Marching along the way, Yang Bing and his party crossed Bingshui City directly after meeting up with the Heijiawei and headed towards Tongtian Pass.
Along the way, Yang Bing saw many people fleeing towards Kyoto. Wan Qi Keer's face was solemn: "It seems that the situation at Tongtian Pass is more serious than what was reported in the battle report."
Yang Bing nodded in agreement. It was already late autumn. As we walked toward Tongtian Pass, more and more corpses of people who died of cold and starvation appeared on the official road. This made Yang Bing feel worried.
"Master, the master of the house has to pass the letter through flying pigeons." Shuang'er walked behind Lin Feng holding a small piece of paper.
"Well, just read it." Lin Feng felt a little unmotivated.
More than ten days ago, when Yang Bing and his party set out, he sent people to ambush on the way to Bingshui City. However, he did not expect that his father sent an urgent message to the Lin family the day before the incident. With the manpower withdrawn, Lin Feng could only temporarily find a group of bandits that he had supported. As you can imagine, only one out of a thousand people survived, and he was chopped into a maimed person.
In the past ten days, Lin Feng had not left the Lin Mansion, and he seemed to have nothing to do all day long.
"The head of the family said that he wants you to take in the refugees who have fled in Kyoto. The head of the house has teamed up with Prince Hatan to surround Tongtian Pass. It is only a matter of time before he takes down the fourth prince and his subordinates. He wants the master to do a good job in Kyoto." After finishing speaking, Shuang'er left. He took out a fire folder from his waist and lit it to send the letter to Fei Ge.
When Lin Feng heard this, he suddenly became excited: "Where are Yang Bing and the others?"
"Returning to the master, Yang Bing and his party have arrived at Tongtian Pass, but they have not yet entered the city. They are resting in a village ten miles outside Tongtian Pass.
Lin Feng got up and ran to the study, only to see that there was a sand table in the study that could only be found in the army. Lin Feng looked at it carefully for a few times, and then laughed: "Yang Bing, it's hard for you not to die this time. "
Shuang'er followed and walked in. On the sand table, Tongtian Pass was located in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty. In front of it was the endless flat grassland, behind it were thousands of miles of mountains. To the west, it was close to the South China Sea. Lin Ziren took advantage of this opportunity. , secretly sent troops to the rear of Tongtian Pass.
"Where's that woman named Ziyun?" Lin Feng was in a good mood, remembering the day he met Ziyun, Shuang'er understood what she said.
"Master, don't worry, Shuang'er will send Miss Ziyun to the room tonight." Shuang'er said and exited the study, but the moment she closed the door, a trace of disgust flashed in Shuang'er's eyes.
At this moment, at the junction of the South China Sea and the grassland, Lin Ziren led his 100,000 troops and rushed to Luocheng, a hundred miles away from Tongtian Pass. Li Kun, the governor of Luocheng, thought Lin Ziren was going. He led troops to support Tongtian Pass, opened the city gates and let 100,000 troops enter the city.
As a result, on the first day after entering the city, Lin Ziren killed the prefect and took control of Luo City, preventing people from entering or exiting.
"General, Prince Hatan has passed on old news and asked us when we will launch a general attack?" On the city wall of Luo City, a soldier reported to Lin Ziren, who was wearing armor and wearing a beard.
Lin Ziren looked into the distance, and could now faintly see Tongtian Pass: "Well, the news of our march has not been spread, right?"
"Return to the general, no. After entering the city, I sent people to block all the exits, even the dog holes in the city wall." The soldier paused here and said, "It's just that, general, the informant sent a message , it is said that a team of more than a thousand people came from Kyoto and sent the thing called Thunderbolt to the fourth prince, and they are currently resting in a village ten miles behind Tongtian Pass."
"Is that the man named Yang Bing?" Lin Ziren glanced at the sun above his head, and without waiting for the soldiers to reply, he stood up and ordered: "Send the order, divide the troops into three groups, and attack Tongtian Pass. That Yang Bing must survive!"
