Escape

  Li Wenhou stared at Gao Fei with terrified eyes, saying: "You... even if you hijack me, you can't escape this place. Those barbarians are all under Beigong Boyu's command. Without his orders, no one dares to leave."

  "Is that so?" Jia Yu walked in from outside the stone house at this time, followed by a young and strong man. The strong man was fully armed, with a curved knife in his hand, a bow and arrow on his back, and a pair of bright eyes shining with spirit.

  Li Wenhou turned his head and saw it was Jia Yu, so he said: "Is that you?"

  Jia Xun smiled and replied: "It's me, with my help, we will definitely be able to escape from here today."

  Li Wenhou coldly snorted and said: "Even if you can escape, what's the point? Can just a few of you kill tens of thousands of people?"

  Gao Fei said, "The governor of Liangzhou must have troops and generals under his command. As long as we report this matter to the governor, they will surely take precautions. Even if you want to rebel, I'm afraid it will end in failure."

  Li Wenhou said: "Are you relying on the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under the governor of Liangzhou? Even if there were 500,000 of them, we wouldn't be afraid. Since I've fallen into your hands, whether to kill or execute me is entirely up to you!"

  Gao Fei saw that Li Wenhou did not beg for mercy, but instead had a bit of backbone, so he said: "Having backbone is worthy of being my fellow townsman. However, I won't kill you, as I still have use for you. If I killed you, wouldn't that be digging my own grave? Zi Long!"

  Zhoa Yun heard this, and immediately understood, hastily using the rope he had already prepared to tie up Li Wenhou tightly. He then pressed the curved knife in his hand against Li Wenhou's neck. The knife was held at his throat, and Li Wenhou suddenly stretched out his own neck towards the blade, fortunately Zhao Yun reacted quickly, otherwise Li Wenhou would have been splattered with blood on the spot.

  "Good grief! Does he really want to die? Zi Long, since he's not afraid of death, just in case, let's gag him and tie him up more securely. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens before we get out of the valley, we'll be the ones who'll suffer." said Gao Fei.

  "Sir, taking advantage of the fact that it's now high noon and everyone is feeling drowsy, let's hurry up and leave!" said the young robust man standing behind Jia Yu.

  Gao Fei took a look at the sturdy man, who was about 10 years older than him. He had an ordinary face and average height, but compared to Jia Yu, he looked more robust. However, it was hard to find anything special about him. If there was one distinctive feature, it would be his high-bridged nose that was slightly notable.

  "Yes, Lord Li, let's hurry along!" Jia Yu said hastily after seeing that Li Wenhou had been subdued.

  "Mr., who is this?"

  "Nan An, let's hurry up and stop dawdling. If we don't leave now, no one will be able to leave after this time period." The strong man looked very anxious.

  "Damn it, Liangzhou has many talented people, and I've had a stroke of bad luck. I've actually met two famous figures from the Three Kingdoms in Beigong Boyu's den, who can tame them if I don't?" Gao Fei thought to himself as he looked at Pang De.

  At this time, Pei Yuanshao and Xiahou Lan walked in from outside the stone house, also holding curved knives, and threw an extra one to Gao Fei, shouting in unison: "Lord Hou, the people monitoring us have all been knocked down."

  "Alright, Zilong, let's go rescue those imprisoned scholars first..."

  Jia Xun interrupted Gao Fei's words in surprise, saying: "Rescue them? They are all people who followed Beigong Boyu to rebel, how can you think of rescuing them?"

  "Is everything you said true? Then why were they locked up?"

  Pang De's heart was anxious, so he interrupted and said: "Anyway, don't worry about them, they are all determined to rebel, it's almost time, you follow me, I'm familiar with this place, I'll lead the way in front, you follow behind me!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Pang De took the lead and walked out of the stone house, with a murderous look on his face, holding a curved knife and running towards the cave entrance.

  Jia Xu then wrapped his arms around Gao Feng and others, poking out half of his head to observe the situation. It wasn't until a moment later, when Pang De beckoned him with his hand, that he said to Gao Feng: "Lord Hou, you can leave now!"

  As soon as the voice fell, a group of people rushed to the entrance of the cave at the fastest speed. They saw that five Huren knife guests were already lying in a pool of blood near the giant stone beside the entrance. There were also several horses standing by the pool of blood, apparently prepared by Pang De in advance. At this moment, Pang De was using all his strength to push open the giant stone blocking the entrance of the cave, with his muscles bulging and his teeth clenched, he finally managed to push away the massive stone that weighed nearly 600-700 catties.

