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Chapter 622: Climbing the Mountain and Entering the City Gate

The stream water is poisonous and undrinkable, so he collects the dew to drink, and no matter how bad the situation is for Li Shimin, it is worse than waiting for no result under the Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an City. Although he was sent back to the old mansion of Longyou to grow up alone since he was a child, he did not suffer much, after all, he was Li Yuan's sister-in-law, and the subordinates in the old mansion were naturally very careful. It's not an exaggeration to say that Yi Lai stretched out his hand to eat and opened his mouth, but he is by no means a person who can't endure hardship.

When he was thirteen years old, he completed his coming-of-age ceremony on the belly of a beautiful maid, and at that time he knew that everything he wanted needed to work hard for himself. His father occasionally sent people over to study his knowledge and martial arts, but he never asked him what he wanted.

When Li Shimin got up from the maid with a little resentment in his eyes that day, he told himself in his heart that he would come back with everything.

The leaves have just sprouted and not grown much, and collecting dew is actually very hard. But he did it meticulously, and even wet his palms with water from the blades of grass to symbolically wash his face.

He also had three hundred cavalry by his side, and these people were all he had to gain a foothold in the future. And now he has to face not only the majestic mountain in front of him, not only the countless jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountain and countless traps laid by nature, but also the more than 10,000 elite horsemen led by Li Xiaogong behind him.

But Li Shimin's face didn't seem to have any sad and desperate expression, on the contrary, his face became more and more calm after walking into this mountain.

Wei Chigong packed all the dew he had carefully collected in a wine bag, but the wine bag still looked deflated. The wine had already been drunk but the aroma of the wine was still there, and he handed his wine bag to Li Shimin, without a trace of reluctance in his eyes. Li Shimin looked at him and smiled, then shook his head and said, "This is the water you saved drop by drop, and it is the water that you keep for life-saving." ”

He patted the sturdy water bag tied to his waist and said, "There are also here in Lone, and there should be more than you have collected." ”

Wei Chigong sighed, sat down next to Li Shimin, but did not speak. The soldiers in the distance were assigned good men, some of them searched around for hunting, and some of them picked up something nearby that could be lit. Although there are a lot of tinder, no one knows how long they will hide in this mountain, so the use of tinder is also restricted. Now it seems like a lot of things, and no one knows if one will accidentally become nothing.

If they waste too much, it may not be long before they all have to live a life of drinking blood.

"No hope?"

Li Shimin suddenly asked Wei Chigong.

Wei Chigong slowly shook his head and said: "The soldiers are loyal to you, and they know that once they fall into the hands of those pursuers, they will definitely die, so there is no need to worry that some of them will not be able to bear any dirty thoughts, but this is not the way to go on after all." Your Highness, your subordinates thought that if you could go out at night to rob some villages under the mountain, at least you have to replenish the food. ”

"Do you know why the lone water bladder has more water than you?"

Li Shimin asked with a smile.

Without waiting for Wei Chigong to answer, he stretched his waist and said seriously: "Because Lone didn't sleep all night last night, Lone was collecting when the dew just came down." When I was collecting water, I kept thinking in my lonely mind, if I was trapped in the mountains like this, would it be miserable for the rest of my life? Is there any way out of this predicament? ”

He said word by word: "But after thinking about it all night, I still can't think of any shortcuts, since there is no shortcut, then I can only take the road that seems to be the most difficult." ”

He broke off a branch and drew a diagram on the ground: "We are currently in this mountain, and if the imperial court wants to send the news of the rebellion to the southern counties, it will have to bypass this mountain, and it will take almost twenty-four or five days to reach the nearest county according to the fastest speed." ”

He dropped the branches, patted the dust off his hands, and said, "Although this mountain is very large, there is no road to follow. But that doesn't mean we can't go through, we just need to walk out of this mountain and reach the nearest county government earlier than the imperial court's announcement. Lone had the seal of King Qin on his body, and those local officials did not dare to disobey Lone's orders. When we arrived at the nearest county, Gu seized power and collected all the county soldiers under his tent, and then rushed to the next county, as long as we went faster than the people in the imperial court all the way, then it only took a month or two, and there would be tens of thousands of troops in Lone hands. ”

Li Shimin stood up, looked at the lush dense forest and said, "What we have to do now is to overcome ourselves and get out of this mountain." ”

Wei Chigong was stunned, and his heart was shocked to the point of no return. He really couldn't imagine that he had reached this point, and King Qin could still think of such a dangerous method. Not to mention that it is difficult to get out of this mountain with the current equipment and supplies, and even if you go out, it may not be faster than the news from the imperial court. Although according to the analysis, it took twenty-four or five days, but it also took time to gather the county soldiers after seizing power, so they only had more than ten days to cross this mountain range.

"It's too dangerous!"

Wei Chigong hurriedly persuaded him: "In case we go a little slower, entering the county after leaving the mountain is tantamount to throwing ourselves into a net." ”

"That's why Lone will say that this is the most difficult road."

Li Shimin said indifferently: "But it is also the only way." Lone is by no means a person who admits defeat easily, and will not give up as long as there is still a hope of turning over. Now that we've come to this point, let's do our best and put our hopes in luck...... As for whether the luck is good enough, we will only know after we get out of the mountains. ”

Wei Chigong nodded, he knew that since His Royal Highness King Qin had made up his mind, there was no possibility of change. The idea of going faster than the imperial court notice and then collecting the county soldiers as the king of Qin can be described as crazy. Only a madman can come up with such a crazy solution. There is no doubt that in Yu Chigong's eyes, although King Qin's face is calm and his tone is indifferent, he has already stepped into the madness with one foot.

