Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 399 I Saved You Again

The county magistrate immediately said: "Every autumn harvest in the past few years, there would be raids by Xiongnu cavalry. Usually, each village would arrange sentinels. Once the Xiongnu cavalry were discovered, they would report the news quickly and save as much food as they could. But, It has been gone since last year. Killing the Huns is tax-free, and even those who are hiding dare to give it a try, so this year it is still stable."

"The Xiongnu cavalry are not scary, they are just human beings. They have no reinforcements. When they enter the country, they will be treated as wild dogs that have broken into the house. If they hurt people wantonly and kill them directly, now that the Xiongnu has broken with the Wei Dynasty, it will be even more... There’s nothing to worry about.”

The county magistrate nodded in agreement: "Yes."

They wanted to go to other places to have a look. Before they left, a plume of smoke suddenly appeared from behind the hillside not far away. When Song Yuan and others thought it was a fire, the county magistrate's expression changed.

"No, this is a signal that the Huns have been discovered. Please leave quickly." The county magistrate didn't care about etiquette anymore and dragged Song Yuan to leave.

Song Yuan signaled him not to panic, turned slightly and ordered: "Arrange a few people to take a look."

"Yes." Immediately, a guard rushed over with seven or eight people on horseback. They were all masters. If they really encountered the Huns causing trouble, as long as the number of the opponent was small, they would be enough to deal with it.

Wei Yan was not at ease: "Although this place is located on the border, it is still some distance away from the border. If the Huns are really active around here, they will not simply come to plunder. I am worried that they know that His Highness is here. , so I came here on purpose, just in case, it would be better for His Highness to return to the inn early."

"Yeah." Song Yuan didn't delay. Even though there were many people protecting her, she didn't have the habit of showing off. As for the people here, they had already ran home as soon as the smoke came thick. They had lived on the border for a long time and knew how to hide. It is the responsibility of the government officials and village men to protect them, and she does not need to step forward.

After getting on their horses, the group immediately rushed to the post house. Halfway through, they saw an officer and soldier rushing towards the town. Wei Yan recognized him at a glance as an officer and soldier from Tingwei Mansion, and the officer and soldier also recognized Song Yuan. , reined in the horse and stopped.

"Your Highness." Hope rose on the officers and soldiers' faces.

"Where are your adults?" Song Yuan frowned and asked. Huo Ying would definitely not stay in the town while investigating the case. It was easy to encounter danger while walking around.

"Back to Your Highness, my lord encountered some Hun cavalry while investigating the case. The villain is about to go back to ask for help." The officers and soldiers were also anxious. Seeing the blood stains on his body, Song Yuan no longer hesitated.

Her personal relationship with Huo Ying is not very deep, but Huo Ying has openly sided with her and is capable. Under such circumstances, as an official in the same dynasty, she really can't ignore death.

"Arrange two people to protect the county magistrate when he goes back to ask for help. The others will follow me and lead the way."

After making arrangements, they immediately split up and followed the officers and soldiers who asked for help as they rushed to the scene of the incident. There were only a few corpses here, and they had no time to check whether the people were still alive, so they continued to follow the traces.

Glancing at the direction of the thick smoke, Song Yuan could basically conclude that the Huns who were discovered by the villagers were chasing Huo Ying. Huo Ying had been in the northwest for so long, and his whereabouts had long been exposed.

When they encountered a fork in the road, there were traces of both roads. They were unable to determine which way Huo Ying took, so they could only chase each other separately. Wei Yan followed Song Yuan closely. Although rescuing Huo Ying was a priority, his responsibility It was to protect Song Yuan. He wouldn't trust anyone to leave this matter to anyone.Several people chased all the way, and finally heard the sound of swords clashing. When they came around the bend, they saw five or six officers and soldiers fighting with more than a dozen Huns, and they were obviously at a disadvantage. Behind them was Huo Ying, who was injured. He was injured and covered his waist and abdomen with his palms. Blood flowed out from between his fingers. His face had turned pale. Even though he was not good at swords, he still held a knife in his other hand.

The officers and soldiers could not stop so many Xiongnu at all. Seeing that Huo Ying was about to be struck by a knife, an arrow shot out in time, piercing the Xiongnu's neck, and the blood drops splashed on Huo Ying's face.

Killed with one blow, the Xiongnu fell. Huo Ying saw Wei Yan and others coming over. They rushed up quickly. Seeing this, the Xiongnu immediately turned around and fought back. Huo Ying staggered back a few steps and leaned against a tree. Under the tree, the injuries on his waist and abdomen made him tremble in pain, but his eyes remained fixed on Song Yuan.

She did not rush forward, but just reined in her horse and stopped in place. There were two guards left on the left and right beside her, holding bows and arrows, and they happened to be looking at her.

With the intervention of Wei Yan and others, more than a dozen Xiongnu were directly at a disadvantage. Unable to cope with it, they suddenly blew the trumpet hanging on their waists. The unique trumpet sound frightened the birds in the forest. The experienced Wei Yan immediately The feeling is not good.

"Your Highness, hurry up. There must be more than one Huns entering the country. They are asking for help."

When Song Yuan heard this, he quickly rode over, killed two people and then came to Huo Ying, pulled him on the horse and left immediately. The two guards who followed him were vigilant, one after the other, to protect them and leave first. Yan and others were unable to escape for a while and were left in place.

Huo Ying covered the wound and leaned on her back with an apologetic tone: "I let His Highness take the risk."

"Master Huo, let me save you again." Song Yuan grabbed his arm with his backhand to prevent him from falling. When he crossed the intersection, a group of Huns suddenly rushed out of the diagonal stab. Both sides were shocked when they met. Song Yuan He immediately turned his horse's head and rushed into the side road. The following guards drew their swords and blocked the intersection.

They started fighting, and soon the Huns broke through and chased after them. Song Yuan decisively drew his bow and turned around and knocked down one of them with an arrow. Huo Ying also hurriedly hugged her waist to prevent himself from being thrown off.

The sudden appearance of this group of Huns completely disrupted Song Yuan's plan to return to the post house. After running a distance, she could no longer discern the direction.

"Go to the right." Huo Ying gave her directions with a weak voice. The wound that had not stopped bleeding took away most of his strength. Under the bumps, more blood poured out, soaking a large area of ​​his clothes.

Song Yuan ran forward in the direction he said. After passing two hills, the huge mountains that suddenly appeared in front of her eyes immediately made Song Yuan aware of the direction. She quickly reined in her horse and stopped: "No, if you keep running, you will leave the country."

Huo Ying didn't answer. Only then did Song Yuan feel the weight on his back became heavier. When he turned around, he realized that Huo Ying had fainted and his hand dropped. If Song Yuan hadn't caught him quickly with quick eyes and hands, he would have fallen. .

Not caring about anything else, Song Yuan took his two hands and stuffed them into her girdle, letting him hold her firmly. Then she immediately changed direction, thinking of returning from the field nearby, but not long after leaving, she chased him. The coming Huns blocked all her paths. They all had bows on their horses, but no one used them. Instead, they all raised their scimitars and charged towards Song Yuan.

Song Yuan saw at a glance that they wanted to capture him alive, so he picked up a knife and started fighting with them.

(End of this chapter)