This time, the two men did not waste their time on the road. They set off lightly and galloped for a whole day, passing through Wangdu and Beiping counties along the way, and passing through the cities without entering them. They did not stop until they arrived at the Jintaidun camp outside the east gate of Baosai City (now Baoding), the capital of Baozhou.
Jintaidun is a famous permanent post station and military station. It originated from the war in which Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty launched a northern expedition against the Liao Dynasty and tried to seize Yanyun. Later, it became a famous standing military camp during the confrontation between Song and Liao. Now it has naturally become an important transit station for the Jin Kingdom to move south from Yanjing to Hejian and Zhending.
Eluguan and Hong Ya had come here from the beginning - according to their thinking, there should not only be a small-scale garrison here, but Elubu and Jiaguwulibu would also have to pass through here on their way back to the north. The previously separated defeated troops and local officials and generals who fled from the south like them should also leave traces here.
Facts have proved that what Eluguan and Hong Ya thought was absolutely right, even too right.
"Sixth Prince...Minister Hong...I'm so glad you're both safe and sound."
The master servant came out of the camp and bowed respectfully. "The King of Wei, General Yelu and General Hesheli are all in the camp. His Royal Highness the King of Wei is waiting for you two."
Eluguan and Hong Ya looked at each other, and both of them looked pale.
This is not to say that there is anything wrong with Wushu and these two appearing here. Considering the distance and position, since Wushu has found a way to survive, he should be here.
But then again, didn't Emperor Zhao say 'We must kill Wushu before we can make peace'? And there was also the matter of directly surrendering the city. All these things and those words could not be concealed, especially since Tai Shi Nu was here.
Therefore, the two of them could not help but feel anxious.
But since Tai Shi Nu has come to guard the gate to wait for them, they can't escape at all.
Therefore, the two of them could only suppress their uneasiness and follow Tai Shi Nu into Jintaidun's camp.
Sure enough, the camp was in a miserable state, with defeated soldiers and wounded soldiers everywhere. Fortunately, it was probably Yelu Mawu or Hesheli Taiyu who controlled the situation. Although the original garrison was in a panic, it did not lose control.
Without further ado, the two of them came to a bright and spacious military dormitory in the midst of the misery, and then saw Wanyan Wushu lying alone on a large couch. Although the face of the ruling prince of the Jin Dynasty was relatively clean, his face was pale and his body posture was strange... The reason was obvious at a glance, the fourth prince's left leg and right arm were obviously injured.
It is obvious that although Wanyan Wushu escaped alive, he definitely went through a lot of hardships.
“Fourth brother!”
After all, they are brothers. When they first met, even though Eluguan was extremely nervous before, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat when he saw his brother in such a miserable state. He then stepped forward and grabbed the other's movable left hand on the edge of the couch, and burst into tears.
When Wuzhu saw Erluguan coming in, he should have cried with his brother, but for some reason, he just let the other party hold his hand and cry. After a while, he even propped up his leg that was hit by the wooden board and sneered: "Why are you so sad, Sixth Brother? The overall situation is at hand, and the victory or defeat has been decided. The fact that we brothers can meet again is already the blessing of our father's spirit in heaven. If we just cry, it will only make people laugh."
At this point, Wuzhu paused for a moment and continued, "To borrow a phrase from Cao Mengde, if you cry day and night, can you make Cangzhou Zhao Jiu die?"
Hearing this, Eluguan tried to keep quiet, but then he couldn't help but ask with tears in his eyes, "Fourth brother, I heard that the Song army sent tens of thousands of cavalry to pursue you but failed. Yue Fei and Zhang Rong also seem to have arrived in Hejian. How did you escape from the situation when you were trapped from both sides?"
"What can I say?" Wuzhu shook his head, but he still felt sad and explained. "I fled all the way and was caught up by the Song army's light cavalry in front of the Qinshui River. I lost 30% of my troops. I heard that Wulinda Taiyu was also captured by the river..."
"Then we managed to cross the river, and found that Liu Qi had taken Gaocheng first. We were caught off guard and lost many soldiers..."
"I had no choice but to go east. When I crossed the river in Gucheng, I saw Zhang Rong's navy, and then I had to continue east..."
"When we arrived at Shulu, we ran into the defeated army fleeing from the east. Then we realized that Tian Shizhong had led his army to attack us from the east... My leg was broken by a horse at that time, so I started to think wildly that we had been defeated in Huolu and Shulu was a dead end. Was it God's will that I be 'bound' there? But the more I thought about it, the more I couldn't accept my fate, so I prepared to commit suicide, preferring death to being 'bound'... But Ma Wu persuaded me to go to the riverside in the north to try again."
At this point, Wuzhu smiled bitterly again: "I realized then that the word 'Shu' in 'Shulu' did not apply to the Song people, but to Ma Wu. When we arrived at the river, he did not dare to find a shallow ford, and there was only one horse. He had no choice but to tie me to the horse's back, and then the two of us floated across the river together... After crossing the river, we met Hesheli Taiyu who escaped from the Song army captives. Then I learned that the Song army suddenly issued an order the day before, saying that Emperor Zhao was angry and ordered the pursuing army not to pursue the generals without authorization, and only to kill and injure the soldiers. Therefore, the patrol on the river was changed to blocking at various shallows, and the soldiers on the road only pursued large groups of people... In this way, my life, 30% is God's will, 40% is Ma Wu, and the remaining 30% is given by Emperor Zhao."
After hearing this narration, Eluguan sighed deeply.
It can be imagined that although his fourth brother said it so lightly, he has been struggling on the brink of life and death every day for the past seven or eight days. In comparison, his most dangerous time, that is, the night when he encountered Hebule, was not necessarily as serious as his fourth brother's most relaxed time.
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