Chai Shao also received news from the scouts that his wife Li Xiuning was rushing to support him with 3,500 cavalry, which was less than 100 miles away from Yuntian Fort.

This news did not make Chai Shao happy, on the contrary, he became nervous, and at the same time there was a trace of remorse, and he exaggerated in his letter to the saint, saying that he was ready to die to repay the country.

But before the Holy Lord's will to appease him had arrived, his wife had arrived, and there was no doubt that she must have been frightened by her so-called determination.

Chai Shao was anxiously pacing back and forth on the head of the city with his hands behind his back, he knew that his wife had brought Li Shimin's three thousand elites, although the three thousand Xuanjia army was very good at fighting, but the Sui army cavalry was 10,000 after all, and it was also an extremely powerful elite army, and the army led by his wife would not be the opponent of the Sui army.

At this moment, suddenly a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted: "General, look! ”

Chai Shao looked at the distance under the mountain, his heart suddenly fell like an ice cave, only to see the mighty Sui cavalry running eastward, there were more than 10,000 horsemen, this is the Sui cavalry poured out, they actually gave up the camp.

"General, will the Sui army go.... Mrs. Interceptor? One of the henchmen was so nervous that his voice trembled.

Chai Shao's lips were stretched into a straight line, and his anxious eyes were firmly fixed on the Sui cavalry, watching them go up the official road and rush eastward, gradually disappearing from his field of vision.

'What to do?' Is it to garrison the troops, or to make a difference? ’

Beads of sweat oozed from Chai Shao's forehead, and he was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.

At this time, the general Duan Decao walked forward quickly and said: "General, I am willing to lead 5,000 people to meet the princess, and the princess must not make a mistake." ”

Chai Shao shook his head, how could his own wife let someone else go to the rescue, although he wanted to fly down the mountain with wings, but he knew that the risk was too great, and they would be ambushed by the Sui army.

"Don't worry, wait and see." ……

Yuntianbao is located at the junction of Pingliang County and Huining County, from Yuntianbao to the east. They are all hills and mountains, with dense forests.

Between the hills and mountains, a flat and straight gallop road runs through it, this is the gallop road built by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, he went to the Western Regions several times to inspect, all take this road, the gallop road is very strong, not a single inch of grass grows. Flat and spacious. It can accommodate six horses in parallel.

Due to the war between the Sui and Tang dynasties over Huining County, the road became deserted, and no pedestrians could be seen.

But it's not the gallop that's what we're looking at. Rather, it is another path parallel to Chidao, about a mile away from Chidao, which leads to Yuntianbao.

The path is winding. It was undulating, only five feet wide, like a sheep's intestine path, and at this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a Tang cavalry was seen whipping his war horse and galloping along the path from the east.

He ran through a path lined with bushes on both sides, when suddenly three tripwires appeared on the ground, and the cavalry could not dodge. The horse neighed, tripped and fell sideways.

The cavalry also rolled heavily to the ground, and before he could get up, more than a dozen Sui soldiers rushed out from both sides and pounced on the soldiers to hold them down.

The Sui scouts moved quickly and retrieved a letter and a jasper bracelet from the Tang army......

Time has passed little by little, and it has been more than an hour. Chai Shao was anxious, he had received news from the scouts that the Sui army was fifty miles away, which meant that the Sui army should meet his wife who came to rescue him, would there be a fierce battle between them?

Chai Shao's heart hung in the air. His only hope now is that his wife will send a pioneer to explore the road and discover the traces of the Sui cavalry in advance. Then avoid, do not engage the Sui army.

If this is the case, it is the best result, and he doesn't have to answer it, at this moment, at the foot of the mountain, several cavalry escorted a messenger and rushed over, Chai Shao leaned over nervously and looked down, and could faintly see the messenger covered in blood, which surprised Chai Shao.

After a short time, the scout carried the messenger up the mountain, "General, it's the messenger sent by the princess. ”

Chai Shao stepped forward quickly, only to see that the messenger was wearing Xuan armor, with three arrows on his body, and his breath was weak, Chai Shao was in a hurry, and grabbed his shirt, "How is the princess now?" ”

The messenger laboriously took out a bloody jasper bracelet from his arms, handed it to Chai Shao tremblingly, and said intermittently: "General, princess.... Surrounded by heavy troops of the Sui army, it is difficult to .... Break through and beg the general for rescue. ”

Chai Shao took the bracelet and recognized it at a glance, at this time the heirloom of the Chai family, when he and the princess got married, he gave it to the princess as a token, and the princess once said that if there is an urgent contact, the bracelet is relied on.

Chai Shao was so shocked that his scalp was about to explode, he grabbed the soldier's shirt and yelled, "Is the princess still alive?" ”

"The princess supports ..... It wasn't long before the general hurried to save her. ”

At this time, Chai Shao was anxious, he only had his wife's safety in his heart, nothing else was important, he immediately stood up and said to Duan Decao: "I will lead 5,000 troops to save the princess, you lead the army to stay in the castle, don't be careless, by the way, send scouts to explore the Sui camp, if the camp is empty, you will burn the Sui camp." ”

"Obedience!"

Chai Shao immediately ordered the 5,000 troops in the outer camp, he turned on his horse, carried his plum blossom bright silver spear, led the 5,000 Tang army down the mountain, and ran all the way east along the gallop road......

