Traveling through the Three Kingdoms: She brings unlimited supplies to build infrastructure

Chapter 40 Mutation
"The sky and the earth are yellow, and the universe is vast and vast. The sky is full of stars, and the places are spread out."

The tender and crisp voices of children echoed in the wilderness.

The ice and snow have just melted, leaving only a thin layer of snow on the ground, and the melted snow soaked the black soil until it was soft and soft.

The ruts of the carriage drove through, leaving deep marks.

Gongsun Cheng sat in a rickety carriage and followed Gongsun Yan in reciting a thousand-character essay.

The weather was very nice. Gongsun Yan lifted up the curtain of the carriage and looked into the distance.

After marching for half a day from the valley in Yangqiuli, we got closer and closer to Lingzhi City. Western Liaoning was almost the territory of the Gongsun family, and even the pursuers did not dare to pursue it that deep.

Gongsun Yan breathed a sigh of relief and heard Tian Kai say that they would be able to enter the Lingzhi Realm after walking for half a day, and it would be completely safe there.

Zhao Yun sent out his detective cavalry to look for Zhang Zhu and Wang Wu who had gone to report the news a few days ago.

Zhang Zuo, Wang Wu and Zhang Zuo, especially Zhang Zuo, have a stable and reliable character. They will definitely be waiting at a certain pass ahead after reporting the news.

Their trip was hampered by heavy snow, and I believe the two of them were anxious because they couldn't wait for so long.

"Mrs. Gongsun, what book does the young master read?" It was Xia Houlan who asked.

Zhao Yun went to the front to clear the way, and Xia Houlan took over the guarding work of Gongsun and his brother.

"The Thousand-Character Essay." Gongsun Yan casually handed the castrated version of the "Thousand-Character Essay" to Xia Houlan.

"The Thousand Character Classic" should have been written by Zhou Xingsi of Liang Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Because of Gongsun Yan, the abridged version appeared in advance.

The sky and the earth are yellow, and the universe is primitive.Ying Zang, Su Lie Zhang
……

Xia Houlan took it and looked through it, thinking silently in his heart.

This style of book was not unusual. He had seen it countless times from Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun carried it close to his body and put it in his breastplate. He would take it out and read it every time he had free time.

They kept it a secret from him and only said that it was the military manual given by Lady Gongsun.

Xia Houlan knew that he was just staying temporarily out of trust in Zhao Yun, so he didn't have the nerve to ask for it.

Zhao Yun knew what he was thinking, but he always read hard in front of him and did not answer any of his questions.

For Xia Houlan, who was somewhat curious, this was simply torture.

After flipping through several pages of the thousand-character text, Xia Houlan felt frightened.

The "Thousand-Character Essay" in my hand is composed of four-character rhymes, covering nature, society, history, politics, etc.

From astronomy to geography, from ancient times to the present, it covers both moral norms and life experience, yet is easy to understand.

It would be a luxury to use it for children’s enlightenment!
Recalling Gongsun Yan's nonchalant attitude when he handed it over, I wonder what kind of good thing Zilong could be with such a precious book.

Xia Houlan knew that these two people must have done it on purpose and could not fall into their trap.

But his rapidly growing curiosity still made him restless.

Under Gongsun Yan's naughty eyes, he returned the book with an expressionless face and thought wildly.

Seeing him like this, Gongsun Yan couldn't help but smile. He had done all the work he should do. Even if he didn't want to officially join the job, he didn't know what he was struggling with.

Hearing Gongsun Yan's chuckle, Xia Houlan reluctantly turned away.

He just felt that it was difficult to overcome the hurdle of being loyal to this evil little lady.

Seeing that Xia Houlan, who clearly had a beard that reached down to his chin, turned his head away and hummed coldly, Gongsunyan covered his mouth with his hands and laughed out loud.

Xia Houlan's face fell. Just as he was about to say something to make this little lady stop laughing so arrogantly, the sound of horse hooves came from the front of the team.

Zhang Ze was riding a horse, galloping over with a solemn look on his face.

