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Chapter 254 Qu Yi: You are so stupid! All the credit for killing you is mine!
Above the snowfield.

One group of people was moving forward, while another group was standing still.

Standing there was the team led by Lu Xiang and his companion.

When they saw Qu Yi's troops coming towards them, they couldn't help but feel panic in their hearts and dared not move forward.

"How could he still be alive?!"

Jiang Qi's eyes were filled with disbelief.

In his opinion, if Qu Yi led his troops to resist Zhao Yun, he would surely die. This was the reason why he dared to directly rebel and kidnap Yuan Shao.

But who would have thought that Qu Yi could come back alive!

Could it be that Zhao Yun was beheaded?
"So, what should we do now?"

Lu Xiang's face turned pale, and he said anxiously: "We only have 200 men, and Qu Yi has at least a thousand men!"

"There is no way we can be his opponent. If he finds out that we are planning to betray our master and join the enemy, we will be dead!"

Qu Yi was one of the most powerful generals under Yuan Shao. With their strength and the few troops they had, they would be dead whether they fought or fled.

It's such bad luck!

"Woo-!"

Yuan Shao, who was lying on his horse, also noticed the team appearing in front of him and Qu Yi's flag, and suddenly became excited.

But his mouth was blocked by the foot binding, so he could only make unclear sounds.

Jiang Qi glanced at him, his expression changing, but he quickly made a decision in his heart and said firmly: "Let's go for it!"

"what?"

Lu Xiang was stunned when he heard that. Wouldn't it be suicide if he went forward to meet him?

Qu Yi will definitely kill them!

"This is the only way!"

Jiang Qi said in a deep voice: "We can't run away now, what else can we do? The only way we can survive is to try to persuade Qu Yi to surrender together!"

"Have you forgotten that Qu Yi was arrogant and proud of his achievements? He was dissatisfied with the rewards given by Yuan Shao many times. If Wen Chou, Chunyu Qiong and Han Meng had not died in battle one after another, Yuan Shao would have killed him long ago."

"Go and persuade him to apologize to the emperor together!"

He then took the lead and stepped forward.

Only then did Lu Xiang understand Jiang Qi's plan. After hesitating for a moment, he finally led his team to follow Jiang Qi and meet Qu Yi's team.

The two teams soon met.

In fact, Qu Yi saw Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang's team from a long distance away, and he was confused because he didn't see Yuan Shao.

But when the two men led their team closer, he suddenly discovered that Yuan Shao was tied up and placed on a horse, his mouth was blocked, and he was constantly winking at him.

"What have you done to my lord!"

Upon seeing this, Qu Yi's face changed instantly. He raised the spear in his hand and pointed it directly at the leader Jiang Qi, with a very sharp tone.

The soldiers behind him also drew their swords.

The atmosphere was tense for a while.

"It's over..."

Seeing this, Lu Xiang felt extremely regretful. He shouldn't have listened to Jiang Qi's lies and come closer. If he had escaped earlier, he might have been able to escape.

Now that the two sides have met, it is too late to escape.

Jiang Qi, on the other hand, remained calm, showing no fear even when facing Qu Yi's spear. He said frankly, "We have run out of options and are preparing to capture Yuan Shao and surrender to the emperor."

"Why don't you come with us, General Qu?"

He actually stated his plan directly.

Qu Yi was shocked when he heard this, and then he said angrily: "How dare you! As a general under the lord, you dare to betray the lord and join the enemy? You even dare to shamelessly ask me to follow you to betray the lord!"

"Someone come! Capture these traitors!"

Following his order, many soldiers behind him immediately came forward, surrounded the group, and were about to take action.

"Wait!"

Jiang Qi shouted loudly upon seeing this, and actually jumped off his horse, dropping his weapon, and said in a heavy tone: "General Qu, I have no intention of being your enemy, so why are you doing this?"

"Yuan Shao is now at the end of his rope. Sooner or later, the emperor will wipe him out. If we continue to follow him, we will only end up dead!"

"With your ability as a general, if you capture Yuan Shao and surrender to the emperor, not only will you be able to clear your name, but you will also be highly valued by the emperor!"

Jiang Qi's words were truly heartfelt.

Compared with them, if Qu Yi, as a general, could really lead Yuan Shao to submit to the emperor, the treatment he would receive would definitely be far better than theirs.

"General Kou Yi——!"

At this moment, Yuan Shao on horseback somehow spit out the stinking cloth in his mouth and shouted to Qu Yi: "Don't listen to his lies!"

"If you kidnap me and surrender, you will definitely be rejected by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi! The emperor is being held hostage by these two!"

"Besides, winter is here. Guo Yuan will be able to escape from Bingzhou soon. With Gao Gan's troops here, it won't be difficult to counterattack Jizhou!"

"Quickly kill these two traitors!"

Yuan Shao was really worried that Qu Yi would be persuaded by Jiang Qi. He did not trust Qu Yi as much as he trusted Yan Liang because Qu Yi was once a subordinate of Han Fu, but later betrayed Han Fu and joined him.

So he was very worried that Qu Yi would choose to betray again.

"Shameless old thief! Shut up!"

