The yellow sand is long and the camel path is vast.

A fully armed Xianbei army, about a thousand people, set off from Yan County, the capital of Northern Yan State, half a month ago, went to night in the morning and left west.

To the west, adjacent to the Xianbei Yan State was Xiliang, which was established by the Xiongnu Liu Jian several years ago during the civil strife in Northern Xia.

From the day the army set off, Gao Huan followed him all the way.

This army seemed to be transporting supplies to the Xianbei defenders in Yanmen County, but from the day it set off, one of the dozens of baggage trucks, which looked very ordinary, was the target Gao Huan wanted to approach.

If what Murong Zhe said was true and the eldest princess was indeed in Murong Die's hands, then what else could be more hidden than the palace with stricter imperial guards?

After sneaking into Yan County, he dressed up as a Xianbei person. With his skillful Xianbei language and generous actions, he soon became familiar with several palace guards who often went to and from the casinos. He called each other brothers and asked about the news he wanted. After drinking one day, he finally heard some news from the guards, saying that the army that went west from Yan County was called transporting supplies, but was actually a cover. The real purpose was to send the people in the carriage to Xiliang and handed them over to Xiliang Emperor Liu Jian.

In the carriage, it is said that it is a mother and son, but their identity is mysterious. They don’t know who it is and what is the purpose of Murong’s move.

In the bones of the Xianbei people, they admired the strong and lowly. Murong replaced Murong Xi as the emperor in the past. In recent years, the territory of the Xianbei people has continued to expand and suppressed the northern neighbors built by the Hu tribes next to Xiliang. The Xianbei people gradually recognized his rule, and their mentality was growing. They also knew that they had always lost a war of one point of high or low against Li Mu, the real strong enemy in their eyes.

The people of the whole clan responded with great expectations for the war invading Chang'an that the emperor finally launched not long ago.

Unexpectedly, this battle of the Central Plains, which almost exerted the whole country, started in Tongguan and ended in Shangjinkou. Even if it finally took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime water flood, it did not win and ended in a complete defeat.

Failure is not only reflected in the invincibility of the war, the continuous retreat, and even the final handover of the south of the Yellow River centered on Luoyang. It is also because Emperor Murong Die of Northern Yan was defeated in this battle.

The inner guard mentioned Murong Die, and his tone was already a little disrespectful. He talked about his previous tough attitude towards the Huns. He used such a situation to cover up escort people over this trip. He seemed to have something to do with Xiliang. He complained more and more, and began to commemorate Murong Xi's invincibility when he was alive. The implication was that if Murong Xi was still there, this battle might not have lost so tragically.

The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Gao Huan immediately thought of the eldest princess and his son, and then followed him to find out. However, the carriage was always tightly sandwiched between the soldiers and the baggage cart. Not to mention getting close, after so many days, even the people in the carriage had never seen it.

Seeing that Xiliang was getting closer and closer, he was about to arrive in Yanmen County, where the two countries had a few days left, he was very anxious. On that day, the wind and sand were shaking, and the team could not move forward, so he set up camp at a shelter. At that time, he no longer hesitated and decided to go deep into the tiger's den and explore the barracks at night. He ordered several followers to wait nearby, put on Xianbei military uniforms, waited for an opportunity to sneak in, and headed towards the center of the camp.

The barracks were on guard everywhere, and every other section of the way, guards of night patrol passed by. Gao Huan dodged all the way, and with the cover of the night and tents, he avoided the guards along the way, and gradually approached the center of the camp.

The guards there became increasingly tighter, almost several steps. There were several guards standing around one of the tents, never leaving.

A soldier was probably tired, so he yawned, looked back at the tent behind him, spoke in Xianbei, and muttered to a companion by his side: "It's just a Han woman, plus a child, what can happen? I have to watch like this every day..."

Before he could finish his complaining words, a person quickly walked in the shadow behind him, raised his hand and slapped the soldier in the face with a loud slap.

The soldier covered his face and looked up. Seeing that the leader on duty tonight was coming, he hurriedly covered his face and lowered his head, not daring to say anything.

