Seeing Jiang Shuo escape from the Yuyang riding formation, he whistled for the horses that had been left in the reed marsh. Within a moment, the old horse rushed out of the reed marsh and ran to Jiang Shuo's side, while the other three horses followed far behind. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang switched to the old horse, but they still rode together. After this life and death battle, their relationship unknowingly took a step forward.
As the Red Scarf Army galloped westwards for more than ten miles and saw no pursuers behind them, a general in the army raised his hand and said: "Send the order, control the bridles, slow down, stop the horses, and maintain the alert formation." It was just now. The army called out to Jiang Shuo's men.
Immediately, a general's order was spread throughout the entire army, and the army immediately slowed down. However, several horsemen broke away from the main army and galloped forward, backward, left, and right, serving as vigilant scouts.
Jiang Shuo hurriedly stepped forward, crossed his arms on his horse and said, "Thank you, Commander Guo, for the rescue."
The man pulled off the red scarf that covered his face. It was Guo Ziyi, the envoy of Shuofang Army and Zhenwu Army. Guo Ziyi laughed loudly and said: "Looking back, if Zhu'er hadn't sent me the message, you would have been in trouble today."
Jiang Shuo asked curiously: "Did Sister Zhuer send you the news?"
Dugu asked, "Did I blame that little girl by mistake? Did she go looking for help when she saw that I was trapped? How could Shuofang's army be so nearby by chance?"
Guo Ziyi crossed his hands and said, "Who are you, my father-in-law? We don't want to wear Shuofang's armor, and we are all covered up. How do we know that we are Shuofang's army?"
Jiang Shuo said hurriedly: "Senior Dugu's name is unique, and he is known as the old man chasing the clouds and the moon." He also introduced Xie Yanchang, Lu Yuxuan, Xiao Dayou and Dugu Xiang to Guo Ziyi.
Dugu asked Nianxu and said with a smile: "Although your army is more uniform and masked, my ancestors lived in Longxi, so I can recognize the ring-headed sword of the Western Army, and the horse under my crotch is a famous horse from Shuofang. It has the strength of Xia Fang. It’s Yan Ning’s nature, but it can’t be concealed.”
Guo Ziyi immediately clasped her fists and said, "It turns out that the patriarch of the Dugu family in Longxi and all the heroes of the Cao Gang are disrespectful and disrespectful."
The heroes all clasped their fists in return, but Dugu asked, "I am from Xianyun Yehe, so there is no need to be polite. Guo Jun, you haven't said yet how you came to be nearby by such a coincidence, and how did that little girl Li Zhuer find you?" .”
Guo Ziyi said: "Our army bypassed Yongnu, went north to Xiongwu City, made a pretense, circled around and then headed back. However, when they arrived at the ancient city of Luxian County, a Khitan knight came to deliver a message from Zhuer, saying that the investigation had been carried out. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty was imprisoned in the Cage Fire City, and they were going to the city to rescue people tonight. However, Zhuer just learned that An Lushan had ambushed the Yuyang Iron Cavalry outside the city. The situation was critical and asked me to go and rescue them. I robbed the camp yesterday. I have seen this Khitan man among the people, and I thought that what he said was true, so I led my army to Conghuo City."
Dugu asked: "This is strange, we have been with that little girl Li Zhuer, and she disappeared until we entered the city and entered the grain cellar. It was only an hour ago. How could she?" Is there still time to send you a summons?"
Now it was Guo Ziyi's turn to be surprised. He said: "It was three or four hours ago that we met the Khitan messenger. The man told in detail where the Yuyang cavalry was lying and how the military formation was arranged. We can wait until Set up an ambush on the flanks, wait until the city is on fire and the Yuyang army is dispatched, and then make a sudden attack between the elbows and armpits to succeed. The combat power of the Yuyang cavalry is on par with Shuofang's army. If it weren't for Zhu'er's intelligence, they would have to fight head-on. , it’s hard to win for a while.”
