The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Because they were worried that Xun Zhen's troops would continue to pursue, Li Jue and Guo Si negotiated and did not dare to stay in that pavilion any longer. They only rested for half an hour. The two teamed up with their troops and horses, and then fled to Chang'an. .

——The remnants collected by Guo Si were not different from those of Li Jue, and they were also two or three thousand.

He fled into the night again, and when Cao Cao climbed to the watchtower and overlooked the Wei River, when it was difficult to decide whether to go or stay, the military officers sent by Li Jue to Chang'an camp drove him back, and when he saw Li Jue, he rolled off his horse and called. Said: "Ming Gong, the big thing is bad!"

Li Jue was shocked and said, "What? Did the Xun thief send Jingqi to the front and rob my camp?"

This guess is really bold and surprising. It is not that someone who has been frightened by the grass and trees and the wind makes it difficult for him to come up with this idea, but this military official has no flattery at this moment. It was the Xun thief who robbed the camp, but when the officials rushed to the camp and passed on the command of Duke Ming 'to be optimistic about the Son of Heaven and send troops to welcome' to General Li, only then did he know that the sage was no longer in the camp."

Li Jue said stunned, "I'm no longer in the camp? What do you mean? The Holy Master is not in the camp, so where is that?"

The military official replied, "It is now Dongcheng Dongcheng's camp."

Li Juezhang Er King Kong couldn't figure out what the military official was talking about, and asked, "Why is Dong Chengying in the east of the city?"

The military official reported to Li Jue what he had inquired about.

It turned out that at the end of the day, just after Li Ying waited to learn that Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated by Xun Zhen, and when he was in a panic, Dong Cheng suddenly raised his troops, attacked the camp, and snatched Liu Xie and others away. , and then retreated to Dong Chengying in the east of the city; along with them to Dong Chengying, Yang Biao and others who were originally in Guo Siying, - the news of Li Jue and Guo Si's defeat also spread to Guo Siying, Guo Siliu The guards at the bottom were at a loss, and how could they take care of Yang Biao and others, because they were escaped by Yang Biao and others, so they had to join the Liu Association.

Li Jue was at a loss for a while, then said, "Didn't Li Ying send troops to fight Dong Chengying and take back the emperor?"

The military official replied: "Ming Gong, after Dong Cheng's hijacking, General Li personally led his troops to attack. However, Dong Cheng had made preparations long ago, and the wall was very strong, and the attack could not be overcome."

Li Jue was at a loss for a long time, and finally recovered from the shocking news.

He changed color and said angrily: "There is already a waste, and another is useless! Dong Cheng's army is only one or two thousand people, but how did he get into the camp and rob the emperor?"

The military official said: "Ming Gong, Wang Chang's army was in the camp, and when Dong Cheng's troops came to attack, it was when General Li and the others knew the news of Ming Gong and General Guo's defeat, so they failed to respond in time. He was attacked by him in the camp, and he kidnapped the saint."

Wang Chang, who had cooperated with Li Xian earlier, coerced Liu Xie out of the palace to Li Jue's camp, and later disobeyed Li Jue's order and let go of Huangfu Li's palace envoy, Hu Ben. Although he was bought by Li Jue, it can be seen from the fact that he escaped with Huangfu Li, and he was not Li Jue's best friend. It is not surprising that they were rescued from Li Jue camp.

Li Jue said angrily: "I asked Wang Chang, the eunuch, to go and capture Huangfu Li for me, and he reported to me that Huangfu Li had fled the camp. , this is because he ruined my major affairs, hate it, hate it!"

What he had discussed with Guo Si in the pavilion was to return to the camp, coerce the emperor, and rush to Huangbai City. If the son escaped into Dong Cheng's camp today, what should he do next? Li Jue thought again and again that he couldn't do anything, so he asked Li Ru and said, "Tell me, what should I do now?"

Li Ru thought about it for a long time, and then replied: "Ming Gong, we still have to **** the emperor back."

Li Jue said, "Or do you want to **** the emperor back?"

Li Ru said: "If we don't have the emperor today, even if our army reaches Huangbai City, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop the Xun thief. If we want to resist the Xun thief, we must have the emperor to help Duke Ming to gain momentum!"

