Great Han Empire

Chapter 716
In the middle of the night, the Northern Xinjiang Army withdrew to Changling.

In the simple military tent, Qu Yi walked up and down restlessly under the dim candlelight.

I have read the joint letter between Li Hong and Xu Rong no less than a hundred times, and now I can recite it almost word for word.It is very clear in the letter that the purpose of actively seeking defeat in this battle is threefold.

One is to preserve strength.The coalition forces of Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, Han Sui, and Ma Teng have nearly 10 people. In the case that Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huangfu Hong may defect, it is the wisest and safest way to retreat in defeat.At the beginning of the month, the Battle of Nanshan Pavilion did not achieve the expected goal, which caused King Qin to fall into a passive position. If King Qin spared no expense, the safety of the Son of Heaven would be difficult to guarantee. In addition, the losses of the Northern Border Army were astonishing.Now the main forces of the northern Xinjiang cavalry are all on the Guanzhong battlefield. Zhao Yun's Hebei cavalry, Pang De's Fengyun cavalry, Wei Jun's Ural Mountain cavalry, and the Hun cavalry of the day-chasing king Liu Ming who is the most loyal to the Han. With more than half of the losses, can the Northern Xinjiang Army still ensure that Guanzhong is taken?Even if Guanzhong is won, what will happen to the garrisons in the desert and border counties in the future?What will happen in the future when the world is pacified, especially when the Central Plains are captured?
The second is to effectively consume the forces of all parties entering the Guanzhong battlefield, especially the strength of Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, Han Sui and Ma Teng.The reason why this battle is fought knowingly that we must lose is our main purpose.The strength of all parties has weakened, and the difference between each other is almost the same, so the competition for the emperor will become more intense, and the battle of Guanzhong can continue forever.When they fight again, we can get the chance to be king again, and we can save the emperor at the least cost.

Isn't it for this reason that we waited until the chaos in Guanzhong at the beginning of the year before dispatching troops to serve the king?No matter how ferocious a tiger is, it cannot fight against the siege of wolves.Although now we can try to have fun for a while and forcefully rescue the emperor at all costs, but we ourselves have been beaten to the brink of death, so is this King Qin still successful?Is this Qin Wang still meaningful?

The third is that only when we are defeated can we have a reason to give up King Qin and withdraw troops from Hedong.We don't have to fight this battle, or we can use other methods to avoid defeat, but we went to Guanzhong to serve the king and obey the will of the emperor, so we not only have to fight, not only have to take the initiative to fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy from front to back, but also to fight The fight was fierce, and the fight was so hard that people believed that our Northern Xinjiang Army was not incapable of serving the king, but really unable to serve the king.Otherwise, if we give up King Qin and withdraw troops from Hedong, we will definitely be criticized by the people of the world, and hated by the eldest princess and the officials of Hebei.

Now this battle was fought by himself, and he was defeated according to the general's request, so that everyone in the world would know that the northern army was unable to serve as king, but was the northern army really unable to serve as king?no.Under the instruction of the general, he successfully persuaded Han Sui and got the help of Han Sui, thus saving the main cavalry and withdrawing from the battlefield very smoothly.At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army still has the strength to continue to fight, continue to fight against various forces in Guanzhong, and look for opportunities for King Qin.

Do I really want to follow the general's order and leave Guanzhong?
What Mr. Wen Yue said on the side of the Wei Bridge had a great impact on him.If Mr. Wen Yue's analysis is correct, the general has no intention of serving the king at all, he is deceiving the people of the world, the eldest princess and Hebei, then he is very likely to be the scapegoat for this defeat, as Mr. Wen Yue said .

Will the general kill me?Has the general really become a vicious and cunning official?
Qu Yi closed his eyes and sighed.

The general will not change.After so many years, has the general ever killed a subordinate?Have you ever sacrificed your own hands to achieve your own personal goals?He wants to kill me, if he is dissatisfied with me, why does he keep giving me important tasks?

