It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

In the late spring of the first year of Yongning, the 23-year-old Sima Ying, king of Chengdu, Sima Yong, king of Hejian, and Sima Jiong, king of Qi, jointly attacked Sima Lun, the usurper of the throne. When they marched to Chaoge, there were more than soldiers with mighty battle flags. Zhao Zhan.

Zhao Zhuo, the military guard, served as the vanguard and fought against Sun Hui sent by Sima Lun at Huangqiao.

Sun Hui deceived and took advantage of the terrain to lead Zhao Zhuo and other 8,000 troops into the river. Then he suddenly opened the gate and released the water, causing more than 8,000 casualties on Zhao Zhuo's side and greatly dampening his momentum.

Sima Ying was furious, but also very upset about the failure. He thought that he should withdraw his troops back to Chaoge first, rest for a few days and then fight back.

At this time, a military guard came to report: "Someone calls himself Yang Xianyong and wants to talk to the prince."

He was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhao Zhuo who was bandaging his abdominal wound, as well as several of his followers and masters, and remembered the charming face in Jinyong City.

Before he raised his troops, he quickly went to see this man quietly.

Because he felt very uncomfortable when he learned that she was pregnant. But she is also worried about her safety. After all, usurping the throne, being deposed, and driving away... these things are no longer new to the Sima family, but this little girl has only been in the palace for half a year, even if she is bolder , you should also be nervous and scared.

He only brought Zhao Zhuo and a few other skilled military guards to follow him, and contacted Zhang Heng, the commander who guarded Jinyong City. This man's brother Zhang Lin had just been beheaded, and he was extremely dissatisfied. Although the relatives who were out of trouble were not implicated, they were still somewhat worried about their future.

Sima Ying found him secretly and didn't say anything openly, but gave him a hundred gold and asked to enter Jinyong City to see Yang Xianrong. Zhang Heng had known before that Yang Xianrong had helped Sima Ying get rid of his reputation as a "wife-killer". He also knew that the relationship between the two was very good. He glanced at the six military guards behind him and nodded in agreement...

After returning from Jinyong City, Sima Ying set off all the way to Luoyang holding the banner of crusade. He knew he had to hurry up before he could see the little woman's smile. But it would be too reckless to just move forward now. There were many powerful military guards around him, but what he lacked were counselors.

Yang Xianyong is Yang Xianrong's eldest brother, and was sent by Sima Lun to garrison Xiangyang. Now it appears in Huangqiao, what happened?

The handsome man in front of her has an appearance very similar to that of Yang Xianrong. The Yang family is a handsome man, and Yang Xiankang, who is very familiar with him, is quite good-looking. Now when she sees Yang Xianrong, Sima Ying can't help but admire him secretly. He said: What a great guy!

"I've met the prince." Yang Xianyong's courtesy was extremely thorough.

"Hey, Brother Yang, please don't be so polite. I am very familiar with your second brother and the Queen, so naturally I shouldn't be so acquainted with you." Sima Ying immediately stopped him from saluting and returned the kiss. She pulled him to sit down affectionately.

This is a temporary military camp tent with very ordinary conditions. Even the seats are made of temporary sandbags. Fortunately, the weather is still okay and there is no need to keep warm by the fire.

Sima Ying took Yang Xianyong's hand and looked extremely cordial. "Brother Yang is not stationed in Xiangyang, what's wrong?"

"It's a long story." Yang Xianyong smiled, which actually made Sima Ying miss the tearful little woman in her heart even more, and her expression became much softer. "Actually, I came here to ask if the prince is about to withdraw his troops?"

After hearing about the war, Sima Ying immediately became serious again, and Zhao Zhuo, who was already bandaged beside him, also straightened up and frowned. "My king wants to retreat and defend Chaoge first. With this..." "Your Majesty, you must not do it." Yang Xianyong did not wait for Sima Ying to finish speaking, and immediately said: "Now that our army has lost, the enemy If you succeed, you have the intention of underestimating the enemy. If you retreat now and your morale is depressed, you cannot fight again. Besides, victory and defeat are common things for military officers! It is better to select elite soldiers, march through the night, surprise them, and win by surprise."

Yang Xianyong was full of majesty, and every word he spoke spoke to Sima Ying's heart. She couldn't help but hug him, "Brother Yang, what I said is exactly what I want to do, but I have no one to send. As you can see, Zhao Zhuo is seriously injured, and I have lost more than 8,000 people, so it is really difficult."

"But if we don't send troops at this time, it will be difficult to go straight to Luoyang. I heard that my sister-in-law is still trapped in Jinyong City, and there is a murder case in Jinyong City..." Yang Xianyong's expression softened slightly.

"What? What happened?" Sima Ying was no longer calm. Although he had left his own people in Jinyong City, his news was not flowing smoothly during the continuous battle.

"I heard from my mother that there were strange paintings outside the walls of Guangmo Palace where Ronger lived in Jinyong City. There were also servant girls who died there. I'm afraid something happened."

"Is there anything wrong with Rong'er?" Sima Ying shouted out in a hurry. But he immediately realized that he had made a mistake and coughed lightly to hide his emotions.

Naturally, Yang Xianyong saw through it without saying anything. He continued: "Mother said that with Rong'er's intelligence, it should be okay. But the longer we are trapped in Jinyong City, the worse it will be. Since the prince has raised his army, he should go all out. I helped the emperor take Luoyang back. In the future, I can reward you for my merits and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

"Indeed." Sima Ying nodded.

"If the prince trusts him, I am willing to lead a special force to Huangqiao to fight Sun Hui." Yang Xianyong stood up with a serious look on his face.

"Sun Hui will be your uncle..." Sima Ying hesitated, "He is Sun Xiu's eldest son..."

"Does he regard us as relatives?" Yang Xianyong sneered, "He sent Rong'er to the palace for his own glory and wealth, and now he is riding for Sima Lun. What else does he want? Such despicable people are not me. Relatives of the Yang family!”

Seeing that Yang Xianyong expressed his attitude, Sima Ying also stood up, stood in front of the simple sand table, looked at it, and finally said: "I still have a thousand military guards available, and they are all my personal followers." People. In addition, Sima Yong and Sima Jiong's 5,000 troops have already set off from Chaoge... I want to use these people to support them, but if possible, I will also dispatch them to you."

"Six thousand people are enough." Yang Xianyong nodded, "Your Majesty, I am the vanguard. You just need to create a large number of people behind. The wind is strong in spring, so you can make more dusty."

"This is possible." Sima Ying's blood surged up, and she and Yang Xianyong immediately planned the war arrangements in detail. The two people talked very fast, and they even seemed to regret meeting each other late.

It turned out that after Sima Lun usurped the throne, Yang Xianyong could no longer stay in Xiangyang and was anxious to return to Luoyang to see how his sister Yang Xianrong was doing. But later he received a letter from his father, Yang Xuanzhi, asking him to take the old members of the Yang family to wait for a few days to see the situation before making a decision. Because he was sure that the Sima family would definitely attack Sima Lun.