Pei Xingyan looked at the fire shooting into the sky not far away, and couldn't help but cursed: "Who the hell set the fire?"

A guard next to him complained helplessly: "Except for that arrogant idiot Li Dalang, I really can't think of anyone else."

"Son of a bitch, sooner or later everyone will have to let this stupid donkey die." Pei Xingyan cursed in a low voice, and with a look of disgust on his face, he hit his horse and ran towards the burning house. The other guards quickly rode their horses to follow. There were eight of them in total, all of them.

The war horses were equipped with animal patterns, and the horses were also carrying large and small bags of food, which had just been snatched from the town.

This town is larger than the one Gao Bufan and others robbed, with about seventy or eighty households. But at this moment, most of the residents in the town have fled or are hiding, so the streets are empty.

, some Sui soldiers were searching for food from house to house.

When Pei Xingyan rode his horse and rushed to the burning house, he happened to meet Li Dalang walking out of it. This man also carried a young and disheveled woman on his shoulders. It was obvious that he had an excellent appearance and figure.

Because the clothes on his chest were still open and were dazzlingly white.

The woman was crying heartbreakingly while struggling desperately. The house behind her was burning in the raging fire. There were seven or eight corpses lying strewn on the ground in the yard, including men, women, and others.

There must have been a large family, old and young, but now they are all dead.

Although the woman on his shoulders was struggling and crying, Li Dalang had no intention of letting go. He laughed arrogantly and raised and lowered his hands.

Pei Xingyan's face was ashen and he shouted sternly: "Li Dalang, what the hell are you doing? Didn't you agree to just rob food? Why are you killing people and setting fires? If you still have time to abuse women, let her go immediately."

Li Dalang glanced at Pei Xingyan and the guards behind him, and said disdainfully: "Pei, if you want to play together, I welcome you to join. If you want to teach me how to do things, just get out of here as soon as possible. Don't talk about you kid, even if

Your father, Pei Renji, doesn’t have the qualifications, bah, who do you think you are?”

Pei Xingyan was furious and suddenly clenched the horse in his hand. The guards around him hurriedly stopped him and advised him: "Brother Pei, don't be impulsive. There is no need to be familiar with this kind of person."

Pei Xingyan took two deep breaths and suppressed the murderous intention in his chest. Although Li Dalang, a bastard, deserved to be killed, he was indeed not someone he could afford to offend. Even his father, Pei Renji, had to pretend to be in front of Li Dalang and his grandfather, Li Hun.

grandson.

It is said that this Li Dalang's name is Li Yi. He is a native of Chengji, Shaanxi. He is from the Guanlong gentry. His grandfather is Li Hun, Duke of the State of Xi. He serves as the general of Zuowuwei and is also the doctor of Guanglu. He has a high and powerful position. Li Yi also has

An uncle named Li Min married Yuwen Eying, the niece of Sui Emperor Yang Guang, and was named Zhuguo, a proper royal relative.

In addition, General Zuowei and Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu are also Li Hun's brothers-in-law. Therefore, Li Hun and Li Min are currently one of the top families in the court, and Li Yi, as Li Hun's eldest grandson, is naturally also

No one dares to offend the top government officials in Luoyang City.

And what about Pei Xingyan?

The cousin's name is Shoujing. He is a native of Hedong County, Hedong County. His status and background are not low, but compared with Li Yi, he is still far behind. His father Pei Renji is just a Wu Ben Lang general and Zuo Guanglu doctor. Although he is a second-rank official, he is only

A casual official with no real job, General Wu Benlang had a real job, but he was only of the fourth rank. Compared with Li Hun's General Zuo Wuwei, he was a few ranks lower. What's more, Li Hun also had the title of Duke, so there was no comparison at all.

It is precisely because of the disparity in family background and strength that Li Yi dares to speak to Pei Xingyan so arrogantly. However, Pei Xingyan is a man with strong martial arts skills and courage that no one can match, so Li Yi is still a little wary of him. When he sees the other person holding hands with cold light,

Ma Shan seemed to be on the verge of going berserk, but he did not dare to continue to irritate the other party with words. He just ravaged the woman's chest like a demonstration.

The Goryeo woman bit Li Yi's cheek out of shame and anger. The latter screamed out like a pig in pain and tried to throw the woman down. However, the woman obviously gave up and bit Li Yi tightly.

Immediately his face was covered with blood.

"Ah, bitch, are you all dead? Get this crazy woman out of the way quickly." Li Yi screamed repeatedly.

Pei Xingyan and the guards behind him secretly applauded when they saw this. They just stood there and acted, and no one was willing to come forward to help. This Li Yi was usually too arrogant, offending many people and calling others few, so no one liked him.

However, Li Yi still had a few confidants, and they all ran up to help, and finally got the woman off. However, a piece of flesh was bitten off Li Yi's cheek, and it was very bloody.

