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In the early morning of the 24th, Shen Ruoyu went out of the gate, went around in a circle, and then led the horse to run north. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"My lord, where are you going?" Zhong Kexi asked.

Shen Ruoyu turned his head and looked at the ten guards who followed behind.

"Go to General Ping," he said.

Zhong Kexi was taken aback: "This is too dangerous; Let's talk to the general first. ”

"Do you think he'll let me go?" Shen Ruoyu said, "Don't worry, it won't be more dangerous than in the camp." ”

"No; Subordinates can't let adults take risks, otherwise they will be derelict in their duties. ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little funny: "Who said you have this responsibility?" Just follow me. You see how they don't have so much to do with you? ”

Zhong Kexi's face was flushed: "They ...... They are not ...... you brought out."

Shen Ruoliao reined in his horse and looked at his little stove soldier in surprise.

He smiled, "Well, you're right, it's your duty. However, I am a counselor, and it is my duty to go to the front line. I've already taken ten of the general's guards, and I can't make any more trouble for him. Just be careful with yourself, and don't look back and ask me to take care of you. ”

He galloped to the south bank of the Baigou River in one go, and in front of him was already the wide Baigou River flowing in Tangtang, but he never saw a single figure. Somewhat strange, he dismounted and walked to the water's edge and looked around.

In the north in early summer, the morning sun is bright and shining. On the endless plain, the Baigou River is like a natural dividing line, separating the Yanshan Mountains in the north from the vast Central Plains, and has also separated the ambitious Khitan, Jurchen, Mongols and Han peoples, and has become a military key point in the war between the northern and southern peoples throughout the ages.

However, there are no eternal good neighbors and no eternal enemies. The big river can't stop the spring solstice; The brave generals of Xiongguan can't stop the invading Hulu. Yang Liulang's fierce loyalty also once blocked the Khitan in Baigou Hebei, but after all, it could not block the trend of Hu and Han integration. Now, the Baigou River once again divides the complete territory of the empire into two, but the north and south banks have the same surname Zhu and inherit the same bloodline.

Shen Ruoyu saw a stone bridge not far away, so he took his horse and walked along the river to the bridge.

The stone bridge runs the entire river from the south bank to the north bank, and the bridge deck is wide and unobstructed. The sturdy stone slabs have obviously withstood the wind and rain, and the footprints of people and horses from south to north are trampled into potholes.

Still nowhere to be seen, he was very confused.

"What kind of bridge is this?" He asked.

Where does Zhong Kexi know. One of the ten soldiers who followed replied:

"Lord Hui, this bridge is Sujia Bridge."

"Sujiaqiao?" Shen Ruoyu was slightly startled. He walked up the stone bridge and looked out over the north bank.

A few days ago, the southern army had just received a battle report, and the army of King Yan was encamped at Sujiaqiao, and it seemed that they were planning to cross the river from this bridge. But at this moment, he was standing on the empty Sujia Bridge, but he couldn't see anyone on the north bank.

But he soon discovered, to be exact, that he should only be able to see it now. On the land on the north bank, the grass and trees are in a mess, far from the thriving appearance of the south bank, and it has obviously been trampled by a large number of people and horses. It seems that the Yan army has indeed been here, but now there are no tents, horses, or human figures, and there is no smoke from the barracks in the morning. Where did the 320,000 Yan army go?

Also, where did the 10,000 vanguard cavalry go?

There were no defenders on the bridge; The south bank, like the north shore, is not a single figure to be seen. All I could see was a large area of deep reeds by the river, densely packed, as if every reed was a spear, and the boundless stood as a thick barrier.

Shen Ruoyu stood quietly for a moment; In the air, there was only a slight movement of the wind, and nothing else could be heard.

A wild duck suddenly fluttered its wings and flew up from the reeds on the opposite bank, chirped twice, landed on the water, hurriedly swam away from the north bank, swam to the center of the river, and plunged headlong into the water.

Shen Ruoyu's heart moved, and he turned around and said:

"Bow and arrow."

Zhong Kexi took off the leather longbow behind the second-rate saddle and handed it to Shen Ruoyu.

