Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

He is different from Zhao Yuntian.

What Zhao Yuntian thought might be how to kill these enemies.

But he was thinking, who sent these people to kill him.

Being able to ambush here in advance clearly knew that he was going to pass through this place.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao narrowed his eyes.

The only people who knew he was coming were Li Tai and Li Ke.

Perhaps, that narcissus should also know.

but……

What confused Li Xiao was.

At this time, the battlefield is almost one-sided.

Those men in black were no match for the Imperial Army at all.

Even if they can fight a few moves, they will soon be killed by the imperial army.

Zhao Yuntian didn't even have a chance to make a move, so he just stayed by Li Xiao's side.

Blood splattered in the jungle, staining the leaves of trees and grass red, and there were corpses everywhere, like Shura hell.

After a while, the battle was almost over.

Only dozens of men in black are still fleeing in the jungle.

"Don't chase the poor, let them come back and see if there is anyone alive." Li Xiao said suddenly.

Although chasing down can wipe out the opponent, there is also the risk of being ambushed.

Soon, a seriously injured man in black was brought in front of Li Xiao.

The mask was pulled off, an ordinary face, with a ferocious smile on his face, staring at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao just wanted to ask a question, but saw the man in black chewed something, as if he had bitten something, and then sprayed a mouthful of black blood towards Li Xiao.

"Your Highness, get out of the way!" Zhao Yuntian shouted in shock.

But his worries were obviously unnecessary.

Li Xiao was already very keen, and almost dodged to one side the moment the poisonous blood spurted out.

Then, in less than ten breaths, the man in black passed away.

There were still a few survivors who committed suicide by biting the poison sac in their mouths almost at the same time.

Such a decisive will made Li Xiao frown.

What kind of obsession do you have, to be able to commit suicide for your employer?

What kind of deep hatred does that person behind the scenes have with him?

Li Xiao frowned.

He didn't know if this wave of people was the same group as the last assassination.

Zhao Yuntian searched for a while, and replied: "Your Highness, I have searched for everything, and there is no one left, what should I do next?"

"Something is wrong." Li Xiao frowned and thought hard.

"What's wrong?"

"These people are wrong!"

Li Xiao said solemnly: "Since the enemy ambushed in advance, they should know my situation, know that I am going here, know how many forbidden troops I have with me, and should be able to estimate the strength of the forbidden troops."

"Since we all know this, why are the assassins sent so weak?"

"Unless the person who made the layout is a fool, it is impossible to make such a low-level mistake."

After a pause, Li Xiao said in a deep voice, "Then, there is another possibility."

"Are they delaying time?" Zhao Yuntian also thought of it all of a sudden, and asked tentatively.

"Not good! Let's go!" Li Xiao suddenly shouted with a normal expression.

Since it was delaying time, there was likely to be a second or third wave of assassinations.

And the subsequent assassination is the highlight.

Need to sacrifice more than 100 men to delay time, what kind of backhand is this?

Although confident in the strength of the imperial army, Li Xiao still dare not gamble.

Soon, the imperial army was extremely efficient. They cleaned the battlefield in an instant, dealt with their own wounded, and then continued on their way.

The next moment, there was a strange sound in the distance, like the sound of burning firewood.

When Li Xiao looked up, he saw the flames in the distance.

Set fire to the mountain? !

Li Xiao's heart sank, his face was very ugly.

The enemy actually prepared a fire to burn them to death!

It is estimated that the imperial army is too strong, so the lives of more than 100 men were exchanged for the time to burn the forest.

After paying such a high price and making such thorough preparations, Li Xiao didn't even need to look, he knew that all roads in all directions were blocked by fire at this moment.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

When Zhao Yuntian saw the mountain fire in the distance, he also showed a worried expression.

"This mountain fire has not been burning for a long time, and the momentum is not strong. If there is no enemy to obstruct it, it is not difficult to rush out at the speed of a fast horse, and it will not suffer any damage."

After speaking, Li Xiao looked at the surrounding terrain, then pointed in one direction and said, "Go this way!"

Almost as soon as they turned their direction, they saw a group of men in black appearing out of the jungle ahead.

"Damn!"

Li Xiao frowned instantly, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Only then did he realize that what he could think of, the enemy could also think of.

The escape route was almost blocked.

Now we are faced with two problems.

