Gangbuk-do
A group of people escorted the two prison wagons all the way to the north. There were about a dozen cavalrymen and a hundred or ten infantrymen. There was a man in each of the two prison wagons, who seemed to be quite old. The one in front has gray temples, and the one in the back looks a little younger, but at least around fifty years old.
The prison car is very sturdy, made of willow wood along the Yangtze River, the thigh-thick wood is connected with nails, and only the hands and head are exposed outside the prison car. This posture seems to be nothing, but if it is done for a long time, the arms will become numb and weak.
What's more, they were still wrapped in iron chains.
The leader of the team was a school lieutenant who looked to be about thirty years old, and he could tell from the armor on his body that he was a sixth-rank military officer. This man turned his head to talk to the people in the prison car from time to time, with guilt in his eyes.
"Two generals, this meeting is almost out of Jiangbei Road. It must have been hard work in the prison car for so many days. After coming out so far, no one from the Iron Armored Army is watching. The humble officer will take your shackles away, right?"
The man in the prison car in front shook his head and said: "It's not necessary. If you are implicated because of the shackles for the two of us, we will feel sorry for you. I accept your wishes. Fortunately, although we are old , but the bones of the body are still strong, and there is still more than a month's journey to Chang'an, so let's do it like this."
The person in the prison car behind also said: "That's it, you are all soldiers brought out by the two of us, we naturally know what we want, but now it's different, we are prisoners you escorted, even if you are not afraid, you have to think about it." The youngest in the family."
The school lieutenant opened his mouth, couldn't help spitting and scolding: "Fuck me, where did the old and the young and the two bastards come from? Your Majesty doesn't know what's wrong, but he has all the military power and court affairs Hand it over to him! The city of Chang'an is in a mess, and the outside of Chang'an is also in a mess! Not to mention the general, but who is convinced by us soldiers? The general took us and finally forced Luo Ni to the south of the Yangtze River. It's fine if you don't reward your achievements, but you still have to punish him, damn it! Is there any fucking law of heaven and kings!"
"If things go on like this, not to mention that the rebellion can't be suppressed, even the soldiers will be chilled! Who is willing to die? I heard that the man is preparing to go south. He needs warships and no warships, and no logistics supplies! Luo There are at least hundreds of thousands of people in the hand waiting for work, just waiting to kill our people on the Yangtze River! Besides, even if we cross the river, is the Northwest Gaokaitai King Canal just a decoration? Once the imperial army goes south, the capital will be empty, and Gaokaitai will be peaceful I'm afraid Wang Yiqu will bring troops to attack immediately!"
The more he scolded, the more angry he became: "We are guarding the Yangtze River, and we can return to Chang'an at any time, but now the imperial court's backup cannot keep up, and the bandits are getting bigger and bigger! I really don't know whether Jiangnan is important or Chang'an is important, and the bandits are all watching. Looking at the capital, but that guy is staring at Jiangnan!"
"If things go on like this, don't say that Gao Kaitai Wang Yiqu will be tempted, even Jin Shixiong in the northwest and Mu Mansion in the northeast are not indifferent!"
The old man in the prison car in front heard him venting for a while, shook his head and said: "General Iron Armor has led the army for many years, so naturally he wants to get this, so he let Puhu lead the troops to guard the north bank of the Yangtze River, and he led the troops south. He just . . . a little too conceited."
"Why is the general still speaking for him now?!"
The school lieutenant became more and more excited, and suddenly reined in his horse and stopped: "No, even if I'm punished, I can't bear it anymore."
He drew out the hundred-smelting steel knife, and slashed at the shackles on the old man's shoulders. This knife was extremely precise, and he cut through the cracks in the shackles, cutting open all the organs inside. With a snap, the shackles were separated. He urged the horse back and cut off the shackles of the old man behind him.
"Two great generals!"
The school lieutenant clasped his fists and said, "Don't stop me, I can only do so much. If it weren't for my parents in Chang'an City, I would have smashed the prison car with a knife, and joined the two generals On the contrary! The sky is big and the earth is big, there is always a place for our men to make achievements!"
The two old men looked at each other, just shook their heads and sighed.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a person coming out of the woods not far away, holding a chair in the middle of the official road, the person just sat down on the chair without saying a word, just looked at the team. He looked dark and thin, if it wasn't for the bright clothes on his body, he looked like a refugee.
"who!"
The cavalry in front immediately urged their horses to shout loudly, and the people behind immediately stood on guard and protected the prison cart.
The school lieutenant looked at the man with a knife in his hand, with a serious expression on his face.
"Don't be afraid, I just want to ask for directions."
The young man blocking the way smiled, but his dark complexion had white teeth, so his smile looked particularly bright, kind and honest.
"I'm going to Huangyang Road, I don't know how to get there, do you know?"
he asks.
The captain urged him to come forward, looked at the man carefully and said: "Follow this official road to the south and you will reach the Yangtze River Ferry. Follow the current southwards to Luoshui and you will enter Huangyang Road."
"Thanks!"
The man kept smiling: "Since we know the way, let's go?"
"Walk?"
The captain's face immediately changed: "You want to rob the prison car!"
The man shook his head: "No, no, I just don't know the way, please help me lead the way."