"The war horse can go as far as it can go, from today to kill the horse and eat meat, Gu must ensure that these more than 300 people can not die again, eat horse meat, drink horse blood, and wait until the place where the war horse can no longer go, kill the horse, take the meat and continue to walk."

Li Shimin said proudly: "My life is not so easy to be taken away. ”

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On the fourth day after Li Shimin entered the mountain, a thin man who was extremely haggard finally found their traces. Although it seemed that the traces had been at least a few days old, there were no words to describe the excitement in this man's heart. He couldn't help but laugh and jump as he looked at the pile of ashes, and didn't seem to care at all about the already rotten wound on his shoulder.

She laughed enough and couldn't bear it because she was really tired, so she lay down on the grass and grabbed a handful of firewood ash left by Li Shimin's team and pressed it on the wound on her shoulder, because it had begun to rot, but she didn't feel much pain. The pit on her face that had been pierced by the arrows was about to scar, making her otherwise delicate face look particularly ugly. Yes, it's ugly...... She hadn't washed her face, changed her clothes, or even eaten a cooked meal since she escaped from Chang'an City. She didn't die when she entered the mountain because she didn't see a beast drinking water near the stream, because she was cautious enough.

But she knew that if she couldn't find the medicine, the wound on her shoulder would rot and stink, and maybe before she could catch up with Li Shimin, she would lose her strength due to fever, and then turn into food for wolves or other things.

Her hand hung down weakly, and she inadvertently touched something in the ashes, she subconsciously grabbed it and looked at it, and found that it was actually a bone with some flesh still hanging on it, although it had been burned black and looked extremely disgusting, but she actually laughed very happily.

Blowing the ashes off the blackened bones, she began to eat. Including the bones, she eats very slowly, because the bones are very hard and it is difficult to bite off a piece, but she eats very carefully. She couldn't help but frown when she found a few more bones in the ashes, and there was not a single bit of flesh on them.

Lying on the grass to rest and regain her strength, she couldn't help but think of what happened on the wall of Xuanwu Gate that day. Thinking of the knife she cut out, she smiled self-deprecatingly and muttered, "I've already given up, why are you trying to force me?" If you don't let Huangfu Wuqi investigate, I will be your woman quietly. Dance the heavenly dance for you every day, and be careful not to let the princess find out about the matter between you and me, so that when you no longer love me, I will find a place to live in seclusion, and no longer think about any family revival, even my brother has given up...... Why should I be obsessed? ”

"But if you let Huangfu Wuqi investigate, I must not be able to avoid the eyes of that madman. Will you show mercy then? So you can't complain that I killed you...... If I had known that this would be the result, I would have killed you a little earlier. At least you don't have to chase Li Shimin so hard now, although Li Shimin's heart is more vicious than yours, he seems to really like the way I danced. He is reluctant to kill me, but you are willing to ......"

She thought that she had hidden in Li Xiaogong's army and mixed out of the city before, if it weren't for the fact that she was really anxious to find a place to be discovered, maybe she could really follow the army to catch up with Li Shimin behind, but unfortunately, it would be a pity.

"I'll catch up with him, I will."

She struggled to her feet, carrying a blackened piece of bone and moving on.

In the distance, a layer of fresh green withered grass suddenly sounded, and then a lone wild boar showed its head. When they saw the embarrassed man not far away, the boar and the man were startled. But soon, a smile crossed her lips. The boar wasn't big, and although it was still a hassle to kill, she wasn't worried at all.

She didn't have red sleeves, but she still had a knife.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast through the cracks in the branches on the ground where a thick layer of leaves had fallen, and the woman sat down exhausted and sat on the ground looking at the bloody boar and laughing wildly. She crawled over, gulping down the stinking and slightly hot pig's blood, and then ate a large piece of raw meat while it was still warm.

In the setting sun, the thin man carried a dead pig with difficulty, his steps faltering, but unwavering. Pig blood continued to flow down her body, which made her feel very distressed. It wouldn't be long before the pig's blood would run out, and she would have to spend another half of the night collecting the dew. And the pigs that have no blood obviously taste less delicious than when they are hot and bubbling with blood.

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Outside the dense forest, the elite cavalry of the brigade roared in, the knights in iron armor were black and could not see the edge, and the Li character embroidered on the front banner looked particularly eye-catching. The smoke and dust rose and drifted into the woods, and many wild birds were frightened and flew up. For the fierce beasts in the mountains, perhaps those elite armored cavalry are the real fierce beasts.

Li Xiaogong, the king of Xi'an, frowned slightly when he looked at the dense forest, and couldn't help but scold.

A few days ago, when Li Shimin crossed Fengshui, he attacked halfway and defeated the rebels, killing more than 2,000 people. originally thought that he would complete the battle in the first battle, but he didn't see the shadow of King Qin at all. Only now did he realize that it was a flaw deliberately left by King Qin for him. Li Shimin had already taken the elite to take the lead in crossing the abundant water, but he left a large team of people as bait. The strong man broke his wrist, the gecko broke his tail, and Li Shimin did not hesitate at all.

"Leave two thousand men to guard it! Divide another 2,000 men to chase ...... trail."

Li Xiaogong turned around and ordered, "The others follow me around this mountain!" ”

He knew that King Qin would never admit defeat. And if you want to turn over, it seems that there is only one way to go.

Just when he turned his war horse and led the troops away, more than a dozen gates of Chang'an City were about to be closed. A handsome man in a black robe led twenty followers to the gate of the West Inner Garden. Eighteen green-shirted swordsmen, a grim young man with a huge knife on his back, and a man in a Confucian shirt with an iron spear surrounded the man, although there were only twenty-one people, but the momentum was like a rainbow, like a thousand troops.

I don't know if it's because it's the closest or if he did it on purpose, he walked through the Xuanwu Gate.