What Li Ru said was right. If there was no Liu Xie by his side, but only Li Jue and Guo Si retreated to Huangbai City, then Xunzhen would not have any scruples when he besieged Huangbai City; secondly, Liu Xie also had It is possible, or it is not possible, that there will definitely be an imperial edict to separate the warlords from all over Sanfu and order them to help Xunzhen. Before Li Jue and Guo Si were powerful, these warlords either got along with them or dared not fight against them. But now that Li Jue and Guo Si have been defeated, they have become underdogs. Who wouldn't be willing to come up and beat them up and reward them with the Son of Heaven? If that is the case, there will be not only Xun Zhen and Sun Ce's troops who will besiege Huangbai City, but only Xun Zhen and Sun Ce, and Li Jue will not be able to resist, plus the troops and horses of the more than ten warlords of Sanfu, they will be defeated. undoubtedly.

Li Jue pondered and said, "What if we withdraw to Liangzhou?"

Li Ru said, "Duke Ming, Han Sui and Ma Teng hate Duke Ming deeply. Now they are stationed at the intersection of Liangzhou and Sizhou, guarding the main road. How can they release Duke Ming and return to Liangzhou?"

Li Jue sat down and said, "That's true."

The main road back to Liangzhou was blocked by Han Sui and Ma Teng. With Li Jue and Guo Si's current defeated generals, it would be difficult to open a passage in a short period of time. If Xun Zhen's pursuers caught up at this time, Then Li Jue and Guo Si's troops will be caught in the predicament of not being able to advance or retreat, and will only be able to destroy the entire army.

"This emperor is really a treasure." Li Jue murmured. He shook his head, opened his eyes wide, and let out a fierce light, and said, "Since it is a treasure, let's take him back! After taking it back, Nai Gong wants to ask When I asked him, what he said to Nai Gong before is true or false! If it is true, why did he leave Nai Gong today, if it is false, why did he deceive Nai Gong!" The order left and right, and said, "Send my army orders, speed up the march, Get back to Chang'an Camp as soon as possible, and join forces with Li Ying and other troops to attack Dong Cheng's camp! Dong Cheng's troops are less than 2,000, I don't believe he can stop Nai Gong!"

Li Ru asked, "Duke Ming, do you want to call General Guo and let him know about this change and Duke Ming's decision?"

Li Jue said: "It's a waste! It's useless to talk to him. When Chang'an arrives, ask him to follow Naigong to attack Dong Chengying."

For the sake of the overall situation, Li Ru still secretly sent military officials to Guo Si's side, and told Guo Si of the change in Chang'an camp and Li Jue's decision. After Guo Si found out, there was no other better choice, so he had to act according to Li Jue's intention.

Marching all night, halfway across the road, they met the troops sent by Li Ying and others to support them. At dawn, Li Jue, Guo Si and others returned to Chang'an.

Along the way, scouts continued to gallop back from the east to report the position of Xun Zhen's department.

By this time, the vanguard of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce's troops had already crossed Bashui, and the main force of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce's troops was about to reach Bashui, about fifty miles away from Chang'an.

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But it was said, didn't Xun Zhen and Sun Ce's troops keep chasing after the defeated soldiers of Li Jue and Guo Si? But why is there such a long distance between Li Jue and Guo Si and their remnants?

This is for three reasons.

One, Li Jue and Guo Si burned the bridge over Bashui, which had a certain impact on the pursuit of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce's troops and horses. -- Guo Si crossed Bashui and took another bridge. He crossed the bridge. Later, the bridge was also burned. Of course, there are other bridges on Ba Shui, but if you follow other bridges, you will have to detour.

Second, Li Jue and Guo Si have a total of 40,000 to 50,000 troops, and there are less than 10,000 people who have fled back to Chang'an with them. The capture, containment, and placement of many fallen soldiers will take time.

Third, after Dong Cheng snatched Liu Xie into his camp, Zhong Yao immediately dispatched a fast horse to inform Xun Zhen of the news. Xun Zhen learned of the news that night. Since Liu Xie was already safe, his troops fought for one day and pursued for one night and one day.

