When the chasing bandit army saw nearly a hundred people rushing towards the other side, and there were soldiers and horses approaching in the distance, they knew that their success was in vain. In order to avoid being surrounded by counterattacks, they quickly withdrew to the other side! Then the officers and soldiers rushed to the front panting heavily.
They surrounded Chang Yu and his party who were sitting on the ice and were breathing heavily.
"Who are you?"
"Go and notify Li Yan immediately and ask him to prepare bath water for me. I need to take a good bath and sleep well!"
"Who are you?" one of the leading households shouted sharply. Kuang Ren sighed and took out Dongchang's token from his arms and threw it directly to him. The man took it and was startled: "From Dongchang?".
"Is one not enough? I'll give you another one." Chen Ruxin also threw it over.
"There's more..." Chen Suole and Lu Dahu also threw it over.
"I have more..." The big rake groaned and reached into his arms, but was kicked by Chang Yu: "Why are you joining in the fun?" Then he stood up and said to the hundred households: "You may not know me, but you
You must have heard of me.”
At this time, the hundreds of households knew that this group of people were spies from Dongchang and were definitely not impersonated by thieves, so they hurriedly bowed their hands and saluted, wanting to say a few polite words, but Fang Yuhai, Zhang Wenzong and others over there were much smarter than him.
When he came to his senses, he was immediately horrified and knelt down: "I have seen the Governor in this humble position!"
Anyone from Dongchang dares to call himself the Governor!
Then who else!
Ouch, shit! When the hundred households saw this, they reacted and were horrified. They quickly knelt down and saluted with their subordinates. However, they saw the thieves on the other side who were still looking around and couldn't help but frown. The group they were chasing just now
There is definitely a big fish in there!
What a pity, what a pity! It was just a little bit different!
The hundred households went to report it in person, and it suddenly dawned on them why Li Yan immediately ordered the strengthening of river bank patrols after returning from overseas. He even personally led a team to patrol the banks of the Yellow River several times. It turned out that it was for that big boss, hey
, the great eunuch of Dongchang is indeed worthy of his reputation, he is very brave!
Chang Yu and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. More than 300 soldiers and horses came to protect the area where they rested after landing. This place is facing Zhongtiao Mountain, and Puzhou City is at the foot of the northern foot of the mountain, so they have to follow the foot of the mountain.
Go northeast for forty or fifty miles. After all, the straight-line distance between Puzhou City and the Yellow River is thirty or forty miles.
Now that we have arrived at our own territory, let alone four or five hundred miles away, it doesn't matter. We are singing and hunting as if we were outing. I turned around and glanced at the Yellow River. It really is a river that separates two worlds.
I was very nervous all the time, but after I passed this point, I felt completely relaxed.
I have the final say on my territory. Half an hour ago I was running on the run, but in the blink of an eye there were hundreds of warriors around me. Chang Yu stood on a big rock on the shore and stretched out his hand towards the thieves on the other side who were still watching.
Middle finger: "Come over if you dare!"
Childishly, after seeing his actions, Kuang Ren and Chen Ruxin looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
Of course the thieves would not dare to come over. No matter how tight the defense on the other side is, with Li Yan's understanding of the thieves and his cautious character, it will only be doubled here! There are clear posts and secret posts. This hundred-mile defense line is filled with mountains, rocks and trees. You can't think of it.
What a dragnet he has laid.
The horse was thrown to the other side, and a healthy horse was replaced here, but no one had the energy to gallop the horse and just swayed slowly. The seriously injured Rake no longer had to lie on the raft or bear the pain of riding a horse. He was carried by a dedicated person.
, but this guy kept shouting: "Shopkeeper, if I die, you must write an inscription for me with your own hands!"
Chang Yu rolled his eyes after hearing this, and Qing Yi weakly comforted the big rake: "You can't die, at most you will suffer a little..."
Qing Yi was very weak after using her ultimate move. It had been more than an hour and she was still weak and could barely ride a horse. Chang Yu couldn't bear it, for fear that she would fall off, but there was no carriage for her to ride in this barren mountain.
He said in a very firm tone: "I'm fine. If possible, I can use a big move." This caused everyone to cheer and cheer, but the surrounding soldiers didn't know what they were cheering for. A group of people went crazy.
