"Uncle Lei, the enemy is numerous and we are few. If the enemy invaders gather together, it will be difficult to defend. Even if we can win, they will definitely hurt many people, which will be detrimental to the cause. Moreover, the thieves are so powerful that reinforcements from surrounding counties may not dare to come. My nephew thinks that we will defend to death. I'm afraid it's not a good idea, so we should find another way to get out of this predicament. I wonder if Uncle Lei thinks so?" Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Xiao Wei did not dare to neglect, and he made up his mind, so he sent someone to take command. Everyone was setting up camp and the Thunder Dragon was invited over. He didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and hurriedly explained.
Lei Long is a man who has been fighting for a long time. How could he not know the truths Xiao Wei said? Since he dared to choose Yanziling as a place to defend, he was naturally sure of it. However, Lei Long did not say any more explanations. , just nodded slightly and said: "Does the young prince have any good ideas?"
Upon hearing that Lei Long did not raise any objection to his analysis, Xiao Wei felt relieved and hurriedly said: "Uncle Lei, in my nephew's opinion, if the bandits gather like this, there must be some dark hands behind them. However, why? The thieves are just looking for money. Now if we lure them with money, we may see miraculous results. Furthermore, according to the three captured thieves and the sentry detectives, the person blocking my retreat is Chencang Liu Mingqi, who is no more powerful than me. Although there are more than a thousand brave men, they are just a bunch of people. If we defeat them first and then find the rest, we may be able to win a big victory."
"Oh? How does the young prince plan to start?" After listening to Xiao Wei's analysis, Lei Long didn't say a word for a long time. After pondering silently for a while, he frowned slightly and asked quietly. One sentence.[
"Uncle Lei Mingjian, the thieves originally expected us to camp on the old path of the Yellow River, but now we have stopped halfway at Yanziling. The original plan of the thieves is bound to fail. Liu Mingqi's troops, who were the farthest from us, have become the closest army. , According to my nephew, although these three bandits have temporarily joined forces, they have different intentions. Each bandit is planning for wealth and will definitely come all the way. The first one to arrive must be Liu Mingqi. Uncle Lei can lead three hundred guards to defeat them first. This thief, my nephew, will stay at Yanziling to ward off the rest of the thief army. When the enemy is a little tired, we can attack him from both inside and outside, and we can hope for a great victory."
The three hundred guards who accompanied Xiao Wei on his mission to Yanxi were all carefully selected elites. Although they were small in number, they were extremely powerful. They used the three hundred elites to attack Liu Mingqi's more than a thousand mob, and won the victory. This is something that can be questioned, but how long will this battle last, or how big the results will be achieved? Thunder Dragon is very sure. If there is an emergency and cannot return reinforcements in time, Xiao Wei will lead the more than 500 people. Wouldn't the caravan civilians become a meal for the thieves? Thunder Dragon really didn't dare to take such a risk. Facing Xiao Wei's earnest greetings, Thunder Dragon could only shake his head gently and said : "This plan is too dangerous. I have been ordered to protect the safety of the young prince, so I really don't dare to leave lightly."
"Uncle Lei, my nephew has his own way of defending this place. Even if it doesn't work, he can escape smoothly. He also has a plan to defeat Liu Mingqi's men. If this is the case..., what does Uncle Lei think?" Xiao Wei heard about Thunder Dragon. After rejecting his own proposal, he immediately became anxious and moved close to the Brontosaurus, lowering his voice and explaining quickly and urgently.
"Hmm." After hearing Xiao Wei's plan, Thunder Dragon did not immediately make a conclusion. After the expression on his face changed for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, in that case, let's split up. That’s fine, young prince, please remember that if something cannot be done, the best thing to do is to take action!”
"Uncle Lei, don't worry, my nephew will never joke with his own life." Upon hearing that Thunder Dragon agreed to his request, Xiao Wei let out a long breath and laughed... At five o'clock in the morning, the sun has completely turned.
Sloping to the west, the mountain is about to fall, and the clouds on the horizon are gradually turning red, as charming as blood. Smoke and dust are billowing on the Anxi Ancient Road, and a group of people and horses armed with various weapons are running chaotically, headed by
A big man in black was sitting on the horse, holding a cooked copper stick in his hand, waving it from time to time, and shouting curses: "Hurry, you bastard, hurry up, hurry up.
, Hurry up!" This person is none other than "The Bloody Hand" Liu Mingqi!
Liu Mingqi, a native of Chencang County, was born in Mahu. He was famous for his martial arts and strength since he was a child. In the ninth year of Hongxuan year, all the horses raised in his family died of illness and he had to shoulder the debt collection from the Horse Administration Bureau. He became angry.
, killed the officials of the MAD who came to urge him, and simply raised the flag of rebellion and turned into bandits. Over the past few years, he repeatedly defeated the government's siege and suppression, and broke out into a "bloody evil hand"
He is one of the three major bandits in Guanzhong. Of course, he is only the last among the three bandits. This time, he was invited by the "Angry Tiger" Ximen Haiyun to gather troops.
He came to rob and kill Xiao Wei, the third son of King Xiang, but because he was the weakest, he was given the role of a cut-off queen. He originally thought that this time he would only be able to drink soup, but he did not expect that a group of people from King Xiang's Mansion would actually be stationed there.
Yanziling, this made Liu Mingqi extremely happy. She wanted to rush to Yanziling immediately and kill everyone in Prince Xiang's house in one fell swoop, so as to seize all the treasures into her own hands.
