Great Han Empire

Chapter 351 The Swordsman
Tian Zhong was panic-stricken, and impatiently asked loudly: "How could Lulongsai be lost? Lulongsai is tall and strong, with two thousand guards, how could he be lost? Where are the people? Where are the people in Lulongsai?"

The scout wiped the sweat off his brow and replied: "My lord, the villain saw the banner of the Xianbei people hanging high on Lulongsai, and also saw Xianbei soldiers standing on the tower, and all the people who entered and exited the pass People from Xianbei, the villain can be sure that Lulongsai has fallen. The villain does not dare to get too close, and knows nothing about the specific situation. The villain also wants to ask someone on the way back, but from the endless city to Lulong Sai, deserted, no one can be seen."

Xian Yufu tried to calm himself down, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the City of Endless? How about City of Endless?"

"The Endless City is still occupied by the rebels. The gates of the city are closed and no one enters or exits."

The atmosphere in the big tent was oppressive, almost suffocating.

Xian Yuyin suddenly slapped the table fiercely, and shouted angrily: "The traitor, this is all the fault of the traitor. The traitor is in power, the court is corrupt, and the power of our Han Dynasty is declining day by day, and wars are everywhere. The Huns are in chaos, Xianbei People took the opportunity to attack Yanmen, and the ants and thieves were in chaos. The Xianbei people took the opportunity to occupy Yuyang and trap Lulong. When will we fight back and forth like this? Yes, the soldiers changed one group after another, and the sabers cut off one after another, but what was the result? More and more battles were fought, the country was defeated more and more, and the territory was fought less and less. What are the battles?"

"If the eunuchs are not eradicated and the government is weak, even if we fight countless battles and die countless people, this great Han country will not be able to survive." Xian Yuyin stood up abruptly, blushing, and waved his hands excitedly, rushing Li Hong, who bowed his head and said nothing, shouted loudly, "My lord, let's go to Lulongsai and fight to the death with the Xianbei people. Even if we die in battle, we will fall under the banner of the Great Han Kingdom. We will die for the Great Han Kingdom and for the Great Han!" What's the point of beating your own people around Jicheng when you are loyal to the country?"

Li Hong looked up at Xian Yuyin with a stunned expression.

Xian Yuyin's words were like a boulder thrown into a dead pond, and immediately aroused the blood of the Han soldiers in the big tent. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei and others jumped up one after another, calling for a fight.

Li Hong's heart was cold.

For the sake of the great Han country, the soldiers can throw their heads and blood, even if they are smashed to pieces, but can the great Han country bear such a heavy burden?Willingness and powerlessness, this is the sorrow of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the sorrow of Li Hong.

Li Hong would rather be an ordinary soldier, as long as he is full, holds a sword, and follows the Shangguan to kill the enemy in blood. He doesn't need to think about the Han Dynasty, he doesn't need to worry about the emperor, he doesn't need to look forward and backward, or even Worrying about one day's rations, everything will be arranged by the Shangguan, but I happen to be that Shangguan now. Every word and every step I take must consider the safety of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor's mind. He is responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the army. He feels that the responsibilities on his body are getting heavier and heavier. These responsibilities are like a huge boulder pressing down on him day and night, making it difficult for him to breathe, think, and walk.

The soldiers here are angry and want to kill the enemy for the country, but the emperor and the court there want to quell the rebellion, and they must first settle down when fighting against the outside world;Caught in the midst of tens of thousands of contradictions, I have to take care of the views and emotions of both parties, and also try my best to maintain the safety of the Han Dynasty, which is difficult, difficult.Although I have all kinds of talents and invincible martial arts, but to solve today's crisis situation in Youzhou, I simply have more than my heart but not enough strength.To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside.Li Hong smiled helplessly.If he said Liu Yu's words by himself, Xian Yuyin, who was in a rage, would probably draw his sword at each other.

