Great Han Empire

Chapter 688
Yuan Shao was very surprised when he heard that Lu Bu had fled Luoyang.Without saying a word, he galloped towards Xiaopingjin Pass together with Jushou and Tian Feng.

On the way, they met Xu You who was downcast.

"Feng is gone?" Yuan Shao asked eagerly, "Where is he going? To northern Xinjiang?"

Xu You shook his head and asked angrily: "Should we send someone across the river to catch him immediately? It's still too late to catch him. If he and Zhang Yang meet, it will be difficult for us to catch him. Both Zhang Yang and him are from Northern Xinjiang. He is a brother who was born and died, Zhang Yang will not hand him over to us."

"Where's Wen Yuan? Wen Yuan left with him?"

Xu You nodded.Yuan Shao whipped out angrily, "These two bastards ruined my event."

"Do you want to arrest?" Xu You asked in surprise, "Master Wu's army has already boarded the ship, and we are waiting for your order."

Yuan Shao looked up at the sky, and heaved a long sigh, "Forget it, I'm here to see him off, not to kill him. Lu Bu has no effect on me, staying in Luoyang will get in the way instead, so let's go. Tell Wu Zheng , let him bring the army back to the pass immediately, and stop chasing and killing him."

Xu You snorted dissatisfied.

"My lord, it's fine for Lu Bu to leave Luoyang, but it's best not to let him go to Jizhou to join Li Hong." Ju Shou said from the side, "Urgently tell Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, to let him stay with Lu Bu. In the future when we fight through customs, this person will still be useful. "

"That's right, it's better to keep him." Tian Feng said with a smile, "My lord quickly sent someone across the river to catch up with Lu Bu, and tried my best to keep him. In addition, my lord will send Lu Bu's family and belongings left in Luoyang to Hanoi. Good words." Consolation. Lu Bu has received many favors from the Lord, so he must be ashamed to go to Jizhou again."

Yuan Shao nodded again and again, "Okay, okay. More rewards, more rewards."

Yuan Shao returned to the mansion and received an urgent report from Kansai.Tao Sheng was ambushed by Hua Xiong, an army of the northern border, near Mianchi, and lost nearly a thousand men. He retreated in embarrassment, and lost the Xin'an city he had just captured.Yuan Shao was furious, and scolded Chunyu Qiong, who commanded the battle in Kansai, "I will go to Kansai myself."

Jushou and Tian Feng couldn't stop them, so they had to accompany Yuan Shao to Hangu Pass in a hurry.

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Under April, Youzhou.

General Hu Lie Yan Liang commanded an army to attack Quanzhou City. After attacking for ten days in a row, Quanzhou City was intact.

Wu Xiong couldn't take it anymore, he went to Yan Liang angrily, and shouted: "My lord, if you don't order to take down Quanzhou City, I won't fight this battle."

Yan Liang was behind Zhou Shan, watching his painting intently, without any reaction.

Wu Xiong became angry, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth wide to shout, but at this moment Yan Liang suddenly turned his head, stretched out his hand and shook him repeatedly, signaling him to keep quiet.Wu Xiong blushed and his neck was thick, he snorted angrily, and took a step back.

"What are you yelling at..." Yan Liang said dissatisfiedly, "Come and see Meng Sen's paintings and gain some insight."

Wu Xiong had no choice but to walk behind Zhou Shan lightly, and stretched his head to look carefully.Zhou Shan acted like no one was around, he didn't look at Wu Xiong directly, and continued to concentrate on painting his own painting.

On the canvas, there are green vines and weeping melons, weeds, a few bluestones, and a few chickens playing leisurely.

"This chick is so cute." Wu Xiong praised in a low voice.

Yan Liang was the same as him, with a look of disdain, "What do you know? This is a turtledove."

"It's a chicken." Wu Xiong said with certainty.

"Turtledove." Yan Liang showed no sign of weakness.

"Chicken." Wu Xiong turned his head and stared at Yan Liang, unquestionably.

"Turtledove." Yan Liang's expression darkened, and he said unhappily, "This is a turtledove."

"This is a chicken." Wu Xiong gave Yan Liang a contemptuous look, "Do you know turtledoves?"

"Do you know chickens?" Yan Liang's voice suddenly increased, "When I was catching turtledoves on the mountain, you were not born yet?"

"I don't know chickens?" Wu Xiong's self-esteem was severely hit. He pointed to his nose angrily and said, "I knew chickens in my mother's womb."

Yan Liang was really angry, "Scar Wu, what are you talking about? This is a turtledove, a turtledove."

"It's a chicken." Wu Xiong didn't give Yan Liang any face, and wouldn't budge.

Yan Liang was so annoyed that he pulled Zhou Shan over, "Tell me, is this a chicken or a turtledove that you drew?"

Zhou Shan was so angry that his face turned pale, and just as he was about to speak, Wu Xiong pointed his finger at his nose, "Don't open your eyes and talk nonsense, a chicken is a chicken, a turtledove is a turtledove, don't think he is a general, you You can call the chicken a turtledove."

