Chapter 454: Betrayal
Shan Xiongxin is dead?
After hearing the news, Qin Hao couldn't believe it was true.
The Yellow Turbans only have a remnant army of nearly 4,000 men and horses, and Xiang Yu himself is not at his peak. However, there are 20,000 elites waiting for work in Guangcheng Pass. Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Shan Xiongxin, and other three powerful generals.
Moreover, it only takes two hours for Qin Hao to lead his army and arrive. By then, even if Xiang Yu has three heads and six arms, he will surely die.
But the fact is that Xiang Yu not only escaped from Guangcheng Pass within two hours, but also killed Shan Xiongxin.
How on earth did he do it?
The answer is simple. Xiang Yu ordered Yu Ziqi to lead the remaining troops to break out of the siege at the north gate, but he chose to go alone to kill Shan Xiongxin and reverse the situation by himself.
The reason why he chose the north gate was because Xiang Yu knew that Qin Hao would arrive at the south gate soon, so Xiang Yu could only run north.
Although there were 20,000 elites in Guangcheng Pass, the only senior generals were Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong. After a difficult killing, Xiang Yu finally managed to reach the gate tower with difficulty.
Shan Xiongxin and the three generals have no choice but to join forces to fight Xiang Yu.
If it weren't for Shan Xiongxin, Xiang Yu would definitely not have ended up where he is now, and the situation when enemies meet would naturally lead to a fight to the death.
This battle was extremely fierce. Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong's "Double Door Gods", Shan Xiongxin's "Death Battle", various skills broke out one after another, and the excitement was no less exciting than Changbanpo.
Although Xiang Yu himself was not in peak condition, he still showed his peak combat power under the threat of death, but Shan Xiongxin was still injured.
Although Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong's 'Double Gate Gods' sealed Xiang Yu's 'God of War', under the suppression of the 'Overlord', it was still difficult to reach their peak combat power.
In the end, Xiang Yu smashed the three men's alliance and left after killing Shan Xiongxin.
Shan Xiongxin's death greatly reduced the morale of the Han army, and Yu Ziqi also took this opportunity to forcefully break through the north gate. Of course, the cost was extremely huge.
When the Yellow Turbans entered the pass through the south gate, there were four thousand people in total. However, when they exited the pass through the north gate, there were less than a hundred people, and almost everyone was injured. Even Xiang Yu was seriously injured, which shows how tragic this battle was.
Shan Xiongxin's death disrupted Qin Qiong's deployment, and he even forgot to pursue him. At this moment, Qin Hao arrived.
Shan Xiongxin died not long ago, and his body was still warm, but his unblinking expression really made Qin Hao extremely heartbroken.
After Shan Xiongxin was brought into the world by Wang Shichong, although he followed Qin Hao halfway, he has been loyal since he recognized his master, so Qin Hao entrusted his life to him.
The biggest contributor to the 'Battle of Hanshui', besides Qin Hao, was undoubtedly Shan Xiongxin.
If Shan Xiongxin hadn't penetrated into the Yellow Turban and brought false information to mislead Xiang Yu and Zhang Liang, there would have been no subsequent Hanshui victory.
Now that the war has been won, the Yellow Turbans are about to perish, but at this moment Shan Xiongxin died at the hands of Xiang Yu. Not only Shan Xiongxin himself, but even Qin Hao couldn't accept this.
Looking at Shan Xiongxin's body, Qin Hao's eyes were filled with rage, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Xiang Yu, you must die today."
"Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Xue Li, Xu Chu, Yue Fei..."
A list of names of famous generals popped out of Qin Hao's mouth, and the generals whose names were called also stood up immediately, cupped their fists and said, "The last general is here."
"Xiang Yu can't run very far. You can lead three thousand light cavalry and follow me to catch up. Today, I will swear to kill Xiang Yu to comfort General Shan Xiongxin's spirit in heaven."
"promise."
All the generals were ordered to leave, but Xue Rengui stayed alone. He said to Qin Hao with a face of shame: "This general is stupid. If it weren't for that arrow from the last general, General Shan might not have died. Please forgive me, my lord." .”
Before Qin Hao was captured, Xue Rengui's arrow almost killed Shan Xiongxin, and the injury remains to this day.
Of course, it was that arrow that completely dispelled Zhang Liangdu's suspicions, otherwise there would be many twists and turns.
"Alas." Qin Hao sighed and comforted: "It's not your fault, it's my lack of consideration."
"No, it was the general who did something unnecessary and did bad things with good intentions." Xue Rengui blamed himself.
Xue Rengui wanted to be punished, so that he would feel better, and Qin Hao could only fulfill him.
After a slightly heavier punishment, Qin Hao said again: "General Shan's child has just been born. You should be responsible for taking more care of it from now on."
"Don't worry, my lord, the general will definitely treat General Shan's bloodline as his own."
Qin Hao nodded, his last worries were gone, and all that was left was to kill Xiang Yu.
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Guangchengguan North, thirty miles away.
After escaping from Guangcheng Pass, Xiang Yu knew that Qin Hao's pursuers would soon follow him, but how fast could these wounded and disabled generals run? And if this continues, they won't be able to escape Yique Pass at all.
Xiang Yu was extremely anxious, but he couldn't bear to abandon the group of brothers who had followed him up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire, so he had to urge everyone to speed up.
A trace of determination flashed in Yu Ziqi's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, if this continues, no one will be able to escape. Let General Mo lead you away from the pursuers."
"No." Xiang Yu refused without hesitation, but Yu Ziqi obviously wouldn't listen to him at this time.
"Brothers, we can no longer hinder our lord. We are willing to stand up after breaking up with me."
Yu Ziqi shouted, and nearly a hundred remnants of the army responded, but no one was willing to drag down Xiang Yu.
"You, you guys..."
Xiang Yu's eyes were moist. Before leaving, Yu Ziqi gave his horse to Shi Lan and said to Xiang Yu: "My lord, you must go back. The Yellow Turban needs you. Brothers, let's go."
On the other side, Qin Hao chased along the traces, and suddenly reacted halfway through the pursuit.
There are two roads from Guangwuguan to Yiqueguan, and would Xiang Yu leave such obvious traces of his escape for him to pursue?
Suspicious tactics? Pediatrics.
Qin Hao sneered in his heart, and then said to Lu Bu: "General Fengxian, lead two thousand cavalry to pursue us along this road, and the rest will follow me on the other road."
As Qin Hao expected, there were obscure traces of cover-up on the other road, which made Qin Hao even more certain that Xiang Yu was taking this road.
Yu Ziqi wanted to lure Xiang Yu's pursuers away, but with his little tricks, how could he deceive Qin Hao? He himself was eventually captured alive by Lu Bu.
In order to prevent Xiang Yu from escaping, Qin Hao led his generals to break away from the large army. After chasing for fifty miles, he finally caught up with Xiang Yu in front of a valley.
At this time, Xiang Yu didn't have the majesty he had before. His armor was in tatters and his body was covered with bloodstains, including those of others.
As soon as they saw Xiang Yu, Zhao Yun and others surrounded him, but no one made a move first.
After all, the God of War is the God of War. Even if his fighting power at this time is ten thousand, no one dares to easily lift the tiger's beard.
Xiang Yu protected Shi Lan behind him and stared at Qin Hao coldly. His aura continued to rise, and he obviously had some plans to fight for his life.
Qin Hao's eyes were full of coldness. After glancing at Shi Lan behind Xiang Yu, he was about to order Xiang Yu to be surrounded and killed, but the next second, a short knife penetrated Xiang Yu's left shoulder from behind.