The pain made him burst into tears.

"Fuck you, you uncultured bitch, how dare you bite your uncle!" Li Yi became so angry that he swung his knife and stabbed the woman in the chest. He stabbed her to death but still couldn't forgive his hatred, and then chopped the woman's face into pieces with a knife.

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Pei Xingyan and others looked on with cold eyes. At this time, they finally couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to stop. Li Yi covered his bloody left face and sneered: "What, you can't stand it if I kill a Goguryeo woman? Could it be that she is your mother?"

Can’t make it?”

This Li Yizhen is as his name suggests, single-minded, arrogant, simple and rude in both words and deeds, and his martial arts skills are mediocre. He only managed to get a high-profile position through nepotism.

The so-called Senniu Bishen, to put it bluntly, is the head of the guards in the palace. He is usually on duty in the palace and serves as the bodyguard of the emperor or the prince. He is affiliated to the Left and Right Bishen Prefecture. He is named because he is equipped with a Senniu Sword. It is said that the Senniu Sword is

It can kill a thousand cows without curling the blade. It is very sharp and durable, but I think it is mostly exaggerated.

As the saying goes, those who are near the water, first get the moon. If you are on duty in the palace, you will have more opportunities to contact the emperor, and naturally there will be more opportunities for promotion. Therefore, the powerful and powerful people are keen to send their young children to the palace as guards. In fact, it has a lot of influence.

Most of the people in Beishen Mansion are children of powerful people.

Pei Xingyan is well-prepared for his current position, but he relies on his true ability, strong martial arts, and bravery that no one can match. He is also very popular among the servants, which is exactly the opposite of Li Yi, who is arrogant and arrogant.

This time Yang Guangdong conquered Goguryeo, and naturally there were guards around him. Pei Xingyan, Li Yi and others also followed him on the expedition.

This time during the Sui Dynasty, more than a million troops were sent out. Most of the dignitaries in the court thought that they could defeat Goguryeo in a devastating way and gain military glory at their fingertips, so they eagerly tried to get opportunities for their sons and nephews to accompany them on expeditions, so as to gain glory and gilding. Unexpectedly, something happened during the Sui Dynasty.

The army of more than one million actually hit the southern wall of Goguryeo and was completely defeated. Almost the entire army was wiped out.

Although Sui Emperor Yang Guang escaped quickly enough, he was vigorously pursued by the Goguryeo army when fighting to cross the Liao River. Under each other's trampling, the entourage suffered heavy casualties, and even close bodyguards such as Pei Xingyan and Li Yi were scattered.

, and finally became an abandoned straggler.

However, Pei Xingyan, Li Yi and others were lucky. At least they still had mounts. Although they missed the opportunity to cross the river, they at least escaped with their lives thanks to the speed of their horses.

For more than a month, Pei Xingyan and others have been wandering around the east bank of the Liao River, avoiding the encirclement and suppression by the Goguryeo army while looking for opportunities to cross the river. Unfortunately, it is now the spring flood season, the river is fast, and the Goguryeo army is constantly hunting.

Without finding a suitable opportunity to cross the river, the food they brought had been eaten up long ago, so they went around plundering villages and towns near the Liaohe River.

Pei Xingyan and others were cavalry, they came and went like the wind, and the number was small, only about thirty people, so they succeeded every time, and they became more and more courageous. This time they dared to rob a medium-sized market town with 300 people.

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Let's say that Li Yi was glared at by Pei Xingyan and others. He knew that he had offended the public, but he refused to bow his head and admit defeat, so he curled his lips and said: "How many of us have the stick soldiers killed? I just killed a few of their mud-legged peasants."

Son, sleeping with a few women and burning down a house is all that matters to you?"

One of the guards said dissatisfiedly: "Li Dalang, you kill people and sleep with women. We can't control you, but it's wrong if you burn the house. What should you do if you attract pursuers?"

The guard who spoke was named Su Dingyue, and his background was not as good as that of Pei Xingyan, so Li Yigen didn't take it seriously and laughed loudly: "We have horses. We can run when we say it. Those stick soldiers can't catch up even if they break their legs. You

If you are timid, please don’t work with me next time to avoid embarrassment.”

Su Dingyue was so angry that his face turned green. At this moment, a sharp whistle came from the town, followed by the rumble of horse hooves, as fast as a rain shower.

Pei Xingyan's expression suddenly changed, and he set up a sentry outside the town to look out for the wind. The whistle sounded, which meant that an enemy was coming, and the sound turned out to be cavalry.

"Brother Pei, a large number of Bangzi's cavalry are coming!" The sentry at the head of the town galloped into the town on horseback, shouting a warning.

"Evacuate!" Pei Xingyan made a decisive decision and immediately evacuated to the other side of the town. The eight guards behind him also galloped away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.

