Yang Lian looked at the flag on the canal, couldn't help but clench his fists, and finally escaped. When he was happy, there was a disturbance in front of him, and Yang Lian looked at it, only to see that it was dusty, and it seemed that a lot of people were coming.

In this place, Wu Yuejun will never appear, Yang Lian thought in his heart, still raised his spirits, and stepped forward. Sure enough, it is not Wu Yue, the military flag in front is Datang's, and on one of the flags, there is a Chen character.

"Could it be Chen Keyan?" Yang Lian thought to himself. Sure enough, a moment later, Chen Keyan walked out surrounded by a group of cavalry.

Yang Lian was covered in blood, fighting until now, his hair was scattered, if it weren't for the standard armor of the Tang Army on his body, Chen Keyan would definitely think that they were all bandits.

Chen Keyan couldn't recognize Yang Lian, but Yang Lian recognized him. After all, Chen Keyan wears an iron helmet, which is different from others and is easy to recognize.

"It's Chen Zhen's envoy?" Yang Lian asked loudly. In his impression, Chen Keyan is still the town envoy of Henglin Town.

But Chen Keyan was slightly stunned, suddenly slapped his horse forward, and asked, "Are you, are you?" ”

"Sure enough, it's Chen Zhen's envoy." Yang Lian smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around and said, "Brothers, we are safe." Turning his head again, he saw Chen Keyan's confused look, and said with a smile: "Chen Zhen, I haven't seen you for more than half a year." I'm Yang Lian, and I ...... at the beginning."

Before Yang Lian's words were finished, Chen Keyan said excitedly: "You are Yang Lian?" ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself why Chen Keyan reacted so much? I had to say: "I am naturally Yang Lian, if I am fake." Do you remember the matter of the Lord of Huairou. ”

Chen Keyan laughed and said, "How can you not remember?" I was promoted this time, and I still relied on Brother Yang. "Chen Keyan has made meritorious contributions to saving the county lord of Huairou, and now he is the general of Changzhou and the guard of Henglin Town.

Last time Li Zhenggu led the army to Changzhou, Chen Keyan didn't know that Yang Lian was in the army, so the two missed it. Seeing Yang Lian at this time, he was naturally very excited, and it can be said that it was Yang Lian's feat that allowed him to be promoted. Although this kindness was not deliberately done by Yang Lian, after all, after all, he received the benefits of Yang Lian, and Chen Keyan remembered it in his heart.

Yang Lian smiled and said, "Congratulations to Brother Chen." ”

The two talked for a while, and Chen Keyan asked the wounded soldiers to be taken away and resettled.

"Brother Yang, what is going on with this defeat?" Chen was puzzled.

Yang Lian was also puzzled, Li Zhenggu got His Majesty's order, and retreated quietly that night, the matter can be said to be very confidential, how did Qian Wenfeng get the news? Even, he sent troops to ambush the Tang army in advance, and in the dark, he gave the Tang army a fatal blow.

This defeat resulted in the loss of at least three or four thousand people, which was a very large loss for this army of tens of thousands of people. Li Zhenggu will definitely be punished, and as for the severity, it depends on His Majesty's mood.

Yang Lian couldn't help but close his eyes and ponder, Li Zhenggu was friendly with Feng Yansi, Feng Yanlu and others, and he was considered to be the founding father of Song Qiqiu's party, if Li Zhenggu was punished, it was the Song Party that would be lost. And Song Qiqiu supported Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, which was equivalent to the loss of the King of Qi's lineage.

The political damage is relatively small for the King of Qi, and militarily, Li Jingsui, the King of Qi, can only rely on Gao Shensi! In this battle, I don't know what happened to Gao Shensi? If he dies in battle, for the party of King Qi, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there is hardly any military force that can compete with Li Hongji.

Yang Lian narrowed his eyes, Gao Shen thought about death, it was King Qi who was damaged, and Li Hongji was the beneficiary! Could it be that there is some conspiracy in this? Yang Lian thought about it, and shook his head again, feeling that it was impossible. No matter how stupid Li Hongji is, he will not do such a thing that is harmful to the country.

Chen Keyan saw Yang Lian pondering, and he didn't say much. After Yang Lian took a deep breath, he asked, "How many soldiers and horses did Brother Chen bring this time?" ”

"There were only five hundred, of which two hundred were cavalry." Chen Keyan replied.

Yang Lian gently tapped on the table and said, "As the saying goes, starve the timid to death, and support the bold." I have a good deal here, I don't know if Brother Chen dares to do it. ”

"The clay pot is not broken from the well, and the general always dies in battle. Although Chen Keyan has no ability, he is not afraid of death. Chen Keyan said.

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "Don't say these unlucky words." After a pause, he said: "This time back to the north, there are many Wu Yue people rushing to the northeast, I expect that there must be some big man there, it is very likely to be Li Dashuai." If Brother Chen is not afraid, and he leads two hundred troops with me, he may be able to rescue the handsome. ”

"How sure are you?" Chen Keyan asked.

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "No." Because I don't know how many people there are in Wuyue and how the deployment of troops is. ”

Chen Keyan was silent, and Yang Lian didn't urge him, after all, this was a big deal. After a long time, Chen Keyan hammered the case and said: "The eldest husband is not afraid of life and death, I am willing to save people with Brother Yang!" ”

"Good!" Yang Lian stood up with a smile, punched the desk, and said, "We only bring cavalry, prepare more spears, bows and arrows, if the situation is not right, we will never let the brothers die in vain." ”

Chen Keyan replied and walked out quickly.

