Chapter 17 Cavalry

When Zhang Qiu Taiyi heard the prince’s proposal to write a letter to King Hejian to remove Yang Sushuzi, he frowned slightly: “Your Highness is wise! Yang Sushuzi naturally needs to be removed, but it is best not to bother King Hejian.”

"Why?" Yang Yong asked in confusion. Wuwei County was thousands of miles away from the capital and was a desolate place in the northwest. Although the secret guards were powerful, they would not let anyone go to Wuwei County. Without the help of the King of Hejian, wouldn't they send people directly?

"It is of course best to be able to use the power of the King of Hejian to remove Yang Susunzi. However, I just want to remind Your Highness that the King of Hejian can only serve as a helper, but you cannot put your hope entirely on the King of Hejian. The so-called "I have to see people in my life and have to see the corpse in my life. If the King of Hejian is perfunctory to Your Highness or refuses, wouldn't your Highness cause trouble?"

"You mean the King of Hejian would reject this palace?"

"Your Highness, have you forgotten that King Hejian has had several experiences fighting with Yang Su. If King Hejian had sympathized with Yang Xuangan and others, I am afraid that Your Highness's trust will not be of much use?"

"Yes, I forgot this." Yang Yong was embarrassed. There were thousands of garrison soldiers who were exiled in the army at that time, most of them were Yang Su's generals. Although not everyone was exiled to Wuwei, there were at least hundreds of people in Wuwei County. These people were Yang Su's elite subordinates. How many people were left now? If you don't rely on the King of Hejian, how many people would you have to send to get rid of the five Yang brothers?

The Qilian Mountains, which are covered with snow all year round, stand tall. As spring comes, the snow begins to melt, showing a green onion. This green is moving up day by day with the warmth of the weather. The melting snow water gurgles down and merges into small rivers, nourishing the green earth.

If it were Guanzhong, it was already summer now. Although the grass here was already faint, it was obviously still in spring. The tender grass was more than one foot high, and a dirt road passed through the grass and extended to the distance.

The sound of ding-clang sounded, and a long caravan appeared on the dirt road. Hundreds of carriages were slowly moving forward with heavy cargo. In front and behind the carriages, there were hundreds of livestock carrying cargo.

This is a medium-sized caravan, with rich products from the Sui Dynasty. Silk, porcelain, tea, etc. in recent years, cotton and other materials were added to the Western Regions, Dashi, Daqin and other places, and they were transferred to further overseas through these places. Every spring, caravans appeared on this road.

Although the businessmen are profitable, there is no need to say that they have worked hard, and there are various dangers. Therefore, the guards must not be missing. The number of people in this medium-sized caravan is about 200, of which 70% of them are guards. These guards are riding strong horses and scattered around the convoy, except for a tall figure in front of them walking like flying.

This tall figure is Mai Tiebang. He was ordered to take twenty Eastern Palace Tiegu to Wuwei County to check the whereabouts of Yang Xuangan and others. If the Yang Xuangan brothers were dead, they would be over. If they were not dead, they would naturally be responsible. The warriors could use the power of the Hejian King to independently remove the Yang brothers.

On the surface, it was really easy for the prince to kill a few garrison soldiers. However, after listening to Zhang Qiu Taiyi's suggestion, Yang Yong had to make preparations. There seemed to be not many twenty people, but these people were elite people. In order to be sure, Yang Yong even sent Mai Tiebang, who had been by his side, together with Yang Shi and the others.

Twenty tall and big horses, and with swords, set out alone was too eye-catching. Yang Shi and others smuggled into the caravan as guards. They started from Luoyang in late March and have been walking for more than a month.

The sun was red in the distance, slowly sinking towards the mountain. A thin old man in front looked at the sky, raised his hand, and shouted behind him: "Stop moving forward, camp here tonight."

The "Xilulu" mules and horses cries sounded, and the caravan suddenly roared and neighed. The caravan became busy and began to prepare for the camping site at night.

Mai Tiezhang strode to the old man who had just issued the commander and shouted, "Sun Bartou, how far is this place from Wuwei County?"

Sun Batou's first name is Sun Zixin. He is the leader of this caravan. He has been out of the frontier for more than 20 years and is experienced. He is now over 50 years old. He is thin and he is riding on a short horse like a donkey. The wheat iron rod stands beside him as if it is a thick wall, which is higher than Sun Batou and his men and horses.

"Sir, don't worry, you can enter the city tomorrow." Sun Zixin said cheerfully, making people unable to understand how such a loud voice could come from such a thin body.

