Seeing that Li Jue responded to the challenge and sent someone to protect the carriage before leaving, Zhang Heng understood his plan and couldn't help but sigh.
"Why did Ziyi sigh?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
"It is often said that the land of Yanzhao has been full of generous and tragic people since ancient times. I just discovered today that the men of Liangzhou are no less generous." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "The enemy general Li Jue received the kindness of the traitor Dong, and it seems that he wants to use it as a gift. Death is my reward."
Liu Bei couldn't bear to hear this. He immediately turned to look at Li Jue, who was standing with his gun drawn in the distance, his eyes full of admiration and admiration.
"It's a pity that such a brave man is used by Dong thief. Ziyi, look..."
"I do not watch."
Zhang Heng didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking, so he immediately shook his head decisively.
Liu Bei couldn't help being stunned, and then he smiled bitterly, with a trace of reluctance and regret on his face.
Indeed, trying to surrender Li Jue under such circumstances seems to be a bit of a fool's errand.
Seeing that Liu Bei both wanted and wanted more, Zhang Heng began to persuade him: "The benevolent have evil thoughts, and the evil have good deeds. Although Li Jue is brave and loyal by nature, he will eventually become the villain of a tiger and will not regret his death. We have different ways and we should not conspire against each other." , Mr. Xuande does not need to feel sorry. It is just a pity for the nearly 10,000 flying bear troops..."
"What Ziyi said makes sense, but I can't bear the death of such a brave man at the hands of our army. Alas... If Dong's thief hadn't brought harm to the country, why would such brave men have died on the battlefield."
Liu Bei's feelings for warriors and martyrs are roughly the same as Zhang Heng's feelings for common people. These are both the result of his background in the era. But he couldn't find any reason to convince himself, so he had to blame Dong Zhuo for everything.
Zhang Heng smiled lightly and said, "What Mr. Xuande said is true."
Li Jue was indeed loyal enough to Dong Zhuo, but he himself was not a good person.
Since he wanted to die, Cheng Quan was the greatest respect for him.
But these Flying Bear soldiers are all miserable people who can't help but fight on the battlefield.
In previous years, when the Qiang and Hu invaded, they had gone into battle to fight for their country, but now they had to die at the hands of their own people, which was really sad.
Just as Liu Bei and Zhang Heng were sighing, the two armies finally met.
The Flying Bear Army, which has abandoned all restraints, can indeed be called terrifying.
Although they had been fighting fiercely for a day and night, they still showed extremely strong combat effectiveness at this time. As soon as they made contact, they killed the coalition forces and retreated.
"Don't retreat, anyone who retreats will be killed!"
Sun Jian immediately shouted with a knife.
After fighting against the Flying Bear Army several times, he had already summed up some experience.
If you want to defeat this kind of heavily armored cavalry, you must first resist its first wave of offensive, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
Fortunately, Liu Bei had offered a very high reward before, and the leader of the thieves was close at hand, which boosted the morale of the coalition forces. Soon they stabilized their formation and even began to counterattack.
At this time, Guan Yu and Cao Cao also attacked from the flanks, encircling the Feixiong Army.
Although Li Jue took the lead and fought tooth and nail, the gap in hard power meant that he was unable to tear apart the coalition's array and could only watch himself being surrounded bit by bit.
His life had long been put at risk, but Dong Zhuo was not out of danger yet. If, despite all efforts, Dong Zhuo cannot be sent back to Chenggao, then his death and that of the ten thousand flying bear army will really be in vain.
"Disperse the array and be sure to block the road for me. Don't let the enemy rush past!"
Li Jue shouted loudly.
The blood had dyed his face red and soaked his armor, but the only thing in his mind was Dong Zhuo's safety.
"Hmph, Thief Dong will die today, you should worry about yourself!"
Sun Jian sneered and rushed forward, slashing at Li Jue with the ancient ingot sword like lightning.
Li Jue was shocked and quickly raised his gun to block.
Keng!
As soon as the weapons of both sides came into contact, a spark flashed out.
The next moment, Li Jue was knocked back several steps, his hands were numb from the shock, and his face was full of shock.
