Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 84 Short Sword (5k big chapter)

[Interference from high-dimensional forces occurred, an error occurred, beep——]

[The spring breeze left no trace for a while, and in the early morning of the next day, some subordinates came to report and saw Vice General Lu leaving in a carriage, heading straight for Chang'an. 】

Xu Jiashu looked at the short knife left by the lady beside his pillow and held it gently in his hand, looking a little disappointed.

Did you leave in the end?
He had not underestimated the feelings between the Lu family and his daughter, but at certain times last night when he was breathing heavily, he still couldn't help but fantasize about keeping her by his side.

pity.

But looking on the bright side, those tender feelings just show that my choice is right, and the progress of the strategy has reached a very high level.

Besides
Although Lu Lingqi chose to leave in the end, she did not ride a horse, but took a carriage?

Very good, I, Xu Zimao, won this time!
Unilaterally declaring his victory, he endured the pain in his back and stood up from the messy couch, put on his armor neatly, and summoned the generals.

Since the death of Huangfu Song, the Xiliang army has been reunited as one. Now it has generals, including Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and Hu Cheer. The shortcomings in the thickness of the lineup have been slightly made up. The meeting was decent, at least the tent was full.

"This person, Lu Fengxian, has caused trouble in the government and killed ministers." Xu Jiashu played with the short knife in his hand and announced the next strategy in a determined tone, "Today there is an edict to punish thieves, so everyone should prepare early."

Hearing this, everyone in the tent had different expressions - there was no way, judging from the current situation, there was really little chance of winning.

The people who escaped from the previous chaos in Chang'an can be roughly divided into two types: one is the group of young people who are strong and have experienced the relocation of the capital to Luoyang. For example, Sun Zi led the Imperial College students to escape collectively. Success, with their return, Jinfan Ranger has once again become a complete entity;

The other group was the ministers and officials who came with the emperor's carriage. Among them, Sun Rui, the servant of the minister, was nearly seventy years old and died on the way. In addition to his unlucky nature, there were quite a few figures in this group of ministers who left their names in history - for The emperor provided supplies and escorts to General Ningji Duan Xuan, future uncle Dong Cheng, Wang Zifu and another Zhonglang general Yang Mi.

These civil servants headed by Zhong Yao and Yang Biao formed a new small court in exile.

Together with the Xiliang army led by these people in the tent, this is all the power that the Han Dynasty can actually control at this time.

In other words, at this time, the "Han Dynasty" had shrunk extremely, with only half of Liangzhou left under its jurisdiction and [-] to [-] soldiers.

"Zimao, should we recover the entire territory of Liangzhou first and then make plans?" After the military meeting, Gan Ning consulted with him privately. "It is against the art of war to be attacked from both sides."

If there is a war with Lu Bu in Chang'an at this time, then Ma Teng and Han Sui in the west will have room to breathe. They occupy the mixed area of ​​​​Qiang and Han and cooperate closely with the Qiang people, especially with strong generals like Ma Chao, so they cannot be taken lightly.

"But if we don't punish the rebellious ministers," Xu Jiashu asked, "how can the Han Dynasty stand?"

What Gan Ning said may be correct, but there is a political issue that cannot be avoided - now someone kills the current Situ, has a siege in the capital, and the emperor is almost kidnapped again. How to deal with such a person?

Note that including Dong Zhuo who died, this is already the second time!

If he didn't express his attitude immediately, the 400 years of prestige of the Han Dynasty would really be wiped out.

"Xingba, you stay and continue to advance westward slowly, Boxu will help you." Xu Jiashu arranged this, "The survival of the imperial court depends on Xingba, so remember to act with caution."

The cannibalization plan is a conspiracy. In essence, it is to replace the old order with more advanced governance and use the general trend to suppress people. If it goes on for a long time, the foundation for the existence of Han warlords like Ma Teng and Han Sui will be eradicated.

Although the results are slow, the strong point is that the effects are long-lasting, and every time you get a place, you can effectively develop and utilize it, and feed yourself back.

The stereotype of Gan Ning as frivolous and impulsive is not the best person to implement this policy, but Xu Jiashu can no longer control that much.

Forced to fight on both sides, the west side must have people who are capable and trustworthy, both civil and military, and the only two candidates are Gan Ning and Huan Jie. He and Jia Xu will face the final enemy of this simulation.

Lu Fengxian.

[You are well aware of the horror of the Lu family's father and daughter's archery skills. At the beginning of the war, you issued repeated orders that officers above Qu Junhou were not allowed to expose themselves without authorization. At the same time, you spread the imperial students to the grassroots level of the army to serve as deputies, in order to strengthen liaison and command and avoid being beheaded. The action resulted in the rout of the entire army. 】

[The two sides fought hastily. At first, Xiliang was at a disadvantage in the war with the Bingzhou Army. 】

On the battlefield, two partial divisions faced each other.

