Chapter 161: The Way Home (15)
(I wish all students who take the college entrance examination good results, and I wish all parents in the world health and happiness)
More than 20,000 cavalry crossed over from the canyon and prepared to join the expeditionary force Marshal Yu Wenshu and others on the other side of the mountain. The canyon is not too narrow, and more than ten cavalry horsemen can walk side by side. Frightened along the way, the Uvenshi and the Goguryeo people were worried about the sneak attack, so they kept urging the team to speed up. After all, the terrain here is too suitable for ambushes, and the cliffs on both sides are not very steep, which can completely ambush a large number of soldiers, even if a stone falls down, the Sui army will suffer heavy losses.
The five hundred light cavalry in the front and the large group of people behind the horse opened a distance of about a mile, and the soldiers frequently looked sideways as they walked, everyone was afraid that countless Goguryeo people would suddenly appear on both sides of the canyon, and if the cavalry was blocked in the canyon, they would only be slaughtered by others, and they would have no power to fight back.
Fortunately, this canyon is not too long, and fortunately, the Goguryeo people are not immortals, and wherever there is a Sui army, they will appear.
The Goguryeo people didn't come, but that doesn't mean that others didn't come.
Just when Yu Wenshi and had already seen the light flickering at the mouth of the canyon, the five hundred light horsemen who were exploring the way in front had already left the valley mouth, and Yu Wenshi's heart was just relaxed, and the light horses in front of him suddenly stopped, and then someone separated from the team and galloped towards the location of Yu Wenshi and Yu.
A lieutenant held a letter in his hand, and when he came to Yu Wenshi and hugged his fist, he said, "Horse, someone in front of you shot a letter with a feather arrow." ”
"Oh?"
Yu Wenshi asked, "Have you ever seen anyone coming?" ”
The lieutenant said: "I didn't see it, I didn't even see where the feather arrow came from, but the arrow stopped in front of the team and didn't hurt anyone." ”
Yu Wenshi nodded and took the letter, the letter was folded, and five words were written on the back. When Yu Wenshi saw these five words, his expression suddenly became exciting, his eyebrows involuntarily raised, and the corners of his mouth rose, but the expression on his face did not show any pleasure, it was like a tangled mess. I want to laugh and curse, and it looks extremely contradictory.
Just by seeing these five words, Yu Wenshi knew who wrote the letter.
Scholar and brother in.
There is no second person except that stupid boy who calls himself such a nondescript name. The reason why the expression on Yu Wenshiji's face was so wonderful was because his heart was happy, confused, and even a little angry. I was happy because I first knew the news of my father Yuwenshu, and then this stupid boy was still alive, and he was puzzled and angry because he didn't understand why the stupid boy "met" in this way for a while.
Something must have happened, he can't come to see me!
Yu Wenshi thought in his heart, and did not rush to read the letter, but ordered: "The whole army accelerates, hurry up and get out of the canyon!" ”
When the team started to speed up again, Yu Wenshi urged the horse to go, shaking the letter open as he went, and then looked at it very seriously. The letter is short, only twenty or thirty sentences, but the meaning is clear. Therefore, when Yu Wenshi read the letter, his face immediately turned pale, and he tore the letter to pieces and threw it out. The confetti is like a fluttering butterfly, fluttering and sprinkling.
"You idiot! Bastard! Bastard! ”
Yu Wenshi couldn't help but scold angrily.
The subordinates were all startled, and subconsciously looked at Yu Wenshiji.
He gasped heavily, and it seemed that he was really angry.
"Brother Shi, don't come unharmed? After a few months, I don't know if Shi and his brother still remember Yan Yun? ”
"Yesterday, when I heard that Shi and his brother led the army south to meet Marshal Yuwen, I was overjoyed, but I was uneasy. In the first battle of Sashui, Marshal Yuwen and the generals abandoned the soldiers and got out by themselves, Yanyun fought back and forth, saving more than 20,000 soldiers of the Great Sui to return to the north in a hurry. I really never thought that I would meet with the scholar and brother and Marshal Yuwen unexpectedly, Yan Yun wanted to find the scholar and brother, but the 20,000 soldiers under his command were angry, and they wanted to surround Marshal Yuwen and ask him what was going on. So Yan Yun couldn't get out, so he had to send a letter to say goodbye. ”
Shi and his brother treated Yan Yun kindly, and they were grateful. Therefore, Yan Yun tried his best to suppress the resentment of his soldiers, and hoped that the soldiers and his brother would speed up and join Marshal Yuwen and the generals to go first, otherwise when the two armies were facing each other, Yan Yun would not dare to suppress the anger of the masses. I also hope that the scholar and brother will forgive me, and Yan Yun will write it himself. ”
Yu Wenshi tore the letter to shreds and scolded angrily: "You are trying to demonstrate to me?!" Darn! Ok, good, good! I can't imagine that I can see each other today, am I afraid of you! ”
Ying Yanglang frowned at Meng Zhen, hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "Don the horse, but you found the enemy?" ”
This sentence was half asking and half reminding, like Daigo empowerment, which made Yu Wenshi wake up suddenly. In front of the soldiers, he really shouldn't have lost his temper like this. He was originally a thoughtful person, and when he was a little sober, he immediately understood what Meng Zhen meant. He nodded and said, "Yes, that Goguryeo barbarian dared to write a war against my Great Sui, he really didn't think he could do anything!" ”
"Oh...... It turned out to be a war book. ”
Meng Zhen said angrily: "A group of Goguryeo barbarians, they can't do it!" ”
Yu Wenshi sighed in his heart and glanced at Meng Zhen gratefully.
