The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 61: Encountering Refugees on the Road
As soon as Qiao Zhongkui finished speaking, another blue flag officer ran over and knelt down to report: "Report! Report to the military adviser and Qiao Xianfeng that a cavalry force has arrived from the southwest, about [-] people, and it is only [-] miles away from us. The commander is Zhang. 'The banner of the word, please decide quickly!"

This blue flag officer didn't go far, another blue flag officer ran over and knelt down to report: "Report! Report to the military adviser and Qiao Xianfeng that a team of more than [-] people came from more than forty miles to the southeast," Wang said. 'The banner of the word, please decide quickly!"

Within 10 minutes, three groups of people came from three directions.This should be a terrible signal for the generals of the King of Han.

"Hahahaha," but Qiao Zhongkui was not surprised, but laughed loudly, "The Hunjun came to rescue the soldiers, and the sum is not enough to give us a horse's hoof! The military commander doesn't care about him, first catch Yang Yong and Gong Gong. It's important that you grow up." As he spoke, he steered his horse to leave.

"Slow down, General Qiao can't be sloppy." Guo Liang stopped Qiao Zhongkui and said, "All three groups of people have arrived? Although there are not many people, the banner with the word 'Qu Tu' is clearly Qu Tong, and the banner with the word 'Zhang' came from the southwest. Could it be Zhang Xutuo, the governor of Kunzhou, who came from the direction? The "Wang" banner in the west direction is unknown, Wang Rengong or Wang Shichong? If these people are bad, these generals are both civil and military, which one is enough He is handsome, and his killing skills are valiant, invincible to all, if the troops from the capital come out again, we will be defeated! Quickly, quickly withdraw!"

"Ah?" Qiao Zhongkui was also taken aback, but when he saw that Yang Yong and Chief Gongye were still fighting to the death over there, and half of his soldiers were still unable to take them down, he said unwillingly: "Military division, then What about Yang Yong and Chang Gongye?"

Before Guo Liang could answer, three cannons fired from Daxing City, and then the city gate was opened wide, and a group of men and horses charged out, with cavalry in front and infantry behind, rushing across the moat like a whirlwind, rolling on the ground. Come!

Surprised that Guo Liang and Qiao Zhongkui were there stupidly, they were almost destroyed just now, and now they dare to come out to attack?
It turned out that at the most critical moment in Daxing City, the Hunjun Yang Guang adopted Yang Gan's suggestion to let the imperial forest army go up to defend against the enemy, and personally led all the officials to climb the city wall of Daxing City.

This move really boosted morale, and the King of Han's troops were repelled.Seeing the generals of the King of Han rushing away like the ebbing tide, Yang Guangda was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded Yang Gan and Li Mi verbally.

At this time, someone came to report that the thieves were about to pull out their camps and set up their strongholds.Withdrew?Could it be that my rescuers have arrived?Yang Guang was happy, but he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly watched what happened.

Sure enough, the Hanwang's tens of miles of company camps were in a hurry. Those who dismantled the tents, those who loaded the carts, and the fire soldiers even loaded the pots on the carts. The soldiers and generals, who came out and went in, were extremely busy .

Yang Gan looked at it and said: "Your Majesty, if the bandits really want to retreat, it must be the arrival of King Qin's division, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a hurry. Right now, our army's morale is high, and the ministers are not talented. I hope a team of troops will go out of the city to kill the enemy. Bandits will be defeated."

Just as Yang Guang wanted to agree, Yu Wenhuaji said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is Yang Yong's trick to lure the enemy. Your Majesty will not forget that Yang Yong is a general on horseback. He is good at using troops. Seeing that the siege is impossible, he confuses us with the appearance of retreating. At this time Going out of the city to pursue it, you will be caught in a trick, so you have to guard against it."

After hearing this, Yang Guang couldn't decide to pay attention. At this time, there was a great chaos in the barracks of the King of Han.Yang Guang and all the civil and military officials stood on the crenel at the top of the city and watched carefully. They saw a lot of dust and shouts of killing in the eastern camp of the King of Han's barracks.

After Yang Guang saw it clearly, he was stunned. The two horses were sitting on Yang Yong and Gong Yechang.Don't look at it like this, he and Gongye Chang are extremely brave, Yang Yong's sharp spear is haunted, Gongye Chang's big knife is like chopping melons and vegetables, the two of them are like tigers entering a flock of sheep, and the soldiers of the King of Han will be smashed to pieces.

"Ah? What's going on here? Why did they fight on their own?" Not only Yang Guang was surprised, but all civil and military officials were also puzzled. Could it be that the thieves used a "bitter trick" to confuse us?

Looking at it, Yang Gan and Li Mi saluted again: "Your Majesty, this is by no means a plot by the bandits, but an internal strife among the bandits. Please look, your majesty, they are killing for real. It's been so long, there is no plan at all." Signs. We should seize the opportunity to break the siege of the capital in one battle.”

Yu Wenhuaji obstructed it again: "Your Majesty, what if it's a trick of a thief? We can't afford to gamble in this game. If we lose, we will lose all our money, and Daxing City will be ruined! Yiweichen said See, we stand still, wait and see what happens, and let them fight at will. As long as they don't come to attack the city, we don't have to pay attention to them. We can afford to spend with them until the King Qin's army does come, and we can send troops to fight. .”

Yang Guang praised him for his kindness, and the monarchs and ministers watched from the top of the city for a long time. Yang Gan saluted again and asked to fight.Yu Wenhuaji wanted to obstruct it again, Yang Gan said angrily: "Your Majesty, this battle is invincible, and I would like to be a military commander!"

