Chapter 327: Dramatic Changes in the Clouds, Strategic Adjustment

Yang Chang was startled and rode his horse forward quickly.

When they met for a while, Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying were both surprised, and Gu Dasao's heart sank when she saw the two of them, thinking that she had failed in her duty and failed to persuade them.

"Official?"

"Officer."

"General."

Yang Chang dismounted and approached, holding Hu Sanniang to observe carefully, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, have you really been shot by an arrow? What did I tell you before? I told you not to chase after a desperate enemy, why didn't you listen?"

"Forgive me, General. I didn't take good care of the two ladies."

"Sister-in-law, why are you like this? Sir, I'm sorry."

"It has nothing to do with my sister. I was the one who ordered the pursuit. I was careless in Shenglong Valley just now."

The three women stepped forward to take responsibility one after another, but Yang Chang did not want to pursue who was right or wrong at this time.

"You don't have to rush to express your opinions. Fortunately, the arrow in the arm is not serious. What if you lose your life? By the way, it's been a while since you were shot by the arrow? Why didn't you pull it out in time?

"We don't have a doctor with us, so I plan to go to the city to remove the wound, which will be more convenient for cleaning and bandaging." After saying this, Hu Sanniang raised her arm, pretending that everything was fine.

After hearing this, Yang Chang was full of confusion, thinking to himself, wouldn't it hurt to run with an arrow in your body?
Mrs. Gu smiled and explained, "Captain, it would be ugly if the arrow was pulled out roughly. It would be better to ask a doctor to handle it. Besides, Madam is a heroine and can endure it."

"Hmm?" Yang Chang felt something was wrong, and immediately urged everyone to get on their horses. "In that case, let's go back to the city to heal our wounds. Sanniang, come ride with me."

"okay."

How could Hu Sanniang dare not obey? She was carried to the horse's back by Yang Chang in public, and her ears turned red with shame.

Qiu Qiongying was in the wrong and dared not bear the grudge, so she could only follow him back to the city silently. But after a few steps, she heard Yang Chang say, "Did you catch Wushu?"

"No."

Hu Sanniang answered first, "That guy was too cunning, and he walked in the mountains as if he were walking on flat ground. I was chasing him without paying attention, so I got shot."

"The Jurchens are good at fishing and hunting, and crossing mountains and hills is no problem for them. Of course you can't catch up with them. By the way, how is his martial arts? Can Third Madam be his match?"

"what?"

Qiu Qiongying was lost in thought. She was stunned for a moment when Yang Chang woke her up. Then she murmured, "We fought twice in Leping. I am a little lacking in stamina, but I can make up for it with my flying stone skills. I wanted to learn from my husband and sister to join forces to capture the enemy, but I didn't expect..."

"Learn how I contain the enemy from the front? Let Sanniang lasso the enemy?"

"Um"

"How can it be that easy? And the strongest person we captured together before was only Suo Chao, and based on your description just now, Wushu's martial arts skills are probably close to that of Chief Steward Lin?"

According to Yang Chang's ranking, Qiu Qiongying's martial arts are among the best under his command, second only to Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Wu Song and Lu Zhishen.

Originally, she was not as strong as Sun An, but based on her natural martial arts characteristics, Yang Chang deliberately let Lin Chong, Wu Song, and Lu Zhishen train her, so that she could master all the eighteen martial arts. With her unique skill of flying stones, she had completely surpassed Sun An and grew into a well-rounded person like Yang Chang.

Although Wuzhu was able to suppress Qiu Qiongying in a one-on-one fight, he was unable to defend against the girl's unique skill of flying stones, which meant that his martial arts skills were probably not as good as Lu Junyi's, so he guessed that his martial arts skills were not much inferior to Lin Chong's.

After hearing this, Qiu Qiongying answered firmly: "Wu Shu is not as good as Lin Zongguan, and is more similar to Master Lu."

"That's great strength?" Yang Chang suddenly realized.

Yue Fei's mortal enemy in history is now against me. I will fight with you to avenge my wife.

Everyone followed Yang Chang back to Leping. The doctor took off his sleeve and pulled out the arrow, but found something was wrong. The area around Hu Sanniang's wound was red, swollen and black, and there were signs of it spreading outwards.

