Chapter 51: Shocking Change
Time back to the border of Yuzhou half a month ago, a carriage came out of Luoyang and headed towards Yangzhai City, and the accompanying guards were all sturdy, and they looked like well-trained pawns.
"Sister Wen Ji, do you think my brother will be frightened when he sees us, hehe......" Qiao'er on the carriage looked at Cai Yan, who was leaning on the brocade and had a towering belly, blinked mischievously with those big eyes and smiled.
"Qiao'er, I'm afraid that we will cause trouble to our husband by doing this, so let's go back, there is chaos outside." Hearing Qiao'er's words, Cai Yan pursed her lips and stroked her towering belly, looking a little worried.
"I don't want to go back, it's all here, and doesn't it mean that the yellow scarves in Yuzhou have now been defeated by my brother? With Xu Lu and these sword battalions to protect us, we shouldn't be in danger. Isn't Sister Wen Ji also talking about her brother all the time, and besides, the little nephew in my sister's womb is born and can see her father, isn't it good. Qiao'er turned the finger at the fetus in Cai Yan's belly.
Qiao'er's words made Cai Yan seem to think of something, her pretty face flushed, and she looked moving, but after thinking about it carefully, this Yuzhou should be peaceful, so she didn't say anything more. It turned out that the two of them heard from Xu Lu that Sun Ling had swept away the Yellow Turban in Yuzhou, and there should be no danger on the way. Later, after Qiao'er's instigation, Cai Yan really missed her husband, so the two took Xu Lu and came to find Sun Ling.
Xu Lu, who was following the carriage, heard that Cai Yan in the carriage said that he wanted to go back, and he was overjoyed. Who would have thought that Qiao'er, the little ancestor, would persuade Cai Yan again, and he could only smile bitterly in his heart. Looking at the desolation along the way, Xu Lu could only pray secretly that there would be no accidents.
Sometimes, however, the heavens do not follow people's wishes, good spirits do not work, bad spirits.
When the convoy reached a plain, the end was covered with dust. A group of light cavalry with yellow cloth on their heads and four or five thousand men rushed towards the convoy.
"Didn't you say that the yellow scarves in Yuzhou had been swept away by the lord?" Seeing those yellow scarves rushing towards the convoy, Xu Lu muttered distractedly.
"The soldiers of the Badao Battalion left a small team to escort the master mother and the young lady to escape. The rest of me stepped forward to block it and buy some time. Glancing at the carriage behind him, Xu Lu's expression was full of worry. He shouted to the more than 200 soldiers of the Badao Battalion who were preparing to meet the enemy.
"Steward Xu, what's wrong?" Cai Yan raised the curtain of the car, looked outside and asked.
Needless to explain by Xu Lu, Cai Yan then saw the charging cavalry, and his face turned pale with fright. There was still an accident, suppressing the fright in his heart, Cai Yan glanced back at Qiao'er, who also looked panicked in the car, and already had an idea in his heart.
"Steward Xu, you let Qiao'er run away with his life, he can't run away with the carriage." Although Cai Yan's face was a little pale at this moment because of fright, his words were extremely firm.
"Sister Wen Ji, it's all Qiao'er's bad, Qiao'er won't leave, I'm going to stay with you." Qiao'er cried.
"Steward Xu! If you don't leave, it's too late. Qiao'er is good, go to find your husband. If you can escape, my husband will find a way to save me. Seeing that the Yellow Turban cavalry on the opposite side was getting closer and closer, Cai Yan urged.
Xu Lu was already struggling in his heart, and it was impossible for him to give up his mother like this. However, when he heard Cai Yan mention Sun Ling at this time, his eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, as long as the young lady can run out, the lord will know the news, and the lord will be saved at that time.
"You escort the young lady away to find the lord, go quickly!" Xu Lu pointed to the soldiers of the two squads of the Sword Battalion and said urgently.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving...... I'm going to accompany Sister Wenji. Qiao'er kicked and hit the captain who wanted to get forward, and resisted.
"Miss, offended." After the team leader finished speaking, a hand knife knocked Qiao'er unconscious and put him on the horse's back. Then he saluted Cai Yan, and then ran in the direction of Chaoyang Zhaicheng with the rest of the people.
