Soldiers come to the world

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The Dihu cavalry chased all the way, the dust was flying, they were getting closer and closer to the target, more than a dozen Han cavalry were also killed by them, and more than a thousand horses gathered quietly by the roadside. Fleeing, he had to wait anxiously for the mercy of fate.

But the target of the Dihu cavalry was not these horses. Their target was the two people in front who were still running desperately. The distance between them was only more than 100 steps.

The range of Dihu's bows and arrows is far inferior to that of the Central Plains army. Although they also have some composite bows that flowed from the Central Plains, most Di people's bows and arrows are still relatively primitive single bows, with a range of only sixty or seventy steps.

Arrows shot densely, and most of them landed about a dozen steps behind Tao Li and Jiang Jiong, but there were also a few strong arrows that passed over their heads and shot past them. Tao Li and Jiang Jiong were sweating profusely and fought hard. The horses were galloping, and just when they were about to despair, an army suddenly appeared in front of them, it was a wooden ox food team, about a thousand wooden oxen, and they were marching quickly in line.

"Help!" Tao Li yelled, "Dihu is chasing after him, save us!"

At this moment they saw hope again, shouted for help, and ran desperately to the wooden ox team. This wooden ox team came from Shangfang Valley to deliver grain to Xinji County. The leader was Wang Ping. Crying for help, he couldn't help reining in his horse, and saw two people running quickly on the official road in front, one in front of the other, looking terrified, dust flying behind, horseshoes sounding like thunder, obviously there was a large group of soldiers chasing them.

He froze, waved his hand and said: "The crossbow is ready!"

More than a thousand barbarian soldiers took out their crossbows one after another, set up their arrows, and formed an attack formation on the official road. Soon, Tao Li and the two rushed to them. Tao Li often came and went on Qishan Road, and he knew Wang Ping. Shout: "General Wang, save us, Dihu is chasing us!"

Wang Ping also recognized Tao Li, he was taken aback, and hastily shouted: "Prepare the bow and crossbow, shoot the pursuers behind!"

Tao Li and the two rushed past the barbarian food soldiers like lightning, and dozens of barbarians immediately deployed obstacles on the official road with wooden ox carts. At this time, the Dihu cavalry gradually came after them. All the horses were chasing after them. This is when Dihu found something abnormal in front of him. Before they could rein in the horses, dense crossbow arrows shot over the sky. The arrows were so strong that they shot through the heads and chests of the cavalry. The Dihu cavalry screamed and fell off the horse. .

The cavalry behind finally reined in their horses. The chief general saw that there were countless Han soldiers in front of him, and knew that they could not kill the target. In addition, this was already the actual control area of ​​the Han army. Once the front and rear were blocked, they would not be able to escape. It's over, "Withdraw!" The leader Di will shout, leading hundreds of cavalry to turn around and run away without a trace in a moment.

Wang Ping saw that Di Hu had escaped, and ordered people to go to the front to check. At this time, Tao Li and Jiang Jiong stepped forward to thank them. When he came, he also secretly rejoiced, fortunately he was decisive, otherwise he almost missed a major event.

"Don't worry, you two, I will personally escort you two to the south, all the way south, there will be no more danger."

"Thank you, General Wang, for your help!"

At this time, Tao Li's men rushed up one after another and told Tao Li about the cruelty of the Di people. Before they left, they took away most of the horses. Tao Li comforted them one by one. At this time, saving their lives is the most important thing. Robbing seems insignificant.

He bowed his hands to Wang Ping to express his thanks again. Wang Ping arranged for food transport soldiers and led five hundred guard soldiers. Then he said with a smile to the two: "Let's go! Keep going."

Tao Li and Jiang Jiong nodded, and continued to go south under the escort of Han soldiers

These days, Liu Jing's mansion is also in chaos. The main reason is that Liu Jing was canonized as the king of Han, Tao Zhan was canonized as the princess of Han, and the mansion became the palace. There are many changes in the rules and details. Etiquette has to change, rules have to change, plaques have to change, etc. Although Liu Jing and Tao Zhan don't care much about identity and etiquette, after all, their words and deeds and Han Palace represent the face of the entire Han Kingdom, so many things are also Involuntary, must be changed.

However, Tao Zhan still tried to simplify as much as possible, she didn't want to be bothered by the cumbersome etiquette, especially to restrain the people in the mansion, not to harass and blackmail others in the name of Hanwang Mansion.

On the other hand, Sun Shangxiang's pregnancy was also a major event. She had symptoms of miscarriage a month ago, which made Liu's family extremely nervous, and it took a lot of effort to barely keep the fetus.

Tao Zhan dare not be careless, she knows that once there are signs of miscarriage, miscarriage may occur at any time later, and she will not be able to breathe a sigh of relief until after the full term. Now Sun Shangxiang is only more than six months pregnant, which is the most dangerous time .

The charcoal fire was burning vigorously in the warm room, and the fragrance was wafting from the bronze animal stove in the corner. The room was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood. Sun Shangxiang was half lying on the couch, covered with a quilt, her face was a little pale, she After taking a few sips of porridge, he put the porridge bowl on the table, and frowned slightly: "Sister, when do you think the general will be back?"