Jiang Qi turned around and angrily cursed Yuan Shao, then he quickened his voice and advised Qu Yi: "General Qu! Yuan Shao is narrow-minded and not a wise leader!"

"Even a loyal person like Tian Jianjun was thrown into prison by him. Why is such a person worth following?"

"Moreover, during the retreat, he knew that you, General Qu, were no match for Zhao Yun, but he still let you lead the troops to cover the retreat while he fled on his own."

"If the general continues to work for him, he will send him to his death again sooner or later!"

Yuan Shao's face changed, and he wanted to say something, but Lu Xiang, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, blocked his mouth with a smelly cloth again, so he could only worry.

On top of the horses.

Qu Yi held the spear in his hand with an uncertain expression. It was obvious that he was moved by what Jiang Qi said and was hesitating.

"has hope!"

Jiang Qi was delighted when he saw this, and immediately said, "Whether the emperor is held hostage by Lu Bu or Yuan Xi or not, as long as the general surrenders, they will definitely not treat him badly!"

"We two are willing to give the credit for capturing Yuan Shao to the general!"

Jiang Qi has really given it his all.

Although the credit for capturing Yuan Shao was great, in order to persuade Qu Yi to save his life, he had to give up the credit.

But when Qu Yi heard this, his eyes became stern, and then he shook the spear in his hand and pierced Jiang Qi's neck!

"you……"

Jiang Qi opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief. Until his death he could not understand why Qu Yi suddenly took action.

After Qu Yi killed Jiang Qi with one shot, he raised his hand and shot Lu Xiang again before he could react, piercing him through the heart!
In a flash, both of them were killed!
Qu Yi looked at their bodies coldly and snorted in his heart: "Stupid! How can the credit of three people be compared to that of one person? If I kill you, all the credit will be mine!"

He was indeed moved by Jiang Qi's words.

Yuan Shao did not regard him as his confidant. He made many contributions, but the rewards he received were not large. Yet Yuan Shao still disliked him for being too proud of his achievements.

When he led the troops to cover the retreat, he was in danger and almost died at the hands of Zhao Yun. He escaped with great difficulty.

So after hearing what Jiang Qi said, he had the idea of ​​defecting, because there was really no need to hang himself on Yuan Shao's tree.

However, he didn't want to keep Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang to share the credit with him, so he just killed them and was done with it.

"So what if he betrays his master? Didn't Lu Bu betray his master before?"

"Besides, I betrayed Han Fu and joined Yuan Shao before, so what's the harm in betraying my lord again? What's more, the one I betrayed this time is the emperor, so I don't have to bear the infamy!" Qu Yi's heart was burning with anger. No matter whether the emperor was held hostage or not, would he not be rewarded for such a great contribution?

It’s time for him, Qu Yi, to follow the dragon!

Thinking of this, Qu Yi shouted coldly to Lu Xiang's soldiers: "Put down your weapons and surrender, and I will spare your lives!"

The commander was dead, and these soldiers, who had long lost their morale, naturally dared not resist anymore. Upon hearing this, they laid down their weapons one after another.

Upon seeing this, Qu Yi waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward under the leadership of his personal guards and slaughtered all the two hundred people, leaving no one behind!

To silence someone, one must be more thorough.

After doing all this, Qu Yi stepped forward to untie Yuan Shao and said, "I am late in coming to rescue you, and you are frightened."

"vomit--"

Yuan Shao reached out and pulled the stinking cloth out of his mouth, and spat it out with a wow sound. After dry heaving for a long time, he reluctantly said, "No, it's okay. General Qu is indeed loyal. I knew you wouldn't be deceived by these two traitors."

When he saw Qu Yi hesitating just now, he was half heartbroken, but who knew that Qu Yi would suddenly attack and kill the two of them!
The gap is like the one from hell to heaven!
Qu Yi's eyes flickered, and he said to Yuan Shao, "It should be so... My lord, please mount your horse quickly and continue on your journey."

As he spoke, he helped Yuan Shao onto his horse.

After walking for a while, Yuan Shao realized that the direction was wrong, and asked suspiciously: "Aren't we heading to Yicheng? Why is this direction heading to Lecheng County?"

Qu Yi smiled and said, "My lord, you may not know that General Guo's reinforcements have arrived. With his help, I killed Zhao Yun, so I came to find you."

"Right now, General Guo is leading his troops to attack Lecheng County. It won't be long before they can retake the city. We don't have to go to Yicheng."

Qu Yi's words stunned the surrounding personal soldiers.

Reinforcements? Kill Zhao Yun? Recapture the city?
What is this all about?
But they had followed Qu Yi for a long time and soon understood what he meant. After looking at each other, they chose to remain silent.

"Guo Yuan is here?!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao was overjoyed and could not help laughing out loud, "Good! Good! Good! God will not let me go!"

"Lü Bu has been attacking the city for ten days, and his troops have suffered heavy casualties. Guo Yuan's arrival is perfect. We must annihilate Lü Bu's troops in one fell swoop!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let's go back quickly!"

Since Qu Yi had just killed Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi, Yuan Shao had no doubt at all about what he said.

