When Zhu Lingyue woke up, he felt silence all over the place. There was a fire beside him. Several figures were sitting by the fire and whispering. He forced himself up and heard a voice saying, "Du Zhu is awake...Du Zhu, are you okay? You have finally woken up!"

Someone came over and carefully helped Zhu Lingyue up. Zhu Lingyue looked around and found himself in a simple wooden house. He asked, "Where is this?"

"Du Zhu, this is an old village, without people." The subordinate explained: "Du Zhu fell off the horse and fainted. We can only find this place and hide for the time being."

"How long has the governor slept?"

"It's been a whole day." The subordinate hurriedly said, "Get hot water..." Then a soldier used a small porcelain bowl that was missing to fill the hot water and handed it over respectfully. Zhu Lingyue arrived and was hungry and thirsty. After drinking half a bowl of hot water, he felt much more comfortable. He asked, "Do you have something to eat?"

The soldier said: "There is no food in the village. We searched everywhere and caught a few mice and were cooking outside. Do you want to eat some?"

"Rat?" Zhu Lingyue felt disgusted and waved his hand, then asked, "How many people are there around?"

"Du Zhu, there are thirteen more people." The soldier said: "A few of them walked halfway through, and we didn't stop them..."

Zhu Lingyue sighed, "The tree falls and the money is scattered. You guys are good. When you return to Tianshan, I will definitely be rewarded."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhu!"

"What's going on outside?" Zhu Lingyue asked: "Where is the Xiguan Army now? Where are our men and horses now?"

The soldier whispered: "Duke Zhu, we are here, and we don't know what the situation is outside. However, when Duke Zhu was in a coma, we sent people out to inquire. Now it seems that there are Xiguan troops from all directions. I heard that they are searching for Duke Zhu..."

Zhu Lingyue sneered, looked out, and asked, "Is it almost dawn?"

The soldier said, "It's still some time, Zhu Du, what should I do next?"

Zhu Lingyue pondered for a moment before asking: "First find out where this place is. Only when we know the place will we know which direction we are going... Is there no news about Liu Quan?"

"No."

Zhu Lingyue sighed. Liu Quan led the cavalry to lead the pursuers from Xiguan. Now he didn't know what the situation is. He never felt so down and miserable in his life. After pondering slightly, he asked the soldier: "What's your name?"

"Little man Huang Zhu!"

"Huang Zhu, you thirteen are the most loyal subordinates of this governor. I promise you that when you return to Tianshan, you will be rewarded to ensure your glory and wealth." Zhu Lingyue thought for a moment, "Since the Xiguan Army is going to search for this governor, it must have set up checkpoints along the way. It is not easy to return to Tianshan. By the way, where are the horses?"

"I was worried that the people of Xiguan were discovered and they had already hidden it." Huang Zhu said: "Du Zhu, do you want to take out the horse?"

"No need." Zhu Lingyue shook his head and said, "Don't care about horses anymore, and we can't walk like this. You may find the clothes of the people here, the more worn it is, the better."

"There are not many people in this village. The people in the village are afraid of being implicated and have already escaped. However, it is not difficult to find a few worn clothes when they are in a hurry." Huang Zhu immediately said: "But we have thirteen people, and sir, that is fourteen. It is a bit difficult to find fourteen sets of old clothes."

A soldier next to him said, "That's okay. Sir, let's take off the clothes outside. If the clothes inside are dipped in some mud, you can get away with it."

Zhu Lingyue said: "After dawn, I will send someone to find out where we are, figure out the route, and then disguise myself as a hunter, walk all the way to Tianshan, so that it will not attract attention."

The next morning, someone went out to inquire, and the rest were disguised and made a few pairs of bows and arrows. At noon, the sent people came back and found out the road where they were located. After it was dark, Zhu Lingyue led thirteen people to pretend to be ordinary hunters, and took a remote and difficult path, heading west.

Along the way, there were many hardships. When they met officers and soldiers along the way, they naturally avoided them. If they met the people, they would ask for some questions. After four or five days, they found out a lot of news that the Xiguan Army had entered Shuoquan City, and in just a few days, they had recovered all the lost land. It would be better to say that they were winning without a fight. Originally, the Tianshan Army occupied several counties in the western part of Hezhou and sent a small number of troops to guard it. However, after the Tianshan Army was defeated, the counties would collapse without fighting. When the Xiguan Army arrived, the remaining empty cities were already.

Zhu Lingyue was angry and annoyed, but he had no choice but to do anything. Even the main force of Tianshan was defeated by Qingyuan Horse Farm. How could those small numbers of soldiers stationed in the county be able to stick to it?

He was hiding in the morning and walked for another four or five days, and finally saw Hulu Mountain. The flags were waving on the mountain, and it was naturally the "Chu" flag of Xiguan. However, there were no Tianshan Army at the foot of Hulu Mountain. There were originally thousands of Tianshan troops stationed here to restrain the Xiguan Army in Hulu Mountain, but now there is no trace. Zhu Lingyue was surprised, but he was relieved soon. Since the Xiguan Army had won a great victory, he naturally advanced all the way. Countless Tianshan defeated troops fled back to Tianshan. The Tianshan Army stationed here was the only way to go. When the Tianshan Army stationed here learned that the front line was defeated, of course, had retreated to Tianshan.

