After hearing this, Yang Ren lay down lazily. He waved his hands and replied drunkenly: "Vice General Yang, don't be joking. Isn't the wine we drank just now brought by your brother?"
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There was another knocking sound on the bed under Yang Ren. He muttered and turned over and ignored it.
"General Yang Ren has great responsibilities, how can he be drunk and drunk at this time?" Yang Song shouted sharply.
Yang Ren's ears moved, and he felt that the voice was really Yang Song. He slammed the bed and sat up, seeing the smiling face.
"What on earth is going on?" Yang Ren asked, scratching his head.
Yang Song said in a deep voice: "I was ordered by my lord to bring wine and meat to the labor force on the night of Yuan Dynasty. I didn't expect you to be so slack. What if Cao Cao and Liu Bei came to sneak into the prison?"
Yang Ren was a little more awake at this time. He then thought about it. It was Yang Bai who persuaded me to drink. Could it be that these two brothers were setting me up?
Although Yang Song was very close to Zhang Lu, he was only a civilian adviser after all, and he was still the commander-in-chief at Yangping Pass.
"Vice General Yang, what happened?" Yang Ren sat upright and regained his dignity.
Yang Bai clasped his fists and replied: "The group before was fake. Fortunately, the drinks were not poisoned."
"Where are their people now? I want to interrogate them personally." Yang Ren's vest was covered with sweat. Yang Bai was right. If Pang De and the others had any evil intentions, they would not be able to wake up by now.
"The general was also drunk just now, but according to the soldiers guarding the gate, they seemed to have driven the carriage to Chencang Road." Yang Bai answered carefully.
Yang Ren stood up and said, "How dare these men play tricks on me? Give me all the troops and horses to chase them all night long. Those carriages will not be able to go far if they are carrying food."
"General..." Yang Bai hesitated.
"What?" Yang Ren frowned.
Yang Song sneered and asked: "General, if you want to pursue me, please go alone. Not to mention sending out troops privately without the Lord's order. Now it's dark and no one is around. What should I do if I encounter an ambush? Do you want to put my brother in danger?"
Yang Ren was startled when he heard this. He felt that he was indeed impulsive. He quickly clasped his fists and asked for advice: "Sir, you are very resourceful. What should I do now?"
Yang Song twisted his beard and turned away, looking enigmatic, "I heard that there are only about a hundred people in the impostor, and the carriage shouldn't be able to move very fast. As long as everyone's health is fine, why don't we ask for instructions tomorrow morning?" My lord, let’s make further calculations.”
"Sir, what you said makes sense, then let's..." Yang Ren asked again.
Yang Song smiled coldly: "The wine and meat I brought have been moved to the gate. General, distribute them to everyone and continue drinking. This is the reward from the lord Shang Yuanye."
Yang Ren's face was full of embarrassment, "I've had enough drinks just now..."
"The generals drank happily. You go and distribute it to the underground soldiers, so that the lord doesn't say that I didn't do my job well..." Yang Song shook his head.
"Yes, brother." Yang Bai responded with cupped fists.
Before dawn the next day, Yang Ren sent people to Hanzhong on flying horses to report that someone had passed the border pretending to be Yang Song's labor force last night.
Zhang Lu drank too much and slept soundly until late in the morning because he was having fun with the congregation on Yuan Yuan night. After learning the news, he immediately summoned Zhang Wei and informed him of the situation at Yangpingguan last night.
Zhang Wei clasped his fists and said, "I have something to report to my brother. The hundred or so people stationed in the west of the city suddenly disappeared. Except for the weapons and armor left in the camp, the rest of the clothes were also missing."
"I knew it was them, Pang Rou and Pang De, who had Ma Chao's old problem. Taking advantage of the lax guard at Shangyuan night, they ran away pretending to be laboring horsemen." Zhang Lu slapped his thigh fiercely and immediately connected the events in Yangping Pass.
"Pang Rou and Pang De are not sincerely seeking refuge. If they want to leave, just let them go. They are not of the same mind as us anyway." Zhang Wei advised.
