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The news from the capital made Yang Tianhong feel upset. He was not worried about Xiaohe's life, and he also believed that Emperor Shunming would not make a move to go back on his word. However, the changes in the palace did exceed Yang Tianhong's initial expectations. Although the Xuanhuo Legion is extremely elite, the 20,000 soldiers will inevitably consume a lot of time from assembly to deployment. Yang Tianhong was so anxious that he had no intention of waiting in Fuzhou, so he ordered all the follow-up work to be handed over to Fang Yiyuan to take care of, and he took a cadre of generals and five hundred guards who were the first to get off the ship, and rushed towards the capital as fast as possible.

In the distance, you can see a post station on the side of the road. This is an official road, which is very smooth, but I don't know why, there are few pedestrians. Yang Tianhong rode on the back of the purple-eyed thunder leopard, frowned, and looked at the post station like a small black dot on the side of the road in the distance ahead.

Just now, an indescribable strange feeling suddenly passed through his heart. Yang Tianhong felt very bad, it was obviously a potential omen. This feeling is not vague, it is very clear, but where it comes from, Yang Tianhong himself is not very clear.

The personal guard Yang Qi rode a mad blood green wolf to chase after him from behind, grabbed the reins hard beside Yang Tianhong, and asked suspiciously: "Master Hou, what's wrong with you?"

Yang Tianhong's brows furrowed more and more, he stared at the empty official road in front of him, and the faint omen of danger in his heart always lingered. Half of this feeling comes from the brain, and half from the delicate treasure lock. Although the exact source is not indicated, it is much clearer than before. Directly in front of the station, or even farther away, there must be something staring at him coldly, slowly sticking out his tongue. Constantly licking the fangs that ooze blood.

It's really weird. You know, this is the periphery of the capital of Chu State. Logically speaking, it should be the safest place in a country. Although the level of security is not as good as that of the capital, it is also a necessary place for the daily patrol of the Beijing Division Patrol Battalion.

Yang Tianhong's expression was very solemn. He raised his right hand, pointed to the front, and said lightly, "It seems that someone is waiting for us in front." ”

Yang Qian also turned her gaze to the front. He subconsciously held the saber, lowered his voice, and his eyes were full of vigilance: "Master Hou, why don't I take someone forward to take a look and investigate?"

Yang Tianhong shook his head and sneered: "There's no need for that. Danger is danger, but it has not reached the point where it is enough for Ben Hou to flee. Caution is always a must, though. ”

After a pause, Yang Tianhong asked, "When will the team behind catch up?"

Yang understood that this was referring to the 20,000 troops who disembarked in Fuzhou. He looked up at the sky. After estimating the time in his heart, he replied seriously: "The preparation of the rear team is entrusted to Yang Mang. Lord Zhizhou Fang had made preparations in advance at the dock, and the brothers were preparing and assembling much faster than usual. If it weren't for the Hou Ye in a hurry, at most half an hour, we would have been able to follow the brigade together. It's noon, and it's estimated that the brothers behind will catch up, and it's about this time. ”

Yang Tianhong nodded lightly, and his gaze towards the front gradually became fierce and cold: "Send someone to send a message to Yang Yi." Let him be prepared in advance. The order went down, and everyone cheered up. I want to see who dares to make trouble in the capital of the city?"

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The inn was empty. Except for a few post guards waiting to sprinkle water and dust on the side of the road, there were no more people. The postmen were a little curious about this procession of hundreds of people, but no one dared to step forward to ask questions on the nameplate of the marquis at the front of the procession, but they all got out of the way.

He walked two more miles. Yang Tianhong finally understood where that potential sense of crisis came from -- as many as a thousand knights were lying in the middle, blocking the way.

To be precise, the number should be around two thousand people. These people are sturdy and tall, and their bodies are full of fierce and savage killing intent. The crotch steed is a fine breed at first glance. The majestic horse is incomparable, far larger than the pack horses and mules commonly used in the Chu army, and it is obviously a special war horse on the battle array. These knights were dressed in heavy armor that was extremely protective. From a long distance, Yang Tianhong could see the unique patterns and symbols of the Chu army on the armor. He noticed that the men were extremely well armed, and in addition to special long knives and cavalry spears, they even had heavy crossbows.

