"Who are you? How do you know my name is E Huan?" E Huan clamped his hand on Chen Wen's sword and moved it away from his neck. He was extremely surprised.
"My young master is Liu Qi, the eldest son of the governor of Jingzhou, my lord. It's time to know." Chen Wen pressed the hilt of his sword hard and said.
"Chen Wen, please don't be rude." Liu Qi pretended to rebuke Chen Wen, "General E, I have offended many people. Please call me quickly."
"The eldest son Liu Qi? Isn't it said that the young master is weak and sick? How can he be so strong?" E Huan's eyes widened and he was stunned. He thought he was dreaming. A heroic young man who could kill tigers and leopards was actually killed by a thin young man.
Defeat would be ridiculous.
Chen Wen took back his sword and scolded E Huan severely: "What are you talking about? What does it mean to be weak and sick? Haven't you seen that my young master is brave and mighty? You can defeat the enemy with one move and become invincible in the world. You can quickly pack up and follow my young master out of the city."
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"Thanks to the general for accepting the offer. Today is urgent. I hope the general will open the city gate. If you don't want to follow me, that's fine. It won't be too late to fight with the general when you have time in the future." Liu Qi took two steps forward and personally helped E Huan up.
, his attitude was very sincere, without any pretense, and without any intention of forcing E Huan.
"Young Master." E Huan suddenly knelt down on his knees and bowed to Liu Qi: "Sir, I am willing to admit defeat, but I am a rough man from the mountains. You will not despise me, and I am willing to guard you for life."
Although E Huan was said to be a rough man, the young hunter who hunted tigers and leopards in the mountains and old forests all year round was considered a heroic and courageous man. Of course, he was also a sensible person. Seeing that Liu Qi was polite and sincere, he did not mind his ugly appearance and gave him enough.
To save one's own face, such a master is hard to find even with a lantern. Besides, a man sticks to his word and is willing to accept defeat. How can he stand in the world if he loses his integrity?
"General E, there is no need to give this great gift." Liu Qi was happy in his heart. It turned out that it is not difficult to conquer a famous general from the Three Kingdoms. As long as you are highly skilled and sincere, you can conquer everyone.
"Sir, I have something to ask for." E Huan knelt down with his head lowered, as if he had something unspeakable on his mind.
"Let's talk when we get up." Liu Qi was not surprised. You will have to follow you for the rest of your life. It is reasonable for you to ask for something before you leave.
E Huan still refused to get up, so he raised his head again and raised his voice: "Sir, I was saved by Liu Zhong, my lord's brother, and I will never forget the grace of saving my life. Please allow me to go and tell Liu Zhong, and I will give up immediately."
The city follows the young master."
"E Huan, you are confused. Liu Zhong is the young master's steward. Don't you know? The steward was in trouble at Hutou Mountain outside the city. The young master went to rescue him regardless of his physical condition. However, you deliberately blocked it here and actually acted like a relative.
Things will come soon for those who hate you. If you had not been kind to me, I would have killed you with one sword." Chen Wen once again bluffed, and what he wanted was to make E Huan understand and be loyal to Liu Qi from then on.
"What, the housekeeper is going to be in trouble? Wow..." E Huan suddenly woke up and without Liu Qi's support, he jumped up on his feet, grabbed the Fang Tianhalberd from the guard's hand and was about to mount his horse and go out of the city to rescue Liu Zhong.
People who can kill tigers and leopards are not fools. Liu Zhong, the benefactor who dared to save his life, was the steward of the benevolent and righteous young master in front of him, so it was only natural and logical for E Huan to serve Liu Qi, his diehard loyalist.
"General, there is no need to go. You can't leave if you have something important to do. Please stick to the city gate to meet us to prevent accidents. When the heavy rain breaks down, it is time for us to return to the city." How could Liu Qi let E Huan leave the city? If Cai Mao was too worried and suddenly
If there is no E Huan left at the west auxiliary gate of Zengbing City, then we can only go out but not enter. Spending so much energy and not being able to enter the city is the same as failure.
