Seeing Gao Ran's arrow, the shopkeeper Cui and those guys, who had never been in the battle array, had pale faces, and they had long lost the heroism they had when they were arrogant. Although Bian Zhang has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he is just a child, and he has never really seen such a dangerous scene, and he is so nervous that cold sweat is oozing from his forehead.

Only Liu Yu was still relatively calm, and quietly dragged out his long wooden box from under the cart. He was kidnapped by Han Dang when he was very young, if it wasn't for Cai Jue who happened to pass by and desperately rescued him, he would have been more than lucky. That experience only trained his bold character, otherwise he would not have left home to go to the front.

Gao Ran also knew that he was now carrying the hope of more than a dozen people on his shoulders, and although his shoulders were in pain, he still gritted his teeth and waved the rod in his hand desperately. However, after being hit by an arrow in the shoulder, Gao Yan's speed slowed down significantly, and the opposing cavalry used a soft bow. This bow does not have a long range and lacks strength, but it also has the benefit that it does not require much arm strength, allowing the shooter to shoot continuously.

The rain of arrows became more and more dense, and Gao Ran couldn't dodge, and was hit by another arrow in his left chest. Liu Yu had already quietly opened the lid of the long wooden box, reached in, and held Fang Tian's halberd tightly. Suddenly, there was a hurried sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and the white-clothed cavalry immediately put away their bows and arrows, turned their horses and left.

Seeing the enemy retreating, Gao Ran snorted, and had already pulled out the two feather arrows inserted in his body, and the blood instantly stained his coat. However, these two feathered arrows are not deeply inserted and there are no barbs on the arrows, so they look like grits, but in fact they are not seriously injured. If Gao Ran could have a piece of armor, even if it was the one that Yuan Jun was equipped with, this kind of soft bow would not be able to hurt him.

Shopkeeper Cui and the guys hurriedly rushed forward, ripped off the placket to help Gao Ran heal the wound, but Liu Yu's hand did not dare to pull out of the box, still holding Fang Tian's halberd, until he saw that the fresh cavalry was dressed in black clothes and black armor, he let go of his hand and quietly stuffed the long wooden box under the cart.

This group of black-armored cavalry came quickly, all carrying bows and arrows and scimitars at their waists, it was the cavalry of the Western Regions Legion, with their whips lightly, chasing down in the direction of the white-clothed cavalry fleeing like flying. At this time, a small colonel suddenly broke away from the brigade and rushed towards the caravan with a dozen people.

When he came to the front, the little colonel reined in his horse with a "whoop" and asked in a loud voice: "You guys, why don't you abandon the main road and take the small road?" ”

Shopkeeper Cui hurriedly stepped forward to explain the situation that the road was blocked.

The junior colonel nodded helplessly and said, "This is also the truth. It's just that the Dawan Kingdom was initially decided, and the people's hearts were not attached. Recently, there are often people pretending to be horse thieves, gathering in groups and plundering everywhere. I think you'd better turn back to the main road. ”

Shopkeeper Cui suddenly arched his hand and said: "This military master, Xiaomin has a feeling that these people don't seem to be the local people of Dawan. ”

The junior colonel hesitated: "These people are dressed and spoken like Dawan people, where do you see that they are not Dawan natives?" ”

Shopkeeper Cui has recovered from the fear just now, his hand stroked the long beard under his chin, shook his head and said: "The old man has been traveling south and north for many years, and he has seen a lot of all kinds of people, even this road to the concession, and he has walked for more than a year. The people of these countries speak basically the same language, but the accents are different. Listening to the accents of those people just now, it seems to be someone from Guishuang's side. ”

When the junior colonel heard this, he frowned and said: "The situation you said is very important, I have to report to the general quickly, and I will leave here, you take care!" ”

The shopkeeper Cui originally wanted to get close to this little school, hoping to get their protection, but he didn't expect that this little school was also an anxious child, and he had already turned the horse's head, and when the shopkeeper Cui wanted to call him again, more than a dozen horses had already gone like flying.

However, what the shopkeeper Cui said is also the truth, Dawan, Kangju, Guishan and other countries, including some countries in the Western Regions, are very similar in race and language, and the difference is not even as big as the dialect difference of the Han Dynasty, and the Han people are often difficult to distinguish. But Shopkeeper Cui has this ability to distinguish small differences from it.

At this time, Gao Ran had already bandaged it properly, walked over with a pole and stick, and asked, "Shopkeeper Cui, should we continue to move forward, or turn back to the road?" ”

Shopkeeper Cui looked up at the sky, if he turned back to the main road, I am afraid that it is almost dusk, and he will not be able to catch the next stop today no matter what, but he is worried about meeting those robbers again when he continues to walk on the path. He hesitated for a moment, and it was still difficult to make a decision, and suddenly remembered that Gao Ran was a general who commanded thousands of troops, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The general's name is shocking Hebei, and how to act is up to the general!" ”

Gao Ran thought for a while and said, "Since there are already soldiers and horses from the imperial court chasing down, it should be safer to take the path, let's continue to walk the path!" ”

Shopkeeper Cui said that he had no opinion, but the other guys in the caravan all showed a sense of retreat, and as for the opinions of Liu Yu and Bian Zhang, they were directly ignored by them. At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded again in front, but it was the Han cavalry that went and returned, and many of them still had bloody human heads under their necks. In just a few moments, they had caught up with the white-clothed cavalry and wiped out all of them.

