Chapter 97 Danger Attack (Five-thousand-word Chapter)

In less than half an hour, 800 people had packed up their things and were ready to set off. Liu Qi did not delay and immediately set out for Yangxin County with his soldiers. Going to Yangxin County, on the one hand, I want to find a place to stay, and on the other hand, I want to understand the current situation. They haven't been in contact with the outside for half a month. They don't know whether the two princes in the north have fought or not, and they don't know much about the situation in Changsha and other places. These are all things that Liu Qi is eager to know.

More than 20 miles is not far away, but Liu Qi and others walked for two hours. They could not run on the path and there were pedestrians from time to time, which greatly slowed down the speed of Liu Qi and others, but even so, it was much faster than marching at night.

The county seat of Yangxin County near noon finally appeared in front of him. Looking at Liu Qi, the city of Yangxin County in front of him, he couldn't believe it. The wall was not even half of You County, which was dilapidated. Liu Qi had no doubt that he could rush into the city with a charge. There was no moat and even the gate was made of simple two wooden boards. A gust of wind can blow it down.

Liu Qi and others naturally attracted the attention of the people in the city. The two wooden gates have been closed, and there are also people standing on the low head of the city holding homemade spears, and tree trunks are sharpening their heads and tied with a few wis of red ropes.

A middle-aged man like a lieutenant of Yangxin County stood on the top of the city and said, "Who are you?"

Looking at the dilapidated Liu Qi of Yangxin County in front of him, he took a deep breath and said, "We are the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou to open the door." After saying that, he looked at Wang Yi and motioned Wang Yi to hand over the official documents to the county lieutenant for identification.

Wang Yi nodded and took out the official document from his arms and raised his hand to the city. A basket was tied down on the city, and Wang Yi put the official document in it. The county lieutenant took the official text in the soldier's hand and looked at it carefully and finally confirmed the identity of Liu Qi and others. He hurriedly came to greet him with the soldier.

Liu Qi looked at the soldier behind the county lieutenant who didn't look like a soldier and shook his head without saying anything. The county lieutenant asked carefully, "I don't know what's wrong with the general coming this time?"

Liu Qi saw through the county lieutenant's mind and did not hide it, "Take a day off and leave tomorrow. You will talk about the things in Jingzhou these days."

Hearing Liu Qi's words, the county lieutenant was relieved and told the current situation of Jingzhou. Hearing that Liu Biao sent troops to rescue him, Liu Qi was also relieved. If Liu Biao was really indifferent, the father-son relationship could not even guarantee even the superficial harmony.

Only when he entered the city did Liu Qi know that Yangxin County was dilapidated, and the people in the city with dilapidated houses were also yellow and thin. Liu Qi looked at the county lieutenant doubtfully. The county lieutenant said helplessly, "This is close to Jiangdong. Jiangdong soldiers and horses often come to the chaos and can't farm at all. Everyone lives for a day, and the last general can't do anything."

Liu Qi nodded and wrote down that Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, was indeed unqualified. No matter what Huang Zu did in the future, he would not keep him again. Under the leadership of the county lieutenant, Liu Qi and others came to the county government. The county government was only slightly better than other places, but it still looked dilapidated. Liu Qi and others only sat in the county government for a moment and stationed at the post station.

Big Joe in the carriage, Xiao Qiao got out of the car and looked at Liu Qi doubtfully. They heard that the Jingxiang area was the richest place in the world, even in Jiangdong. Now they can't believe it when they look at the dilapidated county. Liu Qi was also a little embarrassed and didn't explain that he ordered the two women to be arranged in the hospital.

Shortly after Liu Qi and others entered Yangxin County, a soldier also entered Yangxin County. This soldier is dusty but not a soldier of Yangxin County. Although his armor is a little shabby, it is much better than that of soldiers in Yangxin County. The soldier entered Yangxin County and went straight to the post station.

The post station has long been occupied by 800 people by Liu Qi, and there have been flying tiger guards around the post station. As soon as the soldiers approached the post station, they were stopped.

Looking at the soldiers rushing into the post station, the two flying tiger guards guarding the post station blocked the door and shouted, "Hold, who are you?"

The soldier looked at the armor of the two soldiers in front of him and was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment and dared not neglect it: "I am the messenger of Xiangyang who was ordered to go to Jiangxia to pass the order and pass by here to throw the station."

