"It's good to be unlucky. A bunch of unscrupulous people stabbed the horse's belly and chopped off its legs." Batulu always remembered this incident.

I don’t know if it was because he had raised livestock since he was a child, but he was also disgusted with the Beggars attacking livestock. This also became a turning point in his impression of the Beggars. In fact, he had never dealt with the Beggars before, but

The word "beggar" made him feel that the beggars were all a group of poor people, but now it seemed that they were not.

After drinking with the army, Chen Liqiu also walked out of the post. I don't know what method he used. The postmaster was very polite to him and sent him out personally, saying goodbye warmly.

After watching everyone leave, Yi Cheng immediately sent someone to the city to report that the Beggar Clan had rebelled. ??

Since the horses had just drank, it was not appropriate to gallop immediately, so everyone picked up their reins and walked slowly to take the opportunity to eat some dry food.

Chen Liqiu said with concern, "There is a war going on in the north, and we are likely to encounter war when we go here."

Li Zhongyong shook his head and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. Yunzhou is the only way we must pass. If we want to detour, we can only go to Handan, but this will cause a delay of at least seven days."

"We can't afford to delay, let's act according to the situation." Chen Liqiu said.

Li Zhongyong asked Batulu, who was chewing the fire, "Boss, how far can our horses run?"

"Three hundred miles at most." Batulu said.

"Let's go." Li Zhongyong rode ahead.

Batulu shook his reins and followed, accompanied by Chen Liqiu and Tian Zhengong, one on the left and one on the right.

Sitting on the right side of the car, Director Lin's dull cough could be heard from time to time in the carriage, and there was also a faint smell of alcohol. Needless to say, Director Lin was drinking to relieve pain.

The most worrying thing at this time is that Director Lin will suddenly call him, because that means that Director Lin's injury has seriously worsened and there is a risk of leaving his last words. As long as Director Lin does not call him or Li Zhongyong and others, it means that Director Lin can still hold on for the time being.

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Because there was a war going on ahead, few pedestrians and merchants were seen passing by on the official road. At the second watch, a winding fire appeared in front.

"Second brother, is there an army in front of us?" Batulu asked.

Li Zhongyong rode his horse forward and saw it more clearly, "It's not like an army. There are many civilians pushing carts among them. They must be a convoy transporting grain and grass to the front of the formation."

"Are there any horses?" Batulu asked.

"There are a small number of cavalry guards." Li Zhongyong said.

"That's good, our horses can hardly hold it anymore," Batulu said.

As the distance approached, I could clearly see what was ahead by the light of the torches. It was a convoy several miles long, mostly human carts, but also ox carts and mule carts. They were bustling and blocking the road.

"Emergency military affairs, get out of the way, get out of the way." Li Zhongyong shouted to get out of the way.

Hearing Li Zhongyong’s shout, the front

The convoys of vehicles evaded to the right side one after another. At this time, the road followed the ancient system, with men going to the right, women to the left, and the carriages and horses in the middle.

"Who?!" some officers and soldiers from the front shouted.

"Who are you?" Chen Liqiu asked loudly.

"We are subordinates of General Li, the governor of Hedong Province." the officers and soldiers replied.

After learning the camp to which the opponent belonged, Chen Liqiu said loudly, "Quickly give way. We are coming from Xingzhou. The car is carrying General Li Cunxiao's secret envoy. We need to go to Yunzhou urgently to meet with General Li."

Although the vassal towns were divided at this time, there were few open rebellions. They all regarded themselves as loyal ministers, but what they did was to serve private interests. Therefore, there was no difference in military uniforms in various places. Li Cunxiao was Li Keyong's adopted son and belonged to the same group.

camp, so after hearing Chen Liqiu say that they were driving military horses, the captain who accompanied the team to transport them did not think much and loudly ordered the food team to make way for Chen Liqiu and others.

There were hundreds of soldiers escorting the grain and fodder, all of whom were on horseback. Chen Liqiu proposed to change the horses, and the leading captain did not refuse. Not only did he order the soldiers to exchange horses with the others, but he also helped Batulu re-hook the horses.

Seeing that everyone was about to go on the road, the leader of the school captain kindly asked, "Brother, the war is urgent. In order to identify ourselves and the enemy, we need to hold a token to pass in front of the formation. Do you have a bronze medal arrow?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. Although we don't have the token, we do have General Li Cunxiao's handwriting." Chen Liqiu said, reaching into his arms, taking out a letter and handing it to the leading captain.

The captain waved his hand and said, "No need, no need."

Chen Liqiu took back the letter and looked back at Chong, "Take out some of the braised pork we brought from Xingzhou to honor your superior."

After hearing this, he hurriedly walked into the carriage and took two smoked chickens, got out of the car and handed them to the leading colonel.

The captain took the smoked chicken, casually pulled off a bronze medal from his waist and threw it at Chen Liqiu, "Then, there is a battle in front of the formation. There is no time to check the letters. It is better to keep the medal."

Chen Liqiu caught the bronze medal and thanked him loudly. Batulu shouted and the carriage sped forward.

After running more than ten feet, Chen Liqiu shouted loudly, "By the way, there is another matter. The Beggar Clan has been surrendered and incorporated by Helian Duo. When you encounter Hua Zi, you should be more careful."

The leading general thanked him loudly and watched everyone go north.

After traveling for more than ten miles, the food team was far behind, and then he said, "Third senior brother, there was a dangerous situation just now. They clearly wanted to check whether we had tokens. You responded to it and not only resolved the situation, but

Crisis, and I got a pass."

"Haha," Chen Liqiu said with a proud smile, "Old Wu, please remember, the more you lie, the more likely you are to lie."

