The Lin family is a very important presence in Kasyapa City.
Lin Xuan's grandfather, Lin Xuan, was the general of Zhennan in the Qian Kingdom. He made great achievements in military affairs throughout his life. Until his death from a sudden illness, he still diligently guarded the southern gate of the Qian Kingdom and was deeply loved by the people.
However, neither of Lin Xuan's two sons are qualified to be military generals. The only eldest grandson of the Lin family who has the ability and determination to inherit his legacy, Lin Xuan, has been running for many years to save his grandson Duanmu Che, and it was not until last year that he actually entered the army.
It was said that the Lin family was in decline and had no successors. Perhaps when Lin went to the capital, he received mostly hypocritical politeness when he was called "Master Lin". But in the south, in the city of Kasyapa, the Lin family still had a great reputation. Less, respected.
On the day before the war started, the people of Yan State relied on long-planned and careful arrangements to capture the whole family of the Lin family. In this way, they coerced the Kasyapa city guard Yuan Ye to go out to negotiate in person, and set up an ambush to kill Yuan Ye, making Qian Qian The national army was in turmoil and the city of Kasyapa was quickly lost.
Kasyapa city guard Yuan Ye was Lin Xuan's brother through life and death, and it was impossible for him to care about the life and death of the Lin family. Even though Lin Xuan had just returned from the north not long ago, he was still recovering from his injuries and had not officially served in the southern army for a day.
It can be seen that Yan Guo is well prepared this time and the attack is fierce.
With careful planning, careful planning, and the deployment of masters, how difficult can it be for the Yan Kingdom to capture the Lin family from the city of Kasyapa, where it has been peaceful for several years and its only general is still injured?
The answer is that the Lin family cannot guard against or resist such malice and methods.
Choosing the Lin family as a breakthrough point is not unscrupulous, but it is indeed very useful.
Breaking the peace by any means means that Yan Guo is coming for real this time.
The trigger was obviously the alliance between Qian State and Liang State, which made Yan State see the crisis.
But among the Three Kingdoms, the one that really does not want to start a war and cannot start a war is the Qian Kingdom. Due to geographical reasons, the Liang Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom are far apart from each other in the south and north. They cannot fight if they want to, but they can join forces to besiege Qian at any time. country.
Therefore, no matter which side wants to form an alliance, the state of Qian will not refuse.
But the alliance is superficial and fragile. It is impossible for the Qian Kingdom to easily let the Liang Kingdom's army enter the territory to jointly resist the Yan Kingdom. That would be to lure the wolf into the house. When the Yan Kingdom and the Qian Kingdom really fight to a certain extent, it is okay that the so-called ally Liang Kingdom chooses to stand by and watch. , once he takes action, nine times out of ten, he will be hit by Qian Guo.
And this is the confidence that Yan Guo dares to take the initiative to start a war. The relationship between the three countries is ultimately determined by interests.
While listening to Chen Yun's story from the beginning of the war until now, Su Liang checked his wounds and the medicine he had recently used.
The injury was on the lower side of the right chest. It was not fatal. The trouble was the poison. Fortunately, the military doctor handled it properly at the beginning and prevented the spread of the poison as much as possible, otherwise Chen Yun would have died.
Su Liang regretted not bringing Lao Bai. It was useless to think about it now.
"Can you cure this poison?" Chen Yun asked with a pale face when he saw Su Liang frowning.
Su Liang was taking something from the medicine box without looking at Chen Yun, "What if I say I can't solve it?"
Chen Yun sighed deeply, "That's my life too."
"You are lucky." Su Liang said, "Although I am not good at poisoning, I really don't understand what kind of poison you are poisoned, and naturally I don't know how to cure it. However, I met a senior who gave me some magic medicine."
Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, then saw Su Liang take out a small jade bottle from the medicine box and pour out a brown pill the size of a mung bean.
"Take it." Su Liang gave the pill to Chen Yun.
