Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 849 Yang Yuan, the Disaster
The situation in the eastern part of Shandong became even more turbid because of the southward movement of Xinjin.

Although the Song court has not made any substantial rescue operations, it has created a lot of momentum.

The incident of 3,000 light cavalry harassing the northern border was widely publicized as a heroic act of the court to rescue the rebel army with all its strength.

The young emperor Zhao Kai also issued a public decree, appointing Xin Qiji as the commander-in-chief of the Loyal and Righteous Army and the governor and pacifier of Shandong Road.

Although this appointment was of no use, it showed clearly that the court valued Xin Qiji and was determined to recover his homeland.

The reason for the public appointment was that the imperial edict could not reach the hands of the rebels.

The rebel army is conducting guerrilla warfare in Shandong, and the news received by all parties is delayed. Who can find them?
If one party could send the message to them accurately, then wouldn't any party be able to determine their location?
Therefore, whether it was the Jin Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, their propaganda offensive was more directed at the local people and the enemy people, rather than at the rebel army itself.

……

When Fei Yuye climbed up to the small building of Shishi's house, Shishi was standing by the window.

There was charcoal burning in the room, and perhaps it was too hot, so Li Shishi, who was wearing a light robe, half opened the window.

The wind blew in through the window, making Li Shishi's curves stand out more clearly in her light robe.

So, at this moment, the wind also took shape.

Its shape is charming.

Its appearance is the most touching.

However, even a woman would find it difficult to control herself and would appreciate her beautiful body. But today, Yuye turned a blind eye to it.

Looking back, she saw a hint of worry between Yuye Dai's brows, and Li Shishi understood.

"Still no accurate information about Jiro?"

Fei Yuye shook her head: "The Jin Kingdom's Xuefutu, Neiyinsi, and Fengsui Bureau have all transferred their elite troops to Shandong Road.

Our colleagues and the imperial court's speed room were also mobilized.

Scouts from all sides would occasionally fight each other, but…"

Yuye smiled bitterly and said, “There are so many troops gathered in the war zone, only the Golden Spy can come and go freely.

However, neither the Jin Dynasty's secret spies nor the Jin Dynasty's military scouts were able to capture accurate information about them.

It is said that they never stay in one place for more than twelve hours.

Our people can hardly show up in the war zone at this time, let alone obtain accurate intelligence from them."

Li Shishi sighed softly: "Not being able to get any news about him may not be a bad thing.

If our spies can accurately obtain Erlang's intelligence in the Jin territory where a large number of troops are gathered, it means that the Jin..."

Fei Yuye nodded: "Of course I think so too. But, I can't help but worry about him without knowing his news."

"Don't act like a child."

The Flying General, who had once assassinated the Grand Commandant of the Song Dynasty and the pseudo-Chu Emperor, frowned in displeasure:
"Since Erlang has ascended to such a high position, you can no longer be a delicate flower carefully nurtured in the greenhouse of the back garden."

"Isn't it okay for me to just complain a few words in front of my godmother?"

Fei Yuye said quietly: “We are naturally doing things.

If Erlang can return safely, what should we do? If Erlang..., what should we do? The Internal Record Office has already prepared a plan. "

Li Shishi was silent for a moment and closed the window.

"That guy will come back alive."

Fei Yuye had an inexplicable trust in Li Shishi, and her eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"

At this time, she urgently needed others to affirm the result she most expected.

"of course."

Li Shishi raised her eyebrows.

Few people know that Yang Yuan once single-handedly overthrew the entire Song Dynasty's National Security Agency.

This is the imperial secret service organization whose power in Lin'an is second only to that of the Imperial City Bureau.

But Li Shishi knew.

"A scourge lives for a thousand years. Who do you think deserves to be called a scourge?"

"Of course it's someone like Jilang."

……

"That evil person Yang Yuan will definitely not be able to escape this time."

It was now the fourth snowfall in Zhongdu Yanjing, and the weather was extremely cold.

However, there were ground dragons burning in the hall and the walls were also fire walls, so there was no need to burn a brazier and it was as warm as spring.

After a thrilling battle, Wanyan Liang fell to the ground naked.

He stepped barefoot on the warm tiles, walked to the table, grabbed a pot of warm tea and drank it.

