Lushi County is located to the east of Hongnong County, and it is also the place where Zhang Xuan entered Sui a few months ago, and he did not expect that after nearly four months, he would come to Lushi County again.

At this time, it is early spring in February, everything is recovering, weeping willows are budding, clusters of yellow spring flowers are blooming particularly gorgeously, and a few swallows are flying across the river, creating a circle of ripples.

To the south of Lushi County is the majestic Bear's Ear Mountain, which belongs to the remnants of the Qinling Mountains, that is, the land where Zhang Xuan strayed into the Sui Dynasty, while the north is low, flat, with low hills and valleys, covered by large forests.

Luoshui flows through the hills and valleys across Lushi County, where villages are located on both sides of the river, and large wheat fields and mulberry forests can be seen everywhere.

Although the ancestral land of the Yang family is in Guanzhong, there is also a clan settlement in Lushi County, but the scale is much smaller than that of Huayin Yangjiazhuang, where more than 20 Yang clansmen live.

The reason why the Yang family has clansmen in Lushi County is because they have a land of thousands of acres in Lushi County, which was originally the fief of Yang Su of Xiangguo, and Yang Su handed it over to the family.

More than 20 years ago, the Yang family moved more than a dozen families to take care of this wheat field, and at the same time built a mansion here, which stored a lot of money and grain.

This Yang mansion is close to Luoshui, and there is a wharf built on the edge of Luoshui, where several 500-stone cargo ships are docked.

Zhang Xuan and ten children of the Yang family arrived at the Yang family's mansion in the afternoon, and they were led by Yang Wenjun, at this time Zhang Xuan's identity was the head of the Yang Jiazhuang guards, and he was responsible for security.

"Zhang Gongzi, the time is urgent, we have to leave tonight, we have to deal with some things first, you step on the line outside, pay attention to see if there are any suspicious people."

Yang Wenjun told Zhang Xuan a few words, and then took a few Yang children into the house, of course Zhang Xuan also knew that they had other things, to burn some of Yang Xuangan's contraband, naturally he couldn't let him, an outsider, be present.

Zhang Xuan came to several large ships on the dock, there were four large ships, but in Zhang Xuan's opinion, they were medium-sized ships, at least seven zhang long and one zhang high, but they could transport a lot of materials.

He jumped onto a big boat, and there was only one old boatman on board who was slowly cleaning the planks, Zhang Xuan stepped forward and asked with a smile: "May I ask my husband, can these boats go retrograde in Luoshui?" ”

The old boatman glanced up at him and said with a smile: "Of course, the Luoshui water flow is very slow, and you can move forward with the swaying oar, but it is a little slower than the downstream." ”

"It doesn't look like the river is deep."

"It's okay! Now that the spring flood has just begun, the water level has risen a lot compared to last month, and in two months, this pier will be flooded. ”

Zhang Xuan walked to the side of the boat, picked up the penny next to him and tested the depth of the water, about a foot deep, he nodded secretly, at this moment, Zhang Xuan accidentally found that there were some figures shaking in the woods on the opposite bank.

He was secretly taken aback in his heart, and then looked closely at the woods on the other side, and the figures he had just seen disappeared again.

"Uncle, is there a house in the woods on the other side?" Zhang Xuan turned around and asked the old boatman.

"How can there be people on the other side, it's all mountains and forests, at least I haven't seen people, only monkeys."

Zhang Xuan secretly wondered in his heart, "Could it be that what I saw just now was a monkey, not a human?" ’

"Nope! No way! ”

I can see very clearly that there is a white figure in it, and it is impossible for a monkey to have a white figure, it must be a human.

Zhang Xuan looked carefully into the mountains and forests again, he seemed to see someone moving quietly, and he suddenly had doubts in his heart, could it be that someone was still fighting Yang Xuangan's idea?

At this time, he thought of the Xuanwu Fire Phoenix, could it be that they were also here?

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In the dense forest on the west bank of Luoshui, Zhang Zhongjian stood behind a big tree, his eyes sharply staring at the four big ships on the Yangfu pier, he led eleven of his subordinates to come for two days, this is the largest number of people since the establishment of Xuanwu Huofeng.

Even in the second year of the Great Cause, when the more than 300 Yang Liang remnants who gathered in the name of the community sacrifice in the suburbs of Chang'an in the bloodbath, Xuanwu Huofeng only dispatched nine people, and this time to hunt and kill Yang Xuangan, they actually dispatched twelve people.

Zhang Zhongjian felt the heavy burden on his shoulders, but he was very cautious and steady, and even if the pressure was great, he would patiently wait for the opportunity.

Yang Xuangan's hiding place was very secretive, and they couldn't inquire about it by any means, but they got a clue that two months ago, Yang Mansion used a big ship to transport a batch of grain.

Zhang Zhongjian immediately guessed that the batch of grain must have been given to Yang Xuangan, and he had also sneaked into the mansion to investigate, and there was still a lot of money and grain in the mansion, and they would definitely deliver it again.

