"This is a poor bandit. Even if we can't escape quickly... there is no reason to escape easily." [Gongyi·Pai]
Qiao Rui was very ashamed. He was worried about Zhang Xun's health, but also tried to make up for it: "General, let me do it. The war is difficult now, and the general has to escort Yuan Gong south. Xuyi still has thousands of soldiers and horses. If we can't make progress, the emperor will
The enemy is okay."
"How else can I defend myself against the enemy?" Zhang Xun directed his men to hold down the position while looking back at Qiao Rui. His throat was trembling slightly and blood was gurgling. He was extremely horrified: "I see the offensive here.
, the imperial court should have arranged three groups of actual troops, and there was no false move. It can be seen that the situation in Huainan is critical. So you should stay until you can be useful and escort Mr. Yuan away. Instead of going to Guangling, it is best to go back to Shouchun directly."
Qiao Rui endured the pain in her heart, led a horse, turned over, and finally choked out half a sentence: "General..."
"I can't live, but you can live!" Zhang Xun finally said to Qiao Rui, with a firm tone, as if Zhang Xun had said affirmative words to Qiao Rui in the same tone many years ago.
At this time, the more than 10,000 troops led by Qiao Rui were depleted under the pressure from both sides. Enemies were everywhere, and the subordinates who were resisting desperately were also cut up by Tai Shici's cavalry. Zhang Xun replaced Qiao Rui's troops.
At the same time, he also began to lose control of his various ministries. Seeing that the situation was not going well, Zhang Xun had to set an example and go to the fighting place to kill in order to boost his morale. But in this way, the other troops and horses saw that the leader Qiao Rui had disappeared and was replaced by a new one.
Zhang Xun was seriously injured, and the enemy even ran to the front of the enemy's formation as if he were willing to die, so they dispersed in a rush.
Zhang Fei saw Zhang Xun from a distance. It was he who gave Zhang Xun a blow at the foot of Xuyi City, slicing the opponent's neck. It was a pity that he was too hasty and failed to score a point further. Otherwise, how could Zhang Xun have survived longer?
now?
Seeing Zhang Xun rushing towards him with his troops as if he was dead, Zhang Fei laughed and said, "You're not dead yet!"
After saying that, he led his men and horses to charge towards him. The opponent had little resistance and quickly retreated in all directions. Zhang Xun also knew that this would be the outcome, so he simply threw away his knife and stood there. He threw away his bag and let his gray hair fall.
He is over forty years old this year and is the first general to follow Yuan Shu. From breaking into Luoyang Palace to kill the eunuchs to occupying Nanyang and seizing Yangzhou, he has participated in all these things. Now that the warrior is in his twilight years, he made a promise to Yuan Shu when he had a drink with him earlier.
His wish as a monarch has come to naught. Looking at Zhang Fei’s wanton and arrogant appearance, he only felt funny: "Come on, come on! Zhang Yide, I will give you this great head to make you a marquis!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei swung his sword down, and Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun spurted blood and his head rolled to the ground.
Qiao Rui fled back with hundreds of people to find Yuan Shu, only to find that Yuan Shu had already packed his bags and was about to escape with more than a thousand guards gathered around him.
Seeing him coming, Yuan Shu said happily: "You're here just in time. You can be the vanguard and fight out with me. Go to the prime minister first to gather the defeated troops and then make plans."
"Wei!" Qiao Rui felt a little disappointed. She couldn't think too much at the moment and hurriedly gathered her troops to protect Yuan Shu and rushed away from the blocker, running all the way south.
There were still more than 10,000 defeated soldiers in the camp who had not surrendered, causing serious chaos. Taishi Ci, Liu Bei and others were blocked by the defeated soldiers. They could not take action to intercept them, so they had to watch Yuan Shu lead more than 1,000 people to escape.
After about half an hour, Liu Bei, Tian Chou, Tai Shi Ci and others finally surrendered and accepted the rebels and stabilized the situation. By this time, the troops were exhausted and the sun was setting, so they had no choice but to clean up the battlefield and return to the city.
In Xiapi City, in order to express his gratitude to Tian Chou for rescuing him, Liu Bei did not hesitate to give up the throne and tried to persuade Tian Chou to sit on the throne. Tian Chou refused in every possible way and did not dare to take the seat. After a lot of back and forth, Liu Bei reluctantly sat down.
