Great Han Empire

Chapter 138

The first month of 186 AD.

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In the evening, Li Hong rushed to Guhong Ridge with four thousand cavalry.

The Yellow Turbans have retreated.

Li Hong didn't dare to stay for too long, and ordered the soldiers to disperse immediately, looking for the surviving wounded soldiers.

Guhongling has a radius of four or five miles, and all the trees have been cut down.The entire mountain was filled with the corpses of soldiers from both sides, densely packed, countless.Countless weapons and battle flags were discarded at will on the bloody battlefield.Occasionally, a few war horses stood alone among the corpses, neighing lowly, and occasionally a few painful groans were heard, but it was impossible to know where they came from.The wind gradually increased, and there was a faint whistling sound, like the wailing of the souls who died in battle.The unpleasant smell of blood and corpses permeated the entire sky of Guhong Ridge along with the killing cold wind.

It was also the first time for Li Hong to see such a bloody battlefield. There were so many remains of soldiers, and the horror of death was shocking.His whole body was icy cold, as if he had suddenly fallen into an ice cellar.

Zhao Yun's face was pale, his eyes were terrified looking at the battlefield in front of him, his lips were trembling constantly.Zhang He looked timid, and carefully hid behind the battle flag.Shocked and frightened, Shehu followed Li Hong closely, holding tightly to the reins of the horse with both hands, as if he was afraid that he would be dragged off the horse by the dead man lying on the ground.

Yushi, Hengji, She Yingtong, Lu Huanyang, Qishen, Hu Ding and several thousand Hu soldiers were also shocked by the bloody battlefield in front of them, but after all, they had been on the battlefield for a long time, and immediately recovered their minds.

Under the command of the sound of the horn, the soldiers shouted loudly and galloped away on horseback.The iron hooves trampled wantonly on the ground paved with corpses, not only splashing a puff of blood, but also bringing up broken limbs and arms one after another, adding to the horror and bloodiness of the battlefield.

Wen Chou screamed sadly, like crazy.He ran to the Chinese army's position, crying, shouting, and kept turning corpses one after another, but none of the familiar faces he saw was alive, all of them were dead, all of them were dead.

"Is there anyone alive? Is there anyone alive?" Wen Chou raised his hands and cried hoarsely.

Li Hong looked back at Zheng Xin.Zheng Xin looked up at the sky and was muttering to himself.

"Shouyan, about 7 to [-] people died on Guhong Ridge?" Li Hong asked softly.

Zheng Xin looked at the battlefield in fear, and said with a wry smile: "There are about 10 people."

"There are so many?" Li Hong asked in disbelief.

"In the battle of Guhongling, Zhang Niujiao finally felt elated. Thirty-five thousand officers and soldiers were wiped out. This is a huge victory. I'm afraid the Yellow Turban Army will become more rampant from now on." Zheng Xin said helplessly.

"I don't know what happened to Mr. Guo?" Li Hong sighed and said in a low voice.

"The enmity between Mr. Guo and them is as deep as the sea. I'm afraid they have been crushed by the Yellow Turban Army." Zheng Xin said sadly, "It's ridiculous that we are still running around day and night, and we don't even want our old lives."

Suddenly, he thought of something, and whispered: "My son, if the Yellow Turban Army is still entangled with Lord Guo's troops at this time, and we arrive exhausted, we will be eaten by the Yellow Turban Army immediately." Glancing at Li Hong, he continued, "Do you want to lose our lives? You must know that these 4000 people are your real blood. , but these barbarians are still your loyal subordinates, they will only obey your orders alone. In northern Xinjiang, as long as you ascend the heights, they will immediately gather under their command and work hard for you. You send such subordinates to the enemy Are you crazy?"

Li Hong glanced at him gratefully, forced a smile and said, "A brother is a brother."

Zheng Xin asked: "What did you think at that time? I asked you to rest twice in the middle, but you ignored me? In the eyes of others, you may win the reputation of being faithful by doing so, but in the eyes of us old people In the eyes of your comrades-in-arms, are you a lunatic? If Master Li is still alive, he will definitely scold you."

When Li Hong heard Zheng Xin mentioning Li Song suddenly, his heart ached and he was speechless for a long time.Seeing Li Hong's sad face, Zheng Xin knew that he had hurt Li Hong, so he resentfully stopped making a sound.

Li Hong pointed to the battlefield in front of him, and said slowly: "If the person surrounded by Zhang Niujiao is me, what would you do?"

Zheng Xin was speechless.

"Although we don't know Mr. Guo, and his subordinates are not our friends, we are all holding the same banner to fight, and we are all fighting for the Han Kingdom. To save them, and to save our comrades, our friends have What's the difference? This is morality, the morality of being a human being."

Li Hong said seriously: "If I were in Guhong Ridge, don't say there are only 4000 people, even if there are only 100 people, you will kill them without hesitation."

Zheng Xin looked at Li Hong solemnly, and said softly, "I understand."

Zhao Yun, who had been listening to them all the time, suddenly called out, "My lord, there are still some alive."

