Yang Xiaoshan's sudden arrival surprised Li Zhaoshou.

"How many people did he bring?" Li Zhaoshou hurriedly asked, for fear that Yang Xiaoshan would lead his troops to exterminate him.

"There weren't many people, just a dozen guards." The cronies replied.

Li Zhaoshou breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Then where did Yang Dashuai go, let's go to meet him." ”

"As soon as he comes, he will go to the West Wangniang's side." The cronies replied.

"Great, big brother, it seems that Yang Xiaoshan is not here for us." Xue Zhiyuan also wiped a cold sweat next to him and said luckily.

"God help me, this time it's time for that Lord Shengbao to give us a promotion, it turned out to be just a West Prince, and now there is a prince of the Heavenly Kingdom, and he is still the most outstanding and capable prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. This is a fortune, we are rich! Li Zhaoshou said excitedly, he didn't expect this Yang Xiaoshan to throw himself into the net.

"Do you want to arrest him now?" Xue Zhiyuan stepped forward and clenched his fist and suggested.

"Don't, act according to the original plan, this Yang Xiaoshan police feel very much, we must not show any flaws, don't alarm him." Li Zhaoshou waved his hand and vetoed.

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Under the city of Guide, it has reached the south bank of the Yellow River. The Northern Expeditionary Army once captured this place, and it was from here that it crossed the Yellow River and went to the north.

Yang Xiaoshan looked at this city, which had been fought for several times, and the city walls were no longer strong. He looked at Hong Xuanjiao beside him: "You must fight here?" ”

"Yes, I heard from the spies that there were hundreds of Northern Expeditionary troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, trying to cross south. We'll be able to take them home here. Hong Xuanjiao nodded.

"After picking them up, you have to go back to Tianjing with me?" Yang Xiaoshan asked.

"I promised you before, when I received the Northern Expeditionary Army, I would go with you." Hong Xuanjiao confirmed.

Yang Xiaoshan looked at Guide City again, the Qing army here was about 5,000 people, but the condition of the city wall was obviously very bad, and many places had just been repaired. With a bombardment of these places, I am afraid that they will be able to break through.

The defender of the city is a Taoist surnamed He, and it seems that he is not famous in history, so it should not be difficult to break through.

"Marshal Li, I order you to rush in from this southern city wall tomorrow, and the rest of the people will assist from other directions to take Guide City in one fell swoop." Yang Xiaoshan was still very confident in the face of such a city, and he deliberately let Li Zhaoshou take the lead just to test his loyalty.

"The subordinates must go to the soup and fight the fire, and lay down the city of Guide to establish the first credit for the establishment of the kingdom of heaven." Li Zhaoshou replied very generously and forcefully, "Xue Zhiyuan, you follow Yang Dashuai and be responsible for his safety, if he has something, I will ask you." All this made Yang Xiaoshan, who was originally a little suspicious of him, also relax his vigilance.

The next day, in the morning. What is surprising is that the Qing army did not defend the city, but chose to go out of the city to fight.

Wu Qianqing's soldiers directly fought against the 10,000 Taiping army in the field, which Yang Xiaoshan had never encountered, and even the strong Hunan army would not be so big.

What is even more unexpected is that these Qing soldiers also took the initiative to attack, and the attack point was at Hong Xuanjiao and Song Jian Jun on the right flank.

This caught Yang Xiaoshan off guard, he never expected the Qing army to be so bold. Aren't they afraid of cutting off their back roads so that they can't go back to the city? Yang Xiaoshan was a little puzzled.

But there was too late for him to think deeply, Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly took Xue Zhiyuan's department to the right wing to support, and on the other hand, he asked Li Zhaoshou on the left wing to copy the "dumplings" of the Qing army.

Although Hong Xuanjiao was on the right flank, he was actually behind the flank, Yang Xiaoshan didn't want them to play, and the family members of the Xiwangfu and the subordinates of Song Jianjun brought by Hong Xuanjiao were only more than 600 people. Unexpectedly, the Qing army suddenly came out of the east gate and went straight to their direction.

The cavalry of the Qing army came in a hurry, and as soon as they came up, they surrounded Hong Xuanjiao's troops, as if they didn't take the Taiping troops in other directions seriously at all. Then the infantry from behind also hurried. Yang Xiaoshan was anxious, and took Xue Zhiyuan to Hong Xuanjiao's support.

"Dashuai, rest assured. We will definitely be able to rescue the West Princess. Xue Zhiyuan followed Yang Xiaoshan closely on the side, and even rushed to the front.

Hong Xuanjiao's situation is more critical, her family and the subordinates of the Song Supervision Army are not regular field troops, they are usually responsible for logistics and duty tasks in peacetime, and their combat effectiveness is relatively weak, and they are even more frightened when they are surrounded by the Qing army.

