Chapter 21 Reaching the West River; Xianbei Tu Village
After leaving Yuying Valley and arrived in Hanoi County, Wang Jie woke up from a coma and felt very bumpy. When he saw that he was crawling on the horse's back, he quickly said, "Boqi, stop leaving, wait for me to turn over." Ouyang Hao suddenly heard Wang Jie's words, turned around and found that Wang Jie had woken up. He quickly stopped the horse and said, "Zihao, you woke up, you don't know how long you have been in a coma. We have all arrived in Shanyang County. After passing Shanyang County, we go north to Taihang Mountain and go to Bingzhou." Wang Jie came down from the horse's back, moved his body, and asked, "Boqi, how long have I been in a coma?" Ouyang Hao said with a wry smile: "It's been three days and two nights." Wang Jie was shocked and said, "How could I be in a coma for three days and two nights? I don't feel like it's been long?" Ouyang Hao looked at Wang Jie who didn't believe it, "Whether you believe it or not, it's the truth."
Wang Jie didn't talk about time anymore. He took off the Golden Dragon Haotian Spear from the horse's back, picked it up and danced for a while, and found that his Dragon Spear technique seemed to have improved a little more, and he felt that his body was a little stronger. He said to Ouyang Hao: "Boqi, I feel that my martial arts skills have improved a little more, and I feel more powerful than before." Ouyang Hao smiled and said with a smile: "The coma is getting weaker and weaker, and your coma is getting stronger and stronger. I have never heard of it." Wang Jie himself felt very strange, but he didn't pursue it. He got on the horse and Ouyang Hao and rode away.
After walking for a while, Wang Jie said in a low voice: "Boqi, is Brother Bao dead?" Ouyang Hao heard Wang Jie's inquiry, and was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Luo Bao has indeed gone. I heard the sound of fighting behind the huge rock, and finally the sound of digging soil." After hearing this, Wang Jie was silent. After walking for a while, he said: "I don't know how General Xu is doing!" Ouyang Hao replied: "General Xu is brave and resourceful. I think General Xu has also broken through." Wang Jie sighed and said: "I hope General Xu will break through. I have harmed General Xu."
When Ouyang Hao heard Wang Jie's self-blame, he felt very sorry. Then he said to Wang Jie: "Zihao, if you want to blame me, I made a plan. I did not think carefully and underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly without making complete preparations. General Xu was trapped in a siege and Luo Bao escaped to protect us. "When Wang Jie heard Ouyang Hao's words, he did not say any more self-blame words and said to Ouyang Hao: "Boqi, you and I have both come out of the deep mountains. I don't know that the world is dangerous. After we have a certain experience, such mistakes will not be made again."
Ouyang Hao nodded and said, "Zihao, we have to speed up. If we walk like this, we don't have time to enter the county town. We have to arrive at Shanyang County before dark, and then rectify it, and then set off for Yanmen County, Bingzhou, otherwise it will take another delay." Wang Jie looked up at the sky and found that it was indeed late, and said, "Then we will speed up." After that, he walked away quickly. Ouyang Hao saw Wang Jie speeding up, and also accelerated forward. The two of them rode on horseback and finally entered Shanyang County before dark.
When they entered the county town of Shanyang County, Wang Jie and his wife found an inn, rested for a night, and continued on the next day, crossed the Taihang Mountains, and entered Xihe County, Bingzhou. Xihe County, Bingzhou, was a place where the Southern Xiongnu surrendered to the Han Dynasty. The Han and Xiongnu lived in the territory, but most of them were the Huns mixed with a small number of Han people.
After half a month's journey, Wang Jie and Ouyang Hao came to a small village near Lin County, Xihe County. From a distance, they saw the ruins of the village, with flesh and blood flying everywhere. Wang Jie and Ouyang Hao were shocked when they walked into the village and saw the scene in front of him. Wang Jie gritted his teeth and said to Ouyang Hao, "Boqi, how could this be like this?" Ouyang Hao replied, "I lived in Yanmen County when I was young. I heard from my father that this must be the Hu people who beat the autumn wind again." Wang Jie didn't understand the meaning and asked again, "What is the autumn wind?" Ouyang Hao explained, "Whenever there is no food on the grassland, these Hu people on the grassland will invade the border, and invade the border and burn, kill and plunder, and do everything evil."
