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In the eastern suburbs of Daxing City, at noon, five thousand Xiaoguo cavalry were ready to go, all of them were one person and two horses, and the deputy horses were loaded with horse armor and dry food, and the knights on the main horse were all fully armed, with long lances pointing to the sky, fine armor and bright sun, and the bright red helmets fluttering in the wind were like burning flames, and the eyes of the knights were shining with a cold cold.

It was the height of summer, the hot wind was gusting, and the sweat on the faces of the knights was dripping into a stream, but everyone just silently held their spears in one hand, and did not say a word, and even the horses rarely neighed.

Yang Xuangan double-chain armor, riding a black cloud, stood in the front row of the team, closely following behind Yang Su, the treasure armor that was taken off in the grove when Renshou Palace changed last time disappeared without a trace, and these two armors were still put on by Hongfu himself in front of the East Palace.

After the turmoil a few days ago, Yang Xuangan took good care of this set of armor again, and smeared it with oil, which can brighten the eyes of people who look directly at this armor under this hot summer sun.

Wang Shichong is also dressed today, riding his snowflake lion skull, standing behind the Yang family's father and son with a heavy heart, this expedition, he has a secret mission to monitor Yang Su, is it to help their father and son get through this pass, or report them to gain Yang Guang's trust? That's what he's been thinking about right now.

Since Qiu He reported the news, the preparations for the dispatch of troops have been carried out in an orderly manner according to the plan proposed by Yang Suting during the discussion.

At the same time, the Xiaoguo Guards controlled by Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen also urgently ordered 5,000 people. In one night, armaments, war horses and ten days' dry rations were prepared. Early this morning, I was ready to set off from the eastern suburbs of Daxing. Yang Guang personally saw him off.

Yang Guang changed into a yellow robe today, but tied a hemp rope around his waist, indicating that he was still in mourning, Yang Su was wearing a golden helmet and gold armor, and a red cloak, kneeling in front of Yang Guang.

Yang Guang took a handsome seal from the palace people around him, handed it to Yang Su's hand with his own hands, and said meaningfully: "My country." It's all handed over to the Duke of the Kingdom, this Xiaoguo is the guard of my house, and it's all in the hands of the Prince, after arriving at the front, the Duke can act cheaply, but don't force it, I will send you reinforcements in the rear. ”

Yang Su raised his head and said loudly: "Today is the time for me Yang Su to repay Jun's grace, and the emperor will wait for the good news of the old minister, within ten days." They will break the enemy and return! ”

Yang Guang frowned slightly: "So fast? ”

A smile flashed at the corner of Yang Su's mouth: "There is no joke in the army, I received an emergency military report last night." Yang Liang has burned the bridge and returned to the north, there are only more than 20,000 foot soldiers left in Puzhou City, and the guards are Su Dangui and Wang Dan, all of whom are brave and unscrupulous, thinking that they can sit back and relax after burning the bridge, and the emperor can sit in this Daxing City, waiting for the good news of the old ministers. ”

Yang Guang's brows stretched suddenly, helped Yang Su up, and said, "With the Duke of Yue Guo here, I have always been able to sit back and relax, and if there is anything else you need, you can mention it." ”

Yang Su thought about it carefully and said, "There is nothing else, I just hope that the emperor will let General Changsun and Li Zixiong set off as soon as possible." ”

"Don't worry, they're already on their way."

On the night of the next day, in a dense forest five miles outside the Xiayang ferry opposite Puzhou, Yang Suzheng looked coldly at the bridge that had crossed both sides of the Yellow River a few days ago, but now it had been burned to the point that only a few lonely boat bridge stumps remained. Wang Shichong stood beside him, his eyes flashing with blue light, but he didn't say a word.

