has become a demon

"Han Chuanjun is more vigilant than I thought." Zhao Yuan read the military newspaper, frowning slowly.

"Han Chuanjun's team is not far from Tian Yunen, but only a day's journey. Once we kill Tian Yunen first in Beishan according to the original plan, Han Chuanjun will immediately notice." Xie Taichu analyzed.

"Is it possible to cut Tian Yun'en's troops into pieces, and then swallow them together after Han Chuanjun's troops enter Beishan."

"No." Xie Taichu said, "We have too few troops at our disposal. With the mountain shape of Beishan alone, even if we move troops to form an array, we can't trap tens of thousands of horses."

"If you kill Tian Yunen, you won't be able to kill Han Chuanjun. If you let Tian Yunen go, you may even be unable to protect yourself." Zhao Yuan couldn't help saving the military newspaper tightly.

"Tian Yun'en is about to enter Beishan, and Dulongkou and Wanquan Youwei may come to help at any time..." Xie Taichu added, "Although I don't want to admit it, the safest thing to do now is to evacuate from Liping, go north, and cross Lake Baikal , you can preserve the existing fire and wait for another opportunity.”

"No. If Zhao Ji secures the throne, there will be no chance. Zhao Ji can't wait, the world can't wait, and I... can't wait."

Zhao Yuan shook his head slowly, he stood up, and walked slowly in the tent with the armrests.

The flame of the oil lamp danced in the darkness until the sky was bright.

The light rain turned into a torrential downpour.

A scout rushed over, got off his horse and knelt outside the tent and said, "Report! Tian Yun'en's troops have passed Zhangbei, and they will enter Beishan another [-] miles!"

At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a thunderous explosion above his head.

The wind was so strong that the elms outside the house were almost toppled.

Zhao Yuan walked to the door, looked up at the sky, and saw the thunder humming, rolling towards the direction of Beishan.

"There is another way out," he said. "If my safety is not a concern, there is another way—"

Xie Taichu interrupted him: "If something happens to you, what's the point of us destroying Han Chuanjun's troops? I seldom persuade Your Highness, but Xiao Jiang and the others had a good plan before. Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. As long as you are still alive, There is a possibility of returning."

"I can escape. There is still a possibility to escape to the north. Tumobu, Chahar, Khalkha...going north can always save a life." Zhao Yuan said, "But...haven't I escaped enough? ?”

"The imperial court is corrupt, the officials are greedy, the current situation is turbulent, and the people are in dire straits." Zhao Yuan said, "How far do I have to escape before I can forget what I have seen, heard, and experienced since last year's Frost's Fall? As a member of the Zhao family, I can Where can I escape? You are a member of the Qingxing Pavilion, tell me where I can escape."

"Your Highness has nowhere to escape." Xie Taichu said.

Zhao Yuan smiled: "So don't try to persuade me anymore. When I came here, I always planned to use myself as a bait. You protected me so well all the way, and I didn't even have a chance to be a bait. It's time for me to come forward. .”

Xie Taichu was silent for a moment, sighed, and saluted: "Please show me, Your Highness."

"Let Tian Yun'en pass Beishan, let him come to Kaiping, and I will treat him in Kaiping." He made up his mind, and turned to look at Xie Taichu, "In Taichu, you take more than a thousand elite soldiers from the city and rush to Beishan. One is to lure Tian Yunen out of the mountain quickly, Han Chuanjun naturally fell into the trap with peace of mind. The second is to seal off the pass from the northern foot of Beishan Mountain to Kaiping and Dulongkou, encircle Han Chuanjun's troops in sections, and trap Han Chuanjun's troops in Beishan together with Kan Yufeng and Xiao Jiang."

"I will dispatch all the troops. What should your Highness do? I really want to play an empty city plan in Kaiping."

"That's right, I'll be singing empty city tactics in Kaiping. After you kill Han Chuanjun, turn around and deal with Tian Yun'en. By then... even if he knows I'm singing empty city tactics, it will be too late."