Shen Ruoliao took the bow and arrow, and laughed loudly: "Good weather!" It's a pity that there are fewer wild ducks. Dozens of them will give me a good hunt. ”

He drew his bow and aimed his arrow at the wild duck in the middle of the river, and for a long, long time, when suddenly his arm was raised slightly, and the string was suddenly loosened, and the arrow was shot like lightning into the reeds on the other side of the river; Before Zhong Kexi and the ten soldiers could react, they only heard a cry of pain, and a large area of reeds on the north bank suddenly swayed violently and fell.

"Get on the horse and get out!"

Shen Ruoyu turned his head and ran off the bridge in two steps, and flew on his horse. Zhong Kexi followed closely; Seeing this, the ten soldiers did not have time to think about it, so they hurriedly ran down the bridge after the two of them, and got on their respective horses. At the same moment, more than 100 cavalry suddenly burst out from the reeds on the north bank that had just been dead and silent, and the men and horses were fierce, and at first glance it was the Daning fan cavalry of the Yan King, all of them were furious, roaring and rushing onto the stone bridge, and the flood beasts rushed towards them.

Shen Ruoyu took his eleven people to speed south, and only ran half a mile, but suddenly turned a right angle, and instead of returning to the camp, he ran along the river bank and slowed down at the same time.

Zhong Kexi caught up with him and asked in a panic:

"My lord, they're catching up!"

Shen Ruoyu said: "How many people? ”

"A lot...... I don't know ...... either."

Shen Ruoliao restrained the horse.

"What are you panicking about? Let's see how many people catch up! ”

"My lord! ......" Zhong Kexi reached out to pull him in horror, "Run, it's too late if you don't run!" ”

Shen Ruoyu ignored him and asked the ten escort cavalry who rushed up: "How many people are there, do you see clearly?" ”

"Back to my lord, about a hundred and ten people."

Behind them, Shen Ruoyu had already seen more than 100 Mongolian cavalry rushing towards them on the way they came.

He turned the horse's head and kicked the horse's belly violently: "Go back to the camp, quick!" ”

Twelve mounts galloped towards the Southern Army camp like lightning; Behind him, hundreds of Yan horses were closely in pursuit.

However, as soon as they ran five miles away, the earth-shattering sound of killing sounded behind them by the river on the south bank; Shen Ruoxiao stopped his horse and looked back to the north with Zhong Kexi. The more than 100 Yan soldiers who were still chasing after them just now suddenly stopped, turned their horses' heads in panic, and ran back.

Zhong Kexi and the ten soldiers were dumbfounded, looking at each other incredibly.

"This ...... It's ......"

Shen Ruoyu smiled proudly: "General Ping is not slow, and he is also very calm." Brothers, let's hurry back and report the news, the Yan army has already penetrated into General Ping's encirclement. ”

He turned and rode his horse, and continued his run south with eleven men, and soon returned to the camp.

By the Baigou River, the south bank, which was as dead and silent as the north bank just now, is now a melee; The 10,000 elite soldiers of Ping An saw more than 100 horsemen rushing across the stone bridge to pursue Shen Ruoxiao, and still stood still, until the king of Yan, who had been secretly observing on the opposite bank for a long time, was completely relieved and led the mighty army of 320,000 to cross the bridge calmly, and suddenly came out of the dense reeds, and the Yan army, which was caught off guard, was instantly shocked into a plate of loose sand.

Li Jinglong received the news of great joy and immediately ordered all units to line up to prepare for battle, and at the same time ordered Qu Neng to lead his troops to meet Ping'an.

The 600,000-strong army almost poured out of the nest and swooped down on the south bank of the Baigou River.

At this time, Yan Jun has gradually recovered his state. King Yan deserves to be the King of Yan, found that he was in an ambush, immediately calmed down, while bravely swinging his sword to kill the enemy, even beheading several cavalry of the Southern Army off his horse, while ordering the standard-bearers around him to wave the big flag, shouting for the Yan soldiers to fight separately, slowly moving closer to the center, and soon reorganizing and gathering the soldiers of the Yan Army who were as chaotic as ants in a nest; And once the Yan army restored its organization, the 10,000 horses and horses of Ping An immediately felt strained, and gradually became a little overwhelmed. After all, he used 10,000 cavalry against the Yan army of 320,000, and he was able to succeed before because of the sneak attack. The purpose of the sneak attack has been achieved, and now it is worth the loss to continue to carry it to the death. Ping'an then ordered the cavalry on the left and right flanks to withdraw from the periphery, and the middle flank contracted at the same time, and quickly returned to his side, arraying himself to defend himself.