Chen Yun put it into his mouth without hesitation.
Su Liang shook his head, "The alertness is too low. What if I am a craftsman from the Liang Kingdom or the Yan Kingdom? I have already told you that I don't know how to detoxify, but you still dare to take the medicine given to me?"
Chen Yun coughed twice, covered his chest and said, "What you gave me must be right."
Su Liang packed up the medicine box and took Chen Yun's pulse again. "She shouldn't die." That was the antidote medicine given by Lao Bai. He said he had carried it with him for many years, and there were only two pills in total. Su Liang didn't know that he
How he hid it, I don’t want to know. The other Su Liang was given to Gu Ling.
"Thank you." Chen Yun twitched the corner of his mouth.
Su Liang looked at his big beard and said, "You really haven't thought about shaving your beard?"
Chen Yun shook his head, "I don't want to do that right now."
He once told Su Liang the reason for growing a beard: he has a bit of a tomboyish look and wants to look more masculine.
"Forget it." Su Liang just said casually.
"Gu... Marquis Changxin goes to negotiate with the Yan people. Is there any... danger?" Chen Yun frowned.
Su Liang hummed, "You originally wanted to say that there would be no problem, right? He is a bit too good-looking, and he doesn't care about people, but he is not a vase, so don't worry. If he goes, no matter what the outcome is, we can do it
The best results.”
Chen Yun nodded slightly, "It seems you trust him very much."
"Of course, we are from the same family." Su Liang said, "It's the same for him to go to me."
But after Chen Yun put on his clothes, he still proposed to go to the riverside to check the situation, saying that he was very worried about Lin Wei.
"That's fine." Su Liang sighed, "I also want to see how Lin Wei is doing, let's go together."
Su Liang carried the medicine box and walked out, followed by Chen Yun. When he reached the door, he suddenly asked Su Liang, "Did you say there is one more thing you want to tell me?"
Su Liang didn't look back, "Let's talk about it later."
Chen Yun insisted on riding a horse, but Su Liang didn't stop him. It wasn't his limbs that were injured, and once the poison was detoxified, it wouldn't be a big problem.
When the two left the military camp, they met a young man wearing mourning clothes with a dull expression. After riding past, Chen Yun said to Su Liang that that was Yuan Pei, the only grandson of old general Yuan Ye.
Chen Yun was shot while trying to save Yuan Peicai. The reason was that the impulsive Yuan Pei was stimulated after Yuan Ye's death and rushed out of the city single-handedly to kill Yanguo to avenge his grandfather.
"The relationship between their grandparents and grandchildren is very good. Yuan Pei was just too sad and lost his mind." Chen Yun sighed.
Su Liang did not agree with Yuan Pei's approach. From her point of view, it was even stupid and almost harmed others and herself. But she was not the one who lost her loved ones. She could not empathize with her. Until now, fortunately Chen Yun did not die and was not dead at all.
It's not Yuan Pei's fault, she doesn't need to say any more words of condemnation.
After leaving the south gate of Nanshan City, the view became wider. After riding the horse for another two miles, we could see the Qianguo army stationed on the riverside. They had all retreated from Kasyapa City.
The Liuxian River separates Kasyapa City from Nanshan City. It is also another de facto border of the Qian Kingdom, blocking the attack of the Yan Kingdom's army.
After Chen Yun led his army to retreat to the north bank of Liuxian River, he quickly made a tight deployment on the riverside, with archers on guard day and night.
At this time, about tens of thousands of Yanguo troops were lined up on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the Qianguo army in the north of the Yangtze River was waiting in full formation.
Su Liang and Chen Yun rode past the separated ranks of soldiers and saw Gu Ling's figure.
He was standing by the river, his black clothes and black hair fluttering in the wind, as if he was an immortal who was going to ride the wind back in the next moment.
Su Liang dismounted and heard someone report to Chen Yun, "General Chen, Marquis Changxin wants to exchange himself for General Lin!"
