Hearing that Li Rong promised to send troops for rescue, Lan Yu and Han Lin'er looked at each other with lust in their eyes.
The plan of the two was actually very simple. They would throw over a shit bowl that said "Surf to the Tatars" and then shout slogans to attack the Anfeng traitors and rescue Liu Futong.
In this case, the other party has no choice but to agree to rescue Bianliang and prove his innocence.
Sun Hu hummed: "Okay, finally you still have some backbone, let's do this, I will send a team of troops to rescue you together, it can be regarded as a friendly force!"
Li Rongdao: "No need, we are responsible for the rescue..."
Sun Hu laughed and interrupted: "I know what you are worried about. I will only send five hundred people to accompany you, so you can rest assured, right?"
Li Rong was stunned for a moment. If there were only 500 people, he would be relieved, but why would the other party do this?
After a second thought, I suddenly realized that the other party had sent people to monitor their rescue troops to prevent them from sending only a few rescue troops or turning back halfway through the reinforcements.
Li Rong also realized at this time that the other party might not really want to attack Anfeng, but just wanted to determine whether they would defect to the Tatars.
If they surrender, they will immediately send troops to attack and eliminate hidden dangers. If they are still loyal to Liu Futong, they will still be an anti-Yuan alliance.
He could understand the other party's thoughts. Li Rong took a deep breath and said, "Okay then, please send a team of troops from your army to go with me to Anfeng!"
Sun Hu waved his hand and said: "Your envoy will go to the side tent to wait. I will send someone to find your envoy later."
Li Rong bowed his hands, resigned and left the camp.
Lan Yu smiled and said: "Uncle Sun, are you relieved now?"
Sun Hu glanced at him and said: "You only bring five hundred people with you and the Song Army brigade, aren't you afraid that the Song Army generals will suddenly attack you?"
Han Lin'er said: "We are helping them save Bianliang in the name of the Allied Forces. If they dare to attack us, they will be punished by everyone. I believe they are not that stupid!"
Lan Yu said coldly: "Even if they really dare to take action, we are not afraid of them. Five hundred of us ride back and forth like the wind. As long as we are not surrounded, they will be helpless with us!"
Sun Hu saw that the two of them had considered all aspects, so he said no more.
"I will give you five hundred more horses. You can use those five hundred horses as camels. Bring more dry food and don't eat with the Song army."
Han Lin'er said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Sun!"
Sun Hu then added: "Based on Li Rong's words, the Song army will not embarrass you. The biggest threat is the Mongols. Their cavalry is as fast as the wind. Remember to be careful!"
Lan Yu disagreed and said: "Mongolians also have two shoulders supporting one head, so what are they afraid of?"
Sun Hu laughed and scolded: "You brat, you are really fearless. Then I will wait for your good news in Haozhou!"
Lan Yu and Han Lin'er came to the side tent together and met Li Rong.
Li Rong was a little surprised when he saw Sun Hu sending them to go with him, but he didn't ask any more questions and took them back to Anfeng.
Lan and Han did not enter the city, but stationed outside the city with 500 people.
After Li Rong returned to the city, he told Liu Liu about the situation.
Liu Liu was surprised and doubtful and said: "What do you think Jiang Dujun wants to do?"
Li Rongdao: "I have said before that when they saw that we did not rescue Bianliang, they became suspicious and suspected that we were colluding with the Tatars, so they forced us to rescue Bianliang to prove our position!"
Liu Liu smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that others would treat us like this. General Li, what do you think we should do?"
Li Rongdao: "Send 10,000 people to rescue Bianliang, and gather more troops along the way."
Liu Liu said in a daze: "Bianliang's 100,000-strong army cannot defeat the Tatars. If our little family fortune is also destroyed, how should we explain to the Taifu?"
Li Rong said seriously: "General, if we rescue, we may be able to help the Taifu break out of the encirclement. Otherwise, if the Taifu and His Majesty are killed, what use will we have in guarding our family fortune?"
Liu Liu took a deep breath and said: "Well, you will personally lead the 10,000 troops to Bianliang. I will write to the defenders of Haozhou and Songzhou, asking them to send 5,000 troops to you each!"
At the beginning of the next day, Li Rong gathered his army and headed north. Lan Yu and Han Lin'er's 500 cavalry followed behind the brigade, like a supervision team.
It is now late July, the red sun is scorching, the Song army lacks training, their morale is low, and their marching speed is extremely slow.
Ten days later, the army was able to reach Haozhou.
Li Rong negotiated with the defender, but the other party said that Xuzhou had been captured by Zhang Shicheng and Zhang Shicheng was threatening to invade, so he only gave Li Rong two thousand troops, all of them old, weak, sick and disabled.
After another eight days, the army finally arrived in Songzhou, but the defender refused to mobilize the troops because there was no order from the emperor or Taifu.
