Liu Ling led two thousand cavalry in a big detour and finally got rid of the pursuing Zhou army. He ordered the troops to rest where they were for a while, and he dismounted and sat down against a big tree.
Zheng Xu took off the water bag and handed it to Liu Ling. He knelt down and said to Liu Ling: "Your Majesty, are we going to meet An Heng at the Fuyuan Army station like this?"
Liu Ling took a sip and saw that Wang Banjin successfully led seven thousand cavalry through Houzhou's camp and entered Yuzhou City. This made him feel a little more at ease. He lay back casually, and the muscles in his body ached.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Of course I will not go to see him like this, but let him come to see me!"
He said to Zheng Xu: "You take a thousand black unicorn troops and have a good rest. Then under the banner of my king, you must go to the Fuyuan Army camp in high spirits. You don't need to say anything more when you arrive. Just say
I'll wait for him here. If he doesn't come, don't blame me for engaging in military law."
Zheng Xu asked: "Then An Heng has something in his heart, I'm afraid he won't come."
Liu Ling said: "It doesn't matter. If he doesn't come, I will go to the Fuyuan Army station tonight before it is too late. If he comes, there is no way I will keep his life."
Zheng Xu said: "However, if the general leads a thousand black unicorn troops to the Fuyuan Army camp, the prince will only have these thousand cavalry from the Gyeonggi camp. If the Zhou army comes to search, the prince's
Safety cannot be guaranteed. It is better to go like this. I will lead a hundred cavalrymen from the Gyeonggi Camp and then rush back to report to the prince."
Liu Ling waved his hand and said: "No, An Heng is suspicious by nature. If you only lead a hundred people, he will definitely guess that there are not many soldiers around me. If he has evil intentions and sends troops to kill him, wouldn't it be wrong?
What's even worse? You don't need to worry about my safety, you just need to bring all the Black Qilin Army to see him. He has doubts in his heart, but he doesn't dare to take action."
Zheng Xu wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Ling said with a smile: "Zheng Xu, you think I can't guess His Majesty's intention of sending you by my side? But have you ever thought about it, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the prince of the country, if I can't
If we defeat the Later Zhou Dynasty and the armies of the Later Zhou Dynasty swarm northward, we, the Han Dynasty, will be in danger. Aren’t you and I both sinners for the ages?”
Seeing Zheng Xu's hesitation, he continued: "Tell me, which one is more important compared to the whole man? My life to His Majesty's life? Which one is more important? Don't worry, if I am not sure,
I won’t let you go either.”
Zheng Xu was persuaded by Liu Ling. After resting for a while, he led a thousand black unicorn troops and went straight to the Fuyuan Army's station. Liu Ling sent scouts to follow the black unicorn army behind to observe the movements of the Fuyuan army. Then he
Send people back the same way to inquire about the situation of Zhou Jun and Yuzhou.
After ordering the troops to take turns to rest and arranging everything, Liu Ling, who had not slept all night, fell into a deep sleep under the big tree in the wilderness.
Two hours later, the scouts who returned from the same route came to report that after the Zhou army returned to the camp, they did not do anything. But after hearing this, Liu Ling frowned. He ordered the scouts: "The Zhou army will not move.
I'm just resting. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle tonight. If you go to find out again, report any news immediately!"
The scout responded, then rode out again.
After another half an hour, the scouts following the Black Qilin Army came to report: The Black Qilin Army was personally welcomed into the camp by An Heng, the commander of the Fuyuan Army. After staying in the camp for a stick of incense, Zheng Xu had already brought
A thousand black unicorn troops rushed back. Liu Ling sighed in his heart: "If Zheng Xu hadn't been so anxious, he would have stayed in the Fuyuan Army camp for half an hour and even had a full meal. He wouldn't have been in a hurry when he came back.
If you proceed slowly, An Heng might really be tricked by you. But Zheng Xu has the emperor's mandate and only cares about protecting his own safety, so I'm afraid that An Heng won't be fooled."
Thinking of this, Liu Ling couldn't help but sigh. Although he ordered Zheng Xu to do it, Zheng Xu couldn't blame him for not doing it. His Majesty strictly ordered him to protect his own safety, and he would never be able to remain calm and composed.
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If it were Ji Chengyun, or Zhao Da, Zhao Er, and Hua Sanlang who were his cronies, this matter would have been handled beautifully. It's a pity, it's a pity.
He ordered his cavalry to plant more flags in the woods, and ordered the cavalry to be divided into twenty teams of ten. They tied branches to their horses' tails and rode back and forth in the woods. He also ordered his men to light bonfires in the woods.
Hunt some game for cooking.
Liu Ling ate something and looked at the sunset. It was useless for him to be anxious now. He could only wait until night before taking action. After a while, Zheng Xu came back with the black unicorn army and reported the truth to Liu Ling. He
He said that An Heng had already agreed to come to join the prince. He was concerned about the prince's safety and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he took the lead in returning with the Black Qilin Army.
Liu Ling did not blame Zheng Xu. After all, they had different positions and it was inevitable that they would not be able to reach an agreement when doing things. But he sneered in his heart. If An Heng was coming, how could he say he would be there later? If he wanted to come, he would definitely follow Hei.
The Qilin Army came back together. Saying they would arrive later could only deceive the restless Zheng Xu!
I'm afraid that An Heng has long seen Zheng Xu's falsehood, and he will come as soon as he comes. Maybe he will bring tens of thousands of elites with murderous intent to kill himself, the loyal prince. Sure enough, not long after, Liu
The scouts sent by Ling came to report that behind the Black Qilin Army, there were many cavalry from the Fuyuan Army following in the distance. Seeing the densely covered flags and smoke in the woods, the cavalry retreated again.
