Before the marshal and the Taoist priest understood what the girl in front of them meant, they faintly heard the beating of gongs, drums and horse hooves outside the city, as well as the cry: "The reinforcements of the Xia army have arrived."
Judging from the sound, it was only one mile away from the city gate, and the sound was noisy and chaotic, and there seemed to be a lot of people there.
The commander was shocked. Knowing that the city was empty and without any troops, he only brought 300 soldiers into the city to perform the sacrifices the Taoist priests said.
But he didn't expect that there would be Xia troops here. He shouted "Line up to face the enemy", and all the Qu soldiers on the field immediately gathered in a well-trained manner, and in the blink of an eye they were arranged into five formations.
The commander lined up in front, but his eyes were fixed on the Taoist priest. Suddenly, he drew his sword and pointed it at the Taoist priest, asking: "Since there is an ambush by the Xia army here, why didn't you know it? Or are you really trying to lure me into a trap?
.Say, which country are you from?"
The Taoist priest seemed to be explaining something, but Qingyu didn't care about it anymore. She turned to wink at everyone, and then took the lead and ran wildly in one direction.
With her taking the lead, the others had to hurry up and follow. Suddenly, everyone ran as fast as they could.
Zhao Qian gritted his teeth and turned his wrist hard to fight against the rope, causing veins all over his face to bulge, but he was still able to break free, even though the back of his hand and wrist were bruised with blood.
Then he picked up the third baby on his back, and held the second baby with the other hand, and quickly chased Qingyu's family; Tong followed behind him, shouting "big baby, run faster".
At that time, all the people who were running away had their hands tied and were stumbling when they ran, but when they were running for their lives, they used a lot of stubbornness. When they fell down, they got up immediately and kept running.
Qu's soldiers also noticed the escaping prisoners, but as the enemy was approaching, they had no control over the prisoners at this time, so they did not pursue them and only prepared to wait for the enemy.
Qingyu didn't run very far before she was caught up by Wen Ya. At that time, Wen Ya also broke free from the rope. She carried Qingyu on her back, and then rushed out with all her strength like crazy, throwing away the others for a moment.
Go far away.
Wen Ya kept running forward in the direction given by Qing Yu. She ran like this for nearly half an hour, and finally fled into the mountains with a group of dozens of people, and did not stop until she climbed to the top of the mountain. Even though her mental strength was as strong as hers
, but at this time, I was also panting heavily from exhaustion, and my lips were dry and peeling.
Qingyu slid off Wen Ya's back, took out the water bag from Xuannv Palace and handed it to Wen Ya.
Zhufeng led Shi'an, Hongtao and Zhao Qian's family to catch up. Their physical strength was not as good as Wen Ya's. As soon as they reached the top of the mountain, they all fell to the ground dizzy, their faces flushed, their heads full of sweat, even their throats.
It hurt like a knife, but I could only open my mouth and gasp for breath.
Tong was a little weak, and she was wheezing and coughing. Wen Ya hurriedly handed over the water bag.
Looking at the water bag, Mrs. Tong couldn't help but her eyes turned red, "Everything is gone." When they were arrested, the backpacks they were carrying were thrown on the ground. Those two backpacks could contain everything they had, but now everything is gone.
Gone.
Zhao Qian also looked sad, "What can we do now?"
Qingyu watched more and more people fleeing up the mountain, and then each found a place to sit down and catch their breath. She counted the people silently in her heart, and most of them fled up the mountain.
"Don't panic, we'll stay on this mountain for two days, and after the Qu army retreats, we can go back to look for him," she comforted.
"Won't they come after me?" Hong Tao asked. The cut on her neck was soaked with sweat and stinging. She asked Shi'an to pour a handful of water for herself, and then wiped it on her neck.
It hurt so much that he gritted his teeth and sucked in air.
Qingyu shook his head: "The commander-in-chief of Qu State already understands that the Taoist priest has evil intentions and will not listen to his words again."