The Jiangdong Tiger is indeed so terrifying, no wonder even the Prime Minister is afraid of this person!
Seeing that the attack failed to succeed, Sun Jian gained the upper hand and charged forward again brandishing the ancient ingot sword.
After being entangled by Sun Jian, Li Jue could no longer command the army. Under the fierce attack of Guan Yu and other generals, a gap was finally torn out of the Fei Xiong Army's defense array.
Guo Jia was sharp-eyed and immediately pointed at the gap and shouted: "My lord, there is no need to fight with the bandits here, let's go after Bandit Dong!"
"Okay!" Liu Bei nodded solemnly and said, "Send the order for Wen Yuan to lead two thousand troops and horses to leave the battlefield and follow me to pursue the Dong thief!"
As he spoke, Liu Bei had already raised his sword in his hand and planned to go into battle to pursue Dong Zhuo himself.
This time, Zhang Heng did not stop him.
When the war came to a critical juncture, Liu Bei went into battle in person, which greatly boosted morale.
After receiving permission, Guo Jia quickly raised his flag, and after rejoining Zhang Liao's army, everyone passed through the torn hole of the Flying Bear Army and headed straight for Dong Zhuo, who was fleeing in the distance.
At this time, Dong Zhuo only had time to run out for a few miles.
The carriage suddenly accelerated, quickly awakening Dong Zhuo. He called twice hurriedly, but no one heard him.
In desperation, Dong Zhuo had to force his sick body to sit up and ask the coachman to summon Li Jue.
But it was Zhang Ji who came, and he quickly explained the situation.
Then... Dong Zhuo vomited blood again.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister!"
Zhang Ji quickly rushed onto the carriage to support Dong Zhuo and shouted loudly.
"I'm fine...don't scream!"
Dong Zhuo hurriedly stopped him, not wanting the soldiers to see him vomiting blood, so as not to shake the morale of the army.
Perhaps it was the current life-and-death situation that inspired Dong Zhuo's will, which actually made him blush and hold on like a flashback.
"Quick, help me get on the horse!"
The enemy is behind you, and you can't sit on the carriage any longer. The only business is to get on your horse and run away.
"But……"
Zhang Ji looked at Dong Zhuo, his face full of confusion.
"No but, does Wen Cheng want to disobey my order?"
"The general will not dare!"
Zhang Ji hurriedly clasped his fists, and then ordered his soldiers to fetch Dong Zhuo's mount.
Dong Zhuo tried several times without success, and finally stepped on Zhang Ji's shoulders before getting on his horse, and immediately shouted: "The whole army obeys the order and speeds up the retreat!"
"As you command!"
Zhang Ji quickly cupped his fists and responded.
But when he turned around, he rushed to Jia Xu's side and said anxiously: "Sir, even the Flying Bear Army failed to stop the enemy. For this plan, what should we do?"
With their few soldiers and horses, once Liu Bei caught up with them, they would be dead.
Jia Xu shook his head and said with a normal expression: "Wencheng, don't panic, just speed up. I have left a backup plan before. If nothing goes wrong, we only need to walk another two or three miles, and we can sit back and relax."
Hearing this, Zhang Ji was overjoyed and admired him.
"This has happened. Sir, you are so clever and clever. I will admire you!"
It's not surprising that Zhang Ji was so submissive to Jia Xu, because they were from the same county and had known each other since they were young. Over the years, everything Jia Xu said was true, so Zhang Ji respected him like a god.
But Liu Bei had already personally led his army to kill them, and the last two or three miles were not easy to walk.
"Quick, if you speed up even more, Cheng Gao will be less than ten miles away. Once Dong Thief is allowed to escape into the city, all the previous achievements will be wasted!"
Compared to Dong Zhuo and Zhang Ji's panic, Liu Bei was also very anxious, fearing that the duck that had hit his mouth would fly away.
Guo Jia on the side was very confident, with excitement shining in his eyes.
"Don't worry, my lord, with the current speed, we will be able to catch up with Thief Dong within three to five miles at most, and we will never let him escape into the city."
