Jiang Shuo himself was highly skilled in martial arts, so he was not afraid of the revenge of An Qingxu and the Yan army. However, when he thought about the many disciples of the Jianghu League and the Caobang, especially the many boatmen in the Caobang who did not know martial arts, with the abilities of An Qingxu and Yin Ziqi, even the Caobang The top three can be caught, not to mention these ordinary gangsters. Therefore, regarding An Qingxu's proposal, Jiang Shuo thought it was a good deal and said, "Okay, it's a deal."
In fact, what An Qingxu said could only be regarded as betraying Jiang Shuo's favor, because Fan Yangjun did not dare to offend the Cao Gang.
Fanyang is the ancient Youzhou and the leader of Youyan in Hebei. Although Hebei has a fertile land like Dukang with abundant grain and products, Anlu Mountain has evil intentions and has continuously recruited troops and horses for many years. It has also engaged in military campaigns for consecutive years. Yan The self-produced food in the land was simply not enough for the Yan army, and there was also a shortage of cloth, salt and iron. Materials from the south of the Yangtze River had to be transported by canal. And Yan's fur goods, fishing and hunting also had to be transported by water to the Central Plains and south of the Yangtze River before they could be traded. If The wanton suppression offended the Caobang, which was actually detrimental to Fan Yang himself.
It is precisely because of the importance of water transportation that Gao Shang made a plan for An Lushan to kidnap the leader of the Cao Gang, intending to control the Cao Gang. However, Yan Zhuang, An Qingxu and Gao Shang had always been at odds with each other, so they naturally disapproved of Gao Shang's plan. They also saw that the three leaders of the Cao Gang had escaped from Longhuo City, so they were happy to sell Jiang Shuo a cheap favor.
However, Jiang Shuo didn't understand these key points. He was a pure natured man. Although he loved martial arts, he didn't like to kill. When fighting with others, he would just point and click to determine the winner. He didn't want to hurt people's lives, but he felt that It would be a good thing if the Cao Gang's disciples could be kept safe.
An Qingxu looked at the other side of the river and said, "Okay, Jiang Suzhi, you can go. I think the little girl over there is looking for you very anxiously."
Jiang Shuo cupped his fists and said, "I'll say goodbye today. I hope Mr. An will take care of himself. If he does evil again, I won't forgive you next time we meet!"
An Qingxu was unforgiving and said, "Jiang Suzhi, I hope you will take good care of yourself and be careful not to lose your life first in the north."
Li Zhuer ignored their bickering and asked An Qingxu: "How are you going to deal with Duan and the Third Young Master after you return to Fan Yang?"
An Qingxu smiled and said: "How else can we deal with it? Just pretend that nothing happened and everything is as usual."
The Duan family bribed Yiluohe to assassinate An Qingxu and acted secretly. Now that the plot failed and Sun Xiaozhe was surrendered by An Qingxu, it was a huge defeat. However, if An Qingxu went back to raise an army to question the crime, the Duan family would definitely deny it and die. If they are good enough, they will say that An Qingxu framed him. If there really is a fight, it is hard to say who An Lushan will believe more. Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to pretend that nothing happened and continue to fight with each other secretly. Waiting for the opportunity to act, so An Qingxu said "everything is business as usual".
Although her stance is different from An Qingxu's, Li Zhuer actually cares about her childhood friend, but the way she expresses her concern is just to ask one more question. Li Zhuer listened to An Qingxu's words very calmly, and secretly felt relieved, but her face remained calm, and she said abruptly: "Okay, I'll go."
Before he finished speaking, Li Zhuer had already jumped down from the top of the city, turned around and said to Jiang Shuo: "Looking back, I have greatly offended all the heroes of the Cao Gang. If I were to go with you, I would have to be too prepared for the past and waste more time talking. , it’s really troublesome, if you sincerely wish to help Khitan, let’s meet again in Songmo.”
Jiang Shuo asked anxiously: "Then, then...where can I find you?"
Li Zhuer said: "Songmo Governor's Mansion belongs to the Khitans. As long as you come to Songmo City, I will naturally come to you."