Jiang Shuo said: "If we count the time, Zhu'er sent the message to Guo Jun before we met Li Huaixiu, and she has never been away from me today. How could we predict that we would fall into the Yuyang Army's trap tonight? "
Among them all, Lu Yuxuan was the most witty. He thought for a while and said, "Unless this Zhu'er already knew An Lushan's overall plan, but he led the young master and senior Dugu into a trap step by step, and at the same time sent a message to the Guo military envoy early. "
Jiang Shuo was puzzled: "Why did sister Zhuer do this? If she wanted to harm us, why did she inform Guo Jun envoy in advance to save us? If she wanted to help us, wouldn't she have just told us about An Lushan's conspiracy from the beginning? Already?"
Lu Yuxuan also shook his head and said: "This Yuxuan can't figure it out. I have never dealt with this lady Zhu'er. I'm afraid her original intention is for us to fight with An Thief and we will lose, right? But this little lady is so young. It’s really chilling to think about how deep-seated and scheming he is.”
Guo Ziyi said: "I only think that the Khitans are all straight-tempered people who are not good at hypocrisy. I don't think this Lady Zhu'er acts cunningly, but it is really hard to figure out."
Dugu asked but was too lazy to think about it. He actually sat on the horse backwards and rested his head on the horse's neck and said: "When I meet this little girl again, I will definitely catch this little girl and question her thoroughly. There is no point in thinking about it now. No matter what, We finally escaped and ascended to heaven."
Jiang Shuo lowered his head and was unhappy. He and Li Zhuer had been together day and night for seven or eight days. He thought he had a good understanding of this cold Khitan girl, but it was not until tonight that he realized that Li Zhuer was still Li Zhuer, still as cold as ever. It is as hard to fathom as the snow-capped mountains shrouded in fog.
Seeing that he was full of worries, Dugu Xiang comforted him: "Although we haven't been together for long, I don't think Sister Zhuer is a bad person. I'll ask her face to face if I have the opportunity in the future."
Jiang Shuo raised his head and said, "That's right. Once the big brothers of the Cao Gang are out of danger, I will go to Songmo to find her and find out." In fact, he didn't know in his heart whether Li Zhuer would go to Songmo. If Li Zhuer She was An Lushan's intermediary, so she should have returned to Fan Yang now, not Songmo, but Jiang Shuo didn't want to believe that Li Zhuer had actually deceived him, and forced himself not to think in that direction.
Dugu Xiang nodded and said, "Brother Shuo, I'll go with you."
Jiang Shuo shook Xiang'er's hand gratefully and turned to ask Guo Ziyi: "Envoy Guo, why don't we go south now but to the west?"
Guo Ziyi and Jiang Shuo walked side by side and said: "Our army took the initiative to attack the Yuyang cavalry on the border of Youzhou. If An Lushan sent out a large army to pursue and encircle and annihilate, our soldiers would be unable to resist the enemy with a small number of soldiers. Shuofang's army could not retaliate due to the wrong reason. Therefore, the top priority is to leave the area controlled by Fan Yang Jiedushi as soon as possible. Once entering Hedong Road, Anlu Mountain will be beyond reach. But if you go south, the entire south of Hebei Road is a plain. If the Yan army sends out a large army to change horses to chase, the situation will be difficult. Escape.”
Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "So we have to go west over the Taihang Mountains and enter the Hedong Road as soon as possible."
Guo Ziyi said: "Hebei and Hedong are separated by eight hundred miles of Taihang. There are only eight tunnels that can pass through the Taihang Mountains. From south to north, they are Zhiguanxing, Taihangxing, Baixing, Fukouxing, Jingxing, Feihuxing, Puyinxing and Junduxing are called the "Eight Passes of Taihang". Among them, the four passes of Zhiguan, Taihang, Baixing and Fukou are close to the river and are too far away. They gave way before our army arrived. The Yan army has caught up, and the passes at Jingxing, Feihu, Puyin, and Junduxing are all under the control of Anlushan and are impassable. We have to find another way out if we want to pass through Taihang."
Lu Yuxuan was from Fanyang and was familiar with the local geography. He suddenly realized: "It turns out that Guo Jun is going to go through the Sanpo Baili Gorge."