Although it didn't say that the arrow was poisonous, the implication was clear.

Hu Sanniang's heart was beating fast when she heard this, but she smiled and comforted Yang Chang, saying, "Don't worry, sir. I don't feel any problem. My arm can move freely. The black marks are probably from the blood stasis that has not yet dispersed."

"Don't be careless. You need to return to Yangqu as soon as possible and let Doctor Anshen treat you."

"No"

"Go and ask the princess."

Yang Chang interrupted without further ado and ordered Qiu Qiongying to go and invite Zhao Fujin, and now he had to use his magical powers to rush back to Yangqu.

Hu Sanniang was shot in the arm by an arrow, and even if it was poisonous, it would not be fatal. The worst result would be amputation to survive. But she is a brave female general, and if she were to become the one-armed Yang Guo, she would definitely live with inferiority complex for the rest of her life, so she must be faced with caution.

After the war, Zhao Fujin stayed in a house in Leping to practice and recover, and ordered Ma Baoguo to guard outside the door so as not to disturb him. He even did not inform Yang Chang when he returned.

Qiu Qiongying took her to the county government office to see Yang Chang, and learned that Hu Sanniang was going back to Yangqu to treat her arrow wound, so she took her people and left Leping without saying a word.

Before, Zhao Fujin either traveled with Yang Chang or delivered messages alone. This was the first time she brought an outsider with her. However, the wind was strong when she was traveling, and her [Armor Technique] could only block the wind for herself.

Hu Sanniang didn't care. After all, Zhao Fujin's face was more delicate and needed better care. She had led troops outside before and was used to being exposed to the wind and sun.

However, it was because of these carelessness that wind allowed the wound to enter during the journey, causing Hu Sanniang's wound to worsen. Although it did not affect her life, it left her with sequelae.

The occasional arm pain forced Hu Sanniang to give up her dual swords, and she could no longer use her special skill, the [Red Cotton Lasso]. Her martial arts skills were greatly weakened as a result. This is a story for later.

Yang Chang stayed in Pingding Army for two days to commend meritorious soldiers and deploy defense.

Sun An and Li Yanxian are both capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities. Yang Chang originally wanted to transfer one person to Daizhou to familiarize himself with defense and prepare for the capture of Yunzhong next year.

Although Talai withdrew the Pingding Army, the main force of the Jin Army in the east was not damaged. He still had powerful men like Wuzhu under his command and could make a comeback at any time. Therefore, the configuration of the Pingding Army could not be changed and this strong combination must be maintained.

On September 11, Yang Chang took Qiu Qiongying back to Yangqu.

The girl didn't take the arrow wound seriously. She admitted her mistake to Commander Yang in Pingding and was spanked, but she was chatting and laughing on the way as if nothing had happened, and even said that she would go out with the army next year.

When the two returned to Yangqu, they heard that Hu Sanniang's arm injury had not healed, so they found An Daoquan to ask for details.

"Madam, you have a Chinese medicine arrow in front of you. Of course, it's not necessarily poison. It could be dirt and feces smeared on the spot. On the way back, you got a cold and it triggered the disease. Although I cleaned and sewed it again, it can't be restored to its original state."

"This"

Qiu Qiongying was stunned when she heard this. Yang Changze asked with empty eyes: "What is the impact?"

"Madam's right arm, you should use less force in the future, and it's best not to use force."

"You are a miracle doctor, can you really not cure it? Remember the ancient Guan Gong who scraped his bones to cure poison, do you want to give it a try?"

“It’s a different situation.”

An Daoquan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Qiu Qiongying was even more excited than himself. Yang Changze pulled her away and said sternly, "Don't embarrass Doctor An. If he can cure it, why won't he? I will think of other ways."

"Yes, yes, yes." An Daoquan nodded hurriedly, clasped his fists and responded, "The Grand Commandant once used a magic medicine to remove the golden seal of the Military Commandant. There must be a magic medicine to cure the Madam's arm. You can ask for it in secret." (The Commandant is the Prince Consort's Commandant)
"I know."

Yang Chang nodded slightly after hearing this, thinking that the thing was obtained from a corpse, and he would just have to try his luck in the future.