Just now, the junior colonel led a general over, arched his hand towards the shopkeeper Cui, and asked, "This old man, you said just now, are those not locals?" ”

Shopkeeper Cui hurriedly repeated what he had just said, and explained his reasons in detail, and then looked at the general with anxiety.

The general's face became solemn, he frowned and pondered for a long time, then suddenly turned to the soldiers behind him and ordered: "Your Majesty once explained when he was leaving, we must be careful that Guishan and Wusun break the covenant, and let us ensure that the communication line from Uzberi to Kangju is foolproof. If these horse thieves are not native to Dawan, but from Kushan, it is very suspicious. You should hurry to Uzberi to report to General Zhang and ask him to make preparations as soon as possible. ”

When several soldiers heard this, they were about to ride away, but they heard a ** voice say: "It's not simple, grab a prisoner and ask them where they are, and it will be clear." ”

Everyone followed the sound and looked, and it turned out to be Bian Zhang, who was hiding behind Liu Yu. Bian Zhang also likes to call himself a hero at home, but he didn't expect to see the thief vicious just now, and he was cowardly. Now that the thieves have retreated, Bian Zhang didn't feel a little weak-hearted, and he was afraid that he would be ridiculed by Liu Yu, so he came up with random ideas, wanting to prove that he was not useless.

Liu Yu was worried that his two brothers would be recognized by the general, so he kept shrinking behind him, and when he heard Bian Zhang speak, it was too late to stop him.

"Hehe, how can General Ben not understand this truth? The captives captured two, but they were all ordinary people of Dawan. The general couldn't help laughing when he saw that it was a young man who made the noise, and suddenly frowned, and said, "You two little guys are so familiar, and General Ben seems to have seen them somewhere." ”

This general was originally a lieutenant in the Flying Tiger Guard, and when he was in Xiangyang, he was responsible for the security of the area around the academy, the research institute and the medical school for a long time. It's just that the little doll has grown into an ignorant teenager, and he can't remember it for a while.

"There are so many people in this world who look alike, and it's not surprising that the general looks at my two brothers with familiar faces." Liu Yu didn't dare to let him delve into it, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "General, I heard my mother say that people who have been soldiers are different from ordinary people, as long as the general carefully observes their palms, he can see the clues." ”

"That's right! How did I forget this stubble! The general suddenly came to his senses, thanked him, and hurried to check on the two captives.

Almost revealing his whereabouts, Liu Yu couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat, and was about to turn around and teach Bian Zhang a hard lesson, but the general ran back again. Fortunately, the general did not pursue the identities of the two brothers again, but just arched his hand to the shopkeeper Cui on the horse, and said: "Thank you for reminding me, the future is quite dangerous, and there is nothing to give you in the future, so send a team of soldiers and horses to escort you forward!" ”

Liu Yu was completely relieved, and he didn't have the heart to reprimand Bian Zhang anymore. In fact, the disappearance of the two brothers is highly classified, and only a very small number of people know about it. And the two brothers are now dressed as apprentices, and the general doesn't know it, so they don't associate them with the status of the prince at all.

The one who led the escort was the same colonel who had just begun to ask them. Although this little school is Han Chinese, he grew up in the Western Regions since he was a child, and he is quite familiar with the customs and customs of this area, and he told them many interesting stories along the way, and the journey suddenly became easier. With the officers and soldiers escorting, they did not have to look for inns, but stayed at the nearest military stations along the way. When the soldiers heard that this caravan was taking the initiative to transport food to the front, they couldn't help but be in awe, and gave them the best rooms on the station. Although the garrison is also a regular army of the Han Dynasty, their life is relatively easier than that of the combat troops, and they often get together after tea and dinner to chat.

On this day, the caravan of the shopkeeper Cui finally arrived at the last military station before entering Kangju, which was also relatively safe, and the white-clothed thieves who were common in other places were nowhere to be seen when they arrived. Cui shopkeeper and they gradually relaxed, after dinner, some of the guys went to the surrounding villages to hang out, some covered their heads and slept soundly, only Gao Ran, Liu Yu, and Bian Zhang, each with their own thoughts, stayed in the military station and did not go anywhere.

Outside the window, several non-commissioned officers of the military station who were not on duty gathered together to chat, only to hear one of them say: "Lao Zhang, you haven't been to Kangju for a long time, have you heard of something strange there recently?" ”