"Hey, wait for me!" Li Yi shouted, but no one ignored him. Even his two confidants Li Jindou and Li Yindou scrambled to get on the horse, whipped the horse on the buttocks and fled quickly.

Li Yi almost wanted to yell, but at this time the sound of hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, and the fastest Goguryeo cavalry had already appeared at the entrance of the town. At that moment, Li Yi did not dare to talk nonsense anymore, and hurriedly climbed on his horse and drove away.

"If you want to escape, there is no way!" Liu Chengwu laughed ferociously, opened his bow and shot the arrow, but it missed, and just missed Li Yi's head and flew past. He was so frightened that the guy's crotch almost got wet, and he slapped the horse's butt hard.

At this time, Pei Xingyan and others had already passed through the town, but they encountered a group of Goguryeo cavalry head-on. It turned out that Liu Chengwu had divided a force to go around the rear and outflank them, apparently intending to catch all the Sui troops who were looting the village.

Seeing that there was no way forward and there were pursuers behind, all the guards were anxious. Pei Xingyan, who was still fearless in the face of danger, shouted: "Brothers, if you want to survive, just charge with me." After saying that, he urged his horse to rush forward and brushed up.

The only thing he could do was stab an enemy soldier off his horse with one blow.

The eight guards cheered in unison, and they also rushed to fight. At this time, Li Yi and others also arrived, and a melee broke out between more than 30 horse guards and 50 Goryeo cavalry.

Pei Xingyan and others were eager to escape, so they were very brave. Just as they were about to break out, Liu Chengwu had already arrived with the remaining fifty cavalry, and launched a front-to-back attack on Pei Xingyan and others. The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and many guards were beheaded.

Get off the horse.

Liu Chengwu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw that the Ming army in front of him only had a few dozen people, and they were all cavalry. They were obviously not the one he was tracking.

The military cavalry might have a big fish among them, so they would naturally eat it first.

This Pei Xingyan was extremely tyrannical. Even though he was flanked by several times the enemy, he still became more and more courageous as he fought. His horse was like a swimming dragon. Unknowingly, six Goguryeo cavalry had died under his sword.

Seeing how brave this man was, the Goguryeo cavalrymen subconsciously avoided him, and finally allowed him to break out of the encirclement. However, the others were not as capable as him and were tightly besieged. Some people were constantly injured and fell off their horses.

Seeing that his brothers were trapped, Pei Xingyan returned without hesitation and entered the siege.

"Brother Pei, you go first, don't worry about us!" Su Dingyue yelled while trying to parry, but he was stabbed inadvertently. He screamed and fell from his horse.

"Dingyue!" Pei Xingyan, with his eyes split open, rushed forward with his horse, impaled the enemy soldier with a spear, and lifted him up high.

The Goryeo cavalryman was not dead yet. He kept screaming and struggling, and blood dripped down his horse's shaft. Pei Xingyan was covered with water, as if he were a demon, and the other Goryeo cavalrymen were frightened and fled away.

Liu Chengwu's face darkened, and an arrow with a broken bow in his hand went straight to Pei Xingyan's throat. His arrow was fast and urgent, but Pei Xingyan was raising his spear with one hand, and the door in his chest was wide open, and he was about to die under the arrow.

At this critical moment, there was only a crashing sound, followed by a harsh sonic boom, and a powerful arrow came first from dozens of meters away. The most amazing thing was that this powerful arrow actually seemed to have eyes.

The arrow that hit Liu Chengwu was right in the middle.

when……

But seeing sparks flying, Liu Chengwu's arrow exploded on the spot, and the remaining power of the powerful arrow was not reduced much. With a pop, it hit a Goguryeo cavalry in the face and penetrated directly through the back of the head.

Hiss...

This shocking arrow made Liu Chengwu take a breath of air. He suddenly looked up and saw a young man sitting on a big green horse, leisurely and contentedly, dozens of steps away from both sides of the melee.

Zhang Jiao Gong, it was obvious that the terrible arrow just now was made by this young man.

Liu Chengwu's pupils shrank, and the image of his younger brother Liu Chengxun's death flashed in his mind. There was a wooden arrow stuck in his left eye, almost piercing through his brain.

"It's him!" Liu Chengwu almost burst out, hatred and anger welling up, and he raised his hand and fired three arrows.

The three arrows were shot in the shape of a "pin". The speed was extremely fast, but in Gao Bufan's eyes it was a bit slow. With a sweep of his right hand, he actually caught the three sharp arrows and shot them back with his backhand.

Then there were three screams, and three Goryeo cavalrymen fell off their horses.

"What are you doing standing there, waiting to die?" Gao Bufan shouted like a bell, and the shocked Pei Xingyan came back to his senses. He hurriedly picked up Su Dingyue, who was injured and fell off his horse, and turned around to rush outside the encirclement.

, the others hurriedly followed.
Chapter completed!