In the next day, Li Yan followed the Red Lady to encircle and destroy Liu Wenbing's remaining five troops.
Although there were only a few hundred soldiers in each army, and in order to undermine the opponent's morale, they deliberately took out Liu Wenbing's armor and other items before the battle to confirm that Liu Wenbing was dead, hoping that the opponent would not resist stubbornly.
Unexpectedly, after the soldiers learned about this, not only were they not timid, but they became more ferocious, as if they didn't know what death was.
There were even a few times when the opponent counterattacked desperately. If it hadn't been for the powerful personal soldiers of the Red Lady, I'm afraid she would no longer be alive.
When Li Yan saw those Ming soldiers who regarded death as home, she was shocked in her heart.
Although she had not participated in many battles, she had fought in dozens of battles, large and small, but she had never seen such a scene, and she did not expect that the Ming soldiers who had always fled were so brave.
This couldn't help but make her a little curious about Liu Wenbing, wondering what kind of person he was that could make Ming Bing, who had always been as timid as a mouse, act out of character.
Even though he knew he was about to die, he still had to charge until the last drop of blood in his body was drained.
But she also knew that there would be no answer to her curiosity because Liu Wenbing was dead.
Just when she was a little disappointed, Song Xiance suddenly came to Taiyuan, saying that he was ordered to investigate the identity of the corpse.
When Li Yan heard about this, she couldn't help but feel a little angry, thinking that Song and Niu didn't want her brother to make meritorious deeds and were deliberately looking for trouble.
Things turned out as she expected. Only an hour after Song Xiance arrived, he pointed out that the body was not that of Liu Wenbing and asked them to search more quickly.
Li Yan wanted to refute, but she was stopped by the red lady, which made her have some doubts.
Because she knew that the Red Lady had always been jealous of evil. Ever since she knew that Niu and Song were targeting Li Yan, she had never given them a good look, and she would never compromise now.
Then she suddenly thought that among the six soldiers and horses they encircled and suppressed, except for Liu Wenbing's group of soldiers and horses who escaped, the others all died in the fierce battle and no one survived.
This made her suspect that Liu Wenbing might have really escaped, and the red lady must have discovered that Liu Wenbing was not dead, so she did not argue with Song Xiance.
But she was also a little strange, because with the personality of the red lady, if she found out about this matter, even if she didn't want to make it public, she would send someone to search secretly, and she would never sit idly by and ignore it.
Moreover, it was Niu Quan who reported Liu Wenbing's death in battle, so there was no need for the Red Lady to cover up for Niu Quan.
Because Li Yan was suspicious, she paid special attention to the actions of the Red Lady. She overheard the conversation between the Red Lady and Liu Wenbing, and then realized that it was the Red Lady who rescued Liu Wenbing and hid him in the bedroom.
Li Yan was shocked when she heard about this. She didn't expect that the red lady and her brother had always been deeply married, but now there was a man hiding in the room, and this man was also an enemy general.
Then she thought that the Red Lady had returned safely after being captured in the capital, and something she didn't know about happened at that time.
Li Yan wanted to understand this, and when she was about to leave quietly, she stepped on a dead branch because she was too nervous, and then saw the red lady appearing in front of her.
The red lady was also very panicked when she first saw her, but she relaxed when she found that there was no one else except her.
The red lady didn't seem to think that Li Yan would think she was unfaithful. She just told Li Yan that she owed a debt to Chongzhen when she and Li Mou were captured in the capital, so she rescued Liu Wenbing to repay the debt and hoped that Li Yan would keep it a secret for her.
Although Li Yan didn't believe that the Red Lady took such a big risk, it was to repay a debt to the enemy.
But seeing the calm look on the red lady's face, and remembering that she had always been a moonlit woman, he dubiously agreed.
Later, she secretly investigated and found that the red lady did not violate the rules, so she believed the matter.
About two days later, Song Xiance left in frustration after searching to no avail.
At this moment, Liu Wenbing's injury was also under control, and Li Yan suggested that the matchmaker send Liu Wenbing away.
The red lady was also worried that someone would find out if it took too long and cause trouble to Li Yan, so she asked her bodyguard to quietly send Liu Wenbing out of Taiyuan.
Li Yan originally thought that the matter was unknown to the gods and passed by without anyone noticing. Unexpectedly, on the day when Li Jiantai was awarded the title, she unexpectedly met Liu Wenbing.
