Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 150 I have been walking on thin ice all this way. Can I still reach Haikang?

The sudden change made Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji shocked and terrified for a moment. Cheng Yaojin was shocked and Changsun Wuji was terrified. At this moment, he realized in a flash that this was a revenge against him, and the person who wanted to kill him had now appeared.

Both of them had fought on the battlefield, especially Cheng Yaojin, who reacted quickly.

"Form up! Meet the enemy!"

The two men rolled off their horses. They were still sitting on their horses, making them sitting ducks. The surrounding shield soldiers immediately raised their shields to protect the two men. Arrows fell, ruthlessly reaping the lives of these elite soldiers.

As soon as the arrow fell, shouts of killing were heard from the surrounding areas.

"kill!"

Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji looked over and their eyes popped out. In their eyes, armored 'bandits' rushed out and killed them directly. Cheng Yaojin's throat felt dry. They were all armored men!
They are more elite than many of the Tang Dynasty's armies, yet they appear here to ambush and kill them.

Cheng Yaojin had no time to think and immediately led the army to resist. The 500 people he brought were all Li Shimin's Black Armor Army. Each of them was the elite among the elite. Dozens of people were killed or injured in the rain of arrows, but at this moment no one was afraid or retreated. Instead, they began to line up in an orderly manner.

Fortunately, Cheng Yaojin had made certain preparations under the reminder of Changsun Wuji. Although they were now facing the enemy in a hurry, every soldier was still fearless.

Cheng Yaojin held a long spear in his hand and kept reaping the lives of the enemies, but his heart was heavy because there were too many enemies. Even though the Black Armor Army was elite, they were all wearing armor and were elite. Although these people could not defeat the Black Armor Army soldiers in a one-on-one fight, now it was five or six people against one, and the casualties were increasing.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji had also drawn the long sword from his waist and joined the fight. Although he was a civil official, he also had martial arts skills.

After two incense sticks of time, only about three hundred of the five hundred Black Armor Army were left. The people on both sides were all wearing armor, so the death rate was not high, but there were still heavy casualties, with the loss being almost half.

Seeing that they could not break through, the ambushed people immediately took out their crossbows, which shocked Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji again. When did the crossbow become so popular? How come they didn't know about this?

"Be careful with the crossbow!"

Cheng Yaojin warned the surrounding soldiers with red eyes, but even with the warning, the Black Armor Army suffered heavy losses again under the attack of the powerful crossbows, with hundreds of casualties. Those "bandits" once again attacked Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji, and most of them rushed towards Changsun Wuji.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to lead dozens of people to protect Changsun Wuji tightly. But even so, Changsun Wuji already had two knife wounds on his body. Because he was not wearing armor, he would be injured if he was touched, and die if he was hit.

Seeing that they could not break through for the time being, the bandits finally concentrated all the remaining crossbow arrows and shot them all at Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji's eyes widened, the black armor soldiers beside him kept falling down, and he himself was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Seeing another arrow rushing towards him, Cheng Yaojin waved his spear to block the arrow, allowing Changsun Wuji to escape.

However, before the two men could catch their breath, the bandits attacked again. Cheng Yaojin struggled to hold on, and even though he was wearing armor, he was still cut in two places. Changsun Wuji was even worse off, with five wounds on his body. Fortunately, none of them were fatal, but if not treated in time, he could bleed to death.

After a while, perhaps because the time had come, these bandits began to evacuate, taking the bandits on the ground with them, and the war came to an end.

Changsun Wuji slumped on the ground. Cheng Yaojin ignored his injuries and began to organize the remaining surviving Black Armor Army. After some sorting, there were only 227 of the 500 Black Armor Army, of which 111 were seriously injured and 57 were slightly injured.

Cheng Yaojin's face was full of murderous intent, and he immediately walked towards Changsun Wuji. Seeing Changsun Wuji's miserable appearance, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to relax his expression a little.

"Assistant, tell me honestly, what is going on?"

Changsun Wuji did not go to see Cheng Yaojin, but sat leaning against the carriage.

"I don't know either. Can't you see it in this situation?"

Cheng Yaojin became furious when he heard this.

"You're talking bullshit. Don't think I can't see that these people are coming for you! You're still telling me you don't know. Do you know that this time, more than half of the King's 500 Black Armored Soldiers were directly lost! If the injured brothers can't be treated in time, there will probably be only a hundred people left alive!
You asked me to be alert, but in the blink of an eye, I was ambushed by well-equipped enemies. They were all wearing armor and had powerful crossbows! If you don't say anything, I will quit and take my brothers back to Chang'an!"

