Yu He's worries were obviously not unreasonable, as they were for the sake of him being able to bring the beauty back safely.
Li Xiaochang was stunned for a while, and began to think in his mind. It was impossible for him to go without any men. People like him cared more about their lives. He would feel uneasy if he didn't bring more people with him. But if it was really as Yu He guessed, things would be difficult to handle.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaochang became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He paced back and forth constantly, frowning deeply, looking as if he was racking his brains for a good strategy.
At this time, Yu He bowed again and said, "Commander-in-chief, why don't we select a few dozen elite soldiers with strong skills to go there? This way, not only will your safety be guaranteed, but the possibility of leaking the news will also be reduced. What do you think?"
Li Xiaochang paused when he heard this, and seemed to be a little hesitant. However, when he thought of the beauty who could rival Wang Yueyao in beauty, he immediately forgot about this worry. After a moment's hesitation, he immediately decided, "Okay, let's do as you say."
That afternoon, Li Xiaochang led Yu He and nearly fifty guards selected by Yu He himself, rode out of the state on horseback, and headed southwest, heading straight for the state.
A group of dozens of riders had just arrived at Hulu River when suddenly thousands of Yue riders came galloping towards them. Before Li Xiaochang could ask about their origins, he saw a familiar face.
This person was none other than Zhu Mei, the northern commander-in-chief appointed by Li Xiaochang himself. Shouldn't he be in Yanzhou? Why did he suddenly appear from the south with his men? Li Xiaochang had just begun to feel puzzled when he saw thousands of Yue cavalrymen instantly surrounding his group of dozens of people.
Li Xiaochang was shocked when he noticed this scene and immediately exclaimed, "Zhu Mei, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? Hahaha, Governor Li, Li Xiaochang, right? Do you think it is better for Yanyi to be controlled by a pervert or by me?" Zhu Mei looked at Li Xiaochang and teased with ill intention.
"You, you, what do you want to do? Don't forget, I took you in with such kindness. You, you must never repay kindness with evil!" Li Xiaochang's face turned pale in an instant, and his body trembled, as if he would fall off the horse if he lost balance.
"Hmph, you are ungrateful, Li Xiaochang, are you worthy of that?" Zhu Mei had a gloomy face, and then she gave Yu He a subtle wink. Yu He understood, and suddenly with a "clang", he drew out the long knife from his waist, and while Li Xiaochang was still in shock, he stabbed it into Li Xiaochang's back, shouting at the same time: "Li Xiaochang is lewd, lustful, tyrannical and inhumane, and he should be killed according to the law. I, Yu He, originally wanted to kill this thief for the sake of Yan's elders, to set an example for others."
The night is like pitch-black ink, dyeing the entire sky and enveloping the boundless earth.
Returning to Chang'an from Yangzhumie City, the capital of Nanzhao, Li Sigong chose to go north via Nongdong Military Governor's Office, Huichuan Military Governor's Office, Sichuan, Jinniu Road, and Baoxiade Road.
The choice of this route must pass through Daliang Mountain and then through Sichuan.
Sichuan has been known as the Land of Abundance since ancient times. It is self-contained when closed, and connected to all directions when open. Along the way, Li Sigong finally understood the meaning of what others said.
After crossing mountains and ridges, we continued to cross mountains and ridges. The saying that the road to Shu is harder than climbing to the sky is absolutely true.
Zheng Maisi took his money but didn't help him get the job done. He said something like Senior Jizhuzi from Shuzhong was blocking him and he couldn't do anything about it.
If he wanted to get the job done, he should at least return the money to him. But that guy didn't even say a word about returning the money, which made Li Sigong very angry.
Li Sigong was so angry that he couldn't stay in Yangzhumie City any longer, so he went back home. Now he could only swallow his bitterness in silence.
He was the one who ran to Nanzhao to deliver the silver, who can he blame now
In the evening, this group of Dangxiang people entered the Daliang Mountains. Before nightfall, Li Sigong and his party set up a simple camp dozens of miles away from Meigu County.
After a day of rapid travel, except for the guards who were assigned to patrol, everyone else fell asleep almost as soon as they touched the pillows and entered dreamland early. As for Li Sigong himself, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
With their great revenge yet to be taken and their fiefdom yet to be recovered, the Dangxiang warriors stranded in Chang'an were like rootless duckweed.
Now he can only rely on Tian Lingzi, that greedy old eunuch, and become a pawn in his hands. He had finally managed to plunder some gold and silver, but this time it was all taken away by Zheng Maisi. How could he sleep well
It was June, and the mosquitoes in the mountains were very ferocious. Fortunately, there were tents to block the insects, so the men under his command slept well.
The wind blew, and there was a strange rustling sound, which mixed with the breeze and made people feel refreshed. The patrolling warriors, along with the breeze, let out bursts of refreshing moans comfortably.
A slight sound of surprise was heard, as if the patrolling warrior had discovered something.