"Senior brother, Yuwen Shu has already arrived in Lushi County with an army of 20,000, I'm afraid it's not a way for us to wait like this."

"Calm down, there is already movement in the Yang Mansion."

Zhang Zhongjian looked at the four big ships, his eyesight was extraordinary, he found that there was a tall and straight young man on the first big ship, looking around, and at the same time seeing them here, pointing here and asking the boatman what?

Zhang Zhongjian was shocked, and when he turned around, he saw his junior sister Zhang Chuchen walking briskly with two Huofeng subordinates, they pretended to be village girls to inquire about the news, and Zhang Chuchen was wearing a white dress.

Zhang Zhongjian secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, Zhang Zhuchen's white clothes might have exposed their whereabouts, but at this time, Zhang Zhuchen had already walked to the isolation zone, and the other party would not see her again.

"Any news?" Zhang Zhongjian didn't want to mention the matter of white clothes for the time being.

"Sure enough, as the senior brother expected, Hongnong Yang is here, and ten people are here, so they should be looking for Yang Xuangan."

Zhang Zhongjian was overjoyed, and God favored him, making his inference come true, and he really wanted to start with the Yang family of the Lu family.

"Why is he here too!" Zhang Chuchen suddenly saw Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan's tall and straight figure made her recognize it at a glance.

"Senior sister knows him?"

Zhang Chuchen's eyes were full of surprise, "I saw him in Yang Qi's martial arts hall, and he also came to our Wuchuan Mansion, it seems that he is a friend of Wang Bodang, but what does he have to do with the Yang family?" ”

Zhang Zhongjian's eyes narrowed as he looked at Zhang Xuan, and it seemed that this person was also not good.

"Senior brother, what should we do?" Zhang Chuchen asked uneasily.

Zhang Zhongjian looked at a few big ships and said slowly: "Now I can only take one step at a time, and there will be no mistake in following these ships first!" ”

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That night, two large ships loaded with 10,000 yuan and 500 stone of grain quietly left the Yang Mansion and went west along Luoshui.

Luoshui originates in the Qinling Mountains, flows through Shangluo County, Hongnong County and Henan County, and finally flows into the Yellow River, it is a very ordinary river in the upper and middle reaches, until Luoyang, its fame has increased sharply, it divides Luoyang City into two, and has become the first river of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Although Zhang Xuan came to Lushi County again, their final place was not Lushi, but came to Lushi County to load money and grain, and the big ship slowly traveled westward, and two days later, the two big ships entered the territory of Shangluo County.

Since Zhang Xuan accidentally discovered that someone was spying on the Yang family's mansion, along the way, he never saw those people who were spying on them, and their journey was relatively smooth and they did not encounter any trouble.

And after entering Shangluo County, the banks of the river were sparsely populated, and the villages were rarely seen, at this time, Yang Wenjun slowly stepped forward, pointed to a large canyon in front of him, and whispered: "Yang Xuangan and his army are hiding in that canyon." ”

"Does he still have an army?"

Yang Wenjun nodded, "There are about two thousand or so people, but the morale is very low, if I hadn't sent food in time last time, the army would have rioted, and I guess they won't be able to hold on." ”

Yang Wenjun saw that there was no one left and right, and whispered to Zhang Xuan: "I got a news in Lushi County, Yuwenshu led 10,000 troops to be stationed in Lushi County, they have just arrived, it is likely that there are deserters who betrayed Yang Xuangan, he is in a very bad situation now, we must prevent him from returning to Huayin Yangjiazhuang." ”

"But he is the former head of the Yang family."

Although Zhang Xuan can understand the Yang family's distress and know that Yang Xuangan will not be able to leave alive, but the Yang family's decision is too ruthless?

"That's useless!"

Yang Wenjun said categorically: "This is a decision made by the Council of Elders, the Yang family must not be implicated by him again, I came this time to persuade him not to return to Yangjiazhuang." ”

The fleet had traveled another five or six miles, and the mountains on both sides seemed to have come to an end, when the fleet slowly turned around and sailed into a relatively secluded river, on both sides of which were overgrown with large trees and lush vines.

The fleet immediately stopped, but saw hundreds of soldiers on both sides, all in rags, holding spears and knives, surrounding the two large ships, Zhang Xuan actually had a trace of illusion, they seemed to have come to the primitive tribe.

Yang Wenjun stepped forward and smiled at the leading general: "General Song, do you remember me?" ”

The leader of the generals recognized Yang Wenjun and immediately smiled, "It turned out to be Second Master Yang, I said how could someone send charcoal in the snow, it can only be the Yang family!" ”

The boatman boarded the boat, and Yang Wenjun walked ashore and said with a smile: "I have been ordered by the head of the family to send you some money and food, by the way, how is my brother now?" ”

The leader of the generals smiled bitterly, pulled Yang Wenjun aside, and said in a low voice: "Yang Shangshu has been very short-tempered recently, killing people at every turn, and people are panicking from top to bottom. ”

"Why?" Yang Wenjun was puzzled.

"I guess I'm a little desperate for the future, Li Mi was still able to persuade him before, but now that Li Mi is missing, no one dares to persuade him anymore."

