Can I get to the other side?

Emperor Xian of Han was stunned by the question of his personal guards.

Follow his orders?

At this time, Dong Cheng happened to run over. After hearing the words of the personal guards and seeing Yuan Tan lying on the ground, dead, he was first shocked, and then overjoyed.

So he quickly pulled Emperor Xian of Han aside and said to him in a low voice: "I understand, Yuan Tan and his soldiers have recognized you as the real emperor!"

"Now that Yuan Tan is dead, these soldiers are leaderless, so they can only obey your orders!"

Dong Cheng was very excited. He had also wondered why Yuan Tan would save a fake emperor at all costs, but after hearing the words of those personal guards, he suddenly understood.

It turned out that Yuan Tan actually recognized the fake emperor as the real emperor!

That's why he led the army to intercept!

"Think I am... the real emperor?"

Emperor Xian of Han was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at the thousands of soldiers around him, and the many personal guards who were looking at him eagerly, and gradually began to get excited.

"Yes! With so many soldiers loyal to me, plus Yuan Tan's entire Qingzhou, I have my own foundation!"

"Finally, I don't have to be controlled by others!"

The more Emperor Xian of Han thought about it, the more excited he became. He thought he would die, but now he not only survived successfully, but also inexplicably had an army loyal to him!

He can also take over Yuan Tan's Qingzhou!

Dong Cheng was even happier than Emperor Xian of Han, and said in a tone that could not hide his joy: "Our chance to take power has come!"

Although Qingzhou is not as rich as Jizhou and Yanzhou, it is also a big state! With Qingzhou as the base, there is room for maneuver!

"We?"

Hearing this, Emperor Xian of Han raised his eyebrows, glanced at the excited Dong Cheng, and sneered on his face: "Did you make a mistake?"

This sentence made Dong Cheng's smile freeze, and at the same time, a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Emperor Xian of Han stared at Dong Cheng with a cold look, saying: "It's time for me to take power. What does it have to do with you? Do you really think I have forgotten the humiliations you have inflicted on me?"

"I tell you, I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

His hatred for Dong Cheng has never diminished. Even though Dong Cheng just saved his life, he was not grateful at all.

Because he knew that Dong Cheng only regarded him as a puppet and a fake emperor, and only saw the benefits brought by his status as the emperor, and never really took him seriously!

Before Dong Cheng could react, Emperor Xian of Han ran behind the guards and pointed at him and said: "He is also one of the traitors who held me hostage. Kill him!"

For a moment, everyone looked at Dong Cheng.

Especially the guards.

There was a deep murderous intent in their eyes!

Yuan Tan was shot to death by Cao Xing, and Dong Cheng was an accomplice of this group of people, which was equivalent to the murderer who killed Yuan Tan!

Dong Cheng was furious when he heard this, pointing at Emperor Xian of Han and cursing: "You are a fake emperor pretending to be the emperor! I saved your life and helped you escape from Xu County, how dare you cross the river and burn the bridge!"

"Don't believe him, he is not the emperor of Yecheng at all! He is the fake emperor of Xu County! You should kill him!"

Dong Cheng directly revealed the identity of Emperor Xian of Han.

Since this fake emperor is not moral, he doesn't need to talk about any feelings, everyone will just fight to the death and die together!

As expected, after Dong Cheng said this, many soldiers present were shocked and turned their eyes to Emperor Xian of Han.

Emperor Xian of Han was not afraid at all, and said sternly: "How dare you question my identity? If I am not the emperor, how could the governor of Qingzhou come to rescue me?"

"Hurry up and kill this traitor!"

This sentence is undoubtedly useful.

If the person in front of him is not the real emperor, how could the eldest son let them search in Dongguan County all this time?

Moreover, Yuan Tan died to save the emperor!

Is there any better proof than this?

So all the guards had no doubts, and they drew their swords and rushed forward to surround and kill Dong Cheng!

Dong Cheng had no way to escape, and could only shout to Emperor Xian of Han with great grief and anger: "Damn fake emperor! You will regret it!"

"You will die at the hands of the real emperor!"

"Swish!"

Accompanied by the muffled sound of a sharp blade entering the flesh, Dong Cheng was beheaded by the guards, and his body fell heavily to the ground.

Then his head was brought to Emperor Xian of Han by the guards, who presented it with both hands and said: "Your Majesty, the traitor has been executed!"

Looking at Dong Cheng's head, which was still open, Emperor Xian of Han felt relieved and extremely happy.

The thief who humiliated him was finally dead, and now he had broken free from all his restraints!

