Xiang Shaolong's words were not groundless. In fact, they had been attacked by horse thieves before. That was why Xiang Shaolong immediately thought of asking this "horse thief killer" for help after seeing Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng's attitude was still the same as before. As long as there was money, everything could be discussed... After all, it didn't matter how many horse thieves were killed, right?

Xiang Shaolong also had his own plan. Now the enemy was in the dark and we were in the light. Although the number of envoys was large, once it was confirmed that those horse thieves were actually the soldiers of the King of Wei, it could be said that they had already entered a den of thieves within the territory of Wei, and the King of Wei could mobilize all his forces to wipe them out.

In this situation, the solution Xiang Shaolong came up with was... to defend to the death.

"We will find a mountain with a steep terrain facing the plain nearby, build a fort and trenches, store game and spring water, and guard it for ten days or half a month. At the same time, we will send light cavalry to Fengqiu to ask for help from the guard there. No matter how much the King of Wei wants to kill us, after all, we are still an envoy to send the princess to marry the King of Wei, and the other party will definitely have to obey. Once the Wei army accompanies us, it will be difficult for the King of Wei to do anything he wants at that time."

"Xiang Bingwei's idea is good, but I am a little worried. What if those troops intercept the light cavalry scouts, or secretly kill them, and claim to the outside world that they have no information about us? What should we do then?"

At this moment, another general also asked, and Xiang Shaolong smiled and then looked at Fang Zheng next to him.

"In fact, sending the light cavalry scouts to deliver the message is just a cover. As you said, the other party has many ways to pretend that they didn't get the news. But delivering the message is only one of the purposes. The second is to force the other party to attack early. Then, we can catch them all in one fell swoop."

"Xiang Bingwei seems very confident about this?"

Seeing Xiang Shaolong's calm face, everyone else was surprised, and Xiang Shaolong shook his head.

"In short, we have no other choice but to give it a try."

The others thought about it for a moment and felt the same way, so they followed the order and went their separate ways to do their own work. At this moment, Ji Yanran also got off the carriage next to her and walked over to Fang Zheng.

"Master Fang, Yanran just chatted with the third princess and heard about the situation here. It seems that the situation here is not good now."

"Yeah, but it's none of our business."

Fang Zheng put his hands behind his back and looked at the blue sky, white clouds, grassland and lake in front of him.

"Master Ji, what are your plans? I just talked to Xiang Bingwei and I plan to stay and help them deal with these bandits. If you feel it's dangerous, why don't you go back to Daliang first?"

"Master Fang wants to stay?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Ji Yanran frowned slightly.

"Mr. Fang should know that these horse thieves are not real horse thieves."

"But since they call themselves horse thieves, then they are horse thieves, and what's wrong with making money?"

Fang Zheng chuckled and looked at Ji Yanran again.

"Not only can you protect the peace of the area, but you can also eliminate the villains and earn a lot of money. Isn't this a profitable business?"

"Mr. Fang is really...unexpected."

Facing Fang Zheng's answer, Ji Yanran was speechless and didn't know what to say. Generally speaking, young talents always acted self-righteous and regarded money as dirt in front of her. Fang Zheng's straightforward expression of small money was really sweet... It really made Ji Yanran feel a little speechless.

"That's right."

Fang Zheng had no intention of continuing to discuss those horse thieves, but changed the subject.

"Mr. Ji, have you ever met Xiang Bingwei? What do you think of him?"

"Xiang Bingwei... um..."

Ji Yanran tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"The third princess seems to be quite infatuated with him, but it's a pity that the gap between their status is too big, not to mention that this time the third princess is going to Wei to marry King Anli... Alas, daughters in this world are all miserable."

At this point, Ji Yanran also sighed. She was smart and had a clear understanding of the information in the court. So she had a clear understanding of the whole thing. Although the third princess of Zhao State went to Wei State to marry the King of Wei, in fact, the King of Wei did not have this idea. It was Xinling Jun who really facilitated this matter. Because of this, the King of Wei was very dissatisfied with him, which was also normal. A minister could even decide the king's marriage, so why not let you, Xinling Jun, be the king of this country?

Zhao Qian herself was even more pitiful. Whether she arrived in Daliang safely or not, there would be no good outcome. Even if she married the King of Wei, the fact that the King of Wei was willing to send someone to kill her showed that the King of Wei was very dissatisfied with the marriage. Even if the two finally got married, Zhao Qian's best ending would be to be banished to the cold palace, and she almost died of a sudden illness.

As a woman, Ji Yanran also understands Zhao Qian's difficulties, but unfortunately, due to her high status, it is not easy for her to intervene in such matters. Apart from feeling sorry for Zhao Qian, there is nothing she can do.