Li Rong had no choice but to continue leading his troops and headed northwest along Bianshui River.
When he rushed to Yongqiu, a force of 2,000 men and horses came to surrender. It turned out to be Taikang's defenders.
The magistrate of Taikang County heard that Li Rong was leading troops to rescue Bianliang, so he brought out all the people in Taikang. Many of them were temporarily recruited soldiers, wearing coarse linen clothes and holding wooden sticks and hoes.
During the march, Lan Yu and Han Lin'er saw that Li Rong was sincere in rescuing Bianliang, so they relieved their suspicions and walked with him.
After the army entered Chenliu, a bandit who called himself "Guo Shanfeng" asked to see him.
Although Guo Shanfeng was a bandit, he admired Liu Futong very much. After learning that Bianliang was besieged, he always wanted to rescue him, but he only had a few hundred people under his command, so he was willing but unable.
He is a local snake in Henan and is well-informed. He learned about the arrival of reinforcements from the Song Army, so he came to provide information about the Yuan Army.
"You came too late. The outer city of Bianliang was captured three days ago, and the Tatars are attacking the palace. Chen Liu originally had 10,000 Tatar soldiers, but they were also transferred to Bianliang!"
Lan Yu asked: "When will Chen Liu's Tatar soldiers be transferred away?"
Guoshanfeng said: "Just yesterday!"
Lan Yu's eyes lit up and said: "That means the Tatars' attack on the palace is not going well. If we go over to rescue now, it's still too late!"
The army set off immediately, bypassed Chenliu, and headed straight for Bianliang.
On the night of the third day, the army finally arrived in Bianliang. Guo Shanfeng's men had been scouting outside Bianliang City and had a good understanding of the Yuan army's situation.
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Guo Shanfeng told everyone: "The outer city has been destroyed, and the Tatars are still fighting in the streets with the defenders. The people of Bianliang also support the defenders, so the Tatar street battles are not going well!"
After a pause, he said with a serious expression: "But the biggest problem is that the Tatars have left troops in all four directions outside Bianliang. There are 10,000 Tatar soldiers ten miles northwest of us!"
Li Rong was taken aback and said, "They're probably on guard against us!"
Han Lin'er said: "These ten thousand people should be arranged to prevent the Song army from breaking out in the city. If they really know that we are coming, they should increase their troops outside the city!"
Li Rong was stunned for a moment: "It makes sense."
Lan Yu looked up at the night sky and said: "Tonight the clouds are very thick and the night is dark, which is perfect for a raid. Don't hesitate anymore, let's do it!"
Li Rong looked at Guo Shanfeng and said, "What do you say, brother Guo?"
Guo Shanfeng chuckled and said: "Now that things have come to a point, we can only fight with them, what else can we do?"
Li Rong took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's make a raid tonight!"
Lan Yu and Han Lin'er volunteered and led five hundred cavalry to pull out all the enemy's scouts in the southeast.
At the third watch, the army had reached one mile away from the enemy camp.
Li Rong was about to move forward when Lan Yu suddenly said: "We can't move forward any further. Your men and horses are making too much noise. They will be discovered if they get close!"
Li Rong now did not dare to underestimate these two teenagers and asked: "What should we do?"
Lan Yu said: "Select eight hundred elites to go with us to rob the camp. When the fight breaks out, the people behind will rush up!"
Li Rong nodded in agreement and quickly selected eight hundred warriors. Lan Yu and Han Lin'er also wrapped cloth around the horses' hooves, each with grass in their mouths.
More than a thousand people quickly reached the camp. Lan Yu picked up his bow and arrows, and killed several sentries. The crowd then fired a hail of arrows, killing all the guards.
One soldier was not hit in the vital part and shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking! There is an enemy attack!"
Before the battalion sergeants could react, Lan Yu, Han Lin'er, and Li Rong got on their horses and charged into the camp.
Li Rong ordered people to send out a signal. When the Song army brigade in the distance saw the signal, they also came over to kill them.
Lan Yu and Han Lin'er led five hundred cavalry and fought straight through the entire Yuan Camp, guarding the area between Yuan Camp and Bianliang City.
The two sent out scouts to investigate the situation in Bianliang City, and at the same time blocked the passage and killed all Yuan soldiers who wanted to report the news.
Li Rong led his troops to charge back and forth in the Yuan camp. These Yuan soldiers were not elite. They were suddenly attacked and their combat power was greatly reduced. They were no match for the Song army.
Li Rong killed with great ease, and this battle gave him a lot of confidence.
Just when he was about to chase down a group of fleeing Yuan soldiers, Lan Yu chased after him and shouted: "Stop chasing, the situation in Bianliang City is not good, let's go to the rescue quickly!"
Li Rong agreed, gathered his troops and headed towards Bianliang.