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"Report to the master! 50,000 Liaodong cavalry has arrived less than a mile away from Liaocheng, whether to meet the battle, please decide! At this time, the detective reported a piece of news that made him very unhappy.

"Shixing, pass my order, bring the belongings and prisoners in the city, and retreat quickly!" Dou Jiande knew that with his current situation of being poor and lacking in troops, he would not be able to compete with the 50,000 elite Liaodong cavalry. And his goal was also achieved, he obtained Yuhuaji's property and captured Empress Xiao.

Right now, the most important thing for him is to hurry back to Shandong and take over Wang Bo and Xu Yuanlang's territory and soldiers. If you can't be the king of Hebei, you can also be the king of Shandong. In this way, he has the capital to compete with Yuming.

"Yes! King Xia, my subordinates are going to inform you! Gao Shixing also felt a burst of joy in his heart, he never expected that the attack on Liaocheng would have such a gain, Wang Bo and Xu Yuanlang would die in battle. This is a pie that has fallen from the world!

When Yu Cheng and Yu Xuan led dozens of Yu brothers' soldiers to flee north for an hour, they finally saw a neat cavalry in front of them, these cavalry were very numerous, at a glance, at least more than 10,000, and the banner for them was suddenly the Qinglong Banner of the Liaodong Army.

"It's Amin's army! We are saved! Yu Cheng and Yu Xuan shouted excitedly. And their subordinate Yu brothers also cried with joy.

In fact, to put it mildly, the relationship between Yu Cheng and Yu Xuan and Yu Ming was not good before, and Yu Cheng even assassinated Yu Ming. But now that the two of them saw Yuming's army, they felt very cordial.

The two of them immediately stepped forward quickly, and hurriedly asked one of the leading officers, "May I ask where is King Zhou?" We are his brothers. ”

Before the officer could answer, a young woman's crisp voice came from the side: "Brother Xuan, Brother Cheng, are you?" What about my father and eldest brother? Not with you? ”

Yu Cheng and Yu Xuan looked at it fixedly, only to find that it was Yu Yuqing.

Yu Xuan choked up when he heard this: "Sister Yuqing, uncle and eldest brother are ......."

"Yuxuan, what's going on?" At this moment, a young, but not imposing voice rang out. A handsome young general in white armor rode over from behind. It was Yuming, whom they hadn't seen for years.

"Ah Ming, the uncle and the eldest brother have been killed, Liaocheng has been broken, and we are the only ones left in Daxu Kingdom." Yu Xuan said with red eyes.

Yu Cheng's brain turned much faster than Yu Xuan's, he hurriedly pulled Yu Xuan's sleeve, and said, "Why are you still called Ah Ming?" Now it should be called King Zhou! ”

After saying that, he stepped forward and gave a salute, and said tremblingly: "King Zhou, we were originally waiting in Liaocheng, expecting you to send troops to rescue, but unexpectedly, the bandits in Shandong joined together and gathered 100,000 troops to attack. And our city has few soldiers and low morale, and we can't resist ...... at all."

At this time, Yu Cheng told the story of how they were besieged by Wang Bo, Xu Yuanlang, and Dou Jiande's forces, and the city was broken.

Yuming and Yuyuqing listened intently, and when they heard the news of Yuhua and Yucheng's death, Yuyuqing immediately cried out and couldn't cry. Although Yu Ming did not cry bitterly, tears appeared in his eyes.

Although Yuhua didn't treat him well, he was his father after all, and after recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors, he was really good to him. And the eldest brother Yu Chengdu takes good care of him, and the relationship between the two brothers is deep. This sudden bad news did make Yu Ming like a lightning strike.

After a while, Yu Mingfang pressed the grief in his heart and asked Yu Cheng and Yu Xuan, "Have you seen my mother?" ”

"Your mother? But Mrs. Xiao? Yu Xuan asked after being stunned for a moment.

Yu Ming nodded, he naturally would not be interested in the whereabouts of Yu Huaji's wife.

Yu Xuan was a little embarrassed: "When the city was broken, all of us only cared about breaking through and fleeing for our lives, and there was no flaw at all. Now, Mrs. Xiao may have fallen into the hands of Dou Jiande. ”

Yu Ming's face changed suddenly, but he didn't blame them much when he saw that Yu Xuan and Yu Cheng's faces were covered with blood and tiredness. So he waved his horsewhip, pointed ahead and said: "Yuqing, pass on my order, immediately march in a hurry, rush to Liaocheng, and strive to intercept Dou Jiande!" ”

The 50,000 Liaodong iron cavalry immediately sped up and slaughtered Liaocheng with lightning speed. It only took them an hour to arrive.

However, what entered their eyes was full of devastation, and there were corpses and broken walls everywhere inside and outside the city. And on the tower, it was empty.

"Yu Xuan, you bring five thousand people into the city! See what's going on inside the city! Yu Ming ordered.

Although he was anxious, he still restrained his emotions and did not rashly lead a large army into the city, so as not to be ambushed.

Yu Xuan immediately led five thousand cavalry and entered Liaocheng through the East City Gate, which had been smashed to pieces. Then he carefully examined all the important places in the city. But except for some Xu soldiers who pretended to be dead and escaped, as well as the surnames in the city, not a single Shandong army was seen. And Empress Xiao and other concubines of the Sui Dynasty and the families of officials in the court and China were all robbed.

