In fact, in several battles along the way, the number of enemy troops captured by Wang Yuan approached 4,000. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but Wang Yuan obviously couldn't take them all away. Some of the captives were seriously wounded, but they were barely surviving. More often than not, injuries with missing arms and broken legs, although they do not lead to death, they are of little use. So Wang Yuan had to order these guys to be abandoned in place and left to fend for themselves. Although it was a bit inhumane to do this, Wang Yuan had no other way, because there were already tens of thousands of people to take care of, and it was even more unrealistic to take these injured prisoners with him. On the other hand, Wang Yuan also hoped that these captives would cause trouble to the pursuers in the rear and slow down the pace of the other party's pursuit. As for the effect, Wang Yuan does not know.

Nearly 1,200 captives were able-bodied former rebel soldiers. Wang Yuan did not take them to persuade them to join his soldiers, in Wang Yuan's opinion, it was dangerous to do so. Once these soldiers have weapons in their hands, they can turn against each other at any time without real ideological mobilization and transformation. So the 1,200 captives were actually used as coolies, who could help drive the carts and carry the loads, and help the old, weak, sick and disabled people to speed up. After all, these people are also young and strong people, and what Wang Yuan lacks is these young and middle-aged people. In fact, on the way, and even after arriving at Wagangzhai, these captives took on a lot of heavy physical work. These people have contributed to the renovation of ferries and the clearing of waterways for sailing, the construction of simple docks and camp fortifications, and so on.

However, at this moment, although Wang Yuan wanted to cross the river with these captives, he really couldn't do anything. Moreover, these captives are very unreliable, and there is a good chance that they will spoil their own affairs when carrying out their stealth plans. So in the afternoon, Wang Yuan put the captives alone next to the big reeds in the east, so that they could not see the camouflage actions that his soldiers and horses and the people were doing.

In the afternoon, an hour before the rebels broke through the camp, Wang Yuan personally came to the big reed dang to guard the prisoners, and gave the prisoners the following lecture.

"Ben Shuai will not hide it, the rebels are about to break through our camp, and our army cannot resist, let alone their opponent. Our Datang soldiers and horses have decided to fight to the death and not surrender, so we already have the heart to die. However, what to do with you is very difficult for me. You were all part of the rebels, and I don't trust you. My generals recommend that you be put to death, lest you join the rebels in the future or fight back today. I don't think their worries are unfounded, and their suggestions are very reasonable. You and the others are all sinners who betrayed Datang, maybe they should all be beheaded. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the captives turned pale, and they were indeed happy that the rebels were about to break through the Tang army camp, because it meant that they were about to be freed. But they didn't expect Wang Yuan to kill them all, and many people were immediately frightened to the point that their legs and feet were weak and urinated. They kowtowed and begged for mercy, swearing that they would never join the rebels again, and would never take advantage of the chaos to rebel. Some people even vowed to join the Tang Dynasty, saying that they would live and die together with the Tang Army.

Wang Yuan coldly stopped their commotion and continued: "Wait and listen, I have the virtue of a good life in the heavens, and I don't plan to kill you. Anyway, today we are going to die in battle, and before I die, I want to make some merit and accumulate some good retribution for the next life. Therefore, I have made a decision to set you free and let you go. But I don't want you to join the rebels as soon as you get out of trouble, and I don't want you to stab us in the back, so I want you to hide in the reeds and run for your lives when the fighting is over. ”

The captives were surprised and delighted, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. I really have a sense of gratitude to Wang Yuan in my heart. In fact, most of these captives did not want to rejoin the rebels, and after the test of life and death, they only hoped to return home alive. And Wang Yuan wanted them to hide in the reeds, which was also the idea of most of them.

"Listen, I and my men and horses will also be ambushing our opponents on the edge of the reeds. So I hope you don't look back and don't look back. I am afraid you will not be able to get out tonight, but you may camp on dry ground in the middle, and tomorrow morning you will be able to flee from the east side of the reeds. Again, don't turn back, or I'll see you as trying to turn back, or attack from our back, and I'll order my archers to shoot you mercilessly. Did you hear me clearly? ”

Everyone kowtows like pounding garlic, where is the slightest opinion. Wang Yuan immediately ordered them to enter the reeds immediately, and Wang Yuan also gave them all the war horses one by one, saying that it would allow them to escape better. The captives were deeply moved, and many shed tears of gratitude.