Lu Lingqi raised the painted halberd in her hand and gently held the halberd in her arms, a little absent-mindedly.

She thought she couldn't do it if she were to turn against her former colleagues so quickly.

Although his father had launched an army to kill Wang Yun in order to protect himself, but now, he has come to the end where he is the enemy of the whole world.

And he had good reasons for pointing the finger at Xu Jiashu - Hangu Pass to the east was a good place to hold, and to the west there was much potential.

Compared with the group of princes around them, the Xiliang army was attacked from both sides and was not strong. It also had the emperor who had fled, which could endorse Lu Bu's previous actions.

It's reasonable. The only problem with this is that her father doesn't take her feelings into consideration.

After two years of military career, although Lu Lingqi had gained a great reputation in Liangzhou, in front of Lu Bu, he only reluctantly recognized that she could join the army.

When Lu Bu asked her why she didn't bring Xu Jiashu's head back, she just refused and said there was no chance.

Of course there was no chance, she didn't even think about picking up the short knife.

If she sees her old friend, she will give in for the time being and not take action - Lu Lingqi secretly thought.

On the Xiliang Army's side, Zhang Ji, who was in charge of the army, saw the opponent's delay in responding and launched a tentative advance.

I saw a female general in front of the opponent's formation, turning her horse's head and retreating slightly.

The female general can only be Lu Lingqi.

During the Liangzhou strategy in the past two years, Zhang Ji spent most of his time with Huangfu Song. He had not seen Lu Lingqi's power with his own eyes, but had only heard about it.

Seeing the enemy retreating, he only thought that the enemy was in vain and was timid in the face of battle, so he ordered a pursuit to take advantage of the victory.

Looking down from the sky, two steel phalanxes come into contact and gradually begin to lose their original shape.
"Miss, if we don't fight back, our army may be in danger of being defeated thousands of miles away!"

Cao Xing advised.

Although he has high qualifications, he is no match for the queen's own daughter in terms of force and status, so he can only serve as his deputy.

Lu Lingqi remained silent while Cao Xing raised his bow and shot at the Xiliang army. From time to time, people fell under his arrows.

The Bingzhou frontier army mainly practiced archery on weekdays, and he was the best among them. He regarded himself as the second best archer in the army after Lu Bu.

Zhang Ji noticed that the opponent had not made any other moves, so he decided to use his cavalry.

Liangzhou produces good horses, and the proportion of cavalry in the Xiliang Army is second to none among all the princes.

In fact, the Bingzhou Army was not bad at first, but after living in Guanzhong for a long time, it could not replenish its horses at any time, so it gradually regarded the cavalry as a treasure.

Zhang Ji thought, with such an advantage, why not rush it once?

Addiction belongs to yes.

But this idea cannot be miscalculated. An effective cavalry charge can indeed have the final say, especially when the opponent's general seems to be a fool.

The only daughter of the traitor is right in front of her. This is a great achievement that has never been achieved since the beginning of the war!
He completely forgot about military orders.

When Zhang Ji signaled the cavalry to start speeding up, if he could have thought of one question, the outcome might have been different - why did such a great achievement fall on him?

Does anyone else not want to?
In a short while, hundreds of Liangzhou horses completed the starting speed, and smoke and dust filled the sky. They looked like thousands of troops, and the exact number of people could not be seen clearly.

Cao Xing panicked, and what he advised was no longer to fight back, but to leave quickly.

If the formation is broken up by the cavalry, whether you can escape at that time depends entirely on God's will.

Lu Lingqi squinted her eyes, trying to see who was doing this—why didn't she know that there were people in the Xiliang army who were so unafraid of death?

She touched the restless horse's head, waiting to see who it was.

Maybe it was him?
Soon, there were only [-] steps left between the two sides.

"What a thief!" Seeing that she never retreated, Zhang Ji was overjoyed, "I am the mighty Zhang Ji, and I will quickly capture the daughter of a rebellious minister!"

It should be noted that the emperor is now in a state of decline, so it would be very generous to grant him an official title!

His heart was burning, and he continued to use his power. When he was within three hundred steps, he felt certain that the distance was already stable.

Both sides had less than a thousand troops. Troops of this size could not create a dense enough rain of arrows, not to mention that even sharpshooters could not guarantee accurate hits on high-speed horses.

Great success is at hand!

As the cavalry reached within [-] steps, Lu Lingqi saw clearly that the person coming was Zhang Ji, and she was disappointed but relieved at the same time.

In a sense, this is a good choice.