Only then did Yang Guang nod in agreement, and then sent Yang Gan and Li Mi to lead [-] troops out of the city.Yang Gan led [-] cavalry in front, Li Mi led the infantry to supervise the rear, and [-] troops went straight to the barracks of the King of Han.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the generals of the King of Han were defeated.It turned out that Guo Liang and Qiao Zhongkui didn't dare to fight at all. They were afraid of being surrounded by four groups of troops. In their haste, they forgot to organize the rear forces, and mistakenly ordered the three armies to "quickly withdraw."This time, he was completely defeated, and he didn't even need the military pot for cooking.

It was a blessing in disguise, and Yang Yong and Gongye Changcai narrowly escaped death, took advantage of the chaos to break out of the siege, and ran towards the northwest of Xiangxiang.

After running for twenty miles in one breath, the two of them couldn't run any longer. The horses were so tired that their legs shook. They looked back to see that there were no pursuers behind. There was a small forest in front of them. The dead leaves had already fallen, and the branches were shining Yes, there was no vitality at all, so the two stopped to rest.

"Meiniang, we are safe." Yang Yong felt that there was no movement behind him, and shouted, but Xiao Meiniang was still on his back and did not move.

Yang Yong was startled, and when he looked back, Xiao Meiniang had already passed out.

It's no wonder that Xiao Mei Niang is so weak, Yang Guang's favored woman has been in the palace for a long time, she has never seen blood, she is more delicate than flowers in a greenhouse, it's no wonder that she didn't faint after being frightened by the battlefield and the bumps along the way.

With the help of Chang Gongye, he untied the belt and helped Xiao Meiniang off the horse.The two horses were also exhausted. After the owner came down, he also lay down on the ground, panting.

Yang Yong held Xiao Meiniang in his arms, and shouted several times. Xiao Meiniang closed her eyes tightly, her pink lips were slightly closed, and there was no reaction at all. Yang Yong touched her with his hands, and she was still breathing. She didn't suffer any injuries, so don't worry. , but when he touched Xiao Meiniang's forehead again, it was hot.

"Ah? Sick?" Yang Yong was startled. What should he do if he doesn't have a village in front of him or a shop in his back?
When the two were in a hurry, suddenly there was a cry of a child in the woods. The childish voice sounded both cute and heart-wrenching.

Yang Yong was taken aback: "Well, is there someone in the woods?" Gongye was startled, pulled out his self-defense sword, and shouted loudly: "Who is it, come out!"

Chief Gongye shouted, and there was no movement in the woods again.

Gongye Changchong gave Yang Yong a wink, not letting Yang Yong make a sound, he held the sword and slowly moved forward.

Yang Yong was also worried, fearing that Gongye might make a mistake, he quickly put Xiao Meiniang down gently, and followed with a big gun.

The two of them didn't go 20 meters away. They saw a valley in front of them. There were some wheelbarrows at the bottom of the valley. There were miscellaneous things on the carts, as well as loads, baskets, boxes, and old gift bags. There were hundreds of ordinary people, men, women, old and young, all in ragged clothes, all of them were ashamed, some were shivering from the cold, and their faces were pale, but no one dared to say anything.

This shows that they must have discovered Yang Yong and Gongye Chang long ago, and they all hid here silently. The moment they saw Yang Yong and Gongye Chang, they were all terrified and dumbfounded.

One of the young women was holding a baby who was waiting to be fed, and the cry just now should belong to the baby.The young woman looked terrified, and was covering the baby's mouth vigorously at this time, afraid of crying again.The baby was so suppressed that his face was flushed and he couldn't cry.

"Sister-in-law, don't bore the child." Yang Yong hurriedly called out to her.

The young woman looked at the two men, covered in armor, covered in blood, and holding a murderous weapon in her hand. It was obvious that they had just come off the battlefield, so she didn't understand what Yang Yong said at all, and she was so frightened. His body trembled, his hands loosened, and he almost dropped the baby in his arms to the ground, and the baby started crying again.

"Master...forgive me..." The young woman knelt down to the two of them, crying and hugging the child. The other men, women and children came to their senses and immediately knelt down a large area, weeping and begging for mercy.

"Folks, don't be afraid. What we are killing are fools and villains. How could we kill you? Get up and run for your life." Yang Yong saw that this was a refugee camp, needless to say, he came here to escape the war and left his hometown. , Displaced, really pitiful.The so-called prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer.

In an instant, Yang Yong's heart was touched, and he quickly poked the big gun to the ground, came to the young woman, and pulled her up.

It turned out that Yang Yong was also from a poor family before he crossed over. His family’s registered permanent residence was turned up three generations and he was still a farmer. His parents raised him by digging food from the soil and provided him with education. Therefore, he has a deep class affection for poor farmers.

These refugees were a little surprised by Yang Yong's actions. It would be good if they didn't fight or kill them. How could they expect to come and help them in person?Even Chang Gongye felt puzzled, and said to himself, this Yang Yong is really kind-hearted. In order to save that little beggar girl Li Waner, the former gave 300 taels of silver at a time, and today he personally helped the lowly refugees. Among them are rare.

Chang Gongye was also touched, and shouted: "Our prince is a kind and generous person, and he loves the people like his son, so he won't kill you, let's go quickly."

These refugees kowtowed again, got up and pushed the carts, those who carried the burdens, those who carried the baskets and boxes, and fled in embarrassment with their things.

But as soon as they came out of this grove, smoke and dust filled the avenue, and a group of cavalry rushed over, and they came close in the blink of an eye.

Yang Yong and Gongye Chang looked at it and couldn't help being surprised.

(End of this chapter)