Wang Jie thought for a while and asked, "Boqi, isn't Xihe County inside Bingzhou? How could a Hu people come here?" Ouyang Hao explained, "There are two possibilities. One is that the Xianbei people's small cavalry bypasses the Great Wall defense line and enters Bingzhou to do evil; the other is that the Southern Xiongnu, who live in Xihe County, wants to take the opportunity to provoke friction, occupy Xihe County, and break away from the rule of the Han Dynasty. The first is fine, they will leave soon, and what I fear most is the second, which means that the Southern Xiongnu also saw the decline of the Han Dynasty, and maybe they still have the ambition to seek the Central Plains." Wang Jie understood after hearing this.
Just as the two finished talking, a scream suddenly came from: "Help!" When Wang Jie and Ouyang Hao heard this, they rode their horses and left. When they arrived outside a thatched house, Wang Jie and Ouyang Hao stopped their horses. At this time, a man in tiger-skin clothes walked out. Seeing Wang Jie holding a golden spear and Ouyang Hao wearing a long sword on his waist, he suddenly said a lot of nonsense. When Wang Jie heard this man's speech, his eyes were filled with stars, and he didn't know what the man was talking about. After hearing the man's words, Ouyang Hao's face turned red.
When Wang Jie saw Ouyang Hao who was flushing, he asked, "Boqi, why are you blushing?" Ouyang Hao explained, "I was fortunate to learn Hu language when I was young and understood what that man said." Wang Jie was confused and asked, "What did the Hu man say? Explain it to me." Ouyang Hao replied, "Kill him first, I will explain it to you." When Wang Jie heard this, he turned to look at the Hu man, and the Hu man pointed at the two of them arrogantly, and said something. Wang Jie immediately looked at the Hu man below, and suddenly shot him in the chest. The Hu man was killed with disbelief.
Seeing that the Hu people were dead, Ouyang Hao said to Wang Jie, "Zihao, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's find a place to hide first." Wang Jie was wondering why he did this, but he still followed Ouyang Hao to a forest. When he arrived in the woods, Ouyang Hao said to Wang Jie, "Zihao, I'll explain to you now why he left that village." Wang Jie nodded and said, "Boqi, tell me."
Ouyang Hao thought about it and said, "The man was a noble of the Xianbei people. He was invited by the Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu to discuss the attack on Bingzhou. When he passed by this village, he became jealous and asked his 200 cavalrymen to massacre the village. His subordinates were called not far from the village to stand by. He himself stayed to ruin the woman in this village. The sound of help just now was sent by the last woman who was ruined by this Hu man and was about to be killed by the Hu man."
After hearing this, Wang Jie was also furious and said to Bo Qi: "Bo Qi, killing this Hu man alone will not relieve my hatred. Let's slaughter those guards too!" Ouyang Hao looked at the excited Wang Jie and said: "Zihao, I knew you would think so for a long time, so we brought you to this gourd forest. There are only two of us, and we are definitely not opponents of Xianbei cavalry in groups, so we need to be smart. Wait a moment, you will attract those guards and pass through this gourd forest. I am preparing something to attract fire in the middle. When the Xianbei cavalry enters the forest, they will set fire to death. If you return to kill, all the Hu dogs that can be killed will be wiped out."
After hearing the plan, Wang Jie was surprised and said, "Boqi, how did you attract fire alone?" Ouyang Hao explained, "Since we entered Xihe County, Bingzhou, I have been looking around at the terrain. The woods we entered when we came were particularly like a gourd. The gourds at both ends were full of hay and dead trees, and the outer edges were woods, which were especially suitable for fire attack. I also have a small bottle of turbulent oil left by the Yellow Turban Camp at night. Just when you bring Hu dogs in, we will bring Hu dogs in a fire." After hearing this, Wang Jie laughed and said, "Okay, Boqi, I'll go find those Xianbei dogs and lead them over."
Ouyang Hao quickly called Wang Jie and said, "You go back to the village to collect some oil and put it in. I am afraid that the fire ignited by my small bottle of turbid oil is not big enough. When Hu Gou arrives in the gourd, you throw the collected oil at them. Then I will put a small bottle of turbid oil to ensure that these Hu Gou are burning to cry for their parents." Wang Jie nodded and followed the plan.
Chapter completed!