I, the son of Yang Guo, abducted Zhang Sanfeng across the heavens

Li Yuan hadn't arrived yet, but his cousin arrived first.

Although Yang Guang stopped and started along the way, his speed was much faster than Li Yuan's army marching from Gansu and Longnan.

"Yang Guang is almost here."

In the alliance tent, Hou Tu sat on the main seat and held a meeting with the rebel leaders and generals. "Well, I am the leader of the alliance, and I will not bully you. I will let you make the first move. If you can't take it, you can come to me for help. How about that?"

"The Great King Hou Tu is merciful and compassionate, with a heart of a bodhisattva!"

All the rebel kings praised him.

No one was worried that Hou Tu wanted to use them as cannon fodder to consume the imperial army and Yuwen Chengdu. After all, everyone had seen the strength of her three generals. Even Xu Maogong, Shan Xiongxin and Pei Yuanqing, the Wagang group, did not raise any objections.

I was secretly rejoicing in my heart.

Even though Pei Yuanqing did not think that he was worse than Xiong Kuohai and Liang Shitai, and that he was defeated by them last time only because they outnumbered the minority and launched a surprise attack, Xiong Kuohai was right in one thing: this was a fight for supremacy in the world, not a martial arts competition, and having more people and more power was also an advantage.

Xiong Kuohai and Liang Shitai might not be as strong as Pei Yuanqing if taken individually, but the army of King Hou Tu was definitely stronger than that of Wagang, which even Pei Yuanqing had to admit.

In fact, most of the rebel kings have now acknowledged that the Hou Tu King’s army is the future emperor. Even if someone really captures Yang Guang this time, they will definitely choose to offer him to the Hou Tu King’s army in order to gain some credit or something.

The reason is very simple. Even if they really captured Yang Guang, they still couldn't defeat the army of King Hou Tu. Even if Hou Tu was a little more particular, she could have followed the agreed process of supporting the forces that captured Yang Guang to become emperor, and then re-establish this new court.

Since they have already rebelled against Yang Guang, they don't care about rebelling against the Xin Dynasty again.

All I can say is that strength is the bottom line.

As for the fact that Hou Tu, a woman, became an emperor, it seemed quite strange and it was an unprecedented event in history, so some people disagreed and opposed this idea, but no one had ever mentioned it.

After all, although Yang Gui's presence was low, it was not non-existent. He and Hou Tu went out in the same carriage and slept in the same bed. Everyone in the world knew that they were a couple. Even if Yang Gui was a waste, as long as he was a man, he could be the emperor, and Hou Tu could be a powerful queen.

There is no conflict between them.

Not only Yang Guang arrived, but also Pei Yuanqing's new hammer.

Pei Yuanqing had never thought that his hammer would be broken by someone, but fortunately, a hammer is easy to make. Unlike a sword, it is not necessary to consider the flexibility, ductility, brittleness, sharpness and wear resistance of the blade.

All you have to do is use good materials to cast a pair of solid spheres. The only technical aspect is probably finding the center of gravity of the hammer so that it can be used easily.

But since Pei Yuanqing had made it once, he could find someone to make it again. Wagang sent a letter back overnight, asking Pei Renji to find the craftsman who made the hammer for Pei Yuanqing that year, give him more silver, and ask him to make a new one quickly.

Being young is good, even the dark history can be in high definition, not to mention other things. Pei Yuanqing is only a teenager, and many of the trajectories of his growth have not been eliminated yet.

The chief craftsman of the workshop was even the one who made the hammer for Pei Yuanqing back then. When he heard Pei Renji's request, he couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, Third Young Master, you want to make a hammer again so soon? Wasn't the hammer that you used back then unsuitable? It just so happens that the molds and calibration tools used to open the furnace back then are all here. Don't worry, it will be done quickly."

Sure enough, it was completed in just a few days. Pei Yuanqing forgot something, but it was obvious that Xu Maogong was not a fool.

"Xiao Pei, go back by yourself."

"What are you doing?"

"Your hammer is too heavy. It may be easier to send it back on a fast horse, but who can send it to you on a fast horse after it's done? Not to mention if there's anyone who can lift it, there's only one other person in Wagang who has the same good horse as you." Xu Maogong said, waving his fan.

"Oh, it's true!" Pei Yuanqing was very upset, he had forgotten about it. His pair of hammers weighed 300 jin, and a fast horse couldn't move them faster, so he could only use a carriage, but the speed of a carriage was much slower than that of a fast horse.

A fast horse can travel day and night, changing horses but not drivers, and run back overnight, but a carriage is difficult to operate, not to mention that it is impossible for a carriage to go up the mountain. In the final analysis, he still needs to go down to pick it up himself.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Pei Yuanqing complained, put on his armor, picked up a lance, and was ready to leave quickly.

