Chapter 60: Yang Xuangan Falls into the Tuojiang River
Yang Xuangan knew in his heart that Yang You was able to let him go alone in front of everyone. It was entirely because of the kindness that the Yang family had towards him. Maybe from now on, there would be no relationship between the Yang family and Yang You. But Yang Xuangan was able to escape from the siege. The next thing in his heart I completely thought I no longer needed anyone's mercy.
"I will pay you back bit by bit." Looking at the dark mountain col behind him, Yang Xuangan, who had already ridden out alone, raised his eyebrows unconsciously. That place was originally his territory, but now it has been occupied by others. 2 How could he be willing to give up after more than ten years of business. However, Yang Xuangan knew that now was not the time to show off his rhetoric. What he needed now was to cross the Tuojiang River as soon as possible and bring his last tens of thousands of troops to fight back.
There was an angry shout. In the middle of the night, a speeding figure quickly ran through the darkness into the distance.
Over the mountain col, Yang You organized his army. By the way, he also arranged the hundreds of soldiers who surrendered to Yang Xuangan in the military camp. He used to be a general under Yang Xuangan and often led the army. In their hearts, they actually felt uncomfortable with these surrendered soldiers. I don’t exclude Yang You.
Yang Xuangan walked for a long time. Opposite the mountain col, I saw a fire dragon coming through the night from a distance. At the dragon's head, the leader was none other than General Lan, who was working with Yang You at the same time to cut off Yang Xuangan's retreat outside. I just heard that Yang Xuangan came from the city gate. He fled in this direction. General Lan immediately led three thousand soldiers and horses to pursue him like a rapid march with torches. He was familiar with it. He had only pursued less than a hundred miles when he saw his own people blocking the way ahead. Let's go. When he took a closer look, he realized it was Yang You. General Lan immediately jumped off his horse and rushed over with a single stride. He said, "Have you caught Yang Xuangan?"
"I let go." There were so many people present to witness the previous scene. Yang You didn't tell lies. He just let go. He owed Yang Xuangan a life and now he has paid it off. I'm afraid Yang Xuangan won't leave next time they meet. So easy.
General Lan paused and didn't know what to say. He knew the consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain. He immediately jumped on his horse and directly led his soldiers to pursue. As long as Yang Xuangan couldn't cross the Tuojiang River, he would be stuck here for the rest of his life.
"Chase me." Lan Tian ordered. Then the army behind him immediately ran forward. He still didn't believe it. Isn't it enough for three thousand people to chase one Yang Xuangan?
However, not long after General Lan left, he looked around and saw another fire dragon appeared in the distance. This fire dragon was not as powerful as General Lan's. But when he saw the person coming, Yang You's expression became erratic.
"General Meng, why are you here?" He glanced at Military Advisor Du next to Meng Xinghe. Yang You might have understood a lot. It turned out that these two people also came from behind to pursue Yang Xuangan. He immediately didn't know what to say. After all, There are so many brothers who died in the Phoenix City here for only one purpose: to capture Yang Xuangan and return to the Central Plains. However, just now he actually let Yang Xuangan go. Is this because of some personal favor that ruined the big thing?
Thinking about it, Yang You felt a little uncomfortable. Everyone had been waiting for this day for a long time. But in the end, they failed. Suddenly, he felt that he had become the sinner of the entire army. He looked at Meng Xinghe with his eyes. Finally, he was about to prepare. He knelt down and waited for the military advisor's punishment. Unexpectedly, the military advisor Du seemed to have read through his mind.
"General Yang. There are still many of Yang Xuangan's old troops in Phoenix City who are desperately resisting. You used to follow Yang Xuangan and you have some friendship with them. If you can persuade them to put down their weapons, it will avoid a lot of lives." Du Junshi gave an order. Next. Yang You didn’t know what to say.
"It's your order." He could only answer these two words. Then he turned around, mounted his horse, and took all the thousands of soldiers behind him back to Phoenix City. At the same time, he was thinking, let's just make up for it.
Seeing Yang You leading the troops to leave, Miss Du commanded the troops behind her to march quickly. General Lan was blocking Yang Xuangan's way in front. They must stop him before he crosses the Tuojiang River. But she and Meng Xinghe seemed to have expected it. Yang You will definitely let Yang Xuangan go. But Yang You may not know that. This has actually been expected by them. It is even used as a means to weaken the power around Yang Xuangan. This is undoubtedly the most unexpected thing.