So after Wang Yuan gave an order, the captives rode their horses and rushed into the reeds frantically, and began to run wildly. On the shore, a large number of soldiers and horses entered the reeds. It was these traces that became the basis for Yan Zhuang and others to judge that the Tang army was hiding in the reeds, and the neighing of those horses in the reeds was also the detailed effect that Wang Yuan needed to achieve. The enemy knew that they had a large contingent of cavalry, and when they heard the neighing of their horses, they were even more convinced that they had escaped from the reeds. Moreover, Wang Yuan also calculated that those captives would not be able to go far, firstly, it was getting late, secondly, it was difficult to move in the reeds, and the war horses could not help them in any way. He knew that the most these guys could do was reach the dry ground in the reeds, and they would not be able to move forward. He also knew that these guys couldn't resist the cold and started a fire to keep warm. All the ideas were realized step by step according to Wang Yuan's plan, and finally succeeded in locking the eyes of Yan Zhuang and the rebels firmly in the reeds to the east.

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Thousands of people walked slowly along the grassy slope where the rebel camp was located, all tiptoeing for fear of making any noise. Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan took dozens of guards to lie in the rebel camp dozens of paces, nervously staring at the movements of the rebels in the camp. The plan of this golden cicada is to sneak away when the other party is unaware, and it is the west side that the other party will never think of.

After half an hour of fear, thousands of people finally passed safely through the grassy slopes below the rebel camp and came to the dirt road paved by the rebels today. Seeing that the last person was already a hundred steps away, Wang Yuan, Gongsun Lan and the others quietly got up and left with dozens of personal guards.

Arriving at the gate of the village, Wang Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief. But he knew that the danger had not yet passed, and now he needed to get away from the rebel camp quickly and get to Baimadu as soon as possible. There are still more than ten miles away from Baima Ferry, according to the agreement, you must arrive before dawn, otherwise the ferry will have to go back, and everything will be wasted. Under the leadership of Wang Yuan, a team of more than 5,000 people discredited Dazhai and walked quickly on the uneven and rugged roads. After walking the land of Lixu, the gentle place under the hillside in front of me was another military camp, which was the camp of the original Chang Yuantu's soldiers and horses. At this time, although most of the rebels were in Wagangzhai, the military camp here was not abandoned, and the rebels' heavy grain and grass were stored here.

Of course, Wang Yuan did not dare to alarm the enemy battalion soldiers and horses, and led everyone to detour from the south. The ground on the south side was damp and difficult to walk, full of deep pits and small depressions, and everyone walked very hard, and from time to time people stepped into the muddy water, making them covered in mud. Everyone was crying out in their hearts, but the only thought at the moment was to get out of here as soon as possible. As long as you can get out of the range of the rebels, it doesn't matter if you are in a mess.

The team hurried along the banks of the Yellow River, and soon reached a distance of two or three miles southwest of the rebel camp, and just when Wang Yuan thought that everything was going well and was about to get out of the control of the enemy camp, suddenly there was a rapid sound of birdsong in front of him. Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly signaled everyone to stop advancing, this rapid birdsong was a signal to meet the enemy, it was a warning issued by Tan Ping, who was exploring the way ahead.

Everyone immediately fell to their knees, motionless on the cold ground where the ditch was undulating. Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan rushed to the front quickly, only to see Tan Ping hiding from the side of the long grass and waving to him, Wang Yuan squatted down and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Tan Ping pointed to the front and whispered in a low voice: "There are people in front, and there is more than one." ”

Wang Yuan looked forward, and saw that there was indeed the light of a torch shaking next to a reed in front of him. On the high black river bank ahead, there seemed to be a dozen large carts parked, full of unknown contents. When Wang Yuanzheng frowned and was puzzled, he saw the torches shining, and several torches poked out from under the embankment of the Yellow River. Under the light of the torches, everything came into view, and dozens of soldiers emerged from under the embankment, a few of them holding torches, and the remaining dozens of soldiers carried black objects in their hands. Soon after, there was a loud sound of water, and it turned out that the men were carrying wooden buckets full of water, and they were pouring water into the large wooden barrels on the cart.

Wang Yuan understood that these dozen or so soldiers must be logistics soldiers in the army, and they must be fetching water in the river in the middle of the night for cooking tomorrow morning. Wang Yuan is a leader and is familiar with all of these. The soldiers in the army who carried water were the ones who used their chariots and horses to fetch water from the rivers and lakes near the barracks every day in addition to rest, and these soldiers must have been the rebels' special personnel for this job.

"Damn it, can't you hold your torch higher? Lao Tzu couldn't lift his arms after carrying water all night, and you were too lazy to lift a fucking torch. What a fucking shit. A soldier's shouting came from ahead.