"I hate him, detest him, and am a little afraid of him. But if I could capture him alive, I would really like to recruit him."

As Wanyan Liang spoke, his face showed admiration for Yang Yuan.

He is a lawless man, and in a sense, so is Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan's behavior of turning the impossible into possible is particularly to his taste.

"If I can really capture Yang Yuan alive and recruit him, you will marry him, okay?"

Wanyan Liang turned around and looked at the couch with a smile.

His niece, Tushan, was seventeen years old and had a pretty face.

At this moment, with a charming blush on her cheeks, she collapsed on the couch.

There was only a thin quilt draped across the hips, covering that Feng Shui treasure land.

"Would your uncle be willing to give her to another man?"

Tushan naturally knew how to please Wanyan Liang and showed a resentful expression at the right time.

"Why would I be reluctant to exchange a beauty for a general?"

Wanyan Liang laughed: "He can't leave. I am really worried that he will die."

……

Shangguan Luo had just returned from inspecting the dock.

The weather was getting colder, but Le'an Harbor did not freeze.

Historically, the bay will only freeze near the land in very rare cases of extremely cold weather. The further out you go, the less likely it is to have a problem, as the port will not freeze in winter.

Le'an (Dongying) is located in the middle of the bay, and sometimes thin ice will form, but it may not necessarily affect navigation.

But this was a serious matter concerning the retreat, so Shangguan Luo did not dare to be careless. He personally patrolled the harbor every day to observe the water conditions.

As soon as he returned to his temporary residence, he saw Li Qinglu standing next to the sand table. Her pretty face was frosty and looked a little ugly.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Li Qinglu took a deep breath and said, "No wonder the Jin people have not launched a full-scale counterattack against us for occupying this port.

Sir, look, here is the news my outpost scouts just sent me."

Li Qinglu used a long rattan pointer to point at several newly inserted black flags on the sand table.

“Here, here, and here, the pseudo-Jin army was found stationed.

The exact number and the information about the commanders are still under investigation."

Shangguan Luo looked at the sand table carefully. He looked at this sand table every day, so he could tell at a glance where there were changes without Li Qinglu's guidance.

"The fake Jin is intentionally using us as bait to lure Yang Yuan over here."

Li Qinglu's face looked unhappy: "Yes, if the teacher doesn't come, it's fine. But once he shows up, these Jin soldiers will move forward in unison and outflank us. First, they will cut off our connection with the teacher, and then..."

Shangguan Luo said in a deep voice: "They have obviously learned the lesson from Yang Yuan's successful escape from Jimo Port. Once this encirclement is formed, it will be difficult for him to escape."

Li Qinglu said worriedly, "Teacher should have heard about the news that our Great Jin is attacking the false Jin by land and sea. He should come to find us, right?"

After all, this is his most promising way to leave the Pseudo-Jin.

"Should we take the initiative to attack, disrupt the pseudo-Gold deployment, and create an opportunity for the teacher?"

Shangguan Luo's eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "Wanyan Liang's appetite may not be that small."

Li Qinglu was stunned: "What?"

Shangguan Luo suddenly turned around and left in a hurry, leaving only one sentence: "I will immediately send a light boat to scout the sea area in the direction of Ninghaizhou (Yantai).

I worry……"

Shangguan Luo left in a hurry, and the words he said afterwards were swallowed up by the wind and snow, so Li Qinglu could not hear them clearly.

But after hearing this, she still understood.

Wanyan Liang used them as bait and set up this ambush, waiting for Yang Yuan to fall into this pocket with the best chance of escaping from the Jin Kingdom. He then tied the opening tightly and sewed the bottom of the pocket.

However, Wanyan Liang might not only want Yang Yuan, he also didn't want to let them go as bait. Would the Jin navy come from the Ninghaizhou naval port, cut off their retreat at the critical moment, and fight a naval battle with them?

"Teacher, please don't come..."

Li Qinglu suddenly felt frightened.

If this pocket was originally set up for Yang Yuan, and their navy's retreat was blocked by Wanyan Liang's navy, once the teacher arrived, I'm afraid they would be unable to support him.

In that case, this is not the teacher's only way to survive, but the fastest way to death.