Watching the team of men and horses leave with Qiao'er, Xu Lu turned around and guarded the carriage with a knife, looked at the charging light horse and roared: "Swear to defend the master mother to the death!" ”
"Swear to defend the mistress to the death!" The rest of the Badao Battalion were holding swords and looking ahead with firm eyes.
The Badao Battalion is indeed the elite of the world, but in the face of these endless enemies, it was still overwhelmed by the sea of people, and more than 100 soldiers of the Badao Battalion were almost wiped out, and finally took the lives of more than 1,000 yellow turbans.
"Who are you, and who are you in the carriage?"
The regiment dispersed the cavalry surrounding the carriage, and Zhang Mancheng came to the encirclement, and Xu Lu, who was covered in scars but still guarding the carriage, and the captain of the sword battalion shouted.
Originally, Zhang Mancheng received a secret letter from Zhang Jiao and came from Nanyang County to go to Guangzong City to help in the war. Along the way, I heard those defeated troops say that there was a unit called the "God Killing Army" by the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou, Zhang Mancheng was a little afraid at this time, because these hundred or so people were too fierce, and they had already set foot in Yuzhou, and he was afraid that there was a connection between the two.
"Hmph......" What responded to Zhang Mancheng was just a cold snort from Xu Lu.
"Tie them up and see what's in the wagon." Zhang Mancheng, who was stunned, ordered.
Cai Yan heard the movement outside the car clearly, and at this moment, Cai Yan was caressing his bulging belly with his left hand and holding a pair of scissors in his right hand. He whispered in a voice that he could only hear: "Child, my mother is sorry for you, my mother is willing to die, and she will not let these yellow scarves tarnish and disgrace your father's reputation." Obviously, Cai Yan already has a heart of death.
"Tsk, general, come and see, what a beautiful beauty, it seems that she is still pregnant, I don't know which high-ranking official's family it is." The curtain of the car was lifted, and the yellow turban general looked at Cai Yan covetously and shouted at Zhang Mancheng.
"If you dare to touch a hair of your mother, my lord will ask you to wait for a dilemma of life and death!" Seeing the expression of the yellow turban general, Xu Lu, who was bound, finally couldn't help it anymore and roared at Zhang Mancheng.
"Hard bones are finally willing to speak, who is your father-in-law? If you don't say it, such a beauty is peerless, for the sake of pregnant women, I can't bear to destroy the flowers. But I can't guarantee that my brothers will be able to endure it...... Hahaha! Looking at Cai Yan, who looked resolute in the carriage but couldn't hide his beauty, Zhang Mancheng was also amazed. However, he was more worried about who they were, and threatened Xu Ludao with a smirk.
"You dare?! You think I'm scaring you? The lord of my family is Sun Ling, a hussar general, and the one sitting in the carriage is my housewife. Miss Fang Cai has already escaped to find the lord, if the master mother has the slightest mistake, although the world is big, you will definitely not escape death. Xu Lu stared at Zhang Mancheng as if he was looking at a dead man.
Looking at Xu Lu's eyes looking at him, Zhang Mancheng finally knew why these people were so fierce. It turned out that they were Sun Ling's soldiers, so it was no wonder. Throwing out the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Zhang Mancheng was afraid that Cai Yan would find a short-term vision, so he hurriedly ran forward and kicked the yellow turban general who was about to climb into the carriage and kicked it out of the carriage.
Then, in the stunned eyes of his soldiers, he bowed his hand to Cai Yan Shili in the carriage and said, "I hope that my wife will forgive me for disturbing my subordinates." Madame, don't worry, although we are at war with the hussar generals, we will not be able to bring disaster to our families, and I still understand this. But for the time being, I still have to grieve my wife to go with us to Guangzong. ”
In order to calm down Cai Yan's emotions, Zhang Mancheng at this time changed his style, no longer the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai who burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil, but like a humble gentleman.
"Take these two people into custody and protect the carriage, if anyone dares to have any crooked thoughts, I will cut him first." Lowering the car curtain, Zhang Mancheng said viciously to the general beside him. With Cai Yan's card in his hand, he is much more at ease.
