Chapter 867: Blood-stained yellow sand embankment

Woo woo, a crisp song, like a lark, but so sad. A group of mourners walked slowly on the dirt road of the Xisha River, the sun covering their bodies, it was so desolate. Gao Chen followed step by step, and he and the other two people kept it very tight, so that if there was any accident, they could react quickly.

A man in white who had been mourning left the queue, he stood on the side of the road and waited quietly, and Gao Chen also noticed this person. Obviously, he was waiting for them, because all but the three of them on this dirt road were the mourners.

"Brothers, why do you keep following us?" The man in white was very calm, and Gao Chen's heart was a little panicked, he frowned, he turned his head to look at the man in white, and then continued to walk forward, "Who is following you, my two brothers and I are villagers in Zhongtan Village in the west, where else can we go if we don't take this road when we go home?" ”

Gao Chen felt that there was nothing flawed in what he said, but the man in white seemed to have heard some joke, "Nonsense, there is still a village in the west?" When the words fell, I didn't see how the man in white did it, but I saw an extra knife in his hand. But soon, Gao Chen was so close, there was no reflection of the time at all. When it fell at Gao Chen's neck, but he didn't really cut it, the short knife stopped at half an inch of his ear, and if he went one more point, he would really cut someone. Gao Chen suddenly understood what the man in white wanted to do, so he fell to the ground, and then his legs trembled, "What are you going to do?" ”

Gao Chen secretly gestured to the other two people, they didn't make a move, but ran to Gao Chen's side and helped him up, "Da Chenzi, it's okay." Hey, what's the matter with you falling to the ground, you have to take care of it when we go home, and you are also moved by the knife, be careful that we report to the official! ”

The man in white hesitated a little, did he really think too much, looking at these three men, the expressions on his faces didn't look like fakes. Since he recognized the wrong person, the man in white didn't explain much, turned around and walked in the previous direction.

Waiting for it to be far away, Gao Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and he had to react quickly, otherwise this life would be buried here. Don't look at the three people on your side, but just looking at the speed of the man in white with the knife, you can easily ask for the surnames of the three of them.

At this time, Gao Chen didn't dare to follow the funeral procession anymore, because this group of people turned north from the path, which was not the direction to Zhongtan Village, and if they followed again, it would be impossible to explain. There was no way, Gao Chen and the others sat on the side of the road and waited, fortunately, Fang Yiai came relatively quickly, and when he saw Gao Chen, Fang Yiai asked urgently, "Where did those people go?" ”

"Major General, they turned north here, and those people were already a little suspicious of the little ones just now, so the little ones didn't dare to follow up anymore!"

Fang Yiai got off the horse, touched his chin and thought, what place can there be from this country road facing north? Fang Yiai is not a native of Youzhou, and he is not too clear about the places around Youzhou, but Hongyi understands a little, she has lived in Youzhou for nearly a year.

"Husband, it is estimated that they are going to Huangsha Embankment! The yellow sand bank is a naturally formed depression, and the soil on the ground is mostly sandy, so it is very convenient to hide something there! ”

Yellow sand embankment? Fang Yiai seems to have heard of this place, this yellow sand embankment is an inaccessible place, not how dangerous it is, but there is nothing to see there, plus even the grass does not grow, so the ghost is willing to go. beckoned to Li Mu, and Fang Yiai instructed, "Li Mu, you lead people around the road, it is estimated that the coffin is so heavy, they can't walk fast, you must stop them before they cross the yellow sand embankment." Remember, if you encounter resistance, don't touch the contents of the coffin! ”

"Yes, Major General!" Li Mu received the order, and ran towards the main road with dozens of guards under his command, and rushed from the main road to Huangsha Embankment, which is also a five-mile land, but this distance is not a problem for Zuo Wuwei at all.

From the small road to the north to the yellow sand embankment, all the soft sand land, Fang Yiai left the horse on the road and personally led people to chase after it. At this time, all the guards had prepared bows and crossbows, and for the monkey spirit, it seemed that Fang Yiai had never thought about what to do.

As soon as the funeral procession entered the yellow sand embankment, the crying stopped, and at this time, the young man at the front tore off the white hat on his head, and a trace of pride appeared on his face.

"Ke Zhao, what's the situation, what's wrong with those people?" The young man's tone was not emotional, but the man in white named Ke Zhao had long been accustomed to the way young people spoke.

"Leader, there is nothing wrong with those people, and the subordinates are afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so they let them go!" Ke Zhao was not kind-hearted, but he expected that those villagers would not dare to shout, the effect of intimidation was much stronger than the effect of killing them, and once someone died, the government would definitely investigate it.

"Well, you did the right thing, now let's not make extraneous branches, hey, it's all Mo Junli's fault, take care of Geng Qing, we don't have to rush to transfer!" The young man sighed silently, at this time he only felt a pity in his heart, if he waited for another half a month, Youzhou would be turned upside down.

Ke Zhao stood aside respectfully, although he had all the skills, he didn't dare not listen to the young man's words. This young man actually had no real power in the Holy Gate, but he had a formidable identity, the second son of Elder Ma Wenli, and the younger brother of the current Holy King. Just this point, there is no room for others to be disobedient, not to mention that this young man is still very smart.

"Leader, dragging the coffin, why do you have to take the yellow sand embankment, the soil here is soft, which is not conducive to our progress!"

