Great Han Empire

Chapter 709
On May [-]th, General Yushi of Wuwei, General Yang Feng of Yangwu, General Hua Xiong of Liwei, and General Zhang Baiqi of Zhongwei each led their troops to the camp, and commanded [-] soldiers to start the siege preparations.

On the thirteenth, Xu Rong, the general of Zhengxi, arrived with the Chinese army.Yushi and the generals accompanied Xu Rong to inspect the camp.

At Hangu Pass, fifty artillery vehicles have been installed, and the soldiers of the Chariot Battalion are conducting test firing with the cooperation of the peasants. Deafening shouts and the roar of boulders tearing the air resounded through the mountains and fields.

In front of the cannon carriages, a thousand ballistas were already in place, and the chariots pointing obliquely towards the sky were like bloodthirsty beasts, ready to go.

The peasants flowed in an endless stream, converging into two twisting gray long dragons. They were either carrying their shoulders or driving a carriage, and they were continuously sending all kinds of siege equipment, knives, guns and arrows into the camp.

"Following the orders of the general and your lord, we have prepared 20 straw bags." Yang Feng pointed to the distant mountain and said, "Now 20 civilians are filling the soil at the foot of the nearby mountain. By tomorrow, [-] straw bags It will all be filled."

Xu Rong nodded with a serious face, "My lords, please remember that we cannot delay too long at Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass must be conquered as soon as possible, and then the army will directly kill Luoyang. Our goal is Luoyang, which is Kyoto. After taking Luoyang, the situation in the world has completely changed, and we can completely pacify the world in the shortest possible time."

Yushi and the generals looked solemn and nodded repeatedly.

"My lord, is the general going to Hangu Pass?" Hua Xiong asked.

"The general has arrived at Mianchi, and he will reach the pass tomorrow." Xu Rong looked up at the majestic Hangu Pass in front of him, and turned around and asked, "Ziwei, you have been confronting Chunyuqiong in Xin'an City, can you determine the approximate pass in the pass?" How many defenders are there?"

"Chunyu Qiong and Zhu Ling had about 2 troops before they withdrew." Hua Xiong said with a frown, "After the battle in Guanzhong began, Yuan Shao probably estimated that we were going to attack Guandong and threaten the safety of Luoyang, so he ordered Chunyu Qiong to retreat immediately. Guguan. Looking at it now, this Hangu Pass is as solid as gold.”

"My lord, we used 4 people to attack Hangu Pass, which is obviously insufficient in terms of strength." Yushi walked into Xu Rong and asked in a low voice, "The general's attack on Guandong should be a feint attack. The purpose is to contain Yuan Shao's troops in the pass and force him He withdrew his troops to help, but your lord said just now that our attack target is Luoyang, so it doesn't seem like a feint?"

"You think the general's attack on Luoyang is a feint, so Yuan Shao also thinks so?" Xu Rong looked at the generals and said slowly, "Since the Guandong direction is a feint, will Yuan Shao withdraw his troops to help? Of course we won’t withdraw our troops, so we have to change our feint to the main attack and convince Yuan Shao that our main attack direction is not Guanzhong. Once Yuan Shao withdraws his troops and returns to aid, we can take Guanzhong at the lowest cost, and then the feint attack on the Kanto battlefield will immediately become main attack."

"Chang'an has already been burned, and we can no longer be the capital. This is the main reason why we have to take Luoyang. After taking Luoyang, Yuan Shao was severely injured, and the days of stabilizing the world are numbered." Xu Rong lifted Looking around, he sighed softly, "Therefore, the general personally rushed to Hangu Pass, and he wanted to convince Yuan Shao that our goal this year is not just to serve as king, but also to take advantage of the momentum to occupy the Kanto, so as to quickly complete the great cause of Zhongxing. .”

"Of course, that's what the general thinks. Therefore, whether in Guanzhong or Guandong, the two battlefields are both the main attack battlefield and the feint attack battlefield. When is a feint attack and when is the main attack? It changes with development. Whether we can win this battle depends not on the strength of our troops, but on whether Yuan Shao will fall into the trick and withdraw his troops."

The generals were silent, and their hearts were heavy.The general is eager for success, and wants to win a battle, and eat a fat man with one bite, can he do it?However, the general has always taken risks in his troops and won many battles, so he will definitely not miss this time.

