A few raindrops fell, and Yang Chengfu, who was lying on his horse, was half asleep, stretched out his tongue and licked the rain that flowed to the corners of his mouth. As the horse's back jolted, he slowly opened his eyes, and there was darkness all around him, and the sound of "kick and tap" horses' hooves filled his ears. Try to look up into the distance, and in the dark night ahead, a little light is shining.

The brain was still a mess, and he rode over from the side, and he couldn't see the knight's face clearly, but the voice was very familiar: "Second brother, look at the position of the dead wind in front of you, if you don't hurry up, I'm afraid that we will be out of touch with the striker of Liu Zhangpan." ”

As soon as Yang Chengfu heard "Liu Zhangpan", he didn't get angry when he went up and down, his throat gurgled, but he still held back the scolding words, and let out a sullen "um".

Listening to Yang Zhaofeng and the others began to shout and urge his horse team to speed up, Yang Chengfu regretted it in his heart. I regret that I shouldn't have responded to the thief's errand to break into the camp to serve my life, and until now, people are sleepy and tired, and they are still dazed in this lofty mountain.

On that day, after receiving the military order to assemble, the 200 horse troops of the Zhao camp did not stop for a moment, and rushed to Liu Zhe before the agreed time. Yang Chengfu followed Liu Zhe in the same place for two days, and did not set off until the forward gathered an army of seven or eight thousand horsemen.

At first, he was very excited, because it was not only Liu Zhe who led this cavalry, but also Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang. Gao Yingxiang entrusted the aftermath to his younger brother Gao Yingen and brother-in-law Tuo Pangao, and personally led the team as the main force in the attack on Xi'an.

But after three days of excitement, Yang Chengfu's mood plummeted.

According to the original plan, once the Ma army was separated from the infantry army, it would immediately go north and advance into Xi'an. The day after the Ma army set off, heavy rain suddenly fell in the sky, and several key roads in front of the Meridian Road were blocked by the collapse of mountains and rocks. Gao Yingxiang and Liu Zhe led people to the site to explore several times, and they all thought that they could no longer walk along this road in a short time. However, tens of thousands of troops entered the valley, a large number of stranded in the rear, the horse army in front has become a tiger riding the momentum, and it is impossible to return the same way, not to mention that Gao Yingxiang does not want to make this attack of the Xingshi move come to naught because of this change.

After discussing with Liu Zhe and others, Gao Yingxiang decided not to turn back and move on. But no longer take the meridian road, but cross the Qinling Mountains, go west through Chaijiaguan, turn into Fu Luo Road and go north again. Although there are many trails in the Qinling Mountains, it can be dangerous and difficult to walk, Yang Chengfu followed Gao Yingxiang, and the top end of the road was to overcome thorns and thorns, negative mangs and reeds, and experienced hardships and dangers. It wasn't until yesterday that the camping horse army finally went around Fu Luo Road.

Gao Yingxiang hurried to the road, gave a strict order, day and night, thousands of riders without permission, no one was allowed to stop without permission. In the past few days, Yang Chengfu has eaten and drunk Lazar all on the horse, and the three horses have been ridden alternately, just like this, and a walking horse has died of exhaustion in the middle. The war horse was reluctant to ride, so the burden fell on the pack horse. In order to lighten the burden on the horse, Yang Chengfu, who has always been stingy, even reluctantly left a few bags of luggage. But listening to the increasingly heavy panting sound of the mount under his crotch, Yang Chengfu was worried that this hard-working pack horse would probably not be able to hold on.

A mountain has four seasons and ten miles of different days. After coming to Fu Luo Road, the rain that lasted for several days had stopped a lot, and the marching speed was also faster. Because of the Fu Luo Road with Zhao Ying earlier, Yang Chengfu judged on the road that he could reach the north exit in three days, and the road ahead no longer seemed to be so far away. However, the fatigue of riding a horse for a long time also made it a little unbearable for a veteran of the detention brigade like him, and he secretly thought to himself that with his current weak and exhausted body, it was really difficult to immediately enter the battle.

Not only did he not stand it, but Zhao Ying's 200 horse army was also suffering, and he was already complaining in private. If it weren't for the constant comfort and pressure of Wang Junwei and Yang Zhaofeng, and only with Yang Chengfu's own immortal appearance, these horse armies would have dispersed long ago.

There is only one day left before the valley, the weather changes, and after another day, the sky is even more gloomy, and it rains several times in succession, and the fog is misty. When the heavy rain does not fall, the light rain is still falling, and the humid air is mixed with the refreshing mud fragrance. Yang Chengfu's originally low mood also slowly rebounded as he was about to come out of the valley.

