Chapter 0030 Yishui
Hancheng finally opened the city gate. Zheng Yuanwu looked at Yuwen Tianbao cautiously. No matter what the reason was, it was a fact that Yuwen Tianbao was blocked from going south. He now hoped that Yuwen Tianbao would not cause trouble for him.
Yuwen Tianbao did not bother him, nor did he have time to bother him. His horse stopped beside Zheng Yuanwu and he snorted coldly, "How long has Li Yu been gone?"
"Ah! Li Yu." Zheng Yuanwu's face changed when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask, "Who is Li Yu? Isn't General Yuwen guarding His Royal Highness Prince Cai?"
"Stupid, Li Yu is Yang Xuangan's son-in-law. He attacked Hongnong and abducted King Cai. King Cai is also a useless person. He was captured by the rebels and became a hated by the rebels. It's really hateful." Yuwen Tianbao quickly understood the truth. He didn't expect that Li Yu was so treacherous and used Yang Zhiji into such a situation.
Zheng Yuanwu and the others turned pale when they heard this. They had never expected that they had actually let the rebels go. They immediately said, "General, we didn't know that the people who left were rebels. We thought they were guards of His Royal Highness Prince Cai."
"How long have they been gone?" Yuwen Tianbao was speechless. He did not expect that the person in front of him was so stupid that he could not even tell who the other person was.
"One day, they may have reached Yi Yang by now. However, Li Yu once said that he would go east along the Luo River and head to Luoyang." Zheng Yuanwu said quickly.
"There are numerous heavy troops in Luoyang. If he goes there, he will die. Let's go to Yiyang." Yuwen Tianbao's face was gloomy. He was a cavalryman, and the enemy was also a cavalryman. Yiyang belonged to the Hongnong Yang family, which meant that Li Yu got supplies in Yiyang and would not be delayed for long. On the contrary, he was on a long march, and the soldiers and horses were already exhausted. However, facing Li Yu, he had no choice but to hope that he could get to Yiyang as soon as possible and kill Li Yu.
Three thousand cavalrymen passed through Hancheng at high speed and headed towards Yiyang. The iron cavalrymen trampled on the ground, rumbling and trampling on the hearts of Zheng Yuanwu and others. They thought that after Hancheng was Luoshui, Yuwen Tianbao needed boats to cross the Luoshui. However, the boats were probably on the south bank at this time. If Li Yu and others were really rebels, then these boats would definitely be burned. Three thousand cavalrymen could not cross Luoshui at all.
"What should we do?" Zheng Yuanwu was sweating profusely. He didn't know what to do, so he could only sigh and say, "Let's go, let's go too, and see if we can find a boat to help General Tianbao cross the Luo River." No matter what, this was something that could not be avoided, and only by solving the problem at hand could he save his life.
Han Hao could only nod. The people in Hancheng felt bitter and could only mount their horses and follow Yuwen Tianbao's army towards Luoshui.
Sure enough, at the bank of Luoshui, Yuwen Tianbao was scolded again. Hancheng's boats were basically requisitioned by everyone, and it was impossible to cross the Luoshui. Yuwen Tianbao could only wait for Hancheng to search for the remaining boats and slowly cross the Luoshui with 3,000 elite cavalry. It would take at least two days, or he could take a detour to other places.
"You fools, just wait for the imperial court to deal with you!" Yuwen Tianbao looked at Zheng Yuanwu and others in front of him, wishing he could draw the sword from his waist and kill all these incompetent people. Unfortunately, he couldn't. He was born in the Yuwen family, but the waste in front of him was from the Zheng family of Xingyang and could not be killed.
"Hurry up and report to the general, and tell him that Li Yu has crossed the Luo River and is marching southward. Have the general issue a warrant to capture him and order the garrisons in Dongdu and other places to pursue and intercept him." Yuwen Tianbao looked at the surging Luo River in front of him, knowing that it would not be easy for him to catch up with Li Yu. He could only ask Yuwen Shu to give orders to all states and counties to work together to wipe out Li Yu's rebel army of hundreds of people.
Zheng Yuanwu and others did not dare to delay and quickly wrote a letter and ordered someone to deliver it to the central military tent of Yuwen Shu in Hongnong. However, Yuwen Tianbao ordered Hancheng to continue searching for boats so that they could cross the Luo River as soon as possible.
Yi River is also called Yishui, which means "the one I love is on the other side of the water". Although the name sounds nice, it is not a good place for Li Yu. There must be pursuers behind him. Li Yu does not know when the pursuers will come. At this time, he can only search for boats around and prepare to cross the river.
"Sir, we passed Yichuan without entering. I'm afraid the Yichuan magistrate might be suspicious!" Pang Jue looked at Li Yu and saw that Li Yu was drawing something on the beach.
"They will definitely be suspicious, but there are not many soldiers from Yichuan, only a few hundred people. Even if they come, they dare not attack us." Li Yu shook his head and said, "What I am more worried about is the pursuers behind us." Although Yichuan belonged to Songyang, the Yichuan Order was actually set up.
"Hmph, no matter how powerful the enemy is, he is no match for you, young master." Li Gu said indifferently.
"You underestimated the imperial court." Li Yu shook his head. He drew a few strokes on the map and said, "Look, this is Yichuan, which is very close to Luoyang. There are hundreds of soldiers in Yichuan, but here, Luhun Pass has always been a battleground for military strategists. There are also some soldiers here. Although I don't know how many there are, it's not easy to add them together. Now all the boats on the Yishui River are controlled by Yichuan City, which is very disadvantageous to us. Although there are some boats on the Yishui River, they are useless and cannot allow us to cross the Yishui River at once. The soldiers from Luhun Pass and even Yichuan will take advantage of the time when we cross the river and split into two groups to encircle and suppress us. We have limited manpower, and I would be very sad if we lose one, so we can only cross the river at once."
Yichuan is close to Luoyang, and it is not necessarily unknown to the situation in Luoyang. This is why Li Yu did not enter Yichuan. Although the 400 cavalrymen are elite, they are not good at attacking cities. If Yichuan changes, it will be a disaster for Li Yu. But now, he has to consider this issue, seize Yichuan, seize the boats, and cross the Yishui River.
"Sir, I am willing to seize Yichuan." Pang Jue said immediately.
"No, you stay and command the brothers. I will lead a group of people into the city. After nightfall, I will open the city gate and you can take the opportunity to kill your way in." Li Yu stopped Pang Jue. Li Gu was brave but definitely not a great general. Although Pang Jue was not as strong as Li Gu, he was smarter and could still command hundreds of cavalry.
"Young Master." Li Gu and the other man were about to dissuade him, but were stopped by Li Yu.
"This time, I will enter the city with my young mistress, pretending to be a young master from an aristocratic family." Li Yu shook his head and said, "With my courage, it is easy to seize the city gate, but you can't. Don't worry! If I am not sure, I will not do it." He looked at the Yi River and sighed slightly. This is the flood season, otherwise, the cavalry can just step over the Yi River, and there will be no trouble.
"Young master, it's better to be careful." Li Gu and Pang Jue looked at each other and said quickly.
