The sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump.
This sentence is used to describe Chen Yingliang's mood after leaving Daxing. The Chai family's ostracism and oppression left only the sky high and the sea wide, the countless dangers and opportunities in the unknown environment, the passion of being unwilling to let others down, and the obsession with getting ahead and being promoted and making a fortune is stronger than when he was the captain of the criminal police. Under the excitement, his natural ambition The family member Chen Yingliang rode a horse for seventy or eighty miles on the day he left Daxing.
Oh, by the way, Chen Yingliang's ability to ride is due to the influence of the dead ghost Chen Yingliang. The dead ghost Chen Yingliang's ancestors used to be rich, and he received special training in civil and military affairs before his family fortune. Of course, he also learned horse riding The most basic skill, although riding is not too good, but it is not enough to urge the horse to swing the whip, and the result is that it is cheap now. Now Chen Yingliang has inherited all the memories of the dead Chen Yingliang, so there is no need to work hard Learned how to ride from scratch.
There were many reasons why Chen Yingliang hurried on his way. One important reason was that he took the initiative to provoke the powerful old Chai family before leaving. He was somewhat worried that the old Chai family would take revenge. For the sake of caution, Chen Yingliang still hopes to stay away from Daxing as soon as possible.
The second reason is equally important. As a time traveler, Chen Yingliang certainly knew that Emperor Sui Yang's three personal expeditions to Goguryeo had all failed. Opportunities to show their talents, show their skills, and even help Emperor Sui Yang, who had no wrong starting point, turn the tide of the battle and change the fate of failing to conquer Goguryeo. Naturally, the sooner he arrives at the Liaodong battlefield, the better, and Daxing is thousands of miles away from Liaodong. Of course, Chen Yingliang had to speed up the schedule as much as possible.
The Guanzhong area, which is still relatively peaceful at present, also provided the most basic security guarantee for Chen Yingliang's anxious journey, so that Chen Yingliang did not encounter any risks and twists and turns along the way. It only took three days to rush from Daxing to Tongguan. Chen Yingliang even rushed to the sunset Before retreating, I passed this famous pass through the ages. After resting overnight in the inn east of Tongguan, Chen Yingliang immediately went east along the official road, preparing to cross the Yellow River to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and head straight to Liaodong via the North China Plain.
The itinerary continued as smoothly as ever, and it took Chen Yingliang more than a day to reach Shan County, which was in a hurry all the way. There were only about two days left to the eastern capital Luoyang, but when he rested overnight in Shan County and continued eastward Then, Chen Yingliang gradually realized that something was wrong. For some reason, there were suddenly many more officials and postmen on the official road. On the back of a courier, there was a small red flag representing the urgency of one hundred thousand, and he yelled directly when he encountered a pedestrian blocking the road, "Get out of the way quickly, the military situation is urgent, and those who block the road will die!"
"What happened?" After meeting such postmen for the third time, Chen Yingliang vaguely sensed that something was wrong. At the same time, Chen Yingliang also discovered a detail, that is, these postmen carrying red flags all came from They galloped from the direction of Luoyang in the east, and rushed all the way to the direction of Daxing in the west. Based on this, Chen Yingliang can be sure that somewhere in the east, something earth-shattering must have happened!
The place where the big event happened is likely to be very close, because when he arrived in Mianchi that afternoon, Chen Yingliang saw many common people's business travelers coming from the east, either carrying large bags and small bags, pushing a wheelbarrow, or driving Cattle, sheep and horse-drawn carriages, supporting the old and the young, calling for children and daughters, rushed westward, as if war had already broken out ahead.
"There must be a big problem ahead!" Chen Yingliang's heart sank, and such a thought immediately flashed through, "Could it be that the Wagang Army has attacked Luoyang? That's not right, the Wagang Army is still just a small group of bandits. The strength to attack Luoyang?"
