Chapter 2, Encounter on the way home

After a rest, Zu Zhao decided to return to the county. Today's safari focuses on testing saddles and horse pedals. The morning's rush is enough, and there are few prey harvests. It is always appropriate to return to the county early in autumn. More than 20 people got on the horse one after another and jogged back along the road they came.

After seven or eight miles, I came to a forest that had been there before. Large leaves remain green, but they have lost a lot of water; they shake with the wind, making the light and shadow patches reflected on the ground unpredictable.

Not long after, a soft cry suddenly came from the end of the team: "Look, there seems to be a deer there?"

The speed of the group couldn't help slowing down. Zu Zhao, who was at the head of the team, looked along the people's eyes to the north of the forest. He saw a dark shadow shaking about 200 steps away, and the shaking was not very large. Because the distance is too far, there are many trees in the middle, which will not be recognized clearly for a while.

Zu Jixing, who was behind Zu Zhao, rushed forward and said, "Son, show your hand again."

Zu Zhao smiled casually. Although he was not in a hurry to return to Xu Wu, it was not difficult to guess the real thoughts of the cousin in front of him, so he said directly, "Zu Ji, why don't you give you a try this time?"

Zu Ji immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay." After saying that, he took off the long bow from behind.

However, at this moment, another follower at the end of the team shouted: "It doesn't seem to be a deer, but a horse! No... It doesn't seem to be a horse... It's a bear, but it's too small."

Hearing this, Zu Zhao frowned slightly. For hunters who have been hunting all year round, judging prey from a side shadow is like a common thing. How can he be so uncertain at this time? Although he felt confused, he could not rule out that there were times when he couldn't see clearly, so he didn't say anything more, but just stared at the "prey" in the north.

Zuji has gone away. In order not to disturb the prey and avoid the trees, his speed is not fast. When it was close to more than a hundred steps, he carefully pulled the bow and aimed. Holding his breath, everything seemed to be under control, but unfortunately, at the moment of loosening the bowstring, the horse's hoof stepped on a branch and was slightly unbalanced, and the arrow flying out of the string only passed through the corner of the "prey".

"Thieves and beasts!" Seeing the failure, Zu Ji cursed angrily. However, after scolding, he suddenly saw a strange scene. He thought the "prey" would panic and escape, but he still stayed in place, shaking violently for a while. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly felt something strange and quickly turned around and shouted, "Son, Uncle Hong."

Zhu Zhao and Uncle Hong looked at each other and immediately took everyone to fight. When he came to Zuji's side, Zuji pointed to the direction of the prey. Zu Zhao didn't say anything. He clamped the horse's stomach and urged the horse to run to the front quickly. The others were also secretly tightening their nerves and silently following him.

As he got closer and closer to the "prey", Zu Zhao's face became more and more grim. Soon he could see that the "prey" that had been lying behind a mound was actually a person, but because he wore a brown shawl, he looked like an animal in the distance. He thought that when he passed through the woodland earlier, he stayed here for a while and shot three or two birds. At that time, he did not find anyone else. It can be seen that this person should have just arrived.

When he came to the mound, he jumped off his horse and rushed to the man in three steps and two steps. The other party's face was lying down, and there was a neat opening on the shawl behind him, which seemed to be caused by the blade. It was deep into the flesh, and the blood stained a large area of the shawl red. There was another new wound on the left shoulder, which was left by the arrow of Zuji's arrow.

Other attendants arrived one after another. After Uncle Hong got off the horse, he was the first to rush over. He first tried the other party's breath, carefully checked the injury, and then frowned and said, "There is still gas. There is salvation. Judging from the wound, it should come from the knife. Only the knife can cut out a thin and deep wound. Living on the border for a long time, it is necessary to deal with the Hu people, so I have a certain understanding of the Hu people of all ethnic groups.

Zu Zhao carefully turned the injured person over. The other party was about 40 years old. Judging from his orderly dress, he looked like a large family with his own identity. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and his face gradually became unhappy. He said coldly, "It's Hu Yi again. Is it true that no one bullies me?"

