On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 487 Extra Chapter
Therefore, the prince and his men believed that they had a sure victory and felt that with their men, they could definitely crush the Imperial Guards.

Unfortunately, they didn’t expect the emperor to escape from the city, and they didn’t have many horses, so they could only chase him on foot.

Besides, it was still dark at this time, and they were afraid that the Imperial Guards would escape to the mountains and would be difficult to hunt down.

It was also because Li Yan and his men were afraid that the pursuers would come too quickly, so in order to have some time to rest, they left people along the way, and when they saw them from afar, they ran around.

Anyway, even if we can't beat them, we have very nimble legs and can definitely run away.

As for whether people will be fooled, it all depends on luck.

Anyway, when the prince personally led the troops here, they were greeted by a rain of arrows.

Back then, Xiao Xiao invited several craftsmen to make a batch of bows and arrows to make it easier for the children to practice archery.

Anyway, she bought the mountain behind, and there are many good trees there, and she didn't spend any money on it.

Of course, it cost more than 300 taels of silver to hire more than 20 craftsmen, who worked for a month to produce a large number of bows and arrows.

The main reason was that bows and arrows were easily damaged, so she made nearly three thousand pairs of bows and arrows, with the idea that everyone could have one.

However, some little girls couldn't even hold a bow and arrow steadily, so the extra ones were piled in the warehouse.

Now these bows and arrows finally have a place to use.

Even if these royal guards and secret guards who come out to protect the emperor are not proficient in all kinds of martial arts, proficiency in riding and shooting is the simplest requirement.

So all these bows and arrows finally came in handy.

The only regret is that the road is not wide enough and the arrow can only hit the person in front.

The rebels in front fell down screaming, and the rebels behind them quickly retreated, waving their swords and moving out of range.

Therefore, only the hundred or so leading rebels were hit by arrows.

But this really frightened everyone on the prince's side: "Retreat."

In order to be faster, they were all chasing on light cavalry and in simple clothing.

I didn't know how many bows and arrows the other party had, so I didn't dare to force my way in.

The prince, who had no way to retreat, wanted his subordinates to rush forward desperately, but he also knew that this would chill people's hearts, so he could only say sinisterly: "Send someone to the warehouse to get a batch of shields and armor, and quickly."

He had prepared a full range of weapons, but he just didn't bring them with him.

It shouldn't take more than two hours to go back and forth, so I can afford to wait.

"On the way to the West Camp, no one is allowed to go there to ask for help."

Just in case, he had people lying in ambush on the road to ensure that no one could go to the West Camp to report the news and ask for help.

But when he thought that he had thought he could quickly kill all the annoying people, but this person was still alive, the prince was afraid that something unexpected would happen.

Who would have thought there would be so many bows and arrows here?

No wonder the Emperor and the others came here. They had been prepared for this, right?
On Li Yan's side, Eunuch Wu also held the arrows in his hand with a look of regret: "There are only a few hundred arrows left?"

Xiao Xiao took the opportunity to clear herself: "These two thousand iron-headed arrows were purchased by the queen and the princes and princesses when they came for hunting. In the past, the little girls used wooden and bamboo arrows for archery practice."

Now, not only is it forbidden to privately keep too many guards, but even weapons are not allowed to be kept privately.

The bow and arrow that Xiao Xiao used was obviously far beyond the allowed range.

Eunuch Wu had also tried wooden arrows and bamboo arrows, but their power was much less than that of iron arrows, so there were only about three thousand left.

However, after Li Yan and his friends ate cured meat rice and drank mung bean soup, they did not care about the poor sleep they had the previous night and came up with a way to deal with the situation.

When the prince's expeditionary troops came over cautiously with shields and armor, they were greeted no longer by arrows but by more than thirty mad bulls.

The emperor saw from afar that the bull had broken through the armor and was trampling the rebels. He smiled and said, "My dear, this is a good idea."

Li Yan did not dare to take credit for it: "I also learned all this from military books, and I can only give it a try."

They tied sharp weapons to the cows' horns, tied red cloth around the cows' necks, tied reeds to the cows' tails, poured oil on them, and set them on fire. The cows were frightened and in pain, so they naturally rushed forward without thinking.