This is an extremely fierce cavalry. The knights were skillful and subtle in handling their horses. The huge team of 2,000 people did not make a movement, and even the occasional movement of the horses raising their hooves and stepping on the ground could be skillfully controlled by the knights. Because of this, Yang Tianhong didn't even notice that there was a horse team hidden here.

Yang Qian turned to the side, approached Yang Tianhong, and said cautiously: "Master Hou, these people should be from the west or the north. Only the cavalry over there would have such a fierce momentum. ”

Yang Tianhong didn't speak, his eyes released a cold gaze, and he looked at the other side.

Yang was right. Looking at the army of the Chu State, only the troops guarding the border in the west and north will have such an extremely fierce momentum. After all, whether an army is elite or not depends first of all on whether these soldiers have ever been on the battlefield or whether they have killed anyone.

A young man on a white steed stepped out of the opposite direction. Perhaps thinking that such a move was too dangerous, a dozen heavily armed knights immediately gathered around on both sides. The man was clad in the finest armor of the general's level, and he lifted his mask, revealing a rugged face with bronzed skin.

"Ding Haoping, the commander of the same state, has seen Yi Yonghou. ”

His voice was very loud, full of energy, and full of undisguised arrogance: "The first time we met, the Marquis of Xiangbi had never heard my name. It is no wonder that Tongzhou is an important frontier area, and it is not easy to communicate with Beijing. Yi Yong is famous, and he has long wanted to get acquainted. I just didn't expect you and I to meet in this situation. ”

Ding Haoping?

Yang Tianhong chewed these three words slowly, and his mind quickly thought of Ding Wei in Qingyuan, as well as several other officials of the Ding family in the court. He exerted a slight force with his feet, controlled the purple-eyed thunder leopard of the desolate beast under his crotch and stopped steadily, as if nailed there, and asked lightly: "I don't know what General Ding is leading the people and horses here, what is going on?"

Ding Haoping had a smile on his face. It's just that his voice sounds a little hoarse: "I've never liked to hide what I say and do. Open the skylight and speak brightly! Yang Tianhong, I respect you as a military general, and I also admire your prestige in the battle of southern Xinjiang. However, there are some things that can be solved without admiration. Princess Wenyuan was about to marry, and His Majesty had promised to marry the princess to me. Now, you'd better reverse course. Return to Anju. Since then, your Yang family and my Ding family can also form a good fate. As compensation, my Ding family will come up with an explanation that satisfies you. ”

The expression on Yang Tianhong's face is no longer so bland. With Ding Haoping's words, the depths of his eyes showed more coldness and fierceness, and even Yang Qing, the personal guard standing next to him, noticed this. Looking at Ding Haoping opposite, Yang Tianhong's voice was calmer than ever: "You want to marry Princess Wenyuan as his wife?"

Ding Haoping smiled very presumptuously: "Can't you? I know that you have a head start in this matter." entered the Guozijian early, and it took a lot of effort to win over Her Royal Highness the Princess. Yang Houye, I really admire you, you can actually see through that the birthmark on Princess Wenyuan's face is fake. But. If you think that you can get a beautiful woman with just a little trick and a little trick, then you are wrong. My Ding family has guarded the same state in the northwest for generations, and there is no merit and hard work. Princess Wenyuan, I am married this time. Even if you come all the way from Anzhou, it is destined to be hard work and fruitless. Listen to my advice, and now it's too late to turn around and go back. If you are obsessed, then don't blame Ben for being ruthless and turning his face and not recognizing people. ”

Yang Tianhong's face was gloomy and terrifying. He looked at Ding Haoping with playful eyes. Whether this person is saying these things true or not. All show that the development of the situation in the capital is far beyond his expectations. Perhaps, the situation will be much worse than it is now.

"If I'm not mistaken. These soldiers and horses should be the elite of your Tongzhou army?"

