With one hand tightly clasped around the general's neck and the saber in his hand threatening the general, Yang Huchen was about to go to the city gate when he heard someone shouting loudly from the top of the city tower.
"What? Have you found Yang Huchen's body? Let's go back early to report."
Perhaps it was already getting late, and a sure-kill situation had been set up here. The people on the tower seemed to have concluded that Yang Huchen was bound to die, so they had no doubts.
As the saber in Yang Huchen's hand came closer, the leading general had no choice but to shout back: "I found it, don't worry."
Hearing the words of the leading general, Yang Huchen glanced at the soldier whom he had just killed. His mind moved, and he lowered his voice and ordered to several soldiers: "Go and bring his head."
He held the general with his saber and watched as several soldiers handed the head to him. When Yang Huchen reached out to take it, he saw a fierce look in the soldier's eyes, and he immediately felt something was wrong.
It was too late but it was too late. The soldier was also fierce. He stepped forward and held Yang Huchen's knife to hold the general's sword in his hand. He ignored the sharpness and cut his palm. At this moment, he wanted to shout for help from the top of the tower. .
Fortunately, Yang Huchen had noticed it early. He twisted the saber in his hand hard, and the soldier's five fingers flew up immediately, and blood spurted out for a moment. Yang Huchen's sword kept moving, and the saber passed by, killing the soldier and the two leading generals instantly. Harvested by Yang Huchen.
At this moment, Yang Huchen had an arrow stuck in his body, and blood was flowing out from his armor. His face was covered with the blood of the soldier and general. Coupled with his burly figure, the remaining soldiers in the field were instantly frightened by his terrifying appearance. They did not expect Yang Huchen. He was so ferocious that when he realized what he was doing, he couldn't even shout for help, and they all looked at Yanbei City Gate and fled.
Since Yang Huchen had murderous intentions, how could he let them escape? He jumped with a knife and killed them all in just a few seconds.
"I said, why are you so ink? Quickly behead that Yang Huchen so that we can collect the reward."
General Yang Huchen killed several people outside the city, and the sound of urging came from the Yanbei city wall again. Yang Huchen looked at the towering city wall, his mind moved, and he immediately spoke loudly under pressure.
"Yang Huchen is not completely dead. I've made two more stabs and he's back now. Open the door."
After saying that, he quickly took off his armor, gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrows on his body, walked quickly to the side of the general whom he had defeated, put on his armor and put it on his pocket, then turned around and picked up his own pocket and buckled it with the general. On top of his head, he turned over and mounted his seated horse, riding to the foot of Yanbei City.
Under the twilight, the soldiers on the city tower saw familiar horses and armor, riding back to the city. Although they were a little confused, they didn't think much about it and hurriedly gave orders.
"The general is back, open the door."
The gatekeepers heard the instructions above and hurriedly worked together to open the heavy city gate... A heavy "squeaking" sound was heard. Just when these soldiers wanted to take the opportunity to flatter themselves so that they could show their faces in front of the general, they saw the war horses. He raised his hooves and rode his horse past the crowd.
The gatekeepers didn't understand what was happening. They all froze on the spot, watching their "general" galloping past and heading into Yanbei City...until the general on the city gate came down from the tower and asked why. , and sent people out of the city to check and find out what happened.
"General, let's chase him quickly." The soldier hurriedly spoke to the general.
The general raised his hand to stop the soldier from speaking. He looked back at Yanbei City and sneered: "There is an order from above. If Yang Huchen passes our level, don't pursue him. Our most important thing is to defend the city. , don’t give the Northern Jin Dynasty the opportunity to disturb the pass for the sake of little Yang Huchen, go and inform the commander that Yang Huchen escaped..."
"I have the order." After performing the military salute, the soldier got on his horse and looked north.
But at this moment, Yang Huchen rode through the city gate with his mind made up. The horse's hooves kept stopping, and the sound of "tapping" was particularly harsh on the quiet street.
