With the drum as the command, the drums sound and people gather. Weapons have been distributed last night, and everyone has a bow, two bags of arrows, and a knife.
The Turkic cavalry stopped a stone's throw away from the city wall and formed a formation. Li Mu looked over from a distance and visually estimated that this group of Turks was about one thousand two three. Don't think there are few people. Think back to the playground in high school.
There are about 1,500 people in the high school. Looking down from a high place, the playground of the 800-meter track is almost full. At this time, there are only about 60 or 70 people on the wall. I see people neighing and hooting on the opposite side.
, many people’s calves have tendons.
Li Siwen was also very nervous. He stood next to Li Mu and held the bow tightly. Maybe he held it too hard and his knuckles turned white. But he still tried to calm down, raised his hand and waved forward, recalling
His father, Li Ji, imitated his heroic appearance and shouted loudly: "Man Xian!"
Hearing Li Siwen's shout, the young men who were temporarily organized all tried their best to draw the bow string as much as possible. Let's not say whether they can shoot accurately or not, but the posture seems to be there. Just wait and see
Li Siwen gave an order, and two hundred arrows would be shot out together.
"Moo..." The long and whimpering sound of the horn sounded, and dozens of horsemen rushed out of the enemy formation. With the scimitars in their hands, the horses galloped outside the city wall, shouting in their mouths, showing off their power. Li Siwen
Frowning, he moved closer to Li Mu and asked in a low voice: "Don't all the Turks on the border speak a few words in Guanzhong dialect? What's going on with these guys? What are they gibbering about? I can't understand a word. Could it be that they are...
A purebred who can only speak Turkic?"
Li Mu had been in the Turkic camp for a long time, but he had never seen what it was like for the Turks to attack the city. But he could understand what these Turks were shouting, and explained to Li Siwen: "They are provoking.
They say that we are as cowardly as rats, relying only on the protection of the city wall and not daring to go out of the city to fight. If we dare to go out of the city, their army will not move, and they can kill us all with just a few dozen riders!"
"How dare these barbarians despise me!" Li Siwen was furious and said, "Tell them for me that they also rely on their large numbers. If they dare to fight one on one, I will go out and fight with them. Let's all stand aside.
One hundred people, win or lose, fight, whoever regrets it will become the son of a man!"
Li Mu glanced at him sideways and said, "Do you think they will agree?"
Li Siwen thought for a moment and shook his head.
Li Mu was so angry that steam came out of his nostrils: "That's it! This is a war, playing house? There are obviously many people now, will they be stupid enough to challenge you?"
"Then they still say that we, and I am not a fool, go out to fight with them even though we know we can't beat them?"
Li Mu was too lazy to pay attention to him, thinking that maybe the other party really regarded you as a fool.
Li Mu took a deep breath and shouted: "I am Li Siwen, the magistrate of Xiangcheng County in Ding Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty. Who is here? Come forward and answer!"
"Why are you pretending to be me!"
"Shut up first!"
Before she finished speaking, a white horse rode out of the enemy formation. On top of the white horse was a man wearing a silver mask and a blood-colored cloak. The mask was like a ghost, with a terrifying shape and a terrifying appearance. As she came out,
, the dozens of riders who had just come out returned to the main formation.
"I am Princess Yicheng of the Great Sui Dynasty, Li Siwen... County Magistrate Li, I am not here to plunder the city, but just for two people and one thing. If you leave it to me, I will retreat immediately."
His voice was a little hoarse, so it sounded somewhat neutral, and he did not differentiate between men and women. Li Mu glanced at Li Siwen and whispered: "The two people she is talking about must be Empress Xiao, Yang Zhengdao, and the Chuanguo Jade Seal.
Have you searched Empress Xiao's body? Is the imperial seal on her body?"
Li Siwen shook his head and said, "Before I got on the carriage, I ordered someone to give me fragrant soup to bathe in. I searched all my clothes and found nothing except a few pieces of jewelry."
"In this case, it means that the imperial seal is still in Dingxiang City."
Li Mulang said loudly: "It turns out that it's Princess Yicheng who is in front of her. I wonder which two people or which object it is?"
"An old woman in her sixties and a ten-year-old child. As for that object, I have to go get it myself."
Li Mu rolled his eyes and said: "This is easy to talk about. Princess, please come forward. I will take the princess into the city in a hanging basket. Then I will call all the people in the city and let the princess identify them on the spot. Let alone two people, there are ten or eight people."
It’s up to the princess to take it with her. As for the objects, it’s easier to handle. Whatever the princess likes, just take it.”
"Haha..." Princess Yicheng suddenly laughed and said in a rather playful tone: "I don't think it's better than this. You open the city gate and I find the person I want. After I find what I want, I promise
Qiu will not offend and withdraw immediately, what do you think?"
"I don't feel good about it."
"I feel bad too!" Princess Yicheng said coldly: "You dare to pretend to be stupid in front of me and talk cleverly. Since you know my intention, you should know the consequences. I advise you to be happy
Hand it over, otherwise all life in Dingxiang City will be in ruins today, all because of you!"
At this point, Li Mu didn't bother to beat around the bush and said straightforwardly: "Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao were sent to Chang'an yesterday. As for the objects you mentioned, they also took them away. If you want them, you might as well try.
Go ahead and give chase, maybe you can catch up."
"Huh!" Princess Yicheng snorted coldly and turned the horse's head. Following her movements, a longer horn sound sounded, followed by a rumble of drums, the rhythm became faster and faster. When she heard the sound of the drums,
, people’s blood seems to be boiling.
The sound of horns suddenly stopped, and the enemy troops rushed towards the city wall one after another like a tide. The battle was about to break out!
"The enemy is attacking the city! Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows!"
"Flying grab! Cut the rope quickly!"
"Someone has been hit by an arrow, carry it down! Make up the gap over there! Hurry!"
Further east from Mayi City is Shuo County. It takes another two hours to reach Shuo County. After walking for half a day, it was almost noon, and the convoy stopped temporarily to distribute dry food. Wang Hu was at the end of the convoy.
Looking at the west, he was in a daze. As soon as Li Mu left yesterday, Wang Hu failed to stop him. When he wanted to chase, Li Mu was gone. He wanted to leave, but he couldn't. Just like Li Mu said, he couldn't.
Abandon the convoy. Here are Queen Xiao, Yang Zhengdao, and Li Mu's family. More importantly, the news about the imperial seal from Queen Xiao's mouth is that he must send Queen Xiao safely to Chang'an.
"Brother Wang."
Bai Qiaoqiao's voice suddenly came from behind him. Wang Hu was so excited that he hurriedly got up from the ground, choked the wotou in his mouth, and said, "Miss Qiaoqiao, is there something wrong?"
"I don't have anything else to do. I just want to ask my husband, why hasn't he caught up with me yet? Didn't you say yesterday that he would catch up soon when he went back to get something? It's been almost a day, and he is
It’s not like we’ve gone astray.”
"He..." Wang Hu is a person who can't lie. When Bai Qiaoqiao asked yesterday, he was upset and gave a random reason. Today, when Bai Qiaoqiao asked him again, he didn't know how to deal with it.
Bai Qiaoqiao observed what Wang Hu was saying and saw that Wang Hu was so panicked. He knew that things might not be as simple as he said, so he hurriedly asked: "Brother Wang, are you hiding something from me? What on earth has my husband done?"