The city gate opened wide, and Li Mao and Li Jian each rode out on a war horse. The horses' hooves trampled the piles of corpses on the ground and walked around the crackling and burning chariot ladder to Qiu Feng.
It was the first time that Li Jian observed the enemy coach up close. He couldn't help but look at it curiously. He saw that Qiu Feng had a fair complexion, long eyebrows and slender eyebrows that were quite handsome. He only had a gray beard and a slightly loose beard. The bags under his eyes gave him an old look.
Li Mao saw blood stains on Qiu Feng's armor, so he asked out of curiosity: "Why are you in such a mess?"
Qiu Feng lowered his head and looked at the blood stains on his armor with disgust, and said calmly: "There are a few cowards who escaped back, let me kill them." His voice was a bit feminine, and he looked at it after he said it. The blood stains on Li Mao's armor asked "What about you?"
Li Mao said: "Thanks to you, I'm going to kill someone with a knife today!"
Qiu Feng said: "It's a pity. If we could go one step further, I might not be able to get drunk with Brother Li today in Luojing City."
Li Mao laughed loudly and said, "If you want to drink with me again after entering the city, you will have to fall on the ground. No one can enter this Luojing city without stepping over me."
Qiu Feng sighed and said: "I can't help myself, and I am the same. If I want to go back, besides taking your city, I can only lie in a coffin and let the soldiers carry me back." After that, he looked at Li Mao He glanced at Li Mao's gray beard and hair carefully, and then said, "We are all old, and it seems that a good death is a luxury."
Li Mao also stared at Qiu Feng and said, "Is there anything else you can't stand? Forget it, how about I let you go and get drunk in your camp?"
"I want to spy on my camp, dream!"
"Hahahaha, how about you follow me into Luojing City and drink three hundred cups together? Don't worry, I won't delay your attack on the city tomorrow," Li Mao said.
Qiu Feng hesitated, and seemed quite moved, but finally sighed and said to Li Mao: "Forget it, you know, I am a person with many rights and wrongs. If I am still alone now, I must I went to the city with you to conspire to get drunk, but it’s a pity that there are a large family of people in my house, so I can’t help myself, I can’t help myself!”
Li Mao looked at Qiu Feng and said calmly: "You brought all the troubles on yourself, who is to blame?"
"It's true, it's true!" Qiu Feng nodded and sighed, turned around, took something from his guard and handed it to Li Mao, saying, "I have buried nearly twenty years of good wine under the roots of the plum tree in my house, and the remaining There aren't many jars left, so I'll give you one today. Although we can't drink and have fun together, I hope Brother Li can congratulate me from afar while drinking this fine wine, which will be a special experience."
Li Mao didn't hesitate, reached out and took it, sniffed it through the mud seal, thanked him sincerely, and then handed it to Li Jian beside him.
Qiu Feng looked at Li Jian. He thought he was a guard at first, but when he took a closer look, he realized that it was actually a child. Although he and Li Mao met and exchanged greetings, there were corpses everywhere in the place. It was hideous and terrifying, and the air of blood rose into the sky. But this child was extremely calm and showed no pretense at all. The expression on his face was the politeness and restraint of a child who accompanied his elder to meet another elder. He regarded the blood stains on the ground as if they were nothing.
"This is it?" Qiu Feng looked at Li Jian and asked thoughtfully.
"My grandson, Tiankai's child, is called Li Jian. Come and pay homage to Commander Qiu." Li Mao said.
Li Jian held the wine jar on his horse and bowed to Qiu Feng.
"Brother Li, your Li family has indeed produced talents from generation to generation!" Qiu Feng praised Li Jian after sizing him up.
Li Mao stared at the corpses in front of him and said: "I'm afraid it may not be a good thing!"
"Then why not let the child escape from this sea of suffering?" Qiu Feng asked Li Mao with narrowed eyes.
"Escape, how to escape, don't have any bad ideas, I will find someone to deal with this child. Not only will this child have a long life, but he will also have profound blessings. He will definitely eat you to death!"
Qiu Feng laughed loudly after hearing this. After laughing, he said sadly to Li Mao: "I'm afraid that by then, you and I won't be able to see it."
Back in the city, Li Mao asked Li Jian, "What do you think of this Qiu Feng?"
Li Jian said without thinking on the horse: "Like an old woman!"
Li Maowen laughed loudly on his horse. The laughter was so loud that Qiu Feng, who was approaching the Jin army's camp outside the city, could hear it. He laughed while leaning forward and back and patting his own thigh, which attracted curious gazes from the soldiers passing by on the road. .
After laughing, Li Maocai said to Li Jian: "When I was young, I thought he looked like a bitch the first time I saw him. He was so angry that he drew his sword and wanted to kill me. I didn't expect that decades later, you saw him for the first time. She actually said that he looks like an old lady, which shows that what I said back then was true, this Qiu Feng was really born into the wrong mother!"
