Great Han Empire

Chapter 706
On the fourth day of May, in the morning, Li Jue led an army to protect the Tianzi Camp and continued southward.

In the afternoon, the army rushed to Zhidao Pavilion.Guo Si, Wang Fang and Huang Fuhong's army blocked their way.

The emperor's chariot appeared in front of the two armies.

Huangfu Hong rode alone to meet him, "Your Majesty must never go to Nanyang to avoid disaster. Yuan Shao has ulterior motives, repeatedly refused to be appeased, and killed the court ministers. This trip will definitely be detrimental to Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The Son of Heaven sat alone and helpless in the car, looking up at the floating clouds in the sky with a look of indifference.

Situ Chunyu Jia sighed miserably: "Jian Shou, where do you think His Majesty should go?"

"The general is coming across the river soon, and the crisis in Guanzhong will be resolved soon. Please return to Ba Ling quickly and wait patiently." Huangfu Hong bowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, you can't go anywhere except Guanzhong..."

"General? Where is the general now?" Chunyujia was extremely sad and indignant, pointing in the direction of the river and cursing loudly, "Your Majesty's imperial decree is sent to the east of the river every day, but what about his people? Where is his army? How can there be anything in his eyes?" Your Majesty, where is the Dahan Sheji?"

"My lord, Huwei General Pang De's [-] cavalry are at Changmen Pavilion, and the Northern Frontier Army is at Guanzhong. Doesn't this show the general's determination to protect the Son of Heaven?" Huangfu Hong remonstrated earnestly, "Your Majesty, please Believe in the general, he will definitely come to escort and drive the rebels out of Guanzhong."

The emperor looked down at him, smiled bitterly, helplessly and desolately, "Aiqing, I want to stay here, but..."

"Jian Shou, did you hear that?" Li Jue came with a team of personal guards on horseback, "Did you hear that? It's Guo Si, it's you guys who pushed His Majesty to nowhere, all this It's your fault."

Huangfu Hong stood up abruptly and took several steps back.The guards in the distance swarmed up.

Yang Feng and Dong Cheng roared again and again, Yu Lin and Hu Ben roared forward, immediately surrounding the Son of Heaven tightly.

"Zhiran, it's all your fault that Guanzhong became what it is today." Huangfuhong pointed at Li Jue, murderously, "Why did you burn Chang'an? Why did you betray His Majesty and give His Majesty to Yuan Shao?"

"I didn't burn Chang'an, and I didn't betray His Majesty." Li Jue sat on the horse and shouted loudly, "You haven't woken up to this day? You were fooled, I was fooled, and we were all fooled. Lord Huangfu Why was it injured? Who beat him seriously? Who is it?"

"Well, you go back to Ba Ling, and we all go to Ba Ling." Huangfu Hongfei got on his horse and roared angrily, "You said you didn't betray His Majesty, then you can prove it to me. You go back to Baling now , we will go with you."

Li Jue hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Jia Xu behind him.Jia Xu shook his head, "Tell Guo Si to send back the court minister immediately."

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Guo Si flatly refused.

"Jian Shou, are you crazy? Li Jue killed Fan Chou, burned Chang'an, betrayed His Majesty, and wanted to give His Majesty to Yuan Shao. What kind of conditions do you negotiate with this kind of person? Do you think your life is too much?" long?"

"Things have reached this point. If we don't join hands again, everyone will die." Huangfu Hong said angrily, "Let's go back to Baling, immediately."

"I can go to Baling, but I must kill the traitor Li Jue." Guo Si looked at Wang Fang and asked, "What do you say, fight or not?"

"Fight." Wang Fang gritted his teeth and pulled out his saber suddenly, "If you don't beat him honestly, he thinks we are afraid of him? We will kill him today."

Huangfuhong almost went mad with anger, "Yuan Shao's army is in Duling, just sixty miles away, don't you want to live?"

"If we don't save the Son of Heaven, we won't be able to survive." Guo Si sneered, "Do you think Li Jue is still our brother now? Stop dreaming."

"Anyway, it's a dead end. Let's fight today." Wang Fang suddenly raised his saber, turned around and shouted, "Beat the drum, beat the drum..."

The drums of war sounded loudly.

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Pang De was very anxious when he received Huangfuhong's urgent report.

