Just when the two teams were about to collide, on the horizon on the west side of the Grain and Grass Camp, the calm was broken. Dust was flying all over the sky, and the ground was shaking. It was obviously the sound of iron hooves trampling.
Everyone who was fighting turned their heads and looked westward, and for a moment they forgot to continue fighting. Later, the faces of both warring parties showed a mix of sadness and joy - reinforcements sent by the Forbidden Army Camp arrived.
Seeing this scene, the officers and soldiers were greatly boosted in morale and took the lead bravely; while the rebel officers and soldiers looked at each other in horror. Chu Lihan, who was on the war horse, looked up to the sky and sighed deeply when he saw this, and then ordered his men to gather quickly and withdraw to the south.
When Yang Yunfan saw Chu Lihan leading his army to retreat, he did not pursue it. Instead, he gave the opportunity of pursuit to the Forbidden Army cavalry who came to the rescue. He ordered the army to rest in place, clean the battlefield to check for casualties, and at the same time strengthened vigilance to prevent the enemy's sudden attack. Turn back.
After chasing Chu Lihan away for hundreds of miles, the cavalry of the Forbidden Army rode to the Grain and Grass Camp to rest.
Yang Yunfan walked out of the military camp and saw that it was Shangguan Boyu who was ordered to lead the Forbidden Army cavalry to come to the rescue. He felt warm in his heart. He took a step forward and said to Shangguan Boyu: "Brother Shangguan, thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise the grain and grass camp would be in trouble." Test it!”
"Hahahaha...Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to be able to hold on for so long. We encountered a rebel force on the way and were repelled by us. They moved eastward. We are eager to rescue the Grain and Grass Camp. There was no pursuit, and luckily there was no pursuit, otherwise it would have been delayed for a long time..." Shangguan Boyu said.
Yang Yunfan heard this and said, "The rebels that Brother Shangguan encountered should be another sneak attack force led by the rebel Zhang Yu. At that time, they were hiding in the mountain col. After being discovered by us, they retreated. Unexpectedly, they were on the way. Encountered you again..."
The two of them walked into the camp while talking. Shangguan Boyu sat on a beech bed, picked up a bowl of water, drank it, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said: "As soon as the west camp found out about this place, When I saw the smoke, I knew something was wrong. Because I am familiar with the terrain in central Sichuan, Mr. Wang ordered me to lead five thousand cavalry to rush to the rescue of the Grain and Grass Camp. Fortunately, the Grain and Grass Camp was fine, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous..."
Yang Yunfan nodded when he heard this. He thought for a while and said, "Brother Shangguan, there is nothing going on here now. I want to go east to look for people. You have to help me guard the food camp..."
Shangguan Boyu looked at Yang Yunfan doubtfully, then nodded without asking.
Yang Yunfan led more than a hundred cavalry all the way eastward, looking for the whereabouts of Tang Yu and others. When passing through a dense forest, they found soldiers who had been rebels for decades. After catching these people and questioning them, they learned that Tang Yu, Tang Feng and others Everyone has already hid in the dense forest.
After learning about this, Yang Yunfan was overjoyed. Without waiting for anyone to follow him, he dismounted and entered the dense forest alone. After finding everyone, he took them back to the hospital where he was injured. He saw that Tang Feng had been guarding the seriously injured Han Ziyuan, and there was no one there. After communicating with him, he felt heartache. He knew that Tang Feng was still angry with him, blaming him for not coming to rescue them.
But this was not the time to think too much. Han Ziyuan was seriously injured. The army doctors in the camp could only use medicine to save his life, but whether he could survive it still depended on Han Ziyuan's luck.
Hearing this, Tang Feng's eyes were full of worry, and Yang Yunfan felt very uncomfortable when he saw this. Suddenly he remembered something. He touched inside his clothes and took out a medicine bottle. This medicine was given by Master Pukong when he passed by the Shaolin Temple at that time. This medicine is called "Shengsheng Zaihua Powder", which is especially suitable for serious injuries. The disease is quite miraculous.
After Han Ziyuan took the "Sheng Sheng Zai Hua Powder", his pale face turned a little rosy. Everyone was relieved when they saw this. Although Han Ziyuan survived, the military camp was not a place to recuperate. After two days of rest, , and went back to Kaizhou with Tang Yu and Tang Feng.
When everyone was about to leave, Yang Yunfan wanted to chat with Tang Feng, but Tang Feng always seemed to avoid him intentionally or unintentionally, so he never had the chance, and he could only sigh in his heart.
On the second day after Tang Feng left, Yang Yunfan, who was guarding the Grain and Grass Camp, received a military order. Wang Jien, the pacifier of Xichuan, ordered the entire army to launch a general attack on Chengdu Prefecture, striving to break through the city and wipe out the rebellion as soon as possible. Because he had just received information from Bianjing yesterday that Empress Dowager Xiao and the emperor of the Liao Kingdom had personally conquered the Song Dynasty. He must wipe out the rebellion as soon as possible at all costs, so as to free up his hands to relieve the military pressure on the Liao Kingdom.
What was originally thought to be a very difficult siege ended unexpectedly smoothly. It only took one day for the tall and strong city of Chengdu to be breached by the officers and soldiers. With both the enemy and ourselves stunned, the officers and soldiers with high morale rushed towards the city.
The court of the Great Shu Kingdom in the city was in chaos. King Li Shun of Shu was sitting on the throne, with his messy hair and blood-red eyes making people shudder. He laughed nervously when he looked at the ugly behavior of the normally mighty ministers running around like frightened birds.
Chu Lihan, who had led the remnants of his troops to flee back to the city a few days ago, summoned a group of masters from the Jiulong Hui and rushed to the palace. After seeing Li Shun, he knelt down on the ground and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, outside the city. It’s been broken, we can’t hold on much longer, please let me protect the king and evacuate...”
When the officers and soldiers rushed into the Shu Palace, they found two charred corpses in the hall. They were identified as a man and a woman. The man also wore the seal of the Shu King on his waist. From the captured palace people, it was learned that these two people were none other than Shu King Li Shun and Princess Luo Lan.
Palace officials told that when the inner city was about to be destroyed, Li Shun and Luo Lan prepared to burn themselves to death, not even leaving their bodies to the officers and soldiers.
Many people did not believe that Li Shun had set himself on fire and died, thinking that this was Li Shun's plan to escape. However, Wang Jien firmly believed that Li Shun was dead. He ordered people to pull the two burnt corpses to the square and display them in front of the square. In front of everyone, the mutilated body was beheaded and displayed to the public, and then the leader of the bandits, Li Shun, was announced to be dead and the rebellion was over.
Shangguan Boyu and Yang Yunfan looked at each other in confusion. After returning to the camp and seeing Shangguan Zheng, Shangguan Boyu told the matter: "Father, why did Master Wang so hastily think that Li Shun is really dead? These two bodies The unrecognizable corpse and the palace attendant’s confession do not prove that Li Shun is dead, and there is a high possibility that Li Shun faked his death and escaped..."
Shangguan, who was sitting at the top, was stroking his beard, glanced at his son and Yang Yunfan, and said with a smile: "Actually, it is not important whether Li Shun is dead or not. What is important is that we believe that Li Shun is dead. He is." If Li Shun is dead, don't dwell on the truth, but see which outcome is beneficial to us. When the news of Li Shun's death spreads, the remaining rebels will be disorganized and have no fighting spirit. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to us? ?”
After listening to Shangguan Zheng's lofty explanation, the two of them suddenly understood and couldn't help but secretly admire Wang Jien's thought and determination.
