Chapter 285 Clues and guesses
After capturing Liu Hao, Liu Niu Niu Niu and Liu Tie, the masked men who broke into the General's Mansion searched in the General's Mansion, but they did not find Liu Ji's wives, including Zhou Lanqi and Zhou Lanxin who had just escaped with injuries. Then the masked men took Liu Hao hostage. Liu Niu Niu Niu and Liu Tie left the General's Mansion and headed straight for the west gate of Chengyin City.
Zhou Lanxin held the seriously injured Zhou Lanqi and hid in a rockery in the general's mansion, and then escaped the search of masked people. Zhang Wanting, Lin Xiya, Lin Xiwen, Guliyati, Su Hena and Hanina's six girls were hiding in the woodshed room, and fortunately they were not patronized by the masked people, but they also escaped the disaster.
This group of masked men held Liu Hao hostage. Liu Niu Niuan and Liu Tie were blocked by Wei Xiaokuan, who had heard of the attack on the General's Mansion, with a battle formation composed of more than 2,000 infantry soldiers.
This group of masked men are all very skilled in martial arts, but the number is only more than 30. Facing the battle formation composed of more than 2,000 infantry soldiers, there is no reason to escape.
However, this group of people threatened the lives of Liu Hao, Liu Nuoniu and Liu Tie, asking Wei Xiaokuan and others to make way and open the Xicheng Gate of the Yin City.
How could Wei Xiaokuan let this group of masked men go out of the city like this? You must know that Liu Ji’s father and sister are both held hostage by this group of masked men!
Just when the two sides were stalemate, a leader in the group of masked men directly raised his sword and chopped off Liu Tie's head, and shouted at Wei Xiaokuan and others that if Wei Xiaokuan and others did not let go, they would cut Liu Ji's father and sister, and they would kill him!
Wei Xiaokuan had no choice but to order the infantry battle formation to make way. Then the group of masked men took Liu Hao and Liu Nuoniu to the West City Gate. Then the group of masked men threatened Liu Hao and Liu Nuoniu's lives and asked Wei Xiaokuan to order the opening of the West City Gate.
The masked people didn't go far from the city, and suddenly several masked people appeared. The masked people were carrying hundreds of war horses. Then the masked people took Liu Hao and Liu Niu Niu Niu and fled on the war horses.
Although the two battalions in Chengyin City are infantry, there are also people who are proficient in riding skills, such as the general summoned by the system. Wei Xiaokuan found that the masked man had escaped on a horse, and his face changed drastically. He immediately asked the cavalry captain Fu Cunshen under Le Yi to ride a horse to track the masked man. Liu Ji's father and sister were still in the hands of this masked man!
After hearing Wei Xiaokuan's narration of the attack on the General's Mansion, Liu Ji asked Wei Xiaokuan in a deep voice: "Have Fu Cunshen returned?"
Fu Cunshen was also one of the thirteen taiwan guards of Li Keyong in the late Tang Dynasty. He was ranked as the 9th guards, with a military value of 79 points, an intelligence value of 82 points, and a commander value of 84 points. He was considered a very comprehensive general.
Wei Xiaokuan sighed and said, "Lord, Fu Cunshen has not come back yet, and no news has been sent back. He was so in a hurry that he only sent Fu Cunshen to track down the group of masked men. It would be great if he sent a few more people."
"Does that group of masked men have any clues? Do you know what the origin is?" Liu Ji continued to ask in a deep voice.
"The masked men did not leave a body, but one of their leaders spoke Jin's accents, they should not be from Jin. In addition, this group of men should have escaped towards Yongjing County to the west."
Liu Ji frowned, "Can they be Khitan?"
It was when the Khitan army was fighting that the general's mansion in Chengyin City was attacked, and Liu Ji immediately suspected that the group of masked men were Khitans.
The group of masked men fled towards Yongjing County, which suddenly made Liu Ji have another guess, but Liu Ji did not express his guess.
Wei Xiaokuan smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, you can't tell which force this group of masked people are based on their accent. This time they were all negligent and did not protect their family. Please punish them!"
As he said that, Wei Xiaokuan knelt down again. Liu Ji sighed and helped Wei Xiaokuan up with both hands. "I was careless. I only considered the issue of the Khitan army. I did not consider leaving a few generals from the Guards to protect their families. Xiaokuan, please hurry up and ask someone to prepare lunch for the soldiers of the battalions outside the city and the warriors of the Uighurs. I will go back to the general's mansion first. By the way, where is Uncle Tie's body?"
"Mrs. Wanting ordered that the body of the housekeeper Liu Tie be parked in the general's mansion first. In addition, Mrs. Wanting discussed with her subordinates that in order not to distract the lord from dealing with the Khitans, she did not report the attack on the general's mansion to the lord in time."
Liu Ji sighed again sadly, then turned his head to Su Lie, Yang Zaixing and other generals of the cavalry battalion, and said: "You sixteen cavalry battalions are temporarily stationed outside Chengyin City. Maybe we are going to fight another big battle!"
Su Lie, Yang Zaixing and other generals of the cavalry battalion nodded with a serious look on their faces.
Then Liu Ji said to the Uighur Khan Kurban: "Father-in-law, I didn't expect that such a thing happened in Chengyin City. My cavalry unit cannot return to the grassland north of the Xishankou for the time being. Father-in-law, please lead the Uighur cavalry back first!"
Kurban immediately said: "It is better to be a virtuous son-in-law than Ben Da Khan to stay with his people. Once he knew who kidnapped his in-laws and Niu Niu, Ben Da Khan was willing to lead the warriors of the entire clan and send troops to rescue people with his virtuous son-in-law!"
Liu Ji shook his head and said, "Father-in-law, the grassland that belongs to us north of the Xishankou is currently empty. After my father-in-law led the Uighur cavalry back, he happened to guard the grassland. I will also send the main cavalry force here as soon as possible."
Kurban then patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, with the Khan and the Uighur warriors here, there will definitely be no problem with the grassland north of the Xishan Pass."
After Liu Ji brought many generals back to the general's mansion, he first went to see Liu Tie's body. Liu Tie's head and body had been sewn together. However, Liu Ji couldn't help crying when he saw Liu Tie's miserable situation. Although Liu Ji came from time to time, it turned out that the memory of this body had been integrated with Liu Ji, and his feelings for Liu Tie were also very deep.
At this time, Zhang Wanting, Lin Xiya, Lin Xiwen, Guliyati, Su Hena and Hanina also appeared in the mourning hall. When the six girls saw Liu Ji crying, they all rushed forward to comfort Liu Ji. After Liu Ji cried, Zhang Wanting said to Liu Ji sadly: "Husband, go and see the girl Lan Qi! The child is gone, it will be a big blow to her!"
Chapter completed!