Su Liang paused, and Chen Yun was stunned.
At this time, there was a man standing in front of the team on the other side of the river, wearing armor and a hat. Su Liang couldn't see clearly, but he knew it was not Lin Wei.
"Since Gu Meiren is so righteous, of course we must fulfill it! Then please invite Gu Meiren to come to the Yan Kingdom as a guest!" A high-spirited voice echoed by the river, and there was a burst of laughter from the Yan Kingdom army, full of ridicule.
"Su Liang, the Yanguo people are full of tricks. There may be some traps if you agree to change people!" Chen Yun frowned and said to Su Liang.
But he saw Su Liang walking towards Gu Ling with a calm expression, "If he wants to go himself, then let's change. Prepare the ship!"
Chen Yun sighed deeply and ordered his people to prepare the boat quickly.
When Su Liang walked to Gu Ling's side, a person appeared next to the general on the other side. He was being escorted over. Without looking at his face, Su Liang knew it was Lin Wei.
Originally, the An Yan people had been clamoring for a long time, but no one from the Lin family had actually shown up. This was the first time Lin Wei was brought to the Qian people after he was arrested. The reason was that the Yan people had just arrived at Nanshan City and showed up for negotiations.
Gu Ling opened his mouth and said that he volunteered to exchange his wife.
There are still more than a dozen members of the Lin family in the hands of the Yanguo people. The old people, children and women are not afraid of them running away. I will exchange a Linqi for Marquis Changxin of Qianguo and Prince Ning of Liangguo. I will definitely make a profit without losing money, so I will agree to it.
principle.
Su Liang gently bumped Gu Ling's arm with her arm as a greeting.
In Chen Yun's eyes, the two people's backs looked intimate.
"Master, are you trying to imitate King Beijing back then and break into the enemy camp alone?" Su Liang asked in a low voice, "No matter what you want to do, I will absolutely support it, but you have to tell me your plan first.
Let me assess the risk."
Chen Yun thought the substitution was inappropriate, but Su Liang said she would do as Gu Ling said because she knew Gu Ling would not lose his mind because of anyone.
Lin Wei was brought over to confirm that he was alive, and the initiative was already tilted towards Qian Guo.
"I am Su Liang, the one who calls the shots. I wonder who is the one who calls the shots in Yanguo?" Su Liang asked loudly.
After a while, a shout came from the other side, "Are all the men in the Qian Kingdom dead? Let a little girl who is still young take the decision! Hahahaha!"
There was another burst of laughter.
Su Liang's face was calm, knowing that the other party was deliberately trying to anger her and demoralize the Qianguo army. He waited until it calmed down before speaking again, "The men from the Qianguo are very kind. I must have greeted General Mu Yamu from the Yanguo for me.
She can become a general, but you can't?"
The wind blew Su Liang's sarcasm into the ears of the people of the Yan Kingdom. The general standing next to Lin Qian's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. There once was a female general in the Yan Kingdom, Mu Ya, why did she mock the Qian Kingdom for letting a woman become a general? Qie Muya
It was Su Liang's men who were defeated, and the defeat was ugly.
When a man is told that he can't do it, it always feels ambiguous.
This time, the louder laughter came from the Qianguo army on the north bank.
Lin Xian was awake, but his mouth was gagged, and he was in a trance. He could vaguely hear Su Liang talking, far and near, but could not make any sound.
"General Su, does he feel sorry for your beautiful husband and is unwilling to trade him for hostages? To put it bluntly, stop talking nonsense!" A cold shout came from the other side.
Everyone in Qian Kingdom also felt that Su Liang would never let Gu Ling exchange Lin Wei.
Su Liang said coldly, "We in the Qian Kingdom have always kept our word. If he wants to change, then he will change. I will not stop him! However, hostages can be exchanged. With my status as husband-in-law, it is enough to exchange for everyone in the Lin family. !”
