In the military Han, Liu Li, who commanded the servant Liu Li with the highest rank, strode forward, looked down, there were faint stone steps and did not know where to lead, and the black hole was like a huge mouth devouring people, which made people chill.

Liu Li snatched a Xuanhua battle axe from a military man, cut off a dragon chair leg, ignited it in the flames, and threw it into the dark tunnel. The tunnel is not ventilated all the year round, the air is polluted and boiled, and the middle one will die, and the turbidity can only be burned with fire to enter the people.

The sound of fighting outside gradually fell silent, but the shouting and cheering became more and more loud, mixed with some Tatar language, it seemed that the northern army had killed the emperor's own army, and gathered outside to watch the burning hall. The hearts of the people were heavy, and they didn't say a word, but just slashed with their swords, made torches, and prepared to flee for their lives in the tunnels.

Wu Liang waited for Emperor Chongwen to take off his dragon robe, take off the Yishan crown, and put on a coarse cloth. Then he helped Emperor Chongwen to sit on the stone steps to rest, looked at it, and took out a piece of green paddle and wrapped it on Emperor Chongwen's head. Emperor Chongwen was at the mercy of Wu Liang, closed his eyes slightly, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The fire was approaching everyone, and they couldn't wait any longer, Liu Li shouted: "Liu Guan, go down to explore the road first." Liu Guan nodded silently, pulled out his saber and was about to go down, Liu Li handed him the torch in his hand and said in a low voice: "Second child... Be careful. Liu Guan said proudly: "It's okay to be material. ”

After a while, Liu Guan's voice came from below: "There's nothing down there, come down!" Liu Li waved his hand, and all the soldiers began to walk down.

Wu Liang straightened the crown of the three mountains, knelt down in front of Emperor Chongwen again, and said, "Your Majesty, minister... I can't serve Grandpa Banzai, Your Majesty will take the lead, and the minister is going to retire. ”

Emperor Chongwen opened his eyes slightly and asked in surprise, "Where else can you go?"

Wu Liang replied in a deep voice: "The minister is not going anywhere, the minister is here... King Yan can't find His Majesty in the ashes, so he must retreat to Dasuo. Catch Your Majesty by sea with the power of the world, how dangerous it is, the minister stays here, but the heart of His Royal Highness King Anyan... The ministers trespassed. After that, Wu Liang put on the dragon costume of the Son of Heaven and put the Yishan crown on his head.

Emperor Chongwen struggled to stand up and said anxiously: "No! I order you not to take half a step away from me!"

Wu Liang stood up and retreated towards the sea of fire step by step, and the roar of a male duck came from the fire: "Your Majesty, live, reorganize thousands of miles of rivers and mountains... Alive... To be alive ... "I watched the fire ignite his robe, his crown, his sideburns.

Emperor Chongwen stumbled forward to snatch Wu Liang back, shouting in his mouth: "Do you dare to resist the decree, you will bring me back!" Liu Li's thick arms stopped Emperor Chongwen and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't let Gonggong Wu die in vain." ”

At this time, Wu Liang's whole body had been burned into a big fireball, and there was a chanting voice from the sky-high flames: "Zhongliang killed all the mountains like a mountain, and there was nothing to do by the water's edge into a different pool, and the dragon was saved... Son of God, poor ... The poignant voice finally disappeared into the fire.

Emperor Chongwen was stunned, the body struggling in the flames should have been himself, but Wu Liang died for himself, why is this? This guy who succumbed to slavery, this unfilial son who mutilated his body, died like this, died so tragically, just eight feet in front of him.

Emperor Chongwen was frightened and stupid, and the pain of burning himself seemed to be on him.

Liu Li waved his hand, and Wang Hui stepped forward to pick up the stupid Emperor Chongwen and went down to the secret road. After Liu Li broke off, he walked into the hole in the ground and carefully placed the top cover, trying not to show traces.

He knew that King Yan would discover this tunnel sooner or later, and sooner or later he would know that Emperor Chongwen had escaped, and sooner or later he would chase them after them. Wu Liang's death can buy some time, and the later King Yan finds out about this Xibei goods, the more likely they are to flee for their lives.

The tunnels are spacious enough for four people to walk side by side, and they are built very sturdy. Big wood is made of beams, supported by columns, built of blue bricks, and paved with stone slabs, so it will not collapse even if there is a ground movement.

Emperor Gao rules the world and will never make low-level mistakes.

A group of people carried torches and walked through the deep and dark tunnels, and the sound of heavy wheezing came and went, merging into a strange sound. The road under your feet is hard and smooth, and you can step on it without suffocation, and the speed is extremely fast. In addition to the smell of dirty and low and depressing in the tunnel, it is like walking on a thoroughfare, not to mention a dozen people, even if it is a cart.

The people who built this tunnel must have been worried that there would be vehicles carrying the injured through. Emperor Gao does not care about the lives of others, he takes care of only one person, and that is his grandson Emperor Chongwen. He even thought that Emperor Chongwen might be injured, and he spared no expense to build the tunnel solid and wide.

Liu Li thought secretly while walking briskly, the tunnel was as straight as an arrow, and he saw that the direction was in the direction of Zhengyangmen in the southeast. The army of King Yan surrounded the city of Nanjing from the north, east and west, and the Yangtze River was full of warships, sailing like a mountain, and only the southeast direction could escape from the city of Nanjing.