  "Hurry, mount your horses and take advantage of the fact that the people on both sides of the mountain path outside are all asleep now!" Pang De was indeed quick and decisive, flipping onto his horse and shouting to Gao Shun, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun and others behind him.

  Gao Fei and others immediately turned over on horseback, and Pang De rode out at the same time, quickly driving out of the mountain cave.

  The sound of horseshoes echoed, immediately shocking the entire mountain path. On both sides of the mountain path, some figures appeared on the mountain ridge. Those people saw someone running and shouted loudly to their companions. Some barbarians had already pulled out their bows and arrows, shooting the arrows in their hands.

  "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh......"

  The arrow flew over the heads of the crowd, now even if there is danger, it can only rush out like this, if not rushing out, it may become a hedgehog.

  Jia Xiu's martial arts skills were not high, but he was skilled in horse riding, after all, he was from Liangzhou. He easily dodged the arrow with a movement of his body. Zhao Yun held the reins with one hand and pressed down on Li Wenhou with the other. Even though there was a bow and arrow near the saddle, he couldn't counterattack and could only hope to quickly rush out of this short mountain path.

  Pongde immediately showed a different side, taking down the bow and arrow from his back, drawing three feathered arrows from the quiver and placing them on the bowstring. He shot upwards at an angle, and instantly three Hu people were pierced through their bodies, falling down from the mountain slope.

  Pei Yuanshao and Xiahou Lan both used the curved knives in their hands to deflect the arrows, but the arrows fell like rain. The two horses were running at the back, becoming the main target of the Hu people's arrow shooting. In a moment of carelessness, each of them was hit by an arrow on their arm, and fresh blood flowed instantly. The two men endured the pain, bent over on the horseback, and continued to charge forward.

  Gao Fei was the first to rush out of the mountain path, unscathed, but saw a cloud of dust rising from the other side of the mountain ridge, and the sound of horseshoes was particularly chaotic. It's estimated that there were about 200 cavalrymen. When he turned his head back, Jia Xu, Pang De, and Zhao Yun had already arrived by his side, with Pei Yuanshao and Xiahou Lan following closely behind.

  The Hu cavalry rushed out from the other side of the mountain pass, blocking the way. Gao Fei raised his horse sword and was about to charge forward when Jia Xiang said: "Lord Hou, it's time to use Li Wenhou for help. He is also one of the valley owners, and most of these cavalry are under his command, who respect him quite a bit. There is no need to rush over."

  Gao Fei hastily reined in his horse, raised his hand high and shouted loudly: "Halt!"

  Several horses stopped one after another, but saw that more than 100 cavalrymen rushed out from both sides of the mountain ridge, surrounding them in a circle. Among the cavalrymen was a group of horsemen who followed Li Wenhao, and when they saw Gao Fei holding Li Wenhao hostage, a small leader shouted loudly: "Quickly release our valley master!"

  That little head saw Li Wenhou's personal attendant, immediately pulled Li Wenhou up from Zhao Yun's horseback, then held Li Wenhou's neck with his arm, and in the other hand grasped a curved knife, pointing at the little head: "You let us pass, we will release your lord when we reach a safe place!"

  Xiao Duomu saw Li Wenhou being tightly bound and gagged, only making "mhm" sounds, so he made a hand gesture. The cavalry behind him quickly split into two groups, clearing a path.

  Just as they were overjoyed and hadn't even had time to thank them, someone behind shouted: "No way, we can't let them go! What will our Master say when he returns? Shoot them dead with random arrows!"

  "Damn it, dare to shoot at our valley master? Don't want to live anymore! Cut him down for me!" The little leader suddenly pointed at a Huren who was surrounding them and shouted loudly.

  As soon as the words fell, several of Li Wenhou's men who were standing next to the Hu cavalry immediately beheaded them, and their heads fell to the ground.

  More than 200 cavalrymen, over 30 of whom were Hu cavalry, the rest being under Li Wenhou's command. The Hu cavalry saw their own kind being killed and immediately became enraged, starting to attack and kill the Han cavalry beside them. The Han cavalry had an overwhelming advantage, and upon seeing this situation, they immediately counterattacked. Only a few dozen mournful cries were heard before the heads of over 30 Hu cavalrymen fell from their horses.

  Gao Fei was taken aback and didn't expect this outcome. He turned his head to see Jia Yu revealing a sly smile, and immediately understood the cleverness of Jia Yu's arrangement. He couldn't help but admire Jia Yu's intention.

  At this time, Jia Xu suddenly spurred his horse forward and shouted: "Listen to me! You are all the brave sons of Liangzhou, but what you don't know is that your leader Li Wenhou wants to follow Beigong Boyu in rebellion. You are all subjects of the great Han, can you bear to see our Han people being slaughtered by those Qiang barbarians?

