Tongshu with Mei

"If you dare to make up your own mind and run away secretly, brother, I will break your leg!"

Yang Ye was not stupid, as soon as Yang Xi said this, he knew that his elder brother had a clear understanding of his thoughts, and he also completely understood Yang Xi's attitude towards this matter.He said to Bei Chenqing: "Someone has sued me for crimes against my brother, I think it's Xiaobai and the others. Alas, villains are hard to guard against. I give up, give up."

On the third day when Bei Chenqing took the three Ma brothers to Chang'an, Feng Yuguan's pass was breached by Sika soldiers and horses. Twenty thousand Sika tribesmen rushed into the pass and joined forces with Jin Yaren's cavalry in victory.At the same time, the armies of Wei Mengduo and Jin Yaren approached Yang Xi's army from both sides.

Although Yang Xi had made sufficient preparations, he couldn't resist their double attack because of the addition of the Sika people.In the first confrontation, many soldiers and horses were damaged, so they had to take the rest of the troops and fled southwestward in embarrassment and retreated.

During the turmoil along the road, Yang Xi was accidentally shot by a stray arrow, and his leg was slightly injured, making it difficult for him to move.Seeing that the situation was really urgent, Yang Ye put away his arrogance, obediently stopped messing around, and led his guards to guard him relentlessly.

Everyone retreated all the way in a hurry, retreating in the direction of Xiazhou, the road along the road became more and more barren, and finally almost deserted.Seeing that food and grass are getting less and less, Yang Xi is full of sorrow when he sees that there is nowhere to go, and there are soldiers chasing after him.On this day in a valley, Yang Xi's troops were intercepted by a group of soldiers under Wei Mengduo who came across the path, and after several desperate fights, they managed to escape the pursuit of the enemy soldiers.

He hurriedly retreated all the way, and at night, Yang Xi saw that the soldiers were exhausted, so he ordered to choose a favorable terrain to set up camp.Yang Ye didn't care about eating, so he accompanied him to patrol the camp first, and at the same time checked the terrain.Seeing that the soldiers were injured a lot, Yang Ye couldn't help cursing bitterly: "If Yang Tao hadn't borrowed Jin Yaren's tiger-wolf teacher from the Tartars, why would we have come to this point? Fuck his ancestors!" ..."

Yang Xi frowned, and said in a low voice, "At least you have a sense of proportion!" Yang Ye stopped talking immediately, turned to look at Yang Xi, but relieved him and said, "Brother, don't worry, just hold on for a few more days, until the clouds rise." When I come back, I think things may turn around.”

Yang Xi sighed: "Look at Wei Mengduo's aggressive posture, who knows how long they can last? You know that the army must never run out of food. If there is no food, everything will be over." How many days can it last?"

Yang Xidao: "Two days at most. Yun Qi won't be able to make it back in these two days."

Yang Ye couldn't think of any good idea for a while, seeing him walking still swaying, he thought: "It seems that rebellion is really not a good job." Then he said to Yang Xi: "Brother, you are tired, let's go Take a break, I'm so hungry."

Yang Xi said: "Hungry? Then let's go back."

The two turned back to the temporary Chinese army tent. Wei Linxian and the others waited all the time. Seeing the two of them coming back, Wei Linxian hurriedly presented a letter. It turned out that Ma Tianbao had returned from Chang'an and brought back Bei Chenqing's handwritten letter. .Yang Xi took it apart and looked at it, and Yang Ye also leaned over to watch it with him.Bei Chenqing wrote in the letter that Prince Cen still refused to see him, and kept on delaying, and Chang'an still had a curfew every night, so everyone had to retreat outside the city at night, and re-enter the city during the day.Now that there is no progress at all, Bei Chenqing would like to ask His Royal Highness King Zhao. Hearing that His Royal Highness is in a hurry, it will be futile to delay, can he come back?

Yang Xi lit the letter on the candle slowly, his face was indistinguishable from sadness and joy in the flickering candlelight, and said in a low voice: "I don't want to see you, it's really troublesome. In fact, as long as I can see people, there will always be There is room for change, what can we do now?"