The combination of these three reasons makes the main force of Xun Zhen's army still forty or fifty miles away from Chang'an.

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Li Ying and others will meet Li Jue outside the camp.

Seeing Li Ying, Li Jue didn't have time to punish him, and immediately ordered him to rectify his work, lead all the soldiers in the camp out of the camp, and follow him to attack Dong Cheng's camp; Guo Si also gave the same order to the generals in his camp. .

After waiting for more than an hour, all the soldiers and horses in the two camps left the camp, and Li and Guo led them to Dong Chengying in the east of the city.

With the addition of the remaining soldiers and horses in the two battalions, Li Guo and his team now have nearly 20,000 troops, and Dong Cheng's troops are only about 2,000. With ten times the number of troops to attack, Dong Chengying can easily defeat them no matter what, because they arrive. After Dong Cheng was outside the camp, Li Jue was about to wave his troops aggressively to attack, and Li Ru came in to persuade him, saying: "Ming Ming, the war is going on, and the sword and spear have no eyes. Why don't you ask Dong Cheng for the Sage first? Duke Ming and General Guo are so powerful that Dong Cheng will definitely be frightened when he sees Duke Ming attacking, as long as Duke Ming promises not to kill him, he will honestly hand over the Sage."

"Don't kill him?"

Li Ru said: "Ming Gong, this is an expedient measure. When he hands over the saint, he wants to kill or slash it. Isn't it all according to Ming Gong's wishes?"

Li Jue thought for a while and said, "What you said also makes sense. Then you go and ask Dong Chengwei if I want the saint to give it to me!"

Li Ru took more than a hundred soldiers to the Yuanmen of Dong Chengying, and shouted to the Yuanmen: "Are you kidnapping the Emperor while the Great Sima is away, and trying to do something wrong? The order has been issued, and you can be spared from immortality; if you insist on stubborn resistance, can you see the heroic soldiers led by the Great Sima? Attacking and destroying your camp is as easy as weeding, and if the camp is broken, it will be slaughtered!"

When Li Jue and Guo Si retreated to Chang'an, they came from the east and had to cross the east of the city first. At that time, Dong Cheng had already climbed the camp wall and was on guard. Hearing Li Ru's threatening words, he stood at the Yuanmen Gate. Shang, he laughed and said: "You said that I wanted to do something wrong, you helped Zhou to abuse, and Li Jue and Guo Si have been in trouble for the court for a long time. Now Li Jue and Guo Si have been defeated by the righteous division of Zhendong, and the troops and horses of Zhendong will be at the latest tomorrow. You can drive to Chang'an, and wait until then to see if Li Jue will kill me, or Zhendong will kill Ru Cao!"

Li Ru said, "The Xun thief will not be able to reach Chang'an tomorrow~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Besides, it's like a big Sima driving his troops to attack it, can you stop it?"

"When you wait for the defeated army, come more, and I'm not afraid!"

The two answered each other, and after talking for more than a quarter of an hour, Dong Cheng was determined not to hand over the emperor.

Li Ru had to give up the idea of ​​winning Liu Xie without fighting, and was about to go back to Li Jue's army when another person came up from the Yuanmen.

This man has grey beard and hair, clean clothes, three Liang Jinxian crowns, black clothes, white jade double seals, and a purple ribbon hanging down, this is Yang Biao.

Yang Biao bowed his hand to Li Ru from afar, and Li Ru returned the salute.

Different from Dong Cheng's tough attitude, Yang Biao's attitude was unexpectedly mild. He asked Li Ru to stand up, and on the high gate, he said warmly: "After the Great Sima led his troops out of the camp, the Sage has been worried about the Great Sima. The safety of Da Sima is now returning to the camp. The sage knows that he will be very happy, but it's just that the sage didn't sleep well last night and just fell asleep. Lao Jun told Da Sima, please stay calm and wait outside the camp. , When the sage wakes up, I will report to Your Majesty about the return of the Great Sima. At that time, His Majesty will definitely invite the Great Sima to meet him in the camp."