At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 540 Evacuation in Batches
The Achilles' heel of the Plum Blossom Formation was the pontoon bridge. Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen could see it, Gao Bufan could see it too, and Xu Shiji himself knew it better. So when Gao Bufan returned to camp, the two decided to burn the pontoon bridge that night. Then they withdrew. Before the withdrawal, they arranged for ambushes to try to beat Sap. However, with the experience of Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen, the possibility of being fooled was not high.

Therefore, Gao Bufan and Xu Shiji expected Wu Daqing to return without success.

At this time, Gao Bufan and Xu Shiji were walking side by side, and the latter suddenly asked: "The general manager has a good reputation in Hejian County and is quite influential. If Hejian County was taken down just now, the officials, gentry and common people must If you are willing to attach yourself, why did the Master Manager waste such a good opportunity?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Is Shiji the chief inspector, or does he really not know?"

Xu Shiji said earnestly: "This subordinate is dull, please enlighten me, sir."

Gao Dahe jokingly said: "The subordinates are the real stupid."

Gao Bufan looked at Lu Sheng, smiled and asked, "What about Xiao Lu, why don't you tell me your opinion!"

Lu Sheng rolled his eyes and said: "Sun Tzu said: In the method of using troops, the whole country is the top priority, followed by breaking the country; A soldier of man, good is good!"

Gao Bufan waved his hands and scolded with a smile: "Okay, don't drop the book bag, it hurts my head."

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

"This subordinate is stupid, so please enlighten me, Master Chief." Lu Sheng said with a smile, this kid is smart, since Master Xu deliberately hides his clumsiness to let Master Chief show off, how can he steal the limelight from Master Chief and Master Xu, so he pretends Drop the book bag.

Gao Bufan shook his head with a wry smile. Although dealing with smart people saves trouble, it is sometimes troublesome. He coughed lightly and said, "Actually, there is no one else. Now is not the time to take over Hejian County."

"Why? Isn't the bigger the territory the better?" Gao Dahe wondered.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Not necessarily, as the saying goes, you can't eat too much. We haven't finished digesting the territory of Youzhou, and Hejian County is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is not worthwhile to take it now and divide it up for defense. Moreover, Yang Yichen and Zhang Xutuo are right under our noses, if we occupy Hejian County, we will undoubtedly force them to fight us to the death, the gains outweigh the losses, we might as well keep Hejian County as a buffer zone."

Gao Dahe patted his forehead and said: "That's right, Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen are not easy to mess with, and the combined strength is tens of thousands. If we fight to the death, our losses will definitely be huge, and it's not worth it."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "So let's accept it now as soon as we see it. Li Mi has already reached Yingyang County, and the Eastern Capital is close at hand. Yang Guang has no unscrupulous generals available. I think Zhang Xutuo will be sent to fight the fire in the end, so Zhang Xutuo will definitely not stay in Hebei for long."

Lu Sheng's eyes brightened and he said: "Your Excellency, once Zhang Xutuo withdraws, Hejian County is just a piece of fat in our mouths, and we can eat it whenever we want, there is no need to be in a hurry. "

Xu Shiji gave a thumbs up and said cooperatively, "Of course!"

Everyone laughed, relaxed and happy, and continued to return to Zhuojun in the north of the division.

After the Youzhou Army left, Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen also led their troops across Jiaohe, and soon arrived outside Hejian County.

Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen were very satisfied with the dedication of the Hejian County Guard. After a few words of encouragement, they sent cavalry to continue chasing the Youzhou Army until the Youzhou Army left the boundary of Hejian County, and then stopped the pursuit.

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Luoyang, Lidefang.

It was only after dawn that two exquisite carriages drove out of the high house. Father Gao Kaishan rode a tall horse and led fifty strong guards on the road ahead towards the upper east gate of Luoyang City. The carriages The four-corner pendant bells made a pleasant jingling sound.

Soon, the Gao family's convoy arrived at the upper east gate, and the military officer in charge of guarding the city gate seemed to recognize Gao Kaishan, and greeted Gao Kaishan with a smile: "There is such a big battle outside Gao, why are you going out of the city?"

Gao Kaishan said: "My wife and daughter-in-law are going to Yongfu Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha. Now the world is not peaceful, so we need to bring more people."

As Gao Kaishan spoke, he raised his hand, threw a bulging lotus bud to the military officer, cupped his hands and said: "The weather is hot, please have some tea, brothers."

The military officer immediately smiled and said: "So, the old lady and the lady are really pious. Well, the weather is hot, and it will be cooler if you go early, so you won't delay Gao Yuanwai's itinerary." After speaking, he waved his hand to let him go.

Gao Kaishan yelled, lightly clamped his horse's belly and led the way out of the city gate, and the two carriages drove out of Luoyang City smoothly, and the mother Chen Shi and the eldest grandson Wugou in the carriage were secretly relieved.

It is said that half a month ago, Changsun Wugou received Gao Bufan's letter from Feige, asking them to leave Luoyang and go to Youzhou by chance. The family planned in secret for half a month, and the trip took place today. Fortunately, at this moment, there is finally no Leaving Luoyang City without any risk, but leaving Luoyang City is only the first step in a journey of thousands of miles. I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles there are on the way!