The most powerful man in the world, Dong Zhuo, the thief who brought disaster to the country, is about to die in front of him!
Guo Jia felt proud when he thought about his participation in the whole process.
Moreover, this is his first battle!
One chasing and the other escaping, the two armies gradually got closer.
Dong Zhuo and Zhang Ji looked at the getting closer and closer, feeling anxious but unable to do anything about it.
Are you really going to kill me, Dong Zhuo?
Dong Zhuo looked up to the sky and sighed, the look in his eyes gradually dimmed.
Looking back on the past, I traveled among the Qiang people when I was young, and earned the respect of the Qiang people with my boldness and bravery.
Then he joined the army as a general and guarded the country's borders for decades, resisting foreign invasions. It can be said that he was dedicated and dedicated.
Later, his boss Zhang Huan was dismissed from office. Although he was innocent, he was dismissed from office in vain, and he encountered a sudden mid-life crisis.
It was from that moment that the loyalty to the Han Dynasty in Dong Zhuo's heart was completely annihilated.
The person who was later conquered by Yuan Wei was just a careerist Dong Zhongying.
Looking back on this life's battles, although there were victories and defeats, Dong Zhuo felt that he had no regrets.
Since you can't escape, then don't escape at all!
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo used the last bit of strength in his body to draw the sword from his waist.
Although I am old, I can still drink the blood of thieves.
Even if I die here today, it will be God's death for me, and it is not a crime of war!
"The whole army listens to the order and turns around to fight to the death with the traitors!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ji was immediately shocked.
A fight to the death?
That’s really life and death!
"Xiangguo, no, the bandit army is strong, so we should withdraw as soon as possible. Chenggao is less than ten miles away, so we may not be able to enter the city!" Zhang Ji hurriedly advised.
But Dong Zhuo shook his head and said extremely persistently: "No, we can't escape anymore. It is better to fight to the death than to be defeated and captured."
When Zhang Ji wanted to persuade him again, he suddenly saw a dark crowd appearing in the distance.
"This is……"
Zhang Ji's face was full of shock, and then he suddenly became energetic.
"Reinforcements are coming, Prime Minister's reinforcements are coming!"
That was the direction of Chenggao, so it was naturally impossible for the enemy to intercept in advance. Thinking back to Jia Xu's words just now, Zhang Ji immediately concluded that reinforcements had arrived.
Compared with Zhang Ji's excitement, Dong Zhuo's eyes showed a trace of doubt.
When he went on the expedition, he only left less than two thousand soldiers and horses in Chenggao, and it was to supervise the civilians who transported food to him. Where would the reinforcements come from at this time?
Furthermore, the dark crowd in front seemed to number more than 10,000 people, and they could not possibly be the soldiers and horses he had left behind in Cheng Gao.
Gradually, this group of people came closer, and Dong Zhuo and Zhang Jicai realized that there was no reinforcements here. They were clearly a group of civilians with yellow faces and thin muscles and ragged clothes. They were driven by hundreds of Xiliang troops.
Zhang Ji immediately turned to look at Jia Xu, with doubt and despair in his eyes.
Sir, is this what you call a backhand?
Probably aware of Zhang Ji's mood, Jia Xu nodded slightly, and at the same time he breathed a long sigh of relief, with a trace of relaxation and joy in his eyes.
finally come!
These common people are more useful than reinforcements!
Since the war, Jia Xu has been a transparent person in the army, but this does not mean that he has been idle.
On the contrary, he just did not exert force on the battlefield, but has been secretly collecting intelligence on the coalition forces, especially the Liu Bei Group.
He combined all the logic of Liu Bei's behavior since he went to war and finally made his own judgment.
Liu Bei has a kind-hearted temperament, a heroic spirit, and many fierce generals under his command. Especially the one who defeated Niu Fu last time is an unparalleled genius. Dong Zhuo is definitely no match for him.
But everyone has weaknesses, and Liu Bei Group is no exception.
Both Liu Bei and the one who flooded Niu Fu had a common weakness, that is, they cared too much about the people.
That's why the scene before us happened.
