Tang He sighed deeply and slowly turned around and walked up the steps of the Chinese Army tent. The Chinese Army tent was built on a slope. Standing in front of the tent door, you could have a panoramic view of the entire camp. , naturally you can also see the five miles of open space outside the camp and the Guanchuan River in the distance.
Tang He was in torment at this moment, hoping that Da Kui would come back unscathed, but there had been no movement since dawn, and Tang He was obviously anxious.
Lu Zhongheng's large group of troops entered Tang He's camp. Tang He naturally greeted him with many generals. Yang Xiaohu came with General Lu Zhongheng. Seeing Tang He, Yang Xiaohu seemed very happy. At first, Yang Xiaohu He was sent by Tang He to collect grain and stayed there for several months. When Yang Xiaohu returned to the army, Tang He's troops had already set off.
The news that Dakui was demoted to a lieutenant in the army had already spread. At this moment, Yang Xiaohu knew that his adoptive father, Zhang Dakui, was also in Tang He's army. When Tang He and Lu Zhongheng had finished greeting, Yang Xiaohu immediately asked about the whereabouts of his adoptive father. , Tang He was speechless.
"Come, come, come, let's have a talk at the Central Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite Lu Zhongheng, who smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him then accompanied them to the Central Military Tent. "Come, come, come. We are having a conversation at the Central Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite Lu Zhongheng, who smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him then accompanied him to the Central Military Tent.
"Come on, come on, let's have a talk at the Central Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite Lu Zhongheng, who smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him followed him to the Central Military Tent.
"Come on, come on, let's have a talk at the Central Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite Lu Zhongheng, who smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him followed him to the Central Military Tent.
"Come on, come on, let's have a talk at the Central Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite Lu Zhongheng, who smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him followed him to the Central Military Tent.
However, Yang Xiaohu stood there anxiously. He knew that his adoptive father had come to the army but was nowhere to be seen. At this moment, Uncle Tang (Yang Xiaohu always called Tang He uncle) was busy with official duties and it was hard to tell. In desperation, Yang Xiaohu had to find him. People asked.
It happened that Pang Heihu was passing by, and Yang Xiaohu went up and grabbed his arm: "Uncle Heihu, where is my foster father?"
"Xiaohu," Pang Heihu was also overjoyed to see Yang Xiaohu. Maybe both of them had the word "tiger" in their names. Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu were quite fond of each other, but when he heard Yang Xiaohu's question, Pang Heihu's face darkened obviously. , Yang Xiaohu couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly asked why.
Pang Heihu had no choice but to tell the truth: "When your adoptive father saw that General Tang was worried about military affairs, he went to the Yuan army camp alone to burn the Yuan soldiers' food and grass. He left last night and has not come back until now. "
"Ah," Yang Xiaohu was shocked when he heard this. More than 100,000 Yuan soldiers were stationed on the other side of the river. Going there alone wouldn't it mean that his adoptive father was going deep into the tiger's den.
"Son, don't be anxious. I'll tell General Tang to see if we can send troops to the other side of the river to rescue the Dakui brothers." After Pang Heihu said that, he walked quickly towards the Chinese army's tent. Yang Xiaohu followed Pang Heihu closely. Behind him went to the Chinese army tent.
"General Lu, please have tea," Tang He said with a smile on his face, drinking tea and chatting with Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an.
Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu strode into the camp. Seeing Tang He being so leisurely, Pang Heihu lost his temper.
"Brother Tang, brother Da Kui's life or death is uncertain now, so you have the time to drink tea here," Pang Heihu puffed his beard and glared, but he didn't even give Tang He face.
After hearing this, Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, couldn't help asking: "What happened?" Since they were here to help with the defense, Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, naturally wanted to ask questions about the military affairs.
Just as Pang Heihu was about to reply, there was a burst of urgent footsteps outside the tent. A soldier rushed into the tent. When he met Tang He, he handed over his hand and reported: "To the general, most of the Yuan troops in Hexi have withdrawn. Please expand the post." Mu'er stayed behind with thousands of his own troops,"
Tang He suddenly stood up and asked hurriedly: "What is Timur doing? Why didn't he leave?"