Who are we fighting for?Why fight?Why keep fighting?Why did they lose a large area of ​​territory after winning battles for several years?Li Hong didn't understand, and he also couldn't figure it out. Could it be that it was just because the traitor came to power and caused chaos?But does the traitor really hold power?When I was in Luoyang, I saw with my own eyes the royal family, the nobles, and the rich and powerful, all of which were not powerful. Could it be possible to bring trouble to the court with the traitor?Today's son's imperial power is stable, and he is fighting all kinds of powers in the capital for the sake of the emperor's authority. With such an emperor, he will obey a bunch of traitors?The dignitaries who are said to be traitors and ruin the country, are they some good things?When Li Hong was cracking down on corruption and farming, he had a clear understanding of what these powerful and powerful people did. They said that rape and eunuchs would harm the country, but in fact, why didn't they themselves harm the country?Traitors, eunuchs, corrupt corrupt officials, are those noble families who are proteges and old officials all over the world honest and honest?
Li Hongwang looked at the impassioned generals and sighed.Forget it, why do you think about those headaches, even if you figure it out, can you solve it yourself?If you don't know if you can win the battle in front of you, why do you care about those things?Dahan Kingdom is one's own home, one's own root, even if it is dilapidated, decayed and damaged, one must protect it, keep it until death.If everyone is unwilling to fight and die for the Han Kingdom, where is the family?Where is the root?He believed that both himself and ordinary soldiers were willing to fight and die for the Han Kingdom, willingly, without complaint or regret.

"Okay, let's have a decisive battle with the Xianbei people." Li Hong stood up, waved and said, "Taking Jicheng, we will immediately go north to Yuyang."

As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, the big tent cheered.All the generals were overjoyed and excited.

Jicheng must be taken, otherwise there will be no solid backup for the northward journey, and there will be no transfer of grain and grass transportation. In order to take Jicheng as soon as possible, Li Hong immediately ordered Yan Rou, Zhao Yun and Yan Wuwei to lead their troops back to the Jicheng camp.Then, Li Hong made adjustments to the selection of the commanding army. Xian Yufu still returned to the Northern Expedition Army to command the infantry army, and the Youzhou Army was changed to be commanded by Gongsun Zan.

"Brother Bogui, quickly lead your troops to Yongnu and Lucheng to garrison the two cities." Li Hong said: "The food and grass for next month will be mainly provided to you. After you have enough food and grass, wait for the opportunity to seize Tuyin City. Then gather troops, food and grass in Tuyin City, and prepare to attack western Liaoning."

Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly, his face showing gratitude.Li Hong asked him to lead the Youzhou Army, the meaning is obvious, that is to give him a chance to make meritorious service.Regardless of whether the Xianbei people can be defeated, Li Hong's Northern Expeditionary Army will be damaged, and the Eastern Expedition may be completely gone.In the future, it will be his Gongsun Zan's business to conquer Liaoxi and Liaodong in the future, and he will be credited for putting down the rebels.

"Brother Bogui, it's up to you to restrain the Xianbei people in Lulongsai." Li Hong patted Gongsun Zan on the back and said sincerely, "Be sure to attack Tuyin City as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, my lord. Next month, I will take Tuyin City." Gongsun Zan said confidently.

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In the early morning, Li Hong and Xian Yufu walked slowly along Jicheng with a few attendants.

The attack on Jicheng required infantry, but Li Hong let Gongsun Zan go away with the Youzhou army. Some generals did not understand and complained in private, but some generals had a plan in their hearts. Knowing that Li Hong didn't want to fight at all, he I'm going to send someone to appease me.

To suspend counter-insurgency and go north to attack the Xianbei people, you must ask the emperor and get the emperor's consent, which will take time.If the emperor disagreed, Li Hong had to repeatedly write letters to persuade the messenger to go back and forth to Luoyang, which could not be resolved in a short time.Although Li Hong is the general of Zhenbei, but such a big matter, Li Hong has no right to decide, this battle is not what he wants to fight.With such a long delay, Li Hong had a reason not to fight the siege.Surrounding but not fighting, firstly, it can allow the army to rest, hoard food, grass and weapons, accumulate strength, and prepare for the next attack on Yuyang City, and secondly, it can also free up enough time to recruit the rebels.

"Brother Yu Xing, who do you think is more appropriate to send into the city to appease the rebels?"

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "You probably want Gong Ding to go?"

"What? You think it's inappropriate?"

"The matter of Youzhou is not clear to the public. Once it becomes rigid, there will be no room for maneuver." Xian Yufu said, "I'll go in person."

Li Hong hesitated.

"I know Tian Qiang. He is from the Tian family in Jicheng. He used to be a Sima of the Liaoxi frontier army. When I was in Liaoxi, I had several contacts with him. He has a good reputation and is easy to talk to. I don't think he is He must be a member of the Taiping Dao, maybe he was forced to join the rebel army. Based on my friendship with him in the past, he will not kill me."

