Royal road

A grain transportation team was walking slowly on the not-so-wide official road, with twenty carts lined up like a long dragon.The carts are full of bags of rice grains, and there are at least a dozen stones in each cart, which is coveted.Since last year's severe drought, bandits have emerged one after another, and it is rare to see such a grain team on the official road.

However, there were only a dozen or so guards in such a team. It was not a deterrent to those vicious bandits, just like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.If it is to the north of Tongda, the bandits may still be scruples about the cities and villages along the way, but after passing Tongda, the mountain road that stretches for dozens of miles becomes the most terrifying hunting ground.

Looking at the mountains and forests in the distance, the team leader at the front suddenly raised his arms high: "Stop, take a break!"

Following this order, the convoy stopped quickly, the carts were put on the brackets, and the guards took out the water bags and dry food, and began to eat.Starting from Jinyang, it only took them two days to cross Tongda, and they traveled day and night along the way.Therefore, every time they rest, everyone will race against time to replenish their physical strength and recharge their batteries to support the rest of the journey.

This time the rest time was longer than usual. After resting for half an hour, the team leader stood up again and said loudly: "Check the bridles of the livestock and the ropes on the car. Please cheer me up, we are about to cross the mountain!" "

The guards immediately jumped up, checked the bridles of the animals and the carts beside them, and after confirming everything was correct, the convoy moved on.There is no village in front of the village or shop in the back, and the mountain road is extremely narrow, which is very convenient for ambushes. As long as there is a bandit at the side, it is easy to attack the weakness of the convoy.However, the team leader didn't seem to realize this, and still strode forward.

After walking like this for less than a quarter of an hour, there was a sudden commotion in the forest ahead, and dozens of bandits with hideous faces and swords and sticks rushed out.It may be that the ambush was too long, and they couldn't wait for the convoy to approach, so they just rushed out.However, the number of people was several times higher than that of the guards, and all these bandits had grim faces and ran very fast.This is twenty carts of rice!Just a wave of killing is enough to eat this fat sheep!

Encountering the enemy suddenly, other caravans would inevitably panic and lose their position.This is because the food team below did not panic at all, and the leader shouted: "Horizontal at both ends! Form a circle!"

Following this order, the first and last four vehicles in the team, pulled by the horses, quickly turned sideways, connecting end to end, like a high circular wall, blocking the bandits.The frame and grain stacks are as high as a person. If you want to attack the guards, you have to climb over the barrier.

The opponent changed formation too quickly, the bandit leader was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "This group of sheep can't escape! Kill me! Break through the car formation!"

This defensive formation has advantages and disadvantages. Although it is not easy to break through, it also blocks the way for the guards to retreat.The number of my sons is several times that of theirs. As long as they charge up, none of these people will be able to escape!

The bandit leader shouted loudly while leading his men to charge, but a sharp arrow pierced through the air and flew straight towards his face.

Archer!The leader flashed his head, and the feather arrow scratched past his ear, leaving a bloodstain.He broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help taking two steps back.There are still archers in the convoy? !His anger flared up again in an instant, and he shouted loudly: "Come on, rush over! There are so few of them, they can't resist!"

"Tsk." An arrow actually shot to nothing, Sun Jiao secretly clicked his tongue, and continued to bend his bow and set his arrow, "Aim at those who are rushing in front, and kill them one by one!"

Behind him, the three archers untied their bowstrings and shot at the bandits rushing ahead.They were all masters who had practiced for several months, and their accuracy was quite good. They could only hear the humming of the strings, and one bandit after another fell down on the road.However, a few bows couldn't stop the enemy army that was several times larger than itself, and the bandits quickly rushed past the shooting range of the long bows and rushed towards the grain truck.

Chong rushed to the front, but no one was able to board the grain cart. "Ah! Ah!" After several miserable howls, the first group of people rolled to the ground, and saw a row of blood-stained gun points behind the car wall.

At some point, the team leader raised his long spear and shouted loudly, "Shoot anyone who sticks out! Don't let anyone go!"

Beside him, fifteen soldiers held long guns and stood firmly behind the car formation, like a forest of guns, blocking the footsteps of the bandits.Among them, some people's arms were still trembling, but most of them opened their eyes angrily and stabbed the intruders with guns!This is the food and fodder for the Liang family to save their lives, and it is their own living wages!If they were snatched away, how would their wives and children survive?How will the parts live?This is given to them by the master, and no one can get involved!

"Kill!" There was a sound of killing, and the spear mercilessly waved towards the enemy!