The most important point is that if it weren’t for Guo Yuan’s troops, how could Guo Yi survive Zhao Yun’s hands?

"Yes, my lord!"

Qu Yi smiled slightly and also jumped on the horse.

Soon the army turned back the same way.

……

Shortly after Qu Yi and his men left, Zhang Yan led three thousand elite Black Mountain cavalry and rushed over in a mighty force, where they discovered the bodies of Lu Xiang and the others.

"Aren't these Yuan Shao's troops? Could it be that Yuan Shao has been captured by the people sent by Your Majesty?"

Zhang Yan recognized the origins of the corpses at a glance.

I couldn't help but feel depressed.

He heard that Yuan Shao was fleeing to Yicheng, so he counted the 3,000 most elite horse bandits in the mountains... no, elite cavalry, and wanted to come and kill Yuan Shao.

I didn't expect that no matter how hard I tried, I would still be a step late.

What a credit to him!
But Wang Dang, who was standing by, noticed something unusual. He dismounted and checked the bodies, then exclaimed, "No! Boss, these people were killed in a sudden attack. There are no signs of fighting around, and there is no corpse of Master Wang."

"This means that Yuan Shao was not captured by the royal army!"

When two sides engage in battle, there will inevitably be casualties unless a group of soldiers in armor are killing a group of unarmed refugees wearing only armor.

More than two hundred people died at the scene, all of them were soldiers in armor. No matter how strong the emperor's army was, it was impossible for no one to remain unharmed.

"Is it an internal conflict?"

Zhang Yan frowned and couldn't help thinking about it.

At this moment, a Black Mountain soldier came on horseback to report: "Boss! We found traces of Yuan's army ahead! They are fleeing in the direction of Lecheng County!"

Zhang Yan's face suddenly changed.

He was an old hand, and he knew very well how treacherous human nature could be. Just by hearing these words, he instantly understood everything!
"The generals under Yuan Shao have rebelled!"

"They want to force Yuan Shao to surrender!"

Zhang Yan's eyes were filled with anger. The corpses on the ground were proof of the internal strife, and the fact that the other party did not run to Yicheng but fled to Lecheng County was the best proof!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan immediately ordered: "They are just a bunch of slaves! This is all my credit, how can they steal it! Chase them, even if the horse dies! We must stop them!"

"If we let that group of people take Yuan Shao back to Lecheng County, our contribution will be lost! All the titles of nobility and appointments of generals are bullshit!"

"Chase him with all your might!"

"kill--!!"

When a group of horse bandits heard that their credit was going to be snatched away, they all became furious. All of them followed Zhang Yan closely and chased in the direction where Qu Yi and others fled!

They only need to complete the interception and killing before the other party reaches Lecheng County, and the credit will naturally be theirs. They don’t care whether the other party surrenders or not!

……

Lecheng County, prefectural government office.

At this time, Zhao Yun had already led the Huben Army back, and with him came the Yulin Cavalry led by Gao Lan.

Qu Yi delayed Zhao Yun for a long time. When he saw Gao Lan leading his troops to rescue, he made a prompt decision to abandon two thousand troops and only led a part of the troops to escape.

However, although they fled, they successfully bought time.

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan both knew that it was impossible to catch up with Yuan Shao, and the wind and snow were getting stronger, so they had no choice but to retreat.

"I failed to capture Yuan Shao. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan knelt down to apologize to Liu Xie. Both of them looked very heavy, especially Zhao Yun, whose face was full of self-blame.

He was enraged by Yan Liang, so he killed Yan Liang first and then went after Yuan Shao. Otherwise, Yuan Shao might not have been able to escape.

This was totally a dereliction of duty on his part.

All the ministers in the hall could not help but show regret on their faces and sighed when they heard this.

"Unfortunately, the thief Yuan still escaped."

Jia Xu's face was full of regret.

Lu Bu snorted coldly, "I should have led the troops to pursue him myself! I let Yuan Shao go for nothing. I don't know how much effort it will take to catch him again!"

He made no secret of his dissatisfaction with Zhao Yun and Gao Lan.

This is not directed at me, but I am simply angry.

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan both lowered their heads and remained silent. Their hearts were filled with self-blame, and they felt that they had failed the emperor's trust in them.

"Everyone, get up."

Although Liu Xie was also disappointed, he knew that Zhao Yun and Gao Lan had tried their best. After all, Yuan Shao fled with nearly 5,000 troops, so he did not blame them too much.

He pretended to be relaxed and said, "If he runs away, then he runs away. What can a mere Yuan Shao do? Wait until the beginning of next spring, and then we will capture Yicheng in one fell swoop."

"Two generals, are you confident?"

Feeling Liu Xie's intention to protect them, Zhao Yun and Gao Lan were deeply moved. With red eyes, they said, "I am willing to be the vanguard! Conquer Yicheng!"

"That's good."

Liu Xie smiled gently and helped them up.

Everyone was amazed when they saw this.

With such broad mind and courage, you are worthy of being His Majesty.

Just as Liu Xie was about to speak a few words to appease the two, Taishi Ci ran into the hall and reported: "Your Majesty! Scouts report that Yuan Shao is leading a large army to Lecheng County!"

(End of this chapter)