This time the response from the other side was very quick, "Dream! Change one by one, otherwise there is no need to talk! Let him tie his hands and come here alone. If he dares to play tricks, you can collect the body for Lin Xie!"
Su Liang looked helpless, "Master, they really don't know the goods. You are obviously very expensive. I feel sorry for you." After saying that, he turned around and said, "Bring me the rope."
Chen Yun and the other generals looked at each other and could only do what Su Liang said.
A general couldn't help but mutter, "Are they really a couple? They are so willing..."
Soon, the rope was delivered and the boat was launched.
According to what Gu Ling had negotiated with Su Liang before he came, he and Lin Xi got on the boat separately and were led by ropes to the other side. No one was allowed to make a move in the middle, otherwise Gu Ling, who was exposed between the two armies, would die first. And Lin Xin.
Su Liang tied Gu Ling's hands with a rope, of course it was a slipknot. Anyway, the people on the other side couldn't see the details clearly because they were so far away. One of the important reasons why this happened was that outsiders didn't know what Gu Ling's strength was. How strong.
Then Su Liang helped Gu Ling get on the boat, and people from the Yan Kingdom on the other side also put Lin Wei on a small boat. He couldn't even stand firmly and fell down.
The archers of both sides were in position. The archers of the Qian Kingdom aimed at the other side, and the archers of the Yan Kingdom aimed at Lin Wei. If there was any abnormal movement, he would be shot to death by random arrows.
Both hostages are from the Qian Kingdom. No matter how you look at it, the Yan Kingdom people have the upper hand in this round.
"I believe in your strength, but you should be careful." Su Liang told Gu Ling. It's not that they were messing around. The people of the Yan Kingdom first took Lin Xie as a hostage to make trouble. If they didn't break the situation controlled by the Yan Kingdom as soon as possible, they would lead an army. They will be caught and make the situation worse.
"Yes." Gu Ling nodded slightly and looked at Su Liang, "You should hug me." He said confidently. They already had the "etiquette" of hugging each other when they parted, not to mention that this was not an ordinary parting. Gu Ling wanted to Do something very dangerous.
Su Liang agreed, and in full view of the two armies, he reached out and hugged Gu Ling.
Gu Ling's hands were tied, so no matter which angle you looked at it, it was Su Liang who took the initiative.
I heard that she loved him very much, but she still let him take risks for the sake of the country, and she was so reluctant to let him go... In the eyes of some onlookers, Su Liang and Gu Ling hugging each other looked like they were about to part ways.
But in fact, it has nothing to do with life and death. Su Liang knows that Gu Ling is sure, and she believes in him and knows that he will come back safely.
"Farewell, mother-in-law! We don't mind if you come together!" The voice of the general of Yan Kingdom came from the other side.
Su Liang let go of Gu Ling, returned to the shore, made a gesture, and the soldier pulling the boat began to lower the rope, and Gu Ling drifted towards the other shore.
At the same time, Yan Guo also released the boat Lin Wei was riding on.
In fact, there is a possibility that Yan Guo did not intend to exchange hostages at all. After Gu Ling passed by, he shot an arrow to kill him. Yan Guo did not suffer any loss.
But Su Liang believed that the person who made the decision in Yan State was out of his mind. People are valuable only when they are alive. Gu Ling is a very special hostage, and he may even hold the royal family of Liang State hostage. Killing him will offend both Qian State and Liang State at the same time. Country. At least Situ Xie and Situ Han's behavior all along is to let the world think that they care about Gu Ling.
Moreover, even if the people of Yan State were really crazy and fired arrows to kill the hostages, Su Liang still believed that Gu Ling had the strength to protect herself. This was the main reason why she let Gu Ling go.
Chen Yun took a step forward and stood next to Su Liang, looking uneasily at the two boats drifting slowly in the river, "Are you really sure you can let him go? If he falls into the hands of the Yan people, he will be directly affected by it.
You are the one who is threatening."
