Yun Cheng's speed was extremely fast, but after a while, Qing Chen had already caught up with the army in front. Nangong Jingdao: "Princess, if we march at full speed, we will probably be able to find His Highness and the others before dawn."
However, Qing Chen gave the order to stop, thought for a while, and said, "General Nangong, we are going to split up here, and you take half of the troops to Yanliang."
"Go to Yanliang?"
"Yes, I will give you 15,000 people, and within two hours, take Yanliang City at all costs."
Nangong Jing immediately understood that even with the addition of the Xuanjia Army, the tens of thousands of them would be no different from hitting a stone with an egg against the Turkic army. Although Yanliang is a small city in northern Xinjiang, it can be used as a barrier. As long as the Xuanjia army has not been completely wiped out, and the two sides meet up and retreat to defend Yanliang, they can resist for a while no matter what.
Nangong Jing got off her horse, stroked her sword and knelt down: "The general obeys orders! We will capture Yanliang before dawn!" Qing Chen's heart trembled slightly. Nangong Jing gave her a military salute, which was a military order.
The two groups parted ways, and Qing Chen and the others galloped northward. The moonlight is fading, and the sky slowly takes on a dark blue color, indicating that dawn is coming. Passing by a border town along the way, there are ruins and ruins everywhere. Obviously, it was almost abandoned after the war. Presumably the people who originally lived here either died in the war or left their homes.
The remnant wind blows, the dry grass turns snow, and every time there is a collision of power, no matter who wins or loses, the people suffer.
Passing through the city, Qing Chen was taken aback for a moment, seeing a three-way intersection in front of him, leading to different directions. Xia Bufeng scolded impatiently beside him, and asked, "Princess, which way are you going?"
Qing Chen frowned deeply. The subordinates accompanying Mingyilou this time were all familiar with the terrain of northern Xinjiang, but Mingzhi led them all to follow Ye Tianling, and none of them was with him at this time, and the life and death of the people sent by the Xuanjia Army had long been unknown. , How can they find where the Xuanjia Army is? She had deduced before that the Xuanjia army must have encountered the Turkic army on the way from Moyang to attack Yanliang, and the biggest possibility was the Baizhangyuan between the two counties, but which road can lead there? Her tightly pursed lips revealed anxiety, and she turned her head to look at Wei Changzheng, Shi Zhonghou and the others: "Who among you knows the way to Baizhangyuan?"
Several people hesitated, Shi Zhonghou thought for a while, and pointed at the whip: "If it is Baizhangyuan, maybe we should go this way."
Qing Chen looked at the road ahead, but hesitated for some reason: "How sure are you?"
Shi Zhonghou said: "I'm just guessing according to the direction."
Xia Bufeng said: "I can't stay here and not leave!"
Qing Chen gritted his teeth slightly: "Okay, let's go this way!" Pulling up the reins and leading the horse to go forward, Yun Cheng suddenly hissed and raised his hooves to stand up, suddenly a figure jumped in front of him.
Qing Chen was taken aback, and Wei Changzheng shouted: "Who is it!" With the thin skylight, Qing Chen saw a ragged beggar stopping in front of her horse, who had just leaned against the edge of the half-turned city wall , everyone hurried on their way, but they didn't see him.
The beggar seemed to want to block Qing Chen's way, and he stretched out his hand to pull her horse's rein, yelling "wuwu" in his mouth, but he turned out to be a mute, unable to speak at all.
When Qing Chen looked up at him carefully, he was horrified. The face of this person is extremely ugly, the entire head and face are almost covered with scars, as if a bucket of boiling oil has been poured from the top, there is no intact skin, one eye is already blind, and the other half-opened is looking straight at her , kept shaking his head and waving his hands.
Wei Changzheng guarded Qing Chen, shouting: "Bold! How dare you disturb the princess!" He wanted to raise his whip to clear the way.
Qing Chen saw that the beggar was always waving his fingers towards the intersection, and his heart moved: "Long March, don't hurt him!" She asked the beggar, "Do you have something to tell me?"
