Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 91
"Boom" a thunderclap sounded.

It came from the sky in the distance. Looking east, the sky was covered with a layer of shadow, and the water vapor in the air was gradually increasing. This is the rhythm of heavy rain.

"Master Hou, it looks like it's going to rain heavily. Those who don't go to the village or shop, should they camp first? Maybe they can hide for a while."

Duan Hong looked at the weather in the distance, and the dull rumbling sound kept coming, as if it came too fast.

Zhang Jinyu also frowned tightly, what should I do in this terrible weather.

"General Duan, what are the cities closest to here?"

Duan Hong didn't know the situation here either. After all, he hadn't been back to the customs for many years. Fortunately, he brought a map with him, so he took out the map that he copied himself from his arms, opened it, and now he just entered Zhongshan County, the nearest Dehua Mansion It's more than a hundred miles away, so it's not enough.

"Master Hou, I'm in trouble. The nearest Dehua Mansion is a hundred miles away. At the current speed, it is absolutely impossible to make it."

Zhang Jinyu blamed herself when she heard this. The journey was so smooth that she didn't consider the weather. It was impossible to go back, and she had already traveled so far.

Then why not go on to Dehua Mansion, it's too late to set up camp now, why did you forget about the weather.

"Send out riders to see if there are any places that can hide from the rain, especially if there are any local people on the official road, and see how they can hide from the rain,"

"It's Lord Hou. You lead the outposts to see if there is a place to hide from the rain."

"It's the general, drive!"

After speaking, dozens of small teams were separated from the large team, and they went out in all directions to find shelter from the rain.

"Boom"

Another thunder came from the sky, and the sky had mostly darkened, and it was getting dark early.

Zhang Jinyu also raised her head and looked at the sky again. The dark clouds, like a black sky, were gradually engulfing the earth, and the air pressure was getting higher and higher. The air was so dull that it was too late.

"Duan Hong, inform the entire army, everyone obeys orders, put on rainproof coir raincoats, and withstand the heavy rain first."

"It's Lord Hou. The whole army listened to the order and put on the coir raincoats on the spot."

The huge team stopped immediately, and each soldier took out the coir raincoat prepared in advance from the package on the side of his horse and began to put it on.

After a while, the strong wind slowly blew up, and then there was a drop of light rain, and before he could react, the torrential rain poured down from the sky.

The "swooshing" heavy rain seemed to be broken, and it didn't stop for a while, and the surrounding area was also filled with fog.

"Wei Yong, send more guard posts."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

All the guards began to surround Mrs. Wang's carriage.

Zhang Jinyu wiped the rainwater off her face. This coir raincoat is no good. I feel wet and uncomfortable. It is the magic weapon of Lanxing's raincoat. At least it doesn't get wet. It doesn't even have a service area, grandma's.

Zhang Jinyu stood up on the horse's stirrups and looked in front of the team. It was dark, but there was a faint mountain not far in front. I don't know if there is Zhuangzi or something like that.

"Duan Hong, send someone to look ahead to see if there is a place to hide from the rain. I think there seems to be a mountain depression ahead. Send someone to look there."

"Report, Lord Hou, I found a place to hide from the rain."

Before Zhang Jinyu finished speaking, he was interrupted by the returning ranger, who seemed to have discovered something.

"Say, where and what is it?"

"Going back to Lord Hou, I found an abandoned village in front of me, but I didn't dare to go in when I met two locals who were chopping firewood, saying that there were ghosts who wanted to kill people."

"Ah, what, ghosts?"

Duan Hong was also surprised when he heard this, and asked subconsciously. Although Zhang Jinyu believed it, he didn't see any gods, gods, or ghosts, and he didn't believe it. Besides, what happened to the two locals on the road? Hiding from the rain?
"No, since there are ghosts, how did the locals hide from the rain?"

"Back to Lord Hou, there is a hunter's hut not far from the road. The hut is not big, and it is used for pedestrians to shelter from the rain. There is not even a ghost on the whole road."

Zhang Jinyu thought about it for a while and felt a little strange. Where did the abandoned Zhuangzi come from in the pass?
Turning to look at Duan Hong and asked,

"Duan Hong, what do you think?"

Hearing Lord Hou's question, Duan Hong didn't rush to answer, but instead asked Xiashaoqi,

"How big is that Zhuangzi, and is it far away? We have more than 1 people, and it's too big to take turns to go in and rest."

"General, it's just inside the col, and it's not too close. Zhuangzi should be very big. The few of us also ran into it. Looking at the outline, it occupies a very large area."

