Yecheng, the General's Mansion.
Yuan Shao wore bright golden armor and held a sword in his hand. His face was solemn and calm, and he stared coldly at Yuan Tan, who stood submissively in front of him with an expressionless face.
The two stared at each other in silence for a long time. Yuan Shao suddenly sighed loudly and said, "Xiansi, you have disappointed your father so much!"
The corners of Yuan Tan's eyes twitched without leaving any trace, and he raised his head without fear to look at Yuan Shao, whose face was covered with frost.
"What did the father mean? My son doesn't understand very well."
Yuan Shaoyingwu's face suddenly flashed with a trace of uncontrollable anger, and he said: "Pretend! You are so good at pretending! Let me ask you, do you know or not that the Xiongnu assassinated your brother Xianyi?"
Yuan Tan looked frightened, his knees weakened, and he prostrated himself deeply on the ground, saying: "Father, you have wronged the child! The child never knew anything about the Xiongnu assassination of his second brother from the beginning to the end, and the Xiongnu had already He admitted his crime. My third brother was also present and can testify. How could the father inflict such an unjust crime on the child? The child must not bear it!"
"Pa~!"
Yuan Shao smashed the tea cup in his hand, his eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "How dare you say it? You can fool others, how can you hide it from me? Youzhou Daijun is your subordinate. The army is under the control of the army. Without your orders, how could the Xiongnu assassins enter the uninhabited territory of Hebei and do this rebellious thing without authorization? You say you have nothing to do with this? Then let me ask you, Xiongnu Jieli and Xianyi What hatred is there? Why must he be put to death?"
Yuan Tan buried his head deeply and said with emotion: "My child... I really don't know! I hope my father will find out."
"Bastard!" Yuan Shao was furious, raised his hand, picked up an inkstone and threw it towards Yuan Tan's head.
The inkstone drew a graceful arc in mid-air, and struck Yuan Tan's head with a "snap" sound. The undried ink mixed with blood fell to the ground drop by drop, black and red. Ning, like a brilliant flower, slowly spread out.
Yuan Tan raised his head and looked at Yuan Shao, who had an angry look on his face. A trace of sadness appeared on his resolute face, and two huge tears dripped down his eyes.
"Father, do you really not believe me?"
Seeing his son's tears, Yuan Shao's expression suddenly suffocated, and his hands on the table were shaking slightly.
In the end, he was still cruel and his words were still cold: "You have done a huge mistake yourself, so how can you blame your father? The blame is that you are too cruel and don't care about the love of flesh and blood!"
Yuan Tan smiled sadly: "Since my father has determined that I was the one who sent the Huns to assassinate my second brother, the boy has nothing to say... Now that things have happened, the boy has no choice but to die to prove his innocence."
After saying that, Yuan Tan kowtowed heavily and cried miserably: "Father, take care! The child is gone."
Yuan Shao was shocked: "What do you want to do?"
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Tan suddenly stood up, ran towards the window, then suddenly jumped up and fell down in the air.
The place where Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan were talking was a two-story attic darkroom with a high shelf and a shallow pool below. The water was very submerged. Once you fall and hit the bottom of the pool, you will either die or be injured. potential.
Yuan Shao's face suddenly turned pale, and he stared at the empty window in shock, not knowing what to do.
"Come...come...come! Hurry! Hurry, save my son! Hurry, save my son!"
Yuan Tan actually committed suicide in front of him, which Yuan Shao never expected!
He thought his guess was correct, but when he saw his own flesh and blood leaping out of the window, Yuan Shao's determination was shaken once again! Hesitation, confusion, and hesitation filled his heart.
Could it be that I really had wronged him!
At the edge of the pool in the General's Mansion, a group of guards and servants surrounded the entire pool, pulling and pulling, helping and supporting. The entire backyard was brightly lit, and they forcefully fished out the unconscious Yuan Tan. Come up.
"Slow down, slow down!"
Yuan Shao stood at the edge of the pool and was extremely anxious. When he saw Yuan Tan being fished out, he hurriedly stepped forward and squatted next to Yuan Tan.