"Tsk tsk, this high official is really generous when he goes out." The military officer glanced at the two exquisite carriages driving away, and then tossed the heavy purse. He just squeezed it. In addition to copper coins, there are two It is estimated that there are several taels of silver.

A soldier grinned and said: "The Guanyin Guanyin enshrined in Yongfu Temple is very effective. The Changsun family probably went to ask for a son. It is said that Gao Changqing and Changsun's family stayed in Zhuo County got married in August last year, and it has been more than half a year now. The stomach is still full." Is there any movement, probably in a hurry."

The military officer scolded with a smile: "Gao Changqing took office just ten days after he got married. Do you think that Changsun is a hen who can lay eggs without a rooster? It's normal not to have conceived for more than half a year. The one from Yongfu Temple No matter how efficacious it is to send off Guanyin, it is useless, instead of seeking to send off Guanyin, it is better to let Gao Changqing go back to Luoyang to work for a few months."

All the soldiers suddenly burst into laughter.

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There are three deacons in Feiyuwei, besides Xiao Jian and Sun Shangming, there is another one named Dai Chunren, who is now staying at the Feiyuwei headquarters in Luoyang. He received an order more than a month ago to keep an eye on Gao Changqing's family members. If necessary, they could even arrest them by hand, so Dai Chunren received the news as soon as Gao Kaishan and Changsun Wugou left the city, and immediately sent someone to follow them secretly.

Let’s say that Yongfu Temple is located about [-] miles east of Luoyang City. Gao Kaishan led fifty courtyard guards to guard two carriages to the outside of Yongfu Temple, left the carriage and horses in the square outside the temple, and then entered the temple. Burning incense and worshiping Buddha.

Four Fei Yuwei guards in plain clothes secretly followed all the way to the outside of Yongfu Temple, and found that the Changsun family really went to Yongfu Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. Stay and continue to stare at the horses and carriages of the Gao family.

The eyeliners of the three Fei Yuwei pretended to rest their feet under the shade of the trees in the square of Yongfu Temple, and waited for about half an hour. One of them was probably worried, so he entered the temple pretending to be a pilgrim and walked around, and found Mrs. Chen and his eldest grandson Shi really offered incense and kowtowed in the hall, and then retreated with confidence.

There are three main halls in Yongfu, and the Arhat Hall alone enshrines 108 Arhats. When devout believers come to worship Buddha, they usually bow down one by one.

Gaomu Chen and Changsun both believed in Buddhism. After paying homage to the Daxiong Hall, they went to the Arhat Hall. During the period, the three eyeliners of Fei Yuwei came in to check a few times in turn. They probably felt bored, so they didn't bother to come in again. , stay in the shade outside the temple chatting and spanking.

Finally, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Changsun finished paying homage to the Arhat. The former was obviously exhausted. Mrs. Changsun Wugou hurriedly helped her mother-in-law, and said gently, "Mother is tired too. Let's go to the fasting room at the back to have a rest and have some fasting meals before Go worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

Chen said with a smile: "Alright, my old waist can't take it anymore."

"Mother is old, we stand together, people think we are sisters." Eldest grandson Wugou said with a sweet smile.

Chen shi laughed and said, "Wugou, please don't make me happy."

It is said that this Yongfu Temple is very popular and has a large scale. It also provides independent fasting rooms for distinguished pilgrims to rest and eat.

Mrs. Chen and her eldest grandson Wugou, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, chatted and laughed and entered the back room, and closed the door again, the smiles on their faces faded in an instant, replaced by a trace of nervousness.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who had already been waiting in the fasting room, immediately greeted him and said, "I have met Mrs. Gao, Wugou, thank you for your hard work."

Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Wuji is the one who has worked so hard, what about my mother-in-law and the others?"

Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "My mother and aunt have already arrived at Hulao Pass a few days ago, and we are waiting for you to come and join us."

Changsun Wugou immediately felt relieved when he heard the words.

It is said that after receiving the letter from Feige from her husband, Changsun Wugou immediately brought his elder brother Changsun Wuji to discuss the countermeasures. Decided to act in batches.

Gao and Xianyu were the first to evacuate. They also left Luoyang City two days ago in the name of worshiping Buddha. However, they did not go to Yongfu Temple, but another temple farther away. It took a day to go back and forth. .

Since Feiyuwei focused on Gao Kaishan and his eldest grandson Wugou, they didn't care too much about Gao and Xianyu's going out of the city. After all, Gao Bufan's parents and wife were still in the city, so there was nothing to worry about. The Xianyu family evacuated to Hulao Pass very smoothly, and Pei Xingyan was there to take care of him, so it was very safe!

At this time, Gao Kaishan stood up and said: "It's not too late, let's go quickly, otherwise things will change."

As a result, everyone left the fasting room, and led by the monk who bought them down to the back door of Yongfu Temple, where there is a small path to leave.

(End of this chapter)