Zhu Lingyue and others passed by Hulu Mountain at night, but did not see many Xiguan troops. When they arrived here, they were already very familiar with the road. They knew that only twenty miles ahead was Yuhukou, which was the first dangerous place in Tianshan. If you want to enter Tianshan, Yuhukou is the only way to go, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Before Zhu Lingyue set out on the war, he left troops at Yuhukou, which was enough to ensure that it was difficult to conquer here. He thought that he could enter Tianshan in dozens of miles, but he was very excited.

For the past ten days, he had been sleeping in the open air, hiking in the day and walking at night. Zhu Lingyue was thinking about returning to Tianshan, but he also forced himself to hold on. At this moment, his sphere of influence was close to him, and his heart was wider, and he felt indescribable fatigue. Along the way, he assured his thirteen people that he would have many rewards when he returned to Tianshan. At this time, he couldn't help but say, "I will arrive at the mouth of Yuhu, enter the mouth of Yuhu, and then escape. After returning, I will have many rewards!"

"Du Zhu, listen, there is movement!" Huang Zhu was about to thank him, but suddenly his eyebrows were tightened and pointed to a small hill not far ahead. The hillside was covered with thorns and weeds. At this late at night, the bright moon shone in the sky. With the moonlight, he vaguely saw the figures moving there. Zhu Lingyue's heart tightened. I was afraid that the people in Xiguan were ambushing here, and Huang Zhu and others were already holding their swords in their hands and waiting for the battle.

After a moment of silence, I saw figures flashing over there. Soon, several figures appeared, and someone heard them ask, "Who?"

Huang Zhu stood up and said in a deep voice: "Who are you?" The soldiers behind him disguised as hunters also held the hilt of the knife tightly and were waiting for it. In the dark, they saw more than a dozen people jumping out from behind the hillside. They looked quite agile and had already approached here. Huang Zhu and others protected Zhu Lingyue behind him. Under the moonlight, Zhu Lingyue frowned. When the other party gradually approached, they suddenly shouted: "Is it Wenyuan? Is it Yao Wenyuan?"

There was a voice on the opposite side immediately and said in surprise: "Who is it? It's Duke Zhu, Duke Zhu, is it you? The last general Yao Wenyuan...!"

Zhu Lingyue was both surprised and happy.

Yao Wenyuan was one of his generals. He also participated in the battle of the horse farm that day. He also worked with Hou Jingang as a cavalry general and attacked the front of the horse farm.

But later the army was defeated and the entire army was dispersed. It was hard to know who lived and died. Zhu Lingyue looked at the other party's figure and looked a little like Yao Wenyuan. After hearing the voice, he found that it was his general Yao Wenyuan. He had been in a state of decline for ten days. At this time, when he saw his general suddenly appear, Zhu Lingyue was very happy and had already stepped forward and smiled and said, "Wenyuan, is it really you? It turns out that you are not dead, that's really great."

Yao Wenyuan held the knife in one hand and walked over quickly, happily saying, "Du Zhu, it's great that you are safe and sound..."

Zhu Lingyue quickly stepped forward, Yao Wenyuan came towards him, and saw that he was about to kneel down. Zhu Lingyue was even ready to help him up. But when the sword flashed, Zhu Lingyue was surprised, and felt a chill on his neck. The other party's blade was already on his neck, and a familiar face appeared in front of him. It was the general Yao Wenyuan.

"Wenyuan, what are you doing?" Zhu Lingyue was shocked and angry.

Huang Zhu and others were also shocked and stepped forward one after another. More than a dozen people behind Yao Wenyuan rushed forward. The blades were facing each other. Zhu Lingyue was held by Yao Wenyuan's knife, and everyone did not dare to act rashly for a moment.

"Duke Zhu, it's great to see you." Yao Wenyuan stared into Zhu Lingyue's eyes, "Our brothers' future depends entirely on Duke Zhu."

Zhu Lingyue didn't understand Yao Wenyuan's meaning for a moment. Although she was shocked, she still tried her best to remain calm and said in a deep voice: "Wenyuan, this joke is not good. What do you want to do?"

"Duke Zhu, don't you know that Chu Huan has issued a wanted order. As long as you can catch you, no matter how alive you are, you will not only have a heavy reward, but also originally belonged to the Tianshan soldiers, so you can be exempted from guilt." Yao Wenyuan sighed: "The General of the Mo is also in the wanted order. He has been hiding in the street these days, like a rat crossing the street. Why are he waiting in this wilderness? Isn't he just knowing that if Duke Zhu is alive, he will definitely pass through here and return to Tianshan. It seems that the General of the Mo is not in vain."

Zhu Lingyue was shocked and angry and said sternly: "Yao Wenyuan, you are so traitorous, are you so afraid of Chu Huan? Tianshan is in our hands, guarding the important road, how can he withstand us? You are now retracting your sword, and I will not blame you, otherwise...!"

"What else?" Yao Wenyuan sneered: "Du Zhu, on the battlefield, you left the soldiers and escaped alone. Have you ever thought that the brothers who died on the battlefield died for you? It seems that you have not woken up yet. Who told you that Tianshan is still in your hands? Don't you know that Tianshan is now in Chu Huan's palm, and the entire northwest is in Chu Huan's hands. No matter you and me, it is hard to fly. In the end, you will only sacrifice you to ensure peace between yourself and your brothers!"

Zhu Lingyue was stunned for a moment, and opened her eyes widened. "What did you say? Tianshan is the thing in Chu Huan's palm? You... you are talking nonsense..."
Chapter completed!