A bright moon hangs in the sky, emitting a clear light.
Under the moonlight, Gao Mingyue drove away and gradually saw a mountain peak appearing in front of her eyes.
That is Hujun Mountain.
When he first entered Yizhou two days ago, Han Chengxu also talked about some local customs.
There is a legend in Hujun Mountain that Liu Xiu was once chased by Wang Mang into the mountains and hid in a ruined temple. A big spider weaved a big web at the door. Wang Mang's pursuers arrived and saw that the spider web at the temple door was intact. , so I thought Liu Xiu would not hide in the temple...
But legends are legends. Gao Mingyue knew that if she hid in a cave, there would definitely be no spiders to weave her web.
She took out her knife and hesitated whether to cut the reins and throw away the carriage, then rode her horse to escape further north.
But after much thought, she finally tightened the reins and drove the carriage into the woods at the foot of Hujun Mountain.
Soon, the pursuers arrived.
"They abandoned their carriage and went into the mountains! They surrounded them..."
"If we search the mountain again at dawn, they won't be able to escape..."
Gao Mingyue no longer looked back at the pursuers, holding a Dali knife and walking into the pine forest step by step...
After daybreak, the soldiers began to search the mountains until the sun set and the world returned to silence.
Jingjie rode his horse to the foot of Hujun Mountain, and Shen Kai greeted him.
"Did you catch it?"
"Not yet." Shen Kai said: "But the mountain is neither big nor high. We have found some traces on the mountain and we will definitely catch it tomorrow."
Jingjie said: "Tell me the specific details."
"yes."
Shen Kaisui started talking for a while...
Jingjie shook his head and said: "They have entered the woods. Someone may have driven a carriage to lure us away, and the rest of them took the opportunity to escape. Spread out some people and rush to the various checkpoints ahead, focusing on checking for anyone with books."
"The one with the book?"
"Yes, they copied a piece of information. People can disguise themselves and spread out. Such a big baggage can't be hidden, so they can set up a checkpoint."
"clear……"
Jingjie raised his finger and pointed at the soldiers walking in the night, and said: "Send my people to search the mountain, call out all your soldiers, and conduct an investigation."
"But the brothers have been searching the mountain all day and are already very tired."
"Check." Jingjie said firmly, "Li Xia is probably among our people."
As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed not far away, and added: "In this night, an unknown comrade is walking towards me. It may be Li Xia."
Shen Kai looked in the direction pointed by Jingjie and saw a soldier walking down the mountain with a tall and slender figure.
"come here!"
When the soldier walked in, it was a soldier beside him, not Li Xia.
"Wrong guess again." Jingjie sighed with emotion, "But he must be nearby, and he is even preparing to attack us like he killed Qiao Ju or ambushed Wu Lang..."
Gao Mingyue jumped down from the pine tree, as nimble as a little rabbit.
She felt very thirsty and hungry, but she had already seen from the tree that someone was ambushing her near the mountain stream in the distance.
No edible fruit was found on the mountain.
She held the knife, thinking that she couldn't hide it for long, and if it was found, she would have to kill herself.
The moonlight shone down from between the branches. Gao Mingyue was walking and suddenly stopped.
She saw a large pit about ten steps ahead.
It seemed to be a trap set by the pursuers, and there were several wooden thorns lying in the hole.
However, the branches covering it were removed...
Gao Mingyue lowered her head and thought for a while, her eyes a little confused.
She didn't dare to walk around anymore, so she picked up a branch and explored the ground step by step, looking for something around the trap.
Finally, more than fifty steps away, she found a trap that was also destroyed.
Gao Mingyue suddenly turned her head to look at the dark trees, and the confusion in her eyes turned into surprise.
"Is that you? Are you there?"
No one answered.
Gao Mingyue suddenly had the courage to continue to survive.
"Is it this direction?" She compared the two traps, muttered softly, and continued walking forward.
There was more and more brilliance in her eyes, but her steps gradually became faster.
Suddenly, the branch in his hand hit the ground and sank in.
Gao Mingyue finally stopped, leaned up and fell to the ground.
Severe pain came through, and her ankle was twisted heavily. The pain made her burst into tears.
She touched her ankle and stood up holding on to the branch.
At this time, it was no longer possible to walk faster. Gao Mingyue dragged a sprained foot, feeling excruciating pain with every step she took.
It wasn't until half an hour later that she found the third destroyed trap.
Suddenly, there was a shout in the woods.
"Over there! Chase..."
Protect the king at the foot of the mountain.
