Can I get to the other side?

Above the snowfield.

One group of people moved forward, while another group of people stood still.

It was Lu Xiang's team that was standing there.

When they saw the oncoming Qu Yi team in front of them, they couldn't help but feel panic in their hearts and did not dare to move forward.

"How could he still be alive?!"

Jiang Qi's eyes were filled with disbelief.

In his opinion, Qu Yi would definitely die if he led his troops to resist Zhao Yun, which was why he dared to directly rebel and kidnap Yuan Shao.

But who would have thought that Qu Yi could come back alive!

Could it be that Zhao Yun was beheaded?

"Then, what should we do now?"

Lu Xiang's face turned pale and he said anxiously: "We only have two hundred men and horses, and Qu Yi's men have at least a thousand!"

"There is no way we can be his opponent. If he finds out that we plan to betray the master and join the enemy, then we will be dead!"

Qu Yi is one of the most powerful generals under Yuan Shao's command. With the strength of the two of them and the few troops they have, whether they fight or flee, they are destined to die.

What a disaster!

"Woooo-!"

Yuan Shao, who was lying on his horse, also noticed the team appearing in front and Qu Yi's flag, and he suddenly became excited.

But his mouth was blocked by the footcloth, so he could only make muffled sounds.

Jiang Qi glanced at him, his expression changing, but he soon made a decision in his heart and said resolutely: "We will meet him!"

"What?"

Lu Xiang was stunned when he heard this. Wasn't he going to die if he went to meet him?

Qu Yi will definitely kill them!

"This is the only way!"

Jiang Qi said in a deep voice: "We can't run away now, what else can we do? Only by trying to persuade Qu Yi to surrender can we have a chance to survive!"

"Have you forgotten? Qu Yi is a proud man who takes credit and was dissatisfied with the rewards given by Yuan Shao many times. If Wen Chou, Chun Yuqiong and Han Meng hadn't died in battle one after another, Yuan Shao would have killed him long ago."

"Go up to him and persuade him to plead guilty to the emperor together!"

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and stepped forward.

Only then did Lu Xiang understand Jiang Qi's plan. After hesitating for a moment, he finally led his team to follow Jiang Qi and meet Qu Yi's team.

The two teams soon met.

Qu Yi actually saw Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang's team from a distance. He was still confused when he didn't see Yuan Shao.

But when the two men led the team closer, he suddenly discovered that Yuan Shao had been tied up and put on a horse, his mouth was gagged, and he was blinking at him.

"What did you do to my lord!"

Seeing this, Qu Yi's expression changed instantly. He raised his spear and pointed it directly at the leader, Jiang Qi, with a rather harsh tone.

The soldiers and horses behind him also drew their swords.

The atmosphere was tense for a while.

"It's over..."

Seeing this, Lu Xiang felt extremely regretful. He shouldn't have listened to Jiang Qi's lies and come closer. If he had escaped earlier, he might not have been able to escape.

Now that the two sides are facing each other, it's too late to escape.

Jiang Qi, on the other hand, still seemed calm. He showed no fear even in the face of Qu Yi's spear, and said frankly: "We are at the end of our rope and are preparing to capture Yuan Shao and surrender to the emperor."

"General Qu, why don't you come with us?"

He actually stated his plan directly.

Qu Yi was shocked when he heard this, and then said angrily: "How outrageous! As a general under my lord's command, you actually dare to betray the lord and surrender to the enemy? And you dare to brazenly ask me to betray the lord with you!"

"Come here! Capture these traitors!"

Following his order, many soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward, surrounding the group, and were about to take action.

"Wait!"

When Jiang Qi saw this, he shouted loudly, turned over and dismounted, dropped the weapon in his hand, and said in a serious tone: "General Qu, I have no intention of being an enemy of you, why should you do this?"

"Yuan Shao is now at his end. Sooner or later the emperor will wipe him out. If we continue to follow him, we will only die!"

"With the ability of a general, if Yuan Shao is captured and surrendered to the emperor, he will not only be able to clear his name, but he will also be able to be reused by the emperor!"

Jiang Qi's words can be said to be sincere.

Compared with them, as a general, if Qu Yi could really lead Yuan Shao to surrender to the emperor, the treatment he would receive would definitely be far better than them.

"General Quyi——!"

At this moment, Yuan Shao on horseback somehow spit out the smelly cloth in his mouth and shouted to Qu Yi with all his strength: "Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"If you kidnap me and surrender me, you will definitely be tolerated by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi! The emperor is held hostage by these two!"

"Moreover, winter has arrived. Guo Yuan will be able to escape from Bingzhou soon. There are still high-ranking soldiers and horses, so it will not be difficult to counterattack Jizhou!"

"Quickly kill these two traitors!"

Yuan Shao was really worried that Qu Yi would be persuaded by Jiang Qi. He did not trust Qu Yi as much as he did Yan Liang, because Qu Yi was once a subordinate of Han Fu and later betrayed Han Fu and joined him.

So he was worried that Qu Yi would choose to betray again.

"Shameless old thief! Shut up!"

