Ye Yunyang was lying in the tent with a resentful face, it was obvious that he had been fooled, Zhuge Haotang, a guy who looked very kind on the surface, broke his promise.

The old man's explanation was that he could not be sure whether the information he provided was true or false, so he had to take him with him to the breakout site to verify whether he could really break through.

Moreover, his injuries are too serious to return to the City of Thieves and wait until his injuries are better.

Note that it is to say again, not to send him away, and it is perfunctory to hear.

For the old man's second reason, he wanted to say only one word: "Rub!"

What is too injured to return to the City of Thieves, breaking through is also a tiring carriage and horses, it is better to leave the master here.

Outside the tent, Zhuge Haotang smiled bitterly and said: "Yingqi, you really killed me this time, I have been kind all my life, I have never lied or deceived people, but I broke my promise in front of Ye Yunyang, and I will not be able to protect the evening." ”

Zhuge Yingqi glanced at him: "You can get it, you don't lie for the rest of your life, you have been undercover in the City of Thieves for more than forty years, and every time you see the King of Thieves, you will say that you are loyal to Nanshan, what is the result?"

Zhuge Haotang's old face flushed: "That's different, the nature of being an undercover agent and deceiving people is different, although I deceived the king of thieves, but I am loyal to Daqin, so there is nothing wrong with this." This matter is different now, I obviously promised him, but in a blink of an eye, I am a lot older, and I have to deceive young people in my teens, shame. ”

Zhuge Yingqi shrugged: "Anyway, you've already done it, it's too late to say anything now, let's hurry up and let everyone prepare, so as not to go wrong." ”

The old man's face was full of helplessness, and before leaving, he asked again: "Yingqi I can't figure it out, is Ye Yunyang so important, why do you just refuse to let him go, and join me to lie to him." ”

Zhuge Yingqi said with a straight face: "He is a person that his uncle and aunt attach great importance to, I think it is necessary to keep him, the Ghost Face Army has come to the southern border between Qin and Han, I asked someone to send a letter, saying that Ye Yunyang is in our hands, as for how to deal with him, they have to have the final say." ”

This is a very good explanation, the old man shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, you have moved out of Princess Luo Yue and the ghost-faced horse, what else can I say." Since you attach so much importance to him, you must be taken care of, and nothing will happen to you on the march. ”

The beauty nodded and said, "Don't worry, he will never fly out of the palm of my hand." ”

Nearly 160,000 troops were quickly prepared, and another 20,000 or 30,000 people were unwilling to leave.

As night fell, the army hit the road.

The barbarian defense line was impregnable, and countless torches were lit on the position, illuminating the surroundings.

On the Wutou Mountain position, 40,000 thieves were finishing their meals, and the mixed aroma of barbecue and milk tea wafted in the camp, making the people in charge of standing guard feel more and more hungry.

A herald rode his horse and galloped quickly, came directly to the general's tent, jumped off his horse and shouted: "Report - General Qiyu, the secret post has found a large number of enemy troops, which are approaching this side, and it is roughly estimated that there are more than 100,000 people, and there are still thirty miles away from us. ”

"Is that a hundred thousand enemy troops?" the oily general rushed out of his tent and asked the herald, "Are you sure you read that right?"

"How can such a huge team be mistaken, there is no doubt that the lowly position is a thief. "The herald is colorful.

The lord's eyes widened and he shouted: "It's bad, it seems that the enemy is going to break through from us, everyone listen to me, the enemy ......"

"General, be cautious!" a Han man dressed in a barbarian costume came from behind and interrupted him, saying, "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"

The Lord frowned, lowered his voice and said, "I always feel that this is inappropriate, what about hundreds of thousands of enemies, do you really want to let them pass?"

The Han man smiled mysteriously and said, "Of course not, as a defender, it is unreasonable not to resist, you can order to leave 3,000 people to continue to defend, and the rest of the people will all retreat and give the way to the enemy." Even if the Eastern Barbarian King asked, you could say that because the enemy was strong and the strength of the headquarters was limited and could not be stopped, he had to retreat in order to preserve his strength. ”

The main general thought for a few seconds, nodded and said: "Also, the enemy has more than 100,000 people, and I only have 40,000, and it is impossible for them to be their opponents, so listen to you and let 3,000 people ...... No, 2,000 men stayed behind, and the rest quickly retreated. ”

The Han people clenched their fists: "General Yingming, don't worry, after this battle, His Majesty the Emperor will not treat you badly, and will definitely send a rich reward." ”

The lord grinned: "It is the general's duty to share his worries for His Majesty, what reward is not rewarded...... By the way, he's going to reward me with something?"

It is indeed an eternal truth that those who are greedy for money are the easiest to be bought, and those who are afraid of death are the most likely to rebel.

With the order of the general, the soldiers retreated while eating their rice bowls, and there was no time to pack up the camp, baggage and other things, and the two thousand people who were selected as cannon fodder stayed here stupidly, and no one knew what fate awaited them.