After that siege, the Jin army temporarily stopped the siege. The reason was simple. Qiu Feng's army had no siege equipment or wood to build siege equipment, and they were all destroyed during the siege. So the Jin army began to send out people to cut down forests everywhere to get wood. Since all the nearby mountains and forests were destroyed, it would take more time to cut down wood again.
However, Qiu Feng was indeed treacherous. He actually sent his cavalry to swagger out of the camp among the people cutting down the forest, hiding it from the eyes and ears of Liang Jun's sentries. Then he gathered and took a detour and ran to Li Mao's grain road to harass Liang Guo and send Luo Jing to Luo Jing. The team transporting grain from the city really gave them a hand and burned a lot of grain. By the time Li Mao sent people to help, these Jin cavalry had already disappeared. This gave Li Mao a bit of a headache. Liang Jun in the city had already suffered a lot of casualties due to several battles. If more people were sent to guard the grain roads, the troops in the city would be even more stretched.
In addition to disturbing the grain road, the Jin army became more rampant at night. During this period, people from the Jin army continued to sneak onto the city wall at night while the defenders were unprepared. However, they did not attack on the top of the city. Instead, they sneaked into the city and waited for opportunities to assassinate Liang Liang. The generals of the army may set fire to the grain storage areas in the city. These people are all desperadoes in the Jin army who are skilled and fearless of death. They are difficult to capture after sneaking into the city.
For this reason, Li Jian led people to patrol the city day and night. Although he killed several Jin soldiers, there were still many hidden in the city. Li Mao had no choice but to send more people to patrol the city. However, Li Jian felt that the Jin army seemed to be making big moves. The defenders of Liang could always find Xizuo entering the city, but not many were captured and killed. With so many Jin troops hiding behind Xizao, they must have a big move. The target is worthy of their efforts, and it is self-evident as to who the target is.
As time passed day by day, the sound of axes, chisels and saws started to sound again in the Jin army camp. All kinds of built ladders, rams, trebuchets and other objects could be seen in Luojing City. Liang Jun knew , the day for the Jin army's next attack on the city is getting closer.
That night, Li Mao inspected the city defense as usual. Li Jian was not accompanying him. He was worrying about the details of the Jin army that had sneaked into the city, and was patrolling the city with a group of soldiers. After walking around the city and approaching the city gate, he saw a group of people holding torches approaching from a distance. Li Jian recognized at a glance that his grandfather was riding a horse among the people, so he went to meet them.
When approaching Li Mao's team, suddenly, without any warning, Li Jian's body suddenly stiffened on his horse, and he felt the palpitations in his heart before he held the sharp arrow that he shot at his grandfather a few nights ago. It felt like this, but this time it was more intense and clear. He could even feel the source of the uneasiness he felt.
Li Mao also saw Li Jian, who had been tossing back and forth in the city day and night these days. The child had obviously lost weight. Li Mao felt a little distressed, secretly blaming himself that he shouldn't have made him work so hard. When he got a little closer, he saw a different kind of flush on Li Jian's face. Just when he was surprised, he saw Li Jian quickly pull out a bow from the saddle, nock an arrow and shoot towards the ridge of a house in the darkness. A scream came from the side immediately.
"There's an assassin!"
Li Jian shouted at this time, took out an arrow from the quiver hanging on the saddle and shot it to another place in the night. As early as when Li Jian opened his bow and fired the first arrow, Li Mao's followers gathered around him with shields, protecting him tightly. There were several clanging sounds on the shield, and one of the followers even groaned. , but did not fall.
Li Mao saw his grandson shooting arrows in all directions with his arms like windmills through the gaps in several shields. Every time an arrow was shot, a scream came from the darkness. A large number of soldiers quickly appeared around holding torches, and suddenly the surrounding area was illuminated.
These soldiers who appeared from nowhere were shouting with weapons and chasing the lurking Jin assassins. After a while, dead bodies were dragged over, some were seriously injured and were thrown to the ground moaning, and there were still some who were caught and escaped. , Liang Jun's soldiers were still shouting and chasing, Li Jian's face was flushed, and there was still a sharp arrow on the long bow in his hand.
This was the second time that Li Mao saw his grandson's strange ability. Normally, he shouldn't be surprised, but it still surprised him. The Li family did not have this kind of ability passed down to future generations.
He pushed aside the crowd and urged his horse to approach Li Jian. When he got closer, he said to Li Jian, "Well done!"
Unexpectedly, Li Jian ignored him, suddenly raised his head, glanced at Li Mao sharply, raised his two arms, and pointed the arrowhead on Li Mao's abdomen with a cold light, and then quickly moved up, chest, and neck. , head, and then release the bow string a few points higher.
