The king of Yizhou fled back to Jiannan Road in embarrassment all the way. Instead of going south to Yizhou, he diverted to Maozhou.
Without even entering Maozhou City, the King of Yizhou led his people directly into the mountain.
The mountain road was difficult, and they didn't reach the mountain pass where the soldiers were stationed until night fell. Before entering the mountain, he had sent two other guards to enter Maozhou City.
Yin Li sat in the middle tent and received the reply from the scouts. He glanced at the already dark night outside and said, "Master Yang, you can go now."
At this moment, he and Yang Heshu are just subordinates and subordinates.
Yang Heshu got up, saluted and retreated, and left with Captain Song.
They are also stationed in the mountains. The mountain roads are difficult to walk, and the mountain roads at night are even more difficult.
Riding on the horse, Yang Heshu and Song Xiaowei led the people quietly out of the mountain to Maozhou City.
He glanced back at the team that couldn't even light a torch, pursed his lips and said, "Your general is at ease, isn't he afraid that the king of Yizhou will keep someone along the way?"
Colonel Song said confidently: "So what if you keep him? Master Yang, don't worry, King Zhen of Yizhou sent troops to chase after him, and the general will stop him."
These people are all former subordinates of Yin Li. Since he went back and dispatched troops, he is now a general.
"If that's the case, then light the torches." Yang Heshu reined in the horse and ordered crisply, "Have someone light the torches and walk faster."
Captain Song: "...Master Yang, is this not good?"
"What's wrong? I really have to go in the dark. It will be dawn when we arrive in Maozhou City."
It’s just that we don’t arrive until dawn, so it’s nice to make a time difference.
But Captain Song saw Yang Heshu's insistence, so he had no choice but to pass on orders. Before he came out, the general said that he would obey Yang Heshu's orders.
The torches were gradually lit up in the ranks, and the nervous soldiers looked at the torches and felt a little confident, holding the torches and began to trot forward.
The speed of their group was much faster. It was late at night when they came out of the mountain, and after running for more than half an hour, they arrived in the wilderness. Only then did Yang and Shu stop to let them rest.
Yang Heshu called Xiaowei Song, "I need them to do something, they won't offend the villagers, right?"
Captain Song's face turned serious and he said: "Don't worry, my lord, our Western Army has never committed any crime against the common people."
If this is the case, Yang Heshu will listen to it, and only believe it three-pointed in his heart, because soldiers in military disasters are always like bandits, and sometimes even worse than bandits.
But Yang Heshu also nodded seriously and said, "Then you go and order ninety people, I have something to say to them."
When everyone arrived, Yang Heshu took out a temporary map that he had drawn in the afternoon. Naturally, it wasn't very accurate, but it shouldn't be too far off.
Ever since he received a letter from Bai Shan and the others saying that the remaining private soldiers might be hiding in Maozhou, he and Tang Zhihe began to investigate Maozhou secretly.
Of course, Yin Li was also told.
In the end, it was Yin Li who found the place where the troops were stationed.
But he and Tang Zhihe didn't get nothing.
The two of them went through all the counties and townships under their jurisdiction in Maozhou. In addition to consulting the classics, they also sent people to go through it again. If the military disaster cannot be stopped, how will these people move into the city.
Unlike Yin Li, he is a general who only cares about fighting, while Yang County Magistrate and Tang County Magistrate are the same county magistrates. What they think about is not winning the battle, but how to protect the people and their property in the event of a military disaster.
After all, Yin Li left after the battle, and they were going to govern the place.
If the king of Yizhou wants to send troops, his first move is definitely not to go north, but to occupy Maozhou nearby, and then go south to take Mianzhou and Yizhou.
Especially Yizhou City, which is his fiefdom, where his territory is, before entering the capital, he will definitely use Yizhou as his base.
So it is very unfortunate that the jurisdictions governed by Tang County Magistrate and Yang County Magistrate are both among the primary targets of Yizhou King.
So they took Maozhou as an assumption.
Yang Heshu did not expect that he would use these things so soon. He pointed out on the map the villages that would be affected by King Yizhou after his start, and said, "You three form a team and go to a village to find the village chief or Li Zheng. , Let them go to the city to hide immediately."
Song Xiaowei said: "Are you going to the city after a long journey? I'm afraid you will encounter rebels on the road, and they don't want to."
Yang Heshu said: "These villages are all on the way of the rebel army's attack or collapse, not very far from Maozhou City."
He said: "Your general only has 29,000 people now. Against 27,000 people, I don't think he can take everyone down in one fell swoop. Once the chaos army retreats or collapses, these common people will face the chaos army directly."
Captain Song glanced at the road signs on the map and found that they were indeed.
So he nodded and ordered to go down, three people and three horses, let them lead the village and leave.
He said: "Return to the city and return to the team as soon as the notice is received. Regardless of whether they listen or not, you should not stay longer."
The Ninety Soldiers understood as soon as they heard it. If some villages refused to listen, if they delayed, they encountered rebels on the way, and they would be the ones who died.
All the soldiers accepted the order and dispersed on horseback.
Yang Heshu didn't say no to this order, but put away the map and said, "Let's go, set off, we have to control Maozhou City before dawn."
Captain Song's eyes flashed, although the decision of this aristocratic son was beyond his expectations, he still obeyed.
Only the army of 910 people continued to advance, and after running for another half an hour, they arrived near Maozhou. Yang Heshu reined in his horse and asked Captain Song, "How can we open the gate of Maozhou at night?"
Colonel Song hesitated and said: "Fake military information, saying it was Tubo's deduction?"
Yang Heshu: "... this is the east gate, and the Tubo side should be called the west gate or the north gate, right?"
Lieutenant Song’s face was a little embarrassed, it’s true, he smiled and said: “It’s true, and Tubo is on the border, this military situation will not reach Maozhou first, our Western Army is stationed on the border, and we can directly send emergency troops to the border. The military situation was sent to Beijing."
Yang Heshu pondered for a moment and said, "Just say it's an urgent report from the King of Yizhou and ask them to open the door."
Colonel Song was taken aback, "Is this possible? The guards are the local garrison. If the guards are not from the Yizhou Wang family, wouldn't it be exposed?"
Yang Heshu said: "They will report it to the governor of Maozhou. Just call the door. If it doesn't work, try to find a way to open it. Anyway, we must enter the city before dawn."
Otherwise, if the city gate cannot be controlled in advance, it will not be able to accommodate the fleeing people.
Song Xiaowei responded, and ordered about twenty people to go up to the door with him.
Yang Heshu and the remaining soldiers and horses fell behind.
The army gradually approached, and the dozing soldier on the city wall gradually came to his senses. He rubbed his eyes and saw that there were indeed continuous torches below him. He immediately woke up his companion next to him and motioned him to look, "What's going on, whose caravan so long?"
The companion woke up, "Isn't this a caravan? Where can there be so many people in a caravan?"