"Hey, why does this bug look so much like a poisonous insect?" A warrior suddenly found a tiny, black strange bug appeared on his body. He caught it in his hand and muttered to himself.
"Nonsense, that thing can only be raised by the wizards of Nanzhao, how could it appear here?" a nearby warrior retorted.
Daliang Mountain is very far away from Yangzhumie City. It is natural for this warrior not to believe that he would find poisonous insects here.
"Ouch" a sudden cry of pain was heard. It was obviously the warrior who was fiddling with the dark strange insect. The shrill cry of pain was very abrupt in the quiet and dark night sky and instantly caught Li Sigong's attention.
However, before he could get up to check what was going on, outside the tent, the sounds of "Ouch, Ouch..." suddenly became continuous and one after another; finally, the sounds of "deng, deng, deng..." of running away and the sounds of "bang, bang, bang..." of falling down as if someone was in a panic, came into the tent one after another.
Suddenly, a Tangut warrior cried out in horror: "Oh no! The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking! It's poisonous."
"There are so many poisonous insects. Manager, Manager, something bad has happened. People from Nanzhao are coming."
"Butler, there are so many poisonous insects, run away quickly."
... ... .
The noise and panicked screams that came one after another made Li Sigong's heart sink. He suddenly grabbed his armor and put it on.
More and more people were awakened, and many of them ran out of the tents. When Li Sigong rushed out with a gloomy face, he looked around and saw a team of patrolling warriors. There were only less than a dozen people left, and the others were all lying on the ground. In the light of the fire, it could be seen that the warriors' faces were black and they were foaming at the mouth. It was obvious that they were poisoned.
Even the last dozen or so people were in a state of panic, looking uglier than if their wives had died.
As soon as Li Sigong appeared outside the tent, someone immediately ran over without caring about anything, and hurriedly said tremblingly: "General Manager, General Manager,
"We are surrounded by Nanzhao people. They have spread a lot of poisonous insects. If the brothers are bitten by the insects, they will die."
"Yes, butler, think of a solution quickly."
... ... .
Not only the warriors who had managed to survive urged Li Sigong to find a solution, but even those warriors who had just run out of the tent looked at Li Sigong eagerly.
Seeing his men facing such danger, Li Sigong's face turned even more grim. Facing the poison, what good solution could he have? But if he did not act promptly, it was very likely that these men, including himself, would die here today.
Thinking of this, Li Sigong suddenly bit his gums, and a look of determination suddenly rose in his eyes. He said resolutely: "Get out and leave this place. Only in this way can we survive."
Upon hearing what Li Sigong said, the faces of all the Dangxiang warriors turned livid. It was easy to say that they could break out of the encirclement of the poisonous insects, but if they really wanted to break out, who could guarantee that they could survive to the end
But what the steward said makes sense. If we continue to stay here, it will obviously be a dead end.
Li Sigong knew that the situation was urgent. Once the words were spoken, he no longer hesitated and immediately rushed into the dark night together with his close guards. The remaining warriors saw that the general had taken the lead in breaking through, so they dared not delay and took action immediately.
A group of hundreds of people followed Li Sigong closely and rushed into the pitch-black darkness.
They were running wildly all the way, and almost every moment someone would cry out "Ouch" and then fall down with a "bang". But at this time, the warriors who were running wildly had no time to care about these former comrades.
They knew that once bitten by the poisonous insect, it would be difficult to survive, and even if they stopped, they would not be able to save their comrades. Why bother risking their own lives? Everyone had already understood this truth, and of course no one gave up the opportunity to continue escaping. Instead, they ran faster.
Those who fell seemed destined to sleep forever in the Daliang Mountains.
However, not all people died from the bite of the poisonous insect. If someone stopped to observe carefully, they would find that mysterious people with hooded ghost faces and black clothes would occasionally appear in the surrounding grass and beside the trees. The cold light of their swords flashed, and the desperate Dangxiang warriors would not even have time to let out a cry of pain before their heads would be thrown out and their bodies would fall to the ground with a "bang".
The closer the Dangxiang warriors ran to the end, the more likely they were to be killed by these men in black. The Dangxiang warriors fled, bleeding all the way, and more than 70% of them died at the hands of the mysterious men in black.
These men in black were very ethereal, like ghosts in the dark night, coming and going quickly. In such a panic situation, it was difficult for the Dangxiang warriors to spot them.
When there were less than a dozen people left, the remaining Dangxiang warriors and Li Sigong discovered that in addition to the poison, there were also strange men in black in the dark.
This discovery made the Dangxiang people run for their lives even more desperately, but these men in black were all experts in hunting and killing. When Li Sigong ran for dozens of miles in one breath and arrived at the county seat of Meigu County, he found sadly that except for himself, almost all the Dangxiang warriors had died in Daliang Mountain. He was now a veritable "lone commander".
Li Sigong turned around, his eyes were bloodshot and his face was horrifying. His ferocious expression was scarier than the evil spirits in hell. He suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted, "Zheng Maisi, I curse your whole family to die a miserable death. Just wait, just wait!"