Be honest and confident. Furthermore, no one in this world receives benefits from others in vain. As long as you are generous enough, even if you have all kinds of faults and shortcomings, you will not be disliked by others."

"Can you teach him better?" Batulu interrupted with a frown.

"What I said was the most reasonable thing about human nature, and I didn't tell anyone else." Chen Liqiu said with a smile.

"Third Senior Brother, what's going on with the letter you just took out?" he asked curiously.

Chen Liqiu didn't answer, but pointed at him because he thought he was talking too much and asking questions.

Li Zhongyong said angrily, "No need to ask, of course it is written to which girl, but I didn't have time to send it by post."

The night was silent, the road was wide and there were few people. There was no talking all night. At dawn, everyone could no longer hold on. This was something he had never thought about before. He only thought about whether the horses could bear it, but ignored that people would also be tired.

In desperation, everyone could only stop temporarily and take a short rest. Due to long-term riding, legs and hips were grinding, and Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu walked a little awkwardly when they dismounted. Tian Zhengong was not unusual, but this did not mean that she was fine.

After all, she is a woman, and even if she feels uncomfortable, she is too embarrassed to show it.

Director Lin did not get out of the car this time. He drank a lot of wine and was sleeping. Although he was asleep, his chest was rising and falling rapidly. It was obvious that the poison entering his body was causing him great pain.

After only sleeping for half an hour, Li Zhongyong urged everyone to set off on the road. Although everyone was still tired, they were worried about Daoist Lin's injury and did not dare to delay. They steeled themselves and started riding on the road.

If you have words, it will be long, but if you don't, it will be short. It is another day without any surprises. Because there is a war in Yunzhou, there are no horses to change at the post station, so everyone can only rest every few hundred miles.

On the morning of the third day, everyone could already see Yunzhou City more than ten miles away. A fierce battle was breaking out in the huge Yunzhou City. Countless soldiers attacked the city from all sides. The attackers built walls with ladders and giant trees smashed into doors.

The defenders shot down their arrows, burned with oil, and there were fires all over the city wall. Thick smoke billowed, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

When looking into the distance, Li Zhongyong and others were doing the same thing, but what they were looking at was not Yunzhou City, but the valley between the two mountains in front. The valley was about three miles long, with dense forests on both sides.

, it is very steep, the widest part of the valley is about five feet, and the narrowest part is less than three feet.

"If I were a beggar gang, I would definitely set up an ambush in the valley." Li Zhongyong said.

"Regardless of whether there is an ambush or not, we have to leave." Chen Liqiu's expression was solemn.

"I'm going to explore the road." Li Zhongyong shook the reins and was about to go.

"Wait a minute," Batulu called out to Li Zhongyong, "come and drive the car, and I'll go explore the road."

When Li Zhongyong hesitated, Batulu had already jumped off the carriage and grabbed the iron rod in his hand.

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Zhongyong got off his horse and handed the reins to Batulu, "Boss, be more careful."

"I don't ride a horse," Batulu strode forward. "Not to mention how heavy I am, this magic stick alone weighs more than three hundred kilograms. How can the horse bear it?"

Li Zhongyong had no choice but to tie the horses to the four horses driving the shaft, forming a five-horse driving situation.

"Follow me and rush over at once." After speaking, Batulu bowed his body and accelerated, dragging the iron rod on the ground and running wildly.

When Batulu rushed out of Baizhang, Li Zhongyong shook his reins and drove his horse to follow quickly.

Everyone's worries were not unfounded. There was indeed an ambush in the valley. When Batulu rushed to the center of the valley, a large number of Beggar Clan disciples armed with weapons rushed out from the dense forests on both sides of the valley. They cut off their heads and tails from both sides of the valley.

Block the way.

At the same time, a chorus of shouts came from the top of the mountain. Looking up, I saw a group of Beggar Clan disciples working together to push a round boulder, trying to push the boulder down and crush everyone.

Just when he was nervously looking around and estimating the number of enemies, the huge boulder from the top of the mountain fell with a rumble. The round boulder was two feet square. Where it fell, rubble flew and smoke was everywhere.

Seeing the boulder rolling down, Li Zhongyong hurriedly reined in his horse and slowed down. At the same time, he shouted a warning, "Boss, be careful."

Hearing Li Zhongyong's shout, Batulu quickly slowed down and backed away.

Accompanied by a huge earthquake and a muffled sound, the boulder fell in the middle of the valley. The place where it fell was quite narrow, no more than five feet from left to right. Cars could not pass, and horses could not pass, completely blocking everyone's way forward.

Seeing the boulder blocking the road, Batulu was so anxious that before the smoke cleared, he leaned forward and propped himself up, roaring and exerting force, trying to push the boulder.

But the boulder weighs more than a thousand pounds. Even if you try your best, you can only shake it, but it is not enough to push it.

Batulu was so angry that he thrust the iron rod into the ground, freed his hands, exerted force with both arms, and with a roar, the boulder slowly rolled forward.

The boulder blocking the road was round in shape. As Batulu continued to increase his strength, the boulder rolled faster and faster. Seeing the boulder rolling northward, the Beggar Clan disciples who gathered at the exit of the valley screamed and retreated.

At this time, Li Zhongyong, who was driving the carriage while he was pulling the string and loading the arrow, jumped out of the carriage, struggled to pull out the iron rod and loaded it into the carriage.

Chen Liqiu, who always liked to quarrel with Batulu, was impressed by Batulu's extraordinary strength and shouted in admiration, "Boss, you are so strong!"

Before Chen Liqiu finished speaking, a figure suddenly floated down from the top of the cliff. If he looked closely, he saw that he was a thin old man with a stooped back.

The hunchbacked old man fell straight towards the boulder that was rolling forward, gathered strength in the air, settled down and took root, "Falling by a thousand catties!"
Chapter completed!