Liu Xian and tens of thousands of Zhao troops broke and fled in the direction of Xiangguo, while Ran Min led his beggar army to chase after him, this time, he wanted to chase all the way and not give Liu Xian a chance to breathe.

Yecheng is more than 200 miles away from Xiangguozu, Liu Xian led the army to flee for three days and three nights, seeing that it was not far from Xiangguo City, and Ran Min's pursuers were still chasing after him, which made Liu Xian anxious, if he went straight to the city, the soldiers in the city would not dare to open the city gate when they saw the Wei army chasing, and in this way, he would die.

In between the rout, Liu Xian and his generals rested on a hill, lit a bonfire, killed a war horse, and discussed what to do next while eating barbecue.

"General, the Wei army is chasing very quickly, and it is inconvenient to go back to Xiangguo City, what should our army do next?" A subordinate general said anxiously.

Liu Xian chewed the horse meat in his mouth, looked in the direction of Xiangguo City, and said helplessly: "Before the general set out on the expedition, he boasted that he would definitely be able to kill Ran Min, but now, not only did he fail to kill Ran Min, but he also let Ran Min chase after him so that he didn't even have a chance to take a breath, if he went back like this, the emperor would definitely not let go of the general." ”

"General, Ran Min is chasing very quickly, if we don't return to Xiangguo, where else can our army go?" The general said helplessly.

"General, it's really not possible, let's go back to Mobei, back to the place where our ancestors lived." Another general said.

"Yes, it's a big deal to go back to the desert to herd sheep." A subordinate general chimed in.

Liu Xian stared at the generals and said, "Soldiers." The desert is our last place to stay, where there is nothing but desert water and grass, cattle and sheep, and we cannot go back until we have to. ”

"General, Ran Min is in hot pursuit, do we have any other choice than to return to the desert?" The general asked in a low voice.

Liu Xian looked left and right, and said softly: "The general does have another choice, I don't know if the generals can help the general." ”

"General. What's the plan. Say it quickly. The generals all asked anxiously.

A trace of killing intent flashed in Liu Xian's eyes, and he said softly: "How can Shi Yuan be the emperor, why can he be the emperor, but we can't?" After speaking, he stared at the generals.

Seeing that Liu Xian had plans to become emperor. The generals were taken aback. They didn't expect it at all. Liu Xian actually has such great ambitions, but they are all generals who have followed Liu Xian for many years. At this time, it is natural to support Liu Xian.

"If the general wants to raise a big thing, we are willing to follow."

"General, such a major event must be carefully planned, and there must be no mistakes!

"General, right now, Yao Xiang, Zhang Hedu, and Wang Lang are not in Xiangguo City, and there is only one pillar by Shi Yuan's side, so this is indeed the best time for us to depose Shi Yuan."

"General, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, it's better to enter Xiangguo today, get rid of Shi Yuan first, and the general will ascend to the throne, and then order the army to defend Xiangguo and block Ran Min's army."

Several generals expressed their views.

After listening to the general's analysis, Liu Xian thought for a moment and said softly: "Generals, this time Ran Min led an army of 100,000 to pursue our army, it seems that the situation is not so simple!" ”

"What does the general mean, we are stupid." The ministry will be somewhat inexplicable.

Liu Xian raised his head and said: "Our army has been dispersed, just with Ran Min's combat power, he can lead 10,000 light cavalry to pursue and win a complete victory, why do you want to lead 100,000 troops to pursue our army?" Isn't this a knife used to kill chickens? After speaking, his face was full of doubts.

A subordinate general thought for a moment, hugged his fists and said: "General, judging from the last general, Ran Min is ostensibly pursuing our army all the way, but in fact, his real purpose is to break through Xiangguo City in one fell swoop. ”

"That's right, it must be this purpose, otherwise, why use an army of 100,000." Another general said.

Liu Xian nodded clearly, and said with a straight face: "Generals, at the moment, Ran Min is in hot pursuit, even if we enter Xiangguo and kill Shi Yuan, we may not be able to hold Xiangguo, we must think of a way." ”

"It would be nice if Ran Min could withdraw from the army." One of the generals said casually.

Liu Xian's inspiration suddenly appeared, and he said: "It's better to kill Shi Yuan with one stone and kill two birds with one stone, and let Ran Min retreat." ”

"Kill two birds with one stone, and the end will be dull?" The generals did not understand Liu Xian's intentions.

Liu Xian pointed to one of the generals and ordered: "You go to meet Ran Min immediately, just say that I, Liu Xian, am willing to be a minister, and kill Shi Yuan as a gift, and ask Ran Min to let us live, go quickly." ”

"Yes, General." The generals were ordered to leave.

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Not far from Liu Xian's camp, Ran Min and his beggar army were resting, Xiangguo City was not far away, they had already formulated a detailed siege plan, early the next morning, they went to Xiangguo, and launched an attack at noon.

"Your Majesty, Liu Xian sent a subordinate general to come to the audience." Begging for a military captain, hugging his fists and reporting.

Seeing that Liu Xian sent his generals to come, Ran Min was stunned for a moment, and then ordered: "Let him come in!" ”

Soon, the generals sent by Liu Xian entered Ran Min's Chinese army tent and knelt down and said, "The last general is on the order of General Liu to see the emperor." After speaking, he made a great courtesy.