"Handsome, quick, Xi Wang Niang seems to be in danger." Xue Zhiyuan looked more anxious than Yang Xiaoshan, and kept urging on the side.

Yang Xiaoshan was surrounded by Xue Zhiyuan and others, and suddenly rushed into the Qing army. He was also a little careless at this time, and he didn't have the idea that the team behind Xue Zhiyuan did not follow in, but stopped at the periphery, and only Xue Zhiyuan and his more than a hundred guards came in.

"Okay, finally got the trick. Let the brethren all stand where they are, do not move anyone, and keep a safe distance. Li Zhaoshou said excitedly in the distance, using Xue Zhiyuan to finally trap Yang Xiaoshan into the trap, this time the big fish was finally caught, and his own credit was really great.

Hong Xuanjiao's double knives flew up and down, killing several small leaders of the Qing army in a row, but her personal bravery was difficult to support for long, as the people around her continued to fall, the steady stream of Qing troops made her strength almost exhausted, and in the end, the knife in her hand was like a thousand catties, and she couldn't lift it.

"Xuanjiao! Xuanjiao! Yang Xiaoshan carried a sword and constantly looked for Hong Xuanjiao's figure in the crowd, but he was blocked by the Qing army and couldn't find it.

"Xue Zhiyuan!" Yang Xiaoshan suddenly calmed down and yelled.

Not far away, Xue Zhiyuan had already led all his troops to surrender to the Qing army, which was arranged by Li Zhaoshou, he was not at ease to put the entire team into Guide City, and let Xue Zhiyuan go inside first to explore the way for himself.

"Trap, it's a trap!" Yang Xiaoshan's mind came to his senses, Li Zhaoshou must have a problem, otherwise he wouldn't have come to support for so long.

Yang Xiaoshan's guards were still experienced in a hundred battles, and with their help, Yang Xiaoshan killed the Qing army and came to the edge of the Qing army's formation, and it seemed that he could break out of the encirclement.

"King Tongtian, Yang Dashuai, who do you think this is?" He Guizhen, the commander of the Qing army, shouted at Yang Xiaoshan.

I saw a few Qing soldiers escorting Hong Xuanjiao, who had been taken out of strength and captured, and walked out.

"Leave me alone, let's go." Hong Xuanjiao shouted at Yang Xiaoshan, she also knew in her heart that there must be something wrong with this Li Zhaoshou and betrayed them.

"Li Zhaoshou is a traitor, you should hurry back to Beijing and tell the East King about the situation here." Yang Xiaoshan said to the guards.

"Dashuai, you come with us." The guards were going to Layang Hill.

"I can't go, I can't leave the West Queen like this." Yang Xiaoshan shook them off, turned around and rushed into the Qing army again.

The demon slaying sword in Yang Xiaoshan's hand is not a sword that sharpens iron like clay, how many weapons have been cut along the way, but no matter how sharp the sword is, it also has its bearing, and finally here, under the fierce collision with countless shields, spears and other iron bumps, it is finally broken.

"If you want to live, you must live, don't kill him." He Guizhen shouted, this is the prince of the Taiping Army, a very important person, the value is too great, Lord Shengbao has repeatedly told him to live.

When Yang Xiaoshan was about to rush to He Guizhen, his sword broke, and then his whole body was framed by countless spears, and dozens of people pressed him together, unable to move, and was finally captured by the Qing army.

When Shengbao learned that an important figure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had been captured, he was overjoyed and traveled day and night to Guide. As soon as he arrived in Guide, Shengbao immediately prepared to interrogate these prisoners of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at the Guide Yamen.

Yang Xiaoshan was escorted and brought to the Guide Yamen, and after passing through several gates, he took a deep breath, knowing that he was afraid that his time was running out this time, and he would not be able to escape the catastrophe. Looking back on the days I have traveled, how many Taiping battles I have participated in, from small to large, from scratch, I have done my best, not only for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but also for the Han people to break free from the shackles of the Manchus.

If he wasn't very determined before, but now that he was a determined Taiping soldier, he felt the meaning of this struggle. It may not be as lofty as the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal mentioned in the book, but this struggle is the same as many uprisings in history, it is a struggle for the survival of the people, it lets the ruler know that if you dare to prey on the people, the people have the right to overthrow you, this is natural justice, and its legitimacy is indisputable.

"The Hunan army has become an army, and Zeng Guofan has ascended to the throne. Even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was defeated, the rise of the Han people was unstoppable, and these Han feudal officials who stepped on the throne of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would control most of the southern provinces of China, after which the Han people's power would move from the west to Inner Mongolia, and the Shandong people would enter the northeast, and the Hui people from the northwest would also be blocked from Shaanxi and Gansu, and overseas immigration to Southeast Asia would also be unstoppable, and the living space of the Han people would be greatly expanded. Yang Xiaoshan secretly comforted himself and said that he had died well.