"yes!"
Outside the city wall of Tongtian Pass, Hatan led the Tatar army to continuously attack Tongtian Pass. Hatan's face was damaged by Yang Bing's explosion when he was in Jincheng. A scar on his face stretched from the center of his eyebrows. It reached the lips, leaving only one nostril on the nose, which looked very scary.
In Tongtian Pass, the fourth prince Zhu Yun was looking at the sand table in front of him with a solemn expression. In the past few days, the number of sieges launched by Hatan had become more and more frequent, and more and more soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were killed. Even the four soldiers who were crossing the battlefield were The prince had no choice at this time.
"Fourth Prince, here we come!" At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran into the military tent.
Zhu Yun thought it was Hatan who had launched another attack. He stood up, picked up his sword and was about to walk out, but the soldiers stopped him quickly.
"The fourth prince is here, not Hatan, but Yang Bing from Kyoto. He has sent us thunderbolts."
The fourth prince breathed a sigh of relief: "Please quickly!"
Yang Bing and his party entered Tongtian Pass from the rear. The streets inside the pass were full of corpses of soldiers. A few scattered groups of soldiers were still carrying the corpses, which showed the brutality of the war.
When we got to the military camp, the situation here was not very good. The military camp was full of injured people, either missing arms or broken legs, and some of them had Tatar arrows stuck in their bodies.
Seeing such a tragic situation, Wan Qike'er couldn't help but clenched his fists: "Damn Tatars!"
Although Yang Bing was used to seeing death, this was the first time he saw such a tragic situation.
"General Yang." At this time, the fourth prince Zhu Yun walked out of the military tent.
"See the Fourth Prince." Yang Bing heard from the Crown Prince and the Second Prince before he came that the Fourth Prince was very indifferent to outsiders, so he maintained a respectful attitude.
"General Yang, no courtesy, no need to be restrained here." The fourth prince said very coldly, and then he looked at Wan Qi Ker, who was next to Yang Bing: "Ke'er, are you here too?"
"Fourth brother! Are you okay?" Wan Qike'er greeted the fourth prince worriedly.
"It's okay, come with me." After the fourth prince said that, he nodded politely to Yang Bing. After all, Yang Bing was also here to deliver supplies to him.
Several people came to the fourth prince's military tent. Zhu Yun ordered the soldiers to guard it strictly: "You guys have to watch, no one can come in without my order!"
"yes!"
"Fourth Prince, is there something important?" Yang Bing saw what Zhu Yun was thinking and said it directly. This was also a reminder from Prince Zhu Di. The Fourth Prince did not like nonsense and liked direct people.
This also changed the fourth prince's attitude towards Yang Bing: "Ke'er, Yang Bing, thank you for your hard work in coming to send Pili Lei."
"Hey, fourth brother, why are you so polite?" Wan Qike'er sat on the chair without ceremony and poured herself a glass of water.
Yang Bing didn't speak at the side. He suddenly had a hunch that nothing good might happen next.
"This time the Tatars attacked Tongtian Pass, and there was an internal response in the court." Zhu Yun said in a deep voice.
"We already know this, Lin Ziren, hasn't he been rebellious for a long time?" Wan Qi Kerer disagreed and thought there was some big secret.
Yang Bing looked at the fourth prince who still had a solemn expression: "Fourth prince, is there anyone else besides Lin Ziren?"
The fourth prince sighed, walked to the sand table, pulled out a list from the middle of the wooden board and handed it to Yang Bing: "Read it yourself."
Yang Bing took it and took a look, his eyes widened immediately: "Prefect of Sucheng, Prefect of Liaocheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment..."
There are dozens of names on it, including the prefects and county magistrates of various cities in the South China Sea, as well as several important ministers in the court.
Wan Qi Kerer came over to take a look and was also shocked: "Fourth brother, this is all true!"