"Well, this is strange, there is no one in such a big place, are you sure there is no one there?"

"This,"

The rangers glanced at each other before replying,

"Returning to the general, I'm not sure. The brothers I led didn't go in, I just heard what the two people on the road said, and I just took a look at it from a distance. There was no fire in the village. As for whether anyone is not sure .”

"Well, I see, let's go down."

"Yes."

Zhang Jinyu also heard their conversation, and thought about it secretly, this thing said there is a ghost, either there is a ghost, or there is a ghost.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck across the sky, illuminating the entire sky, and the pale lightning illuminated the wet white faces of the team, which were so cold.

"Boom" After the lightning, there was another explosion of thunder. It's crazy, the weather is hell, if you wait a little longer, you will be frozen to death.

"Master Hou, what do you think we should do? I'm afraid there will be complications."

"You're right, it's a problem, but it's not a problem. Brothers are about to freeze to death. There are ghosts in that place, or there are ghosts. We have so many brothers who are afraid of a few small thieves. Double hills at night, be careful."

"Understood Lord Hou, if there is a ghost who dares to attack us, turn him into a dead ghost."

"Listen to the order, the whole army turns around, go to Shan'ao Zhuangzi to avoid the rain first, and talk about the rest later."

"Yes, my lord,"

Duan Hong got off his horse and ran to the front of the team.
"The whole army listened to the order and turned to Dazhuangzi at the col in front to avoid the rain first."

After speaking, he led the forward army to set off first, and Zhang Jinyu led the rear army to follow closely. At the end, the 1 troops from Yongbyon were guarding the army horses, fearing that they would make a mistake.

The team started to set off slowly, the sound of rain and the sound of horseshoes not far in the rain, especially the grunt of the carriage made a "squeaky" sound, as if it would be unbearable in the next moment, Zhang Jinyu felt a little uneasy .

In the case of low visibility, it was raining heavily, and I was going to go to the so-called Guizhuangzi. Why did I feel a bit like Blue Star shooting a horror movie? The key point is that I am still a pig, and the director is not there.

Shaking his head to shake off the water droplets on his face, he tried his best to look forward, and saw a large area of ​​Zhuangzi's outline through the water mist and looked over the mountain depression.

"Wei Yong, you and the guards are not allowed to leave the carriage for half a step."

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, we will stick to the carriage."

Zhang Jinyu nodded, and suddenly the team in front stopped. Zhang Jinyu was also taken aback and thought something had happened. When she was nervous, she rested her hand on the handle of the long knife, ready to draw out her weapon at any time.

I saw Duan Hong came back with someone, and when he saw Lord Hou, he said,
"Master Hou, the team in front has arrived, but they haven't entered yet. Zhuangzi occupies an extremely large area, which is somewhat unexpected, and even somewhat unusual. The general dare not enter without authorization, for fear of an ambush, so we still have to gather Only a large group of people can enter together."

Hearing Duan Hong's words, Zhang Jinyu was even more convinced that what happened here was unusual, whether to intervene or not to intervene.

If he intervened, looking at the big Zhuangzi in front of him, the fierce look in Zhang Jinyu's eyes flashed away, and this Zhuangzi would be surnamed Zhang.

"Duan Hong, inform Ningbian's rear team to send 3000 cavalry soldiers to guard the central army. Duan Hong, gather 5000 vanguard troops to enter the village, and see if there are people or ghosts inside. I like this villain. "

"It's Lord Hou."

Duan Hong turned around and ordered;
"Come on, blow the rallying call, you two hurry up and inform General Ningbyon to send 3000 troops to guard the central army."

"It's the general."

After a while, the army blew the horn of assembly,
"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

The desolate horn sounds so desolate and eerie in the majestic heavy rain.

The rear army, Ningbyen, immediately realized that something had happened in front of him when he heard the sound of the horn in front, and immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert, and sent someone to the front army to inquire what happened.

Before the sentinel cavalry left, the messenger in front came to report an order for the rear army to send 3000 troops to guard the central army. Ningbian did not delay and immediately sent the deputy general to lead 3000 cavalry to guard the central army.

Zhang Jinyu saw that the rear soldiers and horses in Ningbian were already in place, so he and Duan Hong led the vanguard battalion to the entrance of Zhuangzi and stopped.

"Master Hou, you should go back to the Chinese army. I will go in here myself."

"Don't talk nonsense, what's the rush, just wait a moment."

Zhang Jinyu stared carefully at Zhuangzi in front of him. It was indeed gloomy, and the temperature was obviously lower than outside, making it even more eerie against the background of the rainy night.

(End of this chapter)