He thought for a while, then glanced sideways at Yang Ye, and then said: "Xiazhou City is not far ahead. It is under the management of Lord Cen, and he sent his general Chu Fengyi to guard it. Because the surrounding area is Gobi In the desert, Xiazhou is an important border town, so Lord Cen must have hoarded a lot of grain and grass in the city. At this time, we can't easily offend Lord Cen, otherwise we will go to Xiazhou to borrow food, first to solve the urgent need. It's a pity that I really can't here, I really can't." After saying this, he shook his head and sighed, feeling extremely regretful.

The borrowing he said was just a nice way of saying it, but in fact it was a robbery.Yang Ye figured out Yang Xi's intentions, and secretly said: "It's not easy for my brother to come forward to borrow it, so I can borrow it anyway. When I come back, I will say that my brother doesn't know, isn't that the end?" Then he casually asked: "Then Chu Fengyi is very powerful. Is it?"

Yang Xidao: "I met him once, and I think he's not as good as Yunqi when it comes to fighting, and he's not as good as you when it comes to cheating, that's all. His younger brother, Chu Fengyao, was once the head of the guard of Prince Cen's residence in Chang'an. His eldest daughter, the favor of the princess Dacen, they are now an unmarried couple. He is now in Xiazhou with his elder brother, and he wants to take the opportunity to make some contributions so that he is completely worthy of the princess. So the brothers of the Chu family , the loyalty to Prince Cen is obvious."

At this time, Wei Linxian brought the food, which was just some dry bread, jerky and hot water. Yang Ye was really hungry and flustered. Seeing these things again, he frowned and said, "I've been eating for a few days, who wants to eat?" Eat this all the time? I won't eat it!"

In front of Yang Xi, Wei Linxian didn't dare to blame Yang Ye, so he just glanced at Yang Xi and sighed: "That's it, it's almost gone."

Yang Xizheng was upset, when he heard this, he said, "Be good, don't mess around. Come and eat!"

Yang Ye had no choice but to sit beside him, barely swallowing a few mouthfuls of jerky, Yang Xi handed him a piece of bread, but he refused to take it, and just said with a sullen face that he was full.Yang Xi was so angry that he slapped the cake on the desk, and said, "You have to make a fuss every time you eat these days, I really spoiled you!"

Yang Ye said: "Brother, you reprimand me for such a small matter, and you always say you love me the most! I won't sleep with you today, I'll find Yuan Ouming!" After saying that, he got up and left the tent.Yang Xi was stunned, and said, "What's the matter? Come back!" Seeing that Yang Ye didn't turn his head back, Wei Linxian murmured in a low voice: "General Yuan has a wife, he is going to squeeze in Do the husband and wife sleep between each other?"

Yang Xi said: "Don't pay attention to him right now, go and call him back when it gets late."

Yang Ye ran all the way outside Yuan Ouming's special camp without looking back, and before entering the tent, he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance.He was secretly surprised: "Brother has taken a fancy to Yuan Ouming's cavalry, and he really treats him preferentially. Is this a good thing for him alone, and let him eat by himself?"

Thinking of this, he became sourly jealous, and said outside the tent: "General Yuan, what good food do you want to eat, won't you let brother?" After saying that, he plunged in.

Yuan Ouming was sitting at the edge of a makeshift desk, in front of him were a few pieces of bread, a bowl of something inexplicable and a bowl of soup, the aroma came from this unknown thing.Yang Ye brazenly leaned over, observed carefully for a long while, and suddenly exclaimed: "Meat...meat! Ahhh, General Yuan actually has meat to eat, that...a good friend has both blessings and pains. Gotta try it."

Without waiting for Yuan Ouming's answer, he stretched out his hand to pick up a ball and stuffed it into his mouth. The mouth was tender and delicious, with finely broken bones in it. Yang Ye said vaguely: "What is this?"

Yuan Ouming said: "It is Fengge who caught many sparrows with the Luo used in the stove, and cooked them in the way of beggar chicken. You can eat as much as you like. She can cook many delicious things on the spot. It doesn’t take much to collect materials.”