At this time, an army of 600,000 also arrived; Shen Ruoyu immediately watched from a high slope in the distance, not daring to approach. On the Sujia Bridge just now, he had already fired an arrow at the Yan army's ambush, and he must have injured someone, I don't know how serious it is. At this moment, he was afraid that once he was involved in the melee of a million angry soldiers on both sides, in order to save his life, he would inevitably hurt people again, and maybe he would also hurt Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others who he had been thinking about, especially King Yan.

A big scuffle of a million people. In the rumble of cannons, men and horses howl hoarsely; The skulls rained, blood splattered, and the horse's legs flew sideways. The smoke of gunpowder and the billowing dust stirred up by the earth obscured the clear sky of early summer, and the sun was dim.

Gradually, past noon, the sun began to tilt through the flying sand and rocks. Even Shen Ruoxiao, who had been watching from the sidelines, was a little physically exhausted; He didn't know that at the end of the day, the water and rice were not exhausted, and at the moment he was a little hungry and thirsty, a little anxious and nervous, and a little tired. He only felt tired, dragging mud and water, but he didn't have the slightest idea of escaping it all. Like every soldier who fights, his total energy is deeply involved in every shot and knife exchange on the battlefield, even though he is out of it.

The sun sinks in the west; Both sides are exhausted; The 300,000 men of the Yan army had lost their former majesty under the powerful offensive of the southern army, which was twice as large as their own, and the trend of decline was accelerating, and it was shrinking more and more rapidly in front of the southern army. At this moment, the 10,000 cavalry who were safe on the periphery had been resting for most of the day, and seeing that the general situation had been decided, they couldn't hold it back; Seeing that the time had come, Ping An waved his lance, shouted, and rushed to the middle of the formation; The 10,000 brothers immediately responded to the clouds, followed General Ping, and rushed into the huge battle circle that was in chaos.

Although this energetic and angry 10,000 living force was tiny in the million-strong army, it was fueling the flames on the battlefield at this moment, and the entire battle was achieved in an instant. The Yan army, which had resisted desperately for a day, could no longer withstand the fierce impact of this new force, and in front of Shen Ruoxiao, the whole line collapsed in front of the 600,000 southern army; The 320,000 Yan army didn't know how many were left, and at this time, like a storm of wind and falling leaves, they all began to retreat at an alarming speed, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

"The Yan army is defeated! The Yan army is defeated! Everyone chase, don't let go of a thief! Li Jinglong waved his sword and shouted.

"Arrest the anti-king! The anti-king dismounts and surrenders! Ping'an, Qu Neng and other generals took the lead and rushed to the front, chasing after the banner of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who was running north. The 600,000 soldiers of the Southern Army were in high spirits, and they excitedly followed the roar to arrest the anti-king, and the black clouds pressed the city and chased after the fleeing Yan army.

Shen Ruoxiao, who was watching from a distance, was already scared stupid. At this point, the sun has completely set; It was dark in the blink of an eye. He saw the Yanzi Daqi falling down lightly, and he couldn't see clearly which flying horse was the king of Yan, but he saw a large number of Yan soldiers and Yanqi fleeing north lifelessly, running to the river, so they divided into two roads and blindly ran along the river bank without knowing the direction; Later, more and countless soldiers of the Southern Army chased after them like crazy, trying to drive out this group of powerful rebels who had suffered defeat for the first time.

Zhong Kexi almost jumped up excitedly, couldn't sit still on the horse, and applauded complacently with the ten escort cavalry who followed left and right, and said to Shen Ruoliao:

"My lord, we have triumphed! King Yan also has a time to defeat the battle! This time, we must drive him back to his hometown, so that he can no longer slow down! ”

Shen Ruoyu did not speak; He only felt that the night was coming too quickly, and the open field in front of him quickly became dark and blurred, and gradually he could not see anything. He was worried.

"Do you have any torches?" He asked, not looking back.

Among the ten guards, someone specially brought a torch, took it out and lit it, handed it to Zhong Kexi, and everyone gathered around Shen Ruoxiao.

"Gotta chase them," Shen Ruoyu said softly.

"Who are you chasing?"

