"Is Commander Xu in the carriage?"
Yang Fan's carriage had just arrived at the city gates when the White Pavilion Commander, Ye Yunbao, quickly came forward to welcome him.
Ye Yunbao's official rank was one rank higher than Xu Yisheng's. Due to his temperament, Ye Yunbao had never gotten along with the seemingly refined but actually crude Xu Yisheng. However, this time, Xu Yisheng's nearly perfect retreat had saved the lives of so many soldiers. Ye Yunbao sincerely admired him.
In the army, although seniority and background were important, ability was always the most important. Xu Yisheng had displayed his ability, so even though Ye Yunbao was a high-ranking official and a fourth-rank Commander of the Middle Court, he did not hesitate to condescend and respectfully welcome him at the city gates.
Yang Fan pulled on the reins of his horse and hesitantly stopped.
All around, the soldiers who had returned with him all gazed fervently at the carriage, waiting for their commander to appear. Cheers had already rushed to their throats.
"Mm? Is Commander Xu in the carriage? "
Ye Yunbao frowned slightly when he saw that there was no response from the carriage. He was somewhat displeased.
Yang Fan took a deep breath and jumped off the carriage. He cupped his fists and said, "This lowly subordinate is Yang Fan of the Yulin Guard's Hundred Cavalry Guard. Greetings to Commander Ye!"
"Oh?"
Ye Yunbao knew of the Hundred Cavalry Guards and a strange light flashed in his eyes. However, he was most concerned about Xu Yisheng and had no time for pleasantries. He only asked, "Is Commander Xu in the carriage?"
Yang Fan replied, "Yes, Commander Xu is in the carriage. However … Commander Xu happened to encounter the Turkic army while hunting and immediately led his bodyguards to meet the enemy. He was careless and was hit by an arrow. This subordinate did his best to rescue Commander Xu, but … Commander Xu still died halfway. "
These words caused an uproar. Several of Commander Xu's bodyguards rushed forward and said, "Nonsense! Our Commander Xu was just ordering us to retreat, so how could he die? Commander Xu! Commander Xu! "
As they spoke, they rushed toward the carriage. Xu Yisheng's voice suddenly rang out from within the carriage. "Everyone, don't make any noise. Don't be impatient!"
As soon as they heard this familiar voice, all the bodyguards stood up happily and called out in unison, "It's General Xu!"
The curtain of the sedan was lifted and Tin Aino bent over and walked out of the carriage. The soldiers looked and saw that it was a pretty girl with willowy eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. They could not help but stare blankly, "Why is there a woman hiding in the carriage?"
Although they were suspicious, they did not think too much about it. Their gazes swept across Tin Aino's body, and then they looked toward the carriage again, thinking that this time Xu Yisheng would come out. But they heard Tin Aino said, "Yang Shiwei's words are absolutely true. Before Xu Langjiang could rush back to the Flying Fox Mouth, he passed away due to his heavy injuries!"
Her words were still spoken in Xu Yisheng's voice. Seeing this beautiful young lady, as soon as she opened her mouth, unexpectedly used a rough and bold man's voice, moreover, it was exactly the same as Xu Langjiang's voice, the surrounding officers and soldiers were shocked and dumbstruck.
Xu Yisheng's bodyguards still did not believe it. They rushed into the carriage and in a short period of time, Xu Yisheng's body was carried out. Xu Yisheng's buttocks were not hit by an arrow. A wolf fang arrow as thick as a chicken's egg had pierced straight into his back. Only a small part of it was still exposed. How could he have survived such an injury?
When he was carried out, his entire body was frozen stiff, but he still maintained his prone position. There was no need for anyone to support his waist. His entire body was stiff and did not bend. This was not the appearance of someone who had died not long ago. Everyone was silent, dumbstruck.
Ye Yunbao was experienced and knowledgeable. He was the first to recover from the shock of Xu Yisheng's death. He looked deeply at Tin Aino and asked in a deep voice, "Was it this young lady who took over Xu Langjiang's command?"
