When it was almost dawn the next day, Li Ye felt something was wrong. The other side of the valley was eerily quiet. There was no movement for three full hours. Li Ye immediately asked the guide to lead two soldiers to climb up the cliff, go around to the outside of the canyon to check the situation, and talk to him.
The soldiers agreed that if the enemy troops had withdrawn, they could wave the red flag.
Time passed little by little, it was getting brighter, and everyone was sitting at the mouth of the valley to rest. The fire in the narrow valley was still burning, but the oleanders were no longer added.
Suddenly a soldier jumped up, pointed at the mountain and shouted, "Look, the red flag!"
Everyone stood up one after another and saw a red flag waving on the mountain. Everyone suddenly jumped up with excitement and cheered loudly. The enemy retreated. The news spread and the whole valley was boiling. Countless people were so excited that they cried bitterly. They finally won the victory by holding on.
Success, the enemy retreated.
Li Ye immediately ordered the fire to be extinguished. The soldiers fetched water to extinguish the fire. They also dragged out all the branches of the trees that were not burned and used blowers to blow air into the canyon to disperse the thick smoke.
An hour later, the thick smoke gradually subsided, and the soldiers released several birds into the narrow valley. Li Ye heard the birds chirping, and finally flew away through the narrow valley.
"Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth and follow me outside to take a look!"
Li Ye covered his mouth and nose with a wet cloth, held a knife in one hand, and carefully walked into the narrow valley with a dozen soldiers.
The narrow valley was littered with corpses. There were more than two hundred corpses. Some of them had been shot by Li Ye before, but most of them died of poisoning.
Although there was still smoke in the narrow valley, it was no longer strong, relatively thin, and no longer toxic. Soon, Li Ye led his men out of the valley. The fresh morning breeze blew in their faces, and everyone breathed in the fresh air.
The Tongluo cavalry has disappeared. As far as the eye can see, there is no shadow of the Tongluo cavalry within twenty miles. Perhaps they are hiding somewhere, waiting for their prey to appear.
Yang Li asked: "Captain, do you want to check the surrounding situation?"
Li Ye nodded, "Ask five brothers to check the enemy's situation in all directions. Use thirty miles as a boundary. If there are no problems, report back."
Yang Li immediately took five soldiers to check on the enemy's situation.
Li Ye also asked Wei County Magistrate to inform tens of thousands of people to pack their luggage and arranged for militia soldiers to clear the passage.
As the time gradually reached noon, Yang Li and several other soldiers returned. There was no enemy presence within thirty miles.
It seemed that the enemy army had really retreated. Li Ye then ordered tens of thousands of people to come out of the canyon. Without the carts, many items had to be temporarily stored in the valley. Tens of thousands of people helped the old and young and continued their mighty march.
Head towards Xiaoguan.
Li Ye couldn't be happy. On the one hand, there were only nine of his men left, including one who was injured before and two who went to seek help. All the others were killed.
On the other hand, the reinforcements he expected never arrived.
In fact, when he was in Anle County, he sent Wang Yu to ask for reinforcements from the beginning, and he also brought Gao Lishi's Baoshou Pai. If the reinforcements were sent in time, they should encounter reinforcements on the way to evacuate. The reinforcements did not come, and he
Send Zhang Wei to ask for reinforcements again. If Xiao Guan is willing to send troops, then the reinforcements should have arrived last night.
But now it is already afternoon, and there is still no sign of reinforcements, indicating that there are no reinforcements at all.
The reality is very helpless. Li Ye doesn't know what will happen to tens of thousands of people after they are sent to Xiaoguan? Will the defenders not allow them to enter the pass?
At the third watch, the old, weak, women and children could no longer walk and could only rest on the roadside.
At this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and someone asked loudly: "Where is Captain Li?"
"it's here!"
It was Wang Yu's voice, and Li Ye quickly stood up and waved.
I saw Wang Yu and Zhang Wei galloping towards me on horseback. They dismounted and quickly came to Li Ye and knelt down on one knee to salute. Wang Yu presented the longevity card and said: "You are incompetent and have failed to live up to the trust of the captain."
