Yang Lian waited for a stick of incense before the guard hurried back. Seeing Yang Lian, he hurriedly said, "Envoy Yang, General Gao has slept peacefully. ”

"Didn't I tell you that General Gao had to be invited anyway?" Yang Lian frowned, very dissatisfied.

The guard smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Envoy Yang, General Gao is already drunk, I have been calling for a long time, General Gao has never woken up, I, I have no choice." ”

Yang Lian shook his head, thinking that this Gao Huaide was really messing around, and asked, "Other heads, what about this Jiangyu Hou?" ”

The guard shook his head and said, "All of them are asleep." ”

"What a nonsense! You tell General Gao that you wake up tomorrow and come to see me quickly! Yang Lian flicked his sleeves and left with a cold snort, leaving the guards with a confused face, thinking to himself in the middle of the night, what is the urgency of the Yang envoy? It's just that General Gao is so drunk that people don't know what to do.

After Yang Lian left, he immediately went to Lin Renzhao and asked him to gather all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and have something to say. Many of the people had already fallen asleep, and when they were woken up, they were still dazed, and they washed their faces with cold water, and then they were sober.

Yang Lian gathered everyone together, the purpose was to tell them that the next journey was still very difficult, and now although he was about to arrive in Xuzhou, it was also the most dangerous time, Yang Lian told them loudly that he had received accurate news, and the Wu Yue people had sent killers in order to destroy the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, and it was very likely that they would do it before and after arriving in Xuzhou.

Chen Tie was a little incredulous, and said, "Commander Yang, Wu Yue people dare to make a move in the territory of the Han Dynasty?" Isn't it crazy to lose your mind? ”

Yang Lian glanced at him and asked, "Why don't the people of Wu Yue dare to make a move in the territory of the Han Kingdom?" ”

Chen Tie scratched his head and said: "Wu Yueren has always served the Central Plains Imperial Court as Zhengshuo, and he dared to betray the Han Dynasty, I just think it's a little incredible." ”

"Nothing incredible!" Yang Lian said, snorted coldly, glanced at everyone, and said: "The alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty is actually clear that it is to abandon the Wu Yue people. Since the Han Kingdom does not recognize the Wu Yue people, where will the Wu Yue people care about the life and death of the Han Kingdom? Besides, Wu Yue does not border with the Han Kingdom, and even if something happens, the Han Kingdom is helpless against Wu Yueguo! ”

"Today's incident is by no means alarmist, I have received definite news, I hope that before returning to the land of Dahan, everyone will be vigilant, if anyone acts sloppily, Hugh blame Ben will not be merciful! In recent times, no one is allowed to drink alcohol or go out at will, have you heard? Yang Lian asked.

These people are all Yang Lian's subordinates, knowing Yang Lian's temper, they all nodded immediately and said, "Obey!" ”

"Okay, in that case, from tonight onwards, we will be divided into three groups on duty, Lin Renzhao, and this matter will be handled by you. Tonight, it's up to me, Chen Tie, and five more brothers to keep vigil on duty, and the other brothers can go to rest! Yang Lian said.

Immediately, more than a dozen people stood up and said, "Commander Yang, we are willing to keep vigil tonight." ”

Yang Lian glanced at everyone, stretched out his finger and nodded at the five people, and said, "The five of you stay, and the others can rest." ”

"Whoa!" The crowd agreed, and gradually left.

Yang Lian looked at Chen Tie and the remaining five people, arched his hand towards everyone, and said with a smile: "This time we successfully formed an alliance with the Great Han, you are all indispensable, and now that the matter has reached the final stage, you must not fail in this way, you have worked hard." After returning to Jinling, I invite you brothers to drink! ”

"Thank you Commander Yang!" The crowd answered.

Chen Tie asked, "Commander Yang, how do you keep vigil tonight?" ”

"The main thing is to guard the resting place, and the kitchen is also an important place, so I'll patrol around tonight, so be careful." Yang Lian said.

"Whoa!" Chen Tie and the others replied again.

This night, Yang Lian and Chen Tie and the other six people did not sleep all night, patrolling around, until dawn, there was still nothing happening, Chen Tie breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel that Yang Lian was making a big fuss. Yang Lian didn't dare to slack off, and waved his hand to let the soldiers on the night patrol go to rest, but he didn't sleep.

After daybreak, everyone had breakfast and prepared to leave. At this time, Gao Huaide had also woken up, got the news and hurried over, listened to Yang Lian's words, just smiled slightly, and didn't say much to Yang Lian, but he was full of disdain.