Li Hong thought for a long time and said, "Then you take Ling Ming and be careful."

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "You don't have to worry, it's fine." Then he pointed to the city wall and said, "Young people, look, that's a section of the city wall that the Yellow Turban Army ripped apart, and the traces of repairs are still very obvious."

Li Hong looked up and asked, "It's easy to tear apart but hard to repair. You must have spent a lot of money repairing this section of the city wall?"

"Yes. We didn't have any money at the time, so we had to gather a few hundred folks to temporarily build a wall with stones. After several repairs, we managed to build a wall fifty steps long and two steps wide..."

"Two steps wide..." Li Hong asked in surprise, "It's only two steps wide, that's really a wall."

Xian Yufu said helplessly: "There are endless wars in Youzhou. How can we have the money to repair the city wall? It would be nice to have such a wall. Anyway, not many people know about it. So what if they know about it? Could it be possible to smash it away with a car?" ?"

A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Hong's mind, and he said with a slight smile, "What if I keep hitting boulders continuously?"

Xian Yufu smiled and said: "There are stones, there are more than 100 miles away on the mountain of Jundu, but how do you smash it? It's not easy to lift a big stone weighing more than a hundred catties, let alone hit the wall on the other side of the moat. You Do not make jokes."

Li Hong turned back to Yi Cong and said with a smile: "Call Master Zhang and Master Yin to the Chariot Camp, hurry up."

Xian Yufu looked at Li Hong in bewilderment, and asked, "My son, do you really have a solution?"

Li Hong smiled without saying a word.

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Zhang He and Yin Si came like flying horses.

"Zhongzhi, are you still making the catapult?"

Yin Si looked at Li Hong strangely and said, "Didn't your lord not agree to do it? If your lord doesn't give me money, what should I do?"

Li Hong smiled, pointed at the city wall and said, "If you are the biggest catapult, can you smash this city wall?"

Yin Si shook his head again and again: "My lord, don't make jokes. This city wall is at least three feet wide, not to mention smashed, even if it is torn down piece by piece, it will take a long time for hundreds of people to tear apart a small section."

"What if it's two steps wide?"

"Two steps wide?" Yin Si made a gesture and said, "It is possible if you smash the boulders weighing more than [-] catties continuously in the front."

"That's good." Li Hong said solemnly, "I'll give you money and people, and you can build me the biggest catapult truck as quickly as possible."

Yin Si looked at Li Hong and said in surprise, "My lord really wants to do it?"

"Yes." Li Hong said with a smile, "This city wall is only two steps wide. If you smash it open, I will give you credit for capturing Jicheng."

Zhang He and Yin Si looked at each other in disbelief.

"My lord, how do you know?"

Li Hong pointed at Xian Yufu, and said with a smile: "Master Xianyu used to work in Youzhou Prefecture. He has been in Jicheng for several years and knows everything about it. Zhongzhi, how much do you need to build a catapult truck?" long time?"

"At least a month."

Li Hong's expression changed, and he said, "No, half a month at most."

Yin Si shouted in despair: "My lord, how is that possible? The craftsmen and I can't make it even if we don't sleep."

"Then you don't do it, I didn't say anything about it." Li Hong threatened.

Yin Si spread his hands anxiously and shouted: "Sir, you must be reasonable..."

Li Hong ignored him, beat his horse and left.

"Master Xianyu, please intercede for me, this time is really not enough..." Yin Si looked at Xianyu Fu and said pitifully.

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "Zhongzhi, you do it first and talk about it in half a month, okay?"

Zhang He and Yin Si were overjoyed when they heard the words, they rode their horses and galloped away.Xian Yufu caught up with Li Hong and asked about the catapult truck. After hearing Li Hongyi's explanation, he remembered that such a sum of money had been given to the soldier Cao Ying Tianzhong, but he didn't know that the money was used to make the catapult vehicle. of.

"Yu Xing, if Tian Qiang is tough and determined not to surrender, then forget it. After half a month, I will tell him to die an ugly death."

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Under April, the Great Wall Fortress.

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Qu Yi, the Zhonglang guard of the Xiongnu, led the army to break up, and covered Shan Yuting's retreat to the south.Soon, they met Ri Zhu Wang Qu Bei and You Da Du Wei Tie Ye.After the two teams joined forces, they fought over whether to attack Meiji or not.