After taking in E Huan and having a brave general under his command, Liu Qi felt a little more happy. Even the housekeeper Liu Zhong was E Huan's savior. So E Huan's loyal submission was like an iron plate that was nailed and unbreakable.
"Yes, Master." Although E Huan was unwilling to go out of the city to rescue his benefactor Liu Zhong, he did not dare to disobey and did not want to disobey Liu Qi's order. He quickly went to open the city gate himself and shouted to the guards on the tower, "Let the suspension bridge go."
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Liu Qi mounted his horse, clasped his fists towards E Huan, said "please, general", and then filed out of the west city gate with more than a dozen elite guards on horseback holding torches for lighting.
The sky was pitch dark, but luckily there were torches for illumination. As soon as they crossed the moat, Liu Qi ordered all the guards to turn off the fire and sneak away. Liu Qi took the lead, and with a sound of driving, he led more than ten horse guards without looking back, whipping up their horses and whipping their whips to bypass the small road in the west of Jingzhou City.
Longshan headed towards Hutou Mountain.
Longshan and Hutou Mountain are linked end to end, with countless small hills and pine forests stretching continuously. If you take a shortcut from the main line of Longshan Mountain in the west of the city to the rocky hills of Hutou Mountain, it will only take you more than ten miles of mountain road. Go fast.
If you ride a horse, you can arrive in half an hour.
There is a special horse path on the trail. There are maple trees on both sides of the horse path. Because it is late at night, there are no passers-by. Chen Wen is familiar with this trail. Although he can't see his fingers, the general direction is still correct. As long as he drives straight in, he can detour to Hutou Mountain.
Liu Qi was galloping on horseback, and he gradually felt the vitality in his body being restored. Although the physique of the special forces soldiers had not traveled through time, the strong will and tenacious physique of the special forces soldiers had made it through time and space.
Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, was born with great talents. Although he was superficial, his physique was worthy of a heavy duty. At least when he stepped down from the totem in front of Xiao Huan as a child, he had a majestic posture that held up a pillar in the sky.
The fact that E Huan, who possesses supernatural powers, can still win in a duel can be proven. After being treated with a dose of specially formulated Chinese medicine by Mr. Hua Tuo, Liu Qi is full of confidence in the health of his body.
The horse kept galloping for a while. Liu Qi looked at the direction of Hutou Mountain from his horseback, but saw no fire. He felt very worried and said to Chen Wen who was riding closely beside him: "Chen Wen, why haven't you seen the housekeeper move yet? It stands to reason."
If the housekeeper didn’t get things done so quickly, would something happen?”
"The housekeeper always strives for stability and accuracy, and he should not act rashly. In order to avoid alerting the defenders outside the city, the housekeeper must have been riding slowly and blindly. If nothing happens, there will be a fire." Chen Wen was not worried. He was worried about his own safety.
The conjecture is fully conclusive.
Sure enough, just as Chen Wen and Liu Qi were talking to each other, they could see a small ball of fire faintly emerging from the direction of Hutou Mountain, and then the flames shot up into the sky, and it felt like they could still hear the beeping sound of fire burning things.
When Liu Qi saw him, he loudly ordered: "Hurry, go and pick up the housekeeper."
Chen Wenque admonished Liu Qi: "Young Master does not need to go in person."
"I must go, I can't ignore the steward's life and death. Driving..." Liu Qi ignored Chen Qi's obstruction, and even more anxiously whipped the horse's buttocks and rushed towards the place where the fire started.
Liu Qi did not stop his horse, and Chen Wen also followed up with his horse, urging him loudly: "Master, Master, if the fire breaks out, the defenders will gather together to besiege. Our small number is like throwing an egg at a rock. Please order me to light a few fires quickly."
, disrupt the defenders, and then send ten warriors on horseback disguised as bandits to disperse the enemy army, and wait until it rains heavily."
