"Please from the city!" After Xu Huang came out, he saw Dian Wei and felt inexplicably admiration in his heart.
Perhaps related to his reputation, when Duke Cao of Yanzhou defeated Lu Bu, he sent the battle report to Chang'an last year.
The emperor commended him for his merits and granted him the title of general. Naturally, he also publicized the deeds that established his fame during the war to boost the morale of the army.
Although Lu Bu is famous, there are still many people in the Xiliang army who are not ashamed of his behavior and hate him to the bone, but they are unable to take revenge. After hearing this, they secretly felt very happy.
When they arrived at the dilapidated city tower, the three of them found a suitable stone step to sit down without restraint. Xu Huang had a rather heroic appearance and was full of praise for the bravery of Cai Cai's black-robed cavalry, and even more admiration for his plan to attack the east and attack the west.
At the end, Zhang Han held up his hands and said calmly: "The general continues to guard this city, delaying Li Jue's army. According to my estimation, after his grain and grass were burned, the difficulties will last for a long time. The people of Hongnong have fled out, and there are not even ten people left in the territory." , and the Qiang and Hu cavalry troops went south to cause chaos, and even the big dogs were robbed."
The word "big dog" in his mouth made Xu Huang burst into laughter, and he suddenly felt good about Zhang Han. This Confucian scholar was not as pretentious as those children from aristocratic families, but he was very friendly and casual.
"So, general, hold on to this place. Our cavalry is fast and can go after the emperor. I rode eight hundred people here. I lost no more than ten men and horses. I still have some strength left to drive away the thieves."
"Okay, okay!" Xu Huang said two good words in a row, confirming the bravery and courage of the young man in front of him. He was not afraid of fighting or failure. A mere 800 people actually dared to cross from Hangu Pass to Hongnong The battlefield, now we have to rush to Anyi.
During this march, the horses alone would be exhausted and unable to perform to their full potential.
However, the troops and horses he led seemed to always have sufficient supplies, and his courage to deal with the march was already beyond human capabilities.
"General," Zhang Han stood up and clasped his fists. After resting for about a stick of incense, it was almost time to start again. There was no fodder in the ancient city, and the horses did not need to be replenished. They had to move forward again.
Thinking of this, Zhang Han solemnly said: "As long as you defend, Li Jue will have no food, and his troops will definitely rebel."
"After all, those who have lost their moral integrity will have few helpers, and those who have lost all moral integrity will only stay away from others if they no longer see the benefits of following them. You were once an old member of Li Jue's army, so maybe you can try to recruit him to surrender."
Xu Huang clasped his fists vigorously and bowed: "Thank you sir, Huang will remember it."
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart again. This man was originally a counselor, but he dared not be afraid of the hardships of the army and followed Dian Wei's army deep. He was really a young hero.
Dian Wei is also a daring and arrogant man, and he actually led the military advisor to come here. It must be that after defeating Marquis Lu Wen, there are no heroes in the world in his eyes.
However, it is precisely such boldness that makes one truly wild and heroic. How can such magnanimity not be admirable?
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Anyi.
After the emperor and his ministers fled here by car, they rested in the city temporarily while Yang Feng led his troops to protect them.
However, although Li Jue was stopped by Xu Huang, Guo Si followed him, leading more than a thousand cavalry and more than 5,000 infantry. There was a possibility of a bloody battle at any time. At this time, the emperor was guarding The general has been dispatched.
Only Yang Feng's personal soldiers and confidants followed, only a few thousand troops, but in terms of armament, they were far behind Guo Si.
"Your Majesty, Guo Bin's soldiers and horses are elite soldiers from Xiliang. They have fought for many years and are all his confidants. They can be regarded as his brothers. They will not betray easily. If he persists in pursuing us, it will be difficult for us to escape."
Yang Feng is lean, with a face like an inverted triangle, and no flesh on his cheeks, so he has sharp edges and corners. His eyes are long and narrow, and the corners of his eyes are slightly raised like fish tails. He has a sharp and sinister look. At this time, after helping the emperor off his horse, he said sincerely .
"My dear, thank you for your hard work... I will never forget your kindness in protecting you."
Liu Xie's eyes swayed and he stared at Yang Feng.
After seeing him smile slightly because of his words, he felt a little relieved.
The people around these guards want the rewards and fame after the deed is accomplished. Now that the Han Dynasty is falling apart and the princes are fighting, it is a good thing that there are still people around to protect them.
Liu Xie has been very smart since he was a child, and he has been taught by the great Confucian masters. He is well-educated and knowledgeable, but his knowledge is very short-sighted because he has been kept in the deep palace by various figures like a canary in a cage over the years.
He can only listen to the general trend of the world and cannot make any decisions.
But watching people's emotions has become a survival skill. In these years, he needed to see Dong Zhuo's face, then Wang Yun and other ministers' faces, and later, Li Jue and Guo Si's face.
Now, it might be Yang Feng.
Haha, the position of emperor has ended up here.
Liu Xie felt that it was not the saddest thing for his family and country to collapse and the princes to fight with each other. He thought that the saddest thing for him was that an emperor actually learned to flatter and observe people.