Shen Kai walked quickly through the groups of soldiers and shouted: "Everyone, carefully identify the comrades around you. If you encounter a stranger, capture it immediately! Each commander will count the soldiers. If there is no commander to claim, capture them immediately... …”
Jingjie rode on his horse and walked slowly, letting his soldiers hold torches and shine them on the faces of each soldier.
Shouts sounded from time to time, in an orderly manner.
"Report, everyone here is here!"
"Report, there are still three people missing..."
"Look for it quickly..."
Jingjie believed in his own judgment. There were only those methods that spies could use, and Li Xia was gradually running out of skills.
If he is really hiding among these soldiers, his hiding area has become smaller and smaller.
Halfway through the search...
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the night, and dozens of horses rushed to the foot of Hujun Mountain.
"Who is in charge here?"
Jingjie pulled up his horse and stepped forward, saying: "Bozhou's army and civilians have tens of thousands of households. Jingjie Jingmingyi has been ordered to search the Song Dynasty people and make detailed plans."
A general rode his horse forward and said: "Hu Xiaoshou, the centurion of the Yizhou Army, and his uncle Hu Gong, are the in-laws of Marshal Li, the Prime Minister of the provinces of Huainan, Shandong, and know Yizhou."
"You're polite, I wonder what's going on with Centurion Hu?"
With a cold face, Hu Xiaoshou raised his head on his horse and said, "Your Bozhou army killed our people. There should be an explanation for this matter."
"Killed your people?" Jingjie was stunned and asked urgently: "What is the specific situation?"
Hu Xiaoshou snorted coldly, pointed his riding whip, and said to his subordinates: "You tell me."
"Yes. This evening, Zhuzi and I went out to the camp to do business. We met a Bozhou Army commander at the foot of Xiantan Ridge. After saying hello, he stabbed Zhuzi to death and wanted to kill me. I think he has Crossbow, I didn’t dare to fight hard, so I had to go back to the camp and ask for help..."
"Where's the body?"
"The corpse? Zhuzi's corpse? He sent it to the river and washed it away."
Shen Kai had already caught up and said: "I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding about this matter. The Song Dynasty man we are hunting is cunning, so he must have deliberately provoked it."
Hu Xiaoshou was displeased and shouted: "I don't care if there is any misunderstanding on this matter, and I don't want to conflict with you. I just hand over the murderer."
Shen Kai quickly stepped forward to explain...
Jingjie squinted his eyes and scanned the people behind Hu Xiaoshou by the firelight.
In the night, it was not clear.
He suddenly pulled Shen Kai over and said, "Li Xiazang is in the Yizhou army."
"What?"
Jingjie said: "Since Li Xia knows that people pretending to be us will be investigated, it is a better idea to pretend to be the Yizhou Army."
Shen Kai said: "But the Yizhou Army is not under our control."
"Detain them and investigate." Jingjie said, "But be careful not to cause conflicts."
"Okay, I'll think of a way."
Shen Kai thought for a while, smiled apologetically and stepped forward to chat with Hu Xiaoshou for a while, sealed the money and took the other person to the tent to drink.
Finally, Hu Xiaoshou finally agreed to let them investigate dozens of Yizhou troops...
Rows of Yizhou troops dismounted and stood still, allowing the Zhang family soldiers to surround them.
Jingjie rode in front of him and stared at everyone's face carefully.
He suddenly squinted his eyes and saw a very handsome Yizhou soldier standing at the edge of the team.
Jingjie sneered, raised his hand and shouted: "Take it!"
suddenly.
"Whoosh!"
The handsome Yizhou soldier was still stunned when a crossbow arrow suddenly penetrated the side of his neck.
Blood spurted out.
Everyone was shocked.
Then, there was a loud shout from the Zhang family soldiers.
"Do it! Kill them all!"
"kill!"
Not far away, Hu Xiaoshou had just dismounted from his horse and was going to have a drink with Shen Kai. Hearing this, he turned his head and pulled out his saber with a bang.
"What are you doing?!"
Shen Kai dodged the knife and shouted hurriedly: "There is a misunderstanding! Let me explain..."
No one listened to Shen Kai's explanation.
The Yizhou Army was inexplicably surrounded by soldiers from the Zhang family. They didn't understand the situation at first, and were panicking. When they saw blood, they felt as if they were exploding.
The soldiers of the Zhang family were ordered to surround the Yizhou army. When they saw crossbows killing people and heard shouts, they immediately rushed out with their swords drawn.
"kill……"
Jingjie shouted: "Li Xia! Li Xia is right here...take him down for me..."