Naturally, the assassins had no intention of answering Li Hao's question. After looking at each other, they seemed to be about to attack Li Hao again.
Li Hao immediately shouted: "The situation has reached this point. Gongsun Shu is now a withered bone in the grave, otherwise he would not have resorted to such despicable tactics as assassination.
No matter how many promises he makes to you, I'm afraid all he can achieve is some money.
Although I, the Yuan family in Jiaodong, are not the richest in the world, I am not wealthy at all. If you are willing to give up today, I can pledge to the Heavenly Alliance to double the reward. How about that. "
These words made some of the assassins a little excited, so when Li Hao was about to continue to increase his strength, one of the opponents suddenly became violent and killed for some unknown reason.
Li Hao's guards had been watching them and immediately attacked them. When the remaining assassins saw that they were all fighting, they no longer hesitated and rushed forward.
Originally, Li Hao wanted to delay as much time as possible, and when the supporting troops arrived, he would be safe.
As a result, the reaction of this group of people was also strange. They originally meant well, but they suddenly took action without any sense of martial ethics.
Speaking of which, Li Hao now regrets why he didn't wear Liang's golden silk armor today, otherwise he wouldn't have been injured by the knife just now, and now he is dragging an injured arm to fight, unable to exert his full strength. .
After such a fight, although Li Hao's side was already prepared to fight, the manpower was still a little short and could not form a military formation to meet the enemy.
When it comes to fighting alone, Li Hao's group of people can't compare to this group of assassins who are skilled in fighting. Especially the guy at the beginning, who used his ability to break knives and break swords with one hand, beat Li Hao hard. The situation was quite unfavorable due to repeated injuries.
Just when Li Hao was thinking about what to do, he suddenly remembered that when he just passed by, he saw a two-story wine house on the street, and there were no connected houses around it. It could be used, so he ordered the guards to fight on the side. He retreated and hid in the wine house.
As for the original waiters and drinkers in the tavern, they were all driven to a place and guarded with weapons. After all, the assassin was right outside the door. It was too dangerous to drive them out, and secondly, they were afraid of being caught in the chaos. Give the assassin a chance.
However, Li Hao is also a little worried that there are assassins among this group of people. Although this possibility is relatively small, after all, Li Hao came here temporarily, but it is always good to be on guard.
With a wall to rely on, there will be fewer enemies to face at once. All you need to do is guard the door of the wine house on the first floor. As for the second floor, although there are some assassins who are good at climbing high, there is nothing that can be taken advantage of. After all, there weren't many people coming up.
Gradually, Li Hao stabilized the situation. Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and then he felt Ah Hei in front of him and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the guards around him found out and helped Li Hao in time, and saved Li Hao. Hao helped him sit aside.
At this time, Li Hao had time to face his injury. In fact, the knife wound was not serious, but Li Hao fought with the injury for a while, which made the wound bigger and left too much blood on Li Hao.
Li Hao was in danger earlier and was fine with his high concentration. But when he relaxed, he immediately felt dizzy and weak.
The guard obviously discovered this at this time, and quickly tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes and bandaged Li Hao, while Li Hao closed his eyes and calmed down.
After Li Hao calmed down for a while, he heard the sound of fighting stopped. The leader of the guard, Yuan Yuan, got up and patrolled, and then came back to report: "Sir, those assassins have escaped. I think our reinforcements have arrived."
Hearing this, Li Hao opened his eyes and said slightly weakly: "You still have to be careful. These assassins are by no means just ordinary people. This Gongsun Shu really has some skills. If he can recruit this group of assassins at once, it seems that there will be more in the future." Be on guard.
You let others continue to guard the door, and when reinforcements arrive, order them to clear the area to avoid any further accidents. "
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Speaking of which, Li Hao really underestimated the enemy this time. Li Hao originally thought that according to the plot of the TV series, there should be no assassination, but he ignored that whether it was the original work or the historical novel, this assassination existed, it was just the target It's not Li Hao.
However, Fifty percent was involved in the assassination in the original work, and I don’t know if he was involved this time. Speaking of which, the description of Fifty percent’s martial arts in the original work is that his hands can break knives, break swords, and open monuments. Cracked stone.
Li Hao recalled that the person who had made the first move seemed to have used a pair of fleshy palms, and the more he thought about it, the more he seemed to be fifth.
Li Hao was thinking about something in his mind, but he didn't notice that something was wrong with Yuan Yuan's face next to him. It wasn't until Yuan Yuan came back after delivering the message that his expression became more solemn. Then Li Hao saw it and asked, "What's wrong? Is it again?" What happened?"
Yuan Jing replied: "Master, I know one of the assassins in the group just now. When we started fighting, I felt that his skills were very familiar. However, the situation was urgent so I didn't think much about it.
