Chapter 971 Fear


    Han Sui is not a brave person, but this, many people do not know. His bravery will only show when he is sure that there is no danger. Of course, Han Sui also conceals it very well. At least in the eyes of most people, he is not a person who is afraid of death.


    Otherwise, when Qianghu rebelled and forced Han Sui to participate, Han Sui would not have pushed it halfway.


    But the problem is, even if you are really not afraid of death, you may not be willing to die...


    Just when Han Sui felt that he was about to die, another cloud of smoke rose from the west, and after a short time, Han Sui saw that it was Ma Chao who had rushed over with some troops.


    As expected, I still have luck, and as expected, God will save the soldiers!


    "Meng Qi!" Han Sui was overjoyed, and hurriedly called for help, "Come and save XX!"


    Those who followed Ma Chao were all specially assigned by Ma Teng to Ma Chao. Ma Teng has half of the Qiang lineage, and Ma Chao was born by Ma Teng marrying the daughter of the leader of the Qiang people, so the ones following Ma Chao are all Qiang riders from the same tribe.


    These Qiang cavalry have been following Ma Chao these days. For this handsome young man, whether it is from martial arts or commanding troops, they all admire from the bottom of their hearts, so they quickly got used to Ma Chao''s command.


    Strictly speaking, Ma Chao''s current behavior is in violation of military law. After all, after the camp is stationed, there is no military order, and the troops are not allowed to move without authorization. Therefore, when Ma Chao heard that the captain on duty at the gate of the camp reported that Fan Chou was leading some soldiers and horses to follow Han Sui''s trail, Ma Chao couldn''t sit still. He summoned his subordinates and left the camp. This is the situation now.


    For Han Sui, Ma Chao still has some emotions, because Ma Teng''s background is not good, so it is more difficult to educate Ma Chao, but Han Sui is different, every time Ma Chao goes to ask Han Sui for advice with questions At that time, Han Sui seemed to be able to quote the scriptures and speak clearly and clearly without any effort.


    Therefore, at this moment, Ma Chao really regards Han Sui as his uncle in his heart. Seeing Fan Chou daring to chase and kill Han Sui, the old and new hatred that Fan Chou insulted a few days ago surged up together, without saying a word Then he raised his spear, roared, and went to meet Fan Chou.


    As soon as Fang made contact, Fan Chou''s subordinates suffered a great loss.


    When Ma Chao killed him, Fan Chou didn''t see it immediately due to the blocking of his sight, and naturally he didn''t issue an order in time. As a result, Fan Chou''s subordinates didn''t make any corresponding adjustments at all, and they didn''t know whether they should treat Ma Chao or not. Do it too...


    Ma Chao stared at Fan Chou closely, and when he was getting close, he whistled suddenly. The Qiang cavalry behind him immediately understood, and drew out a short gun from behind. Pawns go!


    Fan Chou''s soldiers were originally divided into two groups to pursue Han Sui, so they were slightly separated from the front and back. When they were chasing forward, they were not prepared for a fierce battle at all, and naturally they did not form any formation. Now After being hit head-on by Ma Chao and Qiang Qi, he was immediately in chaos.


    Ma Chao gave way to ordinary soldiers, flattered his horse and swung his gun to attack Fan Chou.


    There is a saying that one inch is long and one inch is strong. Fan Chou originally led his soldiers out of the camp, but it was also a hasty idea. He didn''t prepare any long weapons at all. It fell behind.


    Ma Chao could stab Fan Chou directly, but Fan Chou could only be forced to defend. With great difficulty, he waved his saber a few times to block Ma Chao''s two quick stabs in the front, but he couldn''t stop the two horses crossing each other. At that moment, Ma Chao''s powerful spear handle swept across. Although Fan Cong raised his saber to block Ma Chao''s handle from being drawn to his body, the force was still too much for him, and he was immediately pulled away from the horse and fell to the ground.


    After getting out of the crisis, Han Sui slowed down his horse speed. Looking back, he happened to see Ma Chao knocking Fan Chou off his horse. He immediately raised his arms and was about to shout, but he saw Ma Chao leaning out on the horse''s back with his arms stretched out. The gun hit Fan Chou who fell on the ground and gave him a heartbreak...


    Han Sui opened his mouth wide, but made no sound. After a while, he stretched out his hand in mid-air and slowly put it down.


    "Uncle!" Ma Chao happily drew out his spear and waved it, turning his head and shouting at Han Sui, "I have killed this beast!"