Zhufeng couldn't hide his curiosity, "What on earth did you say to the commander? We were in the back row and couldn't hear clearly."
Qingyu smiled, "Actually, it's not what I said, I was just stalling for time. The gate of the city is located at the Jingmen. If the Jingmen is injured, the life gate becomes the death gate, but there is also a turning point. You just need to wait for the opportunity.
That was the time when the time came. I calculated that someone would come to rescue me, but their timing was wrong, so I just delayed it for a moment to save myself."
"Xia Jun?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask. He was actually extremely disappointed with the Daxia court. Fu County was hit by a locust plague, but the court did not rescue them and did not treat ordinary people like them as human beings. If it was really Xia Jun, he
I was surprised.
"No, it's Captain Yuan. I saw him when we were arrested, and he winked at me." Someone next to him interrupted.
Another person also answered, "Yes, they must be from Agent Yuan and Zaoban. Agent Yuan is a good man, will he die?" The person who spoke looked at Qingyu with worry on his face: "All of them are from Zaoban too.
How can we fight against those Qu soldiers with just twenty people?"
Qingyu said: "There was no bloody battle here. I think they were just bluffing to help us escape."
When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Then there was a strange feeling in their hearts. These words came from a child's mouth, and they were always a bit inconsistent.
...
After staying in the mountains for a whole day, the people on the mountain finally came down one after another when Qu's soldiers retreated.
Qingyu's family and Zhao Qian's family went straight to the alley where they were arrested and found their respective backpacks. Nothing was lost, which made Zhao Qian's family overjoyed.
After the thrilling incident, the two families still had to go on their way as originally planned, taking the waterway to the southeast.
On the way to the river, everyone, mainly the Zhao family, was confused. Qingyu still explained why they had to take the waterway, "There are many people fleeing on the road at this time, there will still be stampedes, and there are many people and many troubles, and walking
slow;
Although the waterway is dangerous, compared with it, the situation is considered good."
Zhao Qian smiled gratefully. He did have doubts in his heart. None of his family was good at water. What if he fell into the water? What's more, you need a boat to travel by water. How to solve this problem?
However, Zhao Qian's doubts were understood when he arrived at the river.
At this time, there were four boats on the river, with a boatman sitting on the bow of each boat. A group of people on the shore were arguing with the boatman, and the crowd was also arguing about something, making a lot of noise.
As the two families got closer, they understood that it turned out that the boatman wanted twenty taels of silver per person. People on the shore thought it was too expensive, but the boatman raised the price just by saying: "You don't want to sit down if you want."
Zhao Qian looked at the crowds of people by the river, and felt more and more that the third baby of Brother Bai's family was so amazing. There were so many people on the waterway, so how congested would the official road be? I'm afraid they were shoulder to shoulder and feet to feet.
Let's go, he shuddered and didn't dare to think about it again.
However, with so many people and twenty taels of silver each, this is still out of reach for them.
He looked at Zhufeng, his eyes full of worry. Zhufeng also frowned. He really didn't expect that taking a boat was so expensive. Let alone twenty taels, he finally earned hundreds of dollars. He couldn't bear to use a copper coin.
.
Everyone frowned, as if they were thinking about what to do next. However, Qingyu had already anticipated the situation in front of him.
Raising prices while sitting on the ground is very common in the human world, not to mention that these people are risking their lives to seek wealth. Although they have bad character, but as the old saying goes, wealth can be gained through danger. There are still such people in this world
.And it is often this type of people who can seek wealth.
Qingyu took a look at the crowd. Some people could tell they were rich just by looking at their clothes. But a person had twenty taels, and a family of five had one hundred taels. This was not a small amount. Most people were just ordinary rich. In troubled times.
In China, it is still rare to be rich and wealthy.
Qingyu whispered a few words in Shi'an and Hongtao's ears. After listening, they both looked at her in surprise.