Xiao Ce had a vague impression until this moment, and just when he was silent, Lu Changfeng, who was standing outside the cage, said again:

"When the second son was still in Chang'an, he was hunting outside the city with the sons of those families in the academy, when there was a famine in various parts of Daliang, and the city guards in Chang'an did not allow the victims to enter the city, and all the victims were trapped outside the city at that time, and I was among them, and the number of victims at that time was far greater than the porridge shed for disaster relief, if it weren't for the fact that I met the second son, I think I would have starved to death on the outskirts of the city like a group of displaced people."

Xiao Ce seems to have some impressions, the famine in Daliang that year was indeed much more serious than in previous years, and there were many more victims near Chang'an, Chang'an was at the foot of the Son of Heaven after all, and as soon as there were many displaced people, the public security would be much worse, so even the Emperor of Daliang, who knew about the disaster, turned a blind eye to the city guards, but at that time, Xiao Ce also happened to see that scene after all.

Lu Changfeng looked at the person in the iron cage and responded: "I have always remembered the kindness of Xiao Ergongzi for so many years. ”

Xiao Ce replied in a deep voice in front of the people in front of him: "Then it's not too late, since I am in Luoyang, if I can return to Luoyang safely this time, I will definitely be able to take charge of Luoyang's military power again, and if you are willing to join Luoyang at that time, I will definitely not give you the position of general." ”

Xiao Ce naturally had heard of Lu Changfeng's name before, after Qi An raised troops, he was not a worry about other princes, only this Lu Changfeng under his command was not only good at deploying troops, but also brave and strategic, and he was a talent that Xiao Ce also wanted to recruit.

Lu Changfeng hesitated for a moment and said: "It's a pity that I met Qi An first, one person doesn't have two masters, and I don't want outsiders to rumor that my heart is higher than the sky and I have no loyalty." ”

Xiao Ce naturally understood these difficulties of his, and a young general like them naturally cherished his reputation even more.

Lu Changfeng shook Xiao Ce in the cage, but still took half a step back and exited the tent.

Li Hanning looked sideways, and there was indeed a bit of pity in his eyes: "It's a pity, but such a person is willing to be loyal to Qi An." ”

Xiao Ce looked at the direction Lu Changfeng left and shook his head thoughtfully: "Qi An is narrow-minded, short-sighted and easy to be emotional, even if he has Lu Changfeng, he may not be able to know people well, and he won't last long." ”

What Xiao Ce didn't say was that maybe Xiao Ce's kindness to Lu Changfeng many years ago would become an opportunity for them to be locked up here and rescued this time.

Xiao Ce's gaze turned to Li Hanning's body: "It's you, you haven't been in a hurry to return to Fengyang City before, but now you are not in a hurry." ”

He saw that Li Hanning was locked up here, but he didn't panic outside.

Li Hanning looked at him and responded: "This place is not far from Fengyang City, if the Luoyang Army breaks through the Fengyang City Gate, the situation between the two armies will change greatly, Qi An also knows, looking at his appearance just now, he knows that Fengyang is still safe now." ”

Xiao Ce seemed to think of something and reminded: "Then who do you think can be the person in Fengyang City who can completely guard against Han Ye?" ”

Mo Zhao shouldn't have been able to do it, otherwise he would have been reminded when she left the barracks.

Only Li Zhao.

In the end, she troubled him again, obviously she had secretly sworn not to trouble him again before sending out the army.

If Li Zhao left Huai'an at this time, the old ministers in Huai'an City would only rely on Mrs. Wen Qing to deal with it alone.

Li Hanning was inevitably upset when he thought of this.

It's a pity that she is still trapped in her heart.

Xiao Ce seemed to see her thoughts, and comforted her on the side:

"You don't have to blame yourself, I didn't expect to meet Qi An here, and it's not your fault that I'm locked up here."

Xiao Ce is not wrong about this, instead of wasting time blaming himself at this time, it is better to think about how to escape as soon as possible, and only when you go out will you know the situation outside.

But if there was no persuasion from Lu Changfeng just now, it might be a good opportunity to escape.

For now, she can only wait for the right time.

As the night wore on, the footsteps of the soldiers patrolling around became slower and slower.

The two men in the cage closed their eyes for the time being, and the best plan now was to recharge their batteries and wait for the right moment.

Li Hanning is used to it, when she is in the Li Mansion, she rarely falls asleep, let alone is now in the enemy's barracks, she leans against the iron cage and sleeps very lightly, so light that she can wake up even if there is a disturbance outside.

The first half of the night was almost peaceful, as soon as she came to the second half of the night, Li Hanning woke up when she heard the movement outside from a distance, she quickly woke up Xiao Ce on the side, Li Hanning lowered his voice and said in his ear:

"Xiao Ergongzi wake up, there is something wrong in the camp."