What really happened to the Expeditionary Force? The Battle of Sasui? Father and the generals abandoned the soldiers? Oh, my God! If this matter reaches the ears of His Majesty, then it will be fine! No, you have to find your father as soon as possible, otherwise this time the trouble will be really big. Yan Yun's letter should not be a simple verbal threat, if he really rescued 20,000 soldiers and withdrew all the way in embarrassment, he actually met his father and them at this time, and the resentment of the soldiers can be imagined! If there is a mutiny......
Meng Zhen saw that Yu Wenshiji's face was constantly changing, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”
Yu Wenshi sighed and said, "Find the marshal first, I can't tell for a while." Order the whole army to hurry up and tell the soldiers that there are a large number of Goguryeo people preparing to fight ahead! ”
Meng Zhen didn't know what was going on, so he glanced back at the confetti and thought for a moment.
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"In the forest in front, Yu Wenshu and Old General Xue are all there!"
Chen Qi'er pointed to the front and said.
Li Xian nodded, turned around and said to Xue Wanche, "Brother Mouyuan, don't leave it at that." ”
Xue Wanche was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Xian incredulously and asked, "An Zhi, what did you say?" ”
Li Xian smiled and said, "Old General Xue is in the forest in front, so it's better for you to hurry over and see each other." Brother Mouyuan, thank you for your help along the way, but you and I are not people along the way, and we will break up sooner or later. In that case, it is better to take this opportunity for you to leave. ”
Xue Wanche looked at Li Xian and asked, "You mean?" Let me leave the team? ”
Li Xian put away his smile and said solemnly: "Brother Mouyuan, Old General Xue is in front!" ”
I thought that Li Xian was crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but when Li Xian repeated the sentence of General Xue in front, Xue Wanche suddenly came to his senses!
An Zhi is thinking about me, for my father, and for the sake of our Xue family!
If I don't go over to see my father, then Yuwenshu will definitely make a big fuss about it after he goes back! The army is defeated, and the old thief will inevitably find someone to carry the black pot for him. An Zhi's rebellion is a foregone conclusion, if I am still with An Zhi and them, back in the court, how can Yu Wenshu let go of this opportunity? If it is because of this time that my father and my family are affected, then my sin will be great!
He was afraid that Yu Wenshu would take the opportunity to harm our Xue family!
After thinking about it, Xue Wanche gave Li Xian a deep sigh: "Thank you An Zhi for teaching me!" ”
Li Xian patted Xue Wanche on the shoulder and said: "Brother Mouyuan, you and I are like-minded, I didn't want you to go back, I am a very selfish person, and I thought at first that even if Brother Mouyuan wants to leave, I will force you to stay and help me." But now that the situation has changed, if you don't go back, how will General Xue explain there? So, don't leave it at that, if there is still fate in the future, let's fight side by side again! ”
Xue Wanche opened his mouth and let out a long sigh: "Anzhi, take care!" ”
Li Xian nodded and said, "After a while, you will lead people to rush over, and I will have to order a bow and arrow to send each other." Otherwise, after you go back, it will be difficult for Yuwenshu to speak in front of the old thief. ”
Xue Wanche was stunned for a moment, and then nodded. He turned around and confessed a few words to his own soldiers, and asked Li Xian uneasily: "Yuwenshi and his 20,000 cavalry have arrived, although your men and horses are no less than him, but the soldiers have traveled a long distance, and the army has just mutinied, and the army is unstable, and it is definitely not the opponent of Yuwenshi and the 20,000 elite cavalry, do you really think about it?" ”
Li Xian smiled: "Brother Mouyuan, don't worry, I won't be reckless." ”
Xue Wanche nodded and said, "That...... Say goodbye! ”
Li Xian nodded and smiled, and hugged Xue Wanche's fist.
