Chapter 7: The Great Tribulation of the Three Rivers
The snow in the middle of the night came more violently, and the snowflakes were like a mat, hitting layer by layer, and the town of Sanhe gradually disappeared in the ice and snow.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the south, and it was shattering the tranquility of the northern kingdom one by one, but the inhabitants of Trois-Rivières were still asleep.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, the wind is getting more and more urgent, the people's slumber is getting tighter and tighter, and almost no one hears the sound of horses' hooves that can shake the snow of the north.
Only Han Fu is an exception, Han Aotian is still immersed in joy, Aunt Hua, and is still directing Jia Ding to clean up the mess after the wedding banquet.
At this time, they heard the sound of horses' hooves, and they immediately understood: what they didn't want to happen, finally, still came!
They hurriedly woke up Xiao Han and Yu'er, and asked the family members to prepare pure bows and arrows, and they were ready to fight.
"Where's the senior brother, who will call him, he will be drunk as much as mud!" said Aunt Hua.
"I'll call him, and then, we'll all go northwest, only twenty miles, and we should be able to break through safely!" Han Aotian said.
He went out, and when he arrived at the blacksmith shop, he immediately woke up Zhou Changfeng, saying that there had been an uninvited guest in the town; Zhou Changfeng was still in a dream, and he answered the question, so he only followed him to Han's house in a daze.
The horses have been prepared, the people have packed their tenderness, and they are about to set off.
"No, I can't leave here, it's comfortable here, let's go! I want to practice swords!" Zhou Changfeng was still half-asleep, his eyes only looking at Cuiyun.
"Senior brother, it's too late, we have to go, we have to go to Turkic!" Han Aotian said loudly, and said to Xiao Han and Yu'er: "Xiao Han, Yu'er, you go first, don't worry, we will take Senior Brother to catch up, hurry up!"
After speaking, he slapped the snow hard, and the snow took Xiao Han and them to the snow and went to the northwest.
Its speed, like an arrow shot out, headed for the steppe it had been waiting for.
Behind him, there was a fire, it turned out that the enemy who had come to raid was ready to slaughter the town, every house was on fire, and the cries gradually drowned out the snowflakes.
"Yu'er, otherwise, you ride the snow to the Turks first, and I'll go to Uncle Han, Aunt Hua, and Master!" Xiao Han said, and was about to dismount.
"No, prince, you can't go back, my mother said a long time ago, in case of emergency, we must flee, you are not allowed to go back, if you go back, I will accompany you back!" Yu'er said resolutely.
At this time, her face was firmer than Heixue, and Xiao Han held Heixue, as if he heard Heixue's voice.
"Okay, let's go to the Turks first, and then, find Big Brother Tie, and then come back to them!" Xiao Han said helplessly.
He had to flee, and at this time, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt, but as soon as he touched Yu'er's eyes, he couldn't help but vow: he must ensure her absolute safety.
The fire behind him became more and more intense, and it seemed that the whole town was burning, and the snow was gradually engulfed in sparks.
Xiao Han and they finally arrived at the Turkic border, and the soldiers guarding the city saw him riding on the snow, and they didn't think about it, so they put down the drawbridge and let them go, saying: "Xiao Han Gongzi, the Iron Eagle Guards have long ordered that when they see the snow, they will immediately ask Gongzi to go to the city tower!"
Xiao Han hurriedly stepped on the city tower with Yu'er, only to see that Tie Ying was leading the Turkic army to wait for them: they knew that ** was coming!
Seeing them, Tie Ying laughed: "Brother, brother and sister, are you here?" Okay, I'm waiting for you!"
It was too late to reminisce about the old relationship, Xiao Han hurriedly explained the matter to Tie Ying and asked him for help: "Brother Tie, can you send your army to save my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and master!"
"Brother, it's too late, you see, there is the main army in front, the Dragon and Tiger Guard army, not to mention 200,000 people! We only have more than 5,000 people in total, brother, if we fall out of the city, don't say we can't save them, I'm afraid, even my 5,000 soldiers will have no bones!" Tie Ying said.
Sure enough, there were many flags in front of them, and countless troops were already deployed on the other side, and it was impossible for them to think about it.
"Father, mother, children are not filial!" Suddenly, Yu'er was crying and kneeling on the ground.
Tie Ying glanced at Xiao Han and asked him to comfort Yu'er.
Xiao Han hurriedly helped her up, hugged her in his arms, and said, "Yu'er, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for you!" After speaking, his tears had been sprinkled like rain.
"Brother Xiaohan, I don't blame you, it's fate!" Yu'er quickly took out a silk scarf and wiped the tears from his face.
"Brother, what's going on? Three days ago, we got the news that the ** team was going north, so the Khan asked our border guards to be on guard against a ** raid!" Iron Eagle asked.
"I don't know, maybe, because of me, so, ** is coming to Tri-Rivers Town!" Xiao Han was still grieving.
"Ah, for you, why?" Iron Eagle looked surprised: who was he?** used such a large army to destroy them?
"I can't hide it, Brother Tie, I am Li Xiaohan, the son of Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the Taizong period of the previous dynasty, if the eldest brother is unwilling to take him in, Yu'er and I will say goodbye for the time being, find another way to make a living, and just ask the eldest brother to let us escape!" Xiao Han told the truth again.
"Ah, brother, you are actually the son of Prince Chengqian, that is, the real prince of the Tang Dynasty, disrespectful and disrespectful, brother, don't worry, when you arrive in Turkic, you are home, rest assured, the eldest brother will protect the safety of you and Yu'er!" Tie Ying said categorically.
