At this time, the two men from the county army came towards Liu Xiu. When they got closer, they seemed to not know Liu Xiu. They looked him up and down for a long time and asked uncertainly: "You...are you Brother Liu?"
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Liu Xiu was amused by the appearance of the two of them. He raised his hands and said, "Liu Xiu, this is very polite!"
The two county army men were also happy and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Liu, the difference between your appearance just now and your appearance now is huge!"
Liu Xiu smiled indifferently. He suddenly remembered something, put away his joke, and asked seriously: "Where is Xiesang? Is Xiesang in there too?"
The two men from the county army shook their heads and said, "Xiesang was imprisoned in another camp by Mr. Gai."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Xiesang was alive. Whether he could force the barbarians to retreat, he relied on Xiesang. He looked at the burning Chinese army tent and said quietly: "There are hundreds of barbarians inside, right?"
"Hundreds?" Two men from the county army smiled and said, "Brother Liu, after you left, we found hundreds of barbarians in the camp, and they were all inside."
After speaking, a man from the county army said with regret: "It's a pity that the barbarians left in the camp are all old, weak, sick and disabled, or they are women. It's a pity that we couldn't kill the barbarians!"
Liu Xiu was silent and did not answer the call.
Although the barbarians are detestable and detestable, it is not a very honorable thing to slaughter the women, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled of the barbarians.
While they were talking, Gai Yan came over and saw Liu Xiu's appearance clearly. He was also stunned and would not return to normal soon.
At this time, the shackles on Gai Yan's hands had been smashed, and he was also wearing armor. He was already tall, and with this armor and the Yanyue sword in his hand, he was really majestic, like a heavenly general.
Just like descending to earth.
He first licked his lips to the side of the Chinese military tent and said angrily to Liu Xiuyi: "These barbarians entered Yizhou, burned, killed, and looted. What's even more disgusting is that they even cannibalized people. Countless people were eaten by them.
No matter male or female, young or old, all barbarians should be killed!"
Liu Xiu could understand their mood, and even if he didn't agree with their actions, he wouldn't say anything more.
He said: "Brother Juqing, the target of the barbarian army is Hanzhong City. We don't have time to delay here anymore. We should leave for the county and city as soon as possible to rescue!"
Gai Yan nodded, looked up at the night sky, and said, "It's almost dawn. As soon as it gets bright, we'll set off to the county town."
After a pause, he said in admiration: "I understand, Brother Liu captured Xiesang, intending to use him to threaten the barbarian troops attacking the county!"
He had already heard from the two men from the county army about Liu Xiu's plan to use Xiesang to blackmail Xie Tu and force Xie Tu to withdraw his troops.
He secretly rejoiced that he had not been impulsive just now. If he had been impetuous and really killed Xiesang, with just a few people like them, trying to rescue the county would have been like an egg hitting a stone.
While speaking, Gai Yan took the sword from his ribs and handed it to Liu Xiu, saying, "I can't thank you enough for saving my life. Just give this sword to brother Liu for self-defense!"
Liu Xiu pulled the sword handed over by Gai Yan, and when he pulled it out, green light suddenly appeared. Looking carefully, he saw that the hilt of the sword was green, and the sword body also glowed with green light. It was cold and sinister. At first glance, it was clear.
A sword that sharpens iron like clay.
This gift is so valuable! Liu Xiu hurriedly returned the sword to its scabbard and said to Gai Yan: "Brother Juqing, this..."
Gai Yan waved his hand to him and said seriously: "This sword is called Qingfeng. It is said to be a double sword. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find another one. In fact, I am not very good at using this sword. Fortunately, it is sharp enough.
It's pretty enough. Usually, it's mostly used for decoration. I gave it to Brother Liu today, and I hope Brother Liu will accept it!"
He was accustomed to using swords, but at that time, swords were not considered high-end weapons. Both martial arts practitioners and literati were accustomed to wearing swords.
"Brother Juqing, this gift is too expensive!" Liu Xiu looked down at the Qingfeng sword in his hand, feeling very embarrassed.
Gai Yan said with a smile: "No matter how valuable this sword is, can it be more valuable than the lives of my brothers and me? My lives and my brothers' lives were saved by Brother Liu, so what does this mere Qingfeng sword mean?" Gai Yan said with a smile.
Yanwei is a very generous person, and when he gives something away, he gives it sincerely. If the other party does not accept it, he will only think that what he has given away has not been noticed by others.
Liu Xiu no longer delayed, hung the Qingfeng Sword on his waist, then bowed his hands to Gai Yan and saluted, saying: "Brother Juqing is so generous, Uncle Wen is very grateful!"
Gai Yan returned the gift with his hand raised, then laughed loudly and said, "Brother Liu is so polite."
None of the barbarians who stayed in the camp escaped. They were imprisoned in several large tents by Gai Yan and others. People set fire to the tents one after another, burning all the hundreds of barbarians in the tents.
When daybreak, Liu Xiu, Gai Yan and others divided their troops into two groups, one going to Hanzhong City and the other escorting the people to Xunyang.
Of course, Liu Xiu and Gai Yan both wanted to go to the county town. They left the valley, walked through the dense forest, and headed towards the county town.
As they were walking forward, suddenly, an arrow was shot out of the jungle in front of them. The arrow made a clanging sound and was nailed to a big tree not far from Liu Xiu and Gai Yan.