If they kill all these people before leaving, it may be too late to withdraw from the encirclement surrounded by wildfires.

If these black-clothed men were ignored, then his imperial army would probably suffer heavy losses and eventually be exhausted, and these black-clothed men would come to surround and kill him again.

No matter what you choose, it seems to be a dead end.

The situation is very serious.

Just when Li Xiao was in a dilemma, a tall man in black suddenly walked out of the group of men in black in the distance.

"Li Xiao, today is your day of death!"

There was a sinister smile in the voice of the man in black: "Go to hell, tell Qi Sha and Tan Lang that the person who killed you is called Po Jun! I believe this name should be familiar to you, right?"

"Are you Po Jun?"

Li Xiao frowned and stared at this person.

Two names were interrogated from the proprietress of Fengyulou before, Qisha and Pojun.

The seven kills are dead, and now the Pojun has also shown up.

In other words, today's ambush was still the work of that "Hou Ye".

Combined with the people who know his whereabouts, there are only Li Tai, Li Ke, and Narcissus.

In other words, one of these three people must have something to do with "Hou Ye".

but……

Li Xiao stared closely at the figure of the man in black, frowned, and muttered: "No...wrong! It shouldn't be like this!"

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Zhao Yuntian stared at Po Jun and asked in doubt.

"The person is wrong! This Pojun shouldn't be in this shape!"

As Li Xiao spoke, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

The last time he was assassinated in Wubenfang, he happened to meet Fang Xuanling, and the token he found from Qisha was also Fang Xuanling's token.

Therefore, Li Xiao always thought that Fang Xuanling had a great possibility to be "Hou Ye".

At that time, he also noticed a person next to Fang Xuanling, and asked his name was Xiang Jun. He always thought that this army was Po Jun.

But looking at it now, although the man in black didn't take off his mask, his size was obviously a head taller than that of the army.

The two are not the same person at all.

"Your Highness, if you don't make a decision, the fire will burn!"

Seeing Li Xiao pondering, Zhao Yuntian next to him reminded him anxiously.

And the men in black in the distance saw that Li Xiao and his party did not move, so they all stood by on the spot, as if they were not in a hurry to rush up and kill Li Xiao.

After Zhao Yuntian's reminder, Li Xiao came back to his senses, but there was no panic on his face.

He said slowly, "I guess, they must have a way to avoid the wildfire."

Chapter 74: The Key to Escape

"I don't believe he wants to die with me."

Li Xiao looked at Po Jun in the distance with a calm face.

"Your Highness, with the spread of this mountain fire, everything will be reduced to ashes."

"And the terrain here is flat, there are no caves, pools or other terrain, how can they save themselves?"

Zhao Yuntian looked at Li Xiao in puzzlement, paused and continued: "Your Highness, you take half of the people away first, and it won't be long before your subordinates come to see you with the head of Po Jun."

"If you can't do it, the military law will serve you!"

"No!" Li Xiao sternly stopped, "If you take half of the people away, you will have less than fifty people, and you will definitely not be able to beat the nearly 300 people on the other side, maybe more than three hundred."

After a pause, Li Xiao said decisively: "Take them down together, I probably guessed their way of warding off the fire."

"Your Highness!"

Zhao Yuntian looked at the growing flames in the distance, and said anxiously: "Now is not the time to take risks. Even if you sacrifice some of your subordinates, it is worthwhile to keep His Highness safe and sound."

"If you waste time fighting, even if you defeat them, what if there is no way to ward off the fire? Don't you have to explain everything here?"

"Since you are my subordinates, I won't let you sacrifice in vain, don't say any more!" Li Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness!"

Zhao Yuntian's eyes were still puzzled, but also mixed with a touch of emotion.

In his opinion, sacrificing his subordinates to escape by themselves is the correct way to do it.

But Li Xiao was an exception.

Knowing that doing so will cut off the chance of survival, but still do it.

Unwise!

Zhao Yuntian was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

"Everyone obeys!"

With Li Xiao's order, all the forbidden troops were ready to go.

"Arrow Rain is ready!"

In an instant, all the imperial guards took out their crossbows one after another.

Seeing this scene, Po Jun in the distance suddenly felt his scalp go numb, and shouted loudly without thinking: "Find a cover!"

"Remember, ordinary trees will be penetrated, so you must not hide behind them!"

After speaking, he took the lead in hiding behind a boulder.