Great Han Empire

Chapter 177
The roar of galloping horses resounded through the mountains.

Bao Hong was out of breath, sweating profusely, and galloped on his horse.

He was ambushed by Beigong Boyu's cavalry on the way to retreat with his troops.Bao Hong led his troops out of the siege, and fled towards Meiyang in a panic.Beigong Boyu followed with three thousand cavalry and chased after him, holding on tightly.Bao Hong regretted it very much.If he had known that he would be ambushed by Beigong Boyu, he might as well have stayed in Du Yang's small town and waited for help.It's all that damn fat man who insisted on giving up on Du Yang and going south to Meiyang to meet him.Could it be that without his own 5000 troops, the battle of siege in Xiaohuaili would have been lost?
Beigong Boyu looked at the chaotic Han army in front of him, turned his head and shouted: "Order Qin Duwei and Feng Duwei to lead 1000 troops each, and outflank them from both sides."

"Brothers, kill..." Beigong Boyu waved the spear in his hand very excitedly, and screamed wildly, "Kill Bao Hong and reward the horse thirty times."

Hearing the approaching shouts of killing and the sound of ox horns, Bao Hong felt flustered and angry. He turned his head and looked back. The enemy cavalry had dispersed and were encircling him on both sides.

He cursed a few words bitterly, gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Order the soldiers, line up densely, and speed up."

His infantry had all died in the wilderness, and only these 1000 cavalry were left. If the cavalry were wiped out again, You Fufeng's team would be gone.

The distance between the two teams is getting closer and closer, and they are about to catch up.

Beigong Boyu roared loudly: "Arrow up, arrow up..."

Bao Hong looked around, his face became even more ugly.The two wings of the rebel army have already surrounded them. As long as Beigong Boyu attacks from behind and holds him back, the encirclement can be formed.Feeling bad, he was extremely anxious and shouted frantically: "Go, go, hurry, hurry..."

At this moment, a thunderous sound of war drums suddenly rose into the sky, and on a distant hill, a huge "Dong" battle flag was suddenly erected.

Bao Hong and the soldiers seemed to see a life-saving straw, and suddenly their spirits were lifted, and they roared loudly at the same time.

Beigong Boyu was taken aback, he reined in his horse and stopped, and shouted loudly: "Stop advancing, stop advancing immediately..."

"Tell the two wings to disperse immediately, disperse, retreat and gather, gather..."

More than a dozen horns of different sizes sounded almost simultaneously, and the low and rapid horns echoed in the empty field one after another.

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Dong Zhuo was sitting on a black horse, looking coldly at the battlefield ahead, with bursts of murderous intent flashing across his face.

With broad shoulders and a thick body, he looks like a hill, majestic and majestic.He has a big square face, a thick long beard, a pair of big eyes looking forward to his own strength, and a majestic momentum. No matter how you look at it, you can't tell that he is already in his early fifties.

"General, do you want to attack and attack the two wings of the stone?" Guo Bang asked in a low voice.

"General, let's charge for a while, tell the stone to roll away, and don't always follow us." Fan Chou said excitedly, "It's too much for him to eat Captain Bao's infantry."

Dong Zhuo glanced at his subordinates and shook his head.

"Forget it. After all, we have been friends for decades, there is no need to be so unfeeling." Dong Zhuo pointed his horsewhip at Beigong Boyu's troops on the opposite side, and smiled softly: "Look, Stone has ordered the troops to retreat Gathered."

"This kid, after many years, he still can't get rid of his hot-tempered temper. Sooner or later, he will be eaten by someone." Guo Bang immediately relaxed his nervous expression when he heard that Dong Zhuo had no intention of attacking.He is from Beidi County, Xiliang, and has been in the army for many years. Although he has made a lot of military achievements, he has not been promoted for more than ten years.Guo Bang is tall and tall, with a long face and high nose, dark complexion, sturdy and heroic, and his martial arts are very good.

"Back when we were eating meat and drinking together, we could pour him down every time. Now he's shaking and dares to call himself a general." Fan Chou said angrily.Fan Chou was of medium build, thick and strong, with a round face and a thick beard around his chin.

"Although Shi Shi can't drink alcohol, he is good at martial arts. If you can't beat him, you just drink him. The method is too low." Dong Zhuo laughed. Victory General."

"Haha..." Guo Si and Fan Chou laughed loudly.

"Shitou is illiterate, always making jokes." Fan Chou laughed, "But he forced Lao Bian and Mr. Wen Yue out, which is really unexpected."