Yang Xuangan also had the illusion of being frightened. He always had the feeling of being surrounded by enemies while fleeing. Fortunately, a few days after he left Phoenix City, he saw no one or ambush along the way. He kept his eyes on the front. As long as he passed the Miao village in front, he could He saw the Tuojiang River. If he happened to have a boat there by then, as long as he crossed the Tuojiang River and headed north, he would meet his army in less than half a day.
He whipped the whip hard. Fortunately, the horse under his hip was a good horse. Otherwise, after a few days of running, he would have collapsed on the roadside. He whipped the horse hard, and the horse immediately threw away its hooves and headed towards the road. Run ahead.
"Haha." Before Yang Xuangan ran into the Miao village, a loud laugh sounded from behind him: "Yang Xuangan, you can't run away." After the laughter, Lan Tian was seen chasing after him on horseback. Behind him. A team of knights who also rode horses also rode with him. With such momentum, if Yang Xuangan were to delay for a moment longer, he would not be able to escape.
But not long after Lan Tian appeared, there was also the sound of horse hooves approaching. Meng Xinghe led Xue Rengui, Luo Feng and Miss Du and came quickly with a small group of cavalry.
The two teams appeared one after the other. Yang Xuangan, who was alone in front, was really shocked.
"Meng Da, do you want me to shoot him off his horse?" Seeing Yang Xuangan not far ahead, Xue Rengui was confident that he would be knocked off his horse with one arrow.
"Wait. Wait until you get past this village to deal with him." Seeing that the village in front looked familiar, he looked into the distance. The broad Tuojiang River appeared in front of him. The sound of rough waves hitting both sides of the bank was even loud. Meng Xinghe suddenly realized. .No wonder the village in front of me is so familiar. It turns out that this is the village of Ayi and Mai’s father. I thought this was the first stop when I went to Phoenix City. The rabbit bites people when it gets angry. Meng Xinghe can’t guarantee that he will be shot off his horse. Will Yang Xuangan pose a threat to the people in the village?
We need to deal with him. Wait until he gets on the boat.
This plan came to mind. At the same time, Meng Xinghe also thought that Yang Xuangan would be shot dead on the Tuojiang River. Is this similar to the time when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died on a dragon boat in Jiangdu?
Yang Xuangan glanced behind him and saw the man chasing him. The Tuojiang River was in front of him. He didn't want to despair completely just when he was about to see hope.
He flapped his riding whip vigorously and ran forward like a gust of wind.
"Little girl, take me across the river. These things will be yours from now on." Zao Meng Xinghe and others arrived at the riverside in one step. Yang Xuangan was relieved. Sure enough, God spared him. There were actually people ferrying people there. . He immediately threw out a bag of treasures from the luggage on the horse. Those were the things that Yang Xuangan had collected all his life. He didn't need the soldiers, but he would not lose those priceless treasures. But now, when faced with the choice At some point he had to give up.
The ferryman's sister-in-law Nian glanced at him: "You are from the Han family."
Yang Xuangan seemed to have noticed that the woman was a Miao girl. He nodded and said: "I have lived in Lingnan for more than 20 years. I have long forgotten the Central Plains. If you are willing to take me across the river, I will give you all these things." Seeing the pursuers. Getting closer and closer. Yang Xuangan wished he could take out everything he had on him, as long as the Miao girl in front of him could carry him across the river.
Weighing the bag of things in her hand, the Miao woman on the ferry curled her lips and said, "If it weren't for the fact that I, the Miao village, needed some money, I wouldn't have taken you there on such a cold day."
"Thank you very much, girl. I will thank you very much in the future." Yang Xuangan suddenly jumped off his horse and immediately walked onto the boat.
"Wait, wait, I won't carry your horse. You know, there are a lot of undercurrents on the Tuojiang River. If the boat capsizes, how can you accompany me?" The woman stopped Yang Xuangan's steps with a slap on the boat pole.
"Okay. Okay. I won't take it. I won't take it." Yang Xuangan immediately let go of the reins in his hands. It was a good horse. But in the face of saving his life, he didn't care about anything. He immediately jumped on the boat and urged the woman to sail.
