Great Han Empire

Chapter 715
The sound of the golden gong suddenly pierced the din of the battlefield.

Huangfu Hong was shocked, "No, Yuan Shao is about to withdraw. Hurry up, kill out, kill out..."

The sound of war drums roared, and the huge Tianzi Dazhu went straight up into the clouds.

Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huangfu Hong each led their troops and rushed towards the central formation of the Northern Border Army like a stormy sea.

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"My lord, look quickly, they have started." Tian Feng pointed to the faintly visible emperor banner in the distance, and shouted excitedly, "My lord, suspend the withdrawal of troops, suspend the withdrawal of troops..."

Yuan Shao roared angrily, and drew out his whip in the air.The whip flew across the air, making a piercing whistling sound.

"Han Sui has already killed behind us. If we don't retreat, our entire army will be wiped out."

"Our entire army is wiped out, what good will it do for Han Sui?" Tian Feng shouted, "If Han Sui had defected to the Northern Border Army, he should have turned against him in the morning instead of withdrawing from the battlefield voluntarily. It's almost dusk now Now, he ran behind us again, obviously wanting to see who is in favor of the battle, and then take the opportunity to make trouble. His goal is the emperor, Guanzhong, not to destroy us. Our army is wiped out, and he will face the powerful Northern Xinjiang Army, this will not benefit him at all."

"My lord, Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and Huangfu Hong are leading the army to attack Qu Yi, and the northern army is about to be defeated. If we withdraw from the battlefield at this time, we will not only lose the Son of Heaven and Guan Zhong." Advised, "My lord, please think twice."

Yuan Shao looked at the rear of the battlefield, then at the army that was gradually retreating, and then at the banner of the Northern Frontier Army that was moving in the distance.

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Qu Yi turned his horse's head and looked at the army that came ahead with contempt.

"Pull the rebels in Northern Xinjiang, and kill Qu Yi..." Guan Zhong soldiers rushed all the way, and the earth-shattering shouts resounded through the sky.

The soldiers of Northern Xinjiang were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.The emperor wants to beat us?To put us to death?
Sun Qin, Wang Dang, Yu Du, and tens of thousands of bloody and exhausted Northern Xinjiang soldiers suddenly became angry, "Kill...kill..." The roar suddenly exploded like thunder, shaking the world.

"The central army moves back and joins the front army." Qu Yi waved his hand and said calmly, "Urgently tell all the ministries to take advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's retreat to quickly head north and withdraw from the battlefield."

"Order Mr. Zhao, immediately regroup some cavalry, return to aid the Chinese army, and block the rebels."

"Master Zhao has come back." Wu Ye pointed to a cavalry army galloping in the distance, and said with a smile, "When Yuan Shao's golden gong rang, Master Zhao immediately turned his horse's head around and killed some of the cavalry with him. return."

"Okay." Qu Yi shouted loudly, turned his head and shouted to the guards behind him, "Let's go, go north."

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Yuan Shao's army was still retreating.

Kuai Yue rode over, furious, "My lord, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill us all? Your Majesty's army has already launched an attack on Qu Yi. Now we are not retreating, but are going to attack with all our strength. It is possible to kill and injure the Northern Xinjiang Army and defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army."

"Han Sui's iron cavalry has arrived behind us, once they launch an attack..."

"The Northern Army was attacked back and forth, and the whole army was in chaos. Why did Han Sui fight?" Before Yuan Shao could finish speaking, Kuai Yue interrupted him, "The Northern Army was hit hard in the front, and those Yellow Turban rebels With heavy casualties, how long can we last? As long as Qu Yi's front and center troops collapse, the cavalry of the Northern Army will not be able to recover from the defeat and can only flee from the battlefield. He will never go any further."

Yuan Shao hesitated, thinking about it.At this time, if the army withdraws from the battlefield, it will not be regarded as a failure, but it can still retain considerable strength.It would be too dangerous to attack, and the entire army might be wiped out at any time.No one knows what Han Sui wants to do now, and whether he has joined the Northern Army. Once Han Sui really joins the Northern Army, and when he is exhausted, he will join hands with the Northern Army to encircle and wipe him out, then he will die. .

Yuan Shao didn't dare to gamble.

"Withdraw, quickly organize the army, prepare to kill Zhang Ji and other rebels, and cross the river to serve the king." Yuan Shao waved his hand firmly.

Tian Feng lowered his head in frustration.Shenpei and Guo Tu looked at each other and smiled wryly.At this time, Yuan Shao still sticks to his own ideas, and has no intention of being king at all.What he wants is Guanzhong, his own hegemony.

