Chapter 258: Wang Rou is caught, blood stains the Shuochou River!

"Damn it."

Wang Rou cursed as soon as he climbed up from the riverbank.

Having run all the way out from the royal tent within Mount Tanhan, plus the physical exertion of crossing the river, Wang Rou and the guards beside him were all exhausted and collapsed on the ground.

"Elder brother, fires are breaking out all around Mount Tanhan; it is clearly the work of someone intentional."

"Could it be Qianman?"

Beside Wang Rou, a middle-aged man who looked very similar to him asked.

The middle-aged man was named Wang Ze, Wang Rou's younger brother and the former Administrator of Dai Commandery.

The administrative seat of Dai Commandery was Gao Liu; from Gao Liu, it was only a distance of a little over two hundred li to reach Mount Tanhan in Monan.

Over these years, when Wang Rou transported salt and iron to the Xianbei, he mostly transported it to Gao Liu first, and then through Wang Ze, it was transported to Mount Tanhan to trade with the Xianbei.

When this incident occurred, Wang Rou also understood that it was impossible for anyone in the Wang clan to remain uninvolved.

Therefore, upon arriving at Gao Liu, he had Wang Ze head north to Mount Tanhan together, preparing to flee together.

Wang Rou, slumped on the riverbank, frowned and shook his head.

"Mount Tanhan is the place where Tanshihuai rose to power; the Xianbei people regard it as a sacred place."

"Even if Qianman wanted to set fire to the mountain, the chieftains of the tribes under his command would not agree."

Wang Ze was puzzled.

Then, if it wasn't Qianman, who was competing with Kuitou for the position of Chanyu, who else could it be?

"Elder brother, I..."

"Kill!"

Before Wang Ze could finish his sentence, he heard a sound of shouting and killing from the distance.

Wang Ze, who was about to speak, looked up and saw a stretch of cavalry charging down from a hillside several dozen meters away.

The person in the lead had a tall and sturdy build, and between his legs was a magnificent black warhorse.

Behind him, hundreds of cavalrymen covered half the hillside.

The horse hooves thundered, kicking up dust.

The first reaction of both Wang Ze and Wang Rou was to be stunned.

Cavalry?

And it was Han cavalry at that.

From that shout of "kill" and the equipment and attire of the cavalry, one could tell at a glance that they were Han cavalry.

How could there be Han cavalry here?

Wang Rou and Wang Ze were both dumbfounded.

However, in the next second, Wang Rou's complexion changed drastically.

With a pale face and terrified eyes, he looked at Duan Yu, who was charging down from the distance.

When he was in Yanmen Commandery, he had received news that the person coming to capture him was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and that he was leading over a thousand cavalrymen under his command.

At that time, choosing to take away those three hundred cavalrymen of Zhang Xun, and having Chen Pingwu lead Zhang Xun's three hundred cavalrymen into the encirclement area of the Xiongnu, was precisely to avoid the pursuit of the cavalry led by Duan Yu.

Using Zhang Xun's three hundred cavalrymen to attract the pursuing cavalry of Duan Yu.

Then, having the Xiongnu slaughter Zhang Xun's three hundred cavalrymen, giving Duan Yu's pursuing cavalry the illusion that he had already disappeared into the grasslands.

In this way, he could buy the maximum amount of time.

Is it Duan Yu?

"Run, quickly, quickly!"

Wang Rou tried to stand up from the ground anxiously.

But as soon as he stood up, his legs went soft.

The guards beside him were also mostly exhausted.

"It's over!"

Wang Rou, who had fallen back onto the ground, had a face of ashen despair.

After a thousand calculations and ten thousand schemes, he still hadn't managed to escape.

"Elder brother..." Wang Ze looked at Wang Rou.

"It's Duan Yu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, it's him!"

Wang Rou stood up tremblingly.

The distance was originally only a few dozen meters; for a warhorse, it was just the interval of a charge.

Running was simply too late.

Wang Ze was also shocked to hear Duan Yu's identity.

And at this moment, Duan Yu was already only a dozen steps away from Wang Rou and Wang Ze.

At such a close distance, Duan Yu could already see the appearance of Wang Rou and Wang Ze clearly.

As he rode past the two of them, the Heavenly Dragon Breaking City Halberd in Duan Yu's hand blocked left and right with a light motion.

In an instant, the brothers Wang Rou and Wang Ze were sent flying by this light strike from Duan Yu.

"Tie them up." Duan Yu reached out and pulled the reins of his warhorse, looking coldly at the vomiting-blood Wang Rou and Wang Ze.

As for the several dozen guards beside the two, they had long since been scared silly by the momentum of Duan Yu and the cavalry behind him.

Coupled with the fact that they were already exhausted, there was simply no room for any resistance.

Wang Hunu vaulted off his horse and, with Duan Yu's personal guard cavalry, roughly bound Wang Rou and Wang Ze.

"Wang Rou!"

Behind Duan Yu, a roar erupted.