Chapter 261 The Cold Night Gathering

Qingzhou.Hanting.

On the night, piles of burning bonfires burned in the wilderness ten miles away from the Han Pavilion.

The northwest wind not only brought the bone-bone cold wind, but also stirred up the bonfire, the flames swayed and made crackling sounds.

"It's evil. You kill people and cut melons and vegetables. So wise, why do you ask you to kill a few rabbits and birds, so reluctant to leave?"

Although there were a lot of fires, Tao Ying didn't feel warm at all. Instead, he became cold all over because of his hunger and shivered from time to time.

There is no way, in order to divert psychological and physiological attention, I have to joke with the big guy Dian Wei.

"I'm killing people who deserve to die!"

Dian Wei, who was so muffled, was not much dressed than Tao Ying. He looked calm and slowly defended himself.

"It's not that I'm not about the little rabbit. The little bird can't bear to take action. I searched all over the area of ​​five miles, but I didn't see a rabbit or a bird."

Dian Wei was also very depressed. Today, he had a meal that was neither lunch nor evening in Linyou, but he ran for more than three hours. When he arrived at Hanting, he was already hungry.

Don’t say that Tao Ying is hungry now, Dian Wei is almost unable to resist eating soil to stop hunger.

"Hmph!"

Dian Wei glared at Yan Liang sitting beside him and let out a dissatisfied hum.

Originally, Dianwei wanted Yan Liang to take out military rations to help him, but in order to rush to the road, Yan Liang was light-fitting and ate at the place where he could not have half a grain of rice in his hand, and he was also hungry.

"Uh..."

Dian Wei's dissatisfaction Yan Liang immediately noticed it. He glanced at Tao Ying with a joking face, as if the lyric officer's red face became more rosy. He grabbed the red charm on the neck of the puppet in awkwardly without saying a word.

"Or, go grab it?"

Dian Wei suddenly remembered the scene of the Yellow Turban Army cooking in Hanting City. His eyes lit up. He used a large iron halberd for a fire stick in his hand, and his eyes looked back from time to time.

"Don't even think about it!"

How could Dian Wei's thoughts be hidden from Tao Ying's eyes?

"Hold on it anymore. Calculate the time. That boy Hao Shuai is almost here."

Tao Ying believes that using Dian Wei's methods, it is easy to grab some food in the hands of the Yellow Turban Thief, but Tao Ying does not want to take risks, and he can no longer afford to lose.

"Uh!"

"I just had a thought in my mind. How did the lord know?"

Dian Wei stared at Tao Ying blankly, his copper bell-like eyes exuded a deep puzzle.

"Master..."

Dian Wei was about to ask Tao Ying, but suddenly Yan Liang, who was guarding the fire beside him, raised his eyebrows and fell to the ground quickly, listening with his ears in his ears. Dian Wei's heart moved and immediately stopped.

"Come?"

Tao Ying, who had reacted, hurriedly turned his gaze to the bonfire, and saw the flames that were originally blown by the wind, swaying up and down at this time, without stopping.

After only a few breaths, Tao Ying felt the earth beneath him trembling faintly.

"The lord is a large cavalryman, no less than thousands of cavalry!"

Yan Liang was professional in marching and fighting. He suddenly got up from the ground and looked at Tao Ying with excitement.

"Lord, it's Hao Shuai's cavalry that has arrived!"

At this time, there will be no other army except the Xuanjia Army. Yan Liang knew that Tao Ying and Dian Wei knew more.

"Haha, it's finally here. The evil is coming. You have something to eat!"

Tao Ying, who looked happy, stood up from the ground, and while moving his legs and feet that were frozen a little stiff, he did not forget to tease Dian Wei.

"Let's go, let's go forward to welcome you. The horse speed is too fast, don't scare Guan Hai to wake up."

The reason why Tao Ying retreated ten miles was to prevent Guan Hai from knowing that a large group of cavalry was coming. Tao Ying caught Guan Hai off guard.

"Lord, it's a bit dark. I'm familiar with this place, so let me go and welcome Hao Shuai."

Seeing Tao Ying's stiff hands and feet, Yan Liang really couldn't bear to Tao Ying going out to get frozen (involved) and immediately asked for his order.

"Okay, let the cavalry slow down in advance, I'll wait for them here."

