When Zhu Lingyue woke up, he only felt that there was silence all around, there was a fire on the side, and several figures were sitting by the fire whispering...... Zhu Du, are you okay, you're finally awake! ”

Someone came over at that moment and carefully helped Zhu Lingyue up, Zhu Lingyue looked around, only to find that he was in a simple wooden house, and asked, "Where is this?" ”

"Zhu Du, this is an abandoned village, and there are no people." The subordinate explained: "Zhu Du fell off his horse and fainted, so we could only find this place and take refuge for the time being. ”

"How long has Ben Slept?"

"It's been a whole day." The subordinates hurriedly said: "Bring hot water to ......!" A soldier filled a small porcelain bowl with a missing mouth and handed it over respectfully, but Zhu Lingyue arrived hungry and thirsty, drank half a bowl of hot water, felt much more comfortable, and asked, "Is there anything to eat?" ”

The soldier said: "There is no food in the village, we searched around, only to catch a few mice, which are being cooked outside, do you want to eat some?" ”

"Mouse?" Zhu Lingyue was disgusted for a while, waved his hand, and then asked, "How many people are still around?" ”

"Zhu Du, there are thirteen more people." The soldier said: "We didn't stop ...... after a few walks halfway!" ”

Zhu Lingyue sighed: "The trees are falling and scattered, you are good, when you return to the Tianshan Mountains, this governor will definitely be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, Zhu Du!"

"What's going on out there?" Zhu Lingyue asked, "Where is the Xiguan Army now?" Where have all our men gone now? ”

The soldier said softly: "Zhu Du, we are here, and we don't know what the situation is outside, but when Zhu Du was unconscious, we sent people out to investigate, and now it seems that there are Xiguan troops in all directions, and I heard that they are searching for Zhu Du's ......!" ”

Zhu Lingyue sneered, glanced out, and asked, "Is it almost dawn?" ”

The soldier said: "There is still some time, Zhu Du, what should I do next?" ”

Zhu Lingyue pondered for a moment before asking, "First figure out what kind of place this is, and then we know which direction to go...... Is there no news of Willow Springs either? ”

"Nope."

Zhu Lingyue sighed, Liu Quan led the cavalry to lead away the chasing soldiers in Xiguan, and now he doesn't know what the situation is, he has never been so depressed in his life, he groaned slightly, and then asked the soldier: "What is your name?" ”

"Villain Yellow Pillar!"

"Huang Zhu, the thirteen of you are the most loyal subordinates of the Governor, and the Governor assures you that when you return to the Tianshan Mountains, you will be greatly rewarded to ensure your glory and wealth." Zhu Lingyue thought for a moment, "Since the Xiguan Army wants to search for the Governor, they must have set up checkpoints along the way, and it is not easy to return to the Tianshan Mountains. By the way, where are the horses? ”

"I'm worried about being discovered by the people of Xiguan, so I've gone into hiding." Huang Zhu said: "Zhu Du, do you want to bring out the horse?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhu Lingyue shook his head and said: "Don't care about the horses anymore, and we can't walk in such a dress, we may find the people's clothes here, the more shabby the better." ”

"There are not many people in this village, and the people in the village have fled for fear of being implicated, but it is not difficult for them to leave in a hurry and find a few shabby clothes." Huang Zhu immediately said: "But there are thirteen of us, plus adults, that is fourteen, and it is a little difficult to find fourteen sets of old clothes. ”

A soldier on the side said, "That's fine, my lord, let's take off our outer clothes, and if the inside clothes are stained with some mud, we can get through the test." ”

Zhu Lingyue said: "After dawn, send someone to inquire about our location, figure out the route, and then disguise yourself and pretend to be a ...... Well, pretend to be a hunter and go all the way to the Tianshan Mountains, so it won't be noticeable. ”

Early the next morning, some people went out to investigate, and the rest of the people were disguised and made a few pairs of bows and arrows, and at noon, the people who sent them came back, but they inquired about the road to the Tianshan Mountains where they were located, and after dark, Zhu Lingyue immediately led thirteen people, pretending to be ordinary hunters, and turned to the remote and difficult path, all the way to the west.

Along the way, there must be a lot of hardships, along the way to meet officers and soldiers, naturally is to dodge, if you meet the people, then inquire a few points, go for four or five days, inquire a lot of news, the Xiguan army has entered Shuoquan City, and in just a few days, it has been lost to recover all the land, said to be recovered, but rather said to be victorious without a fight, originally the Tianshan army occupied several county towns in the west of Hezhou, sent a small number of soldiers and horses to garrison, but after the defeat of the Tianshan army, the county towns collapsed without a fight, when the Xiguan army arrived, what was left was already an empty city.

Zhu Lingyue was angry and annoyed in his heart, but he was helpless, even the main force of Tianshan Mountain had been defeated at Qingyuan Racecourse, how could the small number of soldiers and horses stationed in the county town hold on.

Walking day and night, and walked for four or five days, I finally saw Hulu Mountain, the flag on the mountain was unfurled, naturally it was the "Chu" word flag of Xiguan, but under Hulu Mountain, there was no Tianshan Army, originally there were thousands of Tianshan Army stationed here, in order to contain the Xiguan Army of Hulu Mountain, but now there is no trace of it, Zhu Lingyue was surprised, but soon he was relieved, since the Xiguan Army had won a big victory, it was naturally all the way forward, countless Tianshan troops fled back to Tianshan, Hulu Mountain is the only way, the Tianshan Army stationed here learned that the front line was defeated, Of course, it has also retreated to the territory of the Tianshan Mountains.