"Hehe, if you don't take the yellow sand embankment, do you want to take the big road? There is only one road from the north gate to Liaoshan, which is discovered, and we have nowhere to run. The yellow sand embankment is more convenient, although the road is not easy to walk, but there is a danger, and there are roads in all directions. Hey, Ke Zhao, I know, you are not afraid of anything, but this son is afraid, I am more afraid of death than anything! ”

Ke Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly, who is not afraid of death, he Ke Zhao is not the son of Lord Yama, how can he not take his life seriously, "What the leader thinks about is that his subordinates are stupid!" ”

"No, Ke Zhao, you are not stupid at all, you are smarter than many people, but there is one thing that is fatal about you, that is, your heart is too soft, if your mind can be corrected, Mo Junli's position will already be yours!"

"The subordinates don't dare, as long as they can accompany the leader!" Ke Zhao hurriedly bowed his head, although the young man was laughing, Ke Zhao would rather see him have a poker face.

About half an hour later, the funeral procession finally crossed the yellow sand embankment. There is a high slope on the north side of the Huangsha Embankment, and it is obviously not enough to rely on sycophants to go up this high slope, and more than a dozen people put down the things in their hands and push the coffin from behind, even so, it still took a lot of effort to push the coffin cart up.

As soon as they came out of the yellow sand embankment, before the mourners had time to be happy, they saw a lot of people standing in front of them, all of whom were dressed in earthy yellow clothes, Tang knives, bows and crossbows, and only Fang Yiai's personal guards were dressed like this in Datang.

Ke Zhao's pupils contracted, and his body slowly blocked in front of the young man, "Leader, you retreat for a while, don't care about anything, hurry up and find a way to get out of here." The one in front is Li Mu, the commander of Fang Yiai's personal soldiers, and it seems that we are in trouble this time. ”

The young man clenched his fists, but the cold sweat on his forehead flowed uncontrollably, these people are really good at finding a place, there is a visual blind spot from the yellow sand embankment to the top, and the people under the yellow sand embankment can only see the people on the slope when they go up the high slope. It was this visual gap that made the mourners rush in, and if Li Mu and them did it in the yellow sand embankment, there were several ways for them to escape.

"Ke Zhao, don't think about it, there is no hope at all to turn back at this time, take advantage of the fact that the love of the house has not arrived, take the brothers to rush over, if you can't get by, we all have to die here!"

Ke Zhao took out the short knife and nodded heavily, at this time Li Mu also had a solemn look on his face, fortunately it came quickly, otherwise these people would have rushed out of the yellow sand embankment. Seeing that the person on the other side had the intention of making a move, Li Mu took a step back, pulled out his Tang knife and shouted, "Prepare the bow and crossbow, a team of ten people, shoot in four sections, and the others are ready to fight with the general!" ”

As soon as Li Mu gave the order, the crossbow arrows that had been prepared were shot out in a row, and more than a dozen people in the funeral procession soon fell, Ke Zhao's heart tightened, and he immediately pressed the young man down behind the coffin. Obviously, the officers and soldiers don't want to fight in close quarters, so how to rush over, you must know that your side is all flesh and blood, "Chief, what to do now, the brothers can't get over at all." ”

"Hmph, Ke Zhao, bring those women and children over, fortunately, my son has been prepared, otherwise I would really be loved by Fang Yi to make dumplings!"

As soon as the young man said this, Ke Zhao understood, is this to use women and children as hostages? Ke Zhao thought right, the young man poked his head out with a seven or eight-year-old girl, he looked at Li Mu on the opposite side and sneered loudly, "Haha, Li Mu, you'd better get out of the way, in the time of a stick of incense, if you don't get out of the way, don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless!" ”

"Wow wow wow save me, save me" The little girl cried very sadly, she was very scared at this time, if it wasn't for the young man grabbing it, I'm afraid it would have been soft long ago. The girl's mother realized at this time that she had been fooled, and she just said that she was just pretending to be a funeral girl, who would have thought that it would be such a situation.

"Erya, Erya" The woman struggled to step forward, but was held down by Ke Zhao, it wasn't that Ke Zhao was ruthless, at this time, without this method, he Ke Zhao would die here.

"General Li, what now?" The soldiers couldn't help but be a little confused, they had never encountered such a situation before, and it was really difficult for them to deal with children and women.

Li Mu angrily stuck the knife directly on the ground, and asked him, how did he know what to do, the order of the major general could not be disobeyed, but he didn't want to kill these women and children.

The time of a pillar of incense passed quickly, and the young man did not wait for Li Mu's answer, but waited for Fang Yiai. As soon as he went up the high slope, Fang Yiai knew what was going on, and he didn't expect this to happen. At this time, Fang Yiai was quite embarrassed, let go of these people, and the secret he was looking for would be nowhere to be found again, but if he didn't let go, he would kill these innocent people.

If some people die, Fang Yiai will not feel distressed, he has seen too many dead people over the years, Niujia Village, Jiuping Town, and Ganzi City are not rivers of blood. But this time it was different, if he really killed them ruthlessly, the soldiers would treat him like this, and from now on, would he still be convincing?

"Fang Yiai, don't think about it, let us go, you can get honor and praise, and besides, this son can tell you the truth, you can't get any useful information from me, so it's not worth sacrificing these innocent people at all."

The corners of Fang Yiai's mouth curled slightly, and he slowly raised his hand, "Li Mu, get out of the way, let this group of bitches get over!" ”

Listening to Fang Yiai's order, Li Mu didn't know why, he actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, was he also afraid that the young general would become a person without mercy?

Fang Yiai's promise was so refreshing, which made the young man a little surprised, he looked at Fang Yiai, and suddenly showed a sneer. Almost without warning, the young man swung his knife and slashed at the girl's neck, blood flowed out, and the girl fell to the soft sand without even snorting. (To be continued.) )