Chapter four hundred and thirteenth God's will is so
With the help of Lu Yan, Liu Xiu and his party escaped from Raoyang without any danger. Knowing that the county government would never give up and would definitely send people to hunt them down, Liu Xiu and others did not dare to delay and headed north at full speed.
Let's talk about Peng Ning and the county magistrate Cao Qi, who led the troops to pursue them here in Beicheng, but Liu Xiu and others were not seen at all. Cao Qi casually asked the soldiers guarding the city gate: "Did you see anything suspicious just now?"
people?"
Lu Yan hurriedly stepped forward, saluted Cao Qi, and replied seriously: "Reporting to your lord, I didn't find anyone suspicious, but...the messenger just left the north city!"
"What?" After hearing this, Peng Ning and Cao Qi's eyes immediately widened. The messenger went out from the North City Gate? Where was the messenger? They were Liu Xiu and others!
Cao Qi's face turned red with anger, and he asked angrily: "Why did you open the city gate for them? Why didn't you stop them from leaving the city?"
Lu Yan swallowed his saliva blankly and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I'm... I'm just a city gate official as big as a sesame seed. How... how can I have the courage to prevent the envoy from leaving the city?"
After a pause, he asked again with a puzzled look on his face: "Sir, could it be... that I did something wrong? Shouldn't I have let the envoy out of the city?"
Peng Ning gritted his teeth. At this moment, he really wanted to draw his sword and kill this loser directly. But strictly speaking, the city gate officer really didn't do anything wrong. Based on his official position, he was really just a bad person in front of the envoy.
A minor official worth mentioning.
But the problem is that Liu Xiu and others are not real messengers, they are all fake, but the city gate official does not know their true identity.
Peng Ning felt that a wave of anger was pent up in his chest. It could not come up or go down, and it was about to kill him. He turned to Cao Qi and said harshly: "Magistrate Cao, take advantage of Liu Xiu's absence."
If you run far away, we have to catch up quickly!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Maybe we can still catch up!" Cao Qi nodded repeatedly, and then roared at Lu Yan: "What are you doing here, useless thing? Open the city gate quickly!"
"Yes, yes, young one, open the city gate right now!" Lu Yan seemed to be waking up from a dream, and shouted angrily to his soldiers: "Open the city gate! Open the city gate quickly!"
Even before the city gate was fully opened, Peng Ning could not wait to rush out with his soldiers.
Raoyang is located on the south bank of the Hutuo River, only twenty or thirty miles away from the Hutuo River. After Liu Xiu and his party left Raoyang, he immediately ordered his men with quick legs to go ahead and go to the Hutuo River to investigate.
It was getting so late now that it was impossible to reach the boatman. Now Liu Xiu could only hope that the Hutuo River would freeze and they could cross the river on the ice.
The man sent out by Liu Xiu was really fast. He threw Liu Xiu and his party away in the blink of an eye and disappeared into the night. Liu Xiu and others ran forward for half an hour.
The spy ran back.
Panting, the spy came to Liu Xiu, raised his hands and said, "My lord, the Hutuo River... the water of the Hutuo River has not frozen, and there are no fishermen on the bank!"
After hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. The river was not frozen, and there were no boatmen on the shore. How could we cross the river? It was a dead end ahead!
But at this time, it was definitely too late for them to turn around and change direction. Liu Xiu looked at his spies, narrowed his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "Do you know what the crime is for lying about military intelligence?"
"Lord...Lord, me?" The man was dumbfounded. He had just run to the bank of the Hutuo River and saw with his own eyes that the river was indeed not frozen. How could he lie about the military situation?
Liu Xiu ignored him, turned to look at Wang Ba, and said with a deep look: "Uncle Yuan, go and find out for yourself. You must see clearly whether the water of the Hutuo River is frozen or not!"
Without saying a word, Wang Ba stepped in and took the order. Then, he threw off his legs and ran forward quickly.
At this time, their location was closer to the Hutuo River. It didn't take Wang Ba long to reach the shore of the Hutuo River. He first lowered his head and took a look. The river water near the shore was indeed frozen.
He stepped carefully on the ice, and there was a crunching sound under his feet. He took a few tentative steps forward, and then looked ahead. The water in the center of the Hutuo River was not frozen at all, and he could still hear the roar.
The sound of flowing water.
After reading this, Wang Ba couldn't help but secretly grin. As the saying goes, there is no perfect path for anyone. But now, God has really blocked his own path.
Wang Ba didn't have time to linger here any longer. He turned around and ran back, constantly thinking about what he would tell his lord when he returned.
To make a long story short, Wang Ba, who was running back, and Liu Xiu and others who were rushing towards the Hutuo River met halfway.
Seeing Wang Ba, everyone cheered and gathered around, staring at him with big eyes and small eyes. Now the news Wang Ba brought back was related to the life and death of each of them.
If the Hutuo River had frozen, they could cross the river smoothly. If the Hutuo River had not frozen, then they would be in a desperate situation with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.
"Uncle Yuan, is the Hutuo River frozen?"
"Yeah, you should speak quickly to see if it's frozen or not!" everyone asked eagerly.
Panting heavily, Wang Ba looked up at Liu Xiu and said, "My lord..."