Mr. Wen Yue's words may have his reasons, maybe he has his own understanding and views on the situation in the world, or maybe he has other goals.He is not familiar with the general, and he doesn't know what the general has done in recent years. He just guesses the general's thoughts with his own psychology. It is impossible for him to understand the general's character and aspirations.He may be wrong.

But what should I do if things are as Mr. Wen Yue said?Mr. Wen Yue is a celebrity and the leader of the Xiliang Army. He has struggled hard in Xiliang for ten years. His views on many things must be more thorough than mine, and his wisdom and vision are far beyond mine. Even if he said Wrong, it is estimated that it will not be too far from the truth.

Thinking of his wife and children, his mother and clan relatives, Qu Yi shuddered.

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Zhao Yun strode into the military tent.

"Brother Yuntian, look for me late at night, what's the hurry?"

Qu Yi pointed to the letter on the case table, "Zilong, after we entered Guanzhong with [-] steps, we went through several battles and suffered nearly [-] casualties. Look at the casualties reported by various ministries..."

Zhao Yun glanced roughly, and couldn't help frowning, "The infantry army has suffered more than 7000 casualties." He looked up at Qu Yi with a sad expression on his face, "These are the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro. They're afraid..."

"They still want to fight." Qu Yi sat next to Zhao Yun, and praised softly, "They are all a group of warriors. Yu Du, Ku Chief, and Li Damu found me one after another, shouting for revenge. Over the past few years, the enmity between them and Yuan Shao has been too deep, they want revenge so much, and their emotions are very agitated. In this case, tell them to withdraw from Guanzhong immediately, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Yun understood what Qu Yi meant, and Qu Yi planned to delay the withdrawal time.The commander-in-chief of King Qin's army this time is Qu Yi, and the deputy commander is Zhao Yun. For such a major event, the two must agree.

"Han Sui has already returned to Xiliang. We continue to stay in Guanzhong. We have no advantage in military strength, and it is difficult to find the opportunity to find King Qin. On the contrary, because of our existence, Yuan Shao, Kuaiyue, Ma Teng, Zhang Ji and other people in Guanzhong In order to fight against us, the generals will stay close together, which is of no benefit to King Qin or the situation in Guanzhong." Zhao Yun slowly rolled up the bamboo slips in his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Yuntian, if you want to If we want to find a chance to fight King Qin at the least cost, we must let them fight each other. If we want them to fight each other, we cannot give them a chance to join forces, and we cannot make them feel the threat of our strength."

Zhao Yun touched the slip in his hand, and continued: "This is a roll of slips, even if we use two hands, it is difficult to break it easily, but if it is just a piece of thin bamboo, we can break it with two fingers. Big The general's suggestion is correct, I think it's better to withdraw from Guanzhong as soon as possible."

Qu Yi pondered for a long time, hesitant to speak, looking hesitant.

"Brother Yuntian, Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huangfuhong turned against each other not to give the emperor to Yuan Shao, but to control the emperor firmly in their own hands like in the past. The emperor was young and was deceived by these villains and coercion, it is impossible to distinguish loyalty from traitors, and it is normal to order us to beat us. The emperor doesn't know us well, or even doesn't know us at all, so how can he trust us? Of course he trusts the ministers who have been with him all the time, so I think it's a big deal. The general's idea is right. Let them fight each other, wait until the damned people are dead, and when the emperor knows that no one can save him except the general, it's not too late for us to go to the king."

Zhao Yun patted Qu Yi's shoulder and said with a smile: "You never think that Yuan Shao suddenly changed course and took the emperor to Luoyang, right? Even if Yuan Shao really changed course, people like Zhang Ji would agree? Those who hate Yuan Shao in the court People will agree? I don’t think Liu Biao will agree. Once Yuan Shao brings the emperor to Luoyang and deposes him, how can Liu Biao keep Jingzhou? An imperial decree can call Liu Biao to Luoyang to kill him.”

Qu Yi was worried and remained silent.

