In Beimo's army, Wang Gang received the imperial edict from Emperor Liang. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately summoned Lie Zhanying and Fang Hu.
"Congratulations, Lord Fang, for being promoted to the first rank of military marquis." Wang joked as soon as he saw Fang Wu.
Fang Wu said with shame: "This defeat of Beiyan was all due to the prince's leadership and good planning. The general dare not take the credit and accept this rank of military prince."
After Wang Gang supported Liugu City, he demonstrated his military might in Daliang and made a prompt decision, asking Fang Hu to take the initiative to send troops to destroy the 10,000 Dayan cavalry hovering in Daliang.
In that battle, Wang Gang was still at the forefront, as if he was possessed by an overlord, and no one could defeat him with a steel gun. He led the 30,000 Beimo troops to fight against the Dayan cavalry, and they overturned their horses and won a great victory.
Wang Gang's bravery on the battlefield not only intimidated the Dayan cavalry, but also convinced the Beimo army. Many soldiers even worshiped Wang Gang.
This battle also allowed Wang Gang to regain the morale of the Beimo Army.
Fang He stayed at the rear during the whole process and did basically nothing, but achieved the greatest military success.
"Your Majesty, I have written a battle report to ask for credit for you, but I don't know why the court turned a deaf ear to it. Why don't I write another one?" Fang Wu said in shame.
Wang Gang waved his hand to stop him and said: "No need, there are too many people in the court who don't want me to gain military merit, so the credit falls on you."
Fang Wu hurriedly said: "But it was all thanks to Your Highness to achieve a great victory in this battle! Over the years, Dayan has repeatedly harassed our border, and we have always suffered. Your Majesty defeated Beiyan this time, but it greatly increased our country's prestige. How can Your Majesty
Can turn a blind eye.”
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "To say it was a great victory would be an exaggeration. We only annihilated Dayan's 10,000 cavalry and did not damage the foundation. It can only be considered a small victory.
Moreover, Dayan's request for peace should be due to domestic problems and has little to do with this war."
Wang Gang has a very clear understanding of himself. There are many reasons why he was able to win this battle.
First, the Dayan cavalry went deep into the territory of Daliang alone, with insufficient supplies and relying entirely on looting, so they were unable to fight for a long time.
Secondly, the Beimo Army is a rare elite force in Daliang, and its number is three times that of the enemy. If they still lose the battle, then Wang Gang will really kill himself to apologize.
Third, something big must have happened in Dayan's country, otherwise it would never be possible for him to give in on his own initiative.
Unfortunately, Wang Gang didn't have an intelligence agency at his disposal, so he basically kept a blind eye on what happened in the enemy's country.
"Zhan Ying, the imperial court has summoned this king back to Jinling. Please prepare yourself and we will hit the road tomorrow." Wang Gang temporarily suppressed his thoughts on setting up an intelligence agency and said to Lie Zhanying.
Fang Wu said anxiously: "Your Highness, I will dispatch a hundred cavalry to escort you back!"
"No need." Wang Gang said nonchalantly: "After this battle, you still have a lot of things to be busy with. I have a war hero to protect me, so nothing will happen to me."
Fang Wu tried to persuade him again, but Wang Gang insisted on his own way.
The next day, Wang Gang and Lie Zhanying put on their casual clothes and rode on horseback first by land and then by water. They could return to Jinling in about ten days.
Before they set off, 30,000 soldiers from the Beimo Army saw them off, and many of them expressed their reluctance to leave Wang Gang.
After bidding farewell to Fang Wu, Wang Gang and Lie Zhanying hurriedly traveled for a day. They first dared to go to the northwest post station, rested temporarily for a night, and changed horses the next day before setting off on the road.
The post station has dedicated personnel to serve it. Although it is not as good as the Jinling Palace, it is still much better than the military camp.
Lie Zhanying ordered Yi Cheng to boil a bucket of bath water to relieve Wang Gang's fatigue.
Yi Cheng did not dare to neglect the prince of Daliang, so he gave almost all the best food and the best rooms to Wang Gang. Their horses were also taken care of by dedicated personnel.
Wang Gang was in trouble and chose to eat in the room. Lie Zhanying tested it to be non-toxic before giving it to Wang Gang.
Seeing Lie Zhanying carefully testing the poison, Wang Gang couldn't help but chuckled: "You don't have to be so nervous! Who here will harm me?"
Lie Zhanying said seriously: "Your Majesty, we'd better be careful when we go out. You have encountered many assassinations in recent years."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows but said nothing more.
According to Jamel Xiao's memory, Wang Gang knew that his life had not been very good in recent years, and the main reason was because of the Chi Yan case more than ten years ago.
There were many people in Daliang who wanted Xiao Jingyan's life. He had been assassinated several times, but fortunately, he saved the day in the end.
In fact, as a prince, although he is beautiful on the surface, there are many dangers secretly, not only from the imperial court and the harem, but also from the private world.
? Even Prince Yu, who was at the height of his power in Jinling, had encountered assassins, not to mention his frustrated Prince Jing.