Almost at the same time as he was shooting the arrow, Li Jian's body twisted on his horse.
Just as Li Jian's arrow almost flew past Li Mao's helmet, a short miss shot past Li Jian's waist. If not for that twist, Li Jian would have been hit by the arrow, and the short miss would have missed. A ball of sparks fell on the stone road behind Li Jian's horse.
With a scream, a man in black fell from a tree with thick leaves behind Li Mao. Following the man fell a hard crossbow. The man's head was shot through by Li Jian, and he was already dead. It's the end of Qi.
At this time, Li Jian's expression returned to normal and he said to Li Mao, "Now everything is ready."
Li Mao looked at the unusually fast soldiers appearing around him and asked Li Jian, "Have you made any arrangements?"
Li Jian immediately replied to Li Mao: "Exactly. The Jin army has been sneaking into the city carefully in recent days, but not many have been captured. I am thinking that if I arrange this, it must be done at the moment before attacking the city." Assassinating the generals who are defending the city is the most beneficial to the siege, so I have been paying attention to the Jin army's movements outside the city recently, and I have accurately determined the arrangements they will make before they attack the city. Grandpa, don't worry, I have also made arrangements for other generals, and there will be no Let them succeed."
"Yeah, not bad." Li Mao nodded, and then thought of the assassin's last arrow. If that arrow was aimed at him, he might be doomed tonight. But it happened that he was not aiming at himself. He was obviously trying to take the life of his grandson, which was a bit wrong.
As if he saw what Li Mao was thinking, Li Jian said: "Maybe that guy was ruined by me and hated me in his heart, so he wanted to shoot me to death in the end."
Li Mao nodded, but he didn't take Li Jian's words to heart. Assassins, dead soldiers, what they do is a one-shot deal. How can they change the target of the assassination just because of such a trivial matter, but he can't think of any other reason. , and told Li Jian to be careful. Then he looked at the several seriously injured and captured assassins on the ground and said, "Ask first. If you can't find out, it's useless to keep them. Let's kill them all and show the owl beasts to the public."
It was rare for Li Mao to return to his home. Ever since Qiu Feng led the army to attack the city, Li Mao almost never took off his armor. Whenever he felt tired, he would randomly find a place to rest. As time went by, his body became rotten. , this time when he returned to the camp, the guards fetched water, and he washed himself comfortably, then ordered someone to wake him up early, and fell asleep.
Li Jian stayed up almost all night. He killed the assassin who tried to assassinate his grandfather at night, and his arrangements in other places in the city were also fruitful. This made him very excited. After struggling all night, he found a place to take a nap. It was still dark when the sky was dark, so at the fourth watch, he headed towards his grandfather's camp.
Before they arrived, they heard shouts from Liang Jun on the city wall. When he looked up, he saw fire bombs dragging long flames in the air and heading towards Luo Jing City. It seemed that the Jin army had been calm for some time. The city is about to be attacked again. At this time, he saw a sergeant Liang riding on a horse rushing towards the general's camp with rapid hooves in front of him. He was probably reporting a message. He put his legs on the saddle and caught the horse's belly and followed him.
Li Mao had already gotten up, had some food, and was putting on his armor with the help of a guard. When he heard the movement outside the city, he went inside to the yard to watch.
Liang Jun, who came to report the news, got off his horse and ran into the courtyard. The soldiers guarding the gate did not stop him. He probably knew that this man was here to report the news.
Li Mao also saw Li Jian arriving outside the door, but he did not dismount. He controlled the horse and rushed towards the courtyard. The two gatekeepers held up their spears and seemed to want to stop him. After all, the general was in the camp and rode inside. It's not proper manners, even the grandson of a great general must have some rules.
Unexpectedly, when Li Jian's war horse passed the door, he drew his sword and swung it left and right. Blood spurted out from the necks of the two gatekeepers, and then he went straight towards Li Mao inside the door with red eyes to kill him.
Li Mao was stunned for a moment, and almost immediately wiped away the idea that his grandson wanted to kill him. At a glance, he saw that the soldier who seemed to be reporting a message had drawn out his long knife at some point, and rushed towards him with a grin. , Li Mao's hands were empty at this time, and when he was looking for a weapon, he saw a long sword thrust out of the chest of the soldier who was rushing over to assassinate him. The man's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he looked down at the long sword that came out of his chest. He screamed and fell to the ground. It turned out that Li Jian saw the critical situation and threw his long sword at the assassin.
"Protect the general!" Li Jian shouted, rolled off his horse, picked up a shield from the weapons rack in the courtyard, protected it in front of him, and rushed towards Li Mao.