This year, he is only fourteen years old.
"Then, the general will be stationed outside the city first. Your Majesty will rest first and order the palace people to go to the city to find some food."
"Okay, okay," upon hearing this, Liu Xie quickly raised his head to look at the people in the left and right palaces, waved his sleeves and shouted softly: "Go quickly and find some food for me. Dry food is also fine. It would be better if there is minced meat..."
"Water, I still want water!"
After hearing this, Yang Feng took out the water bag from his waist and handed it into Liu Xie's hands.
At this time, there were rapid footsteps outside the door, and all the ministers were panicked. Every time they reported like this, it meant that another enemy army was coming, and this time, it was Dong Chenghe. Han Siam.
As soon as the two arrived, they immediately told Yang Feng: "The Southern Xiongnu went to Bei to cause trouble, plundered for hundreds of miles, and then came to kill again."
Everyone was shocked!
Suddenly there was a lot of discussion and panic.
At the beginning, in the spring, it was because of the battle between Li Jue and Guo Si that the generals attacked when they returned eastward.
The troops of Yang Feng and Dong Cheng combined their forces to resist, but were defeated by Li Jue, forcing the emperor to sleep in the wilderness and not enter the city.
Later, Dong Cheng and others pretended to beg for mercy, and while negotiating peace with Li Jue, they sent troops to Hedong County at night to recruit Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and King Youxian of the Southern Xiongnu to go to Bei. As a result, they got thousands of cavalry to come to the rescue. Just now, Li Jue's troops were disrupted, and then they were forced to retreat.
But later, because they could not satisfy these foreigners, they took advantage of the weakness of the Han Dynasty, the lack of troops and horses, and the inability of the Central Plains princes to plunder. Yang Feng and Han Xian tried their best to drive away these barbarians. Who knew that they would come back again and try to plunder food again?
They want slaves, gold and silver, and various jewelry and property belonging to the Han Dynasty. These can be sold by herdsmen outside the Great Wall in exchange for cattle, sheep or food. Many nobles of the Southern Huns have intervened in the past few years. Big man.
Cao Cao also defeated the Southern Huns' cavalry in Kuangting.
Many war horses were also captured as a result.
At this time, it was difficult for everyone to make a decision, and they were all talking about it.
"The small town of Anyi is difficult to defend for a long time. I don't think it's appropriate to stay here for a long time. If we continue to stay here, I'm afraid we will be overtaken by Li Jue sooner or later."
Among the king's chariots, the ministers were also among them. Among them, Tingwei Zheng Zhongyao was good at judging situations and was often relied upon by others. At this time, he advocated evacuation, not because he was afraid of being plundered, but because he was worried about the capriciousness of these foreigners from the southern Xiongnu.
Did he get the promise of generous gifts from Li Jue and Guo Si again and make a comeback, hoping to make money on both sides?
Yang Feng narrowed his eyes and kept thinking in his heart. Then, old ministers who were familiar with Zhong Yao supported his words and kept standing up to persuade him. Yang Feng and Han Xian still couldn't make a decision.
However, Dong Cheng had been anxious and wanted to attack first.
At this moment, another spy came quickly, and a lot of dust was thrown up in front of the door. He shouted in the hall: "Your Majesty, it's bad! Guo Si's Xiliang soldiers are here again!"
"Again another murder!?"
"Quickly, escort, escort!! Take me out quickly!!"
"Sure enough, it's here again," Zhong Yao sighed deeply, looking at the hesitant Yang Feng with eyes full of disappointment.
Then he said loudly: "Perhaps the Southern Xiongnu thieves just saw this opportunity and came to plunder again with the intention of getting gold and silver. Or maybe they got Guo Si's secret promise and came to take His Majesty back. General Yang should not be so hesitant." .”
"If we continue to break up, we will suffer chaos! We should abandon Anyi immediately and go east to Taigu. Only after passing Hangu Pass can we find peace! The cavalry we sent out to invite Zhang Yang from Hedong should have arrived. If I hadn't If I remember wrongly, maybe Zhang Yang, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes are already on the way to rescue him!"
Yang Feng's cheeks suddenly puffed up when he heard this, and he was very unhappy in his heart, but the situation forced him to do nothing, and his brothers were already exhausted.
The war lasted for so long, and there was no food and grass supplies, no money to reward the army, how could we continue to fight with the troops and troops?
Now they are fighting again, and Guo Si and Li Jue have won consecutively in recent months...
The morale of Yang Feng's army was low and they did not dare to fight with him. Now that the Southern Huns were plundering him first, they could only escort them to escape.
He made a prompt decision and was unable to defeat the enemy. Moreover, if he occupied the city, he might not even be able to get out of the city, so he said to the generals on his left and right: "Now, we can only escort the emperor to travel again, heading east."
"If we can pass Hangu Pass, we can have a rest."
"My lords, set off immediately and don't stay any longer!"
The emperor's car stayed in the city for less than half a day. If there were not those red tapes, he would have been able to rest for half a day. However, just for discussion, he had to show his courtesy, and each person's suggestions were made one by one, and they were slowly introduced.
