Ma Wengui's officer suggested, "My lord, our ragtag army is no match for those barbarian guys. It's better to wait until tomorrow and ask Xue Guogong to send a regular army to deal with them.

Although the people in the inn were fierce, there were few of them, and they did not dare to come out. Let's just surround them and don't let them run. ”

Ma Wengui had heard of the name of the special combat team before. In today's battle, he knew that these people were probably the killing gods of those special combat teams. He looked at the officers and soldiers around him who were hunched by their necks, and knew that it was not possible to rely on them. I had to listen to everyone's opinions.

He instructed his officers to surround the inn tightly, and he himself returned to the governor's mansion to report to the eldest grandson, Shunde.

In Luoyang in April, the temperature at night was still a little low, and the rebel officers and soldiers guarding the Luo River were wearing thin clothes, and their teeth were chattering with cold. But after the evening battle, they did not dare to make a fire to keep warm, for fear that they would be killed by the flying arrows. They craned their necks, and several people huddled together to keep warm.

At two o'clock in the morning, most of the officers and men were drowsy, and the few officers and men who were still awake were staring in the direction of the passenger station, and they did not notice that on the Luo River behind them, several large boats quietly floated along with the current.

When the big ship approached the shore, the boat lowered its iron anchor, stopped the boat, and soon lowered the sheepskin raft from the boat, and some dark shadows got on the sheepskin raft and rowed quietly towards the shore.

The rebels on the embankment did not pay any attention to their backs, and the sheepskin rafts soon approached the riverbank.

In the inn, Xue Rengui and the others were ready to break through. Seeing that the scheduled time for receiving them with Zhou Qing and the others was about to arrive, they stared at the bank of the river, observing the movements there.

Suddenly, there was a shouting and fighting on the riverbank, and through the dim darkness of the night, many figures could be seen shaking.

At this time, someone lit a torch on the bank of the river, and kept drawing circles in the direction of the inn.

"It's Zhou Qing, they've arrived." Xue Rengui said happily. Then he ordered: "All of them, break out immediately." ”

They opened the windows of the back wall, jumped out, and ran in the direction of the embankment.

The rebel officers and soldiers guarding the front of the inn heard the sound in the direction of the Luo River and knew what was happening there. But they didn't dare to enter the inn to check, and hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do.

There were about 100 rebel officers and soldiers guarding the embankment, and they had no idea that there were as many as 200 special operators coming up from behind the back door. They hastily resisted and fled.

Zhou Qing and the others didn't bother to chase after them, they went directly to greet the people who came out of the inn.

Zhou Qing saw Xue Rengui and said excitedly; "Brother Xue, where is the prince?"

Xue Rengui said: "Let's go, let's talk about it when we get to the boat." ”

Soon, the people who came out of the inn got on the boat under the response of Zhou Qing and others, and quietly went down the river.

When the rebel officers and soldiers finally had the courage to come to the embankment, there was silence on the river, and Li You and the others were nowhere to be found.

Seeing the enemy flee, the rebels finally entered the inn tremblingly. They casually checked a few rooms, saw that they were empty, and knew that the people inside had already run out. They also lost interest in re-checking and soon left.

The wound on Ma Wengui's ear was painful, and he had difficulty sleeping. Just as he was falling asleep, he was woken up. After listening to the report of the visitor, he felt depressed for a while. I didn't expect the duck to fly like this. He originally wanted to report to his eldest grandson, Shunde. But when he thought about it, it was not a good thing in the middle of the night, and he didn't want to touch the moldy head of Changsun Shunde, and go to find and be scolded. So he simply fell asleep again.

On the big boat, Huang Laoba saw Xue Rengui and others, but did not see Li You. He asked, "What about the prince?" ”

Xue Rengui said: "He didn't come out. ”

"What?" Huang Laoba, Zhou Qing and others were all taken aback.

"It's the prince who wants to stay by himself." Xue Rengui said depressedly.

Xue Rengui was right, Li You really asked to stay.

In the inn, just after repelling the rebel attack. Li You said: "Later, when Zhou Qing and the others come to answer, you will rush out, and I, Baihu and Lu Xiaoqi will stay." ”

Everyone didn't understand why, and they persuaded him to go with him.

Li You said: "I can't leave Luoyang, there are still many things to do in Luoyang. I am a key target of the rebels, and many people have seen me. If I go out and try to come in, it's going to be hard. You are different, after you go out, you pretend to be in various identities, with the help of Huang Laoba and others, you can come back at any time.

Besides, as soon as you rush out tonight, the eldest grandson Shunde and the others think that I have already left, and they definitely never thought that I would stay. Therefore, there is no danger either.

There is also Lu Xiaoqi here, he is familiar with the terrain and can help me find a place to hide. ”

Then he talked about his plans. Xue Rengui and the others were persuaded by him and agreed to his plan.

After Xue Rengui and the others left the inn, Li You, Bai Hu and Lu Xiaoqi, who were hiding in a room where they stored sundries, waited for a long time before they heard the rebel officers and soldiers enter the inn.

Truth be told, they were also worried about the rebels searching the inn. But, as you might expect, the rebels decided that no one could stay, and the search was extremely sloppy.

They heard rebels walking around in a room not far away. Someone said; "Captain Wu, there's no one here."

Wu Chang didn't say anything.

The man said again, "Still can't be searched?" ”

Wu Chang said: "It's still a fart, people have already run out." You think people are as stupid as you are, and they will stay here waiting for you to catch them. Let's go. ”

After a while, the officers and men walked cleanly, and the inn was quiet again.

At dawn, Lu Xiaoqi went out to investigate the situation first, and came back and said, "Lord Wang, the people in the official mansion have all withdrawn. ”

Subsequently, under the leadership of Lu Xiaoqi, they came to the house of a boat owner in Caokou and hid. Lu Xiaoqi went to inform Xue Rengui and the others outside the city.

Luoyang Governor's Mansion.

After dawn, the eldest grandson Shunde heard that Li You had escaped from Luoyang City, and he was a little unhappy, but at this time, it was the time to employ people, and he did not blame Ma Wengui too much. He said:

"Forget it, Li You's kid will run away if he runs away. In fact, it is of no great use to keep him. Anyway, he is not welcomed in the eyes of His Majesty, and His Majesty will not make any concessions because of him. He really knew the relationship between Li Shimin and Li You in the past, and knew that Li Shimin hated Li You, a guy who didn't hesitate.

The eldest grandson Shunde's actions were very fast, and he quickly increased the number of veterans and recruits in the township, enriched the troops, and formed an army of 120,000 people. However, he has not yet marched to Chang'an immediately, and he is still waiting for news from someone.