"Xu Langjiang! Xu Langjiang! "
Yang Fan pulled Xu Lang Jiang's horse and galloped several arrows away. Seeing that there was no danger for the time being, he turned his head to look at Xu Lang Jiang. He saw that Xu Lang Jiang was leaning on the horse and was on the verge of collapsing. His face was deathly pale, and there was a faint trace of blood seeping out of his mouth.
The arrow pierced through his heart and he is already heavily injured, how can he withstand such a jolt? Yang Fan may be in a hurry but he knows that with some jolts, he may still have a chance to escape. If he stops now, he will be sending Xu Langjiang to his death. The invading Turks are all cavalry and they will not delay him for long.
But the thick arrow pierced through Xu Langjiang's body and as he galloped, his injuries are getting worse and worse. His internal organs are in a mess and it looks like he is about to collapse.
Yang Fan saw this and became anxious. The pursuers will be here soon and if something happens to this Flying Fox Commander-In-Chief, what should he do? At that time, it is true that the commander-in-chief is the soul of the army. If a commander-in-chief dies suddenly, the morale of the army will crumble and chaos will ensue.
But although Yang Fan was anxious, there is nothing he can do. At this moment, Tin Aino suddenly pointed ahead and said excitedly, "Erlang look, there is a carriage!"
Yang Fan looked up and saw a chariot moving strenuously on the snowy ground. Beside it was a horse with a shepherd on its back, guarding the chariot like an ant on a hot pan.
Yang Fan urged the horse forward and Tin Aino asked in the dialect of Longyou, "Why are you all so slow?"
There is a driver on the carriage and there are three horses hitched to the shaft of the carriage.
Beside the carriage is a middle-aged man. When Yang Fan and Tin Aino persuaded their tribe to move to Mingwei, they met these two men. The middle-aged man replied, "The carriage is slow and I am in a hurry."
The Tian Ai Nu peeked into the carriage and saw that there was an old man, two women, and two children. The Tian Ai Nu asked, "Why aren't you riding horses?"
The middle-aged shepherd said, "My family doesn't have any strong laborers, we can't let the horses go. You only sell wine in the tribe, not horses. Why do you keep so many horses at home? "
Tin Aino looked at Commander Xu, who was about to collapse, and said, "I'll give you my horse and exchange it for your carriage!"
"This …"
The middle-aged shepherd hesitated. Tin Aino said, "What are you hesitating for?"
The middle-aged shepherd said embarrassedly, "There are still many jars of wine in the carriage, I …"
Hearing this, Tin Aino looked at the cart again. The back half of the cart was piled high, and the middle and top of the cart were stuffed with felt blankets and cloth, probably to prevent the wine jugs from breaking during the bumps. No wonder the speed of his car was so slow. How could it run fast when carrying so much alcohol?
Tin Aino was amused and annoyed at the same time, he shouted: "The Turks are about to catch up, we are about to lose our lives and you still want to drink!"
The middle-aged shepherd wanted to cry but had no tears, "Miss, my family relies on selling wine for a living. If the wine is gone, we won't be able to live even if we escape!"
The Tian Ai Nu reached into her bosom and found a few golden beans. The Tian Ai Nu said, "I have some golden beans here, plus these three top-notch horses, it's more than enough to trade for your wine. Do you want to trade?"
She took out a handful of golden beans and placed them in front of him. There were about six or seven of them and they shined brightly under the sun.
The shepherd looked at the golden beans in her hand and then looked at the three good horses. He estimated that they were indeed worth his carriage of wine. He quickly nodded and said, "Deal! Deal! Deal! I'll exchange, I'll exchange! "
Immediately, Yang Fan and Tin Aino dismounted from their horses and helped the dying Xu Langjiang down. The entire shepherd family left the carriage and mounted their horses. Although the family consisted of old people, children, and women, they grew up in the grasslands. How could they not know how to ride a horse? They mounted their horses and thanked Tin Aino before urging their horses to leave.
Tin Aino shot forward and jumped onto the carriage. He lifted all the felt and fur blankets and quickly pushed the jars of wine out of the carriage. When all the jars of wine in the carriage were thrown into the snow, Tin Aino spread out the felt and fur blankets. He and Yang Fan carried Xu Langjiang onto the carriage. By this time, Xu Langjiang was already unconscious.
Tin Aino looked at the arrows deeply embedded in Xu Langjiang's body and worriedly said, "Erlang, I'm afraid he won't make it."
Yang Fan said, "Hold him up a bit and let him experience less bumps. As long as he's still breathing, it's fine!"
After saying this, Yang Fan let down the curtain and grabbed the horse's reins with both hands. He shouted, "Go!" and the carriage sped across the snowy plains.
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At this time, Flying Fox Pass was in a mess. The three armies hurriedly assembled. All the supplies that could be moved were loaded onto the carriages. Those that couldn't be moved were scattered and prepared to be burned. This Deputy General Xiao Ningfeng was more than capable of commanding.
However, General Xu had always been a patriarch in Flying Fox's eyes. While it was true that he sympathized with his soldiers, he treated this place like his own stronghold, and no one could disobey him. Even this deputy general always followed his orders, so his prestige in the army was far lower than General Xu's. When he gathered his troops and prepared to leave, the brigade marshals and platoon leaders under him started to argue and quarrel.
Some suggested that the supplies should leave first and the main group should hurry over to support Xu Langjiang. Some suggested that the entire army should retreat to Mingwei Garrison. Some suggested that the troops should go to the snowy plains to fight the Turks' ambush. At this time, Deputy General Xiao could no longer control the situation.
