Chu Han returned to Liuyang City with 50,000 soldiers and horses angrily. Sure enough, the two big granaries were empty of grain and grass, not a single bag was left, and all the weapons in the armory were looted. He looked at the empty granary and armory with eyes wide open. Red, almost vomiting blood.
The defender of Liuyang City knelt in front of Chu Han, trembling non-stop. He never thought that the second prince would lead troops to attack Lancheng. When the battle in Lancheng was in full swing, Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang would detour behind like bandits, using tricks to attack Lancheng. They took Liuyang City and emptied the granaries and weapons in the city.
Those two didn't kill him, but he felt that he had already died.
Chu Han turned around, pulled out his sword sharply, and pointed it at the guard of Liuyang City.
The city guard of Liuyang City suddenly turned pale.
At this time, a counselor beside Chu Han stepped forward and said anxiously, "Second Prince, wait a minute!"
Chu Han turned to look at the adviser, "What do you have to say?"
The counselor took a step back and said respectfully, "This is the end of the matter, it's useless to kill the city guards, it's better to recover the food, grass, and military salaries as soon as possible. In such a snowy day, I want to transport a large amount of food, grass, and military salaries, and bypass Lancheng." You must not go fast on the battlefield. Follow the traces of the ruts and chase, maybe you can catch up."
Hearing this, Chu Han withdrew his sword, got on his horse, and sent an order, "Find the ruts and chase after me! I must tear Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang into pieces!"
Fifty thousand Northern Zhou cavalry were ordered to follow Chu Han out of Liuyang City.
After the heavy snowfall, the ruts were too obvious, so Chu Han immediately led a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to follow the ruts himself.
After Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang left Liuyang City, they walked for 20 to 30 miles and set up an ambush on the slope of a dangerous mountain forest near the Linhe River. Using the terrain, they set up traps for hunters, set up a formation of organs, and five thousand soldiers Ma waited in formation, waiting for Chu Han to arrive.
The two of them knew that when Chu Han heard the news that the grain and grass in Liuyang City had been evacuated, he would definitely chase after him in a rage, and there must be a lot of pursuers. They only brought five thousand soldiers and one hundred guards, and they had to be properly arranged before they could Do more with less.
Not long after they finished setting up, Qian Han walked up to the two of them and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Su, there are two horses that suddenly fell to the ground for unknown reasons."
Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan looked at each other, and Su Fengnuan asked, "Where is it?"
Qian Han stretched out his hand and pointed, "By the Ganges River."
"Let's go and have a look." Su Fengnuan said to Ye Chang.
Ye Chang nodded.
When the two came to the Ganges River, they saw two horses lying on the ground with their eyes open, very absent-minded. Su Fengnuan kicked the horses' legs, and the two horses did not move, not even bouncing their hooves.
Su Fengnuan frowned.
Ye Chang asked, "What's going on?"
Su Fengnuan didn't answer, and asked Qianhan, "Aren't these two horses in good condition when they came here? Before they fell to the ground, they were here... to drink water?"
Because she saw that due to the first heavy snow in winter in the western region, a layer of ice had formed on the surface of the Ganges River. up.
Qian Han nodded.
Su Fengnuan raised her eyebrows, "Is there something wrong with the water?" After she finished speaking, she said to Qianhan, "Go get a bowl, I'll scoop up a bowl of water and have a look."
Qian Han hurriedly fetched a bowl.
Su Fengnuan scooped up a bowl of water from the hole in the ice shaved off by the horseshoe, sniffed it and smelled it, and immediately expressed doubts, "How could the water in the Ganges be poisoned with cartilage?"
"What?" Ye Chang took a step forward, looked at Su Fengnuan, raised his eyebrows, "Cartilage poison?"
Su Fengnuan nodded, holding the medicine and said puzzledly, "It is indeed cartilage poison, and it is extremely strong cartilage poison. All living things, as long as they drink this water, will be poisoned, so weak that they will fall to the ground. After saying that, she looked at the vast Ganges covered with a layer of frost and ice, "This river is so wide and so long, how could it be poisoned with cartilage poison? To poison the entire river, it would take It takes ten carts of cartilage poison to poison a horse to the ground."
Ye Chang heard the words and looked at the source of the Ganges River, and then looked for the source to look at the direction of the water. When his eyes focused on the direction of Lancheng, he suddenly asked, "Do the people in Lancheng drink the water of the Ganges River?"
Su Fengnuan's heart sank, and he also looked towards the direction of Lancheng, and nodded, "Yes, Lancheng uses water from the Ganges River. As far as I know, there are ten wells in Lancheng, all of which are drawn from the Ganges River."
Ye Chang heard the words, "It seems that the situation in Lancheng is not as optimistic as we imagined. If the cartilage poison had been dropped before the war, then half of the people in Lancheng should have been poisoned by now, including the people in the city." " After finishing speaking, he asked, "Do you think Chu Han did it?"
Su Fengnuan said angrily, "Who else could it be? In Yanbei a few days ago, I told you that Chu Han was scheming and ruthless. He was a ruthless character. He will do everything he can, and it seems that he can't attack Lancheng for a long time, so he used extraordinary means."