Li Hong and Zheng Xin turned their heads to look in surprise.Qi Shen and several soldiers carried a person, surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers, and hurried over.

Li Hongfei got off his horse and strode up to meet him.

Shenpei was shot in the chest by an arrow and was slashed in the back, but he miraculously survived.

Seeing Li Hong's disheveled face, the judge said with difficulty: "Master Li, you came so fast. It's a pity..."

"Do you know the whereabouts of Mr. Guo?" Li Hong asked loudly while checking the injury of the examiner.

"No." Qi Shen said, "We searched carefully, and only a dozen people were still alive, including a military officer. He was kicked by the enemy and broke his ribs. He was unconscious all the time, so he escaped by luck."

The judge looked at the soldiers of the Kuntou Hu nationality who surrounded him, and felt very uncomfortable.He had insulted them in front of Li Hong, but today they saved him from the dead.

"My lord, the arrow clusters on his body penetrated deep into the flesh, bleeding profusely. It's best to pull them out immediately. But the long arrow is very close to the heart, if you force it out, I'm afraid..." Qi Chen pointed at the long arrow on Shenpei's chest. Arrow, said to Li Hong worriedly.

"How about not pulling it out for a while?" Zheng Xin said, "After the Yellow Turban Army won a big victory, they retreated in a hurry without even clearing the battlefield. It can be seen that they were exhausted and eager to rest the army. It has been a while now. If they make a comeback, We will be surrounded immediately. Let's retreat first."

Li Hong asked Qi Shen, "Aren't you going to pull it out for a while?"

Qi Chen shook his head, "The wound is bleeding all the time, and it probably won't last long. If he leaves with us on horseback, bumping all the way, he will die immediately."

Li Hong looked at the judge who was covered in blood, and was speechless for a moment.

"My lord..." Zheng Xin urged anxiously, "It's going to be dark."

"Order the troops to assemble and leave immediately." Li Hong said loudly, "Tell Master Yu, take the wounded and retreat to Lower Quyang overnight."

Li Hong turned around and shouted at Shehu: "Xiaohu, light the torch."

"Black Panther Yi Cong stay behind, form a barrel formation, be careful."

The rapid and low sound of horn horns resounded across the battlefield.The cavalry soldiers scattered everywhere rode their horses and rushed to the battle flag, preparing to gather and leave.

Under the command of Hu Ding and Qi Shen, the Black Panther Yi Cong quickly formed a barrel-shaped defensive formation with the Black Panther battle flag as the center.A dozen torches were lit.

Zheng Xin knew what Li Hong was going to do.He knew Li Hong's temper. When he was a scout in Lulongsai, he had this virtue.He would never leave a comrade in arms to escape alone.

Yushi came galloping on horseback.

"My lord, why don't you go?"

Li Hong pointed to the dying judge who was lying on the ground, and said calmly: "When I dig out the arrowhead from his body, I will withdraw immediately."

Yushi glanced contemptuously at the judge, and was very dissatisfied with Li Hong's actions, and said loudly: "Is his life worth the lives of six hundred brothers of my Black Leopard Yicong? Isn't it too much, my lord. "

Of course Li Hong knew the reason for his dissatisfaction, so he didn't care what he said at all.Li Hong waved to him, signaling him to leave as soon as possible.Yushi spat fiercely on the ground and rode away.

"Master Li, hurry up and leave, I can't do it anymore." The examiner said emotionally, "Thank you. I can't do it anymore."

Li Hong laughed: "Don't worry, you will survive."

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Xian Yufu led the troops and rushed to Xiaquyang camp first.Li Hong personally ran to pick him up outside the gate.

"Brother Yuxing, why did you bring all the troops here. Does the Prime Minister have any troops to guard Nulu City for him?" Li Hong asked worriedly when he saw that Li Han, Fu Qiang, and Tian Zhong's troops had all arrived in Xiaquyang road.

"Master Zhang is clever. I don't know what method he used to convince Wei Zheng and Fan Li. The two of them took five thousand captives to join him. Now Wei Zheng is the soldier of Zhongshan Mansion, Cao Shushi, and Fan Li is the subordinate Cao Cao. " Xian Yufu said with a smile, "Zimin, do you have this ability?"

Li Hong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with admiration: "Master Zhang is broad-minded and knowledgeable. Naturally, I can't compare with him. Like Liu Cishi, he is dedicated to the people, and he is a rare and good official. Wei Zheng and Fan Li followed him, compared to him. It’s much stronger to be a traitor.”

Xian Yufu said in admiration: "Master Zhang's move is indeed clever and admirable. He not only solved the defense problem of Zhongshan Kingdom, but also solved the problem of handling the Yellow Turban prisoners. .It's just that this move is extremely risky, and if it's not done well, it will be a situation where everyone loses."

Li Hong said with a smile: "Master Zhang's boldness is not possessed by everyone. To do this, you must first win the trust of others, so that others will be convinced and follow. Others may not have the courage and courage to learn from them."

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "You and him are Wangnian acquaintances, so it's natural to praise him. There is another happy thing to tell you."

(End of this chapter)