"Our troops are a little weak, and it is really difficult to attack Kanto, but as long as Yuan Shao withdraws and Qu Yi takes Guanzhong, the main force of the army can come down from Tongguan and kill Kanto directly. The chances of winning are still very high." Xu Rong knew that Zhu Jiang was full of doubts, so he comforted him, "You don't have to worry about Zhang Yang from Hebei and Yuan Wei from Yuzhou rushing back to help the Kanto. At present, Lord Zhang Yan and Lord Xianyufu are Chen Bing on the north bank of the Yellow River. The army will go south, and the Kanto will be lost faster."

"With the general in charge of Kansai, we will definitely win a big victory." Yushi smiled, "It's been a long time since you lords have fought such a tough battle, this time we'll have a good time, kill heartily, and blood will flow like a river .”

The generals clung to their promises.

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On May [-]th, Luoyang.

After receiving Chunyu Qiong's urgent report, Ju Shou, who led the army and supervised the affairs of the Guandong, did not immediately send a [-]-mile fast rider to Guanzhong to report to Yuan Shao. Take this to heart.

The next day, Chun Yuqiong reported again that Xu Rong, General of the Western Expedition, led the northern army to the outside of the pass and was about to attack. Jushou was asked to send troops to support him immediately.

Ju Shou convened a discussion with the subordinates in the government.Jushou thought that this was a diversionary attack by the Northern Xinjiang Army, which was normal and there was no need to panic. "The Guanzhong battlefield is at a critical moment, and the army cannot withdraw anyway. It would be a big deal to report such a trivial matter to the adults at this time." Not only that, but also disrupted the morale of the army, which is very detrimental to the overall situation.”
Xu You, Xun Chen, Chen Lin and others attached great importance to it, and asked Jushou to immediately report to Yuan Shao, asking him to withdraw his troops and return to aid.The two sides are at loggerheads over this.Later, Jushou followed Xu You's suggestion and wrote an urgent letter to Yuan Shao, but he described the situation at Hangu Pass very lightly in the book, and advised Yuan Shao not to worry about the Guandong, and to concentrate his main force to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army as soon as possible.

Xu You was worried, and wrote a letter to Yuan Shao in his own name.Xu You said in the letter that a few days ago, the adults worried that Liu Biao would take the opportunity to occupy Nanyang, and ordered Zhu Ling to take 2 troops to Nanyang, so now only Chunyuqiong's [-] troops are in the direction of Hangu Pass.If you add the troops stationed in Luoyang, Hulao, Mengjin and other passes, the total strength of the Kanto is less than [-].Once the situation of the weak strength of the Kwantung army is known to Hebei, the northern army must take advantage of the momentum to attack, and the feint attack will immediately become the main attack.If Guandong is lost and Luoyang falls, even if your lord occupies Guanzhong, how will you gain a foothold?At that time, my lord has lost Kanto, but failed to occupy Guanzhong. Both places will be lost, and the strength will be severely damaged. When will the hegemony be achieved?
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On May [-], Hangu Pass.

The Northern Xinjiang Army launched a fierce attack on Hangu Pass.

Chunyu Qiong and the generals braved the sky full of arrows and commanded the defenders to defend to the death.

"My lord, look quickly, what are the Northern Border Army doing?" Zhao Fu bent over, scrambled and ran to Chunyu Qiong's side, pointed to the outside of the city wall and shouted, "The Northern Border Army seems to be filling up the moat. "

Chunyu Qiong was taken aback, and hurriedly looked outside the pass.

Under the cover of dense long arrows, thousands of Northern Xinjiang soldiers were divided into left and right rows, holding their shields high, carrying straw bags, and rushed towards the moat.

"Hush..." The ballista roared under the city, and rows of crossbow arrows came roaring.Chunyuqiong and Zhao Fu shrank their heads in fright, and hurriedly hid behind the walls.

With a loud "boom", a big rock fell from the sky and hit the city tower fiercely. There were screams and sawdust everywhere.

Chunyu Qiong cursed bitterly, "Last time I asked the Lord for a cannon carriage, but he refused to give it and insisted on deploying it in Luoyang City. As a result, I am beaten so hard by the Northern Xinjiang Army that I can't hold my head up."

"We also have gun carts?" Zhao Fu asked in surprise.