The Flying Tiger Guard at the door looked at him carefully and then said, "Wait here." After saying that, he turned around and entered the post station.

In the post station, Liu Qi and others were about to rest when they heard someone coming to the station. After asking their identity, they knew that it was Xiangyang's messenger and said curiously to Feihuwei, "Take him in."

"No." The flying tiger guard turned around and left, and soon came in with a young soldier.

Seeing that Liu Qi's soldiers had already knelt down and said, "Let's see the eldest son."

This scared Liu Qi. As soon as he arrived in Jingzhou, he was identified and couldn't help asking, "Who are you under?" How do you know me?"

The soldier scratched his head and said nervously, "The last general is just a gate messenger, and he doesn't belong to anyone. The last time the eldest son went on an expedition, he met the eldest son, so he recognized him.

Liu Qi nodded that the gate summoner did not belong to the general's command, but belonged to the civilian officer. He had already believed in the identity of the summoner. He nodded and asked, "What's the matter with you going to Jiangxia?"

The messenger hesitated and said, "This time, Jiangdong soldiers and horses invaded Zhennan and ordered Jiangxia Taishou to cooperate with the actions of the Flying Dragon Army."

Liu Qi sighed. It seems that Liu Biao also knew that Huang Zu's behavior sent the Flying Dragon Army and ordered people to come and beat him. If he expected it well, he would order the soldiers to order a letter and then Liu Biao to Huang Zu.

Knowing the purpose of Liu Biao, Liu Qi waved to the flying tiger guard beside him and said, "Prepare a room for this young general to let him rest."

Hearing that Liu Qi did not ask more questions, the messenger was a little disappointed. This time, Liu Qi fought against Zhang Xian and entered Jiangdong, which shocked Liu Qi's prestige in Jingzhou. Naturally, he hoped to work under Liu Qi, but now Liu Qi did not say that he could not say more. He saluted Liu Qi and followed Feihuwei to rest.

The Flying Tiger Guard led him to an upper room and said, "You just rest here and don't run around."

At this time, he already knew that he was a famous member of Feihuwei in front of him, and he was not dissatisfied with his tone and nodded to show his knowledge.

Entering the upper room, the messenger did not rest but paced back and forth in the room. Since he was a child, he aspired to become a general, but he had never had a chance. Now the eldest son is close at hand, and he can sleep there. He casually removed his armor and sat at the table for a little cleaning. He began to seriously consider how to let the eldest son accept himself. He didn't care too much about his origin. After all, if the eldest son accepted the brocade sail thief, he would not care about his origin, so he could only look at his skills.

As for martial arts and martial arts, he also believes that he can still get into the eyes of the eldest son, so the next step is how to behave in front of the eldest son. Thinking that the messenger took a breath and went to bed, he had to refresh his spirit.

An hour later, he opened his eyes and washed a little. He was already full of energy and tidied up his clothes. He opened the door and walked to Liu Qi's room.

At this time, Liu Qi and Wang Yi in Liu Qi's room, Gan Ning were discussing what to do next. When he returned to Jingzhou, he returned to the center of the whirlpool again. Liu Qi did not dare to slack off at all.

Wang Yi looked at Liu Qi and said, "The eldest son should go back to Changsha. You should know that it is a felony for the general in the army to leave the army for no reason. If Cai Mao and others are allowed to seize this point, it will be a little unfavorable to the eldest son." Since ancient times, generals have been related to the victory and defeat of the whole army, and they are not allowed to leave the army without authorization. Although Liu Qi's situation is special, Cai Mao and others will definitely catch it.

Gan Ning has no opinion on these. He can still come up with some ideas when fighting, but he is not good at intrigue.

Liu Qi did not say anything. The reason why he left Xiangyang this time was to establish a base to control the military power. Now it seems that this goal has been achieved. Xu Shu in Changsha will definitely deal with everything. If there is no accident, I'm afraid Changsha has completely become his rear. As for the military power, it seems to have been done. Tens of thousands of troops in Changsha are already under his control. In this case, is it time to return to Xiangyang?

The Battle of Guandu will break out at any time. At this time, Zhang Xiu will surrender to Cao Cao. At that time, Jingzhou and Cao Cao will only meet each other. In history, Liu Biao did not take the opportunity to sneak up Xu Du, which led to Cao Cao's great victory and then the southern expedition.

