In the future, Li Longji will create a prosperous generation, but now he is still a young man under twenty, or a relatively mature boy. In Chang'an and Luoyang, he could control some situations, so he could be strong and solve them in an orderly manner. But on the prairie, something like this suddenly happened, and he couldn't help but be anxious.
Li Longji said angrily: "Where did these bandits come from? We never encountered bandits along the way. How come we met them immediately when we arrived at the border of Liangzhou? How do the officials of Liangzhou manage the place!"
The captain thought to himself: "What's the use of blaming the local officials at this time? Everything you say now is in vain." But he didn't dare to talk back to Li Longji, so he could only say: "Liangzhou is a transportation thoroughfare, not as good as other places." , there will naturally be more robbers, but I don¡¯t know how many there will be?¡±
At this time, Murong Guogang stumbled up the mountain. His horse was shot to death, but he himself was not hit by the arrow. Li Longji quickly dismounted, helped him sit on a rock, and comforted him repeatedly.
Murong Guogang looked pale and said: "The archery skills of those bandits are actually as good as the sharp archers in the Forbidden Army, but they only shot my horse, not me."
Li Longji looked at the rangers who were moving away and said, "It seems they don't want to shoot you. I wonder why? According to archery, it's impossible for them to miss you."
The follower also climbed up at this time. He and Murong Guogang fell to the ground together, but they had to protect Murong Guogang. Then he came in the evening and listened to Li Longji's question. He replied: "These robbers want to capture people alive so that they can ask for money." ransom."
Murong Guogang was shocked and said: "Do they know our identities? But I only told the governor Jinniu about coming to Liangzhou. Could it be that he betrayed us?"
The captain hurriedly said: "Probably not. The robbers' asking for ransom is one of the means to obtain property. They should not know the identities of the prince and the marquis. If they knew, it would not be just a few rangers watching here. A large group of robbers would have been there for a long time. Come up."
Li Longji nodded. He stood up, looked at the rangers, and said, "I don't know which group of bandits are so courageous that they dare to commit robbery here!"
After saying that, he looked around and saw that except for the hill under his feet, there were grasslands all around. Even if they ran down the mountain now, they would not be able to escape. They would be overtaken, and those few tourists would not be able to escape. The cavalry was blocking the direction to Liangzhou. It was obvious that the bandits knew that as long as they blocked that place, they would not be afraid of escaping.
Li Longji shook his head and said: "This reminds me of the story of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. He was surrounded by the Huns on Baishan Mountain. It should be the same, and it is similar to our current situation!"
Murong Guogang thought: "That's much worse. If Liu Bang wants to rescue the siege, he can bribe the Huns, but how can we bribe the bandits? I'm afraid the more we bribe the bandits, the more aggressive they will be."
After all, the captain had more experience. He said: "My lord, I'm afraid the bandits don't know much about the situation in the east. They must have come from the northwest, thinking that they only need to block the direction of Liangzhou"
Before he could finish speaking, Murong Guogang said anxiously: "Of course we only need to block the direction of Liangzhou. Except for this direction, the other directions are all grassland. We are so exhausted that we cannot run far. Besides, except for the direction of Liangzhou, we have no way to run far." We can¡¯t ask for reinforcements!¡±
The captain said: "Master Hou, listen to what I have to say. On the way here, didn't we see a large group of officers? I don't know which direction they are going, but they are camping and they will not be on their way again tonight." , if we go down the mountain and go east now, we may find them, I believe the robbers still dare not go head-to-head with the officers of the brigade!"
When Li Longji and Murong Guogang were horse racing, neither Li Longji nor Murong Guogang paid attention to the guards in the distance. When the captain said this, both of them were surprised. Murong Guogang was just happy because they had reinforcements, but Li Longji was overjoyed. Yu, but felt that he was still not experienced enough. He did not have the captain's ability to notice the surrounding situation while running wildly.
Li Longji said: "Okay, then let's go back east and find the team of officers."
When they were about to go down the mountain, the captain said: "No, the cavalry is coming from the east. Could it be that those few rangers are blocking the west, and the real bandit group is coming from the east? But this is wrong, We are from the east!"
A follower jumped off his horse and fell to the ground to listen to the sound. Maybe it was because he was on the mountain. He listened for a long time, then raised his head and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, something bad is going on. Not only are there cavalry coming from the east, but also from the northwest." Come, we're afraid we'll be surrounded!"
If things might turn around, Li Longji would hesitate, but once he found himself in a dead end and the situation reached the most critical moment, he did not hesitate.
Taking out his personal seal from his arms, Li Longji said loudly: "Gentlemen, I will do it no matter what."You will never bow to a robber, and you will never give in. Now you destroy your belt, destroy all the things that can prove your identity, and bury the seal. Even if we die in battle, we can't expose our identity and bring shame to the royal family! "
He threw the seal on the ground and smashed it with stones. Murong Guo dared to imitate him and destroyed the seal. His followers also took out their waistbands, smashed them and buried them. They burned all the road guides and other items. .
Everyone on the mountain understood that if the King of Linzi was killed by bandits, the matter would definitely spread. No matter how the officers and soldiers retaliated in the future, even if they killed all the bandits to avenge Li Longji, the princes of the empire would be killed by the bandits. The killing will also become a great shame for the court and the royal family, and will be a source of ridicule for other countries.
Since this is the case, it is better not to reveal your identity, so as not to leave a mark in the history books and be laughed at by future generations.
Li Longji pulled out the sword from his waist and said: "Gentlemen, the matter has come to this. It is useless to talk more. If I can fight side by side with you, Longji will die without regrets. But before that, I have something to ask of you. You must do it." promise!"
Murong Guogang and his entourage looked at him and saw Li Longji saying: "If unfortunately I fall into the hands of the enemy and am unable to commit suicide in time, then you must not let me be humiliated. You must help me. I beg you all."
What he meant by helping was that if he was captured alive, he would be killed no matter with arrows or swords and guns. He could not live to be humiliated in the hands of the robbers!
Murong Guogan shed tears and said in a tearful tone: "Prince, you run away, we will stop the robbers!"
The young man Li Longji had not yet realized that something bad was going on and had the idea of ????turning around and running away. He was at an age where his blood was boiling. There was no way he could escape alone, and it was impossible to escape alone.
At this moment, the cavalry team from the east arrived. In the commotion, someone shouted: "Go up the mountain to fortify, go up the mountain to fortify, throw away all the baggage, and move forward lightly!"
Everyone on the mountain heard this shout, and they were all surprised. The person who could shout such words must not be a robber, and the person who could shout the word "baggage" cannot be a merchant. The merchant should be shouting about goods. right!
The captain said: "Hey, isn't this a guard from that team? My lord, please go down and ask!"
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