Not far away, more than fifty horsemen were seen galloping towards them. The horses were magnificent, the knights were brave, and the arrows were like lightning. In the blink of an eye, dozens more thieves fell under the horses.
Seeing this, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Wuji, reinforcements are coming, should we help them?"
Although Changsun Wuji was ill, his mind was extremely clear, and he said: "It is difficult to determine whether the coming person is an enemy or a friend. People, we just need to wait and see what happens!"
Li Xuanba had already put the pills to his mouth. Seeing what happened here, and remembering Gao Xiuer's words, he finally put the pills away, put them into his arms again.
At this time, after a short period of panic, the bandit soldiers found out that the enemy was no more than fifty cavalry. They cheered up again, abandoned the common people, and rushed forward with a strange cry of "Aoao". The two groups of cavalry collided fiercely.
Among the more than 50 horsemen, the leader was holding a sword in his hand and flying up and down. Wherever he passed, no one was off his horse, just like a god.
Li Shimin has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has been in the army all year round. When he saw the man's bravery, he couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect that there is such a brave person in the world. If he can be used by me, why worry about the uncertainty of the world!"
It was a matter of life and death for her mother and son. Gao Xiuer also watched the development of the battle nervously. Seeing the man's bravery in slashing with a knife, her body suddenly trembled. The man was wearing a strange helmet, which covered his entire face.
Only a pair of eyes were exposed, but his tall figure and vigorous movements were so familiar, especially his firm eyes. He had appeared in Gao Xiuer's dreams countless times. Isn't it Liu Ziqiu?
Gao Xiuer has experienced countless changes and many big storms, otherwise she would not be willing to take risks and sacrifice herself and her son in order to prevent the villagers from suffering unnecessary sacrifices. Therefore, despite the uncontrollable excitement in her heart, she
On the surface, he still forced himself to be calm, steady his mind, and glanced around.
Li Shimin and his men were all attracted by the battle situation. Even the two patients, Changsun Wuji and Li Xuanba, were focused on the battlefield. No one noticed the changes in Gao Xiuer. Of course, Gao Xiuer was still surrounded by them.
In the middle, it is impossible to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.
Gao Xiuer watched Liu Ziqiu's every move while wondering why he appeared here? How to make him understand his situation?
…
It turned out that after Liu Ziqiu left Chang'an, he did not go south through Luoyang. He had already arranged to launch a big battle in Hongnong, where a large number of troops from both sides would inevitably be concentrated. If he passed there, it would be difficult to ensure that his whereabouts would not be leaked.
On the other hand, Liu Ziqiu also already knew that the four counties of Huai'an, Huaiyang, Runan, and Ruyin had been captured by Li Jing and others. If Li Shimin succeeded in Jiangnan and kidnapped Gao Xiuer and the child, Li Jing would definitely get the news soon. He
I believe that with Li Jing's wisdom, he will make careful arrangements. It is almost impossible for Li Shimin and others to return to Luoyang through these four counties.
Since it was impossible to return to Luoyang through those four counties, the most likely option was Nanyang. So after Liu Ziqiu left Tongguan, he suddenly turned around and went south, directly entering Shangluo County, and then passed Shangluo to Xiyang and Nanyang, all the way
After many inquiries, no caravan from the south was found passing by. After careful questioning, I found out that the Xiangyang area had been captured by Zhu Can, and the caravan had long since no longer dared to pass there.
Liu Ziqiu knew the name Zhu Can. According to historical records, this guy really dared to eat human flesh and acted unreasonably. He was a famous thief. After hearing the news, Liu Ziqiu became nervous. If Li Shimin really kidnapped Gao Xiuer, and
If you choose this path, Gao Xiuer will be in bad luck!
Thinking of this, Liu Ziqiu no longer hesitated, simply stopped pretending to be a caravan, led his men to change into military uniforms, and broke into Xiangyang County directly. Xiangyang County was desolate, and the people in the villages and towns along the way were not captured by Zhu Can and taken into the city.
Just flee to another country.
Liu Ziqiu couldn't find anyone to inquire about the news, so he could only go all the way east, first to Handong County to inquire about the situation. Unexpectedly, Zhu Can's men ate up all the looted food and began to march east again to attack Handong City.
When the general of the Eastern Han Dynasty heard that Zhu Can's army was coming, he was so frightened that he abandoned the city and fled without any resistance. The people in the city were afraid and fled to Anlu County with their families and their families.
Liu Ziqiu almost followed this group of fleeing people. He caught up with Zhu Can's vanguard force of more than 500 cavalry who was about to drive these people back to the city, so he led his men to rush over to rescue these people.
…
Although these bandits were cavalry, they were actually common people who were held hostage by Zhu Can. They did not understand the art of riding and shooting at all. They were no match for Liu Ziqiu's more than 50 elite guards. Although they were outnumbered, they were defeated by Liu Ziqiu in the blink of an eye.
The whole group killed them all like melons and vegetables. Even if a few of them saw that the situation was not good and tried to escape with their horses, they were shot down by random arrows.
Although those people were rescued, they were still trembling with fear.
