Yang Yanzhao, who was inspecting military defense at the top of the city, received a report from his subordinates about Yang Yunfan's entry into the city. Yang Yanzhao was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, "I understand," and then continued to patrol the city.
After the defense inspection of the four city walls was completed, Yang Yanzhao went down the city wall and came to a simple house where Yang Yunfan and his wife were staying.
After the wooden door was pushed open, Li'er ran into Yang Yanzhao's arms, shouting happily: "Daddy...Daddy..."
Yang Yanzhao, who had been serious and resolute for more than a month, showed a rare smile. He reached out to pick up his daughter, and said with a doting smile as he walked: "Do you miss daddy?"
The little girl nodded vigorously,
After the father and daughter finished speaking, Yang Yunfan on the side smiled and bowed: "Nephew, meet your fourth uncle!"
Yang Yanzhao hurriedly helped Yang Yunfan up, looked him up and down, then nodded with a smile, patted Yang Yunfan on the shoulder, and said: "Fan'er, you've grown taller after half a year. You look more and more like your father now." It's..." Then there was another burst of sadness.
Then he asked as if he remembered something: "How is your grandma in good health? Has the news of Li'er been rescued been sent back..."
"My nephew has already sent someone to pass the news back. I think my family will receive the news within a day or two!"
Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao nodded happily, looked at the two people who were unable to stand due to the cold, and then said: "Let's go to the camp to talk!"
On the way to the camp, Yang Yunfan narrated how he rescued Li'er. When it came to Huo Ji's desperate attempt to save Li'er, Yang Yanzhao was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said nothing.
The candle flames flickered, and the warmth emanating from the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin seemed to bring not only warmth, but more stability and hope.
After dinner, Yang Yanzhao returned to the camp after searching for the city and explaining the defense. After asking about Yang Yunfan's experience for more than half a year, he couldn't help but sigh. When he heard that Wang Su died in the battle to defend the city in the middle of Shu, he was filled with emotion. At that time, Wang Su was the captain of his father Yang Ye's personal soldiers, and he himself was also in Wang Su's army. I learned a lot of martial arts and military rules on my hands, but I didn't expect that when I heard the news again, it turned out to be the death of an old friend.
Seeing how sad his fourth uncle was, Yang Yunfan comforted him: "Don't be too sad, fourth uncle. Uncle Wang voluntarily stayed in the isolated city. He once said that dying on the battlefield as a soldier is his destination. He died well, so he has no regrets..."
Yang Yanzhao nodded, and then asked: "Your master Zhou Zhenren asked you to go down the mountain to contact the various sects, but you want to go north to Brahma Forest and Taiyi Tower to retrieve the remains of Zhonglie?"
Hearing this, Yang Yunfan nodded and said: "This is exactly what master meant. The various sects followed the army in the northern expedition to Yanyun and died in a foreign land. Their souls should be allowed to return to their hometowns and their fallen leaves should be allowed to return to their roots..."
"Are there any righteous men from the Five Poison Sect accompanying us?" Yang Yanzhao asked.
Hearing such a question, Yang Yunfan said with some doubts and confusion: "Master did not ask me to contact the Five Poison Sect this time when I went down the mountain. Why did my fourth uncle ask this?"
Yang Yanzhao frowned when he heard this, and explained: "When I was still incognito in Liaodi, I tried to enter the Brahma Forest and Taiyi Tower in an attempt to steal the remains of the loyal martyrs, but the restrictions there were too strong. As soon as I entered the Brahma Forest, I was blocked by a sea of flowers. At that time, I just went in and didn't pay attention to it. Unexpectedly, I fell into a trap. Suddenly I fell into a trance. I felt that everything in front of me became illusory and my whole body was weak. At that time, My heart froze and I knew something was wrong. I used all my strength to bite the tip of my tongue to wake myself up. Only then did I realize that I had come to the center of the sea of flowers without knowing it. My body had been pricked all over by flower thorns. I saw the flowers. At the end of the sea, a man in very coquettish clothes stood there, looking at this place with a half-smile. I knew that this place was too dangerous to stay for a long time, so I gritted my teeth and rushed out despite my injuries. Just when I was about to rush out of the Brahma Forest, I looked back and found that the charming man was not chasing me, he just shook his head and left..."