Cheng Yaojin looked at Changsun Wuji with an unfriendly face. Although they were all under Li Shimin's command, there were also differences in closeness and distance. The relationship between them and Changsun Wuji was not very good, especially now. Cheng Yaojin was really irritated.

While the two were arguing, unusual movements were heard again.

"Quick, this way!"

Hearing the noise, Cheng Yaojin became even angrier.

"Damn it, is this going to end? All troops on alert!"

Cheng Yaojin held a long spear in his hand and looked closely ahead. Soon he saw a large army coming with the word "Feng" written on the flag in front. Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji already understood what was going on, but neither of them let down their guard.

The bandits who had just appeared were all wearing armor and had powerful crossbows. Although they didn't know their identities, the two of them could guess their identities based on their equipment.

After a while, the army stopped in front of Cheng Yaojin and others, and a general came out.

"I am Liu Gan, the governor of Guangzhou (not the general Liu Gan who died in battle in the early Tang Dynasty; this Liu Gan is also a real person), and I am here to meet the deputy envoy.

Today, a group of bandits are roaming around, so I led a large army to pursue them. I never thought that these people were so cruel and dared to kill the deputy envoy's team. I ask the deputy envoy to return to Qingyuan with me. The angel is in Qingyuan, and there are doctors in the city who can treat the deputy envoy.

I still have to chase the bandits, please forgive me, Deputy Envoy."

Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji were almost gnashing their teeth as they listened to Liu Gan's words. Bandits? Really good bandits! Which bandit group could have everyone wearing armor, strong fighting power, and even weapons like powerful crossbows? Except that the coordination of the military formations was a lot worse, they were more elite than most of the Tang Dynasty's armies. How could they be called bandits?
Zhang Sun Wuji didn't say anything, but Cheng Yaojin couldn't help himself. "You're talking bullshit! Tell me, the bandits here are all wearing armor and even have powerful crossbows. What does Li Yuanji do for a living? Do you want me to report to the emperor and ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to eliminate them? How about that?"

As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, Liu Gan's army immediately lined up and prepared to fight. The archers in the army loaded their arrows. As long as Liu Gan gave the order, all of Cheng Yaojin's men would be shot into sieves.

Changsun Wuji was shocked, but Cheng Yaojin was not afraid at all. Although he was not very serious in his daily life, he was very meticulous. He was sure that these people would not dare to come. Once they came openly, Lingnan would be prepared to be plowed by the Tang army.

Liu Gan stared at Cheng Yaojin with murderous intent on his face, and slowly drew out the long sword at his waist.

"Cheng Yaojin, although you are the chief of the cavalry of the Prince of Qin's palace, you actually dared to speak disrespectfully to my king and call him by his name. What crime should you be punished for?
Today, either you kneel down and admit your mistakes in front of my king, or I will kill you with my own hands and then tie myself up and go to Chang'an to plead guilty. You were disrespectful to the king first, so I believe the saints will make the final decision on who is right and who is wrong!"

Hearing these words, Cheng Yaojin's pupils shrank. He really didn't expect that Li Yuanji had such a profound influence here. The governor of a state would actually fight for Li Yuanji. You know, Guangzhou is Feng Ang's territory.

Cheng Yaojin kept this in mind and kowtowed in the direction of Haikang. Only then did Liu Gan order his men to put away their bows and crossbows.

Just as Cheng Yaojin thought, he could not shoot these people directly. Now the news of his arrival was known to Cen Wenben in Qingyuan. Some things could be covered up. After all, Li Yuanji had encountered it before. No matter who it was in Chang'an, they could only endure it. After all, the King Eqi of the Tang Dynasty had encountered it, let alone these people.

Cover-up can be carried out, even people like Cheng Yaojin can see it, but Li Yuanji said those people were bandits, so they were bandits, and they were pacified later. But Liu Gan must not kill people openly. Once he kills people openly, Li Yuan in Chang'an must deal with it seriously. This is an iron rule, because rules cannot be broken.

Liu Gan left behind a captain and a thousand men and led the army to pursue the bandits. Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji had no choice but to grit their teeth and return to Qingyuan.

After arriving in Qingyuan, when Cen Benwen, Wei Ting and others learned about the situation, they all had different expressions, but Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji remained silent again and again, and no one could clearly know what had happened. However, Cen Benwen's face was serious, but Wei Ting was very happy.