Seeing that General Liu Xian took the initiative to call himself the emperor, and also gave a great courtesy to the monarch and ministers, Ran Min was taken aback, and the begging generals beside him were also a little confused.

However, the feeling of being respected is very comfortable, Ran Min smiled slightly, and asked softly, "Say it!" Liu Xian sent you here for something. ”

"Back to the emperor, General Liu thought about it and felt that Shi Yuan was immoral and incompetent, and only the emperor was the true son of heaven, so he planned to declare himself to the emperor, and he specially asked the last general to come and inform him." General Liu Xian said.

Ran Min was stunned when he heard this, paused, and said with a smile: "You General Liu are really interesting, you had to take my life a few days ago, but now you have to take the initiative to be a minister, it is an expedient measure that is exhausted!" ”

General Liu Xianbu hugged his fists and said: "The emperor can rest assured, in order to show his sincerity, General Liu is willing to personally behead Shi Yuan and send it to his command. ”

After listening to Liu Xian's general's explanation, Ran Min understood Liu Xian's intentions, it turned out that Liu Xian wanted to obtain Xiangguo City and the surrounding land, and had the ambition of splitting the soil and sealing the king, but if Liu Xian could really kill Shi Yuan, it would not be impossible to accept his surrender, after all, Liu Xian had a force to be reckoned with, and it was not bad to force him to be anxious.

"Okay, since General Liu is willing to be a minister, how can I refuse, you go back and tell Liu Xian, as long as the corpses of the Shi Yuan clan are sent to our army camp, I will immediately withdraw from the army, and canonize him as the general of Shangda, Da Dan Yu, and guard Xiangguo forever." Ran Min Zhengse said.

Seeing that Ran Min agreed, General Liu Xian hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will go to sue General Liu." With that, he turned and left.

After Liu Xian's general left, Ran Min's general looked at Ran Min and said softly: "Your Majesty, Liu Xian is a treacherous and trustworthy villain, how can you promise to let him guard Xiangguo, the last general can be sure that this person is definitely not a sincere minister, and he will rebel in the future." ”

Ran Min smiled and said softly: "What kind of person Liu Xian is, how can I not know, since Liu Xian can use the strategy of rights and interests to stabilize me, why can't I make a plan, use Liu Xian to get rid of Shi Yuan, and then wave his army to attack the city and kill Liu Xian in Xiangguo, in this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds." ”

Seeing that Ran Min had already considered it, the general was convinced: "It's still the emperor's thoughtfulness, and the end will be far behind." ”

Ran Min smiled slightly, and then continued to discuss with his generals about attacking Xiangguo.

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After General Liu Xianbu returned to the camp, he immediately hugged his fists and reported: "General, as you expected, Ran Min agreed to everything, and said that he would make the general a general, Da Danyu." ”

"Hahaha! Great, immediately gather the men and horses, and enter Xiangguo City with Ben. Liu Xian was greatly pleased, and gave the order to assemble.

At this moment, because the main army has been defeated, Liu Xian can only gather nearly 10,000 people and horses of the pro-guard army, but for the palace coup, these people are enough, besides, there are also their cronies and soldiers in the city, and it is very easy to deal with Shi Yuan, who has no much strength.

Soon, Liu Xian's nearly 10,000 troops were assembled, and with only Liu Xian's order, they could march to Xiangguo City.

Liu Xian tore a large piece of white cloth, wrapped the uneaten large piece of horse meat in the white cloth, and then stepped on the war horse and ordered loudly: "Soldiers, go to Xiangguo with the general, cheer me up, drive the ......" After speaking, he rode his horse in the direction of Xiangguo City, and the generals behind him followed closely behind, marching towards Xiangguo City.

Under the city of Xiangguo, Liu Xian picked up a large piece of horse meat wrapped in a spear and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate quickly, our army will return with a great victory, and Ran Min's head is here." ”

The soldiers guarding the city gate saw Liu Xian returning victorious, and hurriedly opened the city gate.

Seeing that the city gate had been opened, Liu Xian picked up a large piece of horse meat, led his army into the city, and went straight to the palace.

In the direction of the palace, the soldiers who had already had the city gate rode their horses to report the news of Liu Xian's victory and beheading Ran Min to Shi Yuan.

Shi Yuan was very happy when he heard that Liu Xian had killed Ran Min and returned with his head, and decided to go to greet him in person.

At the main gate of the Yecheng Palace, when Liu Xian led the army to arrive here, Shi Yuan had already led some civil and military officials to wait for a long time.

Seeing Liu Xian riding a horse, Shi Yuan stepped forward with a smile, ready to reward Liu Xian's official position and property in public to show the emperor's grace, but seeing that Liu Xian was always riding on horseback and did not get off the horse to make a great gift to the monarch and ministers, Shi Yuan was slightly surprised, and had a feeling of unease.

Shi Yuan was already within ten steps in front of him, Liu Xian sneered at the corner of his mouth, and with a shake of the gun, he tore the white cloth that was raised high, and the large piece of horse meat inside suddenly fell out and rolled down at Shi Yuan's feet. (To be continued......)