Chai Shao also received news from scouts that his wife Li Xiuning led 3,500 cavalrymen to support him, less than a hundred miles away from Yuntian Fortress.
This news did not make Chai Shao happy. On the contrary, he became nervous and felt a little regretful. He exaggerated his words in his letter to the emperor, saying that he was going to serve the country with death.
Unexpectedly, the Lord's will to appease him had not yet arrived, but his wife came. There is no doubt that this must be the wife being frightened by her so-called determination.
Chai Shao paced back and forth anxiously on the city wall with his hands behind his back. He knew that his wife brought Li Shimin's three thousand jingles. Although the Three Thousand Xuanjia Army was good at fighting, the Sui army's cavalry had 10,000 people after all, and it was extremely powerful.
The army led by his wife will not be an opponent of the Sui army.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed at the distance and shouted: "Look at General!"
Chai Shao looked into the distance from the mountain, and his heart suddenly felt like he fell into an ice cave. He saw the vast Sui cavalry running eastward, with more than 10,000 cavalry. This was the Sui cavalry that came out in full bloom, and they actually gave up.
Daying.
"General, will the Sui Army go... intercept the wife?" A confidant general trembled with nervousness.
Chai Shao's lips tensed into a straight line, and his anxious eyes stared at the Sui cavalry, watching them as they walked onto the official road, running eastward like lightning, gradually disappearing from his vision.
‘What should I do? Should I stop the troops or make a difference?’
Sweat beads oozing from Chai Shao's forehead, and he was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.
At this time, General Duan Decao quickly walked forward and said, "General. I am willing to lead 5,000 people to pick up the princess. The princess must not make any mistakes."
Chai Shao shook his head. How could his own wife let others rescue him? Although he wanted to fly down the mountain with wings, he knew that the risk was too great, and they might be ambushed by the Sui army.
"Don't worry, wait and see... Yuntian Castle is located at the junction of Pingliang County and Huining County. From Yuntian Castle to the east, there are endless hilly and mountains with dense forests.
Between the hills and mountains, a flat and straight road runs through it. This is the road built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He visited the Western Regions several times. He took this road. The road was erected very strongly, and no grass grew, and it was flat.
And spacious, can accommodate six horses in parallel.
Due to the war between the Sui and Tang Dynasties over the battle for Huining County, the road became deserted and pedestrians could not be seen.
However, what we are concerned about is not this road, but another path parallel to the road. It is about one mile away from the road and can lead to Yuntian Castle.
This path was winding and uneven, only five feet wide, like a path of sheep. At this time, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the distance. I saw a Tang cavalry constantly whipping war horses from the east
Running along the path quickly.
He ran through a path with shrubs on both sides, and suddenly three tripping ropes appeared on the ground. The cavalry could not dodge, and the war horse neighed and fell out after being tripped.
The cavalry also rolled heavily to the ground. Before he could get up, more than a dozen Sui troops rushed out from both sides and rushed forward to hold the soldiers tightly.
The Sui army scouts acted quickly and found a letter and a jade bracelet from the Tang army... Time passed little by little, and it had been more than an hour. Chai Shao was anxious. He had already received the news from the scout. The Sui army
It was fifty miles away, which meant that the Sui army should meet his wife who came to rescue him. Will there be a fierce battle between them?
Chai Shao's heart was hanging. His only hope now was that his wife sent a vanguard to explore the way, discover the traces of the Sui army's cavalry in advance, and then avoid it and not fight with the Sui army.
If this is the case, it will be the best result. He doesn't have to respond. At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, several cavalrymen rushed over, and Chai Shao leaned down nervously, looking down.
It was vaguely seen that the newsman was covered in blood, which surprised Chai Shao.
Soon, the scout carried the informant on the mountain, "The general is the informant sent by the princess."
Chai Shao quickly stepped forward, and saw the newsman wearing black armor and hit three arrows on his body. His breath was weak. Chai Shao was anxious and grabbed his clothes, "How is the princess now?"
The report soldier struggled to find a bloody jade bracelet from his arms, handed it to Chai Shao tremblingly, and said intermittently: "General, princess..... surrounded by heavy troops of the Sui army, it is difficult to break through. I beg you
General rescue.”
Chai Shao took the bracelet and recognized it at a glance. At this time, when he married the princess, he gave it to the princess as a token. The princess once said that if there is an emergency contact, the bracelet will be based on it.
Chai Shao was so shocked that his scalp was about to explode. He grabbed the soldier's clothes and shouted: "Is the princess still alive?"
"The princess supports it...it won't take long, the general will go and save her."
At this time, Chai Shao was anxious. He only had his wife's safety in his heart, and nothing else mattered. He immediately stood up and said to Duan Decao: "I will lead five thousand troops to save the princess. You will lead the army to stay in the castle, don't be careless.
By the way, I sent a scout to investigate the Sui Camp. If it was an empty camp, I would burn the Sui Camp with fire."
"As for the order!"
Chai Shao immediately ordered the five thousand troops in the outer camp. He turned over the horse, carried his bright silver spear with his plum blossoms, and led the five thousand Tang troops down the mountain, running east along the road... to make an appointment east of Yuntianling.