"I ascend the throne today!"

At this moment, Emperor Xian of Han was full of pride, and his heart was filled with lofty ambitions. He had never felt so free.

However, just as he was about to order the return to Linzi, the seat of Qingzhou, a soldier came hurriedly on a fast horse.

"Young Master! Young Master - huh?"

After getting off the horse, the soldier looked around for Yuan Tan, and then he saw Yuan Tan's body lying on the ground, and he was shocked.

"Young Master, what happened?!"

Emperor Xian of Han stepped forward and said, "The governor of Qingzhou was killed by the traitor in order to protect me. Now I am here to take over everything. If you have any news, just report it to me directly."

Emperor Xian of Han looked calm and majestic.

He was no longer the puppet emperor who was controlled!

He has regained power!

Hearing that the man in front of him was indeed the Emperor, the soldier quickly saluted and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is news from Ju County that Lu Bu has led an army of 20,000 to break through the county town and is heading towards Dongguan County!"

"W-what did you say?"

As soon as he heard Lu Bu's name, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could no longer maintain his calm look. His face suddenly turned pale with fright. The scene of Lu Bu slashing his head with a knife that day appeared in his mind, and his legs couldn't help but start. Weak.

How could Lu Bu lead his troops to attack!

"Report——!"

Before Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could reply, another fast horse arrived. It was also a soldier who came to report the news. He dismounted and looked for Yuan Tan everywhere.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said anxiously: "Yuan Tan is dead. Report to me!"

"Ah? No!"

The soldier took stock of the surrounding situation, did not dare to neglect, and immediately said: "There is news from Linzi that Zhang Liao led 20,000 troops to the city. The second son Yuan Xi and Wang Xiu, the king of Biejia, rebelled and opened the city to the enemy!"

"Linzi has been lost now! General Jiang Qi led the remaining army to escape!"

Another heavy piece of bad news.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty began to feel his eyes turning black.

Almost unsteady on his feet.

Lu Bu's army is coming from the south, and Zhang Liao's army is coming from the north. Now we are attacked from both sides, where can we go?

He had just prepared to take over Qingzhou, why did the situation suddenly become so critical? What on earth is going on!

"Report——!"

The two pieces of news just now were not the end of the bad news. Another fast horse galloped over. After going through the same process of searching for Yuan Tan, it finally reported to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty:

"Your Majesty, there is a rebellion in Beihai County. Kong Rong sent 2,000 troops and gathered 2,000 villagers. A total of 4,000 troops are coming towards Dongguan County. We are unable to resist!"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty looked dull and his heart was ashen.

Well, the news isn't that bad.

It's just an army of four thousand.

The successive bad news made the group of guards extremely anxious. The leader of the guards immediately said to Emperor Xian of Han:

"Your Majesty, we can no longer defend Qingzhou, let alone the arrival of the general. We should flee to Hejian and join the general!"

"As long as we find the general, these rebels are nothing to worry about!"

The three armies of Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, and Kong Rong were attacking Dongguan County. They had no other choice but to abandon Qingzhou and escape.

Emperor Xian of Han's face turned even paler.

Cao Cao held the emperor hostage, and Yuan Shao supported the false emperor of Yecheng. What's the difference between him going to Yuan Shao now and dying!

"No, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. I can't be with this group of people, otherwise they will take me to Yuan Shao!"

"I have to find a way to escape!"

At this time, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had completely forgotten about his dream of occupying Qingzhou and conquering the world. He just wanted to escape from this hellish place as soon as possible. He just wanted to live a good life!

Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, Kong Rong.

When their three-pronged army comes, he will definitely die!

But running, where can he run to?

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty looked complicated and sighed in his heart: "I regret that I shouldn't have killed Dong Cheng... If he doesn't die, I can at least discuss it with him."

Now he has the same feeling that he had when he escaped from Xu County. The world is so big that there is no place for him.

"Wait! Xu County?"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty suddenly had a flash of lightning in his mind.

yes! He can go back to Xu County!

Although Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and was a little rude, at least he gave him good food and drink, and he had no intention of killing him. At most, he just lived a miserable life.

But if he fell into the hands of Lu Bu or Zhang Liao, he would definitely die. The other party would definitely send him to Yecheng and hand him over to the puppet emperor.

"I can say that it was Dong Cheng who kidnapped me to launch a mutiny. It has nothing to do with me. I just admit my mistake to him..."

"Dong Gui and the Queen are waiting for me in Xu County. I have to go back, yes, I have to go back to Xu County!"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty became more and more determined.

