Linfen.
The soldiers were facing a formidable enemy, holding spears in their hands and looking at the city with vigilance.
The Zhou people didn't recognize this new army at first, but the Qi people did. Isn't that familiar mask the Bai Bao?
Coupled with the flag raised by the opponent.
For a moment, the defenders in the city couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts, and they looked at each other with such fear in their eyes.
They are not the only ones who are afraid, but so is Dugujie.
Dugujie was born in the army. Duan Shao and Baibao Xianbei used to be unattainable existences in his eyes. Even if he said it from his own mouth, he felt that they were not a good match. Even now, this is still the case.
He really didn't have much confidence to stop Duan Shao.
He looked at the people on the left and right, "Everyone! General Yao will be here soon. We only need to hold on for half a day. Half a day is enough!"
Just when Dugujie was trying to boost morale, an old general walked out from the enemy camp.
Duan Shao rode his horse and appeared under the city wall in a swaggering manner.
He raised his head and used one hand to shield himself from the sun.
"Tell Yao Changying for me that I am going south!"
Several messengers around him immediately began to shout Duan Shao's words loudly, with loud voices and extraordinary momentum.
Dugujie looked at the officers around him, and they also looked confused.
Then, Duan Shao turned around and left. The knights hurriedly lined up and followed him. In just a moment, these knights flew away, leaving behind corpses all over the ground and those burning.
Lots of equipment.
The officers on the left and right hurriedly stepped forward, "General Dugu, please quickly send someone to inform General Yao that Duan Shao has appeared here! General Yao must come back as soon as possible, otherwise he will have to go all the way across Pingyang to Heluo.
Gone!"
Just as Dugujie was about to give instructions, his face suddenly became serious again.
"No!"
"Before General Yao left, he ordered me to block the city gate. No matter what happened, I was not allowed to open the city gate or leave the city wall."
Dugujie pointed to the two dense forests in the distance, "If the city gate is not opened, it may take some time for the enemy to take over the siege machinery, but once the city gate is opened, who dares to say that there are no knights hiding there? Let's do that.
They take the opportunity to rush in, and they can capture the city in a matter of seconds!"
"If General Yao finds that something is wrong, he will come back himself. Don't pay attention to it and continue to strengthen the city gates and walls!!"
"only!!"
Dugujie is not a great general, or even a strong one, but he is obedient.
He always stood at the top of the city, staring at the places in the distance where people might be hiding. He occasionally took people to look around, but never stepped off the city wall.
While walking on the city wall, he also analyzed the current situation in his mind.
How did Duan Shao come here?
The only explanation is that they came from Fenshui Pass.
After learning about the crossing point of the Zhou people and the enemy, General Yao led his troops back to cut off their path, while the checkpoint cities around Linfen shrank their defense lines and concentrated their troops on several important roads in Linfen to prevent the opponent from engaging in attacks.
breakthrough.
Duan Shao must have seized the opportunity to shrink the Fenshui defense line and took the opportunity to cross the river from Linfen, crossing the river from the most dangerous place.
As a result, Yao Xiong and the Zhou army were left behind, while Pingyang's army was defeated in Linfen. From here, he could cross Pingyang and go all the way down to Heluo, without finding any troops to stop him.
He did.
It can be said that it is a smooth river.
The more Dugujie thought about it, the more scared he became. He didn't know what else he hadn't thought of. If Duan Shao was here, what were the Zhou people behind him doing?
Could it be that he pretended to lure his people to the rear and then crossed the river from here?
That's not right. If the two sides had agreed in advance, how could Duan Shao send his troops to attack the Zhou people?
I can't figure it out at all on Dugujie.
He stayed on guard until evening, when the sky gradually darkened, and the dense forests and ravines outside the city looked even more terrifying and gloomy, as if something was really going to rush out from there.
A clear sound of horse hoofbeats came from not far away, and dozens of cavalrymen wearing black clothes appeared under the city wall.
