Liu Yuliang didn't think that Yang Sichang would make a hindrance before, but this person has always had a good reputation in the court, and all kinds of speculations have no real evidence, so he gave up, but after Xiong Kaiyuan's analysis, this seed of doubt that had been suppressed by him took root and sprouted in an instant.

"Yang Xiang still takes care of the overall situation and understands the general situation, and this kind of thing must not be mentioned again in the future."

Although he said so, he had already determined in his heart that Yang Sichang was the mastermind who was plotting to drive him out of the capital behind the scenes.

The two of them were exchanging opinions on major affairs in the DPRK and China overnight, and Li Daqian, the general of the Fifth Army Battalion who escorted them, urged the horse to rush over, and then walked through Baiyangdian is the boundary of Renqiu, and the possibility of encountering Tartars further south greatly increased, so he came to ask Liu Yuliang.

"Old Yuge, the front has reached the Tatar-controlled area, due to the unknown enemy situation, the last general requested to temporarily stop the march, send a horse scout, confirm that there are no Tartar soldiers within a radius of thirty miles, and then move forward."

Liu Yuliang put his hand on the pergola and tried to look into the distance, although there was snow all over the ground in the dark night reflecting the faint moonlight, it was only a few dozen steps away as far as his eye could see. He sat back on his horse, reached out his right hand and pointed ahead.

"How many Tartar soldiers can there be in Renqiu Projectile City, and it is still insufficient to defend the city, where are the extra troops to go out of the city to intercept us? You don't have to stay, just send out scouts. ”

In fact, Liu Yuliang's inner monologue is not like this at all, the reason why he is reluctant to stay is because he feels that camping in place in the dark night is the most dangerous, and Gaoyang City is not far from here, as far as Kuài arrives in Gaoyang, reducing the time on the road, you can reduce the chance of colliding with the Tartar, so only by moving in the direction of Renqiu will you avoid potential dangers as much as possible.

The general had the heavy responsibility of protecting the chief assistant of the cabinet of the current dynasty, and naturally he would not give up lightly after being opposed, and in his opinion, it was extremely reckless to rush forward at night. is to try his best to persuade Liu Yuliang to change his mind.

"Ge Lao, the enemy situation is unknown, in case of encountering the Tartars, the consequences are unimaginable. A large number of Tartar armies are gathered here, and if only one Tartar discovers it, all the Tartars will get our information in a short time, and it will be almost impossible to successfully get rid of them at that time. The consequences are unimaginable, please think twice! ”

Liu Yuliang naturally did not agree to the request of the general Li Daqian, and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Continue to march, don't be verbose!" ”

His tone was already extremely unkind, but the lieutenant was still making a final defense.

"Pavilion Elder, even if it's half an hour, as long as you confirm that the front is safe and there are no Tartar ambushes, the passage of the army will be foolproof!"

"How can you not understand the words, you martial artist? The elder has ordered the march to continue several times, but if you want to disobey the order, can't you? ”

"The last general will not dare!"

Li Daqian, the general of the Fifth Military Battalion, was reprimanded by Xiong Kaiyuan, and the dignified third-rank military attache was reprimanded by a small seven-rank Zhongjun Sima, but the imperial court was in the system of civil and imperial martial arts, and he had no right to resist, so he could only endure it silently.

"The last will be ordered, and the last will be retired!"

As a last resort, Li Daqian dispatched twice as many scouts as before, and the scope of investigation was also larger than before.

Suddenly, there was a shrill sound in the night sky, followed by countless torches from far and near. The soldiers who were at the forefront on horseback had no time to dodge, and suffered a rain of arrows.

This sudden rain of arrows caused a commotion in the army, but the Fifth Army Battalion, worthy of being one of the three major battalions in Beijing, quickly regained its composure and lined up to meet the enemy. But Liu Yuliang was frightened stupidly, he began to regret Fang Cai's stubbornness, if he listened to the words of the general Li Daqian, he would not have suffered a surprise attack at this time, but it was too late to say anything. He peeked at the Xiong Kaiyuan, this guy was unexpectedly calm, lying on his horse, silent, quietly watching Li Daqian command his soldiers and horses to line up.

Since the enemy's situation is unclear in the dark, it is not advisable to rush into action, and the most reasonable tactical plan is to stabilize the position and slowly withdraw. When Liu Yuliang saw that Li Daqian's face did not change and that he commanded the army slowly retreating, a heart that was beating wildly settled down a little.

But just when Liu Yuliang's heart was not yet firmly settled, the flanks of the army suddenly raised fire, and the sound of whining horns came low, followed by a shout of killing, which actually charged.

Liu Yuliang was stunned, Xiong Kaiyuan was shocked on the horse, and almost fell off the horse.

Li Daqian immediately commanded the right flank to change formation, preparing to meet the enemy's first onslaught.

……

Thirty miles west of Renqiu, on the bank of the Pig Cage, a team of less than 1,000 people is gathering on the bank to prepare to cross the river. Everyone was silent, lined up in several columns, and orderly. The officer at the head is Li Xin, and it is also a matter of course to cross the river at night, and the more careful the better it is on the Gaoyang line between the rivers where the Tartar soldiers are dense.

