"Kill——!"

"The thief is coming in, run, run!"

"Wow! Old woman! Wait for me! Wong, where are you? I'm afraid, I'm so afraid, where are you? Over there? ”

"The thieves have entered the west gate, and the county lord has also run away from the south gate! Run, big guy! ”

"It's on fire! There's a fire at the North Gate! ”

The shouting and killing sound on the city wall in the distance was clearly heard, and the shouting and crying on the street continued to enter the courtyard, hearing these panicked sounds, Mrs. Liu's family in the courtyard was even more chaotic, Mrs. Liu hid behind the window and looked outside, and Lu Zhi led her pair of young daughters and stepson Liu Fei, hurriedly took off the satin brocade clothes that she had just worn and changed into the burlap clothes that her men often wore before their careers, male and female slaves scurried around the yard like headless flies, and some people began to escape from the yard over the wall.

Liu Taigong's second son, Liu Xi, was even more desperate, he actually found two water tanks to block the hospital door, and shouted loudly for the servants to quickly carry water to fill the water tank, Lu Zhi, who had just painted his face black, saw that he was angry and shouted: "Second brother, what is the use of you blocking the door with a water tank?" The thieves even broke the city gate, what use can a courtyard gate hold? Let's figure out a way, do you want to run for your life out of the city, or find a place to hide? ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Xi nodded again and again, trembling and hurriedly said, "Is it going out of the city to escape?" Or find a place to hide? How to escape? Where to hide? How to escape? Where are you hiding? ”

Frightened to the extreme, Liu Xi was so anxious that he pulled his clothes and hair with his hands, but he couldn't think of how to escape or how to hide, Lu Zhi also had no way to take this wretched brother, so he could only scold in his heart: ", you are enjoying the glory and wealth in Nanyang, leaving our mother and a few people in Pei County to be afraid, at this time, how good would it be if you could be here?" ”

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! The sudden violent knock on the door startled Mrs. Liu's family, the young girl was so frightened that she hid in Lu Zhi's arms, and her stepson Liu Xi also quickly hid behind Lu Zhi's back, and Mrs. Liu trembled and asked, "The thief is coming?" Is it a thief?! ”

"Sister-in-law Qiu! Father! Hi big brother, open the door, open the door, I'm judging it, I'm judging it! ”

The shouting sound from outside the courtyard gate made Mrs. Liu's family breathe a sigh of relief, Liu Xi was even more like seeing a savior, and hurriedly rushed up to move the water tank slightly, opened a crack in the door, and then immediately after, a young man with beautiful eyebrows squeezed in from the crack in the door, and saw that Mrs. Liu's family were in the courtyard, and a lot of them greeted him, and he was relieved at first, and then hurriedly said: "Father Yu, sister-in-law Qiu, the Han thieves have rushed to the west gate city wall, Pei County can't keep it, you are Brother Ji's family, and you are likely to be targeted by the Han thieves, You can't wait for death here, come with me, I'll take you to escape. ”

"Shiqi, where are we going?" Lu Zhi hurriedly asked.

"I heard the news that the Han thieves surrounded the four gates of Peixian, and there is definitely no way to run." Judging Shiqi hurriedly replied, walked quickly to Lu Zhi and the others, and said in a low voice: "My uncle lives in the south of the city, where the place is remote, and it is a place where the poor live, and it is not easy to be targeted by Han thieves, I have already told my uncle to let you go to him to hide for a few days, and wait for the army of the King of Western Chu to come to save Pei County and beat the Han thieves away, you can be safe." ”

When Mrs. Liu and Liu Xi heard the great joy, they hurriedly thanked the judge without saying anything, and Lu Zhi also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly thanked the judge: "Brother Shiqi, thank you, if I can pass this level, I will definitely thank the conscienceless person in the future." ”

"It's all what I should do, why should Sister-in-law Qiu say thank you?" Judging his words with a pun, his eyes were still unusually gentle, and he said: "But Sister-in-law Qiu, I'm afraid you have to spend a little money, my uncle's family is a little greedy for money, you go to his house to hide from the Han thief, you have to give him a little benefit." ”

"That's fine." Lu Zhi immediately lit up the package on his back and said, "You clearly tell your uncle, as long as you help us pass this level, thank you is indispensable for him." ”

Judging Shiqi nodded, and hurriedly carried Lu Zhi's son Liu Ying, and then pulled Lu Zhi's stepson Liu Fei, and stepped forward to lead the way for everyone, Lu Zhi quickly dismissed the servants in the family and pulled his daughter to follow, Liu Xi carried Liu Taigong on his back, led his wife and children to follow as well, and the group hurriedly went out, through the chaotic flow of people on the street, and went straight to the slum in the south of Pei County.

