The big man is on the run

Chapter 98
On the bed, Zhu Jun's complexion was as pale as paper, his eyes were closed tightly, and his lips were trembling slightly. He had obviously fallen into a terrible nightmare. Big beads of sweat rolled down.

"When did Mr. Zhu start having a fever?"

"It seems that I have already had a fever after arranging military affairs with the generals at noon, but no one knows."

Liu Yi frowned slightly, and asked the imperial physician, "What caused it?"

The imperial physician had already checked the pulse, he replied after saluting.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu should be caused by the cold air in autumn recently. Moreover, Mr. Zhu has a strong temperament and his anger is already strong. Once he comes and goes, he is easy to get sick."

"Then when will Mr. Zhu get better?" Liu Yi asked anxiously.

The imperial physician replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry, after Weichen gave Zhugong the injection, his condition has stabilized now, and Zhugong should not have a fever again after tonight, it's just Weichen's suggestion that he still can't do it these days." Seeing the wind, I still have to rest for some time."

Liu Yi nodded to show that he understood, but it was like a big stone sank in his heart.

Duke Zhu is loyal to Liu Yi, and his contribution to the court is immeasurable. In Liu Yi's mind, his status is no less than that of San Gong. He is an important minister with outstanding achievements and noble morals.

The decisive battle between the Guan army and Li Jue was imminent, and Fei Xiong's army could not be found. At this time, Zhu Gong fell ill, and for Liu Yi, it was a shock and disappointment.

Who is qualified and capable to command the army and command the battle?

Liu Yi lifted the curtain, looked up at the sky outside, it was gloomy, covered with dark clouds, and there was still rumbling thunder in the sky, as if it would rain cats and dogs at any time.

Anxiety and pain appeared in his eyes, and he wanted to calm down his mood, but he couldn't calm down anyway.

The accident of the soldiers in Hedong County, the lions of the Southern Huns opening their mouths, and the flying bear army who never knew where they were, none of these things overwhelmed Liu Yi, and his heart was always firm.

Liu Yi believes that as long as he perseveres and defeats Li Jue, the imperial court will regain control of Guanzhong, and there is hope of revitalizing the Han Dynasty.

But this hope was undoubtedly pinned on Zhu Jun, the last famous general of the Han Empire.

My family knew about my own affairs, except for Zhu Jun, there was no other person who could convince all the generals and soldiers. Perhaps Liu Yi could, but he had no experience in commanding large armies in battle.

It is simply a disaster for a novice with no experience in commanding in a major battle to command tens of thousands of people.

——Especially when fighting against Li Jue, the top general in the Xiliang Army.

"Who takes care of Zhu Gongping's daily life?" Liu Yi asked the guards beside him.

A leader of the guards immediately knelt down on the ground and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Zhu Gong has been resting in the tent. Even if he goes out, the ministers will follow him at any time, and he dare not leave his post without permission."

"Then you didn't notice that Mr. Zhu was unwell? Why did you suddenly have a fever?" Liu Yi asked, he was already furious at the moment, he knew it was pointless to scold these people, but he didn't know what else he could do Well.

Liu Yi didn't like himself in this state, he waved his hand to stop the leader of the guards from speaking.

"Don't blame you, don't blame you."

Liu Yi paced around, and ordered: "Get out, don't gather here, the turbid breath is not conducive to Zhu Gong's recovery."

"In addition, the sentry cavalry doubled the distance to prevent Li Jue from making a surprise attack."

"Here!"

The crowd answered in unison.

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Liu Yi and the unconscious Zhu Jun in the huge tent.

Liu Yi sat on the chair and looked at Zhu Jun on the bed.

His complexion was cloudy and uncertain, and there were mixed feelings in his heart.

Liu Yi knew that to be a wise and mighty king, he must have the majesty and courage to make his subordinates submit.

Liu Yi kept telling himself that at this time, he should not panic and never give up lightly!

This is a gamble, his fate will be in his own hands, and only if he wins this gamble, can he hope to revive the Han Dynasty!

If he loses, then he will also become the dust of history, and the best ending is just to become a puppet in Li Jue's hands!
Liu Yi does not allow himself to fail, he wants to ensure his victory as much as possible!

"Mr. Zhu, I will definitely not let you down!"

Liu Yi swears secretly, with a burning light shining in his eyes.

That's all Liu Yi stayed by the bed for most of the night.

In a trance, Zhu Jun's body trembled slightly, and Liu Yi quickly ran to Zhu Jun's side, seeing the usually stubborn old man's weak appearance, feeling extremely painful in his heart.

Zhu Jun's nasolabial folds relaxed, and he looked less serious than usual.

Zhu Jun slowly opened his eyes, he felt his head was groggy, and his eyes were a little hazy.

He reached out and rubbed his temples, trying to wake himself up.

It's a pity that the dizziness in the head did not lessen but became more intense. Zhu Jun couldn't help feeling a fear that he hadn't felt for a long time.

He can't stay in bed at this time, the last army of the big man is waiting for his command to defeat the powerful enemy.

Zhu Jun's heart twitched violently, and a touch of paleness appeared on his face.

Zhu Jun struggled to remember, but the heavy breathing from his nostrils still betrayed his physical condition, he had indeed reached the limit.

Seeing this, Liu Yi hurriedly supported his shoulders, and softly comforted him: "Mr. Zhu, don't worry, everything is by me."

"Brother Yizhen, I'm sorry for your entrustment."

Zhu Jun's eyes were flushed, and a cloudy tear came out of his eyes and flowed down his face.

