A heavy fog slowed the team's march.

Yang Qing, who has been in Jinghu for a long time, has become accustomed to this sudden fog, and there are many lakes and ditches in Jinghu, and as the weather gets warmer day by day, the frequency of this fog is also more frequent. When the Jinghu defense line was first established, the Chu army often used this fog to carry out sneak attacks on the Qi army.

It had been five days since he left Jinghu County, and Yang Qing couldn't believe it all the way, which also made him admire the old man in the carriage even more. Yang Qing believed that without this old man's order, this mission would definitely not be so easy. The old man was clear about his upcoming fate, but he was still as calm as a thousand-year-old well, and even asked Yang Qing to prepare several pots of old wine for him every day, and drink with his wife in the carriage.

Today, he can leave Jinghu County, as long as he leaves Jinghu County, everything will return to normal, and he doesn't have to worry so much anymore.

Somehow, Yang Qing was always a little worried subconsciously, a premonition that something was going to happen, and he was always circling around in his mind.

The fog was very thick, in order not to scatter everyone, the team was extremely dense, basically the head of the horse in the back was next to the butt of the horse in front, end to end, and the carriage in which Cheng Wuben was sitting was in the middle of the accompanying cavalry.

There was a sudden sound of horses neighing in front of him, which seemed to be far away from here, but it exploded in Yang Qing's ears like thunder. His face turned white with a sudden.

"Stop!" He snapped.

The team stopped moving forward and stood silently in the fog. Yang Qing rode his horse and slowly walked forward dozens of steps, listening to the movement ahead.

The fog was too big, and his eyesight was not more than ten feet, but Yang Qing was sure that the neighing of the horse just now did exist. It was not a passing or anything else, for he had never heard anything other than the neighing of the horse, and if it was a passer-by, there must have been the sound of approaching horses' hooves and other sounds.

But now there is nothing.

"Array!" He slowly stepped back and whispered.

More than a thousand internal guards carefully controlled the horses, changed the formation, and led by Yang Qing, formed an offensive sharp, guarding the carriage in the middle.

As time passed, Yang Qing's mood became more and more nervous, and there was still no sound coming from the other side, which was the reason why he was worried. He didn't know how many people the other party had, and he didn't know who was in front, but he was sure that since the other party dared to come, he didn't take them seriously.

Sweat appeared on his forehead. His fingers gripped the hilt tightly, and his muscles were exposed, even when facing the Qi army's charge, he had never been so nervous.

If something else goes wrong with the guards on this trip, Da Chu will inevitably be in chaos.

The fog was as abrupt as it came, and it disappeared without a trace, Yang Qing finally saw who was on the other side, and in an instant, his heart only sank.

There were not many people on the other side, at most only half of the inner half of his command, but they were the people Yang Qing didn't want to see this time. The head of the person, with all the armor on his body, couldn't see his appearance at all, but the burly figure, one left and one right, and the double knives hanging on both sides of the saddle, clearly told Yang Qing who he was.

Egami Yan. The cavalry commander of Jinghu County led the army, and Cheng Wuben's number one henchman. His armor was dirty, with purple-black patches all over it, and it was bloodstains. Behind him, hundreds of cavalrymen were dressed like swallows on the river, wearing armor all over their bodies, hanging swords from their saddles, and carrying lances in their hands. Hundreds of centaurs, silent. It seems that just waiting for Jiang Shangyan's order will launch a deadly charge.

Sweat droplets of bean size dripped from his forehead, although the number of people was twice that of the other party, Yang Qing knew very well that once a dispute broke out, he was not the opponent of the other party at all. The skills of the internal guard have never been such a battle formation, but the other party is an elite division that crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood. Their individual combat effectiveness may be inferior to the internal guards, but when they appear in hundreds or thousands, the internal guards become lambs to the slaughter in their eyes.

War is never a superposition of numbers. Nor is it a superposition of individual force.

Jiang Shangyan's hands clenched the double knives beside the saddle, and there was no sound in the silent morning, only the grinding sound of the knives coming out of their sheaths inch by inch.

The knife in Yang Qing's hand was also being raised little by little. He knew that when Jiang Shangyan's double knife was unsheathed, it was the time for the opposite side to launch an overwhelming charge.

Half of the double knives were unsheathed, hundreds of long lances were gradually raised, and among the inner guards and horses behind him, an uneasy and rapid panting sound came, and this battle seemed inevitable.

In the suffocating silence, there was a sudden creaking, and the door of the carriage, which had been closed, was pushed open from the inside, and an old man with white hair jumped out of the carriage while wearing his clothes.

In this way, he casually walked through the array of internal guards, and steadily walked towards Jiang Shangyan on the opposite side.

With the appearance of this old man, Jiang Shangyan's half-unsheathed double knives fell back with a choking sound, and hundreds of raised horse lances hung down again.

