Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 396 Good News, Bad News
"They all bully me..."

Xue An led a dozen riders all the way to Hanzhong, the resentment in his heart was about to overflow.

The cavalrymen around him had a very good relationship with Xue An. Seeing his grief and indignation, they couldn't suppress the smiles in their hearts, and they all joked: "You can't control your temper in front of His Majesty and Xie Shizhong, and you still want to get some good errands." No?"

The soldiers of the Habayashi Army are all selected from the descendants of the old soldiers of the Beifu Army, no one is spoiled by anyone, and anyone who asks can say something-"My father (my grandfather) fought the world with Emperor Taizu. "

So even Xue An dared to be angry at their teasing, but he felt more and more aggrieved, always feeling that he was a pitiful little person in the Habayashi Army.

"Hmph, wait for me to make military achievements, and see how I will bully me then?"

Hearing Xue Andu's words, the knights beside him laughed from ear to ear again: "Yes, yes, yes, you are from the imperial examination and can make military achievements. But can you still surpass the emperor?"

Xue Andu's vigorous momentum just now suddenly shrunk down, and he urged the horse to move forward without saying a word.

Xue An, who had left the team, sped up a lot, and in the early morning of the next day, he was the first to arrive at Baogukou, the southern exit of Baoxie Road.

As soon as they left the Baogu entrance, the complexions of the group changed drastically.

Almost all the defenders at Baogukou were wounded, and everyone looked haggard, looking particularly terrifying.

"I am Xue Andu, the first officer! Why are you like this? Could it be that Helian Bobo has already invaded Hanzhong?"

"That's not it."

The defender's reply made Xue An feel a little relieved.

"Are you reinforcements?"

Looking at the well-equipped Xue Andu and the Habayashi army around him, the defenders of Baoguguchi immediately jumped up with joy.

"The reinforcements have finally arrived!"

"We are soldiers who have retreated from the front! The soldiers in Hanzhong City are almost wiped out!"

Xue An's brows were slowly furrowed, obviously the tragedy of the Battle of Hanzhong was beyond his imagination.

"Don't worry, tell me slowly."

It turned out that Helian Bobo had started attacking Yangping Pass half a month ago.

Catapults, crossbows, bows and arrows...

Having obtained Helian Bobo, a craftsman from the Western Qin Dynasty, his siege methods became more and more fierce, and he broke down a section of the city wall of Yangping Pass on the first day.

"and after?"

"later……"

The garrison at Baoguguchi had obviously experienced that brutal battle, and even recalled it with some trepidation: "Later, Hu Xia's soldiers attacked our army from that gap. The army is out!"

"Many brothers died in that battle, so General Yuan ordered people to build three more pass walls after Yangping Pass."

"On the third day, the original Yangpingguan city wall was breached."

"On the tenth day, the first pass wall was breached."

"Yesterday, the second barrier was breached."

"In the past half a month, three buildings have been breached by the enemy, and only the last wall is left!"

As the guard spoke, his eyes were filled with tears: "There, hundreds of soldiers are killed and injured every day. We are really powerless to fight any more, so we were sent by General Yuan to escape here!"

Xue An was a little silent, knowing that he still underestimated the brutality of this defensive battle.

The Baogukou guard held Xue Andu's hand, and asked him with hope in his eyes: "How many reinforcements has the imperial court sent?"

"Five thousand."

"Five thousand?"

The light in the opponent's eyes dimmed visibly, and he slowly let go of Xue Andu's hand.

He shook his head: "Not enough, not enough."

"5000 people are simply not enough!"

"They have come, but they can only delay for a while."

Having fought on the front line, he knows exactly what the front line battlefield is like.

Without an army of tens of thousands to bring decisive power, they can only deliver meat to the flesh and blood mill ahead.

These 5000 people are not enough!
Xue An grabbed the opponent's hand again, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have a bad news and a good news, which one do you want to hear first?"

The guard said weakly, "Bad news."

"The imperial court only sent five thousand soldiers here."

"..."

The other party gave Xue An a blank look: "Didn't you just say that?"

"Hey~ You haven't asked me the good news yet!"

Xue An blinked his eyes, with an appearance of "Quickly ask, quickly ask", which made the guard a little curious.

"What? Is it possible that these 5000 people are all heavenly soldiers and generals? They can beat the enemy to pieces as soon as they come?"

"Well... almost."

Xue An took out his token and waved it in front of the opponent.

"Did you see clearly?"

Xue An shook quickly, but the other party still recognized him.

The symbol of the Sixth Army of the Son of Heaven!
The guard's eyes widened in an instant: "Could it be that the emperor's own soldiers, the Habayashi Army, are here?"

"Guess again."

"Could it be that the leader of the army is General Fan Daoji?"

"and also!"

"It can't be the general who came here in person, right?"

Xue An smiled and put away the token.

"Let me tell you, it is the Habayashi Army that came, and the General Fan you mentioned is indeed in the ranks. In addition, Xie Hui, Xie Shizhong, is also here."

Seeing that the other party's breathing became more and more rapid, Xue An finally released the most explosive news——

"That's right, the Son of Heaven is here too!"

"S-"

The guard gasped, and asked in a trembling voice, "The Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven... came to Hanzhong in person?"

"That's right! It's just behind. No matter how slow the army marches, it will arrive the day after tomorrow."

Xue An punched the other party: "You are waiting to welcome the holy driver, I have to go to the front line to deliver a letter to General Yuan, otherwise the emperor will take my skin if I am late!"

Unexpectedly, the other party burst into tears after hearing the news that the emperor came to Hanzhong in person: "The emperor actually came in person!"

"I waited and fought on the front line for a few days, but I didn't get any news from Guanzhong. He Lianbo even sent someone to send a letter into the pass. It said that Helian Bobo had already held me in the north, Da Song, Hanzhong General No more words of support..."

"Afterwards, General Yuan sent people to gather these letters together and burn them, telling us that the emperor would never abandon us. We thought it was the general's words of encouragement, but unexpectedly, the emperor actually came!"

Xue An didn't even expect that Helian Bobo would use such a "heart attack" trick, and he was a little worried about the tension of the frontline military situation.

"Don't worry, His Majesty is really behind and will arrive soon."

"Now I have to rush to the front line. After hearing what you said, the morale there should be very low. Now the news of the emperor's visit will definitely rekindle their hopes!"

After riding on the horse again, Xue Andu and the surrounding Habayashi knights became solemn, showing a faint murderous aura on their bodies.

"Let's go, bring news to the front line!"

"Bring...the news of the emperor's arrival."

(End of this chapter)