At this moment, a large group of soldiers walked quickly from the distant woods, surrounded by one person, although four months had passed, Zhang Xuan still recognized the leader at a glance, it was Yang Xuangan.

I saw that he was a lot thinner than the last time he fought with Yuwen Chengdu, his face was dark, his eyes were gloomy, and he looked very haggard.

Yang Xuangan had dissatisfaction on his face, and stepped forward and asked, "Why are you here now?" ”

Yang Wenjun was really unhappy in his heart, he brought such a big disaster to the family, the family did not leave him, and was willing to send him money and food, which was already benevolent and righteous, and he actually blamed himself for being late.

Yang Wenjun thought of what General Song Tao said just now, he held back the dissatisfaction in his heart and explained: "The limelight has been very tight recently, and we don't dare to act rashly, for fear of being discovered where my brother is hiding. ”

Yang Xuangan's face softened slightly, but he still said to him in a cold tone: "I have something to ask you, you come with me!" ”

He also instructed Song Tao, "Tell the brothers to bring back the money and grain, and whoever dares to hide it privately will be beheaded immediately!" ”

Song Tao, the head of the general, bowed and saluted, "Obey orders!" ”

Yang Xuangan and Yang Wenjun returned to the station first, Song Tao arranged for hundreds of soldiers to go on the boat to carry money and food, and then he stepped forward and said to Zhang Xuan and other Yang disciples: "Please come with me, I will take you to rest." ”

Everyone went back to the cabin to pack their belongings and go ashore, Zhang Xuan carried the seven-star sword behind him, with a sword at his waist and a military thorn in his boots, and walked out of the cabin quickly, just at the moment when he walked out of the cabin, he suddenly saw several black figures appear in the mountains and forests on the other side of Luoshui, but they disappeared in a flash.

Zhang Xuan saw it clearly this time, although it was very short, and it passed in a flash, but he could be sure that the Xuanwu Fire Phoenix, only they would always follow the big ship, but it was admirable, and they actually followed Yang Xuangan's hiding place.

Zhang Xuan was vigilant in his heart, this time he must not be preempted by the Xuanwu Fire Phoenix.

Zhang Xuan remained silent, as if he hadn't noticed the anomaly in the mountains and forests opposite, and walked to the shore with all the children of the Yang family.

On the other side of the mountain forest, Zhang Zhongjian was extremely excited, he followed the fleet for two days and two nights, although he paid the price of hardship, but the price was not in vain, he finally discovered Yang Xuangan's hiding place, and he hid in Shangluo County, which was really unexpected by everyone.

"Senior brother, let's go up!" All his subordinates saw Yang Xuangan on the other side, and they rubbed their fists and impatiently asked for battle.

Zhang Zhongjian waved his hand, "Don't worry! Wait until the right time to make a move. ”

He looked at Zhang Xuan's back from afar, and secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that this person also came to kill Yang Xuangan?

He pondered for a moment and whispered a few words to Zhang Zhuchen, Zhang Zhuchen nodded, "I understand, I'll go to Luonan County!" ”

Zhang Chuchen led a few of his men and rushed along the river towards Luonan County.

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After passing through a forest, everyone entered a very narrow valley road, about a dozen steps, and suddenly a wide valley appeared in front of them.

The valley is surrounded by high mountains and cliffs, about one mile wide and five or six miles deep, and there were originally lush forests on both sides, but the trees have been cut down and more than 100 wooden houses of all sizes have been built.

Yang Xuangan and his more than 2,000 followers hid here, and it could be seen that they had had a very difficult time in the past few months, everyone was dressed in rags, their faces were dissatisfied, and their eyes contained resentment and hatred.

"Do you want to die?"

There was an angry roar in the distance, "Dare to steal Lao Tzu's things!" ”

A burly man rushed out of a wooden house, knocked an emaciated soldier to the ground, punched and kicked him, and beat him to death, and the surrounding soldiers were incited and shouted around him, "Kill him!" Shoot him! ”

Everyone's eyes turned red and they were excited, like a beast that rushed to bite its prey.

General Song Tao was furious, rushed up and shouted: "Get back for me!" ”

Song Tao appeared, and all the soldiers returned to their respective wooden houses, and the soldier who beat people glared at Song Tao viciously, turned around and walked away, and the beaten person slowly got up and walked towards another wooden house with difficulty.

"Let everyone laugh, hey! I heard that the officers and soldiers have arrived in Luonan County, who knows how many days we can survive? ”

Song Tao sighed and led everyone to an empty house, "Everyone, please rest here!" Someone will come to greet you at mealtime. ”

He turned around and hurriedly left, the children of the Yang family entered the house to rest, but Zhang Xuan was looking around, he also knew that Yuwenshu's army was about to be killed, but he didn't expect that even Yang Xuangan's subordinates knew that danger was coming.

Since this is the case, then the army should actively prepare for war, but this army does not seem to have any preparations, and is keen to fight in the nest, I don't know what Yang Xuan feels is up to his mind? ――

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