31 Chapter 31
As if sensing the breath of the imminent war, the black man hissed, and his limbs were about to rush out, Huan Xuan stood firmly with the reins, and looked at the soldiers of the Eastern Army who roared on the school field.
Fully armored, the sword unsheathed, Yuan Rong was demonstrating, and he was also telling him that if he dared to take his main force by force with a holy decree, today would be a bloody battle to the death.
But today, he must take the Eastern Military Camp away.
If he can't take people away, he is not only resisting the decree, but also incompetent, and the consequences of this incompetence are even worse than resisting the decree. If he fails in this matter, not only will it be difficult to gain a foothold in Yejing, but even his six town soldiers, the 100,000 black cavalry army under his command, will be difficult to convince the people from now on.
Loosening the reins, he walked unhurriedly to Yuan Rong, and arched his hand on the horse: "Da Sima." โ
Yuan Rong was laughing, and his rough voice was sandwiched in the north wind, and he sent it far away: "The general came with a holy decree, so I asked them all to gather to show the general." It's just that I, the athletes, are used to being arrogant, and I have never served me alone, but I am afraid that I will not listen to the general. โ
He turned to the school floor and asked in a loud voice, "Athletes, what if someone wants to take you away?" โ
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Eastern Army roared in unison, shaking the spears and broadswords on the weapon racks around the school yard with a burst of metal humming.
Huan Xuan looked at it lightly, looking at Shang Yuanrong. Yuan Rong grinned: "The general saw it, right?" They don't want to go with you, and I can't. Why don't you go back and talk to Your Majesty and change to a different camp? In Yejing City, it is not only me who has soldiers under my command, nor is it only the Eastern Military Camp that is brave, and it is not only the master who is easy to deal with, and it will not tear his face and the two families are ugly. โ
Huan Xuan raised his hand and pressed the knife on his waist.
Yuan Rong was immediately vigilant, the spear was clenched, and it was horizontal in front of him, Huan Xuan did not draw his sword, his dark eyebrows and eyes were full of dignified and murderous aura, and he said slowly: "The athletes in the army, only recognize the sword soldiers, if the sword soldiers win, it is easy to say anything." โ
"You want to fight me?" Yuan Rong looked at him, he was also a famous general in the country, the two had never fought before, and he couldn't tell the truth of Huan Xuan, so he groaned for a while.
"I'll give out three people, you will give out three people, two wins in three games, you win, I will go to your majesty to return my life, if I win, I will do it according to the holy decree." Huan Xuan looked at him and suddenly smiled, "What, Da Sima doesn't dare?" โ
This smile, the provocation is beyond words, how can Yuan Rong show weakness? Spear paused: "Then come!" โ
The war drums were beating, and Yuan Rong called Zhonglang General Wei Chong: "You take the lead!" โ
He looked at the dozen or so people behind Huan Xuan, looking like guards, the six towns and Yejing didn't have much contact, and he didn't know a few people under Huan Xuan, so he heard Huan Xuan's call: "Gu Ran, you go." โ
Yuan Rong heard this name, it was a southerner brought by Huan Xuan from Yanzhou to the six towns, and he immediately felt contempt in his heart, and saw a man in his thirties come out in response, medium height and fair skin, carrying a light bow and wearing a long sword, looking not like a general on the battlefield, but more like a scholar. The southerners are really weak! Haha laughed, grabbed the drumstick and struck a sound: "Hit!" โ
Wei Chong is a northerner general, waved a mace and immediately rushed up, here Gu Ran pulled out a long sword in response, the blades intersected, the long sword could not withstand the heavy weapon, the fight was loud and almost out of his hand, the soldiers of the Eastern Army who were watching the battle laughed loudly, and Gu Ran turned his horse in laughter
Just left, Wei Chong chased after him, Gu Ran suddenly turned around, took off the carved bow on his back with his backhand, and the tails of the three arrows connected in a row, and shot at Wei Chong in one volley.