The bandit leader couldn't help but redden his eyes.There are only so few people, how can it be so difficult to chew? !This is the team he obtained by gathering two hilltops. If more than half of it is lost, wouldn't it be swallowed up by other villages?However, riding a tiger is hard to get off, if you don't capture the convoy, you will die in vain!

"Surround to the back! Let's attack together!" He shouted loudly, commanding his subordinates to form a group and attack from all sides. At the same time, he put his hand between his lips and whistled.

There was a rushing rustle in the mountains. This was the rear team he had arranged. Originally, they planned to flank each other, but they were surrounded by a tortoise shell, so they had to go side by side.

The number of enemies increased, and the pressure behind the car wall increased sharply, but even so, the guards did not retreat at all.

"Damn it? Why is it so hard to deal with!" The bandit leader cursed loudly, no longer caring about the hidden arrows, and charged forward.He didn't believe that, with his strong soldiers moving across the mountains and fields, he would be trapped by mere grain troops!

However, at this moment, a crisp sound of horseshoes sounded.

The leader looked back in horror, and saw five horses galloping from a distance.On the tall horse headed by him, a barbarian held a longbow and pointed his sharp arrow pointing at him. He felt cold and wanted to hide, but the flying feather pierced the sky and was directly nailed into his eyes.With a horrible howl, the bandit leader fell to the ground on his back.

Without the commander in chief, there was a commotion among the bandits.Some were timid and wanted to escape, while others were reluctant to part with the grain carts in front of them, and the formation immediately became chaotic.Those knights who came on horseback would not give them time to hesitate, and the five horses rushed into the chaotic army like arrows leaving the string.

Swords flew flying, blood was splashed, there was no enemy in front of the cavalry, and the bandits were beheaded and dismounted one after another.Some people couldn't bear the fear in their hearts any longer, and turned around to run away.But when they turned around, they found that there was an extra group of people behind them.

On the narrow mountain road, there were five soldiers in a row, and the soldiers with long spears had blocked the escape route. The spear points were shining, and the red tassels were like blood.Behind them, there was a sword-and-shield hand holding a wooden shield and a long knife, his face was hidden under the shield, and only his murderous eyes were exposed.With the sound of a low horn, they took a step forward, and the sound of their steps was terrifyingly neat, like a gigantic giant walking in the sky.

Being blocked in the middle, the ferocity of the bandits was also aroused. Many people raised their swords and clubs and rushed towards the group of soldiers.As long as you break through this line of defense, you will escape and ascend to heaven!

Facing the attack like a deadly fish and a net broken, that team of soldiers remained undisturbed, shouting and exploding.

"kill!"

The spears stabbed out, and the three rows of spearmen crushed the enemy in front of them like rolling waves.Dao Dun, who was following behind, raised his sword and lowered it with both hands, reaping the unfinished lives.As soon as they fought, the bandit soldiers fell down like grass stalks.Facing the overwhelming disparity in combat power, the bandit soldiers collapsed, screams, howls, and begging for mercy.However, it only lasted for less than a quarter of an hour, and there was no sound on the mountain road.

With a wave of blood on the long knife, Yi Yan reined in the reins: "Move the corpse and continue on the road."

This battle was already in his expectation.This is one of the most suitable places to set up an ambush. He arranged for a backhand early on, using the convoy as a bait to attract the attention of the bandits.With one charge and one encirclement, it is extremely easy to destroy these enemies.

"The team is upright. Fifteen miles ahead, there are soldiers from the house to meet them." A senior officer stepped forward and reported.

"Very good." Yi Yan narrowed his gray-blue eyes, and looked into the distance.After that, every time a certain distance is traveled, there will be soldiers to respond, so that not only can they take turns to rest, but also can surprise the enemy, so that the enemy is caught off guard.As long as there is a brave battalion, no one can take this batch of food from him!When the food is safely transported back to the house, it will be the time for these bandits to die!

The road was cleared quickly, and a group of soldiers, still smelling of blood, continued to stride forward.

■

"Zixi, it's been more than ten days, why haven't you come back with that song?" Wang Wen looked worried, "The world is too chaotic now, so we should send more talents."

When sending rice grains back home, Liang Feng politely rejected his suggestion to send the prince's family to deliver them, and only let the team of lightly dressed men send the grain back.It's been [-] or [-] days, and he hasn't come back yet, so how can Wang Wen not be worried?

"Be upright and calm. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, free will decide. If the Buddha has mercy, those rice grains will not be a problem." Liang Feng replied lightly, without the slightest hint of fireworks in his tone.