"Xiansi! Xiansi! Wake up, don't scare your father."
Yuan Tan's face was gray and pale, almost bloodless. His eyes were closed tightly, and there was a big gash on his head. The blood was flowing brightly. His life seemed to be burning violently like a meteor, and there was no sign of waking up. .
Seeing his biological son become like this in an instant, Yuan Shao felt really regretful. His body softened slightly and he squatted on the ground. Every breath of air he breathed in his lungs was like a heart-breaking pain. It hurt, and big tears fell down from my cheeks, and they were immediately blown away by the cold wind blowing in my face.
Thinking of the aggressive scene just now, Yuan Shao wished he could draw his sword and kill him immediately.
Why should you make unreasonable assumptions about your own son based on the words of some outsiders? I know very well what kind of character Xiansi is! Although he has a violent temper, he is still a good man of flesh and blood! I wrongly blamed my son.
Assassinate your biological brother? So what if his son, Yuan Shao, would do such a cruel and heartless thing! If there is any way to save his son's life at this time, Yuan Shao will definitely do it without hesitation, even if he goes through fire and water, even if he falls to the ground forever!
"Son, why are you doing this? Why are you doing this! If something happens to you, how will your father deal with you in the future? How will you go to see your deceased mother..." Mr. Yuan Shao Tears flow freely, I can't help myself.
At this time, the servants had already invited the doctor. The doctor was horrified when he saw Yuan Tan's condition. He hurriedly stepped forward to check his pulse and did not dare to neglect anything.
Suppressing the grief and panic in his heart, Yuan Shao asked in as calm a tone as possible: "How is it? Is there any hope?"
The doctor carefully diagnosed Yuan Tan for a moment and said hurriedly: "Fortunately, the eldest son's head is damaged and there are many bone injuries on his body, but at least the root has not been damaged. Please prepare hot water and white silk fabrics quickly, and I ordered someone to cook ginger soup, and I first bandaged the eldest son’s bones, and then fed him some warm medicine. He should be fine, but he can’t delay.”
When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly became energetic and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay! I will do as you say! You must rescue my son. If nothing happens to my son, I will give you thousands of gold. I will give you whatever you want... ..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a cold hand holding Yuan Shao's wrist tightly, causing Yuan Shao to tense up and look down in surprise.
Yuan Tan didn't know when he opened his hazy eyes, stretched out his hand and grabbed Yuan Shao's wrist tightly. This usually very easy action seemed extremely difficult at this moment, as if he was separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
"Father...Jie...Jieli's assassination of his second brother...seriously...it has nothing to do with me. The child is unjust..."
Yuan Shao's heart tightened, he nodded heavily and choked with sobs: "I understand, father understands! How heroic is my son of the Yuan family? I will never do such a thing of fratricide. It's because of my father's excessive worries. My son can rest in peace and recover from his injuries. Let’s just let this matter go and not mention it, okay?”
Yuan Tan smiled blankly, then turned his head and fainted again.
"Cough, cough!"
Yuan Shao's throat became hot, and he coughed up a trace of blood. His heart was filled with grief and self-blame. The sky and the earth darkened before his eyes, and he fainted on the cold earth.
In the desolate sound, the moonlight was bleak, and the night was deep. No one would have thought that the conversation between Yuan Shao and his son would eventually come to this end. Yuan Shao was indeed a good father, but his sons would not let him calm down.
This tragedy will continue. Ever since the infighting between brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the gene of this kind of infighting has been passed down. It was not until Yuan Chun, Emperor Xianzong of the Jin Dynasty, re-established the Jin Dynasty that the internal fighting between the Yuan family siblings ended.
Under Tongguan City.
Li Que commanded the soldiers to rush up to the pass, and laughed wildly and said, "This emperor never dreamed that we would outflank the Qingni Pass, right? Send the order, after the Tongguan is broken, the maids beside the emperor and the soldiers will enjoy it. !”
Jia Xu on the side frowned. Li Ru shook his head and said, "The emperor doesn't have many people around him now, and I'm afraid he doesn't have many maids. Besides, we can't go too far, otherwise we will become the target of public anger."