In the long scream, Wei Chong's right hand had been hit by an arrow, and he couldn't hold it, the mace fell down with a bang, almost hitting the horse's leg, Gu Ran turned the horse and rushed back, the horse castrated very fast, Wei Chong didn't have time to retreat, Gu Ran was already standing on the horseback, stepping on the stirrup and pointing at the long sword, straight to Wei Chong's throat, it was actually a master of arching horses.
Yuan Rong stiffened his face, and heard Huan Xuan's deep voice overpowering the sound of horses' hooves and the disobedient shouts of the Eastern Army: "In the first game, Gu Ransheng is victorious." โ
Yuan Rong snorted coldly: "Nanban dog, it's really cunning!" โ
Since he lost a game, he couldn't call the battle directly, thinking about waiting for Huan Xuan to send someone and then improvising, and sure enough, he saw Huan Xuan turn around and call someone: "Yu Zhao, you go to the second game." โ
Yuan Rong had never heard of this person, and when he looked at it urgently, he saw a slender man come out in response, holding a silver gun in his hand and a carved bow on his back, he didn't look like a ruthless character, but Gu Ran had already won a game, if he won this one again, the winner or loser would be decided, then this person sent by Huan Xuan must be an extremely powerful master, but he must send his own most powerful one.
Turn around and call people: "Lu Biao, you go!" โ
Huan Xuan knew that Lu Biao, the first brave general under Yuan Rong, was brave and strategic, and his name was extremely loud. Seeing a big man in the shape of a man come out in response, carrying a one-person-high golden nail lance, the iron tower also seemed to run to the middle of the school field to stand still, Yuan Rong slapped his horse forward, and whispered: "Be careful of the barbarian's tricks." โ
The war drums rose again, Lu Biao picked up the golden nail lance, Mount Tai rushed over like a top, Yu Zhao danced with a silver spear and also had some rules, but after all, the strength was weak, see if the enemy was going to go, Lu Biao kept in mind the lesson of Wei Chong, did not wait for him to go, and split down when the head was slashed, Yu Zhao couldn't dodge, and saw that his head was about to break and bleed, and the horse's hooves on the side were in a hurry, Huan Xuan rushed to the side in the blink of an eye, and dragged him to his side with people and horses, and said lightly: "In the second game, Lu Biao won." โ
Boom! The golden nail lance missed, smashing a big pit at the mouth of the bowl on the ground, the Eastern Army thundered with joy, shouting and cheering for Lu Biao, Huan Xuan drew his knife and looked at Yuan Rong: "This third game, it's you and me." โ
At this time, the morale was high, and no one was allowed to retreat, and Yuan Rong had no choice but to respond: "Okay, I wanted to see the general's ability!" โ
The war drums beat the sky, Yuan Rong picked up his spear, urged the horse to rush towards Huan Xuan, and did not talk about any art of war at the moment, as long as he overwhelmed Huan Xuan with his ability, otherwise how could he raise his head in front of the three armies? Seeing that Huan Xuan was only using a knife, but the short weapon had to be fought in close combat, and he suffered a loss in the distance, Yuan Rong immediately swung his spear without waiting for the horse to arrive, and stabbed straight at Huan Xuan's throat: "Go!" โ
Huan Xuan dodged and dodged, kicked with his feet, Wu Qi followed him for many years and passed through human nature, picking up a few jumps in the gap, and had already arrived in front of Yuan Rong, Yuan Rong changed his move in a hurry, raised the spear, and pressed down on Huan Xuan, dang! Huan Xuan's big knife was unsheathed, holding the spear, the blades collided, sparks splashed, the spear was heavy and the knife was light, Yuan Rong stepped on the stirrup with both feet and drank up, and the force on his hand pressed the big knife to the lowest.
Behind him, the Eastern Army saw that the commander had the upper hand, and shouted and cheered together, but at this time, Huan Xuan also shouted, as if the thunder suddenly exploded, so that everyone forgot to shout for a while, and he used this drink to be like a heavenly soldier descending, the big knife violently opened the spear, pushing Yuan Rong to take the horse a stumbling, before he could stand firmly, the blade was already pressed on his shoulder, Huan Xuan's black eyebrows looked at him, and he looked at him with a calm look: "Da Sima, it's just a discussion, it's better to stop at the point." You and I don't
Personal grudges are nothing more than Your Majesty's will, and I don't want to lose both. โ
Yuan Rong looked down at the cold blade, knowing that he had lost the third formation, and if he didn't fall this last sword, it could be regarded as saving face for the two families, but how could he swallow this breath in his heart? Even if there was a word at the beginning, but Huan Xuan only brought a dozen people, what if he didn't admit it? No matter how brave he was, tens of thousands of Eastern troops rushed up and trampled him into pulp.
