The thieves and the captives nodded their heads in agreement after hearing this, and the idea of the fat officer was clever, and the two ways out on the left and right could be invincible.

The officer ordered the captives to whisper to everyone around them, and those who were willing to escape should act together to seize the south gate and escape, and those who were unwilling to escape should not be silent, otherwise everyone would be killed if they were discovered.

In the second half of the night, this time is the easiest time to get sleepy, and all kinds of snoring sounds are everywhere in the city, and even the sound of insects is muffled. The fat officer took the lead in the plan, of course, he had to take the lead, and led dozens of brave soldiers barefoot towards the city gate.

The four sentries with spears at the gate slept dead against the wall, but why didn't they snore? Regardless of him, the arrow has to be sent.

The fat officer, who approached the sentry five paces away, rushed forward with a sudden hold of his breath, snatched his spear and grabbed it by the neck, and the pointed helmet fell to the ground, revealing a clump of straw.

"Scared! What a straw!"

The other three or four snatched their weapons and poked the grass out of their armor, and everyone stood in place for a moment, their hearts almost stopping.

Suddenly shouted from the city wall in the distance behind: "What are you doing!"

"Let's run first!" The fat officer reacted quickly, and four or five people rushed forward, lifted the gate of the city gate open, and dragged the gate open and rushed outside.

"Someone has opened the gate! Fast! Fast! Hurry!"

The captives spread their feet and ran towards the depths of Chen Cangdao, only more than 200 people remained in place, and the Tang army quickly lit torches everywhere, and a general leaned on the female wall and shouted down: "Well, why don't you run." ”

One of the captives looked up and responded, "We didn't kill the people."

The fleeing captives ran seven or eight miles in one go, and slowed down from exhaustion, and looked back to listen, as if no horses' hooves were chasing them.

The fat officer was suspicious in his heart, but he still turned to everyone and said, "Don't take the main road after dawn!" So as not to be chased and killed by the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, we will go into the mountains to rest!"

The captives walked out of more than three miles, and the valley before them narrowed abruptly, and the canopy of trees overhead, only a little starlight escaped, and the cry of the night owl was like a ghost, which made them feel mad in their hearts, and they squeezed each other together and staggered.

Suddenly, numerous torches lit up in front of them, and there were also shadows between the trees on the slopes on both sides, and the captives hurriedly turned around, but more torches jumped down the hillside behind them, blocking their back path, and the eyes of the officers and the captives were full of despair.

"Shoot them all!" Yan Xiaosi gave an order, and the arrows shot down from all directions, and the popping and screaming of the arrows entering the flesh were endless. Then the Hexi army went over in turn to pick up arrows, and the ones who were not dead were given one or two knives.

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Li Siye sat cross-legged in the conference hall, and when he heard Yan Xiaosi standing aside and reporting, he couldn't help but raise his head and asked suspiciously: "Among the more than 2,000 people, only more than 200 have not killed people?"

"That's right," Yan Xiao said, "I have already sent people to interrogate one by one, although these people have done looting, but they have indeed not crossed the line of killing Liang, but they are not good things, it is better to kill them all." ”

Li Siye shook his head and said: "No, in that kind of army, it is easy to be influenced by everyone, and it is already rare to be able to stick to the bottom line of not killing the people." ”

"The doctor said very well, these people are all brutes, compared to them, they are good people who only rob but do not kill. However, the subordinates also interrogated other things. ”

"Oh? What's that?" Li Siye asked with interest.

"After the rebels went south from Hebei, they plundered on a large scale, from generals to soldiers, and there was also a special team along the canal to escort the looted property back to Youzhou by boat. In order to motivate the morale of the army, An Lushan stipulated that if he beheaded 20 people or more than a brigade commander, he could make a package of his looted property, write his name and residential address on it, and hand it over to the army transported by water to send it back to Youzhou along the canal, and then the Youzhou guards stayed behind to sort and deliver it to their respective homes, and then the family sent a letter to confirm it. The weight of the goods transported is also determined by the size of the military meritorious officer. It's said that this is also learned from us?"

Li Siye suddenly said angrily: "When did I condone my subordinates to rob?"