These ministers seemed to be used to it. No one was willing to tell everything at once. They had to cover up everything, for fear of saying the wrong thing and judging the situation wrong. Of course, the current situation is like this. The emperor cannot make a decision. The rest of the people shoulder the responsibility. The important task of protecting the emperor must of course be taken very cautiously.
It's just caution that makes it a lot slower.
After coming out, he walked less than ten miles and was immediately overtaken by the soldiers and horses of the Southern Huns.
Yang Feng and other generals have already sent troops to the rear to resist Guo Si's attack. At this time, only 500 people were assigned to guard the chariots and honor guards.
"drive!!"
"drink!!"
In the distance, the cavalry approaching quickly, dressed in Huns costumes, wearing cloth hats, holding scimitars and short bows.
The galloping river is like a turbulent river, how huge its momentum is!
Looking around, there were about a thousand Xiongnu soldiers shouting strange chants and running toward them with their swords raised. They had an exaggerated posture and a huge momentum.
"It's over, it's over... the big man is over!"
"Your Majesty, if we are captured by the Xiongnu, it will be a disaster for the country!"
"Li Jue and Guo Si are thieves! They are destroying our country, the Han Dynasty! Our ancestors have mercy on you, can you send divine soldiers from heaven to stop foreign invaders!!!"
"Why doesn't Heaven help me, a big man?"
Da da da.
"Ha ha!!!"
At this moment, another uniform cavalry rushed out from the mountain path on the other side. The leader was a spear-wielding general. He was extraordinary handsome, strong and swift, as if descending from the sky. He sat down on the black horse and flowed gracefully. Like the wind, it looks like an elongated afterimage when running, running straight towards the Huns and bandits at full speed.
Behind him, a double-halberd general was as strong as a tiger.
There is another general, wearing a black robe and cold iron, his face is as cold and solemn as a mountain.
Afterwards, eight hundred troops marched towards the water pools along the way, with countless war horses neighing and rolling over.
"Rescue troops are coming?!"
“Whose cavalry is coming, and which prince’s general is this?!”
"Looking at their armaments, they must be Yuan Shao's elite cavalry!"
"It's so sophisticated, it's a huge rat!" A minister who knew the difficulty of raising troops immediately shouted, and even stood up on his horse to look at it, as if he couldn't bear to miss such a beautiful scenery. The power of the young general was like a god coming down from the earth.
Almost everyone agrees with this statement, and they can no longer think about it in a short time.
Because when seeing excellent cavalry, the first reaction is to pile them up with gold and silver, and constantly look for horses to buy iron. They also need to find blacksmiths with excellent craftsmanship, and then practice riding skills day and night to achieve such a uniform appearance.
These soldiers are all raised by gold and jade, but whether they can achieve great fame in this world needs countless bloody battles to prove!
At this moment, when everyone saw the two armies rushing in the distance, they all clenched their hands and were very nervous. They did not want to kill all the Huns, they just needed to repel them. If they could repel them, it would be enough to delay time until Yang Feng came. save.
Liu Xie came out of the carriage and looked at this scene with wide eyes. He had also secretly prayed in the carriage just now that someone would come down from the sky to rescue him, and that he would be protected by the glory of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty. Don't let yourself be like this. desolate.
If he is kidnapped and brought back again, I don't know how much torture he will have to endure at the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si. Moreover, once he is taken back, does it mean that the strength of the man is really exhausted? I am afraid that people's expectations will be lost.
But that's not the case now. The appearance of this general leading his troops made Liu Xie feel that the strength of the Han Dynasty was not exhausted yet, and there were still people who wanted to help the Han Dynasty.
"drink!"
A moment later, the two torrents collided into one, and the sound of slashing suddenly sounded. In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere. The young general rushed directly into the heavy siege, followed by the cavalry behind him, fighting with all his strength.
The five hundred people around the emperor gathered around him, held his horses, and walked around.
Many ministers were begging, "Your Majesty, please don't look any further. Let's leave quickly."
"If this army can win, they will definitely catch up and continue to protect them. Your Majesty will introduce them to you when the time comes."
"This cavalry army has no banner, so it must be an outpost vanguard. I guess that Yuan Shao's army must be on its way from the west. Let's go east quickly!"
"Okay, okay!" Liu Xie looked at the fighting on the battlefield, but the young and handsome knight commander had been overwhelmed by the crowd and could no longer be seen. He had no choice but to enter the carriage, followed by the escort of five hundred soldiers, and walked around Walk and walk.
At this moment, all the ministers mounted their horses, and those who did not have horses walked away from the battlefield.
Among the Xiongnu troops, there were pursuers who came out of the gap and were killed by arrows.
"Hero, true hero."
"The great man can be saved, the great man can be saved. Mr. Yuan is truly a loyal minister of my great man. His Yuan family is worthy of receiving the emperor's favor..."
Liu Xie, who was sitting in the large carriage, his voice was trembling at this moment, his nose was clear and his eyes were full of tears.
The scene of the black-robed cavalry charging for him just now lingers in the young mind, as if it is etched in memory.
"I am a big man, there is still hope, there is still hope!"
(End of chapter)