Chang Yu sighed and said to Qing Yi, although the governor is not familiar with internal skills, he also knows that he must have lost his strength. Maybe he can use a big move, but he is afraid of endangering his life. Fortunately, we are safe now. No need
You are working hard to take good care of yourself.
After traveling for more than ten miles, Li Yan arrived unexpectedly. It turned out that he was not in the city today but in the military camp outside the city.
The military camp is located in the mountain valley of Yaowang Terrace at the foot of the northern foothills of Zhongtiao Mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack and sheltered from the wind. It is less than twenty miles away from Puzhou City in the east, and a few miles to the northwest is Puzhou Town, and further northwest to the Yellow River.
Over there, there is the Stork Tower and the Big Iron Ox.
Li Yan's expression when he saw Chang Yu was really wonderful. To sum it up in two words, he was speechless.
I really didn't know what to say. Chang Yu was now unkempt and looked like a beggar with injuries all over his body, but he looked at Li Yan and smiled.
"Enjoyed?"
Li Yan finally choked out these words.
"It's so fun!" Chang Yu laughed loudly and rode forward: "It's so exciting!"
"The Governor is exciting and enjoyable, but it makes us anxious every day. The eldest son and the ninth son are all day long...sigh..."
"Why, haven't they returned to the capital yet?" Chang Yu asked in a low voice, and Li Yan shook his head: "The governor said that they should wait for a month, but it is less than half a month. It is said that the general had proposed to escort them back to the capital first.
But...it's okay for the eldest son to say that, but the ninth son refuses to obey and insists on going back with you."
"That's what she is like." Chang Yu didn't want to mention Princess Kunxing too much outside, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is there any news about the Minister of History?"
Li Yan shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, but I have sent someone to inform General Wu that they are coming and estimate that it will take up to ten days to reach Puzhou."
"Our family can't wait for them." Chang Yu shook his head lightly: "It's less than two months before the New Year. There are still a lot of things to deal with when I return to Beijing quickly, so I'll leave this to you." He turned around and glanced in the direction of the Yellow River: "Feng Dong
Three feet, what a great opportunity, hey!"
"It's a pity, it's a pity" Li Yan also said repeatedly.
In winter, when the river is frozen, the army can easily cross the river without building a bridge. If the ice melts in the spring, the river will become a natural chasm.
However, at this time, there was a favorable location, but neither the right time nor the harmony.
The imperial court's food and grass reserves are insufficient, and it can only provide food and clothing for now. In addition, the soldiers are exhausted from long battles. If a war starts at this time, in addition to wasting people and money, the best results will only be 50%. No matter how you calculate it, the gains will not be worth the losses!
"We got some information back from this trip, and we also have some other ideas. We will talk to the general later. After Wu Sangui and the others arrive, the general will discuss with them again and determine the attack plan before the new year. After the new year and the beginning of spring, we will first
Make a move, and if everything goes well, Xi'an will be recaptured before the beginning of summer."
Li Yan nodded in agreement.
Along the way, Chang Yu gave a detailed account of what he saw and heard during the trip. Based on some of the traces, the two made comprehensive judgments and speculations about the enemy's troop deployment, who was the leader, food and grass reserves, etc. Chang Yu also proposed
My latest idea: No matter where the main defense line of the rebel army is, our troops will be divided into three groups, and the three groups will be the main offensive line!
The troops are divided into three groups, whoever breaks the city of Xi'an first, gets promoted to a noble rank, becomes a king and a marquis!
Li Yan, who had always been elegant, calm and unfazed, his eyes lit up.
First, because of Chang Yu's proposal, the troops were divided into three groups and all were on the main offensive line. Although it was a bit laborious, the main defense line that the bandit army tried so hard to cover instantly became useless, because the bandit army could only concentrate one force at this time.
You can create effective resistance at any time, but the officers and soldiers are divided into three groups, and you can only block one group of officers and soldiers at most, but the remaining two can easily get in!
The second is a reward for military exploits.
As a general, he doesn’t want to be crowned king or marquis!
Especially for Li Yan, who has been demoted as a general, he needs to be proud of his military achievements and be awarded an official title. Now that he is a pillar of the country, he needs the blessing of a title even more!
