Yu Wenhuaji finally ran away. Wang Junlin was worried that there would be an ambush, so he did not dare to pursue him far. He returned with his people, met up with Luo Shixin who was waiting at the same place, and rested on the spot.
"Sir, 443 of our troops were killed in the battle, and 341 were injured." Luo Shixin came to report, with murderous intent on his face.
"How many corpses did the enemy leave behind?" Wang Junlin's expression had returned to calmness, but his eyes were cold and scary.
"Reporting to your lord, the enemy left behind 3,453 corpses." Luo Shixin replied quickly, his murderous intention even more intense.
"Seize the time to treat our people, and chop off the heads of these more than 3,000 enemies. Let all our people hang on their horses and take them to Luoyang. After arriving in Luoyang, we will take revenge." Wang Junlin said calmly.
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At the same time, a grand welcome and prisoner presentation ceremony had been held in front of the south gate of Luoyang City. All officials from the three provinces and six ministries came. At a glance, most of the people who could attend the court meeting were here.
Even in the resting loft next to the city gate, Yu Wenshu, Su Wei, Dugu Changsu, Yu Shiji, Pei Shiju and other important officials were resting there. Various complicated and exaggerated preparations had been made inside and outside the city.
At this time, Prince Yang Jian's guard of honor, escorted by two hundred cavalry, also came to the east gate from the direction of the imperial city. The guard of the east gate had already come forward and respectfully welcomed the prince into the warm spring-like room next to him.
In the attic. Everyone in the attic on the second floor watched Yang Jian enter the attic and quickly stood up to salute to greet him.
Yang Jian waved his hands carelessly and said: "I wish you all fair."
Then he sat down and said: "Father, I really don't know if Wang Junlin can still come, so he insists on asking me to come too. It is simply delaying me to learn the skills of governing the country."
Everyone suddenly frowned slightly, Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju looked worried, thinking that if such a prince became the emperor, it would really make people feel insecure!
Dugu Changsu was so angry that he snorted softly. Yang Jian did not dare to offend his uncle and pretended not to hear. Yu Wenshu and Su Wei, two old foxes, did not change their expressions at all, but they could not change their minds no matter what they thought.
knew.
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Wang Junlin watched Luo Shixin and his men silently chop off the heads, turning the corpses into headless corpses. His face was calm, but thoughts were spinning in his mind.
Although he expected that his enemies in Luoyang City would definitely regard his return to the capital as the final opportunity to kill him, he did not expect that the other party would be so unscrupulous.
Moreover, I still overestimated Yang Guang's control over the court and the army... I always thought that even if his enemies wanted to assassinate me, they would not be able to send out troops near the capital.
Ten thousand people were lying in ambush less than forty miles away from the capital. Even if they were broken into pieces at night, sent in batches, and hidden in a hidden place, there were still ten thousand people.
A war horse and the amount of food and grass that these 10,000 cavalry need these days is not a small amount. The soldiers responsible for the safety of the surrounding areas in Kyoto are not aware at all?
This is naturally impossible, but with the combined efforts of Empress Xiao, Prince Yang Jian, Yu Wenshu and Yang Su, it is not difficult to make the soldiers in the capital remain indifferent or pretend to be deaf and dumb.
But what chilled Wang Junlin the most was why the other party was able to calculate the time of his return to the capital so accurately. You must know that if they wanted to kill him, these troops would not dare to ambush near Kyoto for too long. Unless they could accurately
Know when you pass by this place.
What's even more frightening is that although they are close to Kyoto, Wang Junlin asks himself that he has not let down his guard. All along, according to Wang Junlin's instructions, Xu Jingzong and Shen Guang have been watching every move of their enemies. Could it be that the blue-robed guard's
The spies found nothing unusual...
Countless questions came to Wang Junlin's mind, especially the questions and speculations arising from a certain aspect, which made him feel cold all over.
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"Sir, do we still want to go to Luoyang City?" Zhang Tiangang's expression was full of desolation and despair, and he whispered in Wang Junlin's ear. He had been following Wang Junlin for a long time, and Wang Junlin did not hide many things from him. So he
He always spoke directly in front of Wang Junlin, so he continued to say in a deep voice: "According to the regulations, Luo Shixin and the others will definitely not be able to enter the city. Only these four hundred people led by humble officials can follow you into Luoyang City. If the emperor wants to kill him,
Your Excellency, you may leave it alone and let some people kill you. If the enemy sends out troops again, it will be difficult to escape."
Wang Junlin was silent and glanced at Luo Shixin and others who had collected the bodies of more than four hundred dead subordinates and asked them to take them with them. He knew that although the possibility mentioned by Zhang Tiangang was unlikely, it was not impossible.
There is absolutely no chance that there will be anything wrong with Shen Guang, but Xu Jingzong...if something goes wrong, it is not impossible to keep Shen Guang in the dark with his mind.
And if something really goes wrong with Xu Jingzong, then this prisoner sacrifice ceremony is probably a trap. Although he has prepared a lot of back-ups, anything is possible. Sometimes, no matter how powerful a person is, death is nothing more than a trap.
It happened in an instant, and even if he could escape, Luo Shixin, Zhang Tiangang and others might not be able to escape.
Wang Junlin's expression changed. At this moment, a sound of horse hooves came from outside the valley, and the horses neighed. In the blink of an eye, a group of about two hundred cavalrymen drove into the valley. These
The cavalrymen are brightly armored, with swords and guns at their sides, and they are full of iron and blood. At a glance, you can tell that they are the most elite cavalrymen of the Sui Dynasty.
Many people on Wang Junlin's side looked frozen. At this time, a group of elite cavalry from the Sui Dynasty arrived. They had just experienced an army ambush, and no one wanted to believe it.
But Wang Junlin immediately saw clearly the general leading the cavalry at a distance where others could not clearly see the appearance of the cavalry.
The leader was a handsome young man in his early twenties, with a heroic face. He had a sword at his waist and a pair of silver hammers astride him, but his solemn expression contained a hint of confusion and surprise.
When he saw the corpses all over the mountains and valleys, the young general's solemn expression was filled with confusion, but also infinite shock and hidden anger.
The general raised his right fist and shouted loudly: "Be on guard."
The two hundred cavalrymen behind him suddenly became alert and watched everything in the valley.
The man drove into the valley with a gloomy expression, and saw Wang Junlin sitting next to the carriage. He looked startled, jumped off the horse, strode over, and said with surprise: "Brother Wang, long time no see."