Although he was held hostage by these yellow scarves in the end, being able to keep the innocence of the fetus in his womb and himself still made Cai Yan breathe a sigh of relief, put the scissors he was holding aside, and all he was thinking about was Sun Ling.
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Time returns to the city of Gwangjong.
Looking at the siege battle that was in full swing, Sun Ling was a little moved. If Guangzong City can be taken at this moment, the Yellow Turban will be completely burped.
"Lord, the sword battalion is all cavalry, although the foot combat is also brave and abnormal, but there is no need to rush for a while, Zhang Liang's army has been destroyed, and the defeat of the yellow turban in the city is only a matter of time, just need to figure it slowly." On the battlefield, Guo Jia is still so free and easy, and he never forgets to take a few sips with a wine gourd. Seeing Sun Ling's expression at this time, he knew that he was a little anxious, and persuaded him.
"Hey...... I just see a rare opportunity, I naturally know what Feng Xiao said. Being recognized by Guo Jia, Sun Ling said with some embarrassment.
"General Huangfu, the purpose of this battle has been achieved, let the soldiers retreat!" Avoiding Guo Jia's smiling eyes, Sun Ling said to Huangfu Song beside him.
Because the biggest problem has been solved, Huangfu Song is also in a good mood at the moment. Sun Ling's proposal to withdraw from the army was exactly what he wanted, and naturally he agreed.
"Mingjin retreats!"
Liu Bei has been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw that Sun Ling had destroyed Zhang Liang, his confidence suddenly soared, and he just thought that he would take the two brothers to kill the city in one go, but who expected that Huangfu Song would order the withdrawal of the army.
Gritting his teeth, he glanced fiercely at the head of Guangzong City, which was close at hand, and Liu Bei withdrew with the two brothers with the front army.
Zhang Fei was forcibly dragged back by Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and before returning to the military formation, he was about to complain a few words. Suddenly, he pointed to the rear of the army with wide eyes and said, "Big brother, didn't you say that only Zhang Liangjun was outside the city?" So what are these yellow scarves? ”
"The rear army turns to the front army, be on alert!" Not only Zhang Fei saw it, but Sun Ling, Huangfu Song and others also saw this yellow scarf coming towards Guangzong City, and ordered.
After more than half a month of hurrying, Zhang Mancheng finally came to the city of Guangzong, looking at the black and oppressive Han soldiers in front of him and the fierce iron cavalry army, he couldn't see Zhang Liangjun and Zhang Baojun mentioned in Zhang Jiao's letter, Zhang Mancheng knew that the general trend had gone, fortunately he still had a trump card in his hand, otherwise he would have died unjustly when he met these people at this moment.
After ordering the army to stop, Zhang Mancheng came to the front of the battle with a nervous mood and shouted: "Hussar general, I will wait thousands of miles to escort your wife to come to meet, you won't be like this to entertain guests, right?" ”
Sun Ling, who was about to give the order to charge, was obviously a little stunned when he heard this, what is it? What other wife does Cai Yan have besides himself, Cai Yan is in Luoyang. This guy can't be deceived, right?
Seeing that no one from the Han army on the other side responded, Zhang Mancheng also had some doubts about whether he had been deceived, and motioned to his subordinates to pull the carriage to the front of the battle.
"Madame, you better get out of the car and let the hussar general meet you." When the carriage came to the front of the formation, Zhang Mancheng lifted the curtain and said with a hideous smile to Cai Yan, who was a little haggard because he had been in a hurry for days.
For the yellow scarves on the opposite side pulled out a carriage in front of the battle, the Han soldiers were a little confused, Sun Ling rode on the white dragon horse, holding a gun and holding his shoulders, he also wanted to see what tricks these yellow scarves wanted to play.
However, when the pregnant woman with a haggard face on the carriage and a graceful face stepped out of the carriage, the spear that Sun Ling held tightly in his hand fell to the ground in an instant.
"How is it possible, how is this possible. Yan'er, isn't Yan'er in Luoyang? Why is it here?! Sun Ling's face turned pale, staring at the pregnant woman in front of the battle, and he muttered to himself