Xue Wanche turned his horse and left, and hundreds of personal soldiers rushed out after him. Li Xian watched his back drift away, and was just about to order the archers to shoot indiscriminately for a while, when he saw Xue Wanche suddenly turn around and run back.
"Anzhi, if there is any difficulty in the future, just come to my Xue family!"
Xue Wanche shouted to Li Xian, and then turned his horse away again.
Waiting for Xue Wanche to go away, Li Xian ordered the archers to pretend to release a few arrows, and the soldiers shouted a few words of pursuit, and in the shouting, Xue Wanche led the troops into the forest.
Li Xian ordered loudly: "Array!" ”
More than 20,000 soldiers quickly formed a phalanx two or three miles away from the woods, and Li Xian ordered the soldiers to form a formation and walk slowly, just waiting for the Yu Wenshi to arrive. When they were only a mile or so away from the forest, there was a rumbling sound of horses' hooves from the side. Li Xian looked sideways, and saw a cloud of smoke and dust rolling over from the right side. Li Xian smiled slightly, and ordered the army to retreat a mile and wait in formation.
Yu Wenshi and far away saw a large number of people in front of him thinking about the woods pressing over, and seeing that the clothes of those people were very shabby, they really looked like a group of rebellious refugees. It's just that Yu Wenshi didn't dare to underestimate it, it was not a refugee, but a real more than 20,000 soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion! He was worried that Yan Yunzhen would attack his father, and loudly urged the cavalry to speed up.
Li Xian only waited for him to come, and did not give the order to attack. When the soldiers heard the shouting just now, they knew that General Xue had left, and when everyone was still in shock, Yuwen Shi and his cavalry had already rushed over. For a moment, the atmosphere became eerie. Just when everyone was surprised, the 20,000 cavalry on the opposite side had already blocked the woods and slowly formed an attack formation.
Why?
Almost all the soldiers had questions, why General Xue was leaving, why a cavalry of the Great Sui suddenly appeared in front, and why, that cavalry was lined up in an attack formation?
At this time, some people began to spread the news among the soldiers, saying that the horse Yu Wenshi and the cavalry came to meet them, but they did not answer everyone, but answered what he Lao Zi Yuwen said. In order to communicate with the emperor after going back, Yuwenshu ordered Yuwenshi and the team here to launch an attack to kill everyone! Because if the team goes back, the truth about Yuwenshu and those great generals abandoning their soldiers and fleeing for their lives alone will be spread!
"Fight with them!"
"Kill Yu Wenshu!"
"Let's do the opposite! In order to keep his official title, the old thief Yuwenshu doesn't care about our life or death at all! ”
"The emperor sent Yu Wenshi to kill us, everyone turned against us!"
The Flying Tiger spy who was mixed in the crowd began to shout, and many people were aroused to anger, and more and more people became agitated, and they shouted loudly, eager to tear Yuwenshu to pieces.
Li Xian heard the earth-shattering shouts in his team, and the corners of his mouth hooked a happy arc.
As soon as Yu Wenshi stopped his horse, he heard a burst of earth-shattering shouts erupting from the tens of thousands of people on the opposite side, and he listened attentively and immediately changed his face in fright. are all voices condemning his father, it seems that what Yan Yunxin wrote is indeed true! He immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert, ready to fight at any time.
At this moment, Yuwenshu and other generals came out of the woods under the protection of their own soldiers, and when they heard the deafening shouts of killing, Yuwenshu's face changed dramatically with anger.
"Shiji!"
Yu Wenshu shouted: "Kill all those anti-thieves!" ”
Yu Wenshi was stunned for a moment, and then ordered loudly: "Array! Fight off the enemy army! ”
He changed Yuwenshu's order from killing all to repelling.
The 20,000 cavalry began to start slowly, forming a formation and pressing towards Li Xian's men and horses.
"Da Sui doesn't want us anymore! Yuwen said that the old thief wants to kill us all, and everyone fights with the old thief! ”
"General Yan! We are no longer the soldiers of the Great Sui! Kill it! ”
Listening to the tidal wave of shouts, the expression on Li Xian's face became more and more pleasant. He whispered to Luo Fu and the others: "In this way, we still have to thank Yuwen for that old thief." ”
Everyone laughed, and Chen Qi'er laughed and asked, "Do you want to fight?" ”
Li Xian pursed his lips, glanced at him and said, "Only fools fight!" Blow the horn and retire! ”