Yang Su muttered, "Haven't you come yet?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yue Guogong doesn't need to be in a hurry, Hongfu has never disappointed you, this time should be no exception, her relationship with the Yellow River Gang has always been extraordinary, and hundreds of boats are not too difficult for her." ”

Yang Su shook his head, his face was still very solemn: "The flow of the Yellow River tonight is very gentle, suitable for smuggling, there may not be such a good opportunity tomorrow, and if people see hundreds of boats during the day, the thieves may be vigilant and strengthen the garrison, and then we are afraid that we will only have to force the crossing." ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "There is nothing to be afraid of Qiangdu, didn't the intelligence say it, Su Dangui only has more than 10,000 foot soldiers outside the city, and there are more than 10,000 people in the city, such a division of troops, even if they line up on the shore, with the elite of these five thousand Xiaoguo, General Xiao Yang has the ability to forcibly break it." ”

Yang Su turned his head and glanced at Yang Xuangan, who was standing on the side, with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Xuangan, the battle needs your momentum, as a general who charges into battle, this kind of momentum of people blocking and killing, and God blocking and killing gods is necessary, but if you are the commander, you have to think more about the overall situation and what happens after the war." ”

"To be honest, whether it is a forced crossing or a smuggling crossing, we can defeat the defending enemy and capture Puzhou, but if we force the crossing, we will at least kill more than a thousand people. This may have an impact on your next actions. ”

Wang Shichong was slightly stunned: "What to do next?" Does Yue Guogong have any other thoughts after capturing Puzhou? ”

Yang Su nodded, looked at the rushing Yellow River, and said: "It's not that the recapture of Puzhou is the success of the counterinsurgency, and there will be a hard battle next, Ben Shuai will return to Daxing after recapturing Puzhou, and these five thousand Xiaoguo will be in the hands of Wang Senjun and Xuangan at that time, go north first, bypass Jinyang, and go to meet Yang Yichen's troops to eliminate the elite of the Han King under Qiao Zhongkui." ”

Wang Shichong read the latest military report with Yang Su at noon today: Yang Liang himself was going to Jiezhou (in the south of Jinyang) to levy a large army, and the 30,000 dragoon guards guarding Jinyang had already gone north to join Qiao Zhongkui in Lanzhou, and a total of 40,000 cavalry rushed towards Daizhou in the north.

In addition, the general Liu Jian led his troops of 50,000 and had begun to march to the Jingjing fortress in the eastern part of Taihang Mountain, and the general Yu Gongli led his troops to 80,000, starting from Taigu in Jinzhong and marching towards Heyang in Henan, and the general Su Liang also led 100,000 people to go out of the Taihang Mountain, passing through Handan, and marching towards Liyang, a granary with millions of stones, grains and grass.

After reading this military report at that time, Yang Su did not speak. Came directly to the woods where he agreed to meet Red Whisk. Against the boiling waters of the Yellow River. I thought about it until now.

As soon as Yang Xuangan heard Yang Su's words, his heart moved secretly, and he asked, "Father, why do you want the child to lead this army north alone?" Don't you go yourself? ”

Yang Su sighed: "The new emperor will never be able to rest assured of us, after this battle, we will definitely be able to capture these 20,000 enemy troops, and when the time comes, Yuwenshu and Zhang Heng will definitely make a statement to the new emperor, and will not let me use the battle to strengthen my strength like this." That's why the father made a ten-day covenant with the new emperor, and when the time comes, he will return to Daxing, and only in this way can they rest assured. ”

"But as soon as I leave, other places may not be able to withstand the attack of the rebels, especially Shuozhou and Daizhou in the north, which is the key to the whole battle situation, only by blocking the passage of Yang Lang's northern Turks can we say that we will win completely, otherwise if Yang Lang escapes to the Turks, it will be troublesome."

Yang Xuangan then asked: "Then why don't you let the child go back to Daxing with his father?" If only the father went back alone. And these five thousand Xiaoguo continue to fight with the child, I'm afraid the new emperor won't be at ease. "Speaking of which. Yang Xuangan glanced at Wang Shichong and said coldly, "Wang joined the army on the emperor's order, and he led the army, I'm afraid that the emperor can rest assured." ”

Wang Shichong smiled bitterly: "General Yang, don't laugh at me, if the emperor can trust me, he won't let me follow you, everyone is now a grasshopper on a rope, and it is important to think about how to tide over the difficulties together." ”

Wang Shichong turned to Yang Su and said: "Marshal Yang, your idea is very good, and it is also the best strategy to counter the rebellion, but this may not be a good thing for your Yang family. Leave Yang Liang a way to escape to the Turks, that is, leave a way for yourself, how could you not think of this? ”