Yang Tianhong said unhurriedly: "I'm a person, I've always been a person who doesn't offend me, and I don't offend anyone." Tongzhou and Anzhou are both borders of Dachu, and as military generals, you and I should cherish each other. The reputation of the Ding family in Qingyuan has also been heard of by Ben Hou. It's just that I didn't expect the ancestors of the Ding family to be brave. Now when it comes to children and grandchildren, they have become despicable and shameless. In addition to using force to force people to comply, he doesn't even talk about the slightest axiom and morality. Ding Haoping, you have been a general of the imperial court for far more time than you have been, why didn't you propose marriage to Your Majesty earlier? You didn't start to act until the birthmark on Princess Wenyuan's face fell off? He is the best at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, how is it different from a pig or a dog? With 2,000 men and horses here to block the way of the wait, do you think you will be able to succeed in the conspiracy? To tell you the truth, since you are here today, don't think about being able to leave alive. Your father Ding Wei is a pig, and he would let you, a fool, come here to stop him. For the sake of your Ding family's father and son, I will take your head and leave it as a memento for your idiot father. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Tianhong didn't give Ding Haoping a chance to think at all, pulled out his saber, and a fierce and cold order erupted from his mouth: "The whole army assaults, kill them all!"

The five hundred soldiers of the Xuanhuo Legion who followed Yang Tianhong first were all cavalry. Except for more than a dozen personal guards such as Yang Qi, the rest of the horsemen were all ordinary war horses. However, even if it was a cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the Xuanhuo Legion far surpassed that of the other party. The reason is very simple: the strength skills of the warriors cultivated with the Dan liquid far surpass those of ordinary people. What's more, Yang Tianhong was summoned to Beijing this time, in addition to marrying relatives, he also had to go to the north to divert the victims. To do things on a territory that does not belong to you, of course, you must have a strong enough power to convince everyone. Therefore, the 20,000 soldiers of the Xuanhuo Legion are all elites. Especially the 500 advance troops around him are super strong officers and soldiers whose strength has reached the second level of qi training.

Things were completely unexpected. Ding Haoping didn't expect Yang Tianhong to turn his face when he said it. That's right, these two thousand elite cavalry are all Tongzhou troops under their command, and they are also the families of the Qingyuan Hou clan who spent a lot of money and painstakingly built. Qingyuan Hou had close contacts with the palace, and learned the news that Yang Tianhong led 20,000 Xuanhuo troops from Anzhou into Beijing early. The Ding family secretly buried eyeliner in Fuzhou, and Yang Tianhong had just left with five hundred guards, and a pigeon with a letter was released over there. Speaking of which, Ding Haoping is also quite a smart person. He had already expected that Yang Tianhong would be anxious when he learned of the changes in the capital in Fuzhou, and without waiting for the army under his command to complete the assembly, he would take a small number of elite horsemen to Beijing in advance. Because of this, Ding Haoping led an army of 2,000 to wait on the road.

According to his ideas, verbal negotiations with Yang Tianhong were indispensable. The best ending of the matter is, of course, that Yang Tianhong is sensible and reasonable. Returned to Anju with his men. Of course, the Ding family will also compensate Yang Tianhong for this. Silver, horses, women, office...... In a word, as long as it is within the range that the Ding family can bear, as long as Yang Tianhong's request is not too excessive, all conditions can be agreed. After all, Ding Haoping was full of interest in Princess Wenyuan. Speaking of which. This is also because of Princess Xinxuan's contributions. The painters in the palace are exquisite, and in a few days, more than a dozen portraits of Princess Wenyuan flowed out of the palace. Previously, Qingyuanhou's chosen marriage partner for his son was Princess Xinxuan. But after seeing the portrait of Princess Wenyuan, Ding Haoping only felt that there were no more superfluous thoughts, and all his heart was tied to Xiaohe.

For the emperor, the Qingyuan Houding family has a set of detailed plans. As the heir of the Ding family, Ding Haoping is not very aware of his father's conspiracy in private. He only knew that he was a young and promising general of the Chu State. It also has quite a lot of military achievements in the northwest frontier. It is said that beauties are worthy of warriors, and only the peerless appearance of Princess Wenyuan can be worthy of a brave and unparalleled general like herself.