On the side of the thief army, the Malay report said: "The Qiqi army division has found out the enemy's situation, there were originally 40,000 defenders on the defensive line, but somehow, except for the two thousand old and weak, the rest of the people suddenly withdrew back half an hour ago and took the initiative to give way. The subordinates don't know why, I'm afraid it's some conspiracy of the enemy, so I'm here to tell you. ”

Zhuge Hao smiled: "There is no conspiracy, order the team to speed up, and after passing through the front defense line, we will be completely safe." Order the forward battalion to be ready to engage the enemy, only 2,000 remnants of soldiers, only one charge is needed to solve them all. ”

In the convoy not far behind, Ye Yunyang said angrily: "It's too much, I used the information and strategy provided by the master, and I didn't even bother to say thank you." ”

Zhuge Yingqi outside the car said-for-tat: "Who saved your life? Shouldn't you have some ideas, don't forget that you are also in this team, and everyone's safety can ensure your safety." ”

Ye Yunyang snorted: "When you get to a safe place, if you still refuse to fulfill your promise, I will definitely make you regret it." ”

In the face of such a threat, the beauty smiled instead: "Okay, I really want to know how you make me regret it, and even a little impatient, why don't you come now?"

Ye Yun was not light, and kept reciting a sentence in his heart: Only villains and women are difficult to raise.

A few minutes later, the forward battalion and the barbarians started a big battle, the two thousand barbarians were really not opponents, the forward battalion only used a charge, they rushed to pieces, most of them were wiped out within five minutes, the rest of the people turned their heads and ran when they saw that the situation was not good, Zhuge Haotang ordered the poor Kou Mo to chase, and ordered the team to speed up.

Nearly 40,000 barbarians stood not far away, watching the enemy calmly leave, and had to admit that the thieves were very polite, and did not destroy any items in the camp, let alone take the sheep by the hand.

In fact, it's not that the thieves are polite, but that they feel that their lives are more important, and they feel at ease if they leave early.

The 160,000 army rushed all the way and soon came to the junction of Nanshan and Nanban, which belonged to the territory of the Eastern Barbarian King, but don't worry, the barbarians are all arranged on the iron bucket defense line, and it is very safe here.

The team headed towards the court area of the Southern Barbarian King, Zhuge Haotang sent a messenger to send a letter to the barbarian king Meng Huo first, the content of the letter was very simple, it was nothing more than to show that he was homeless, and the core content was just three words - ask for support.

Of course, Meng Huo is very willing to accept it, feeding hundreds of thousands of homeless people is a piece of cake for him, you eat me, drink me, live with me, I won't ask for money, but it's always okay to help me fight.

There were more than 100,000 new troops all of a sudden, Meng Huo's strength increased greatly, and he didn't have to worry about the thieves not working hard to fight, Meng Zhun besieged the southern front for so long, and he had a grudge against these people, so he just sent them to fight the Eastern Barbarians.

Meng Huo was overjoyed, and convened a meeting of his subordinates overnight to study how to make Zhuge Haotang and others feel at home, and then buy people's hearts and make them willing to work for themselves.

Early the next morning, Meng Huo personally led a team to greet Zhuge Haotang.

At the same time, the anger in the imperial study of the Han Palace was a little nervous, and the emperor looked at the crown prince: "What did you say, Yun Yang is missing, how can this be?"

The crown prince smiled bitterly and said, "It was the news sent by the Heavenly Kingdom Master and Chen Muyang, they didn't dare to tell you directly, but I saw me this morning and asked me to convey this matter to you." ”

The Han army defeated the Nanshan thieves, but the biggest hero disappeared, which made it difficult for the emperor to accept, he took a deep breath and asked, "What happened?"

The prince replied: "Chen Muyang revealed his identity in the last mission, and the king of thieves found out about his mansion in blood, and Yun Yang happened to be in the mansion and could not escape. Some people said that they saw him being hit by sword qi, but they searched the entire mansion and found no trace of him, and they have not been able to find him until now. ”

The emperor frowned: "Xuandu Heavenly Master and Chen Muyang entered the palace to see him. ”

Soon, the two came to the imperial study and recounted the details of the incident.

"So, you suspect that Yun Yang is not dead, but was taken to the southern front by Zhuge Haotang, right?" the emperor asked rhetorically.

Chen Muyang replied: "Based on the clues at hand, we made such an inference, but because there was no evidence, we did not dare to draw a conclusion. Your Majesty, it is all the poor arrangement of the micro-ministers, which has caused Ye Yunyang to be in danger, please condemn you. ”

Of course, the emperor will not condemn himself, Chen Muyang is one of the main contributors to this victory, and besides, he did not deliberately leave Ye Yunyang in the mansion, let alone expect that the king of thieves would wash the mansion in blood.

The emperor suddenly smiled and said, "Now it is certain that Yun Yang is not dead, he is with Zhuge Haotang." ”

Wu Qinglin frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you so sure, those just now were just speculations." ”

The emperor stretched out his hand and picked up a book from the table, and said: "This is the latest information from Nanshan, Zhuge Haotang led 160,000 thieves to cross the Eastern Barbarian defense line, all the way to the Southern Barbarians, and has already connected with the barbarian king Meng Huo. ”

The two are puzzled, what does this mean?

The crown prince suddenly realized and said, "Father, what do you mean is that Zhuge Haotang's choice to break through from Wutou Mountain was Yun Yang's idea!"

The emperor smiled and said: "Grab the point so accurately, it's not who else can he have! Laying a nail in Wutou Mountain and deliberately letting go of the defenders on the southern front, only you, Yun Yang and I know that there are heavy guards there, no matter how smart Zhuge Haotang is, he will never think of breaking through from that side, unless someone gives him an idea and tells him the truth!"

Wu Qinglin and Chen Muyang were overjoyed, as long as they could be sure that Ye Yunyang was not dead, the next thing to do was to find a way to save him from Nanban.