Tin Aino did not say anything. She only stared at Yang Fan with a pair of watery eyes.
Yang Fan coughed and braced himself to say, "Middle Commander, the person who took over Xu Langjiang's command was not this young lady."
Ye Yunbao's eyebrows slightly rose. He asked, "Oh? Then who was it? "
Tin Aino glanced at Yang Fan and rushed to say, "This lowly girl is only a woman. How could I understand the art of war? The one who mobilized the troops and commanded the battle was Guard Yang. However, this lowly girl just so happened to know how to speak. At the time, the situation was urgent. In order to appease the troops, Guard Yang asked this lowly girl to pretend to be Xu Langjiang. Guard Yang sat at the front of the carriage and secretly gave this lowly girl instructions. This lowly girl was merely parroting his words. "
Ye Yunbao suddenly understood. In his opinion, this was also the case. How could a woman understand the art of war? Although Yang Fan was a guard, which general did not start out as a lowly soldier? Yang Fan was in the army and was also a guard of the Yulin Guard. Presumably, he had learned the art of war.
Ye Yunbao's attitude toward Yang Fan immediately changed. He smiled wholeheartedly and said, "Bodyguard Yang was able to safely bring back the five thousand men of the Flying Fox Sect despite being surrounded by tigers and wolves. Your military tactics are truly outstanding. This merit is truly great. On behalf of the five thousand men of the Flying Fox Sect, I sincerely thank Bodyguard Yang!"
After Ye Yunbao finished speaking, he swung his scarlet beard and cupped his hands in a salute toward Yang Fan.
When Yang Fan saw this, he hurriedly dodged to the side and reached out to support him. He repeatedly said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. How could Yang Fan accept the general's greeting?"
Ye Yunbao's thoughts were meticulous and his shrewdness was far superior to that of a boorish fellow like Xu Yisheng. Although Yang Fan was a guard of the Imperial Guard, his status was worlds apart from his. There was no need for him to be so courteous to Yang Fan.
However, the Yulin Guard was the Emperor's personal guard. It was easy for them to be promoted. Now that the five thousand soldiers of the Flying Fox Mouth had been brought back by Yang Fan, this merit could not be concealed even if he wanted to. Once this report reached the capital, this little guard's meteoric rise was just around the corner. Who knew what official position he would reach in the future? It was not a bad idea to form a good relationship with him first.
As Tin Aino watched from the side, a faint smile flashed across his face. As a woman, what use did she have for this merit? Of course, she would only be happy if it was used by her man to make a name for himself.
Although Ye Yunbao wanted to befriend Yang Fan, there was still a huge disparity between their statuses. It was inconvenient for him to appear overly enthusiastic. Moreover, Xu Yisheng's personal guard was crying bitterly over the corpse. This aftermath also needed to be taken care of.
Ye Yunbao nodded to Yang Fan and walked over to comfort Xu Yisheng's personal guard. He led them into the city and ordered someone to go to the coffin shop to choose a good coffin to store Xu Yisheng's body. He then urgently summoned the brigade commanders of the Flying Fox Mouth to listen to the details of the battle with the Turks and their retreat, as well as to assess the enemy's strength.
At the same time, the beacons in the sky above Mingwei Garrison continued to flutter. After listening to the detailed report from the general of the Flying Fox Mouth garrison, Ye Yunbao immediately ordered his subordinate to write a military report to Liangzhou. He then immediately went to the city to arrange the defense and inspected the three armies, preparing to receive the first wave of attack from the Turkic army.
Because Yang Fan was one of the Hundred Horsemen of the Featherwood Guard, his status was special, so he and Tin Aino were temporarily placed in the courier station of Mingwei Garrison. The courier station here rarely had the opportunity to receive the ministers of the court. At most, the garrison commander of Liangzhou would temporarily stay here when he went on his four routine patrols every year.