He took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to the school lieutenant: "This is an autographed letter from an old friend. Please entrust me to the two generals Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing. Don't say I misidentified the person. Send the letter quickly. .If the two generals decide to go to Huangyang Road after reading the letter, then we will go along the way. If the two decide not to go... I have to take one with each hand and take you there."
"You are so arrogant!"
The school lieutenant pointed at the man with a knife and said.
"Yes yes yes..."
The man smiled: "My name is Yan Kuang."
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by the Yangtze River
The wind blowing from the river carried a slight fishy smell. Because of the raging flames of war, the fishermen on both sides of the strait still searched for more than before. The common people still choose to avoid the disaster. Those who are more courageous will find a place far away from the military camp to fish, and those whose families are richer simply move to a distant place.
It is the time when the water is warm and the fish are fat. You can even see fat fish jumping out of the water in the shallow water on the river.
The green scenery on both sides of the strait is picturesque, and the blue waves on the river are pleasant.
Puhu threw out the bamboo pole, and the rope tied to the bamboo pole was whipped on the water surface. With a bang, a big fish was killed directly. As soon as the rope was coiled, the big fish was pulled back. He casually threw the big fish on one side of the grass, and the old scalper came over and began to chew, as if he was still a little dissatisfied with the fish, and actually snorted a few times.
Puhu didn't seem to be in the mood to argue with it today, looking at the Iron Armored Army waiting in line in the distance, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
Yang Jian walked over slowly, walked up to him and stopped, stretched out his hand and touched the old ox's head: "During such a long time, it has always been with you... , but this bastard, who should have died a long time ago, was able to live forever."
The old scalper seemed to be afraid of him, and dodged to the side.
Puhu was silent for a while and said: "It's not that it's against the sky, it's because I gave it thirty years of my cultivation. I didn't expect it to get used to it, and even changed its temper."
Startled, Yang Jian turned his head to look at Pu Hu: "You...why do you have to do this?"
Pu Hu's 30 years of cultivation, even he would be moved! No one knows Puhu better than him. At the beginning when the three of them fought against the world, Puhu had the best talent. Even Wan Xingchen was shocked when he saw Puhu, saying that the future achievements of this son are limitless .
If he hadn't been in that closed and boring ancient tomb for so many years, I'm afraid his cultivation base would have already broken that level. The vitality in the ancient tomb is thin, and he was able to prolong his life for nearly two hundred years like Wan Xingchen. Why is this cultivation so amazing? But he actually gave an old cow his thirty years of cultivation!
This kind of thing is unacceptable anyway.
"You are sleeping in the coffin, and those armored soldiers are waiting to wake up."
Pu Hu sighed, sat down on the grass and murmured: "In the past three years, a person with my temper could be honed down to read a book, and it was so quiet there that even the sound of me turning the pages of the book could be heard." So terrible. I had no one to talk to, so I started talking to myself. Because I was afraid that if I didn't talk for too long, I would become dumb."
"After five years, I have read all the books I could find, and started to read them for the second time. After ten years, I have read every book more than five times... In fifteen years, I can read any book Back it all up. You are still sleeping, and the Iron Armored Army is still waiting to wake up... No... They are already dead, so what they are waiting for is not awakening or resurrection, but waiting for the time when the mission comes."
"In the twenty-first year, I felt that I was going crazy, so I quietly came out of the tomb at night, and secretly looked at the stars in the sky. That night, I felt like I was getting new clothes for the first time when I was a child. I'm happy, I didn't dare to make too much trouble, I only dared to secretly smile. Later, I became more and more courageous, and started to avoid the guards of the imperial tomb and go out for a walk, but I didn't dare to leave too far, I was afraid that something might happen to you."
"In twenty-five years, Wan Xingchen found me and told me not to go out anymore, because my heart was getting wilder and I would leave the imperial tomb sooner or later. He planned to seal a door and only open it when necessary. He hung a talisman on that door, and his sword intent was sealed on the talisman."
"That was the last time I went out and saw this guy, a cow, in the wilderness."
Pu Hu looked at the old scalper with such gentle eyes, as if he was looking at his best friend: "I carried it into the tomb. I originally planned to eat it, but then I changed my mind. I kept it as a treasure." Companion. But I forgot that there was nothing for it to eat in the burial chamber, and soon it began to grow weak. I was terrified, I was afraid of being alone, so…”
Yang Jian sighed: "So you gave it thirty years of cultivation!"
"yes!"
Puhu nodded: "Fortunately, it survived the first few days of discomfort and survived, and it has been with me for the rest of the hundred years."
The old scalper looked back at Pu Hu, and seemed to understand what Pu Hu said.
"Then let it stay with you forever."
Yang Jian was silent for a while and then said, "I'm going to cross the river."
"Um."
Puhu nodded and didn't say much.
"The world belongs to the Yang family."
Yang Jian said.
"Um."
Pu Hu nodded again.
"I will kill all enemies."
"Um."
Yang Jian looked at him and said nothing. After standing like this for a while, Yang Jian turned and left. He pointed forward, and the armored soldiers began to move. Everyone moved a big rock that had been prepared by the river, and then walked into the river step by step.
Fifteen thousand iron armored troops crossing the river bouldering!