The leader shouted angrily: "Do you know what that woman is? Don't think that she dares to be lazy when she is about to arrive! That person is crucial! Before leaving, Your Majesty had something to say. If something goes wrong with this trip, don't talk about you, even me, you will apologize for death!"

The guard was shocked. The leader taught a lesson for a few words before turning around and leaving.

Gao Huanyin was in the dark, and could not help but feel excited.

If he wasn't sure at first, then the fire of hope in his heart began to burn just now because of that intriguing conversation.

A Han woman with a special status, plus a child, is probably the one who is the aunt and son.

He wanted to rush in and see what happened immediately, but the guards around the tent were so tight that he could not find a chance to get closer. He could only continue to potentially potentially, staring at the front with his eyes, hoping to see the people inside come out with his own eyes.

It seemed as if his heart felt something. Just as he was waiting with his breath, he saw that the door of the tent was suddenly lifted open, and a person bent out of it.

The moonlight reflected a slender figure of a woman, as thin as a bamboo, but her waist and back were straight.

Although there was still some distance, Gao Huan still recognized it at a glance.

The woman was not someone else, but she was actually her eldest princess and aunt who had been missing for several years and thought she had been no longer alive!

Xiao Yongjia seemed to be sleeping late at night, walked out of the tent, stood at the door of the tent, raised his head, and looked at the bright moon in the night sky like a daze.

Seeing this, several soldiers nearby walked up immediately and stood in front of her as if they were facing a great enemy.

A soldier who could speak Chinese spoke and ordered her to go in immediately.

Xiao Yongjia looked calm and looked at the soldiers surrounding him coldly. He slowly looked around the dark wilderness. Then he turned around, bent over and entered, and his figure disappeared behind the tent door.

Although it was just a short glance, it was enough for Gao Huan.

His blood boiled all over his body, and he jumped so hard that he was about to jump out of his throat. He slowly retreated, then turned around and quickly evacuated towards the outside of the camp.

Just as he was about to leave, suddenly, unexpectedly, two night patrol soldiers who came to pee in a shadow beside him.

"Password!"

When the soldier saw him, he immediately asked a question in Xianbei.

Gao Huan had no time to dodge, so he paused and quickly glanced around him.

It is close to the border camp, and there are no people nearby.

In his mind, he immediately estimated how he could kill the two Xianbei soldiers who suddenly encountered in the shortest time without disturbing people, and then quickly left.

He lowered his head, as if he hadn't heard it, and continued to move forward. With one hand, he secretly clasped the short blade hidden in his sleeve.

"Stop! The password!"

The soldier stopped, showed a vigilant expression, and asked again.

A murderous intent flashed through Gao Huan's eyes. Just as he was about to draw his sword, suddenly, a sound of a command came from behind him.

Someone rushed up and walked quickly to Gao Huan's side.

Gao Huan felt that his hand holding the blade was secretly suppressed by the other party. The man laughed again and continued to explain to the soldiers opposite him in Xianbei: "He is new, and he is determined to make money in war and get married. He doesn't want to be worthy to drive the car with me. He feels so arrogant and stupid. He just woke up and said it out, and he didn't remember the command for a while!"

Although the sound sounded very low and old, Gao Huan felt a sense of déjà vu at the moment he heard.

He was extremely surprised. He really couldn't imagine how someone who helped him suddenly appeared in the enemy camp.

But this is completely confirmed by the other party being a friend but not an enemy.

He immediately let go of the hand that was pressing the dagger, followed the tone of the person beside him, cursed a few swear words in Xianbei, and then muttered: "If I had known that the soldiers were here to pull a cart and sell coolies, I would have forced me to tie up that day, even if I had fought for this life, I would not have come..."

After the defeat in Luoyang, Beiyan replenished troops and forced recruits everywhere. The patrol soldiers heard his complaints, and their doubts disappeared. They said nothing and returned to the account, leaving them.

When the two men left, Gao Huan immediately looked at the people around him. Under the moonlight, a low-level Xianbei veteran who was dressed similar to himself stood. He was hunched over with his back and was old, and half of his face was blocked by his messy beard and hair. He could not see his original appearance at all.

However, just when he met the other party's eyes that were flashing like night light under the moonlight, his chest suddenly jumped again.