Before Jiang Shuo could say "Okay", Li Zhuer had already followed the mountain road far away without looking back. She took the path through the mountains in the east of the city, but no one on the other side noticed her whereabouts.
Seeing Zhu'er walking away, Jiang Shuo hugged An Qingxu and without saying a word, he jumped off the city and ran towards the other side. Laishui was now clear and shallow, and Jiang Shuo effortlessly walked through the water. . Dugu Xiang saw him running from a distance, and hurriedly rode up to meet him and said, "Brother Shuo, you are indeed fine, but you scared me to death... How did you come down from Guancheng on the other side?"
Jiang Shuo jumped on his horse and said to Xiang'er, "It's a long story. Let's catch up with Shuo Fang's army in front first."
Dugu Wen and the three leaders of the Cao Gang also gathered around on horseback. Without waiting for them to inquire, they suddenly heard the sound of a beating above Guancheng, the sound of Er drums, the city gates opened, and groups of black clothes Xuanjia's Yiluohe cavalry came out of the city to form an array. Xiao Dayou said: "What are you doing? Isn't this ambush a little too late?"
When everyone was shocked and suspicious, they heard An Qingxu shouting from the formation: "Jiang Suzhi, if you don't run away, I will chase you."
Everyone found An Qingxu's words even more bizarre, but Jiang Shuo remembered that An Qingxu had said that after Shuo Fang's army passed the pass, he would lead troops to pretend to chase him, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa, brothers, there is no intention of fighting at this moment, let's leave quickly." !”
Everyone also knows that it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, otherwise thousands of cavalry will charge forward. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you will not be able to resist it. Besides, Shuofang's army has been here for a long time, and there is no need for them to hold An Qingxu back. It is indeed "thirty-six" The best strategy is to plan and move." Everyone suppressed all their questions first and waited until they were out of danger before asking. They rode their horses together and ran westward following the path of Shuofang's army. Looking back, I saw that the Yan army was still marching in harmony with the sound of the drums, and was arranging its troops at a leisurely pace. I could only hear the shouts and curses of An Qingxu and the warriors, but they did not pursue them.
After galloping for ten or twenty miles, there was no Yan army chasing him. Jiang Shuo then immediately told everyone about the previous situation. He had not been poisoned before. He followed Li Zhuer to Xiaojincheng and started to talk about it. Until he sneaked into Xiaojincheng. , happened to encounter the rebellion of the Yiluohe warriors, and how he accidentally rescued An Qingxu and destroyed Duan's poisonous plan. In exchange for An Qingxu leading the Yan army to withdraw from Xiaojincheng and letting Shuofang's army pass, everyone was amazed when they heard this.
Xiao Dayou said: "Young Master, you are really brave. This Li Zhuer is so scheming, how dare you believe her."
Lu Yuxuan said: "If the young master doesn't believe her, we are still in Jiulong Town, but we will be trapped in a tight siege and become a fish in a jar."
Everyone said yes, and Xie Yanchang added: "I didn't expect that Li Kailuo is also a stranger."
Jiang Shuo had heard from Sun Xiaozhe that Li Kailuo went to deceive Shuo's army to come to Xiaojincheng, but he had never met this Li Kailuo face to face. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "What does this Li Kailuo look like? He How can you convince Commander Guo? Don’t you have any doubts?"
Xiang'er was the first to say: "This Li Kailuo looks really good. Although he is a foreigner, he has a straight nose and a square mouth. He looks very loyal. I didn't expect that he has a lot of bad blood in his stomach."
Lu Yuxuan said: "This man is really a character. He is not very good at martial arts, but he is very alert and cunning. He cleverly avoided Sergeant Shuofang who was patrolling in the town, sneaked into the house, and used the antidote to save us. After waking up, he only said that he was Li Huaixiu's personal soldier. The Khitan people had suffered a great loss at the hands of Tian Xianzi, so they had stolen the antidote from the Yan army, so they could save everyone. He also said that Huaixiu had joined the army and left Juyong Pass. I suddenly saw the Yan army mobilizing outside the pass, and I knew something was wrong. After making inquiries, I found out that the Yan army was going to intercept Shuofang's army at Longmen Tianguan, the northern exit of Baili Gorge."
