Chapter 255: The Sun Shines

"Daddy, go away!!"

Yao Pingzhong pulled Yao Gu's reins hard and said, "If you don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Outside Hedong City, the Xihe Army, which was attacking the city, encountered a sudden attack.

Thousands of cavalrymen came roaring in, like an indestructible hammer, and smashed the Xihe army into pieces.

The elite Bianliang troops who had been ambushed in Hedong City in advance also took the opportunity to open the city gate and quickly rushed out to launch a pincer attack.

Yao Gu, who was on horseback, felt dizzy.

Previously, I saw that the defense of Hedong City was weak, with only a few militia archery groups guarding the city.

I thought I could quickly capture the city and plunder it to make up for the losses I had suffered in recent days.

Who could have imagined that when all the attention was focused on attacking the city, a large number of cavalry would suddenly appear from behind.

Yao Gu had no way to deal with it and could only watch his men flee in all directions and fall into a state of collapse.

This is not to belittle the Western Army, but there were too many similar bizarre operations and surprise attacks by the Jin people in history when fighting against them.

Chen Ran just let them feel in advance the tremendous pressure brought by the cavalry's rapid assault.

"Daddy!"

Seeing Yao Gu in a daze, Yao Pingzhong simply rode his horse himself and pulled Yao Gu's horse towards the ferry.

Their riders, carrying large flags, also hurriedly rode their horses to catch up.

This was a habitual action. Yao Gu and his son, who were fleeing for their lives, did not notice anything wrong.

It’s different for Chen Ran. The merit of killing a general and seizing the flag is much greater than beheading one.

The nearby Bianliang cavalry quickly gathered and chased after them.

After running for a while, Yao Pingzhong found that more and more bandits were surrounding him, and the personal guards who followed him had suffered heavy losses and were almost unable to bear it.

He was also wondering, the battlefield was so chaotic, with fleeing soldiers running around and all kinds of debris scattered all over the ground, why could these bandit troops accurately surround and kill him and his son?

"idiot!"

Yao Gu, who had finally come to his senses, had a lot of experience in escaping and spotted the problem at a glance. "You're still running with the flag at this time. Are you afraid that I won't die? Throw away the flag!"

The flag bearers hurriedly threw away the flag, but it was too late.

There were at least a thousand cavalrymen surrounding them from all directions, each of them like a mad tiger, charging forward fearlessly without fear of death.

The reason is very simple. According to the military regulations set by Chen Ran, the merits of beheading generals, seizing flags, and being the first to break into the enemy line are completely personal rewards regardless of one's status or military rank. The title is directly promoted by three levels!
Normally, if one is upgraded to the fifth level of nobility, he will basically be arranged to be a captain or a cavalry commander.

With this status, one cannot rely on killing soldiers to further improve his rank, but can only rely on team combat.

However, it is extremely difficult to upgrade your rank through group combat.

After a major battle, it is common for the troops to just walk around without engaging the enemy at all, or for the losses to be greater than the gains.

You still want to be promoted to a noble title in this situation?

It’s a good thing that you don’t have to face military court.

As for the great feat of beheading generals and capturing flags, there is no limit at all. As long as you can do it, you will be promoted three levels of title.

Yao Gu and his son, with their well-equipped and loyal guards, charged left and right but were unable to break out of the encirclement.

It seems that this situation cannot go on like this. Once the defeated soldiers are wiped out, more bandit troops will gather around, and then we will be unable to escape.

"Da Lang." Yao Gu made a prompt decision, "You stay behind to cover our retreat."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yao Pingzhong's expression changed immediately.

"I am an adopted son, not a biological one." Yao Pingzhong retorted, "I can't do what Cao Ang can do. Besides, even if I stay behind to cover the retreat, I don't have Dian Wei by my side."

Yao Gu was furious, but the current situation was obviously not the time for internal strife.

He could only hold back his anger and said, "In that case, let's not go to the ferry, but head south to Fengling Ferry."

Yao Pingzhong was puzzled, "Isn't this just walking into a trap?"

"We can't get to the ferry!" Yao Gu didn't have time to explain, and immediately rode his horse to charge southward. "Only by taking the enemy army by surprise and heading in a direction they don't expect, can we have a chance to survive!"

The Yao father and son, who were in desperate situation, burst out with a strong desire to survive and fighting spirit.

At the cost of almost all the hundreds of personal guards around him being killed, he finally broke through the encirclement and fled southward.

They all rode the famous horses from Hexi, which were fast and had great endurance.

There was no big flag to indicate identity, and the battlefield was too chaotic.

He ran dozens of miles in one breath and actually got rid of the pursuers.

I went into the woods by the roadside to rest for a while, planning to wait until dark and look for an opportunity to go to the river to find a boat to cross the river.

They were ambushed at noon. They had been fighting and running for so long, so they were tired and hungry. They only had a meal in the morning, but by dusk, they were so hungry that they mustered up the courage to leave the woods and look for food.

Before we had walked two miles, we saw a small village on the side of the road with only a few dozen households.

The group hurriedly led their horses into the village, intending to buy some food and drink their fill, and then go directly to the river bank to cross the river.

After entering the village and turning a corner, when he arrived at the threshing ground, he happened to encounter a team of Bianliang troops.

It was obvious that both sides were stunned by the surprise and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

The first person to come to his senses was Yue Fei, who was holding a chicken in his hand.

He threw the chicken away and took the long-handled knife. Heroes from all over the country often used Pudao, but in the army, Pudao was not valued at all.

