Han Shimou

Da-da-da-da.

Several scouts on Kuaiqi rushed towards Tongguan with happy and anxious expressions, and yelled when they came to the pass.

"Quick, open the gate immediately. I will report the good news to the lord!"

And the defenders at the critical moment saw that there was no army behind these scouts, so they quickly ordered the people below to open the gate.The floodgates, which had been completely blackened by the fire, opened slowly.After several scouts rode their horses and rushed into the pass, they rolled off their saddles and rushed to the tower in the pass.

"Report!! Liangzhou, the Liangzhou army has withdrawn!!"

The scout who ran ahead almost slipped, and when he saw Wen Han's figure, he couldn't stop reporting ecstatically.

And Wen Han was discussing the next countermeasures with Guan Yu and Xu Huang. They were all very distressed. After the battle just now, they almost lost more than half of their soldiers and horses, and there were less than 4000 defenders in the pass.Once the heavy rain stops, if they still can't think of a countermeasure, they will be killed by the Liangzhou army without a place to bury them!

After all, miracles don't happen again and again!

Wen Han's eyes widened, his expression quickly turned from astonishment to ecstasy.Guan Yu and Xu Huang, who were sitting aside, also stood up abruptly.The Liangzhou army has withdrawn, which means that Tongguan is safe, and it means that they have successfully prevented the tragedy that Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital would kill hundreds of thousands of Luoyang people.

The sound of the scout's announcement reached the ears of dozens of patrolling soldiers around, and these dozens of soldiers couldn't help cheering, and the voice full of enthusiasm and joy spread to the ears of several patrol teams.As a result, the news of the Liangzhou army's retreat spread at an extremely fast speed, and soon there were bursts of excited and passionate shouts in Tongguan.

At this moment, the figures of the four thousand soldiers in Tongguan suddenly became huge.

After Wen Han heard the news, he first suppressed his inner joy, and then sent several teams of scouts to the foot of Tongguan to investigate, in case the retreat of the Liangzhou army was just a cover to lure snakes out of the hole.

At the same time, at the foot of Tongguan Mountain, a small team of dozens of people was rushing through a forest towards Hongnong.

"Mr. Jia, where are we going?"

In the team, Chen Bing hesitated to speak several times, but in the end he couldn't overcome the anxiety in his heart and asked Jia Xu.With a deep expression on his face, Jia Xu glanced at Chen Bing, and then said calmly.

"Let's go back to Liangzhou."

"What! In this way, don't we become deserters!"

Hearing Jia Xu's answer, Chen Bing suddenly exclaimed, and the dozens of soldiers behind him were all startled and stopped in their tracks.

Seeing this, Jia Xu also stopped, turned around, and sighed.

"Hey. If we don't escape now, then we can only die with Dong Xiangguo!"

Jia Xu's words were like another heavy bomb, which made the dozens of people panic again.Chen Bing was terrified when he heard it, but he knew that Jia Xu counted all the omissions, so he would not be talking nonsense, and this deserter would be killed, Jia Xu is the best at saving his life, if he does not hesitate to be a deserter, he also wants to leave Dong Zhuo's command, then Dong Zhuo's defeat is almost a [-]% chance.

"Mr. Jia, is it true that Mr. Xiangguo will surely lose?"

"Wars are ever-changing, and I dare not judge decisively. However, according to the current situation, it will be a matter of time before Luoyang is breached. With Dong Xiangguo's character, he will not be willing to abandon the hard-won title of Xiangguo. So He will definitely transfer the Holy One and all the officials of the court to Liangzhou.

Although Liangzhou is Dong Xiangguo's stronghold, although it appears stable on the surface, it is actually turbulent.Both Ma Teng and Han Sui have ambitions, just like this time Ma Teng participated in the Eighteenth Route Princes Alliance.Ma Teng and Han Sui are sworn brothers, and they are inextricably linked with the Xiqiang Hu in Liangzhou.

In the confrontation between Dong Xiangguo and the vassals of the [-]th Route, nearly [-] soldiers and horses have been lost, which can be described as a serious injury.So when he returned to Liangzhou, Ma Teng and Han Sui would never give Lord Xiangguo a chance to recover, and they would definitely rebel.At the same time, although most of the Eighteenth Route princes were not on the same page, some of them, such as Cao Mengde, Wen Guanjun, Sun Wentai, etc., would never let Dong Xiangguo go. He will bite Dong Xiangguo tightly.

The situation in Liangzhou is unstable, and a powerful enemy is attacking again.In fact, the most deadly thing is not these two points, but Dong Xiangguo's subordinates have too many uncertain factors.Under Dong Xiangguo's command, there are quite a few ambitious people who attached themselves because of Dong Xiangguo's power at the beginning. These people have no loyalty at all.So once Dong Xiangguo is in danger, they will find another way to survive, and they may even..."

Having said that, Jia Xu didn't say any more, but cut his throat.Chen Bing and those dozens of soldiers were so courageous that they almost lost their courage. They couldn't imagine that the flourishing Dong Zhuo Group had so many problems!

Jia Xu saw that after they were horrified, there was a thoughtful look on his face again, he sighed, and said again.

"Hey. If I could, I would never be a deserter. But the flames of war soon rushed to Liangzhou. Although my Jia family is a small family in Wuwei, there are dozens of lives. As the head of the Jia family, I must save Their lives, going back this time is to take them away from the flames of war. You are all my fellow countrymen, and you all have your relatives in Wuwei. Whether you will go back with me, or continue to follow Dong Xiangguo, you decide for yourself. I am I will never force you."

Although Jia Xu was saying this, his tone seemed to be seductive. After Chen Bing and the dozens of soldiers looked at each other for a while, they made a unanimous decision and told Jia Xu that they would go back to Wuwei with him. county.