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Zhao Yun thought for a while and asked: "Brother Yuntian, you are not worried that Han Sui will lie to us, saying that you will withdraw from Guanzhong, and secretly stay in Guanzhong, planning to take advantage like us? I don't think so, Han Sui There is no more food and grass, and he offended Yuan Shao and Ma Teng because he secretly helped us in the first battle of Chang'an, so he will not stay in Guanzhong anyway." Then he patted Qu Yi on the back and whispered, "I I know you are unwilling, but the situation in Guanzhong is here, and the general has a military order. If we don’t withdraw, we have to withdraw. If we don’t withdraw, the general will be angry.”

Qu Yi's heart trembled, and he blurted out: "I have lost the battle, and the matter of being king has been abandoned halfway. Even if the general doesn't kill me now, what will happen in the future? If he fails to become king, what happened to the emperor, or Yuan Shao really changed his course, and he will be king If it succeeds, we all become rebels, and Hebei is in chaos because of it, will the general bring up the old story again and kill me?"

Zhao Yun was taken aback, "Brother Yuntian, why did you suddenly have such an idea? How could the general kill you? You want to stay in Guanzhong to fight, so there is no need to use such an excuse, right?"

Qu Yi sneered and said nothing, "We still have more than 4 people, and we have enough strength to serve as king. Do you think it is appropriate to withdraw at this time?"

"Yuntian, the general has already said that sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in order to save the emperor is to quench thirst with doves, which is very detrimental to the northern border and the future peace of the world."

"Then why did he lead the army to fight Luoyang? Wouldn't anyone be killed in Luoyang?"

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Yuntian, I know you have opinions on the general's plan to serve the king this time, but I don't think there is anything wrong with the general's plan. The purpose of attacking Luoyang is to force Yuan Shao to withdraw. So that we can successfully rescue the emperor at the lowest cost, capture Guanzhong, and then take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle on this basis, but people are not as good as heaven. First, Yuan Shao desperately refused to withdraw his troops, and then Huangfuhong did not believe us, so we were in Nanshan Pavilion The emperor was not rescued in the first battle. Yes, wrong steps, this is also a common occurrence in wars, why do you have a grudge against the general because of this? You even suspect that he is going to kill you?"

Qu Yi sneered repeatedly.

"The officials in Hebei, including many generals in the Beijiang Army, believe that the Beijiang Army is invincible and can completely sweep the world. They never consider how much wealth, manpower and material resources are needed to fight a war, nor do they consider the vastness of the land. Whether the deserts and border counties need stability, let alone the food and clothing of the more than 1000 million people in the three prefectures of Hebei, they say it is for the great Han community, but in fact what they think about is their own fame and fortune." Zhao Yunmian With a smile, he said softly, "For example, this time we will use [-] troops to enter the Guanqin King. I won't talk about the money, food, military equipment and supplies that will be spent, and the civilian horses, carriages and ships that will be recruited. I will talk about the iron cavalry entering the customs this time." .Without the deterrence of our northern army against the Hu people in Damo for five years, would Damo and Border County have enjoyed five years of peace and recuperation? Without these five years of peace and recuperation, Fengyun Cavalry, Ural Mountain Cavalry, Qiang Cavalry and Can the Xiongnu cavalry go south to fight at the same time?"

Qu Yi opened his mouth to speak, but Zhao Yun stopped him.

"Brother Yuntian, if we can put ourselves in the shoes of the Great Han and truly consider the eternal life of the Great Han, if we can all consider the food, clothing and peace of the tens of millions of people in the Great Han, if we can restrain our desire for fame, fortune and wealth, and reduce our desire A little more selfishness, more loyalty and trust, the world will one day be prosperous and the people will be peaceful, and the big man will one day rule the world."

"In the past, the reason why Emperor Gaozu was able to build the Great Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu was able to rejuvenate the Great Han Dynasty was because they had the community, the people, loyalty and faith in their hearts. They went through ups and downs and were unyielding. In a few years, we have finally completed the great cause of the ages. Today, we are the same, and it will take us ten, 20, or even 30 years to rejuvenate the great man. Since ancient times, there has been no great cause that is smooth sailing in this world, let alone accomplished overnight. Great cause, any great cause requires countless loyal people to go forward and fight bravely for it.”