She no longer sat still on the horse, and took out a quiver from her quiver with her delicate hands, and in a moment she opened her bow and nocked an arrow.

The bowstring vibrated, and the hammer made an explosive sound, moving like a meteor.

Good news, Zhang Ji is next.

Bad news, with a face.

The general was killed on the spot, and hundreds of cavalrymen turned their horses around, ignoring the few unlucky companions who fell down, and returned to their own formation.

Cao Xing was shocked when he saw this - after only two years of seeing each other, Lu Lingqi's archery skills were almost as good as those of her father!

"Cover and kill them," Lu Lingqi put down her bow and arrow and gave a calm order.Since it is Zhang Ji's part, don't let it go.

She didn't want to be an enemy of Xu Jiashu, nor did she want to disobey her father's orders, so the other Xiliang army under Huangfu Song's command was the best opponent.

I hope the more they have, the better.

Lu Lingqi quietly looked forward to it.

[In the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turban Army He Yi and Liu Pi in the Runan and Yingchuan areas, intending to head west.In order to avoid being trapped in a two-front battle, Lu Bu took the initiative to launch an offensive against You. 】

[Even though Liangzhou has always been on the defensive side, it is difficult to resist. Many places are in crisis. The emperor ordered the imperial army to mobilize in full force to stop the decline. 】

[You and Jia Xu made a strategy to lure the enemy deeper, successfully cut off the grain road, and completed the encirclement near the Wei River. 】

mid-February.

"Brother Wenhe, come and warm yourself by the fire," Xu Jiashu greeted Jia Xu with excitement on his face, "This battle can be completed in one battle."

It was thrilling to say that Lu Bu took out all the elites from Bingzhou that he had saved up for many years and gambled heavily at once.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and himself attacked Liangzhou in three directions and almost killed Liangzhou.

Fortunately, Xu Jiashu had the righteousness of the court in his hands, and his governance in Liangzhou in recent years was also very popular. He blocked every layer, and the little emperor pushed all the forbidden troops up, and he managed to survive until winter.

"Maybe." Jia Xu rarely showed a relaxed look. Lu Bu's unreasonable behavior also frightened him. "The only thing that may go wrong is the Weishui River."

Generally speaking, the ice will start to thaw in February, but there are still some ice surfaces that look solid and may not be impassable.

"Do they dare to bet?" Xu Jiashu asked with a frown. "Surrendering can save a life. If you run on the ice, you will die miserably if you are not careful."

In fact, it doesn't matter to anyone else. He doesn't feel bad even if Zhang Liao dies. Only Lu Bu's family will lose all their efforts if he dies.

too difficult.
"Maybe they won the bet?"

Jia Xu asked back.

"We can't sit still and wait to die!" Lu Bu threw the wine bowl. It was still autumn when he set out. He just wanted to fight quickly and was not prepared to keep warm at all. "All the soldiers will follow me to break through tomorrow!"

The war horse that has been raised for a long time has lost a lot of weight, but now is no longer the time to be stingy with horsepower.

As long as he penetrates one point and rolls up the bead curtain, he may be able to fight a bloody path, and it may even be possible to turn defeat into victory.

Everyone said that big brother, you are so hot-headed that the consequences will not be easy.
"Wait a little longer, Your Majesty," Zhang Liao stood up and advised, "None of us are greedy for life and afraid of death. It's just that it's not yet time for the fish to die."

Just as they fell into silence, news came from Xu Jiashu on the opposite side - he wanted to negotiate peace.

"Why negotiate for peace!" Hu Che'er and Zhang Xiu were excited. Zhang Xiu even stood up and shouted: "That thief girl opposite killed my uncle!"

Because she is the heroine!

Forget it, I can only say this in my heart.

"We suffered heavy casualties this year. Liangzhou was already barren, and the people suffered from this disaster." Xu Jiashu paced while making excuses: "It is said that Ma Chao from the west gathered the Qiang people and was about to take advantage of the situation. We can't continue the fight. .”

Ma Chao, Ma Chao, it’s great to have you.

Of course, these are all made up by Xu Jiashu. The real situation is that Ma Teng and Han Sui are being squeezed out of their living space by Gan Ning little by little, and they will retreat to the Western Regions if they retreat.

It has to be said that Gan Ning, who has experienced several years of war, is trustworthy. After telling him not to be impulsive, he really took charge of himself.

Zhang Xiu could only sit down silently after hearing this.

Beside the Wei River, Lu Bu's camp was located.

The blacksmith who accompanied the army urgently made a heavy arrow to match the hard bow collected by Lu Bu. Once such an arrow hits, it will either kill or maim it, and the armor of this era cannot defend it at all.