"What are you afraid of? This time, we can't let the emperor run away again." Li Que smiled gloomily, "Thanks to you, Li Ru. If you hadn't come up with the idea to outflank us from Qingni Pass, we might have I still have to chase Yang Feng and the others hard. I didn’t expect God to help me. The emperor’s chariot actually came to Tongguan first!”
Jia Xu secretly sighed in his heart, is the Han Dynasty really going to fall? Jia Xu boasted that he had the talent of Chen Ping, but it was a pity that he had not met the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, bursts of thunder-like sounds came from the east. Li Que was a man who had experienced battles for a long time. When he heard the sound of a large group of cavalry attacking, his face changed and he ordered the soldiers to be on guard.
Li Que mobilized his four thousand cavalry, and the infantry temporarily gave up attacking Tongguan and instead formed a defensive formation. After a while, Li Que and others saw clearly the face of the cavalry: there were at least five or six thousand cavalry, and a large flag with the word "Yuan" could be faintly seen.
"How could it be the Yuan family!" Li Que said angrily, "Why didn't we send out scouts? The enemy didn't notice until they were in front of the formation!"
"General, we have all paid attention to the emperor's side. Who would have expected that those rats from Guandong would come to sneak attack." Li Ru suggested: "For now, let the cavalry entangle the enemy. The infantry will attack the city with all their strength and try to capture the emperor!" "The Yuan family has always been a taboo in the hearts of the Xiliang army.
Li Que agreed and immediately sent orders to divide his troops to fight.
Yuan Xi took five hundred tiger guards and his own cavalry team. After ten days of rapid march, they got the plan of Emperor Xian to escape from Chang'an at Hongnong Zhangji. But at this time, a cavalry force of four to five thousand men with unknown numbers was faintly chasing Yuan Xijun.
After analysis by Yuan Xi and Guo Jia. It was determined that this group of cavalry was a subordinate of Cao Cao, so Yuan Xi became much more cautious. The two cavalry groups marched on guard against each other. Cao Caojun followed Yuan Xijun unhurriedly, not afraid but disgusted.
Until last night, forward scouts came to report that they found Xiliang soldiers besieging Tongguan. After analysis, Yuan Xi and others guessed that the Xiliang army was besieging Emperor Xian. As a result, Yuan Xi had no other choice but to step up his march and strive to be the first to kidnap Emperor Xian.
Looking at the chaotic situation, Yuan Xi asked anxiously: "Should we divide our troops? Resist the enemy cavalry all the way, and rescue the cavalry all the way?"
Guo Jia narrowed his eyes. He sighed and said, "The enemy has about 20,000 Xiliang elite troops. If our army divides its forces, we may not be able to break through the enemy's infantry array before Tongguan falls. Besides, dividing into two groups is probably not possible. You must know that Cao Cao's group is behind. People, you are just picking up the bargains. You must be on guard."
Yuan Xi looked behind him and said helplessly, "Fengxiao, are you saying that we can't save him alone?"
It's annoying that I only take advantage of others, but I don't want to be taken advantage of by Cao Cao.
"We can only drag Cao Cao's army into the water, and then we can worry about it after rescuing His Majesty." Guo Jia also said helplessly, after all, he is not a god.
"Cao Cao is really getting an advantage!" Xu Chu, who was accompanying the army, said angrily.
Yuan Xi immediately sent people to follow, and the generals of Cao Cao's cavalry reported the battle situation and explained that the emperor's life would be in danger if he was late.
More than a thousand people were left to guard the mules and horses, and Yuan Xi gave the order. Let more than 5,000 cavalry under his command line up to attack. Once Yuan Xi's troops run away. Li Que's four thousand cavalry also ran after him.
The Xiliang cavalry have been through battles at the border for a long time, and their strength is extraordinary. It was just that the Xiliang army split after Dong Zhuo's death. The warlords who commanded the troops fought among themselves, causing chaos and low morale in the entire army. Moreover, Li Que, Guo Si and others also captured many strong men from Guanzhong and sent them into the army, which greatly reduced the current Xiliang army's combat effectiveness. .
