"Yes, yes, yes..." On the dirt road three miles away in front of Zhaoyuan Village, fifteen or six figures on horseback fled in a hurry. It was Yang Xingyan, Yang Yunqing, and several minions under the former.
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The shouts of killing still lingered inside Zhaoyuan Village and around the walls, and no other horses' hooves could be heard in the surroundings. It was obvious that Jin Chan's plan to escape was very successful. However, Yang Xingyan, Yang Yunqing and the minions around them,
But he didn't dare to slow down his escape even a little bit.
The officers and soldiers arrived too suddenly and the offensive was too fierce. Before Yang Xingyan and Yang Yunqing had time to recruit their soldiers, they had already breached the back door of Zhaoyuan Village.
The official hall where the two stayed at night was at most one hundred thirty or forty steps away from the back wall of Zhaoyuan Village. If the delay continued, the two of them would be blocked in the official hall by their opponents, trying to catch a turtle in a jar.
Therefore, Yang Xingyan and Yang Yunqing, without thinking carefully, decisively exchanged clothes with the two heads and ran away.
The two of them didn't have time to bring more followers, so they only brought along the eight personal soldiers who were always with Yang Xingyan. However, not a single tael of gold seized a few days ago was left behind. At this moment, all the soldiers were wrapped in sash and carried on their backs.
On the body, it will not be easily out of sight of the two of them.
Along the way, two more battalion-level commanders, a capital commander and three Yuhou, met the fleeing team unexpectedly. In order to avoid the whereabouts being leaked, and in order not to be a bare-bones military commander, Yang Xingyan magnanimously
The land "forgave" these six people for abandoning the army and absconding, and allowed them to travel with him.
The original purpose of Zhaoyuan Village was to protect the gold mine nearby and supervise the truthful handover of gold. Therefore, its location is far from dangerous.
There are many paths leading to the official road at the foot of the mountain. The nearest trail is at least two-thirds closer than the main road used to transport gold and living supplies. However, Yang Xingyan and others can only choose the main road.
They do this for two reasons.
First, the path is too steep and full of potholes, making it unsuitable for horses to run wildly. Unless there is a local person who is very familiar with the road to lead the way, it is inevitable that both the man and the horse will fall and break bones.
Secondly, they had just occupied Zhaoyuan Village for a few days, and they did not know the shortcuts that the villagers had made with their feet. They could only choose the main road that was well known to everyone, had a gentle slope, and was also the most "detoured" road.
In this way, even though there were war horses on their way, Yang Xingyan and Yang Yunqing could still see their defeated troops rolling and crawling from the path near the main road from time to time, and then disappearing in the night again.
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These defeated soldiers were all disheveled and had empty hands. However, there was not a single scratch on their bodies. And behind them, no pursuers could be seen, and even the shouts of killing were very few.
After all, he is a veteran who has led troops for many years. Yang Xingyan's commanding skills are not very good, but he is quite experienced. Vaguely, he realized that the number of officers and soldiers who entered Zhaoyuan Village from behind tonight should be less than a thousand. Otherwise,
, so as not to be able to free up any manpower to chase death and chase north.
This feeling became stronger as he got further away from Zhaoyuan Village. Several times, he even wanted to stop his horse, grab a broken soldier, and ask about his opponent's true situation.
However, whenever this thought flashed in his mind, he would immediately put it to death decisively.
At this point, whether or not we ask the opponent's true situation clearly, the result will be the same.
Even if the number of attackers tonight is only one battalion (five hundred people), if he had not escaped in time just now, he would have been blocked in the official hall and captured alive.
What's more, in the middle of the night, even Yingxiao is difficult to control quickly. At this moment, all the soldiers under his command have been defeated by his opponents. Even if he turns around and fights back now, it is impossible to reorganize his brothers.
Get up and turn the tide!
"Don't, don't think so much. You have the gold, and I have the blank of the Liao Kingdom to surrender. As long as we are out of danger tonight, we won't have a chance to make a comeback!" Yang Yunqing was much more open-minded than Yang Xingyan. Seeing
The latter turned his head frequently on horseback and immediately gasped for relief.
'I'm not your subordinate, of course you don't feel bad!' Yang Xingyan secretly muttered in his heart, but he nodded with a wry smile, "Brother Yunqing is absolutely right about what he said. With you here, we brothers will definitely be able to make a comeback!"
"We brothers are of one mind and sooner or later the blood debt of Han will be repaid with blood!" Yang Yunqing also nodded, with a hint of solemnity in his words.
"Well, definitely! If this revenge is not avenged, Yang will never be a human being!" Yang Xingyan gritted his teeth when he heard Han Qing's name.
Although until now, he has not figured out how the enemy army could sneak up behind Zhaoyuan Village without knowing it. However, he can be sure that the person leading this group of soldiers and horses is Han Jingdian, a criminal official.
green.
The opponent used the same method in their last sneak attack on Furong Island. They suddenly launched an attack in the middle of the night. And as soon as they started, it was like thunder, leaving no chance for him to struggle.
Therefore, Yang Xingyan now both hates and fears Han Qing.
What I hate is that I didn't take the initiative to provoke this person, but I was forced by this person to have no choice but to defect to the enemy.