These are our own scouts.
The tense atmosphere on the city wall was instantly relieved.
Dugujie was still worried, so he went up to the tower and observed the people in front of him again and again. After confirming the identity of the person, he told them what happened.
The scouts did not enter the city and quickly began to inquire around.
They searched all possible hiding places.
After the search, the scouts went back to report.
They didn't find any hidden enemies, and Lonely Day breathed a sigh of relief.
After a long time, Yao Xiong finally led the army and appeared in the distance with a tired look on his face.
In such a short period of time, Yao Xiong led the army and completed a round trip.
Not to mention the soldiers under his command, even Yao Xiong himself was very tired.
He did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly arranged for everyone to rest around.
Yao Xiong was also a little worried. He was worried that the enemy would suddenly attack while waiting for work. Although he had more people, if he was attacked, the result would definitely not be good.
The army entered the school grounds and began to rest, while the scouts expanded the scope of their search to ensure that the enemy would not launch an attack at this time.
Yao Xiong did not bring all the prisoners over, but placed them in batches around the ferry. Only the most important prisoners were escorted to Linfen by him.
On Dugujie, he walked down the city wall and paid homage to Yao Xiong.
Yao Xiong signaled him to follow him, and then quickly sent people to take over the city's defense. At the same time, he also sent people to inquire about the checkpoint conditions on several important roads around.
Dugujie almost trotted next to Yao Xiong. He saw General Yao Xiong's gloomy face, his big beard covering half of his face, and he was shaking wildly from walking around.
"Half an hour after the general left, Pingyang's scouts appeared outside the city."
Dugujie reported everything that happened after Yao Xiong left to Yao Xiong. He told it in great detail, leaving almost no omissions.
Yao Xiong followed him into the inner room, sat down, and listened to his continued story.
It took Dugujie a long time to figure everything out.
Yao Xiong helplessly slapped the case in front of him.
"The general Duan I was waiting for at the ferry is Duan Xiaoyan and Duan Shao's younger brother."
"They only brought three or four days' rations, and suddenly appeared on the other side. After crossing the river, they began to fight with the Zhou people. By the time I got there, the Zhou people's army had been defeated by them, and then they surrendered."
"Duan Xiaoyan couldn't say anything. The news we received earlier was that Duan Xiaoyan was the first army to escort food supplies to Quyang, but he appeared at the ferry, and Duan Shao, who should have appeared at the ferry, instead appeared in Linfen.
"
Yao Xiong said with a straight face, "We were deceived by Duan Shao. If the person who delivered the information did not lie, then he was also deceived."
"He deceived Jinyang, deceived us, and also deceived the people of Zhou."
"If I guessed correctly, he should have gone in the direction of Heluo now."
"Dugu Yongye of Heluo is relatively close to him. Now that he is taking the emperor there, Dugu Yongye will definitely not refuse. Once Duan Shao takes the emperor to Heluo, he can order to gather the counties south of the river.
Dugu Yongye’s Heluo Xingtai is still very capable.”
Yao Xiong expressed his guess.
Dugujie said hurriedly: "Then are we going to pursue him?"
"Chase?"
"How can Baibao chase? Unless my brother comes back, Mandrill Camp can have a chance to touch each other, but how can we touch each other? If it is a blocking battle, I can still give it a try, a pursuit battle?"
Yao Xiong shook his head gently.
"Then what should we do?"
"Are we going to watch Duan Shao leave so easily?"
"I will send scouts to track it down. You can go and rest first."
Yao Xiong waved his hand, unwilling to say anything more to Dugujie. Dugujie said goodbye to Yao Xiong and returned to his mansion, while Yao Xiong ordered Duan Xiaoyan to be brought out and brought to him.
Duan Xiaoyan was not tired at all, or even panicked at all.
Yao Xiong did not make things difficult for him. He did not tie him up or take off his clothes. He asked someone to serve him some tea and the two of them ate for a while.