A hail of arrows shot from the darkness, and Li Jian's shield blocked Li Mao. Li Mao was shocked. The shield in the child's hand was all on him, so wouldn't he be shot like a hedgehog? Unexpectedly, upon closer inspection, he discovered that his guard actually jumped out and used his body to protect Li Jian. Li Jian was not hit by the arrow, and the guard's back was covered with arrows and was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. At this time, a dozen people dressed as Liang Jun had come in from outside the wall, but one look at their fierce eyes and guessed that they were lurking assassins from the Jin army. They didn't say anything after they came in. They raised their hands and shot the bows and arrows at Li Mao and his grandson. Then they drew their long knives and rushed over.
Li Jian's roar attracted the attention of Li Mao's guards, who had already rushed out from everywhere, holding weapons in hand to either protect Li Mao or stand in a group with the assassin. Li Mao looked at it coldly and couldn't help but take a breath. His bodyguards were all carefully selected. Not only were they loyal, but they were also top-notch in terms of skill. Even though they were superior in numbers, they were still faintly exposed. A trace of defeat made Li Mao furious. He secretly cursed Qiu Feng, you are such a shameless man. He pulled out the long knife from one of the guards and was about to go over and kill the person. Unexpectedly, Li Jian suddenly shouted "No" and raised his hand. The shield was again protected in front of Li Mao's face. Several "dong dong" sounds were heard, and several short missiles shot through the wooden shield in Li Jian's hand. Half of the short missiles were exposed on the other side of the wooden shield, and Li Jian's arm also Blood flowed out, and several of the guards surrounding Li Mao fell down after being hit by arrows. In the midst of panic, many people jumped down from the roof and struck Li Mao with their long gleaming swords. There was chaos in the courtyard.
Li Jian pulled out a long knife from the dead body, held the knife in one hand and a shield in the other and fought with the assassin. While paying attention to Li Mao's safety, he also had to beware of cold arrows shot in the darkness outside the hospital.
Li Mao was also wielding a knife. His sword skills were sharp and his experience was even more sophisticated. He killed the assassin who rushed in front of him within a few breaths. Looking carefully in front of him, he saw that his bodyguards and retinues were constantly pouring in, and they were gradually getting closer. The assassins were surrounded, but Li Jian was entangled by several skilled assassins and couldn't escape. However, the child didn't panic at all, either blocking or dodging, and he could even raise his shield in time to catch the incoming arrows. , taking the time to return a sword can make the opponent see blood. Seeing this, Li Mao nodded secretly in his heart, but at this time he was suddenly shocked. This was not an attempt to assassinate himself. Now almost all the arrows were shot at his grandson, and several assassins All the good soldiers in the army besieged his grandson. Even though he was wounded, he was still very brave and would rather die than retreat. What was the Jin army's plan? Thinking back to the last arrow last night, why do you feel that assassinating yourself is just a cover, and killing your grandson is their ultimate goal?
After all, it was in Luojing City that the general was assassinated, which was no small matter. The soldiers came to support him one after another. The assassin who fired the cold arrows was found by the soldiers, and after a burst of random shooting, he became a hedgehog. The assassins in the camp were also provoked by Liang Jun's spears. When the last assassin cut off one of his arms with a knife from Li Jian, he was chopped into pieces by the soldiers who rushed up.
At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the corpses in the courtyard were filled with the smell of blood. Fire bombs from the Jin army in the air were still hitting the city wall, and the sound of banging continued to be heard. Li Mao didn't care about this place and let people hold him. He was about to go to the city to take command. Before he left, he looked at Li Jian and said, "I'll leave this to you. I don't know if there are any details of the Jin army in the city. You have to be careful about their cooperation inside and outside. Do you understand?"
Li Jian nodded. Li Mao and his men hurried towards the city wall.
Looking at the body of the guard whose vest was covered with arrows, Li Jian sighed and ordered the soldiers to treat him well. Then he walked to the gate of the camp and said to the soldiers who were left behind: "Identify these two. I just killed these two out of desperation. I don't know if I killed them by mistake."
A school captain stepped forward and took a closer look at the two gatekeepers who were killed by Li Jian first, and said: "Young general, I have seen the gatekeepers for the general. These two look very familiar. It shouldn’t be here.”
Li Jian nodded and said: "Then I didn't kill him wrongly. The former gatekeeper was probably killed by them. When the situation subsides, look around and I'll probably find the body."
Li Jian also murmured in his heart. Why did the two assassinations against his grandfather seem to be aimed at him? Could it be that the Jin army in Luojing City had many eyes and ears, and what he said about Qiu Feng like an old lady reached his ears. Qiu Feng was so narrow-minded that he must kill him in revenge. That shouldn't be the case. There is no need for a general in charge of an army to do this. Having trouble with yourself. The sound of fighting coming from the city wall reminded Li Jian that no matter what he did, he just helped his grandfather to protect Luojing City.