He first glanced at the people present and saw that everyone was in disrepute. Even Tian Yu, who was accompanying the army, was injured, so he sighed and said: "The decline of fortune has led to the disaster of war, which has harmed our people of the Han family, not to mention how many talented people have been injured. . I remember that when I was in Qingzhou, I once saw a scholar-official dying of starvation by the roadside in the suburbs. I couldn't bear it at that time, so I took off my clothes, gathered him up, and buried him. The scholar-officials were like this, and the kings of the Han Dynasty were also poor and miserable. It can be seen that the people of the world suffered a lot. It’s more than just one place!”
Tian Chou and others lowered their heads in silence, looking down at the turbid wine in their glasses, each thinking about their own thoughts. To outsiders, they were touched by Liu Bei's words.
"Thanks to you all for solving this crisis, the people of Xuzhou will never have wars in the future. It is a blessing to the emperor, the court, and all the kings." Liu Bei didn't care what they were thinking, he still had to act like a host. He raised his wine bowl and congratulated everyone.
Liu Bei's cronies in the hall, led by Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling, Sun Qian, who was in charge of governance, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, the captain of the cavalry, Tian Yu, etc., all raised their wine bowls and smiled at Tian Chou, Taishi Ci and others on the other side. Indicate.
Tian Chou calmly picked up the wine bowl and drank from it with Taishi Ci and Chen Dao.
Liu Bei covered his face with his sleeves, took a sip of wine, and using his sleeves to cover his face, he winked at Chen Deng from one side.
Chen Deng understood, stood up straight, picked up the wine bowl, walked to Tian Chou, and said with a smile: "My master is tired and can't go to the banquet. Please ask me to comfort Tian Chou."
Tian Chou quickly picked up the wine bowl and stood up. At this time, the other party represented Chen Gui, a famous scholar from Xuzhou. Naturally, he could no longer sit at the table and be lazy: "I don't dare to trouble Mr. Chen."
After the two drank, Chen Deng was still standing opposite Tian Chou. He looked around, and his voice became clearer and louder, and people could hear it: "Now Yuan Shu has lost all his elite troops and fled to Guangling. Yangzhou has been running for him for a long time, and Sun Ce from Jiangdong is also here." Wings. In order to prevent him from raising another army to fight against the imperial court, in my opinion, we should unite our troops and horses tomorrow and march quickly to capture and kill the rebels."
After saying that, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others also echoed one after another and took advantage of it. Tian Yu remained silent on the side. Apparently he felt that the other party was blamed for Liu Bei's incident, so he felt guilty and did not want to speak.
Tian Chou frowned slightly, then relaxed it in an instant, and said to Liu Bei with a smile: "My envoy has repeatedly defended Xuzhou, and I have shown great kindness. Now that I have such great ambitions, it should be in vain. I hope that I will achieve great success as soon as possible. I am here to tell you." We are waiting for the news."
Liu Bei was stunned. He didn't expect that Tian Chou was not on the right track. He suffered a series of defeats in Guangling, Xiapi and other places, suffering heavy losses. He only had three thousand capable soldiers, which was not enough for him to continue to pursue the poor bandits. But he urgently wanted to After losing several games in a row, he made military exploits by counterattacking Yuan Shu, so that the court could forget the past defeats. So he wanted to persuade Tian Chou and encourage him to take all his soldiers and horses to go south to Guangling with him.
"Tian Fujun." Liu Bei's fellow Hebei fellow, Xuzhou Zhonglang Jian Yongsheng, had a pleasant round face, and his beard was still stained with soup, and he looked very funny when he smiled: "I just heard what Fu Jun said, Xu The general gathered 30,000 troops to attack Shouchun in the south. Huainan is the foundation of Yuan Shu. If we help Xiang, coordinate the east and west, and join forces with General Xu to capture Huainan, the two Yuans will definitely defeat one of them. Yuan Shao's disciples in Hebei can be said to be single-handedly , although the disease is silent, the victory or defeat has been decided, and Tian Jun will be the first to do it."
Tian Chou smiled lightly and said nothing, and was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he turned to look at Tai Shi Ci on one side.
I saw the other party put down his cup and lowered his eyelids, making it difficult to see his expression.