Guo Ziyi said: "Yes, we are going west through Guangping County. There is a winding canyon at the junction of You and Yizhou. Although it is dangerous, the journey is short. Over the mountains is Zhulu County. From Zhulu to the west we are four hundred meters away. From here to Yunzhou in the east of Hedong, it is all flat ground, and the Yan army will never be able to catch up."
Lu Yuxuan praised: "Mr. Guo is familiar with maps and knows even a mountain path in Youzhou. I really admire him."
Guo Ziyi said: "In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, I accompanied Wang Zhongsigong in the northern expedition to Khitan. I fought at the Sanggan River and went to Zhulu, so I know this route. I feel ashamed to say it, but in fact I only talked about it on paper. Where is the specific entrance to the canyon? But it hasn’t been discovered yet.”
Lu Yuxuan crossed his hands and said, "Lu is a local from Fanyang and would like to be the guide for Guo Jun."
Guo Ziyi said happily: "That's great!"
Immediately Lu Yuxuan led the way, and the army ran and rested, and galloped westward for less than two hundred miles. When the sky was about to break, they arrived at the mouth of a river valley. Lu Yuxuan said: "This is Laishui. If you go into Shanxi, you will reach Puyinxing." To the north of Wuruan Pass, there are three gradually rising slopes, which the locals call 'three slopes'. Among the three slopes, there are ancient tunnels that pass through the Taihang Mountains and enter Zhulu County to the north."
Jiang Shuo said: "Brother Lu, they say that Baxing is the throat of Taihang, and there are passes there. How come there are no passes here?"
Lu Yuxuan said: "Sanpo Canyon, also known as Baili Gorge, is narrow and long, and merchants and people are reluctant to go there. In wartime, as long as a partial division blocks the mouth of the canyon, the army will not be able to pass. However, the two countries are not fighting now. , there are usually no defenders.”
Shuofang's army followed Lu Yuxuan into the mountains. The Baili Gorge was indeed very dangerous. The canyon was like a knife and an axe, and strange rocks stood upright. Only one person could pass through at the narrowest point. However, the Lai River was flowing in the canyon and the ditch was full of begonias. At that time, It is the blooming season, and the flowers and plants are all over the mountains, but it is a very beautiful picture.
While everyone was enjoying the beautiful scenery and walking on the road, they felt that they felt much more energetic. However, although this place was beautiful, it was a dangerous situation and they did not dare to stop for a while. Shuofang's army was well-trained. Keep your shape intact and move forward with all your strength.
However, Xiang'er couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep behind Jiang Shuo. Dugu Wen still sat on his horse upside down with his eyes closed and fell asleep. He was very good at riding, but the horse was going quite bumpy on the mountain road. Although he was rocking back and forth on the horse, he did not fall. The three members of the Caobang group were riding on their horses and practicing secretly. Their internal strength was restored, and as they performed their exercises, their internal energy surged out. The more they performed their exercises, the more energetic they felt.
However, Guo Ziyi told Jiang Shuo some stories about Shuo Fang's army marching and fighting along the way. How he followed Wang Zhongsi to defeat the Khitan three times, how he took the new city of Tubo, and how he defeated the Turkic Usumish Khan. Jiang Shuo's blood boiled when he heard it. , I wish I could have been born twenty years earlier so that I could follow Wang Zhongsi and make achievements.
Guo Ziyi said: "The most outstanding thing about Duke Wang Zhongsi is not that he will be defeated in battle and conquered in attack, but in the four words 'assist the crowd and defend the border'. Although he has a reputation for bravery, he is cautious and cautious, and he says that he will never give up." China strives for fame and fortune, and uses both kindness and power on the border in order to stop the war, which is exactly the opposite of An Lushan who frequently provokes border wars in order to gain fame."
Jiang Shuo praised: "'When the matter is over, take off your clothes and hide yourself and your name.' This is what a real man should do."
Guo Ziyi smiled and said: "This is Mr. Taibai's "Xia Ke Xing"."
Jiang Shuo said happily: "It turns out that Guo Jun envoy also knows Li Taibai."
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