Volume 2 Heroes in Troubled Times Chapter 6 Success in Heaven Section 15
Chapter 6 Success in the Day 15th Quarter of October, Kansai, Taolinsai. Taolinsai is located at the foot of the dry mountain, the scale is not very large, forty miles away from the Candle River.
In order to ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven, Zhang Ji moved the camp of the Son of Heaven to the fortress. Soon, Yuan Shao's battle to attack Tongguan became more and more intense, and Huaxiong of the Northern Xinjiang Army also withdrew his troops to Hongnong City in advance.
Zhang Ji and Wang Fang felt threatened from both sides, and immediately moved the Son of Heaven camp to Taoqiuju. Taoqiu is located between Tongguan and Taolinsai, the north is the Yellow River, the south is the dry mountain, once the pass has an accident, you can take the Son of Heaven to escape into the mountain.
At the height of the war, Fenwei General Lu Bu and Yangwei Zhonglang General Zhang Liao took a hundred soldiers and escorted grain, grass and ordnance to Taoqiuju.
The Son of Heaven was overjoyed and personally welcomed the big tent. Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were flattered and hurriedly fell to their knees.
The Son of Heaven picked one up with one hand and asked in a loud voice, "What about the general?" Where's the general? When will the Northern Xinjiang Army arrive at Tongguan to support? Lu Bu's face was embarrassed, and he bowed his head and said nothing.
The Son of Heaven felt cold in his heart and turned his head to look at Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
"The general doesn't want to save me? Is it? He doesn't want to die? The Son of Heaven asked in a panic.
"Your Majesty, the general is coming from Handan day and night." Zhang Liao bowed down and said,
"General Zuo, Lord Koji, is currently fighting fiercely with the rebels in Shaancheng. The rebels are strong, and they have already connected Xin'an and Mianchi, and if they are allowed to capture Shaancheng again, Kansai will not be able to hold it. Therefore, now the Northern Xinjiang Army is in the area of Shaancheng, and it is unable to aid Tongguan in the west. ”
"Can't afford to go west?" Yang Feng, who was standing behind the Son of Heaven, sneered,
"Liwei General Huaxiong is Hongnong at the moment, why can't he come to the rescue?"
"Hmph......" Lu Bu looked at Yang Feng, a trace of murderous aura suddenly appeared in his eyes, and a sneer came out of his nose,
"The army of the people of Huada has been defeated in continuous bloody battles in the vicinity of Xin'an and Mianchi, with heavy losses."
"What about the Northern Frontier Army in Hedong?" Yang Feng did not show weakness and asked angrily,
"The Northern Frontier Army in Hedong was also defeated by Yuan Shao?"
"In the first battle of Chang'an, the Northern Xinjiang Army lost its troops, don't you know?" Lu Bu's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his face was like frost,
"The Hu Iron Cavalry has long returned to the desert, and the old Black Mountain Yellow Turban generals such as Yu Poison, Ku Chief, and Guo Daxian hate you to the core. You defected on the verge of battle, causing the Northern Xinjiang Army to suffer heavy losses under the city of Chang'an, and tens of thousands of lives were lost in vain, and they were eager to eat you alive. At this time, you dare to let them come to support? If you agree to let Yu Xuan, Ku Chieftain and others lead the army to help, I will immediately return to Hedong and ask Lord Xu Rong to give an order. ”
"No, no......" The Son of Heaven was shocked and shook his hand again and again,
"Forget it, forget it, how many reinforcements did the general bring?" Lu Bu glared at Yang Feng fiercely, and then said helplessly: "Hebei was hit by the disaster, and the general had no money and food, so he couldn't requisition the army, so he only brought five thousand iron horsemen to the rescue. The Son of Heaven opened a pair of small eyes, frightened and frightened, and was speechless for a long time.
"The minister is willing to stay by His Majesty's side and swear to protect His Majesty." Lu Bu knelt down abruptly and said loudly,
"I beg Your Majesty to ......"
"Okay, good ......" The Son of Heaven excitedly pulled up Lu Bu,
"Aiqing stays by my side, and I am relieved."