Grinning again: "It's easy to say, we have no grudges or grudges, it's all Your Majesty's will." You take the knife away first. โ
The blade on his shoulder loosened slightly, Yuan Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to turn his face, when he suddenly heard a faint movement in the distance, like a row of muffled thunder roaring closer, all the Eastern Army on the school field also heard it, and looked around in confusion, Yuan Rong looked around, and saw a line of black clouds rolling in the sky, getting closer and closer, and suddenly came to the front, and now he saw clearly, the black clothes and black armor โกโก black horses were the elite cavalry under Huan Xuan, the black cavalry.
The momentum of this landslide and earth cracking, not to mention tens of thousands of people. The black cavalry is brave and famous all over the world, Huan Xuan has been prepared for a long time, since he has quietly summoned the black cavalry, unless the fish is dead today, it is impossible to get any advantage from Huan Xuan's hands.
With a light on his shoulder, Huan Xuan put away his knife: "The Eastern Army is your main force, and I don't want all of them, take away 20,000, and leave the rest to you." This is all what Your Majesty meant, if you and I fight because of this and hurt the peace, Da Sima think about it, who will benefit in the end? โ
Last time, Yuan Yuan ordered him to recruit military horses, and on the way, he ordered his henchmen to mobilize 10,000 people to quietly enter Beijing, originally to prevent Yuan Lu from attacking, but later a series of things, this 10,000 black horses became more and more urgent. As soon as he received the holy decree, he planned everything for today, saluted first and then soldiers, and let Yuan Rong lose in three battles, and then showed the black horse, so that Yuan Rong knew the stakes and could not act rashly. "What Da Sima said last time, I have been thinking about it, and this time I went to Yanzhou, just to discuss with Da Sima along the way."
Yuan Rong's hateful mind calmed down a little bit, everything today is in Huan Xuan's calculations, what a mongrel! followed Nanban and learned a cunning method. However, the matter has come to this point, both openly and secretly Huan Xuan has won, if he insists on fighting, Yuan Lu will inevitably use this as an excuse to dispatch the Chinese army to suppress him, and this loss can only be swallowed. "Great general, good means! Think about what I said last time,
It's not easy for our people to come, and we don't have to let others take advantage of us. โ
Huan Xuan nodded: "Okay." โ
A person walked out behind him, a Confucian shirt and scarf, less than thirty years old, Yuan Rong recognized that it was Wang Shu, the mastermind of Huan Xuan, the first cunning and difficult one. I saw Wang Shu take out a list from his sleeve, but if you look closely, it is the chief officer of the various camps of his Eastern Army, and he didn't get this list last time, but Huan Xuan did!
"These are the people." Huan Xuan handed over the list, "There is Lao Da Sima." โ
At this point, what else can be said? Yuan Rong snorted coldly and took it, and called to join the army: "Follow the list and get some people!" โ
On the school field, there were a bunch of east and west, the eastern army was busy dividing the troops, the sound of weapons colliding was mixed with cursing and shouting, and many generals refused to leave with angry eyes, scolding and looking at Huan Xuan, Yuan Rong had a calm face, and handed over his eyes to several henchmen and generals one by one.
Even if Huan Xuan is taken away, the 20,000 Eastern Army still only recognizes him as the master of the war, and does not believe that Huan Xuan has the ability to subdue him!
Huan Xuan pressed the rein and stopped the horse, and without saying a word, he looked at the undercurrent surging in the field.
Although the Eastern Army took it away, the people were not convinced, and this battle could not be fought. The Black Rider is brave
Unmatched, but not only to charge, but also to prevent the Eastern Army from making chaos behind the back, the slightest mistake is a catastrophe. Yuan Yuan's move kills two birds with one stone, which is really clever.