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "With Shitou's temperament, he couldn't think of such a solution. It was probably Li Wenhou's idea. If Shitou rebelled alone, we can solve it better, but now Lao Bian and Wen Yue Once they come out, things will be very difficult. With the prestige of Lao Bian and Wen Yue in Xiliang, it is impossible to defeat them in a single battle. Last year, General Huangfu could not win, and this year, Mr. Taiwei will not be able to."

"The general is not optimistic about the battle of Xiaohuaili?" Guo Si asked in surprise.

Dong Zhuo glanced at the two of them, and scolded: "You two are both captains, why can't you even see this clearly. Do you think this battle can be fought?"

"Master Taiwei is cruel. Anyway, he is a bachelor. If he wins, he will bring a group of subordinates from the Taiwei's mansion back to Beijing to receive the reward. Nothing will be lost. What about us? How many people can we have left?" Dong Zhuo Half-opening his big eyes, he said angrily, "I took you to fight from Xiliang to Bingzhou, and from Bingzhou back to Xiliang. It's hard to get such a small number of western frontier troops. Is it easy? Today we send troops We're all out, what about tomorrow? Will we still be able to gain a foothold in Western Xinjiang tomorrow? We have a deep hatred with the Qiang and Hu, and without strength, the thunder in June will tear us to pieces."

"The general is right. When Lord Huangfu arrived in the western border, he would fight around with Lao Bian, Shitou, and Jinglei in June, and would not engage in battle with their main force. This Lord Taiwei's fighting skills seem to be much worse than General Huangfu's. Once he arrives Xiliang is going to have a duel with the rebels, regardless of the actual situation. In fact, the power to suppress the rebellion in Xiliang should be handed over to the general. Looking at the world today, how many people are as familiar with Xiliang as our family General." Fan Chou said loudly.

Dong Zhuo gave him a horsewhip, and angrily said, "Be careful what you say, don't talk indiscriminately."

Fan Chou chuckled and didn't take it seriously.

"General, what do you mean?" Guo Si asked cautiously.

"Master Taiwei is wishful thinking, let's ignore his tricks. After withdrawing to Meiyang, we don't move, just wait and see what happens."

"Change?" Guo Si repeated in a low voice, and then he came to his senses. He smiled and said to Dong Zhuo, "If Shi Shi is in command of this battle, he must have a quick fight with us. Unfortunately, the leader of the rebel army is Mr. Bian and Mr. Wen Yue. It is the general who thinks far-reachingly, and I really did not think of it."

Dong Zhuo looked at the battlefield, and let out a sneer from his nose.

"It's not that you didn't think about it, it's that you all want to destroy the rebels and make a great military exploit. It's a pity that you all forgot who made your military exploits. It's those soldiers." Dong Zhuo pointed at the battlefield with a horsewhip in his hand. The cavalry warrior shouted loudly, "Military merit is exchanged with their blood and bones."

Guo Si and Fan Chou nodded repeatedly.

"My lord Taiwei has never led a soldier or fought a war. What does he know?" Dong Zhuo mocked disdainfully, "He wants to use the blood of us Xiliang people to keep his official career. Bah...he thinks that we Xiliang people are all Is it an idiot?"

"I think that leopard from northern Xinjiang must be an idiot." Fan Chou laughed, "It is rumored that his brain was broken by the Xianbei people. I think his brain is broken. He foolishly put the troops in Xiaohuai. Line up the words, and make a gesture of wanting to fight the old Bian to the death. Haha... He listens to the Taiwei for everything, and he will soon be unlucky."

Guo Si glanced at Fan Chou and said angrily: "I think you are an idiot. Have you ever beheaded more than 30 Hu soldiers? Have you wiped out more than [-] Yellow Turban rebels? Don't underestimate him. He never Jizhou came all the way, so he must have some real skills. Old Bian may not be able to deal with him."

"Leopard?" Dong Zhuo sighed, and said, "In terms of the enemy's head, I have fought for decades, so I really don't have as many as him, but in terms of military achievements, he is far behind."

"What kind of background does he have, why is he now General Zhonglang?" Fan Chou muttered, "The general has fought all his life and made countless achievements in battle, so he is a general who breaks the captives. What kind of world is this?"

Dong Zhuo smiled darkly, and said, "Let's meet later and see what kind of leopard it is."

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Beigong Boyu's troops had quickly assembled, forming a dense formation five hundred steps away from Dong Zhuo's cavalry army.

Bao Hong's cavalry had completely escaped the pursuit of the rebels and rushed to the back of Dong Zhuo's army.

"Captain Bao is here..." Guo Si shouted loudly.

Bao Hong is a native of Yuzhou. The year before last, he was promoted to Youfufeng as a captain because of his meritorious service in suppressing the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, Yuzhou.He is in his 30s, not tall, a little thin, shrewd and capable.When Bao Hong saw Dong Zhuo, he quickly got off his horse and said a lot of grateful words.