"King Yan! It's dark, and the hell knows if the general can find him? He said impatiently, and rode down the high slope where he had stood for a day, and galloped away like lightning toward the river. Eleven people hurried after him.

Shen Ruoyu galloped to the river in a hurry, just in time to catch up with Ping'an, who was chasing at the front. When Ping'an saw him, he was taken aback at first, and then he was visibly relieved:

"Lord Shen! It's good that you're okay, I'm really afraid that I moved too late just now, and let them catch up with you. ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't have the heart to tell him this, so he opened his mouth and asked:

"Which one is King Yan?"

A large group of Yan Qi who fled for their lives in front of them could not be identified at all in the twilight.

Ping'an said: "The last general doesn't know; The Yan army was divided into two groups, all the way along the river to the upstream, and General Qu Neng led his troops to chase after it; The one we are chasing is fleeing downstream, and we don't know which one the Yan King is running in. In short, those who catch up will be killed; Can't let go of a Yan soldier. ”

Shen Ruoyu became even more panicked. He hurried his horse, and soon overcame peace, and leaped forward. He turned back and shouted:

"General Ping, I'll go first and go to the front to intercept the anti-king; These little pieces are left for you to pack up! ”

"Lord Shen! - "Ping An was a little surprised, and desperately whipped to catch up, but he couldn't catch up with the speed and temper of the second-rate son, and soon fell behind more and more. Behind him, Zhong Kexi and the ten escort cavalrymen were sweating profusely, panting, shouting, and watched their boss run away.

Shen Ruoyu kept riding his horse, attacking all the way, and the shadow swept past countless Yan cavalry who fled in panic, without waiting for a moment.

Finally, after a large number of Yan soldiers and horses, he saw a small group of men and horses in the distance, about three or four horsemen, who stayed by the river and did not move.

Soon it was close, Shen Ruoyu was taken aback and slowed down; Four horses stood there, but none of them were on horseback. One man appeared to be lying on the dirt by the river, while three others gathered around him; Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the three of them turned around in panic, and the person behind him immediately jumped up, Shen Ruoyu only saw a dense and elegant black flash on his chest, and the man flew on the back of the horse like a swallow, and the three people who followed him also flew on the horse, and the four swallow horses immediately ran away without their lives.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but did not make a sound, still chasing after him.

Not long after, the river suddenly made a sharp bend and flowed into a dense forest of reeds. Shen Ruoyu bypassed this reed swing and rushed downstream, but was stunned.

Ahead, the broad river goes straight down; As far as the eye could see, there were no more curves, and there was no shadow of the four swallow horses he was chasing.

They weren't far away; Although it was dark, he could clearly see it just now, and it was impossible for the other party to run out of sight and disappear in the blink of an eye.

Shen Ruoyu reined in his horse, turned his head, and looked at the large black reeds at the bend of the river behind him.

There was a dead silence all around.

He thought for a moment, turned his horse's head, and paced slowly to the edge of the reeds.

In the densest place, he stood his horse and listened silently.

The shouts of killing came from far and near, down the river, and gradually became clear. Peace is getting closer and closer.

Shen Ruoxiao led the horse to take two steps forward, left the reeds, and found an open place to stop in the place where the river had not yet turned, waiting for peace.

Soon, the brave General Ping rode through the night and killed downstream, and when he saw Shen Ruoyu waiting there alone, he immediately stopped his horse, and at the same time raised his hand to signal the southern army following behind to stop.

"Lord Shen? You're ......"

"No need to chase anymore," Shen Ruoyu replied tiredly: "There is no one in front, even the ducks have returned to the nest." ”

Ping An looked at him in amazement: "That...... Do you see the anti-king? ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head: "I chased all the way to the front, and I rode so far that I didn't even see a figure." ”

Ping'an said: "Will the anti-king find a place to hide?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I've been looking all the way, and I can't hear anything except the sound of running water." Even if a man could hide, it would be impossible for a horse to remain silent. If King Yan didn't have a horse, he couldn't run away at all; Maybe he didn't take this path at all; Or, his horse is faster than mine, in which case he would have crossed the river long ago. ”

Ping An nodded and sighed: "If it's faster than your horse, the gods won't be able to catch up." Hopefully he didn't go down this path. Let's go back; Let's see if there is good news for General Qu. ”

Shen Ruoyu and a large number of people turned their heads around before following the back of the team and slowly walking back.