……

The rebel army had no choice but to decide on the next move, and the most serious conflict since Yang Yuan became the leader broke out.

As the Jin army advanced step by step and approached layer by layer, their range of activities was shrinking.

At this time, the news that the new Jin army's three armies, land and sea, were heading south was also learned by interrogating the captured Jin army officers.

The rebel army, which had originally felt that the future was bleak, suddenly became jubilant.

Xinjin was a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. The two countries joined forces to deal with the Jin Dynasty and were allies.

The New Jin is heading south at this time, clearly under the orders of the Song Dynasty to come to the rescue, so what are you waiting for?
What's more, their activity area is not far from Le'an.

Therefore, everyone thought that they were about to go north to attack Le'an Prefecture and join up with the Xinjin Water Army.

But Yang Yuan raised objections.

Yang Yuan hesitated at first, and his biggest worry was actually about Xinjin’s “good intentions”.

In the eyes of others, Xinjin and Song Dynasty are on good terms with each other, and Xinjin is a loyal younger ally of Song Dynasty.

But as an important official in the Song Dynasty court, Yang Yuan knew a lot of news that they didn't know.

As the New Jin Empire gradually stabilized and grew stronger, it had long had the ambition to break away from the control of the Song Dynasty.

Before this, when Yang Yuan was dealing with the Jin soldiers and Tatar soldiers in Shaanxi, the New Jin Empire did not send troops south to cooperate in a timely manner.

The reason given by Xin Jin was that the Tatars were invading.

But Yang Yuan naturally knew the truth.

After all, he had already ambushed secret agents in the Jin Kingdom a long time ago.

When it comes to the management of the countries surrounding the Song Dynasty, he has the most people in the New Jin Dynasty.

Yang Yuan was worried that once he rushed to Le'an and joined the Xinjin Navy, he would never have the chance to return to the Song Dynasty once he arrived at Shizikou in Liaodong.

The last time was when he was an envoy of the Song State, following the rebellious Wanyan Luti, and crossed the sea from Shandong to Liaodong.

When he returned to the Song Dynasty, he took advantage of the situation and fled on a snowy night, and was chased by Shangguan Luo all the way.

If he goes there again this time, I’m afraid that all the methods he used before will be useless and he will definitely be placed under house arrest in Xinjin.

The best outcome is to be like Yuwen Xuzhong, and bring all the dozens of people in the family to Xinjin.

Therefore, he was hesitating whether to let Xin Qiji lead the rebel army north to Le'an and use the navy of the New Jin to escape from Shandong.

As for him, if he left the rebel army with only three or four people, it would be easier for him to escape with their skills.

However, when he was busy gathering intelligence and preparing to head north to Le'an, he obtained more and more information, and the actions of the Jin army he encountered made him realize that the Jin army was deliberately driving him towards Le'an.

Why did the Jin army do this?
The answer is ready to come out.

Therefore, not only Yang Yuan could not go to Le'an, but this rebel army could not go either.

The last time Yang Yuan attacked Jimo, it was a surprise attack. Even so, he was stopped in time by Edu, the commander-in-chief of the Shandong East Route Army who obtained the intelligence in time.

However, Edu hastily mobilized troops to block the enemy from the front and pursue them from the back, and the encirclement was not tight.

So when they realized that they could not break through and the Jin army was about to surround them, they squeezed out from the gap that had not yet been "closed".

But this time, Le'an's new Jinshui Army was clearly a bait deliberately thrown to them by the Jin Kingdom.

If you dive in like this, it may not be possible to leave.

So, after thinking about it, Yang Yuan suddenly had a bold idea.

Since the Jin Army, the New Jin Army, and even many generals of the rebel army all believed that heading north to Le'an State was the best way out for the rebel army.

So……

Has the route south, which was once the most unfeasible, now become feasible?

However, as soon as Yang Yuan expressed his opinion, he was strongly opposed by Zhang Anguo and Shao Jin.

Even the two rebel leaders, Jia Rui and Deng Xun, did not approve of his adventure.

The journey south was filled with dangers and obstacles. Although the Jin troops on Shandong Road were led around by the nose and were surrounded by obstacles, the Nanjing Road was still a solid block of steel.

In particular, Yang Tang has returned from Shandong Road to Nanjing Road to take charge of the overall situation.