Dong Zhuogao sat on the horse, waved the whip in his hand arrogantly, and said loudly, "Forget it, it's good to be alive. I told you to move faster, and you insisted on hesitating. What's the result?"

Bao Hong wiped the sweat off his face, and said shamefully, "I've made you bother."

Fan Chou walked up to Bao Hong, patted him on the shoulder and said, "My lord general saw that you didn't arrive at Meiyang yesterday, so he led five thousand cavalry northward overnight to meet you. Fortunately, we met in time, otherwise you will be in trouble."

Hearing this, Bao Hong hurriedly said some words of gratitude and compliment to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo sneered and said, "You all underestimate the traitors. That Fanghan man, Li Wenhou, is a very learned guy, not just a rich man. Be careful next time you meet them. Let's go."

Beigong Boyu's real name is Beigong Gui, Boyu is his character, and Shishi is his nickname.He belongs to the Qiang people in the Huangzhong area of ​​Jincheng County. He is a big man in Huangzhong.Because Beigong Boyu couldn't bear the oppression of the Han officials, he led his tribe to rebel with the banner of righteousness.He had a close relationship with Li Jin and Li Wenhou, a native of Fanghan in Longxi County.Li Wenhou heard that he had rebelled, so without saying a word, the Han people with Fanghan gathered under his banner.The two troops got together and immediately rushed to Jincheng, which triggered the war in Xiliang.

Beigong Boyu was tall and strong, with a curly beard and a tiger neck, with a majestic aura and a reckless arrogance all over his body.He watched Dong Zhuo's banner start to move slowly from a distance, and grinned loudly.

He yelled loudly at Dong Zhuo's army that was slowly retreating: "Fatty, fat..."

"General Shitou, let's withdraw too." Army Sima Yanji whispered, "Master Dong has already left."

"Don't call him Lord Dong, call him Fatty Dong." Beigong Boyu laughed, "Now that I'm a general, I'm on an equal footing with him. Why are you afraid of him?"

"I'm used to shouting." Yan Ji said with a smile on his face, "I'm used to it. I've been shouting for more than ten years, and I can't change it for a while. Why didn't he leave without fighting with us?"

"I don't know." Beigong Boyu smiled, "He is very vicious, and he is the same with his friends. He never shows mercy."

"I think Mr. Dong treats you very well. Every year when he hunts in Huangzhong, he will gather with you and have a drink." Yan Ji said, "Unfortunately, he has become an enemy now. This time, he even came to Du Yang to deal with it in person. You. Last year, he took the initiative to avoid you, looking for troubles with June Jinglei and Lao Bian."

"Call him Fatty Dong." Beigong Boyu shouted, "Do you know why we call him Fatty?"

Yan Ji is only in his 20s, so naturally he doesn't know the grievances of their generation.

"The fat man is good to his friends. He is willing to give away a golden mountain, but he has a violent temper, narrow-mindedness, vengeance, and extremely cruel methods. He has always dealt with enemies by killing them all. Do you know why June Jinglei and him Is hatred as deep as the sea? Just because his father didn't pay tribute to the fat man on time, he scolded him a few words, and in the end he was revenged by the fat man. More than 1000 people in the whole family were killed by him overnight. His father They were skinned and their hearts were dug out, and they were tortured to death.”

"When he was in Beidi County, he once patrolled the border and robbed someone's woman. The woman committed suicide after refusing to obey. The bandit killed more than 100 people in the whole village. Later I asked him why? He said that he had lost his temper at that time and couldn’t hold his breath. He needed to drink some blood to calm down his anger.”

"You can see that he is tall and big, like a small mountain, but his heart is as small as the eye of a needle, so our friends call him fat, which means he is narrow-minded."

Yan Ji had naturally heard about Dong Zhuo's atrocities.In Xiliang, no one is not afraid of Dong Zhuo, just like everyone was afraid of Duan Jiong in the past, they are all bloodthirsty people.But why Dong Zhuo's friends all call Dong Zhuo fat, this is the first time Yanji knows.

"Isn't he angry?" Yan Ji asked.

"Angry?" Beigong Boyu laughed loudly, "If he is even angry about this, does he still have friends? In fact, Fatty is a nice person and has done a lot of good things, but all of them were covered up by his bloody atrocities. He It's too easy to kill, he doesn't treat people as people. Forget it, let's not talk about it, no matter what, we are enemies now. Let's go."

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Sun Jian hurried into Zhang Wen's big tent.

"Master Taiwei, after Bian Zhang's troops left Wugong, they did not continue to advance towards Xiaohuaili."

Zhang Wen asked slowly, "Oh? Where is the rebel army now?"

(End of this chapter)