Of course Yu Fuluo and Tie Ye strongly advocated fighting back and taking back Meiji City, but Qu Yi resolutely refused.Qu Yi said, my 2 people only brought food, grass and weapons for war, and the rest of the luggage was thrown in the Duliao camp.King Youxian retreated in a panic with Shan Yuting's army, some royal nobles, and a large number of clansmen. In a hurry to go north, the soldiers didn't even bring a single ration of livestock except dry food and weapons. They had hoped that they would have supplements when they arrived in Meiji.With such an army, they ran back to fight Xubuguduhou and Baimatong, what kind of fight?The rebels dragged on for five days and refused to fight, and we were about to flee back hungry.

Yu Fuluo and Qubei said that when you hit Meiji, there will be livestock and food. If you don't want to fight, you must not want to suffer losses.

Qu Yi was very angry, and said that if I was worried about being damaged, I would have left Shan Yuting and ran away, and I was talking nonsense here with you.Now that the rebel army has killed the Great Chanyu and captured Meiji, the morale is high, and the attack momentum must be strong. If we want to fight, we will suffer a lot.Shan Yuting and Zuo Tribe only have such a small number of people, and if you kill one, you will lose one. When you are basically finished fighting, will you, the big Chanyu, be able to sit in your seat?Which tribe is convinced?What are you doing in the Huns without strength?Even if you have the support of His Majesty the Emperor, you won't be able to last for a few days. Whoever becomes the big Shanyu will die, and he won't live long.What's more, if you have no strength, I see to His Majesty the Emperor that you can't suppress the tribes of the Huns, and you won't support you. Your Majesty will definitely support Xubuguduhou instead.

Tie Ye immediately said, the meaning of what your lord said is very clear, you just don't want to fight, you just want to go back and wait to see what your emperor has to say, whether you still recognize us as a big chanyu.If your Majesty the Emperor turns to support Houbu Gudu as the new Shanyu, your lord will probably kill us and call us rebellious, right?
Qu Yi was so angry that he spat out blood.This group of savages who don't know what is good or bad, they do their best to help them, but they even suspect that they have no good intentions.But then again, he did have the idea.Recognizing Xu Bugudu as the new Shanyu can quickly stabilize the chaos of the Xiongnu, but the frightening thing is that once this matter reaches the ears of Zuo Xianwang, he will rebel immediately, and the general's Northern Expedition Army will be in chaos. It's a pot of porridge.So he had to be steady first, get in touch with Xu Rong quickly to listen to his opinion, and then listen to the tone of the court.If all parties unanimously support Zuoxian King Hu Loulan to succeed the Great Chanyu, it will not be too late for him to send troops to attack.What's more, now that there is insufficient food, grass and livestock, the Huns' soldiers are panicked and their morale is low, it is indeed not the best time to counterattack.

Qu Yi suppressed his anger, brought out the situation of the Xiongnu, the situation in northern Xinjiang, the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides, etc., and analyzed them left and right. They talked about it, but the three of them still insisted on their own opinions and insisted on attacking.Marquis Xubu Gudu killed Da Shanyu and their relatives, how could he not avenge his revenge?
Qu Yi said that the Xiongnu rebels, except for the Tuge and You tribes, were not necessarily sincerely rebelling. They might be waiting to see who the emperor of the Han Dynasty would support in the end.If Xubu Guduhou is not recognized by the emperor of the Han Kingdom, he has always been a traitor of the Han Kingdom, and they may vote for Shan Yuting again. Who wants to be implicated?Exterminated?So wait for a while, when the Xiongnu rebels themselves are divided and internal strife breaks out, and we attack Xubuguduhou and Baimatong again, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

These words finally moved the three of them, and they all returned to the Great Wall Fortress together.

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In order to resettle the tens of thousands of Huns Shanyuting and Zuo tribes, Qu Yi urgently wrote to Xu Rong overnight, and at the same time wrote to the emperor, requesting that the Xiongnu people be temporarily moved to the Great Wall, Shangjun on both sides of the Yellow River, and parts of Xihe County with lush water and grass. land.If they stayed north of the Great Wall, these Xiongnu old and weak women and children were very likely to be massacred by the Xiongnu rebels.

