But at present Batu and Chahan don't know the news that Okuotai let them go south, maybe they can use this loophole to do something.
Duan Ling leaned on the cushion of the tent and fell asleep in a drowsy sleep. He was on the road all night and marched in a hurry, and his whole body was in pain.
It was getting dark gradually, and he fell into a long dream. In the dream, he hadn't grown up yet, and he was still studying in a famous school. When he came home on the first and fifteenth day of the first year, Lang Junxia was by his side to accompany him to read and write, to help him with his work. Peach tree watering.
He once thought that Lang Junxia was his father, and he also guessed whether he was lying to himself. He didn't say it just because it was inconvenient to say. The phrase "you will know later" has a different meaning.
There are many things that I didn't understand when I was a child, but I gradually understand it when I grow up, but the phrase "I will leave you one day" said by Lang Junxia always haunts my ears.
The lights were still on in the coach's tent, and Yelu Zongzhen, Wu Du, and Qin Long discussed the map. After a while, Qin Long went down to arrange the arrangement. Zong Zhen said in Chinese, "Wuluohoumu, who is he? It's not a wise choice for you to take risks for such a person."
Wu Du replied: "Did I just watch him die like this? This guy can't die. If he dies, I'll owe him a debt in this life, and I can't figure it out anymore. How can the living fight against the dead? "
Zongzhen said: "I don't understand, I would rather you go back like this, withdraw from the Black Valley, return to Ye City, close the city and stand firm until I bring troops to support."
"You go back to the Liao Kingdom, and then bring your troops out and pass through the Yubi Pass." Wu Du said, "It takes at least forty days, and it won't last that long. And he saved Duan Ling, and I owe him. love."
Yelu Zong really never expected that Wu Du actually planned to save that person's life for this reason. The reason for this ironic reason was because he didn't want Duan Ling to remember him forever.
And Wu Du said the name "Duan Ling", which means that he knew the identity of Duan Ling's prince.
"What's more, he is a member of the White Tiger Hall after all." Wu Du looked outside the tent, like a squatting tiger, and said solemnly, "It doesn't matter whether he will be dealt with according to the sect rules after he is captured, or the court will convict him and delay him. , can't die in the hands of Yuan people."
"What did he do?" Yelu Zongzhen asked.
"He brought Duan Ling to Shangjing." Wu Du said, "I have protected him for five years. For this, I have to be grateful to him. It is not easy to be a master..."
Wu Du carried his helmet, walked out of the tent, and went to inspect.
A gust of wind passed through the forest outside, and a gust of wind blew the tent and made a sound. Duan Ling opened his eyes and it was almost dawn.
Wu Du never came back, and Duan Ling suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Where's Wu Du?" Duan Ling hurriedly ran out of the tent. I was afraid that Wu Du was going to save people by himself. Fortunately, the soldiers said that he was still there. Duan Ling chased after him to the high ground and was relieved to see Wu Du standing in a trance. .
"Awake?" Wu Du asked.
Duan Ling nodded, there is nothing better than the fact that Wu Du is still at the moment.
"Last night, I went to sleep in the tent for a while." Wu Du said, "I didn't wake you up because you were sound asleep."
Duan Ling gave an "um" and asked, "How is the situation?"
"It's a bit tricky." Wu Du slept for a while, and seemed to be more refreshed. He sat on the rock beside Duan Ling, his feet were slightly apart, and he stared into the distance.
"The vanguard of the Yuan Army is twelve miles away." Wu Du said, "There are more people coming one after another, almost 8,000 people, a total of 10,000."
"What about the remaining forty thousand?" Duan Ling sat down beside him and asked.
"Stayed outside Runan City." Wu Du replied, "There is good news. This time, the messengers sent by Okuotai have only one way. That is to say, they don't know the secret order yet, and they will not return to Buerchijinba. rule."
Duan Ling was silent and frowned.
"This letter was sent by a prisoner they sent." Wu Du took out a letter and said, "No one has read it except me. It was sent with the letter, and there is this."
Wu Du handed over another flute, which belonged to Lang Junxia.
Duan Ling read the letter in the faint light of the sky. The letter was written in Batu's handwriting, and he proposed to exchange hostages, a total of 21 people.
"Wuluohoumu has fallen into his hands." What Duan Ling had been worried about finally became a reality.
But they didn't have any hostages of the Yuan people in their hands, and Batu had only one request - to take Duan Ling in exchange, and after they were delivered, they would retreat immediately, but Xun Shui.
"The exchange location is on Baiyan Cliff." Wu Du said, "The place where we cut down trees."
Duan Ling said, "I'll go and replace him."
"I'll go." Wu Du said, "I know you don't want him to die."
Duan Ling had to admit that along the way, he could hardly face the fact that Ba knew Lang Junxia. When he was a child, he often came to his house and knew how to force Duan Ling to come forward.
"It's too dangerous." Duan Ling said, "He won't kill me, but he will kill you."
"No." Wu Du waved his hand and said, "Now I have the final say."
"I have a solution." Duan Ling said, "I'll go and exchange the hostages back, and Batu will definitely take me away right away."
Wu Du looked at Duan Ling with very complicated eyes.
"Come here again to save me." Duan Ling said again, "After Batu takes me back, he will definitely not harm me. As long as the night falls, you and Zheng Yan will come in to save people. You are all assassins, and you are familiar with lurking and assassination. The Yuan army is not your opponent at all.”
Wu Du replied in a deep voice, "I'm not an assassin, I'm a general."
Duan Ling: "..."
