Chapter 22 Yan's Castle
He Bai bowed and said, "Anova is my wife. I have a good relationship with her. I have been pregnant recently, so I don't want to separate. I hope my father-in-law will forgive me."
Qiu Liju whipped his knife and shouted, "If you don't return Anova, don't blame me for being polite."
He Bai said helplessly: "Why do you have to rebel against He Bai? Everyone has different ideas, but family affection is still there, so why do you have to fight in war?"
Qiu Liju sneered and said, "Since I betray the Han Dynasty, I will inevitably become enemies with you one day. Instead of waiting until then, I will break up with you when I am still holding my hands and feet."
He Bai said, "Please rest assured, Mr. He Bai will never be an enemy of Mr. He Bai. Wherever there is a man, He Bai retreats and never dares to raise troops to face each other."
Fu Xing was afraid that Qiu Liju would be unsure of it, so He Bai would lead his troops to step forward. Seeing that the back was gloomy, Qiu Liju finally put away his knife and sighed, saying, "Okay, everyone has their own ambitions, I won't make things difficult for you. I hope you will be better for Anova because of my kindness to treat you very well."
He Bai bowed and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for your forgiveness. He Bai will definitely live up to Anova."
After they bid farewell, He Bai bowed to Qiu Liju again and again and headed westward. Unexpectedly, Tadun led two thousand cavalry and chased him fiercely. He Bai's young soldiers were reluctant to fight him, so he lost his troops and horses in vain and had to escape to the south with the power of one man and three horses.
After escaping for more than a hundred miles, it was about six or seven o'clock in the evening. The sun had just set and saw that it was coming to Tuyin County, He Bai clapped his feet and shouted: "It's a pity that Yan Gang, Yan Ji must have been in the army, otherwise, he would have been in Tuyin City today to find trouble for them."
After thinking about it, Fu Xing said, "Yan Ji, as the deputy commander of Baima Yicong, did not follow Gongsun Zan today. Maybe he was not in the army, but in Tuyin City."
He Bai was stunned and nodded and said, "No, no, there is a possibility. This Tuyin City has always been guarded by Gongsun Yue. I wonder how he would treat us? Let's go and call the door."
Amid the vigilant eyes of the soldiers in Tuyin City, Gongsun Yue came late. Before He Bai could say hello, Gongsun Yue cursed on the top of the city: "He Bai, a bold traitor, dare you come back to see me. Why don't you retreat quickly with me? Otherwise, don't blame me for sending troops to kill you, hanging your head at the city gate to warn the world."
He Bai shouted, "Mr. Gongsun, He Bai is wronged... The one who shot He Bai in the back was Yan Ji, the traitor. He Bai came here to find Yan Gang. Yan Ji and the two thieves took revenge. He also asked Gongsun to send the two out. He Bai wanted to fight with them alone to determine life and death."
After listening to He Bai's explanation, Gongsun Yue shook his head and shouted: "He Bai, even if my brother pardons you, my Gongsun family has married Yan, so he will not agree to your revenge. You should have lost your heart, right?"
He Bai was shocked. These two families got married? How can you avenge this? Turning to look at Fu Xing, Fu Xing shook his head and said he didn't know. He Bai asked, "Dare you ask Lord Gongsun, when did you get married? Who and who are you? Why did you get married?"
Gongsun Yue shouted: "Yan is a large family in Youbeiping and a famous family in Tuyin County. My family married Yan's family to better manage Youbeiping County. This time, it was my younger sister, and she married Yan's youngest son Yan as her wife. As for when it happened to be half a month ago. My younger sister had come from Lingzhi County, western Liaoning yesterday and was sent by me to Yan's Wubao early this morning. I am afraid she will get married at this moment."
He Bai was unwilling to accept it and shouted: "The Yan clan is despicable and shameless. Gongsun is a famous clan in western Liaoning. Why did he marry Yan clan? Where is the Yan clan's Wubao? I will go to slaughter him today and take back Gongsun's little sister for Lord Gongsun."
Gongsun Yue laughed loudly on the city, with a hint of sadness in his voice, and said, "Anyone who is beneficial to my Gongsun family, my Gongsun family doesn't care whether he is despicable or shameless. Yan's Wu Castle is thirty miles away from the west of the city. The walls of the castle are high and deep, and there are many grains and grass. Even the 100,000 rebels in Yuyang cannot be defeated. You only want to kill Yan's family. This idea is like dreaming in daytime. With my Gongsun family and Yan family in Youzhou, you have no place for you, He Bai, so retreat quickly."
He Bai led his men back indignantly, and he left Youbeiping County this time and would come back from time to time. Although he knew that Yan Gang would be killed in the Battle of Jieqiao several years later, the Yan family was defeated with Gongsun Zan's failure. He Bai couldn't swallow this after all. After discussing with Fu Xing, he decided to go to Yan's Wubao first to take a look.
Thirty miles away, one man and three horses ran there in an hour. It was exactly 8:30 in the evening. He Bai spread the whistle and rode around him, and quietly touched him with Fu Xing, and stood in the south of the Yan family Wu Castle.