That subtle sense of familiarity hit him again.

A person popped up in his mind.

When he was shocked and almost jumped up, he was about to blurt out. The man quickly glanced around, shook his head, and said softly, "Follow me," and turned around and led him away.

Gao Huan's heart was pounding and excited. He immediately followed the man and quickly sneaked out of the camp and came to a remote and deserted dark place.

"Uncle! How could it be you!"

Gao Huan wanted to kneel down to the person in front of him.

"Ruo Lang gets up!"

The man straightened his back and no longer deliberately lowered his voice. He immediately reached out and held Gao Huan.

The Xianbei veteran standing in front of Gao Huan is nothing but Gao Qiao who has disappeared in recent years.

"Uncle! Why did you look like this..."

For a moment, Gao Huan could not equate the old man in front of him with a messy hair and frost-faced face and a sad face with his uncle Gao Qiao.

He looked at it steadily, his eyes warmed and his voice choked.

Gao Qiao smiled slightly and patted his arm gently.

"All good is uncle, don't worry."

It was this smile and a word that made Gao Huan seem to capture the past part of his uncle's past.

He finally felt a little relieved, and knew that this was not a good time to explain the old things in detail. He calmed down and briefly explained his journey.

"Uncle, I can see clearly just now! That person is aunt!"

Gao Qiao said, "I know too. Your aunt and you... Brother, it's really here."

He paused, closed his eyes, as if he was calming his emotions and opened his eyes very quickly.

"In recent years, I and the people I sent out have searched all over the country and only learned about this clue not long ago."

"Did you know, what did Murong mean to send his aunt and brother to Xiliang?" Gao Huan asked impatiently.

"I heard that Murong Zhe is now locked up in Chang'an?"

"Yes! At the city of Chang'an that day, my uncle and my brother had a dispute over whether to attack Chang'an. She pretended to be a sister, imitated her uncle's handwriting, and falsely passed on her uncle's order, which almost caused a disaster. She wanted to kill her, but she learned from her whereabouts, and then she was temporarily allowed to live to this day."

Gao Qiao nodded: "That's it. The Hun Emperor Liu Jian was very envious of Murong Die's sister. He once proposed to Murong Zhe, but Murong Zhe did not. Murong Die was defeated and was unwilling to give up. He wanted to join forces with Liu Jian and attack Chang'an from east to west, so he sent your aunt to Xiliang and handed it over to Liu Jian."

"I understand! If you want to exchange your aunt for Murong Zhe! It's just that Hu people are shameless. I'm afraid that even if my brother-in-law sends Murong Zhe back, they won't easily put my aunt and brother back at the same time!"

Gao Qiao looked into the direction of the barracks in the distance and withdrew his gaze.

"Liulang, you don't have to stay here anymore. Go back quickly and tell your brother-in-law about Murong's collusion with the Xiliang Xiongnu and want to attack Chang'an, and let him prepare in advance. Then tell him how to prepare for the war and how to prepare for the war. No need to consider other matters. The matter between aunt and your brother is to be handed over to your uncle. The uncle will definitely save him and his son!"

Gao Qiao looked unshocked, his tone was calm, without any force, and without any swearing.

But even such a seemingly ordinary sentence, which was said from his mouth, was as if Gao Huan had taken a reassurance pill and felt relieved.

He nodded: "All nephews follow! Nephew is back now. Uncle, be careful! Nephew is looking forward to seeing uncle and uncle, and brother come back together as soon as possible!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Gao Qiao, turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly he heard Gao Qiao say again: "Wait a minute."

Gao Huan stopped and turned his head. Seeing him step forward, he took out a folded sheepskin roll from his arms, handed it over, and said, "In the past few years, my uncle has traveled all over the north to find your aunt, and he has gone out of the pass, and the gaps have been recorded one after another. Although this is a sketch, it indicates the location of the important passes and grain warehouses in the Northern Yan territory. Take it back and hand it over to your brother-in-law for his reference."

Gao Huan was very surprised, came to his senses, hurriedly took it with both hands, carefully hid in his arms, and said respectfully: "Nephew, brother-in-law, thank you for your intention!"
To be continued...