Fortunately, they are all natives of Peixian County, and they are very familiar with the streets and alleys in Peixian County, and they are all the way through the streets and alleys in the chaotic crowd, and Mrs. Liu's family miraculously did not get separated, and at the same time as the Han army entered the city, the old and the young fled to the house of the uncle who tried it, and after seeing the gold and jade that Lu Zhi took out casually, the uncle who tried to eat it immediately vacated his back room and let Mrs. Liu's family hide in his own home.

When the sun set, Peng Yuejun, who was under the banner of the Han army, finally broke open the west gate of Pei County, and slaughtered into the city of Pei County, the guards of Pei County and the militia organized in a hurry scattered and fled, and the county order fled back to the county temple to kill himself, and the Han army took over all the important facilities in the city, while wantonly searching and killing the remnants of the enemy, and tossed until late at night before barely restoring calm. The result was as expected, because the area where his uncle lived was a slum, Peng Yuejun really didn't pay too much attention to it, just a few teams of soldiers chased and escaped the enemy came in, and then quickly withdrew, and did not search and loot from house to house, so that Mrs. Liu's family could spend the first night after the city was broken.

The next morning, who also hid in his uncle's house, volunteered to go out to inquire about the news, and did not come back to meet Mrs. Liu's family until the afternoon. The thieves really set their sights on you, not only sent troops to turn your home upside down, but also posted an example and offered a reward to find your whereabouts. ”

"Offer a reward to find us?!"

Liu Xi's scream was exchanged for Lu Zhi's eyes, and he scolded in a low voice: "Second brother, be quiet, do you want to shout so that the neighbors can hear it?" ”

Liu Xi hurriedly covered his mouth, then lowered his voice, and asked Juan Shiqi in a panic: "Brother Ju, the Han thief has no grievances with us, why do you hate us so much, and even offer a high reward of thousands of gold to find us?" ”

"Do you need to ask? Of course, because Brother Ji is the enemy of the Han thief king Xiang Kang, of course the Han thief wants to arrest you and sacrifice you to Xiang Kang, the king of thieves. Judging Shiqi replied helplessly, and said: "Father, brother Xi, you must not go out these days, and you must not let others know that there are outsiders hidden in my uncle's house, if someone becomes suspicious and runs to find a thief to inform, then the matter will be bad." ”

Liu Taigong and Liu Xi hurriedly nodded yes, but Lu Zhi stopped talking, hesitated for a moment before giving a look to the judge, and said: "Brother Shiqi, you have been running outside for a long time, you must be hungry, go to the kitchen to eat, and talk about other things later." ”

Judging by Lu Zhi's confidant, he immediately understood what she meant when he saw her eyes, so he immediately agreed, and slipped into the kitchen next to the courtyard under the pretext of eating, and then as expected, only a moment later, Lu Zhi quietly slipped into the kitchen, and immediately stood next to the door with his back to the wall. ”

"I'm not here for that." Lu Zhi shook off his hand with some annoyance, and said in a low voice: "As soon as possible, find us another hiding place, and we will move out tonight." ”

"Why?" Surprised, he asked, "Isn't it good here?" ”

"It's not bad, it's not safe." Lu Zhi said in a low voice: "Didn't you say it, your uncle's family is greedy for money, what if they know that the thieves are offering a bounty to find our whereabouts, and they are greedy?" They know who we are. ”

"No, he's my uncle, and he'll sell me?" He asked in disbelief.

"In front of money and power, let alone an uncle, even a relative may betray his son." Lu Zhi sneered in a low voice, and said again: "Be careful, think about it quickly, is there a safer place where we can hide for a few days?" ”

He pondered for a long time before he said: "Sister-in-law Qiu, there is really no safer place, and now the city is full of thieves, as long as you go out, you may be discovered, it will only be more dangerous." ”

Lu Zhi had no choice but to change his words and said: "Then do it, you go and tell your uncle, just say that as long as he helps us hide until the Han thief leaves Pei County, we will thank him for 1,500 gold, and your brother Ji will definitely thank him again." ”

"Okay, let go, go and tell your uncle."

