When the peach blossom flood arrived, the official road from Chang'an to Tongguan was also muddy, and a horse team of thousands of people ignored the dangers of the road and let go of the horsepower to gallop eastward. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEven though the horses were killed one after another, and the knights were killed or wounded, no one stopped, they just kept galloping eastward, as if they would fall into a Jedi from which they would never recover.

However, when the horsepower finally ran out, the speed of the entire horse team slowed down at sunset, and Zhang Tongru was very anxious, and now he knew what it was to have interception in front and pursuers in the back.

"Report! All the passes in Tongguan are full of Tang troops, and they are all in full array, and there is no sign of sending troops for the time being!"

The news brought back by Tanma made them cold all over, and they planned to sneak out of some passes in the south of Tongguan at night, but now that all passes are stationed, once their whereabouts are trapped in them, it may be difficult to get out.

"Vice General Zhang, are we still going east?"

Chen Xuanren also had no idea, although he was quite decisive, he still seemed a little overwhelmed in the face of this kind of decision-making that was a matter of life and death. At the root of this, he had never led the army alone, and once he faced the Tang Dynasty army, his confidence was inevitably insufficient.

Zhang Tongru had an idea early on, Feng Yijun had already been burned to the ground, sparsely populated, just safe to pass, and there are two ways to choose, one is to enter Hedong from Pujinkou, break through the siege and return to Hebei. The second is to enter the Hetao from Yanzhou and other places, and when you arrive at the grassland, it is really the sky is high for birds to fly, and the sea is wide for fish to leap.

Although he thought about all this very well, Zhang Tongru still couldn't make up his mind.

"Let's go and ask the big handsome for his opinion!"

Chen Xuanren frowned and said:

"The marshal is only seeking death now, how can he still calm down and think about these questions? Is there no way for Vice General Zhang?"

"Yes, yes, I just don't know if it's suitable or not!"

"Why don't you come and listen, let's go through it together!"

So Zhang Tongru said the idea of going through Feng Yijun 1510.

"I said that I heard this discussion with Dashuai a few days ago, but I didn't expect the situation to deteriorate so quickly at that time, so I didn't analyze it in depth, and now I think about it, it shouldn't be just a superficial mention!"

Listening to Zhang Tongru's thoughts, Chen Xuanren's eyes lit up.

"Didn't the marshal say anything?"

Zhang Tongru nodded depressedly.

After a while, Chen Xuanren slapped his thigh.

"In Chen's opinion, the handsome man doesn't have to object, so it's better to give it a try!"

Chen Xuanren and Zhang Tongru were reluctant to see Sun Xiaozhe at this time. Sun Xiaozhe was forcibly abducted by his subordinates, and his anger has not subsided, and the two of them had to discuss for a while before making their own plans.

"Then cross Weishui north and go to Fengyi County!"

Further forward is Huayin, but the city gates are wide open, and the Yan army originally stationed here has long been gone. , the people inside are nowhere to be found, this is a veritable empty city.

Zhang Tongru's suggestion was to repair the empty city overnight, and then take the opportunity to search for some available supplies, especially food. This was vetoed by Chen Xuanren.

"No, without further ado, since we have already made a plan, we should leave immediately, in case we are bitten by Tang Jun, how will we cross the river?"

It's not the depths of winter, and most of the ice on the river has melted, so you have to rely on ferries to cross the river. It is difficult to guarantee whether all the thousands of people and horses can cross the river, let alone carry baggage?

Zhang Tongru felt very reasonable, so he also gave up the plan to go to the city for repairs.

The Weishui Ferry, located at the boundary of Huayin, is the gentlest section of the nearby Baili River, which is suitable for both large groups of people and horses to gather and ferry docking.

Their luck was good, because the Yan army had not yet broken through the Tong Pass when it was frozen, so a large number of ferries were abandoned on the shore. As soon as the thousands of men arrived, they pushed the ferryboat into the water and prepared to cross the river overnight.

"Dashuai, let's eat some, it's been a bumpy day and a night, and if you continue like this, you will have to ......"

Sun Xiaozhe glared at Zhang Tongru fiercely.

"You still treat me like this with Chen Xuanren?"

In his opinion, it is a thousand times better to die in front of the two armies than to die under the axe of one's own people's execution.

In the face of reprimand, Zhang Tongru felt very aggrieved, and how could he control the current situation? Could it be that I could have watched Sun Xiaozhe die in the chaos of the army? Or did I become a prisoner of the Tang Dynasty? What happened to Cui Qianyou, they were all seen in their eyes, they were humiliated and tortured, and they were even beheaded and sacrificed by the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Tongru was speechless, but Sun Xiaozhe still had something to say.

"What about Chen Xuanren? Does he also know that he has no face to come to see me?"

To be honest, Sun Xiaozhe really said it, and Zhang Tongru also came hard.

"No, it's not, Chen Lulu is preventing people from inspecting the ferry and directing the river crossing......"

I only heard Sun Xiaozhe sneer:

"If you let me get into the boat, I'll throw myself into the water as I cross the river!"

"Dashuai, don't do it!"

Zhang Tongru's emotions suddenly became excited, and then he burst into tears.

This expression and demeanor can't be faked, Sun Xiaozhe was finally touched, and his voice softened a lot.

"Why are you doing this?"

