Chapter 131: Crossing the Yellow River Three times (middle)

Wei Ye rushed back to Longyou at a speed of 100,000 yuan the day after the Tai Chi Palace Incident. He realized the seriousness of the problem as early as when Zhang Ruohao died, but Cui Yuan was assassinated and he became the second cabinet minister to temporarily hold the power of the right prime minister. On that day, he used the power of the ruling affairs pen to approve the application of Xin Yunjing, the governor of Hexi, to resign, and legalize his occupation of Hexi.

But this also delayed his return to Longyou until the Tai Chi Palace Incident broke out.

The Guannei Road controlled by the Wei family is separated from the Hedong Road, which is a Yellow River. It is the existence of the natural danger of the Yellow River, which makes the Wei family's desire for land in Hedong not as strong as that of Cui and Pei families. But just as the wolf cannot change its nature of eating sheep, Wei Yan also has something to do with the weak Zhang family. He is interested in the Zhang family's wealth that is comparable to the country.

At this moment, the head of the third family of the Tang Dynasty was also wandering around the Yellow River and looking forward to it. The special envoy he sent had already heard news that Zhang Huan had all the gold and silver worth millions of guan and the treasures he had seized from the Uighur treasury. The two items together were estimated to be no less than two million. Not only that, Zhang Huan was all cavalry, all of which were Dayuan horses, which made Wei Yan even more coveted. He had made up his mind to eat Zhang Huan no matter what.

On the other side is Yonghe County in Longquan County, with gray smoke everywhere, and the morning mist covers both sides of the Yellow River. The scouts reported to him every quarter of an hour, but the result was the same every time. There was no sign of an army crossing the river on the other side. Time slowly passed, and until noon, there was still no movement. Wei Yan couldn't sit still. What was Zhang Huan's name?

"Father, I'm afraid Zhang Huan has seen through our intentions." The person who spoke was Wei Qing, the eldest son of the Wei family. His appearance had not changed as before. His hair was casually scattered on his shoulders, his skin was white, and under his long eyelashes, there were deep and a little confused eyes, but his temperament changed. After suffering from the double trauma of mental and physical a year ago, the heir of the Wei family had gone from romantic and cheerful to taciturn. He rarely spoke, but he always hit the point every time he spoke.

"How can I see it?" Wei Yan asked with a look at his son.

Wei Qing sneered softly and said, "Cui Pei Bingfeng has arrived. Aren't he afraid that half of the river will be taken away by someone?"

"According to your opinion, he may have changed his crossing place because Cui Pei has arrived, rather than seeing through our attempts."

Wei Yan also realized that Zhang Huan might have changed the location for crossing the river, but it may not be because of his own reasons. Judging from his relationship with him, it is natural for him to be enthusiastic about helping him.

However, after so many years in the court, Wei Yan knew that everything could not be better. He glanced at his son and saw that he kept silent again. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, smiled and asked again: "Maybe because my father didn't understand what you mean, can you explain it clearly?"

"The situation is urgent, of course he has to seize the time to cross the river."

Wei Yan now understood what his son meant, which was good! As long as he knew the military situation of Cui and Pei families, he could find out Zhang Huan's attitude. At this moment, a scout captain who went to the other side of the Yellow River rushed over.

"Report to the general! My subordinates found out that at the first update last night, the troops from the Yonghe County Ferry Heading north."

Sure enough, Wei Er nodded and then asked: "What's the war in Taiyuan?"

"Report to the general, Taiyuan has been occupied by the Shandong army, and some brothers have found out that the Hebei army drove into Fenyang County yesterday afternoon."

"Thank you for your hard work, I will reward you with 500 stagnant coins and order your brothers to continue searching north."

"Abide by the order!" The captain saluted and crossed the river again.

At this time, Wei Yan had already understood that Zhang Huan was indeed suspicious of himself. He immediately walked to the map and carefully looked at each ferry marked on it. From the Yanchuan ferry in front of him, there were four ferries north of Baitang Gorge, Pankou, Linxian, and Xingxian. Each ferry was possible. Wei Yan had a headache. These ferries were dozens of miles apart, or even hundreds of miles apart, and he only brought 30,000 troops to intercept them. How could he deploy troops?

Wei Qing seemed to know his father's anxiety, and after a while he was silent, he finally couldn't help but say, "Father, I have a way."

Wei Er was greatly inspired and hurriedly said, "Tell me!"

This is not because his son thought of something, but because he spoke on his own initiative and made suggestions. This is the first time in a year.

Wei Qing walked up slowly and pointed to the map and said, "There are 2,000 people deployed at each of these four ferries. My father led the rest of the troops to be stationed at the market entrance. He rushed to support him wherever he found the situation. In this way, 20,000 people could block them for at least a while. During this period, troops were sent to support at the same time. I think it should be timely."

"Okay! Father listens to you."