"Hey, it's too early to tell you now. You don't have to be so anxious."

Xu Maogong held him down and pulled him to a map. "Look, from Wagang to Siping Mountain, taking this road, even if you travel day and night, it will take about seven to nine days to go back and forth, given your and your horse's stamina and speed."

Then he pointed in another direction, "Yang Guang's ship came from here. His stupid, artificial canal was taken on a ship. The water was not that deep. Most of the way was pulled by ropes with civilians. Nine days later, it passed the Siping Mountain area."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Pei Yuanqing stared at Xu Maogong blankly, with clear stupidity in his eyes.

Although he is not as "stupid" as Li Yuanba and Luo Shixin due to pure intellectual disability, nor as stupid and reckless as Xiong Kuohai and Wu Tianxi, he is not an intellectual talent after all.

It's easy to imagine that when he can solve all problems by swinging a sledgehammer in his hand, it's hard to expect him to use his brain to think about anything.

"Alas..." Xu Maogong sighed. This was something he had expected. He didn't expect anyone in Wagang to be able to follow his train of thought. He pulled the map over and drew two lines on it with a pen.

"Do you understand? You are coming back from Wagang, and Yang Guang is heading south from Luoyang along the canal. You can just meet Yang Guang here in advance, probably on the sixth day, not far from Siping Mountain. You can rest up, have a good meal, and fight against Yang Guang's army."

Xu Maogong waved his fan and said, "Let's not talk about capturing Yang Guang alive. We have already achieved the first merit in this battle by running away after the fight. This place is a small hill. I will send people to ambush here and challenge them. When the time comes, you can rush down the hillside and take advantage of the momentum of your horse to catch Yuwen Chengdu off guard."

"Step forward! Military advisor, just wait at home for Yang Guang to surrender!" Pei Yuanqing walked away confidently with the hammer in his hand.

"Old Xu, aren't you afraid that he can't beat Yuwen Chengdu?" After Pei Yuanqing left, Shan Xiongxin asked, "This kid isn't even the best among the rebel kings. Yuwen Chengdu..."

"No, look here." Xu Maogong pointed at the map again, "The old emperor Yang Jian also passed by here with his men. He has Wu Yunzhao, Wu Tianxi, Yang Lin, Yang Yichen, Qiu Rui and other fierce men under him. Yu Juluo is Yuwen Chengdu's master. This group of people alone is enough to give Yuwen Chengdu a hard time. Even if he is not killed in the battle, he will be seriously injured and flee. When Pei Yuanqing comes down from the mountain, if he fails to kill Yuwen Chengdu with one hammer, he will at least cripple him."

"Are you sure? What if Yang Jian sees that the rebellion is strong and turns back to help his son?"

Shan Xiongxin was a little worried: "The royal family doesn't talk about the deep love between father and son, but these two people with the surname Yang are both orthodox royal family of the Tang Dynasty. Now they are facing a common enemy. What if they join forces? Wouldn't Pei Yuanqing be in trouble?"

"Don't worry, Yuwen Chengdu will go to the battle, and he will definitely not be with Yang Jian's group. In a one-on-one duel, even if Yuwen Chengdu is not injured beforehand, Pei Yuanqing will not suffer any loss with the help of his horse's momentum down the mountain. If he can't win, he can just run away. This kid is not stupid."

Xu Maogong waved his hand and said, "Yuwen Chengdu's horse is not faster than Pei Yuanqing's, especially in the mountains. Pei's horse is best at running on mountain roads, and it may make Yuwen Chengdu get lost. Besides, Yuwen Chengdu has the important task of protecting the emperor, so it is impossible for him to chase him alone."

"Yes, that makes sense." Shan Xiongxin nodded. "No matter whether we can catch Yang Guang in the end, our Wagang will have a great reputation."

Pei Yuanqing thought the same. He carried his lance and rode his BMW all the way to Wagang. He returned to the mountain to get the hammer from Pei Renji, and without saying a word, he turned his horse around and left.

"Hey, eat something before you leave!" Pei Renji looked at Pei Yuanqing's back and called out twice, but when he didn't stop, he shook his head and said, "What's this kid doing in such a hurry?"

Of course, to fight.

Pei Yuanqing was defeated in public by Xiong Kuohai and Liang Shitai. Although he thought that the other side relied on their numbers and sneak attacks from behind, in fact, his abilities were not inferior to any of them.

But what is undeniable is that he was defeated in public, and even his weapons were broken, which was a great shame.

Therefore, he urgently needed a resounding victory to regain his face.

