The big man is on the run

Chapter 92 The Reinforcement Is Not Arriving

Inside the Han army camp, Liu Yi was entertaining Gan Ning and others.

It wasn't because of Liu Yi's arrogance, in fact, except for a few civilian officials and lieutenant colonels to accompany him, none of the generals who should be on duty came.

In other words, it was purely to reward Gan Ning for his amazing achievements.

The battle was imminent, Liu Yi didn't want to send people to rob the other party's camp just now, and then he got drunk and was robbed by the camp, that would be recorded in the annals of history and laughed for thousands of years.

Therefore, Liu Yi only used water instead of wine, well, there was no serious tea at this time.

"Congratulations to General Gan!"

"Congratulations, General Kim!"

Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Gan Ning.

Gan Ning hastily raised the cup in his hand, toasted and said: "You are welcome! I am only following His Majesty's order. If I am not as courageous as Your Majesty, how would we know that the enemy camp is empty? The robbing of the camp is just following His Majesty's order , This is Gan's good fortune, if another general comes, maybe the credit will be even greater!"

The generals were startled when they heard the words, then they laughed and toasted Gan Ning again.

Liu Yi couldn't help laughing, Gan Ning is not the kind of person who takes all the credit for himself and is proud of it, which is good.

At this time, Liu Yi stood up with a cup in his hand, toasted Gan Ning and said, "It's my good fortune to have General Gan to serve me. The world is still in chaos, and there will be more opportunities to make meritorious service in the future. General Gan's contribution is natural." It will get bigger and bigger, don't worry, I will definitely not let General Gan down."

Gan Ning quickly stood up and had a drink with Liu Yi.

After drinking, Gan Ning sat down again.

Liu Yi picked up his wine glass and continued: "Come on, gentlemen, congratulations to General Gan!"

The emperor personally persuaded everyone to drink, everyone was taken aback, and then followed Liu Yi to toast.

After finishing drinking, all the generals sat back to their original positions, but Liu Yi's eyes glanced at the only military general of Zhonglang general level, Tai Shici from time to time.

In fact, Liu Yi knew in his heart that Gan Ning's contribution this time was indeed great, perhaps even surpassing Tai Shici, but Tai Shici did not show it, which made Liu Yi very relieved.

Liu Yi was really happy. Tai Shici and Gan Ning could be said to be the two most powerful generals under his command except Xu Huang. They were both highly skilled in martial arts and unparalleled in courage. However, Tai Shici is very calm. If such two people can maintain a tacit cooperation for a long time, it must be a good thing. This can be seen from Tai Shici's performance during the battle of Zheng County.

One thing, Liu Yi is different from Yuan Shao.

Liu Yi treats the people he approves very frankly. He doesn't like, or in other words, he doesn't bother to use small tricks to suppress, win over, and divide his subordinates.

But even so, people will always change.

Liu Yi was worried that Tai Shici and Gan Ning were good brothers before he became an official under him, and when they started to compete with each other and had conflicts of interest, they would turn against each other.

Don't do this kind of thing too much.

Moreover, Tai Shici was older than Gan Xingba. Although Tai Shici was a general now, the distinction between civil and military affairs in the Han Dynasty was not particularly clear. With Tai Shici's resume and ability, he might be able to be a shepherd in the future.Tai Shici was able to achieve his current status in just a few months, entirely relying on his own ability, loyalty and a little bit of luck, but it is not a good thing to suddenly ascend to a high position in the army, especially when he is also a Zhonglang general. , Gan Ning had a part in his hand, but Tai Shici was appointed by Liu Yi forcibly.

Therefore, Liu Yi believes that Tai Shici's loyalty ability is not a problem, but he must pay attention to the relationship with his colleagues.

Of course, Liu Yi did the same to Gan Ning.

These two are his most trusted subordinates, and they come to him when he is in danger. He absolutely does not want these most trusted subordinates of his to fall out because of a little conflict. If this happens, he will feel embarrassed.

Just as Liu Yi was pondering, suddenly Wang Yue opened the curtain and walked in quickly.

"What's the matter, old king?"

Liu Yi was a little surprised. It's late at night, and the patrols are all set up, so there shouldn't be anything wrong, right?Could it be that Li Jue also wanted to rob the camp for revenge?
"Your Majesty." Wang Yue's old face looked uneasy, "Hedong emergency report!"

"Hedong urgent report?!" Liu Yi's face changed, and he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty"

Wang Yue hesitated for a moment, as if he dared not speak.

"Old Wang, just tell me what you have to say!" Liu Yi frowned, and dragged him to the corner of the big tent. After a moment of silence, everyone in the big tent continued the banquet as if nothing had happened.

"If there's an urgent military matter, just say it, it's okay."