"Say, you say..." Yan Liang shouted loudly, "Don't be afraid of him, I will support you, you say, this is a turtledove."

"Chicken, it's a chicken." Wu Xiong roared at Zhou Shan, "This is a chicken."

Zhou Shan was terrified, holding his head in his hands, and ran away.

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"Look at what you did, people ran away before the painting was finished." Yan Liang watched Zhou Shan disappear like a frightened rabbit, and raised his hand to give Wu Xiong a head angrily, "You finish the painting. "

"I can't draw it." Wu Xiong pointed to the still ink painting, and said very dissatisfied, "It's obviously a chicken, but if you insist on calling it a turtledove, are you still reasonable?"

"I'm unreasonable?" Yan Liang opened his eyes wide, and slapped his palm on the table, "I said it was a turtledove, and it is a turtledove."

Wu Xiong snorted and didn't bother to say anything.

"You're not fighting in front, what are you doing here?" Yan Liang suddenly reacted, and grabbed Wu Xiong's collar, "Did you get defeated and want to run away?"

"Hmph..." Wu Xiong sneered, "Lord Tiger Head, when did you order the attack on the city? You've been lingering in Spring City, when will you be able to take the city? If Gongsun Zan had heard of it, he would have already run away."

"What are you in a hurry for?" Yan Liang let go of his collar and pushed him back hard, "Gao Shun, Sun Luan, Xiang Cheng, Jie Wu, Xu Yan, all of them are not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry? achievement?"

"Who says they are not in a hurry? They are all in a hurry, but they dare not say it, lest you beat them." Wu Xiong joked, "Tell me quickly, when will Quanzhou be taken?"

"Wait a little longer, let everyone be patient." Yan Liang said, "If Gongsun Zan withdraws from Jicheng and the rebels come to Yuyang, we will quickly capture Quanzhou and capture Yongnu to cut off Gongsun Zan's way of retreat. Fight for the three adults, Qu Yi, Zhao Yun, and Yan Rou, to encircle Gongsun Zan around the Gushui River."

"Then we should take Quanzhou City first." Wu Xiong said, "If our attack on Yongnu is blocked, Gongsun Zan will run away."

"That's the problem." Yan Liang said, "If we attack Yongnu City now, Gongsun Zan will know right away that we are going to encircle him, and he will retreat west of Liaoxi without hesitation. At this moment, Yan Rou's army has not arrived at Lulong Fortress, Qu Yi has not yet come to Jicheng, and the conditions for encirclement are not yet mature, and our 2 people alone cannot stop Gongsun Zan."

Wu Xiong immediately understood, "It's hard for Gongsun Zan to judge our intentions as we drag on so slowly. He suspects that we are an army to contain him, and he suspects that we may be a surprise soldier to encircle him. Therefore, Gongsun Zan is not retreating." If we fluctuate between them, time will be lost.”

"The general wants to end the war in Youzhou as soon as possible, but if Gongsun Zan sees that there is no hope of retreating and sticks to Jicheng, the war in Youzhou will drag on for a long time. Therefore, the purpose of our siege of Quanzhou city now is to force Gongsun Zan to come back when we need him. When retreating, immediately withdraw from Jicheng, and then we will fight him in the wild to completely annihilate him."

Wu Xiong suddenly realized, and then he asked suspiciously: "Why didn't you tell us earlier?"

"This is an order from the general."

"Then why are you telling me now?"

"Because I want you to know that this is a turtledove, not a chicken." Yan Liang pointed to the painting on the desk and said firmly.

"It's indeed a chicken." Wu Xiong didn't show any face, "And it's still a chicken."

"This is a turtledove." Yan Liang exclaimed angrily.

"chicken."

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Under April, Jicheng.

Yongnu City sent urgent news that Quanzhou City was besieged by a northern border army.Since the scouts of the Northern Xinjiang Army are densely distributed on the west bank of the Gushui River, it is impossible to know how many people this Northern Xinjiang Army has, and who is in command of this army.

Gongsun Zan was greatly surprised.Reminiscent of Yan Rou's iron cavalry not leaving the customs for a long time, and Qu Yi's army also hesitating under Guangyang City, he immediately realized that the Northern Border Army was going to encircle him in Jicheng.Yan Rou's Qu Yi's delay was actually to wait for the army that outflanked her to conquer Yongnu City.

After careful discussion between Gongsun Zan and Guan Jing, they immediately decided to transfer the main force stationed in Changping City to prevent Yan Rou from entering the pass back to Jicheng.If the situation in Yongnu City is critical, the army will quickly retreat.

The next day, Yongnu City sent another message.Gongsun Xu, who led 1 elite troops and retreated to Beiping, arrived at Yongnu City, and the number of troops stationed in Yongnu City immediately increased to [-].Gongsun Xu asked for support for Quanzhou City.Gongsun Zan refused, and he ordered Gongsun Xu to stick to Yongnu.

