I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 169 Xianbei changes
The army of Zhang Liao, Bu Xugu and Yan Xing marched secretly along the west of Luliang Mountain and the east of the Yellow River, avoiding densely populated areas, and finally arrived at Yanmen Pass after a month.

When the army arrived at Yanmen Pass, they planned to stay for a few days in order to hide their eyes and ears, so as to prevent the Xianbei or other spies hiding in Yanmen Pass from discovering the clues.

When the time is right, there will be another good show where the golden cicada escapes its shell, and go directly to the battlefield, so that the enemy can't figure out what his intentions are.

Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai also met Hao Zhao who had been away for a long time, and the three of them also felt very sympathetic to each other, and they were about to get drunk.

During the banquet, when everyone was still drunk, Hao Zhao took out his letter of benevolence and Huangfu Festival, handed it to Xi Zhicai, and said with some regret: "Oh! Brother Wen Yuan, Xi Junshi, dissatisfied with the two of you, I I received a letter from General Huangfujie, in which he advised me to defect and unite with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to seize the lord's Bingzhou."

Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai were not surprised at all, Li Shimin had told them both of Baiqisi's secret letter before they came, so they already knew about Huangfu Song asking his father Huangfu Jie to persuade Hao Zhao to surrender.

This time the army passed through the Yanmen Pass first, in fact, they also had the intention of testing Hao Zhao, to find out his attitude.

Xi Zhicai also put away his laughter, fixed his eyes on Hao Zhao and asked, "Oh, I don't know what brother Dao thinks?" Zhang Liao sat upright, looking at Hao Zhao expectantly.

Hao Zhao got up abruptly, saw his eyes were red, and said excitedly: "In today's troubled times, people who are not destined by fate cannot be pacified, and those who are not true heroes cannot be determined. Biao, has the ability to help the world and the country. Although General Huangfujie has kindness to me, it is also a personal kindness, how can I abolish the public because of personal interests, I have already flatly rejected it."

"Okay! What a discerning Hao Bodao, my lord is right about you." Xi Zhicai nodded in satisfaction and said, "Before I came, my lord already knew about the plan of Huangfu's father and son, and my lord also edited a letter for me to personally I handed it over to you, and said that I have wronged you for keeping you at Yanmen Pass for the past few years, and I will transfer you back when Youzhou is pacified."

"What, you said the lord already knew about my receipt of the letter?" Hao Zhao asked in surprise.

Zhang Liao nodded, and said with some emotion: "The lord actually knew it a long time ago, but he told us that Bo Dao would never betray, and that you are a model of loyalty and bravery. The lord's heart is really admirable." .”

Hao Zhao was shocked and also very moved when he heard the words. He didn't expect that Li Shimin had known about it long ago, but he didn't take any action. He had [-] soldiers in his hands, and he was in charge of Yanmenguan, the gateway to the north of Bingzhou.

"My lord trusts me so much, how can I let him down."

Hao Zhao opened the letter, and on it was Li Shimin's sloppy pen, with rounded and elegant handwriting, which seemed to be a school of its own, and no one else could imitate it.

The letter actually tells how Li Shimin misses Hao Zhao, and at the same time highly affirms Hao Zhao's achievements in defending Yanmen Pass in the past few years, and he will definitely be of great use to him in the future.

At the end of the letter, Li Shimin euphemistically stated that he knew about Huangfusong's persuasion to surrender. He said it was human nature and he didn't care.I still hope that Hao Zhao can help him pacify the world, save the people in the world, and build the Han people's world again.

The world can learn from the heart of fist.

The language of the letter is plain, without any flashy rhetoric, but it is more sincere and peaceful. It seems to be the confession of an old friend, which on the contrary can move Hao Zhao even more.

Both Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai watched Hao Zhao, waiting for his final statement.I saw Hao Zhao walked to the case in a hurry, pulled out his sword, turned around and chopped up the case.

He roared angrily: "Hao Zhao has followed the lord to the ends of the earth in this life, but he has two intentions, and told me to pierce my heart with ten thousand arrows, and I will die a bad death!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Xi Zhicai said three good times in a row, and the three looked at each other, "Hahaha..." laughed loudly.

Zhang Liao also secretly let out a long sigh of relief.

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Being stationed for several days in a row can be regarded as recharging the army's energy. After all, they have marched continuously for almost two months, and they are already exhausted.

The next day, Hao Zhao came to Zhang Liao's camp and brought a disturbing news.

"General Wen Yuan, Xi Junshi, this is a secret letter from Qian Shan, the leader of Xianbei, saying that Ke Bineng is secretly gathering an army, and it seems that he is about to use troops in the annexation of the state. Let us prepare in advance to avoid a big loss." Hao Hao Zhao said solemnly.

"Hiss... Ke Bineng is a very powerful person in Xianbei. There are at least [-] people who control strings, and his combat power is tyrannical. Moreover, this person has great ambitions and has always had the ambition to unify Xianbei. If this person is allowed to unify Xianbei , that will be a strong enemy of our army." Zhang Liao continued to introduce.

"That's right! If the lord hadn't supported Qianshan's forces first, and let them fight each other before they had time to attack us, otherwise Yanmen Pass would not be so peaceful in the past few years." Hao Zhao added with emotion.

Everyone thought it was right, and they admired their lord's foresight even more.

"It seems that Ke Bineng is going to take advantage of the fire and take part in the Great War in the Central Plains. We still need to think about it in the long run." Xi Zhicai showed a thoughtful face, and suddenly asked: "Bo Dao, how many troops are there in our army at Yanmen Pass?" Defenders?"

"At present, Yanmen County has a total of [-] defenders, of which more than [-] are deployed at Yanmen Pass." Hao Zhao said confidently: "Although the [-] army defending Yanmen County has limited strength, fortunately we still have Dangerous passes such as Yanmen Pass, Loufan Pass, and Mayi Jiancheng can be defended by force, and a [-]-strong army is enough to defend them. As long as I, Hao Zhao, are here, I will never let the Xianbei army cross Yanmen County."

"Right now, I'm afraid we can only defend according to danger. The strategic centers of our army are still Youzhou and Jizhou. It's not the time to fight to the death with Kebi. This battle depends on Bodao. My lord has always said that Hao Zhao's defense is unparalleled in the world. , this time is your time to shine." Xi Zhicai said confidently.

"My lord, I'm absurd, the only thing we can do is fight to the death!" Hao Zhao said sonorously and forcefully.

"Military division, what should our army do next?" Zhang Liao looked at the map hanging in the account and asked thoughtfully.

Xi Zhicai also got up and walked over, pointing to a location on the map, "Everyone, according to the news that has come in so far, Gongsun Zan has gathered troops in the area of ​​Yi County, estimated to be at least [-], and is always ready to send troops from Zijingguan to attack Bingzhou , our army should move quickly and be stationed here, so that we can advance, attack, retreat and defend."

"Laiyuan?"

"Yes, that's right, it is Laiyuan. This is the best place for us to garrison troops to support the Quartet."

(End of this chapter)