Chapter Ninety-Eight: Luoju Xiongcheng
As the saying goes: it is difficult to draw the skin of a tiger and the bones, and it is difficult to know the face but not the heart.
Just when Li Yi and the others were chatting about micro-expressions, the camp they had been stationed in before had been surrounded by three or four hundred people.
The bonfire, which was about to burn out, reflected the shadowy figures.
Feng Long and Sun Hao, who had already bandaged him, were standing in the middle of the camp at the moment.
Looking at the empty camp, although Feng Long was very gloomy on the surface, his heart was already like an angry sea at this time.
Although on the surface, this time he had to lead many subordinates to encircle and suppress Li Yi and others because his subordinates sacrificed too much, but the actual situation was that Feng Long himself felt that he needed to completely get rid of Li Yi and others.
At the beginning, Mo Qiang and others were killed, he didn't have the intention to kill, and allowed Sun Hao and others to go to Li Yi, they were just to give Sun Hao a step.
In this way, when they return to the real Weide Army, they can also make their old rivals owe themselves a favor.
That's why he asked Sun Hao to only bring about 20 people, which was also to make it not too easy for Sun Hao and them to win.
And he also took eight masters to follow behind Sun Hao, just to prevent Sun Hao from having an accident.
Originally, all this was calculated by Feng Long, and everything should have been in his plan.
But what people didn't expect was that the strength of Li Yi and others far exceeded his imagination.
At the beginning, he saw An Su and Qi Chao and the people brought by Sun Hao fighting each other, which made Feng Long, who was hiding in the shadows, very satisfied.
Especially when he saw that these three people were killed and one seriously injured, his face couldn't help but smile.
Although everyone is from the Weide Army, these guys brought by Sun Hao have always only listened to Sun Hao's orders, and they are also disobedient to their own handsomeness.
Now it's a surprise that someone can help you get rid of them.
Then, when he saw that Tang Bai was severely injured by Yu Zhenlei, his mood began to become a little troubled.
At this time, he wanted Li Yi and the others to kill a little more of Sun Hao's subordinates, but he was worried that Li Yi and them would be too ruthless and directly kill all the twenty or so people.
If this is the case, he will not be able to explain to the real commander of the Weide Army when he goes back.
And when he saw that Sun Hao was preparing to attack in an all-out way, his hanging heart finally let go again.
But then, when Yu Zhenlei alone blocked more than a dozen Sun Hao, Feng Long began to worry that Li Yi's side would die too quickly, causing Sun Hao's side to lose too little.
However, Yu Zhenlei used his strength to let him know what it means to be a peerless warrior.
Yu Zhenlei only used ten moves to severely damage eight or nine people, and this terrifying strength made Feng Long know that he was underestimating the other party.
But fortunately, Yu Zhenlei also fell into vertigo after injuring eight or nine people, which can be regarded as giving Sun Hao a chance.
It's a pity that Sun Hao and others still didn't seize the opportunity.
And Li Yi's appearance completely disrupted all Feng Long's wishful thinking.
Seeing Li Yi easily wound the four people, Feng Long knew that he couldn't wait any longer, and if he waited any longer, then these people brought by Sun Hao would probably have to be explained here.
At the same time, Feng Long also realized that Sun Hao and the people they provoked were not simple, just by looking at the martial arts of these people, he knew that they must be masters with backgrounds.
Once these people escape, telling them about it is likely to cause trouble for their own envoys.
That's why Feng Long decided to kill all these people without doing anything, so that he could completely eliminate the troubles that might arise in the future.
However, after briefly evaluating the eight masters he brought, Feng Long always felt that his side could not completely kill all the other party.
Therefore, he pretended to be easy-going, took the initiative to lower his posture in order to drag these people, and then returned to the camp to gather reinforcements and annihilate them all in one fell swoop.
It's just that when they returned to the camp and mobilized 300 people, fully prepared, intending to attack them again at midnight when they were sleepy, they found that Li Yi and the others had disappeared without a trace.
"Dashuai, these guys actually ran away, should we chase them?"
Sun Hao endured the pain in his left shoulder and said angrily.
"Forget it, it seems that the guy who talked to me before understood our intentions from the beginning, and then he and I were just trying to paralyze us and give them time to escape, this group of people is not simple!"