"Your Majesty, by all means, Lord Lu ......" Yang Feng and Dong Cheng spoke at the same time to stop it. The Son of Heaven didn't wait for the two to finish, waved his hand and scolded: "Who killed Dong Zhuo back then?" Is that you? I issued an edict, and Lu Aiqing immediately rushed from Yanzhou to Guanzhong to rescue the driver, can you do it? The battle in Tongguan is critical, you all go to Tongguan, don't stay here anymore. With Lu Aiqing here, I can't die. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng were dumbfounded.
The two urgently sued Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and Huang Fuhong. Zhang Ji replied to the book, protected the Son of Heaven, monitored Lu Bu, and prevented him from causing trouble in the Son of Heaven's camp.
In mid-October, Hedong, Kabanjin. Eight hundred miles of fast riding rushed into the camp. Xu Rong finally looked forward to the letter from the general.
Did the general agree with King Qin? Xu Rong opened the book uneasily, and his hands trembled a little.
If the general does not agree to attack and kill the Son of Heaven camp to rescue the Son of Heaven, what should I do? A line of strong and powerful words jumped into Xu Rong's eyes.
"My lord, what did the general say?" Hedong Taishou Wang Yi asked anxiously.
"The Great General never lets us down." Xu Rong was relieved and let out a long breath,
"Lord Wang, let's go and prepare for the camp of the Son of Heaven." Xu Rong handed the book in his hand to Wang Yi,
"I'll go to Kansai to rescue the driver." Wang Yi hurriedly swept it,
"Your Highness is also going to Hedong?"
"Your Highness and the Great General are already on their way." Xu Rong said with a smile,
"Now, your Hedong Mansion will cost a lot of money." The war drums sounded, and the Kasakazu camp suddenly became nervous.
Prince Sun, Wang Dang, Yu Poison, and the bitter chieftain rushed into the big tent after taking the lead.
"My lord, are you going to Kansai?"
"The general gave the order, go to Kansai and save the Son of Heaven." Xu Rong said with a smile while putting on his battle helmet,
"But the general also said that those who should be killed should still be killed, and they must not be soft."
"Okay, this time we will kill Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huang Fuhong." Yu Poison shouted.
"Huangfuhong don't kill." When Xu Rong heard this, he hurriedly said,
"He is the son of Huangfu Song, and he can't be killed."
"It's the son of Huangfu Song, then he has to kill even more." Yu Poison glared and roared,
"I wanted to kill him for a long time, and I won't spare him this time." Xu Rong was speechless for a while. Huangfu Song killed hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers back then, how could this feud be easily resolved.
When the king stretched out his hand and struck him,
"Whatever the adults tell you to do, you can do it, what do you say? When it comes to the battlefield, swords and guns don't have long eyes, and long arrows don't have long eyes, whether Huang Fuhong can survive or not is up to God, not us. Yu Poison comprehended and bowed down to apologize.
Xu Rong looked at his subordinates and sighed secretly. In the big tent, all the yellow turban generals.
If the two adults, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, were still alive, what would they think when they saw today's scene?
Lower October, Kansai, Lake City Ferry. On the surface of the Yellow River, hundreds of warships of different sizes are lined up, and the colorful battle flags on the boats are flying in the wind, and the momentum is magnificent.
Ship after ship and trough ship approached the ferry one after another, sending the heavily armed officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army to the opposite shore.
Xu Rong stood on the deck of a huge three-story ship, looked at the bustling crowd in front of him, and turned back and asked,
"Ask, has Wang Dang and Lord Yu Poison's army begun to go ashore at the Ruxiang Ferry?" Yang Hua, who was standing behind Xu Rong, bowed down and replied, "My lord, they are docking, and at dusk, the army can all go ashore." According to the agreement, now the two adults, Sun Qin and the bitter chief, have also landed in Fenglingdu. Xu Rong nodded, looked at the turbulent Yellow River, and bowed his head in contemplation.
In the distance of nearly 100 miles from Tongguan to Taolin Fortress, there are three ferry ports. From west to east, there are Fenglingdu, Ruxiangdu and Huchengdu.