He hurriedly summoned Wei Jun, Liu Ming, Kuang Fengsha and Nie Xiao to discuss.Should the army stand still at the Changmen Pavilion, or rush to the Zhidao Pavilion to protect the emperor?

Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue's army was in Duling, forty miles away. Once the army abandoned Changmen Pavilion, Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue would most likely lead their troops to cover up and kill them.

"Urgently call Mr. Wen Yue, please help." Pound pointed to the map and said, "If the Xiliang army approaches Du Ling, Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue will definitely not dare to send troops."

Nie Xiao sneered, "Ling Ming, can you trust this kind of person? He is a wolf, a wolf that eats people without spitting out bones. If he and Yuan Shao suddenly join forces and attack us from behind, let alone us, just Even the Son of Heaven can't live."

Pang De knew that Nie Xiao and his Huangzhong Qiang cavalry hated Han Sui deeply, so he had to patiently persuade him: "Let's put aside the past hatred for a while, okay? Now we need to rescue the emperor, otherwise we will travel all the way to Guanzhong What are you doing?"

"It is precisely because we want to save the emperor, so we have to be more careful." Nie Xiao said loudly, "Once the iron cavalry suffers heavy losses, how can we save the emperor? If the emperor is dead, can we still keep our heads? Even if the general does not kill We, we have no face to go back to northern Xinjiang."

Pound fell silent.

"Lingming, I also feel that Han Sui and Ma Teng cannot be trusted." Wei Jun touched his beard, walked into Pound and said, "The Xiliang army lacks food and fodder, this is a fact, otherwise the Battle of Baling The Qiang people would not suddenly turn against Han Sui and betray Han Sui. When you went to see Han Sui yesterday, he didn’t say a word about food and forage. Don’t you think it’s strange?”

"I told him that as long as the general crosses the river, he will be given food and fodder..."

"When will the general cross the river? Today, tomorrow, or ten days later, 20 days later?" Wei Jun asked.

Pound smiled wryly.

"The current situation in Guanzhong is confusing. No one can tell what will happen tomorrow?" Liu Ming said after a long thought, "But one thing is for sure. As long as the general crosses the river, the situation in Guanzhong will be clear. Even if Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue and Han Sui We have teamed up, and they are not the opponents of our Northern Xinjiang Army, so..." He looked at the crowd and said, "If it were me, I would not make a choice at this time."

"Han Sui is like the grass on the hillside, the wind blows on both sides." Kuang Fengsha laughed, "I will do the same."

Pang De didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately wrote to Han Sui, asking him to lead his army to approach Du Ling and threaten Yuan Shao.

"Order all the ministries to attack Zhidao Pavilion tomorrow morning and protect the emperor."

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At dusk on the fifth day of the lunar new year, the Xiliang army approached Duling ten miles away.

That night, Yuan Shao, accompanied by Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and Feng Ji, visited Han Sui and Ma Teng in the Xiliang army camp.

"I haven't seen Mr. Wenyue since the farewell in Luoyang." Yuan Shao took Han Sui's hand and said affectionately, "It's been about ten years, right?"

Han Sui smiled, "When I saw you in the General's Mansion, you were much younger than now."

"I'm old, and I have white hair on my head." Yuan Shao said with great emotion, "If the general (He Jin) had adopted your suggestion, how could the big man be in danger today?"

"It doesn't make any sense to say this now and then. In fact, at that time, with the strength of the general, it was impossible to eradicate the traitor." Han Sui extended his hand and smiled, "I heard that you also participated Wing City battle?"

Yuan Shao laughed, "Sir, do you still want to settle the old score with me?"

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Yuan Shao walked into the big tent, saw the guards standing on both sides, and asked with a smile: "Do you plan to attack Du Ling tonight, sir?"

Han Sui smiled and said nothing, and sat down on the table calmly.Ma Teng was taken aback, and a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes.

"Ben Chu, sit down." Han Sui said slowly, "I originally planned to attack the Jingzhou army's camp tomorrow morning, but since you are prepared, then go ahead."

Yuan Shaonong frowned slightly, a little anger flashed across his face, and sat down at the guest table with a dry smile.Shenpei, Guo Tu and Feng Ji stood behind Yuan Shao, their faces showing shock.