The two of them were talking about military affairs all the way and unknowingly arrived at the military camp, which is a mountain col to the east of Yaowang Terrace. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has only one exit in the north. It is about ten miles wide and about five or six miles deep. It is bordered by Yaowang Terrace to the west and Yaowang Terrace to the east.
Puzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a natural haven. There is a spring water source in the mountains. There are also several surrounding villages densely populated with military sentries, both overt and covert.
Li Yan's tribe originally had only a few thousand troops, but after Liu Zeqing's troops were included in his command, there were nearly 20,000 troops. Some were stationed in Puzhou City, some were patrolling along the Yellow River, and the remaining 10,000 were all in this mountain depression.
The military camp has many military buildings built according to the terrain. Some are straw huts, some are wooden houses, and some are stone houses. They are densely packed with people. At first glance, they look chaotic, but if you look closely, they are very orderly. There are also sentry posts and patrol posts high in the surrounding mountains.
Soldiers and horses can be said to have taken security to the extreme.
"Does the Governor know the origin of the King Yao Tower?" Li Yan asked with a smile as he approached the military camp. Chang Yu shrugged: "General Li is testing our family." He raised his eyes and looked over there: "It happens that our family knows a little bit.
, this Yao Wang Terrace is commonly known as Jiuzhou Gedao, and it is the witness of the abdication of the three ancient emperors Yao, Shun, and Yu, right?"
"Master Du Gong is knowledgeable and well-remembered. I am very impressed by him." Li Yan always felt that Chang Yu was too magical and knew everything. Then he asked again: "There is a big lake in the east of Puzhou City. Du Gong."
Have you ever heard of it?”
Chang Yu nodded: "The surname is Wu, and it was also called Zhangyangchi in ancient times. I heard that it is more than twenty miles long from east to west, and four or five miles from north to south?"
Li Yan was surprised: "Has the Governor ever been to Puzhou?" Seeing Chang Yu shaking his head, "Then the Governor..."
"The ancients said that if you travel hundreds of miles and read thousands of books, this Wu surnamed Hu is recorded in the "Shui Jing Zhu"!" Chang Yu's showoff shocked Li Yan, and the eunuch became more and more angry.
It’s incredible. I heard that I couldn’t read a word of Chinese characters before, but I didn’t know that he is now famous all over the world for his poetry. I thought that someone else would write it, but now he can quote scriptures for anything he says. It becomes more and more difficult for him to understand. I can’t help but ask again: "That Du
"Do you know what the five surnames of Wu named Hu are?"
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Is General Li determined to defeat our family today?" He pointed to the peak of King Yao on the mountain: "Since it is the hometown of Yao and Shun, it is related to it, and those five surnames are the descendants of Emperor Shun: Yu
, Yao, Chen, Hu, Tian, five surnames, because they were the first to live by the lake, so they got the name of the lake with the surname Wu."
"Master Du Gong is really a god." Li Yan fell to the ground in admiration, and Chang Yu laughed loudly: "I have been holding it in there for a while, and I feel so relieved after hearing the general's flattery." Everyone
He laughed loudly and as he spoke, he was approaching the military camp and saw dozens of horses galloping towards him. Chang Yu knew who it was when he didn't see anyone.
"Looking at you, I know you have suffered a lot." Zhu Cihong looked at Chang Yu and shook his head: "You really deserve to be beaten. You can't live a comfortable life, so you have to suffer."
"Who said I was born a cheap person? This is the only one!" Chang Yu chuckled, but Fang Yuhai, Zhang Wenzong and others behind him were so shocked that their mouths almost dislocated. Who dared to say such a thing about the governor of Dongchang.
Zhu Cixiang was speechless to Chang Yu, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It will be good if you come back safely. Everyone is worried about you these days. Ahjiu eats fast and chants Buddha to pray for you every day..."
"Where's Ah Jiu?" Chang Yu asked casually, thinking that it was inconvenient for Kun Xing to show up in the military camp, so he didn't come out.
"Didn't I just tell you that she eats fast every day and chants Buddha's name to burn incense and seek peace for you?" She said and pointed towards the mountain to the west.