Feng Long kicked the bonfire that was about to burn out and splashed sparks, causing the surrounding Weide soldiers to dodge backwards.
"Hmph, it's all a bunch of waste, even if those guys don't run away, if we want to completely annihilate them, our side will probably have to bleed."
The surrounding Weide Army soldiers couldn't help but bow their heads timidly when they heard Feng Long's words.
In fact, these low-level soldiers don't want to fight, after all, if they really fight, they are the easiest cannon fodder to sacrifice.
Therefore, they prefer to plunder the people rather than fighting, watching the cowardly people cry helplessly for themselves, and these lowly soldiers of the Weide army have a sense of superiority that they cannot usually experience.
"Go back and let people check out where these people came from today."
Feng Long said to a middle-aged man with a goatee behind him.
Early the next morning, when the sun began to slowly dispel the cold of the night, Li Yi and the others drove the carriage again and continued on the road.
As a result of the deviation from the original route, they were much farther than the original route.
However, the Qi family sisters and brothers are very excited about this, after all, they can experience more customs and customs along the way.
Like the Qi family siblings, there are also Hai Yin and Yu Zhenlei.
As pure grassland tribes, the two of them have been yearning for the flower world of Dayu for a long time, and they are also very curious about the customs and customs of Dayu.
In the past, they had never had the opportunity to experience the customs along the way, and even if the grassland tribes had successfully broken through the border fortress and entered the hinterland of Dayu to raid in the past, they had never reached these places.
So Hai Yin also went to ask Jing Zizheng where they were going to pass along the way.
And Keiko told them unreservedly.
In this trip, they need to pass through: Weizhou, Luozhou, Anzhou, Muzhou, Caozhou, Songzhou, Suzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, and finally arrive in Shengzhou and Luzhou.
Although Jingzi is well aware of the characteristics and cultures of the nine states of this pathway, in fact, he has read this knowledge from books, and he has not actually been to any of these states.
"The master said that reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, practice is the standard for testing the truth, this time I just practice it to see if what is said in the books is correct."
Keiko was standing in the carriage and said loudly.
Li Yi saw Jingzi's proud appearance, and then looked at the joy on the faces of the two sisters and brothers of the Qi family, and he finally put his mind at ease.
At this time, Li Yi felt that these three people had finally come out of the grief of the Pengzhou Army.
Especially his senior brother Jing Zizheng, the death of his eldest brother was an incomparably huge blow to him.
Compared with the sisters and brothers of the Qi family, they were only saddened by the loss of their uncle, while Jingzizheng was not only saddened by the loss of his brother, but more importantly, he lost his previous belief in the Dayu Dynasty.
In this way, he should have completely walked out of that haze.
Everyone's faces were filled with the most sincere smiles, only Yang Ping's fat face showed a sad expression.
Because the long journey was a painful ordeal for a fat man like him.
Although there is a horse-drawn carriage, bumps along the way are unavoidable.
Therefore, every time the carriage traveled for a period of time, Yang Ping always had to lay a thick mattress in the carriage and then lie on it until he was tired and sat up.
However, although Yang Ping kept complaining in the carriage every day, once it was time to set up camp at night, it was the happiest time for him.
Every night he would take out some delicate tools in front of the campfire and carve all kinds of cute little wood carvings.
Everyone was amazed to see his fat fingers flying up and down on the wood.
Whenever everyone came to admire the gaze, Yang Ping would show the appearance of a master outside the world.
Soon Qi Ning's carriage was filled with all kinds of wood carvings, including those of the twelve zodiac signs and those of mythological figures.
For Yang Ping's unique skill, Qi Ning was full of praise.
Soon, everyone entered, passed through Weizhou, and came to Luozhou.
Nakju has been one of the economic and cultural centers since ancient times, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight.
Luozhou used to have a very high status, and it was once the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, and it was really because of this that Luozhou in the king was achieved.
Since ancient times, literati and writers have praised it, and for this reason they have also left many famous sentences that have been sung through the ages.
Among them: ancient fame and fortune gathered in Luozhou City; Advocate Weiyidi, Jingxuan Yiluozhou; Cuihan has the emperor's house, and Heluo is the king's house.
This all shows the prosperity and nobility of Luozhou, when the first Dayu was decided, people all over the world thought that Luozhou was more suitable than Shengzhou to become a companion capital.