Liu Yi's fingers trembled a little, he didn't know what to do, he was very upset.

Zhu Jun has always been the general he admired the most. He knew that without Zhu Jun's help, he would not be able to clean up the big man's country, but he never thought, or dared not think, that one day, Zhu Jun will also go away.

Zhu Jun just looked at Liu Yi like this, and suddenly reached out and grabbed Liu Yi's hand, so hard that Liu Yi felt a little pain, he couldn't imagine it at all, this is the grip strength an old man should have.

"Mr. Zhu!"

Liu Yi shouted in a low voice.

"Mr. Zhu, stop talking, you need to rest."

Liu Yi's voice was very hoarse, this was the first time Zhu Jun heard Liu Yi speak in such a low voice with a little choking.

Zhu Jun couldn't help being startled, and felt sore in his heart.

"Mr. Zhu, you should lie down first. Your body needs to rest. After your body recovers, we will discuss state affairs." Liu Yi comforted me gently.

"Your Majesty." Zhu Jun shook Liu Yi's hand, "The world is seldom complete, and the old minister is used to seeing things that are difficult to calm down, but after all, he and Brother Yizhen walked to the top of the mountain of life together. , There is a generation's journey, His Majesty is the destiny, Your Majesty must believe that all these difficulties and obstacles are the test to reach the top of the mountain."

Although Zhu Jun's voice was extremely hoarse, it was still full of sonorous strength.

After hearing these words, Liu Yi's eyes suddenly became moist.

"Zhu Gong, Zhu Gong, don't talk anymore, don't worry, you just have a cold and fever, and you won't have any problems. After you recover from your illness, you can command the army to fight."

Liu Yi hastily persuaded him.

Deep down in his heart, he was very afraid of losing Zhu Jun, a veteran. Zhu Jun held a special place in his heart, and he was absolutely unwilling to lose Zhu Jun.

Even if this well-designed decisive battle with many backhands was not fought, and he just retreated to the east of the river, he would not let Zhu Jun fight under such circumstances, which would undoubtedly let him die.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Zhu Jun said with a sob.

Liu Yi patted the back of Zhu Jun's hand lightly, and said, "Mr. Zhu, don't worry, we will work hard and we will succeed!"

"En!" Zhu Jun nodded lightly, as if he was relieved, and fell back into a deep sleep.

Liu Yi stood beside the bed in silence for a while, then put on an old sable fur and walked out.

Outside, Wang Yue couldn't hold back any longer, he was relieved when he saw Liu Yi coming out, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Southern Huns have returned!"

Liu Yi looked at the scenery where the moon and stars were sparse above his head, rubbed his eyebrows, and asked suspiciously: "Didn't you let Yang Xiu and the others go talk? The Southern Xiongnu still won't let go? What does it mean to be back again?"

Wang Yue smiled wryly and said: "It's over, 1000 million yuan and 200 million yuan, Yang Xiu personally went with them to see King Zuoxian, but when he arrived there, he said that more than [-] horsemen from the Southern Huns were killed at dusk. Arriving at the surprise attack, they are retreating southward in a scattered manner, and they ran into the envoy and Yang Xiu head-on, and they rushed back to ask for help."

Liu Yi opened his mouth in disbelief.

"Flying Bear Army?"

"Flying Bear Army!"

The people from the Southern Xiongnu came from Xihe County, and they were able to bump into the Feixiong army face to face, which showed that the Feixiong army was not hiding behind the north and south roads in front of Li Jue at all.

The Feixiong army crossed Luoshui and Liangshan, and came all the way around!

No wonder, no wonder Li Jue's marching speed was two points slower than usual.

After listening to Wang Yue's detailed explanation, Liu Yifang found out that the cavalry of the Southern Huns happened to collide with the Feixiong army. The Feixiong army thought they had been exposed, so they launched a strong attack recklessly.

In this way, the southern Xiongnu cavalry suffered huge losses. They couldn't even resist, so they fled in embarrassment. More than 4000 cavalry lost nearly one-third in the chaos!

The Flying Bear Army, which was extremely exhausted from the expedition by Lao Shi, is actually so strong!
They defeated the Southern Huns who were more numerous than them head-on, and they hardly suffered any casualties!
"Your Majesty, are you all right!"

Wang Yue asked with concern, this kind of combat power is indeed a bit appalling.

Liu Yi shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "I'm fine, where is Yang Xiu? Where is he!?"

"Reporting to His Majesty, Yang Xiu is waiting in His Majesty's big tent."

"Call Jia Xu, Fazheng, Zhong Yao, and generals Xu Huang, Huangfu Li, Tai Shici, and Gan Ning."

Liu Yi looked to the north, the camp was heavily guarded, it was unexpected that the Feixiong army would attack at night, but he fled to Hedong, and still fought in Weiqu as originally planned, but he had to make a decision tonight.

It cannot be put off until the morning, and action must be started at dawn.

Zhu Jun fell ill, and all the pressure came to Liu Yi's shoulders in an instant.

His decision is related to the future fate of tens of thousands of people in the army, and even the entire Han Empire.

This heavy weight made him unable to breathe, and caused a sharp pain in his heart.

But he cannot fall, because he will hold up the whole empire.

A commander is to take all the responsibilities. Fortunately, he is not alone. He also has a group of loyal soldiers who are willing to follow him in this troubled world full of crises.

A flash of determination flashed in Liu Yi's eyes, he is a man who stands upright, at this moment, he will shoulder everything!
(End of this chapter)