"Boom" A huge impact came from the long pole in his hand.
Li Kuan almost couldn't hold it, and the raft was carried far away with a roar on the water.
"Who is a hero if he attacks from behind?"
Li Kuan glanced at the arrow feathers still fluttering on the long pole, and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the arrow.
There was a tall man wearing linen clothes, standing on a small mound not far from the river, holding a strong bow in his hand, staring at the river.
At first glance, Li Kuan seemed familiar with this person, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while.
But now he was beyond his reach.
The river bed of this Fen River was not wide, it was only a few dozen meters wide and less than a hundred meters wide. meters, but Li Kuan is still more than ten meters wide from the shore.
This distance plus the distance of a hundred meters from the river to the mound, unless Li Kuan also has a strong bow in his hand, otherwise it will be against him.
That man poses no threat. , "Why bother killing them all if you have to spare them?"
the man said loudly, and opened the bow in his hand again, posing an inexplicable threat to Li Kuan.
"You are nosy.
When these bandits wanted to seize my ship, you didn't know where they were.
Now that I have the upper hand, you asked me to spare them.
Do you know that someone is boarding the ship over there?
Their The plan is almost successful.
Do you know what’s on board?”
Li Kuan was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
Where did this guy come from?
Why was he pretending to be a big-tailed wolf?
You must know that there were dozens of eight-oxen crossbows on the ship.
If he was controlled by these people, Li Kuan would have no choice but to die.
Escape, the arrows fired by this siege equipment are like spears, and they will hurt when they are rubbed.
Nail it and die.
"But you can't kill them all.
These are my people of the Tang Dynasty.
What these people are doing is wrong, and there are laws of the Tang Dynasty to cover their sins and merits and demerits.
How can you let you kill them without knowing it?
Those people can't get up.
"The man on the shore released the bow and arrow in his hand, and an arrow shot straight It broke through the air, and headed towards the ship with a roar, nailing it to the edge of the ship, where the members of the small gang who wanted to board the ship were climbing up, and the top hand had already reached the edge of the deck.
But he saw the arrow less than two inches away from his head.
Suddenly I broke into a cold sweat.
If it goes any further, his head will have to be shot directly.
"Then I'll listen to you."
Li Kuan agreed when he saw the arrow hitting the edge of the boat.
The man stood so far away.
There was nothing I could do to him.
Why bother fighting when he could take the ship back peacefully?
So he happily pushed the raft back to the river and prepared to lead the crew he hired.
Went sailing.
This batch of food must be transported to the disaster area as soon as possible, otherwise it may cause unnecessary problems.
After landing on the shore, Li Kuan turned around and looked at the man standing on the mound.
He was wearing linen clothes with many patches, a full beard, and messy hair.
It looked like he hadn't taken care of his personal hygiene for a long time.
Very sloppy.
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But Li Kuan felt a very familiar temperament in him.
How can I put it, very iron-blooded.
He has a military-like temperament.
This kind of temperament is also very strong in Li Er.
Even though he is now the leader of a country, his half-life experience as a soldier has already engraved this kind of temperament into his bones.
He can't do anything about it.
Got rid of it.
"Have you been a soldier?"
Li Kuan asked.
"It used to be a thing.
Now I'm just a savage in the mountains.
Thank you for sparing these people."
The big man was extremely tall.
Among the people Li Kuan knew, there were only a few people taller than him.
These people were all soldiers.
A fierce general, without that strong body, how can he fight his way through thousands of armies?
"A person like you is definitely not an unknown person.
The bow just now was probably worth five stones.
How could he retire?"
Li Kuan was very puzzled.
Such a warrior will definitely be promoted quickly in the army, and he will be full-time even if he is not good at it.
Become a marksman.
Such an archer is a treasure in the military.
Those who can open a five-stone bow can already be called a vulture shooter.
They have a very high status in the military and receive excellent treatment.
"Let's not talk about the past.
Although you are short in stature, your skills are really good.
And this ship is a warship, right?
You are also in the military."
The linen clothes on the man's body were full of holes.
It was caught by various branches and thorns while walking in the mountains and forests.
"I'm not a soldier yet, but I will be soon."
Li Kuan didn't intend to hide it.
His plan to enlist on the battlefield had already begun to sprout before the first year of Zhenguan, but he was too young to make the trip.
"Have we met before?"
Li Kuan was about to take his group of sailors to sail the boat, but he really felt that the people in front of him were familiar, so he asked again.
"It doesn't make any difference whether you've seen it or not.
We just met by chance.
You go.
Although I don't know what's on this boat, but as you are going to make this trip in person, it seems really important.
I won't I'm delaying you."
The man in linen's eyes flashed with vicissitudes of life, and he replied aloud.
"You" Li Kuan originally wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to turn around and leave.
The raft took about a dozen small boats and rowed towards the big boat in the middle of the river, preparing to board the boat and go down the Fen River.
After reaching the Yellow River, it was not far from Luoyang.
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Once in Luoyang, there would be no problems. .