A few days later, Gongsun Xu reported urgently that Ma Zheng, the guard of Quanzhou City, sent someone to send news that Quanzhou City was besieged by thousands of county soldiers from Bohai County. Fighting, Quanzhou City is safe and sound so far.Obviously, this is the diversion force of the Northern Border Army, and it poses no threat to Yongnu.Gongsun Xu once again asked to send troops to kill this army.

Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief.He ordered Gongsun Xu to lead his army to retreat to Youbeiping.Since Yong Nu has no worries, you should garrison at Youbeiping, just in case.

It was the end of April in a blink of an eye, Yan Rou in Juyongguan was still silent, and Qu Yi was still dawdling under Guangyang City.Gongsun Zan lost his composure and wanted to take the initiative to attack Qu Yi.Guan Jing hastily stopped them. He believed that the reason for the slow movement of the northern army was most likely due to the diversionary attacks of Tian Kai and Yuan Shao.Beijiang County is fighting on two fronts, and it is probably difficult to support its troops, money and food.Guan Jing suggested to abandon Guangyang City, put the Northern Army under the city of Jicheng, and rely on the strong city wall to start a series of decisive battles with the Northern Army.

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At the end of April, Guangyang City.

Qu Yi looked at the battle flag flying high above Guangyang City, his face was frosty.

He Feng and several personal guards came galloping on horseback.

"My lord, I took down Guangyang City." He Fengfei got off his horse, trotted all the way, and smiled triumphantly, "The Youzhou Army was attacked by me for several days, exhausted and unable to resist, so they had to abandon the city and flee."

Qu Yi sneered and waved at him, beckoning him to come closer.Seeing that his expression was wrong, He Feng hurriedly took two steps back, "My lord, I have always obeyed my lord's military order. I didn't attack with all my strength, but just hit me casually."

"You can take down Guangyang City by just hitting it casually. It seems that you are getting more and more powerful." Qu Yi walked two steps quickly, raised his hand and whipped it down, "I told you not to attack violently, but you just didn't listen, you Do you still see me?"

He Feng turned around and ran, "My lord, I really didn't disobey the military order. After fighting for so many days, I only lost more than 600 people. Is this also called a fierce attack?"

Seeing him running away with his head in his arms, Qu Yi became even more angry, "Don't go into the city, immediately rectify the army, and kill me to Jicheng."

With a promise, He Feng jumped on his horse and whizzed away like a whirlwind.

Qu Yi looked up into the distance, worried.Yan Rou's cavalry hasn't reached Lulongsai yet?

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At the end of April, Luronce.

Du Wei Yingqin rushed up the tower in a hurry, looking at the black cavalry army under the city, he couldn't help but change his face in shock.

A fiery red Xiangyun rushed out of the cavalry army at high speed.

"I'm Yan Rou, please answer Mr. Ying."

When Ying Qin saw the familiar Huoshaoyun, a warm feeling surged in his heart.When Yan Rou was serving as a soldier in Guangyang County, Ying Qin was Yan Rou's subordinate. The two had fought side by side against the Hu people, and Yan Rou even saved Ying Qin's life.Later, Yan Rou went south with Li Hong to Jizhou to suppress the rebellion, and Ying Qin succeeded him as a soldier in Guangyang County.

"Open and close the door." Ying Qin shouted loudly, "I'll go down to meet General Yan."

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Yan Roufei dismounted, "Zicheng, I haven't seen you for a few years, how are you?"

Ying Qin Dali paid homage, "My lord, I'm so happy to see you, we haven't seen each other for five years. My lord led the army to Lulongsai today, I don't know..."

Yan Rou stretched out her hand to pull him up, and said with a smile, "Don't ask questions knowingly. We are brothers, so let's talk straight. Let me ask you, are you following Gongsun Zan, or are you following Master Tai Tuo and the Great General?"

Ying Qin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where is Master Taifu?"

"At Juyongguan Pass." Yan Rou said, "When Grand Tutor escaped from Jicheng, he was shot by a stray arrow and was seriously injured, probably..."

"What do you think? Who did it?" Ying Qin asked loudly, startled and angry.

"It's probably hard to keep going." Yan Rou sighed sadly, "Who did it, do you want me to tell? Zicheng, we are all brothers, and I don't want to embarrass you. If you tell me, can the door be closed or not? "

"Open." Ying Qin waved his hand and said, "You are my elder brother, my superior, and the great Han's General Jianwei. Whatever you say, I will listen to. You are the only one who follows."

"Okay." Yan Rou patted Ying Qin on the shoulder vigorously, and said appreciatively, "A brother is a brother. I didn't go directly to Yuyang, but to Lulongsai, because I believe in you."

"Go, enter the pass..." Yan Rou turned around abruptly, and shouted loudly to the guards, "Send the order, the army enters the pass..."

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(End of this chapter)