The beggar nodded, pointing to the road they were going to take before, and then pointing to another road.
Qing Chen asked: "Are you a commoner in this city? Do you know the way to Baizhangyuan?"
The beggar nodded hastily, and kept pointing the other way, saying "Wooooo" indistinctly.
Qing Chen asked again: "Is that the only way to Baizhangyuan?"
The beggar nodded desperately, Xia Bufeng said impatiently: "Where did a beggar come from? Princess don't bother with him, it's important to hurry!"
Shi Zhonghou also said: "This person behaves strangely, I'm afraid it's unbelievable, Wangfei is cautious."
It was extremely difficult for Qing Chen to make a decision, he only felt that the appearance of this beggar was strange. At this moment, the beggar suddenly took a few steps forward and gestured towards Wei Changzheng. Wei Changzheng hadn't responded yet, but Qing Chen looked surprised.
She had seen Ye Tianling make this gesture before. It was a secret mark that Ye Tianling used in the army when he was young. It had been abandoned for many years. , Shi Zhonghou, etc. have never seen it. In his free time, Qing Chen always liked Yang Yetianling to talk about his secrets in the army, and because he found it amusing, he learned this gesture.
At this time, she couldn't be sure whether the previous path was correct, and she couldn't tell whether the beggar was trustworthy. There was only a kind of intuition lingering in her heart - when reason and reality couldn't help, the only thing left was intuition, that kind of innate independence. It is a woman's intuition.
The beggar looked at Qing Chen's one eye and seemed to reveal a light different from his identity. Qing Chen calmed down and asked in a deep voice: "Can you take us to Baizhangyuan from the nearest road?"
The beggar nodded and knelt down on one knee facing Qing Chen. At this moment, Qing Chen noticed that although he had a handicap in one leg, he was performing a standard military salute.
Seeing that gesture, Wei Changzheng was startled, only looking at the beggar. Xia Bufeng is a straight-hearted person, he couldn't think too much at the moment, both of them waited for Qing Chen to show him, only Shi Zhonghou frowned and said: "Princess, how can you trust this unknown beggar at this time? What if I miss a big deal?"
"I believe in myself." Qing Chen raised his head and said, under the hazy sky, there was a star shining extremely brightly in the sky in the north, and the dazzling clarity flashed past in her calm eyes, as if piercing through the darkness of the night Silence, a bright light suddenly appeared, "give him a horse." She ordered, and immediately a soldier came out behind her, and the beggar seemed extremely excited, and kowtowed deeply to Qing Chen, and struggled to get on the horse.
Qing Chen looked at him coldly, his posture on the horse bore traces of strict training, and none of these clues escaped her eyes. She ignored the skeptical expressions of the accompanying people and ordered to move forward.
The beggar led them to the south along the road on the left, and then branched into the mountain, walking all the mountain roads that are not easy to find. About half an hour later, they entered a valley. Just after passing through the valley, everyone heard the vague but noisy sound of fighting, swords and guns. It seemed that the distance was not far away.
The beggar turned around to signal them to go quickly, and ran up a low hill first, and the rolling Baizhangyuan immediately appeared in front of him.
In the darkening sky, the Baizhang Plain was full of Turkic cavalry, and the densely packed army continued to attack the few Xuanjia warriors in the northwest.
When Qing Chen first saw the Xuanjia Army, he couldn't see clearly for a while, so he hurriedly asked Wei Changzheng: "Have you seen Your Highness?" Before getting an answer, she was pleasantly surprised again: "He is in the formation!"
Surrounded by the Turkic army, although the Xuanjia army is at a disadvantage, they are in a stable formation, occupying six directions, which is exactly the six-flower formation that Zuo Yuansun used when he defeated Conanxu in Chaoyangchuan.
Thousands of Xuanjia warriors are erratic among the Turkic army, like a sharp whirlpool sweeping and smashing the approaching Turkic army, sometimes rushing forward and backward, piercing through the encirclement, sometimes unwinding and opening, without any flaws , Turkic soldiers were killed all around in disorder, and people turned their backs on their backs. Although there were a large number of Turkic soldiers, they could not do anything to them for a while.