"Duke Ming, ())" Wang Shu whispered back in the gap, "There are suspicious people snooping outside the mansion, Fu Siniang is currently very cooperative, and has not shown any traces." [()]?ใ See the latest chapter. Complete Chapter'()"
Fu Jiao pretended to be Fu Yunwan and lived in the back house early in the morning, the walls are high and the courtyard is deep, Fu Yunwan usually never shows up, even if someone is secretly staring, he can't find out that he has changed people for a while. He has not left Beijing yet, and these people who are secretly spying on him will definitely not start, so he can delay a little longer and let Fu Yun go more smoothly on the road at night. "Hold your ground and wait for the other party to make the first move."
"Yes," Wang Shu agreed, adding, "Liu Zhi appeared in Yanzhou a few days ago. โ
Huan Xuan frowned. It was said that Liu Zhi was in Hezhou, but now it has become Yanzhou. Soon after Liu Zhi appeared in Hezhou, the Jingguo Northern Expeditionary Army captured Hezhou, and now it is in Yanzhou, and the Northern Expeditionary Army is attacking the city over there - Liu Zhi is to find out the bottom of the outpost and prepare for the Northern Expeditionary Army to attack the city, is he the faceless strategist of Jingguo?
Huan Xuan quickly denied this idea, he and Liu Zhi also grew up together, Liu Zhi is silent and reliable, but he is not excellent in wisdom, it cannot be the clever strategist, but this kind of signs, he always feels that Liu Zhi and that strategist are inseparable. Thinking: "Take Xun Yuan with you when you leave tomorrow." โ
First, I sent Xun Yuan to find Liu Zhi by the way, and secondly, Liu Zhi was filial, once she needed to do it, Xun Yuan could also be used as a constraint.
Wang Shu agreed, hesitated: "There is another matter, the people of Langya County made a rebellion and killed the county guard, and His Majesty has already transferred troops to suppress it." โ
"What?" Huan Xuan's heart jumped suddenly, and he was relaxed in front of the tens of thousands of Eastern Army, but at this time, he suddenly felt very panicked. If the reinforcements rush to Langya, the route coincides with Fu Yunwan's route, he knows that those soldiers are more than bandits, and her guards are less than 100 people, how is this good!
I regretted it for a moment, and I knew that this was the case, so I should have gone with her. Hurriedly asked: "Is there any news from Duan Xiang?" โ
"I haven't received it yet," Wang Shu said thoughtfully, "Duan Xiang has many people and is smart, so he should be able to deal with it properly." โ
But he didn't dare to take the risk. Remorse grew exponentially, he really should have been with her all the time. No wonder Xie Zhan has never let her leave her side for so many years. called Gu Ran: "You immediately take five hundred black horsemen and march to meet Duan Xiang." โ
Seeing that he was in a hurry to get the order, Huan Xuan was calm, Duan Xiang brought all the experienced guards who had been in battle countless times, Duan Xiang himself was thoughtful and good at adapting, the possible dangers on the road were the officers and soldiers, and the second was the homeless people, if the officials and soldiers were in charge, as long as they changed into the color of the Chinese army, they would be fine if they took out the papers, and the homeless people had limited combat power, and they couldn't beat these formally trained teams. Recently, quite a large number of homeless young people have organized to respond to the Jingguo Northern Expeditionary Army, but those teams are no more than a hundred people, and Duan Xiang is enough to deal with it.
It's all a plan that has been thought about countless times in advance, otherwise he wouldn't have let her go like this.
Now with the addition of five hundred black riders, it should be fine. Huan Xuan looked at the black cavalry who quickly left in a group, and suppressed his anxious thoughts, he will set off early tomorrow morning, soon, he will be able to catch up with her soon, she will be fine.
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On the morning of the third day, when Fu Yun was on the road at night, he found that the situation was worse than the previous day.
There are more displaced people than yesterday
() More than doubled, many people had burns and sword wounds, and there were more and more officers and soldiers on the road, and there were officers and soldiers passing by every hour or two, and when they met the homeless, it was often another plunder.
