The officers and soldiers in Heisha City and Yang Shulin have quietly packed up, except for the thousand officers and soldiers left behind by Wei Da. They are still patrolling around as usual, waiting for Li Chang's order to evacuate at any time.

Li Chang stood outside the tent with a gloomy face, looking at the sky that was about to darken. It was time to return the tent to Qin Bashan. This was a dangerous move, and he could not tolerate any further hesitation. The message came from the carrier pigeon,

Cheng Xuanying actually escaped, Boss Bai ambushed Jiao Huiqing, and Pei Ting also failed!

These two pieces of news made him anxious, and he only hoped that Qin Bashan could arrive in time, before Cheng Xuanying and the others. As soon as Qin Bashan's aggressive army arrived, his army would retreat eastward. Qin's army retreated eastward.

Bashan's army will soon reoccupy Shacheng.

Just as he was looking at the grassland where the snow was beginning to melt, Li Qingshan caught a white pigeon and hurried over. He opened the note that the pigeon had brought, and it read: The army will arrive early tomorrow morning.

He looked happy and immediately issued the first order: order the troops to seize the time to rest and assemble in the middle of the night. Li Qingshan said: "Master Li, you will command the troops at the foot of the mountain." Li Chang nodded and said: "Well, seeing the troops rising from the mountain

When you build three bonfires, you do it in the Black Dragon Stream!"

After that, he led a group of soldiers down the mountain. Tonight, he would spend the night in the poplar forest. The first step to welcome Qin Bashan back to Shacheng was to kill the thousand officers and soldiers left by Wei Da.

The night was dark, as heavy as Li Chang's mood. He was not sleepy at all, nor excited, but nervous. The second boss successfully persuaded Li Jinzhong to raise troops. His task was to guide Qin Bashan's troops to break through the Shan Yu Dao officers and soldiers.

Yinshan's defense line ordered the two armies to join together and attack the officers and soldiers approaching Songmo Prefecture.

He calculated with his fingers that Li Jinzhong had occupied Yingzhou for many days, and Huaiyi's 150,000-strong army also began to enter Hebei Province. He must lead Qin Bashan's army to attack Huaiyi's deployment in Raole from behind within fifteen days.

The officers and soldiers in the area.

The first step was to eliminate the cavalry outside the woods. Li Chang walked through the woods and stared at the cavalry camps to the east. He slowly pricked up his ears and widened his eyes because he was surprised to hear the faint sound of horse hoofbeats coming from the east.

!

He asked: "What happened over there?" After a while, he got the reply: "General Li, countless troops suddenly appeared in the east and are surrounding Yang Shunzhu!"

"Ah!" Li Chang was stunned and said: "They are Wang Er's men?" He replied: "They are Shan Yudao's officers and soldiers!" Li Chang got on his horse and shouted: "Send someone to inform Captain Li,

Lead the team to retreat westward! Rendezvous with Qin Bashan!"

Cheng Xuanying and others must have informed General Wang Er! He escaped from the woods and ran westward. Only this short time difference allowed him to lead Qin Ba Mountain back to Shacheng 16 and his plan to sneak attack Wang Er came to nothing#

Li Chang could only look up to the sky and sigh, and the officers and soldiers quickly surrounded him...

***

The green grass on the grassland has revealed its pointed buds, full of vitality.

Li Chang's heart was filled with despair. He fled Shacheng in despair, taking only a dozen of his cronies with him and escaping westward. He didn't know where he should go, whether to find Qin Ba Mountain or flee eastward to Songmo Prefecture.

Mist drifted over the grassland in early spring, and the morning was filled with a chilly chill. A series of scattered horse hooves sounded in the east, and a call came: "General Li——"

There are actually people following him at this time! Li Chang couldn't help but sigh. He looked back and saw that it was Li Qingshan coming on horseback, followed by only a few soldiers.

He was disheveled, and he obviously escaped from the rebel army. Li Qingshan said with a sad face: "Master Li, we are the only ones who escaped, and no one is with us!"

Li Chang tensed up and asked: "All our people have been captured?!" Li Qingshan shook his head repeatedly and said: "Most of them were captured, and no one came with me..."

Li Chang's eyes were dizzy and he almost fell off his horse. Among these teams, he had worked hard to cultivate close confidants, but no one followed him in times of crisis.

It was Li Qingshan who made him feel a little relieved. He forced himself to calm down and said with a dry smile: "As long as Qingshan is with him, Li Chang can be regarded as a confidant, and this event is not in vain."

But Li Qingshan said: "Master Li, from my perspective, it's better for us to turn back as soon as possible. Master Li has worked hard for many years, but now he has just lost everything in a bamboo basket and has become infamous. Why bother?"

What Li Qingshan said was sincere, and he never dared to say anything in front of Li Chang. Now that he said these words, he spoke from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Chang's eyes widened and he gritted his teeth and said, "Do I still have a way out? Will the court let me go?" At the end of his speech, he was a little hoarse and trembling.

Li Qingshan nodded vigorously and said: "Maybe, maybe we can ask Taoist Priest Cheng and them to talk to each other." Li Chang smiled bitterly and said: "I have deceived Taoist Priest Cheng many times, will he let me go?"