Seeing Wan Qi Ker's disbelief, Zhu Yun explained: "When I saw it at first, I didn't believe it either, but then all the messengers I sent to Kyoto disappeared, so I had no choice but to believe it. Later, I still couldn't believe it. I sent people to send the battle report back to Kyoto without following official channels and entering the city."
After Zhu Yun finished speaking, he raised his head and stared at Yang Bing, making Yang Bing look a little unnatural: "Yang Bing, Ke'er, I want you two to send the list back to Kyoto and hand it over to your father!"
"I won't leave, I want to guard the pass with you!" Wan Qike'er didn't want to go back to Kyoto. First, because he had just arrived at Tongtian Pass and had done nothing. He neither went into battle to kill the enemy nor made any plans.
Second, because she was worried about the fourth prince Zhu Yun, Wan Qi Keer often went to the palace to play with these princes since she was a child. Among them, she had the best relationship with the second prince and the fourth prince. Now she was asked to leave the fourth prince and stay here alone. Of course he doesn't want to.
"Ke'er, don't make trouble. There are more important things than defending the city now, and that is to send back the list. If we can't send it back in time, something will really happen to Ming Dynasty."
At this time, the soldiers outside reported: "Fourth Prince, what's bad, another group of people came from outside the pass. It looks like General Lin Ziren of the South China Sea."
"What!" The fourth prince hammered the table hard: "I didn't expect Lin Ziren to be so courageous!"
"Fourth Prince, if I send the secret message back to Kyoto and come back with this army, you may be." Yang Bing said what he was worried about. With the current situation, even if they returned to Kyoto and mobilized an army to support them, Yang Bing said , when he came back, Tongtian Pass would fall into Lin Ziren's hands.
"It doesn't matter, if it's other cities, I'm not sure, but I know Tongtian Pass like the back of my hand. It's impossible for them to capture Tongtian Pass within three months!" The fourth prince is not bragging. Tongtian Pass is the largest territory in the daimyo territory. One of the important levels, whether it is the food or troops stored here, it is completely enough to fight the war for half a year.
Yang Bing pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Fourth Prince, don't worry, I will send the list back to Kyoto even if I die!"
Outside the city wall behind Tongtian Pass, Lin Ziren's army has already pressed forward, and it is so dark that one cannot see the end.
Because the army had already besieged the north and south gates of Tongtian Pass, Yang Bing and Wan Qike could only disguise themselves as common people, leading Li Wu and the other three black armored guards to follow the army out of the city to fight. Waiting for an opportunity to withdraw from Tongtian Pass, while the other black-armored guards stayed here.
Zhu Yun took the lead and rode a war horse at the front: "General Lin, instead of stationing in the South China Sea, you led troops to Tongtian Pass without authorization. This is inappropriate."
Lin Ziren also rode a horse and walked out of the team to confront the fourth prince alone: "Hahahaha, boy, I won't talk nonsense. If you hand over Tongtian Pass to me, I will immediately ask Hatan to retreat, and I can also leave you a whole body. , you think about it.”
"Huh, Lin Ziren, has His Majesty ever treated you badly? You actually raised an army to rebel, and you also collaborated with the enemy and the country, and colluded with the Tatars!"
"Hahaha, you are worthy of being the emperor's son. You are really confident to accuse others!" Lin Ziren looked up to the sky and laughed: "I tell you, I hate your father. I hate that he actually put me on the throne after he sat on the throne of God. This brother of life and death was sent to that barren place in the South China Sea. I hate your father for letting that good-for-nothing Yang Xiyuan become prime minister! That position should have been mine!"
At this time, the fourth prince made a gesture with his hands behind his back. Yang Bing and Wan Qi Ker, who were hidden in the team, were ready, so the soldiers were also ready.
"Then there's nothing to talk about!"
"What nonsense! Boy, you are not qualified! If you want to talk, I have to talk to your father!" After Lin Ziren said this, he waved his hand, and the army behind him launched a charge.