A bunch of generals and platoon commanders argued, causing Deputy General Xiao to have a headache. At this time, the Flaming Ear tribesmen ran down in a panic. Deputy General Xiao hurriedly grabbed a few shepherds and asked them about the situation. These shepherds took advantage of the battle at the entrance of the valley to escape. How would they know the exact situation there?
When Deputy Commander Xiao asked, they all began to speak at once. Some said that Xu Langjiang and his men had displayed their invincible might, that the Turks had been utterly routed and that they had secured the entrance to the valley. Some said that the Turks had covered the sky and the earth, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Xu Langjiang was finished and the Turks were about to arrive.
They threw out a few sentences and ran for their lives. Hearing this, Xiao Ningfeng and the other generals and platoon commanders became more and more confused. There were a few brigade commanders and captains whose eyes were bloodshot. They roared that Deputy General Xiao was a useless coward and that he did not dare to go. They wanted to bring their troops to the rescue. Some generals urged Deputy General Xiao to quickly give the order for the whole army to retreat to Mingwei Garrison.
As the two sides quarreled, the entire Flying Fox Pass camp became like a pot of porridge in a market.
At this time, Yang Fan hurriedly rushed over with his carriage. The garrison of Flying Fox Pass had already arrived at the foot of the hill. All kinds of carriages loaded with supplies were parked there in a disorderly manner. The generals and colonels with different opinions surrounded Xiao Ningfeng and argued endlessly. The soldiers, on the other hand, stood in the snow with their spears in their arms, not knowing what to do.
From afar, Yang Fan could hear the curses and roars of the generals. He hurriedly slowed down the carriage. Lifting the curtain, he turned around and asked: "The three armies are in chaos. Can you wake him up and tell him to go next …"
Yang Fan's voice trailed off. Tin Aino lightly shook his head at him and withdrew his hand from Xu Langjiang's neck. He said in a low voice: "He's dead!"
Yang Fan's heart sank. He had gone through so much trouble to rescue Xu Langjiang, but in the end, he was still dead.
Yang Fan's anxiety and unease were not entirely because Xu Langjiang did not value the intelligence they had painstakingly sent over. It was also because he was the one who had confirmed that Bai Ting was the target.
If the Turks had chosen Polygonum Spring in Hexi as the target, it would have also caused great harm to the people of Hexi. Although that would have put the imperial court in an even more difficult situation, and the Tubo might have interfered and taken the opportunity to direct the conflict between the princes and ministers to the Tang dynasty, he had chosen this place.
He had chosen this place because it was convenient for reinforcements from the rear. In times of emergency, he could also transfer troops from the nearby border armies of Hexi and Shuofang. However, Xu Langjiang's arrogance and conceit had hindered the military plan. If a single mistake had caused great harm to the people of Liangzhou, he would not be able to absolve himself from the blame.
Yang Fan raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain. There were three beacon towers built on the top of the mountain. The weather today was very good, and the three beacon towers were burning with smoke. The smoke billowed into the sky, and although it was blown by the wind, it did not dissipate for a long time.
With these beacons, at least the garrison in the direction of Mingwei could be prepared in advance. The nomadic tribes large and small outside of Mingwei were all familiar with this warning signal. As long as they weren't too stupid, they would immediately evacuate toward Mingwei. Of course, if they ran into someone who would rather sacrifice his life than his wealth, then there was really nothing they could do.
The officers were still quarreling beside his ears when Yang Fan suddenly felt an inexplicable anger. He abruptly turned around and stood at the front of the carriage, shouting, "All of you, stop quarreling!"
The officers who were in the middle of quarreling were all startled. Judging from his attire, he seemed to be a nomad from the grasslands, but his Han accent was perfect.
Yang Fan shouted, "The Turks have two armies, one from the Gobi Desert and the other from Mi Mochuan, are attacking Bai Ting. Right now, the right army from Mi Mochuan has already reached the mountain pass, and you all are still quarreling here! Why aren't you withdrawing to Mingwei immediately? When the enemy arrives, won't all of your infantry be buried here? "
Fei Hu was a garrison stationed here, and most of them were infantry. In reality, because the main responsibility of the garrison at the border was to defend, most of the soldiers in the army were infantry. When there was a need to leave the fortress to fight in the wild, they would deploy another army consisting mainly of cavalry. These soldiers who guarded the border all year round rarely had the chance to use horses, so they wouldn't keep a large number of horses in the barracks and waste the military's resources.
Xiao Ningfeng was currently full of anger from the quarreling of his disobedient subordinates. Seeing an outsider shouting at him, he couldn't help but angrily say, "Who are you!"
Yang Fan flashed his waist token and said loudly, "Imperial Guard Yang Fan of the Imperial Guard of the Yulin Forest. I was ordered by the emperor to go west on official business. I heard news of the Turks and specially came to warn you!"
Beside the ancient ship, Liang Si let out an "ah" and said, "It's him, he's the one talking to Lang General!"
A crowd of high-ranking military officers surrounded him and asked at the same time, "How is Langjiang? Is Xu Langjiang doing well?"
"Lang General Xu, he …"
Yang Fan hesitated for a moment. Just as he was about to make up his mind and tell them about Xu Yiqi's death, Lang General Xu's angry voice suddenly came from the carriage, "I was originally doing very well! But now I'm about to die from anger because of you bastards! "
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