"Aren't you unhappy?" Han Sui laughed, "I may not be very sure about fighting the Northern Xinjiang Army, but I am very sure about fighting your Kwantung Army or the Jingzhou Army of Kuaiyue. The Xiliang people are in Guanzhong You have fought in this area for many years, and you are familiar with all the mountains and rivers. You have no advantage in fighting here. I will attack your infantry with iron cavalry. Even if I can't win all of them, I can definitely capture food, grass and supplies. I can solve the food problem of the army."

Yuan Shao nodded and said appreciatively: "Mister's plan is very good. However, Mr. is old, and there may be some mistakes when he leads the army to attack in the middle of the night. Let me see how much food and grass Mister needs. I will send someone over immediately."

"You don't get paid for nothing." Han Sui waved his hands again and again, "It's the shortest way to take other people's hands. I'd better go grab it myself."

"Mr. is too far-fetched." Yuan Shao laughed loudly, "Don't talk about the food and supplies, even in Guanzhong, I am willing to give it to you."

"Guanzhong?" Han Sui smiled with his beard, "In the beginning, Guanzhong is not yours now. Once the general crosses the river to the west, this Guanzhong will be in the general's pocket. However, I still feel very sorry for your big words. Like to hear."

"Since Mr. likes to hear it, then I will tell him."

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In the early morning of the sixth day.

Pound was pushed awake in his sleep, he opened his eyes in a daze, and suddenly a familiar figure came into view.

"Brother..." Pound jumped up and rushed forward, "Brother, why are you here?"

Qin Yi hugged Pang De who was rushing over, "Ling Ming, let's go. This morning, sir will lead an army to attack Changmen Pavilion."

"What did you say?" Pound didn't react for a moment, "That gentleman? Who is going to attack me?"

"Mr. Wenyue." Qin Yi whispered, "Mr. Wenyue wants to kill you."

Pound couldn't believe it, he opened his mouth wide and didn't say a word for a long time.

"Mr. promised me, he promised me, he said he would help me."

"Yes, sir, you never lose your word, so I'm standing in front of you now." Qin Yi patted Pang De on the shoulder, "Mr. asked me to tell you, please withdraw your troops immediately and take the emperor to retreat toward the east of the river."

"Retreat? How should I withdraw?" Pang De raised his brows and said angrily, "Yesterday, Li Jue and Guo Si's army fought at Zhidao Pavilion all afternoon, and they will continue to fight today, how can I withdraw? Shall I kill them?"

"Sir, you can tell Li Jue and Guo Si that he has teamed up with Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue, and an army of [-] is about to launch a hunt, and it is bound to rescue the emperor safely."

Pound felt suffocated in his heart, his vest felt cold, and he couldn't help taking a step back, "Sir, did he form an alliance with Yuan Shao? How could this be? Yesterday..."

"It will change every day." Qin Yi smiled, "For example, you and my brother, now you are the famous General Huwei, and I am still the personal guard of the husband."

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Pound sent Qin Yi away, and walked into the big tent in a depressed mood.

The thing I least wanted to see happened.Soon, the Northern Xinjiang Army will once again start a bloody fight with the Xiliang Army in Guanzhong.Sir, why can't you trust the general, why?
Pound looked up at the stars in the sky, feeling a pain in his heart.General, why don't you cross the river?What are you waiting for?The Son of Heaven is about to be lost, Guanzhong is about to become Yuan Shao's world, why don't you lead your army to kill him?
"I said a long time ago that Han Sui is a wolf, a wolf." Nie Xiao waved his hands excitedly and roared, "Ling Ming, you let me lead someone to kill him, I want to kill this wolf, I want to avenge Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou."

"No." Pang De resolutely refused, "You immediately lead someone to take a shortcut to Baling, and set Beiwu on fire."

"Order all the ministries to attack Zhidao Pavilion immediately."

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"Han Sui took refuge with Yuan Shao?" Guo Si's eyes widened, and he slapped himself hard on the mouth, "Is he confused? He has been fooled by Yuan Shao once, and he wants to be fooled a second time?"

"What benefit did Yuan Shao give him to make Han Sui trust Yuan Shao again?" Wang Fang shook his head in disbelief, "Jian Shou, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? Make peace with Li Jue immediately, return to Ba Ling and stand firm." Huangfu Hong snatched the letter from Guo Si's hand, and shouted at him angrily, "If you don't want to die, quickly rectify the army and civilians, Ba Ling retreats."