    "Uh..." Han Sui forced a smile on Ma Chao, nodded, then turned his head and ordered his subordinates, "Go back to the camp quickly, and order troops to take down the camp of Fan Chou!"


    This Ma Chao...


    Oh, forget it, it''s not my son anyway.


    Fortunately, he is not my son.


    Everyone is dead, and it is meaningless to say anything more. It is better to annex all of Fan Chou''s soldiers before they can react!


    Although it may cause some losses, I can''t take care of the current situation. As for Li Jue, that is the next step. Let''s talk about it first...


    ………………


    Zhong Shao frowned, covered his mouth and nose with fine silk gauze, glanced at the slightly tanned human head in the wooden box with disgust, and waved his hands again and again, telling the servants to quickly take this disgusting human head away. Take things away.


    "Mr. Zhong really has a clever plan," Liu Fan said with a chuckle, "Now the Xiliang thieves are no longer worried... However, Han Wenyue is also shrewd, he didn''t mention our surrender, he just asked for food and grass, this... is To give or not to give?"


    I originally told Han Sui that some people in Chang''an would surrender, but now Han Sui and Fan Chou had an internal strife, many died, and some escaped. Naturally, the current military strength is not as large as before, and the morale of Xiliang soldiers It was also greatly affected. If he really insisted on attacking Chang''an, he might not get much benefit, so Han Sui simply retreated to the next best thing and took the initiative to make peace with Chang''an and others.


    Zhong Shao slowly put down the gauze a little, and then took a breath carefully, and found that although most of the disgusting corruption had dissipated, there was still some, so he held the gauze and covered it for a while, finally It was a slow breath of fresh air.


    Zong Shao is not a pure literati, nor has he never killed someone, and naturally he has never smelled this kind of smell that would make ordinary people sick. The reason why Zhong Shao hates this smell is actually very simple...


    Because Zhong Shao is old.


    When you are young, your body is on the rise. No matter how tired you are, no matter what kind of injury you suffer, it seems that as long as it is not fatal, you can survive it. No matter how tired you are, you only need to eat well and rest well After a good night''s sleep, you can restore your vigorous energy.


    But now it doesn''t work.


    Chong Shao seems to have smelled the rotten smell from the place where the soil covered his neck all the time...


    Want to sleep, sleep well, wake up when there is a little movement; want to eat, can’t eat, not to mention other things, appetite is getting worse and worse, and even teeth are gradually loosening; blurred vision, no matter what you look at, even After reading the slips for a long time, you will feel sore eyes and tears in the wind; the neck, shoulders, and waist of the body are as if a lot of sand has been stuffed into the joints, which are astringent, sore and painful...


    Zhong Shao has just ascended to the high position that he has pursued all his life, but he inadvertently finds that he has aged to such an extent that it seems that his body is emitting a decaying smell all the time. Such an unchangeable fact, Like a shadow, it always hangs over Zhong Shao''s heart.


    Young, how nice.


    Zhong Shao suppressed his jealousy or envy towards Liu Fan, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "...of course...for..."


    Han Sui’s Xiliang soldiers asked for food and grass, but it might not be as short of food as the messenger said. Most of them were just testing to see if Zhong Shao had the sincerity to accept it.


    But give it, and you can''t give it too happily...


    "... Send ten cars first... Then order them to be stationed in Meiwu... Then the food and grass will be allocated by Wugong County..." Zhong Shao said lightly.


    There was only one sentence, but Liu Fan immediately admired it.


    Ten carts, not much, not too little, it’s no problem to eat for a few days, and then let him go to Meiwu, if he doesn’t go, he will not follow the court’s decree. Dare to rebel rashly, so most of them will follow the order and divert to Meiwu.


    And Meiwu is in the west of martial arts, and because of Dong Zhuo, Meiwu is now a dead zone with no population at all. Han Sui went there, even if he wanted to control any place, he couldn’t do it...


    Using martial arts to allocate food and grass is to slowly get stuck in the throats of Xiliang soldiers, neither tight nor loose. In addition, he also beat Xia Mou who was in martial arts. Although he didn''t say it clearly, the meaning was very obvious. After all, he has already wiped Xia Mou''s **** once, if he can''t wipe it clean again, hehe.


    What is sophistication, it can be seen in the control of these details...


    ………………


    "This... this is not true!" Li Jue''s voice changed a little, and he immediately reacted and ordered loudly, "Come on, guard my surroundings and don''t allow anyone to approach!"