Zhu Lingyue and others took advantage of the night to pass under the gourd mountain, but did not see much Xiguan army, to here, they are already very familiar with the road, knowing that no more than twenty miles ahead, is the mouth of the jade pot, that is the first dangerous place in the Tianshan Mountains, want to enter the Tianshan Mountains, the mouth of the jade pot is the only way, easy to defend and difficult to attack, before Zhu Lingyue set out on the expedition, left soldiers and horses in the mouth of the jade pot, enough to ensure that it is difficult to conquer here, thinking that there are dozens of miles to enter the Tianshan Mountain, but the heart is very excited.

In the past ten days, sleeping in the open air, day and night, Zhu Lingyue wanted to return to the Tianshan Mountain, but he also held on, at this moment his sphere of influence was close at hand, his heart was wide, and he felt indescribably tired, along the way he repeatedly assured his subordinates that when he returned to the Tianshan Mountain, he would be rewarded, and at this time he couldn't help but say: "Immediately to the mouth of the jade pot, into the mouth of the jade pot, you will get out of danger, after going back, the governor will be rewarded!" ”

"Zhu Du, listen, there is movement!" Huang Zhu was about to thank him, suddenly his eyebrows tightened, pointing to a small hill not far ahead, the hillside was overgrown with thorns and weeds, at this time in the middle of the night, the sky was shining with a bright moon, through the moonlight, vaguely saw the figure there moving, Zhu Lingyue's heart tightened, I was afraid that the Xiguan people were ambushed here, Huang Zhu and the others were already holding knives in their hands, and they were ready to fight.

After a moment of silence, I saw a figure flickering over there, and soon, several figures appeared, and I heard someone among them ask, "Who is it?" ”

Huang Zhu stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Who are you?" The soldiers disguised as Orion behind him also clung to the hilt of the knife, and waited for the battle, and in the darkness, he saw more than a dozen people jumping out from behind the hillside, and they were all quite athletic, and they had already approached this side, Huang Zhu and the others protected Zhu Lingyue behind him, under the moonlight, Zhu Lingyue frowned, and when the other party gradually got closer, he suddenly shouted: "Is it Wenyuan?" Is it Yao Wenyuan? ”

A voice on the other side immediately exclaimed, "Who is it?" It's Zhu Du's voice, is it...... Zhu Du, Zhu Du, is that you? The last general, Yao Wenyuan, ......! ”

Zhu Lingyue was surprised and delighted.

Yao Wenyuan was one of his generals, and he also participated in the Battle of the Racecourse that day, and together with Hou Jingang, as a cavalry general, he mainly attacked the front of the racecourse.

It's just that the army was defeated later, the whole army was scattered, and it was difficult to know who was alive and who died, Zhu Lingyue looked at the other party's figure, which was similar to Yao Wenyuan, and listened to the voice a little similar, under the question, it was really his own subordinate Yao Wenyuan, who had been depressed for ten days, and at this time he saw his subordinate suddenly appear, Zhu Lingyue was very happy, and had already stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Wenyuan, is it really you?" It's great that you're not dead. ”

Yao Wenyuan held the knife in one hand, walked over quickly, and said happily: "Zhu Du, it's great that you are safe and sound...... ”

Zhu Lingyue stepped forward quickly, Yao Wenyuan came over, and he was about to kneel down when he saw it, Zhu Lingyue was even ready to help him up, but he knew that the knife flashed, Zhu Lingyue was surprised, and he felt a cold on his neck, the other party's blade was already on his neck, and a familiar face appeared in front of him, it was Yao Wenyuan, the general.

"Wen Yuan, what are you doing?" Zhu Lingyue was shocked and angry.

Huang Zhu and the others were also taken aback, and stepped forward one after another, and more than a dozen people behind Yao Wenyuan also pounced, the blades were opposed, Zhu Lingyue was held by Yao Wenyuan's knife by the neck, and everyone did not dare to act rashly for a while.

"Zhu Du, it's so nice to see you." Yao Wenyuan stared at Zhu Lingyue's eyes, "The future of our brothers depends entirely on Zhu Du. ”

Zhu Lingyue didn't understand what Yao Wenyuan meant for a while, although he was shocked, he still tried his best to stay calm, and said in a deep voice: "Wenyuan, this joke can't be made, what do you want to do?" ”

"Zhu Du, don't you know that Chu Huan has issued a wanted warrant, as long as he can catch you, whether he lives or dies, not only will he be rewarded, but he will also be exempted from responsibility if he was originally a soldier of the Tianshan Mountains." Yao Wenyuan sighed: "The last general is also on the wanted list, these days he has been hiding in Tibet, like a rat crossing the street, why are you waiting in this wilderness, don't you know that if Zhu Du is alive, he will inevitably pass through here and return to the Tianshan Mountains, it seems that the last general has not worked hard in vain." ”

Zhu Lingyue was furious, and said sharply: "Yao Wenyuan, you bastard who eats inside and out, are you so afraid of Chu Huan?" The Tianshan Mountains are in our hands, guarding the main road, how can he endure us? You put away the knife now, and the governor is not to blame for the past, otherwise it will ......! ”

"How else?" Yao Wenyuan sneered: "Zhu Du, on the battlefield, you left the soldiers behind and escaped alone, have you ever thought that the brothers who died on the battlefield died for you?" It seems that you haven't woken up yet, who told you that the Tianshan Mountain is still in your hands? Don't you know that Tianshan is now in Chu Huan's hands, and the entire northwest is in Chu Huan's hands, no matter you and me, it is difficult to fly, and in the end, you can only sacrifice you to protect the peace of yourself and your brothers! ”

Zhu Lingyue was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened at you, "You...... What did you say? Tianshan is Chu Huan's hand? You...... You talk nonsense......! ”