Yu Ming, who got the news, couldn't help frowning slightly, he naturally realized that his mother Xiao Wanjun must have also become Dou Jiande's prisoner, and she might be escorted right now.

"How long have Dou Jiande and the others been gone?" Yu Ming asked in a deep voice.

"According to the surname in the city, I have been walking for more than four hours." Yu Xuanyu reported.

Yu Ming pondered for a moment, and then said, "Get the map!" ”

Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly took out the map from the army and handed it to Yu Ming.

After Yu Ming looked at it for a while, Fang Yi pointed to the map and said, "There is only one way to go from Liaocheng to Shandong." And two of them are small, which is not conducive to the movement of large vehicles. Dou Jiande looted a large amount of property and kidnapped many female dependents, so he must have to take the official road. They have only been walking for more than four hours now, and it is estimated that they have not yet gone inside, and as long as we hurry up, we should be able to catch up with the enemy before dusk tomorrow. ”

After hearing this, everyone also nodded. Dou Jiande brought a large number of belongings and women, and he would definitely not be able to run fast. The Liaodong Army came this time with all cavalry, and it should be able to catch up with the enemy. It's just that Yu Cheng was a little worried: "King Zhou, although it is not a problem to catch up with the enemy army, but there are many soldiers in Shandong, and fifty miles to the east is the boundary of Shandong, and the enemy army may be reinforced at any time." We are afraid that we will be in danger! ”

"Don't worry! I'm afraid you haven't seen the combat effectiveness of my Liaodong Army yet! Although our army is outnumbered by the enemy, we are all cavalry, and if we cannot defeat twice as many infantry on this plain, we will not be able to see the world. Yu Ming smiled coldly and said: "Moreover, the enemy army also carries a large amount of property, so it must have no intention of fighting." The only thing to be aware of is whether the enemy will set up an ambush on it. But as long as our army is cautious and sends more scouts to reconnoitre, it will be safe! ”

Yu's younger brother still looked at each other a little, but the generals of the Liaodong Army were unequivocal, and they immediately began to turn their horses' heads and chase in the direction of Dou Jiande's retreat.

The result of the pursuit was naturally a complete victory for the Liaodong Army, Empress Xiao and Yuming's mother Xiao Wanjun were rescued, and most of the looted property was recovered.

Only then did Yu Ming realize that he had underestimated Dou Jiande, this person was indeed treacherous. The soldiers he left behind to escort the women and belongings were all old and weak, as well as those subordinates of Wang Bo and Xu Yuanlang who were unwilling to listen to his orders. However, he led the sturdy soldiers, brought the easy-to-carry gold and silver, and returned to Shandong from the trail.

After a fierce battle, although the Liaodong Army completely annihilated the enemy troops who walked through the official road, it let Dou Jiande's main force go.

When Yuming saw Xiao Wanjun, the mother couldn't help but hug their heads and cry with joy.

"Amin, let's get out of here quickly, we have now penetrated more than eighty miles into the territory of Shandong, and we will be intercepted by the enemy at any time. We didn't come out with much food and grass, and if we were besieged, we would be in danger of being wiped out! Li Jing waited for Yuming's mood to calm down a little before reminding.

After hearing this, Yu Ming also nodded, he naturally knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, even if he wanted to find Dou Jiande to avenge his father and brother, he could only make plans after returning to Liaodong.

"Give me the order, turn around at once, and head north! Return to Beiping from Leshou and Hejian! Yu Ming immediately ordered.

Although the Liaodong cavalry, which had just gone through a rapid march and a great battle, was very tired, everyone knew that this place was dangerous and should not stay for a long time. As a result, the soldiers gritted their teeth, struggled to support, and slowly retreated to the north.

Yu Ming and Li Jing were very worried that the Shandong army would take advantage of the unfavorable situation of their own soldiers being sleepy and lacking horses, and brought a large number of family members and belongings, and chased after them. Then they will be very difficult to resist.

But fortunately, they were not attacked except for being harassed by a small group of Shandong army scouts. After fifteen days of slow marching, he returned to Peking safely.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Yu Mingfang got the news from Red Sleeves. It turned out that after Dou Jiande led the army back to Qi County, he was besieged by Xu Yuanlang's generals and Wang Bo's generals, and they believed that the death of Wang Bo and Xu Yuanlang was caused by Dou Jiande's secret frame-play.

Dou Jiande originally wanted to appease and explain, but unexpectedly, Wang Bo's generals Shi Qinjia and Hao Xiaode were all soldiers and wanted to encircle and annihilate Dou Jiande's men.

Shi Qinyan and Hao Xiaode had 150,000 troops in their hands, and only 10,000 were willing to obey Dou Jiande's command.

But Dou Jiande is a Hebei hero with rich experience. In addition, there are scheming military advisors like Gao Shixing around him to give him advice. He then took the method of showing weakness to the enemy, pretending to be defeated and retreating, but set up an ambush in the middle of the way, defeated Shi Qin, and then showed a large number of them and released them, winning the favor of Shi Qinjia and Hao Xiaode's generals, thinking that Dou Jiande was a benevolent and righteous person.

As a result, Shi Qinyan also stalled in the offensive, which caused Hao Xiaode to be greatly dissatisfied, and the two often quarreled. This gave Dou Jiande a chance to break up.

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