Great Han Empire

Chapter 724
As soon as Zhang Ji led his troops into the Taoqiu camp, Yuan Shao led an army of infantry and cavalry to kill them.

Seeing the emperor's banner fluttering in the wind, Yuan Shao thought that the emperor was still gathering at Taoqiu, so he was overjoyed and immediately commanded the army to attack.

Zhang Ji ordered the soldiers to fight hard, and at the same time sent a letter with an arrow, asking to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao sneered, without looking at it, he threw the silk book on the ground casually, "Order all the ministries to attack me fiercely, only the dead, not the living."

"My lord, the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the imperial court are all in the camp. The consequences of such a violent attack can be imagined." Tian Feng hurriedly persuaded, "Since Zhang Ji wants to see you, he must have the intention of surrendering. If he is willing to take the initiative If you donate the Son of Heaven, why don’t your lord appease him? If Zhang Ji is appeased, we can not only avoid the war and reduce casualties, but also rescue the Son of Heaven smoothly.”

"The gang of rebels deserve death, how can I surrender? Kill them all." Yuan Shao waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"My lord, the Northern Frontier Army is nearby. Once it gets into a melee, the casualties of the army..."

"Don't talk about it." Yuan Shao stared at him fiercely, and said angrily, "The armies from all walks of life have already started fighting, what else can we be afraid of? If you want the emperor to survive, you only need to defeat Zhang Ji and Xu Rong."

Tian Feng wanted to persuade him again, but the examiner grabbed him and handed over the silk script that Yuan Shao threw on the ground to Tian Feng.Yuan Shao is now determined to win amid the chaos. What he wants is Kansai, his own hegemony. To him, the life and death of the emperor is insignificant.

The appraiser shook his hand at Tian Feng, signaling him not to say any more.Although the army has entered Tongguan, the northern army is still in Kansai. Whether they can take advantage of the momentum and take Kansai, the most important thing at present is not to rescue the emperor, but to wipe out all the rebels in the Taolin Fortress with a thunderous force.Now whoever can take the lead on the battlefield will be able to occupy Kansai.

The scouts came galloping.

"Where is the Northern Border Army? Did you find them?" Yuan Shao asked impatiently.

"Within a radius of ten li, no northern army was found." Without waiting to salute, the scout immediately reported, "We found Wang Fang, Yang Feng, and Huangfuhong's army about five li away from Wen Township, and they were fighting each other. The battle was very fierce. Yuan Tan, Ma Teng, and Duan Yan have already led their troops to kill them."

"Where is the direction of Lake City?"

"Yang Feng and Han Xian (xian)'s army stopped one mile away from the ferry, and they are confronting the northern army."

"Confrontation with the Beijiang army?" Yuan Shao turned to look at Tian Feng, Shenpei, Guo Tu and other subordinates, and asked suspiciously, "The Beijiang army landed at three ferry crossings at the same time, but they couldn't make any progress. Why? Xu Rong didn't want to Rescue the emperor? Or, he wants to send troops to attack and kill us while we are fighting with the rebels?"

"The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is blocking our army in Mianchi and Xin'an. How can Xu Rong spare time to take care of Taolin?" Feng Ji pointed to the Taoqiu camp and said excitedly, "My lord, now Taoqiuju only has Zhang Ji's army and Tianzi's battalion, it is a good opportunity for us to attack."

Yuan Shao nodded and said loudly: "No matter how Xu Rong fights, I will kill Zhang Ji first."

"Order Gao Gan and Zhu Ling to lead the army to rush to Hucheng and attack Yang Feng and Han Xian. If the Northern Army doesn't fight, we will force him to fight."

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Lake City Ferry.

Dong Cheng and Han Xian shot books at Xu Rong several times in a row, begging Xu Rong to let them go to Hedong to avoid disaster.

Xu Rong agreed.

Dong Cheng, Han Xian, and Hu Cai were overjoyed, and the governor rushed forward, but all three were afraid of the northern army's deceit, so they were always cautious.When the army walked a hundred steps away from the front line of the Beijiang Army, the ballista of the Beijiang Army suddenly roared, and with earth-shattering roars, countless crossbow bolts screamed out, and the long arrows instantly covered the sky.

Nearly a thousand soldiers screamed loudly and fell to the ground. For a while, corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed like rivers.

Dong Cheng, Han Xian, and Hu Cai were out of their wits, and fled on horseback.The soldiers who managed to escape with their lives were even more frightened and ran wildly.

With the sound of war drums, Guo Daxian and Liu Shi each led 1000 troops, and then chased them down.

Yang Biao couldn't believe his eyes, his whole body was filled with anger, he rushed to Xu Rong in a few steps, and asked loudly: "Why did you kill them? They are the Tiger Ben and Yulin Army, and they are the emperor's guards." , you... how could you do such a murderous thing?"

