The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes.
This was especially true after crossing the border between Dayong and the Northern Barbarians. I don't know if it was because of the towering high wall.
The snow on the grassland melts slower than in Beiguan City.
There was still a thin layer of snow on the ground, and the sunlight poured down, making it a little dazzling.
Today, Wei Yunlan did not act with Qi Xu. They split into two groups. One took the newly opened route in the east in recent months, and the other took the route in the west where the Helian tribe transported food and fodder.
Wei Yunlan is the latter.
Accompanying her were ten agile Tianshu Pavilion guards and a team of Helian tribe soldiers. The reason why Wei Yunlan and her team were able to penetrate the Northern Barbarians was because they were hiding in the supplies transported by this team.
According to the plan, the team will go all the way to the border between the Helian tribe and the Tuoba tribe.
That is, near the Xishan Ranch where Wei Yunlan, Zou Yun and others had settled.
In addition to successfully bringing Changning back, another mission of their trip was to cover the evacuation of Tianshu Pavilion members from Xishan Ranch.
Hiding in an empty cart that had just transported food and fodder.
The road on the grassland was not bumpy, but perhaps because the structure of the car was different from that of Dayong and was more crude, the body would be shaken by the car when sitting on it.
It hurts my buttocks and back.
However, compared to the other team that will face the elite of the Northern Barbarians, their team is obviously comfortable enough.
"Miss Wei, in another half day, we will be able to reach Xishan Ranch before dark." Yu Shisan, who was sitting next to Wei Yunlan, said.
This is a female guard, probably arranged by Qi Xu to take care of Wei Yunlan on the road.
Just as he finished speaking, the carriage beneath him suddenly jolted violently, and Wei Yunlan's back hit the wooden board behind him again, causing him to gasp in pain.
Heiyun, who was lying on the other side of her, was also shaken and stood up.
Including Wei Yunlan and Hei Yun, their team consisted of twelve members, hiding in four horse-drawn carriages transporting goods.
The carriage that Wei Yunlan was in contained three people: her, Yu Shisan, and Heiyun.
Yu Shisan cast an inquiring look at Wei Yunlan. Seeing Wei Yunlan shaking his head to indicate that everything was fine, he turned around and used his fingers to push away the dry grass covering the outside of the wooden board that blocked his view.
These dry grasses were originally tied to prevent the contents of the goods from freezing when being transported. Now they were convenient for them as they could conceal their figures and make them less likely to be noticed by other barbarian warriors passing by.
Yu Shisan pried open the gap and looked out for a long time, his brows suddenly furrowed tightly.
Then, he tapped lightly three times on the wooden board facing the horse.
After a moment, the speed of the carriage seemed to slow down a little. Someone removed the wooden board that Yu Shisan had just knocked down, and a human face appeared in the empty gap.
The barbarian-looking man was none other than the Helian tribe member who was responsible for protecting them this time.
"Why did you change direction?" Yu Shisan asked.
The Helian barbarian was slightly startled, then patiently explained in a low voice: "We are about to pass the Tuoba tribe. We just saw a team of Tuoba soldiers patrolling. There are many more than usual. We are afraid that they will find something unusual, so we changed the route to bypass them."
Yu Shisan didn't ask any more questions, just nodded to show that he knew.
The wooden planks that had just been removed were put back on, and the carriage resumed its previous speed, even faster.
Seeing Yu Shisan sitting back in her original position, Wei Yunlan reached out and grabbed her sleeve.
"Something's not right." Wei Yunlan lowered his voice and reminded Yu Shisan in his ear.
There's something wrong with this person from the Helian tribe.
The reasons he gave seemed impeccable, but if he really wanted to change the route, why didn't he inform them?
But since they didn't ask, he didn't mention it?
Yu Shisan also had a serious expression, and it was obvious that she thought the same.
The originally designated route was to continue northward and pass through a sparsely populated grassland within the western territory of the Tuoba tribe.
After all, the Helian tribe's transport team is currently in charge of the second prince Helian Hulin. The second prince's mother is the sister of the current Tuoba King. The Tuoba tribe is equivalent to the second prince's "in-laws" and is very happy to provide him with this convenience.
Now, the team deviated from the established route and headed further west, almost bypassing the territory of the Tuoba tribe.
"If we go now, steal these horses and head straight to the Yandu Gorge Mountains in the west, are you confident?" Wei Yunlan asked.
The Helian transport team had a total of twenty people, almost twice as many as theirs.
The barbarians are strong and healthy, but the people of the Helian tribe are not as good at fighting as those of the Tuoba and Huyan tribes.
On their side, all the elite members of Tianshu Pavilion were there, so fighting one against two was not a problem. What's more, there was Wei Yunlan, who had learned a lot of hidden weapon skills, and Heiyun, whose fighting ability was not inferior to that of the guards of Tianshu Pavilion.
Their goal was not to defeat these twenty people, but to take them by surprise, snatch the horses from the team, and flee directly to the mountains in the west.
As long as the horse is stolen, these people will not be able to catch up even if they want to.
"At least 90%." Yu Shisan gave an affirmative answer.
The people of the Helian tribe took a detour, but generally headed northwest.
"Let's head southwest." Wei Yunlan said.
Once you enter the mountain, there is a lot more room for maneuver.
She had many ways to conceal the whereabouts of her people, and also ways to get rid of the pursuers without much effort.
After all, it is normal to encounter dangerous situations such as landslides in the mountains.
Don’t forget that mountain range, it is an ominous place in the barbarian legends!
"Warn the people in the following cars to get ready for action." Wei Yunlan said as he slipped a soft whip out of his sleeve and got ready.
Yu Shisan pulled out the dry grass at the rear of the car and made a few noises imitating bird calls.
There were questioning voices coming from outside from the Helian tribe.
At the same time, there were a few "bang" sounds, and the seemingly solid wooden boards of the three carriages at the back were lifted up by the Tianshu Pavilion guards hiding inside.
The team, consisting of eight carriages, suddenly became chaotic.
The neighing of horses and the shouting of the barbarians mixed together.
The ten people from Tianshu Pavilion seemed to have discussed and rehearsed beforehand, and they coordinated tacitly and attacked the barbarians on nearby carriages.
Wei Yunlan, Yu Shisan and Heiyun were in charge of the carriage they were in.
Besides them, there were two barbarians driving the carriage and two horses.
Wei Yunlan used a whip to directly wrap the arm of the barbarian who turned around and talked to them earlier.
Yu Shisan had already climbed onto the horse's back and kicked the barbarian behind him off.
"The Second Prince ordered us to escort you. What do you mean by this?"
The barbarian who was entangled by Wei Yunlan's whip asked angrily with his neck stiff.
Wei Yunlan did not miss the flash of guilt in his eyes.
He gave a wink to Heiyun, who immediately pounced on him. At the same time, Wei Yunlan loosened the whip that was wrapped around the other's arm.
Before the barbarian could ask a second question, he leaned back and fell off the carriage.
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