At this time, Kuang Fengsha, Lu Xian and others also rushed to the Great Wall Fortress with the Wuqi Battalion.The [-] troops were distributed on the front line of Pingding and Baitu, and repeatedly repelled the attacks of the rebels, but no one dared to go north to pursue them.Qu Yi had an order that anyone who led an army northward to attack the Hun rebels without permission would be beheaded.

At the same time, food, grass and weapons began to be continuously transported from Chang'an to the Great Wall Fortress.

Letter from General Zhenbei's Mansion.Xu Rong's advice to Qu Yi was very clear, and he firmly supported Hu Loulan's succession as the Great Chanyu.If the Han Kingdom succumbed to the Xiongnu rebels, what would be the majesty of the Han Dynasty?Where is the faith?The majesty of the Han Dynasty is gone, who is still afraid of the Han Dynasty?The Huns became more courageous and invaded year after year with impunity. What about the border counties of the Han Kingdom?Kill, resolutely kill the Xiongnu rebels, the more you kill, the better.

Letter from the imperial court.The Son of Heaven agreed to the request of the General’s Mansion of Zhenbei and the General of the Protector of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, and decreed that the Great Wall fortress be opened and closed, and the Huns were temporarily relocated to a large area south of the Great Wall and west of the Yellow River.The emperor also agreed that Zuo Xianwang Hu Loulan would succeed the Great Chanyu, and ordered Qu Yi to resolutely kill the Xiongnu rebels.How can the great man Tianwei allow the barbarians to humiliate him?
King Youxian, King Rizhu and Captain Dadu were grateful for the favor and reward from the Son of Heaven, and led all their clansmen to worship southward, shouting long live.The three of them sent the tribe to the south of the Great Wall, and then found Qu Yi, pestering him to demand that they go north to attack the Hun rebels.

Qu Yi was quick this time, he agreed and called all the generals to discuss the matter.His first sentence was earth-shattering, and the eyes of the generals, the two princes and one captain of the Xiongnu were so angry that they stared round.

"You go out to fight each other. The more fierce the fight, the better, but you must lose. If you lose, you will credit the credit. If you win, don't come back. Wipe your own neck."

Everyone had held back their anger for more than half a month, and were about to explode with murderous intent, when they poured a bowl of cold water on Qu Yi's head, and immediately everyone grinned, wishing they could punch him flat.

Lei Zi jumped up and shouted: "I have never lost a battle with the general, I will not fight this battle."

Qu Yi frowned, looked at the generals arrogantly, patted the table, and said very unhappy: "I haven't finished speaking yet, what are you in a hurry? Is it me or you?" Then he pointed to Lei Zi and said , "This is a military discussion. What are you yelling about? Kneel down and listen honestly. If you interrupt again, I will beat you with fifty army sticks."

Qu Yi ordered all his ministries to feign defeat and led the rebels to the vicinity of Baitu City. Then he led Qubei and Tie Ye's troops to attack the rear of the rebels, and brought back hundreds of thousands of livestock that had followed the rebels along the way.The rebels lost their livestock and food, so they had to retreat.All the ministries then pursued them until they were near Pingding, but not to Meiji City.

"Why didn't you hit Meiji City?" Youxian asked.

"I told you that what the rebels hope most is for us to attack Meiji and fight them to the death. But if we fight this battle, our losses will be too great, and there will be a big gap between the strength of the rebels. And what about the rebels? They have a lot of people, even if [-] are dead, there are [-] left. Once the strength of the two sides is too big, you know what the consequences will be. So, we must avoid decisive battles with them now, and harass and attack everywhere. One bite is one bite, consuming their strength. When Zuo Xianwang comes back to succeed the Great Chanyu, the rebel army will inevitably split. advantage, immediately launch an attack on Meiji and rebuild Shanyuting."

Although King Youxian was very dissatisfied, he couldn't find a reason to refute, so he had to give up resentfully.

Qu Yi's reason seems very high-sounding, but in fact he did have another purpose in doing so. He wanted to hold back the Huns rebels and prevent them from sending troops to support Yanmen Pass.The Han army and the Xiongnu army together had 5 people, and these 5 people surrounded the Xiongnu rebels all day long and took turns biting them. advantage, in any case will not divide troops to support Yanmen Pass.

