Zhang Erniu hurriedly ran over to report. According to his and his men's investigation, the Pinglu Army's camp was in chaos. All the soldiers were preparing for battle. Some of the cavalry had already left the camp and were heading towards White Wolf Mountain. "…"
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Ang Lee and Lifei Shouyu looked at each other. This situation was within their expectations. After all, An Lushan had suffered a great loss last night. If he did not take revenge, he would not let it go.
"Shouyu, the Pinglu Army is preparing for battle. The vanguard has already been deployed. It seems that White Wolf Village is no longer safe. We have to leave this place as soon as possible."
Ang Lee calmly analyzed. He was certain that the Pinglu Army was preparing for battle against them.
Lifei Shouyu nodded. "Erniu, tell our men to get ready. We will return to White Wolf Village in an hour."
"Yes, Master."
While everyone was preparing for battle, Ang Lee paced back and forth between the three courtyards. There were too many memories in this ancestral home. It was hard for him to let go.
Walking into the front courtyard, Li An seemed to see the figure of Aunt Bai busily cooking. Entering the back courtyard, the scene of the family sitting together and roasting rabbit meat appeared in Li An's mind again. In the ruins of the west courtyard, Li An couldn't help but smile as he recalled the conversation between the two little girls.
However, all of these were just memories. Time could not be turned back. What was lost was lost forever.
"Big Brother, we will be leaving soon. Do you want to take these things with you?"
Li Kunxiong took out a large pile of things left by the Pinglu Army and looked at Ang Lee with a frown.
After the Pinglu Army's looting, all the valuable items in the ancestral home were gone. What was left were some worthless trinkets. However, these things had been lost to them for so many years. They still had feelings for them.
Ang Lee casually pushed aside a few wooden toys and picked up a piece of yellow paper that was slightly damaged.
"Ha, Pinglu Army Lieutenant, this is my father's confession."
The so-called confession was a letter of appointment from the imperial court. It was the proof of the Tang dynasty's appointment. Li Wu was a military officer. The confession was from the Ministry of War.
"Big Brother, there's one more here."
"There's one more." Ang Lee took it and looked at it. "Ah, Ying Prefecture, don't worry, Li Jing."
Li Jing was Ang Lee's father's taboo name, but who was Yingzhou's Mistress Li Jing? Could it be the same person? But why didn't he know anything about his father being Yingzhou's Mistress Li? Even the villagers had never mentioned it. 8
.ya`en8.`
Ever since she was young, she had always felt that A 'Weng's temperament was extraordinary and different from other A' Weng's. She did not expect that he had been a Ying Prefecture's other Weng. This old man was really low-key and had never revealed it.
Ang Lee's heart was filled with doubts. He stuffed the two documents into his chest and looked at Kun Xiong. "Throw away all these rotten pieces of wood!"
"Yes, Big Brother."
"Dalang, Dalang, the Pinglu Army is already here. They are less than five li away."
Ang Lee was shocked. "How could they be so fast? How many men do they have?"
Zhang Erniu panted heavily. "They are marching in a hurry and are heading straight for White Wolf Village. There are at least two hundred cavalrymen."
"They are heading straight for White Wolf Village. It seems like we have been exposed. We need to retreat as soon as possible."
"Erniu, bring ten brothers, Wu Yang, Mi Niang, and the rest to White Wolf Village. The rest of you, follow me to cover the retreat."
At this moment, Li Feishou Yu walked out with Mi Niang. Li Hanlu also rushed into the backyard.
"No, Village Master, I will stay behind with you."
Li Feishou Yu was furious. "What nonsense are you talking about? I am the Village Master."
"Shouyu!"
Mi Niang looked at Li Feishou Yu affectionately. She did not know what to say.
"Mi Niang, I will be fine. Wait for me in the village."
Li Feishou Yu's resolute eyes revealed a different kind of tenderness.
"Mi Niang, let's go."
Li Hanlu supported Mi Niang and walked out with large strides. Zhang Erniu and ten brothers followed behind.
"Shouyu, Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and I will stay behind to help you. With the four of us working together, two hundred cavalrymen will not be a problem."
Ang Lee naturally would not abandon Li Feishou Yu.
Li Feishou Yu shook his head. "No, I am fine. Mi Niang is injured. Erniu's ability is average. I will only be at ease if you follow them."
Ang Lee knew that Li Feishou Yu did not want him to take the risk with him. At the same time, he was more worried about Mi Niang's safety. > > 8 _
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"Shouyu, you must take care. Kun Xiong and Fei Yu can help you."
"I am fine. You need help too. Let Fei Yu stay behind to help me. He is good at archery."
Ang Lee nodded and looked at Li Feiyu.
"Big Brother, don't worry. With the two of us working together, no one can defeat us."
Ang Lee patted Li Feishou Yu and Li Feiyu's shoulders and left with Li Kunxiong.
Three li southeast of White Wolf Village, Tian Qianzhen and An Zhongliu led two hundred cavalrymen to rest.
"Ah Hao, those traitors are really hiding in the abandoned village up ahead."
Tian Qianzhen said confidently. "Don't worry. My subordinates saw with their own eyes that smoke came out from the village. Those traitors must be hiding in the village."
An Zhongliu's expression was a bit nervous. He looked at the abandoned village and said cautiously, "Ah Hao, these traitors are very powerful. General Shi Tung Gan personally led three hundred cavalrymen and returned without success. We only have two hundred men. Should we wait for General Shi Tung Gan's main force to arrive before we act?"