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Wang Yue took a deep breath, and whispered in his ear: "The governor of Hedong Wangyi has heard the news that Yuan Shao's army has passed through Huguan, assembled in Shangdang County, and is ready to attack Hedong."

"Yuan Shao?" Liu Yi frowned immediately when he heard the words, "Gongsun Zan hasn't been destroyed yet, and the Black Mountain Army can't do anything about it. Why did he appear in Bingzhou and make such a big noise? Could it be that he wants to provoke War? He is not afraid that the Black Mountain Army will go south from Taiyuan County and seize Shangdang County and cut off his retreat?"

Wang Yue shook his head and said, "Gongsun Zan's forces have been expelled from Hebei, leaving only a small piece of land in Youzhou. Now, for Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, whose main force has lost more than half, is no longer a fear. Yuan Shao's eyes are on Bingzhou."

"It's really not the time." Liu Yi was inevitably resentful, which meant that the county soldiers in Hedong and even Hanoi could not support them.

"Your Majesty, do you know who is leading the battle this time?" Wang Yue didn't dare to pretend, and continued, "It's Jushou!"

"Ju Shou?!" Liu Yi was taken aback.

Wang Yue thought Liu Yi didn't know who Jushou was, so he explained.

"Your Majesty does not know that Jushou is from Guangping, Jizhou. He once served as a magistrate for Jizhou, and he was a magistrate twice. Later, he served as Han Fu's Biejia, and was promoted by Han Fu as the captain of cavalry. He captured Han Fu in Yuan Shao. After Jiye took control of Jizhou, he helped Yuan Shao unify Hebei to seize Qingzhou and defeat Gongsun Zan. Now that Gongsun Zan has retreated to Yi County, he returned to Yecheng. Now that Yuan Shao wants to attack Hedong, he leads the army to rush to The jug is off."

Hearing this, Liu Yi couldn't help but sighed.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are two major forces that he has always avoided as much as possible. The so-called "crusade against the national traitor Yuan" is just a political slogan and goal for him to encourage Xiliang's generals to go east.

Liu Yi's real intention has always been to make a comeback on the way out east.

In fact, from leaving Chang'an to now, Liu Yi killed Wu Xi, defeated Guo Si, and beheaded Yang Ding. He was only short of defeating the last Li Jue, and he was able to clean up Guanzhong and regain power.

But at this juncture, Yuan Shao stepped in and disrupted Liu Yi's plan for the final battle.

You know, the soldiers and horses in Hedong are an important part of his plan!
"What about the reinforcements from the Baibo Army and the Southern Huns? Can they still come?"

Liu Yi asked unwillingly.

"The reinforcements of the Baibo army may not be able to come to support for the time being, because the troops in Hedong and Hanoi have been transferred to resist Yuan Shao's army, but the combined number of the two counties who can fight in the field is less than 5000, and they cannot resist the invasion of Yuan Shao's army at all. , so the Baibo army must watch and help them. Many cavalry from the Southern Huns have already crossed the river from Xihe County and are now on their way.”

"Ugh!"

Liu Yi couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry."

Wang Yue comforted Liu Yi and said: "Although the troops in Hedong are small, they have a geographical advantage. No matter how many troops Yuan Shao has, he may not be able to break through the city of Hedong County. Your Majesty, you can concentrate on dealing with Li Jue's battle." , the things you want have been transported in large quantities from Gaonu along the Luoshui River. This thing can really win by surprise. Seize this opportunity and give Li Jue a fatal blow at the critical moment."

"Your Majesty, I believe in you." Wang Yue cupped his hands and said, his tone was full of trust in Liu Yi.

Liu Yi laughed, and Wang Yue also laughed.

At this time, Wang Yue suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there is another piece of news, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"What news?" Liu Yi asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, you should still remember what I told you before, Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji exchanged hostages, right?"

"Oh?" Liu Yi nodded.

"The hostage held at Li Jue's place, Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu, has been silent for a while, and seems to have completely disappeared. But today, someone discovered that Zhang Xiu has returned to Zhang Ji's side! And there seems to be someone Covered up, without fanfare.”

"What?" Liu Yi was also taken aback. Then he looked at Wang Yue in surprise and said, "Where is Zhang Ji now? Why didn't I see him? I heard that he was defeated but he didn't suffer any injuries."

"Zhang Ji has returned to the station, and according to the description of the hidden post, Zhang Ji seems to be talking with Zhang Xiu!"

"This old fox." Liu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself in a low voice.

The conversation between the two didn't last long. Liu Yi returned to the banquet as if nothing had happened and continued to chat and laugh happily with his subordinate Wen Wu. After a while, he got up and left.

Outside the tent, the soldiers of the feather forest had been waiting for a long time, and Liu Yi led his men to Zhang Ji's camp.

(End of this chapter)