"Where is the Son of Heaven?" Xu Rong stretched out his hand to support the shaking Yang Biao, and said in a cold voice, "If they rescued the Son of Heaven, of course I would not kill them, but now? Where is the Son of Heaven now? The guard of the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven What should I do if my bodyguard failed to protect the emperor?"

Yang Biao was dizzy, trembling with anger, his eyes were red, and he couldn't speak a word.

Xu Rong pointed to the messenger and said, "Urgently tell Liu Shi and Guo Daxian to search within five miles to see if they can find the emperor. If you encounter any missing ministers, bring them back."

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After Dong Cheng and others were defeated and fled for five miles, they saw the northern Xinjiang army retreating, and hurriedly picked up the remnants of the defeated generals and reorganized the army.

"My lord, what should we do? Shall we go to Yan Township to look for the emperor?" Han Siam asked in a panic.

Dong Cheng was cursing and cursing Xu Rong loudly, when he heard what Han Xian said, he said without hesitation: "Go to Taoqiuju, the terrain there is good, we can hold on for a while."

"Yuan Shao has already charged in. If he surrounds us, we will die." Hu Cai said in fear.

"Let's take one step at a time." Dong Cheng said dejectedly, "The northern army wants to kill us, but Yuan Shao may not necessarily kill us."

The three of them had just advanced a mile with the defeated army when they bumped into Gao Gan and Zhu Ling's army head-on.Gao Gan and Zhu Ling commanded their respective armies to rush forward like tigers descending the mountain, invincible.

The soldiers under Dong Cheng and Han Xian could no longer muster up the courage to meet the enemy, and they dispersed amidst the sound of Yuan Jun's dense battle drums.

Hu Cai ran the fastest and died the fastest.The horse was shot down by an arrow, and he was thrown off the horse's back. Before he could get up, the defeated soldiers trampled on him until his seven orifices bled, and he turned into a pile of bloody meatloaf in a blink of an eye.

Han Xian and a group of his personal guards rushed left and right, trying to kill a bloody road, but Yuan Jun was too many, killing layer after layer, and finally he was stabbed under the horse by a spear. The spurted blood flew into the air.

Dong Cheng led Huben and Habayashi guards, desperately fought a bloody road, and fled to the ferry of Hucheng again.

The chasing soldiers were getting closer and closer, and Dong Cheng and the others had to stop in front of them.

"My lord, we have nowhere to escape..."

Dong Cheng turned his head and looked behind him, there were less than a hundred guards from Huben and Habayashi.He gritted his teeth, raised his gun and shouted: "You guys wait here, I will beg Xu Rong, if he insists on killing us, I will take you back to kill us, and you will die by the enemy's knife."

The soldiers all looked at him suspiciously.Dong Cheng is a relative of the state, and no one would dare to kill him in the past alone.

"Are you going to leave us and escape alone?"

Dong Cheng let out a mournful howl, and flew away like flying a horse.

"Xu Rong, give my men a way out..." Dong Cheng galloped his horse in front of the formation, exhausted all his strength, shouted hoarsely, over and over again, "Xu Rong, I, Dong Cheng, would like to exchange heads."

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On the embankment, Xu Rong walked up and down restlessly with his hands behind his back.There is no news from the emperor so far, and the situation is getting worse.

Sima Chen Wei flew over, "My lord, Dong Cheng is here again."

"Kill him." Xu Rong said with a stern expression, waving his hands without hesitation.

"My lord..." Chen Wei frowned, pointing behind him, "Queen... Concubine..."

Xu Rong turned his head to look.Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Chunyujia and other ministers came in a hurry, surrounded by Empress Fu and Concubine Dong Gui.A trace of anger flashed across Xu Rong's face.

Chen Wei explained the situation in a low voice, "Dong Cheng kept shouting, alarming the queen and concubine..."

"I said long ago, come and kill one, didn't you hear?"

"My lord, Dong Cheng belongs to Concubine Dong Gui..."

"Okay." Xu Rong interrupted Chen Wei in a cold voice, "Let him in, and the more than 100 tiger and feather guards, all in."

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Yuan Shao's army attacked from all sides and entered the Taoqiu camp.

Under the guard of Zhang Xiu and others, Zhang Ji fought and retreated.

"Break through the siege to the north and go to Hucheng." Zhang Ji kept yelling, with the spear flying up and down in his hand, no one could beat him.

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er each led their elites and fought fiercely, unstoppable.

Yuan Shao ordered Gao Rou, who was blocking the frontal attack, to make way for Zhang Ji to escape with hundreds of cavalry.Zhang Ji's thousands of infantry have been surrounded by himself, how long can he live without troops?

Zhang Ji didn't know if Xu Rong would take him in, but he wanted to try.Now he has no way out other than relying on Xu Rong.However, the appearance of Gao Gan and Zhu Ling completely ruined Zhang Ji's hope of survival.

