Chapter 421 Fake Governor

Before the third watch, the rebel vanguard camp had begun to wake up from its slumber. The cooks stoked the bonfire, set up the cauldron, and boiled water.

Someone walked into the camp in the light of the fire, carrying a bamboo basket and limping badly.

"Who?!"

"The villain is Zhai Wande, the steward of Yuan Changshi's family in Changshan. He is here to deliver medicine to my family, Alang."

"Bring the backpack, let me take a look."

The soldiers patrolling the camp brought the torch closer, and what they saw was a weather-beaten face, with scars on both cheeks, and a capable look in his eyes.

"In charge of the family? Are you afraid you have killed someone?"

"The villain used to be a ranger." Zhai Wande said, "Later he injured his foot, but fortunately Alang took him in."

"Yuan Changshi will stay in our camp tonight?"

"Yes." Zhai Wande said: "I was injured on the way to escort Xue Bai. It's time to stay in the camp to recuperate."

It was said that he was recuperating, but in fact Yuan Luqian was detained and temporarily lived in the tent of the dead Lu Ziqi.

Zhai Wande was brought there, he lifted the curtain and called: "Alang?"

There was a fishy smell in the tent. Yuan Luqian was sleeping on the carpet. Hearing this, he got up and lit a candle with the faint moonlight.

"Alang, I brought medicine."

"Okay, apply it on me after it's over." Yuan Luqian said, "I didn't expect Xue Bai to still have this hand, and it almost killed me."

As he spoke, he lifted up his sleeves, hissed in pain, and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it."

"Young Jiji can become a prefect, but there are many crooked ways, so Alang should bear with it."

"General Tian has sent people to kill the bastard. I can also let out a bad breath."

As he spoke, Zhai Wande took out a small stove from his backpack, lit a fire, and began to boil the medicine. He laid out a small stone slab, dipped his fingers in the medicine soup, and wrote on the stone slab.

First he wrote the word "Lingshou", and then he wrote the four words "Ling", "Ni", "Wei" and "Zhong" respectively.

Yuan Luqian squinted at the stone slab and nodded to show that he understood what it meant. The Lingshou County Magistrate had chosen to attach himself to Anlu Mountain, and the County Lieutenant Feng Qian was loyal to the imperial court and was a candidate for alliance.

According to their plan, fast horses have been sent to remind Luoyang to take precautions. When the rebels continue to march to the Yellow River, their strength and supply lines will be stretched. They will also wait for Yuan Luqian to contact and integrate their forces, and then they can mobilize troops to call on all parts of Hebei to counter the rebellion.

, cutting off the rebel forces and supplies.

But the key to the plan is that Taiyuan must send troops and horses to support.

Changshan County Government Office Zhending City has no danger to rely on, its troops are weak, and even the people's hearts are divided. It is destined to be impossible to defend for too long under the siege of the rebels. If Yuan Luqian starts an attack and reinforcements do not arrive, the incident will be defeated.

They did not dare to put their hope in the newly appointed Hedong Jiedushi Wang Chengye. The former Yulin general had always been unknown. He seemed to be a nominal general who served the imperial court and sent salary to the imperial army. As for Li Guangbi, he has not yet arrived in Taiyuan. He has no control over it.

Without military power, this matter is still unknown.

Only Xue Bai went there in person and walked through Jingxing to ensure that he could lead his troops back.

Today, there are three capitals in the world. Chang'an is located in the middle of Guanzhong, connecting the Western Regions, and all nations come to the imperial court; Luoyang is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, with thoroughfares in all directions, and can be used for water and land distribution; Taiyuan is the gateway, with mountains and rivers inside and outside, overlooking the two capitals, and it is used to quell the rebellion in the early stages.

The key point.

What Yuan Luqian needed to do now was to gain Tian Chengsi's trust and wait for the opportunity, but there was one thing that he couldn't worry about. That was the news he got from Lu Ziqi, and he learned that Tian Chengsi had sent troops to Tumen

close.

He stretched out his hand to open a package of medicine, unfolded the cloth wrapping the medicine, took out pen and ink from his sleeve, and wrote a letter to Lingshou County Lieutenant Feng Qian by candlelight.

"Alang." Zhai Wande looked at the letter and said, "When Prince Dongping arrives, he will appoint you as the prefect, right?"

At the same time, his finger also wrote "danger" on the slate, reminding Yuan Luqian that the time had not come yet, and contacting Feng Qian now would only make Tian Chengsi suspicious.

Yuan Luqian watched as the word "danger" written with potion gradually dried up and disappeared. He took a deep breath and continued writing.

Of course, he knew that he had not yet fully gained Tian Chengsi's trust. Contacting Feng Qian rashly might expose him, but it was more important for Xue Bai to arrive in Taiyuan...