They were all extremely smart people with clear minds. Although they didn't know the details, they could guess roughly. Cen Wenben immediately said goodbye to Feng Ang and did not stay in Qingyuan. However, Feng Ang suggested that Cen Wenben take the water route, which would be faster.

Cen Wenben did not refuse. He was not afraid of what happened to Changsun Wuji. He had no grudges against Li Yuanji, and he was also an angel appointed by Li Yuan. As long as Li Yuanji had brains, he would not do anything stupid.

Because of his injuries, Changsun Wuji was forced to stay in Qingyuan to recuperate, and the same was true for Cheng Yaojin and the injured Xuanjia soldiers. They were all treated here. Cen Wenben only left an imperial physician and did not take care of them anymore.

Feng Ang took Cen Wenben away, feeling extremely dissatisfied. Two thousand men, a full two thousand men, failed to intercept a team of only five hundred people. Feng Ang was not only angry, but also surprised at the fighting power of both sides. This also made Feng Ang reuse the people sent by Li Yuanji and train the army desperately.

On the way, Wei Ting and Xue Wanche were alone together, and they couldn't help but start chatting.

“Wan Che, write to the prince later and explain that this matter must be made clear. Changsun Wuji or Cheng Yaojin must have a grudge against the King of Qi, otherwise the King of Qi would not have taken revenge in this way.

I was wondering why Feng Ang wanted to keep us here. It seems that this is the reason. What a pity. Why didn’t he kill those two people? It’s such a pity.”

As Li Jiancheng's man, he was hoping for a big disaster when he saw Li Shimin's men get into trouble. It would be best if both Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji died. Not only would Li Shimin lose his two major arms, but it would also allow Li Shimin and Li Yuanji to fight directly. Then Li Jiancheng could sit back and relax.

Wei Ting felt very sorry, and Xue Wanche was a little angry, because he was originally the deputy guard of the Prince of Qi's Palace. Although he followed Li Jiancheng, since Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had a good relationship, he also had a good impression of Li Yuanji.

"It's a pity indeed. They dared to offend the King of Qi. These people really deserve to die! However, they were able to cause the loss of more than half of the King of Qin's Black Armor Army. It can be seen that they invested a lot of strength. Even Cheng Yaojin suffered several injuries.

"Zheng Fang, do you know what happened that made the King of Qi so angry?"

Xue Wanche was really curious. To make Li Yuanji kill Changsun Wuji without considering his identity, it was obvious that he had done something that would anger both God and man.

Wei Ting smiled when he heard this.

"Do you remember the time when the King of Qi was ambushed in Lingnan? The King of Qi was ambushed several times in Lingnan. During one of the ambushes, there were two thousand bandits, all of them were wearing armor and had bows and crossbows. Fortunately, the King of Qi was well prepared and was able to escape.

Now this time, there are two thousand bandits again, all wearing armor and equipped with bows and crossbows. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

Although Wei Ting did not say it explicitly, he was obviously certain of it. At the same time, he sneered in his heart. In the past, Li Jiancheng almost became the scapegoat. Now he was really surprised. He did not expect that the incident was really related to Li Shimin.

Wei Ting laughed. That was because Li Yuanji's attitude towards this matter was enough to suppress Li Shimin in Chang'an. This was a handle that Li Shimin had delivered to him.

Changsun Wuji rested here for half a month, and after he felt better, he set off again. Along the way, Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin were both frightened birds, and Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji were obviously even more at odds with each other.

Cheng Yaojin looks like a scoundrel, but he is actually very thoughtful. Wei Ting could think of this. Such a period of time was enough for Cheng Yaojin to figure it out. It was after he figured it out that he had even less good feelings towards Changsun Wuji.

The two men arrived at Panyu in fear and finally boarded a ship to Haikang. However, only five days after setting out, they encountered pirates on the sea. The Xuanjia Army, which was not good at naval battles, suffered heavy losses again. After a fierce battle, only seventy-eight people were left.

Finally, it was Liu Rengui's navy that arrived and saved the two men's lives. Liu Rengui was unaware of Li Yuanji and Feng Ang's arrangements. After rescuing the two men, he did not talk to them and continued to fight against the pirates.

This time, the real pirates made the two men think that they were sent by Li Yuanji, which made them grit their teeth.

Especially Changsun Wuji, he felt like he was walking on thin ice along the way. He didn't know if he could reach Haikang safely. Thinking about Li Shimin's promise to keep him safe, Changsun Wuji felt heavy in his heart.

However, as they marched again, a sergeant hurriedly came up to the two of them.

"Oh no, General, the ship is leaking everywhere!"

(End of this chapter)