The Changzhou army was preparing, considering that the battle did not know how long, they also brought some Hu cakes, and the water bladder was also filled with water. Chen Tie and Lin Renzhao got the news, and hurried over despite their tiredness: "Brother Yang, why don't you call me and wait?" ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment and said: "This line of life is nine deaths, I just don't want the two of you to be in danger." ”

Lin Renzhao was a little displeased, and said, "Brother Yang, what are these words?" Although Lin is not talented, he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, as long as Brother Yang says hello, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, Lin does not frown. ”

Chen Tie also said: "Brother Yang's words are really chilling. ”

Yang Lian arched his hand, saluted the two of them, and said, "It's Yang who has given a salute, and I am here to make amends to the two brothers!" ”

Lin Renzhao waved his hand and said with a smile: "My own brother, what are you talking about?" Although the three of us are not biological brothers, our friendship is undiminished. ”

Chen Tie laughed and said, "Yes, the three of us have been to the battlefield together and have been to brothels together, and it will be really a pleasure to talk about it in the future!" ”

A few black lines appeared on Yang Lian's forehead, thinking that this Chen Tie was really fearless when he spoke. At the moment, let the two of them prepare, bring some food and drink, and prepare to go. Chen Keyan's work efficiency was very fast, and Qiyu had insufficient soldiers and horses, so he asked people to collect a batch of horses and mules in Henglin Town, except for a few to carry the weight, the rest were used to carry people.

This is also to save the physical strength of the war horse, at this time victory is the most desired by everyone, save more strength, and when the time comes, you can kill more enemies, or have more hope of survival. Before the end of the day, everyone set off, Chen Keyan sent more than a dozen scouts to explore the way in front, and the remaining two hundred people walked slowly behind.

The sun gradually sank in the west, and after walking more than 50 miles, corpses began to appear on the ground, including those of the Tang Army and those of Wu Yuejun, but there were more of them in the Tang Army, and it seemed that the situation of the Tang Army was not optimistic.

A dozen scouts were careful along the way, constantly passing the news back. The further east we went, there were more and more corpses on the ground, and in many places there were even blood stains on the ground, which made people judge that there had been fierce battles here.

Yang Lian was a little anxious, and he didn't know who was trapped, what happened at this time?

Listening to the turbulent river, Li Zhenggu's face turned pale, he never imagined that the retreat in the middle of the night would be attacked by Qian Wenfeng. At that time, he had tried his best to suppress it, but the soldiers who had already bombed the camp could not control it at all, and after working hard for a while, Li Zhenggu had to flee with his own soldiers in a hurry.

By Li Zhenggu's side, Gao Shensi looked sluggish, he was injured, half of his arm was cut off, although it was bandaged, half of the white bones that were still exposed were still frightening. The excessive blood loss left him with no energy, so he had to lean on a tree with a crooked neck, trying to recover his strength. But he knows very well that if he doesn't get timely treatment, not only this arm, but also his old life will be planted here. I can't imagine that when I am old, I will lose the battle and make such a mess.

Zhu Kuangye's situation is better, but he also knows that now that he is trapped here, it is really a matter of not calling the earth and the earth to be ineffective. There were at least a thousand Wu Yue soldiers surrounded outside, and they blocked the exit to death. The Tang army had no food and not much water. There is no need for Wu Yue's army to attack at all, as long as it takes a day or two, the Tang army will collapse.

Not only Li Zhenggu and Gao Shensi, but everyone was disappointed in their hearts, their morale was sluggish, and there was little hope of survival. Fortunately, Wu Yuejun did not choose to continue the attack at this time, but was busy, they built a simple defensive line to prevent the Tang army trapped on the sand mountain from charging the formation, and then built a half-man-high fence.

As the sun set, there were bursts of rice from Wu Yuejun's position, which made people salivate. They even slaughtered horses that had been killed in battle and boiled them in cauldrons, and some wore them with sticks and roasted them on the fire.

Li Zhenggu couldn't help swallowing his saliva, he had been running around for a day, and he had almost never eaten, which was a huge test for him, a civil servant, and a personal soldier took out a crumpled piece of Hu Biscuit from his arms and handed it to Li Zhenggu.

Hu cake exudes a smell of sweat, if it is usual, Li Zhenggu doesn't look at it, just throw it away, but at this time, everything he eats is a life-saving thing, and Li Zhenggu doesn't want to die, so he can only eat it. Seeing Li Zhenggu eating Hu cakes, several extremely hungry soldiers raised their heads, looked at Li Zhenggu with blank eyes, couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their Adam's apple made a soft sound.

"And how many cakes are scattered, and they are divided and eaten." Li Zhenggu said, glanced at Gao Xiansi, who was dying, and said, "Gao Tongjun, I hurt you this time." ”

Gao Shensi is over 60 years old, and he has wanted to return to his hometown several times, but His Majesty remembered that he was the founding minister of the country, and refused several times in a row.

"Deputy Envoy Li doesn't have to be like this, I am a martial artist, and dying on the battlefield is the glory of a soldier." Gao Shensi comforted him, but he was thinking in his heart that he would not be able to secretly contribute to King Qi in the future. King Qi, King Qi, you have to be careful in the future, although Li Hongji is young, he is extremely ruthless in doing things, and he has to guard against it.