Immediately after Liu Biao died of illness and the fall of Jingzhou, he felt that it was time to return to Xiangyang to control the situation. It was safe to return to Changsha, but he also lost the initiative. At this time, he should return to Xiangyang to take the initiative, so that he will have more advantages in the future.

What's more, Liu Bei will return to Xiangyang soon. Although Liu Bei doesn't know whether he wants to be benevolence and righteousness as said in history, Liu Qi also has to guard against it. Liu Bei did not come to Jingzhou to defect to Liu Biao, but to find a base for future achievements. And Liu Qi from Jingzhou will not let him fall into Liu Bei's hands in any case. But Liu Bei was so famous that he couldn't stop him from coming to Jingzhou. He had to arrange it in advance.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I will leave tomorrow and go straight back to Xiangyang."

"No." Naturally, the two will not object to Liu Qi's order.

Before the two of them could react, they heard Liu Qi say, "The justification of returning to Xiangyang can't be true. Send someone to Xiangyang to inform Mr. Yi Ji to arrange a suitable excuse."

"No." The two bowed and took the order again.

Liu Qi thought for a moment and said, "Sent someone to explore the marching route of the Flying Dragon Army. If it is possible, I will meet this Flying Dragon Army when I go back." The key is to successfully take over the Flying Tiger Army and the Flying Dragon Army in Jingzhou. As long as they get the support of Wang Wei and Wen Ping, even if Liu Biao does not agree with Liu Qi's succession, they have to compromise, and Cai Mao and others are even less than enough. Although they also have soldiers and horses in their hands, they are not as good as the Flying Tiger Army and the Flying Dragon Army.

When the two were about to leave, they heard outside the door and said, "I want to see you from Xiangyang."

Liu Qi was stunned and immediately thought of this person. He said in his heart that he was here to say goodbye, and he didn't care to say outside the door, "Let him in."

Not long after, the messenger came in accompanied by two flying tiger guards. Liu Qi waved his hand and asked the two flying tiger guards to retreat and look at the messenger. At this time, after grooming Liu Qi, he could see his appearance clearly. He was in his twenties, and his face was not handsome but extraordinary.

The messenger entered the room and saw Liu Qi's accident and two other people were a little surprised, but then he calmly said, "The last general Wei Yan will see the eldest son, the two generals." I want to sign up, even if I fail this time, so that the eldest son can remember him.

"Wei Yan?" Liu Qi nodded and was about to ask him what was going on. Suddenly, he felt that the name was a little familiar and then remembered who Wei Yan was. In the future, Wei Yan, who was not less than the five tiger generals, was said by Zhuge Liang that Wei Yan had anti-bones behind his head.

He is not interested in whether Wei Yan really has anti-bone Liu Qi. He only knows that Wei Yan's martial arts and skills are not weak, which can be said to be the first general in the late period of Shu. It seems to be adventurous and has a great possibility of failure, but it is a good plan when the enemy is strong and we are weak. However, Zhuge Liang was cautious all his life, and he was afraid that the State of Shu would lose the only general who could do it. Without consent, it was not that the outcome of Shu Han could not be changed.

Last time, he specially looked for Liu Biao's birthday banquet, but Wei Yan's official position was too low to participate in the birthday banquet. Later, he was entangled in everything and didn't have time to look for it, but he didn't expect to meet here.

Seeing Liu Qi's expression, Wei Yanyi was stunned and then thought whether the eldest son had heard of his name. He was a little excited and said, "The eldest son will calm down the rebellion in Jiangdong in three days. At the end of his return, he will be admired. Please take him in. He will definitely not refuse." After saying that, Wei Yan looked at Liu Qi nervously, and his eyes were full of expectations.

Liu Qi was stunned when he heard Wei Yan's words. He didn't expect that he had time to recruit the future general and ran directly. He laughed, "You know martial arts."

Wei Yan nodded quickly and said, "The last general has learned martial arts since he was a child."

Liu Qi asked again, "Have you ever read the art of war?"

Wei Yan said, "I've read it. Although I'm not proficient in application, I still know how to use it."

He can learn and use it. Ordinary people are complacent when they have read the art of war, but Wei Yan wants to apply it. No wonder they can make such achievements in the future. Liu Qi looked at Wei Yanzhi carefully and said nervously, "In this case, you can send a message first. When you come back to Xiangyang, I will arrange someone to test you. If you pass the test, you can stay."

