Chapter 193: Welcome
Chuang asked indifferently, Yang Zhi answered casually, just like a pair of long-term friends as relaxed and ordinary, Yang Zhi's five lieutenants and the Tongguan generals who accompanied him did not feel anything wrong. Yang Zhi's eyes under the cover of his lazy smile kept staring at Ye Chuang's gaze, and Ye Chuang's gaze only kept wandering between Yang Zhi's hands.
No smile, mouth, or gaze can kill. Yang Zhi is meticulous and extremely observant. It is not yet known how Ye Chuang's martial arts skills are, and his scheming is only too much to be afraid of. Both of them are like mirrors, and since the moment they met, they have always maintained a highly defensive mentality towards each other.
Yang Zhi mentioned the reason for sending troops to meet him, estimated the approximate time when the prince's escort and horses arrived at Tongguan and how he planned to deal with it, which was equivalent to making his position clear to Ye Chuang. It is called asking Ye Chuang's opinion, which is actually a temptation.
The foundation on which the crown prince relied was the powerful forces of the old scholar clan in Jincheng and Guanzhong, and the 200,000 forbidden troops deployed to defend Gyeonggi west of Tongguan were the support of the prince to deter the two younger brothers with heavy troops, so that they easily did not dare to use the "Qing monarch's side" as an excuse to raise troops and rebel. If the crown prince is allowed to hold the sick and disabled emperor into the customs smoothly, it will be like a dragon entering the sea, and his plan to seize power will have succeeded for the most part, and if he wants to save the situation in the future, it will be extremely difficult. If Ye Chuang has the heart to help the prince, even if he doesn't fight with Yang Zhi, he only needs to suppress his soldiers and horses and let the prince enter the customs.
The situation has now reached a critical crossroads. Yang Zhi has always acted ruthlessly and decisively, as long as Ye Chuang is the slightest bit ambiguous, no matter how careful Yang Zhi is, he will inevitably make a fuss. In other words, how Ye Chuang will answer is directly related to his life and death!
Ye Chuang said with a dry smile: "Marquis of Flying Tiger, although you are a high-ranking and powerful lord, and the last general is lowly, you and I are both ministers of Great Xia, and we should always take loyalty to the monarch and the country as our responsibility." The reason why the last general is waiting for a banquet in front of the gate is because you are not only a high-ranking minister with a gold medal in your hand, but also a general who leads the troops to meet you under the orders of the prince of the prison country. Daxia is the emperor's Daxia, and the crown prince is the prince of the country. There are military reports as evidence of the attacks on the Holy Driver, and the rumors circulating outside the world have indeed heard of it but cannot be confirmed, so it is not credible. As for what the Flying Tiger Marquis plans to do, the last general did not dare to overstep his authority and speak falsely. ”
Speaking from the heart, Ye Chuang is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is reasonable. Yang Zhi didn't allow him and the mud no matter what, adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and intentionally or unintentionally gave up the left side of his body to a free position, so that the knife could be drawn unhindered. I didn't plan to argue with Ye Chuang anymore, so I dealt with it casually: "Really? ”
"Hahahaha!" I saw Ye Chuang suddenly raise his head and laugh, and suddenly flipped the table to the ground and jumped back sharply. It's still a sunny day, and in an instant, it's cloudy. The five lieutenants present and Tongguan General Zuo Deng were shocked and discolored, all of them were ignorant and didn't know why something had changed.
This guy is shrewd, and he has already taken precautions! Yang Zhi secretly complained in his heart, and instinctively flashed to the side when he was caught off guard, and his eyes were already murderous.