Wanjun's General's Mansion was just ahead. Yang Huchen remembered the military gate's instructions. It seemed that these people were chasing him for the Yanbei deployment plan that the military gate had mentioned before leaving. Fortunately, when the military gate was leaving, he had He told himself that he had hidden the defense map in the secret compartment of the general's mansion. Since they dared to attack him, it was no longer safe for them to store the defense map in the general's mansion.
But what Yang Huchen couldn't figure out was that these people dared to take action against the Northern Commander, and the officers and soldiers who defended the city had all changed in a few days. Who on earth could have such means... What Yang Huchen first thought of It's the high-ranking magistrate of Langzhou, but he lives far away in Langzhou and is a civil servant. How can he have such ability... No, could it be...
Yang Huchen thought of someone, but just one thought made him feel like he had fallen into an abyss, and he did not dare to think about it any more.
"Commander Yang!"
The guard guarding in front of the general's mansion was called Wan Zhong. He was an old man who had followed Wan Jun when he came from Liangzhou. He lost one of his hands in the Qi-Jin war and could no longer serve in the army. Wan Jun expressed his gratitude to Wan Jun for his bravery in killing the enemy. , so he left him as the gatekeeper in his mansion.
Wan Zhong heard the sound of horse hooves in the middle of the night and went out to check. He recognized at a glance that the person riding up was Yang Huchen, who was under his general's command, and he called out quickly.
Being called back to his mind by Wan Zhong's call, Yang Huchen realized that he had arrived in front of the general's mansion on horseback. He quickly got off his horse and asked in a deep voice: "Is there any news about General Wan? Has anyone been here?"
Seeing Yang Huchen covered in blood, Wan Zhong said in surprise: "No... Commander Yang, are you... could it be that the Northern Jin Dynasty sent troops to Yanbei?"
Yang Huchen knew very well that those people had chosen to take action and would never let him leave safely. The people in General Wan's mansion were still kept in the dark and he didn't care about anything else. He grabbed Wan Zhong and said, "Quick, take me there." General Wan’s study room.”
Although Wan Zhong was a small gatekeeper, he followed Wan Jun all the way out from the dead. When he saw Yang Huchen trying to break into the general's mansion, he immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Old Yang, you know the rules, even if General Wan No, you can't just break into the General's Mansion if you want, come here."
Following Wan Zhong's shout, more than a dozen sword-wielding soldiers walked out of General Wan's mansion. They were all old men under Wan Jun's command. Although they were all disabled due to the battle between Qi and Jin, there was no one who dared to break into General Wan's mansion. , they won’t greet each other with smiles like usual.
Hearing Wan Zhong's shouts, they gathered around and came forward. They didn't need to speak, they just stood there with murderous intent.
How could Yang Huchen not know the temperament of Wan Zhong? At this moment, he was already very anxious and said: "Wan Zhong, what are you doing? Something has happened in the Yanbei camp. When General Wan left Yanbei and recalled his visit to relatives, there was a rumor that The secret order and me... Now someone is attacking me, and the next step is the General's Mansion."
When Wan Zhong heard Yang Huchen's words, his heart trembled. Seeing that he was covered in blood, he didn't seem to be lying. He quickly raised his hand to stop everyone behind him, and said in confusion: "What, you...don't talk nonsense, is it Bei?" Are those bastards from Jin attacking my border again?"
"This matter is not that simple. Get out of the way quickly." Yang Huchen knew that Wan Zhong was loyal to General Wan, so he quickly took out the general's order arrow that Wan Jun had given him before leaving to prove that what he said was true.
After seeing the general's order, Wan Zhong hurriedly put away his weapon, put a fist on his chest, and knelt down on one knee to salute. At this moment, when Wan Zhong saw Yang Huchen covered in blood and the general's order, he believed it in his heart and saluted. After that, he stood up and said, "Old Yang, who did this to you? How is the general doing now?"
Yang Huchen was about to speak when he heard the sound of shouts and the clash of feet and weapons in the city. He and Wan Zhong looked together and saw that the Yanbei City was already illuminated by the light of torches.
"Yang Huchen surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country. I have issued an order to kill this thief!"