He doesn't want to stay in Qingzhou, he wants to return to Xu County. Only Cao Mengde is the best and most honest person to him!

"But... we have to find a way to get rid of this group of people."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty looked at the soldiers around him.

I started thinking in my mind.

…

Linzi.

At this time, Linzi had been captured by Zhang Liao.

Linzi is the administrative seat of Qingzhou. The fall of this place means the complete fall of Qingzhou. The entire Qingzhou will be exposed to the iron heel of the army!

The reason why Zhang Liao was able to capture Linzi so easily was entirely due to the internal coordination of Yuan Xi and Wang Xiu. The two of them worked together to kill several generals in charge, successfully seized power, and opened the city gates to welcome Wang's troops into the city.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Chariot and Cavalry."

"Does the injury on your body still hurt?"

Zhang Liao asked with a smile as soon as he saw Yuan Xi.

There was a hint of teasing in his tone.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and cursed Zhang Liao in his heart, and said with a smile:

"I don't care, General Zhang. The injury is almost healed. It will be no problem to go back and receive your Majesty's reward."

Zhang Liao joked: "It seems that I hit him a little lighter. I should have used the whip dipped in salt water."

"You fucking..."

Yuan Xi's forehead throbbed with veins, but in the end he resisted the desire to curse. After all, he couldn't beat Zhang Liao if he really used his hands.

Zhang Liao put aside his joking mood and asked: "Where is Yuan Tan now? In this attack on Qingzhou, he must be killed or captured. He cannot be allowed to escape."

Wang Xiu replied: "Yuan Tan led the army to Dongguan County to search for the false emperor a few days ago. If he didn't go, we wouldn't be able to coordinate so easily."

Yuan Tan trusted him and asked him to preside over Linzi affairs.

But he didn't know that he was also an insider.

This was the direct reason why Linzi was broken.

Zhang Liao's face became serious and he said: "Then we should rush to Dongguan County and not let Yuan Tan escape. We must kill him in this battle!"

"Don't worry!"

Yuan Xi smiled grimly when he heard this, with a murderous intent on his face, and gritted his teeth and said: "This time I will cut off his head with my own hands, who makes him my 'good brother'?"

"Let me, your younger brother, send him off!"

He only had hatred for Yuan Tan in his heart, without any brotherly love, because Yuan Tan treated him the same way, and they both wanted to kill each other.

Zhang Liao and Wang Xiu looked at each other and said nothing.

Brothers killing each other is indeed a fine tradition of the Yuan family.

…

The armies of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao attacked from both sides, and the entire Qingzhou was defeated in less than half a month.

In addition, Kong Rong sent troops to Beihai County to respond, so wherever the army passed, all the cities along the way surrendered.

And without Yuan Tan, the remaining army, although large, could not resist the coalition forces of Zhang Liao and Lu Bu, and either fled or surrendered.

The fall of the entire Qingzhou was a foregone conclusion.

Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou would be connected, and by then Liu Xie would completely own the two states, sit on Wei County, Guangping County, and Yangping County, and then plot the entire Jizhou, and even Youzhou and Bingzhou!

The hegemony has been accomplished!

…

Ten days later, a dilapidated temple in the mountains of Yanzhou.

Emperor Xian of Han hid in a corner of the dilapidated temple, covered with straw, his face was ashen and shivering from the cold.

It was already late autumn, and the weather was gradually getting colder, but he was still wearing thin clothes, which was undoubtedly a torture for him, a pampered emperor.

But he had no other choice.

Ten days ago, he found an opportunity to escape from the group of guards. Fearing that he would be caught up, he did not dare to stay and rode his horse over the mountains and ridges, heading west.

"Now, now we should leave Qingzhou..."

Emperor Xian of Han's teeth were trembling with cold. He fumbled in his arms, turned out the last piece of dry food, and then bit off a piece with great effort.

This was what he snatched from the mouth of a wild dog last night.

These days, he stayed in a ruined temple at night, competed with wild dogs for food, and drank mountain spring water when thirsty. His life was extremely miserable.

But it was all worth it.

Because he survived.

After eating half of the small piece of dry food in his hand, Emperor Xian of Han carefully put it away, and finally cheered up, got up and left the ruined temple, and rode his horse again.

"As long as we continue to go west, we will reach Yanzhou and see Sikong..."

"Sikong, my Sikong, I will be back to you soon."

"You must wait for me to come back!"

Emperor Xian of Han looked determined, and continued to gallop along the forest path towards Yanzhou.