The sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap.

This sentence is used to describe Chen Yingliang's mood after leaving Daxing. It is very appropriate. There is no longer Chen Laosan's kind nagging, and there is no longer the sense of gloom and oppression brought by the narrow houses and streets, let alone worrying about his old age.

The exclusion and suppression of the Chai family left only the sky high and the sea vast, the countless dangers and opportunities that exist in the unknown environment, the blood boiling with unwillingness to be inferior to others, the obsession with getting ahead and getting promoted and making a fortune is stronger than when he was the captain of the criminal police team. Under the excitement, the natural ambition

On the day he left Daxing, Chen Yingliang galloped seventy or eighty miles on horseback.

Oh, by the way, Chen Yingliang learned how to ride because of the evil ghost Chen Yingliang. His ancestors were rich and he received special training in civil and military affairs before his family fell into decline. Of course, he also learned riding as a general.

The most basic skills, although the riding skills are not too good, are not good at urging a horse and whipping. As a result, the current Chen Yingliang has inherited all the memories of the dead ghost Chen Yingliang, so there is no need to work hard.

It was so hard to learn riding from scratch.

There were many reasons why Chen Yingliang was on his way in a hurry. One important reason was that he took the initiative to provoke the powerful Lao Chai family before leaving. He was somewhat worried that the Lao Chai family would take revenge. Although Chen Yingliang had set up a maze to create the illusion that he had entered Sichuan,

For the sake of caution, Chen Yingliang still hopes to stay away from Daxing as soon as possible.

The second reason is equally important. As a time traveler, Chen Yingliang certainly knew that Emperor Sui Yang's three personal expeditions to Goguryeo all returned without success. This personal expedition was certainly no exception. If Chen Yingliang wanted to seize the opportunity provided by Fang Xuanling,

If there is an opportunity to show off, show off one's skills, and even help Emperor Sui Yang, who had the right intentions, to turn the tide of the war and change the fate of the failed conquest of Goguryeo, then naturally the sooner he gets to the battlefield in Liaodong, the better, and Daxing is thousands of miles away from Liaodong.

Of course Chen Yingliang had to speed up his trip as much as possible.

The Guanzhong area, which is still relatively peaceful at present, also provided the most basic safety guarantee for Chen Yingliang's hurried journey. Chen Yingliang did not encounter any risks and twists and turns along the way. He rushed from Daxing to Tongguan in only three days, and Chen Yingliang even caught the sunset.

Before the retreat, he successfully passed this ancient famous pass. After resting for a night in an inn east of Tongguan, Chen Yingliang immediately headed east along the official road, preparing to go to the eastern capital Luoyang, cross the Yellow River, and go straight to Liaodong via the North China Plain.

The trip continued as smoothly as ever. Chen Yingliang, who had been traveling in a hurry, arrived in Shaanxian County in more than a day. He only had about two days left to travel to the eastern capital of Luoyang. However, he rested for one night in Shaanxian County and continued eastward.

, Chen Yingliang gradually realized that something was not right. For some reason, there were suddenly a lot more official postmen coming and going on the official road. They were riding fast horses and wearing clothes with the word "post" on their chests and backs. They were walking in a hurry. There were a few of them.

On the back of this postman, there was a small red flag that represented a hundred thousand urgent matters. When pedestrians blocked the road, he shouted, "Get out of the way quickly. It's an urgent military situation. Anyone who blocks the road will die!"

"What happened?" After encountering such a postman for the third time, Chen Yingliang vaguely realized that the situation was not good. At the same time, Chen Yingliang also discovered a detail, that is, these postmen carrying red flags were from

They were rushing from the direction of Luoyang in the east, all the way to Daxing in the west. Based on this, Chen Yingliang could be sure that something earth-shattering must have happened somewhere in the east!

The place where the big event happened was probably very close, because when he was approaching Mianchi that afternoon, Chen Yingliang saw many business travelers coming from the east, either carrying large and small bags, pushing wheelbarrows, or rushing

Cattle, sheep and carriages, supporting the old and the young, calling their children and daughters, rushed westward, as if there was a war ahead.