"Who are you scolding? Keep your mouth clean. Why didn't you speak when you held up the torch when I was carrying water yesterday? Looking at Lao Tzu today, do you come to find fault when you are more leisurely? Lao Tzu is not afraid of you. ”

"Aren't you afraid of Lao Tzu? Do you want to compare with Lao Tzu? ”

"Compare and compare, Lao Tzu is afraid of you? If you're injured, don't pretend to be cowardly and run to the captain to complain. Lao Tzu knows that you like to arrange people behind your back. ”

"I'll your mother."

The two soldiers were so noisy that they were about to start moving. The soldiers next to him were busy persuading the rack, and it was easy for the two to separate with scolding.

Wang Yuan's brows furrowed, and his heart was anxious. These guys are noisy in front of them, and they delay a lot of time, which is really frustrating. But no matter what, hold back and wait for them to leave before you can move on. Fortunately, after another round of water, the waterwheel seemed to be full, and a group of soldiers drove the cart pulled by cattle down the embankment slowly, creaking in the direction of the enemy camp.

Because the direction of the enemy camp was behind the flank, the group walked slowly along the road dozens of paces away from the team. Wang Yuan and the others' hearts rose to their throats, and thousands of people were crawling on the ground dozens of steps away, and their tracks would be exposed if they were not careful. Wang Yuan only hoped that these people would leave quickly, and also prayed that the soldiers and people behind him would not make a sound.

Just as the group of people was moving away, and the waterwheel creaked and changed direction to the north, suddenly there were a few coughs in the quiet night. The king's skin is fried, even if he knows that something bad is going to happen. The cough came from the ranks behind him. Although it was a suppressed coughing sound, it was a quiet night, and the coughing sound was particularly harsh.

Sure enough, the rebel soldiers escorting the waterwheel also seemed to hear it, and the waterwheel procession stopped. A dozen soldiers whispered a few words, and then drew their blades and touched them with torches.

"Ahem." The team in the rear coughed again, and Wang Yuanmao was about to explode.

"It's over." Wang Yuan said in a low voice.

Gongsun Lan sighed in a low voice: "After soaking in the water for a long time, and blowing in this cold wind, I'm afraid I can't help coughing." Ay. ”

Wang Yuan sighed speechlessly, he also knew that the soldiers and the people had soaked from the evening to the third watch, and everyone was already so cold that they couldn't stand it. It's okay to walk, but if you stop, even if a slight night breeze blows, I'm afraid it will be cold to the bones. Obviously, it wasn't someone who was going to cough on purpose, and judging from the suppressed voice, it was really unbearable.

"Who?" The second cough was clearly heard by the rebel water-carrying soldiers. They stood still, steel knives and probes peering into the darkness.

There was no sound in all directions, and the person who coughed must have been so frightened that he couldn't cough it out. All the soldiers and civilians also lay on the ground, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

"Did you hear that? It's the sound of a person coughing. One soldier whispered.

"I heard it, it was clear. Wu Laosan, do you hear? Another soldier said.

"I heard it clearly, it was in the dark over there. Let's not break in, and go back to the camp immediately to report. The soldier called Wu Laosan was very sophisticated, and whispered in a low voice.

The sound of their conversation was very soft, but Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan had keen ears and listened to them all. These guys are indeed very shrewd, and they are not close to investigate, but want to go back to the camp to report, which is obviously the result that Wang Yuan does not want to see. Wang Yuan looked at Gongsun Lan, stretched out his palm and slashed it, and Gongsun Lan nodded slightly.

The soldiers had already turned around and walked back quickly, urging the remaining dozens of soldiers who had stopped and waited: "Hurry up, go back to the camp and return to the camp." ”

Wang Yuan bounced up from the ground and rushed forward without saying a word. Behind him, Tan Ping and more than a dozen guards who were exploring the path also jumped up and rushed up behind Wang Yuan. The black shadow flickered, but Gongsun Lan had already rushed behind several rebel soldiers before them.

A group of rebel soldiers next to the watermill suddenly saw everyone rushing out of the darkness and were startled, and one of them pointed behind the soldiers and shouted: "Wu Laosan, back, back." ”

"What's the ghost called? Walk fast, walk fast. Wu Laosan gestured and scolded. As soon as he finished scolding this, he felt that something was wrong, he felt a chill in his stamina, and he also saw a light like training in the corner of his eye. Before he could turn his head to see clearly, the sword light had already swept by, Wu Laosan's neck was cold, and his head had already flown into the air. The heads of the other three soldiers beside him also flew into the air. Gongsun Lan's swift sword beheaded all four fallen soldiers.