Jiang Qi turned around and scolded Yuan Shao angrily, then sped up his words and persuaded Qu Yi: "General Qu! Yuan Shao is narrow-minded and not a wise master!"

"Even a loyal person like Tian Jianjun was thrown into prison by him. What is there to follow such a person?"

"And when he retreated before, he knew that you, General Qu, were no match for Zhao Yun, but he still let you lead the troops to cut off the rear and escape on your own."

"If the general continues to work for him, he will be sent to die again sooner or later!"

Yuan Shao's face changed, and he wanted to say something else, but the quick-eyed and quick-handed Lu Xiang blocked his mouth with a smelly cloth again, so he could only worry.

On the horse.

Qu Yi raised the spear in his hand, his expression uncertain, and it was obvious that he was moved by what Jiang Qi said, and he was hesitating in his heart.

"There is hope!"

Jiang Qi was very happy to see this, and hurriedly said: "No matter whether the emperor is held hostage by Lu Bu or Yuan Xi, as long as the general surrenders, they will definitely not treat him badly!"

"The two of us are willing to give the first credit for capturing Yuan Shao to the general!"

Jiang Qi was also willing to give up.

Although the credit for capturing Yuan Shao was great, in order to convince Qu Yi to save his life, he had to take the initiative to give up the first credit.

But after hearing this, Qu Yi's eyes were stern, and then the spear in his hand shook, and it pierced Jiang Qi's neck!

"You..."

Jiang Qi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He could not understand why Qu Yi suddenly attacked until his death.

After Qu Yi killed Jiang Qi with one shot, he raised his hand and shot him again while Lu Xiang was still not reacting!

In a flash, the two were killed!

Qu Yi looked at their bodies coldly, and snorted in his heart: "Stupid! Three people can't get the credit, how can it be compared with one person? Kill you, all the credit is mine!"

He was really moved by Jiang Qi's words.

Yuan Shao did not regard him as a confidant. He repeatedly made contributions, but the rewards he received were not big. Even so, Yuan Shao disliked him for being arrogant.

Before leading the troops to cut off the rear, he was in danger and almost died at the hands of Zhao Yun. He finally escaped.

So after hearing Jiang Qi's words, he had the idea of ​​treason, because there was really no need to hang himself on Yuan Shao's tree.

But he didn't want to keep Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang to share the credit with him, so he just killed them.

"So what if you betray your master? Didn't Lu Bu betray his master before?"

"Besides, I betrayed Han Fu and joined Yuan Shao before, so what's the harm in betraying my master again? Besides, this time I betrayed my master and joined the emperor, so I don't have to bear the infamy!"

Qu Yi's heart was burning. Regardless of whether the emperor was held hostage or not, would he not be rewarded for his great contribution?

It was time for him, Qu Yi, to follow the dragon!

Thinking of this, Qu Yi shouted coldly to Lu Xiang's group of soldiers: "Put down your weapons and surrender, and I will spare your lives!"

The main general was dead, and the group of soldiers who had long lost their morale naturally dared not resist anymore. They put down their weapons one after another after hearing the words.

Seeing this, Qu Yi waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward under the leadership of his personal guards, slaughtering all the two hundred people, leaving no one behind!

To silence people, it is natural to be more thorough.

After doing all this, Qu Yi stepped forward to untie Yuan Shao and said, "I am late in coming to rescue you, and you are frightened."

"Ugh--"

Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to tear off the stinky cloth in his mouth, and vomited it out with a wow. After dry heaving for a long time, he reluctantly said, "No, it's okay. General Qu is really loyal. I know you won't be deceived by these two traitors."

He just saw Qu Yi hesitate, and his heart was half dead. Who knew that Qu Yi would suddenly kill the two of them!

This gap is like going from the underworld to heaven!

Qu Yi's eyes flickered, and he said to Yuan Shao, "It should be so... My lord, you should get on the horse quickly, and let's continue on our way."

As he spoke, he helped Yuan Shao get on the horse.

After walking for a while, Yuan Shao found that the direction was wrong, and asked suspiciously: "Aren't we going to Yicheng? Why is this direction going to Lecheng County?"

Qu Yi smiled and said: "My lord, you don't know, General Guo's reinforcements have arrived, and I killed Zhao Yun with his help, so I came to find you."

"Right now, General Guo is leading his troops to attack Lecheng County. It won't be long before he can retake the city. We don't have to go to Yicheng."

Qu Yi's words stunned the surrounding soldiers.

Reinforcements? Kill Zhao Yun? Retake the city?

What's going on?

But they had followed Qu Yi for a long time, and soon understood what Qu Yi meant. After looking at each other, they all chose to remain silent.

"Guo Yuan is here?!"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Good! Good! Good! God will not let me go!"

"Lv Bu has been attacking the city for ten days, and his army has suffered heavy casualties. Guo Yuan's timing is too good. We must annihilate Lu Bu's troops in one fell swoop in this battle!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Let's go back quickly!"

Because Qu Yi had just killed Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi, Yuan Shao didn't doubt what he said at all.

