At the gate of Taiyuan City, hundreds of cultural relics officials headed by Lu Sen stood bowed outside the city gate. After Liu Ling ordered the generals at the Gyeonggi camp, he went to the palace to say goodbye to Emperor Xiao. Emperor Xiao was unable to see him off in person because he was weak, so he sent civil and military officials
All the officials came to the city gate to see Liu Ling off!
Emperor Xiao took Liu Ling's hand and said, "Lao Jiu... don't be too forced. Do you understand what I mean?"
Liu Ling naturally knew that Emperor Xiao meant to save his life even if the army was defeated. But as the emperor, it was inconvenient for him to say this clearly. Just because he understood what Emperor Xiao meant, he was moved.
.As an emperor, when he said such words to Liu Ling, the deep affection in it is self-evident.
He didn't have much to say, so he secretly made up his mind. He kowtowed three times to Emperor Xiao, and then strode out of the palace. Behind him, Emperor Xiao specially sent a thousand black unicorn troops to protect him.
Followed neatly behind.
Emperor Xiao looked at Liu Ling's leaving figure, sighed and said to himself: "Lao Jiu, no matter what, come back alive!"
Outside the city gate, Lu Sen poured three glasses of Zhuangxing wine for Liu Ling with his own hands. He held it with his own hands and handed it to Liu Ling's horse. Liu Ling took it and drank three glasses in succession.
"Sir Lu, I have troubled you so much with the matters in the court. Liu Ling's departure will definitely not be too short. I hope that Mr. Lu will try his best to assist your majesty!"
Lu Sen said: "Prince Zhong, don't worry, I will do my best and I won't dare to slack off."
Liu Ling laughed and said, "That's good. On the day when I win, I can have wine and talk with Mr. Lu again!"
After speaking, Liu Ling waved his hand and led the army away in a mighty manner.
The 30,000-strong army marched out one after another. When all the troops were gone, Lu Sen returned to the city with all the civil and military officials. The troops continued in an endless stream, and they stayed here for several hours. Lu Sen secretly squeezed his hand after sitting in the sedan chair.
My knees were sore and weak, and I couldn't help but worry about Liu Ling.
"grown ups……"
The housekeeper outside suddenly called him.
Lu Sen asked: "What's the matter?"
The housekeeper said hesitantly: "Miss...Miss is missing!"
"What did you say!"
Lu Sen suddenly walked out of the sedan and said with a pale face: "Go and find it! Hurry up and find it!"
The housekeeper was frightened. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said: "Sir, I have been accompanying you all this time, and I just heard the news from the servants in the house. I have asked everyone in the house to go look for you, sir."
rest assured."
Lu Sen stamped his feet fiercely. He really wanted to go home and have a look, but how could he walk away at this time? Sighing, Lu Sen suddenly remembered something and pointed in the direction of Liu Ling's army.
Shouted: "Quick! Send people to chase in that direction!"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then realized it, and quickly called for people to chase him in that direction.
At this moment, on a small hillside thirty miles away from Taiyuan City, under a big tree, a handsome young man and a handsome slave in green were riding a horse.
The tall horse stood on the hillside and looked at the torrent that was marching in the distance. The young master smiled slightly and said: "Xun'er, let's go!"
This handsome young man is none other than the eldest lady of the Lu family, Lu Yuzhu, in disguise, and the young slave in green is naturally her personal maid Xun'er.
Xun'er pouted and said: "When we got to his house, he was going to the south to fight. Now we have to follow him to the south again. The journey is long. Miss, you are not tired. You are so infatuated with him, but he doesn't know at all.
Miss, is it really worth it?"
Lu Yuzhu smiled and said: "Fool, now that he has gone to the south, what can he do without a woman to take care of him? Let's just follow him quietly. When we get to Yingzhou, I will naturally go to see him. He can't send anyone by then.
Drive me back, as long as I can be by his side, he will naturally like me over time."
Xun'er said: "What should I do then? If he knew that you left without saying goodbye, why would he be so anxious?"
Lu Yuzhu's expression immediately dimmed. She thought for a while and said, "Dad is very smart, so he would naturally think that I went to the south to find Prince Zhong. Why should he be worried about me being with the prince? Let's go!"
After she finished speaking, she sat down on her horse and ran out first.
Xun'er had no choice but to chase after her on horseback. Lu Yuzhu had been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and her equestrian skills were also good. It was nothing for her to gallop on the horse, but it was just a pain for the little maid Xun'er. Although Xun'er also practiced some kung fu with Lu Yuzhu,
She didn't like it very much, and she was lazy, so she was far worse than Lu Yuzhu.
While running, Xun'er muttered and complained, and at the same time loved and pitied his delicate little butt.
"Xun'er, do you think if we surpass the army and go directly to Yingzhou to wait for him, will it scare his boss?"
While riding the horse, Lu Yuzhu said with a smile.
Liu Ling didn't know whether she was frightened or not, but these words frightened Xun'er. She shook her head vigorously and said: "My eldest lady, even if you ride like this for an hour, you won't be able to bear it.