Liu Ziqiu shouted on his horse: "Don't be afraid, folks! Thieves and bandits are also human beings, and they are made of flesh and blood. As long as we pick up weapons, we can still fight them! If we just run away, where can we go?"
There was a commotion among the people, and there were many enthusiastic people among them, but they lacked leaders. Some people had already begun to whisper, wanting to lead this heroic man to counterattack and regain their homeland.
The most important thing is that the glorious result of this cavalry team just now, which wiped out the opponent's five hundred men without losing a single soldier, gave them confidence. They believed that following this big man, they would be able to succeed and defeat the man-eating demon king Zhu Can.
Li Shimin was among the crowd. When he heard the common people's discussion, he suddenly felt that the opportunity had come. He couldn't help but jumped up to Dalian and said loudly: "Folks! This is the son of the King of Tang Dynasty. He is willing to lead everyone to rise up and fight against the powerful enemy!"
The common people looked at him because he was young, and not many of them paid much attention to him. But Liu Ziqiu heard his words clearly, and couldn't help but calm down. He rode his horse and walked over. He raised his hands and said: "It turns out that he is the prince of Tang Dynasty. I haven't asked for advice yet."
Name?"
If Li Yuan becomes emperor, there can only be one crown prince. If Li Yuan is always just a prince, there can only be one crown prince. No matter how big Li Shimin's heart is, that position can only be held by his brother Li Jiancheng, but it has nothing to do with him. Li Shimin
Although he is young, he has great ambitions, which is an eternal pain in his heart.
After listening to Liu Ziqiu's words, Li Shimin's face looked a little strange, but he still returned the courtesy and said: "Young man has misunderstood. I, Li Shimin, am only the second son of the Tang Dynasty King."
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "I see, I have met Mr. Li Er."
Li Shimin called him a commoner, and he must be a country man. He was even more concerned about subduing him, and he quickly said: "A strong man does not need to be polite. I am returning to Luoyang from the south of the Yangtze River. I don't want to meet a strong man. It is a great blessing. I haven't asked for advice yet.
The warrior’s name?”
Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Where do people from the countryside come from with such names? My parents call me Daniu, and the second young master also calls me Daniu!"
His voice was quite loud, and the people around him could hear it clearly. Gao Xiuer's heart was pounding wildly, and she was thinking secretly, thinking of a way to let Liu Ziqiu know that they wanted to take this big car.
good.
Over there, Changsun Wuji also frowned. He always felt that the name Daniu was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
At this time, Li Xuanba suddenly coughed violently again. Just now, he was concentrating on the battle ahead, and he felt a little anxious. His blood flow accelerated, causing the poison to attack again, and now he felt extremely uncomfortable again.
Gao Xiuer's thoughts moved and she suddenly said loudly: "Come and take a look, he seems to be dying!"
After all, they are twin brothers. Among the brothers, Li Shimin and Li Xuanba have the closest relationship. Hearing that Li Xuanba was about to die, Li Shimin was anxious and ignored Liu Ziqiu in front of him. He jumped towards the big car.
car.
Liu Ziqiu suddenly met Li Shimin here, and he had long suspected that Li Shimin and the others had succeeded in Jiangnan. Now a woman came from the cart, and he had clearly heard the voice of Gao Xiuer.
Knowing that Gao Xiuer was on that cart, Liu Ziqiu was surprised and happy. What he was happy about was that Gao Xiuer was still alive. As long as he was alive, he had hope of rescuing her. What was surprising was that Changshan Village was so impregnable that Li Shimin succeeded.
Among the more than fifty guards, there may be experts hiding among them.
"Second Young Master, is there someone in your team who is injured? I, Daniel, have spent a few days with a miraculous doctor named Sun in my early years. Why don't you let me show him my medical skills?" Liu Ziqiu didn't have time to think too much, and he rode after him.
He quietly gestured behind him.
Ji Rentai was seriously injured and was still recuperating in Chang'an City. Following Liu Ziqiu was Daleng. However, like Ji Rentai, Daleng had followed Liu Ziqiu for many years. Many orders did not require words, just a look or a gesture.
He knew what to do. Seeing Liu Ziqiu's gesture, Da was stunned and picked up the reins, leading more than fifty warriors to follow him.
However, some of Li Shimin's men were alert. One of them, a dark-faced middle-aged man, suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Stop! What are you going to do? You are not allowed to pass!"
Liu Ziqiu had already rushed to the front and suddenly laughed and said: "Second Young Master Li, what do you mean by asking someone to stop my brother?"
Li Shimin wanted to take advantage of this powerful martial arts "big bull" in front of him, so he couldn't help but waved his hands and said: "What are you going to do! I hit it off with this strong man and we are like brothers. Why don't you get out of the way!"
The guards quickly stepped aside. Li Shimin took two quick steps and jumped onto the cart carrying Li Xuanba, Changsun Wuji and Gao Xiuer's mother and son. Liu Ziqiu also rode up to the cart, while Daleng and others
Gradually he came closer.
Changsun Wuji suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and shouted loudly: "Shimin, I remembered!"