Zhu Yun also waved an order, and the two sides immediately fought in chaos. The fourth prince rushed towards Lin Ziren with a long spear. Lin Ziren did not waste any time and drew out his long knife to fight with Zhu Yun.
Yang Bing and others took advantage of the chaos and rushed eastward. A team of about a hundred people also rushed out from Lin Ziren's team and chased Yang Bing and others.
Fortunately, the horses of Yang Bing and others were carefully selected by Zhu Yun, and for a while, those troops could not catch up with them.
The troops from both sides continued to attack for nearly twenty miles. Wan Qike'er saw that the pursuers behind him had disappeared, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that we have got rid of them."
Yang Bing did not slow down. He always had a bad feeling in his heart: "Don't take it lightly!"
As soon as Yang Bing finished speaking, he saw a flying arrow shot from behind Wan Qi Ker. Yang Bing raised his hand to push Wan Qi Ker off the horse, but the arrow hit Yang Bing. The arrow passed through Yang Bing's shoulder and came out from behind.
Before Wan Qi Keer could react, he saw Yang Bing lying on the ground with an arrow stuck in his body.
"Yang Bing!" Wan Qike'er finally realized that Yang Bing blocked an arrow for her.
Li Wu looked at the direction of the arrow with vigilance: "General, mount your horse quickly!"
I saw another pair of men and horses rushing over from the opposite side of them. The leader looked somewhat similar to Lin Feng.
This was Lin Yan, Lin Feng's eldest brother. He had already led troops to ambush Yang Bing on the only way to escape. Lin Ziren expected that the fourth prince would send people out to deliver the message, so he asked his son to lead the troops to guard the area around Tongtian Pass. On the official road.
Yang Bing endured the pain and stood up, looked at the people and horses in the distance, and then took a look at the injury on his shoulder. Knowing that he couldn't go far, he handed the list in his arms to Wan Qi Ker: "You guys leave quickly! You must bring the list with you. Go back to Kyoto!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's go together!" Wan Qike'er shouted, about to pull Yang Bing up, but Yang Bing pushed her away: "Li Wu! Take the young lady and go!"
"General!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Execute the order!" Yang Bing stood up with difficulty and pulled out the long knife on his horse. Wan Qi Ke'er still wanted to hold him, but Yang Bing raised his hand and slashed Wan Qi Ke'er hard with the knife. Wan Qike'er's eyes closed and she fainted.
Li Wu ran over and picked up Wan Qike'er and put him on the horse's back: "General, what should you do?"
Yang Bing endured the pain and broke the arrow on his shoulder: "The troops are divided into many groups. You and the young lady just rush to Kyoto as hard as you can. The two of them and I will divide into two groups to disperse their forces."
"But general..." Li Wu wanted to say something else, but Yang Bing interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Execute the order!"
Li Wu's eyes were red: "General, don't worry, I will bring the young lady back to Kyoto safely!"
After Li Wu finished speaking, he rode his horse in the direction of Kyoto.
Yang Bing faced the remaining two black-armored guards and said, "The black-armored guards obey orders!"
"Here!" After a long period of devil training, the black-armored guard showed no fear at all when faced with such a situation.
"We divided into two directions and fled into the mountains. Once we entered the mountains, it was our home court!" If Yang Bing is not good at riding horses and fighting on the plains, then entering the deep mountains and old forests, he is completely different. Yang Bing’s home court.
In his previous life, he had conducted special operations in the tropical rainforest countless times against enemies that were several times more numerous than him. Not to mention that the jungle conditions here were much better than those in the tropical rainforest. Yang Bing was confident that he could survive in the jungle.
The two black-armored guards nodded: "General, take care!" Then they rode towards the mountains.
Yang Bing looked at the pursuers who were already close at hand, and saw that the other party did not disperse their troops to chase Wan Qi Ke'er and Li Wu. Yang Bing breathed a sigh of relief, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, turned around and fled into the mountains.
