Liu Xiu helped these four young men and women get out of the siege without any special purpose. For him, it was really just a matter of effort.
If he had any selfish motives, it was probably because he didn't want to see such a beautiful girl being raped by the bandits.
Seeing that Liu Xiu refused to leave his address, the older young man caught up and said, "Young Master should at least tell us... your surname, right?"
Liu Xiu turned around and smiled and said, "My name is Jin Wen!"
The older young man raised his hands and said, "I am Ding Xun, these two are my junior brothers, Cai Lin, Cui Yong, and this is my junior sister, Ji Yuanxiang."
The young man introduced himself and his three companions to Liu Xiu one by one. Liu Xiu smiled, returned the favor, and without saying anything else, took Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo back to the room.
Entering the room, Long Yuan made tea and said: "Master, I think the four of them all look like people from the world."
"And his martial arts skills are very strong." Liu Xiu added with a smile.
Long Yuan and the others looked surprised. Liu Xiu explained: "When you were about to draw your sword and take action, they immediately noticed it. They have six senses, keen reactions, and are very alert."
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, Long Yuan shrugged and said: "In this case, there is no need for the young master to help them."
Since they are all Jianghu people with strong martial arts skills, they should be more than enough to deal with a few bandit soldiers, not to mention that the number of bandits entering Ping Town is not large.
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and said only: "Trouble!"
If they take action, they will definitely attract more thieves. When tracking down the four young men and women, the thieves will inevitably track down their own side.
It's not impossible to get through it, but as Liu Xiu said, it's too troublesome.
Long Yuan made tea, poured a cup, and handed it to Liu Xiu.
The latter took the tea cup and drank the tea slowly. When it was almost evening, Hua Feiyan returned to the inn. She hurried to Liu Xiu's room, raised her hands and said, "Sir!"
Seeing Hua Feiyan looked anxious, Liu Xiu asked: "Have you found out the whereabouts of Hua Feiyan and Xi Ling?"
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Jian Hua Feiyan was a little hesitant, Liu Xiu frowned and asked: "Feiyan, what did you find out?"
Hua Feiyan lowered his head and said: "Sir, I'm afraid Yin Gui and Xu Meiren... I'm afraid they have been taken into Deng Zhongjun's camp by the bandits!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu stood up involuntarily, walked up to Hua Feiyan, and asked urgently: "What's going on? Let's make it clear!"
Hua Feiyan said: "The spies gathered at sunset saw Dong Xin's soldiers leading two women to Deng Zhongjun's camp. The specific appearance of the two women was not clearly seen, but their body shape was similar to that of Deng Zhongjun.
Yin Guiren, Xu Meiren and the like."
"Sunset Ju." Liu Xiu is no stranger to this place. Sunset Ju is located in the north of Wancheng, very close to Wancheng. When Wang Mang was still alive, the Green Forest Army captured Nanyang, Liu Xuan proclaimed himself emperor, and Wang Mang sent Yan
Two generals, You and Chen Mao, led an army of 100,000 to reinforce Wancheng. Liu Xiu and Wang Chang gathered at sunset and defeated Yan You and Chen Mao, greatly consolidating Liu Xuan's throne.
When Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling entered Nanyang, it was very possible that they would pass by Sunset Ju. Moreover, the purpose of their trip was to find Deng Feng, so when they saw Deng Feng's troops, not only would they not avoid them, they would definitely go there on their own initiative.
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Liu Xiu tapped his forehead, but he still misjudged the location. Lihua and Xi Ling did not come to Ping Town, but went to Sunset Ju. He frowned and asked: "Is there a bandit army stationed in Sunset Ju?"
Hua Feiyan shook his head and said: "Dong Xin's subordinates went to Sunset Ju to collect food and grass. My subordinates guessed that they happened to be met by Yin Gui and Xu Meiren who were passing by Sunset Ju."
Liu Xiu wandered back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was really afraid of what might happen!
If Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling found Deng Feng directly, Liu Xiu wouldn't be so worried now. But the problem is that they found Deng Zhong. For Deng Zhong, Liu Xiu was completely unable to judge what he would do. What happened?
After thinking about it, Liu Xiu suddenly stopped, took out a handkerchief from his lapel, and asked Long Yuan to study the ink. Then he picked up his pen and scribbled down a letter, which could also be said to be an edict, and handed it to Hua Feiyan. He said: "Feiyan, send my edict to Wancheng immediately and hand it over to Ziji (Jiantan's character)."
Hua Feiyan took the handkerchief and took a closer look. It turned out that it was Liu Xiu who had planned to sneak attack on Deng Zhongjun's camp tonight.
This sneak attack was not a real attack, but a feint. Its purpose was to create chaos so that he could take advantage of the chaos to rescue Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling.
After reading Liu Xiu's edict, Hua Feiyan shivered and asked in shock and horror: "Your Majesty... Young Master wants to forcefully break into Deng Zhong's army camp? According to my subordinates' knowledge, Deng Zhong's soldiers There are twenty to thirty thousand horses!"
Your Majesty, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo are the only four people who want to force their way into the 30,000-strong camp of Deng Zhongjun. Isn't this just asking for death? Hua Feiyan, who is usually calm, now has a smile on his face. Anxious look.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said, "Just follow my instructions. As for other matters, there is no need to interfere!"
"Master!"
"This is an order!" Liu Xiu said decisively.
Under Liu Xiu's sharp gaze, Hua Feiyan finally lowered her head and said in a pitifully low voice: "I obey my orders!" After saying that, she raised her head and glanced at Liu Xiu again, turned around and walked away quickly. go out.
