However, instead of retreating to the north, the barbarian army bypassed Hanzhong City and marched all the way south. It seemed that they really planned to return home.
The barbarian army suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, which left the defenders in Hanzhong City scratching their heads. They couldn't understand why the barbarian army had to withdraw their troops when they clearly had the advantage. Could there be some conspiracy brewing behind the scenes?
Soon, people's doubts were answered.
When Liu Yan and Feng Yizheng were discussing the strange behavior of the barbarian army, a soldier hurried up to them and said excitedly: "Master Liu, Master Feng, a team has come from outside the city. Our own people Team!"
After hearing this, both Liu Yan and Feng Yi showed expressions of realization. No wonder the barbarian army retreated. It turned out that reinforcements from their own side had arrived.
Liu Yan burst out laughing and asked excitedly: "How many reinforcements do we have?"
"It looks like there are three or four hundred people." The soldier who reported the news said cautiously.
"What?" Liu Yan's laughter stopped abruptly. There were only three or four hundred people, but he scared away the barbarian army of more than ten thousand people. Isn't this a joke?
Liu Yan and Feng Yi both stood up, strode to the arrow stack, and looked down at the city.
Sure enough, the team standing in front of the city gate was only three to four hundred people at most. Judging from their clothes, most of them were Hanzhong County soldiers.
Feng Yi frowned, patted Liu Yan on the shoulder, and said in a solemn tone: "Bosheng, be careful of fraud!"
The strange retreat of the barbarian army could not have been frightened away by these three or four hundred county troops. As soon as the barbarian army left, the county troops came to the city. Could it be that the barbarians were pretending to do so?
Liu Yan looked down and asked loudly: "Who is coming? Tell me your name?"
Liu Xiu, who was in the crowd, immediately recognized that the person shouting was his eldest brother. He was overjoyed, squeezed out of the crowd, raised his head, and shouted to the top of the city: "Brother, it's me, Axiu!"
Hearing Liu Xiu's shouting, Liu Yan's head was dizzy and he almost fell down from the top of the city. He rubbed his eyes hard and took a closer look. Isn't it his younger brother or who is standing at the bottom of the city?
Liu Yan jumped high, grabbed Feng Yi's shoulders with all his strength, and shouted excitedly: "It's my brother! My brother is not dead, my little brother is still alive! Haha! Woohoo!"
Feng Yi has known Liu Yan for so long and has never seen him lose his temper. At this moment, Liu Yan was laughing and crying, and it was hard to tell what the expression was on his face.
Liu Yan shouted at the surrounding soldiers: "Open the city gate! Open the city gate quickly!"
Feng Yi also wanted to advise Liu Yan that it would not be too late to open the city gate after asking clearly, but Liu Yan seemed to be crazy and ran straight to the city regardless.
The retreat of the barbarian army made the defenders feel as if they had been beaten to death. People worked together to open the city gate.
Before the city gate was fully opened, Liu Yan rushed out impatiently.
Liu Xiu stepped forward quickly and said: "Brother..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Yan quickly stepped forward and hugged him tightly.
In fact, Liu Yan didn't have much hope as to whether Liu Xiu could survive. He had already prepared for the worst.
At this time, seeing Liu Xiu standing in front of him safe and sound, Liu Yan was so excited that he almost choked Liu Xiu.
"Brother, I'm fine!" Liu Xiu could feel his eldest brother's joy and excitement. He said with a sore nose and choked with sobs.
"As long as it's okay, it's okay!" After a while, Liu Yan calmed down his emotions. He took two steps back and looked Liu Xiu up and down.
After taking a closer look, he realized that his little brother was different from before.
His figure is still the same, and his appearance is still the same. I can't tell what's different, but it's like he's a different person.
This is the effect of liquid gold.
That bottle of half-finished gold liquid allowed Liu Xiufu to cleanse his bones and marrow, and he was completely transformed. Although his figure and appearance remained the same, his temperament had undergone fundamental changes. His elegance revealed a bit of elegance and luxury. In addition, his The skin also becomes whiter, more delicate and shiny than before.
"Let's go into the city and talk!" Liu Yan pulled Liu Xiu and walked into the city. Long Yuan, Zhang Ping, Gai Yan and others also followed in.
As soon as they entered the city, the soldiers at the city gate closed the city gate again.
Liu Yan asked in confusion: "Axiu, do you know why the barbarian troops outside the city suddenly withdrew?"
Liu Xiu smiled, turned around and pointed at Xiesang, who was being escorted by Li Tong and Li Yi, and said: "Brother, the reason why the barbarian army retreated is all his fault!"
Liu Yan followed Liu Xiu's finger and looked at Xiesang, looked at him for a moment, and asked: "Axiu, who is this person?"
Liu Xiu said: "His name is Xiesang, and he is the leader of the Xie tribe! The barbarian troops who came to attack the county this time are all from the Xie tribe, and the leader of the barbarian army is Xietu, the son of Xiesang."
Ah?! I see! No wonder the barbarian army suddenly withdrew its troops. It turned out that it was Axiu and the others who captured the leader of the barbarian army!
Liu Yan opened his eyes wide in surprise and was stunned for a moment. He asked in surprise and joy: "Axiu, how did you catch him?"
Liu Xiu immediately told Liu Yan and others what happened.
Liu Yan and Feng Yi were both overjoyed after hearing this. They thought that the county might not be able to defend the city, but they didn't expect that things would take such a big turn for the better now.
Feng Yi clapped his hands excitedly and said to Liu Xiu excitedly: "Uncle Wen, you have made a great contribution this time, which is equivalent to saving the lives of 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city!"
Liu Yan also nodded repeatedly. Now that the leader of the barbarian army is in his own hands, he no longer has to worry that the barbarian army will come and continue to attack the city!
