In an instant, the fifty or so riders were getting closer. The knights on the horse obviously also saw Li Yanzhao's group at the foot of the mountain, and they also had their bows and arrows wound, swords and spears raised, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

He rode first, dressed in iron armor, with a silver spear lying across the saddle, and a few human heads still dripping blood hanging in front of the horse. He ran a few steps out of his horse, shouted at Li Yanzhao and his party on the side of the mountain and asked, "Who are you waiting for?" ”

Li Yanzhao arched his hand: "I'm just some wanderers, passing by here, it's getting late and it's easy to rest." When he heard that all the people were riding horses, he was terrified in his heart, and he was afraid that the thieves would come and plunder, so he was far away from here. Now when I see it, since it is a misunderstanding, I ask all the military masters to raise their noble hands, and we will wait for ourselves, the two are not wrong, can we? ”

Li Yanzhao quietly asked Cao Jian, who was already half-stretched with the bow on his side: "Later, if I shoot later, you will shoot his helmet with an arrow, can you?" ”

Cao Jian didn't raise his eyelids, and replied, "Yes." ”

The knight looked at the group of ragged villagers behind Li Yanzhao, still holding farm tools, and his expression was slightly gloomy. He said, "Since you are a homeless person, you will go by yourself." After saying that, he pointed to the head hanging in front of the horse: "Hu Er is still sweeping the border from time to time, so be more careful." "Bow your hand. He beckoned to the men and horses behind him, and wanted to continue walking.

Li Yanzhao didn't expect what he thought was a catastrophe, so he passed it lightly. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he also gave his hand again and again: "The general is young and heroic, he kills Hu Er, strengthens the prestige of our country, and admires him." But the knight waved his hand disapprovingly: "Kill the thief and slave, the warrior is the duty." Then he took his men and went away.

Looking at those knights in the distance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Many have collapsed on the ground with weakness.

Li Yanzhao also has a kind of happiness for the rest of his life. Cao Jian, who was beside him, saw those knights go away, but they had already fallen to the ground. Li Yanzhao knew that the original Fang Cai's composure was actually pretended by this young Orion. I can't help but admire this person even more. Those knights were obviously people who had been in battle for a long time, and the blood and killing aura on their bodies were terrifying. What's more, they had just killed the Hu Ren Sentinel who had invaded the border nowhere, and the weapons on their bodies still had the smell of fighting and blood. Under the oppression of that kind of power, it is not easy for Cao Jian to hold on to the talent.

After a false alarm, everyone will rest for a moment, and then support each other to climb the mountain beam. The family couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that their children were all right. However, there were still remnants of palpitations, and if it weren't for the officers and soldiers here, but the bandit Hu'er, most of the people would have been spared. After the catastrophe, everyone rejoiced, but they no longer had the intention of resting. Fortunately, Liu Zhongkang looked at the sky, but said that it was already the middle of the day, so everyone got up to chop wood and burn the stove and dismantle the shack.

At dawn, everyone had eaten gruel and drank medicine, and were about to continue their journey. Li Yanzhao took a look at the piece of ink mud he had with yesterday, and saw that there were various cracks on it after drying, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly. Then he took a piece of paper, broke off a lump of mud, wrapped the remaining lump in cloth, carefully stored it, and drew on the paper with that lump.

The mud ball is smooth to write and draw, but in order to achieve the expected degree of cohesion, Li Yanzhao feels that he has added a little more clay, and the result is that the color painted on the paper is more strange, looking like iron gray and dark brown like clay. However, due to the limited conditions, Li Yanzhao can only do it.

Li Yanzhao drew the nearby mountains and rivers on paper, including roads and so on, and marked them one by one. Originally, the map should have a relatively accurate mapping, but during the escape, Li Yanzhao also knew that there would never be such conditions, so he could only try to be as accurate as possible.