On the left wing of Yuan Xi's army were two thousand Wuhuan cavalry. After reorganization, they were all put on the Han army's standard armor and weapons. After being trained by Taishi Ci and Wuhuan general Duan Pixi, their combat power was greatly improved. They should be capable of fighting. .
Once they got close, the cavalry from both sides began to shoot at each other. Although the Xiliang cavalry are also good at riding, they are still inferior to the barbarians who grew up on horses. Compared with the famous Wuhuan cavalry in Han Dynasty, the Xiliang cavalry immediately fell behind.
The two thousand Qingzhou elite cavalry on the right wing were more suitable for sprinting and fighting immediately. Under the leadership of Zhang Liaodi, they assumed a posture of heading straight to Tongguan City. However, the infantry of Li Que's army were well prepared, and the Qingzhou elite cavalry could not break through the infantry square at the cost of heavy casualties.
The two thousand cavalry led by Zhao Yun in the rear army could only keep running and throwing fire at the enemy, trying to disrupt the enemy's formation and find a breakthrough to rush through.
Zhang Xiu led the remaining 600 soldiers to defend the dilapidated city wall to the west of the pass. The arrows and rocks were exhausted, and they could only carry out hand-to-hand combat with their spears and halberds.
The more than 500 Tiger Guards did not go to fight, but closely protected Liu Xie and the ministers. Even if they fought, their combat effectiveness would be a problem.
Zhang Xiu was neatly dressed, with a long spear spread out and several simple wooden ladders. Seeing Li Que's army thieves pouring into the collapsed area of the city wall, he took a dozen fellow soldiers and ran down to block the gap.
Zhang Xiu picked up the head of an enemy soldier, and red and white liquid splashed on his face, but he didn't have time to wipe it away before he started chopping again, and said loudly, "Hold on, everyone, the reinforcements are outside, keep everyone safe." You will definitely be rewarded for your meritorious service!"
These soldiers also fought desperately when they saw reinforcements arriving, but more and more people from Li Que's army attacked Tongguan. , the number of fallen people gradually increased. In the end, they could only form a circle outside the five hundred tiger guards to resist the enemy.
Cao Chun finally ordered the attack under the command of Cao Cao's cavalry. Xiahou Dun snorted coldly and said reluctantly: "Zihe, why not let the Qingzhou Army and Li Que kill them first and both sides will suffer!"
"Yuan Rang, your majesty is in danger. If Li Que is kidnapped, how can we have the face to return to your lord!" Cao Chun took out the saber from his waist and said, "Be careful later. Once you approach the city wall, Yuan Rang, you will immediately Lead your elite soldiers to rush forward to protect His Majesty, and we must not let the Qingzhou Army seize the opportunity."
Xiahou Dun agreed and ran at the front of the team with his spear in hand. He didn't want to lose to the Qingzhou Army again.
Cao Cao's army reorganized two thousand Xiongnu Hu cavalry. A large number of low-level generals in the Yanzhou Army were added. Cao Cao and Cao Chun spent a lot of effort on this elite cavalry. Now this cavalry is not inferior to the Yuan family's Wuhuan cavalry in terms of armor, equipment and cavalry combat power. Cao Cao even named them "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" himself.
Among them, one thousand "Tiger Riders" are equipped with armor, halberds, and strong bows, highlighting their impact and fighting capabilities. Another thousand "Leopard Cavalry" are equipped with light armor, strong bows, swords and shields, highlighting mobility and riding capabilities. Cao Chun naturally became the leader of this tiger and leopard cavalry, while Yu Fuluo was left by Cao Cao in Yanzhou to become a moderate civil servant.
Once two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and three thousand Di Yanzhou cavalry join the battle. The advantage instantly tilted towards Yuan Xi and Cao Chun. Li Que's Xiliang cavalry also seemed to be stretched thin, and they didn't know which enemy force to entangle. Cao Chun's thinking is basically the same as Yuan Xi's. He led three thousand Yanzhou cavalry to clear the way, and asked Xiahou Dun to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to rescue him.