Those in the Xuanjia army who can use this formation so superbly, except Ye Tianling, don't think otherwise. Qing Chen was overjoyed, quickly saw the situation on the Baizhang Plain, turned around and said: "General Xia, you lead 6,000 people to fight the Turks from the east, and if you break the enemy's position, immediately retreat to the northwest. Don't be reluctant to fight, don't fight hard ’” She was afraid that Xia Bufeng would fall into a tight siege if he didn’t do anything wrong, so she specially instructed him.
Xia Bufeng took the order: "Princess, don't worry, I know the pros and cons." After saying this, he led his troops away.
Qing Chen said to Wei Changzheng again: "Do you remember the Six Flower Formation Mr. Zuo said?"
Wei Changzheng recently followed Qing Chen, and Qing Chen often practiced the formations passed down by Zuo Yuansun with him, "I will remember!"
Qing Chen said: "Okay, you also lead 6,000 people to take the west, and use this formation like a green front to break into the enemy army, join the Xuanjia army and retreat to Yanliang together!"
"The last general obeys orders!" Wei Changzheng turned around with his horse, and suddenly hesitated: "Princess, you..."
Qing Chen raised his eyebrows: "Hurry up! If Nangong Jing takes Yanliang, he will definitely come to meet him and tell His Highness that we will see you in Yanliang!"
Wei Changzheng did not dare to disobey his orders, so with a flick of his whip, six thousand men and horses galloped towards Baizhangyuan.
Qing Chen said to Shi Zhonghou: "General Shi, order the remaining people to cut down branches on the spot and tie them to the horse's tail. Let's rush west along the high hills."
Shi Zhonghou's eyes lit up: "Is the princess trying to confuse the enemy?"
Qing Chen smiled and said: "Yes, if the Turkic people mistakenly think that the reinforcements have arrived, they will be cautious, so we can take advantage of it."
Shi Zhonghou took people to arrange it himself. Qing Chen saw that the beggar had been staring blankly at the army in front of Baizhangyuan since he arrived here. She asked softly: "Who are you, but you have known His Highness the Fourth Highness before? I am his wife. You have helped the Xuanjia Army a lot today. Let me thank you for him first."
The beggar rolled off his horse and bent down on the ground, but he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He raised his head and looked at Qing Chen with tears in his eyes.
The Xuanjia army and the Turkic army have fought against the Turkic army so far. Although they have used the terrain of all sides to maneuver skillfully, they have not been defeated. However, facing the Turkic offensive all over the mountains and plains, they are already exhausted. They only rely on the exquisite formation to support them. An open plain like Baizhangyuan breaks out to the northwest.
The Turkic army rectified slightly, and another round of offensives followed.
Ye Tianling watched the soldiers who had fought together for many years gradually fall beside him, the swords were flying cold, and the battle robes were stained with blood. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind, that he must bring these brothers out of Baizhangyuan alive.
The sword energy strikes people, like shocking lightning. Wherever the long sword in his hand goes, there are layers of light and shadow, appearing out of nowhere, shattering gold and cracking stones, and there seems to be rainstorm and cold light flying across the chaotic army. None of the Turkic soldiers can stand up. As a united general, those who block are invincible.
Under a dazzling cold light, the Turkic soldier in front of him fell to the ground with blood spattering from his throat. The sword is like a shooting star, slanting across the front, a rain of blood flies down, and cuts another enemy.
Behind Ye Tianling on Eleventh, a silver spear was superb, like a flying dragon piercing the clouds, and a dragon flying out of the sea. Wherever it went, the enemy troops stumbled and flew, as if drawing a perfect arc out of thin air, and those who came close were killed. He picked up an enemy and suddenly felt that the pressure in front of him was loosened, the enemy in the east seemed to be in chaos, and immediately after the sound of fighting in the west, an army broke into the enemy's rear, and the soldiers rushed to this side with a swift and fierce front.
The long spear shook and pierced through the two of them, Eleven laughed and said, "Fourth brother, nine hundred and seventy-three!"