Duan Xiang didn't dare to take the official road anymore, and led the team to take the trail along the mountain. The sentry cavalry went out overnight to inquire about the situation within a radius of dozens of miles, and brought back the latest news: in order to prevent the southerners from gathering to respond to the Jingguo Northern Expeditionary Army, the official army began to burn the Nanren Dock Fort in the prefectures and counties near Yanzhou, and all the suspicious southerners were burned and killed.
"Lady, it's best to take the trail in the next few days," Duan Xiang followed the car, vigilant of the movements around him, "Go around to the mountains near Dongjun and wait for the general to come and answer." โ
Dongjun is the Yanzhou Governor's Office, Fu Yunwan heard Xie Zhan say before, she has no idea whether to change the route, but she is worried that Huan Xuan will not find her: "If you change the route, can the general find it?" โ
"When the route is decided, my subordinates will immediately send someone back to report to the general." Duan Xiang looked at the winding and rugged mountain road in front of him, "At present, there are more and more officers and soldiers in the brigade, we have property, and ...... I'm afraid of those who are bold and messy. โ
Fu Yunwan guessed what he didn't say, the woman. These officers and soldiers not only wanted money, but also preferred to plunder beautiful women, and although she was dressed as a man, she was petite and had a different appearance, which was really easy to spot. His face flushed: "You can arrange it." โ
The convoy went deeper and deeper along the mountain road, and there were indeed many fewer displaced people along the way, and the officers and soldiers never met again.
Fu Yunwan never got off the car all the way, at this time the bumps were sore, and couldn't help but want convenience, Ah Jin and Ah Sui also endured it for a long time, seeing that the guards were guarding not far away, there was no trace of people in the pine forest, the three of them found a place with dense vegetation, the two female envoys were covered, Fu Yunwan was about to undress, and suddenly there was a noise in the grass nest, and a person came out.
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Near noon, Huan Xuan followed the team to rest at a post station sixty miles outside Yejing City.
The Chinese army and the soldiers from all walks of life who followed Yuan Yuan's personal expedition added up to 300,000 people, the black pressure was like a thick cloud, the front had already arrived at the post station, and the tail had not yet left the city, in order to welcome Yuan Yuan's personal arrival, it had already been cleaned up several times along the way, and half of the displaced people had not been seen along the way, which made Huan Xuan more and more worried about Fu Yunwan.
What he was afraid of was that Duan Xiang saw the recent chaos and temporarily changed his path. If you follow the official road as originally planned, because you have to meet the Yuan Yuan, it will be safe after carrying the chaos in the first few days, if you take the small road, I am afraid that it will be easier to encounter those homeless people who are hiding from the officers and soldiers, and there are many bandits in the mountains, those people can fight better than the homeless, and they do not recognize his Chinese army documents like the officers and soldiers, once encountered, it will be a vicious fight.
The people sent out to contact Duan Xiang have already left three times, and none of them have come back at this moment, Huan Xuan waited patiently, if there is no news tomorrow, he will find an excuse to leave the team first, and he must find her.
"General," Chen Wan rushed from outside, "Jingzhong has moved." โ
Huan Xuan turned his head and looked in the direction of Yejing.
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Yejing, the general's house.
The guards fell to the ground, and dozens of masked men broke into the inner house and slammed the door open: "Where is Fu Yunwan?" โ
Behind the screen in the bedroom, a corner of decay was exposed, trembling, a pair of small bast shoes under the skirt, obviously a woman, the leader couldn't wait, strode forward and stretched out his hand to drag: "Come out!" โ
Suddenly there was another sound of footsteps outside the door, and the masked men in the room were taken aback, and hurriedly raised their knives to check, boom! The false door kicked open, and a team of guards rushed in: "Fu Yunwan, Your Majesty summons!" โ
The two sides were taken aback, the guards waved their knives to kill, the masked man hurriedly responded, the sound of the fight just started, the sound of chaotic horses' hooves sounded outside the courtyard, Helan Zhen led the guards of the county lord's mansion to rush in: "Kill Fu Yunwan for me!" โ
Outside the wall, Wang Shu walked out of the shadows, raised his hand slightly, and ordered the guards to lock the four doors from the outside.