Great Han Empire

Chapter 186

Forced by his momentum, Li Su froze for a moment, and immediately stood on the spot, bowed his hands with a smile on his face, and said loudly, "How is Brother Shoucheng?"

"You're not with Fatty Dong, what are you doing here with Li Zhonglang?" Ma Teng asked angrily, then remembered something, frowned with thick brows, opened his mouth and roared: "Did Fatty Dong plan this attack?"

Li Su was not happy.He waved his hands, with a cold face, and said in a cold voice: "Brother Shoucheng, Li Zhonglang is standing next to you, and you are yelling like this, is it insulting your reputation as a famous queen? Li Zhonglang?"

"Hey..." Ma Teng didn't even look at Li Hong, and pointed at Li Su, his murderous aura became even more intense, "Reputation? When the fat man leads you to kill innocent people, rape women, drink human blood, and eat human flesh, your reputation will be destroyed." Woolen cloth?"

Li Su lost face, his face turned pale, obviously a little angry, he tried his best to endure, and said loudly: "Brother Shoucheng, everyone respects you as a man, and you are all licking blood with knives to make a living in this place in Xijiang, don't go too far Yes. General Dong wants to kill you, but it’s easy to catch. Don’t think that I let you three points because I am afraid of you. If we have the ability, we will compete with whoever will get more heads tomorrow.”

Ma Teng's eyes suddenly widened.

"Fatty Dong is also from Xiliang, why would he do this? Doesn't he drink enough blood from Xiliang?"

Li Su glanced at Li Hong, and said loudly, "Brother Shoucheng, you seem to have forgotten what this place is? This is Xiaohuaili, not Longxi."

Ma Teng immediately realized that he had said something wrong, and looked sideways at Li Hong.Li Hong was looking at his cavalry battle flag with great interest, as if he didn't hear it.

Hearing that the two had stopped talking, Li Hong turned around and shouted to Li Su: "Master Captain, go back first, I will have a few words with Master Ma."

Li Su glared at Ma Teng, spat hard on the ground, turned around and walked away.

"It was rude to be an official just now, please sir..."

"Master Ma hates evil as much as hatred. It's human nature not to be used to such vicious people. How can you be rude?" Li Hong said with a smile.He thought in his heart that I dared to kill the imperial envoy, so I still cared about your quarrel.

Seeing his indifferent look, Ma Teng felt a little apologetic.He bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is willing to clear the way for Your Excellency."

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Han Sui shook Bian Zhang awake from his sleep.

He opened his eyes ignorantly, and when he saw Han Sui standing in front of him in full armor, he lost all sleepiness.He turned over and sat up, and asked loudly, "Wen Yue, what happened?"

"We have received news that Fatty Dong will attack the camp tonight."

Bian Zhang hesitated for a moment, and said, "We have 8 people, what are we afraid of? Is it the news from the scouts or..."

"It's the news from Shoucheng." Han Sui said anxiously, "Zhang Wen gathered Dong Fatty, Leopard and Shoucheng's cavalry, totaling about [-] cavalry, and they are rushing towards us from Qianye Ridge."

"2 riders?" Bian Zhang was taken aback, and immediately said, "Withdraw, we will withdraw immediately. Wenyue, you lead the main force to retreat towards the Weishui River at full speed, and meet the thunder in June. I will take Liang Xing, and the [-] horses played by the horses will stay check."

"Old Bian, it's better for you to take the troops away, and I'll stay behind to stop them?" Han Sui said.

"I am the coach, I have the final say." Bian Zhang said firmly.Han Sui glanced at him without arguing.

"Wen Yue, hurry up and inform Bo Yu and Marquis Wen, and quickly return to Du Yang."

"The fast horse has left the camp." Han Sui replied, "Old Bian, I just received news from the Taiwei's Mansion."

Bian Zhang said while putting on the clothes, "This news came in a timely manner. What is Zhang Wen's plan?"

"Zhang Wen attacked us with cavalry, and at the same time ordered the infantry to seize the country of Mei, cut off our retreat, and prepare to encircle and annihilate us near the city of Mei." Han Sui said, "The main force to encircle and annihilate us this time is probably the reinforcements from Jizhou. "

Bian Zhang sighed softly, and said: "Zhang Wen concentrated his strength, first prepared to encircle and annihilate us in Xiaohuai, then planned to encircle and annihilate us in Meiyang, and now changed to encircle and annihilate us in Meiguo, which shows that he wants to annihilate us How determined are you? The current situation is very bad for us. Our strength is scattered, and it is time to be defeated by them one by one. Wen Yue, after we reunite with June Thunder, we should temporarily withdraw to Liangzhou?

Han Sui nodded with a wry smile and said, "Let's withdraw. Zhang Wen finally dispatched [-] reinforcements from Jizhou, plus Zhou Shen's [-] troops, he now has [-] troops to command and dispatch, and they are all absolutely loyal to the His troops. In this way, he can completely leave the Xiliang troops aside and command the [-] troops to attack us alone. The wily Zhang Wen has finally grasped the initiative on the Xiliang battlefield, and he can feel proud."