Xiao Ce also came to his senses, and sure enough, he heard a rush of footsteps outside, there should be torches lit between the tents outside, and the hurried figures around him walked on the road and could be reflected on the white cloth they could see.

Xiao Ce frowned: "This is-"

Li Hanning also looked in the direction he was looking, she just woke up for a while, and she didn't know more than Xiao Ce.

Obviously, nothing happened in the first half of the night, but looking at their hurried appearance, something must have happened just now.

After a while, I heard someone shouting outside:

"Leave it alone! Wake everyone up! What a fire! Fight the fire first! Hurry up and put out the fire! Leave the rest alone. ”

Suddenly there's a fire here?

Xiao Ce subconsciously glanced at Li Hanning beside him.

There was a fire in the camp.

This is only the first day they have been imprisoned, and there was a fire here at night, but I am afraid that it was not an accidental fire.

The fire had not yet burned, but the smoke was getting heavier and heavier, and soon the tent where they were in was completely covered with smoke, so choking that people could barely open their eyes.

Xiao Ce secretly said badly, he kept calling people just now, but the people outside never responded, should they all go to put out the fire, then where will anyone care about their life or death.

It would have been a misservice if they had been burned here for no apparent reason.

At the most critical moment, someone groped their way close to their tent, and while no one outside was paying attention, they entered the tent.

Li Hanning looked at the person who suddenly appeared here with some surprise, whether it was his body shape or his neat skills, he was very much like the person she would not admit wrong, Li Hanning asked uncertainly through the smoke that made people a little unclear:

"Childe?"

Li Zhao approached and opened the cell door for the soldiers with the key he had just knocked out and touched on him.

"Follow me first."

The person who ventured to save them tonight was indeed Li Zhao, and he seemed to be familiar with the deployment here.

This fire may also be related to Huan Zhao, but they can't care about the current situation, maybe because most of the people went to put out the fire, Xiao Ce and Li Hanning followed behind Li Zhao, and only a few soldiers were easily put down along the way, and they escaped into the woods unimpeded along the way.

As long as they pass through this forest overnight, they will soon reach Fengyang City, and they will be safe at that time.

Li Zhao glanced at Li Hanning and Xiao Ce behind him, and then said:

"I know what you want to ask, it's not too late to talk about these things again, let's wait here for a while, there will be people who come to support, I have already told Mo Zhao before I came."

They are currently fighting with Luoyang, and it is really inconvenient to clash with Qi'an's people on the surface, but in Li Zhao's eyes, Li Hanning and Xiao Ce are very important, and they really can't help it, so he decided to take the risk to save it himself.

Fortunately, everything is good from the results, and the two have been successfully rescued.

Just wait a little bit for someone to support them.

Li Hanning was a little sorry for this, if she could have been more cautious or smarter at that time, if she could have thought of Han Ye's matter in advance and made arrangements, maybe it wouldn't have troubled Li Zhao to rush here from Huai'an.

Li Zhao just glanced at her and seemed to understand what she was thinking:

"It's not your fault that this matter is not said, according to the current situation, I will come to Fengyang City sooner or later, I originally planned to wait until I come to tell you, lest you know that I am here, but it will affect your deployment in the barracks."

Regarding the things in the barracks, Li Zhao naturally believed in her enough, otherwise he would not have handed over all the talismans to her.

It's just that no one thought that Han Ye betrayed Huai'an City again, and Li Zhao somewhat regretted that he was open to him for the sake of being an old minister, which gave him a chance to survive at that time.

But it's not too late.

The sound of horses' hooves in the distance came from far and near, and it was only when the riders stopped in front of them that they surprised everyone.

Li Zhao's gaze fell on Wen Qing, and naturally he was surprised: "Madam? ”

The person who came to support them was really Wen Qing, but Mo Zhao didn't dare to let her come alone, but Wen Qing insisted again and again, saying that they had to keep more people to guard Fengyang City, so they reluctantly let her come alone.

In fact, since Li Zhao came to Huai'an City, Wen Qing rarely rode a horse and used martial arts because of fate, so that Li Zhao and Li Hanning almost forgot that their lady also knew some martial arts and knew how to ride a horse.

Wen Qing still had a few military horses behind her, but the horses behind her were not led by the reins, but wherever she went, those horses followed there, and all the horses behind her stopped when she stopped, obviously they were all well-trained.

Wen Qing looked at Li Zhao condescendingly, knowing in her heart that he was safe and sound, and it was inevitable to worry about the comfort of coming all the way, it can be seen that he was safe and sound, and he rescued the people he wanted to rescue, Wen Qing's nerves that had been tense all the way could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Wen Qing sat on horseback and glanced at the direction of the camp on the other side of the hill from afar:

"The fire in the camp over there is almost saved, they should find out that you are missing in a while, this is not a place to catch up with the past, you better go back to Fengyang City with me quickly."

Several men then turned on their horses and galloped towards the other side of the woods.