"General Duan, I wonder where Da Sima has gone?"
"He's going south."
Duan Xiaoyan looked sincere, "If the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone to chase him. Maybe it's still too late."
Yao Xiong's face darkened and he picked up the tea in front of him.
He took a few bites lightly.
"Da Sima is confused."
"Do you think everything will be safe when you arrive in Heluo?"
"Dugu Yongye has been stationed in Heluo for many years. Ever since the Heluo Xingtai was established in the temple, he has been the veritable Lord of Heluo. Even if this great Sima is close to him, and the emperor suddenly comes there with him, he will be suppressed.
On the other hand, I’m afraid General Dugu won’t be too happy to take over Heluo, right?”
"Maybe it's okay in the short term, but if it drags on for a while and there are some frictions and contacts between the two sides, then they will be in the same room and fighting each other."
"The Zhou people have wanted to capture Heluo for a long time. Every time they set out to conquer Heluo, they always focused on attacking Heluo. If there was civil strife, the puppet Zhou Dynasty would pay all costs to capture the cities."
"By then, wouldn't Da Sima be even more in danger?"
Duan Xiaoyan shook his head, "I don't know about these things, and my brother has never told me about them. I don't know what my brother thinks, and I don't know what will happen to him in the future. None of this has anything to do with me."
"I have contacted my grandfather twice in the past and told him some things in Jinyang. Unlike my brother, I am close to the general. I hope General Yao can quickly send someone to inform the general of my situation."
Duan Xiaoyan has the ability to not be afraid.
When we were in Jinyang, many people were in private contact with Liu Taozi's people and sold some information. The purpose was purely to think about the hope of survival if they were caught in the future.
This kind of thing is not uncommon. From ancient times to the present, there will always be many such people on the desperate side, at least leaving a way for themselves.
A soldier came forward with a lot of food in his hand and placed it in front of the two of them.
Yao Xiong picked up the meat and nodded gently, "I certainly don't dare to be rude to my grandfather's friends."
"It's just that I still have many things I want to know. I heard someone said that you escorted the grain truck to Yangqu. Why did you appear at Fenshui Ferry?"
Duan Xiaoyan raised his head again, "I told you a long time ago, I was just following orders."
"Bang!"
Then I saw Yao Xiong holding a knife in his hand. He cut off the flesh in his hand with one stroke, and the knife penetrated the flesh and hit the wooden case.
The violent sound made Duan Xiaoyan tremble all over and looked at Yao Xiong in fear.
He sat back a little and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"It's just cutting meat, you don't have to be afraid."
"My knife skills are pretty good, right? I cut it right in the middle with one stroke."
"Speaking of which, at the beginning, I wasn't very good at killing people."
Yao Xiong gestured with the knife in his hand, "At that time, my brother and I went to kill someone. When the knife went down, the head was not cut off, but was cut in half. Blood spurted all the time. The man was not dead. His head was just hanging on the body, squealing and screaming.
Call"
Yao Xiong, with his big beard and the knife in his hand, gesticulated and told Duan Xiaoyan a story.
Duan Xiaoyan's face became paler and paler, Yao Xiong seemed to be constantly closing the distance, and the knife in his hand was getting closer and closer to Duan Xiaoyan.
Duan Xiaoyan said: "I was ordered to escort the grain truck to Yangqu. Halfway through, my brother sent someone to stop me. When I opened the grain truck, I found that it was full of people and armors."
"I asked the original people to continue delivering the empty carriages, but I hid with the people on the way. After my brother sent out the troops, I joined him and followed his orders to the ferry. Along the way, everyone regarded me as my brother. I
When I asked my brother where he was going, he just said that when I get to the river, enemies will pick me up and then I can attack them. If I see your army, I will surrender and survive."
"I asked him where he was going, and he just said he was going to the south."
"I really don't know the rest."