When Qiu Qiongying saw Yang Chang's expression, she guessed that he did not have much confidence, so she secretly blamed herself in her heart, stopped pestering Hu Sanniang to practice martial arts, and talked to her every day to relieve her boredom.

Hu Sanniang encountered an accident and appeared very optimistic in front of others, but Yang Chang was very sensitive and could understand her inner loss.

Originally, she was to be given the 'initiation' of [Sword Perfection], but Hu Sanniang refused on the pretext that she was under doctor's orders not to use force. However, Yang Chang kept it on her body.

As for other skills, attributes, and unique talismans, Yang Chang used a lot of them during his stay in Yangqu.

Chai Jin, Li Ying, Gu Dasao, Le He, Hou Jian, Cai Fu, Cai Qing and other Liangshan brothers at home have all improved their martial arts to varying degrees because of Yang Chang, and have also left enough talismans for Zhu Tong, Yan Qing, Cao Zheng, Yang Chun, Chen Da, Ma Lin, Ou Peng, Tao Zongwang and others from other places. When they returned to Yangqu, the Double Ninth Festival had passed.

In the blink of an eye, the northern land is about to enter winter and turn cold.

Yang Chang originally wanted to inspect the defense of various places, meet with his good brothers from other places, and help them improve their martial arts in batches, but Hu Sanniang was in a low mood recently, so he stayed in Yangqu to accompany his wife and children for a while.

Soon it was early October. Yang Chang and seven-year-old Yang Huang were playing in the backyard when they were suddenly interrupted by Wu Song who broke in.

"Sanlang, something happened!"

"Ok?"

"What's going on in the north is happening in the front hall."

Wu Song shouted so loudly that not only was Yang Chang in the courtyard stunned, but even Qiu Qiongying, who was eating melon seeds in the corridor, heard it.

She wanted to stand up and ask, but then she remembered that Hu Sanniang was standing there without moving, so she sat back down as soon as she left the stool.

Hu Sanniang couldn't bear it, so she stood up and reminded Yang Chang, saying, "Sir, please go by yourself. We will play with Huang Er, and business is more important."

"Well, I'll be back soon."

Yang Changben promised to accompany him for one day, but he already controlled most of Hedong at that time and had millions of people under his rule, so it was difficult for him to stay out of it completely.

He said goodbye to his wife and children and went straight to the front hall.

On the way, he couldn't help asking Wu Song: "Second brother, what's the big deal? Could it be that Yanmen Pass was lost?"

"It's not that bad. Something happened in the clouds. You'll understand everything when you meet the people later."

"Ok."

Yang Chang walked at a brisk pace, and in a moment he arrived at the front hall of the Administration Office. There he saw a man in the hall rushing up to him, hugging his calf and shedding tears.

"Captain, you must avenge me!"

"General Zhe, please stand up. What are you doing?"

Seeing Zhe Keqiu in grief, Yang Chang had a vague premonition and quickly helped him up with both hands. At this time, another person dressed as Khitan in the hall came forward to greet him.

"Captain Yang."

"You are."

"I, Yelu Tan, attacked Yangqu a few months ago, but was defeated and surrendered to Yelu Yudu. Now I have come to surrender to the Grand Commandant."

"Ok?"

Yang Chang looked at Wu Song, then looked at Zhe Keqiu with curiosity, as if asking him what he wanted to do?
Zhe Keqiu wiped away his tears, pointed at Yelu Tan and introduced him, saying: "A big change happened in Yunzhong. The beast Wushi believed the slander and first killed my family, then lured and killed Yelu Yudu and his confidants. If Yelu Tan had not been alert and ran away quickly, he would have been dead by now."

"What do you mean?" Yang Chang was startled when he heard this and exclaimed, "You were exposed? Or was it Yelu Yudu who was exposed?"

"General Yelu knows the inside story, so let him speak."

"General Yelu?"

"General Zhe was not exposed, and Wu Shi didn't even know he was still alive. It was when the Jin army was defeated in Xinzhou that the commander Xi Shi suspected General Zhe of treason, so his family was liquidated."

Yelu Tan paused halfway and looked at Zhe Keqiu with sympathy.

Zhe Keqiu became excited again after hearing this, and yelled loudly, "The Jin people are fighting among themselves, but they are taking it out on my family. Shameless, a bunch of shameless beasts!"