When he was about to board the ship, Li Kuan suddenly recalled who the man was, so he stood on the raft and turned around to face the shore and shouted: "Your brother misses you very much.
Come back to Chang'an to see you."
On the shore, the man in linen robes shook his body violently, his eyes flashed with a look of pain, and he clenched his fists tightly: "Thank you for reminding me, I will go back when I have time."
After saying that, he wanted to turn around and leave.
Because he didn't want people to see him sad.
He didn't know how he got here in the past few years.
That shame and failure shattered all his pride.
He was too embarrassed to see anyone, so he decided to hide.
In the mountains and forests, I didn't expect to meet this person.
"When will I go back, I will bring a message to your brother, General Xue?"
Li Kuan called out his identity, which immediately stopped the man in linen clothes from leaving.
He turned around and looked at the little figure standing on the raft: "You don't need to worry about this.
Xue will go back naturally when he wants to go back.
My elder brother also wants to trouble you to inform him and let him know that Xue is alive."
Very good."
He said and strode away.
"General Xue, Li will definitely live up to his trust, but if your brother asks, I should tell you where to find you," Li Kuan shouted.
"Taihang Mountain, Xuejiazhai."
The man in the hemp shirt left a sentence and drifted away.
The man who stopped Li Kuan and helped him recapture the ship was Xue Wanche, who was captured by Li Kuan before the Xuanwu Gate Incident and then let go by Li Er.
Since then, there has been no news from him.
Unexpectedly, he was actually on the Taihang Mountains.
I don't know whether he became a bandit out of a grassroots or became a king by occupying the mountain.
It's just that he didn't look very happy.
He was dressed in tattered linen clothes and his face was dusty.
He looked heroic and cheerful, but in fact he was down and out.
Although Li Kuan wanted to keep him, he didn't know what to say.
The fate of this famous general in the early Tang Dynasty in history was directly related to him.
Neither of them wanted to talk about those past events again. carry.
The big ship weighed anchor and headed downstream along the Fen River.
This giant warship occupied almost half of the river and went down the river like this.
The speed of the water flow, coupled with the paddles of the sailors on the boat, was so fast that we would almost reach the Yellow River in one day.
As long as we entered the Yellow River, Luoyang would be in sight.
The hopes of the people of the Tang Dynasty were all on this big ship. .
I don’t know how this locust plague in history ended.
Maybe it was caused by the people’s tight clothing and food.
The food collected from other places was on the way, and it would take a while for the journey to be tiring.
Li Kuan was out for more than half a day.
Months are not enough for them to transport food to the disaster area.
Land transportation can only pass through the narrow official roads, with ox carts stretching for miles or dozens of miles, the Jinniu Ancient Road, and the Jiannan Plank Road.
These places are all dangerous paths that can lead to falling into the abyss if you are not careful.
You have to transport food.
The difficulty can be imagined.
Along the way, countless people of the Tang Dynasty saw this big boat on the riverside and stopped to watch.
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The shining horns and the daunting skull became the focus of discussion among the people.
The government officials along the way also sent people to check.
Li Kuan had no choice but to take off his disguise and reveal his identity.
The token was hung on the bow of the ship, and he stood at the bow wearing a brocade robe.
A dragon robe was swaying in the river wind.
The hairpins on his hair were removed, and he stood on the bow of the boat like a sculpture with his long hair flying.
Those sailors were already stunned when Li Kuan finished changing his clothes and walked out of the cabin.
He was still a child.
He had fought endlessly with countless thieves on the river before.
The long and windy pole he waved was deeply imprinted on their hearts.
In my mind, I didn't expect that he was so young.
Is God kidding me?
The brocade robe and the dragon-shaped jade pendant hanging on the bow of the boat showed the identity of this child.
This was the child of the royal family, a young prince.
So all the sailors on the ship knelt down, and those who were still curious about opening the closed hatch to see what was inside were suppressed deep in their hearts.
As for the royal things that people like them can actually covet, it's better to get them honestly by sailing.
Luoyang, the second most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty, could not even be compared with Yangzhou.
It was the largest city in the Tang Dynasty after Chang'an.
The current population has reached 600,000.
Although it is not as good as the 800,000 people in Chang'an, it is still very impressive in this era.
This place is planned to be built as the second capital of the empire.
It has the emperor's palace and the official residence of the ministers.
It is just that no one lives in these places now, and only some servants are there to look after and clean them.
At the same time, Luoyang also has the most developed water transportation in the Tang Dynasty.
The former Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang connected some canals that originally existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and built them directly here, connecting them to Zhuojun in the north, which is now the capital of the Celestial Dynasty.
This is also an important basis for those historians to criticize Yang Guang.
This canal was completely built on the bones of common people, but it is undeniable that this canal also strengthened the transportation between the north and the south, and no longer relied solely on people and horses.
In short, there are pros and cons.
It is undeniable that this has also brought Luoyang's water transportation to a certain level.
At least Li Kuan's big ship can dock here
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