    "Wei!" Li Jue''s personal guards obeyed the order in unison, and then stood around the hall amidst the crackling of clothes and armor, one by one staring at the movement around them, leaving the hall to Li Jue and Li Li.


    Li Li was not very good at fighting, and his ability to escape seemed to have increased a lot. That day, when he saw Fan Chou chasing Han Sui out, and then seeing Ma Chao follow him, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and wanted to take him away. Let''s go ahead, one is that I can''t beat Ma Chao, and the other is that I don''t have this authority. After thinking about it, I don''t know why, and I ran back to the tent in a daze and subconsciously. I packed up my horse''s luggage and everything.


    It wasn''t until after cleaning up that Li Li realized why he was so inexplicable. After doing this, he shook his head and sighed as he left the tent. He saw Han Sui and Ma Chao coming back with their troops in the distance, but he didn''t see Fan Chou...


    Li Li''s heart suddenly rose, feeling uneasy, and soon he saw Han Sui starting to gather troops in the camp over there. Li Li realized something at this moment...


    At which moment, Li Li thought about telling his guess, making everyone on guard, and even leading the soldiers to fight against Han Sui and Ma Chao, but then he retreated silently, and just called his own few Then, taking advantage of the chaotic time when Han Sui and Ma Chao were sorting out their soldiers, they quietly slipped out of the back camp.


    Then Li Li, who hid in the distance, saw Han Sui and Ma Chao leading troops to surround Fan Chou''s camp, and then Li Li, who didn''t dare to take a breath, went out day and night and went straight to Li Jue''s new camp. plentiful come...


    Li Jue sat down slumped, and muttered in disbelief: "This is impossible, this is impossible...it doesn''t make sense..."


    In the past few days, the blow to Li Jue seems to be bigger and more uncomfortable than any time before.


    When I followed Dong Zhuo before, I won the battle and ate meat and wine to get the bounty, and I lost the board, and I even had to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. I might lose my head, but at that time it didn’t seem to be as stressful as it is now. Eat and sleep, don''t care at all.


    But now, it''s completely different.


    During this period of time, Li Jue''s hair had unknowingly turned gray a lot.


    Old friends and partners who used to drink and eat meat together, chat and fight, seem to have died one by one.


    Whose turn is next?


    Dong Zhuo is dead.


    Niu Fu is dead.


    Guo Si is dead.


    Two days ago, Hu Zhen also died because of his serious injuries, so he couldn’t make it through in the end...


    Hu Zhen was originally a stout man, but under the torment of pain, he became a scrawny man. Li Jue still remembers that at that time, before Hu Zhen left, he tightly grasped Li Jue''s hand with such force, and then entrusted his young and old in Liangzhou to Li Jue...


    Li Jue touched his wrist subconsciously, as if Hu Zhen had scratched it and left some marks on it.


    In the past, if someone said that Li Jue was a ghost who was afraid of death, Li Jue would probably laugh and take it as a joke, but now if someone said that Li Jue was afraid of death, Li Jue would kill him immediately with a knife, or at least beat him half to death with a whip.


    Because, now, Li Jue is afraid of death.


    No, it’s not that I’m afraid of death, but that I must live.


    Hu Zhen can still entrust his family to himself, but if he dies, who will he entrust his family to?


    The former old partners all left one by one, and now, Fan Chou is also dead.


    Li Jue felt his head buzzing continuously. Although there was no wind in the hall, he felt his back was still getting chills...


    "...uncle...uncle!" Li Li couldn''t help calling softly, seeing Li Jue''s distraught look.


    Li Jue''s eyes slowly gathered from laxity, and then became sharp again, radiant. He stared at Li Li and said in a deep voice, "When you entered the city, did you meet anyone, and who else knows?"


    Li Li thought about it for a while, and said: "My nephew came here directly, and I have never seen anyone else."


    Li Jue nodded slowly.


    This kind of thing can''t be kept hidden for long, and it''s meaningless. After all, Li Li is just one step ahead, and sooner or later someone will bring this news here.


    Now I just have to take advantage of this little time to make a decision.


    Li Jue lowered his head and touched his wrist, as if he wanted to erase the cold discomfort left by Hu Zhen on his wrist, but the coldness on his wrist seemed easy to remove, but the coldness in his heart passed through Li Jue''s eyes. The eyes gradually seeped out...


    (end of this chapter)