As soon as he started talking, Liu Xiu asked: "Uncle Yuan, have you seen it clearly?"
"Yes! My lord, my subordinates have seen it clearly."
Liu Xiu's eyes became darker and darker, and his gaze became deeper and deeper. He asked word by word: "Then tell me, is the water of the Hutuo River frozen or not?"
Wang Ba was stunned. He looked at Liu Xiu blankly. He didn't know how long it had passed before he blurted out: "My lord, the water of the Hutuo River has frozen!"
Hearing this, everyone present felt as if they had been given a shot in the arm. Some people were so excited that they jumped high and danced and said: "It's frozen! It's really frozen! Haha, we can't do it this time."
There is a way out!"
Zhu You ran up to Wang Ba, slapped him hard on the back, and said excitedly: "Uncle Yuan, why are you still standing here? Let's go!"
Wang Ba couldn't help but close his eyes. At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself hard.
He was lying about the military situation! In fact, even he found it strange that under the aggressive gaze of his lord just now, he didn't know what kind of madness he had suddenly gone crazy, and he blurted out such a lie that the river was frozen.
Looking at the excited people around him, he didn't know how he could come up with this lie. He looked at Liu Xiu and whispered: "Master, I..."
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him, interrupted what he was saying, raised his head and said, "Let's go! Let's cross the river!"
Liu Xiu knew whether the water of the Hutuo River was frozen or not, but at this critical juncture, at the critical moment, he could not let the brothers down below be discouraged. He had to give people hope.
If you tell people right now that there is a dead end ahead, they probably won’t even have the desire to run down it.
Like Liu Xiu, Deng Yu also guessed that the Hutuo River had not frozen. However, Deng Yu didn't say anything. He thought exactly the same as Liu Xiu. As long as it was not the last moment, people should be allowed to
Have hope.
Everyone continued to run forward, and after two quarters of an hour, people finally came to the bank of Hutuo River. Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, and Wang Ba did not dare to look towards the river, nor did they dare to see the despair of the people.
expression.
At this moment, the first person to inquire about the Hutuo River couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously. He opened his mouth wide and exclaimed in shock: "It's... it's actually frozen?! Could it be,
Did I really see something wrong just now?"
Hearing his mutterings, Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, and Wang Ba were all shaken. They immediately raised their heads and looked toward the river.
Just now, Wang Ba could see clearly from the bank that the Hutuo River was not frozen. To be precise, it was only half frozen. But at this time, an incredible scene happened. The entire river was completely frozen.
.
It is incredible and unimaginable. This magical and weird scene is even more magical and weird than when Liu Xiu led three thousand death squads and defeated 400,000 reckless troops.
Wang Ba, like the first spy, couldn't help but rub his eyes. Yes, the river was indeed frozen, and the entire river was completely frozen.
He couldn't help but scratch his hair. He had only seen such a strange thing in his life.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Liu Xiu. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly knelt down, kowtowed forward, and loudly said with a trembling voice: "My lord, with the help of heaven, you will definitely accomplish great things in the future!"
Apart from the reason of God's help, Wang Ba really couldn't think of any other reason why the river water could freeze all at once.
You must know that it is not yet deep winter, and it is not cold enough here in Hebei to freeze the river water in an instant. This can only be said to be the Lord's great blessing, and his life should not be cut off.
Even if God doesn't let you die, who else can kill you? How can a person who has been protected by God not achieve great achievements? At this time, Wang Ba no longer just admired and admired Liu Xiu, but also invisibly
A little more awe.
Deng Yu also had a look of surprise on his face. He followed closely behind him, knelt down, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said sternly: "My lord, with the blessing of heaven, he will definitely inherit the great cause of our ancestors!"
Wang Ba and Deng Yu suddenly expressed their loyalty one after another and gave Liu Xiu a big gift. Everyone else was confused and didn't understand what was going on.
However, Wang Ba and Deng Yu had already expressed their loyalty, and they could not fall behind. Immediately, everyone present knelt down in a circle around Liu Xiu and said in unison: "We are willing to follow the lord to death, through fire and water, no matter what!"
Liu Xiu first looked around at the people kneeling around him, then looked up at the sky, looking at the bright stars in the night, and suddenly burst into laughter.
After laughing for a while, he stopped laughing and murmured: "Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions.
, so being tempted and forbearing can help you achieve what you can't."
At this moment, even Liu Xiu felt that it was God's will. He, Liu Xiu, was not destined to die. The sufferings he had suffered in the past were all tests given by God.
He took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to pull Deng Yu and Wang Ba up in front of him, and then said to everyone around him: "Everyone, get up quickly! The pursuers will be here soon, and we have to cross the river quickly!"
The Hutuo River is indeed frozen, but the ice layer is not thick. When people walk on it, they can clearly hear the crackling sound under their feet. Wherever they pass, the ice surface is quickly covered with white stripes.
of cracks.
When Liu Xiu and others were about to cross the Hutuo River, soldiers led by Peng Ning and Cao Qi also pursued them to the bank of the Hutuo River.
Seeing Liu Xiu and others who were about to reach the other side, Peng Ning became anxious and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Cross the river! Everyone cross the river and we must capture Liu Xiu!"
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