Reinforcements arrive! The spirits of the Xuanjia army are greatly boosted! "It's not too late to break out of the enemy's formation!" Ye Tianling replied, and with his backhand, an enemy next to him flew away, shaking his sword and screaming. The soldiers of the Xuanjia army walked Longpan, and instantly changed into an assault formation, fighting and moving, and joined the western reinforcements in a short while.
The combination of the two formations greatly increased their power. Although the Turkic army was fierce, it was difficult to defeat it for a while.
The Xuanjia army is like a tiger with wings added, it is unstoppable to charge and kill the enemy, but in a short time, they cut a bloody path in the Turkic army, like a potential dragon coming out of a deep abyss, soaring to the sky and clouds, and immediately escaped from the encirclement.
The large Turkic army wanted to intercept it, but billows of smoke and dust rose from the dense forest on the western hillside, and the sound of hooves shook the ground.
The Turks suddenly couldn't figure out the situation of the reinforcements, so they didn't dare to rush forward. After a while, they didn't see any soldiers from the Celestial Dynasty.
At this time, Xia Bufeng's men and horses had also been killed. Such a person as Ye Tianling, once out of trouble, how could he allow the enemy to spread the net again. Fighting opportunities are ever-changing, but in a flash, the Xuanjia army returns to the forest, and the dragon enters the sea. It is difficult for even a thousand troops to stop.
Baizhangyuan was only 20 miles away from Yanliang, and 10,000 troops from Nangong Jing arrived halfway, and they captured Yanliang half an hour ago. The original disadvantage was suddenly reversed, the three parties reunited and entered Yanliang City, the city gate was slowly closed, the Turkic army chased after them, and were blocked outside the city.
Breaking out of the situation, breaking out of the siege, is really a pleasure!
The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army bathed in blood in cold clothes, flying horses raised dust, swung their swords and shouted in unison, and the city of Yanliang was full of pride!
Nangong Jing, Wei Changzheng, and Xia Bufeng got off their horses and knelt in front of Ye Tianling. Nangong Jing called out: "Your Highness!" There was a hint of excitement in the voice: "The last one will wait for the late arrival!"
Ye Tianling saw that Yanliang City had already been properly fortified, and everywhere was rigorous, nodded in praise: "Well done!"
Eleven stood beside him, with a silver gun casually resting on his shoulders, and his battle robe was stained with blood, whether it was his blood or the enemy's blood, but he had an unrestrained smile on his face, showing a heroic spirit. He said loudly to Ye Tianling: "Fourth brother, I killed a thousand Turkic people before you, this time you will lose to me for a while!"
The corner of Ye Tianling's lips twitched, and his sword eyebrows slightly raised: "What's the matter if I let you once?" Although he was joking with Eleven, he always had a strange feeling in his heart. It seemed that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it out. .
He looked back at the soldiers who followed him. Although this time the Xuanjia Army had never suffered a serious injury, nearly half of them were injured, but the soldiers immediately swung their swords with great pride. He immediately ordered Tang Chu to count the number of casualties and quickly rest on the spot.
At this time, Xia Bufeng said to Nangong Jing from the side: "You all killed happily, but the princess ordered me not to fight recklessly, I am really puzzled!"
Ye Tianling's heart skipped a beat, he turned around and asked, "Is the concubine here too? Where is she?"
Xia Bufeng was stunned, looked at Wei Changzheng, Wei Changzheng was startled, then looked at Nangong Jing, Nangong Jing saw this and said: "Isn't the princess with you?"
Wei Changzheng was stunned: "Princess Wang and General Shi said they would meet you first and then go to Yanliang. Didn't you meet them?"
An inexplicable sense of depression hit Ye Tianling's heart, he frowned and said, "How many of them are there?"
Wei Changzheng said: "Only... less than three thousand."
Ye Tianling originally thought that Qing Chen was with the army of the Celestial Dynasty, but when he heard this, his expression changed suddenly: "It's less than three thousand!"
Eleven was also taken aback: "Where are they now?"