The knives equipped by the regular army of the Song Dynasty were all long-handled knives with various names such as Qu Dao, Yanyue Dao, Meijian Dao, Fengzui Dao, Diao Dao, Ji Dao and so on.

But they are generally of similar style, with a single-edged blade, sharp in front and wide in the back, a long wooden handle with an iron bar at the end, which is used to insert into the soil to form a sword formation to resist cavalry attacks.

This kind of long-handled knife is usually more than one and a half meters long.

Some of the more exaggerated swords can even be three meters long!

Yue Fei grasped the hilt of the knife with both hands and chopped it off immediately.

At this time, both sides came to their senses, and Yao Gu and his sons and the last few guards stepped forward to fight.

Yao Pingzhong felt that as a famous general of the Western Army, it would be easy for him to deal with the little Karami wearing leather armor.

He was so arrogant that he used his own sword to chop against Yue Fei's long-handled knife.

Swords were very popular weapons in the Song Dynasty, but they were extremely rare in the military. Usually only officers of mid-level and above would wear them, mainly for the purpose of facilitating command.

After all, no one thought of letting the commanders, governors, and governors charge into battle.

One of the words that must be mentioned in the evaluation of Yue Fei is "born with supernatural powers."

The long-handled knife swung down with great force, and the force was so terrifying that it instantly cut off the sword, and then went down and directly chopped Yao Pingzhong's shoulder.

The blade pierced through his body, killing him instantly on the spot.

Yao Pingzhong stared with his eyes wide open until his death. He couldn't believe that he, a famous general of the Western Army, actually died at the hands of a small soldier!

The splattering blood sprayed half of Yao Gu's body.

He was completely stunned as he watched his adopted son being beheaded on the spot.

"How is it possible?! My son is a skilled martial artist, and is admired by all the heroes in Guanzhong. He is called 'Little Taiwei'! He is invincible in Guanxi~~~"

Yao Gu was dazed because he was too shocked, but Yue Fei was very calm.

He quickly pulled out the long-handled knife and chopped it across with his backhand. Yao Gu's big head immediately rolled into the sky.

The world was spinning before his eyes, and before he fell into eternal darkness, the last thought in Yao Gu's mind was, "How could I, a famous general of the Western Army, die at the hands of an unknown soldier?!"

Zhang Xian, Tang Huai and others on the side had already killed the remaining guards, and then they surrounded them and searched them.

This is not about stealing gold, but about looking for talismans.

"These people are all wearing iron armor and leading horses. They must be important people." Wang Gui was quick and took out Yao Gu's badge.

"Hiss~~~" Looking at the words on the waist badge, he immediately took a breath, "Xihe Road General Yao?!"

"Brother!" Zhang Xian then took out the tiger talisman and the fish bag from Yao Gu, and shouted in surprise, "It's the famous general Yao Gu of the Western Army. This time he has made a great contribution!"

Tang Huai also took out a waist badge and other items from Yao Pingzhong who was standing beside him. "Xizhou Defense Envoy Yao, who is this?"

"I went to night school for nothing." Yue Fei came over and said with a smile, "I mentioned it a few days ago. It was Yao Pingzhong, a famous general of the Western Army, and the son of Yao Gu."

"Let's go." Yue Fei was not interested in the badge, but he happily led the horse back to the camp.

The infantry marched slowly, so Chen Ran let them follow behind.

When it was getting dark in Xiangzhou Camp, we set up camp two miles away from here, just around the corner from the village.

Yue Fei's team was sent out to the farmer's house to buy some meat for dinner, but they never expected that they would encounter tremendous wealth and honor.

The next afternoon, in the main hall of the Hedong City Government Office.

Chen Ran, sitting on a chair, looked at the young man standing with his arms crossed and asked, "Are you Yue Fei?"

"Yue Fei, the captain of the Xiangzhou camp, pays respect to His Majesty!"

Chen Ran looked at him seriously. He had a strong and sturdy figure, and his eyes were bright and fearless.

He has a very ordinary square face, which has nothing to do with the word handsome and elegant.

His hands and feet have become thick due to years of martial arts training, and his face is bronzed from the wind and sun.

Although he has such an ordinary appearance, he is a famous hero throughout the ages!
Without him to resist the barbarians, the Song Dynasty would have perished long ago, and countless people in the south would have been slaughtered and looted by the Jin people.

I studied his works and learned about his life when I was in school.

Seeing the real person at this moment, even though he had already become as hard as stone, he was still stunned for a moment.

Chen Ran didn't say anything, and naturally no one in the hall spoke either. The atmosphere was a little depressing for a moment.

Until two lines of subtitles floated before Chen Ran's eyes.

'Coming into contact with the historical figure Yue Fei, his national spirit and patriotic sentiments have become symbols, forever imprinted in the blood of the Chinese people. He was loyal to his country and honest. He was dedicated to expelling the barbarians and saving the people, and he was admired by the world for his open-mindedness. However, as the world became clear, he was suspected by the tyrant and died unjustly! '

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

"Hu~~~" Chen Ran let out a long breath and said something that no one could understand, "What's there to think about? Of course it will end well."

Changed "end up with an unjust death" to "end up with a good death."

Yue Fei was only 20 years old at that time. If nothing unexpected happened, Chen Ran would not wait until he lived to be a hundred years old and had a good death before leaving.

In other words, this modification is destined not to receive any reward.

"My pleasure!"

(End of this chapter)

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