Northern Dynasties

Chapter 487
Zhongyu City is located on a sandbar in the middle of the river, and is divided into inner and outer cities. The outer city includes the passage of the Heqiao, and the Heyang Pass is set up on the Heqiao to supervise the passage of personnel on the Heqiao.

"Stop here!"

When Xue Guyan and his party rode their horses to Heyang Pass, some guards came in to stop them and prepare to interrogate them.

Xue Guyan and his party have been exhausted since the night when they fled and fled. When they were scolded by the guard again, their anger was immediately aroused. A soldier directly swung his whip and lashed at the guard and cursed: : "Thieve Qiuba, you are blind! Don't you recognize my Patriarch Gong Gong Qin?"

The pawn may not really know Xue Guyan, but the commander of Guancheng here is not so blind, he hastily stepped forward to apologize with a smile, and boldly asked: "Mr. Ping Qin should be in Zhennan City. Under what military order do you need to go north?"

The river bridge is an important passage linking the north and the south. Right now the whole country is at a very delicate juncture, so the prevention and control is even stricter than usual.Basically, if there is no warrant from Heyang Lord General Hu Lujin and Zhongli City Guard Pan Le, even a general like Xue Guyan is not allowed to walk around at will, so the guard commander asked this question.

"Where is Lao Tzu going, do I need to sue you, a thief slave? Go away!"

Xue Guyan was in a panic at the moment, even if it was a normal question, it was regarded as making things difficult for him at the moment, and he immediately kicked the captain to the ground with a stare, and immediately went straight to the front gate , After forcibly breaking through the barrier, he still did not forget to order: "The gangsters in the south of the bridge are roaming around, and anyone who dares to climb the bridge and break through the barrier will be killed without mercy!"

He was ashamed to tell his subordinates that he was completely beaten by the Western Army and lost a lot. The most important thing right now is to go to the Beicheng camp to plead guilty to the general Hu Lujin and ask for troops, and return to Henan as soon as possible to take revenge.

Xue Guyan and his party rushed past the pass, but the guard guard did not dare to be negligent. If the Shangguan really pursued it, the guards on duty might be severely punished. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he was, so he hurriedly Go to the inner city to report the matter.

Pan Le, the defender of Zhongyu City, used to be a rebel in Hebei from Ge Rong. He is more profound than Xue Guyan, and he is both wise and courageous, so he was placed in the important position of Zhongli City by the Lord General Hu Lujin.

Hearing the captain's report of Xue Guyan's breakthrough, Pan Le immediately showed suspicion: "Xue Guyan led the crowd to attack the bandit army in Guancheng a few days ago, why did he suddenly return to Heqiao? Could it be that the battle is not good?"

The three cities of Heyang are integrated, and Pan Le naturally knew about Xue Guyan sending troops to the west to fight the enemy before, and ordered his troops to undertake part of the river defense affairs of the south city of Heyang during the time Xue Guyan was away from the city.

At this time, when he heard that Xue Guyan returned in a hurry and rushed to the north bank of the Yellow River, Pan Le couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.So he arranged for a few soldiers to go south along the river bridge to investigate, and then went north to chase Xue Guyan for information, while he himself went to the barracks and summoned a group of soldiers to stand by.

A few cavalrymen rode their horses down the river bridge, looked around and saw nothing unusual, then reined in their horses and headed towards the southern city of Heyang on the side, approaching the city gate only to see a line of robes under the city. The messy cavalry team was holding Xue Guyan's flag and honor guard, so they stepped forward and said, "Are you a soldier of Lord Pingqin? How is the battle going west this time? Why did you return in a hurry? Why did Lord Pingqin rush?" Go to Guanbei?"

This group of people is naturally He Ruodun, Gao Le and his party who have not arrived here for a long time. He Ruodun immediately turned his eyes when he heard the questioning of the soldiers from the south, pointed at the other party and cursed: "Victory and defeat are commonplace, who can guarantee eternal life?" Undefeated? I followed my lord to fight against the Western Army, only because the enemy was outnumbered, so I had no choice but to retreat. I was waiting to enter the city to reorganize the army and fight again. How dare you and other thieves come south to mock and take away my lord’s power in the town? , take it for me!"

"What nonsense? I'm just waiting..."

Those soldiers didn't expect that just a few questions would make He Ruodun suddenly violent. Before he could explain a few words, they were surrounded and disarmed and dismounted. In the city, if you are reckless again, you will not be forgiven!"

After He Ruodun heard the words, he sneered twice, walked up to this man with a knife, cut off one of his ears with the blade turned over, threw it on the ground and stomped on him fiercely, then looked at the soldiers and said bitterly: "Someone Although I was defeated by the Western Division, it is definitely not something that you can be humiliated by! Tell your lord, the southern city is guarded by my lord, Gong Qin, if you send soldiers from the south to disturb you, my lord will use all his troops to attack and kill you All!"