"What's the rush?" Guo Bang sneered, "Pang De's iron cavalry will help us block Yuan Shao and Han Sui."

"Stop dreaming." Huangfu Hong snorted, "Don't forget, Pang De is from Xiliang, Liu Ming, Kuang Fengsha and Nie Xiao are all barbarians, they don't have the patience to play with you here slowly. "

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Huangfu Hong glared at Li Jue, and asked word by word: "Have you thought about it?"

Li Jue took the time to put down the letter, and sneered triumphantly: "Jian Shou, go back and tell Guo Si to let me release Taiwei Yang Biao, Guang Luxun Liu Yuan, Wei Weishi Sun Rui and other ministers, and let me go immediately." return."

"At this moment, why are you so angry?" Huangfu Hong punched the case table, almost roaring like thunder, "Take the Tianziying away, hurry up."

Li Jue was taken aback, and dodged back. Annoyed, he raised his hand and wiped the spittle on his face, "It's not yet dawn, and His Majesty is sleeping. How do we go? We'll talk about it after dawn."

Huangfu Hong was furious, picked up the case with both hands, and threw it out of the big tent with a loud roar, "Hurry up, hurry up, it will be too late after dawn, Pound is going to kill him."

"Pound?" Li Jue was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly, "Jianshou, don't be so angry, you see that your words are confusing. It is Yuan Shao and Han Sui who are going to kill, not Pang De. Here we come. Why did Pang De come here? Of course he will stop and kill the enemy at Nagato Pavilion."

"You wait to die." Huangfu Hong gritted his teeth, turned and walked out of the big tent.

Li Jue looked at Huangfu Hong's figure, thought for a moment, turned around and waved to the guards behind him, "Hurry up, beat the drums, get ready to set up camp and retreat back to Baling."

"Urgently call Hussar General Zhang Ji, I will immediately escort the emperor back to Baling, and ask him to hurry to Beiwu camp to meet up."

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On the sixth day, in the early morning, the sky is full of sunrise.

Huwei General Pang De led an army of iron cavalry to attack Zhidao Pavilion mightily.

Huangfuhong was stationed in Gaopo, looking at the overwhelming cavalry in the distance, his soul flew away, "Quick, quick, beat the drums, call the police, call the police..."

Drums sounded everywhere, resounding through the sky and the earth.

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The earth trembled violently under the trampling of iron hooves.

The camps in Zhidao Pavilion were in chaos, and the soldiers of all armies evacuated to the northeast as quickly as possible.

The Son of Heaven, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, was held in Dong Cheng's arms, and under the protection of Yulin and Huben, he ran away along the galloping road first.

"Protect the Tianziying and go first, hurry, hurry..." Li Jue flew on the horse, shouting and roaring at the top of his voice.

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Surrounded by his personal guards, Guo Si rushed out of the camp.

"My lord, there are too many people on the road, and we can't retreat for a while." Zhang Bao galloped forward, "What should we do? Should we line up to meet the enemy?"

"Where are the Taiwei and the ministers?"

"Master Yang Mi and Xia Yu protected them and left first." Gao Shuo who was next to him replied, "They left by the path."

"Take the path, let's all take the path, retreat to Baling first." Guo Si shouted angrily, "Don't fight the cavalry of the Northern Border Army, it's pure courting death."

"My lord, what about the food, grass, and supplies?" Zhang Bao asked in surprise.

"No more." Guo Si waved his hand and said, "When we get to Baling, if Li Jue refuses to eat, I will peel his skin."

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Huangfu Hong rode his horse to meet Pang De.

"Lingming, what are you doing? Do you want to rebel?"

Pound whipped his whip in the air, "I'm going to kill these rebels today. I want to see, who dares to kill the king?"

"Blow the horn, blow the horn..." Pang De suddenly turned around, raised his knife and shouted wildly, "Rush in... quickly..."

The horn blew and the roar was like thunder.

The cavalry army suddenly accelerated, and the huge roar shook the whole field.The color of the sky and the earth changed instantly, and the rising sun was like a jet of blood, immediately dyeing the entire sky red.

"Eradicate rebellion, protect the emperor...kill..."

"kill……"

With the momentum of thunder, the northern Xinjiang cavalry rushed into Zhidao Pavilion and charged towards the bloody mountain.

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(End of this chapter)