What I'm afraid of is that this person always suddenly performs his killing moves when he is unprepared. The last time he attacked Furong Island, he lost his reputation. This time, he almost blocked himself in the official hall of Zhaoyuan Village and made a big mess.
Eight dollars.
Next time he fights against this person, Yang Xingyan is really not sure how many chances he will have to get revenge. But he is very worried that if he is not careful, he will be kicked out of bed by this person in the middle of the night.
"The key, the key is the fire bomb. Han has no real ability, all he has is that he is willing to throw fire bombs. If you can get the formula of fire bombs and gunpowder through the relationship between the Yan and Yang families,
You can treat the other person the same way you treat him!" Seeing that Yang Xingyan no longer seemed to be looking back, Yang Yunqing thought for a moment and gasped again to remind him.
This was the biggest reason why he didn't abandon Yang Xingyan immediately.
After inciting Yang Xingyan to rebel, he immediately persuaded the other party and escorted a group of shipbuilders from the Denglai Navy to Nanjing (Beijing) by sea. There were also four junior generals who were ordered to go to the Liao Kingdom to help Daliao train the navy.
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At present, Yang Xingyan's utilization value is far less than before. Especially after tonight's disastrous defeat, this person is even more dispensable to the Liao Kingdom.
However, the Yang family and the Yan family behind Yang Xingyan were still two "gold mines." If the Song Dynasty officials from these two families could obtain the physical objects of fire and thunder bombs and the specific gunpowder formula, Yang Yunqing would be the leader of the Liao Dynasty.
He has made great achievements. After returning, his status will probably be that of Han Kuangsi. (Han Kuangsi, a Han official in the Liao Kingdom. At first, he was favored for his good medical skills. Later, he was granted the title of King of Yan for his meritorious service in attacking the Song Dynasty)
"I, I have tried hard to get the fire bombs!" Yang Xingyan also knew that after tonight's fiasco, he must show new value in order to have a chance to be accepted by the Liao Kingdom safely. Therefore, while speeding up his horse,
While breathlessly explaining, "The Yang family and the Yan family are now divided into two groups. One part is planning to take the sea route to join the Liao Dynasty, while the other part has drawn a clear line with the former and continues to be loyal to the Song Dynasty. In order to win the trust of the Song Dynasty officials, they also killed
The two legitimate sons have a clear will. Therefore, even if they stay in the Song Dynasty and now have access to the secret of the Fire and Thunder Bomb, they will not dare to steal it to me easily."
This was also his cleverness, not to hand over all the things at the bottom of the box at once, so as not to be squeezed out by the Liao Pingren Division and immediately regarded as an abandoned son. He left some thoughts for Yang Yunqing and some support for himself.
Yang Yunqing had played with him in the palm of his hand for so many years, and he could see through his little thoughts at a glance. Immediately, he curled his lips with a sneer, "Then you have to hurry up. To tell you the truth, there are more than just a certain people sent by Daliao Xingren Division to the south for business.
One family. If someone else takes the lead, you..."
Before he could finish his threatening words, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the diagonal. It was seven or eight cavalrymen who came diagonally along the path and blocked the intersection of the main road down the mountain and the official road.
"Whole team, come forward together, they have fewer people than us!" Without looking closely, Yang Yunqing knew that the people coming could not be the trash under Yang Xingyan's command, so he decisively stopped threatening and shouted an order at the top of his voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out the steel knife and took the lead in charging forward. When Yang Xingyan saw it, he also became worried and followed closely behind him with his knife raised.
The two of them thought that the brothers and soldiers around them would swarm forward and use their numerical superiority to fight their way out. Unexpectedly, there were only two or three responses from behind.
Turning around in shock, he found that five of the eight soldiers carrying gold on their backs ran away. Of the six generals who had gathered halfway, not a single one was left, and they all drew their horses and rushed into the dark wilderness.
Five against eight, there was no chance of a quick victory. However, before Yang Yunqing and Yang Xingyan could change their tactics, the cavalry blocking the intersection had already decisively accelerated their horses and charged towards them.
Come here. "Dismount, surrender, don't kill, just capture Yang Xingyan, leave the rest alone!"
"Military Lord, spare your life, I am not Yang Xingyan, I am Li Wenbin, the commander-in-chief of his subordinates!" Yang Yunqing is worthy of being an elite member of the Liao Xingren Division, and he keeps telling lies.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a flash of sword light behind him. At the same time, Yang Xingyan's voice reached his ears, "He is Yang Xingyan! Master Jun, I am willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side!"
"Dog thief, ah..." Yang Yunqing wanted to parry, but before he could, the horse was stabbed in the butt. The frightened horse took him along and accelerated towards the pursuing soldiers coming from the opposite side.
Looking at Yang Xingyan again, after a sword blow, he decisively turned his mount around and, under the protection of the last three soldiers, rushed into the dark wilderness.
Fearing that the pursuers would not let him go, he followed closely and cut off the robe on the back of a soldier with a knife, "Master, spare your life, the gold, all of Yang Xingyan's gold belongs to you. If you pick it up too late, it will definitely be an advantage to others."