"Thank you, Brother Tie, but, my father-in-law, mother-in-law and master, are still in Sanhe Town, I don't know, can they escape this catastrophe?" Xiao Han said worriedly.
"Resign yourself to fate, brother, ** is powerful, I really can't do anything, I have to think about my brothers, if we go out, at most we will only add a few thousand souls, alas!" Iron Eagle sighed again.
"Thank you, Brother Tie!" At this time, Yu'er had already cheered up from her grief and indignation and began to think about the problem, at this moment, she was more calm and composed than Xiao Han.
"Okay, sure enough, you are worthy of being my good brother's daughter-in-law, just with your calmness, you are already worthy of being the crown princess, okay, Xiaohan, cheer up, I believe that the Khan will make the decision for you!" Tie Ying said firmly.
"Thank you, big brother!" Xiao Han's eyes lit up, as if he saw light in the darkness.
At this moment, the Turkic army in front of them suddenly stirred, and another strong army from the north swept in like a blue wolf, and the dust completely changed the color of the sky, and it was evident that there were definitely quite a few of them.
"General Tie, the Khan and the Eagle Division have arrived, look, our army is much stronger than **!" said Adjutant General Harchi.
"Ah, Khan and Master have arrived, go and greet you, brother, brother and sister, come with me!" said Iron Eagle with joy.
Sure enough, Jieli Khan and his Eagle Master have arrived, and the leader is none other than Iron Eagle's master: Flying Eagle!
"Haha, Iron Guard, have you ever been timid when you see so many **s**?" said Jieli Khan with a laugh.
"Khan rest assured, these **, Iron Eagle has not taken them in his eyes yet, as long as they dare to attack, Iron Eagle will call them and have no return!" Iron Eagle said.
"Okay, worthy of being my Iron Eagle Guard, hey, this little brother is a face, he seems to be a Han man, who is he?" asked Jieli Khan in surprise.
"Oh, report to the Khan, he is my new Han brother Li Xiaohan, and his father is none other than the Khan's good brother Li Chengqian!" said Tie Ying without concealment.
"Ah, little brother, are you the son of Prince Chengqian?" the eyes of Jieli Khan radiated a light as if he had seen prey!
"Meet the Khan, boy Li Xiaohan, bring his wife Yu'er to meet the Khan!" Xiao Han hurriedly met Jieli Khan with Yu'er.
"Okay, sure enough, she is talented and beautiful, without losing the true character of the prince of the Tang Dynasty, good, I like it; Well, how about you stay in my Turks?" the Khan's eyes kept rolling.
"Thank you Khan for taking you in!" Xiao Han was overjoyed, but he didn't expect Jieli Khan to be so reasonable!
"Okay, don't worry, the prince, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely help the prince restore and regain the position of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, haha!"
When Xiao Han heard this, he shuddered all over: Could it be that this is his own destiny?
He couldn't help but shudder, his eyes couldn't help but look at the boundless sky, it seemed that she also shuddered in an instant, and forgot to give him a hint.
Finally, it was dawn, and both sides took up positions.
**Sure enough, they are ready to fight, the army is neat, and the soldiers and horses are less than 200,000.
"Ha, this Gaozong is not bad, he looks down on us, it seems that the other party's troops have 200,000;
"Khan, we have to wait, if we attack by force or the enemy at present, the two sides will definitely fall into a bitter battle, and no one will be able to gain advantage;
"Well, but he can't wait for my little brother, his relatives are still in Trois-Rivières!" said Jieli Khan affectionately.
"Khan, we can only wait, the purpose of ** is not to attack our camp, if we rush to send troops, obviously, there is no benefit, only wait for noon, let's submit a letter to negotiate, I hope they retreat!" said the Flying Eagle resolutely.
"Okay, little brother, I'm sorry, at present, we only have patience, we only have 100,000 people, the other party has 200,000 people, etc., we don't fight uncertain battles!"
Indeed, this time because of the news from the Iron Eagle, the Turks did not plan to use troops on a large scale, Jieli only symbolically raised some troops and horses, trying to defend instead of attacking, he did not know the true intention of using troops this time, and did not dare to start a war easily.
Xiao Han had to nod, he wanted to rush and kill, looking at the formation, it was impossible at all, the ** momentum was large, and there were many people, so he had to avoid the edge for the time being.
At noon, Jieli finally made up his mind and said: "Tieying, you go, pass on the order of my Turkic Great Khan, ** must retreat twenty miles and retreat beyond Sanhe Town, otherwise, my Turkic 300,000 iron cavalry will enter the Central Plains!" Jieli deliberately exaggerated the appearance of the army.
"Yes, Great Khan, Iron Eagle will not be dishonored!" Iron Eagle took the order.
Sure enough, not long after, ** really began to retreat and retreated for thirty miles before going down to the village.
"Okay, little brother, let's go, I hope your relatives are safe!" Jieli's face was unbearable.
Only then did Xiao Han and Yu'er rush out of the city and rush to River Town.
There was no sign of life in the town, and after the fire burned the town, there was only a foul smell of scorched earth.
They came to the Han family from memory, the Han family was in ruins, there was no life, and they wanted to find the bodies of the Han couple or "Blacksmith Zhang", but there was no trace.
The corpses of the family members can be seen everywhere, all of them have arrows in their bodies, and their faces are hideous and terrifying, and it is impossible to recognize who is who.
It was all the corpses of the men, and the women had escaped: but where had they gone?