"You want to come to Yecheng." Wu Du's voice carried an irrefutable momentum, and said coldly, "I listen to you, I want to fight with the Yuan people, I also listen to you, I want to save the Liao people, I listen to you . But this time, you have to listen to me unless you order me."
"Are you the prince, or my daughter-in-law? Choose one for yourself."
Duan Ling felt that Wu Du was angry with him, which had never happened before.
"Yes, sir." Duan Ling had no choice but to admit.
Wu Du's expression widened, he raised his hand and asked him to lean over.
An indescribable feeling surged in Duan Ling's heart, leaning forward and leaning into his arms.
Wu Du lowered his head and kissed Duan Ling fiercely.
"Qin Taki has already made arrangements, and we will leave in two hours." Wu Du said, "It will be fine, you have to trust my ability."
Two hours later, Duan Ling rode up to Benxiao and, escorted by Wu Du, headed to Baiyan Cliff, an open area in the Black Valley, where the Xunshui flows from the lowlands in the valley.
Twenty-one people were lined up in front of the cliff, each of them stripped off their shirts, and they were bruised and covered in blood.
The first is Lang Junxia, whose hands are tied and hung from the cliff.
"It's called corpse defense."
For some reason, his father's voice sounded in his ears. This familiar scene gave Duan Ling a great impact.
"Badu!" Duan Ling's voice echoed in the empty valley, "I'm here! Let me go!"
There was a sound in the woods on the high ground, and Batu came out and stared at Duan Ling across the stream.
Duan Lingle stopped running to the sky, made a circle in front of the stream, and looked up at Batu. He didn't say anything to accuse Batu of treating Lang Junxia like this, and Batu didn't give him any explanation, as if they were all expected.
The dying Lang Junxia raised his head and looked at Duan Ling in the distance.
"You bet wrong!" Batu turned to Lang Junxia and said, "He's here!"
Lang Junxia didn't answer, just stared at Duan Ling more than ten steps away.
After Duan Ling changed into clean clothes, he took a small bag with him, and even packed his luggage.
Neither Amugu nor Wu Du appeared. Duan Ling couldn't help looking over to Lang Junxia. He saw that he was naked and naked, with crisscrossing welt marks all over his chest and abdominal muscles. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot.
"I hope you don't come." Batu said, "I want to kill him."
"You won't kill him." Duan Ling replied, "You are nostalgic, he treated you well when you were young, and you will always remember it in your heart. I wanted to take advantage of your indecision, not to I'm here. But if I really don't come, I'll be looked down upon by you."
Batu laughed instead, a smile full of aggression.
"I want to beat you." Batu said, "Why are people still here to kill you? Is it someone from Cai Gou's faction?"
"You guessed it right, let him go." Duan Ling replied, suddenly feeling that Batu is actually very smart. This guy knows a lot of things, but he just doesn't say it.
"Where's Zongzhen?" Batu asked.
"Let's go." Duan Ling replied, "I'm busy going back and dispatching troops to attack you."
"I don't even want his subordinates," Batu said. "He's an emperor, you're not."
The two were relatively silent for a moment.
"Come here, come beside me." Batu looked at Duan Ling, and the feeling in his eyes came out again. Every time Duan Ling looked at him like this, he always felt very uncomfortable.
"Let go first." Duan Ling said.
"You have no choice," Batu said.
"You don't have to choose, Batu." Duan Ling said, taking a half step back, as if he wanted to ride a horse. Sure enough, Batu turned his head and drank.
With an order from the cliff, his subordinates released the captives and pushed them forward. At the same time, a row of archers appeared on the edge of the cliff, pointing their arrows at the captives.
"Let's go, come here." Batu said, "Don't try to struggle, you are mine from the beginning."
Duan Ling still looked up and glanced, wanting to make sure they were safe before crossing the creek. At this time, he was still nearly ten steps away from Batu.
Batu waited patiently for Duan Ling, as if waiting for a long-lost promise.
"What are you waiting for?" Batu said, "As long as I give an order, it will be enough to kill you and the people in ambush behind you. Don't blackmail me on the basis of my goodness to you."
Duan Ling stationed his horse in front of the stream, turned over and dismounted, picked up his baggage, waded in the water, and walked across the stream. At the heights, Lang Junxia turned around and stopped.
Duan Ling felt something and looked up at the winding mountain road. At that moment, he suddenly had a strong premonition.
Lang Junxia smiled at him in the sun, and then took a step, about to fall off the cliff.
"Don't jump down! Lang Junxia!" Duan Ling shouted.
With such a sound, Lang Junxia was stunned, his movements stopped for a while, and a figure swept past, holding a lasso and wrapping him.
In an instant, Batu rode his horse towards Duan Ling, Duan Ling immediately turned around and waded, rushed upstream, Batu lowered his body, dived, grabbed Duan Ling, and forcibly dragged him onto the horse!
Behind Batu, an army of thousands of yuan rushed out, immediately blocking all possible directions to attack them.
Duan Ling was about to shout when Batu grabbed the collar and dragged him flying. Then he made an unexpected move by Batu - he stepped on the stirrup with one foot, turned on his horse, and rammed Batu into the air. Had to cross over and grab the bag.
Batu immediately held down Duan Ling, and there was a soft sound in the trees opposite.
A black cast iron arrow flew through the air, and then, Wu Du, who was dressed in an assassin's strong suit, rushed out of the forest with the arrow.
The black arrow hit Duan Ling's burden, and it broke open with a bang, and the poisonous powder burst into the sky. Duan Ling immediately held his breath and drilled from Batu's ribs.
The poisonous powder was flying, and the Yuan army was in chaos. Duan Ling rushed into the crowd with a short body, was trampled on his back, and rushed towards the stream in a hurry.