, and slowly fell asleep on the ground.

Suddenly, he was awakened by a voice. Wu Ba looked up suddenly, and saw the people in the valley shouting horses and shouting, and the low and long horn horn alarm the entire mountain forest. Many figures appeared in the woods at the bottom of the valley and quickly rushed towards them. Li Hong must have been discovered.

The four of them quickly grabbed the rope and were ready to drag Li Hong up at any time. At this time, the big head felt that the rope in his hand was shaking, and hurriedly pulled it up, knowing that Li Hong had already climbed up along the rope. He hurriedly glanced at the three people behind him. Then the four of them worked together, trying their best to look forward and run, dragging Li Hong on the mountain wall like pulling fiber.

Li Hong was covered in blood, even on his face, and his loose hair had turned red. The armor on his body was gone, and his clothes were torn into pieces, presumably scraped by branches and bushes.

He shouted loudly to his four hands, "Quick, quick, quick......" Running as fast as you can, it's like there's a ghost behind you. Thinking that the pursuers were behind, the four men spread their feet and ran faster than the rabbits.

After running for a while, the little lazy couldn't do it, he gasped for breath, and looked back to find that there was silence behind him, and there were no pursuers. So he slowed down and panted and shouted, "There is no one behind ......"

When the three people in front heard it, they immediately looked back, and sure enough, there were no pursuers, not even a bird's sound.

Li Hong felt that something was wrong when he ran, why was there no panting sound behind him. When I turned my head, my lungs almost exploded. The four men stood behind, not only did they not run, but they also sat on the ground gasping for breath. Li Hong immediately turned around. Wu Bashang breathlessly said, "Rest...... Rest...... Behind...... Not...... People ......"

Li Hong was so angry that he kicked him hard: "Run." It only took more than half an hour for the Karasuma people to ride around the river. We're going to run twenty miles in half an hour, you know? Fast...... If you are slow, you will be hacked to death by the river. Run. ”

A few people were about to explode when they heard this. If the war horse placed by the river is snatched by the Karasuma people, it is better to commit suicide. No horse can escape.

As if they had been inflated, several people suddenly became energetic, and one by one lowered their heads and ran vigorously.

Xiaodao saw Li Hong and them running over in embarrassment from a distance, and immediately ordered the thirteen soldiers who were lying in ambush nearby to retreat immediately.

"Kuroko, how's it going?" Knife greeted him and asked.

"Quick...... Running ......, Karasuma people...... To the river...... Stop up...... Here we went, run. Li Hong kept at his feet, panting as he ran.

Xiaodao was shocked, and looking at Li Hong's appearance, he knew that he must have been discovered by the enemy, or he escaped by fighting a bloody way. The knife then took his index finger in his mouth and whistled at the others. Everyone immediately ran away.

"How many enemies are there in the valley?" The knife chased after Li Hong and asked loudly.

"It's all there, and so are the Xianbei people. Tomorrow, tomorrow is going to attack. ”

Xiaodao's face was extremely ugly, "And the Xianbei people?" ”

Li Hong ignored him and ran desperately with his head down.

Just as they were running over the last hill, they saw the Karasuma cavalry speeding in the distance. It's a big group, and it's estimated that there are hundreds of riders.

The soldiers did not need to be urged with knives, and they had already increased their speed to the limit. It happened to be going down again, and the speed was exceptionally fast. Nineteen men climbed onto their horses with rolling belts, and immediately beat their horses away with the two soldiers who had been waiting anxiously.

Karasuma's cavalry was about a mile or so away from them, and they were in hot pursuit.

After running for thirty miles in one go, the pursuers still followed unrelentingly, and they had no intention of giving up.

Li Hong galloped on his horse, and said loudly to the knife: "Shi Chang, if you run like this, the war horse will lie down in another twenty miles, so let's leave someone to block it." Anyway, they escaped one by one, so as not to be served in a pot and not even be able to send a letter back. ”

Xiaodao nodded, and shouted loudly to the little lazy who was running nearby: "Let's stay and block, you take three horses away, you must rush back to Lulongsai, and tell the adults Karasuma and Xianbei people to join forces, and the eight thousand army will attack Lulongsai tomorrow." ”

Xiao Lazy nodded nervously.

Li Hong was very moved. To stay and stop is to die. The youngest of the twenty soldiers, the youngest was sixteen years old. The arrangement of the knife is undoubtedly the most reasonable and the most humane. Li Hong felt that it was worth working for such a boss.

Xiao Dao suddenly shouted at Xiao Lazy with a fierce expression: "You say it again." ”

The little lazy was startled, and instinctively shouted: "Eight thousand troops will attack Lulongsai tomorrow." ”

Xiaodao nodded in satisfaction, and then exchanged glances with Li Hong. The two of them urged the horse to overtake the little lazy at the same time, and handed him the reins one left and one right.

Knife took out a small bullhorn from his bosom and blew a trumpet ready to stop. The scout troops of the Han Frontier Army also learned to communicate with the horn of the bull horn during the battle with the Hu people. First, it is convenient, and second, it is quick to contact. The speed of the soldiers' horses immediately slowed down. Xiaodao and Li Hong gestured to each other, and the two of them flew off their horses almost at the same time.

The little lazy man galloped away with three horses.