Tian Yun'en's troops met Xie Taichu near Chenjiaping, and the two sides confronted each other. Xie Taichu's troops were defeated and fled towards Kaiping.

By this time it was dark.

The heavy rain slanted out like pouring from the sky.

Since more than 20 days ago, Han Chuanjun's troops left the customs with the imperial decree to kill Zhao Yuan. They traveled back and forth on the grassland for more than 1000 miles, chasing all the way from Yinshan to Kaiping, and finally saw the shadow of Zhao Yuan's soldiers.

Tian Yunen would not let it go.

The mountain road was muddy, and horses and horses could not walk, so the infantry battalion took the lead in rushing over with Tian Yunen and others.The cavalry battalion also abandoned their horses and followed up, past Chenjiaping, the only flat place on the mountainside.

After that, the mountain road is steep, one leads to Kaipingwei, and the other leads to Dulongkou.

The vanguard and Xie Taichu confronted each other several times, but Xie Taichu slipped away.Tian Yunen's eyes were red with anxiety, and he ordered the troops to bite these hundreds of people and swallow them no matter what.

Duan Baozhai's ominous premonition was even stronger, but he stopped and stopped all the way, until midnight, the surroundings suddenly became clear, the flat road at the foot of the mountain was not far away, and nothing happened.

Tian Yunen smiled contemptuously: "I said you are worrying unfoundedly. You still don't believe it."

Duan Baozhai frowned: "But..."

"But what? Your brother panicked and frightened like a bereaved dog, and his subordinate Xie Taichu is also a waste. Is this still controversial?"

"Kan Yufeng and Xiao Jiang are both famous generals in the north, and now I only see Xie Taichu, so there may be something strange."

"Hahahaha..." Tian Yunen laughed loudly and pointed his whip, "The inner city of Kaiping is not far away, a tiny place, and we, the vanguard of thousands of people, can take it in half a day! Whether it is Xiao Jiang or Kan Yufeng , can one defeat ten thousand?"

"Report-!" The scout came again.

Tian Yun'en was a little impatient: "The frequent reports today are the news that Xie Taichu ran away. If it is still such nonsense, then there is no need to talk about it! Yang Ju is so incompetent, let him eat the military stick later!"

The Yang Ju he was talking about was the leader of the vanguard of thousands of households, a hereditary military position, and even Tian Yunen's confidant.Letting him take the lead now was originally meant to save money so that it would not flow to outsiders' fields. It is better for his own lineage to take the lead in military merits.

Unexpectedly, Yang Dajue ran after Xie Taichu in the middle of the night and led thousands of people. He didn't catch a Taoist priest, but instead sent him more than 20 emergency military situations in the middle of the night. Tian Yunen felt like he was slapped in the face.

"No!" The scout replied, "General Yang ordered the villain to report that he met Zhao Yuan's personal guards on the official road ahead. There is a big banner with the word Su in it. It should be Zhao Yuan who came in person."

"What did you say?"

"It's absolutely true!" said the scout, "It's Zhao Yuan's banner with the word Su!"

Tian Yunen lifted his spirits, pulled the reins, and rode fast all the way to where Yang Ju was.He looked over from Yang Ju's position.

"Over there." Yang Jun said.

At this time, as if to let Tian Yunen see the enemy's situation clearly, the rain in the sky suddenly lightened, and half of the moon's face appeared from the gap in the dark clouds.

On the official road, the enemy team on the opposite side could see a little more clearly.

There are quite a few teams holding torches in the rain in the distance, and the shadows seem to have some kind of chilling deterrent.Among them, where the torches are the most dense, there is a big banner hanging high, with the word "Su" written on it.

The person in the black armor under the banner couldn't be seen clearly, but he must be a young man from his figure.

"It's Zhao Yuan." Tian Yunen clenched his fists and shouted, "Come on! Chase me!"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Ju grabbed him.

"what are you doing?!"