Ye Chang twirled his fingers and said, "Since that's the case, this person can't be kept, so he must be removed."
Su Fengnuan pursed his lips, "At the very beginning, in the western region, I fought against him. In order to seize the cold jade pendant in his hand, I missed a chance to kill him. Later in Yanbei, I burned Fengkou Mountain to save Su Sixuan. I had a chance to kill him. When he was besieging Yanbei City, I had no energy to kill him after I played the song to break the formation. Xu Yunchu was also injured. Because of Dan Zhuo's rescue, I couldn't kill him. So, all at once Then, again and again, let him live to this day."
Ye Chang said, "Even the people of our own country are capable of attacking, such an enemy will be a disaster for a day, if his ambition can't be wiped out, Southern Qi will never be peaceful."
Su Fengnuan nodded, looked at the front and speculated, "Chu Han probably already knew about you and I evacuating Liuyang City's grain, grass, and military pay. With his temperament, he would definitely lead troops to recover it himself, but Not reconciled to withdrawing troops in Lancheng, we must leave Shan Zhuo to attack Lancheng. He will bring at least 50,000 soldiers and horses, you and I must kill him today."
Ye Chang raised his eyebrows, "Five thousand troops are against fifty thousand. Although there is a huge difference in strength, our position has the upper hand. The king is the first to capture the thief. It's not like there is no chance of winning."
Su Fengnuan looked at the surface of the Ganges River and said, "I don't know if his soldiers took the antidote in advance? If they fell into the Ganges River, would they also suffer from cartilage poisoning?"
"You'll know if you try it?" Ye Chang said.
Su Fengnuan turned and left the river, and said to him, "You and I will rearrange and lead the Northern Zhou army to the Ganges."
Ye Chang nodded.
The two discussed the arrangement again, but in the end they had a dispute over who approached Chu Han to kill him, and who overcame the battle. Ye Chang said that Su Fengnuan's injury hadn't really recovered, and Su Fengnuan said that Ye Chang's injury recovered faster than her. Good but limited. Ye Chang's attitude is unusually tough, and he regards himself as a protector. Su Fengnuan has always been used to defending Ye Chang, and he is very uncomfortable, and worried about his health. He has never fought against Chu Han, and he is afraid that he will suffer.
Qian Han stood aside, and after listening to the two arguing for a while, he vaguely heard the sound of a large number of horseshoes in front of him, and he couldn't help but say, "Let me tell you, everyone in the world knows that the girl is excellent in martial arts. But I don't know how powerful the prince's martial arts are. For many years, the prince has never revealed his martial arts except for riding and archery. If the prince takes action today, it may spread in the future. The emperor knew that the prince was able to save the emperor from the palm of the noble concubine Yue on purpose. If you let yourself hit the palm, I am afraid that the emperor will blame the son for deceiving you. Once the emperor is dissatisfied with the son, I am afraid that he will be paranoid, which will be detrimental to you in the future."
Ye Chang stared at Qian Han, "Are you my guard or her guard?"
Qian Han suddenly stopped.
Su Fengnuan laughed, patted Ye Chang's unhappy face softly, and said softly, "I will take the lead, and you will hold the line. We only have 5,000 soldiers and horses, and we can't make any mistakes. If I lose to Chu Hanshi, You can help me with cold arrows, Qian Han is right, although the emperor loves you very much, he is still a king and cannot tolerate deception. You are capable of both martial arts and martial arts, but in truth, it is not the master who the emperor invited can teach you Get it, listen."
Ye Chang was coaxed by her tenderness, and was speechless for a while.
Su Fengnuan pinched his face again, "Chu Han is here, follow what we discussed, don't be unhappy, don't worry, save some strength, and when I get restless in the future, I will rely on you to protect me Woolen cloth."
Ye Chang slapped her hand off, and said with a sneer, "You woman, when did you ever get restless? You suffered such a serious injury a few days ago, so you haven't been free to manage Yanbei, nor have you been restless. "
Su Fengnuan hooked the corners of his mouth, "It's a lifetime, and you will always have something to use. What are you rushing to grab at this time? Chu Han is insidious and cunning. When did you get rid of the heat poison? Now that I do these things, I will It's up to you to do it all."
Ye Chang stopped talking when he heard the words, and seemed to be speechless to refute, so he could only say, "Then be careful."
Su Fengnuan nodded and gave him a look that you can rest assured.
After two sticks of incense, Chu Han chased here with soldiers and horses.
Seeing Chu Han leading the horse, Su Fengnuan was full of anger. There was a mass of cavalry behind him. As she expected, there were indeed 50,000 soldiers and horses. She drew up the bow and arrow in her hand, aimed at Chu Han, and waited for him to get close enough. The bow in her hand shot out like a full moon.
The departing arrow made a sound of piercing through the air.
Chu Han's injury has already been healed. When he found the cold arrow, the cold arrow had already shot in front of his eyes. He immediately turned his body and rolled off his horse in the air. The cold arrow grazed his robe and shot into the cavalry behind. three cavalrymen.
"Protect the Second Prince!" Someone shouted.