Zhongyun City is located in the sandbar of the river, divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, the outer city will include the passage of the river bridge, and set up the river bridge to supervise the personnel passage on the river bridge.

"Stop coming!"

When Xue Guyan and his entourage rode their horses to Heyang Pass, there were guards who entered to stop and prepare for interrogation.

Since the night began to flee and flee, Xue Guyan and his party have been exhausted, and then they were scolded by this guard, and their anger was suddenly aroused, and a personal soldier directly waved his horsewhip at the guard and scolded angrily: "Thief Qiu Ba, blind your dog's eyes!" Don't recognize my family's head of the fair Qin Gong? ”

That pawn may really not know Xue Guyan, but the commander of the Guancheng army here is not so clumsy, he hurriedly went in front of him to apologize for his guilt, and boldly asked: "The Duke of Ping Qin should be in Zhennan City, I don't know what military order he needs to go north?" ”

The river bridge is an important link between the north and the south, and the whole country is at a very delicate juncture, so the ban is more strict than usual. Basically, if there was no warrant from Hu Lujin, the lord of Heyang, and Pan Le, the guard general of Zhongyun City, even a general like Xue Guyan would not be allowed to walk at will, so the commander of the guard had this question.

"Where is Lao Tzu going, I need to sue you thief slave? I don't care about you! ”

Xue Guyan was angry at this time, even if it was an ordinary inquiry, it was regarded as a problem for himself at this time, and he immediately kicked the soldier commander to the ground with a glare, and then went straight to the front pass, and after forcibly breaking through the pass, he did not forget to order: "The gangsters in the south of the bridge are wandering, and those who dare to climb the bridge will be killed!" ”

He was ashamed to say to this soldier that he was beaten by the Western army and lost his armor, and the most important thing at the moment was to go to the camp in Beicheng to ask the main general Hu Lujin to ask for a soldier and return to Henan as soon as possible to take revenge.

Xue Guyan and his entourage rushed through the pass, but the commander of the guards did not dare to slack off, if Shangguan really pursued it, these guards on duty might have to be severely punished, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he hurriedly went to the inner city to report the matter.

Pan Le, the defender of Zhongyun City, used to make trouble in Hebei from Ge Rong, was named King Jingzhao, and was recruited by Gao Huan as the general of the town after returning to Zhurong, and has been following Gao Huan since then.

Hearing the commander's report that Xue Guyan had broken through the pass, Pan Le suddenly looked suspicious: "Xue Guyan led the crowd to attack the Guancheng thief army a few days ago, why did he suddenly return to the river bridge?" Could it be that the battle is not good? ”

The three cities of Heyang are one, and Pan Le naturally knew about Xue Guyan's previous sending troops west to meet the enemy, and he also ordered his troops to undertake part of the river defense affairs of Heyang South City during the time Xue Guyan left the city.

At this time, hearing that Xue Guyan had returned in a hurry and rushed to the north bank of the Yellow River, Pan Le couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, and as for his breakthrough, he had no time to care about it for a while. So he arranged for a few of his own soldiers to go south along the river bridge to investigate, and then went north to chase Xue Guyan to inquire about the news, and he himself went to the barracks and gathered a group of soldiers to stand by.

Several horsemen rode their horses down the river bridge, looked left and right and saw nothing unusual, then turned their horses and headed towards the south city of Heyang on the side, and gradually approached the city gate only to see a cavalry team under the city that was slightly messy in robes and battles was playing Xue Guyan's flag guard of honor, so he stepped forward and said: "Are you a pawn of the Duke of Pingqin?" What was the situation of the war in the west? Why rush back? Why did Ping Qin Gong rush to the north? ”

This group of people was naturally He Ruodun and Gao Le, who had not arrived here for a long time, and when they heard the questioning of a few soldiers from the south, He Ruodun suddenly rolled his eyes, pointed at the other party and scolded: "Victory and defeat are commonplace, who can guarantee eternal victory and undefeated?" A certain follower of the main army to fight the western army, only because the enemy is outnumbered and I have no choice but to retreat, just waiting to enter the city to reorganize the army to fight again, you and other thieves dare to come south to ridicule, take the power of my lord's town, really damn it, give me it! ”

"What nonsense? I'm just waiting for ......"

Those few pawns didn't expect that just a few questions would make He Ruodun suddenly burst out, and before he could explain a few words, he had already been surrounded by groups and disarmed and captured his horse, and shouted while struggling: "My lord Jinmen is just in Zhongyun City, if he is presumptuous, he will not be spared!" ”

After hearing this, He Ruodun sneered twice, walked up to this person with a knife, cut off one of his ears and threw it on the ground and trampled on it a few times, and then looked at a few soldiers and said with hatred: "Although a certain class is defeated by the Western Division, it is definitely not a person who can be humiliated!" Tell your lord, the southern city is guarded by my lord and Qin Gong, if you make the south come to disturb again, my lord will do his best to attack and kill the people! ”

As he spoke, he ordered the disarmed people to be driven away in the direction of the river bridge, and then turned his head to look at the city with an anxious expression: "I don't want to lose my ears, nose, hands and feet like that thief, so quickly open the door and treat food!" ”

Xue Guyan led the more than 5,000 elite cavalry to the west, and most of the troops he brought from Jinyang to defend this area were mainly the soldiers between Hebei and Heluo.