Lie Zhanying personally tasted the food and waited for a quarter of an hour to make sure there was nothing wrong with his body before giving it to Wang Gang to enjoy. However, the originally hot food had already gone cold.
Wang Gang was not a fastidious person, so he ate cold meals and dishes without hesitation. However, when he was halfway through his meal, he found a note inside.
Lie Zhanying was so busy trying the poison that he didn't even bother to put some private goods in his food.
"My lord, be careful." Lie Zhanying felt very guilty. He just wanted to take over his job, but was stopped by Wang Gang.
"It's okay. If I had been poisoned, I would have reacted long ago." Wang Gang put down his job, took out the note, opened it, and saw that the note read:
"Escape from danger quickly".
When Lie Zhanying saw the words on the note, he was surprised and said: "It's this kind of warning note again. Your Majesty, do we believe it?"
Wang Gang put down the note, lowered his head and began to think.
Jamel Xiao had also received this kind of secret warning note before when he was supervising the military outside.
Jamel Xiao didn't believe it at first, but every time he received the note, he was assassinated. Several times, he was able to avoid danger because of his preparation in advance.
But Jamel Xiao has been confused as to the identity of the person who warned him.
He also sent people to check, but unfortunately found nothing.
Wang Gang had read the Langya List and naturally knew that the person who warned him was probably Jamel Xiao's good friend, Mei Changsu.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Lie Zhanying saw that Wang Gang was in a daze and kindly reminded him: "A gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall. Let's leave the inn!"
Wang Gang smiled confidently and said: "No, since the other party wants to assassinate me, there is no way to hide. It's a thousand miles back to Jinling, how long can we prevent it?"
Lie Zhanying said anxiously: "But I am the only one guarding the prince. It is too dangerous. Otherwise, we go to the nearest county and let the county captain send troops to protect you."
Wang Gang laughed and said: "I have thousands of troops coming to the battlefield, so why do I need your protection?"
Lie Zhanying suddenly remembered his master's heroic appearance on the battlefield, and felt much relieved.
Strange to say, my master's martial arts have skyrocketed recently, and he is not even a single enemy. He is even capable of decapitating an admiral among thousands of armies.
If Lie Zhanying hadn't always been by his master's side, he would have suspected that his master was someone pretending to be.
"Zhan Ying, you go to Yi Cheng and ask for something." Wang Gang is naturally not a trustworthy person, and he must have the most basic preparations for unknown dangers.
At night, dark clouds covered the moonlight and the inn fell into darkness. Three black shadows sneaked in quietly and approached Wang Gang's room cautiously.
The leader took out a dagger and knocked down the door bolt. Just as he was about to sneak in, a huge force came from the door.
boom.
The door panel hit the man in black hard, sending him flying out.
The other two people escaped in time and were not affected.
"Since the three of you are here, why hide your head and show your tail!"
Wang Gang's voice came from inside the house, and then the dark inn was suddenly brightly lit.
The two men in black looked at each other and whispered "Retreat".
Unfortunately, if they wanted to leave, they had to agree with Wang Gang. Two short arrows shot out and stabbed the two assassins quickly.
One assassin slashed sharply with his sword and knocked down a short arrow, but the other assassin was a step slower and only had time to move his body, and was still hit by the arrow in his left shoulder.
After the assassin was hit by the arrow, he remained silent. He was a tough guy, but he didn't dare to run away again.
Wang Gang and Lie Zhanying walked out of the room. He still had a few short arrows in his hands, but he didn't see the crossbow.
The two men in black couldn't help but shrink their pupils when they saw the short arrow in Wang Gang's hand.
"Such a rapid short arrow was not shot from a crossbow!"
The two men in black realized that something was wrong, and the uninjured one swung his sword and attacked, seemingly wanting to give his companions a chance to escape.
Lie Zhanying drew out the long sword from his waist and took the initiative to face the enemy. When the swords clashed, Lie Zhanying's expression changed drastically and he almost dropped the long sword in his hand.
The man in black has extremely high martial arts skills and his internal strength is far superior to that of the heroes in battle. He was not aware of it and was suddenly at a disadvantage.
"Get out of the way." Wang Gang shouted softly, and threw the short arrow in his hand again, but instead of helping Lie Zhanying, it hit the injured assassin's head.
Even if the assassin was not injured just now, he could not avoid the short arrow shot by Wang Gang, not to mention that he was already injured at this time.
"Be careful." The assassin who attacked Lie Zhanying could no longer care about anything else. He quickly swung his sword to support his companions and cut off the flying arrows again.
This is the moment Wang Gang has been waiting for.
"Stay!" Wang Gang shot out, his movement moving as fast as lightning, he caught up from behind and stamped his palm on the man in black.
The only exposed eyes of the Dark Night Man flashed with a look of shock. His reaction was not slow, and he raised his sword to block Wang Gang's palm.
boom!
The swords and palms struck each other, and the man in black flew backwards, making his companions scream in surprise.