But just now when I was inspecting, I checked with other people, and the martial arts, body shape, and most importantly, the scar on the forehead of that person just now, all matched up. "
In fact, when Yuan Jing started talking about being familiar with each other, Li Hao had already concluded that the guy was the fifth percentile. No wonder he was still preparing to make conditions, but this guy suddenly took action. It turned out that he heard that he was a member of the Yuan family.
However, it was still certain, but Li Hao still asked. After all, normally, Li Hao only knew the whole name, but in fact he probably didn't know that much about the 50%: "Oh, who is that person?"
"Fifty percent." Yuan Jing replied, and when Li Hao heard this, he subconsciously slapped the table with his hand in anger, but the wound was suddenly involved, making Li Hao groan in pain.
Yuan Jing said quickly: "Master, be careful, your health is more important. Let's deal with this matter after your injury is healed."
Li Hao, who was in pain just now, frowned and felt that he suddenly became energetic. After he calmed down a little, Li Hao said: "Okay, this person has attacked my father three times and four times, but I didn't even go to him. To settle the score, he actually dared to come and assassinate me.
Who knows what kind of madness he will get in the future. What if he takes action against my brother? My brother doesn’t have many guards.
Keep this in mind, and when you return, pass on my order to send some men to Bailu Mountain to secretly protect my brother's safety.
In addition, let people secretly inquire about the information about the fifth percentile. If they are sure, they can make a decision immediately. However, my father must not know about this, lest he intervene to stop it. "
Yuan Jing heard that it was true. At this moment, people outside came to report, saying that all the surrounding roads had been blocked and the carriage had arrived at the door.
So Li Hao got on the carriage and hurried back to his residence in Hanzhong. The military doctor was already waiting here in advance. After checking Li Hao's wound, he said: "The wound on your shoulder is not serious. It has not been injured." As for the bones, it's not a big deal at first. Just apply some gold sore medicine and don't do anything anymore.
It's just that the adult continued to fight after being injured. He bled too much and his body's energy and blood were depleted. He was afraid that he would have to take medicine and rest peacefully for several months before he could recover. "
"That's very good, then I'll help you." After Li Hao finished speaking, he asked someone to bring a gold horseshoe as a reward.
Seeing this, the doctor replied: "I don't dare. This is what I should do. You don't have to be so polite."
Li Hao replied: "Doctor, please don't be polite. I won't be the only one injured. Others should also be more careful. If you need any medicine, just tell me and I will ask someone to buy it. We must try our best to help you." Save more people.”
"The adults love soldiers as much as their children, and the younger one will definitely do his best." After saying that, he took the horseshoe gold and put it into his sleeve, and then began to apply medicine and bandage Li Hao.
After completing these operations, the doctor went to the side and wrote out the prescription, handed it to one of Li Hao's guards to have someone take the medicine, and then went down to see the others.
As for Li Hao, after resting on the bed for a while, he stood up again and called for help to put on a new robe and prepare the carriage.
Seeing Li Hao's face turning pale, Yuan Jing couldn't help but said: "Master, where are you going? The doctor just said that you need to have a good rest."
Li Hao replied: "Recuperation is something that will happen in the future. Gongsun Shu will definitely spread rumors about my assassination here. If I don't visit a few passes, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be shaken."
If something goes wrong and Gongsun Shu breaks into Hanzhong, it will be really over. "
Hearing this, Yuan Jing was speechless for a moment, because he understood that what Li Hao said was right, so he had to help Li Hao change his clothes silently.
During this inspection of the customs defense, Li Hao did not dare to be careless anymore. After all, his current body really could not withstand the torment, so this time Li Hao directly dispatched 500 soldiers and horses to accompany him, and also carried some bows and crossbows.
If there were assassins who dared to come here, Li Hao wouldn't need anyone to engage in close combat, he would just shoot them into a sieve to satisfy his hatred.
But maybe Li Hao's array really scared the assassin. Anyway, when Li Hao inspected several checkpoints such as Yangping Pass, no one showed up, so Li Hao didn't get revenge.
But the effect of this inspection was still achieved. As soon as Tian Yan spread the news that Li Hao was assassinated and seriously injured, Li Hao appeared on the wall of Yangpingguan.
Not only did it slap the Shu army in the face, but it also aroused Li Hao's subordinates' anger towards the Shu army, which actually made the Shu army's attack more difficult.
He just dragged his weak body and forced himself to patrol Yiquan. When he returned to Xicheng, Li Hao immediately fell ill and fell into a coma due to a sudden fever.
This frightened everyone waiting, but Yuan Jing reacted quickly and immediately had people block the news. However, he tried to remain calm externally and kept tight on the outside to prevent outsiders from knowing what was going on inside.