Zhao Yun looked at Qu Yi, who was ashamed, and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Yuntian is a famous general in the Han Dynasty, and he will surely be famous in history like the predecessors."

Qu Yi's heart suddenly brightened, his blood boiled for a while, and he had no other thoughts.

Qu Yi put his arm around Zhao Yun's shoulder, patted hard, grateful, "Withdraw, let's go back to Hedong."

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Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and Huangfu Hong protected the emperor and retreated to Xinfeng City overnight.

Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, and Ma Teng led their troops to Changmen Pavilion.

Han Sui led his army back to the camp in Fengcheng.

Under Chang'an City, tranquility was restored again.

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The northern border army retreated very quickly. Within two days, they retreated a hundred miles and arrived at Wannian City in Fengyi County.

The Xiliang army withdrew faster and reached Meicheng in Fufeng County within two days.

No matter whether Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, Zhang Ji, or Huangfu Hong, no one thought that the Northern Xinjiang Army and Xiliang Army would retreat.Both parties felt a little unbelievable, and hurriedly sent more scouts to investigate.

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Zhongji, the servant, rushed to Changmen Pavilion with the decree, and asked Yuan Shao and Kuaiyue for food and grass.

Yuan Shao didn't even look at it, and threw the emperor's imperial decree on the table, opened his mouth and began to scold Zhang Ji, Huangfu Hong and others, "Han Sui suddenly rebelled, and Lu Bu led the army to attack my flank. The battlefield situation has completely changed. How dare you! I have no food and grass, so you ask Huangfu Jianshou to cut off the meat of your body and feed it to His Majesty."

Zhong Ji begged bitterly, Yuan Shao sneered: "Your Majesty is hungry, so you send your Majesty to me. I won't give you a grain of food. Let me feed Zhang Ji and these rebels before they come to beat me , don’t even think about it.”

"Master Yuan, how did you promise?" Zhong Ji said angrily, "Are you going to starve to death, Your Majesty?"

"I said at the beginning that after defeating the northern border army, I can send your majesty to Nanyang to avoid disaster." Yuan Shao walked slowly to Zhong Ji with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his words were mocking, "Of course, your majesty If you are willing to go to Luoyang, I can also send His Majesty to Luoyang. But, Mr. Zhong, listen carefully, it is Your Majesty, not His Majesty and Zhang Ji who rebelled."

"You..." Zhong Ji never expected Yuan Shao to turn his face immediately.

"Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, etc., have you counted how many powerful families and officials in the Kanto and Kansai have been killed by the rebels?" Almost all the ministers in Guanzhong are from Guanzhong, and they are all treacherous ministers who work hand in hand with Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, etc., and bring disaster to the country and the people. Don’t you know? Give them food, I might as well feed it to dogs .”

Zhong Ji couldn't bear the humiliation and left angrily.

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Zhong Ji didn't go back.He returned empty-handed, how to report to the emperor?

Zhong Ji thought over and over outside the camp, then turned around and entered the camp again to find Kuai Yue and Duan Yan.The two were very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's actions, but now the grain and grass are in Yuan Shao's hands, and they have nothing to do if Yuan Shao refuses to give them.

Kuai Yue and Duan Yan discussed for a long time, and finally decided to deduct from the rations of their respective armies, and in any case, the emperor and ministers should not be starved.

After Yuan Shao heard the news, he did not blame the two.He ordered that the time for each department to receive military rations was changed from every three days to once a day, and the amount of military rations of each army was deducted on the pretext of insufficient food and grass.

Three days later, when Zhong Ji came to ask for it again, Kuai Yue and Duan Yao were also staring at each other, there was nothing they could do.

"My lord, you should go back and have a good discussion with His Majesty, and take refuge in Jingzhou temporarily." Kuai Yue wiped his tears and pleaded in pain, "If this continues, there will be another war in Guanzhong soon. How can your Majesty's safety be guaranteed?"