Everyone was shocked and showed their weapons one after another. Just when they were about to rush forward to kill, Gai Yan raised his hand and pulled out the arrow stuck on the tree trunk. He took a closer look and blurted out: "It belongs to us Han people."
arrow!"
He held an arrow and shouted loudly toward the woods ahead: "Are they Han brothers?"
Gai Yan's voice is very loud, and this voice can be heard far away, and the echo lingers for a long time.
After a while, a crashing sound came from the woods ahead, and then, a group of ten people walked out of the dense forest.
Gai Yan didn't recognize these people who came out, but Liu Xiu took a closer look and showed surprise. Most of these dozen people were old acquaintances.
As he ran forward, he shouted excitedly: "Brother Ping, Uncle Zhong, Ji Yuan, Ji Wen..."
Among these dozen people were Zhang Ping, Long Yuan, Li Tong, Li Yi, and several others who were also brothers who were friends with Liu Yan and joined the rebel army.
Seeing Liu Xiu coming towards him, everyone couldn't believe their eyes. They looked intently and looked again and again. After confirming that it was Liu Xiu, everyone rushed up together.
Zhang Ping, who was usually reluctant to speak, was so excited that his lips trembled and he choked with sobs: "Axiu, you can make it easy for us to find him!"
Long Yuan and Li Tong both had scarlet eyes. They walked up to Liu Xiu and hugged him tightly. Li Tong cried loudly, and even Li Yi kept wiping his tears beside him.
In the past few days, they have been searching for Liu Xiu in Qianyou Mountain. Everyone holds the same belief, that is, they want to see the person alive and the body after death. Even if Liu Xiu is unfortunately killed, they will still want to see Liu Xiu's body.
The body was sent back to his hometown of Caiyang.
However, they searched countless Hanzhong Army corpses and failed to find Liu Xiu. People were both disappointed and secretly grateful. Disappointed because they were afraid that they would never find him. Fortunately, as long as his body was not found, It means that he may still be alive, but of course, this hope is very slim.
After several days, everyone was exhausted. Just when they were gradually falling into despair, Liu Xiu unexpectedly appeared in front of them. How could everyone not be excited?
At first, it was just Long Yuan and Li Tong who hugged Liu Xiu. Soon, Zhang Ping, Li Yi and others also came over, and everyone hugged each other.
After hugging for a while, everyone's emotions gradually calmed down. Liu Xiu rubbed his wet red eyes and asked: "Brother Ping, why are you still fucking Youshan?"
Zhang Ping smiled bitterly and was about to speak when he turned to look at Gai Yan and others and asked, "Axiu, who are they?"
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Gai Yan stepped forward, raised his hands and said, "I am Gai Yan, the Sima of the Hanzhong County Army."
Zhang Ping is originally from Yizhou. He has heard of Gai Yan for a long time and admires his brilliant achievements in the past.
He raised his hands and said: "I am Zhang Ping, this is Long Zhongbo, Li Tong, Li Yi..."
He introduced everyone to Gai Yan one by one, and then he told Liu Xiu about them.
In the Battle of Ganyou Mountain, the Hanzhong Army suffered heavy losses. Of the original army of more than 10,000 people, less than 2,000 people finally escaped from Ganyou Mountain.
Even Captain Tang Heng was seriously injured. When he was carried out of Qianyou Mountain, he was already dead.
In addition, Du You, the leader of the Hanzhong Rebel Army, was killed in battle. Liu Yan, the leader of the Xiangyang Rebel Army, was also wounded in many places, but the injuries were not serious.
During the battle, Liu Yan completely relied on his personal force to fight his way out of the barbarian army's encirclement. The reason why Tang Heng and others were able to break out of the encirclement was all because of Liu Yan's bravery in front.
When they finally escaped from Ganyou Mountain and were about to run back to the county town, Liu Yancai suddenly discovered that his brother Liu Xiu was not among the team.
He was so anxious that he wanted to turn back and look for Liu Xiu, but he was held back by the dying Tang Heng.
Tang Heng suffered multiple injuries on his body. The most fatal wound was on his lower abdomen. A long gash was cut by the barbarians, and even his intestines leaked out.
He warned Liu Yan not to be impulsive. If he went back now, not only would he not find anyone, but he would be seeking his own death.
There are tens of thousands of barbarian troops hidden in Qianyou Mountain, and their target must be the county town. Tang Heng entrusted Liu Yan to defend the county town, and everything must be done with the overall situation in mind.
After warning Liu Yan, Tang Heng died. Until his death, his hands were tightly grasping Liu Yan's sleeves. He pinned all his hopes of defending the county on Liu Yan.
At this time, Liu Yan was caught in a dilemma. On one side was his biological brother, and on the other was Hanzhong City in danger. How did he make a choice?
Just when Liu Yan was in a dilemma, Zhang Ping stepped forward and volunteered to return to Qianyou Mountain to find Liu Xiu. Long Yuan followed immediately, followed by Li Tong, Li Yi and others.
Liu Yan looked at everyone, finally nodded, and said meaningfully to Zhang Ping: "Jingzhi, my brother's safety depends entirely on you!"
Zhang Ping said seriously: "Brother Bo Sheng, don't worry, if I can't find Axiu, I will never come out!"
Liu Yan looked at Long Yuan, Li Tong and others again, bowed deeply to them, and then without hesitation, rushed to the county with less than 2,000 remaining soldiers. Zhang Ping, Long Yuan and others returned to Qianyou Mountain. Looking for the whereabouts of Liu Xiu.