As Qu Yi said, once the two sides had a decisive battle, the Xiongnu rebels won, and the Han army and the Xiongnu army suffered huge losses. It would be meaningless for the Han Dynasty to keep this powerless Da Shanyu.For the Huns, it is important for Da Shanyu to be recognized by the Han Dynasty, but strength always comes first.When there was a huge disparity in strength, the Han Kingdom had to change its position due to the situation.If the Xiongnu rebels lost, the situation was similar. On the prairie, one hundred thousand cavalry faced off against fifty thousand cavalry. No matter how they fought, even if they won, it would be a miserable victory.
Whoever became the Huns' Da Shanyu actually had nothing to do with the Han Dynasty, at most it was related to the face of the Han Dynasty. If [-] Han cavalry were wiped out for this face issue, not only Xu Rong and Li Hong would not agree, but Even the emperor did not agree.The [-] iron cavalry are gone, will the face of the Han Dynasty be lost in the future?Qu Yi would not do such a thankless thing.

Therefore, he will not take the initiative to attack the Xiongnu rebels now. In the future, he will also see if the situation is beneficial to him. If it is as unprofitable as it is now, he will still not attack.He dragged on like this until he dragged the Hun rebels out of trouble.No matter how chaotic the Xiongnu is, as long as they don't invade the Han Dynasty, as long as they don't divide their troops to support the Xianbei people in attacking Yanmen Pass, there is nothing to worry about at present.

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The Shan Yuting army of Fengyun Iron Cavalry Battalion, Wuqi Battalion, Duliao Battalion, and Yufulo attacked the rebels in four directions.The rebel army raised 8 people to fight, and under the command of Baimatong, they rushed over aggressively.Due to the fact that the four armies were scattered to meet the enemy and their respective strengths were insufficient, they were defeated one after another and turned around and fled.The Xiongnu rebels were not afraid of being fooled at all, and 8 people huddled together and roared down.Baima Tong thought to himself, I have 8 people and I am still afraid of your ambush, I wish you would come to ambush and beat you to half death.Because the Xiongnu rebels were chasing too fast, they were seriously out of touch with the rear army. As a result, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of livestock in the rear army were ambushed by Qu Yi and Qubei leaders at night.The rebels were dispersed, and hundreds of thousands of livestock became trophies.But it was such a small night attack, but the Huns suffered huge losses. Their right captain, Tie Ye, was accidentally shot by a stray arrow and died.

Go regret it, he hugged Tie Ye and cried loudly.When King Zuo Xian came back, he was Da Shanyu. He failed to take good care of Da Shanyu's deputy, and let the future Da Shanyu die in a small night attack. He was guilty of a big crime.

Qu Yi heard the news and ran over, very sad, and persuaded Qu Bei a few words, saying that everyone must die, Captain Tie Ye died for the Huns, died for the Great Shanyu, he was a hero who could afford to die.King Zuo Xian is back, not only will he not blame you, but he will also be proud of having such a heroic son.Go to Bei and say, how do you know that Tie Ye is the heart of Zuo Xianwang. When Zuo Xianwang left, he was specially handed over to me for Tie Ye's safety. Now I not only failed to take good care of him, but also gave him If my caretaker died, King Zuo Xian would spare me.

Qu Yi seemed quite unbearable, and comforted him: "How about this, you take your tribe to the south of the Great Wall and don't go back. As long as you don't pass the Great Wall, what will he do to you?"

Qu Bei was overjoyed, and kowtowed to Qu Yi to thank Qu Yi.You know, staying south of the Great Wall is what he and his clan have dreamed of for several lifetimes.After passing the Great Wall, not only can you stay away from sandstorms and vendettas, but you can also lead your tribe to live a stable and prosperous life.Great sorrow followed by great joy, and it felt like a dream to get rid of humiliation.

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Under April, the sentence notes the fortress.

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Gouzhuguan where Zhang Liao was located was violently attacked.He led a thousand soldiers to rely on the dangerous pass to fight day and night, and he has held on for almost a month.

The leader's younger brother, Xie Guini, and Tuoba tribe's heroes Tuoba Wei and Tuoba Tao lead 2 people to attack every day. They seem to be mentally prepared and not in a hurry. Sometimes they fight in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. Sometimes playing in the middle of the night, very patient and methodical.No matter how dangerous the terrain was, it couldn't stand the crowd, and the side with the crowd was well-prepared, playing vigorously and with a variety of tricks, which made Zhang Liao and his soldiers suffer a lot.Goujiaguan's soldiers fought less and less, and they were stretched when defending, and they were already unbearable.