Duan Yan also persuaded: "With Mr. Kuai and I here, it is more than enough to protect His Majesty to Nanyang. If this stalemate continues, we are also very embarrassed. I don't know how to save His Majesty from the sea of ​​suffering."

Zhong Ji sighed, "If we had known this, we would not have fought the Northern Army. When the Northern Army was here, we had no worries about food and clothing. We had food and drink. Now, we helped Yuan Shao drive away the Northern Army. But let His Majesty starve to death, what a crime." Weeping, Zhong Ji staggered back to Xinfeng City.

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The Northern Xinjiang Army withdrew from Guanzhong within five days.

The cavalry galloped to Pubanjin.The infantry army and some of the soldiers and civilians left by building boats.

The Xiliang army also reached the boundary of Hanyang County in Liangzhou on the sixth day.

All parties in Guanzhong were surprised and delighted, and then the atmosphere became tense, because rumors spread that the Northern Xinjiang Army had gone to Luoyang.

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Yuan Shao was restless, looking forward to the letter from Luoyang day and night.

Tian Feng advised him to stay calm and to reorganize the army with all his strength, preparing to attack the rebels and seize Guanzhong.

"I can understand that the Xiliang people retreated, because Han Sui had no food and grass, but why did the Northern Army retreat? In the first battle in Chang'an, the Northern Army was well prepared, and the loss was far smaller than ours. We lost nearly 2 people, while We buried only over 5000 Northern Army corpses in the ground. Qu Yi is still strong, so why did he give up King Qin?" Yuan Shao said worriedly, "Li Hong's attack target will not be Luoyang, right?"

"If my lord withdraws, the Northern Xinjiang Army will come back immediately." Tian Feng persuaded, "Li Hong first attacked Luoyang to force us to return to help, but in the end he had too few troops to attack Luoyang. In desperation, he resorted to such an attack Trick. My lord, don’t be fooled, don’t withdraw. I think this rumor, nine out of ten, was deliberately spread by the Northern Border Army.”

The judge also dissuaded him. He believed that the rumor was probably spread by Zhang Ji's rebels, with the purpose of scaring Yuan Shao away.

But the rumors became more and more serious, and the entire army knew about it. For a while, people were panicked, especially those soldiers whose homes were in Kanto or whose families were in Luoyang.

At this time, Luoyang Jushou also came to ask for help.Li Hong led the Beijiang army to besiege Luoyang again, and the camp of the Beijiang army was getting bigger and bigger. On the road from Hangu Pass to Luoyang, there was an endless flow of peasants and horse-drawn carts transporting food, grass and supplies, and the raised dust covered the sky. The situation is very critical.

Regardless of everyone's dissuasion, Yuan Shao immediately decided to withdraw 2 people first.Yuan Tan, Kuai Yue, and Duan Yan led [-] troops to temporarily station in Guanzhong.

Ma Teng bid farewell to Yuan Shao, led his army to leave Changmen Pavilion, and occupied Fufeng County.

In June, it rained heavily.

Yuan Shao's withdrawal was blocked, and he was so worried that he couldn't sleep at night and fell ill.

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July of the second year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty (AD 195).

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When Zhong Ji came to beg for food again, he knelt down and wept bitterly.

Kuai Yue, Duan Yan and Tian Feng also tried hard to persuade them.

Yuan Shao lay on the couch, listening to the sound of rain outside, without saying a word.If Luoyang is lost, I can only stay in Guanzhong temporarily, so the most important thing now is not to return to Luoyang, but to kill the rebels.Thinking of this, Yuan Shao turned over and sat up, pointed to Zhong Ji and said, "Go and tell your majesty to issue an edict to the world, announcing that Li Hong, Qu Yi, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and others are traitors of the great Han, and immediately dismiss them from their official positions. , Killed their nine clans."

When Zhong Ji heard that there was hope, he was overjoyed and rushed back to Xinfeng City despite the heavy rain.