Bian Zhang felt heavy and was silent.After a while, he said: "We need to withdraw our troops quickly. Once we are intercepted by them in the country of Mei, we will definitely launch a battle to break out of the siege. We can't afford to lose. There are only so few troops. After the battle, we will be gone. Throw away all the luggage Burn it down."

Han Sui said heartbrokenly: "It's a pity. We were ambitious and planned to enter Sanfu and take down Chang'an. Who knew we hadn't rushed to Huaili before we were driven back empty-handed by Zhang Wen." He hesitated, and then He said, "Old Bian, have you noticed that the reason for today's situation..."

"Alas..." Bian Zhang shook his head slightly, and said helplessly, "Boyu and Marquis Wen have been procrastinating for a long time, but Zhang Wen seized this fleeting opportunity. If there are no friends, tomorrow The two of us are dead souls under the knife. Boyu... oh..."

"Shoucheng said that Fatty Dong was the one who came up with the idea of ​​the night attack. He sent Li Su to Xiaohuai to meet Zhang Wen and demanded to fight. Zhang Wen immediately revised the plan according to Fatty Dong's suggestion, trying to wipe us out, but he Boyu and the others ignored it. Old Bian, look here..."

"Impossible." Bian Zhang waved his hand and said resolutely, "Who is Boyu, don't we still know?"

"Old Bian, Boyu belongs to the Qiang people. His surrender is nothing more than a little tribute to the court and a few more kowtows. It will hurt him a lot. Think again, who created the opportunity for Dong Zhuo to attack us? Why did he choose such a good timing? Why didn’t he rush to Meiyang to join us as planned? Why did Fatty Dong stay in Meiyang for no reason? The situation in Xiliang is very bad now, and Boyu may have regretted it. Old Bian... ..."

"Wen Yue..." Bian Zhang thought for a while, and said solemnly, "Boyu can't betray his friend, don't think so, he will never."

Han Sui smiled coldly and said softly, "Old Bian, what if..."

Bian Zhang smiled sadly, and said in a low voice: "Even if Boyu has this idea, I don't blame him. Besides, after we withdraw this time, we have to consider the issue of surrender. Otherwise, this year, especially this winter, the people of Xiliang will be killed." How to live. You promised me, you have to consider this issue. "

Han Sui smiled, put his arms around Bian Zhang's thin shoulders and said, "I know, I promise you, I will do it."

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In the middle of the night, when Li Hong's troops arrived near Dushui, he received the news sent by Ma Teng that the pontoon bridge on the river had been broken because it was overwhelmed.

(According to literature and archaeological data, around the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the four basic bridge types of girder bridge, pontoon bridge, cable bridge and arch bridge had all been formed. The two forms of girder bridge and pontoon bridge, due to the backward productivity level at that time, most of them could only If the terrain is flat, the river is not wide, and the water flow is gentle, the bridge can only be a small wooden beam bridge, and the technical problems are easier to solve. On the river with a wide water surface and a fast flow, pontoon bridges are often used. .)
Li Hong was stunned for a long time.Li Su's expression changed instantly.

"Lieutenant Li, is there a bridge near here?"

Li Su shook his head.

"Only this one bridge?" Li Hong asked incredulously, "Is there a shallow river?"

Li Su sneered, and instead of answering Li Hong's words, he said bitterly, "Ma Shoucheng, this Ma Shoucheng is crazy."

Li Hong glanced at him, and asked again: "Master Captain, is there a bridge near here?"

"To Meiyang, there is only this bridge. There is another bridge on the Chengguo Canal. We have to turn back and walk another fifty miles, but General Zhou Shen's troops are passing that bridge. Now even if we turn back and go there, General Zhou Let's cross the river first, and we're running out of time." Li Su sighed helplessly, and then said, "It's been a hundred miles longer, even if we fly this morning, we won't be able to reach Chiba. It's too late. All the time has been lost."

Li Hong asked anxiously: "Lieutenant Li has an emergency plan. If we can't arrive at Qianye Ridge on time, the attack on the rebel camp will be delayed, and the enemy may join up. The whole plan is about to be scuttled. It is a crime of decapitation that none of us can afford."

Li Su raised his horsewhip high, whipped it fiercely in the air, and shouted: "What can I do now. I will hurry back to Meiyang from the direction of Chengguoqu and report the situation to the general."

Li Hong nodded, "Okay then. I'll send someone to report this to Lord Taiwei immediately. Good luck, Captain Captain."

Li Su was so anxious that he didn't say much, bid farewell to Li Hong in a hurry, and went away like flying away with more than a dozen attendants.

Li Hong watched Li Su and his party quickly disappear into the night, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Zilong, go and inform Evergrande personally, and lead the army to quickly move towards Du Yang."

Zhao Yun agreed, and galloped away on his horse.

Li Hong glanced at Sima Zuoyan and said with a smile: "Junyi, you can send someone to tell Mr. Ma that we have changed the way to cross the river from the direction of Chengguo Canal, and let him find a way to repair the bridge. When it is repaired, we will When will you cross the river? After crossing the river, hurry to Meiyang and join General Dong.”

Zuo Yan smiled slightly, and said softly: "Master Taiwei is really good at predicting things."

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(End of this chapter)