With an innocent smile on his face: "General Ye, you and I are familiar at first sight, and you can speak as bluntly as you want." Why? ”
Ye Chuang couldn't help but secretly admire Yan Yan when he saw that his face still didn't change his face. Said coldly: "I have long heard that the Flying Tiger Marquis has the name of taking the head of a general in a million armies, and he is really bold!" You never wear armor in plain clothes, and your waist knife is used by ordinary sergeants, apparently worn temporarily before entering the customs. I don't want to be a fool yet, how dare I let you try the blade unprepared? Going to the meeting alone is not a human being who can sing brilliantly, as you said, today we can say everything we have to say. It's just that it seems safer for me to speak as I do now. ”
Turning around and shouting to many of the subordinate generals who were accompanying him: "I have something to say to the Flying Tiger Hou, why don't you retreat?" No one is allowed to enter unless they hear my orders! If I die, you will all obey the orders of the Flying Tiger Marquis! ”
Ye Chuang strictly guarded against being suddenly plotted by Yang Zhi's hands in vain, but he would rather fight against him alone and fearlessly, rather than fight with the two departments under the control of the forbidden army. Yang Zhi faintly felt that Ye Chuang's martial arts mind was probably still above Geng Chao, and his open-mindedness was beyond Geng Chao's reach, and he felt a sense of sympathy.
"I knew that General Ye was so careful, I would just take a knife and use it during the banquet." Yang Zhi waved his hand to the five captains behind him, and said with a faint smile: "You all go down." Remember, so do I die. ”
Yang Zhi's identity, status and reputation are all far superior to Ye Chuang, and at this moment, he frankly admits that he has murderous intentions, and treats himself and Ye Chuang on an equal footing, which does not show great respect for him. In the minds of the generals on both sides, both of them are extremely authoritative figures, although they are full of suspicion and look at each other, they dare not have the slightest disobedience. Invariably, they rushed out and nervously retreated to the door to wait. In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left, Yang Zhi and Ye Chuang.
To everyone's great surprise, there was silence in the hall of Xingyuan, and there was neither a fierce verbal argument nor the clanging of swords. After the two sides held their breath for about half an hour, they only heard Ye Chuang suddenly shout: "Bring the wine!" ”
The so-called "those who have military orders are strictly forbidden to drink" Yunyun was thrown out of the clouds in an instant. The army has prepared a jar of excellent sorghum, which is full of ten catties
But I drank not a drop left. Yang Zhi and Ye Chuang were both drunk, but what did the two of them say in half an hour.
In the early morning of the next day, the sound of the Tongguan general's marching drums shook the sky, and there was a scene of slaughter. It was not so much a matter of Ye Chuang's promotion as a simple ceremony of handing over command to Yang Zhi. I saw Yang Zhigao sitting in the position of general, and Ye Chuang presented the general's seal in front of many generals under his subordinates, and announced loudly: From now on, all 50,000 elite soldiers in Tongguan will be controlled by the Flying Tiger Marquis, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!
Yang Zhi then issued several military orders: First, immediately rush to make the Yang character general flag, and be sure to plant the Tongguan City Tower today. Second, the follow-up soldiers and horses may rush to Tongguan this afternoon, and Ye Chuang will be personally responsible for entering the city and settling down. The third is to send 20 scouts to immediately go out of the customs and search to the east, so as to find out the whereabouts of the holy driver as soon as possible. The fourth is to select 6,000 Tongguan fine cavalry, and immediately combine 10,000 heavy cavalry with 4,000 light cavalry.
Even though the two lieutenants, Guo Rui and Zhong Tao, led the follow-up infantry to meet the infantry day and night, they did not rush to the outside of Tongguan until it was dark that day. Here, Rao is Ye Chuang is resolute and resolute full cooperation, and the 10,000 heavily armored cavalry will not be integrated into an army until the evening. It wasn't until Yang Zhi and Ye Chuang took advantage of the night to inspect the 10,000 heavily armed cavalry in the school field that the scouts sent came to report: The prince's 20,000 escort soldiers and horses were commanded by the cavalry general Shen Chong, and they camped forty miles away from Tongguan, and it was expected that the holy driver would arrive at Tongguan at about noon tomorrow.