Yang Lian knew what Gao Huaide was thinking, so he didn't talk to him much, and after talking about things, he asked him to prepare to go.

Gao Huaide also knew that Yang Lian was going to be sent to Xuzhou, although Fu Yanqing also sent someone to greet him, but Gao Huaide and Fu Yanqing knew each other, so they couldn't leave like this, so they ordered the three armies to march towards Xuzhou.

Yang Lian's ship took advantage of the wind to move eastward, and the speed was very fast. The speed of the cavalry was not slow, and when it was noon, it had walked more than 20 miles, and it was vaguely possible to see the outline of Xuzhou City.

Lin Renzhao breathed a sigh of relief, he was about to go to Xuzhou, Fu Yanqing had been running Xuzhou for many years, presumably in Xuzhou City, Wu Yue people would not be so arrogant, besides, Fu Yanqing would definitely send someone out to greet him, and the probability of assassinating the Tang envoy had dropped by a few percent.

The closer to Xuzhou, the more prosperous it becomes, the villages become more and more numerous, and there are many people in each village. On both sides of the canal, a lot of farmland has been reclaimed, and the wheat is green, swaying in the farmland, looking full of vitality.

Yang Lian, Lin Renzhao and others simply had lunch, and the boat continued to move forward. Gao Huaide also led the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard to nibble on Hu cakes, barely counting a meal, and the Wuning army led by Cui Otherwise, he would also eat a meal. The group moved on.

The so-called Wangshan ran a dead horse, although the outline of Xuzhou City was seen from a distance, but there was still a long distance from Xuzhou, and it took two hours to walk, the sun was slanting westward, and there were more than ten miles away from Xuzhou City.

At this time, the weather has warmed, and it just so happens that the sun on this day is very violent, and after a day of travel, it makes people sweat, and many Praetorian Guard soldiers have drunk all the water on their bodies, and even Gao Huaide sighed when he looked at the water bladder that had been flattened.

Cui Otherwise, he didn't bring a water bladder, so he was naturally very thirsty, he pointed to the front and said, "General Gao, I remember that there is a village in front of me, the scale is not small, where can I buy some wine to drink, and then how about I hurry?" ”

Gao Huaide licked his chapped lips, this ghost weather was too hot, making him a little unbearable, his body was covered with sweat, and his underwear was tightly attached to his body, which was very uncomfortable. But his mouth was very thirsty, and when he heard Cui Ran say this, he immediately nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Cui Ran narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said, "In that case, walk quickly!" As he spoke, he whipped the horse's ass fiercely, and the horse was in pain, and galloped forward with a scream.

"General Cui, wait for me!" Gao Huaide was also thirsty, and immediately shouted, hurry up and chase Cui otherwise.

The rest of the Praetorian Guards, hearing this, glanced at each other, and all hurried towards the village. The rest of the people who didn't know saw that someone had run away, and thought that there was an order, so they all ran forward, and the result was that the thousand people ran away one after another. What a thousand cavalry is in such a posture, suddenly the ground trembled violently, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded in the sky.

Yang Lian heard the sound of horses' hooves, looked towards the shore, and immediately frowned, what is Gao Huaide going to do? Lin Renzhao walked over and said, "Commander Yang, it's not far from Xuzhou, and you will definitely be able to enter the city before sunset." ”

Yang Lian nodded and said, "Let the boatman speed up, be sure to advance to the city at sunset!" ”

"Whoa!" Lin Renzhao replied and hurriedly walked over to convey the military order.

The boatman was commanded to raise the rest of the sails, and to adjust the angles, and by the wind the speed of the ship suddenly increased, and within half a column of incense they had reached a village. The village is quite large, and when you enter the village, you stand on the boat and can't see the edge.

The canal runs through the village, and the banks are densely covered with residential buildings, which are basically tall two-story buildings, and some have three floors. In the middle of the village, there is a small wharf, and at this time there are several small boats parked on the shore, and many people are moving goods, a busy scene. The ship was also full of goods, and in some places it was covered with black cloth, which seemed to be loaded with something.

Yang Lian looked at it and said, "This village, leaning on the canal, actually has a bit of a prosperous scene, and it is a relatively large village along the way." ”

Lin Renzhao said: "In this way, it is indeed not far from Xuzhou. ”

"Don't worry about Gao Huaide, move forward quickly!" Yang Lian said.

The boat was still moving forward, and when it came to the edge of the dock, the boatman had calculated the distance, and was about to pass on one side, when he saw a ship scurrying diagonally. The ship seemed to be in a hurry, and it also wanted to get its way out of the corner, only to rush head-on.