The decree came down soon.In addition, the emperor also issued a decree to worship Yuan Shao as a general of chariots and riders, to participate in the affairs of Li Shangshu, and to take charge of state affairs.

"Has this edict been sent to Hedong?" Yuan Shao looked up at his drenched body and asked with contempt.

"I've already sent someone to take it there." Zhong Ji's waist almost fell to the ground.

"You call Huangfu Honglai."

Zhong Ji nodded again and again, turned around and rushed into the heavy rain again.

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Huangfu Hong came to Changmen Pavilion alone.Yuan Shao braced himself for his sickness, invited each other to a banquet, and never mentioned anything about the battlefield.Huangfu Hong felt depressed and got very drunk.

Early the next morning, Yuan Shao gave Huangfu Hong ten carts of grain.Ten carts of food for 2 people, isn't this molesting people?Huangfu Hong didn't dare to argue.After a noise, it is estimated that the ten carts of food are gone.He swallowed his anger and went back.

On the third day, the emperor asked Huangfu Hong to ask for it again.Huangfuhong had no choice but to go again brazenly.Yuan Shao was very polite, entertained him with good wine and good food, and then gave him fifteen carts of grain.Huangfu Hong's lungs exploded with anger.

On the fourth day, Huangfu Hong said nothing and didn't go.The emperor asked Zhong Ji to accompany Dong Cheng to ask for it.Dong Cheng is a relative of the state, the emperor thought, Yuan Shao must give some face.In the end, Yuan Shao didn't show any face at all, and ordered Dong Cheng to be beaten to death, and then asked Zhong Ji to carry him back.

The emperor begged Huangfu Hong to ask for it again.Huangfuhong said, I can't afford to lose this man, so I won't go.I remember that there is still military rations in Tongguan, let's go to Tongguan.Zhang Ji didn't want to hear it.He kept that bit of food like a baby, just in case.If you give these people a few bites, what will you do in the future?
"No. The food is limited. It is for the [-] defenders stationed in Tongguan and Taolin Fortress. If we finish eating it, who will be stationed in Taolin Fortress? There is no one guarding Taolin Fortress, and the northern army is swarming And now, we don’t even have Tongguan. Also, even if we get to Tongguan, how long can we last with that little grain? What will we do in the future? What will we do in winter? In winter, the wild vegetables on the mountains will be gone. go."

The Son of Heaven was deeply saddened, and wept loudly, "If the Great General and Qu General were here, how could I and all my lovers have fallen into such a miserable situation?" Minister of the Northern Army.Zhong Ji, Huangfu Hong and the others were extremely ashamed.

"Your Majesty, I risked my old life to go to Hedong and beg the General for some food." Taiwei Yang Biao pleaded on his knees.

The emperor cried: "I have just decreed that their duties will be dismissed. If you go, won't you die for nothing?"

"So far, the general has not killed an innocent minister. First, the minister has not corrupted the law, and second, he has not betrayed His Majesty. He has committed no crimes. Why should he kill the minister? The general will not kill the minister." Yang Biao comforted The Son of Heaven said, "If the general doesn't give you food, I will borrow it. My clan has all moved to Hedong now, so I don't want to be so old-fashioned, so I have to borrow a few boats of food from them."

The emperor agreed. 53-year-old Yang Biao walked into the stormy sky without hesitation with a few diners.

The distant water cannot save the nearby fire, and the immediate problem still needs to be solved.The ministers persuaded Huangfuhong one after another.Huangfuhong had no choice but to grit his teeth and go to beg Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao seemed to be particularly fond of Huangfu Hong, and he agreed wholeheartedly.This time he gave Huangfu Hong a hundred carts of grain.When Huangfu Hong returned to Xinfeng City with food, the whole city was in a commotion.

On the tower, Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Yang Feng stood together with ugly expressions.

Jia Xu walked up to the sweaty Huangfu Hong, shook her head and smiled wryly: "Jian Shou, why are you doing this? Don't you want to live?"

Huangfu Hong's eyes turned red, and tears rolled out instantly.