Jiang Shuo said: "Although Li Huaixiu is King Chongshun of Khitan, he has escaped from Fan Yang at this moment. Even if he saw the Yan army mobilize, where did he learn about the Yan army's overall plan?"
Lu Yuxuan said: "The young master is very worried. Guo Jun envoy also asked about it at that time, but Li Kailuo had already prepared a countermeasure. He said that there were many Khitan soldiers in the Yan army, and among them there was a captain named Yiluohe. Sun Xiaozhe's was a Khitan, and he was an intermediary arranged by Huaixiu to lurk in the Yiluohe army. He led a branch of the Longmen garrison. Huaixiu met this person and learned the full plan. "
Jiang Shuo said: "Well, Sun Xiaozhe is indeed a person, but he is not in Longmen Tianguan but in Xiaojin City. Li Kailuo is Sun Xiaozhe's agent, but Sun Xiaozhe is not Huaixiu's agent."
Lu Yuxuan said: "Yes, most of what Li Kailuo said is true, and he only falsified it at key points. Such lies are especially difficult to tell... However, after the incident of Li Zhuer, Guo Jun envoy was also very cautious, and ordered everyone to The army assembled and prepared, and at the same time sent fast horse scouts in three groups to scout out. Sure enough, they found that both the north and south roads were blocked by Fan Yang's army. They were just afraid that there was an ambush by Shuofang's army, so they only waited for dawn before marching to Jiulong Town. They sent them The scouts on the west route captured a lone Yan army pawn and said that Xiaojincheng's defenses were lax because An Qingxu and Yan Zhuang were sure that the Guo army envoys were familiar with the art of war and would never march towards Xiongguan, so they concentrated their main force on the north and south routes. "
Jiang Shuo said: "Well, this pawn was actually arranged by Sun Xiaozhe and Li Kailuo. The art of war is true if it is fictitious, and it is false if it is true. Li Kailuo said that An Qingxu did not set up defenses in Guancheng, which is in line with the art of war. , Guo Jun made it easier for a general like him who was familiar with the art of war to be deceived."
Lu Yuxuan said: "Yes, but Ambassador Guo is not completely suspicious. It's just that the situation was urgent at that time. It is always true that both the north and south roads have been blocked. Regardless of whether what Li Kailuo said is true or false, he can only go to Xiaoxiao. Jincheng gave it a try.”
Jiang Shuo nodded and said, "Nine out of ten of Li Kailuo's sentences are true. It's really hard to tell the authenticity... Then what excuse did he use to sneak away?"
Xiao Dayou said: "He didn't slip away. He followed the army until he entered Xiaojin City. He was surprised to see no one in the city. He couldn't explain why, but no one is better than someone. But Shuofang's army Being able to pass through Xiaojincheng safely was all thanks to this person who tipped off the news, so the Guo military envoy was not responsible. It's just that I didn't see any trace of you. Xiang'er said he would look for you here, so we all stayed with him, but Li Kailuo didn't. As a guide, follow Guo Jun envoy all the way westward."
When Jiang Shuo heard this, he suddenly said: "Oh no, this Li Kailuo is Hu La, the culprit who instigated Li Huaixiu to assassinate the Guo Army Envoy. He is beside the Guo Army Envoy now. He is really a serious problem. Let's catch up quickly!"
When everyone heard that Li Kailuo was a thief, he had designed Li Huaixiu to assassinate Guo Ziyi. He was afraid that he would be unfavorable to Guo Ziyi if he followed him in the army. They all became nervous. Dugu asked: "Shuo'er, your horse is fast, follow. Follow me quickly!"
Jiang Shuo and Xiang'er rode the Licorice Jade-crested Huang Tianxiang dragon horse, and Dugu Wen Qinggong was especially superior to the galloping horse. He immediately left Xie, Lu, and Xiao behind and galloped towards the direction of Shuo Fang's army in pursuit.
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