In order to ensure that the Son of Heaven could be rescued intact, Xu Rong ordered Prince Sun and Wang Dang to each bring a soldier and a horse and attack from the three ferries at the same time with him.
Ruxiang and Hucheng are the closest to Taoqiuju, about thirty miles, so Xu Rong put his heavy troops on the two ferries of Ruxiang and Hucheng.
Prince Sun and Wang Dang's army fought a series of bloody battles in Guanzhong, especially the battle under the city of Chang'an, and the losses were very serious, and now less than 10,000 people can be put into battle.
In order to reduce losses, Xu Rong gave up the strategy of killing Taoqiu Ju directly, and instead stuck to the ferry. Xu Rong believed that as long as his army appeared at the ferry and landed, the rebellion in Guanzhong would definitely be gone.
Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, Yang Feng and others are bound to have no intention of guarding the pass in order to snatch the Son of Heaven, and in this way, the Son of Heaven camp is in chaos.
Huang Fuhong and Lü Bu had the opportunity to flee to the banks of the Yellow River with the Son of Heaven. Xu Rong was unwilling to let his soldiers die worthless in this chaos, and he repeatedly warned Prince Sun, Wang Dang, and Yu Poison that whoever dared to disobey the order and enter Taoqiu Ju would be subject to military law and would not hesitate.
Huang Fuhong won't change again, right? Xu Rong sighed worriedly, what he was most worried about was Huang Fuhong.
If Huang Fuhong goes back on his word again, not only will the Son of Heaven not be able to save him, but I am afraid that he will not even be able to save his life.
Suddenly, there was a neat shouting at the ferry. Xu Rong, Chen Wei, and Yang Hua looked at the same time, and the soldiers were unloading the ballistas from the ship.
"My lord, except for the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the court, should we kill everyone else?" Yang Hua asked cautiously.
"Rebellion is mainly Dong Zhuo's old department, what do ordinary soldiers know? They are all innocent. Chen Wei saw that Xu Rong didn't say anything, and hurriedly persuaded,
"Many of these soldiers are the Northern Army and the Western Garden Army in the past, they have fought for many years, if they can stay......
"Kill it." Xu Rong said lightly,
"What the general needs is not soldiers, but the stability of Hebei." The meaning of Xu Rong's words, Chen Wei and Yang Hua both understood.
When the rebels died, these soldiers became weapons in the hands of the Son of Heaven, which did not do Hebei any good.
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"If the rebels have no way to live, they will fight desperately, and the safety of the Son of Heaven ......," Yang Hua said in a slurching voice.
"My lord, this place is only thirty miles away from Taoqiuju, we can arrive in half a day, we can enter the camp of the Son of Heaven......" Xu Rong shook his hand,
"Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Yang Feng will definitely fight with us in order to compete for the Son of Heaven, and the Tongguan defenders may collapse in an instant at this time. Tongguan was lost, Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of troops swarmed in, and all parties immediately fell into a scuffle, and it was difficult for us to get out at that time. We can't protect ourselves, how can we save the Son of Heaven? Don't think too much about it, set up the ballista and wait here. As long as Zhang Ji and these people kill each other, Lu Bu and Huang Fuhong will rescue the Son of Heaven. "At the end of October, the peach hill gathers.
When Yang Feng and Dong Cheng heard that the Northern Xinjiang Army was coming across the river, they were greatly frightened. Dong Cheng hurriedly played the Son of Heaven and asked the Son of Heaven and the ministers to quickly go to the dry mountain to avoid trouble.
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao persuaded the Son of Heaven that the Northern Xinjiang Army was here to rescue His Majesty, so why did His Majesty want to flee? Dong Cheng shouted angrily: "If the Northern Frontier Army wants to save Your Majesty, it should go to Tongguan to fight Yuan Shao, instead of running to Hucheng and Ruxiang. What are they here for? Isn't it just to rob the Son of Heaven? "Taiwei Yang Biao and some other ministers also advised the Son of Heaven, at this moment, what choice is there?
While Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and others were in Tongguan, kill Yang Feng, join the Northern Xinjiang Army and flee to Hedong.