Two hundred thousand taels of silver, this is not a small sum. Liu Mingqi has been robbing houses for so many years and has never encountered such a fat sheep. When she thinks that there are so many treasures waiting for her to rob in Yanzi Ridge, Liu Mingqi's eyes
They were all red. They wished they could rush to the foot of Yanzi Ridge in one step. They didn't care that their subordinates were running to death. Nowadays, if you have money in your hands, you can have anything. If all your subordinates are dead, the worst is to summon another one.
That’s it, as long as you have money, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.
Resistance? Liu Mingqi didn’t care at all about the resistance of Prince Xiang’s family. In his opinion, among the caravan of only 800 people, only 300 of the Prince’s guards had some fighting strength, and the rest were just waiting to be slaughtered.
He was just a lamb. With the cooked copper rod in his hand and the more than a thousand men who dared to die, he could kill all the people in Prince Xiang's Mansion. All he had to do was to rush to Yanziling before Ximen Haiyun and Chen Huainan.
That's enough. It's a rare opportunity to eat alone. How could Liu Mingqi not be anxious!
"Hurry up, hurry up, keep up with me." Liu Mingqi roared and drove his men to run forward along the avenue. Just as he was roaring with all his strength, he suddenly found a low ridge ahead of him.
There was a burst of smoke and dust, and it was obvious that a large group of people were coming here. I was startled, and I didn't care about rushing on. I hurriedly reined in the horse under my crotch, raised the cooked copper stick in my hand, and shouted loudly: "Stop."
, fucking stop.”
Except for the thirty or so leaders of the bandit army who had horses to ride, the rest of them all ran on two legs. They had traveled nearly ten miles in a hurry and were already out of breath from exhaustion. When Liu Mingqi came down
After receiving the order, they all stood upright, panting like cattle, crowded into the avenue noisily, and looked at the smoke and dust half a mile away in confusion.
Amidst the rumble of hoofbeats, a large group of camels loaded with cargo boxes rushed out from behind the mountain ridge. When they saw Liu Mingqi's troops blocking the way, the camel team immediately panicked, and the riders on each camel yelled.
They reined in the running camels and turned around in a noisy manner, preparing to run back. The entire camel team was huddled together, and several riders even cut off the ropes holding the cargo in order to escape.
The cargo boxes were scattered on the ground and were broken into pieces. Inside were revealed goods such as silk and satin, and even a lot of broken silver and copper coins.
"This is Prince Xiang's camel team, they are about to escape!" A sharp-eyed person among the bandits recognized the origin of the camel team and immediately shouted excitedly.
"Brothers, kill, stop the camel team, don't let anyone go, kill!" As soon as Liu Mingqi saw the camel team on the opposite side was in a mess, she immediately became excited, shouted, and galloped towards the camel.
The team rushed over to kill them. Faced with the temptation of property, the bandits and soldiers were unwilling to lag behind and rushed forward with each roaring.
As soon as they saw Liu Mingqi's men charging towards them like wolves and tigers, the camel team became even more chaotic. Those who dared to stay and fight for their lives turned their camels around and fled back along the road. Soon they
It turned back to the back of the ridge, leaving only a dozen broken boxes scattered on the ground.
Liu Mingqi and more than thirty horse-mounted leaders rushed very fast, and without counting, they arrived at the place where the box was. However, they did not stay, but roared and rushed towards the corner of the mountain ridge. As for those who flew with their legs, they rushed to the corner of the ridge.
The running thieves ran and then stopped - a group of thieves lived in Guanzhong, which was already a barren land. In the past, even if they robbed large households, they had rarely seen so many silks and satins piled together.
, not to mention the silver coins and copper coins scattered on the ground. At this moment, the leaders saw that they had run too far, and the thieves who had no restraint had the intention to continue the pursuit.
The thieves came to grab the goods, and the bandit army, which had no formation at all, was now in disarray.
Seeing that the treasure was about to be obtained, Liu Mingqi was so excited that she could not control herself. She led more than 30 riders with a roar and ran around the mountain bend. Just when she was about to continue the pursuit, she suddenly discovered the grass on the back of the mountain ridge.
I don't know when rows of crossbowmen had been set up in the middle, and several sharp arrows were aimed at his group. He was so frightened that he screamed, reined in the horse with one hand, and stopped with all his strength.
He grabbed the galloping horse and shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Liu Mingqi reined in the horse, but the leaders under him were not as capable as him. Although they tried their best to rein in the galloping horse, they couldn't do it. As a result, the whole team was crowded on the road.
The whole group was in chaos. At this moment, a shout suddenly rang out: "Fire the arrow!" In an instant, more than two hundred royal guards fired the crossbows in unison, but
As soon as the machine went off, a dense rain of arrows covered Liu Mingqi and his party like locusts, and in an instant, the dozen or so bandit leaders who were running at the front were shot into a honeycomb.
"Damn it, retreat, retreat quickly!" Liu Mingqi's martial arts skills are indeed extraordinary. Although he was chosen as a target by more than a dozen palace guards, he was not hit by the arrow by relying on the cooked copper stick in his hand.
Wonderful, how dare you delay any longer? He roared loudly, turned his horse's head and fled towards the road without caring about the life and death of his subordinates.
"Kill the thief!" The thunder dragon riding on the hillside saw that the enemy was frightened. He would not let go of this opportunity to defeat the enemy. He roared, kicked the horse in the belly, and led a group of guards to rush down.
The hillside flew towards Liu Mingqi like flying...[