Not to mention me? Even if we grit our teeth and surpass them, miss, do you know how to get to Yingzhou?"
Lu Yuzhu said: "You are just lazy. I have asked you to practice more with me a long time ago. You always sneak away to play. Now you know how hard it is? Of course I don't know how to get around Yingzhou, but with you,
Not afraid."
Xun'er said: "What's the use of me? I don't even know the lady. How can I know the way? I've never even been out of Taiyuan City. I only know a few tailor shops. I don't know where to go from Yingzhou."
Lu Yuzhu said: "Stupid, what's under your nose?"
Xun'er subconsciously touched his face and said, "My mouth."
Lu Yuzhu smiled and said: "That's fine, if you don't know the road, won't you ask around?"
Xun'er's face immediately turned ugly, and she mumbled, "Why me?"
Lu Yuzhu smiled and said: "If you don't go, do you want your young lady to show up to inquire? If you continue to push the envelope like this, I will ditch you and go to Yingzhou!"
Xun'er whispered: "I am willing. Aren't I afraid of losing you, miss?"
Both of them have never been too far away from home. This time they secretly left the city to chase Liu Ling, which did have some tempting freshness. Although Xun'er complained quite a bit, she was still young and it was the time when she was playful. Although she was young,
My butt really hurts, but it's not unbearable. It's really fun to think that if I really arrived in Yingzhou first, I would suddenly appear in front of Prince Zhong and frighten him.
It's just that both of them have never traveled far, so how could they know that the journey would be difficult?
Liu Ling led the army, which was marching extremely fast. Viewed from a high altitude, the 30,000-strong army stretched into a long, curved line. The scouts were exploring the road ahead, not reporting on the situation ahead. The army stretched for more than ten miles.
, it looks very spectacular.
The 30,000 troops heading south this time included 8,000 cavalry and 24,000 infantry. This did not include the 1,000 black unicorn cavalry given to Liu Ling by Emperor Xiao. These 1,000 cavalry served as Liu Ling's personal guard.
The emperor has given a strict order to General Zheng Xu. His duty is to protect Liu Ling's safety. No matter what the battle situation is, he must bring Liu Ling back to Taiyuan City safely. This is a strict order, and Zheng Xu must obey it.
Emperor Xiao didn't even tell Liu Ling about this order.
Zheng Xu led a thousand elite black unicorn troops, separated in front and behind Liu Ling. Five hundred in front and five hundred behind. Zheng Xu followed Liu Ling not far away. Behind Liu Ling were ten masters of Ji Chengyun.
, in front of him are the hidden Nie brothers. With such a lineup, even if he is surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, Zheng Xu is confident that he can bring Liu Ling out safely.
Emperor Xiao loved Qilin very much, so both the secret service organization he established and his three thousand soldiers were named after Qilin.
At the front of the team were three thousand cavalrymen from the Forbidden Army and the Gyeonggi Camp. Behind Liu Ling were more than 12,000 soldiers from the garrison, and behind them were the remaining soldiers from the Gyeonggi Camp and the Forbidden Army. Originally, the garrison
There were 14,000 people, but Liu Ling killed more than 400 people in tears when the generals were called in the school field, and hundreds of others became deserters before the generals were called in the school field. In fact, based on this point, Wu Hai and Li
Dashan deservedly died.
His soldiers defected on a large scale, and according to military law, they were killed without mercy.
In fact, compared to Wu Hai and Li Dashan, Liu Ling thinks that Li Dashan is a figure, but he just looks at the problem in a simpler way. He is a useful but unintelligent person, while Wu Hai has no plans.
There is no plan to be brave, and it is not a pity to kill him.
On the mountain road more than 200 miles away in front of the army, there was a team of less than 2,000 people marching quickly. This team seemed to be very afraid of being discovered by others, and marched on the mountain road all the way. But the quality of these people was extremely high.
Well, even though the mountain road is difficult, their speed is still faster than Liu Ling's army.
What’s even stranger is that this team is actually composed entirely of refugees!
Their clothes were in tatters, but they were all high-spirited. They were walking on straw sandals, but they were extremely fast. Although they did not look majestic, the weapons in each of their hands were polished!
At the front of the team, a lean man walked with his head held high. Although his clothes were in tatters, his steps seemed to be as fast as a tiger. This man was too thin, so he did not have a very majestic aura about him.
Strong. However, another kind of aura is particularly eye-catching in him. This kind of aura is the style of a master!
He is Ji Chengyun.
Last night, Ji Chengyun sneaked into the palace to meet Liu Ling. Liu Ling asked him to take his troops and rush to Yingzhou as secretly as possible as quickly as possible, and then leave a mark. Although the team led by Ji Chengyun was not large in number,
There are too many, but they are all preserved by Liu Ling during his seven years in the south. They are the real elites of the Fuyuan Army!
Originally, Liu Ling planned to let them hide and do another thing, but with the outbreak of war in the south, compared with the invasion of the border by the Zhou Dynasty army, all other things are not important now. And this team of less than 2,000 people,