The woman pouted her lips. "Sit tight. I am not responsible for drowning in the river." The bamboo pole was pushed to the shore, and the bamboo raft left the shore. Seeing Meng Xinghe and others chasing after them in the distance, Yang Xuangan smiled. Now that he can cross the Tuojiang River, it means that the chance of a comeback is not far away.
"Let him run away." Looking at Yang Xuangan on the Tuojiang River, who had already traveled a long way, General Lan, who was chasing him, sighed in despair. He failed in his efforts. He actually let Yang Xuangan escape at the most critical moment.
At this time, Meng Xinghe and others also caught up. Just like that, a team of about forty or fifty people stood by the Tuojiang River and looked at Yang Xuangan who had left. And Yang Xuangan on the other end seemed to be able to look towards the shore. .
"It's him." The woman rowing the boat saw the people on the shore. Isn't that the Han family who went to Phoenix City from her village? How did he get here? Moreover, he seemed to care about the people on his boat.
Meng Xinghe also saw the woman rowing the boat on the river.
"Ai."
He said these two words lightly and quietly gestured to Xue Rengui with one hand. In this situation, the only thing he could rely on was Xue Rengui's archery skills.
Yang Xuangan seemed to have noticed Meng Xinghe's actions. He had seen Xue Rengui's shocking arrow. Now he was so far away from the shore, but it was impossible to escape that arrow.
It was too late to say it, but it was fast. Just when Xue Rengui was drawing his bow and arrow, Yang Xuangan grabbed Ayi who was punting the boat and held her in front of him.
"What are you going to do?" Ayi was grabbed by the collar. He yelled out a sweet cry: "If you don't want to live, let me go. Otherwise, you and I will be buried in the river at the same time." Miao Nu's character is hot. She usually does what she says. Seeing Yang Xuangan, a grown man actually grabbed her and threatened her. This is simply a shameful thing.
Yang Xuangan has never done anything shameful. When he heard Ayi's threat, he ignored it and continued to look at Meng Xinghe opposite. It seemed that the fight between him and him was psychological tactics. What he wanted to express was one sentence. Now there are two At worst, Yang Xuangan would be buried in the river. But once Meng Xinghe shot and killed a Miao woman, I'm afraid no one in the nearby Miao village would let him go.
"Meng Da, look." Xue Rengui also found that he couldn't make a move with Ayi standing in front of him.
"I'll come." Meng Xinghe took the bow and arrow from Xue Rengui's hand: "Yang Xuangan, you can't run away today. I promised Xi that you would betray your relatives like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. Now, look around. There are others there. You are worth trusting."
"Haha. Don't use words. As long as I cross the Tuojiang River, the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed at the border will fight back with me. You won't be free for long."
"Perhaps you don't know. Just the day before yesterday, General Zhang of the Tang Dynasty on the Lingnan border took advantage of your army's withdrawal to break through your fortifications. Now I am afraid that he will have fought with your army on the road to Lingnan. Otherwise, you Look behind you. Are there any of your soldiers there?" As he spoke, Meng Xinghe was already tapping his bow string, ready to shoot at any time.
"Haha. Don't bother me." As he spoke, Yang Xuangan suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. But at that moment, Meng Xinghe, who was standing on the bank, suddenly spread his arms and drew the bow very quickly. It was like a full moon. Then, I only heard a bang. It seemed like a sound that penetrated the air.
"Puch."
A voice that everyone could hear came from the other side. In Yang Xuangan's panic and disbelief, he finally said something faintly.
"Meng Xinghe. I will never let you go even if I'm a ghost."
The sound broke, with a column of blood sprinkled across the sky. On the other side, the once arrogant figure fell straight down under the almost impossible chance. No one would believe that such an influential figure could die in such horror. . Nor can I understand the words he said before he died. The only thing that can be remembered is the words that seemed to contain some resentment and the body that had fallen.
Miss Du, who had once had the honor to witness Meng Xinghe using this incredible arrow technique to make Hou Junji suffer on the grounds of the Imperial College, was staring at Meng Xinghe's side face with a different look at the moment. She found that there was no hesitation in the side of Meng Xinghe's face. She finally sighed quietly, as if she had something to say, and finally closed her eyes.
Lingnan has been recovered. But on the other side, there may be another storm.