But everyone understood that this situation could not last too long. Once Li Hao did not show up for several days in a row, the rumors outside would be unstoppable.
Poor people were anxious but had no choice but to keep asking the doctor how Li Hao was doing and when he would wake up.
"My qi and blood were already weak, and then I forced my sick body to run around, and it got worse. Now I suddenly fainted because of the wind evil entering my body.
Although I have given you medicine, I really don’t know when the adult will wake up. "The doctor replied.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and someone immediately suggested: "How about we find a few more doctors to come into the house to see you, maybe someone can save you."
Yuan Jing said: "This is not possible. If we invite outsiders to enter the house, and we don't know their background, it would be worse if they have bad intentions. Moreover, it would not be confirmed that something happened to the young master, and I am afraid that those with evil intentions will Of course something will be done.”
"Then what should we do? We can't just do nothing and just wait."
Everyone sighed, because they seemed to have nothing to do except wait.
Fortunately, Li Hao woke up after sleeping for three days, but after waking up, Li Hao's body was weaker than before, and he struggled to show himself outside.
Li Hao said to Yuan Jing in the palace: "I sent a message to Your Majesty last time. I think the person sent by Your Majesty should be halfway there. You should immediately send someone along Chencang Road to look for him.
Ask him to hurry up and replace me in Hanzhong. If he continues to hold on like this, I'm afraid I will really fall. "
After Yuan Jing heard the words, he immediately sent people there, and met Cui You who was sent by Emperor Wen to support him halfway. After learning about Li Hao's situation, he immediately handed over his troops to the deputy general and continued to rush. Go to Hanzhong.
He led his relatives and satellites to Xicheng all night long. When he saw Li Hao lying on the bed with a weak look on his face, he couldn't help but said: "Why is he injured so badly? That Gongsun Shu is too shameless."
Li Haodan replied: "Yes, so you have to be careful. I will call all the generals in Xicheng to introduce you later, and I will leave Hanzhong to you."
Fortunately you came quite early, otherwise it would have been a few more nights, and I'm afraid I wouldn't even have the strength to talk to you by then. "
Cui You replied: "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, Hanzhong won't be lost. Just rest in peace and recover. In addition, your majesty has Dr. Sun beside you. He is extremely skilled in medicine. I had already written to your majesty before I came here, asking Dr. Sun to come over for diagnosis and treatment. You... The injury will heal soon."
"Okay, let me lend you some good words." After Li Hao said this, he ordered Yuan Ying to call the generals stationed in Xicheng to make a handover and wait for Cui You to take over.
The tight string in Li Hao's mind loosened, and he immediately fell into coma again. This time he slept for a longer time, sleeping for five days in a row.
However, after he put down his business, Li Hao's body finally stopped deteriorating. However, according to Dr. Sun, Li Hao had to work hard for days after dragging his sick body. After all, he had injured his body, and he would have to rest for a long time. Rejuvenate.
At the same time, Medical Officer Sun also suggested that Li Hao return to Chang'an to recuperate after a period of rest, saying that it was far away from the battlefield and could calm Li Hao's mind.
After thinking about this for a while, Li Hao agreed. After all, his health was more important. Li Hao also wanted to live a long life, and Li Hao also felt that this battle would not last long.
Originally, Emperor Wen did not intend to deal with Wei Xiao and Gongsun Shu at once. The battle in Hanzhong was only possible because Li Hao took advantage of every opportunity.
Although the Han army had an advantage at this time, Jingzhou was not ready yet, so Emperor Wen probably would stop here and just hold Hanzhong first. When Jingzhou was ready, he would attack from two directions.
Then Li Hao returned to Chang'an to recuperate, which would not delay much business. Moreover, he could make his presence felt in front of Emperor Wen by taking advantage of his great achievements. When the war in Ji County was over, it would be better not to award him a reward himself.
In this way, Li Hao, under the protection of a group of soldiers and horses, lay on a carriage covered with layers of brocade quilts and embarked on the road to Chang'an.
When Li Hao arrived in Chang'an, Emperor Wen had already arranged a residence for him and came to visit him in person, which was a great honor to Li Hao.
Soon afterwards, Luomenju, the last stronghold of Wei Chun and others, was breached. Wei Chun led his troops to surrender to Xiang Lai She, Feng Yi, and Wu Han. Longxi was recovered by the Han army.
On the Hanzhong side, when Gongsun Shu received the news of Wei Chun's surrender, he also knew that there would be no chance to take back Hanzhong, so he stopped his troops and returned, rebuilding checkpoints on the main roads with the intention of blocking future attacks by the Han army.
The fighting on both sides has stopped, and the time for rewards based on merit that Li Hao was looking forward to is coming soon.