Tao Zhan understood her worry. She was afraid that Liu Jing would not be able to catch up with the birth of the child, so he comforted her with a smile and said, "There are still three months left! I think he should be able to come back in time."

Sun Shangxiang sighed, and complained a bit: "It's only been two months since I came back, and I left again. He, the King of Han, is too busy, can't he hand over some things to his subordinates?"

"There is no other way." Tao Zhan said with a wry smile, "Cao Cao is almost 60 years old, and he wants to conscript himself. Isn't it the same for your brother? They are all working hard. I heard that this time is to clean up the barbarians, but May he not bring back a chief's daughter."

Sun Shangxiang giggled, "The eldest sister was worried that he would be too flirtatious outside?"

Tao Zhan blushed, and quickly shook his head, "He's not that kind of person, and I'm not that narrow-minded, but hey! I don't like dealing with barbarians. The rules are different from ours, and it's hard to live together."

"Elder sister is right, and I don't like it either."

Sun Shangxiang smiled slyly and said, "Why don't we write a letter to him together and warn him."

Tao Zhan hesitated, "Forget it."

Sun Shangxiang knew what Tao Zhan was thinking, but because of her status, she couldn't write such a letter. She didn't care. He dared to bring a bearded girl back and let him wait and see. Sun Shangxiang shook Tao Zhan with a smile, and said in a low voice: " Don't worry about this matter, I'll write a letter."

Tao Zhan also knows that her husband loves Shangxiang very much. He never listens to his own opinions on such matters between men and women, but he cares about Shangxiang's feelings. Although Tao Zhan is sometimes uncomfortable, she is more generous. In addition, Sun Shangxiang himself is a simple-hearted person, lovable and respectful to himself, Tao Zhan also tries not to care about competing for favor, in order to maintain the harmony in the family.

At this time, she couldn't help laughing, "Let me explain first! I don't have such thoughts, and it has nothing to do with me."

Sun Shangxiang blinked, "Of course, the elder sister is the princess of Han Dynasty, and the overall situation should be the top priority. I, a savage woman, don't care about his tricks."

Speaking of this, both of them laughed. At this time, a maid reported at the door: "Qi Wangfei, Tao Xianghou is asking to see you outside!"

Tao Xianghou is Tao Zhan's father, Tao Sheng. Although he is also in Chengdu, he rarely visits his daughter. Tao Zhan knew that his father must have something to do, so he nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, I will come right away."

She said to Sun Shangxiang again: "Lie down and rest well, I will come to see you at night."

"En! Bring Zhu'er and Chan'er, I haven't seen them for several days, I really miss them."

Tao Zhan gave a few more instructions, and then quickly walked towards the outer house.

In the guest hall of the outer house, Tao Sheng was sitting on a soft mat drinking tea with a heavy heart. He was also very busy these past two months. He just came back from Chang'an. The big event is even ten times more important than his township. Tao Sheng asked Jia Xu for advice, and Jia Xu told him that within two years at the most, the Han Kingdom will move its capital to Chang'an, and his son Tao Zheng will be the first Jing Zhaoyin if there is no accident. , if his achievements are outstanding, he will even enter Pingzhangtai as a prime minister in ten years.

Tao Sheng was very excited. If his father knew about it, he would be gratified, but he also knew that his son's high status was entirely due to his daughter becoming the Queen of Han. This was Liu Jing's training of relatives and raising his daughter's status. , so he knew what he should do. He needed to communicate with his daughter to let her understand the trend of the family.

At this time, Tao Zhan walked into the hall from the outside with the ringing sound. Tao Sheng quickly got up, stepped forward and bowed deeply, "See the princess!"

Tao Zhan was slightly taken aback, "Father, why are you doing this?"

"This is etiquette. I would be rude if I didn't bow down." Tao Sheng said with a smile: "This is not only your face, I have to give Hanwang face."

Tao Zhan nodded silently, "Father, please sit down!"

Tao Sheng sat down, leaned over and smiled again: "Do you know that your elder brother became the prefect of Jingzhao County?"

"I heard about it, but it wasn't the general who told me. I heard it from my sister-in-law. She came here a few days ago."

"Won't the King of Han tell you these things?" Tao Sheng asked a little puzzled.

"Father!"

Tao Zhan elongated his voice with some dissatisfaction, "I told you before that I never cared about the affairs of the Tao family, and hoped that the Tao family would not use my name to mess around outside. As for the issue of my brother's promotion, the general and I have long discussed it." Agreed, he doesn't have to tell me these things, and I don't want to know."

Tao Sheng was a little embarrassed, he was silent for a while and said: "Of course I remember you said it, but some things should not be too extreme. After all, you are the daughter of the Tao family, and your elder brother who is the prefect of Jingzhao County and Chang'an Ling also agrees with you. It’s a fact, you can’t deny it.”

"Father, I didn't deny it. I just said that I don't want to know these things. How does the general think about it? I won't interfere, let alone ask him to take care of the Tao family. Do you understand what I mean? The Tao family's matter may have something to do with me. status, but nothing to do with me."

Tao Sheng smiled and nodded, "I can understand that it is wise for you not to interfere in politics, but as a member of the Tao family, as a daughter, you should know how I, the head of the family, and your father think about it, I hope you can give me some advice. suggestion."

Tao Zhan was silent for a moment and said, "Father, please speak, I will listen."

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