Pei Yuanqing rode a BMW Land Cruiser alone. The journey, which Xu Maogong had originally estimated would take six days, arrived in the evening of the fourth day.

There was really nothing to do, so I tried the hammer, had a good meal and drink, slept peacefully, and waited for Yang Guang to arrive.

Unlike Pei Yuanqing who was full of expectations, Yang Guang was in a bad mood. His ship was stranded in the canal again. He was so angry that he killed two officials in charge of this section and several civilians as a threat.

"Alas, this bunch of useless people, my beloved concubine, you are still the best!" Yang Guang hugged a charming beauty and prepared to go back to the room in the ship to do some interesting things.

Unexpectedly, after I moved twice, I heard someone knocking on the door.

"Your Majesty, this is bad!"

Yang Guang was so frightened that he could hardly get up. He put on his clothes angrily and kicked the door open, only to find an anxious young eunuch kneeling outside. He did not listen to the young eunuch, but kicked him down again, stretched out his sword and stabbed it into the young eunuch's heart.

Seeing that the young eunuch had completely died, Yang Guang got off him, breathing heavily.

He casually found a piece of silk to wipe the blood off his hands, and then called over to a eunuch next to him: "Tell me, what happened?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, the Grand Emperor is beating me." The eunuch was so frightened that he was shaking as he spoke, and he could not even kneel steadily, but he managed to answer.

"The Emperor..." Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Why is this old villain haunting us? Chengdu, where is Chengdu? Call Chengdu over!"

If you have any problems, go to Chengdu. Then what do you want us to do? The eunuch lowered his head, not daring to let Yang Guang see his eyes and expressions, but he was already cursing in his heart.

Yang Guang himself did not realize that he had already relied too much on Yuwen Chengdu or the Yuwen family. Although in name, Yang Guang was still the master and the Yuwen family was the servant, in reality, it was Yang Guang's imperial power that could only survive by relying on the Yuwen family.

"Chengdu, is Lao Deng coming?" Yang Guang saw Yuwen Chengdu on the side of the ship. In fact, Yuwen Chengdu didn't need to reply at this time, because he could clearly see Yang Jian's troops and flags, standing in formation on the river bank and looking at his ship.

This made Yang Guang feel a little panicked. The last time the two of them were so close, he was beaten up badly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The retired emperor didn't bring a catapult, so he can't get on our water boats." If it were the previous situation, Yuwen Chengdu might have really panicked. Putting his strength aside, before he planned to completely break off relations and rebel, he was still loyal to the Yang Tang court. It was really too exciting to attack the retired emperor.

But thanks to Yang Guang's brutal killings, although everyone's resentment towards Yang Guang deepened, the efficiency did increase on the surface. Now the tower ship has been pulled out of the shallow river section.

The tower ship is now actually floating on the water. If anything goes wrong, they can row away at any time. The army on the opposite side, Yang Jian, is composed entirely of horses, with no ships or siege equipment, so it is obvious that it will not cause any trouble to their side.

After all, Yang Guang would definitely not let a big target float on the canal when he was traveling, and there were also troops guarding the shore. It was only because of Yang Jian's special status that they did not fight on the spot. Otherwise, Yuwen Chengdu would have been in chaos as soon as he gave the order.

"Dad, what do you want to do again!"

Yang Guang shouted from behind the shelter on the side of the ship.

"You piece of trash! As an emperor, you don't even have the courage to answer in person?" Yang Jian started cursing.

"Nonsense! You've rebelled, and you have so many powerful men under your command. How dare I show up?" Yang Guangcai refused to listen to his father's provocation. "With the shooting skills of those powerful men under your command, I will be killed in seconds if I show my head. If you have something to say, just say it. If not, just enjoy your life as the emperor."

"Hey, kid, I have good news for you. Eighteen rebel kings have gathered in Siping Mountain ahead, and they are planning to kill you, the tyrant. No matter what you say, you are my son, and how can a father watch his son die? Now that you are so afraid of death, how about you return the throne to me and I will deal with this group of rebels for you?"

Yang Jian raised his whip, pointed at the side of the boat and shouted.

"Go away, you are greedy for power, why did you give up the throne to me? You want to take it back after giving it up? That doesn't make sense!"

Yang Guang would definitely not agree, and he said to his father: "Besides, Yuwen Chengdu is invincible in the world. I have Chengdu to defend. Who of those rebels can pose a threat to me?"

"Hahaha, good, good, in that case, you just wait." Yang Jian laughed, and without saying much, he turned his horse and left, leaving only one sentence: "If you can't stand being beaten, you still come to me. No one will care. I am your father, I will take care of you." (End of this chapter)