Li Qingshan said: "This is the only way. We must not continue to be obsessed. Cheng Daochang and Jiao Huiqing are both gentle people. As long as we are willing to turn around, they can probably help us. The younger one can bring a message to Mr. Li.

them."

Li Chang tightened his horse's head and was silent for a long time. How should he go? Should he pray for forgiveness from the court as Li Qingshan said? Can he get forgiveness?

"Actually, I have had this idea in my mind for a long time, but I just didn't dare to say it." Li Qingshan said, "So this time I did not command the troops to fight with General Wang, just to leave a way out."

After several persuasive words from Li Qingshan, Li Chang seemed to see a glimmer of hope. He murmured: "If I can be pardoned, I...I am willing to wait for the imperial court to decide..."

Li Qingshan said: "Then, I will contact Taoist Master Cheng and the others!" His heart suddenly relaxed, and there was a bit of relief in his words.

Da, da, Li Qingshan turned the horse's head and ran towards Heisha City. He turned around and shouted: "Master Li is waiting here, I will reply to you as soon as possible."

Li Chang nodded, feeling relieved. He put down his long-held thoughts and really felt relaxed and comfortable.

***

Cheng Xuanying and the others returned to the army and did not rush back to the mountain. They rested in the camp at the foot of the mountain. Jiao Huiqing and Pei Ting slept peacefully in the tent, while he himself sat on one side and meditated. His long-term habit made him rarely sleep at night.

Lie down, meditate and practice the exercises at the same time, then sleep.

In the middle of the night, Cheng Xuanying opened his eyes. He vaguely felt that there were thousands of military horses knocking on the ground in the distance, running towards this side!

There was also the sound of troops gathering from the Black Sand City, and the troops in the poplar forest seemed to be preparing for something. They didn't know that a large group of officers and soldiers were surrounding them. Only Cheng Xuanying's profound cultivation was the first to notice the movement in the distance.

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Since it was officers and soldiers who came, Cheng Xuanying remained calm. It was not until Jiao Huiqing and Pei Ting woke up from their dreams one after another that panic shouts came from the other side of Yang Shulin.

Li Chang's army obviously didn't know what was happening. The surrounding officers and soldiers quickly surrounded Yang Shunzhu and rushed towards Heisha City and the foot of Yinshan Mountain!

Jiao Huiqing was still sleepy-eyed and cursed: "I'm not allowed to have a good rest! Why are you making such a fuss..." Pei Ting speculated: "They are Shan Yudao's officers and soldiers! Brother Chen must have convinced the court.

It’s confirmed that Li Chang is up to no good!”

Cheng Xuanying did not speak. The three of them walked out of the tent and ordered the officers and soldiers of their headquarters to stay where they were and not to participate in the battle. They saw countless cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty swarming around. The torches were waving in the hands of the cavalrymen, reflecting the dark cold night!

Cheng Xuanying mobilized her inner strength and shouted: "Li Chang's army is over there in Yang Shulin. Go and capture them quickly!" The surrounding officers and soldiers recognized them and shouted: "Mr. Cheng, Miss Pei! We are under the command of General Wang Er."

Order, come and arrest Li Chang!"

Jiao Huiqing had come to his senses at this time and laughed and cursed: "It's just that I don't know my old Jiao Ha!"

Shan Yudao's officers and soldiers came in like a tide, and there were thirty to fifty thousand of them anyway. Li Chang's deployment in the woods was simply unable to resist, so he had no choice but to capture them.

At daybreak, the two thousand people in the woods were quickly eliminated. Shan Yudao's officers and soldiers had surrounded Heisha City like an iron barrel. This battle was a battle of great disparity in strength, and it was regular officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court. The troops in the city were

Surrender soon.

The three of them were naturally excited. They saw Shan Yudao's military flag raised on the mountain city. They also saw Wang Er riding a big horse in front of them.

When he heard that the three of them were here, he didn't rush to Shacheng and came directly to them. With a smile on his face, he said: "It's a pity that Li Chang and Li Qingshan were not caught. I'm afraid they ran away!"

Jiao Huiqing gave a thumbs up and flattered him: "Shan Yudao's military power is not inferior to that of General Cheng at that time. I am convinced of you, Wang Er! Haha!"

This sentence made Pei Ting's eyes flush. Only then did Jiao Huiqing realize that she had let it slip, making her miss Cheng Wuting again.

Wang Eryan didn't know, so he hurriedly said: "I just came to ask these three people to help me get out of the grassland and capture them back, so that I can give an explanation to the court."

Cheng Xuanying nodded proudly and said: "Since the general has entrusted us with our support, the old Taoist will not stand idly by. We will take these three hundred elite cavalry. Most of them will flee westward and try to meet up with Qin Bashan."

Wang Er cupped his hands and said: "With the help of the old man, Li Chang will definitely not be able to escape. I would like to thank the three heroes for their help!" Jiao Huiqing laughed and said: "Remember to prepare some delicious treats for us, haha!"

The three of them did not hesitate and led the three hundred cavalry in the camp to the west!
Chapter completed!