Xiao Xiao felt very distressed.

These cattle have been raised for several years and are ready to be sold, but they may be killed in one fell swoop. They may also become food for the rebels.

I can’t think about it. It makes me feel even more distressed. Her braised beef, stewed beef, fried beef... I can hardly stop drooling.

At first the rebels were dispersed, but they also had many good fighters and soon slaughtered all the crazy cows.

But even so, they did not dare to move forward rashly and could only retreat again.

After another count, only fifty or sixty people died, but more than two hundred were seriously injured, and several hundred were slightly injured.

The prince was frustrated again and again, and became furious: "I don't believe they have any other means, just charge at me."

The people below were not happy about it. People nowadays were conservative in their thinking. It was already a heinous act, and things were not going well. They all doubted whether the true dragon emperor was blessed by heaven. Some of them began to back down.

Seeing that the other generals remained silent, the prince's brother-in-law, the princess's eldest brother, quickly spoke up to smooth things over: "Prince, they are already caged birds, they can't escape. Don't be angry, let's eat and drink our fill first before we start."

From last night till now, we have been either fighting desperately or traveling, and everyone is already starving.

I really don't have the energy to attack anymore.

Another general beside him also hurriedly said: "We just killed the cow, we can just cook the beef and eat it."

Another person immediately agreed: "Then I'll ask someone to go to the nearby farm to get some pots and firewood."

I thought it was easy to do, and I didn't even prepare food for the march. I didn't expect that I still can't do it now.
On the other side, Li Yan and his men quickly cleaned up the battlefield, recovering all the armor, shields, swords, and even arrows from the rebels.

If you recycle more now, you will have a better chance of winning.

Seeing the queen's worried look, Xiao Xiao looked at the sky and comforted her: "When the sun gets hot, the rebels will have to hide for a while. The longer they hide, the better it will be for us."

The queen also felt that what Xiao Xiao said made sense.

Unfortunately, what they didn't expect was that after the aroma of beef wafted over there, Li Yan took the order to go into battle.

After Xiao Xiao watched them leave, she personally led the girls from the charity hall to ambush around the area just in case.

Fortunately, there are many fruit trees planted in this area. Although the pears on the pear trees have thick skin and rough flesh, the trees are tall, and it is cooler to hide under or on the shade of the trees.

Old Master Ning was the imperial physician who followed the emperor out, and he was also Jiang Yu's great-uncle. Seeing Xiao Xiao's worried look, he came over and whispered, "Those cows were fed some medicine before they left."

"If they were to eat beef now, they would definitely become dazed and fall into a dream."

Xiao Xiao looked at him in disbelief: "You still carry this good thing with you?"

So, you must never offend doctors. You never know when they might do something bad to you.

Old Master Ning was also helpless: "It really wasn't given by me. It was given by Eunuch Wu. He said it was a medicinal herb worth a thousand gold coins and was particularly difficult to collect."

"That's good." Xiao Xiao muttered to herself: If it comes too easily, then everything will be a mess.

It is not easy to be an emperor, and there is a lot of preparation work to do. It seems that he has been on guard for a long time.

Then he was delighted: "According to your opinion, can we get out of this crisis?"

Old Man Ning nodded: "It's a good thing they didn't bring any food or else they wouldn't have eaten beef."

He also warned her: "Don't let anyone touch the remaining dead cows. Find a chance to burn them all."

Xiao Xiao understood: "I remember it."

No wonder, when they were cleaning up the battlefield, they even recovered the arrows but did not touch the dead cow.

Soon, roars of fighting were heard in the distance, but in less than half an hour, everything quieted down.

After a while, Li Yan drove the carriage over himself. Seeing Xiao Xiao waiting for him on the side, he stopped the carriage and smiled at her: "It's okay, you go back and rest first, I will send the prince to the emperor first, and then go back later."

Seeing that he had no obvious injuries, Xiao Xiao waved her hand with relief: "Then go quickly, I'll go home and wait for you."

He felt relieved. Now that the prince was captured alive, the rebellion was over.

Fortunately, I escaped another disaster.

Although she doesn't know what kind of dangers she will encounter in the future, she believes that Li Yan will protect her with all his might, and that she will become stronger and stronger.