However, Emperor Gaozu at that time did not take everyone's opinions, and he said that Luozhou was a place of four wars, and it had risen and fallen since ancient times to exhaust the royal spirit of Luozhou.
And Shengzhou is the tiger in the dragon plate, Zhong Lingyuxiu is the place where the king's qi gathers, and because Shengzhou is the place of Gaozu's dragon xing, in the end, Gaozu will accompany the people in Shengzhou.
Although Luoju has lost its qualification as the imperial capital, its prosperity has not declined in the slightest.
After nearly 400 years of development in Dayu, Luozhou firmly occupies the reputation of the most prosperous state in the north.
Some literati even said that the kings of the world look at the imperial capital, and the world's wealth depends on Luozhou.
Although this is somewhat exaggerated, it also reflects the prosperity of Luozhou from the side.
When Li Yi and his entourage entered Luozhou, the endless plain made everyone's eyes shine.
Originally, the north was a mountainous place, especially the Youzhou line, which became a natural barrier for Dayu to resist the grassland tribes.
But Luozhou is very different, which is why Emperor Gaozu of Dayu said that Luozhou is the land of four wars.
In Li Yi's opinion, the terrain of Luozhou is indeed suitable for becoming a battlefield, because the cavalry can move unhindered here.
"Haijun, you said that if you have a cavalry fighting Dayu here, what are your chances of winning?"
Li Yi pointed to the plain in front of him and asked Haiyin.
Hai Yin looked at the endless plain and couldn't help but sigh.
"This is the place where the cavalry reigns."
"Then why didn't you come to Luozhou to loot when you were fighting Grass Valley in the past?"
Ansu asked Hae-yin on his horse.
Indeed, it has been almost 400 years since the founding of Dayu, and the grassland tribes have never stopped invading the Dayu Dynasty over the years.
From the beginning to the end, the grassland tribes did not take Luozhou as the target of the grass valley.
"Humph! Of course, we grassland tribes know that Luozhou is rich and rich in the north, but we are not stupid. ”
Hai Yin snorted disdainfully.
"What's the explanation?"
At this time, even Li Yi and Jing Zizheng didn't understand.
"You Dayu yourself say that this is the place of the four battles, and it is a good place for our cavalry to fight, but on the other hand, this is also a good place for the Dayu cavalry to dominate, Luozhou as the hinterland of Dayu, the city is high and deep is difficult to break in a short time, once we can't break it in time, we will face several times our Dayu cavalry, and then who can dominate the land of Luozhou will not need me to say more!"
Hai Yin clearly explained why the grassland tribes had never targeted Luozhou for their raids.
"I see!"
Everyone nodded their heads after hearing this.
"As a prairie person, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to come to this Luozhou in my lifetime, and this is something I didn't even dare to dream of before, it's really a creation and a trick!"
Hai Yin looked at this plain and sighed.
"Lao Hai, we are passing through Luozhou this time, not here to fight Grass Valley, please don't be too emotional."
An Su couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm riding alone, even with Yu Zhenlei, there are only two of them, if you really want to rob, I'm afraid it's not even a village and town in Luozhou!"
Hai Yin also laughed, completely ignoring An Su's joke with him.
"Let's hurry up and go to the state city of Luozhou to see this world-famous Xiongcheng!"
Qi Ning, who was sitting in the carriage, was already a little impatient.
After her reminder, everyone found that the sun above their heads had begun to set westward, and at this time they were still more than thirty miles away from the city of Luozhou.
If you hurry up, you should be able to enter the city of Luozhou before the twilight drum.
Otherwise, they will have to spend another night outside the city.
Therefore, everyone hurriedly accelerated and rushed in the direction of Luozhou City.
Soon a slender black line appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and as the distance approached, everyone found that this black line began to become thicker and longer, and after a while, everyone found that the black line was actually the city wall of Luozhou.
When everyone got closer to the city of Luozhou, the more they felt the majesty of the city wall of Luozhou, and at the same time, the sense of oppression became stronger and stronger.
It wasn't until everyone came to the city of Luoju that the sense of oppression finally reached its maximum.
When people look up at the huge city wall, they will unconsciously feel an urge to worship.
The gray-white city wall is several feet tall and stretches across the land of Nakju like a towering mountain range.
"Mano Castle!"
Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.