"There must be something big going on ahead!" Chen Yingliang's heart sank, and the thought immediately flashed across his mind, "Could it be that the Wagang Army has invaded Luoyang? That's not right, the Wagang Army is still just a small group of bandits, so what?

Have the strength to attack Luoyang?"

Surprised and suspicious, Chen Yingliang quickly dismounted and stood on the roadside, stopped a middle-aged man carrying a package, and asked him: "Uncle, what happened ahead? Why are there so many people fleeing?"

"What happened? Something big happened!" The middle-aged man was obviously a bad-tempered character, and he roared at Chen Yingliang: "Yang Xuangan of Shangzhu Kingdom has raised an army to rebel! They have even fought on the edge of Dongdu, and there will be a fight soon.

Mianchi, if we don’t run away quickly, why don’t we stay here and wait to die?!”

After roaring, the middle-aged man hurriedly took his family away, but Chen Yingliang was stunned on the spot, with thunder in his head, "How could I forget such a historical event as Yang Xuangan's mutiny? Emperor Sui Yang's second personal expedition to Goguryeo

, there was no fight at all, because Yang Xuangan rebelled and turned back just after arriving in Liaodong!"

"Yang Xuangan! You bastard tricked me to death!" Chen Yingliang complained endlessly, "I finally found a chance to start, but you just ruined it! Now let alone I can't go to Liaodong, even if I can go there

Is Liaodong useless? Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty has withdrawn his troops to deal with you. How can Fang Xuanling and his father recommend me as a secretary to the general of the Sui Dynasty?!"

After complaining endlessly, Chen Yingliang kicked a street tree on the side of the road, and continued to gnash his teeth and curse in his heart, "I can't go to Liaodong, what should I do? Go back to Daxing? I just offended the Chai family to death, aren't I looking for death if I go back now?

?Go to Wagang? Wagang is just a bandit den now. Not only is it too dangerous to surrender to them, but the road is not necessarily clear! Yang Xuangan, you idiot! You are obviously going to lose, but you are making such a big move?! I

I’ve been tricked to death by you, tricked to death..., wait! Wait!"

After cursing in his heart, Chen Yingliang's heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly thought of a brighter and broader road, and thought to himself: "Why did I get into trouble? I didn't think about it the other way around. Yang Xuangan's rebellion was also a good opportunity for me to develop! In history,

This idiot rebelled, and was quickly wiped out by the main force of the Sui Dynasty army who came back for reinforcements. In the end, he couldn't lose anymore, and he couldn't die anymore! In that case, why didn't I defect to the Sui Dynasty general who suppressed Yang Xuangan's rebellion nearby?

Follow him to deal with Yang Xuangan? Compared with the inevitable defeat in the Liaodong battlefield, the inevitable victory in the counter-insurgency battlefield is a hundred times easier to gain credit and qualifications?!"

After figuring out this joint, Chen Yingliang suddenly no longer felt sore in his waist, pain in his legs, and no longer cramped at night. He immediately began to figure out how to defect to the Sui army and take credit for the general's suppression of the rebellion. However, Chen Yingliang now basically knew nothing about the situation ahead, so he thought

He also lacked the necessary intelligence support to figure out how to advance, so he could only quickly find a way to find out the details of the situation ahead and learn more about the specific details of Yang Xuangan's mutiny.

It was also a coincidence that at this moment, a family of people who were fleeing with their children passed by Chen Yingliang. The little boy in the family kept crying and said he was thirsty, but the family forgot to bring drinking water and could only let the son endure it.

But how long can a child endure and continue to cry? When Chen Yingliang saw an idea, he hurriedly took off the sheepskin water bag on his saddle and greeted the family: "Uncle, aunt, let you

"Children, please drink my water. The weather is so hot and children will get sick if they lack water."

"Why are you so embarrassed?" The man from the common family hesitated.

"It's okay, I'll just go to the place with water in front and fill another pot." Chen Yingliang said with a smile.

Seeing Chen Yingliang's kindness and the child being very thirsty, the ordinary couple thanked Chen Yingliang for his kindness, took the water bag and fed their children, and thanked Chen Yingliang profusely. Chen Yingliang pretended to be modest and took the opportunity to ask: "

Uncle, I just came from Daxing. I don’t know the situation ahead. Where did Yang Xuangan attack? What is the situation in Mianchi and Luoyang?"