Liu Ling smiled, An Heng was indeed a suspicious person. If he were more courageous, he might have to run away again.
In the evening, Liu Ling told his cavalry not to save food and grass. Both men and horses had a full meal. He calculated the time and estimated that it was almost time, so he ordered the troops to mount their horses and go straight to the Fuyuan Army station.
At the same time that Liu Ling was leaving, a group of refugees from Yuzhou appeared sparsely not far from the Fuyuan Army station. Seeing that there were so many Han troops here, the refugees immediately shouted and swarmed towards them.
The Fuyuan Army's camp rushed over.
The soldiers guarding the gate discovered them immediately and shouted loudly to ask them to stop. However, the victims were so hungry that they couldn't bear it. They knelt not far away from the camp gate and kept kowtowing, begging the military gentlemen to give them a bite to eat. Gradually, they gathered around.
More and more refugees arrived, and soon there were no less than a thousand people kneeling outside.
These refugees were naked, with sallow complexions and skinny bodies. They kept wailing outside the camp gate, and their cries could be clearly heard even in the innermost part of the camp. An Heng, who had already fallen asleep, was so disturbed by the messy cries that he could not sleep. He
In anger, he led dozens of soldiers and came straight to the direction of the camp gate.
An Heng is thirty-eight years old this year. He was a Jinshi in the eleventh year of Qianyou. Because of his good writing, he was deeply loved by the great scholar Su Xiu. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his martial arts is also very good. Even
Su Hubao, the general of the Zhu Kingdom, paid great attention to him. With the attention of the two authorities in the court, Anheng naturally prospered and rose rapidly.
After only three years, he was transferred to serve in the Ministry of War. In another five years, he was appointed as the Minister of War. Later, he served with General Zhuguo in the campaign against the Uighur tribe in the Western Regions and was named General Huwei. Later, Liu Ling was trapped in Tianlao, and General Su Hu of Zhuguo
He wrote to Emperor Liu Ye, saying that An Heng was well-educated in military affairs and loyal to the country, and was qualified to serve as the commander of the Fuyuan Army. Liu Ye favorably granted An Heng the title of General Dingnan, Hou Dan Hou, and commander of the Fuyuan Army.
This An Heng was also a talented person. In less than two years, he had firmly controlled the more than 60,000 elite Fuyuan Army in his own hands. In the south of the Northern Han Dynasty, he almost became a native emperor with one hand covering the sky.
He is not tall and muscular, only about 1.7 meters tall. He has a white face and no beard, but he is quite handsome. He is a man of deep thoughts, and the soldiers secretly call him White-faced Cao Cao.
Putting on his clothes, An Heng walked up to the camp gate and asked in a cold voice: "What's so noisy?"
The sergeant guarding the door reported: "General, there is a group of refugees who escaped from Yuzhou outside the door. Because they are so hungry and thirsty, they are kneeling outside and crying, begging for a bite of food."
An Heng frowned and said, "Can't you deal with such a small matter? I'm so disturbed that I can't sleep. Just drive them away with random arrows. If I hear them shouting again, I'll cut off your head and feed it to them!"
The soldier guarding the gate said with a grimace: "General, we have let go of the arrows just now, but those people just knelt and refused to leave. They said that Yuzhou had been conquered by the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and they escaped all the way. They were thirsty and hungry and could not escape.
I can’t walk anymore, so I just want to give him something to eat.”
An Heng was shocked and asked quickly: "What did you say? Yuzhou has been conquered?"
The soldier said: "That's exactly what those victims said. They said that the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty entered the city and killed everyone they saw. If it hadn't been for General Du Yi who led his troops to fight to the death, none of them would have been able to escape. But...but General Du Yi...
Died for the country!"
An Heng's eyebrows jumped, and his heart suddenly became turbulent. He ordered: "Let three or five people in, I want to question them. Get some food and share it with the people outside, and let them leave quickly."
The soldier suddenly beamed with joy and said, "General, have mercy!"
An Heng snorted coldly and turned back to the Chinese army's tent. After a while, three or five victims were led to the tent. These people were all skinny and skinny, and their faces were sallow, which made people feel unbearable. When An Heng saw their bodies
They were swaying and seemed to be unsteady even when kneeling. Then someone brought some food and gave it to them to eat. When those people saw the food, their eyes suddenly lit up and they grabbed it in their hands and wolfed it down.
Start eating.
Before they finished eating, An Heng asked impatiently: "What did you just say? The city of Yuzhou has been destroyed?"
The slender man kneeling at the front kowtowed: "Thank you for your grace, sir. I won't lie to you. Yuzhou has been destroyed. The army of the Zhou Dynasty will kill everyone on sight. If General Du Yi hadn't resisted desperately, none of us would be alive."
Get out."
An Heng could not conceal his excitement. He walked quickly to the victim and asked, "Is Du Yi dead?"
The victim raised his dark face and said sadly: "He's dead! He was surrounded by Houzhou soldiers and cut into pieces with knives! Before General Du died, he shouted that if anyone escaped, we should go to Yingzhou.
Give a message to General Hu Dan Houan, the commander of the Fuyuan Army."
An Heng's expression changed, he leaned over and asked eagerly: "What did Du Yi say?"
The victim suddenly smiled, showing his snow-white teeth, and said with a strange expression: "General Du asked me to tell you, sir, he said: Go to hell!" (To be continued)