Yang Qing let out a long breath, as if his thousand-pound arm had finally relaxed, he let go of the hand holding the knife, but it was only a few breaths, but he seemed to have walked a century.

Seeing the oncoming Cheng Wuben, Jiang Shangyan turned over and dismounted, and stood with his head down.

"Nonsense!" As always, the harsh but yet pampered scolding rang in his ears. "As a general, what do you want to do without permission to rebel?"

Jiang Shangyan took off his helmet and held it in his hand, "Dashuai, I'll take you out of here." ”

"Where do you want to take me?" Cheng Wuben smiled.

Jiang Shangyan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "The world is so big, you can't go there." Even if you don't want to stay in this position, there is no need to go to Beijing, just find a place, build a house, plant mountains and acres, and no longer pay attention to the mundane things in this world. ”

Cheng Wuben looked at Jiang Shangyan with a smile, as if looking at his own child who had not yet grown up, and stretched out his hand to rub Jiang Shangyan's head: "Idiot, if you can do this, do you still need to remind me?" The world is so big, there is no place for me, not because others do not allow me, but because I cannot tolerate me. I want to leave, I don't need you to pretend to be a strongman to rob the road, I don't want to go, no matter how many people you bring here, you can take me away? ”

He stretched out his hand, and the waist knife of a soldier behind Jiang Shangyan fell into his hand in the air, and with a flick of his wrist, the whole knife was shattered with a snap, and with a wave of his hand, countless steel knife fragments flew out with a sharp wind.

"I haven't made a move for a long time, it seems that everyone thinks I'm a bad old man!" Cheng Wuben laughed. "Let's go, go back to where you belong."

Cheng Wuben turned around and wanted to leave, Jiang Shangyan was in a hurry, and grabbed Cheng Wuben's sleeve: "Dashuai, why are you going to die?" Even if we don't want to be his enemy, can't we find a place where no one is around? ”

"No way!" Cheng Wuben said coldly: "If I don't die, the army will not be at ease, Bian Wushuang will not be able to fully control the Jinghu army, and Your Majesty will not be at ease with my old subordinates, only if I die, Da Chu will not fall into internal strife." will concentrate on the outside world. Jiang Shangyan, this is my last loyalty to Da Chu, are you going to break my loyalty, so that I can't face the emperor after I die? ”

"Dashuai, such an emperor, it's not disloyal!" Jiang Shangyan yelled.

With a crisp sound of "pop", Cheng Wuben raised his palm and slapped Jiang Shangyan hard, "You remember clearly, I, Cheng Wuben, used to be loyal to the first emperor, since I decided not to save the emperor and withdraw my troops back to Jinghu in Wanzhou, my allegiance is to the tens of millions of people in Dachu." My death is not for Min Ruoying, but for the people of Chu. Go back and take your army with you, and you will be the best reward for me. Otherwise, I will kill you today!" ”

Cheng Wuben turned around, but Jiang Shangyan tightly grabbed his robe, he was furious, raised his palm, and with a snort, his robe was cut in two, Cheng Wuben turned around and walked in the direction of the inner guard.

Looking at Cheng Wuben's resolute back, Jiang Shangyan, who was clutching the half-section of his robe, cried loudly like a child.

Cheng Wuben jumped into the carriage and snapped, and the door closed tightly.

"Let's go!" Cheng Wuben's angry shouts were heard from inside the car.

Yang Qing's stiff body shook, turned around and glanced at the carriage with the door closed with mixed feelings, shook the reins, and slowly moved forward. The team of internal guards, wrapped in the carriage, slowly drove forward.

Hundreds of cavalry still stood in the way. Yang Qing did not squint, and rode his horse slowly.

Jiang Shangyan, who was standing in the middle of the road, held the robe in his hand, closed his eyes, and slowly stepped to the side to get out of the way.

As Jiang Shangyan gave way, hundreds of cavalry listened, separated on both sides like waves, and gave way to the avenue.

Under the angry gaze of the cavalry on both sides, the inner guards trembled through this thrilling section of the road.

As soon as they crossed this stretch of road, the guards involuntarily hurried away from this dangerous area. And behind them, there was a wolf-like howl on the river, and hearing this howl, Yang Qing couldn't help but get goosebumps on his body.

The team of the internal guards had already disappeared without a trace, but Jiang Shangyan was still standing motionless. A cavalry officer rolled over and dismounted, and walked to Jiang Shangyan's side.

"General, what shall we do now?"

Jiang Shangyan sighed, stuffed the half of the robe into his arms, and said lonely: "You guys go back to the barracks first, I want to go around alone." ”

"Is the general trying to leave?" The officer was shocked.

", Dashuai asked me to protect the people of Dachu for him!" Jiang Shangyan said: "I just feel uncomfortable, I want to go around and relax, you go back first!" ”