The terrain to the west of Tongguan is not very open. There was no room for more than 30,000 people to stretch out, and the three parties of cavalry quickly fought together. Yuan Xi was anxious and led five hundred tiger guards to follow closely behind the Qingzhou elite cavalry.
Two thousand Qingzhou elite cavalry and two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry were looking for fighters on the left and right. Soon, both sides took advantage of the chaos to break through the Xiliang army's infantry array and went straight to the collapse of the city wall.
Xiahou Dun jumped off his horse. Lead the tiger cavalry soldiers to split and block the Xiliang army infantry. Zhao Yun also ordered the general soldiers to dismount and rush into Tongguan, and the remaining soldiers blocked the Xiliang army's infantry.
Looking at the array being washed away. Li Que knew that there was no hope of victory against the enemy cavalry that kept wandering and sprinting, but he was unwilling to do so. He raised his sword and led his own soldiers to help in the battle.
"General, you must not do this." Jia Xu, who was behind Li Que, advised, "The enemy's troops are coming fiercely, and they have reversed their chances. Even if our army wins, it will be a tragic victory. General, don't forget that there is Guo Si over there. Now, if you have no soldiers and horses, then his family will be the only one in the Xiliang army!"
Li Que shuddered. It has always been the case in the Xiliang army that whoever has the strength is the boss. If it really happened, most of the troops and horses would be lost. Then he can't guard the emperor.
Li Ru stared at the banner with the word "Yuan" angrily and said angrily: "You can retreat. But you can't give the enemy an advantage. The general can take advantage of them to steal the emperor and gather all the troops to eat up the Yuan family. . This can be considered as consuming the enemy’s strength.”
Li Que frowned and said, "Li Ru, are you crazy for wanting revenge? In such a battle situation, how many soldiers and horses will it cost to eat one or two thousand cavalry? The whole army has them, send the order to withdraw!"
Li Ru was just a staff member beside Li Que, and Li Que did not obey his words, so Li Ru could only retreat with Li Que angrily and helplessly.
Jia Xu looked back at the banner with the character "Yuan" and then at the banner with the character "Cao". After a while, he murmured: "Is the world just dominated by these two heroes? Who is the hero in the world? ..." Jia Xu is a man who is good at protecting himself wisely, so he will not place bets easily.
Zhang Xiu's eyes turned red, and he danced a spear in a rough and heroic manner, as if a hundred birds were facing the phoenix.
Xiahou Dun quickly stepped forward with his gun, and Zhang Xiu naturally raised his gun and swiped at him.
"Qiang!" Xiahou Dun's spear was bounced away, and Zhang Xiu's movements stopped for a moment. Next to him, another handsome general carrying a spear rushed forward, but it was Taishi Ci who caught up with him.
Zhang Xiu blocked Tai Shici's way, but Xiahou Dun took the opportunity to run in and shouted: "That is the emperor, I am Xiahou Dun under Cao Mengde, the general who conquered the east, and I came to rescue you!"
Taishi Ci also shouted loudly and said, "I am General Zhendong. Taishi Ci, who is under the command of Marquis Linzi, is here to escort you!"
Liu Xie and the ministers who were still in panic finally felt at ease. Reinforcements have finally arrived.
"General Zhang, our own people, stop fighting!" Yang Biao shouted quickly. He was also afraid of conflicts among his own people. After all, he still had to rely on reinforcements from the Yuan and Cao families.
Zhang Xiu also saw clearly the soldiers who rushed in. They were divided into two distinct groups: Jingwei and Jingwei. Although they did not cooperate with each other, they were definitely not the Xiliang army.
Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun both fought against each other. After a while, a young general wearing black light armor walked into Taishi Ci's side. The general was closely followed by a sturdy figure who was also wearing armor and looked like a glaring King Kong. The big man, Xu Chu.
As soon as the two men arrived, Taishi Ci immediately burst into cheers and shouts, making the young general full of momentum.
The young general came outside the Huben Imperial Army. He knelt down halfway and took off his helmet, revealing a handsome face that was soft and elegant yet heroic. bgm sounds.
"My lord, General Zhendong and Marquis of Linzi Yuan Xi are here to escort you!"