In a dense forest about thirty miles east of Yuntianling, Pei Xingyan led 10,000 cavalry to lay a net on both sides of the gallop road, quietly waiting for the prey to enter the net.

He has a letter in his hand, this is a handwritten letter written by Li Xiuning to her husband, the pen is strong, soft with a kind of strong atmosphere, this good word makes Pei Xingyan admire.

But the content is that Li Xiuning told her husband not to come to answer, she has found the main force of the Sui cavalry, and temporarily evacuated to the east.

In addition to this letter, there was also a jasper bracelet, Li Xiuning could never have imagined that the messenger she sent was actually caught by the scouts of the Sui army, and her jasper bracelet became a token of the Sui army.

It was this jasper bracelet that changed Pei Xingyan's plan, he no longer intercepted the princess, but instead shot back at the horse and stabbed Chai Shao, he believed that with this bracelet, Chai Shao would be fooled even if he was shrewd.

The time has gradually reached the afternoon, Pei Xingyan is still patiently waiting for the prey, the August sun penetrates through the treetops, no longer so scorching, with a hint of early autumn tiredness.

The sun shone on Pei Xingyan's face, making his eyes narrow, but his sharp gaze was firmly fixed on the official road in the west, not daring to be careless, and even a little nervous.

This time, the general manager completely handed over the safety of the Huining mine to him, and ordered him to be fully responsible, and gave him only one task, to keep the mine, and how to fight the rest of the war, and how to deploy troops were all up to him.

This kind of battle with full authority is rare in the Great Sui, and even the Central Plains War was personally commanded by the governor, but this time in the battle of Huining County, the governor completely let go.

Pei Xingyan was excited and nervous, excited because he felt the trust of the manager in him, and the nervousness made him not want to live up to this trust, he not only had to guard the mine, but also catch the big fish of Chai Shao.

At this time, a cavalryman galloped over and reported to Pei Xingyanyu: "General Qiyu, 5,000 people of the Tang army have appeared in Wuli, most of them are infantry, and the general headed by is the Tang Dynasty's concubine Chai Shao. ”

"Can he send out a sentry?"

"He sent several sentinels, but they were all killed by the brothers."

"Well done!"

Pei Xingyan exclaimed, turned around and ordered: "Inform the brother on the other side to prepare for battle." ”

A soldier pointed the bronze mirror to the light, and the bronze mirror shone brightly towards the opposite forest, and for a moment, the opposite forest also heard a dazzling reflection of the bronze mirror.

Pei Xingyan clenched the lance, and his body was stretched into a bow, like a fierce beast that was about to pounce at any time......

On the gallop road, Chai Shao loudly ordered the soldiers to speed up from time to time, his heart was like a fire, most of the hours passed, but he only walked thirty miles, I don't know if his wife Xiuning can hold on.

From time to time, his hand reached into his bosom and grasped the jasper bracelet, his heart was full of remorse and self-reproach, and he hated himself for not sending troops in time to meet his wife, wasting more than an hour and putting her in danger.

For Chai Shao, in addition to feelings, his wife's princess status is also the cornerstone of his future career, and it is the guarantee of his life's wealth and glory.

Once his wife has three longs and two shorts, neither the saint nor the queen can spare him, Chai Shao can't imagine it, but he always involuntarily has a tragic scene in his mind.

His wife was holding an embroidered knife, covered in blood, shouting and killing all around, hundreds of Sui army elite cavalry surrounded her, and the corpses were all over the field, leaving only a few personal soldiers to fight with her in the end.

Thinking of this scene, Chai Shao couldn't help but turn around and shout: "Speed up!" ”

The Tang army picked up speed, and gradually, they had entered the encirclement of the Sui cavalry.

In the depths of the forest, Pei Xingyan stared at the Tang cavalry on the galloping road, there were less than a hundred people in total, and there was a man wearing a golden helmet in the middle, and the golden helmet was shining in the sunlight.

This is the prey he wants to capture, the rest of the five thousand Tang Army soldiers are small shrimps, he is not interested, Pei Xingyan saw that the time was ripe, and shouted, "Kill!" ”

The drums in the forest sounded loudly, and the dense Sui cavalry rushed out from the forests on both sides with swords and spears, and 10,000 cavalry were overwhelming, rushing onto the gallop in an instant.

The Tang soldiers were caught off guard, and suddenly there was a great chaos, they could not organize effective resistance, and in the face of the brave and good cavalry, the Tang army completely collapsed under several charges, and they scattered and fled, each saving his life.

Chai Shao was also so startled by the sound of drums in the forest that he almost fell off his horse, but when he saw the overwhelming cavalry of the Sui army, he immediately understood that he had been tricked, but how could the Sui army get his wife's bracelet?

He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't have time to think about it, he whipped his horse violently, led dozens of guards to the east, ran out of less than a mile, and rushed out of a Sui cavalry, with more than 1,000 people, headed by a burly general, holding a long lance, it was Pei Xingyan who was staring at Chai Shao.

He laughed loudly: "Firewood horses, dismount and surrender to avoid death!" ”

With a wave of his hand, more than 1,000 cavalry surrounded Chai Shao and dozens of his pro-corps