The Son of Heaven was at a loss and couldn't make up his mind. He wanted to go to Hedong, but he was afraid that the general would treat him like Li Dao, Guo Yan and other rebels.
Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and Dong Cheng, Chong Ji, Fu Jun and other ministers who could not hold out to Hedong quarreled. Yang Feng urgently told Li Le, Han Xian and Hu Cai, who were fighting in Tongguan, to ask them to return to Taoqiu as soon as possible and protect the Son of Heaven first.
He was selfish, he thought that the Northern Xinjiang Army was going to kill Zhang Ji and Wang Fang, not himself. He and Han Xian used to be both Yellow Turbans.
Now there are a lot of Yellow Turban generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he thinks that since the general does not kill Montenegro and poison, of course he will not kill them.
When he grabbed the Son of Heaven, he could take the opportunity to blackmail the general, and with the credit of this escort, he could also mix people in Northern Xinjiang.
At this time, a minister close to him sent someone to tell him that Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, Dong Cheng and others were discussing how to kill him and told him to escape from the camp of the Son of Heaven as soon as possible.
Yang Feng was furious and gathered 3,000 men and horses overnight, preparing to raid Dong Cheng's army at dawn.
But the news leaked immediately, and Dong Cheng hurriedly gathered his 1,000 men, as well as 1,000 Tiger Ben and Yulin Guards, and took the lead in attacking.
The two sides fought in the camp of the Son of Heaven. The camp of the Son of Heaven was in chaos, the flames were soaring, and arrows were flying in all directions. The cries and the sounds of fighting are intertwined, and it is terrifying.
Lu Bu persuaded again.
"The eldest princess has been in Hebei for five years, and generally the general has to discuss major events in Hebei before making a decision, and her power in Hebei cannot be underestimated. Your Majesty has arrived in Hebei, with the support of the eldest princess, what is Your Majesty worried about? Your Majesty doesn't believe in the general, doesn't he believe in the eldest princess either? Taiwei Yang Biao and other ministers also persuaded that Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan, Cui Lie, Zhao Qi and other ministers were all in Hebei.
Will these people still help the general to hold His Majesty hostage and cause trouble to the society? The Son of Heaven was extremely frightened at this time, and nodded without thinking,
"Let's go, let's go, Aiqing and I will go to Hedong." Lü Bu and Zhang Liao immediately commanded the soldiers to protect the Son of Heaven, the Empress and a group of ministers, walked out of the camp and fled in the direction of Hucheng, and all the royal items, Fu Xindiance, and chariots and baggage were all discarded.
In the night, I couldn't see my fingers, the road was difficult to discern, and the group walked very slowly. The news of the Northern Xinjiang Army's entry into Fenglingdu made Zhang Ji and others stationed in Tongguan very happy, and they thought that the general had agreed to the request of the Son of Heaven and sent troops to rescue.
That night, several generals celebrated with a drink together. In the middle of the night, Han Xian was taken aback after receiving Yang Feng's urgent letter.
He, Li Le, and Hu Cai took 5,000 men and horses and quickly retreated to Taoqiu. When Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huang Fuhong heard the news, they immediately felt that something was wrong.
Subsequently, some ministers of the DPRK and China also sent people to deliver the letter. Zhang Ji and Wang Fang didn't say a word, handed over Tongguan to Huangfuhong to garrison, and each of them led a large army to kill the Son of Heaven camp in a hurry.
On the way, Zhang Ji urgently told his nephew Zhang Xiu not to guard the fortress anymore, and immediately rushed to Taoqiuju to meet me.
Huang Fuhong first volunteered to stay in Huayin, and now he volunteered to stay in Tongguan, and everyone believes in Huang Fuhong's loyalty.
However, Huang Fuhong broke his trust this time, he did not lead the army to garrison Tongguan, but ordered to immediately rectify the army and the people, and followed Zhang Ji and Wang Fang to kill back.
He gave up Tongguan directly. On that day, the high-ranking soldiers who were responsible for the siege of the city were bloodless and easily took Tongguan.