Wang Wen couldn't help but sneered: "Zixi has read a lot of Buddhist scriptures recently, and he has become more and more dusty. It doesn't matter, if you are really robbed, I will make up another batch of food for you."

The Wang family really doesn't care about that bit of rice. Of course, human life is the same.Liang Feng smiled and didn't answer.These days, he just played the Yaoqin and copied Buddhist scriptures all day long in the palace, and occasionally went to banquets to drink tea and talk with those nobles.

I have to say that the batch of scriptures given by the old monk are indeed useful.The Buddhist scriptures are very convoluted, have a strong sense of speculation, and are all of the Mahayana Prajna system. They are quite a good supplement to the "Diamond Sutra", and it also makes his theory of doing good deeds more complete.The foundation laid by the previous Fa Conference has been best consolidated at this moment, making his reputation among the high schools better and better.

"If Zixi is willing to become an official, he must be able to amaze Luoyang." Looking at Liang Feng's upright posture, Wang Wen couldn't help sighing, "Pei Zhongpu was also lamenting the past two days. The imperial court regrets it."

In the past few days, Liang Feng also learned a lot about the situation between North Korea and China from the chats of everyone.The Wang family is a top clan, even the Sima family wants to give the princess to Wang Wen's elder brother, Ma Teng of Dongying Company came to Bingzhou, and he had to get along with the Wang family in order to succeed.It can be said that the Wang family is the uncrowned master of Bingzhou.The Pei family has a close relationship with Sima Yue, king of the East China Sea, and Pei's daughter is also married to the king of the East China Sea as his concubine.As long as he wins the favor of the Wang family and the Pei family, it is equivalent to climbing the ranks of the two princes.Whether it is as a staff member or as an official, it is a trivial matter.

However, Liang Feng did not want to go to Luoyang.Now that the political situation is fluctuating, the kings' struggle for hegemony has not yet come to an end.If he went to Luoyang, it would be tantamount to abandoning the Liang Mansion and putting himself in the chaos of the court.This is more dangerous than being on the front line of a war.Liang Feng would never allow himself to fall into a situation where he could not protect himself.

Smiling calmly, Liang Feng shook his head and said, "I'm still in poor health. I almost fell ill on the way during my trip to Jinyang, let alone Luoyang?"

"That's true." Wang Wen said with a smile, "Let's wait for Zixi to recover before we talk about it. Come on, take a look at my post, is it better?"

The two were chatting, when a maid came over and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Liang family has returned and is waiting in the Twilight Court."

"Oh? You're back safely? Zixi really deserves the title of Buddha's son." Wang Wen laughed immediately.

Liang Feng couldn't help but also settled down in his heart. After apologizing to Wang Wen, he got up and left the table, and returned to the side courtyard.The courtyard was still so elegant, but Xiao Xiao and Green Bamboo couldn't suppress the bloody aura of the man in the courtyard, seeing Liang Feng's figure, Yi Yan walked over quickly and knelt down on one knee: "My lord, I'm late. "

"It's okay." Liang Feng stretched out his hand to help him up, "Did you meet bandit soldiers on the road?"

"There are three bandits in total, all of which were wiped out by the Yongrui Battalion. I also led the team to pull up four cottages, completely clearing up the banditry all the way!" Yi Yan replied simply, with a strong murderous look in his words.

This was beyond Liang Feng's expectation, he hurriedly asked, "Are there any injuries?"

"Only five people were injured, and the rest were minor injuries."

"Unexpected!" Liang Feng was really shocked.Even he, he didn't expect Yiyan to achieve such a record!If the Yongrui Battalion has enough soldiers, can it fight the Huns head-on?A smile appeared on his lips, and he patted Yiyan's arm vigorously: "As expected of being our champion!"

Yiyan's ears turned red immediately, he loves to listen to the stories of Huo Qubing, and he dreams of becoming such a unparalleled hero.This one compliment is more than countless gifts!

Liang Feng didn't notice Yi Yan's excitement, and took a deep breath: "That's good. There's no need to stay in Jinyang any longer, we'll go back home!"

As long as he has food, he will have soldiers, and with soldiers, he can survive in this troubled world.Zu Ti dared to cross the river north to restore his homeland with only a few thousand bolts of cloth. He had food, soldiers and fame, so what was there to be afraid of!

Looking at the radiant face of the lord, Yi Yan's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously.

The next day, the simple carriage drove out of the palace again, with half the number of guards than when it came, and two carts full of gifts from the palace, and drove towards the way it came.