Normally, this place was only used by the relay soldiers and as a place to store rations. For this reason, the courier station area was very simple, and the architecture was like that of a barracks. It was completely incomparable to the Huangshui Courier Station in the great city of Shangfu.
After being led to his residence, Yang Fan saw that although the room was not large, it was clean and tidy. It wasn't long before the courier returned with fresh water. Yang Fan washed up, changed into his casual clothes, and left.
When he arrived, he saw that Tin Aino's room was right next to his. When Yang Fan arrived at Tin Aino's room, he lightly knocked on the door. A moment later, footsteps could be heard. The door opened, and Tin Aino stood there, looking very charming.
Tin Aino was still wearing the same female shepherd clothes that she had changed into when she was rescued by the Flaming Ear tribe, but it was much cleaner. Her hair and face were washed clean, and her jet-black hair was glossy and still slightly wet. Her clear and lustrous face was bright and moving.
"Erlang!"
As soon as he saw Yang Fan, Tin Aino's heart was filled with joy, and he hurriedly invited him into the room.
Yang Fan sat down in the room and said with a wry smile, "Oh you, so what if you were the commander? Why did you deny it? You made me take credit for no reason, and my heart feels very uneasy. "
Tin Aino chuckled, "That little thief from back then, why is it that you don't even want to take advantage of something that was delivered to your doorstep? Why don't you think about it, I am a woman. Even if this credit is reported to the capital, do you think they will let me be a general leading the troops? If you don't take it, wouldn't it be a waste of this opportunity?
Moreover, it is inconvenient for my identity to be publicized. What if they find out about young master's identity through me? What should I do then? So if you don't want this credit, I will definitely not admit it. Speaking of which, you have helped me solve a big problem, and I should thank you instead. "
Yang Fan touched his nose and laughed dryly, "I think everyone is willing to get involved in this kind of trouble. Oh right, how do you plan to deal with young master Jiang? "
This question was exactly what was on Tin Aino's mind. Tin Aino was worried about this matter. She was not worried about Shen Mu secretly developing his forces in Longyou. She followed Shen Mu alone, and as long as she said that she did not find anything, how would young master find out that she was lying?
What she was worried about was how she could be together with Yang Fan. Originally, her identity was not up to her to decide, and she could not choose the man she liked. Moreover, Yang Fan was obviously tied to Shen Mu, and Shen Mu's actions were too big. Although she promised Yang Fan that she would cover up for them, young master would find out sooner or later.
At that time, there would definitely be a fierce battle between young master and Shen Mu. Since Yang Fan was on Shen Mu's side, what should she do at that time? Today in the carriage, at the critical moment of life and death, she heard Yang Fan admit that he liked her. Tin Aino's heart was at ease, but when she thought of the obstruction from her young master, she couldn't help but worry.
It would not be easy for her young master to deal with Shen Mu. If the two of them were to fight, it would be a battle of wits and schemes. The clan would not allow them to use their clan's power to kill each other. Shen Mu, the Hidden Sect Patriarch, was not to be underestimated. Her young master would not dare to use assassination methods to deal with him as it would violate the clan's taboo. However, it was different for Yang Fan.
This time, she had given a great merit to Yang Fan, and after Yang Fan returned to the capital, he would definitely be promoted to a Brigade Marshal or even a higher official position. However, such a status was just like an ant in her young master's eyes. Her young master couldn't even be bothered to deal with him. As long as he gave the order, Yang Fan would die an inexplicable and untraceable death.
A person who even dared to assassinate the current dynasty's Empress Wu, why would he care about a small character like Yang Fan? After washing up, Tin Aino sat down in her room and pondered for a moment. She made up her mind that before settling the matter with her young master, she must not tell Yang Fan about this matter. She must not invite a fatal disaster for Yang Fan.
She had to settle this matter properly before getting together with Yang Fan!
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