The soldier reported: "From a distance, I saw thousands of people gathered together in the Yuan Bing camp, but there were two generals fighting in the field. Judging from the attire, one of them was Timur, and the other one was the captain of the Yuan Bing school. Dress up, if you are far away you can’t see your face clearly,”
Tang He took a deep breath and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Brother Dakui is still alive."
Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu were overjoyed when they heard this. Pang Heihu was the first to say: "Brother Tang quickly allocates 10,000 troops to me until I rescue brother Da Kui."
Unexpectedly, Tang He turned his back and said: "Military orders are like mountains, don't act rashly."
Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, interjected: "What General Tang said is absolutely true. When he came, the Marshal ordered us to only defend. If we can hold the Guanchuan River, it will be our first achievement to prevent the Yuan army from advancing eastward. Don’t lose big because of small things,”
Pang Heihu was so angry that he stamped his feet, walked to Tang He's side and asked: "Brother Tang, the Yuan soldiers are only a few thousand troops, are we going to die like this without saving him?"
Tang He stood there without saying a word. When everyone was at their wits' end, Yang Xiaohu smiled softly, cupped his fists and said, "Young general, I'm a little tired from riding the horse all the way, so I'll say goodbye." After that, he turned around without waiting for Tang He to speak. He left the camp alone.
Yang Xiaohu left the Chinese army tent, found his war horse, took off the iron gun from the saddle hook, climbed on the horse, and then urged the horse to run towards the west of the camp. As soon as he arrived in front of the camp gate, there were already gatekeepers blocking the way. .
"What are you doing?" said the soldier, who was very young and had obviously never seen Yang Xiaohu.
Yang Xiaohu raised his voice and said: "I am Yang Xiaohu, the commander of the left camp of the right army. I have been ordered by General Tang to go out to the village for business. Please open the gate of the village quickly."
The soldier asked in a cold voice: "Do you have a token?" It turned out that Tang He's army was very disciplined and no one was allowed to enter or leave the camp at will. The soldier asked Yang Xiaohu for the token and acted according to the rules.
Yang Xiaohu was a little impatient. He urged his horse forward and tried to break through. When the soldier whistled, a patrol team immediately rushed towards the village gate. Yang Xiaohu knew that if he waited for the patrol soldiers to surround him, he would be in trouble again. If he went to Tang He to prove it, he would be suspected of falsely obeying military orders and should be executed according to military law.
In Yang Xiaohu's heart, his adoptive father Zhang Dakui is his relative, and as an adopted son, he should be loyal, filial, and righteous.
Yang Xiaohu stopped being hesitant and rushed all the way to the village gate. The soldier blocking the road had no time to dodge and was bumped into by Yang Xiaohu's fierce horse.
There was a rope on the village gate. Yang Xiaohu raised his gun and picked it. The sharp edge of the gun pierced the rope and the rope broke. There was a cry from behind: "Stop, let's break through the village gate and shoot arrows again."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaohu turned his horse's head, but he had a look of evil on his face. Just as the soldiers rushed in front of him, Yang Xiaohu roared angrily, and fired an iron gun back at a flagpole beside the village gate. He only heard a loud bang. , the tiger-tooth war flag fell to the ground. All Ming soldiers and generals were shocked when they saw this, but no one dared to step forward.
Yang Xiaohu looked at Yang Xiaohu and said: "Everyone, I, Yang Xiaohu, have not deliberately violated military orders. For General Tang and everyone, my adoptive father went to Yuan Bing Dazhai alone and has not returned yet. As a son of a human being, I should uphold filial piety. If "You all insist on blocking me, don't blame Yang for being ruthless," he said, turning his horse's head, firing his gun and opening the gate of the village.
There was a commotion behind him, but no one fired an arrow. Yang Xiaohu rode out of the village gate and galloped westward.