Meng Jiaqian intercepted Lu Shiyu's tribe sixty miles away from Yanbodu.
Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu couldn't believe their ears when they received the report. Cheng Meizhu rode out of the battle in person and saw Meng Jiagan, who was wearing fox fur and pale face, standing alone in the road with a cane, and a thousand fine men riding on them. When the horse stopped a dozen feet behind him, he was stunned for a while and then said: "General Yunhui is not recovering from his injuries in Yizhou City, why did he come here?"
"I want to see Lu Shiyu." Meng Jiaqian's face was as pale as paper due to serious injuries, but his eyes were bloodshot as if he hadn't slept for days and nights. He said hoarsely and got straight to the point, "We are in urgent need of seeing Lu Shiyu. And the princess of Mi Zhen County!”
Cheng Meizhu didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and was about to test it a few more times when she saw Meng Jiaqian striding towards her and sneered: "I'm going to see them alone. I can't help so many of you. Why are you so scared?" ?!"
"General Yunhui is joking." Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Cheng Meizhu naturally refused to weaken her own momentum. She got off her horse and stepped forward to help him. She smiled and said, "Actually, since the general has difficulty moving, he has brought some of his personal guards with him. Our army also Don’t care!”
However, he made a few hidden gestures in private to remind the soldiers to report to Lu Shiyu quickly, so that the people around Sheng Wei, aunt Qiao, and nephew were on guard.
Although Meng Jiaqian was now alone in the battle and was seriously injured, Cheng Meizhu thought it was better to be cautious considering the fragility of Sheng Weiqiao and Xuanyu Feng.
As for this person who said that he wanted to meet Lu Shiyu and Sheng Weiqiao at the same time, Cheng Meizhu pretended not to hear... Unless the Meng family had an extraordinary reason and communicated loudly outside of layers of protection, this would be impossible!
"Ruru Vanguard has secretly sneaked into Western Xinjiang with three thousand elite cavalry!" However, after Meng Jiaqian saw Lu Shiyu, his first words made Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu change their expressions at the same time, "They are three thousand top elite cavalry! The old Khan King once His beloved son, and now the thorn in King Khan’s side, Fuzhen, you should all be familiar with it! He spent a lot of money this time, not to mention pulling out all the family assets where he lived and settled, and it is said that he also reached a very harsh agreement with Riyu Tengchen Agreement in exchange for Denchen Riyu’s support for his raid!”
After exhaling, he said expressionlessly, "The target of Fuzhen is the Princess of Mi Zhen County!"
The name Na Fuzhen was unknown in the Central Plains, and many bigwigs in the court had probably never heard of this person. However, for veterans like Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu who had been in northern Xinjiang for many years, he was an old acquaintance.
Especially the struggle of this man who rose up from many hardships and almost dethroned Ruru's current Great Khan Denchen Riyu. What supported Nafu Zhen Ruru saw was his perseverance, intelligence and courage, etc. Virtue; What Ruru saw against Nafu Zhen was his ambition and insidiousness.
For the Northern Xinjiang Army, this means that the old rival has another difficult master!
The terrible thing is, I don't know if it's because he suffered the biggest failure of his life in his first battle, which changed his life's destiny. Na Fuzhen is more interested in strength than conspiracy.
The three thousand cavalry under his hand, placed in Ruru, who is good at riding and shooting, are also first-class elites!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been a thorn in Totatsu Riyu's side for so many years, and still be in control.
Therefore, even though the five thousand elite cavalry of Lu Shiyu's tribe and the one thousand cavalry brought by the Meng family at this time were twice as powerful as Na Fuzhen, this battle was not optimistic.
After all, Lu Shiyu's department still had to protect Sheng Weiqiao and Xuan Yufeng, so it was impossible to spare all the troops and thoughts to fight against the enemy.
Especially this time it was Na Fuzhen who came in person...
"Where is Fuzhen now?!" Lu Shiyu's expression changed drastically. After a moment, he asked in a deep voice, "Where did you hear this news? And why did you come to tell us?!"
"Did you all see the fireworks just now?" Meng Jiagan's body was trembling slightly, and his smile was uglier than crying. He kept rubbing the top of his cane, lowered his eyes at the ground, and then raised his head and said, "That fireworks The fireworks showed the direction to Na Fuzhen... At that time, he was half a day's journey from Yanbo Crossing."
Cheng Meizhu made a quick calculation and said in surprise: "Doesn't that mean he will arrive in an hour?!"
"It's two hours." Lu Shiyu corrected in a cold tone, "We haven't reached Yanbo Crossing yet!"
He turned his head and said, "Tanma!"
"Yes!" The soldiers who were waiting at the side understood, raised their whips and ran straight to the west, searching for traces of Ruru.
"Everyone dismount immediately and prepare for battle!" Lu Shiyu quickly issued various orders, and finally told Cheng Meizhu, "Lijie, you go and command... General Yunhui, although time is urgent now, I still want to ask..."
Meng Jiaqian interrupted him with a sad smile: "The Gao family is heartbroken and selfish. Tong Ruru, my general just woke up because he was seriously injured. He found Gao Qieyi's traitor among the soldiers and tortured him for questioning. The information provided...is it okay?!"