  As soon as this was said, all the Han Chinese cavalrymen looked at each other in dismay. Finally, it was still that little leader who shouted: "Is what you're saying true?"

  "Every word is true! You may not believe me, but this renowned High Duke by my side, I'm sure you've all seen him. I know you're loyal to General Li, but he wants to rebel, do you want to follow him and be known as traitors? The Duke is right in front of you, he's the pride of our Liangzhou, following him is the best choice. Moreover, he's investigating General Li and Beigong Boyu's rebellion, risking himself to avoid war from affecting Liangzhou. If the Qiang barbarians rebel, our homes will be affected, do you want to see your families destroyed? One wants to save the people of Liangzhou from disaster, while the other wants to put them in harm's way. Compared to this traitor who wants to rebel, who would you rather serve?"

  The crowd, after hearing this, sank into thought for a moment, and immediately caused a huge reaction. They all cursed Li Wenhou's treachery and said they had been deceived, expressing their willingness to surrender to Gao Fei.

  In this instant, the situation underwent a dramatic change. The Han cavalry from Liangzhou that Li Wenhao brought immediately rallied to Gao Fei's side. To Gao Fei, this seemed a bit too sudden, but things were developing in a good direction and he was also happy to see it. He glanced at Jia Xuan, saw Jia Xuan smiling at him, and just as he was about to speak, the sound of mournful horns came from the mountain pass.

  As soon as the horn sounded, the barbarians on the mountain immediately rolled down from the mountain, and a large number of barbarians with weapons also poured out of the mountain caves.

  "Quickly, go! The barbarians are starting to get violent!"

  After a loud shout, Gao Fei and others quickly left the Luo Du Valley under the escort of more than 160 Han cavalrymen, and after rushing out for fifty miles, they dared to stop and rest.

  While resting, Gao Fei walked to Jia Yu's side. He wanted to ask about today's events and directly asked: "Mr. Jia, what exactly happened today?"

  Jia Xian smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, Your Excellency. This is part of my plan. Since I have decided to dedicate myself to you, naturally I should think of everything for your sake. These 163 cavalrymen can be considered as a gift from me to you as a meeting present!"

  "You... are you really willing to be loyal to me?" Gao Fei asked in surprise.

  Jia Xun nodded and said, "That's right, Master Hou has been trusting me more and more since yesterday. Just this point is enough to make me loyal to Master Hou. Moreover, Master Hou was appointed as the Marquis of Douchang at a young age, and his future prospects are boundless. I, Jia Xun, consider myself to be a rare talent, but unfortunately, there aren't many people who appreciate me."

  Gao Fei said happily: "Great, I just need someone like you, Mr. Jia, let's hurry up now, this is not a place to stay for long, I'm afraid if we're late, we'll be caught up by the Hu people."

  Jia Yu said: "Lord Hou, then let us part ways here..."

  "Separate... separate? Where is the gentleman going?"

  "Return home, go to Wuwei, my family is all in Wuwei. Now that we have escaped, Beigong Boyu's rebellion may be advanced, so I must first take my family out of Wuwei and then head to Chencang to rely on Lord Hou!"

  "In that case, I'll ask Mr. to take good care of himself, and have Zi Long lead a team to protect Mr..."

  "No need, Beigong Boyu has joined forces with the Qiang people to rebel, and Liangzhou is about to fall into crisis. The Liangzhou government army is no match for them. Master Hou should gather more troops and prepare for battle in Chencang. The Qiang people are good at fighting and must not be underestimated. I will return home alone, which won't attract too much attention. Besides, the rebels don't even know where my family lives. Within half a month, I will definitely meet with Master Hou in Chencang!"

  Gao Fei said: "Alright then, I'll wait for you at Chen Cang."

  Jia Xun stepped forward, pulled Pang De out from behind him and said to Gao Fei: "Your Lordship, Pang De is quite brave and loyal, but unfortunately he has no way to serve the country. He mistakenly entered Luodu Valley, today I recommend him to you, please treat him well."

  Gao Fei would naturally not treat Pang De poorly, and immediately nodded his head, patted Pang De's shoulder, and chuckled: "From now on, just follow me!"

  Pang De immediately dropped to one knee and clasped his fists in respect: "Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!"

  Gao Fei hastily helped Pang De up, his face filled with joy. After bidding farewell to Jia Xu, Gao Fei walked over to Xiahou Lan and Pei Yuan Shao's side, saw that their injuries were not severe, and asked a few concerned questions. Then, together with Zhao Yun, Pang De, and others, he continued on towards Xiangyang with Li Wen Hou.