"Xiahou Sima, Lady Gongsun, and Captain Zhao please come to the front to discuss matters. Wang Wu... is back."

Zhang Ze's livid expression made both Xia Houlan and Gongsun Yan change their expressions.

problem occurs.

The air is still fresh and the grass is sprouting on the plains.

Gongsun Yan, who should have been able to easily think about what Darlingzhi should do, felt that the scenery in front of him was cast into a shadow.

Two horses carried back a man and a body.

The one who is alive is the scarred Wang Wu, and the one who is dead is an unknown soldier who was shot in the neck by an arrow.

Zhang Zhu's whereabouts are unknown.Holding his breath, Wang Wu told Zhao Yun something before he passed out.

There are Wuhuan people.

That day, he and Zhang Zhu led a group of troops to the order to report the news.

After meeting with the head of the Gongsun family and telling them the whole story, the head of the Gongsun family sent a group of cavalry to follow them to Xiangguan, the only pass on the way to Lingzhi.

There was a sudden heavy snowfall, and they knew that the team's trip would be delayed, so they waited patiently for two days.

However, seeing that the snow had stopped, the explorers searching along the road found no trace of the team.

After waiting for another day, Zhang Zhang and him felt uneasy this morning, so they personally led a team of people out to investigate.

Unexpectedly, he collided with a sentry from north to south.

Zhang Zhu and Wang Wu were both veterans of the Northland, and they recognized at a glance that this sentry with a long hair and a velvet hair was from Wuhuan.

In the sudden encounter, both sides were caught off guard, and the team directly released Mingdi arrows to inform the Wuhuan troops behind them.

I saw the rumble of horse hooves in the distance, and nearly a thousand horses galloping towards me.

Zhang Zhang did not dare to delay, fearing that if these thousands of Wuhuan cavalry were caught off guard and ran into Gongsun Yan's team and engaged in a hasty battle, the team would suffer heavy casualties.

Then he ordered two groups of cavalry. One group went to the pass to report the news, and the other group left quickly with Wang Wu to continue to search for the team's traces and warn them in time.

Zhang Zhu led the rest of the sergeants to lead the Wuhuan cavalry to the southeast.

A group of soldiers accompanying Wang Wu were all shot off their horses while running.

Wang Wu was also hit by two arrows, one nailed deeply into his shoulder blade and the other into his waist.

Archers should be very familiar with the structure of the Han army's armor, and their aim should be very tricky and precise.

But the archer misjudged the thick military coat on Wang Wu's body. Although the arrow penetrated the muscles, Zhao Yun checked that it did not damage the internal organs.

Gongsun Yan stood two steps away.

After many days, blood and death appeared before her eyes again.

All the luck and illusions she had a moment ago were shattered.

She looked at the body of the dead soldier on the ground, an arrow piercing his neck.

The bleeding blood stained his military coat black and red.

The young soldier's face was filled with pain and despair, and his phlegm-colored turbid pupils looked at the sky.

If it weren't for a roll of soldiers' rolls in the carriage, no one might even know his name.

Wang Wu, with a gray complexion, was carried to the back on a stretcher.

Several veterans who acted as temporary medics directly broke the arrow shaft on Wang Wu's body, leaving the arrowhead biting tightly in the flesh.

Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and Tian Kai, who came from behind, looked solemn.

This Wuhuan cavalry came from north to south and should not be the pursuers behind them.

Most of the Hu people wandering in the north are tribes that responded to Liu and Yan Rou's call and formed an alliance with Yuan Shao to attack Gongsun Zan.

These barbarians had Yuan Shao's support and supplies, but they should not have come from that direction.

It should be other Wuhuan tribes.

But it is extremely abnormal for such a large number of cavalry to go south before spring.

The Hu people usually went south during the autumn harvest. Autumn was the time when grain was harvested in the Han region, so it made sense for them to go south to plunder.

Thousands of cavalry needed supplies and camps. The Han people who had just passed the winter were also in poverty.

If they can't harvest anything, they won't go south easily at this time.

unless……

The three people's eyes fell on Gongsun Yan at the same time.

Unless there is their target here!

(End of this chapter)