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Yuan Shao could hardly believe his eyes.He read Yuan Wei's letter over and over again, and his expression became more and more excited. Suddenly, he jumped up, raised his hands suddenly, and shouted wildly: "God, you finally have eyes."

Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Kuai Yue, Yuan Tan and others rushed to the central army camp.

Yuan Shao tried his best to suppress his excitement, walked around the big tent with his hands behind his back, and joked affectionately with his subordinates from time to time.

Everyone was very surprised.Yuan Tan asked cautiously, "Father, have you recovered from your illness?"

"Okay, it's all over." Yuan Shao patted his chest hard, laughing loudly, "We can take Guanzhong and Kanxi right away, and we can return to Luoyang soon."

Yuan Shao walked quickly to the back of the case table, looked at the startled faces, and said with a happy smile: "I tell you a shocking news." Then he lifted the letter in his hand vigorously, and shouted: "The Yellow River burst its embankment! .”

Everyone was shocked, and there was a dead silence in the big tent.

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"Which side? Is it the north embankment or the south embankment?" Tian Feng swallowed hard and asked in a trembling voice.

"North, it's the north." Yuan Shao slammed his fist on the table, "It's the north embankment." Because of his over-excitement, Yuan Shao's body kept shaking, and his hands shook violently.

There were thunderous cheers in the big tent.

"How many cuts have been made?" Tian Feng asked eagerly.Jizhou is his hometown, the place where he was born and raised.The Yellow River's embankment burst was a huge disaster for Jizhou and the people of Jizhou.There was a great pain in his heart, and tears welled up suddenly.How many people will die because of this, and how many innocent souls will cry because of this.

"Twelve, twelve." Yuan Shao waved his hands and shouted loudly.

The examiner snatched the letter from Yuan Shao's hand, and couldn't wait to open it for a closer look.Tian Feng also rushed over.

"My lord, Li Hong is in a terrible situation. Don't talk about fighting Luoyang, even Guanxi can't hold it." Feng Ji smiled triumphantly, "He lost troops and generals in order to fight Luoyang, how can he defend Guanxi? "

"He has soldiers, but the food and grass are exhausted." Geng Bao smiled cheerfully, "Hebei was hit by disasters, and the most serious problem was many disaster relief, but the plague. It was midsummer at this time, and there was no time to bury the dead bodies of people and livestock. The plague will break out immediately. After every flood, a plague will break out, how can Hebei be spared this time. After this disaster, Hebei may not be able to recover within two or three years. Li Hong is done."

"Yes." Kuai Yue sighed worriedly, "Li Hong has taken in and resettled millions of refugees in the past few years. I was always worried that something would go wrong, but I didn't expect it to be true. This year, Hebei suffered such a severe disaster. How can Li Hong have the ability to help? Once the millions of refugees are short of food and clothing, they will soon riot. This time Li Hong is not finished, but really finished."

"The Yellow River has burst its embankment every now and then for more than ten years, but it's shocking to hear that there are twelve breaches at a time. This is the first time I've heard of it when I grow up." Yuan Tan asked Guo Tu with a smile, "Master Guo heard ever?"

Guo Tu smiled wryly, "If the Yellow River breaks its dikes in twelve places, it will basically divert its course." Then he frowned and said, "Although there is a lot of rain this year and the rainy season lasts for a long time, it will not break twelve places at once. Could it be Is it raining every day downstream?"

Yuan Shao's smile froze, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and rushed to grab the letter in the hands of the interrogator, "Zhengnan, check if there is any, give me the letter."

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"Cao Mengde, I'm going to kill you."

Suddenly there was a shrill and tragic cry from inside the big tent.Everyone was horrified and turned their heads to look at the same time.

Tian Feng rushed to the big tent like a madman.

"Yuan Hao, Yuan Hao, what are you going to do..." The judge followed Feibu and shouted loudly, "Come back soon."

Yuan Shao held the letter in his hand, and his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

Guo Tu lowered his head and let out a wry smile, which was full of speechless anger and pain.

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(End of this chapter)