"It's been there for a long time." Chunyuqiong said, "Of course we can make things that can be made in Northern Xinjiang. But I heard that there are not many of them. Currently, only Luoyang City has them." Then he poked his head out cautiously and looked carefully. The movements of the Northern Frontier Army.

Suddenly, dust was flying in the distance, and an army of iron cavalry galloped rapidly along the road, and then, a huge battle flag was erected in the camp of the Northern Army.

Chunyuqiong's face showed shock, and he cried out, "Hurry up, report to Luoyang urgently, the general is here, and the follow-up army of the Northern Frontier Army has arrived at Hangu Pass. I want reinforcements, I want reinforcements..."

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The soldiers of Northern Xinjiang cheered like thunder.

Flying on all fours, Feixue carried Li Hong through the camp and went straight to the front of the battlefield.

Xu Rong, Yushi, Yang Feng, Hua Xiong, and Zhang Baiqi paid respects with their generals.Li Hong helped them up one by one, and after a little pleasantries, he immediately asked, "Did the attack go well?"

"The moat is being filled." Xu Rong pointed to the two rows of "long dragons" running back and forth, "We plan to build two high platforms in the middle of the left and right sides of the city wall, and then condescend to suppress the defenders with dense arrow arrays. The attack of the army, cover the attack of the army."

"When can the high platform be built?"

"About two days." Yushi replied.

"It's too slow, we built it overnight." Li Hong shook his head and said, "Order all the soldiers to take turns to fight day and night."

Xu Rong hesitated for a moment, "General, if the soldiers don't get enough rest, the casualties during the siege will increase..."

"We are tired, and the enemy is even more tired." Li Hong immediately interrupted Xu Rong, waving his hands vigorously, "Order the Black Panther Yi Cong Camp and Huben Camp, don't rest, immediately carry the straw bags and build a high platform."

Zhang Zhen and Ji Feng agreed and galloped away.

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Fourteen days and nights, Luoyang.

Ju Shou and Xu You had different opinions, and the two refused to give in, and their faces were red.

"We were fooled. Li Hong actually doesn't care about the Son of Heaven at all, let alone Guanzhong. What he wants is Guandong and Luoyang, so that he can send troops out of the Central Plains, and join forces with the Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Jizhou." Xu said. You said excitedly, "In this way, most of the world will fall into his hands. What chance do we have of defeating him?"

"Ziyuan, think about it carefully. If your lord withdraws from Guanzhong at this time, Li Hong will be able to occupy Guanzhong without any effort, and the main force of the northern army will be able to quickly cross Tongguan and attack Luoyang from the west of Guanzhong." Jushou patiently He dissuaded him, "At that time, before the Lord's army returned to Luoyang, the main force of the northern army had already reached the city of Luoyang. Therefore, the army in Guanzhong could not withdraw no matter what."

"Don't argue, my lords, I think Hanoi Zhang Yang and Yuzhou Yuan Wei can return to help quickly." Xun Chen pulled Xu You, signaling him to be calm, "According to my estimation, it is impossible for Hebei's wealth to be at the same time." Support two battlefields, that is to say, the northern border army in Jizhou is unable to cross the south of the river under the current situation. Even if they barely cross the south of the river in order to contain our troops, they will not attack deeply into the hinterland of the Central Plains, let alone They will fight aggressively until the Hulao pass, so I think the two armies Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei can safely and boldly lead their troops to the Kanto for support. There is really no need for the army in Guanzhong to retreat."

"What do you think? What's the use of your guess? Can you compensate the entire Kanto with one head, and can you compensate for the king's career?" Xu You scolded angrily, "Once Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei's army leaves Hanoi and Yanzhou, Northern Xinjiang As long as the army sends a large army into Hanoi, and then sends another large army to sweep Yanzhou, the Kanto will be completely lost, and even if the adults come back to help, it will be too late."

"Ziyuan's words make sense." Chen Lin said, "Before Li Hong came to Hangu Pass, we always believed that the goal of the Northern Xinjiang Army this year was to capture the Central Plains. If our estimation is correct, then we can be sure He said that the current tense situation in the Guanzhong and Guandong battlefields was deliberately created by Li Hong. His purpose was to force us to withdraw Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei's army, and then he could occupy Hanoi and the Central Plains at a very small cost. Once Hanoi and the Central Plains are lost, even if we occupy Guanzhong, Kansai and Kanto, it will be very difficult to defeat Li Hong within a few years."