Kuai Yue was furious. He pointed at the battlefield and shouted loudly: "At first, if the Northern Army was not defeated, King Qin was just empty words, and Guanzhong would not be able to take it down."

"Brother Yidu, we have wiped out all the troops, how can we be king? How can we start occupying Guanzhong?" Now that Yuan Shao had made up his mind, he did not show any weakness, "Let Qu Yi get out of the battlefield as soon as possible. We killed the Bashuihe, entered the Tianzi camp, and first grabbed the emperor. Brother Yidu, you will not change your mind and don't want to rescue the emperor, right?"

"You..." Kuai Yue shook his head angrily, glared at him fiercely, and flew away like flying.

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Lu Bu left the battlefield with his iron cavalry, covering the infantry army and retreating northward.

Pound led his army across the battlefield, trailing behind the army of infantry.

Zhao Yun and Wei Jun led the army to attack quickly, blocking the way of Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and Huang Fuhong.The cavalry army uses dense long arrows to slow down the enemy's advancing speed, and retreat while fighting.

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Huangfu Hong suddenly reined in his horse and stood still, raised his hand and shouted wildly: "Ming Jin, withdraw from the battlefield immediately and return to the Tianzi Camp, hurry, hurry..."

The golden gong sounded, and the army stopped.

Zhang Ji and Wang Fang came successively from the front, "Jian Shou, why do you want to withdraw the troops? Stop fighting?"

"No more fights." Huangfu Hong said nervously, "Our plan must have been leaked. You see, the northern army retreated in an orderly and unhurried manner, obviously well prepared. Look at Yuan Shao again, once we fight, he will Instead, they withdrew faster and let the Northern Border Army go away calmly. There must be something famous here, let's go quickly and defend the Tianzi Camp first."

"You mean, Yuan Shao used us to scare away the northern border army, and then turned around to attack us?" Wang Fang asked incredulously, "Jian Shou, Yuan Shao and Qu Yi fought for a whole day, blood and blood were flying everywhere, and he still had the strength to beat us ?”

"I don't know if Yuan Shao will attack us, but Yuan Shao's retreat has given enough time for the Northern Army to withdraw from the battlefield, and the possibility of defeating the Northern Army has been completely lost." Huangfu Hong looked at the two worriedly, "It is almost impossible for Yuan Shao to re-enter the offensive now. Even if he can muster up morale and lead the army to attack again, the northern army has already retreated, and he will not be able to catch up if he wants to. Since the possibility of defeating the northern army has already If not, will he take the opportunity to hit us?"

"Now that Yuan Shao has lost his troops, and his soldiers are exhausted, how can he still have the strength to fight us?" Zhang Ji sneered, "But Jianshou's consideration is reasonable. Yuan Shao will stop fighting, and we will only chase after the northern army. If you fight, it is very likely that you will be killed by the Northern Xinjiang cavalry. I think it is better to withdraw, anyway, the goal has been achieved, and now no one can grab the emperor."

Huangfu Hong shook his head worriedly, "The Northern Frontier Army is still there, and Yuan Shao is still there. Although their strength has suffered, the situation in Guanzhong has not improved." He sighed long, "More and more It's getting more troublesome."

"Trouble? I don't think it's troublesome at all." Wang Fang smiled relaxedly, "Although the original plan to defeat the Northern Army was not achieved, both Qu Yi and Yuan Shao were severely injured, and the situation in Guanzhong has been completely reversed. Jianshou, I think you worry too much."

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Dusk, Wei Bridge.

Sunset on the west hills.The sound of the flute is melodious.

Han Sui stayed at Maqiaotou, facing the setting sun, playing the flute lightly, leisurely.

Qu Yi arrived on a flying horse.

"After leaving here, when can I see you again, sir?"

Han Sui thought for a while and sighed softly, "If the country can be stable, you and I will see each other again. If the big man is overthrown, I'm afraid we will never see each other again."

"Mr. is too pessimistic." Qu Yi smiled, "In less than five years, you and I will meet again in Chang'an."

Han Sui looked at him intently, then laughed, "Okay, I'll wait. However, I won't send troops to Guanzhong again in the next five years. In this battle of Guanzhong, the Xiliang Army suffered heavy losses and their vitality was greatly injured. .”

Forty thousand troops from Xiliang entered the pass.First, 1 Qiang people killed each other, and then they were surrounded and annihilated at Nanshan Pavilion by the Northern Xinjiang Army.Soon Ma Teng left the Xiliang Army with another 2 people.In the end, there were only less than [-] people left in the [-] army, which was indeed a heavy loss.