"This is no coincidence. Lin Yanghao, a hundred households of Long Xiangwei, slowed down, waited for Liu Li to follow and walk side by side, and whispered beside him.

Lin Yanghao's face is white and slightly bearded, and he looks like a weak man, only his eyes are shining, showing a trace of battle-hardened toughness.

Liu Li asked quietly, "How do you say it?"

Lin Yanghao said: "Nanjing City is surrounded by mountains in the east and west, and the Yangtze River in the north, so the best way to escape is of course to take a boat from the Yangtze River to the sea. When King Yan crossed the river, he would definitely block the mountains on the east and west sides of the city, blocking the possibility of escaping to the banks of the Yangtze River today. The terrain in the north of Nanjing is open, which is conducive to the deployment of troops, and at this time a large number of troops have been gathered.

The only weak point of the northern army is the direction of Zhengyang Gate, Gaoqiao Gate, and Shangmen in the southeast, so Emperor Gao arranged this tunnel early. As long as you are out of Nanjing City today, it is a bird that has escaped from the cage, a dragon that has entered the sea, the world is so big, and it is not a needle in a haystack to find someone. ”

Liu Li sighed: "It seems that Emperor Gao expected that King Yan would rebel a few years ago and enter Nanjing City from Jiangbei, so he built the tunnel early and selected the dead, all in order to save the present." But in that case, with the wisdom of Emperor Gao, why don't you plan to stop this cannibalism?"

Lin Yanghao, who was in the dark, shook his head and said, "Emperor Gao's scheming is so deep, how can we guess it. ”

The two were silent again, Liu Li didn't like smart and exposed subordinates in his heart, this kind of person was difficult to control. And Lin Yanghao is obviously a smart person, but now is the time to be in trouble, and his own people must be in the same boat. They were not the people chosen by Emperor Gao, they just obeyed the orders of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and in the confusion, they inexplicably became Chongwen's personal guards, and no one knew what was waiting for them.

Liu Li was thinking crankily while estimating the hour. He was a soldier, and he knew that a normal march would take about 15 miles in an hour, and they would walk very fast, and at this speed they could walk about 18 miles in an hour. He meditated, and after passing the Zhengyang Gate, the terrain began to move upward.

After another cup of tea, the team stopped, and Liu Guan, who opened the way, shouted: "It's over." Liu Li walked past the crowd and walked to the front, and sure enough, the road had come to an end, and a huge copper lock locked the stone door. This gate separates the inside and outside, and the hungry and thirsty fugitives have been fighting for a day, and no one knows what is outside this gate.

Surely there was no wine and meat, and there were thousands of enemies armed with sharp blades?

According to Liu Li's estimate, this is about the area of Zhonghe Bridge outside Zhengyang Gate, and there is an unpleasant smell of urine floating in the air, not the familiar smell of war horses. Liu Li shouted: "Liu Guan, Chu Liang, smash the copper lock open, let's go out." ”

Leopard Taowei Qianhu Qi Lutong hesitated for a moment and said, "If we open the door, we won't be able to go back." ”

Liu Li didn't look at him, and said coldly: "Think about it, don't you smell this smell? This is the Thousand Households of Elephant Taming in the Daxue Field outside Zhengyang Gate, and now the Northern Army can't get here, so it's smashed open." ”

Qi Lutong's face was a little ugly, these dozen or so soldiers were all sergeants of Leopard Taowei and Long Xiangwei, Long Xiangwei was headed by Liu Li and Liu Guan brothers, and Leopard Taowei was headed by Qi Lutong. Liu Li is the commander of Wei, from the third grade, Qi Lutong is only a thousand households, and he is the fifth grade, and Liu Li is of course the highest in terms of official rank.

But here, beside Chongwen Tianzi, Long Xiangwei only has 5 people left, while Leopard Taowei has 12 people, and Qi Lutong's strength is much stronger than Liu Li. He doesn't ask to give orders here, but Liu Li has no respect for him, never consults with him in things, and speaks in a rough voice, how to get along on this escape.

The two soldiers struggled to break the copper lock with the back of their knives, and pushed the stone door together, but they couldn't push it, it seemed that it had been too long, and the iron pivot was rusted. Liu Li beckoned everyone to push together, and the stone gate finally creaked and opened to one side, and a violent fishy breath came to the face, and there was no doubt that it was the taming elephant of a thousand households, and Liu Li's accurate judgment won the hearts of the army almost immediately.

No one cheered, but they all breathed a sigh of relief, at least for the time being, there were no enemies, and everyone could live for a few more moments.

threw the torches, Liu Li came out first, Liu Guan and Qi Lutong held Emperor Chongwen on Wang Hui's back left and right, and the army surrounded them. At this moment, they are on the west bank of the Qinhuai River, there is still a shouting and killing sound in the inner city, the direction of the imperial city is full of fire, and the direction of the outer city is also in chaos, that is the fleeing Nanjing people flocking to the southern city Guo Zhumen, everywhere is crying father and mother, mixed with the neighing of cattle and sheep.

This is the forage field of the elephant taming Weizuo Qianhu, they are still in the outer Guo of Nanjing, and they have not escaped. Looking up, it was the starry sky, and everyone took a long breath, although there was still a thick fishy smell in the air, but it was good to be alive.