As for why I only made one.
It was clear that they only had one chance.

As the protagonist of the peace negotiation, Lu Bu certainly could not go there with a bow and arrow on his back.

It can only be attacked by a sharp archer from a distance.

Between Cao Xing and Lu Lingqi, Lu Bu did not hesitate and chose to let his daughter carry out the fatal blow.

Although his daughter had fought with Xu Jiashu for a period of time before, the old father asked himself that his daughter would never betray him no matter what.

This kind of thing must be handled by the most trustworthy person, not to mention that even if it is purely about archery, Cao Xing is far from Lu Lingqi's opponent.

"Sister," Lu Bu warned like a red-eyed gambler, "our family's fortune and life are in your hands, we must hit the target!"

Lu Lingqi heard nothing clearly and her mind went blank.

Thinking back on this moment countless times in the future, she still couldn't remember what she heard.

Like a zombie, she took the arrow and nodded subconsciously.

Three days later, the time came to negotiate peace.

Xu Jiashu was fully armed and even had a large shield placed in front of him to guard against Lu Bu's unpredictable archery skills.

This will always make sure nothing goes wrong, right?
Family members, who knows?
He really sincerely wants to recruit Lu Bu!
Please give this father-in-law some face.

The two meet.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Jiashu tried his best to appear friendly - the kind who can forget all grudges with a smile, "We have not seen each other for so many years, and I miss you so much!"

"Zimao." Lu Bu tried his best to act as if he had been friends for a long time, "Long time no see."

“I came here specifically to persuade you to return to the imperial court,” Xu Jiashu said eloquently as he had thought of the lines. “At the beginning, you were the hero who got rid of Dong’s thieves and was the first to save the Han Dynasty. However, there was some misunderstanding. , is there anything that can’t be solved?”

"Naturally."

Lu Bu responded with his mouth, but in his heart he kept waiting for the sound of the arrow.

However, until the seemingly peaceful peace negotiation ended, the fatal heavy arrow he was looking forward to did not appear anywhere on Xu Jiashu's body.
Lu Bu was so angry that he wanted to settle the score with his daughter when he returned to the camp.

"What are you doing?" He rushed into Lu Lingqi's tent, "Two hundred steps away, if the shot just missed, I wouldn't blame you. It's just that I waited for a long time and nothing happened?!!!"

"Father, the arrow was too heavy. In order to penetrate the shield, I had to draw the bow to full strength," Lu Lingqi stretched out her bloody hands, "but the string broke.

Lu Bu knew that the hard bow was extremely powerful. If the string broke, someone would be killed if it failed.

After misunderstanding his daughter, Lu Bu immediately lost his temper and hurriedly ran out to summon the military doctor.

Soon, the military doctor came to the conclusion, "The right hand can be saved, but the queen's daughter will never be able to fight again."

"That's good." Lu Bu held his daughter's hand and murmured, "That's good."

Lying on the couch, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but feel sad when she saw her father like this.

Of course she broke the bowstring on purpose - she couldn't let Cao Xing go, couldn't put Xu Zimao in danger, and couldn't disobey her father's orders.

After thinking about it, this is the only way.

After all, the lieutenant general's duty is to protect the safety of the chief general.

She thought of Xu Zimao's cautious look hiding behind the shield, and felt relaxed again - from now on, there was one less person in the world who could be so guarded against him.

As for the fact that he can no longer fight on the battlefield.

Before, she might have been depressed for a long time, but now
It doesn't matter anymore, Lu Lingqi thought, I have tasted both the beauty and darkness of war.

Someone once said that as long as the banner with the word "Xu" is still there, she will be protected.

When one man approached her with a sharp knife in hand, he just smiled and asked her if she wanted a farewell hug.

enough.

Thinking that he had succeeded in persuading him to surrender, Xu Jiashu stopped attacking and waited for the happy ending.

But the series of prompts that popped up next caught him by surprise.

[Lü Bu pretended to surrender and led a small number of his elite troops through the ice, leaving most of them behind. The Bingzhou army surrendered. Seeing this, Ma Tenghan and Han from the west also surrendered. 】

[In the autumn of the second year of Jian'an, the city of Chang'an was destroyed. Lu Bu surrendered to you and was placed under house arrest. 】

[You propose to marry Lu Lingqi. She considers herself the daughter of a rebellious minister and is not worthy of being a general. She only wants to be a bodyguard. 】

[You don’t know why her right hand is disabled, but you still returned the short knife to her. 】

[In the sixth year of Jian'an, Lu Bu rebelled while you were at war with Cao Cao. Lu Lingqi's persuasion failed, so she drew her sword and killed herself in front of him. 】

[Simulation ends]

(End of this chapter)