Le Yiyang and Kuang Wei ran non-stop, heading north, passed Luozhou and Xingzhou, and traveled for another four days, and arrived at Zhaozhou, the closest to Hengzhou. It was already evening when the two entered the city. The people in the city were all indifferent, and there was no tension at all before the war came.

Le Yiyang felt strange in his heart. He remembered the scene he saw at the Yellow River Ferry more than 20 days ago. At that time, people were still rushing to flee south, so he said to Kuang Weizun: "Brother Kuang, it's strange. This place is less than two hundred miles away from Hengzhou. If a war starts, the Khitan cavalry can attack in two or three hours. Why are the people here still so calm?"

It was the first time that Kuang Weizang left the Youji Valley and was not familiar with the prefectures and counties of Jin State. However, when he heard Le Yiyang's words, he was puzzled and said, "Brother Le, it may be that Zhaozhou was prepared for a long time, so the residents in the city were worried."

The two walked a few miles on the street. Le Yiyang said, "It's not too early today, so we'll find an inn to stay in. It's not too late to get there tomorrow morning. If it goes well, we can arrive in Hengzhou within tomorrow." Kuang Weizun nodded and said, "I'm just thinking."

Le Yiyang and Kuang Weizun walked into a large inn, booked two houses, then sat on the table, and called the waiter over. The two of them had a long journey these days, and they ate a lot of coarse grains. Today they had a rare time to have time to eat in the inn, so they ordered a full table of dishes.

The waiter had not seen such a good customer for many days, so he hurriedly greeted: "Two guests, you really have a good eye. My Zanglong Inn is famous in Zhaozhou. Please wait for a while, and I will then ask the kitchen to make it." When he returned to serve the dishes, Le Yiyang called him and asked: "Waiter, I have a question, please tell me the truth."

The waiter said frankly: "Please tell me if you know something! Anyone who knows it will never hide anything." Le Yiyang told him what he saw along the way and asked him about the battle situation in Hengzhou. The waiter said: "It seems that the waiter came from another place. You don't know. Seven days ago, the Khitan army had retreated to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. That's why we dared to open the door to welcome the guests again."

Le Yiyang was shocked, looked at Kuang Weizhan, and asked the waiter again: "What did you say? The Khitan has withdrawn its troops."

The waiter replied firmly: "Customer, this matter is absolutely true. As soon as the 100,000 troops led by Taiwei Du arrived in Hengzhou, the Khitan army began to withdraw."

Le Yiyang remembered what Feng Ruoxiang said, thinking that this matter would not be so simple, and asked again: "Is Taiwei Du still in Hengzhou now?" The waiter said: "I don't know this young man." Seeing that he couldn't find anything else, Le Yiyang signaled him to leave.

Kuang Weizang saw Le Yiyang's expression solemn, and said carefully: "It is a good thing for the Khitan to withdraw its troops now." Le Yiyang said: "Brother Kuang, it may not be like this. Since the Khitan emperor was in charge of the army in person, how could he return without success? Besides, the Khitan army retreated first before the two countries were fighting. There must be something strange about this matter!" Kuang Weizang did not answer after hearing this, and just ate the meal silently.

Le Yiyang and Kuang Weizun were having a meal. Suddenly, a group of soldiers walked into the house, and the leader was a young man. The soldiers entered the house and called the waiter and said, "Come on, prepare the meal quickly. After our young master finished eating, we will rush to Yingzhou." Seeing so many soldiers, the waiter hurriedly said, "My soldiers are here to sit down first, I'll make arrangements now."

The young man looked inside the house and sat down at a table at Li Le Yiyang. Le Yiyang was stunned when he heard that the group was going to Yingzhou, and turned around to look at the young man. He saw that he was wearing white clothes and a long sword around his waist, looking similar to his age.

Seeing this, one of the soldiers asked loudly, "Boy, what are you looking at?" The young man hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't be so reckless!" He stood up and said to Le Yiyang, "I am ignorant, please forgive me."

Le Yiyang nodded slightly and did not answer, as a response.

The young man saw Le Yiyang's gentle and elegant manner, Kuang Weizan's expression was calm, and he was shocked. He thought that the two of them must not be ordinary people. He stood up and said, "Xiaosheng's surname is Liang and his name is Hairong. I'm lucky to meet two young masters today. I'm really lucky to have three lives. I wonder where they want to go?"

Le Yi raised his head and replied, "I am the surname Le, boy Yi Yang. This is my brother, and his surname is Kuang's name is not a tyrant. We are preparing to go to Hengzhou. I just heard that the young master was going to Yingzhou. Yingzhou is now a territory of the Khitan. The army of the two countries is at a strife. You are going now, and I am quite puzzled in my heart."

The young man did not answer silently and sat down with a smile. A soldier next to him said, "This is the only son of Liang Hanzhang, the commander of the Jizhou horse army. This time, Du Taiwei went north to fight against the Khitan, and specially asked the emperor to entrust Liang as the commander of the north horse army army, and secretly ordered the troops to recover the Weikou Pass of Yingzhou. Lord Liang was cautious and sent his son and us as vanguards to Yingzhou to inquire about the truth."

Le Yiyang suddenly remembered the edict of the Emperor of Jin to send troops, "First take Yingmo and settle the south of the Pass; then restore Youyan to scatter the north." He thought: "Yingzhou is the gateway to the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Since it was occupied by the Khitan, Khitan troops have been guarding it for many years. Du Chongwei, in accordance with the emperor's will, really wanted to retake Yingzhou, which was a major event that has been worthy of several generations. After all, Du Chongwei and others fought hard to defeat him. How could he give up every inch of land easily?"

Le Yiyang remembered that he had misunderstood Du Chongwei before, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and said, "Mr. Liang, my brothers wanted to go to Hengzhou to do business, but I never wanted to meet you here. If the young master doesn't dislike him, I am willing to go to Yingzhou together."

The young man was shocked and saw a long sword on the table of both of them. He thought to himself: "Looking at the outfits of the two young men, I must be a martial artist. This place is only hundreds of miles away from the Khitan border, and Khitan spies often intervene. If the two of them are really Khitans, my whereabouts will be exposed and I may be killed at any time. Now they are going to walk with me, but what can I do about it?"

Seeing that the young man was hesitant, Le Yiyang thought that he had never met him, and suddenly asked for a request to travel with him. Besides, Liang Hairong was extremely cautious in his heart, so he said, "Mr. Liang, if it is inconvenient, I will not disturb you, and there will be a period of time later."
Chapter completed!