And Jia Xu seemed to have guessed that they would return to Wuwei with him, nodded calmly, and was about to continue on his way.

Da-da-da-da.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves behind them, Jia Xu's face was shocked, and he was about to find a cover to hide when he heard a vicious shout.

"Stop! Who are you!!"

Chen Bing and dozens of Liangzhou soldiers subconsciously wanted to pull out their weapons, but at the moment when their hands were about to reach the hilts, countless arrows flew towards them and stuck around them one after another, scaring them. There was a wave of panic.

"Don't shoot the arrows! We are deserters from the Liangzhou army. Dong Zhuo has done a lot of evil. We are all shameless. We just want to go home! Please, heroes, be merciful and let us live!"

The light in Jia Xu's eyes flashed quickly, and then he pretended to be terrified and begged for mercy to a young general who was galloping towards him.

This young general is none other than Wang Jing. Wang Jing has been following Wen Han since Xie County, and now he is a hundred-man general in Heifengqi.Wang Jing squinted his eyes, he saw Jia Xu being sympathetic to Weijun, but so timid, a trace of disdain rose in his heart unconsciously.

"Hmph. It's actually from the Liangzhou Army, so you don't need to be polite. Brothers, let go!"

"Wait!! I often heard that Champion Wen is benevolent, but he never thought that his subordinates would be so bloodthirsty. We are already deserters and pose no threat to you. Why do you want to kill us!! I don't accept it!"

"Don't accept!!? Do you know how many brothers I waited for died under the hands of the Liangzhou dog!! If I let you go, how will I explain to the brothers under the nine springs!!"

"We are just pawns. If we don't obey the general's order, we will die! We all join the army for a full meal and some meager food to pay for our family's livelihood. We kill people just for our family and to survive. You have brothers It was at the hands of the Liangzhou army, and many of our brothers died at the hands of you Hedong people. You are going to kill people for this reason, and I still refuse to accept it!"

Jia Xu pretended to be trembling and angry, and looked directly at Wang Jing.Wang Jing frowned, and the few Heifengqi who were beside him couldn't bear it, and they also felt that what this man said was reasonable, so they opened their mouths to persuade Wang Jing to let them go.

Wang Jing squinted his eyes. He felt that the person in front of him was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. Just because of his suddenly sharp tongue, he looked impressive.Moreover, Wen Han deliberately hid the matter of taking Tongguan, and there was no flag planted on Tongguan, so how did this little pawn know that he was under Wen Han's command! ?

"Okay, even if what you said is reasonable. It is absolutely necessary to let you go. But tell me first, how do you know that I am under Wen Champion?"

Jia Xu's expression froze, and she secretly thought that something was wrong, she didn't expect this young general to be so thoughtful.

"We fought against Wen Champion in Yanshi. Wen Champion is so majestic. This time at Tongguan, I recognized him at a glance. And you are leading the patrol near Tongguan, of course it is Wen Champion. "

"Oh? Your eyesight is not bad, and your mouth skills are not bad. Come here, tie them up!"

"You!! Didn't you say that you would let us go!! You broke your promise!!"

"Hmph, I, Wang Jing, only pay attention to credit to my lord and colleagues. To you Liangzhou dogs? If you don't kill you, you are lucky! Why don't you put down your weapons and surrender quickly? Do you want to fight us to death? !?"

As soon as Wang Jing raised his hand, hundreds of black wind knights behind him immediately pointed their arrows at Jia Xu and his group with bows and arrows.Chen Bing stepped forward, protecting Jia Xu behind him, and shouted Ling Ran.

"Don't worry sir, with Chen Bing here, no one can hurt you!!!"

gentlemen?Wang Jing's eyes narrowed again, the corners of his mouth turned up, and the secret thought was exactly as he guessed, this person is really not an ordinary person, he didn't expect to catch a big fish when he came out this time.

And when Chen Bing called out Mr. Jia Xu, he knew that it would be difficult for him to make a comeback this time. After shaking his head silently, he said without showing the slightest panic when hundreds of arrows were aimed at him.

"All right. Put down your weapons, we surrender."

"gentlemen!!"

"Shut up!! Don't make unnecessary sacrifices, it will only make you look stupid!!"

Jia Xu's eyes widened. Under his violent shouting, Chen Bing gritted his teeth and reluctantly dropped the weapon in his hand. Seeing that Chen Bing had left behind, the other Liangzhou soldiers followed suit and threw their weapons in a pile. .

Wang Jing waved his hand, hundreds of black wind riders quickly confiscated their weapons, and escorted them back to Tongguan.

While in Tongguan, after sleeping for a while, Wen Han regained some energy, drinking tea on the balcony and meditating on why the Liangzhou army suddenly left.

I thought about it for about half an hour, but made no progress.At this moment, Wang Jing, who came back from the investigation, told Wen Han that he had captured dozens of Liangzhou deserters, and also told Wen Han about Jia Xu and him.

"Oh, this person has such a sharp tongue? Okay, you separate him from the others. I will interrogate them after a while."

Wen Han is very interested in the person Wang Jing mentioned.After Wang Jing led the army, he went down to make arrangements to separate Jia Xu from the others and imprison them in two houses.

After a while, Wen Han did not go to interrogate the person he was interested in first, but went to the room where dozens of other Liangzhou soldiers were detained.Wen Han stayed in the room for half a stick of incense, and then came out with complex expressions, ranging from astonishment to horror to hatred and admiration.

Jia Xu watched Wen Han's figure slowly walk into the room, and the two looked at each other. Jia Xu looked at Wen Han's complicated expression, and quickly calculated in his mind. After a while, his body trembled, and then he closed his eyes .