In a dense forest thirty miles away, Pei Xingyan led 10,000 cavalry to set up a net of heaven and earth on both sides of the road, quietly waiting for the prey to enter the net.
He had a letter in his hand, which was written by Li Xiuning to her husband. The writing was strong and soft, with a kind of strong spirit. This good handwriting made Pei Xingyan admire him.
But the content was that Li Xiuning told her husband not to come and respond. She had discovered that the main force of the Sui army's cavalry was temporarily evacuated eastward.
In addition to this letter, there was also a jade bracelet. Li Xiuning never expected that the messenger she sent was caught by the Sui army scouts, and her jade bracelet became a token of the Sui army.
It was this jade bracelet that changed Pei Xingyan's plan. He no longer intercepted the princess, but instead shot him back and stabbed Chai Shao. He believed that with this bracelet, Chai Shao would be fooled even if he knew it.
It was already afternoon, and Pei Xingyan was still waiting patiently for his prey. The August sunshine penetrated through the treetops, and it was no longer so scorching, with a hint of warmth in early autumn.
The sun shone on Pei Xingyan's face, making his eyes narrow, but his sharp eyes were staring at the official road in the west, not daring to be careless, and even a little nervous.
This time, the general manager completely handed over the safety of Huining Mine to him, and ordered him to be fully responsible. He only had one task to save the mine, and he had the final say on how to fight and how to deploy troops.
This kind of full-powered battle was rare in the Great Sui Dynasty. Even the Central Plains War was commanded by the General Manager himself. However, the General Manager completely let go of the battle in Huining County.
Pei Xingyan was both excited and nervous. The excitement was that he felt the trust of the supervisor in him, and the tension made him not want to let down this trust. He not only had to guard the mine, but also grabbed the big fish of Chai Shao.
At this time, a cavalry rushed over and reported to Pei Xingyan: "Report to the general, 5,000 Tang army members have appeared in Wuli, most of which are infantry, and the leader is the Tang Dynasty prince consort Chai Shao."
"Can he send a sentry?"
"He sent several whistle-seekers, but they were all killed by his brothers."
"here you go!"
Pei Xingyan exclaimed and turned around and ordered: "Notify the brothers on the other side to prepare for the battle."
A soldier faced the light with the bronze mirror, and the bronze mirror shone brightly, and she looked towards the opposite forest. For a moment, the dazzling bronze mirror reflection also came from the opposite forest.
Pei Xingyan tightened his long spear and stretched his body into a bow shape, like a beast that was about to pounce on at any time...
On the road, Chai Shao shouted loudly from time to time to speed up the soldiers. His heart was like fire. Most of the hour passed, but he only walked thirty miles. I wonder if his wife Xiuning could hold on.
From time to time, he reached into his arms, holding the jade bracelet, his heart full of regret and self-blame. He hated himself for not sending troops to greet his wife in time, wasting more than an hour and putting his wife in danger.
Chai Shao and his wife Xiuning are in love with each other, and they have a very good relationship. For Chai Shao, in addition to feelings, his wife's princess identity is also the cornerstone of his future career and the guarantee of his life's wealth and glory.
Once his wife is in trouble, the emperor and the queen can't spare him. Chai Shao is a little unimaginable, but a tragic scene always appears in his mind.
His wife was carrying an embroidered knife in her hand, covered in blood, and shouting killing sounds all over the sky. Hundreds of Sui army cavalry surrounded her, and corpses were everywhere, leaving only a few personal soldiers fighting with her in the end.
Thinking of this scene, Chai Shao couldn't help but turn around and shout, "Get quicker!"
The Tang army accelerated its speed, and gradually, they had entered the encirclement of the Sui cavalry.
Deep in the forest, Pei Xingyan stared at the Tang cavalry on the road. There were less than a hundred people in total. There was a man wearing a golden helmet in the middle. Under the sunlight, the golden helmet shone brightly.
This is the prey he wants to capture. The other five thousand Tang soldiers were all small shrimps. He was not interested. Seeing that the time was ripe, Pei Xingyan shouted, "Kill!"
The drums were loud in the forest, and dense Sui cavalry rushed out of the forests on both sides with swords and spears. Ten thousand cavalry covered the sky and rushed onto the road in an instant.
The Tang army soldiers were caught off guard and suddenly became in chaos. They were unable to organize effective resistance. Faced with the brave and good cavalry, the Tang army completely collapsed after several rounds of attacks. They fled in all directions, each saving their lives.
Chai Shao was also shocked by the sound of drums in the forest and almost fell off his horse. But when he saw the overwhelming Sui cavalry coming, he immediately understood that he had been trapped, but how could the Sui army get his wife's bracelet?
He couldn't figure it out, but he had no time to think about it. He whipped the war horse and led dozens of personal guards to rush eastward. He ran less than a mile and rushed out of the diagonal thorn, with a large number of Sui cavalry.
The other generals, the headed general, were burly and holding a long spear in his hands. It was Pei Xingyan who was staring at Chai Shao.
He laughed: "Mr. Chai, dismount and surrender to avoid death!"
With a wave of his hand, more than a thousand cavalry surrounded Chai Shao and dozens of his personal soldiers...To be continued. Welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation.) rq