"Yes, Kong Zhang's guess is correct." Ju Shou pointed to Luoyang City on the map and said, "Now the situation is very obvious. If we withdraw our troops from Guanzhong, Li Hong will occupy Guanzhong. We will send Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei back from Hanoi and Yanzhou. , then Li Hong occupies Hanoi and the Central Plains, so Li Hong’s goal is either Guanzhong or the Central Plains, and definitely not Luoyang.”

"But once Luoyang falls, the consequences will be dire..." Xu You clapped the case and said loudly, "None of us can afford this crime."

"The terrain of Hangu Pass is dangerous, and Luoyang is tall and strong. It will take time for Li Hong to occupy Guandong, and your lord has such a long time, which is enough to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army and occupy Guanzhong." Ju Shou explained, "As long as we get Guanzhong, The army can immediately go out of Tongguan and attack Kanxi. The northern army is attacked by the enemy and can only withdraw." Ju Shou said resolutely, "If you stick to the Kanto, you can completely change the situation."

"What if my lord is defeated in Guanzhong?" Chen Lin asked suddenly.

Jushou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, looked up to the sky and sighed, "If your lord loses, Guandong will certainly not be guaranteed, and the world will belong to Li Hong. Even if we can last for a few years, failure is inevitable."

"This matter is very important. None of us have the right to make a decision. Let the adults make their own decisions." Xu You said decisively, "Don't waste time, report to the adults immediately."

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In the middle of May, Guanzhong.

The armies of all parties on the Guanzhong battlefield seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and fell into a stalemate.

After seeing Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue, Shizhong Zhongji read out the emperor's decree and begged them to lead the army to attack, but Yuan Shao hesitated on the pretext that Han Sui and Ma Teng were staring at him.Although Kuai Yue wanted to attack, he didn't dare to attack the cavalry of the northern border army rashly.

After Han Sui and Ma Teng led their troops back to the vicinity of Chang'an, they immediately seized the rare opportunity of the confrontation between Yuan Shao and Qu Yi's armies, dispatched a small team of cavalry to attack, and asked them to quickly occupy more than a dozen cities in Fufeng County.No matter who occupies Guanzhong in the end, he will never give up Fufeng County again.

General Zuo Qu Yi invited Han Sui to meet him near the Wei Bridge.When Qu Yi was in Xiliang in his early years, he admired Han Sui very much and regarded Han Sui as his teacher.Later, Han Sui started an incident, and the two immediately became rivals on the battlefield, and they often confronted each other.Han Sui and Qu Yi were very happy to see each other again after being separated for many years.Qu Yi's request was very simple. Now that the situation in Guanzhong is complicated, the Xiliang army should remain neutral in consideration of its own interests, so as not to offend both sides and harm Xiliang.

"Yuan Shao formed an alliance with you because Yuan Shao didn't want to fight with you. If you two fight, I will benefit from it, so he will give you money and promises, but Yuan Shao's ambition is too big, he won't just satisfy one Guanzhong, he will kill you sooner or later." Qu Yi looked at Han Sui with a smile, and continued, "Sir, you should think about it. In the past two years, who has paid taxes to the court? Who has sent relief money and food to Guanzhong? Xiliang Where did the relief come from? Yuan Shao refused to pay taxes to the court, but gave you money and food. His purpose was to use Xiliang's force to help him seize Guanzhong, but once he got Guanzhong, would he fulfill his promise? Between the general and Yuan Shao, how should you choose?"

Han Sui smiled but did not answer.Qu Yi didn't ask any further questions, and bowed to leave.

"Before I left, I told Mr. a piece of bad news. Mr. Huangfusong passed away because of his serious injuries."

Qu Yi let out a mournful howl, and rode off on his horse.

Han Sui stood at the head of the bridge in a daze, feeling sad.

A melancholy flute sound curled up, gently echoing on the Weishui River, lingering for a long time.

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Zhao Yun took ten personal guards to Nanshan Pavilion to meet the emperor.

"Where is the great general?" The Son of Heaven asked without waiting for Zhao Yun to speak, "Where is the great general?"

"The General is on the Weishui River." Zhao Yun knelt and said, "As long as His Majesty gives the order, the General will immediately lead his troops to Nanshan Pavilion and protect His Majesty to the east of the river."