Yang Zhi smiled: "It's so fast! Fortunately, we have just the right amount of time. It is rare for the crown prince and General Shen to win a victory, so I have to arrange a grand guard of honor for them to have fun. Order: 10,000 heavily armed cavalry can rest in peace tonight, and tomorrow the whole army will go out of the city to form a line to welcome the holy driver! ”
Ye Chuang and Yang Zhi had unconsciously changed their titles, and said with a worried face: "Brother Yang, you took over the Tongguan soldiers and horses to take responsibility for me, it was a good intention, and I know this section in my heart." But after all, the crown prince is the prince of a country, and rumors are rumors after all, and I always feel that we do this...... It seems that there is a lot of inappropriateness. ”
Yang Zhi said disappreciatively: "Brother Ye is worried that the smell of gunpowder is too strong, which will lead to friction between the two armies, and then cause a fight, right?" You can rest assured, I don't dare to say to others, I can still carry how many catties and taels the prince and Shen Zhong have. Rumors are the best reason why I did this! If the rumor is true, it is not a rumor. If we let him in easily, we will be aiding and abetting abuse. Chen Sheng's military power is precisely to deter the prince and Shenzhong, so that they dare not act rashly, which is still secondary. What's more important is that I don't know what the emperor's illness is now, if the prince declares that the emperor has died after entering the customs, won't you and I become sinners through the ages? ”
"As the saying goes, if you don't do anything bad, you're not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. If the emperor is well ill, if the prince is not a ghost, and sees you and me welcoming the whole army, he will only become more and more ambitious and high-spirited, and he does not have to and will not be afraid. All in all, before I see the emperor with my own eyes, I must not let a single soldier enter the customs! ”
At midnight the next day, Yang Zhi personally led 10,000 heavy horsemen out of the city, imitating the style of the military parade in the previous life, and set up two phalanxes outside the city. Ye Chuang stayed at the head of the city, and according to Yang Zhi's order, he led the sergeants to set up a hundred cannons on the city tower, only twenty of which were loaded with genuine starting projectiles, and the remaining 180 were all loaded with thunderbolts. There is a way to be prepared, and it is true to show you, but Lao Tzu is not afraid that you will suddenly go crazy, and if you want to fight, you will fight and kill!
At noon, the bright yellow emperor dragon flag waving in the wind finally appeared in people's field of vision. Yang Zhi smiled and rode forward to meet him, and the two captains with the best skills, Chen Zhun and Xiao Gang, who were good at riding and archery, slowly followed behind him.
The prince and Shen Chong saw the Yangzi general flag flying high at the head of the city from a distance, and this formation was set up outside the city, and they couldn't help but quickly exchange glances worriedly. Prince Fox waved his hand and signaled the rear team to form a battle formation, protecting himself and the impenetrable Emperor Luan, and tossed for a long time before continuing to come over.
Yang Zhi and the other princes and Shen Zheng slowly approached the carefully arranged guard of honor, and Le Ma shouted: "All the soldiers listen to the order: pay tribute to the emperor and the prince!" ”
Lieutenant Zhu Dawei and Hu Zhixiong respectively served as the first horsemen of the two phalanxes, and waved the Yang character flag in their hands in response, and 10,000 heavily armed cavalrymen brushed and drew their swords and held them in front of their chests, and shouted together: "The Xia army is mighty!" Invincible! Congratulations to the emperor and the prince's class teacher! ”
The sword glittered under the snowlight, and the roar shook the sky, and the momentum was quite amazing.
The prince was so bombarded by this sudden thunder that he almost didn't fall off his horse, and the escorts around him were in a mess, and they instinctively drew their swords to prepare for battle. After everyone listened to the welcome slogan shouted sincerely, the knife that was drawn out was not collected, and they all set their eyes on the prince.
The prince's face was full of embarrassment, and Shen Zheng's face was pale.
Yang Zhi secretly laughed in his stomach: Speaking seriously, the two living treasures in front of him are now his brother-in-law. I wonder if the prince has the interest to wave his hand and roar a few times at this time, "All the sons and daughters have worked hard"? To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in,,!