Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Chapter 190 Fishing in troubled waters

Li Yuan stepped forward and grabbed the iron chain he had just pulled out of the bushes. He pulled it up and down, then turned to look at other people.

"The vanguard will stay to block those who might come back, and the others will separate into two columns and follow me up."

The vanguard immediately dispersed and hid in the surrounding area after receiving the order. The others saw Li Yuan wrap his arms around the chain to gain leverage, and then step his feet onto the protruding point of the cliff in front with the leverage, and then use the leverage to climb up.

He moved quickly with his hands and feet coordinated, and soon climbed up two or three meters. The people below originally thought it was impossible, but when they saw Li Yuan climb up so easily, they also felt a desire to win, and lined up in two rows to learn from Li Yuan to climb up.

There was actually rock climbing training in Jiguan Mountain before. Although the training was mainly focused on the reconnaissance team and vanguards, others also had some training.

But I have never tried such a high cliff.

Li Yuan led his men to the Jiguan Mountain, which had a towering peak. The side they were climbing was particularly steep, so when Li Yuan and his men's hands and feet became weak and they finally climbed up one after another, they were not discovered.

Those who followed Li Yuan were lying on the ground, gasping for breath, their hands and feet were weak and trembling. The psychological pressure alone was extremely great at such a high altitude, not to mention the strength of their arms and legs for such a long time.

No one expected that they could climb the steep wall without anyone getting hurt.

So everyone's eyes fell on Li Yuan.

However, he saw Li Yuan quickly regulate his breathing and glanced at the surrounding situation vigilantly.

Someone asked carefully: "Is the city lord planning to go against the will of heaven?"

His question was agreed by many people. Although they had never seen it, they all knew that Li Yuan was good at leg and foot skills. But they did not expect to be so shocked when they saw it with their own eyes.

He climbed to a height of 100 meters and recovered so quickly without changing his composure, which really made them admire him even more.

"Recover quickly. Those who were following me just now, block the attack from behind. The others put the cargo boxes down and let the people below come up quickly."

Although I am exhausted, I can still do it after taking a rest and trying hard.

They soon split into two groups. One group spread out and slowly hid behind the newly grown grass or trees.

The others found the cargo box on top, and Li Yuan touched it. This cargo box looked quite large, and could probably carry about five people, and perhaps more if it contained food.

Although the empty cargo box was quite heavy, it was very light because it was lowered. The people at the front were alert when they saw a black object falling down above their heads. When they got closer, they found it was a cargo box.

After five people went up, someone pulled the chain, which was under tension. After counting to three silently, they began to drag.

It is very difficult to carry such a heavy weight with manpower alone.

When Li Yuan put the cargo box down, he had already noticed the stone blocking the middle.

Qiniang would not place such a big stone right in front of where people would exert force, so the most likely possibility is that it has a purpose.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan picked up the candle and fire starter he had prepared earlier, and used the little light to look at the stone carefully.

Sure enough, I saw a groove above the stone. Looking along the groove, I could see a turntable under the stone.

Li Yuan looked at the chain and tried to place it in the groove, then wrap it around both sides of the stone and finally hang it on the turntable. When other people pulled it, they found it more convenient, so they put it down and pulled others.

The first group of five people were pulled up, followed by the iron chains on both sides of the cargo box, each holding a person.

It can carry seven people at a time.

When Li Yuan saw that it was working normally, he knew that he had done the right thing.

When the second group of people were halfway up, the noise they were making was heard by a few patrolling men, who came over to check on them.

"What are you doing? Is it..."

Li Yuan drew his sword and chopped off the head of the person who was asking the question. As he moved, several people who were hiding in ambush behind him suddenly jumped up and killed them with a single blow from behind.

After these people dealt with the body, they hid again.

Li Yuan led several forwards who had already come up and started to move down from the middle.

The shouts and torches on both sides quickly attracted the attention of the people on the mountain. They could not imagine that the enemy would burst out from within them and stay forever in this place that did not belong to them.

The forwards who followed Li Yuan out were all panting, with satisfaction in their eyes.

"It's so cool to follow the city lord on a mission!"

Someone whispered something in the back, and the others naturally heard it too.

Although he kept silent because he was not allowed to speak freely during the mission, he also agreed with what he said.

As long as the big boss leads the way, there is nothing they dare not do. It was like this in Jiguan Mountain in the past, and it will be like this in the future.

As long as the city lord is there, they are invincible.

With this in mind, they followed Li Yuan and dealt with the guards along the way.

Unfortunately, this good time did not last long. Someone discovered something was wrong here and started beating drums and blowing horns. Soon the entire Jiguan Mountain was in action.

All of Li Yuan's men behind him had come up, and Li Yuan ambushed in some dark alleys, changing into these people's clothes and disguising himself as them.

It was so dark that I couldn't see the person's face at all.

While they were running around in a hurry to look for the enemy, Li Yuan led them to hide among the crowd and follow the search.

Whenever they reached some remote roads, they would eliminate the small groups that were left alone.

This worked every time. After they had eliminated countless people, the opponents finally realized that they were hiding among the crowd.

Following the wind all the way down, Li Yuan led his men and worked together with the two groups under him to go to the place where people were imprisoned at the foot of Jiguan Mountain.

But the other party seemed to have guessed what they were going to do. When Li Yuan and others arrived below, quite a few people had already surrounded them.

After so many killings, they are now easy to identify. The bloodstains on their bodies make them different from others at first glance.

"City Lord, we are surrounded. Do you want me to lead our forces to fight our way out?!"

Li Yuan estimated their number and said, "You lead a group of people to the east to pretend to break out. I will lead people to the place where they are detained to rescue them. You..."

"I understand, City Lord, you must rescue those people. I will bring enough people back for you."

The man patted his chest and made the promise. Li Yuan nodded and looked at the man deeply.

This man had a full beard and spoke in a muffled voice. He had left a deep impression on Li Yuan in Yizhou before.

Therefore, he was transferred to the forward position to be a small leader.

"If you survive, you will be a centurion."

The man laughed, then bowed and left.

Li Yuan took off his cumbersome outer shirt, revealing the armor underneath, and the people behind him followed suit.

There are obviously a lot of people left in Jiguanshan. Even though some of them have been transferred away, the current number still makes everyone feel depressed.

"kill--"