Maybe it was Lu Zhi's promise that the heavier thanks played a role, after he brought the words to his uncle, his uncle's family was much more polite to Mrs. Liu's family, not only responding to the requests of Mrs. Liu and others, but also slaughtering all the chickens at home and adding vegetables to Mrs. Liu's family during dinner. As a result, when the fragrant chicken was delivered to the Liu family, Mrs. Liu, Liu Xi and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed, but Lu Zhi was suspicious in his heart, and hurriedly asked the judge who sent the food into the back room: "If I'm not mistaken, your uncle's house seems to be a newspaper Ming Gong**?" Kill the chicken, your uncle's house won't listen to the rooster in the future? ”

"Really?" Judging that he really didn't pay attention to how many chickens his uncle had at home, so he could only say: "Sister-in-law Qiu, don't worry so much, the money you gave my uncle yesterday is enough for him to buy hundreds of chickens, and after eating the rooster he reported, he will buy it in a few days." ”

Lu Zhina dared to rest assured, just blinked his eyes, and immediately asked, "When you came in just now, was your uncle all in the family?" Is there anyone missing? ”

After recalling it, he replied, "My cousin is not here, so I don't know where I went." ”

Lu Zhi's face changed, he immediately stood up, and quickly said to Liu Taigong and the others: "Ah Weng, second brother, don't eat, there is danger here, let's leave immediately!" ”

"What's at stake?" Liu Taigong and the others asked in surprise.

"Shiqi's uncle killed his family's only rooster to give us to eat, making it clear that he doesn't care if there is a rooster in the future, and he also wants to stabilize us temporarily." Lu Zhi said quickly with a gloomy face: "Their son has disappeared again, it is likely that he went to find the Han thief to inform." ”

Liu Taigong and Zhen Shiqi and others were suspicious, and when they were trying to figure out whether there was this possibility, there was a sound of the door being knocked open in the front yard, and Zhen Shiqi and Lu Zhi and others were shocked, and hurriedly rushed to the door of the front room to check the situation, and then immediately saw that a team of soldiers with weapons in their hands had rushed to the front yard with torches, and the family of Jian Shiqi's uncle had already fled to the courtyard, and his uncle personally pointed at Lu Zhi and others and shouted, "They are Liu Ji's family, arrest them quickly!" ”

"Uncle, I'm your nephew, and you betrayed me too?!" He asked angrily.

"Silly boy, such a good opportunity to make a fortune, how can my uncle and I be willing to miss it?" His uncle replied triumphantly.

"Shiqi, for the sake of us being cousins, listen to my persuasion, take down Liu Ji's wife immediately, so that the army of the King of Han may still spare you." The cousin who had disappeared before was even more proud, standing in the crowd of Han soldiers and soldiers, and laughed loudly: "The general of the Han King has promised me, as long as I lead the way to take down Liu Ji's family, not only will I be rewarded, but also all the things they brought will be rewarded to me!" For the sake of this opportunity to make a fortune, you gave it to us, and we can give you a share! ”

Judging by his anger, he subconsciously pulled out the sword on his waist, but Lu Zhi stopped him and said in a low voice: "It's useless, you alone, it is impossible to beat so many thieves, let's save your life first." ”

After speaking, Lu Zhi puffed up his chest and said loudly at the soldiers who came up with a sneering spear: "I am Lu Zhi, the wife of Liu Ji, the king of Nanyang, if you want to arrest me, take me to see your general, I want to take a look, he took so much effort to arrest our family, is he angry for your Han King just to kill us all?!" ”

As expected by Lu Zhi, the Empress of the Ancient Age, after Liu Taigong's family and Zhenshiqi were escorted to the Han army headquarters, Peng Yue, Yue Mo and others really did not shout at them as soon as they met, but on the contrary, they received them very warmly.

After eagerly introducing himself to his official position, Yue Mo also comforted the Liu family with a smile and said: "Don't worry, the princess, please rest assured, although the king of Nanyang is currently the enemy of our Han king, after all, he has also called our Han king brothers, and in this regard, those of us who are subordinates will never be difficult for you, so you just have to rest assured to stay as guests." If it goes well, you may have a chance to reunite with the King of Nanyang in the future. ”

Liu Taigong, Liu Xi and the others were hanging on for their lives, so they could only nod and agree, but Lu Zhi was still calm and calm, and said to Yue Mo: "My lord, don't waste your tongue, the slave family knows what you mean." But the slave family also said first, if you just want to exchange us for some gold and jade jewels from my husband, then there is a possibility. But if you want to exchange us for city land, or force my husband to make any concessions to you, you'd better not do it. I know better than anyone what kind of temper my husband is, and he will never care whether we live or die. ”

It was not Yue Mash who crossed the country who was willing to believe it, but he smiled and ordered the soldiers to take Liu Taigong's family to take care of him, and he also ordered the soldiers to prepare enough prisoner cars early in order to coerce Liu Taigong's family to wander, during which he took the initiative to show his identity, saying that he was Liu Laosan's housekeeper, and also said that Liu Laosan entrusted his wife and children to him in the imminent act, and asked to be imprisoned together with Liu Taigong's family, Peng Yue and Yue Mash, who appreciated his loyalty, did not refuse, and immediately agreed.