Although Wei Yan felt a little troublesome, passing the test can better show that his ability will be more important in the future and said, "Mr. Xie, I will not disappoint you."

Liu Qi nodded and let Wei Yan retreat, sighing in his heart that the world is impermanent. When he first woke up, he was still worried about recruiting generals and counselors. Unexpectedly, these people now take the initiative to come. There is no prejudice against Wei Yan and Liu Qi, but he has to guard against Wei Yan, who is famous in history. This will make Wei Yan cherish the opportunity and work for him wholeheartedly.

Wei Yan returned to the room excitedly and took something and was about to rush to Jiangxia. As soon as he left the post station, he saw a flying tiger guard coming quickly and stopped before the post station. Then the flying tiger guard jumped off his horse and rushed to the post station. Wei Yan did not leave immediately, but returned to the post station.

Wang Yi and Gan Ning in Liu Qi's room were a little confused about why Liu Qi took care of a messenger so much, but they didn't ask. Since Liu Qi takes care of this, I'm afraid that the messenger has some ability. After all, none of the people recruited by Liu Qi are weak.

Xu Shu, Gan Ning, Zhao Lei and Ma Liang have their own advantages, especially Xu Shu has amazing talents, which makes them have to admire Liu Qi's ability to look at people.

Liu Qi naturally saw the doubts of the two, but did not explain. It is better to attract Wei Yan to take its course, otherwise it will only steal chickens and not eat rice.

Liu Qi was about to let the two of them go down to arrange things, and then when he rested, he heard the rapid footsteps outside the door.

"The prince." A flying tiger guard pushed the door in before he could report it. Seeing that Liu Qi and others had no time to salute, he said, "If you find the traces of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, please leave immediately." He spoke in a hurry.

A short sentence shocked Liu Qi and others. It was too fast that the soldiers and horses arrived in Jiangdong just two hours after they arrived in Yangxin County. Besides, Yangxin County could not be defended at all, and there was no official way. How could several women walk fast?

After drinking a glass of water handed over by Wang Yi, the Flying Tiger Guard finally calmed down and said, "There are about 10,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangdong and 2,000 cavalry. At this time, I'm afraid it's less than 20 miles away from here. You'd better prepare early." Then I will talk about the situation along the way.

Liu Qi's faces became more and more solemn. From the words of the Flying Tiger Guard, they have confirmed who was chasing him this time. I'm afraid that the 2,000 cavalry is Sun Ce's personal guard. This guard is not weaker or even better than the Flying Tiger Army. Naturally, the cavalry in the Guard will not be weak, and it is theirs. Twice, they will not be their opponents. In addition, they are even more difficult to match with ten thousand steps.

Liu Qi didn't expect that Jiangdong's pursuers would come so quickly. They had no rest when they returned to Jingzhou, but they didn't expect to be caught up. Moreover, the Jiangdong army rushed directly into Jingzhou without scruples, which also annoyed him. If Huang Zu had been a little bit as Jiangdong's soldiers and horses, he would not be so unscrupulous.

However, these are not considered at present. At present, they have to weigh whether they go or not, and how far they can go. If you don't go, it's still a question whether you can stay here or not. It seems that if you don't walk, you will die, but if you let the soldiers of Feihuwei and Jinfan thief drag the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong behind, they can also walk away. It's just that Liu Qi, Wang Yi, Gan Ning and others can't do such a thing.

Liu Qi sighed and looked at Wang Yi and said, "You immediately go to inform the county lieutenant and ask him to organize someone to repair the city wall and the gate. You must repair the city wall and the gate before the arrival of Jiangdong soldiers and horses. If it doesn't work, block the city gate directly. At the same time, call the middle-aged people in the county to temporarily serve as reserve personnel to prepare the equipment to guard the city." If you can't leave, you have to stick to it.

"No." Wang Yi didn't dare to neglect and immediately got up and left.

Liu Qi looked at Gan Ning again and said, "You immediately send people to the surrounding counties to mobilization the more troops and horses, the better. Before the Jiangdong army arrives, the two foreign dispatchers inform Jiang Xia and Huang Zu whether to come or not depends on God's will. At the same time, he ordered people to go to South County to ask for help from the Flying Dragon Army and let them come quickly.

"No." Gan Ning got up and left.

The two left and Liu Qi sighed, "It's only up to God's will." He chose to stick to it.