"He will be fine." Su Liang shook his head, "Lin Wei seems to be injured."
When Chen Yun heard Su Liang's words, he sighed deeply and said nothing more.
…
In March, the weather in Nanshan City is already very hot.
A thunderstorm is coming, with dark clouds and low air pressure.
The boat was controlled by ropes by soldiers on both sides of the shore, and its speed was not very fast.
The sound of thunder came from the dark clouds. The two ships met in the middle of the river. They crossed and separated from each other at a distance. There was no accident. Gu Ling, who was standing on the ship, did not even look at Lin Xi.
Chen Yun couldn't help but speak again, "Su Liang, if Gu Ling did anything rashly in the past, it might make the people of Yan country angry and hurt Lin Wei's family."
When Su Liang heard this, he was suddenly unhappy and did not hide it. He directly attacked Chen Yun, "What else? If he doesn't go, how can you think of a way to save Lin Wei? Or let the people of Yan country catch Lin Wei and torture him in front of us.
Cut off his hands and feet to force us to give in and let them cross the river?"
Chen Yun's face stiffened and he frowned, "That's not what I meant, I just don't want anything to happen to them..."
"I know you care about Lin Wei and his family. But if you can't solve the problem, just shut up and take good care of yourself!" Su Liang said in a stern tone.
Su Liang could understand what Chen Yun was worried about. She didn't tell Chen Yun what Gu Ling was going to do, but she was still very angry when she heard that. Regardless of whether Chen Yun's worries were justified or not, she didn't want to hear anyone question it.
Anything Gu Ling wants to do!
As Lin Wei's boat approached the north bank of the Liuxian River, Gu Ling also got closer and closer to the Yan Kingdom army.
Su Liang finally saw Lin Wei clearly. His eyes were blurred and he was in a trance. He was slumped on the boat, as if he had been drugged, and there was no obvious external injury on his body.
When the boat finally docked, someone immediately came forward to lift Lin Xie up and send him to the rear.
At the same time, Gu Ling, who was pulled ashore, quickly disappeared among the Yan Kingdom army.
In fact, across the wide river, it is almost useless for the two sides to shoot at each other, unless they are sharpshooters with excellent archery skills.
Su Liang did not look at Lin Wei's condition, but still stared at the Yan Kingdom army on the other side, counting silently in his mind, "One, two, three..."
When Su Liang counted to "six", there was a commotion among the Yan Kingdom army on the south bank, but it was impossible to see what was happening on the north bank.
The commotion only lasted for half a quarter of an hour. The Chinese army retreated like a tide, and their formation was already in chaos.
Su Liang looked at the lush forest on the south bank, then quickly looked back, and then looked at Lin Xin.
Lin Xie was given something similar to Ruanjinsan and was not very clear-headed, but he still recognized Su Liang, "Su Xiaoliang...where's Gu Xiaoling..."
"Take him back to the city." Su Liang looked at Chen Yun, "I'll be there soon."
Chen Yun hesitated to speak. Su Liang knew what he wanted to ask, but he didn't want to explain.
After Su Liang checked the deployment by the river, he rode back to the main camp in the city. Qianguo soon received a report from spies: Gu Ling, the exchanged hostage, seemed to be in an uninhabited land after entering the Yanguo army.
, captured the leader General Fan Tong alive, successfully escaped, and disappeared deep into the dense forest by the river.
"Is Marquis Changxin so powerful?" A general looked delighted, "Great! That man named Fan is so hateful! He was the one who killed General Yuan!"
Chen Yun looked at Su Liang, "I apologize for what I said before. It was because I didn't understand Gu Hou's strength."
Su Liang shook his head and was speechless. He took the medicine box and went to treat Lin Wei.
Another general's eyes widened and he raised his hands and said, "How can the man General Su likes be just an appearance? Chang Xinhou is really brave and resourceful! Whether he can turn the situation around next depends entirely on him!"