No one answered this question. Everyone woke up from the relaxation just now, and Ming Zhi grabbed Wei Changzheng's collar and asked: "I brought my brothers to follow His Highness, didn't I tell you to protect the princess? Why are you missing now!"
At that time, the situation was urgent, Wei Changzheng was ordered to leave Qing Chen's side as a last resort, and now he felt extremely regretful: "Your Highness... I..."
Ye Tianling's eyes were full of shock and anger, before he could say anything, he turned around and grabbed the reins, Eleven stopped him in time: "Fourth brother! Where are you going?"
When Ye Tianling was stopped by him, he suddenly calmed down, stood in front of Feng Chi for a moment, slammed the rein of the horse, and fell silent for a while. Before the army arrived, the Turkic troops were pressing heavily on the city, and the strength of the two sides was very different. At this time, Yanliang City was already struggling to defend itself, let alone other things.
Eleven said: "Fourth brother, don't worry, Shi Zhonghou has experienced many battles, he is not a reckless person, he will definitely not bring three thousand people to conflict with the enemy. Since Qing Chen is with him, nothing may happen."
Ye Tianling was concerned for a while and became confused. At this moment, he forced himself to suppress the inexplicable anxiety in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Long March, you and Ming Zhi and the brothers with good skills try to get out of the city secretly. You two hours are given, and you must find the princess and the others." where!"
Because the Turkic army has not yet figured out the situation in Yanliang City, they just stationed troops to besiege the city and have not launched an attack for the time being.
Ye Tianling and Shi Shi climbed to the top of the city. The sky is long and the dark clouds are about to fall. The light of the broken dawn is suppressed behind the dark clouds, revealing a little bright color. Looking around, the plain is full of dense arrays of Turkic cavalry, and the black flags are everywhere.
Yu Su, Shiluo Khan of the East Turkic and Shehu Khan of the Western Turkic came to the front of the battle in person, and were pointing Yanliang from a distance, discussing how to proceed.
At this time, Yanliang City seemed to be loosely defended, and it seemed to be within easy reach, but Turkic and Yu Su both had deep concerns about Ye Tianling, and did not dare to rush forward for a while.
Ye Tianling looked at the Turkic army coldly, with a haughty expression on his face, and the black cloak raised by the long wind made his figure as straight as a sword, and in his calm indifference, he faintly exuded a murderous aura. It was not the first time he had confronted the people in front of him, and he was well aware of the nature of the other party. At this time, he deliberately showed weakness and turned the falsehood into reality. He calculated that they would not rush to attack easily and calmly arranged. But Yu Su was able to win over the East and West Turks who had been divided for many years, and borrowed a large army, but he didn't know what method he used, or what conditions he promised the Turks. Thinking of this, Ye Tianling's deep eyes flashed a silent edge.
Eleven's handsome brows and eyes also showed a bit of dignity, but he said with words of relief: "Fourth brother, please be at ease first, Qing Chen is a smart man, he should know how to protect himself." Having said that, I am always worried, if something happens ,The consequences could be disastrous.
"She is confused!" Ye Tianling's voice was tinged with anger for a moment: "How dare you take such a risk? If she has an accident, I..." The sentence was in front of her eyes. Yuan Hai's calmness was gone, and it was useless to say anything else.
The corners of Ye Tianling's slightly pursed lips were condensed, and the 300,000 powerful enemies in front of him seemed to be nothing, but the bottom of his heart was turbulent.
After more than an hour, a few guards who had left the city with the long march went back to the city first, and they rushed behind Ye Tianling, looked at each other, hesitated to speak.
Ye Tianling looked back, Eleven asked, "What's the matter? Can you find them?"
One of them said in a trembling voice: "Return to Your Highness, the subordinates will investigate clearly, the princess... was taken captive by the Turkic army!"
One sentence was like a thunderbolt splitting the sky, Ye Tianling was shocked, and asked sharply, "What did you say!"
The guard in front of him knelt down in shock, "Princess...the concubine and General Shi met the East Turkic Prince Tongda and were taken captive to the Turkic army."