After Gao Gan and Zhu Ling defeated Dong Cheng and Han Xian's army, they immediately turned around and went to Taoqiu to join the battle, and collided head-on with Zhang Ji who was fleeing in a panic.

Zhang Ji and his hundreds of cavalry fell into the stormy arrow formation, and the iron cavalry fell to the ground one by one without any power to fight back.Zhang Ji was hit by several arrows, and the moment he fell off the horse, he was picked up by Zhang Xiu and rushed out of the place of death.

Zhang Xiu rushed to the ferry of Hucheng holding the bloody Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji took Xu Rong's hand and pointed to Zhang Xiu who was kneeling beside him and weeping bitterly. He died without saying a word.

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The army of Wang Fang and Yang Feng was entangled by Huangfu Hong.

Just when the three armies were killing the sky and the earth were dark, Yuan Tan, Ma Teng, and Duan Yan led the army to kill.The six armies were entangled and fighting each other, causing chaos.

Yuan Tan, Ma Teng, and Duan Yan each commanded an army, from south to north, struggling to kill, whoever they met, they were all enemies anyway.

Wang Fang and Yang Feng saw the sudden changes in the battle situation, and the situation was very unfavorable to them, so they hurriedly led their troops to break through, but Yuan Jun was overwhelming and overwhelming, and they were really powerless.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Huangfuhong also wanted to break out and leave.As long as his army goes to Fenglingdu or Yanxiang Ferry, he can get the assistance of the northern border army, but he can't go out.

During the melee, Wang Fang's personal guard cavalry was killed in pieces. He himself was accidentally picked up by the spears of Yuan Jun's soldiers and fell off the horse. Then the enemy rushed up, chopped off his head, and dismembered him. Take the block and ask for credit.

Huangfuhong's horse hissed and fell down. Although his personal guards tried their best to rescue him, a spear pierced through his left leg.Huangfu Hong was unable to fight, so he retreated towards the Yellow River with a broken spear surrounded by his personal guards.

Yuan Jun roared towards him from all directions, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

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Lu Bu appeared in Huangfuhong's line of sight, covered in blood and full of murderous intent.

"Fengxian, where is the Son of Heaven? Where is the Son of Heaven?"

"We have already crossed the river." Lu Bu roared, swung his halberd, and smashed the three enemies who rushed up into the air.

Huangfu Hong felt relieved, looked at Lu Bu and asked loudly: "Why didn't you protect the emperor and go together? Is the emperor safe?"

"Don't worry, the emperor will be fine." Lu Bu smiled at him, "Let's go together."

Huangfu Hong patted him on the shoulder gratefully, "Brother, why are you doing this?"

"Let's go." Lu Bu waved to Qin Yi who was behind him, "You protect Lord Huangfu, I'll cut off the heir."

"Where to retreat?" Qin Yi followed Huangfu Hong, flying back.Huangfu Hong pouted and turned very fast, "Go to the Yellow River."

"We swam there too?" Qin Yi said in surprise, "The horses were all shot to death by the enemy, and the leather bags were lost. We have no way to cross the river."

"How many people can that calfskin raft hold?" Huangfu Hong laughed, "Your master made that thing for the convenience of you disciples. It's for emergency use, not for war. I have my own method."

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Fourteen masters from Xiliang, including Qin Yi and Chen Wei, held a shield in one hand and hugged a five-foot-long tree with the other hand, and ran towards the Yellow River embankment in the distance.

Huangfu Hong, who was following behind, gradually slowed down.

The sound of killing behind him was getting closer and closer, long arrows were flying all over the sky, and the dense screaming sound was thrilling.

Huangfu Hong stopped and turned around slowly.

The enemy is like a flood that has burst a bank, roaring towards us with overwhelming momentum, destroying everything.

Yang Feng screamed and was provoked by several spears.Lu Bu's hair was loose, like a bloodthirsty beast, frantically devouring the life of the enemy.Countless soldiers were overwhelmed and drowned by the bloody frenzy.

"Brother Jianshou, let's go, let's go..." Lu Bu slashed his knife into the enemy's chest, turning around and shouting wildly.

Huangfu Hong smiled and did not move. He slowly pulled out the saber behind his back, looked up at the dark sky, and suddenly roared, "Kill..."

Huangfu Hong raised his saber high, like an angry wild lion, he charged into the enemy group, and in an instant, blood sprayed everywhere.

The arrows roared fiercely, Huangfu Hong took a few steps and fell into Lu Bu's arms.

"Brother Jianshou, Jianshou..." Lu Bu was about to burst into tears, and with his halberd like lightning, he killed seven people in a row, "Let's go, let's go..."

Lu Bu picked up Huangfu Hong on his back, turned around and ran wildly.More than a dozen of Huangfuhong's personal guards did not retreat but advanced, risking their lives to block the pursuers.

Lu Bu flew into the Yellow River.

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(End of this chapter)