Chapter Seventy-Five: The Danger of Xiangyang (2)
"Of course it's true, I went to the Mongolian camp that night to play and prepare to pee in their food and play tricks on them. Unintentionally, I overheard......"
Next, Zhou Botong intermittently recalled the scene at that time, just because he had always been crazy and crazy, and there were always inconsistencies in what he said, but fortunately, Huang Rong reminded him to ask questions and answers, but let him finally explain the whole story clearly.
The thing is probably that another tribe of Mongolia has secretly risen, and there is a prince whose power is no less than that of Kublai Khan, and now the competition for the Han Dynasty has reached a fever pitch, unless Kublai Khan attacks Xiangyang, the heart of the Great Song Dynasty, and makes great military achievements, in order to gain a firm foothold in the battle for the position of the Great Han.
Therefore, Kublai Khan decided to make a dangerous move, and suddenly attacked Xiangyang three months later, which was bound to seize the city.
After Huang Rong heard all the contents, she was immediately shocked, you must know that now the people of Xiangyang City thought that the Mongolian army had withdrawn, and the soldiers had relaxed their guard. If the Mongol army suddenly counterattacks, the defenders will definitely be caught off guard, and when the time comes, whether Xiangyang City can be defended or not is unknown.
"No, I have to rush back to Xiangyang immediately and inform Brother Jing of this matter, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable." Huang Rong said with a solemn face.
At this time, there were still about two months before Kublai Khan's two-month siege deadline, but she was afraid that things would change, so she wanted to go back early.
"Mother, you go back, what should I do?" Guo Fu glanced at Zhang Yang reluctantly, obviously not wanting to part with him.
"You have to hurry on the road, I'm afraid you won't be able to endure hardship, so let's wait a few days and then rush back with Zhang Shaoxia." Huang Rong thought for a moment, then turned her head and said, "Zhang Shaoxia, I will entrust Fu'er to you to take care of." ”
"Yes, Huang Gang Master, you can rest assured that you can go back, and Fumei will be taken care of by me." Zhang Yang smiled faintly.
After the matter was decided, Huang Rong packed up her salute that day and called Yang Guo and Wan Yanping. and Yeluyan and the woman went out of the valley together.
Of course, Zhou Botong, the old urchin, also felt that the valley was very boring after they left, and went out of the valley to the Mongolian military camp.
After everyone left, in order to reduce the burden of Gongsun Lucalyx, Zhang Yang took the reluctant Guo Fu to help deal with the funeral.
During the funeral, Gongsun Lucao's interest was not high, and he often cried secretly. Zhang Yang was afraid that she wouldn't be able to think about it, so in order to appease her, he often stayed by her side and occasionally told some jokes to make her laugh.
Gongsun Green Calyx was originally fond of him. It was naturally much better to have him by his side in times of crisis, and as time went on, a smile finally appeared on his face.
Originally, the funeral in ancient times was generally more than three months, but after the people of the Valley of Despair migrated in, in order to reduce the expenses in the valley, the funeral was compressed to one month.
Before you know it, the funeral is finally held on this day. Gongsun Lucalyx sat on the tiger skin chair at the top, and under the hall stood the people of the Desperate Valley who were still wearing linen and filial piety.
"Senior Brother Fan, I have decided to go out of the valley with Brother Zhang tomorrow to relax, during this period. and all the affairs of the valley will be entrusted to you. ”
When Fan Yiweng heard this, he was shocked, took a few steps forward and said, "Valley Master, this is absolutely impossible. The people outside the valley are sinister and cunning, and you have no experience, what if something happens when you go out. What's more, this Zhang Yang is also an indirect murderer who killed the former valley owner and the main mother. How can you go with him. ”
Fan Yiweng was cut off by Zhang Yang that day and was humiliated, so he is still prejudiced against him.
"Senior Brother Fan, my father's and mother's affairs are all revenge, their death has nothing to do with others, you can't talk nonsense. Now that I'm an adult, I can tell who is good and who is bad, so I won't bother you. Gongsun Lucao originally had a gentle temperament and rarely got angry, but she had a deep affection for Zhang Yang, and when she heard Fan Yiweng say bad things about his sweetheart, she was naturally quite angry.
"Yes......" Fan Yiweng has always been loyal, and when he saw her angry, he immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.
The next day, Zhang Yang accompanied Guo Fu and Gongsun Lucao to embark on a light boat and headed out of the Valley of Despair.
The people of the Valley of Despair wanted to keep Gongsun Lucalyx, and sent them to the village on the other side of the valley where Yeluqi had settled here, only to reluctantly return at Lucalyx's resolute request.