As they were talking, they suddenly heard someone behind them singing loudly: "The prefect has arrived——"
Hearing the sound of singing, everyone turned their heads and looked over. They saw a group of cavalry approaching the city quickly, and among the cavalry there was a carriage, which was the vehicle of the prefect Wang Xun.
The carriage stopped in front of Liu Xiu and others. Immediately afterwards, the door curtain was lifted, and Wang Xun poked his head out of the carriage, looked at Liu Yan and Feng Yi, and asked with joy on his face: "I heard that the barbarian army has withdrawn. , is this possible?"
Liu Yan and Feng Yi's expressions became serious, they both bowed their hands to Wang Xun and said in unison: "Master Wang, the barbarian army has indeed retreated!"
After receiving the confirmation from Liu Yan and Feng Yi, Wang Xun was so excited that he almost jumped up. With the help of his entourage, he quickly got off the carriage and walked up to Liu Yan and Feng Yi, unable to conceal the joy on his face. , laughed and said: "Bosheng, this time the barbarian army was defeated and returned without success, you took the greatest credit!"
As he spoke, he didn't even mention Feng Yi.
Liu Yan smiled calmly, leaned forward and said, "Master Wang, I don't dare to take credit. The reason why the barbarian army withdrew this time is all due to my brother Liu Xiu!"
"Oh?" Wang Xun looked at Liu Yan in confusion.
Liu Yan turned around and waved to Liu Xiu.
When Liu Xiu came forward, Liu Yan reminded: "This is Mr. Wang, the prefect of Hanzhong. Ah Xiu, hurry up and pay your respects to Mr. Wang!"
Liu Xiu bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "I, Liu Xiu, have met Mr. Wang!"
Wang Xun looked at Liu Xiu, looked at Liu Yan, and asked curiously: "Bo Sheng, what is going on?"
Liu Yan repeated what Liu Xiu had just said to Wang Xun, and finally he said with a smile: "Master Wang, now that the leader of the barbarian army has fallen into our hands, the barbarian army is wary and will not dare to invade the county easily again. Got it!"
Wang Xun was overjoyed after hearing this. He looked at Liu Xiu again with bright eyes and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
"Master Wang, I'm Liu Xiu, uncle Zi Wen!"
"Good, good!" Wang Xun was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, clasping his hands and laughing, he praised: "Bosheng did a great job in defending the city, Uncle Wen did a great job in catching the thieves, the two brothers of the Liu family are really heroes among men!"
As he spoke, he looked past Liu Xiu, looked behind him, and asked: "Um... where is that Xiesang now? Let me take a look!"
Liu Xiu turned around and nodded to Li Tong and Li Yi. The two escorted Xiesang, walked up to Wang Xun, bowed and said, "Master Wang, this man is the leader of the Xie tribe, Xiesang!"
Wang Xun's eyes widened and he looked at Xiesang carefully. After looking at him, he frowned and asked in a contemptuous tone: "Is this thief a human or an animal?"
Hearing this, Wang Xun's men burst out laughing in unison. Xiesang could hear Chinese. He glared at Wang Xun and made an angry sound in his throat.
Seeing this, Wang Xun's face suddenly sank. He turned around and took the riding whip from a cavalryman, and whipped Xiesang violently several times.
Xiesang's hands were tied, and he could neither block nor dodge. There were several bloody marks on his face. He fell to the ground, his body hunched into a ball, and he let out a scream.
Out of anger, Wang Xun threw the whip back to the cavalry and said to the left and right: "Take Xiesang back to the prefect's mansion and keep him under strict supervision!"
He gave the order, and two soldiers came over, picked up Xiesang from the ground, and dragged him towards the city.
Liu Xiu frowned slightly and turned to look at his elder brother. He and Xie Tu had made an agreement that he would release Xie Sang after the barbarian army retreated a hundred miles.
Liu Yan naturally understood what his younger brother meant. He took two steps forward, raised his hands to Wang Xun and said, "Master Wang, Axiu used Xiesang to blackmail the barbarian army into retreating hundreds of miles, and then he will release Xiesang back to the barbarian army!"
Wang Xun said displeasedly: "Let him go? Absolutely not! The barbarian army killed countless people in our county by killing, burning, looting, and killing countless people. Since Xiesang is the leader of the barbarian army, he must pay the price for this!"
"But, Mr. Wang, Axiu has already promised to Xie Tu!" Keeping your word is the basic principle of life. Both Liu Xiu and Liu Yan attach great importance to the word "trust".
"You and uncivilized barbarians don't have to say anything but have faith! They don't deserve it either!" Wang Xun looked at Liu Xiu and said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, you and your eldest brother are both heroes of our Hanzhong County. Tonight , I will hold a banquet at the Prefect’s Mansion to celebrate your success! Haha!” After saying that, he nodded to Liu Yan and Liu Xiu, laughed, got on the carriage, and returned to the Prefect’s Mansion happily.
Looking at the back of Wang Xun's carriage leaving, Liu Xiu said: "Brother, Master Wang took Xiesang away, which is equivalent to breaking my trust in Xie Tu!"
Feng Yi stepped forward and said seriously: "Uncle Wen, I don't think we should release Xiesang! As long as Xiesang is still in our hands, the barbarian army will be wary and dare not invade, but once we release
After Xiesang, the barbarian army will definitely invade in large numbers!"
After a pause, he sighed softly and whispered: "To be honest, the county is now in a dangerous situation with no soldiers available. It will be difficult to withstand a new round of siege by the barbarians! If you hadn't appeared in time today, I would have just
Afraid of the county town..."
The situation is now far from hopeless!
Liu Xiu nodded first, and then asked curiously: "Brother, Brother Gongsun, how did you withstand the barbarian army's attack on the city these days?"