When Yang Ye heard this, he couldn't help feeling envious and jealous mixed with regret and embarrassment, he choked with a stalk of flesh stuck in his throat.Yuan Ouming rolled his eyes when he saw that he was choking, and hurriedly served the bowl of soup. Yang Ye drank it down in one gulp, the taste was fragrant and slightly sweet, and he finally swallowed what was in his mouth, and asked: "What is this soup? Hall of Fame?"

Yuan Ouming smiled and said, "It is cooked with Achnatherum splendens. There are such grasses growing on the Gobi, and they can also be used as feed for horses. This is also made by Fengge." Yang Ye gritted his teeth and said, "You are so lucky, I regret it now , I have to get Fengge back!"

Yuan Ouming frowned and said, "Don't go back on your word. You don't like her, why ask her back?"

Yang Ye snorted angrily, "Cook!"

Just at this moment, Fengge opened the tent door and walked in, saw Yang Ye was here, stuffing the beggar sparrows into his mouth one by one, bowed his head and backed out without a sound.

Yuan Ouming ignored his unreasonable troubles and asked, "What do you need from me?"

Yang Ye took the time to eat and said, "It's like this, the army will run out of food and grass soon, you know that?"

Yuan Ouming said: "I know a little bit. If the Fourth Highness doesn't say anything, I won't ask more questions. The Fourth Highness once promised me that no matter what the situation is, he will try his best to ensure the food and grass for my cavalry first."

Yang Ye stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "At this point, I have to envy your good luck once again! You said that with this cavalry, you have enough food and warm clothes, and my brother would not bear it if you were in danger. Let you charge up, always want to preserve this bit of strength. I lead the more than 100 crooked bodyguards, and I go through life and death every day. I am in a trance. As the head of the bodyguards, I have fallen to the point of being a beggar and a sparrow. It has completely embarrassed our Dayan royal family. I said, our food and grass are so tight, and you eat and drink for free all the way, how can you do it without some effort?"

Yuan Ouming was startled, turned his head to look at him, and suddenly smiled and said, "You must have come to me when you have an idea, and you can talk if you have something to say. I only care about training soldiers and fighting, and I don't care about anything else."

Yang Ye listened to her and whispered.Yuan Ouming thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I'm somewhat sure about this matter." He has always been cautious in his words, but he never does what he says.Yang Ye was overjoyed when he heard the words, then slapped his shoulders, and said with a smile: "I know you are sure. You are no match for me. I am a foodie. If something urgent happens, I will catch you blind. If I don't come to find you as a partner." What should we do? How about we act now?"

Yuan Ouming found a token and picked it up, said: "Okay, let's go. I will take the men and horses, you and I will be the first, and the light cavalry will follow in two groups, and the second group will take the grain trucks. Each team is separated by half an hour."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "I don't understand this, I just follow your arrangement."

Yuan Ou said: "Have you reported this matter to His Highness? I'm afraid His Highness Zhao Wang will send someone to stop us."

Yang Ye reached out and took out a soldier talisman: "I got this from my brother just now. The key is not to let my brother stop me before leaving the camp. Otherwise, he will be embarrassed, and so will we." Hold Yuan Ouming's shoulder: "Go, go, hurry up."

The two of them hooked their shoulders together, and at the same time, thousands of soldiers and horses roared away, missing.

Not long after going out, Yang Xi received a report that the Marquis of Huainan, together with General Yuan, slipped out of the camp with his troops and headed towards Xiazhou.Yang Xi waved his hand and said: "It's over now, it's useless to stop it, just do a good job of responding."

It was midnight when Yuan Ouming and Yang Ye rushed to the outside of Xiazhou City with their troops.The crowd gathered outside the east gate of Xiazhou, and Yuan Ouming ordered the soldiers who were shouting: "We are under General Wei, and I am General Zhao Huitang (another deputy of Wei Mengduo) who is leading the team. King Zhao's rebel army went to the outside of Xiazhou City first. Because they were in such a hurry, the food and grass had not caught up with them. I would like to ask General Chu, who is guarding the city, to make it easier for me to go to the city to rest for one night and give the soldiers two meals. That's it, let's go tomorrow."

The soldier shouted loudly according to his words, and after a while, a torch was lit on the tower, and when there was a response, a man who looked like a general shouted from a distance: "You and I said that you are under General Wei, what proof do you have?"