In this situation, isn't trying to go south tantamount to seeking death?
In order to reach a consensus, the rebels stayed in one place for more than twelve hours for the first time.

The rebel soldiers had a rare chance to stop and catch their breath, but the rebel leaders argued and quarreled from morning till night.

“No one believed we would go south, and this was our biggest opportunity.”

"Now that we have fewer people and horses, we can move faster. We also grabbed a lot of donkeys, horses and mules for transportation.

It is winter now, in the ice and snow, the Jin army's information transmission may not be much faster than our actions.

So, we may not be without a chance.”

Yang Yuan explained that the trip to Le'an Prefecture was actually a dive into a pocket formation, and then focused on elaborating on the opportunities of going south.

Yang Ze supports him unconditionally.

Jia Rui and Deng Xun obeyed Xin Qiji's orders more.

As the core members of the "Six Thousand Society", Zhang Anguo and Shao Jin have always been opposed.

There is one thing that is absolutely confidential, but seeing that the rebels cannot unify their opinions, Yang Yuan has to reveal a little bit at the right time.

Yang Yuan became serious: "Shandong Road is already in chaos, and they have ambushed a large number of troops in the Le'an area, so the southern part must be empty.

Therefore, if we suddenly head south at this time, it will be easy for us to escape Shandong Road."

Zhang Anguo said coldly: "What then? The Jin troops in Nanjing Road are well-rested and will be more difficult to deal with than the Jin troops in Shandong Road."

"That's the problem!"

Yang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I said that the way to survive is in the south, and there is another important reason. That is..."

He looked around at everyone and lowered his voice slightly: "My Song Dynasty has already persuaded a Jin army general to change the flag and rebel against the Jin people at any time.

He was a Jin general on Nanjing Road, guarding the important road and ruling the area alone.

As long as we enter Nanjing Road, he will meet us in time.

However, the Jin people had no idea that such a senior military officer who was in charge of the military and political affairs of a place had been instigated to rebel by our Song Dynasty!
This is our biggest trump card once we enter Nanjing Road!"

The rebel generals were greatly surprised when they heard this.

Shao Jin was surprised and asked, "My lord, are you serious?"

Yang Yuan said sternly, "How could I use the lives of thousands of righteous men to talk nonsense?"

Jia Rui said in a deep voice: "Captain, what do you think?"

They had already learned from the captured Jin soldiers that the Song Dynasty had appointed Xin Qiji as the commander-in-chief of the Loyal Army and the governor and pacifier of Shandong Road.

However, the appointment was actually asked from the Jin army, and the imperial edict and official seal had not yet been received, so Jia Rui was still accustomed to calling him the great leader.

Xin Qiji thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I agree with the king's opinion!"

As soon as Xin Qiji expressed his stance, Jia Rui and Deng Xun also clearly took sides.

As a result, Zhang Anguo and Shao Jin became the minority.

Moreover, there was actually a Jin general with a large number of troops in Nanjing Road, who had been instigated by the Song Dynasty?
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Anguo and Shao Jin were also interested.

In this case, there is still a lot to be done.

So, that night, the rebels ran away again.

Recently they often rest during the day and move at night.

As a result, in an era without aerial reconnaissance, the scouts' reconnaissance capabilities were severely limited at night, making it easiest for them to leave the battle group in time.

Yidu Chief Administrator Sadaya Senli and Deputy Chief Administrator Zhang Ao, who had been lying in ambush on the road leading to Le'an Prefecture, only learned the news on the third morning.

Senli and Zhang Ao turned pale when they heard that the rebel army suddenly turned from the north to the south.

It’s over, Yang Yuan and Xin Qiji are going to attack my Qingzhou again.

My Qingzhou Prefecture has really become a sieve.

So, when they hurriedly asked for instructions, hurriedly received orders, and hurriedly chased south from the ambush site, they unexpectedly learned good news:

Yang Yuan and Xin Qiji did not attack Qingzhou. They were like yellow croaker, slipping away just by the edge.

Senli and Zhang Ao actually felt some gratitude in their hearts for a moment.

My great Qingzhou, this time it will finally stop being troubled by this scourge Yang Yuan!
(End of this chapter)