Tian Qianzhen's mouth revealed a trace of disdain. "An Zhongliu, you must have been scared silly last night. Just a few dozen traitors can scare you to this extent. General Shi Tung Gan failed because he underestimated the enemy and couldn't see the road clearly at night. He couldn't use the advantage of his cavalry, which allowed the traitors to luckily escape. Now that the world is clear, do we still need to be afraid of these traitors?"
An Zhongliu's expression turned ugly after being mocked. He paused for a moment. "Ah Hao, you mean to directly charge into the village and catch all the traitors in one fell swoop?"
"No, if we directly attack, there will definitely be traitors who will escape. We will split into two groups. You lead a hundred and fifty cavalrymen to attack from the front, and I will lead fifty cavalrymen to circle behind the enemy and cut off their path of retreat."
"Alright, let's do that." An Zhongliu's desire for military merits made him willing to take the risk.
White Wolf Village was located on the north bank of White Wolf River. There was only a small bridge south of the village. After crossing this bridge, they would enter the foot of White Wolf Mountain.
Ang Lee was the last to cross the bridge. He turned to look in the direction of White Wolf Village. He believed that with Li Feishou Yu and Li Feiyu's abilities, they would definitely be able to protect themselves.
"Erniu, how long will it take to reach White Wolf Village?"
Li An caught up with him in a few steps and asked.
Erniu thought for a moment. "This girl is injured. It will take about six hours."
"That long?"
Ang Lee knew that the slower they went, the longer Li Feishou Yu would have to delay them, and the greater the danger.
"Big Brother, if only the sleigh was still here."
Ang Lee heard this and felt a wave of regret. For so many days, he had been so busy looking for his enemies that he had not thought about retreating, let alone building a sleigh.
"Erniu, we need to speed up as much as possible. The faster we go, the safer Li Feiyu and the others will be."
Erniu nodded in agreement, but his brows were deeply furrowed. He wanted to speed up, but Mi Niang was injured. There was no way he could speed up. Most importantly, Mi Niang was Li Feishou Yu's sweetheart. He definitely could not leave her behind. Otherwise, the village head would definitely kill him.
"Tatata!"
The sound of the ground shaking came from afar.
"Big Brother, cavalry. It's the Pinglu Army's cavalry."
Ang Lee turned around and was shocked. More than fifty cavalrymen were charging at them aggressively.
"What a cunning enemy. They actually split up. Fortunately, Li Feiyu told me to follow."
Ang Lee gripped his spear tightly, ready to fight at any moment.
"Dalang, we are outnumbered. Fighting head-on is not a solution."
Erniu appeared to be extremely nervous.
Ang Lee glared at the incoming Pinglu Army's cavalry and sneered. "Erniu, take these two girls and leave first. Kun Xiong and I will hold them back."
"No, Dalang, you should take them away. My brothers and I will stay behind to hold back the Pinglu Army's cavalry."
Li An frowned. "How would I know where the White Wolf Stronghold is? Erniu, if anything happens to this little girl, be careful that Shouyu will skin you alive when he returns. Quickly go."
"Dalang, you must be careful."
Zhang Erniu exhorted and led his ten subordinates to protect the two young ladies as they headed towards the White Wolf Stronghold.
"Kun Xiong, prepare the bows and arrows."
"Yes, Big Brother."
The two of them nailed their spears to the ground and aimed at the incoming Pinglu Army's cavalry.
Tian Qianzhen personally led fifty cavalrymen to the south of White Wolf Village to completely capture all the bandits hiding in White Wolf Village. Unexpectedly, just as he made a detour, he found a group of bandits escaping. His killing intent was aroused, and he led his troops to chase after them.
"Swish! Swish!
Swish! "Two sharp arrows whizzed over and shot down the two cavalrymen at the front.
"Ss! Ss! Ss!"
Tian Qianzhen subconsciously reined in his warhorse and asked the troops to stop.
"General, there are only two of them. More than ten of them are escaping."
Tian Qianzhen sneered. "Thirty of you will circle around from the right and chase after the fleeing enemies. Leave these two to me."
"Yes, General."
Thirty cavalrymen circled around from the right and chased after Zhang Erniu's group. Tian Qianzhen personally led twenty cavalrymen to attack Ang Lee and Kun Xiong.
"Big Brother, this group of cavalrymen is really cunning. They actually split up and chased after us."
"Kun Xiong, don't bother about splitting up. Eliminate the twenty cavalrymen in front of us first."
"Swish! Swish!
Swish! "Ang Lee and Kun Xiong continuously released their arrows and shot down many Pinglu Army's cavalrymen. However, more and more cavalrymen were approaching. That unstoppable aura was getting stronger, and Ang Lee and Kun Xiong couldn't help but get nervous.
"Close, close. Kun Xiong, throw the short spears."
"Hoo-Hoo-Hoo!"
The two of them threw the short spears and continuously killed the Pinglu Army's cavalrymen. When Tian Qianzhen rushed over, there were only five cavalrymen left.
"Thief, prepare to die!"
Tian Qianzhen sneered and clenched his spear tightly as he rushed towards Ang Lee.
Ang Lee pulled out the spear that was nailed into the snow and stood still. When Tian Qianzhen got close, he quickly dodged and brandished his spear, cutting off the left front leg of the warhorse that Tian Qianzhen was riding on.
Tian Qianzhen was thrown off his horse, and before he could react, Ang Lee's spear had already pierced over.
"It's you!"
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