When Yuan Shao heard the news, he thought that Feng Ji, who came to report the good news, was joking,
"Brother Yuantu, how can you talk nonsense about this kind of military aircraft incident? I'm worried that I'll punish you. Feng Ji smiled so much that he couldn't close his mouth,
"My lord, I didn't lie to you, Tongguan was really taken by us."
"Why didn't I hear the fighting?" Yuan Shao was a little unhappy.
"That's because all the rebels in Tongguan have fled, and there is no one in the pass." Feng Ji smiled,
"My lord, Kansai is already in the bag." Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then, he jumped up and shouted loudly: "Hurry, hurry, urgently order all departments, kill into Tongguan, hurry, hurry ......"
"My lord, the army has been attacking the city for more than 20 days in a row, and it is exhausted, so you should rest for a while at this time, and then enter Tongguan ......"
"The Northern Xinjiang Army must have killed the Taolin Fortress, and is snatching the Son of Heaven with the rebels." Yuan Shao said eagerly,
"If it weren't for the Northern Xinjiang Army to kill behind the rebellion, how could these people abandon Tongguan? There is no way to live, so he will make a desperate bet and abandon Tongguan. Feng Ji laughed,
"My lord, then you should stand still and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. For us, it doesn't matter whether the Son of Heaven is alive or dead, we just want Kansai. The darker the Northern Frontier Army and these rebels are killed, the better it will be for us. When they are dying, Kansai will have it at their fingertips. ”
"Yuantu, you're confused. The Son of Heaven doesn't matter to us, but for Hebei and Li Hong, it is an invincible weapon. Once this weapon is in full swing, the threat to us will be too great, so we can't let Li Hong grab the Son of Heaven under any circumstances. This is not only for the hegemony in the future, but also for the sake of the country. Think about it, if Li Hong didn't grab the Son of Heaven, if we rebuilt the imperial system, what advantage would Hebei have at all? Feng Ji smiled and said nothing.
The hegemony in Yuan Shao's words is his own, and the hegemony is successful, is this Jiangshan Sheji still not a big man?
Yuan Shao didn't know whether it was intentional or intentional, but he didn't say the word Dahan. Feng Ji began to understand a little.
On the day of the big tent discussion, Yuan Shao said what if the Son of Heaven was killed? Geng Bao said to rebuild the imperial system. Yuan Shao smiled but did not continue the topic at that time.
It seems that persecuting the rebel and killing the Son of Heaven is just a means for Yuan Shao to rebuild the imperial system, but rebuilding the imperial system is obviously not Yuan Shao's ultimate goal.
What Yuan Shao wants to do, he is already about to come out. Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao's high-spirited back, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted a subtle smile.
There are things that should be done. Early in the morning, peach hills gather. The two sides of the scuffle suddenly found that the Son of Heaven was gone, and the ministers were also gone.
Yang Feng and Dong Cheng were shocked and withdrew from the battlefield. Dong Cheng led the army to chase along the trail in the direction of Lake City.
Yang Feng also regrouped his army and pursued in the direction of Ruxiang. Because it was too dark, Lu Bu and the others lost their way.
When the sky was getting brighter, they walked on the gallop road, only to realize that they had taken the wrong road, which turned out to be the road leading to Tongguan.
Lu Bu was so anxious that he immediately took the Son of Heaven and the ministers and ministers to rush in the direction of Ruxiang. Han Xian, Li Le, and Hu Cai trotted all the way from afar with a large army.
Lu Bu was shocked,
"Wenyuan, let's separate. You fled with the Son of Heaven in the direction of Ruxiang. Lord Taiwei and I fled in the direction of Lake City with the queen and ministers. We have a lot of people, we can attract the rebels, and we can buy you time. ”
"No, Brother Fengxian, you are highly skilled in martial arts, you take the Son of Heaven first." Zhang Liao shouted,
"I'll go to Lake City with Lord Taiwei."
"Master Zhang is right." Yang Biao panted and said,
"The traitor wants the Son of Heaven, not the Empress, and not me, an old man in his fifties. You take the Son of Heaven and go away. Lu Bu said no more, turned around and picked up the Son of Heaven, and rushed into the woods by the roadside like an arrow.