During this period, Fan Yiweng also personally found Zhang Yang, and his language was very harsh and mixed with threats, saying that if he had any ill intentions towards the green calyx, even if he chased him to the ends of the earth, he would seek revenge.
Hearing this, Zhang Yang just smiled indifferently, if he hadn't had a good impression of this loyal guy, he would have sent him to see Hades a long time ago.
When Zhang Yang and the three of them came to the village, it was already dusk, so they wanted to find a villager to stay overnight, and then buy a carriage in the market town tomorrow to hurry.
After they entered the village, they found something unusual, only to see that the originally thriving village was now very deserted, and at least four or five of the ten village houses were closed, as if there was no one left.
"It's strange, when we came, these people were still there, why did it take only a few months for these people to move away?" After walking for a while, Guo Fu asked suspiciously.
Zhang Yang's mind was also full of question marks, and he was about to find someone to ask, but a beggar in patched clothes in front of him hurriedly walked towards them.
"Dare to ask if the two are Zhang Daxia and Miss Guo?" When the beggar saw the two of them, he immediately bowed down and asked.
"It's Zhang Yang below, this is Guo Daxia's daughter Guo Fu, what does the little brother have to do?" Zhang Yang wondered.
"That's right, the Huang Gang Leader ordered you to wait with you earlier, and there is a letter to the two of you." As he spoke, the beggar carefully pulled out a yellow letter from his bosom.
After Zhang Yang took the letter, the beggar hurriedly took his leave.
He opened the envelope, and because he didn't know the traditional calligraphy in the letter, he casually handed the letter to Guo Fu and asked her to read it out.
After listening to the content of the letter, Zhang Yang and the three of them were silent, it turned out that Kublai Khan had begun to attack Xiangyang three days ago for unknown reasons.
Now that Xiangyang is in an emergency, she wants to ask Zhang Yang to go back to help quickly, and be careful on the road to prevent Mongolian spies.
The letter also mentioned that Yang Guo and Wan Yanping were ready to live in seclusion in an unknown place because they did not want to be involved in the war and wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.
And Yeluqi and Yeluyan followed Huang Rong back to Xiangyang City to help.
Most of the people in the village have moved away, and most of those who remain are old, weak, sick and disabled, unable to flee for their lives.
The three of them easily found an empty house to live in, and after spending the night, they rushed to a nearby town early the next morning.
In the town, Zhang Yang spent five times the usual price, and finally bought a carriage to travel. This is also because the Valley of Despair is far away from Xiangyang City, if it is in Xiangyang City, I am afraid that no matter how high the price is, I will not be able to buy a carriage.
The carriage stopped and went, and along the way he met many homeless people who escaped from Xiangyang, and Zhang Yang also encountered several waves of gangsters who cooperated to rob, but these people's three-legged cat kung fu, where was his opponent, and the result was that these bandits just lost their lives in vain.
On the way, I also saw many wounded people who died of hunger or disease, and in the front, Zhang Yang and the three of them might be able to give some food to some poor old people or children.
But the more they went to Xiangyang, there were more elderly and children on the road, and there were no longer a few corpses on the road, so the three of them had to put away their sympathy.
With their little food, it was not enough to save so many people.
Judging from the large number of displaced people, it is obvious that this time the Mongolian soldiers are really ruthless, and Xiangyang City is already in danger. Otherwise, the people of the market town near Xiangyang City would not have fled in a hurry.
Along the way, Zhang Yang was not idle, he often used his spiritual transmission to talk to Li Mochou's master and apprentice, and from their mouths, he probably knew the situation in Xiangyang City at this time.
According to Li Mochou, the Mongol attack was very fierce, and the soldiers in Xiangyang City suffered heavy casualties, and even most of the heroes who came to support had died. If it weren't for Guo Jing's desperate efforts to stand at the head of the city, so that many people in the rivers and lakes swore to follow him to the death, I am afraid that Xiangyang City would really not be able to defend it.
Zhang Yang learned about the battle situation in Xiangyang as he walked, and he already knew that the battle this time was much more intense than last time, so in order not to worry Guo Fu and the two daughters, he didn't tell them the truth.
Three days later, Zhang Yang suddenly received a message from Li Mochou, saying that he was afraid that Xiangyang City would not be able to hold it, and for the safety of Xiao Zhang Jing, he was ready to leave today, set off with Xiaolongnu, and returned to the ancient tomb, and told Zhang Yang not to go back to Xiangyang, just meet halfway.
"Do you want to go to Xiangyang for support? Looking at this situation, I am afraid that Xiangyang City is in danger, and if you go, you may really die there! After hearing the news, considering his own safety, Zhang Yang hesitated. (To be continued......)