Worried that Liu Wenbing would be caught and reveal the story of Red Lady rescuing him, Li Yan took him to a remote place and persuaded him to leave.
Unexpectedly, Liu Wenbing said that he was the cause of Li Jiantai's incident and he must end the matter with his own hands.
Seeing that her persuasion was fruitless, Li Yan wanted to use force to force Liu Wenbing to leave. Unexpectedly, more than a dozen people suddenly appeared to protect Liu Wenbing.
Because she was worried that she would be discovered if there was too much movement, she could only bring Liu Wenbing and others into the Li Mansion, and then informed the Red Lady about the matter.
Seeing that the situation was lost, the Red Lady had no choice but to strengthen the vigilance of the Li Mansion while trying to let Liu Wenbing escape.
Originally, according to the matchmaker's arrangement, Liu Wenbing had no chance to kill Li Jiantai, but due to Niu Quan's interference, not only Li Jiantai was killed, but Liu Wenbing was also surrounded.
Fortunately, Liu Wenbing's men fought tooth and nail to protect him, and the red lady also took the opportunity to release the enemy, allowing Li Yan to rescue Liu Wenbing.
Just when Li Yan thought that the matter was over with no danger, Niu Quan stood up again and said that he had seen Li Yan taking Liu Wenbing into the Li Mansion.
After hearing about this, Lady Hong asked Li Yan to take Liu Wenbing away while going to question Niu Quan herself.
I don't know if Niu Quan was frightened by the red lady or for some other reason, but he took the initiative to admit that he was dazzled, and the matter was settled.
Later, in order to cover the escape of Li Yan and Liu Wenbing, the red lady widely publicized that Liu Wenbing had been killed and sent the disfigured body to Li Zicheng.
Although Song Xiance and others still had doubts about the body, they suffered from the lack of evidence.
In addition, the matchmaker's merits and demerits were balanced and she was not rewarded for it, so they said nothing more.
But they didn't expect that after Li Yan and Liu Wenbing came to Yu County, the fake corpse thing happened again.
When Liu Wenbing heard that he had been sent to Liaodong and found that someone was looking for him, he and Li Yan hid in a valley outside Yu County.
After some discussion between the two, Li Yan came to Gong Yonggu with Liu Wenbing's waist card, and then what happened before happened.
After listening to Gong Yonggu's story, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "This matter sounds reasonable, and we heard that the Red Lady was also a strange woman known for her chivalry before she joined the rebels, but... ..”
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Dabiao walking in again, so he asked him: "Dabiao, how was the situation when you went to investigate?"
Zhang Dabiao bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Duke An Guo is indeed in the valley that Li Yan mentioned, and we also checked the situation within a mile radius and found no ambush!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Can you confirm that the person in the valley is Duke An Guo?"
Zhang Dabiao heard this and said with some hesitation: "Dong An Guo was hiding in a cave in the valley. Because An Guo Gong was very vigilant, he was worried that he would be discovered if he got too close, which would cause misunderstandings, so he just waited and watched not far outside the cave. "
"However, through the firelight in the cave, we can barely see the situation inside the cave. Judging from the body shape and appearance, it must be Duke An Guo."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Is there a fire in the cave?"
Zhang Dabiao nodded and said, "Yes, maybe it was too cold, so Lord An Guo lit a fire to keep warm."
"But that place is very hidden. If Li Yan hadn't informed us, I might not have been able to find the cave."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned and said nothing.
Gong Yonggu on the side saw this and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it has been an hour since Li Yan came here. If An Guogong thinks something has happened to Li Yan and leaves, or comes to check, it will be bad if he is discovered by others. .”
"Now that it has been confirmed that there is no ambush, and Duke An Guo can only trust your Majesty and your ministers at the moment, why don't you let me take someone to take a look."
"Anyway, there is only six or seven miles to go. Even if there is danger, I am confident that I can return to the military camp safely."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Gong Yonggu and said in a deep voice: "Okay, then go back as soon as possible!"
After Gong Yonggu bowed in agreement, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang again.
After about a cup of tea, Gong Yonggu quietly left the military camp with a dozen guards, and under the guidance of Zhang Dabiao, rushed towards the valley where Liu Wenbing was located.
"Brother Qiyun!"
When Gong Yonggu rushed to the cave and saw the familiar figure, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted excitedly.
"Ping Xihou, long time no see!"
At this time, the red lady's voice suddenly came from the cave.
Then more than fifty soldiers holding torches and swords rushed out of the cave and surrounded Gong Yonggu and others.