Suddenly, there was a noise of people and horses neighing outside the tent. The master and servant were startled, and they quickly put the letter they were writing into their sleeves, ready to throw it into the fire at any time.

The curtain was opened with a swish, and a messenger rushed in boldly and shouted: "The general has an order, order the troops to follow him out of the camp immediately!"

After the military order was passed, the ordering soldier saw clearly that it was not Lu Ziqi in the tent. He was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and ran to another tent to continue shouting.

Yuan Luqian hurriedly rushed out of the tent and looked at the school grounds from a distance. He saw the majestic Tian Chengsi in full armor and leading a group of generals striding towards the war horses. At the same time, thousands of soldiers also mounted their horses.

This hasty dispatch was obviously not intended to break camp.

"what happened?"

Yuan Luqian guessed that such a battle was for Xue Bai, right? But Xue Bai only had that few manpower, so it wouldn't be...

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Nanbai Village.

Tian Tinglin couldn't believe that there were only a few thirty riders charging towards him.

But no matter how many troops he brings, at the moment of the attack, he may only have less than thirty soldiers with the will to fight.

"Stop them!"

Tian Tinglin shouted hoarsely, trying to gather her troops to fight the oncoming cavalry.

But the explosion in the village had frightened his soldiers, and coupled with the sudden attack, he simply could not mobilize such a response in a hurry.

He has a very strong elder brother Tian Chengsi. From childhood to adulthood, thanks to his elder brother's ability, he always does everything very smoothly. As a result, when a really difficult situation occurs, he cannot be so smooth and capable.

not enough.

"Quick!"

It was too late, the enemy had already rushed in front of Tian Tinglin.

The sharp Mo Dao rose and fell, killing the bodyguards and cavalry one by one. Blood splattered, giving off a sense of madness.

Tian Tinglin was extremely frightened, but she squinted her eyes in the bloody light and noticed a person on the opposite side of the battle formation.

More than twenty steps away, across the hellish fighting scene, there was a man standing on horseback observing the battlefield. The first thing people noticed about this man was not his handsomeness, but his calm and powerful aura.

.

Tian Tinglin recognized who this was at a glance. The soldiers surrounded Zhending City and searched for him for so long. Only then did he finally see him.

"Xue Bai!"

When Xue Bai heard this, his eyes moved away from the distant fire and fell on Tian Tinglin without making any reaction.

Because he saw that Diao Bing had already penetrated the front line, he raised his Mo Dao high.

"Xue Bai, you are dead!" Tian Tinglin roared in shock and rage, and used all her strength to swing the same knife towards Diao Bing.

He still has more troops, his brother has tens of thousands of troops, and his prince has more than 100,000 troops. As long as they arrive, they can trample Xue Bai into a pulp. As long as he survives and leads his troops.

He must block this knife.

"drink!"

Tian Tinglin's desperate efforts also made Diao Bing's blood surge. He roared and hit Tian Tinglin's hard helmet without changing the direction of his long-handled sword.

"Bang!"

In the heavy sound, Tian Tinglin's helmet was not broken, but his skull was broken, and blood continued to flow from his face.

Diao Bing also received a blow on his breastplate. With a "ding" sound, he was swept to the ground. However, he rolled twice in a pool of blood and let out a roar, venting the excitement of the struggle for life.

"Are you okay?!"

Some of his companions rushed past him and went on a rampage, killing the remaining rebels until they retreated like water.

"Ahem...it's okay."

Diao Bing touched his breastplate and felt relieved when he saw that it was fine. He was used to being poor, and even though he was now rich, he still valued objects. Just as he was about to sit up, someone came to him and extended his hand to him.

The hand is Xue Bai.

He hesitated for a moment, wiped the blood on his hand, held Xue Bai's hand, and Xue Bai helped him sit up, saying, "Mr. Lang, I'm glad you have lived up to your fate."

"Let's go, don't chase the poor bandit."

"Here!"

Diao Bing agreed, put his finger on his lips, and whistled hard, but he felt a sharp pain in his chest and lungs, and his face turned pale.

"Injured?" Xue Bai asked.

"Yes." Diao Bing didn't dare to hide it and was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter." Xue Bai said, "We have temporarily escaped the pursuers. You can settle down temporarily in Neiqiu County, recover from your injuries, and then return to Taiyuan."

Diao Bing joked: "I'm afraid that if I recuperate for too long, Lang Jun has already suppressed the rebellion and has not been able to make any contribution."

"I hope so. Go ahead and take away all the wounded soldiers."

In this battle, more than half of the more than thirty people were killed or wounded. After Diao Bing took stock, he found that there were only about ten people left around Xue Bai. He was actually reluctant to leave, but he was injured and did not dare to drag Xue Bai down.

, in desperation, he led people to the north.
To be continued...