Three days later, Gao Pei glanced at Zhang Heng beside him, his helpless expression flashing away. He originally thought that Meng Da and his ilk were just a bunch of rabble, unable to cause any big trouble! But what they saw and heard along the way, as well as the news they received from the refugees, shocked everyone!
Liu Yan was assassinated and He Sian's whereabouts were unknown. Liu Xun, Pang Xi, Wu Ban and others died on the road from Chengdu to Luocheng. Most of the more than 10,000 Dongzhou troops were killed, leaving less than half who fled to Bajun under the leadership of Yang Huai. ! The Mengda rebels occupied Chengdu for two days, looted the city and then fled south to Jiaozhou.
Liu Yan had four sons. The eldest son, Liu Fan, and the second son, Liu Dan, were unfortunately killed in Li Jue's rebellion. The third son, Liu Mao, also died in the Mengda rebellion. Only the fourth son, Liu Zhang, is missing. However, Liu Zhang was busy all day long and did not do his job. He already had a bad reputation in Yizhou. What would be the point of surviving? Can he single-handedly reverse the decline of Yizhou?
Thinking again that after the Hanzhong Army entered Sichuan, they successively controlled Fushui Pass, Jiange, Zitong and other places on the pretext of checking the stability of the rebel party, it seems that the situation in Yizhou has really changed! However, Gao Pei understood all this and secretly acquiesced. In Gao Pei's heart, he even vaguely hoped that Liu Zhang would also die in the rebellion. In this way, Yizhou would be completely under the jurisdiction of King Hongnong!
At this moment, the army had already left Luocheng. As always, Zhang Heng ordered his deputy general Zang Ba to lead a thousand troops to station here and be responsible for pacifying the refugees, rebuilding houses and other matters!
After Zhang Heng, Gao Pei and his party had traveled about ten miles, there was a commotion ahead. Gao Pei and Zhang Heng looked at each other and both rode their horses to the front of the team. Even though they had heard about the situation here from the refugees, they saw it with their own eyes. Finally, everyone couldn't help but gasp!
"Everyone soaked their sweat towels and covered their mouths and noses. A thousand people were left at the back of the team to bury the bodies on the spot. The rest quickened their pace and headed towards Chengdu quickly!!" Zhang Heng was the first to react and gave the order loudly, although he had already done so before. After receiving a secret report from the scout battalion, it was stated that He Sian and his party were safe, but the scene in front of him still made Zhang Heng a little worried. The army continued to set off and soon disappeared into the distance!
After burning a stick of incense, a group of people appeared outside the Luocheng military camp. The leaders were none other than Zhao Yun, Li Ru and Gao Shun! Everyone reined in their horses, and Li Ru looked at Zhao Yun, cupped his hands and said, "Zilong made great efforts in successfully capturing Yizhou this time, but he couldn't make it public. Do you have any resentment?"
Zhao Yun glanced at the troops behind him. There were a thousand people when they came, but now only more than 200 people were left. Some were walking staggeringly on their own, some were supporting each other, and some were lying on wooden frames and could only rely on the others. Carry it away. But without exception, there is an unyielding will in their eyes!
Zhao Yun shook his head and said to Li Ru: "Sir, you are joking. People like us don't have the gospel of our ancestors. If we were born in a peaceful and prosperous age, we could barely have enough to eat and clothe ourselves. But if we were in troubled times, we would unfortunately have died long ago." Famine, military disasters, etc., the lucky ones will die in the war, let alone their families, it is not easy for them to survive!" The voice was not loud, but the scene was quiet at this moment, Zhao Yun's words were also heard by everyone, regardless of Whether it was the trapped camp or Zhao Yun's soldiers, all the soldiers felt sad. Even Li Ru and Gao Shun had sad expressions.
Zhao Yun smiled and asked: "Sir, what do you think is the Mingzhu?"
Li Ru's eyes wandered, looking in the direction of Luoyang, and after a long time he murmured: "What do you think of Zilong?"
Zhao Yun suppressed his smile and said seriously: "When Yun Shang studied martial arts with his master in the mountain, he always aimed to assist famous kings like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, but since he met his lord, he was deeply touched! The first time he heard about the lord was I learned from the junior sister that that day, the junior senior sister and other women in the village were kidnapped to Wolong Cave. After hearing this, the lord actually took his mistress and a few others to rescue him without hesitation. He didn't care at first, after all, the road was rough. Drawing a sword to help is what martial arts practitioners like us should do, but it was only after knowing the true identity of the lord that Yun was willing to help!
Of course, Yun has no intention of clinging to the powerful. What Yun really likes is because his lord was born in the royal family, and he once aspired to become the most powerful person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. But it is such a person who can compete with me before knowing his true identity. With such common people chatting and laughing, Yun can feel that the Lord really treats us as 'human beings', not just Yun, but also poor people, old people and children! Yun has no personal experience of how Emperor Qin and Han Wu treated the world, so he cannot comment, but Yun..."
Speaking of this, the corners of Zhao Yun's eyes became moist and he said with a slightly trembling voice: "What Yun can do is to return to Dabao for the Lord and try his best to remove all obstacles! This is not only for Yun personally, but also for Yun's family. , the best that all people like us can do!!”
Hearing this, everyone behind him clenched their fists, their reddish eyes showed determination, and some even shed tears secretly. Li Ru took a deep breath, patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder, looked towards the distant sky, and said slowly: "I met the same person back then, but..."
Li Ru came back to his senses and continued with a smile: "Zilong, seize the opportunity. King Hongnong is a wise king worthy of assistance. Ru even feels that his future achievements may not be lower than those of Emperor Qin and Hanwu you said! Okay! Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. You can quickly take your men to Luocheng for treatment, and I won’t follow you into the city!”
When Zhao Yun heard this, he was surprised and said: "Sir, aren't you going to meet the lord?"
"No!" Li Ru said: "The equipment trapped in the camp is too obvious and easy for others to recognize. It is always a bad idea to leave something to say to King Hongnong! By the way, leave your horses to us. The mountains are high and the roads are long, but we can still save some energy!”
Zhao Yun thought about it, so he didn't try to stay. After bidding farewell to Li Ru, Gao Shun and others, he headed for Luocheng!
Seeing Zhao Yun walking away, Li Ru changed his previous calm attitude and looked at Gao Shun with a solemn expression and said: "Our mission has been completed, and the pass leading to Xiliang has been occupied by the Hanzhong Army. Everyone can mount their horses. If you don’t have a horse, you can ride two people together and return to Xiliang quickly.
"Why are you so anxious, sir???" Gao Shun asked in surprise.
"There's no time... set off immediately! Let's talk on the way!" Li Ru said as he got on his horse! Before leaving, he looked back at the south and remembered what he had not finished saying to Zhao Yun before...
'I met the same person back then, but I always thought that this kind of person was not suitable to live in troubled times, but now it seems that it's great to have such a person by my side...! '
Immediately, he turned around, followed the troops on horseback, and ran into the distance together.