"Infighting?"

When Yang Chang heard these two words, he suddenly remembered Xie Ye’s obsession and wondered if it was related to Nianhan?

Zhe Keqiu said angrily: "Although Nianhan returned to the court as prime minister, he has a huge influence on the Jin army in the west. Wushi and Xishi are his confidants. In order to curb him, Wuqimai sent Xieye to purge the western army. I was forced to surrender by Xieye, so my family suffered."

"So that's how it is. Where is Yelu Yudu?"

"Yelü Yudu is not wronged. He is the Taiwei's spy, right? He used to be very cautious, but this time he changed a lot after returning to Datong. He began to actively join forces with the old Liao generals to start a rebellion against Jin and revive Liao. He mentioned it to me in a vague way, but unfortunately the plan was leaked and reported, so Wushi tricked him into death at the banquet."

"This"

Yang Chang was stunned after hearing this, thinking that Yelu Yudu must have seen my victory after victory, and his long-suppressed ambition was released. Unfortunately, his tactics were not careful enough and he was discovered, so he ended up falling into Wushi's Hongmen Banquet?
Wow, there really is something interesting in Wu Shi.

"You are not Yelu Yudu's confidant, so how come you were implicated?"

"Like General Zhe, I was implicated by Marshal Xie Ye. I served under him before I surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. By the way, I was the one who persuaded Guo Qizhong, who you captured in Daizhou, to surrender on behalf of the Jin Kingdom."

“That’s how it is.”

After listening to Yelu Tan's explanation, Yang Chang cleared up the mystery in his mind and said seriously: "Guo Qizhong has been taken back to Yangqu. General Yelu, are you willing to help me talk about it?"

"I am grateful to the Grand Commandant for taking me in. I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

"very good."

Yang Chang nodded at him with relief, then turned around and comforted Zhe Keqiu, "General Zhe, please accept my condolences. I will fight to the death with the Kingdom of Jin. No matter if it's Xishi, Wushi, Nianhan or Wuqimai, I will avenge you sooner or later."

"Thank you."

"Second brother, take them to settle down first, don't neglect them."

"I can spare it."

After everyone left, Yang Chang stayed in the hall, frowning and thinking, thinking to himself that Wushi had already killed Yelu Yudu, and it would be meaningless to go out of Yanmen to take Yunzhong now. Why not recover the entire Hedong first?

Now Zhe Keqiu has a blood feud with the Jin people, so it would be easy for him to take over the three states of Lin, Fu and Feng. As for the other places that surrendered to the Jin, such as Jinning, Lanzhou and Shizhou, they would naturally side with him without the support of the Jin army in the west.

By then, Yang Chang would use the Great Wall and Taihang Mountains as barriers, and cultivate the land and train his troops in Hedong for a few years, and then come out to conquer the world when he had sufficient food and grass.

During his war with the Jin people this year, the situation of Zhao Huan's Western Court was not good.

The northwest region continued to be encroached upon by the Western Xia, and the Song Dynasty had lost more than half of its original territory. The south of the Yangtze River was almost occupied by the powerful Fang La, and the Jingchu land in the south was infiltrated by Zhao Gou, and the east had to guard against his direct threat.

I helped you to stop the powerful enemy Jin Kingdom, but this brother-in-law is so disappointing. How come he can't even deal with Zhao Gou?

By the way, Song Jiang is still hiding south of Taihang Mountain. This guy has always had bad intentions and needs to be dealt with.

I need to take a break first. If I continue to fight the Jin people, won’t I feel like I’m doing Zhao Gou a favor?

Not long after, Wu Song returned after settling down.

Yang Chang told Wu Song about his plan. Wu Song didn't understand the strategy or tactics, but he fully supported his brother's decision.

During the conversation, Wu Song suddenly asked, "Sanlang, why has Master Lu not returned yet? Is he staying in Mount Wutai?"

"Hey, this shouldn't be right? I have to go check it out."

"It's good to go and see. My sister-in-law is upset after being injured. You might as well take her out to relax."

"Hmm? That's a good idea!"

Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this, and then he joked: "Brother, you have become the son-in-law of the emperor, and you are indeed different from before. You know all these tricks? Not bad, not bad."

(End of this chapter)