"Later, after much inquiring and probing, I learned that the sea of flowers was actually composed of Datura flowers and other hallucinogenic flowers. The pollen of those flowers will cause hallucinations when inhaled into the nose and mouth, and those flowers will cause hallucinations. There are sharp thorns on the stems and leaves of the flowers. After inhaling the pollen to induce hallucination, there is no pain at all. Walking through this sea of flowers, your body will be cut by thousands of blades and you will bleed to death..."
After hearing what his fourth uncle said, Yang Yunfan took a deep breath, swallowed his dry throat, and asked: "There is such a powerful restriction, so what should we do?"
Then he suddenly thought of something and said, "Could it be that the Five Poison Sect mentioned by my fourth uncle can overcome this restriction?"
Yang Yanzhao nodded happily and said with a smile: "Yes, after many inquiries, I learned that the Gu masters of the Five Poison Sect can use Gu insects to keep people awake and avoid falling into illusions..."
"That's great. As long as the restriction can be broken, I will immediately go to the Five Poison Sect to ask for help after I return. Although the Five Poison Sect has little contact with the Central Plains, it must not be difficult to get along with them. It was a reward back then. For the martial arts sect that participated in the Northern Expedition to Yanyun, the imperial court rewarded two martial arts training artifacts, Zhenyangbi and Xuanyin jade, among which Xuanyin jade is now in the Five Poisons sect..."
He seemed to think of something again, and a beautiful image flashed in his mind. It was Bai Yingying who was disguised as a man in Fanlou. Thinking of this, he smiled knowingly and said again: "Besides, my nephew also had a relationship with the Five Poisons Sect. The leader’s daughter and son have a relationship, I believe they will give me this face..."
"That's good, that's good..." Yang Yanzhao smiled and nodded.
The carbon fire inside the camp was swaying, and the north wind was howling outside the camp. In order to defend the city and avoid damage by the Liao army's trebuchets, the houses in the city near the city wall had been demolished. Some door panels and beams were used to build fortifications, and some were used to build fortifications. Being used as firewood for heating, the Chinese army camp at this time was just a larger tent. Although there were carbon fires for heating, it was difficult to withstand the cold wind. Fortunately, Yang Yanzhao did not care about this. He shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, lived and ate together, and made The officers and soldiers were deeply moved.
After arranging for Li'er to sleep, Yang Yunfan and Yang Yanzhao walked out of the camp. They walked along the stone steps of the city wall to the top of the city. They looked back at the lights of thousands of families in the city, and at the darkness of the Liao army outside the city. The bonfire was lit outside the tent, and Yang Yunfan was immediately filled with pride, but the flying general of Dragon City was there and did not teach Hu Ma to cross the Yinshan Mountains.
"Fourth uncle, why didn't the Liao army attack the city today?" After entering the city in the morning, the offensive and defensive battle at the top of the city that he had in mind did not happen, Yang Yunfan asked with some confusion.
Yang Yanzhao took a deep breath, looked at the dark Liao army camp below the city, exhaled and said: "After nearly a month of siege, the Liao army has lost its vigor and no longer attacks hard. A few days ago, they burned the city gate again. , dug tunnels again, but they were all destroyed and counterattacked by us. The Liao army has been inactive for three days, and I don’t know what they are planning..."
"Could it be that the Liao army lost their will to fight after hearing that the rebellion in central Shu had been put down?" Yang Yunfan said.
Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao said: "It is possible, but according to the characteristics of the Liao army, the more they want to retreat, the more fiercely they will attack, giving people the illusion that they will not retreat. But now the Liao army has not attacked the city for three days, but it has not It doesn’t look like we’re about to retreat, there must be something fishy…”