"If I had known this, I would not have entered the customs." Han Sui looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

"Sir, Xiliang will get better soon." Qu Yi comforted in a low voice, "The general has promised sir that he will allocate enough relief money and food to Xiliang every year. With this batch of money and food, sir can not only stabilize Xiliang, It can also feed and clothe the people of Xiliang.”

Han Sui nodded, "Yuntian, after you go back, thank the general for me. You tell him that as long as the general can keep his promise, I can ensure the stability of the western border and ensure that the territory of the Han Dynasty will not be lost."

Qu Yi repeatedly agreed, "Thank you sir this time. Beijiang will definitely repay you for your help."

Han Sui waved his hand apologetically, "Forget it, I didn't help you with anything. I'm going to withdraw my troops anyway, but I'm just doing favors. Don't take it too seriously." Then he looked up at the The northern army frowned and asked, "Are you going to withdraw from Guanzhong? Are you going to save the emperor?"

"I've become a rebel, why should I save the emperor?" Qu Yi sneered, "If I can't save it, I will withdraw my troops back to Hedong just like you."

Han Sui hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "The general's order?"

"The general likes to take risks with his troops, and it's the same this time. He insisted on eating a fat man, being king, occupying Guanzhong, and attacking Luoyang. What happened? The emperor not only didn't want him to save him, but also said he was Rebellion, say I am a rebel, say that our northern army is a rebel." Qu Yi said angrily, "It's all right now, King Qin failed, and Guanzhong was not taken down, let alone Luoyang. Tens of thousands of soldiers are white I'm dead, this battle was painful and useless." Qu Yi waved his arms a little excitedly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I just don't understand, the general has [-] troops, with great fanfare, and three-pronged attack, he actually rescued the army. You can’t occupy Guanzhong if you don’t become the Son of Heaven. The Beijiang Army has lost face this time.”

Han Sui listened quietly, bowing his head in silence.

Qu Yi calmed down his emotions, and continued: "After this battle, I have the strength to kill Bashui, enter the camp of the emperor, rescue the emperor, and then turn around to attack Yuan Shao and occupy Guanzhong. If this is the case, the world will be settled. But the general didn’t agree, and he even ordered me to withdraw to Hedong.” Qu Yi gritted his teeth, heartbroken, “I just don’t understand, I want to go back and ask him, what is his intention? Does he really want to be king? Do you still want to dominate one side? My 1 brothers can’t just die without knowing why.”

Han Sui looked at Qu Yi with a complicated expression. After a long time, he asked in a low voice, "Have you said this to others?"

Qu Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he had lost his composure.He had just been withdrawn from the battlefield, and he was angry for a while, and he said it indiscriminately.

"Yuntian, I have known you since you were very young, and you and I have a teacher-student friendship. Today I will solemnly say to you, if you don't change your temper, you and I will die forever at this moment. It's time to meet again."

Qu Yi showed disdain on his face, and hummed lightly.

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"Do you know that the [-] army attacked three ways, why haven't you rescued the emperor?" Han Sui knew that Qu Yi didn't listen to his words, so he walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Do you know why the general didn't concentrate his forces?" To attack Guanzhong, instead of mobilizing heavy troops to attack Luoyang?"

Qu Yi nodded, "The general is eager for success, and wishes to become king one day and bring peace to the world. You all say that I am arrogant, but I think the general is even more arrogant than me. He thinks that no one else is his opponent, and it is simply unbearable." One hit, the result..."

"You are wrong." Han Sui said, "This is a situation deliberately created by the general. This time King Qin is simply a scam, a battle of King Qin to deceive the world."

Qu Yi looked at Han Sui in surprise, "A scam?"

"This time the general's act of serving the king is so powerful that it is well known in the world." Han Sui said slowly, "but the general still doesn't want to serve the king. Why? The emperor is already old, and he will be in power in a few years, and The emperor has been in Chang'an for the past few years, and he has great trust in the ministers of Chang'an. What does it mean for the general and Beijiang to rescue a 14-year-old emperor and a group of ministers who are extremely favored by the emperor? The power of the general It may be deprived, the ZTE plan in northern Xinjiang may be wiped out, and the Great Han Society may be completely annihilated."