Yang Su's pupils contracted suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "Wang joins the army, these opinions of yours have already been conveyed to me, but I think about it, if I deliberately support the army and self-respect in this counterinsurgency, and sit back and watch Yang Liang escape, I am afraid that the disaster will come faster, and the emperor will have a reason to punish me." Now that Changsun Sheng has fallen to the emperor, it is unlikely that the Turks will be Yang Liang's foreign aid, and if Yang Liang's army is defeated and surrenders, he is afraid that he will be tied up and sent back to the Turks to prove his loyalty. So I can't do anything about this choice. ”

"And Qiao Zhongkui's combat effectiveness is extremely strong, it is the elite of the elite, compared to these heroes who are known as walking horses on their arms and standing on their fists, if they only rely on Yang Yichen's troops, they may not be able to win, even if they win miserably, they will not be able to go south to quell the rebellion."

"Qiao Zhongkui himself has been a fierce general on the battlefield for many years, and has fought with the Turks for more than ten years, which can be said to be experienced in a hundred battles, and he has a general under him, named Wang Ba, who is known as a tiger general who is known as the enemy of 10,000 people. Therefore, you must lead this army to rescue Yang Yichen, and you must find an opportunity to kill that Wang Ba alone. Wang Shichong sighed, had nothing to say, and rode his horse to the river.

After Yang Xuangan watched Wang Shichong walk away, he suddenly laughed: "Father's move is still because he offended Yang Yichen because of the previous Shi Wansui incident, and he also wants the child to help him this time, so as to release his previous suspicions." ”

Yang Su stroked his hair and smiled: "Xuangan has really made great progress, yes, even if you want to prepare for the future, the rivers and lakes are reckless, heroes and heroes must make some friends, but the generals in charge of the army in the DPRK and China are also best to have some friendships, and there is no harm in leaving more connections for yourself." ”

Yang Su suddenly sighed, and said faintly: "Xuangan, my father has harmed many people in the process of climbing to the peak of power, and more people have offended, so many people hate my father, and more people are staring at this position of my father, which will have an adverse impact on you. ”

"In fact, there is no suspense about the outcome of this counterinsurgency operation, Yang Liang has lost the opportunity, and he has no intention of passing through Jiangnan, and when we win this battle, everyone in the world will see the victory or defeat, and no one will support the rebels again."

"But you can look at the relationship between these rebels and some people in the court in the process of counterinsurgency, and see which people can fight for and which people can cooperate, and if you force Yang Liang to take this road one day in the future, you can also have a reference."

Yang Xuan said with a straight face: "The child obeys his father's teachings!" ”

Suddenly, two black dots surfaced on the shore of the river, and Yang Xuangan's eyesight was excellent. Even in this dark night, I can see it at a glance. Surprised and delighted, he said to Yang Su: "Father." Look! ”

Yang Su's eyes widened, his hand on the canopy, only to see the two black dots appear about two miles downwind of the ferry, swam ashore, it turned out to be two people, from a distance they were wearing close-fitting black water support, one was tall and burly, and the other was extremely petite. Wang Shichong obviously also saw the comer, grabbed the belly of the mount, and greeted him.

The lights were bright in the camp of Sudangui, a mile offshore from the east of the river, and the sound of soldiers drinking and eating meat could be heard from afar. And the Hexi piece was lifeless, Wang Shichong took out the fire fold in his arms and lit it, circled around the air a few times, and a little light in the dark night was particularly obvious.

When the two men in the river came ashore, they rushed towards the forest by the light of the fire, and they came in an instant.

Wang Shichong extinguished the fire early, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the enemy troops on the opposite side. The summer night sky is exceptionally clear and star-studded. You can see it clearly within ten zhang, the petite figure is Hongfu, a black water cushion sets off her graceful figure and slender legs extraordinarily obviously, her hair is wrapped in a conjoined water cushion, and the two willow eyebrows are covered with thin water droplets.

The other was a man in his forties, with a strong figure and a very white skin, and the tight water he wore supported his athletic muscles with sharp edges. Judging from the way he ran, his steps were steady and powerful, and there was hardly any shaking of the tendons and flesh all over his body, which showed that it was all real meat.