"..." Lu Shiyu looked at him deeply, "General Yunhui Gao Yi, on behalf of the entire army, I would like to thank the general for today's kindness!"
However, he did not say whether he would admit his argument of blaming all the charges of colluding with Ruru on the Gao family.
It's just that the Meng family didn't pay attention at the moment. He just said with a smile and a cry: "I just... I just made an agreement with my subordinates. After seeing you, they will also be under your control. I am very confused now." , and the serious injury has not healed, and he cannot ride the horse, nor can he command it."
"Li Jie!" Lu Shiyu nodded understandingly and turned to call Cheng Meizhu. Cheng Meizhu glanced at Meng Jiaqian and ordered someone to send a capable school captain to control the Meng family cadres outside the formation.
"By the way, where is the princess of Mi Zhen County?" Meng Jiagan saw that Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu were both in command and not at all disturbed by Na Fuzhen's personal action. He calmed down a little and frowned and asked Sheng Weiqiao, "Na Fuzhen The reason why I am so desperate this time is mainly because I remember what happened when I fell into the hands of the old master of the Sheng family... After the battle later, I must protect the princess!"
Lu Shiyu did not answer his inquiry and only said: "General Yunhui, please rest assured."
Then he frowned and scolded the guards on the left and right, "What's the price of your eyesight? You haven't seen General Yunhui's injury yet? Why don't you help the general to go to the military doctor quickly?"
Meng Jiaqian knew that this "look and see" was not only for his own health, but also a disguised form of house arrest. This was not surprising. Meng Boqin and Zhao Shi had always fought fiercely in northern Xinjiang. He and Lu Shiyu had different positions. Now he suddenly said After such an important matter, Lu Shiyu couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, so he naturally wanted to hold him captive to prepare for any eventuality.
... A quarter of an hour later, Sheng Weiqiao and Xuan Yufeng, who were deliberately isolated from the Meng family, were informed of Na Fuzhen's attack. At the same time as the news, three sets of laundered soldier uniforms were delivered: " Please forgive me and disguise yourself as soldiers, so that your hairpin will not be easily discovered by the enemy in the chaos of the army."
"What about Fuzhen?" The aunt and nephew and Yishan hurriedly changed their clothes in the tent set up by the soldiers on the spot. They took off all the hairpin rings, combed them into men's clothes, and used soot to cover their exposed skin. The slander was finally announced when Feng asked his niece, "Has Mr. Sheng told you about this person? Judging from the movements of the soldiers around him, it seems that the person who came here is evil?"
Sheng Weiqiao thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "My grandfather used to love telling us stories, but he never mentioned any Ruru's name."
She didn't know that this was because in Sheng Shixiong's eyes, all Ruru's were the same, and they all deserved to die anyway. Whether they had names or what they were called was meaningless to him. She also thought that Ruru's name was different from Damu's. Sheng Shixiong I'm afraid that my grandkids are too young to remember, and will hear everything in a fog without saying anything.
At this moment, I felt a little regretful, "If I had known this, I should have asked my grandfather more."
"General Lu and the others have always been in Northern Xinjiang, and they must be no strangers to this person." Xuan Yufeng said with relief and asked with concern, "What do you think now? Since we have been asked to change the uniform of soldiers, I'm afraid that The situation down there is not optimistic. If you feel any discomfort, please take advantage of the moment and teach someone to make a bowl of anti-fetal medicine and drink some."
While the aunt and nephew were talking, Lu Shiyu was asking someone to bring back the carriage they were riding in, and then disguise themselves as a target to attract Na Fuzhen's attention.
Originally, Cheng Meizhu suggested that since Na Fuzhen hadn't arrived yet, they could send dozens of Qingqi to send Sheng Weiqiao, Xuanyu, Feng and Yishan across the Yanbo Crossing first, and then destroy the ship, so that they could let go Fight against Na Fuzhen; even if he loses, he can still send a signal to the other side of the ferry before defeat, and let Qingqi escort Sheng Weiqiao to leave first, so that Na Fuzhen cannot catch up.
However, Meng Jiagan shook his head with a wry smile: "Why do you think my uncle set off fireworks near Yanbo Crossing? He just came to see how the ships and trestles were destroyed! Even though Yanbo Crossing is not very wide, standing here, you can We can clearly see the situation on the other side, but the water is as cold as ice this season, and there are many undercurrents and rapids underneath. It would be extremely difficult for no ship to cross the river! Otherwise, my uncle would not have chosen this place!"
"Although the three thousand fine cavalry in my hand have been damaged, there are still only one thousand that are over there right now. Where do you think the others will be? There is a 100% chance that they are waiting on the other side!"
"Although I brought these people, I have been lying on the bed these days. God knows if I have been lured over by my uncle?!"
He lowered his eyes and said calmly, "To be honest, I'm not sure I can convince them to listen to me now."
"So if you want to send the Princess of Mi Zhen County there, I don't have any objections. Anyway, if something happens, don't blame me."
"Speaking of the people of Master Wu?" After hearing this, Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu, who were concentrating on preparing for the battle, finally thought of something and asked in surprise, "The reason why Gao Qieyi released that firework was because he encountered the interception and killing by Master Wu's subordinates. , so where are Master Wu and the others now?"