The Xianbei soldiers have always looked down on these Han soldiers, and the defenders at the head of the city not only saw that the flag was correct, but also saw He Ruodun's ruthless attitude of casually arresting people to vent his anger, and they were naturally more worried, worried that they and others would also become the targets of these defeated soldiers' anger, so they hurriedly opened the door and welcomed the disciples into the city.

After entering the city, the group did not go further inside, and while drinking and ordering the people who remained in the city to enter the city and bring the wine and food as quickly as possible, they also asked the defenders of the city to withdraw and let them guard the city gate.

Under such shouting and intimidation, the guards really obediently surrendered the city gate. The southern city of Heyang is surrounded by water on three sides, and the city gate to the south is the only passage on land.

However, He Ruodun and the others did not immediately tear off their camouflage masks, and then the information provided by the soldiers who had been collected during the previous pursuit summoned the remaining commanders in the city one by one and detained them, including Yuan Xiaoyou, the king of Linhuai, who now has the highest official status in the city.

When Yuan Xiaoyou was introduced into a warehouse next to the city gate, He Ruodun and Gao Le looked at him slightly, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw, but he was immediately drawn by the soldiers who attracted him and put his sword against his waist, so he froze on the spot and did not dare to move.

"Neither of you is a general of Xue Guyan's troops, I think you are the general of the Western Army who is at war with you. It's so bold, and you dare to cheat into the city! However, the three cities of Heyang depend on each other, and a city has become stronger and stronger in an instant, and it is by no means a place for outlaws to cheat. When you enter the city and do not kill, it can be seen that you still have benevolent thoughts, so you will abandon this immediately, and I will not expose it! ”

Although he was already in the hands of others, Yuan Xiaoyou still held his bearing, looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then He Ruodun stepped forward and hugged his fists at Yuan Xiaoyou and said: "The king really surpasses the layman, and his calm posture is admirable, but since he is here, he is by no means a rash disciple. A certain old Conglang lord Xihe Gong Li Zhijun went straight to Jinyang Palace, and no one could stop the state heroes, and today Heyang is not a desperate place, even if there are fish and turtles to rescue, Yang soup cooked! ”

"You, you are actually the general of the Western Dynasty thief Li Taibu......"

When Yuan Xiaoyou heard this, his face couldn't help but change, Li Tai's reputation is now very loud in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, just because his previous actions hit the face of King Gao of Jinyang and the Son of Heaven of Yedu.

When the two heard this, their faces sank sharply, Gao Le got up and drew a knife on Yuan Xiaoyou's neck and said angrily: "Treat each other with courtesy, and respect the king's blood rather than people. The thieves of the world are known for their madness, and none of them have He Liuhun, and everything that the masses in Kansai do is to revitalize the unification! It is a crime for the king to come to the people in his old hometown but not to knock on the gate to offer and welcome the king back. If you still can't return to righteousness according to this, what is the point of not dying! ”

"Strong, strong, and slow...... I, I have always had a heart for righteousness, but I couldn't find the right time! What needs to be done, I will do it! ”

Yuan Xiaoyou's previous calmness was also due to his identity, but he didn't really regard death as home, seeing that Gao Le really moved his killing intent, he immediately showed his cowardice and opened his mouth to beg for mercy.

Just as the two of them forced Yuan Xiaoyou to cooperate in order to control the city, Pan Le's own soldiers, who had had their ears cut off by He Ruodun, also returned to Zhongyun City.

After listening to this report, Pan Le was furious in his heart, and suddenly said angrily: "Xue Guyan is too deceitful!" It is ridiculous that this disciple should dare to be angry with me after being defeated and humiliated, fearing that I will be greedy for his power! Come on, go to the southern city quickly, and capture the thieves in the city! ”

He Ruodun's threat in the name of Xue Guyan was naturally ignored by Pan Le, but it only intensified his anger even more, and even ordered hundreds of his subordinates to go south to regain face.

However, Xue Guyan's defeat also surprised him, he knew that Xue Guyan was still outnumbered with five thousand elite cavalry in this battle, so the number of thieves who entered the Heluo region this time must be very considerable.

But this is just a few vague words from General Xue Guyan, and of course the specific enemy situation is still to ask Xue Guyan carefully, and then arrange the offensive and defensive plan.

After thinking about it for a while, he ordered to expand the scale of the army's gathering, while he left the inner city and went to the north bank of the river to inquire about the enemy situation and countermeasures.