Duan Xiaoyan's eyes were fixed on the knife in Yao Xiong's hand, he no longer maintained his original posture, and his voice became gentler.
Yao Xiong slowly put the knife aside and shook his head.
"Da Sima is really capable of risking his life. He abandoned all his tens of thousands of troops and relatives and took the emperor to the south. I really don't understand what he was thinking. Qi's demise has long been doomed."
"In the south, if my brother hadn't fought against the Chen people, everything south of the river would have gone to the Southerners."
"Da Sima took advantage of this moment to escape. Maybe he is still very proud now?"
When Duan Xiaoyan heard that the other party was belittling Duan Shao, he immediately raised his head and glanced at the knife weakly, "My brother is not a villain, he is a real man. Da Qi was defeated by them, and he doesn't want to see it.
When Da Qi is destroyed in his own hands, he will do everything possible to protect Da Qi. Staying in Jinyang will only lead to death and no way to survive, but if he goes to the south of the river, he may still have a chance."
"In the future, victory or defeat will depend on one's ability."
Yao Xiong clenched his fists.
Duan Shao openly told his route before leaving, and Yao Xiong could probably guess which path Duan Shao took.
However, he did not dare to pursue it.
Tu Xiyue was able to partially intercept, but most of Tu Xiyue's men were new soldiers, and Yao Xiong didn't want to pay a higher price.
After thinking for a long time, he ordered Duan Xiaoyan to be taken out and arranged for him to have a good rest.
As for himself, he began to immerse himself in writing.
Duan Shao's surprise attack this time was entirely his own fault. He misjudged the opponent's direction and easily believed the news. If he had not gone back at that time, but continued to sit in Linfen, perhaps the situation would have been completely different.
This is a letter of apology. While explaining the situation, it also tells about his own faults and hopes that the temple can cure his sins.
The wind kept blowing, and the dense forests on both sides were shaking crazily.
The branches are like long whips, intended to whip passers-by.
The horse's hooves trampled through the mud on the ground, crushing the fallen leaves, and galloped across the path.
Duan Shao was walking at the front. He stared into the distance and let the strong wind blow all over his body. He had no intention of slowing down at all.
The little emperor Gao Yan was held in his arms. Gao Yan was wrapped in several layers, with only one pair of eyes exposed at the moment.
There was indescribable sadness in his eyes.
He didn't know what Duan Shao was going to do, and he didn't even want to trust Duan Shao as much as he said.
But when things got to this point, he had no choice but to talk about trust.
Only trust can keep you alive, and no one can stop Duan Shao.
The scenery on both sides jumped quickly, and countless birds were startled.
Duan Shao was panting, his face was red, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He led the army for a long time, rushing all the way from Linfen to Pingyang and then to Heluo.
He was not as comfortable and proud as he appeared outside Linfen.
That's just a strategy to prevent the other party from pursuing you.
If there are pursuers, Duan Shao is confident of defeating them. However, this will affect what Duan Shao will do next. Duan Shao's goal is to go to Heluo, not to fight to the death with Liu Taozi now.
What he is good at is large-scale legion combat.
If he could gain a foothold in Henan, he would be able to collect enough food and summon enough troops in the future. In a situation where both sides were facing off with large armies, he felt that he still had an advantage.
Duan Shao had not rested for many days. He was extremely tired but did not dare to close his eyes.
He has always been calm, but unexpectedly, he finally took the path of winning by surprise.
There can be no mistakes in the path he has chosen now. Even if it is a small mistake, it will destroy his plan if he delays his time for half an hour.
He continued on the road without sleep, taking only a few short breaks.
After the rapid march, it turned out that no more troops came to intercept. Tu Xiyue sent scouts, but the distance between the two sides was very far, and the enemy did not dare to pursue them rashly.
Duan Shao calmly bypassed Beijiang County and rushed all the way to the outside of Xunzhang City.
At this point, he was finally able to make some slight modifications.
Chapter completed!