Li Jue on the side snorted coldly, his expression extremely angry.

The emperor was terrified, his lips trembled, and he dared not say a word for a long time

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Yun said loudly, "Now that Chang'an City has been destroyed, Yuan Shao, Han Sui and other rebels have combined hundreds of thousands of troops in Baling, and the battles are raging in Guanzhong. Your Majesty's safety is at stake. Your Majesty, please take refuge in Hedong first, and wait until the ministers have killed the rebels and pacified Guanzhong, and then welcome your Majesty and return the capital to Chang'an."

"Your Majesty can't go to Hedong." Taiwei Yang Biao knelt down, pointed at Zhao Yun angrily, and said, "The general is rebellious. Let me ask you, your majesty has repeatedly ordered, why did the general not go west to King Qin? Chang'an was arrested Who is responsible for the destruction? Why did Pang De attack and kill the Son of Heaven? Why did the Qiang people burn the Ba Tomb? Also, what was the general’s intention to let Yu Po capture Zhengcheng and block His Majesty’s way to Tongguan to avoid disaster? Qu Yi, Lu Bu, and you brought an army to Xinfeng City, why didn’t you immediately attack and kill Yuan Shao and Han Sui, but instead came to threaten the emperor to go to Hedong? What on earth are the generals and you guys trying to do?”

"Protect King Qin and punish the rebels." Zhao Yun looked at the emperor and said word by word, "I implore Your Majesty to issue an order immediately."

"Zhao Yun, I think you want to die." Li Jue shouted, and immediately unsheathed his saber.Huangfu Hong next to him grabbed Li Jue's arm.Jia Xu also waved her hands repeatedly at Li Jue.Situ Chunyu Jia, Sikong Zhang Xi and other ministers also dissuaded him.There was chaos in the big tent.

The Son of Heaven suddenly bent down and asked Zhao Yun in a low voice, "Lu Aiqing has also arrived in Guanzhong?"

Zhao Yun nodded.

"Why didn't he come and save me?"

Just as Zhao Yun was about to reply, he suddenly saw the emperor blinking at him.Zhao Yun suddenly woke up.

The emperor immediately sat back to his original place, very frightened and disturbed.

"Master Zhao, why don't you go back?" Situ Chunyu Jia approached Zhao Yun and said in a low voice, "You have seen everything you should see. If the general really cares about your majesty's safety, please ask him to withdraw his troops from Zhengcheng and let him go out." The road to Tongguan."

"Zhao Aiqing go back." The emperor also waved at Zhao Yun, urging in a low voice.

"I have one more thing to report to Your Majesty." Zhao Yun said sadly, "Master Huangfu has passed away due to his serious injuries."

There was a dead silence in the big tent.

"Father..." Huangfu Hong yelled suddenly, pulled out the saber from his waist, pointed it at Guo Bang, and slashed at him, "I'm going to kill you."

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In mid-May, Zhao Yun and Huangfu Hong rushed back to Xinfeng City.

"Brother Feng, do you still have the imperial edict given to you by Your Majesty?" Zhao Yun asked Lu Bu immediately after briefly explaining the process of meeting the emperor.

"Yes." Lu Bu said, "I have been hiding on my body."

"What did the imperial decree say? Did it say that Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels were to be killed?"

"Yes." Lu Bu asked strangely, "Is this imperial decree still valid?"

"Of course." Zhao Yun said happily, "Your Majesty is very smart, too smart." Then Zhao Yun repeated the emperor's hint to himself, "Your Majesty wants to go to Hedong, but he is coerced by Li Jue and Guo Si and cannot He is the master, so he hinted at us by following the imperial decree held by Brother Xingxing, and he agreed with us to attack Nanshan Pavilion, kill Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels, and rescue him."

Huangfu Hong turned pale with shock, "Are you crazy? Li Jue and Guo Si's army surrounded the emperor's camp. As long as there is any trouble, these two rebels will catch the emperor first. You will kill the emperor."

When Lu Bu heard that the army was going to attack Nanshan Pavilion by force, he was shocked and hesitant.

Qu Yi sneered, and stretched out his hand to Lu Bu, "Give me the imperial edict."

Lu Bu gasped nervously, "Master Qu, Zilong, we must tell the general about this, we cannot attack the Tianzi camp casually."