"The last general said something from the heart, if Dayan doesn't have a place for the handsome, the last general would rather follow the handsome away and create another world!"

Sun Xiaozhe smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Don't be naïve! We are used to enjoying the bitter cold land outside the Saiwai, how can we stay for a long time?"

Despite this, Zhang Tongru was keenly aware of the softening of Sun Xiaozhe's attitude, so he followed closely:

"The last general has tested Chen Xuanren today, and he seems to have this intention!"

After being silent for a while, Sun Xiaozhe spoke again, but did not mention his previous words, but asked about the specific plans after crossing the river.

Zhang Tongru was stunned for a moment, but still said the two roads again.

Sun Xiaozhe listened to it and muttered for a long time.

"It is the middle policy to go from Pujinkou to Hedong, and it is actually the best policy to go from Yanzhou to Saiwai!"

"The meaning of the handsome, should you go from Pujinkou to Hedong?"

Zhang Tongru's voice trembled a little, and at the same time it was full of irrepressible excitement. Since Sun Xiaozhe is willing to analyze the real situation, it means that he has recovered from anger.

"Go to Hedong, Shi Siming is attacking Hedong on a large scale, if it is not bad, his situation is about the same as ours outside Chang'an City, otherwise it will not be a few months without any progress. ”

Sun Xiaozhe and Shi Siming have always despised each other, and now such accusations are not strange in Zhang Tongru's eyes, but he is still waiting for the most critical analysis and judgment.

"The Shenwu army in Hedong is also bound to be tired of dealing with Shi Siming, let's go to Hedong, we are taking it by surprise, attacking and retreating. They may not have a way to deal with us. It's a pity that this is still a big risk, and if you are not careful, or if you are a little unlucky, you may lose the whole army, so this road can only be regarded as a medium strategy!"

Hearing that Sun Xiaozhe said that going to Hedong was also a gamble of luck, and it was more likely that the whole army would be killed, Zhang Tongru shuddered for a moment, and asked about the road to Saiwai through Yanzhou.

"What's even worse, you and I have personally learned the Shenwu Army outside Baishui City, and I would rather burn millions of stones of grain than ...... How easy is it for such a person to be compared to him?"

Zhang Tongru couldn't help but feel excited, Sun Xiaozhe was right, the battle in Baishui County, Fengyi County is indeed still apprehensive, it can be said that the battle completely led them to the abyss of defeat. Moreover, the Shenwu army was not wiped out, and after burning the grain, those people went north to Yanzhou and other places, which can be said to be a narrow road.

However, the situation of the two sides has been exchanged, and the advantages and disadvantages have been reversed, and it is conceivable that after the enemies meet, those people's murderous intent and hatred.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tongru lowered his head, there was originally a kind of luck that escaped, but now he has completely withered.

"The ferry is ready, please cross the river!"

Just as the two fell silent, Chen Xuanren's voice sounded at the right time.

Sun Xiaozhe looked directly at Chen Xuanren and didn't say a word, until Zhang Tongru was awakened by this sudden voice, and shouted "cross the river" before striding over.

As he passed by Chen Xuanren's side, Sun Xiaozhe suddenly stood up and slapped him twice on the shoulder.

"Well done!"

After that, he walked to the ferry boat on the shore of Weishui without looking back.

For a moment, Chen Xuanren could hardly believe that this was true, and it took a long time before he turned his head to look at Zhang Tongru.

"Didn't I just dream?"

"Of course not!"

"What did you say to the big handsome?

Zhang Tongru shook his head, he didn't know what Sun Xiaozhe was thinking in his heart, but since he had figured it out, it was much better than not figuring it out. After all, only Sun Xiaozhe has the ability to lead them to cross and close.

"Let's cross the river first, crossing the river is the first step in the difficult and dangerous obstacles!"

Thousands of people and horses gathered on the south bank of Weishui were extremely crowded, and at this time a third of the people and horses had already crossed the river first, and for safety reasons, it was most appropriate to arrange for Sun Xiaozhe to cross the river now.

Chen Xuanren insisted on letting Zhang Tongru protect Sun Xiaozhe to go first, and he stayed on the south bank to deal with the emergency.

Just as everything was going well, a long dragon of light suddenly appeared in the void in the distance, followed by the faint sound of horses' hooves.

Chen Xuanren secretly said that he was unlucky, most of the people and horses had already crossed the river, as long as the chasing soldiers appeared half an hour late, they could only look at the river and sigh when they caught up.

"Get on the horse!

In an instant, Chen Xuanren had already made a decision, he must not let Tang Jun easily approach the ferry, and none of those ferries could be left!

"Set fire to the ship!"

As early as the beginning of the river crossing, they piled up flammable materials on the boat, just waiting for a fire to be burned after crossing the river to avoid future troubles, and now they have not crossed the Weishui, but they have to set it on fire first.

The order was issued immediately, no one questioned Chen Xuanren's decision, and the fire soon ignited.

"Kill them, fight them!"

Despair and tragedy were on everyone's faces.

……

The first to chase Huayin was Zheng Qin Yan, a team under the command of Wuhu Huaizhong, whose cavalry squad and brigade of men and horses had to be separated by at least two or three miles. When I saw the fire at the Weishui ferry from afar, I secretly screamed that it was not good, the traitor burned the ship!