After successfully taking Peixian County and capturing Liu Laosan's family, Peng Yuejun, who had basically believed in the sincerity of Yongya's surrender, did not rush to abandon the city and retreat, but only set up a temporary camp outside the city, ready to slip away at any time, and patiently waited for the arrival of the pursuing troops of the Western Chu army. Then, as Peng Yue expected, just two days later, the fine work that went to the north to monitor the Huling ferry port reported to Pegasus, saying that the pursuers led by Ganji of Donghai County of the Western Chu Army had arrived in Huling, and immediately set out to cross the river to the south, obviously knowing the situation of Peng Yue's army in Pei County, in addition, Ganji's department also collected the defeated troops of the Western Chu Army of Xue County, which had been killed and dispersed by Peng Yue's army, and expanded the strength to more than 7,000 people.

"Order the whole army, set off immediately, and go west to Fengyi to fight to the death with the Western Chu thief army!"

Hearing the news, Peng Yue, who had already made up his mind, didn't even blink an eyelid, and immediately ordered the army to set off westward and go to the Fengyi battlefield where friendly troops were hidden to fight a decisive battle with the Western Chu pursuers. However, just as Peng Yue's army was quickly setting off, another fast horse came from the south, rushed to Peng Yue's front and said: "General Qiyu, Feng Zhong, the thief general of Western Chu, led an army of 10,000 thieves from Pengcheng to the north, is coming to Pei County, as of yesterday evening, it has arrived at Wuduan Pavilion, about forty miles away from Liuxian. ”

"Feng Zhong?" Peng Yue's face changed, and he blurted out: "Why is he?" ”

"Big brother, is there anything wrong with Feng Zhong?" Hu Yu next to him hurriedly asked.

"The three generals of Pengcheng's thief army, Xiang Sheng, Xiang It and Feng Zhong, the last thing I want to meet is Feng Zhong." Peng Yue's face was a little gloomy, and said: "As far as I know, this puppet is not only quite clever in fighting with soldiers, but also has a deep understanding of the army, and is very loved by the soldiers, although the thief army is not the strongest in the Western Chu thief army, but the army discipline is the best, and the soldiers of the department have few rumors that disturb the people and harm the people, I heard that the reason why Xiang Yu let him stay in Pengcheng is that he likes him, so he is relieved to let him lead the army to guard the capital of Western Chu." ”

"Compared with the Western Chu army, the biggest advantage of our army is that it is good at wandering and being able to endure hardships." Peng Yue frowned again and said: "Troops with good military discipline are usually good at bearing hardships and standing hard work, since Feng Zhong Piff's army is known as the first in military discipline of the Western Chu Thief Army, then it will definitely not be bad in terms of long-distance marching, if this is the case, then this Piff's style of using troops just restrains us." ”

"You can't underestimate Feng Zhong, a puppet." The old man of the young marshal army, Yue Mo, also hurriedly said: "When our Han King still called himself a young marshal, among the generals under his command, the first one to take charge was this Feng Zhong, and he won a hundred battles and never lost a record. ”

"What then?" Hu Yu hurriedly asked: "If it's just the army of Ganjipifu, then we may still have the strength to fight, but if we add the elite of the Western Chu thief army led by Feng Zhongpifu, we won't have any way." ”

"It's just a matter of taking one step at a time." Peng Yue said very helplessly: "Let's go to Fengyi first, it's really not good, so I will temporarily give up the plan of a decisive battle in Fengyi, and give priority to getting rid of the pursuers of the Western Chu thief army." ”

At the same time, on the road from Pengcheng to Liuxian in the north, Feng Zhong, who was feared by Peng Yue, also had a gloomy face, and secretly said in his heart: "The enemy in the north, if you are really my brother's army, don't be stupid to stay and fight with me, and slip as far away as possible, I really can't send out a soldier, and I don't want to kill your brothers." ”

While secretly hoping that Peng Yuejun would hurry up, Feng Zhong had another thought in his heart, and secretly said: "Can you take this opportunity to find out the details of this thief army in the north, and see if that Giant Yeze Dakou Peng Yue is my brother's person, if so, then things will be much easier." ”