Zhang Liao knew that there were no reinforcements, so when he sent the battle report to Yanmen Pass every day, he always said how many people died today and how many people were left. He never asked the prefect Guo Yun to send more reinforcements.He has already made up his mind that people are locked up, and people are locked up.

In order to cope with the increasingly fierce battles, he formed a team of twenty of his personal soldiers to fight wherever it was critical.On this day, he had finished playing all the strikers, and he was left alone running around the city wall like a lunatic. He had killed many people, but he was almost paralyzed from exhaustion.At dusk, he wrote a battle report to the prefect Guo Yun. Today, 110 people were killed, 27 were killed, and there are 240 people left in Goujiaguan. If the Xianbei people launch a full-scale attack tomorrow, Goujiaguan may fall.If I die tomorrow, someone else will write the battle report on my behalf. If they are all dead, please send someone to recapture Gouzhuguan to ensure the integrity of Juzhu Fortress defense.

Early the next morning, the Xianbei people really launched a full-scale attack.By noon, the Xianbei attacked the city wall.Holding a long halberd, Zhang Liao fought bravely and killed 11 people in a row.A big Xianbei man with a sword in his hand rushed over and cut off Zhang Liao's long halberd with one blow.Zhang Liao turned pale with shock, and drew his sword to fight back. The two had just fought a few moves when Zhang Liao saw more Xianbei people shouting loudly and killing them from all sides.Zhang Liao knew that Gouzhuguan was about to fall, and his comrades were dead and wounded. For a moment, he was filled with grief and indignation. His exhausted body suddenly burst out with infinite strength. The head of a big man.

"Kill..." Zhang Liao roared angrily, flying his saber up and down, and charged bravely towards the crowded place. He beheaded 14 people in a row. When he cut down No. 15 enemy soldiers with one knife, he was killed by a thick Xianbei The soldier was kicked away.Zhang Liao fell to the ground with a bang, staring blankly at the roaring swords and spears, unconscious.

At this moment, Zhang Liao heard a tiger's roar, a deafening tiger's roar, and then a gust of wind howled, and a long halberd came across the sky. The seven enemy soldiers surrounding Zhang Liao opened their mouths and let out a mournful howl. Like seven wooden stakes, it suddenly exploded in all directions.

"kill……"

A tall and burly man leaped over his body in the air, like a roaring wild lion, killing the fleeing enemy soldiers with invincible and invincible momentum.

Only then did Zhang Liao hear thunderous roars from the tower: "Kill...kill Xianbeihu..." He felt relieved, slowly closed his heavy eyelids, and fell asleep peacefully.

When Zhang Liao woke up, he saw a vigorous and handsome face with a black beard on his lips, a pair of big and energetic eyes, and a tired look on his face.

"Are you Master Zhang Liao Zhang?"

Zhang Liao forced a smile and asked, "Are you Hanoi's reinforcements?"

"Yes, I am Zhang Yang, Marquis of the Army." Sitting next to Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang pointed to the tall officer standing on the edge of the city wall and said, "He is Lord Bolu Bulu, the governor of Hanoi. We were ordered to bring a thousand soldiers to support Gouzhuguan. Fortunately, I came in time today, otherwise..."

"Thank you..." Zhang Liao said weakly, "Thank you. You helped me up. My whole body hurts unbearably, as if I've fallen apart. I'm going to thank Mr. Lu for saving my life."

"Forget it." Zhang Yang said with a smile, "We are all people who lick blood with knives. He saves you today, and you save him tomorrow. There is nothing to thank. You should sleep."

Lu Bu strode over.He leaned over to look at Zhang Liao, stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "My name is Lu Bu, and I will follow your command from now on."

"Don't dare, dare not..." Zhang Liao raised his hand to hold Lu Bu's huge palm, said a few words of gratitude, and slowly sat up.

In the evening, he continued to write the battle report to the prefect Guo Yun.Today the Xianbei attacked fiercely and killed the towers many times.In the afternoon, Lu Bu and Zhang Yang of the Hanoi army came to rescue and saved the pass.Today, 230 people were killed, 94 were killed, and there were still 140 people in Goujiaguan.I'm alive.

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(End of this chapter)