Thirty thugs followed, whistling away. The more Dong Cheng chased, the more he felt that something was wrong, the road was clean, and the dew was crystal clear on the withered yellow grass on the side of the road, and it didn't look like a group of people had just walked past.
"Turn back, turn back, chase in the direction of Ruxiang, hurry up and ......" More than 1,000 people turned around and ran wildly. Soon, there was a loud shout ahead, and a few screams could be heard from time to time.
Dong Cheng's eyes were cracked, and he couldn't wait to step in front of the enemy. Li Le and Hu Cai led the army to catch up with the fleeing crowd, but they did not find the Son of Heaven.
Li Le was in a hurry and asked about the seed series, but without saying anything, Li Le raised his hand and killed him with a knife. Li Le asked Yang Biao with a bloody head,
"Tell me, where is the Son of Heaven?" Yang Biao didn't say. As soon as Li Le waved his hand, a group of wolf-like soldiers rushed up and hacked to death twelve ministers including Captain Fu Jun and more than 20 officials of various prefectures in one go.
Yang Biao didn't say anything until he died.
"If you don't say anything more, I'll kill the queen." Li Le was anxious. At this moment, the war drums protruded, and Dong Cheng led the army to kill quickly.
Zhang Liao, who was standing behind Yang Biao, suddenly shot a cold arrow when Li Le turned back in a panic. Li Le screamed and fell off his horse.
Han Xian and Hu Cai thought that the Northern Xinjiang Army was coming, but they didn't look closely, and fled after hitting the horse. As soon as the lord fled, the soldiers below were all broken, and they fled in a swarm.
"Where is the Son of Heaven?" Dong Cheng asked loudly. Yang Biao was about to answer, but Zhang Liao grabbed him, pointed to the direction of Han Xian's escape, and said, "I was captured by Han Xian and Hu Cai." Dong Cheng didn't care about them, and led the army to chase after them.
Han Xian met Zhang Ji head-on,
"Adults help me."
"Where is the Northern Frontier Army? Where is the Son of Heaven? Zhang Ji was shocked and angry, and asked loudly.
"The Son of Heaven was snatched away by the Northern Frontier Army, and they are chasing and killing." As soon as Han Xian ran over, Dong Cheng came violently.
He saw Zhang Ji hurriedly shouting: "My lord, Han Xian has snatched the Son of Heaven, chase after him." ”
"Where did he snatch the Son of Heaven? You're blind. Zhang Ji scolded. Several people immediately got together and fell for it.
Zhang Ji hurriedly sent someone to tell Wang Fang behind him, and immediately changed the route to chase in the direction of Ruxiang.
"We chased after Hucheng, the Son of Heaven must not have arrived in Hedong Liao to see the smoke and dust rolling behind, and in desperation, he had to shout,
"Spread out, spread out and run ......" Zhang Liao picked up Yang Biao on his back, and several fierce soldiers carried several respected ministers such as the queen, Dong Guiren and Chun Yujia, and ran wildly to the bank of the Yellow River.
Some of the rest of the ministers ran after Zhang Liao, and some stood still on the road, anyway, that's it, life and death are fate.
More people scattered, fleeing for their lives. Zhang Ji, Dong Cheng, Han Xian and others commanded the army to roar and kill.
Guangluxun Deng Yuan, Shaofu Tian Fen, Dasi Nong Zhang Yi, Shizhong Liu Ai, Zuo Ling and other more than a dozen ministers were successively hacked and killed by the rebels, ordinary officials were killed and injured, and hundreds of palace maids disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Yang Feng led the army to chase all the way to the vicinity of Ruxiang. The absence of the Son of Heaven made him very frustrated, so he led his army back, preparing to meet Han Xian and then discuss, but he ran into Lu Bu head-on.
It's a vast field, and there's nowhere to hide. Lu Bu looked at the approaching army in front of him, suddenly raised the halberd in his hand, and shouted wildly,
"Protect the Son of Heaven, let's kill the past, kill the past......" jumped to