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"What's the reason for not sending troops?" Li Ye asked.
"Reporting back to the team, General Xiaoguan said that they only have 3,000 people, but they must ensure that 2,000 people guard the pass. He can only send 1,000 people to rescue at most, but even if 1,000 people are rescued, there must be military orders from above. He doesn't
Dare to leave your post without permission."
Li Ye nodded. In the final analysis, there were too few troops and he did not dare to rescue.
"Then what?"
"Then Beizhong continued southward. After running for hundreds of miles, he encountered the main force. I heard that Beizhong had a Baoshou Pai. His Royal Highness King Guangping personally received Beizhong. His Royal Highness King Guangping promised that a rescue team would come immediately."
Unexpectedly, he met Li Chu, King of Guangping. Li Ye quickly asked: "Where is His Highness King Guangping?"
"Just behind, King Guangping's army will arrive soon!"
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief. At least the arrangements for these tens of thousands of people were settled.
At the fourth watch, the main force of the Tang army finally arrived, with tens of thousands of people.
At this time, a guard rushed over and smiled from afar: "Master Li, do you still recognize me?"
Li Ye immediately recognized it as Pan Xiangying and went with him to rescue the little prince Li Shi.
"It turns out to be Brother Pan, long time no see!"
Pan Xiangying was successful in rescuing Li Shi and was promoted to the rank of commander of the bodyguard. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Guangping wants to see the young master, please come with me!"
Li Ye got on his horse and followed Pan Xiangying to the temporary commander's tent.
In the big tent, Guangping King Li Chu had already met with the magistrate Wei of Anle County and learned about the entire incident. He felt deeply in his heart that all the counties in Shuofang were burned, killed and looted, but only Anle County was saved.
Li Ye only led less than 20 soldiers, and fought fiercely with two groups of 3,000 Tongluo cavalry, killing nearly a thousand enemy troops and saving the lives of tens of thousands of people. What an achievement. This is
The pillar of the Tang Dynasty!
At this time, guard Pan Xiangying said at the door of the main tent: "Your Highness, Mr. Li is here!"
"Announce him to come in!"
After a moment, Li Ye quickly walked into the tent, knelt down on one knee and said in a military salute: "Li Ye, the tenth team of the Yingyang Army Scout Battalion, is here to see your highness!"
"Please get up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Li Chu smiled again and said: "You are the captain of Xuejie and a viscount. It's a bit unfair for you to be appointed to the team."
"It's the intention of the grandfather of humble posts. Let the humble posts start from low-level generals."
Li Chu nodded, "What your grandfather said makes sense. Starting from the bottom directly will help you better understand the sufferings of soldiers."
"Your Highness, among the tens of thousands of people there are many old, weak, women and children who are not in good health. They are traveling with me this time. I am worried that their bodies will not be able to withstand it and their lives will be in danger. I am sure that your highness will arrange for them as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry! I have arranged for logistics officials to take over and will temporarily place them in Xiaoguan County. There is enough food and tents, so you don't have to worry."
"With these words from Your Highness, a big stone fell from my humble shoulders."
Li Chu patted Li Ye on the shoulder and said, "You can save the people of a county. This time you have done a great job. I have recorded your first contribution, and your subordinates have also recorded their great achievements. From now on, you will be assigned to the marshal's post."
Join the military and follow me to conquer the Tongluo army."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Could you please recommend Yu Chiguang to take over the post of leader of the scout team?"
"Can!"
Li Ye took out the gold helmet and military badges from his bag and handed them to Li Chu, "Your Highness, these are the helmets and military badges of little Arbus. He has been killed by an arrow from his humble position!"
Li Chu was overjoyed. Little Albus was the culprit who attacked him during the spring hunting and kidnapped his son Li Shi. Unexpectedly, he was shot and killed by Li Ye in Anle County. The evil spirit that Li Chu had been holding in his heart was finally released.
"Well done! I will mark you down again in my credit book."