Wang Shichong secretly praised this person as a rare brave general, just looking at this strength, a weapon of more than 100 catties has no pressure at all.

After Hongfu stood still, he calmed down his rapid breath and said: "Marshal, young general, Wang joins the army, this is Uncle Ma Mou Ma Gang leader, but the leader of the Yellow River Gang, our house has always rented the boat of the Ma Gang Leader. ”

Although Uncle Ma's face is magnificent, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, long beard fluttering, and very manly, Wang Shichong always feels that there is a bit of evil spirit between his eyebrows, which gives him an uncomfortable feeling.

I only heard Uncle Ma snort, and arched his hand: "I have been dealing with Yue Guogong for more than ten years, but I have never had the opportunity to meet, and today I can forget the regret of Ma's life." ”

Yang Su smiled slightly and waved his hand: "The old man is entangled in official business, and he has not been able to take time to meet the mahjong master, and he often regrets it in his heart, and today he can be regarded as getting what he wants." ”

Ma Shumou glanced at Yang Xuangan, who was standing aside, and praised: "It is said that the young general is a hero of the world, and King Xiang is reborn, and today I see that he is really a hero." If you have the opportunity, you want to talk to the young general about martial arts. ”

Yang Xuangan had a bad impression of this person, and said coldly: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the mahjong gang master, the situation is urgent now, please forgive me for taking the liberty of taking the liberty, are those ferries ready?" ”

A smug look flashed on Ma Shumou's face, and he said: "Three hundred pot-bellied boats, each can accommodate ten people, ten horses, or only fifteen horses, four hundred sheepskin rafts, each can hold fifteen people, but it is better not to put war horses on rafts." The boat was covered with hay according to the requirements of Yue Guogong, and the people and horses would not make a sound on it. ”

Yang Su nodded: "Very good, in this way, all the horses can be transported over at one time, the deputy horses can wait for the next batch, and the war horses and people can go over." ”

Wang Shichong suddenly spoke: "Ma gang master, our Xiaoguo cavalry are all heavily armored cavalry, even the horses are also with vests, plus weapons, one person and one horse weigh a thousand catties, that is, ten people can be put on a boat, can you fit it?" ”

Uncle Ma frowned slightly, and blurted out: "Is it so heavy?" ”

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Yang Su's face, and he didn't speak, looking at Hongfu.

As soon as Hongfu saw this frame, he knew that Yang Su was a little unhappy, and hurriedly said: "The master of the Ma Gang has done his best today to get all the ferries in his hands, the time is urgent, please forgive me." ”

Yang Su nodded, stroked his beard, groaned, and said, "Ma gang master, how many people can each of your sheepskin raft and potbelly boat carry?" Or how many catties can it carry? ”

Ma Shumou said: "The pot-bellied boat is a sharp-bottomed boat, with a relatively large carrying capacity, and it can hold about 4,500 catties of things at a time. And the sheepskin raft is smaller, it can only hold about 3,000 catties at a time, and the boat gang is relatively shallow, but I am afraid that the war horse will not be able to go up. ”

Wang Shichong lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and arched his hand towards Yang Suyi and said, "Marshal Yang, the last general has thought of a way to cross the river!" ”

A hint of relief flashed on Yang Su's face, and he asked Wang Shichong, "What is your good plan?" ”

Wang Shichong turned his head first and asked Ma Shumou, "Where is the place to cross the river, will it be discovered by the enemy?" ”

Ma Shumou looked back at the brightly lit camp on the opposite bank, shook his head, and said: "Probably not, the crossing point is downstream ten miles away from here, Wang joins the army, please see, even this camp and the river bank are unguarded, let alone the barren beach ten miles away." ”

Wang Shichong looked at this Pujindu, only to see that the river is about more than 200 steps (more than 300 meters) wide, and there is a small sandbar in the center of the river, although the rows of boats that were originally used as a pontoon bridge have disappeared, but the piles on the sandbar are still clearly visible, which is also the fundamental reason why Pujindu has become the largest ferry on this section of the Yellow River.

Wang Shichong retracted his train of thought and continued to ask: "With this water flow condition tonight, how long will it take to cross the river from the wild ten miles away?" (To be continued......)