Yang Shi and others joined the caravan when they left Xiaoguan. The caravan was most taboo to join in with unknown details, especially twenty full-frame strong men. However, these people were protected by the government, and even if Sun Zi's letter wanted to refuse, it was impossible for him to refuse. However, if there was a seal from the government, the origin was naturally reliable. The caravan was equivalent to twenty free guards. After calculation, the caravan would not suffer any loss.

"Tomorrow, take it seriously? Don't deceive someone." Mai Tiezhang asked Lu for many times along the way, which made Sun Tiezhang annoyed Sun Tiezhang. Every day, he just said it was fast, it was fast, and there was never a accurate letter. Today, what Sun Tiezhang said was so happy, but Mai Tiezhang became suspicious.

"How dare you lie and deceive adults?" Sun Zixin screamed. He was knowledgeable, but he had never seen such an elite team. Whether sitting, lying, walking, it showed that they had undergone rigorous training and their weapons were a little better than the formal army he had seen. The horses in the caravan were one head shorter than the horses of these people. Even the grassland people who traded with them could not pick out many such good horses.

With such free escorts, Sun Zixin felt that he felt much more at ease along the way, and he didn't even meet a little thief. Sun Zixin hoped that these people would keep escorting them through Yumen Pass, and it would be better to escort them to their destination. Unfortunately, if they enter Wuwei County tomorrow, these people would not leave.

Yang Shi stepped over as he got off the horse and said with a smile: "Sun, I'm going to ask you about someone. I wonder if you have ever heard of someone named Yang Xuangan in Wuwei County."

"Yang Xuangan? May I ask, I wonder what this person is, a businessman, an officer or an ordinary family?" Sun Zixin asked back. Although Yang Shi and others did not disclose their identities, they had the government as a guarantee, and the weapons they carried were more sophisticated than those used by the army. Sun Zixin always regarded this group of people as officers and soldiers, and Yang Shi did not deny it, so Sun Zixin called Yang Shi and his group an adult.

After asking this, Yang Shi was a little confused: "Well, you should be in the army, right?"

"Sir, since you are in the army, you are not a kid who can tell me." Sun Tzu Xin said calmly.

Yang Shi just asked casually, and did not expect to learn about Yang Xuangan and others from the caravan. Otherwise, he would have asked on the way, but now he is only one day away from Wuwei County. On the way, Sun Zixin looked very knowledgeable, so he couldn't help asking. Seeing that Sun Zixin couldn't answer, he shook his head, and there was no disappointment.

There was nothing wrong that night, and the next day, the caravan set off again. After less than half an hour, a towering city appeared in sight. The caravan cheered. Although it was not their destination in front, the city was a place for caravans to rest and relax. Moreover, the big city in front could still sell a lot of goods and add that the goods entered the truck. After entering and exiting, there was already some profit.

"Start up, enter the city, let's rest in the city for five days." Sun Zixin turned his head and shouted.

Hearing Sun Tzu's orders, the caravan cheered louder, and the guards whistled loudly. When they entered the city, the cargo owners still had to buy and sell things, but the guards could rest completely.

As the saying goes, the horses are dead when they look at the mountain, and the same is true for the cities on the grassland. The caravan has been walking for an hour, and Wuwei County in the distance is still out of reach, as if the distance has not been brought closer at all.

Mai Tiezhang suddenly pointed his hand, stared at him and shouted, "Grandma, what is that?"

Everyone hurriedly looked towards the direction of the finger of the wheat iron stick. A little red appeared on the east side of the caravan, and then turned into a red cloud. As soon as the wheat iron stick finished speaking, the rumbling sound of hooves came, and then the whole earth seemed to shake. The red cloud turned into a long red line, rushing towards the caravan with unstoppable power.

The entire caravan looked at the front of the left in a daze. The team stopped unknowingly, and the red line was getting closer and closer. Mai Tiezhang and others could already see clearly that it was a team of red cavalry, red flags, red armor, and even the knights were covered with red face armor. No wonder it looked like a red cloud.

"Red Wolf Rider! Red Wolf Rider!" Sun Zixin murmured, his face excited, but no fear.

After Yang Shi and others saw that they were cavalrymen, they subconsciously drew out their long swords. However, when they saw the guards, they were not afraid, but instead became excited. They suddenly realized that Wuwei County was close at hand, so there must be no robbers coming, otherwise the King of Hejian would be defeated in vain for the name of fighting.
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