Li Yanzhao was painting by himself, and he didn't notice that Erzhuang had come to his side, he looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help but praise: "Li Gongzi is really powerful, and this thing he made can really replace the brush." ”

Not much. Liu Zhongkang and his two sons, as well as the Cao brothers, all the young and strong people in the village came to watch, and everyone was amazed. Liu Zhongkang looked at it and couldn't help but have his eyes shining. He said in his heart that with this thing, it would be convenient for him to record some things at any time in the future, so he asked Li Yanzhao to give him some mud blocks. Li Yanzhao did not hesitate to break a large piece and gave it to Liu Zhongkang. Liu Zhongkang was overjoyed, and he didn't know where to find a piece of cloth, so he carefully wrapped the mud and put it away carefully. Looking back at what Li Yanzhao had drawn on the paper, he was puzzled, and then asked, "Xiaoyou, what are you drawing?" ”

Li Yanzhao replied with a smile: "Map." He patiently explained to everyone the landforms on the map, including mountains, rivers, roads, market towns, and so on. After Li Yanzhao's patient explanation, everyone showed an expression of sudden realization. Er Zhuang listened to it for a long time, and asked another question as if he didn't understand: "Li Gongzi drew this map, but what is it for?" ”

When Li Yanzhao heard this question, his expression couldn't help but become much more solemn. He stood up slowly, looked around at everyone, and said solemnly: "Today, we are forced by military disasters and chaos, so we have to leave our hometown, leave the land where we have lived for generations, and take refuge in Liangzhou. However, when we arrive in Liangzhou, can we always be in that corner of peace? If you want your relatives to live a stable life, be fed and clothed, and not be enslaved, oppressed and slaughtered by the war and the Hu people, you can only rely on strong force to calm this troubled world, and calm the troubled times, so that you and I and the people of the world can live a stable and prosperous life, and can not be oppressed and enslaved after the war disaster, and even leave their homeland to take refuge. ”

After a pause, he said again: "If you want to raise the righteous teacher, level the world, and have no blood or personal bravery, it is far from enough. Only prepare grain and grass, sharpen soldiers, train soldiers, select generals, and be able to withstand the terrain. Then as soon as the king comes out, he must win, so that perhaps after thousands of battles, the world will be peaceful and peaceful. And if you want to win, the terrain depicted in this small picture is the most important. ”

When everyone heard Li Yanzhao's words, they all sighed. Liu Zhongkang even praised: "At the beginning, when I saw Xiaoyou, the old man knew that this was very human. Even on the way to escape, he also has the ambition of leveling the world, and has his own strategy in his heart, and over time, he will become a great tool. ”

Li Yanzhao didn't dare to say anything, and bowed his hand to Liu Zhongkang, saying: "By the auspicious words of the old man, when he came here, he was already helpless, but he knew that a corner of peace was not the way to survive. Seeing all kinds of misery on the way, a certain person made this wish, wishing that the world would be peaceful, the people would be happy, and the warehouse would be rich. That's all. After holding back for many days, at this moment, he made his wish clear in front of everyone, and Li Yanzhao suddenly felt that all his limbs and bones were happy.

Li Yanzhao's words also planted seeds among the people here, seeds of caring for the family and country and stabilizing the world. Everyone was amazed by these words, and in the midst of admiration, everyone set out on the road again.

Everyone has been walking for more than ten days, and the young and strong people in front of them have returned to Jincheng County, and everyone is cheering. After a lot of hardships, thousands of miles, and more than a month, everyone is finally about to arrive. Arrive at the pure land where there is no smoke of war. Many people laughed excitedly or cried. The long-standing depression and fear were vented at this moment.

Calculating the distance, after crossing Jincheng, he will probably have to cross the Yellow River, looking at the strength of everyone, Li Yanzhao feels that this big river is not a problem at all in front of these forgetful people in front of him.

After sunset, the crowd detoured to the crossing of the Yellow River near Jincheng County. This is the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the water flow is still relatively turbulent. However, the ferry that Qingzhuang found when he went to explore the road was relatively flat, and the river surface was wider than the river channel in front and behind. It is a natural crossing formed by the washing of rivers. At this time, there were several boats on the ferry, all of them lit with oil lamps. Liu Zhongkang's eldest son, Liu Jiwen, went to negotiate with several boatmen, negotiated a price of 1,000 yuan, and then everyone boarded the boat. The boatmen swung their oars and slowly drove to the other side of the river.

The food carried by the crowd has basically been eaten, and a lot of trouble has been saved at this time when the ferry is made. However, the ox cart is not easy to cross. Liu Zhongkang immediately made a decision, leaving an ox cart to transport the remaining little grain and tools, and the rest of the ox cart let go of the leashed cattle and left them at the ferry for the boatmen. Several cows were led onto boats across the ferry.

More than a month of worry, more than a month of tiredness of the journey. When his feet finally stepped on the land of Liangzhou, Li Yanzhao couldn't help but feel emotional. When I go to Liangzhou, whether it is for me as a traverser or as an insignificant individual in the vast universe, it is a new chapter. Can you open a new chapter in this pure land in troubled times?