Mengjin.
There is a ferry crossing forty li north of Luoyang.
Six months ago, Liu Wei, along with Xiao Guizi, Diao Chan, Guo Luo, Yang Yi, and twenty other guards, crossed the Yellow River from here and entered Hedong County.
Of course, I was also deeply impressed by this place.
Liu Wei only remembered that he was sitting in the carriage with Diao Chan when one of his hands reached into the deep cleavage of Diao Chan's chest.
Two big white rabbits, so white and fluffy, they puff up when you touch them!
Now, however, he was leading Yan Shisan and about ten Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) including Lu Wenzhao, Ding Xiu, and Pei Lun, making their way forward in the dark.
After Liu Wei killed He Miao and repelled his wandering assassins, he first hid in Princess Liu Hua's mansion, leaving the injured Yan Xiaoliu behind.
Then, with the help of the Imperial Guards, they left the city.
As Liu Wei left the city, Yuan Shao ordered the personal guards of the three captains of the Northern Camp to launch an attack on the palace from Beiman Mountain.
Immediately, He Jin gathered a thousand men, including the city gate guards, soldiers from the Henan prefecture, the Imperial Guard, and his own personal guards, and went out of the city to pursue Liu Wei.
They failed to catch up with the man, but at the crossroads they encountered He Yong, who had "escaped death," and learned that Liu Wei would be crossing the river in Fuxian County.
At this point, two hours had passed, and it was almost the end of the Yin hour.
It was the darkest hour before dawn, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
The torches of He Jin's men were almost burned out.
People in the Han Dynasty rarely ate animal offal, and their meat intake was also limited.
Night blindness is a common problem among them.
Although Liu Wei, Yan Shisan, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard came from different years in later times, their food was significantly better than that of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, there will be no night blindness.
Therefore, they can travel at night as long as there is a faint light.
However, it's too dark to move around right now.
Upon seeing this, Liu Wei immediately gave the order:
"It's too dark to travel at night. Let's find a place to rest for a while, and then we can speed up our journey when it gets a little light."
Upon receiving the order, everyone immediately found a place to sit down by the roadside, and they all squeezed together.
This is the darkness before dawn, and also the coldest time of the night.
Before they had been there for even half an hour, they heard roosters crowing and dogs barking from a nearby village.
Meanwhile, a faint glimmer of dawn appeared on the distant eastern horizon.
It looks like dawn will break soon!
"My lord, we can hear footsteps behind us. It seems the pursuers are coming!"
"However, judging from the footsteps, there seem to be only two or three hundred people, and there are cavalry among them."
Upon hearing the commotion, Ding Xiu immediately lay down on the ground, listened for a while, and then made a judgment.
"At least a thousand men came out of the city to chase us, but now only a little over three hundred have caught up with us. So, it seems that our plan to deceive the heavens and cross the sea, using He Yong as a pretext, has worked."
Yan Shisan laughed, "The enemy's main force has all fled to Fu County!"
Liu Wei smiled slightly: "He Yong is a smart man, but he is often too smart. He Jin listens to him without question. With a little trickery, it would be hard for him not to succeed!"
"Then the lord's plan to sow discord should take effect soon. Even if He Jin and Yuan Shao don't turn against each other, they will at least become suspicious." Yan Shisan drew inferences from one instance to another.
"That's right. He Jin is suspicious, and Yuan Shao is stubborn. If we plant a thorn between them, it will only hurt more and more!"
Just as Liu Wei was still talking at length about his plan to kill two birds with one stone, Lu Wenzhao asked, "My lord, it's getting light, what should we do?"
Upon hearing the warning, Liu Wei looked around and the faces of the people gradually became clear.
The surrounding area was flat and open, with sparse pine trees providing cover, leaving them completely exposed.
If the pursuers were only a mile away, they could be seen in their entirety.
"How far is Mengjin Ferry? Is there any news about Commander Wang and his men?" Liu Wei asked.
Ding Xiu immediately replied, "I estimate it should be less than ten miles away."
Lu Wenzhao also said, "We went to contact Commander Wang's brothers, but they haven't returned yet."
Liu Wei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's split up and go our separate ways here!"
"Commander Lu, you continue to lie low, gather intelligence, and search for the whereabouts of the people on the list!"
"When I return to Luoyang in the future, I will need you to act as my eyes and ears."
"I only ask that you prioritize people, with intelligence coming second. Do you understand?"
Lu Wenzhao asked, "My lord, what does it mean to put people first?"
"Save your lives first, and don't expose yourselves," Liu Wei said with a serious expression.
He was not saying that these Imperial Guards chose to betray and save their lives when faced with a life-threatening situation.
Instead, the priority should be ensuring the safety of intelligence personnel, rather than taking risks for intelligence purposes.
Although there were already tens of thousands of people on the periphery, Yao Guangxiao only trained one hundred Jinyiwei at that time.
We have already suffered considerable losses in the past six months.
However, this type of unit is not currently available in Liu Wei's unit shop.
It hurts to see even one less!
The value of a senior intelligence officer can be equivalent to that of a division or even an army!
"Understood, my lord!" Lu Wenzhao was deeply moved upon hearing Liu Wei's words.
He, along with his two deputies Ding Xiu and Pei Lun, and other Imperial Guards, saluted Liu Wei in respect.
Then, like ghosts, they quickly disappeared in pairs.
"let's go!"
Liu Wei greeted Yan Shisan.
Now that the two of them have no horses and are on foot, it is actually easier for them to hide their tracks in this wild place.
The two immediately set off quickly along the official road to Mengjin.
Okay, okay, okay!
The sound of hooves came from behind, and it seemed that about a dozen cavalrymen were approaching.
Liu Wei immediately glanced at Yan Shisan, his meaning clear: he wanted to seize the horses!
Yan Shisan nodded, and the two immediately hid among the low evergreen bushes beside the official road.
Yan Shisan gripped the crescent-shaped scimitar in a reverse grip, while Liu Wei drew his usual horizontal sword.
After leaving the palace, Liu Wei was ambushed by assassins led by He Miao. Although he killed He Miao, Liu Wei realized the importance of weapons.
It's impossible to always catch your opponent off guard and defeat them with your bare hands.
Upon arriving at Liu Hua's residence, Liu Wei took out a horizontal sword from the warhorse's bag that was being kept at Liu Hua's residence.
This sword is a product of the system; it must be a top-quality item!
The two men were completely focused, their eyes never leaving the direction from which the cavalrymen were galloping.
There were more than ten cavalrymen rushing about, both men and horses showing signs of exhaustion.
It seems they haven't rested and have been traveling the whole time.
Soon, the thunder of hooves echoed!
The ten riders arrived at the place where Liu Wei and the others had just been resting in the blink of an eye.
Their warhorses had gone from galloping to trotting, and their speed had clearly decreased significantly!
The warhorse snorted, while the rider clung tightly to its back, nestled behind its neck to avoid the wind.
We usually feel the wind when we ride a bicycle, let alone a bicycle that can travel at a speed exceeding that of a galloping horse.
The knights were already shivering from the cold, their noses running and their bodies trembling.
So much so that they didn't even notice what was happening on either side of the road.
Whoosh!
Yan Shisan raised his left hand, and two cold beams shot out from his sleeves, heading straight for one of the knights.
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