When enemies meet, they are particularly jealous of each other. All the soldiers defending Kunming in the past few days have been tortured badly by Commander Yang and Lieutenant General Wang and their men. Now that the two sides met, Yang Xin saw that they looked like dogs that had lost their homes, and he led his team to charge forward without saying a word. There were strong enemies in front and pursuers behind, and the siege had not been going smoothly in the past few days. The people on Lieutenant General Wang and Commander Yang's side had no fighting will and were scattered.
Commander Yang even fell off his horse and was captured alive by Yang Xin.
Tang Yuan, who was behind, had also led his troops to attack. Under the attack from both sides, Lieutenant General Wang had no choice but to dismount and surrender.
Yang Xin had him tied up. When he saw the people coming from behind, he couldn't help but shout excitedly, "General Tang!"
Yes, there are still these officials in the capital, and they always call Tang Yuan "Prince Consort Tang" or "Sir Prince Consort", but the soldiers of the Black Mountain Camp all call him "General" in unison, because he himself is a general who leads the charge into battle.
When the news of Tang Yuan's death reached the Black Mountain Camp, Yang Xin was sad for a long time. After all, Tang Yuan was really a capable man. After just a short period of time together, he knew their training very well and led them in a completely different way than before. Moreover, Tang Yuan was generous and never competed for credit with his subordinates.
A capable general who protects his subordinates can truly gain the trust of these men in the barracks.
Everyone has deep feelings for Tang Yuan. Now when he sees Tang Yuan, Yang Xin is so excited that even his voice changes tone.
The other soldiers also shouted excitedly: "General Tang! General Tang!"
Tang Yuan smiled, and looked at everyone gently while sitting on his horse, praising them generously: "Thank you for your hard work, soldiers. You have defended the city for so long and fought the enemy outside the city. You are really great. You have not lost face for our Black Mountain Camp!"
The soldiers were suddenly extremely excited, and the atmosphere was as lively as the New Year.
Tang Yuan comforted the soldiers of the Black Mountain Camp, and then introduced the people around him to them: "This is Lord Zou from the Qujing Garrison. This time they are leading 25,000 people to rescue Kunming. We are all brothers, and we must get along well in the future."
Yang Xin and others responded quickly.
Tang Yuan then methodically assigned people to clean up the battlefield and count the prisoners, and personally captured Lieutenant General Wang and Commander Yang and brought them into the city.
On the city wall, Liao Jingxu and a group of his staff watched from afar the man riding a horse galloping towards them. They were all in disbelief for a moment, but when they saw clearly that the person sitting on the top was really Tang Yuan, they couldn't help but reveal expressions of ecstasy. When Tang Yuan led his troops to the foot of the city, Liao Jingxu had already gone out with his subordinates to greet him.
Although they had only met for about half a month, it seemed like many years had passed for Liao Jingxu. He saw Prince Consort Tang dismounting from his horse, and then he went up to him, shook his hand, and said excitedly, "Thanks for coming!"
Tang Yuan also laughed a few times, and then continued to Liao Jing in a heroic manner: "In an emergency, I took the necessary measures. In order to conceal my tracks, I faked my death and escaped. I made you worry. It's Tang's fault!"
Only at this point was Liao Jingxu truly convinced.
Su Yao is so smart that he is almost a demon!
Such a little girl could actually turn a dead chess game into something like this. Everyone must have been calculated by her. No wonder Mrs. Liao was so worried these days that she couldn't eat. But Su Yao remained as calm as a mountain. What a great ability and good character she has!
He smiled bitterly, because now that the crisis had been resolved, the heavy stone in his heart had fallen, and he felt that he could not hold on any longer. While watching his subordinates deal with the aftermath, he led Tang Yuan to the house where he was temporarily living.
When Tang Yuan sat down, he personally poured Tang Yuan a cup of tea and asked the guards to leave. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Prince Consort, I was really scared by you. I thought I was doomed this time."
He couldn't help but ask: "Since you have already made a plan, why..."
Why couldn't you tell him first? He could have been prepared and not end up like this.
Tang Yuan knew what he meant, so he shook his head. "It's a risky move, so we have to keep it secret. Besides, before the incident, we were just guessing. How can we let everyone know based on guessing? Let's not talk about anything else. Sir, you also said before that something happened in the courtyard where the county lady lived in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. Have you ever thought about how those people knew that the county lady lived in that courtyard? And how they found her accurately?"
Liao Jingxu had actually thought about this question before. He looked at Tang Yuan and said, "Someone in the Governor's Office leaked the news... But, someone who knows where the county lady lives in the backyard also needs to know the layout of our backyard..."
You can't possibly suspect that it was his wife or daughter who leaked the news, right
At this time, Tang Yuan looked at him with a smile: "Sir, who is Cao Ruishen to you?"
As soon as this question came out, Liao Jingxu's face changed immediately. He was a sharp-minded person. When he heard Tang Yuan's reminder, he immediately understood what Tang Yuan meant. He couldn't help but feel surprised and angry: "What does the prince consort mean? Is there something wrong with him?"
Tang Yuan could also understand Liao Jingxu's feelings. Seeing his shock and anger, he sighed, "Originally we didn't know who was behind this, but the county lady guessed that person must have a backup plan. It just so happened that the grain that Mr. Ji had worked so hard to collect ran into problems again. There are too many coincidences in this world, and things are often not coincidences."
Countless thoughts had gone through Liao Jingxu's mind, but he finally reacted immediately. Tang Yuan was not a person who would let go without any reason. Since he said so, he must have known something. He was sure that there was something wrong with Cao's retreat.
Thinking of this, he simply asked openly: "My Lord, is Cao Ruishen related to the stolen grain?"
Tang Yuan smiled and said, "We couldn't be sure at first, after all, he was in charge of food. But later, we found that the bandits who robbed the food had appeared in the Qiu family, and a manager of the Qiu family happened to be very close to the Cao family, so we had this guess. Since we had this guess, we simply thought of an idea to lure the snake out of its hole. I pretended to lead the troops to take back the food. As soon as I came into contact with them, I knew that they were not real bandits. They were well-trained, and their weapons were very new. Those people were clearly soldiers! I pretended to fall off the cliff because I was defeated. This was a strategy that I had agreed with the county lord before. After I got away by faking my death, I went to Qujing to ask Lord Zou of the Qujing Guard to bring troops. Fortunately, we still caught up."
Liao Jingxu looked stunned and didn't speak for a while.
After a long while, he lowered his eyes and asked, "What about Cao Ruishen?"