But even if he knew it, he didn't have the time to think about it. When winter came, the southwest became gloomy and rainy, making the march extremely difficult.

In order not to waste time on the road, Yang Fan asked Zhai Changsun and Su Dingfang to jointly lead the army to move slowly.

And he himself was riding fast with a group of personal guards. Of course, the people accompanying him were inevitably the dragster of Wu Wang Li Ke.

Along the way, each person rode two horses, and the journey was dusty. Every day, they rushed until dark before looking for a resting place, and started on the road again at dawn in the morning.

Traveling in such a hurry was much faster, and in just over half a month, they had already entered the territory of Guanzhong.

However, in the twelfth lunar month of winter in Guanzhong, there was already heavy snowfall, and the mountains and fields were covered in white. The speed of the journey gradually slowed down, and it was even more difficult to enter the Qinling Mountains.

Although the snow has covered the horse's hooves, the horse's hooves are supported by hoofs and can walk quite steadily.

The sound of stepping... stepping... echoed in the mountain stream, and even aroused many birds, which shook the snow on the branches and fell.

At this moment, Xi Junmai, who was scouting the road ahead, whispered: "Master Hou, something seems wrong ahead!"

"What's going on?" With a groan, Yang Fan pulled the rope and asked with a frown.

"That forest is so quiet!" Xi Junmai truly has the potential to be a famous general, and his sensitivity is much higher than that of ordinary people.

And along the way, he was the one who explored the road ahead, relaxed and relaxed, advanced and retreated well, and became more and more like a general.

Yang Fan raised his eyes and glanced around, only to see a forest in front of him, and beyond that were the canyons on both sides.

Indeed, this forest is too quiet. If the previous section of the road were to follow the vibration of their horses' hooves, the snow on the trees would definitely fall down.

But there was no such phenomenon before. It was obvious that someone or an animal had already shaken the snow off the tree.

Li Ke rode his horse parallel to Yang Fan and asked, "Should we withdraw first?"

Yang Fan squinted his eyes and shook his head: "It's too late!"

As they spoke, countless white figures appeared on the mountainside behind them, rushing down the mountain like snowballs, and soon cut off their escape route.

Although there is no one in front, the quieter it is, it warns that the front should be more dangerous.

Sure enough, after a while, a dense crowd of figures appeared in front of them, at least dozens of people, even more than those behind.

But this was not over yet. As more and more people came out of the woods, there were almost two hundred people in the end.

These people wrapped their faces in turbans, each held a long knife, and some of them also carried crossbows on their backs. They were obviously prepared.

Yang Fan turned his head and glanced at Li Ke, narrowed his eyes and joked: "Your Highness, it seems that Gyeonggi Road is not peaceful either. There are actually bandits blocking the road in broad daylight."

As he spoke, Yang Fan's eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

"I have never fought side by side with Marquis Zhongyi. I deeply regret it. Today I am lucky enough to go on a killing spree." Li Ke was not afraid at all, but looked excited.

It is only one day's journey from Chang'an and is close to the capital. It can be said to be the safest place in the Tang Dynasty.

But now that there are so many gangster-like people appearing in such a place, and some of them are riding horses, Li Ke already has some guesses.

These people come with bad intentions!

Ordinary gangsters can't get horses, let alone the crossbows they carry on their backs.

As for whether they were patrolling government soldiers, it was even more impossible.

Because the patrolling soldiers are all upright and have fixed patrol routes, they will not be as sneaky as these people.

If they hadn't stopped, they would have been suddenly attacked by these people.

Obviously there must be someone behind these people who is deliberately targeting them.

"Master Marquis, you and His Highness stand back a little. These people are obviously well-connected, so we can avoid hidden attacks!"

Xi Junmai waved his hand, and the small team he led dispersed in front, directly protecting Yang Fan and Li Ke behind them.

As the queen of the palace, Wang Xiaojie has also ordered his personal guards to be distributed in a fan shape and be on guard carefully.

Yang Fan sighed and ordered: "Junmai, tell brothers to be careful. Crossbows are very powerful and can penetrate your protection."

With that said, he turned to Li Ke and said: "Your Highness, you are not wearing armor, so you should go further back. I believe my brother can solve it quickly."

At the same time, a person who looked like the leader of the group in front asked the people around him: "Is this the goal of our trip?"

The man next to him took out the portrait, glanced at Yang Fan, and said, "Yes, it is this person, but you have to make sure he is dead before you can get the money."

"Haha, okay, brothers, hurry up and deal with it. As long as we deal with these people, we can get one hundred thousand guan, which is enough for us to go back and live freely."

The leader didn't care at all. In his opinion, he was equipped with advanced weapons and it was easy to fight hundreds of people against dozens of people.
Chapter completed!