Tao Ying was not pretentious and agreed to Yan Liang's proposal, who was very delicate.

"No!"

Yan Liang responded, lit a torch, and quickly moved towards the direction of reinforcements.

...

"Master!"

Tao Ying didn't wait long before he saw Hao Shuai running after Yan Liang's quick horse who was following him. There was a horse behind him, with no armor or weapons, and a thin young scholar dressed in an ordinary robe.

"No need to be polite."

Tao Ying held the stirrup and was about to kneel down to his horse, and patted him hard on the shoulder with a happy look.

"Hao Shuai, thank you all the way!"

From Fenggao to Dongpingling, and from Dongpingling to Hanting, it is four hundred miles away, and it is galloping for nearly ten hours in a row, so it is naturally extremely hard.

"I won't work hard!"

Tao Ying's sincere condolences made Hao Shuai feel warm all over his body on the biting cold night, and his fatigue along the way suddenly disappeared.

"Nonsense, if you march like this urgently, the iron man will be tired!"

Tao Ying was very satisfied with the attitude of Hao Shuai, a Wuhuan man, and turned his attention to the scholar standing behind Hao Shuai.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir."

To suppress the curiosity in your heart, and to try not to be too fond of each other, Tao Ying greeted the young scholar.

"I am Xi Zhicai, pay a visit to the Marquis of Jinan!"

Seeing Tao Ying staring at him with a warm face, Xi Zhicai, who had a sore waist and back pain, and his legs and feet were sore and weak, gritted his teeth and staggered forward and bowed down.

"Hmm?"

Looking at the weak Xi Zhicai, Tao Ying was stunned.

"Isn't Xi Zhicai in Linyou? How could he come to Beihai with Hao Shuai?"

Seeing Tao Ying looking confused, Hao Shuai quickly explained.

"Lord, Mr. Xi met the general on the way to Jinan, so he followed him to Beihai."

Originally, Xi Zhicai planned to go to Jinan early the next morning, but she was worried that Guo Jia would come to see him off. Xi Zhicai, who had already reached the opposite side of Yingchuan people, decided to go on the road overnight.

"So that's it!"

Tao Ying, who suddenly realized, hurriedly stepped forward, held Xi Zhicai with both hands, and scolded him with concern.

"This long and fast journey, coupled with the cold weather, Zhicai's body is thin, so he shouldn't have come!"

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"Only ambition can withstand it."

Tao Ying's words like an old friend are filled with deep concern and sincerity. This made the nervousness and tension in his heart disappear instantly and were filled with warmth.

"With Tao Chongguang's words, my Xi Zhi will not be in vain!"

Tao Ying didn't know the changes in Xi Zhicai's mind and nature, but he knew that Xi Zhicai could not stand.

"Come on, Zhicai, let's sit down and roast the fire and talk."

"By the way, Hao Shuai, do you have anything to eat? We are almost starving to death."

Tao Ying held Xi Zhicai, who had a waxy face, and sat down tremblingly by the fire. He did not forget to ask Hao Shuai for food. His aftermath had already captured the resentful eyes that Dian Wei threw.

"Master, wait, and then go and get it!"

The cavalry marches for a long distance, so they naturally do not have logistical support. They must bring their own dry food or eat in the local area. Hao Shuai is more experienced than Yan Liang in this regard.

Hao Shuai took a food bag from his war horse and handed it to Tao Ying's hand. Tao Ying didn't even look at it, and handed it to Dian Wei, who was ecstatic.

Seeing this, Hao Shuai turned around and left. After a while, he came back with two more food bags, one gave to the doctor Xi Zheng and the other for Tao Ying.

"Thank you!"

Tao Ying thanked Hao Shuai as if he were later generations, and immediately opened the food bag in his hand and took out a piece of Qingzhou bread from it.

"Zhicai, do you want to have some midnight snacks too?"

Tao Ying handed the bread in his hand to Xi Zhicai.

"I have eaten it on the road, and I can't eat it now."

Xi Zhicai didn't answer. At this time, he was just excited, but he just wanted to sleep, and he was too tired.

As for what the midnight snack that Tao Ying mentioned, the smart one is Xi Zhicai. After a brief thought, he understood the meaning.
To be continued...