"Uuuuuuu..." After Chen Wen finished speaking, Liu Qi tightened the reins and gave the order. Liu Qi's maroon horse and the guards' mounts had iron muzzles on their muzzles, and the neighing of more than a dozen horses was only half heard.
People are very depressed.
Chen Wen's words reminded Liu Qi not to take risks easily. Impulse is the devil. If you don't estimate your own capabilities and rely on the courage of a man, you will lose the lives of more than a dozen guards. Besides, Liu Qi understands that he is good at martial arts, but he is not very good at horseback riding.
Hey, maybe if you rush into the enemy formation, you may encounter something unexpected.
Liu Qi is not a person who dares not take risks, but he is not a person who takes risks rashly and out of impulse. There is no need to take risks if there is no absolute chance of winning. Besides, Chen Wen has a clever plan to deal with the housekeeper. He should listen to Chen Wenyan wisely and just get off the road.
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Seeing that the guards were all reining in their reins and waiting for Liu Qi to issue an order, Liu Qi once again looked at Hutou Mountain not far ahead and commanded calmly: "Chen Xia."
"have."
"You should pack lightly and go quickly. Tell the housekeeper that we are here to help."
"Yes." Chen Xia received the order, opened the horse's muzzle, untied the snakeskin bag on the horse's back and threw it to the guard next to him. He squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, slapped the horse's butt with the spear in his hand, and took off the muzzle.
The horse neighed in comfort, Chen Xia shook the reins, and with a driving sound, the horse disappeared into the night.
"Chen Qiu, you lead ten warriors on horseback to pretend to be bandits, and then charge in several directions. When the heavy rain starts, don't stop fighting. Remember to return with the steward, Chen Qiu and others the way they came."
"Yes." Chen Qiu waved his hand and said to get his clothes. The ten guards all untied the snakeskin bags, took out the bandit costumes and put them on their horses. Then they all threw the snakeskin bags to the ground, all holding spears.
Rush to Hutou Mountain.
Chen Xia, Chen Qiu and others left. The firelight in the distance turned half of the stone hillside cemetery red. They could already smell the smell of burning human flesh in the smoke that drifted down the wind.
The body of the maid was already cold after being parked for several hours, but the two old and two young guardsmen at the city gate probably had their bones not cold for half an hour. When the human flesh that had been parked for only a day was roasted, even the fragrant smell of human flesh did not dare to use their noses.
Smell it.
Just like when you eat human meat buns with barbecued pork without knowing it, you think they are delicious. Once you know that you are eating human meat buns, you will definitely vomit out your intestines. There seems to be such a plot in the early movie "New Dragon Inn" starring Brigitte Lin.
Human meat buns with barbecued pork are not that delicious. If you eat them, you will spit them out, which is the same as killing someone and paying for it with your life.
In order to protect himself, Liu Qi decided to burn the corpses to eliminate traces. He felt that he had cleverly prepared a feast of human flesh for Cai Hao. The housekeeper was also smart enough, and he used it in just a few seconds. Eight corpses of men, women, old and young were cremated and ascended to heaven on the day of death.
The general obeyed Liu Qi's secret order and did not even leave any ashes. In the era when the Three Kingdoms believed in gods, the dead could not be buried in the ground. Burning the corpse was simply inhumane.
"It's not that I'm ruthless, it's all you who forced me to do so." Liu Qi sighed, but he didn't think deeply about who you were sighing at. Maybe it's the innocent maids, maybe it's the foolish and loyal soldiers guarding the city, maybe it's...
The vicious Cai Mao may not be anyone, but he was forced by the situation in the crisis-ridden Three Kingdoms era.
No one belongs to anyone, everyone dies or lives in a matter of seconds. Whatever Liu Qi thinks about now is in vain. The most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the housekeeper, and then enter the city without anyone noticing, and wait for a red sun
Rising above Dragon Mountain in the east, a new day will begin across the Three Kingdoms.