I finally saw the long-lost Luokou Station, which I haven't seen for nearly a year, and this place seems even more desolate. Gao Yingxiang and Liu Zhe rested overnight at Luokouyi, and pointed out the Ma army, and the number was actually hundreds less. Some of these hundreds of people fled halfway, while others died on the road due to fierce tigers and poisonous insects or unbearable fatigue and illness. Yang Chengfu was very proud at this time, because of the nearly 200 horse army under his command, except for the loss of some horses, there was no loss of half of the personnel. Liu Zhe praised him in public, and he immediately felt that he had more face and was emotionally rejuvenated.

Gao Yingxiang is a person who has seen a big scene, and he was indifferent at all when he lost a few hundred horses, and after making a phased oath speech, he immediately led the army to attack the nearest Xugu County. The reason why I went to sleep in such a hurry was due to two considerations.

First, time considerations. Fu Luo Road is different from Meridian Road, the exit is not Xi'an, but the westerly Xuao County. I had been wandering in the Meridian Road for too long before, and my whereabouts must have been noticed by the Xi'an officials and soldiers. However, with a large number of infantry troops in the Meridian Road as an attraction, the Ma army temporarily turned to Fu Luo Road, and the officers and soldiers may not be able to quickly find out. Gao Yingxiang is determined to fight Xi'an, so he believes that the soldiers are fast, and they must take advantage of the moment when the other party has not yet reacted and deployed, strike first and seize the opportunity.

Second, supply considerations. In order to be in a hurry, thousands of horse troops traveled lightly, and these days the men and horses were consumed, and the supplies were urgent. Take Yang Chengfu as an example, among the several large bags of luggage he threw away, gold and silver accounted for a minority, and dry food accounted for the majority. From the north entrance of Fu Luo Road to Xi'an, it is still a long way, and there is no supply, so it will be to Xi'an, and it will be useless.

Yang Chengfu was sore, and after receiving the military order to attack, even though he was full of scolding his mother, his movements were not slow. Immediately ordered the horse army and closely followed the large army.

I have to say that after so many years of galloping, Gao Yingxiang's training and use of cavalry has reached a very high level. Yang Chengfu was in the bureau and felt it deeply. Looking at these thousands of horse troops, the old ones who broke into the camp accounted for nearly 5,000, and the rest of the miscellaneous cards accounted for 2,000 or 3,000. The reason why it is easy to distinguish whether it is a miscellaneous card is because the difference in the quality of the two sides is clear at a glance.

They have all gone through a lot of hardships, and at this time they have to attack with all their might, and the miscellaneous troops recruited by various battalions and departments are obviously now listless and out of breath. Although the old cavalry who broke into the camp was also tired, but the battle was imminent, and one by one they were not reluctant at all, but enthusiastic and excited, and the contrast was stark. Zhao Ying's 200 horse army was well disciplined, but until now, morale was also very low. Yang Chengfu saw it in his eyes and was convinced in his heart.

Through the previous understanding, Yang Chengfu knew that it was now the middle of July, and he wanted to come to the camp to go around in the Qinling Mountains for more than half a month, which was a little surprised and a little lucky. What is surprising is that the length of time is beyond imagination, and these people can survive this catastrophe; Fortunately, although he had suffered a lot before, he still followed the camp and the king, and a bright future was ahead.

But the reality played a joke on him again - the bowl didn't come down.

After a few months, the old county town has taken on a new look. Yang Chengfu has also passed through several times, although the city is strong in memory, but after all, it is not a provincial city, and the city wall is covered with bricks, but there are several places because of wars, natural disasters and other collapses and rammed earth filling. But look at now, there is no weak link in the city wall for more than ten miles, all of them are covered with green bricks, and a lot of artillery has been added to several city walls, and even two suspected urn city construction sites are still being repaired, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is solid. How so? Yang Chengfu couldn't figure it out, and Gao Yingxiang was also confused.

The invasion army came suddenly, and in the end it was a tired expedition, and it was a horse army, and there were fewer siege equipment. It was a surprise and rushed into the city, but who knew that more than a dozen new piers and abutments were set up nearby, and the beacon fire was passed on. By the time the horses arrived at the city, the city gates had already been pulled up and the troops were on the city. Gao Yingxiang and Liu Zhe led the troops to scold under the city for a night, and when they saw that the officials and soldiers in the city were waiting for them, they really had no chance to take advantage of it, so they left with hatred. Yang Chengfu's previous great expectations were also disappointed.

The people and horses were short of food, and Gao Yingxiang had no choice but to go to the nearby Heishuiyu area to collect food and wages. At this juncture, self-preservation comes first, and it is really a matter of going to one place and grabbing one place. Thousands of horsemen crossed the border like locusts, killing all the young and old and burning their houses. Such a scene, since staying in Zhao Ying, Yang Chengfu has not seen it for a long time, and he felt quite uncomfortable for a while. Looking at Yang Zhaofeng again, he looked extremely depressed. At this moment, Yang Chengfu suddenly found that Zhao Ying seemed to be a little unusual. Maybe he "lived in the orchid room for a long time and didn't smell its fragrance", but when he jumped out, there was a comparison, and the "smell of Bao Xian" in the camp and other camps was fully revealed.

