Time travel, sell Tang poems at the beginning

Hegu City had already entered a wartime state. After nightfall, the common people hid in their homes. There was not a single pedestrian on the empty streets, except for the Tiger Guards patrolling the streets. The entire Kyoto was silent.

Xingzheng Street.

Xingzheng Street was the gathering place for civil and military officials of the State of Yue. Suddenly, a large group of soldiers appeared on the originally quiet street. They knocked on the doors of the officials' mansions one after another, and then the entire Xingzheng Street became lively.

His Majesty was going to evacuate Kyoto, so these officials would naturally follow him, so the officials' families packed up their gold and silver jewelry and prepared to flee.

Such a big commotion on Xingzheng Street naturally could not be hidden from the spies from the Jingjiansi hidden in the dark. After they found out the situation, they reported it immediately.

At the same time, in an ordinary house under the northern wall of Hegu City, Lu Dongyuan was walking back and forth in the living room with an anxious look on his face.

At that time, Lu Dongyuan and Yang Houli were expelled from the country by the Yue court. Yang Houli successfully completed his mission and returned directly to Fengyang City, while Lu Dongyuan secretly sneaked back to Hegu City to continue to complete his mission.

Half an hour ago, Lu Dongyuan suddenly received a pigeon letter from Liu Song, ordering him to send someone to rescue Duan Qingyuan and Jiang Weidong's family in Hegu City. However, such a long time has passed and the people sent out still haven't returned. Lu Dongyuan was very anxious.

At this moment, three black shadows, one in front and two behind, hurriedly walked in from outside. The two behind were holding two unconscious children in their hands. When they saw Lu Dongyuan, the leader, they immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Commander, I am incompetent and only rescued two children. I failed the mission. Please punish me."

"Captain Fan, what's going on?"

Fan Cheng bowed again and said, "Your Excellency the Commander, I led my men to Duan's residence just now, and encountered people from Fengyutai killing people in Duan's residence. I immediately came to their rescue, but there were too many assassins from Fengyutai. I was outnumbered and could only barely rescue two children."

"After leaving Duan Mansion, I went to Jiang Mansion again. However, we were a step too late. All the people in Jiang Mansion had been killed by Fengyu Guards. I went in and checked carefully, but didn't find a single survivor."

"On the way back from Jiang Mansion, we encountered Fengyutai's search again. For safety reasons, I took a long detour before returning to the headquarters."

Lu Dongyuan nodded, "The failure of this mission cannot be blamed entirely on you. It was because Fengyutai acted too quickly. But at least we rescued two children, and we can also give an explanation to Palm Sword. Take good care of the two children and go down!"

"Yes, Commander! I will take my leave!"

Fan Cheng bowed, and left the living room with his two subordinates and two children...

Now that the matter had come to a conclusion, Lu Dongyuan sat down on a chair. He picked up the teacup and was about to drink some tea when Li Zhu, the team leader in charge of intelligence gathering, hurried in from outside.

"Commander-in-chief, something bad has happened. I have just received intelligence that Emperor Murong Zhengming of Yue and all the civil and military officials are planning to flee River Valley City overnight."

Lu Dongyuan stood up from his chair when he heard this. "What? When did this happen? Has the information been confirmed?"

Li Zhu quickly bowed and said, "Your Excellency the Commander, just now the soldiers guarding the East Palace suddenly came to Xingzheng Street and notified the civil and military officials living there to evacuate urgently. Our people secretly heard their conversation and the information is absolutely true. In addition, the Tiger Guards patrolling the city have also begun to gather on Tianhe Street."

Lu Dongyuan nodded. "My Dayan army wiped out 150,000 Yue troops in one day. Even the first pass of Yue State, Hegu Pass, was breached. It is quite normal for Murong Zhengming to evacuate Hegu City."

"Yue State is a place with high mountains, dense forests and dense rivers. Once Murong Zhengming and his 200,000 troops leave Hegu City, it will be very difficult to destroy them. So we must delay them at all costs to buy time for the army to surround Hegu City."

Lu Dongyuan looked at the guards guarding the door and shouted, "Someone come!"

The guard at the door walked quickly into the living room, "Please give your orders, my lord!"

"Bring Captain Fan to me!"

"Yes!"

The guard saluted, turned around and walked away quickly...

After a while, Fan Cheng hurried to Lu Dongyuan, clasped his hands together and bowed, "Please give me your orders, Commander!"

"Captain Fan, Murong Zhengming is trying to escape from Hegu City. If I'm not mistaken, they will definitely go through the South Gate. Your mission is to stop the Tiger Guards from leaving the city at all costs."

"The army should be arriving at River Valley City by now. I must leave the city as soon as possible to report to His Royal Highness the Wise King that Murong Zhengming is planning to escape. River Valley City is now in your hands."

Fan Cheng and Li Zhu both clasped their hands and said, "Please rest assured, Commander, we will complete the mission to the death."

Lu Dongyuan nodded and said, "Once the army completes the siege of Hegu City, they will bombard the South Gate immediately."

"Captain Fan, as soon as the cannon fires from the South Gate, you will immediately lead your men to retreat. Okay, it's time for me to leave the city too, so you all should get ready to go!"

"Yes, Commander! I will take my leave!"

Fan Cheng and Li Zhu bowed again, turned around and left the living room...

Lu Dongyuan also stood up and went to the backyard. He looked up at the city wall and saw that all the Huben soldiers who were patrolling on the city wall were gone. It seemed that they had all gathered at Tianhe Street.

Then, Lu Dongyuan threw the flying claw towards the city wall and climbed up along the rope...

After leaving the city, Lu Dongyuan immediately walked towards the official road. As soon as he stepped onto the official road, he heard dense footsteps from afar. His face lit up with joy and he quickly walked forward to meet them.

At this moment, two dark figures suddenly appeared on the official road ahead, blocking his way. Lu Dongyuan paused and said, "Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"

As soon as Lu Dongyuan asked this question, one of the black shadows stepped forward and asked, "Is your surname Lu?"

"I am Lu Dongyuan. May I ask who you two are?"

"Kang Jin, the captain of the Jingjian Division, greets Commander Lu!"

Lu Dongyuan's face lit up, and he stepped forward to take a closer look, "Xiaokang, it's really you! I have very important information to report to His Royal Highness the King, take me there immediately."

Kang Jin quickly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Commander, please follow me."

Not long after they walked along the official road, they encountered Yan Jun's vanguard - the Musket Battalion.

Soon, the two saw a four-wheeled carriage, and Lu Dongyuan immediately said, "Your subordinate Lu Dongyuan wishes to see His Royal Highness the King of Xian."

The oncoming four-wheeled carriage suddenly stopped by the roadside, and then Bai Shan came to Lu Dongyuan and said, "Commander Lu, the prince wants to see you, please follow me!"

Lu Dongyuan quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Captain Bai."

Bai Shan smiled and said, "Commander Lu, you don't have to be polite. This is what I should do."

Soon, Lu Dongyuan saw Lin Feng and Liu Song, and hurriedly saluted, "I greet His Majesty the King! I greet the Sword Master!"

Lin Feng nodded, "Commander Lu, you are in such a hurry to come to see me, but Murong Zhengming wants to escape?"

"Your Majesty, that's right!"

The Yan army, which had bombs, muskets and artillery, was a dimensionality reduction attack on the Vietnamese army. Therefore, Lin Feng had anticipated Murong Zhengming's escape and immediately shouted loudly: "All soldiers advance at full speed and surround Hegu City as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"