Wan Zhong's eyes were like daggers, and he immediately turned to Yang Huchen who was standing aside. He saw that Yang Huchen's eyes did not change and he just looked at him. In just a moment, Wan Zhongzhong had made a decision: "General Wan has given you the general order of the Northern Jin Dynasty commander. You must have foreseen today's changes, you come into the house quickly, and I will deal with these people."
Wan Zhong has followed Wan Jun for many years, and has known Yang Huchen for so many years. He knows Yang Huchen very well. If he is said to be a drunkard, Wan Zhong can still believe it, but if he is said to have surrendered to the enemy and treason, Wan Zhong will never believe it.
Seeing Wan Zhong's calm look, Yang Huchen nodded slightly and hurriedly entered the mansion. Wan Jun was an upright official and did not like to enjoy himself. There were no servants butlers in the mansion, and the daily life consisted of Wan Zhong and a group of old people. Taking care of him, Yang Huchen went all the way to the study without any hindrance.
Hearing loud shouts outside the general's mansion, he didn't have time to think too much, so he quickly kicked open the door, walked quickly to the resting couch at the military gate, leaned over to search, and finally found a protruding mechanism. When he pressed it hard, it protruded from the couch. In a hidden compartment, Yang Huchen hurriedly looked around and saw a scroll and a yellowed letter pressed under the insect-proof rue.
"Let me see who of you dares to break in!"
"Hmph, how dare you, a little gatekeeper, stop me?" Shan Bin, the commander of Yanbei in armor, stood on a tall horse and pointed his whip at Wan Zhong, who was blocking the general's house with a knife, and said arrogantly .
"Yes, I am the gatekeeper of General Wan, but this general's mansion is not something that you people can break into."
Wan Zhong held a saber and faced the commander and more than a hundred soldiers with long spears and stern faces. He spoke, neither humble nor arrogant, nor timid at all.
Shan Bin had been abandoned by Wan Jun for many years. Now he finally found an opportunity to vent his anger. He sneered and said: "General Wan? Your General Wan has been captured and is being escorted to Beijing. Get out of the way quickly if there is any further obstruction. He will be executed without mercy."
When Shan Bin finished speaking, more than a hundred soldiers behind Shan Bin were already shouting with their guns drawn. Yanbei had been training for many years, and these hundreds of soldiers stood up in formation with their guns drawn. The momentum was so great that Wan Zhong, who had been bloody for many years, couldn't help but be startled.
In just a moment, Wan Zhongzhong knew that his general had been framed by these treacherous ministers. Then he thought of Yang Huchen's hurry, and naturally knew that the general must have entrusted something important to Commander Yang.
"General Wan has been guarding Yanbei for many years. If he is deceived by little soldiers like you... the Holy Emperor is deceived by you guys, General Wan will be cleared one day..."
Wan Zhong seemed to have made up his mind and just wanted to buy more time for Commander Yang who was still in the mansion. He looked back at the brothers who were guarding Wan Jun. With just one glance, these brothers knew Wan Zhong's intentions and drew their swords one after another. Come forward.
"We have followed General Wan for many years and watched him guard the border for Qi Yun and the people. Today, the General's Mansion, not to mention you Shan Bin, will not let them in even if the King of Heaven comes."
"Liangzhou Army."
"exist."
"Anyone who dares to enter the general's mansion today will be killed!"
"Got the order!"
Although there were only ten of them, and many of them were disabled, these ten bright sabers emitted no less cold killing intent than the hundred or so soldiers on the opposite side.
Following Wan Zhong's angry shout, nine people shouted in unison.
The war horses retreated, a chill set in, and the hundreds of soldiers were timid and humble.
Shan Bin was also frightened by the aura of these ten people out of ten thousand, but now that it was over, if Yang Huchen was allowed to escape... that man would not let him go, so he drew his sword in his hand and gritted his teeth.
"kill!"
Hearing the shouts of killing Zhentian outside the mansion, Yang Huchen didn't have time to think too much. He quickly put the scroll and the yellowed letter into his arms and stood up to leave. However, he heard the door of the study room was suddenly knocked open and a knife was drawn in his hand. , looking back, saw Wan Zhong, covered in blood, rushing into the study.
Some people died, but not completely...