But it didn't take long for a soldier to report, catch a Tartar spy and ask what to do.

Lu Jiu didn't want to let them cut them down, but Li Xin had a different opinion. The presence of the Tartar Spy here proves that the Tartar has come to see this place as his control.

"Wait, bring in for interrogation first!"

When the soldiers brought up the spy, Lu Jiu and Li Xin were both surprised.

"How are you?"

"Master?"

This person is the monk Jiexiu who met in the nameless town during the day.

I saw that the monk Jiexiu was still wearing the shabby robe, and he was still carrying the Qiankun bag on his shoulders. While struggling, he said dissatisfiedly to the left and right: "The poor monk is not a spy, the poor monk is not a spy!" ”

Regardless of whether Jiexiu was a spy or not, he was also an acquaintance, so he didn't have to twist him all the time, so he motioned to the soldiers to let him go.

"The great monk, who followed us in the middle of the night, and said that he was not a spy?"

Jiexiu argued: "The road is here, you can walk, but the poor monks can't walk?" ”

Li Xin was impatient, the army crossed the river at a critical moment, and he didn't want to entangle him more, so he waved his hand.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I'll let you go, let's go to the sky!"

Unexpectedly, that Jiexiu did not give up.

"The donor's words are wrong, since you and I are on the same road, we are destined, if we go to one side, won't we live up to this strange fate?"

This meaty remark made Li Xin laugh completely, what kind of fate can you have with me as a monk? It's all men, is it possible to make some foundations? Even if he is willing, he will not either!

Lu Jiu next to him had an idea.

"The master is still looking for the unborn ......"

Lu Jiu was about to continue, Li Xin kicked him fiercely from the side, Wang Pu found the abnormality here, and was looking here, if these big rebellious words let him listen to them, he will fall into the handle.

Lu Jiu is also a person with a clear mind, how can he not understand what Li Xin meant, he is silent in the middle of his words.

Jiexiu said: "The poor monk and the general are destined people, why don't you give the general a big credit?" Don't excuse yourself! ”

Lu Jiu's eyes lit up, and the credit was not too much, not to mention what the master said. The embarrassing scene of Jiexiu during the day did not affect the tall image in Lu Jiu's heart at all, after all, those who are good at calculating others are not good at calculating themselves.

"If the master has something to say, don't sell it!"

Lu Jiu preemptively said, don't be a fool if you have merit. He could feel that Li Xin was deeply wary and disgusted with this Jiexiu Cun, but in his opinion, this was completely Li Xin's prejudice, could it be that the thirteenth brother had other unspeakable reasons for the monk?

Seeing that half of the army had crossed the Pigpen River, Li Xin's mind was not on this Jiexiu monk at all. Moreover, listening to this person's rhetoric, it seems that he is consciously or unintentionally persuading himself to rebel, which is by no means a good thing, and there are only a thousand people under his hands, how can he have this strength. If this great monk is used by someone with a heart, it will not be enough to kill the first head, so he will try his best to avoid him.

But Jiexiu put it up again like a dog skin plaster, "Donor? ”

Although Li Xin is also a murderer, he still can't intimidate innocent people after all, and in desperation, he said impatiently: "If you have something to say, say it quickly......

Jiexiu hurriedly said with a hippie smile: "Okay, the poor monk will say it, the second half of the words are indecent, you can stop talking!" ”

Jiexiu smacked his lips.

"I've wasted this half a day of saliva, my mouth is dry, can I give saliva to drink?"

"Say it or not, come on, give me this monk and send it out!"

"Okay, the poor monk said."

Jiexiu changed his expression to pretend to be mysterious.

"Does the general know that there are important ministers in the Beijing division going south?"

Li Xin listened to it and felt a pang in his heart, Jingshi sent important ministers south? What was the intention, but then he realized that it was too unusual for these words to come from the mouth of a monk from the wandering side.

"General Ben doesn't know, how did the great monk know?"

Jiexiu smiled, with an extremely unbeaten expression on his face.

"Don't leak it!" Then he hurried before Li Xin attacked, and then said: "But it is true that the important minister went south. The poor monk watches the sky at night, this person will have a bloody disaster tonight, the general will go with the poor monk, as long as he can keep him fine, the future will be just around the corner! Isn't that a big credit? ”

How can a major march be adjusted because of a monk's empty mouth and white teeth? If Li Xin listened to the monk's words and followed him without saying a word, then he would be crazy and stupid if he wanted to be promoted!

"The master's words are unfounded, how can my thirteenth brother believe it? Don't talk about my thirteenth brother, even if I change me, I can't let the army follow you with your words, right? ”

Jiexiu looked up at the sky, maybe he was anxious.

"Hey, let's just say it, the poor monk overtook a Tartar corpse during the day, this is a letter found from him! It was supposed to be sent to the general in the afternoon, but unexpectedly...... Unexpectedly, there was a little accident, so it was delayed until now, but I finally caught up, and it should be too late! ”

After that, Monk Jiexiu reached into the Qiankun bag with his right hand and touched it for a long time, and finally took out a crumpled letter with blood stains and handed it to Li Xin.