There are many sparse people in Heishuiyu Mountain, thousands of people and horses swept for one day, almost no fish escaped the net, and the grain and straw obtained could be supported for two days. Since he couldn't take it, Gao Yingxiang no longer wasted time, changed his course, adjusted his policy, bypassed the bowl, and headed directly to Xi'an. On the evening of July 19, we came to the foothills on the east side of Heishuiyu.

These days, the weather seems to reflect Yang Chengfu's thoughts, and it is getting worse and worse. Leaving the mountains and forests of Heishuiyu, the black clouds overhead were low, as if they could reach out and reach out, extending to the horizon as far as the eye could see. On the way, the raindrops were accompanied by the terrible mountain wind, and they hit one after another. After not removing his armor for more than ten days, Yang Chengfu only felt that every pore on his body seemed to be soaked in water, cold and uncomfortable. Shaking his body slightly, the cold water in the crack in the nail instantly merged into one stream after another, flowing outside from all directions. The horse that sat down was also drooping its head and hanging its head. Looking at the others, even the trump card who broke into the camp was completely sharp and lifeless at the moment.

There was a loud bang in the sky, followed by an even more violent storm. Yang Chengfu Feng stared at the raindrops falling like beads in front of him, and faintly felt a little uneasy.

Because he was a person from Zhao Dangshi, Liu Zhe valued Yang Chengfu more, and he had been arranging him by his side for several days. Raising his eyes is the king of Megatron, but Yang Chengfu has long been numb at this time, and he can't raise the slightest interest, just half-dead on the horse, silently listening to the conversation between Gao Yingxiang and Liu Zhe.

At first, the two talked side by side, but the voice was very small, and Yang Chengfu couldn't hear it, and he wasn't interested in listening to it. Later, for some reason, Gao Yingxiang and Liu Zhe seemed to have a dispute, and their voices became louder and louder, so that it reached the point that Yang Chengfu couldn't listen to them. Judging from the content, Liu Zhe has already questioned Gao Yingxiang's idea of insisting on attacking Xi'an, but Gao Yingxiang is still stubborn and has no intention of making concessions.

"If we march again, we will enter Ju County, and we are still far away from Xi'an, and the officers and troops must have been prepared. Liu Zhe's face was ugly, and he didn't know where he had lost it, and his hair was scattered. He and Gao Yingxiang are old friends and die-hard fans of Gao Yingxiang, but in the past, he didn't speak in such a rushing tone as he does now, and it can be seen that even he can't stand this long-term torture.

"Shut up! No one can change what I have set. Gao Yingxiang's rare angry face was on his face, and a block was squeezed out between his eyebrows, "Those who disturb the hearts of our army will be killed." ”

"You ......" Liu Zhe was speechless, indignant, and glared at Gao Yingxiang. He couldn't know Gao Yingxiang better. This person usually seems to be a little talkative, but in fact, he is more assertive than anyone else. He also has the title of "King Chuang" on his head, and if he says it, even if he takes the lives of tens of millions of people, he will not blink an eye.

The two did not speak for a long time, and apart from them, there was no one in the army of thousands of horses. The sound of wind and rain was intertwined, and for a long time it served as the main theme of the march.

After walking for a while, the sky became more and more gloomy, and Liu Zhe couldn't help but say again: "It's been a few days of sleeping in the open air, so let's let the brothers find a dry place to rest tonight." This rain and wind blow, and even those who are beaten with iron can't help tossing. ”

Gao Yingxiang didn't look at him, and before he could speak, a pond horse galloped in front of him, and the person on the horse was very weak, and he almost pounced on himself when he didn't sit down. Liu Zhe was very unhappy when he saw him like this, and asked in a rough voice, "What's wrong?" ”

The Tang horse was extremely tired, and it took a while to catch his breath, and he swallowed his mouth and reported: "The brothers who searched for the ambush have found the official army ambush not far away, and more than a dozen brothers are trapped there, please prepare as soon as possible!" ”

After more than ten years of fighting, Gao Yingxiang's military habits have been maintained very well. Ambush is one of the necessary guarantees for a safe march, and many rogues don't know or are too lazy to do these things, so once they are caught by the officers and soldiers, they will only lose money. Gao Yingxiang is not, and this reflects the value.

"How many officers and soldiers are there, and where is the banner?"

"It was dark, so I didn't have time to find out."

Liu Zhe wanted to ask again, but Gao Yingxiang waved his hand impatiently and sent the Tang horse down. In his opinion, if he attacks the city, he may not be able to take advantage, but when it comes to the field, who else is his opponent in this level?

The rain suddenly became heavier again, and with the angry wind, the rain hit Gao Yingxiang's pocket, making a "crackling" sound. He ignored the wet cheeks of the rain, and led the horse to shout: "All the sergeants, follow the commander to attack the enemy!" ”