The most important point is that if there were no Guo Yuan's troops, how could Qu Yi survive in Zhao Yun's hands?

"Yes, my lord!"

Qu Yi smiled slightly and also got on his horse.

Soon the army turned back the same way.

...

Not long after Qu Yi and his men left, Zhang Yan led 3,000 elite cavalry of the Black Mountain Army and rushed over in a mighty manner, and found the bodies of Lu Xiang and others.

"Aren't these Yuan Shao's troops? Has Yuan Shao been captured by the people sent by His Majesty?"

Zhang Yan recognized the origins of these corpses at a glance.

He couldn't help but feel frustrated.

He heard that Yuan Shao was fleeing to Yicheng, so he counted the three thousand most elite horse bandits in the mountains... no, elite cavalry, and wanted to come and kill Yuan Shao.

Unexpectedly, he was still a step late after rushing.

What a credit to him!

But Wang Dang on the side found something unusual, dismounted and checked the bodies, then said in surprise: "No! Boss, these people were killed by a sudden attack, there are no traces of fighting around, and there are no corpses of Wang Shi."

"It means that Yuan Shao was not captured by Wang Shi!"

When the two sides fight, unless a group of soldiers in armor kill a group of unarmed refugees wearing armor, there will be no casualties.

More than 200 people died at the scene, and they were all soldiers in armor. No matter how strong the emperor's army is, it is impossible to leave no one unharmed.

"Is it an internal conflict?"

Zhang Yan frowned and couldn't help thinking.

At this time, a Black Mountain Army came to report: "Boss! We found the traces of Yuan Jun in front! They are fleeing in the direction of Lecheng County!"

Zhang Yan's face suddenly changed.

He is an old man in the world, and he knows the evil of human hearts. He only heard this sentence and understood everything in an instant!

"The generals under Yuan Shao have rebelled!"

"They want to force Yuan Shao to surrender!"

Zhang Yan's eyes were filled with anger. The corpses on the ground were proof of the internal strife, and the fact that the other party did not run to Yicheng but to Lecheng County was the best proof!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan immediately ordered: "A bunch of little maids! This is all my credit, how can they rob it! Chase them, even if the horses run dead, you must catch up for me! We must stop that group of people!"

"If we let that group of people take Yuan Shao back to Lecheng County, our credit will be gone! What about being a marquis or a general is bullshit!"

"Chase them for your life!"

"Kill--!!"

When a group of horse bandits heard that their credit was going to be taken away, they all turned red-eyed. Everyone followed Zhang Yan and chased in the direction where Qu Yi and others fled!

They only needed to complete the interception before the other party arrived in Lecheng County, and the credit would naturally be theirs. They didn't know whether they surrendered or not!

…

Lecheng County, the governor’s mansion.

Zhao Yun had led the Tiger Guards back at this time, and Gao Lan led the Yulin Cavalry back with him.

Qu Yi delayed Zhao Yun for a long time. When he saw Gao Lan leading his troops to help, he immediately abandoned two thousand men and horses and led only part of the troops to escape.

Although he fled, he successfully delayed time.

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan knew that it was impossible to catch up with Yuan Shao, and the wind and snow became stronger, so they had to choose to retreat.

“I failed to capture Yuan Shao, please punish me, Your Majesty!”

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan knelt down to Liu Xie to plead guilty. Both of them looked very heavy, especially Zhao Yun, who was full of self-blame.

He was angered by Yan Liang, and killed Yan Liang first and then chased Yuan Shao. Otherwise, Yuan Shao might not have escaped.

This was completely his dereliction of duty.

The hall and the ministers were all there. After hearing this, they couldn't help but show regret on their faces and sighed.

"It's a pity that Yuan Shao still escaped."

Jia Xu's face was full of regret.

Lu Bu snorted coldly: "I should have led the troops to chase him! I let Yuan Shao go for nothing. I don't know how much effort it will take to catch him again!"

He did not hide his dissatisfaction with Zhao Yun and Gao Lan.

This was not directed at them, but simply angry.

Zhao Yun and Gao Lan both bowed their heads and said nothing. They were also full of self-blame in their hearts, feeling that they had failed the emperor's trust in them.

"Get up."

Although Liu Xie was also very disappointed, he also knew that Zhao Yun and Gao Lan had tried their best. After all, Yuan Shao took nearly 5,000 troops with him when he fled, so he did not blame them too much.

He pretended to be relaxed and said, "If he runs away, then what can a mere Yuan Shao do? Wait until the beginning of next spring, and we will capture Yicheng in one fell swoop."

"Two generals, are you confident?"

Feeling Liu Xie's intention to protect them, Zhao Yun and Gao Lan were deeply moved when they heard the words, and said with red eyes: "I am willing to be the vanguard! Conquer Yicheng!"

"That's good."

Liu Xie smiled gently and helped them up.

Everyone was amazed at this.

This kind of mind and courage is worthy of your majesty.

Just when Liu Xie was about to speak a few words to comfort the two, Taishi Ci ran into the hall and reported: "Your Majesty! The scouts reported that Yuan Shao is leading a large army to Lecheng County!"