The new arrangement of the yamen in Guide is obviously done by He Guizhen in order to curry favor with Shengbao.

Sheng Bao sat behind the table in the middle of the yamen, and below him were He Guizhen and other officials. The two clerks and the servants of the yamen were preparing on both sides, and all kinds of torture instruments were arranged, and they wanted to give Yang Xiaoshan a dismount.

"Take the prisoner!" Katsuho knocked on the wood.

Yang Xiaoshan was escorted up, he glanced at these people in the hall, he didn't take them to heart at all, the bullets and bullets came over, what are you afraid of?

"You are Yang Xiaoshan?" Shengbao looked at it, surprised by his youth, but he didn't expect that the person who killed the Eight Banners Green Battalion soldiers and killed the Hunan army and fled was this Yang Xiaoshan in front of him.

Yang Xiaoshan turned his face away and ignored Shengbao's questioning.

"You are the puppet king of Tongtian, the handsome Yang Xiaoshan who sent bandits?" Katsuho asked again.

Yang Xiaoshan glanced at Shengbao and asked, "Are you Shengbao?" He had just heard the other officials address Katsuho.

Bao was furious, this Yang Xiaoshan actually dared to call his name directly, but thinking that this person was very important to him, he had to suppress his anger and said: "You dare to be stubborn when you die?" If it weren't for the rarity of your talents, how would he allow you to speak here? Now that you have been defeated and captured, and your head will be dropped, do you not repent? ”

"Just you? If it weren't for the betrayal of traitors, ten of you would not be my opponent, from Guangxi to Tianjing, from Tianjing to Jiujiang, I was ordered to go on an expedition, invincible and invincible, you lackeys of the Qing court are all defeated under me, if you want me to surrender, don't dream. Yang Xiaoshan has already made up his mind to die.

"You。。。。。 You..... Katsuho was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Your Excellency, rest your anger. Let Xue Zhiyuan persuade him. He Guizhen next to him hurriedly comforted.

"Take Xue Zhiyuan." Katsuho said immediately.

Xue Zhiyuan wore the official uniform of a general soldier and was taken to the hall by the messenger.

"You see, this Xue Zhiyuan was originally a member of your Taiping army, he abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and was willing to submit to the imperial court. The court also treated him well, and now he is also a member of the court. If you defect to the imperial court, your official position will greatly surpass him, and you should consider it carefully, this kind of opportunity is not available to everyone. Shengbao pointed at Xue Zhiyuandao.

Xue Zhiyuan immediately responded: "Yes, Yang Dashuai, the husband must be able to bend and stretch, and the one who knows the times is Junjie." ”

"Whew! You traitor, and you still have the face to persuade me? Get out of here! Yang Xiaoshan saw that Xue Zhiyuan hated and couldn't tear him apart, it was he and Li Zhaoshou who betrayed themselves.

Seeing that Xue Zhiyuan was useless, Shengbao waved his hand and motioned for him to be taken away.

"Continue to take the prisoners." This time it was Song Sanlang, the supervisor of the Song Army, who brought it up.

There were blood stains on Song Jianjun's arms and back, his face was pale, his body looked very weak, he was seriously injured and captured.

Katsubo hasn't spoken yet.

Song Jianjun came up and scolded: "Qing Demon, there is a kind of killing grandpa, grandpa is waiting for your whole family below, I will fuck your eight-generation ancestors!" ”

"Foul language, don't drag this vulgar person out, cut it down!" Katsuho was so angry that he trembled all over, and slapped the table and shouted. He didn't expect this long hair to be so horizontal on the yamen.

The Song prison army hadn't been detained for long when he heard a scream. It turned out that Song Jianjun met Xue Zhiyuan on the way to beheading. Seeing the traitor, Song Jianjun suddenly gave birth to infinite strength, he crashed away from the errand who was holding him, and rushed straight to Xue Zhiyuan.

Before Xue Zhiyuan could react, he was rushed up by Song Jianjun, because his hands were tied behind his back, and Song Jianjun bit Xue Zhiyuan's ear. Xue Zhiyuan screamed, his ear was bitten off by Song Jianjun, and he put it in his mouth and chewed it.

If it weren't for someone next to him to stop him, Xue Zhiyuan would have almost been bitten to death.

Yang Xiaoshan laughed on the side: "Look, this is the real Taiping Army, this is the attitude of our Heavenly Kingdom towards you." ”

There was silence in the yamen, and everyone didn't know what to do with Yang Xiaoshan.

At this time, He Guizhen walked next to Shengbao and whispered a few words softly.

Shengbao's mouth curled slightly, and he said loudly: "Take a female prisoner!" ”

Hong Xuanjiao was escorted up, even if she was arrested, she was still so calm and unhurried, as resolute and heroic as a man.

"Xuanjiao!" Yang Xiaoshan saw that Hong Xuanjiao also appeared here, and couldn't help but call her.