While speaking, he ordered the disarmed people to be driven towards the river bridge, and then turned his head to look at the top of the city with an anxious expression on his face: "I don't want to lose my ears, nose, hands and feet like that thief, open the door quickly Food!"

The more than 5000 fine cavalry led by Xue Guyan to the west were already most of the troops he brought from Jinyang to guard the area, and those left behind were mainly Fan soldiers between Hebei and Heluo.

The soldiers of the Xianbei army had always looked down on these Han soldiers. The guards at the top of the city not only saw that the flags and banners were correct, but also saw He Ruodun's ruthless attitude of arresting people to vent their anger. , So he quickly opened the door to welcome the disciples into the city.

After entering the city, the group of people did not go further inside, while ordering the left-behind officials in the city to come in and deliver food and drinks quickly, they also ordered the guards at the top of the city to withdraw and let them guard the city gate.

Under such shouts and intimidation, the guards actually surrendered the city gate obediently.The southern city of Heyang is surrounded by water on three sides, and the gate to the south is the only access on land. Once the control of the city changes hands, the thousands of left-behind soldiers in the city will suddenly become entangled.

However, He Ruodun and the others did not immediately tear off their camouflage masks, and following the information provided by the soldiers gathered during the previous pursuit, they summoned and detained the remaining soldiers in the city one by one, including the one with the highest official status in the city. Linhuai Wang Yuan Xiaoyou.

When Yuan Xiaoyou was led into a barn next to the city gate, he looked at He Ruodun and Gao Le for a while, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw, but the soldiers who brought him drew their knives behind their waists, and then stood still on the spot. Dare to move.

"Both of you are not Xue Guyan's generals, but you are the generals of the Western Army who are fighting with him. You are so brave, you dare to cheat into the city! But the three cities of Heyang are closely related, and one city will change and help will come in an instant. It is definitely not a place for desperadoes to cheat. You entered the city without killing, so you can see that you still have benevolent thoughts, so you should leave this place immediately, and I will not expose it!"

Although already in the hands of the people, Yuan Xiaoyou still insisted on holding on, looking at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and immediately He Ruodun took a step forward and clasped his fists at Yuan Xiaoyou and said, "Your Majesty is indeed superior to ordinary people, and his calm posture is admirable, but since a certain class is here, it is by no means a rash disciple. A certain old lord Xihe Lord Li Shijun went straight to the Jinyang palace, and the heroes of Bingzhou are unstoppable, and Heyang is not a dangerous place today, even if there are fish and turtles coming to rescue, cook them with soup!"

"You, you are actually the general of Li Tai, the mad thief of the Western Dynasty..."

Yuan Xiaoyou couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, Li Tai's reputation is now very loud in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, just because his previous actions slapped King Gao of Jinyang and Emperor Yedu in the face.

When the two heard this, their faces sank suddenly. Gao Le got up and drew a knife on Yuan Xiaoyou's neck and said angrily: "I treat each other with courtesy, and what I respect is the blood of the king, not the person. The thief of the world is He Liuhun is famous for his madness and evil. What a certain group of people in Kansai have done is to revitalize the Datong! The king came to the people in the old hometown, but he couldn't knock on the pass to offer and welcome the king back to the palace. It is already a crime. If you still can’t return to righteousness with generosity in this city, what’s the point of not dying!”

"A strong man, a strong man wait a minute... I, I also have a heart of righteousness, but I can't find a good time! What needs me to do, I will be obliged!"

Yuan Xiaoyou's previous calmness was also due to his status, but he didn't really see death as home. Seeing that Gao Le was really intent on killing, he immediately showed timidity and begged for mercy.

Just as the two men were forcing Yuan Xiaoyou to cooperate to control the city, Pan Le's soldiers who had their ears cut off by He Ruodun also returned to Zhongli City.

After listening to the report, Pan Le was furious in his heart, and said angrily, "Xue Guyan is too deceitful! This disciple who was defeated and humiliated dared to turn his anger on me, fearing that I would be greedy for his power, how ridiculous! Come on! People, go to the south city quickly, and capture the murderers in the city!"

He Ruodun's threat in the name of Xue Guyan, Pan Le naturally did not take it seriously, but it only intensified his anger, and Dang even ordered hundreds of troops to go south to save face.

However, Xue Guyan's defeat also surprised him. He knew that Xue Guyan led five thousand fine cavalry in this battle, but he was still outnumbered, so the number of bandits entering the Heluo area must be very considerable.

But these are just a few vague words from Xue Guyan's general. Of course, he should ask Xue Guyan carefully about the specific enemy situation before he can arrange the offensive and defensive plans.

The military situation was on fire, so Pan Le didn't dare to be negligent. After a little thought, he ordered to expand the scale of the army's gathering, while he left the inner city and went to the north bank of the river to inquire about the enemy's situation and countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)