Song Wanhao's brows furrowed: "Did anyone on the other side come to deliver the message?" My lord has sent more than a dozen envoys, has anyone come to you to cross the river? ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "No, you are the first, the others may have passed from the regular ferry, and it is just the right place for you, if you go to Huanglongdu, I am afraid that you will fall into the hands of the Sui army now." ”

The corners of Song Wanhao's mouth hooked, he looked around at this small shop, going back and forth between Liaodong City and Pyongyang many times, this was the first time he came to this secret contact location in a state of emergency, if it weren't for the four ferries on the Yalu Water, he was afraid that they had all fallen into the hands of the Sui army, and he would not have ventured to use the secret ferry of this wilderness shop.

Song Wanhao really wanted to stay and have a glass of wine, tonight he came out of the Liaodong City, stripped a Sui army armor in the pile of dead people under the city, and then slipped all the way into the Sui army camp.

Relying on the Chinese language he learned when he sold ginseng in the Yingzhou area, and the military literacy he learned when he followed Yuan Taizuo for many years, Song Wanhao eavesdropped on the camp orders of the Sui army all the way, and then swaggered through the seven camps, and arrived at the edge of the Yalu water.

In order to avoid the misunderstanding of his own people, Song Wanhao changed into the clothes of the people of Goguryeo in a temporary foothold, which made him even if he fell into the hands of the Sui army, he would not die, after this wild run, he was also dry-mouthed, and even wanted to drink a jar of wine in this small inn, and then sleep beautifully, but when he thought of the urgent distress document in his arms, which was related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong City, he dispelled this idea.

Song Wanhao opened his mouth and said: "Can the boat go now, I want to cross the river in a hurry." There's no time to rest. ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Song Wanhao up and down: "The Sui army occupies the ferry." It's not completely dark now. If you cross the river now, you will definitely be discovered. ”

Song Wanhao gritted his teeth: "Can you smuggle in that night?" I'm afraid that the Sui army will soon find out about this ferry, and I'm afraid that it won't be able to go by then. ”

The shopkeeper smiled slightly: "There is no problem to go at night, the Sui army is still searching in the direction of the upstream, and I can't come here for a while, I'm afraid that I won't be able to leave tomorrow, what's the matter, is the situation in Liaodong City very critical?" Are you in such a hurry to cross the river to deliver a letter? ”

Song Wanhao sighed: "It's urgent. The emperor of the Sui Dynasty has come to the outside of the city in person, it is estimated that a large-scale attack will be launched in the next two days, my soldiers have gritted their teeth and defended the city for two months, with heavy casualties, the corpses of the Sui army outside the city are piled up, and the soldiers and civilians in my city have also been killed and wounded seventy or eighty thousand people, the enemy's spirit has been lost, as long as the king sends reinforcements at this time, the inside and outside will be attacked, and he will definitely be able to win a big victory. ”

The shopkeeper nodded: "Can Lord Yuan still hold on?" He's a proud man. He who never bowed his head to the king for help. ”

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Song Wanhao's eyes: "Friend, you and I are both errand runners. It is not a good habit to talk about state affairs in vain. All you have to do is send me across the river overnight. ”

The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth hooked: "Is there no messenger between you to call for help?" Why are you in such a hurry? ”

Song Wanhao shook his head: "Fourteen messengers have been sent before, and I don't know if they have broken out of the encirclement of the Sui army and successfully delivered the letter across the river, but I think if they sent the letter, the king would have sent troops to rescue him a long time ago." ”

A cold voice suddenly came from a small house with a curtain next door: "In the past few months, the king will not see any news about Liaodong City, and you, like the four messengers in front, will sink to the bottom of this Yalu River forever with letters." ”

Song Wanhao's face changed greatly, he just wanted to touch the dagger on his waist, but he only felt a pain in his abdomen, the fat shopkeeper opposite, with a hint of a playful smile on his face, but his hand had reached under the table, obviously at this moment, he was holding a sharp sword that pierced Song Wanhao's stomach, Song Wanhao didn't have time to snort, his eyes were black, and he died on the table.

The fat shopkeeper shook his head gently, pulled out the sword inserted into Song Wanhao's stomach, and sighed: "Brother, don't blame me, if you want to blame, blame your master for not paying attention to faith and righteousness first." ”

Yang Wanchun's gloomy face appeared from the hut, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was also dressed as a commoner at this time, but this ordinary ordinary person's attire still couldn't hide his innate warrior temperament, which made him look a little nondescript.

The fat shopkeeper turned Song Wanhao's body over, touched it from his arms for a while, and finally touched a small bag and handed it to Yang Wanchun, Yang Wanchun opened the bag, took out the note in the middle and looked at it, and sneered: "When is it, Yuan Taizuo has not forgotten to bargain with the king, not only to send an army to support, but also to control and command this army, how can there be such a good thing in the world." ”

Yang Wanchun said as he put this note on the lamp and burned it along with the brocade, the fat shopkeeper's brows furrowed tightly, and said: "Young master, this is a military event after all, Yuan Taizuo killed the old city lord, although it is not a pity to die, but Liaodong City is my Goguryeo territory after all, if it is lost, then our entire Liaodong of Goguryeo will not be guaranteed, and our Anshi City will not be able to regain it in the end, do you see if we are ......"

Yang Wanchun's eyes flashed fiercely: "Uncle Baoquan, what do you want to say?" Do you want to help this dead ghost and report to the king? ”

The fat shopkeeper named Baoquan sighed: "Young master, you gave up Anshi City and retreated to Yalu Shuinan with the soldiers in the city, everyone can understand this, but you have been intercepting and killing Yuan Taizuo's messenger for help, if this matter is known to the king in the future, our Yang family will be in danger of being destroyed." ”

Yang Wanchun sneered: "If the king is really fair, he should be the first to destroy Yuan Taizuo, when he threw our Yang family's father and son and 20,000 soldiers behind to die, did he ever think about the interests of Goguryeo?" Now Yuan Taizuo can still bargain with the king, indicating that he still has the strength to defend the city, we will continue to wait and see, and when Yuan Taizuo really has no way out and can't hold the city, we will take the initiative to find the king, and then lead troops to attack the Sui army everywhere, forcing them to come back to rescue, the soldiers in Yuan Taizuo's hands are dead, and naturally there is no capital to bargain with the king, and then we will be the number one hero in recovering Liaodong, and it is also time for us to settle accounts with the Yuan family! ”

When Yang Wanchun said this, he pointed to Song Wanhao's corpse and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Uncle Baoquan, tie this guy to a stone and sink to the bottom of the river, the Sui army is about to find here, remember to destroy this place after doing this, we met the mountain temple thirty miles away." After Yang Wanchun finished speaking, under the escort of four guards, he went out without looking back, and soon disappeared into the vast night. (To be continued......)