Soon, the 30,000 Longyou Army began to march northward on the official road three miles away from the Yellow River. Teams of cavalry mixed with infantry and kept cursing loudly. The baggage team carrying food and supplies followed with difficulty. The squeaking sound of axles made people drowsy. Until the evening, the large group of people had only traveled less than fifty miles and arrived at the first ferry Baitang Gorge.

Wei Yan was anxious. No news came from scouts on the other side, indicating that Zhang Huan's men were not in Baitang Gorge, and the front door was still a hundred miles away. Lin County was moving forward, which was 150 miles away. At this speed, even tomorrow night, Zhang Huan would have crossed the river long ago.

"Appoint all troops to accelerate, those who arrive at the Pankou Ferry first will receive three thousand guan. Finally, the army will be dismissed from their posts."

Under the double squeeze of heavy rewards and heavy punishments, the Longyou Army marched north as if madly. When Qi Mingxing rose slowly in the black curtain sky, after a day and night forcing his forcibly marched, the exhausted group of troops finally arrived at the market.

However, the Tianqi Camp still had no news, and doubts and anxiety were almost crushing Wei Yan. At this moment, he no longer cared about the Zhang family's money. He was worried about his own home, and a tiger in sheepskin was about to break into his territory.

"Don't worry, father, I think Zhang Huan shouldn't have crossed the river." Wei Qing also experienced a long march, but not only did he not show fatigue, but his eyes became more and more excited. Over the past year, what he was waiting for was this time. He had an extremely complicated mood for Zhang Huan. He was grateful to Zhang Huan for saving his life, but he hated him for killing the Wei family's women, making him unable to raise his head in front of him and felt deeply inferior in front of him.

He longed to defeat Zhang Huan one day, and longed to surrender to his feet one day. He was looking forward to it all the time, and this day finally came. For this reason, he specially followed his father back to Longyou.

"Although my father did not station troops at these ferries, there were checkpoints, post stations, and beacon towers. It was impossible for them to be pulled out by Zhang Huan. If he crossed the river, there would always be news."

As soon as Wei Qing finished speaking, a soldier suddenly pointed at the north and shouted, "What is that? Look! It's fire, it's red fire!"

Two piles of raging fires lit on the beacon tower one mile away, like two candles side by side. In the dark night, the flames were particularly dazzling, and Wei Yan's heart sank. The two flames refer to the Qinjin Canyon in Lin County, which is still fifty miles away.

He yelled, "No one is allowed to rest. Let me set off immediately. You must arrive at Qinjin Canyon within two hours!"

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At the same time, on the other side of the Yellow River, the cavalrymen galloped southward in the starry night. When houses opened the windows and peeped out, they flashed like a large group of ghosts flying in the moon and disappeared into the vast night.

They rode for a hundred miles, gave the horse a little rest, replenished some food and water, and then cheered up, jumping and galloping. The night was like a whistling wind quickly submerged them.

When the morning light first dewed and Zhang Huan saw a faint golden light, they arrived again at the Yonghe County Ferry.

"Where is this?" Pei Ying poked her head out from under Zhang Huan's cloak with sleepy eyes. She finally couldn't hold on to the high-intensity marching, but there was no carriage for her. She could only ride with Zhang Huan. At first, she could still look out from under the cloak, but gradually, she could no longer tell whether she was awake or in a rapidly rotating dream. In his warm and reliable arms, in his strong manly aura, she finally fell asleep.

"This is Yonghe County. We came the night before yesterday." Zhang Huan smiled, and he whistled. A strong white horse strode with a meteor. He turned over and dismounted and carried Pei Ying's petite body to the white horse. Although this was just a very ordinary move and had no special meaning, Pei Ying's face suddenly turned red. This hug made her think a lot, far away, and even ten years later.

At this time, a high horse of war horse rushed from the south, spun in front of Zhang Huan, suddenly stopped, and a young general immediately shouted: "General, please wait, eight ferries are coming."

"Okay!" Zhang Huan turned around and ordered several generals: "I inform brothers to rest for a while, and the boat will cross the river when it arrives."

"Abide by the order!" The generals bowed together and sent their own orders.

Pei Ying watched Zhang Huan decisively give orders. From him, she felt a man's strong self-confidence, as if no difficulties could overwhelm him. This is what Zhang Huan was most fascinated by her. This self-confidence gave her a sense of security, allowing her to feel the joy of being a woman, as well as his strong arms and warm arms, which also made her intoxicated.

Although she wanted to show an image of a heroine who was not inferior to a man, she could only be a woman in front of a real man.

"what's on your mind?"

Zhang Huan urged the horse to come slowly to her. Seeing that she was thinking, he smiled and said, "I heard that Uncle Wei Shi had asked Pei Xiang several times. I guess Wei Qing is right across from him. Do you want to see him?"
Chapter completed!