"Give me the imperial decree." Qu Yi said loudly, "The general has a military order, just wait for the rebels to run out of food and grass, and when the army's morale is in turmoil, immediately start attacking and killing, and must rescue the emperor."

"The general has a military order?" Lu Bu asked in surprise, "Where is the military order?"

Qu Yi snorted angrily, took out Li Hong's warrant from his pocket, and slammed it on the table, "Give me the imperial edict."

After reading the general's warrant, Lu Bu felt his mouth dry and his heart very painful.Could it be that the general has the heart to usurp power, and even dares to attack and kill the Tianzi camp?

Huangfuhong snatched the military order, glanced it hastily, his hands trembling unconsciously, "Yuntian, Fengxian, Zilong, if the emperor dies, the three of you and the general are regicides and rebels. The general is a lunatic, Are you three too? Do you dare to do this kind of thing?"

"You are invited to come here for this purpose." Zhao Yun waved his hands and smiled calmly, "Of course we must ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven, otherwise how dare we attack the Son of Heaven camp casually?"

"How do you guarantee?" Huangfu Hong was enraged, and lost his composure, "What guarantee do you have? If my army could get close to the Tianzi camp, I would have rescued the emperor a long time ago, and wait until you hang around here? Is there a general? The intention to usurp the establishment? Does he have the intention of killing the emperor?"

"Jian Shou, what nonsense are you talking about?" Qu Yi punched him in the chest, and roared angrily, "Our brothers who have lived and died for so many years, can't you even trust me? Why did your father die? Think about it , if we don't rescue the emperor, how long will the emperor live?"

When Huangfu Song was mentioned, Huangfu Hong suddenly became sober.He covered his face with his hands and sobbed softly.

"Give me the imperial edict." Qu Yi looked at the panicked Lu Bu, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "Believe in the general and yourself, we will be able to rescue the emperor."

Lu Bu handed the imperial decree to Qu Yi.

"Call all the officers above the rank of head of the army to gather in the camp, announce the imperial decree, and prepare to attack Nanshan Pavilion."

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Pound led Qin Yi, Chen Wei and other fourteen masters from Xiliang to catch up with Huangfuhong.

"Brother Jianshou, this is the only thing Brother Yuntian and I can do for you." Pang De held Huangfuhong's hand tightly, and said solemnly, "Mr. Wen Yue said that Master Huangfu died to protect the emperor. Quan, leave your name through the ages, he hopes that you will not dishonor Lord Huangfu's reputation, and you will protect the safety of the emperor even to the death."

"He killed my father." Huangfuhong looked at Qin Yi, then at the Xiliang warriors he was familiar with and those he was not familiar with. His heart was full of pain, and tears gushed out, "Mr. Wen Yue killed my father."

"Mr. Wenyue attacked Beiwu to save the emperor." Qin Yi patted Huangfuhong on the back and comforted him in a low voice, "Who is Mr. Wenyue, don't you understand? After hearing that Master Huangfu passed away, Mr. I blamed myself, I was so sad, I didn’t eat for three consecutive days, and I lost a lot of weight. Jianshou, if you must blame your husband and take revenge, I will not stop you, but you have to wait until you rescue the emperor and fulfill your father’s wish after."

Huangfu Hong shook his head, looked up to the sky and sighed bitterly, "Do I still have a chance to take revenge? I will soon meet my father under the Nine Springs. Are you willing to die with me?"

"Let's go." Qin Yi smiled lightly, "Brothers can die together, it might not be a happy thing in life."

Huangfu Hong wiped away his tears with his hand, raised his head to the sky and howled angrily, "Let's go..."

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Yuan Shao was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

The armies of Li Jue and Guo Si are short of food, and once they are cornered, they must fight back.As long as Qu Yi and Li Jue fight, the army can launch an attack.

The few urgent reports from Luoyang were insignificant to Yuan Shao. He believed that Xu Rong's attack on Hangu Pass was just a feint, so he wrote back to Jushou, defending according to danger, and waiting for the victory in Guanzhong.

However, at the end of May, there was a sudden torrential rain in Guanzhong, mountain torrents broke out, many places on the road were destroyed, and the transportation of grain and grass encountered great difficulties.

Yuan Shao was a little anxious.

At this critical juncture, Luoyang sent another urgent report that Hangu Pass was lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army directly killed Luoyang.

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