"There are a lot of people. Looking at the number of torches, there are probably more than 5000 people on the other side." Yang Jun said with lingering fear, "That Xie Taichu is a cover."

"Hmph. Are you afraid of 5000 people?" Tian Yunen sneered, "We will bring 1 horses."

"It's a black light, it's raining, they've been in Kaiping for several days, who knows what kind of game they set up for us?" Yang Ju said in a low voice, "I think it's a great achievement for us to bite Zhao Yuan now. If you can encircle Zhao Yuan in Kaiping, it will be difficult to fly. When General Han arrives, tens of thousands of people will sweep past him, and you won’t be afraid that he will have a backup, right? After all... More than half of the vanguard this time are We are our own people."

When he said the last sentence, his voice was so low that only Tian Yunen could hear it.

Tian Yunen thought for a moment, and felt that what he said was right.

"Then force him back to the abandoned city and trap him. Don't let him run around." Tian Yunen said.

"The general is wise." Yang Ju quickly complimented him.

Tian Yunen smiled triumphantly, and raised his voice to ask: "Where is the messenger?"

A messenger came out behind him and said, "The villain is here."

Tian Yunen took out the command arrow from the horse's back box: "Send a message to General Han that our vanguard army has left Beishan, and met Zhao Yuan's 5000 soldiers, and wanted to trap them in the ruined city of Kaiping. Wait for the general to arrive and attack together."

"Yes!"

When the messenger got the news, he hurried to the North Mountain.

But Tian Yunen raised his voice and said: "The whole army has an order to pursue Zhao Yuan's relatives and prevent him from entering the abandoned city!"

The messengers traveled very quickly, passed Tian Yunen's troops, and went up the mountain from the foot of Beishan.

The torrential rain in the mountains has not abated at all.

He lit a torch made of black oil in the mountains, and walked along the mountain road.The fire was extremely bright, and soon there were scouts reporting where Kan Yufeng and Xiao Jiang were.

"Tian Yun'en left Beishan, the messenger took the arrow and informed Han Chuan's army."

Kan Yufeng suddenly asked: "The road out of Beishan must be sealed as soon as possible, so that Tian Yunen cannot turn back. Our manpower is limited, who did General Xiao send? How many troops did he send?"

"I have never sent any troops here," Xiao Jiang said.

Kan Yufeng was startled, and immediately realized: "Is it Xie Taichu?"

"Yes, there were a thousand elite soldiers by the prince's side before. He brought them and guarded the way out of Beishan."

Kan Yufeng frowned and stood up suddenly to go down the mountain, but was stopped by Xiao Jiang.

"Yufeng, you..."

"Brother Xiao, there are only 1000 people around His Highness, and now they are all out in formation, so who else will he have? You don't think that Tao Shaochuan alone can resist Tian Yunen's large army?!" Kan Yufeng questioned.

Xiao Jiang smiled wryly: "I know you won't agree. The prince ordered me not to tell you."

"You guys, you guys are so foolish...how can you take such a risk. You have the heart to agree to His Highness's desperate move!" Kan Yufeng scolded angrily.

"Although Han Chuanjun's army is sleepy, there are still 3 horses. Although the mountain is favorable, it is not a steep pass. Every extra point of strength, every extra soldier, will increase our chances of winning. Don't you think that way? I don’t understand.” Xiao Jiang sighed, “The lord’s desperate bet, I accepted it with fear, knowing that I made a big disrespectful mistake, I will win in the future, and I will let you deal with it. Now it’s time to fight to the death, and I have no choice but to do so. The only thing we can do is to win this war. Only then can we live up to the kindness of the prince's life."

Kan Yufeng was stunned for a while, then smiled wryly: "Victory is easier said than done."

"Yes. We can do it." Xiao Jiang patted him on the shoulder, "The right time, place and people are the same, and Han Chuanjun doesn't take advantage of it. As long as he enters Beishan this time, even if I use my last drop of blood, Xiao Jiang, I will never Let him go away alive."