Zhang Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Although we only provide them with porridge on weekdays, we are still considered their food and clothing parents. Now I am sneaking away like rats, which is too disrespectful to me. Besides, there must be soldiers from Xiliang." There is an internal agent, otherwise it would be impossible to escape easily, so we have to capture them and find the internal agent."
"If it weren't for my brother's reminder, I would have almost forgotten to do this." Zhang Wei nodded.
"Pang Rou and Pang De's grain must be used on the road. How fast can the march escort transport grain and grass? It doesn't matter if they leave for a day and a half first. Sir, you quickly lead the cavalry to recover it for me." Zhang Lu ordered.
"Wei." Zhang Wei cupped his fists.
After sending his brothers to Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu asked the meritorious Cao Yan Pu to check the situation in the city to see if there were any clues that Pang Rou and Pang De had escaped.
Zhang Wei rushed to Yangping Pass with 500 cavalry. After understanding the situation, he planned to personally lead the cavalry to pursue them along the Chencang Road in the Western Han River Valley. He should be able to catch up with Pang Rou and Pang De within two days.
Yang Ren, Yang Bai, and Yang Song bid farewell at the pass. Zhang Wei thought for a while and pointed at Yang Ren and ordered: "You will lead the three hundred cavalry in the pass southward. If there is no abnormality within two days, then return to Yangping."
The Yang Song brothers were frightened when they heard this. If Yang Ren pursued the grain transport team with all his strength, Song Chen and others might be captured in one fell swoop. Thinking of this, they were beating in their hearts, but they could not stop it in front of Zhang Wei. .
"But why?" Yang Ren asked curiously.
Zhang Wei frowned and said: "Yangping Pass is connected to Chencang Road in the north and Jinniu Road in the south. It is not impossible for Pang De to escape from the pass and leave the city in a panic at night. He can go to Shu to follow his old master. We'd better do it more steadily. If you can capture him, Pound's merit will be regarded as a crime."
"The last general takes orders." Yang Ren solemnly clasped his fists.
"If General Yang goes out to pursue, who will guard these fortresses? Why don't I let my brother Bai go after him? After all, he is the deputy general guarding the pass." Yang Song finally couldn't sit still.
Zhang Wei shook his head and nodded again: "If Yang Ren is not at Yangping Pass, General Yang Bai will be the main guard guarding the pass."
"Wei." Yang Bai accepted the order with his fists clasped, and he suddenly felt like a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
Zhang Wei and Yang Ren then led the cavalry to separate ways. Yang Song thought for a moment and prepared to drive his horses back to Hanzhong. Yang Bai asked excitedly: "There is nothing important in Hanzhong. Why don't you, brother, stay at Yangpingguan and wait for news?"
Yang Song quickly shook his head, "Brother Song tried his best to calculate, but he didn't realize that Zhang Wei didn't follow common sense at all. I must return to Hanzhong immediately now. If something bad happens, I might as well find a way to deal with it in advance."
"Brother is very thoughtful. I hope that Song Jiang will travel non-stop overnight. As long as he can travel two days away from Yang Ren, he will be safe and we will be rich." Yang Bai sighed.
Yang Song nodded, "You stay here and take care of yourself. Brother Song is a blessed and wise man. I think he can turn disaster into good."
After the two brothers separated, Yang Song quickly returned to Hanzhong. The city was as normal as before. Although he and Song Chen had close contacts, they had always been cautious. The rice and grain transportation were carried out secretly. Yan Pu found no clues.
A few days later, Zhang Wei and Yang Ren returned to Hanzhong empty-handed. Neither Chencang Road nor Jinniu Road found Pang De.
"How is this possible? Pang De and the others have ascended to heaven and earth?" Zhang Lu was furious when he heard the news and thought to himself, "You ascended earlier than me?"
Zhang Lu was angry with a dark face, and none of his officials dared to speak. At this time, Yan Pu, the meritorious officer, came to the palace to see him, saying that he had discovered some clues in the past few days.
