Chapter 603: The royal court retreats north
In the face of Li Jing's threat, the Turkic royal court was also preparing to retreat north, and for a time the entire royal court was also in chaos, the women and livestock of various tribes had to go first, and Jieli had to lead most of the men to form a large army to prevent the Tang army's sneak attack, and even he took the initiative to meet the enemy's posture, in order to confuse the Tang army, so as to withdraw smoothly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Zhao Deyan left the Turkic court that night, Jieli also sent a henchman general to lead a cavalry to accompany him to Dingxiang, if Empress Xiao was unwilling to follow them to retreat north, Jieli asked Zhao Deyan to tie people even if they were tied up, of course, the public was limited to Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao their ancestors and grandchildren, as for the life and death of others, Jieli didn't care at all.
However, although Zhao Deyan left, his wife Yang stayed, which also made Jieli more at ease, and when Zhao Deyan left, he also instructed Yang to pack up his things, and on the same day that Zhao Deyan left, Yang also retreated north with the old and weak in the tribe.
It was already late at night, and Yang felt that his body was about to fall apart after sitting in the carriage for a day, and because he was in a hurry, he didn't have time to set up a tent at night, so even a noble woman like her rested in the carriage.
However, although she was very tired, Yang couldn't sleep, because at this time she was also worried about the safety of her family, especially her grandmother and younger brother, Yang and Yang Zhengdao were actually the same mother, if Da Sui was still there, she would at least be a princess, but these years of exile have already made her let go of her status as an emperor and noble, and she just wants a stable life.
"I don't know what happened to my husband, I hope he can take his grandmother and brother over smoothly!" After a long time, Yang Shi, who was lying in the car, suddenly whispered to herself, she only knew that Zhao Deyan went to pick up her grandmother and others, and she didn't know the previous conversation between Jieli and Zhao Deyan, so she thought that Zhao Deyan would take all the people from Empress Xiao's side.
In fact, Yang's mood at this time was also very contradictory, on the one hand, she hoped that Empress Xiao and others could smoothly withdraw to the north, on the other hand, she didn't want to retreat north, because she knew that the conditions in the north were bad, and she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but the former Sui remnants on Empress Xiao's side had always been not treated well by the Turks, and after arriving in the north, they would definitely lack food and clothing, and they didn't know how many people would die of cold and starvation.
Thinking of the above, Yang's mood became even heavier, and even a somewhat rebellious thought suddenly occurred in her heart, maybe if her grandmother was captured by the Tang army, maybe the situation would be better, as long as Datang didn't kill them, then they could live in Datang, in comparison, the situation in the Central Plains was much stronger than on the grassland.
Thinking of the Central Plains, Yang's face also showed a little tangled look, that is her hometown, but she was too young when she left the Central Plains, and her memories of childhood are also very vague, but I have heard some older people talk about the situation in the Central Plains, and after marrying Zhao Deyan, I also heard him talk about the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, especially the prosperity of Chang'an, a big city, she is also very yearning, and even dreamed several times that she returned to Chang'an.
However, the above can only be thought about in Yang's mind, she is now married to Zhao Deyan, as Jieli's most trusted Hanchen, Zhao Deyan cannot return to the Central Plains at all, otherwise there is only a dead end, and she is now fleeing to the north, and she is getting farther and farther away from Chang'an, maybe it is impossible to go back to see this capital built by her grandfather in this life.
"Knock knock~" Just when Yang was lying there thinking nonsense, suddenly someone knocked on her own carriage outside, which made her sit up vigilantly and asked in a low voice, "Who is outside?" ”
"Madame, don't be surprised, Mr. has an explanation before leaving, send me to escort Madame away!" I only heard the person outside whisper in response, saying that a letter was thrown in the window.
Yang heard the voice outside very familiarly, it seemed to be a guard beside Zhao Deyan, and he also called Zhao Deyan Mr., he must be very trusted by Zhao Deyan, which also made her feel a lot more relieved, and when she picked up the letter and opened it, she found that it was Zhao Deyan's handwritten letter, and the content of the letter was not much, but she didn't have to suspect the people outside, everything just listened to the other party's arrangement.
Yang trusted Zhao Deyan very much, but she was still a little strange at this time, and after reading the letter, she asked again: "Husband asked me to listen to your arrangement, what do you want to do?" ”
"Madame doesn't need to know too much, Mr. He is still waiting for you to reunite, so you just need to listen to the arrangements of your subordinates, now you hurry up and change into this outfit, and then leave here with us!" As the guards outside spoke, they threw in another bag of clothes from the window, and Yang opened it to see that it was a set of clothes that the guards usually wore, fur and helmets, which looked ordinary.
Faced with this situation, Yang hesitated for a moment and quickly decided to believe Zhao Deyan's arrangement, and after changing his clothes at the moment, he opened the car door, only to see three guards standing outside, all of whom were the people Zhao Deyan trusted the most before, and a few horses, it seemed that they had already prepared.
"Madame, get on the horse, we have already arranged, now let's get out of the camp from the southwest corner, and then take a detour to Dingxiang, sir, he will wait there for Madame to reunite!" At this time, I saw that the guard led by him spoke again, Yang grew up on the grassland, and he was not as twisted as ordinary women, and he also flew on his horse at the moment, and then the group quietly walked towards the southwest of the camp under the cover of night.
There are too many people in the Turkic royal court, and when they retreat to the north, they are also divided into many camps, such as the Yang family, where they are located, are mainly the families of nobles, and even Jieli's own wives and children are also here, and the camp is also protected by guards, it is difficult for people outside to approach, but it is not easy for people inside to get out.
However, Zhao Deyan's guards had already arranged everything, and when they took Yang to the southwest corner of the camp, the patrol team here had already been transferred, so they also left the camp smoothly, and then rushed to Dingxiang as fast as possible, but Yang was very curious about Zhao Deyan's true intentions at this time, and asked the guards many times, but the other party was silent and refused to reveal the slightest hint.
At the same time, Zhao Deyan also led people to camp on a grassland at this time, and they would not be able to reach Dingxiang until tomorrow afternoon at the latest, so they could only camp here today, but it was okay because he was also facing a trouble now, and it took time to solve it.