The elite level of the Xuanhuo Army's cavalry is simply staggering. With just one impact, the battle formation of as many as 2,000 people around Ding Haoping was broken through. This speed was completely beyond imagination, and Ding Haoping's eyes widened in shock. As a general, he certainly understood that cavalry charges required time, speed, and distance. In order to maintain the most powerful offensive ability, the cavalry attack is prepared for about half a mile. If it's too short, the speed and power aren't enough. Far from achieving the maximum killing effect of the enemy. If it is too long, the horse's strength is consumed too much. It also loses the ability to maneuver. It's just that I don't know why, in just over ten meters away, the cavalry of the Xuanhuo Legion actually bypassed from the left and right. They formed a formation behind the Tongzhou army and launched an attack in reverse. The speed is too fast, this strange way of fighting Ding Haoping has never seen or heard of at all. I could only watch as the cavalry of the Xuanhuo Legion was like a sharp knife, stabbing through his cavalry battle formation from behind, dividing it into two pieces from the middle.

It was so unexpected. Ding Haoping initially pretended that the number of officers and soldiers around Yang Tianhong was far inferior to his own, and if he did not agree to the request, he would still have to go to the capital. Then he will lead his troops to kill him brazenly, and let this guy who is not long-eyed die here forever.

Ding Haoping felt that he was sure of victory. The elite of the Tongzhou army is famous all over the world. Even the Rong Di barbarians of the Northland will avoid its edge. Two thousand against five hundred, in terms of numbers alone, it has an absolute advantage. Of course, Yang Tianhong has 20,000 people to back up. But most of those troops were infantry, and there was at least half an hour's distance between them and the front team. The cavalry of the same state was extremely fast, and the war horses were also specially selected. Don't say that it is half an hour, even if the time is shorter, Ding Haoping is absolutely sure that he can completely annihilate the five hundred sergeants under Yang Tianhong.

Anyway, the princess is mine. At this point, even if Emperor Shunming refused to decree the marriage, Ding Haoping still didn't think it was a problem. Everyone knows that the emperor is an ornament, and he has no military power in his hands, so naturally no one listens to what he says. Not to mention, just by looking at the changes in the court over the years, you can know that Emperor Shunming's ability to control this country has long been much worse than before. The strength of the border military town is getting stronger and stronger, and with the waste of the Beijing Division Patrol Battalion, it can't stop the Tongzhou army at all. Even if the matter is all in the end and everyone knows that it was me Ding Haoping who killed Yang Tianhong, what can I do? Could it be that Emperor Shunming can still issue an order to arrest me in prison? Can the northern border army still be transferred back to deal with the Ding family's Tongzhou army? Don't joke, unless Emperor Shunming wants to give up this country and watch the people of the world be destroyed under Rong Di's butcher's knife.

"Whoosh!"

A feather arrow came from the side and accurately hit the neck of one of Ding Haoping's cronies. That position was just the gap between the body armor and the helmet, and there was no protection. The sharp three-edged arrow roared straight in, and the power was so great that almost half of the arrow body did not enter the body of the cronies. The poor archer clawed in the air with both hands, but he couldn't catch the feathered arrow that was slightly lower than the back of his neck. Blood spurted from his mouth, his mouth let out an incomparably terrible scream, his body tilted, and he fell heavily from his horse.

Not all of the Xuanhuo Army are charging into battle. There were about a hundred riders cruising around the perimeter. They held horned bows in their hands and full of quivers behind their backs. The riders were dressed in light leather armor and were apparently trained archers. The fighting style of the Xuanhuo Army is very strange, whenever the Tongzhou Army wants to attack these light cavalry, there will always be a few Xuanhuo Army cavalry with long knives rushing over next to them, firmly blocking the attack spearhead. In this way, the rush becomes an entanglement between each other. The Xuanhuo Army archers who took the opportunity to flee to a distance would turn their horses' heads and aim at the Tongzhou troops who were fighting hard in the fighting circle, and shoot feathered arrows full of death and incomparably accurate.

Ding Haoping had never heard of such a method of warfare in the world.

If it's infantry, it's fine. But this is cavalry, it's cavalry! )