"No, I said it wrong, it is said that I learned it from the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce, and it is also a package delivery, but the package of the Chamber of Commerce is written with the name of the partner businessman."

"I see," Li Siye couldn't help but sigh: "Robbing from top to bottom, what's the difference between this and banditry?" He also brought all the property looted from Luoyang in Chang'an back to Fanyang, the thief didn't regard Luoyang as his new home at all, is this an idea that a person who wants to plot the world should have?"

Yan Xiaosi followed his words and said: "They are much more ruthless than bandits, which bandit dares to rob Chang'an Luoyang?"

At this time, a guard outside the door came to report: "Doctor, Your Majesty has sent a messenger from Lingwu, and he is already outside the Taishou Mansion." ”

"Good! Go out with me to meet the Holy Messenger. ”

Li Siye led the generals to the door of the mansion, only to see the eunuch Yu Chaoen riding a horse and leading a team of soldiers to line up on the side of the road, and after seeing Li Siye, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and saluted with crossed hands: "Slave and maid see the king of Xiliang County." ”

Li Ye crossed his hands and saluted back: "Father-in-law Yu is too out-of-sight, does Your Majesty have a will?" ”

Yu Chaoen hurriedly said: "The king of the county doesn't have to make a big salute, it's just a message that His Majesty wants me to send." His Majesty said that he had moved to Pengyuan, and that he missed the king of the county very much, and hoped that the king of the county would be able to meet him. ”

Li Siye frowned slightly, at this time, Li Heng's original words, he said his will so tactfully, was it because of his cautious personality or because of something else.

"Please send the holy envoy back to Your Majesty, and Li Siye is ready to leave for Pengyuan."

After Yu Chaoen left, Li Siye returned to the council hall to settle Fengxiang County, and instructed Feng Changqing and Duan Xiushi, who were sitting below: "If I delay for a long time, I will only stick to one city and one pass." Zhao Zheng's side has already moved the Taoist temple to Lanzhou City, keeping the post road open from Lanzhou to Fengxiang to transport Xuanwu cannons, if the artillery accumulation is not enough 100, we will temporarily hold our troops. ”

After arranging all the matters, Li Siye led 2,000 tooth soldiers out of the city and rushed to Pengyuan County, Ningzhou under the stars.

Li Heng was stationed in a Taoist palace in Pengyuan County, so he changed this place into a palace. The eldest son, Li Chongyun, led the Longxiang army to be stationed on the right, and the original prince was trained to be stationed on the left for the new army of Longwu. After the Longxiang army was stationed in Lingwu, it was incorporated into the local army of Shuofang on the basis of the original team, and expanded into a whole army of 8,000 people.

Li Siye had not yet arrived at Pengyuan, and Li Heng specially asked Li Chongyun to greet him at the post pass, because he had just promoted his son to the rank of Langzhong in the military department, and he was still serving as the military envoy of Longxiang Army, in order to show his trust and favor to his father and son.

There is another meaning in this, because Li Siye is now the king of the county and the leader of the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, if he is promoted again, he can only be the living three divisions and three princes and the pillar country, because there are still many battles to be fought in the future, in order to avoid having no official to promote in the future, so it is also a compromise method to promote his son.

Li Chongyun bowed in front of Li Siye's horse: "Son Chongyun greets your lord."

Li Siye looked down at his complexion and said with a smile: "It seems that the emperor treats you well."

The son took the initiative to lead his horse forward, lowered his head and said, "Yun Lang knows that His Majesty can treat the child kindly, all because of you, Grandpa."

Li Siye nodded, turned his head and glanced behind him, and the tooth soldiers and Long Xiang army who were following them took the initiative to slow down and retreat three zhang away. He asked in a seemingly relaxed tone, "But if one day, Grandpa suddenly offends the emperor, what should you do?"

Li Chongyun bit his lip and thought about it, then resolutely raised his head and said: "If there is really such a day, Yunlang's blessings and misfortunes are all self-inflicted, even if I make a decision, I will never drag Grandpa down." Besides, if I stay in the court, maybe one day I can protect Grandpa in turn. ”

"You're protecting me?" Li Siye let go of his throat and laughed, and his hearty and rough voice echoed on the loess plain.

"Grandpa doesn't believe it? I'm going to be able to do it. ”