Surprised, Chen Yingliang quickly got off his horse and stood on the side of the road, stopped a middle-aged man carrying a package, and asked him, "Uncle, what happened ahead? Why are there so many people fleeing?"
"What happened? Something big happened!" The middle-aged man was obviously a character with a bad temper, and he roared at Chen Yingliang: "Yang Xuangan of Shangzhu Kingdom rebelled! He even fought to the edge of Dongdu, and he is about to fight!" Mianchi, why don't we run away and stay here to die?!"
After the roar, the middle-aged man hurriedly took his family away, but Chen Yingliang was stunned in place, with thunder in his head, "How can I forget such a major historical event as Yang Xuangan's mutiny? Emperor Sui Yang personally conquered Goguryeo for the second time." , did not fight at all, because Yang Xuangan rebelled, and turned around and came back as soon as he arrived in Liaodong!"
"Yang Xuangan! You bastard is killing me!" Chen Yingliang began to complain, "I finally found a starting opportunity, but you just tossed it away! Now I can't go to Liaodong, let alone go to Liaodong. Liaodong is useless again? Emperor Sui Yang’s army has withdrawn to deal with you, how could Fang Xuanling’s father recommend me to be the secretary of the general of the Sui Dynasty?!”
After complaining endlessly, Chen Yingliang kicked the street tree by the side of the road, and continued to gnash his teeth and curse in his heart, "I can't go to Liaodong anymore, what should I do? Go back to Daxing? I just offended the Chai family to death, so I'm looking for death when I go back now." Go to Wagang? Now Wagang is just a den of bandits. Not only is it too dangerous to vote for them, but the road is not necessarily clear! Yang Xuangan, you idiot! You’re definitely going to lose, you’re making a fool of yourself?! Lao Tzu I was cheated to death by you, cheated to death..., wait! Wait!"
After swearing at this point in his heart, Chen Yingliang's heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly thought of a brighter and wider road, and secretly said: "Why did I get into a dead end? I didn't think about it the other way around. Yang Xuangan's rebellion was also a good opportunity for me to prosper! In history This idiot rebelled, and was wiped out by the main force of the Sui Dynasty army who came back to help him in a short time. In the end, he couldn't lose anymore, and he couldn't die anymore! In this case, why didn't I join the general of the Sui Dynasty who suppressed Yang Xuangan's rebellion nearby? Follow him to clean up Yang Xuangan? Compared with the inevitable defeat in the Liaodong battlefield, isn't it a hundred times easier to earn credit and qualifications for the inevitable victory in the counterinsurgency battlefield?!"
After figuring out this joint, Chen Yingliang immediately felt his waist no longer hurt, his legs no longer hurt, and he no longer had cramps at night. He immediately began to plan how to go to the general of the Sui Army to take credit for his efforts to suppress the rebellion. However, Chen Yingliang was basically ignorant of the situation ahead, and lacked the necessary intelligence support to figure out how to get ahead, so he could only quickly find a way to find out the details of the situation ahead and learn more about the specific details of Yang Xuangan's mutiny.
It was also a coincidence that at this time, a family of fleeing families with their children and daughters passed by Chen Yingliang. The little boy in the family kept crying that he was thirsty, but the family forgot to bring drinking water. Seeing this, how long can a child endure and continue to cry? Seeing an idea, Chen Yingliang hurriedly untied the sheepskin water bag on his saddle, and greeted the family: "Uncle, aunt, let you Let your children drink my water, the weather is so hot, children will get sick if they lack water.”
"How dare you?" The man from that family hesitated.
"It's okay, I'll fill another pot in front of the place where there is water." Chen Yingliang said with a smile.
Seeing Chen Yingliang's kindness and the child's thirst, the couple thanked Chen Yingliang for his kindness, took the water bag to feed the children, and thanked Chen Yingliang a thousand times. Chen Yingliang pretended to be modest, and took the opportunity to ask: " Uncle, I just came from Daxing, so I don’t know what’s going on, where did Yang Xuangan go? What’s going on in Mianchi and Luoyang?”