"In the past few years, the general has been using various excuses for his reluctance to be king. Although there are many reasons, this is definitely the main reason. Now he occupies the three states of Hebei and has the advantages of Jizhou. , it is more likely to cause internal chaos, so he has to be king if he doesn't work hard." Han Sui sighed softly, "Now you have seen the result of the general's hard work. It's not that the general doesn't want to work hard, but the emperor doesn't want him to work hard. It's not that the general doesn't respect the emperor, but that the emperor regards the general as rebellious. The failure of Qin Wang this time is not the responsibility of the general, but the responsibility of the emperor. The general easily got rid of the strong pressure from all over Hebei to demand him to serve the king. .”

Qu Yi woke up suddenly.

"Now everyone in the world knows the great determination of the Great General Qin Wang and the great determination of Zhongxing Sheji, and they all know that the Great General is the most loyal minister of the Han Dynasty." Han Sui stroked his beard and said, "Now even the emperor, the ministers in the Chang'an court, and Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others think that the general is rebellious, but no one in the three states of Hebei will doubt the general, including the eldest princess. After this battle, the general will establish his absolute authority in the three states of Hebei. authority."

"What the general needs is not the emperor, not the ministers of the Chang'an court. What the general needs is the reputation of being absolutely loyal to the great man and the emperor, and what he needs is the trust of the people in the world. With his reputation and trust, he can gather the power of the world, Quickly calm down the world Zhongxing Dahan."

Han Sui looked at Qu Yi and asked with a smile, "Do you understand? It's not the general who asked you to leave Guanzhong, but the emperor. It's the emperor who asked you to leave Guanzhong."

Qu Yi gritted his teeth, "The general disregarded the lives of his brothers for his own sake, he..."

"Don't understand it that way." Han Sui persuaded, "Although the general sacrificed tens of thousands of innocent lives, he can avoid more wars and calm down the world as soon as possible. How many lives can this save?"

"Then what should we do in the future?" Qu Yi asked, "We will leave Guanzhong right now, and the general will leave Luoyang. Will the emperor be saved? We can leave Guanzhong and Luoyang temporarily, but the emperor cannot."

"I just said that this is a scam." Han Sui thought for a while and said slowly, "The affairs of the court, the so-called state affairs, power struggles, and interest struggles, in the final analysis, are frauds. Everyone deceives each other , Whoever wins will get everything he needs. From the emperor to the ordinary officials, this is the case. The battle of Qin Wang launched by the general is also a fraud. 'Deceit' is to deceive the world. 'Woolen cloth?"

Qu Yi was thoughtful.

"In today's battle, Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huangfuhong benefited the most, and the rest of the parties suffered. After your two armies withdrew from Guanzhong, the forces in Guanzhong were reduced. As we get closer, the situation will become simpler immediately, but the battle will soon become fierce." Han Sui looked at the last touch of the emperor's sunset, and sighed, "The general will definitely save the emperor in the end, but the price must be very high. Let the emperor and the officials of the three prefectures of Hebei clearly realize that the path of ZTE Dahan is very difficult, so that he can smoothly carry out the reform and control the power smoothly. The focus of this "fraud" is not "deceit", but "deceit". The general is no longer the brave general who galloped in the western borders, but a powerful minister of the imperial court."

Qu Yi bowed down to be taught very gratefully.

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"Yuntian, you have to change your temper, and, you must remember, never set foot in the court, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Is the general still going to kill me?" Qu Yi smiled.

"Exactly." Han Sui leaned close to his ear and persuaded in a low voice, "Don't be in a hurry to return to Hedong, just remember."

Qu Yi's face changed, and his anger surged up, and when he was about to speak, Han Sui waved his hand to stop him.

"King Qin's important matter, the general didn't go to Guanzhong in person, but entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, can't you see the mystery of it? King Qin failed, the general needed someone to take the blame, and the emperor didn't want to offend the general, so naturally he had to find someone to take the blame , Who is this person who is responsible for the crime? Could it be that you have failed King Qin, and you can still be your left general in peace when you return to Hedong?"

"Sir, I am loyal to the general. The general will never treat me like this. Don't be suspicious."

"I'm not trying to pick you up, I'm warning you not to seek your own death." Han Sui said seriously, "The emperor doesn't want you to be a king, but the emperor says you are a rebel, so you don't want to be a king? Are you willing to be a rebel? The general asked If you withdraw to Hedong, you will withdraw to Hedong? Do you listen to the general or the emperor? Does the emperor have an imperial decree for you to withdraw from Guanzhong?"

Qu Yi was flustered and at a loss for a moment.

Han Sui bid farewell, his thin figure slowly disappearing into the faint twilight.

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(End of this chapter)