"I heard that Yang Xuangan attacked the Sishui River east of Dongdu." The couple replied: "The county master of Mianchi ordered the entire city to be under martial law. All four gates were closed and people were not allowed to come in or out. We all live outside the city.

The common people had no houses or relatives to seek refuge in the city, so they had no choice but to run as far away as possible to avoid being harmed by the rebels."

"What about the situation in Dongdu?" Chen Yingliang asked. The ordinary couple shook their heads and expressed ignorance. Chen Yingliang had no choice but to ask again: "Uncle, when did you know the news?"

"I just found out this morning." The commoner couple replied: "This morning, the county master ordered the whole city to be under martial law. He said that Yang Xuangan of Shangzhu State rebelled and crossed the Yellow River in Jijun. He led countless rebel troops to kill them.

Dongdu is coming. Mianchi is only one day away from Dongdu. The army of rebels may also come to attack Mianchi. As a precaution, the county boss can only put the county under martial law and ask those of us outside the city to evacuate to avoid chaos.

An army of thieves came to harm us."

"Mianchi notified the people to evacuate this morning. It was only today that I saw those postmen carrying red flags." Chen Yingliang analyzed, "The government's information transmission speed is faster than that of the private sector. Yang Xuangan, the unlucky guy, rebelled. It is so important.

The news must have been delivered urgently by Liubaili. Liubaili rushed the news from Luoyang to Mianchi, which took about two hours. This means that Luoyang probably sent it last night or even early this morning.

The military intelligence report is urgent. According to this calculation, Yang Xuangan should be still some distance away from Luoyang now. I will definitely have enough time to join the counter-rebellion army!"

After roughly guessing the location of Yang Xuangan's rebels, Chen Yingliang didn't hesitate anymore, quickly thanked the commoner couple, remounted his horse and continued eastward, rushing to the east capital of Luoyang at full speed.

The mount Chen Yingliang bought, who was not well off, was far from the speed of the fine horses used to convey military information at the inn. Even though the horse was racing at all speeds, Chen Yingliang only arrived at the gate of Mianchi around Shen time in the afternoon. At this moment, Mianchi was already there.

It was a comprehensive martial law, with all four gates closed in broad daylight, and heavily armed defenders on the city walls patrolling constantly. At the same time, every household in the castle town outside the city was closed and boarded up, and the residents fled cleanly, leaving behind garbage all over the ground.

things.

It was no longer possible to enter the city, and there was not much hope of staying in a hotel. Chen Yingliang was not in a hurry. Since the dry food he had replenished in Shaanxi County was still sufficient, and the night of the sixth lunar month was definitely not cold, Chen Yingliang simply bypassed Mianchi.

The city continued to move eastward, racing against time to get to Luoyang.

That night, Chen Yingliang slept in the woods beside the official road from Mianchi to Luoyang. He only slept for two hours before continuing eastward under the moonlight.

Chen Yingliang's speed was considered to be fast enough, but unfortunately Chen Yingliang seriously underestimated the speed of Yang Xuangan's advance. He did not know that Yang Xuangan had a bad guy named Li Mi. He suggested that Yang Xuangan advance at full speed without giving the Luoyang defenders a chance to prepare. When Chen Yingliang knew about Yang Xuangan's mutiny,

On the same day as the news broke, the main force of the rebel army, led by Yang Xuangan himself, had already crossed Hulao Pass. The troops were divided into two groups and marched westward at full speed along the Luoshui River. There was only one day's journey left to Luoyang.

Chen Yingliang also underestimated the reaction speed of the Luoyang garrison. On the same day, the Eastern Capital of the Sui Dynasty stayed behind at Fan Zigai and had already sent two armies eastward to fight against Yang Xuangan's rebels. One army was led by Henan County Magistrate Daxi Shanshan.

An army of about five thousand people, led by Pei Hongce of Henan Zanzhi, with a strength of eight thousand people, faced Yang Xuangan's two forward lines.

What Chen Yingliang didn't know was that on the morning of the next day, just when he saw the magnificent city of Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty, almost at the same time, the two counter-rebellion armies led by Pei Hongce and Da Xi in good faith had also separated.
Chapter completed!