"I heard that Yang Xuangan hit the Boshui in the east of the Eastern Capital." The couple replied: "The county lord in Mianchi ordered the whole city to be under martial law, and all four gates were closed, and people were not allowed to come in and out. We all live outside the city. The people in the city have no houses or relatives to go to, so they have to run as far away as possible to avoid being harmed by the rebels."
"What about the situation in Dongdu?" Chen Yingliang asked, the couple shook their heads to express their ignorance, Chen Yingliang had no choice but to ask again: "Uncle, when did you know this news?"
"I just found out this morning." The couple replied: "This morning, the county lord ordered martial law throughout the city, saying that Yang Xuangan of Shangzhu State rebelled and crossed the Yellow River in Ji County, leading countless bandits to kill him. Dongdu is here, and Mianchi is only one day away from Dongdu. The army of rebels may also come to attack Mianchi. In case of emergency, the county lord can only let the county town be under martial law, and we, the people outside the city, should be evacuated to avoid chaos. The army of thieves came and killed us."
"Mianchi notified the evacuation of the people this morning, and I only saw those postmen carrying red flags today." Chen Yingliang analyzed in his heart, "The government's information transmission speed is faster than that of the people. Yang Xuangan's unlucky rebellion is so important. The news must have been delivered in an expedited six hundred miles, and the news was sent from Luoyang to Mianchi in six hundred miles, which took about two hours. That is to say, Luoyang probably sent it last night or even early this morning. According to this calculation, Yang Xuangan should still be some distance away from Luoyang, and I must go to the counter-insurgency army in time!"
After roughly guessing the location of Yang Xuangan's rebel army, Chen Yingliang didn't hesitate any longer, thanked the common people couple quickly, got on his horse and continued eastward, heading towards the Eastern Capital of Luoyang at full speed.
The mounts bought by Chen Yingliang, who was not well-off, were not as fast as the high-quality fast horses at the post station to convey the military information. It is a comprehensive martial law. During the daytime, the four gates are closed tightly. The heavily armed defenders on the city wall are constantly patrolling. things.
It was impossible to enter the city, and there was not much hope of staying in a hotel. Chen Yingliang was not in a hurry. Relying on the fact that the dry food replenished in Shan County was still sufficient, and the night in June of the lunar calendar was definitely not cold, Chen Yingliang simply bypassed Mianchi. The city continued to advance eastward, rushing to Luoyang against the clock.
That night, Chen Yingliang slept in the woods beside the official road from Mianchi to Luoyang, and only slept for two hours before continuing eastward under the moonlight.
Chen Yingliang's speed is fast enough, but Chen Yingliang seriously underestimated the speed of Yang Xuangan's army advance, and he didn't know that there was a bad guy named Li Mi beside Yang Xuangan, who suggested that Yang Xuangan advance at full speed and not give the Luoyang defenders a chance. On the same day as the news, the main force of the rebel army led by Yang Xuangan had already crossed the Hulao Pass, and the troops marched westward along the Luoshui River in two ways, only one day away from Luoyang.
Chen Yingliang also underestimated the reaction speed of the Luoyang defenders. On the same day, the Great Sui Dongdu stayed at Fanzigai and sent two armies eastward to fight the Yang Xuangan rebels. One army was led by Henan County Magistrate Daxi in good faith. About 5,000 people, an army led by Henan Zanzhi Pei Hongce, with a strength of 8,000 people, faced Yang Xuangan's two forwards respectively.
What Chen Yingliang didn't know was that the next morning, when he saw the magnificent city of Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, at almost the same time, the two anti-rebellion troops led by Pei Hongce and Da Xi's kindness also separated. On the north and south banks of Luoshui, Yang Jishan and Yang Xuanting, the two forwards of Yang Xuangan's rebel army, fought hand in hand. What awaits the Sui counter-insurgency army will be a rout and a disastrous defeat!