As soon as Hua Feiyan left, Liu Xiu couldn't stay in the room any longer. He shook his head to Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo and said, "Let's go!"
Liu Xiu was not stupid enough to break into Deng Zhongjun's camp with just the four of them. No matter how strong their martial arts skills were, they were still humans, not gods. It was difficult for them to defeat four people. How many nails could they drive out if they were covered in iron?
They had to find a way to sneak into Deng Zhongjun's camp without anyone noticing, and then wait for the opportunity.
Deng Zhongjun's camp is located in the south of Wancheng. The scale of this large camp should not be underestimated. There are posts every ten steps and one sentry every five steps around the camp, which are heavily guarded.
Liu Xiu and others did not dare to get too close, and observed from a distance in a hidden place.
Long Yuan squinted his glasses and watched for a long time. He withdrew his gaze and whispered: "Master, this Deng Zhong is a man who knows how to use soldiers. The camp is solid and the defenses are tight." There is simply no loophole to exploit.
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "Deng Zhi and Deng Feng are both veterans of the Chung Ling Army!"
As early as when he and his eldest brother started the uprising in Chongling, two brothers, Deng Feng and Deng Zhong, joined in. Even a layman, after so many years of exposure, had already become an expert.
No flaw could be found in Deng Zhongjun's camp, and Liu Xiu did not stay long. He quietly left with Long Yuan and the others, detouring to the northwest of Deng Zhongjun's camp.
Deng Zhong and Dong Xin were very ambitious. They had no intention of giving the Han army in Wancheng a way to survive. In order to prevent the Han army in the city from escaping, Deng Zhong and Dong Xin arranged a large number of patrols around Wancheng. Patrol day and night.
What Liu Xiu found was a patrol team of Dong Xinjun.
There were ten people in this patrol, headed by a captain. The four of them, Liu Xiu, were hiding in the grass on the roadside. When they saw the patrol slowly approaching, Liu Xiu whispered: "Quick fight, quick decision." !”
Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo nodded together. Then, they squinted their eyes, held the hilts of their swords, and slowly drew out their swords with gentle movements.
When the patrol arrived directly in front of them, Liu Xiu took the lead in attacking. He raised his arm outwards and fired a crossbow arrow, hitting the leader of the team in the temple.
Poof! The crossbow arrow penetrated deeply into his head, and the captain leaned to the side without saying a word and fell to the ground.
The nine soldiers behind didn't understand what was going on. They thought the captain had tripped over a stone on the road. They all stepped forward and asked, "Captain, are you okay?" "Did you fall?"
Before they could see clearly what was happening to the captain who fell to the ground, Liu Xiu, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu jumped out from the grass on the roadside like cheetahs.
When the soldiers approached, the four swords came out at the same time, thrusting into the backs of the four soldiers almost at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, the four men drew their swords together, and swung the swords in their hands outwards. As four rays of cold light flashed by, the necks of four more soldiers were cut open by the sword's edge.
In the blink of an eye, eight soldiers fell to the ground. The only remaining soldier screamed in fright and turned to run away.
Long Yuan's body swayed, and he stepped behind him, thrust forward with his sword, and poof, the tip of the sword came out from the soldier's throat.
There was no sloppiness, and the time before and after was less than ten seconds. A group of patrols and ten soldiers were all killed on the spot.
No one said anything, and they killed the ten Dong Xinjun, Liu Xiu, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu, dragging the corpses on the ground and dragging them into the grass on the roadside.
Then Long Yuan and the others began to remove the military uniforms and armor from the corpse, while Liu Xiu collected loose soil on the road and then covered up the blood stains on the ground.
While he was covering up the blood stains, Liu Xiu paused, straightened up suddenly, stared at the grass opposite, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is that person? Come out!"
His sudden sound caused Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo to stop their movements. Then, the three of them stood up one after another, walked to Liu Xiu's left and right, followed Liu Xiu's gaze, raised their swords, and Look warily towards the grassland opposite.
Quiet! The scene was deathly quiet, there was no sound. Liu Xiu stared at the grass opposite. He slowly squatted down, traced his fingers on the ground, touched a small stone, and put it into his palm. Then he stood up again, raised his hand, held the small pebble between his fingers, and swung his arm outward fiercely. The pebble between his fingers flew out with a whoosh sound, and hit the grass on the opposite side hard. .
Bang! With a crisp sound, a ball of sparks suddenly appeared in the grass.
Immediately afterwards, a young man stood up from the grass, holding a bright long sword in his hand. The stone thrown by Liu Xiu was deflected by him with his long sword.
At the same time, three more young men and women also stood up from the grass. The three of Long Yuan took a closer look and recognized that these four young men and women were the same four people they had helped in the inn.
It turned out to be them! The three of Long Yuan looked at Liu Xiu one after another, waiting for him to make a decision on how to deal with these four people. Liu Xiu took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, held the hilt of the Red Sky Sword, and with a rustling sound,
The Red Sky Sword was slowly unsheathed.
Seeing Liu Xiu's action of drawing his sword, Long Yuan and the others understood what he meant and wanted to silence him!
Liu Xiu drew his sword outward, and the young man opposite put his sword back into its scabbard. At the same time, he waved to Liu Xiu and said, "My dear friend, don't get me wrong, we don't mean any harm!"
"You followed me all the way until here, and you said there was no harm?!" Liu Xiu said quietly. However, he paused in drawing the sword, waiting for the other party to give a reasonable explanation.
Liu Xiu conquered the world, and countless people died at his hands, but Liu Xiu was indeed not an easy person to kill.
Again, war is just a means of political appeal. In order to unify the world and end separatism, when diplomacy can no longer play any role, war can only be used.