The Yan family Wubao is built differently from ordinary cities, and is in an isosceles triangle shape. According to the direction of Wushui, it built Wubao in a triangular and pointed area of Wushui. Its three sharp corners face east, southwest, northwest, northeast and west respectively, with river protection, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and only the southeast wall can be attacked.
However, the Wubao Fortress in the southeast is 15 meters and 5 stories high, and the fortress wall is 200 meters long. There is a city gate tower in the middle, and there are six wooden arrow towers every fifty meters on both sides, with a total of six, which seems to be difficult to attack.
When He Bai came, he captured several villagers from nearby villages. He heard that there were more than 500 people in the Yan clan, and about 150 young and strong men. Everyone practiced martial arts and was very capable of fighting the elite county soldiers. If there was a rebel and foreign enemies invaded the nearby, the Yan clan could gather nearly a thousand villagers who were attached to the Yan clan to resist. If there was time, even if the Yan clan gathered six or seven thousand people, it would be no problem. However, He Bai came too quickly and the informant was captured by He Bai before he entered the fort.
He Bai used wine and meat to deceive the trust of the villagers, and lied that he was the confidant of the prefect Gongsun Zan. These Wuhuan people defected to Gongsun Zan's Wuhuan cavalry. Because they heard that a rebel army would come to attack Yan's Wubao, they sent two hundred people to reinforce and protect his sister and brother-in-law. After they were asked to go back, they made it clear to the elders in the village that He Bai's army was not an enemy.
He Bai looked at the thirty members of the Yan clan patrolling back and forth on the wall, and the large brazier used for lighting 150 meters outside the city. He was afraid that he would not be able to attack him. He Bai turned his head and looked at Fu Xing to see if he could do it.
Fu Xing closed his mouth tightly and said nothing. It was almost an hour before he said softly: "It seems that it is not possible. Yan is very vigilant. There are no loopholes to find, and there are no more troops than us. Unless the lord can lead all the thousands of slave soldiers in his army, it is almost the same. Now, my subordinates should give up first. As the saying goes, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge."
He Bai was boxing with hatred. When he was about to give up, he suddenly remembered the villagers who had come before. As the saying goes, "There is no gentleman, but no poison, but not a husband." Since they are Shunmin who are dependent on the wings of Yan's family, they had thought about reporting the news before, saying that they could not be considered the Yan family and their gang. Today, they could not deal with Yan's family, so they could only use them to lure the enemy.
He Bai talked about the plan in his heart to Fu Xingyi. Fu Xing was stunned, but he didn't say much. However, He Bai felt unbearable later and said, "What if you only burn the house and don't kill people?"
Fu Xing said: "Please rest assured that after experiencing many troubles, my subordinates know what kind of benevolence is and what true benevolence is. Life in war is not worth much. As long as the lord can truly fulfill the benevolence and righteousness when he governs one side in the future."
He Bai was surprised, but also understood that Fu Xing was a local of this era after all. He did not come to the future generations, but he should pay more attention to the lives of others. Sometimes he said it ruthlessly, but when he really started, he could not do anything.
Fu Xing's voice turned low and said, "I thought before Emperor Huan, my great Han Dynasty was overwhelming, and no one in the world dared to disobey. However, in recent decades, the court has been in decline, and the people in the world have been in chaos. First, there is the Yellow Turban, and now there is the Zhang Ju Zhang Chun's rebellion. The chaos in the world has given the opportunity to develop. If the lord can soar into the sky, I think the world will be peaceful. However, those who accomplish great things must not be kind to women. Therefore, lord, the matter tonight is a rehearsal for the future.
He Bai didn't understand Fu Xing's intention for a moment, so he could only watch Fu Xing lead the hundred blood cavalry and leave. Not long after, a raging fire suddenly ignited from five or six miles southwest. It was a small village with dozens of households that were attacked. The panic screams and the shouts of killing were heard clearly even though they were separated by several miles.
The guards on Yan's Wubao hurriedly rang the golden bell to call the police, and the sound spread ten miles in the quiet night. Soon after, the war drums of the troops were also ringing, and hundreds of cavalry Yan clans rushed out of Wubao and rushed to the village where the fire broke out. Dozens of villages and villages were following behind him, thinking that it was to participate in the wedding of Yan and Gongsun, and the dinner was not over yet.
He Bai clapped his high-five and said intimidating: "Okay, I'm afraid I won't come out. Since I've come out, tonight is the time for your Yan clan to be destroyed." After that, he led a hundred martial blood cavalry hidden in the dark and rushed to the east.
Yan Ji looked at the fire in the small village in front of him and the villagers who were cursing the looters all over the ground. The anger in his heart ignited and asked in a deep voice: "How many people were killed or injured?"
An elderly village elder came to respond, "Reported to the Yan family Erlang, the invading Hu Qi only set fire, did not kill people, nor did he rob, and only injured a dozen people in the village. However, the houses were destroyed and the money and food were gone."
Yan Ji touched his beard under his cheek and said to himself: "Don't rob, don't kill people, and there is such a strange Hu Qi?"
Chapter completed!