Since Emperor Wu attacked the Xiongnu in the north, the ethnic minorities in the north have been in a state of disintegration. However, over time, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many domestic contradictions, giving many ethnic minorities a chance to breathe. Although these ethnic minorities have not yet reached the level of competing with the Han Dynasty, they have repeatedly invaded the border, burned and looted, and had no skin pain, but they had a itch, making the border of the Han Dynasty have no peace of day.

The itch is not a big problem, but it is a provocation and insult to the supreme authority of the Han nation!

At this point, Zu Zhao has always been very radical. On the one hand, he hates Xiaozhi's teeth and claws, and on the other hand, it is out of the needs of his future development plan. He is located on the border of Youzhou. If you want to set foot in the Central Plains in the troubled times in the future, it is necessary to have a stable rear foundation. Therefore, since his childhood, he has often shown hatred for foreigners in his family. His fathers and ancestors are not only border generals, but naturally they also support this position.

Zu Ji listened to Zu Zhao's words and gritted his teeth and echoed, "Thievarian, when I meet him, I will definitely let them know how powerful I am."

All the others are the children of the ancestral family, more or less affected by the contradictions of Han and Hu. At this moment, they are all resentful.

Uncle Hong didn't say anything. He reached out and lifted the injured man's shawl, intending to treat the wound and wake him up first. Dry blood sticks the shawl to the wound, and it is inevitable to affect the wound when tearing the shawl. The injured man seemed to be touched by pain and suddenly shocked, with a moan coming from his nose.

"Don't worry, I'm a Han man." Uncle Hong was afraid that the injured would struggle in panic, so he made a voice to comfort him.

"We... met a thief... robbery... ask for help from my house... Miss... still..." The other party struggled to open his eyes, vaguely see the situation around him, and then squeezed out half a sentence. Before he finished speaking, he fell into a state of confusion again, and his eyelids collapsed feebly.

"Where were you attacked?" Many people around did not react, but Zu Zhao had already speculated and immediately bent down to ask in a quick voice.

The injured man couldn't say anything, but with his last perseverance, he raised his hand and pointed to the northwest of the forest.

Zu Zhao quickly speculated that with his mobility in case of injury, he would definitely not be able to walk five miles away. In other words, the place where the other party was attacked was within five miles northwest. He is not unfamiliar with the terrain of the forest. The forest is not big. Three miles north, it comes out of the forest, and further north is the Great Plain at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain, which is also an important commercial road for Hanhu commerce. Because it is a border commercial road, there are often barren and horse thieves.

"Azhong, Ah He, you stay to help Uncle Hong take care of this person. The rest follow me."

Zu Zhao did not hesitate. After making a decisive arrangement, he got up and returned to his side and skillfully jumped on the horse.

Others did not hesitate to get on the horse one after another. Most of the men who went hunting this time were young and strong, and all the men on the border were warlike. They were hot-blooded and didn't care about anything else.

"Big son, don't dare to go there rashly, in case the thieves will harm himself. Less than 20 miles to the east is Luronse. Why don't you send someone to report to Luronse first and then go with the reinforcements? As the only elder in the queue and one of the housekeepers of his ancestors, Uncle Hong has to pay more attention to the safety of the eldest son in any case.

"Uncle Hong needs no need to worry too much. I will judge the situation. After taking care of the injured, you can ask Azhong and Ahe to go to Luronse to ask for help. I'll find out the situation first. Zu Zhao said very calmly. After saying that, he did not wait for Uncle Hong to persuade him again. He waved his horse whip and rushed to the northwest.

The follower followed closely, with a magnificent momentum.

Uncle Hong sighed and immediately ordered the two attendants who stayed to help him, "Azhong, go to Lulongse quickly."

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[Please collect and red tickets. In addition, I wish all readers a happy New Year and Happy New Year. At present, during my study at Communication University, I am busy with other affairs, but I will definitely insist on writing this book well!]