The rest of the soldiers shouted in horror, some drew their swords and wanted to come up to fight, while others had already smeared oil on the soles of their feet and ran away. More than a dozen stunned soldiers also planned to take advantage of the large number of people to come up and compare, and the sword light in Gongsun Lan's hand flashed, and several more people were killed in an instant. The soldiers finally realized that they were not opponents, so they also turned around and fled.

Wang Yuan and Tan Ping's personal guards rushed forward and chased down the rebel soldiers who fled frantically with Gongsun Lan, and most of the dozens of soldiers were killed in an instant. There were more than a dozen soldiers who had slipped away at the beginning, but now they had fled a hundred paces away, and they were running wildly in the direction of the rebel camp with their heads in their hands, and they were crying wolf howls in their mouths.

Wang Yuan would not allow them to escape, as long as one of them escaped, the news would leak immediately, and soon a large number of rebels would be alarmed. But nearly a hundred steps away, it is indeed difficult to catch up without a mount, Wang Yuan simply stopped, reached out and took the strong crossbow from his back, put on the crossbow arrow and began to aim. Tan Ping's several personal guards also did the same, and they took off their crossbows one after another. The bow was aimed at the rebel soldiers fleeing in the night ahead.

Whoosh! Several crossbow bolts were fired, and several rebel soldiers who were running nearly eighty paces away fell in response. Wang Yuan and the others quickly got on the second crossbow arrow and fired another round, and several rebel soldiers who ran a hundred paces away also fell into the darkness. However, everyone saw that one of the rebel soldiers was not shot, and that guy was very cunning, jumping back and forth, running in a zigzag course, and he could avoid an arrow that flew past him. At this moment, he was running fast like a hot wheel, and after a while, he could only faintly see a faint swaying black shadow, and he was about to escape from sight.

Wang Yuan stomped his feet anxiously, holding the bow and crossbow and was about to chase forward, but Gongsun Lan grabbed him and said, "No need to chase." ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Let him escape back, we won't be able to leave." ”

Gongsun Lan didn't answer, raised her foot, and a spear discarded by a dead rebel soldier came into her hand, Gongsun Lan looked at the dark area in the distance with blazing eyes, her head slightly sideways, as if she was distinguishing the sound. A moment later, Gongsun Lan's body spun half a circle, and the spear in his hand was thrown, disappearing into the dark sky in an instant.

Everyone was stunned, and even Wang Yuan didn't believe that this throw would hit the enemy soldiers who had long since disappeared. Everyone held their breath and listened attentively to the movement ahead. After a few breaths, a terrible scream was heard in the darkness ahead, and then there was silence.

Everyone, including Wang Yuan, was speechless, and this martial art was simply breathtaking. In Wang Yuan's view, this hand is not inferior to the three major killing moves. Completely relying on listening to the voice to kill the opponent a hundred steps away with one blow, this ability has been superb.

"Cousin, this hand is very handsome." Wang Yuan praised.

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, don't delay your work, hurry up and pack up and go on the road." Gongsun Landau.

Wang Yuan immediately led everyone to the front to search for the soldiers who had been shot, mainly to prevent there from still being alive. As long as there is a little breath, they will make up for the fatal stab to ensure that they die cleanly. When he found the last soldier who had run the farthest, he found that he had been nailed to the ground alive with a spear, and that he was already dead and could not die again. Tan Ping's personal guards all smacked their tongues and inhaled the cold air, and they all thought in their hearts: Dashuai, this lady is probably a god who came down to help Dashuai make meritorious contributions, who can match this martial art and this method in the world? With the master's clever plan, who can stop it?

Because it was more than two miles away from the enemy camp, although the movement of the battle just now was quite large, it did not seem to alarm the soldiers and horses in the enemy camp. Even so, Wang Yuan and the others still observed it carefully, and found that there was nothing unusual, so they were relieved. Wang Yuan ordered all the corpses of the rebels to be thrown into a small reed, and drove more than a dozen waterwheels to hide under the embankment. At least after dawn they could find traces of blood and fighting, and then find corpses. And by that time I was afraid that I had already crossed the river.

After a delay of half an hour, Wang Yuan was already a little worried about whether he could get to Baimadu in time. At that moment all the soldiers and civilians began to move quickly to the west, and after several miles away from the rebel camp, all the men began to run. Although exhausted, although soaked and cold, everyone understood that this was a race against death, and they must rush to Hakumadu as soon as possible, otherwise there is no hope of survival.