Although Yang Lian had ordered to slow down after entering the village, he still inevitably collided with the ship.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the ship was held up by the ship, and the part that was hit suddenly flew with sawdust, and many soldiers who didn't notice this scene couldn't help but stumble, even Yang Lian, Lin Renzhao and others who were standing on the deck, couldn't help but run a few steps, and then they barely stopped.

"Daring, who are you, daring to be so rude? Do you know whose ship this ship is? One of the boatmen reacted and asked sharply.

The boat also stopped, and an honest man at the bow of the boat said with a bitter face: "This brother, I'm really sorry, I was in a hurry just now, so this happened." ”

Yang Lian snorted coldly, walked forward quickly, asked the boatman, and said, "Is the boat damaged?" "If the ship is damaged, it will not be able to move on, and it will take a lot of time.

When the incident happened, a boatman had already gone down to check, looked at it twice, and said, "There should be no big problem, at least there is no problem in Xuzhou." ”

Yang Lian nodded, since there is no problem in Xuzhou, then go to Xuzhou first, and then repair it in Xuzhou, it is also okay. Thinking of this, he shouted: "Don't get out of the way quickly." ”

The honest boatman scratched his head and said, "This lord, the villain has damaged your ship, and he must be compensated, so the lord might as well stay here for the time being, and the villain will not be too late to find someone to repair it!" ”

Yang Lian frowned and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, don't get out of the way quickly." "He already felt that something was wrong.

Lin Renzhao suddenly glanced around, and said in a low voice: "Commander Yang, things seem to be a little wrong!" ”

Yang Lian quickly glanced around, and sure enough, after the ship stopped, several ships had already approached Yang Lian's ship, and it was obvious that these people had bad intentions.

"Brothers, enemy attack!" While Yang Lian shouted loudly, he had already pulled out the long knife on his body.

The honest boatman's face changed when he heard this, and he shouted, "Brothers, shoulder to shoulder!" As he spoke, he drew a large knife from a pile of sacks and slew it.

The boatmen and porters of the remaining ships threw away their contents when they heard this, pulled out their knives from the sacks, and even many people came out from under the black cloths, and for a moment, the vicinity of the dock was murderous.

"Renzhao, let the brothers kill the enemy quickly. Chen Tie, you go to protect Miss Fu, she has a special identity, and she must not have an accident! Yang Lian said, and when he finally ordered Chen Tie, his tone lowered. Fu Jinzhan does have a special identity, and she must not have an accident, if she dies here, Fu Yanqing will definitely be furious, and it will also have a bad impact on the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, not to mention that Yang Lian wants to use Fu Yanqing.

In Chen Tie's mind, Miss Fu was naturally Yang Lian's wife, so she nodded and left in a hurry.

After Yang Lian pulled out his sharp blade, he took the lead in killing it, and Lin Renzhao followed closely with a loud shout. An enemy with a big knife in his hand jumped over, the ship shook for a while, this person had not yet stood firm, Yang Lian's long knife had already been killed.

In a hurry, this person hurriedly raised his big knife in front of him. Hearing the sound of the bell, the man felt his arms tingle, and his knees bent and he almost fell.

Fighting on the battlefield, almost no skills are needed, just cut it with a knife, Yang Lian saw that he couldn't kill him with a knife, and it was another knife. Hearing another crisp sound, the man couldn't resist it. The long knife in Yang Lian's hand was extremely sharp, and under the intersection of the blades, the man's blade was broken, and half of the blade flew away diagonally, leaving only half of the blade in his hand.

"Dog thief, come here!" Yang Lian shouted loudly, and the third knife slashed out. The man raised half of the blade to resist, but he couldn't withstand Yang Lian's huge strength, he only felt a pain in the tiger's mouth, and under the power of this knife, the tiger's mouth cracked, blood flowed out, and the big knife in his hand also came out.

Yang Lian kicked him to the ground, and before he could get up, the long knife slashed at his back. The man screamed, stumbled two or three steps, and was hacked to death by Yang Lian, the man opened his eyes and looked at Yang Lian deadly, and then he fell down with a bang.

Yang Lian killed him and continued to fight forward, and the warriors of the Tang Dynasty behind him were also fighting with the enemy, and the enemy kept jumping from other ships to the ship, on the small deck, suddenly there were people screaming, blood was flying, and some people fell down with a bang, and they couldn't move anymore.

The sudden battle frightened the people of the village, and they avoided it, and even the people, who were originally boatmen, jumped into the water, swam to the shore, and fled in a hurry, and for a while, the whole dock was extremely chaotic. (To be continued.) )