"Don't worry so much, Mr. Ji. If Xiang Bingwei is really Zhao Qian's hero, he will definitely rescue her."

"This is easier said than done..."

Ji Yanran couldn't help but laugh, but she was stunned when she saw Fang Zheng's mysterious smile.

"Is there any hidden secret?"

"Haha, anyway, we just have to watch the show. No matter what, this is their own problem."

Fang Zheng shook his head, not intending to spoil the story.

For the next three days, the envoys camped on the spot, dug trenches, and built earth walls, which was considered a simplified version of a fortress earth building. Fang Zheng found it interesting and fresh. It was also the first time he saw how ancient people dug holes and built positions on the spot. After all, in the main world, this kind of work was usually done by mages. Now it seems that even without relying on spells, this can be done.

Xiang Shaolong sent out light cavalry scouts to ask for help, and he was busy reorganizing the position all day. Finally, three days later, the scouts reported that a group of nearly 10,000 horse bandits were rushing towards them from the plain.

Upon hearing the news, Xiang Shaolong's face suddenly fell.

Others are not much better.

Another day passed, and at dusk, a large number of horse thieves appeared on the grassland.

"It seems that the King of Wei has really made up his mind."

Standing on a high place, looking at the army of horse thieves in the distance, Fang Zheng laughed, while Ji Yanran looked solemn. Although she knew the situation was critical before, she had never thought it would be so critical. Tens of thousands of horse thieves, this shows that King Anli is determined to kill Zhao Qian. You have to know that this envoy team has only about a thousand people, including some family members and slaves, and only a few hundred people can really fight. Although they are all elite cavalry of Zhao State, facing tens of thousands of horse thieves, no matter how elite you are, it’s useless, right?

A few hundred cavalrymen against tens of thousands of horse bandits?

If you drive 59, there is still some hope.

Just as Fang Zheng was enjoying the breeze, Xiang Shaolong came out of the Third Princess's tent with a serious expression, came to Fang Zheng and bowed to him.

"Mr. Fang, I am sorry to bother you this time."

"No problem, but Xiang Bingwei, don't forget what you promised me."

Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiang Shaolong. He knew what had happened without entering the tent. Zhao Qian saw that the enemy was powerful and felt that she would die this time, so she asked Xiang Shaolong for a dagger so that she could commit suicide when the city was broken to avoid being insulted by those bandits.

Xiang Shaolong was also stimulated and vowed to ensure the safety of the third princess, but he also knew that whether he could do it was still unknown, so he had to find Fang Zheng again to confirm - after all, the other party had tens of thousands of people!

The most exaggerated thing is that one person can defeat a thousand or one person can defeat ten thousand. I'm afraid no one would even dream of such a thing.

But Xiang Shaolong had seen Fang Zheng display his might before, so he still had some confidence in his unpredictable methods. Seeing Fang Zheng so calm, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"That's great. Please rest assured. If Mr. Fang can help me through this difficult time, I will be very grateful."

"hehe."

Fang Zheng glanced at Xiang Shaolong and turned away. "I don't care whether you are grateful or not, but the money must be enough. If you are short of money, don't blame me for being rude."

I didn't even compete with you for the leading role, so it's not too much to ask for a little money as a reward!

If you don't even give me the money, be careful or I'll sell you to Longyangjun.

“Boom boom boom!!!”

At this moment, the sound of war drums sounded at the foot of the mountain, and everyone immediately came to the front of the battle formation and looked down the mountain. They saw that the bandits had cut down trees and blocked all the escape routes around them, almost surrounding them. At this moment, most of the other members of the envoys saw this scene, and their faces were ashen. After all, no matter from which angle they looked at it, they could not escape death.

"They want to attack the city at night."

Seeing the bandits hanging up lanterns and raising wooden shields, Ji Yanran's face was solemn. She even clenched the long sword in her hand.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ji, just watch the show."

Seeing Ji Yanran looking nervous, Fang Zheng chuckled, then he raised his head and looked towards the horizon.

"It's good to have a dark night. This way, everyone won't have to see things that spoil the view."

"Mr. Fang? What do you mean?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's inexplicable words, not only Ji Yanran was quite surprised, but even the other soldiers looked over in confusion. Fang Zheng did not answer, but just whistled softly. Soon, his huge white deer came from behind and stopped obediently beside Fang Zheng.

"It's very simple. I hate horse thieves the most in my life. Now that these horse thieves have appeared in front of me, don't expect to return alive..."

Having said that, Fang Zheng casually slapped the wooden box hanging behind Bai Lu. The next moment, the wooden box opened, and a guqin quietly flew out of it and landed steadily in front of Fang Zheng.

It’s a pity that this is not the Three Kingdoms, otherwise I would have used the empty city plan.

Fang Zheng reached out his hand and gently stroked the strings, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

So, let's get started.