Three hundred and eighty fourth chapter singled out
Chapter 384: Duel
Lieutenant General Li Su of Huben, and Wang Hong of Fufeng on the right were kneeling side by side in the center of the hall. The latter was well dressed and groomed, but the former was not so glorious. His clothes and armor were shabby, his hair was disheveled, his face was stained with blood, and he was gesticulating in describing the Battle of Xiliu.
At the same time, he did not forget to excuse himself, emphasizing that he did not flee in the face of the battle, but that the rebels suddenly showed up with tens of thousands of cavalry reinforcements. Our defeat was determined. Although he wanted to fight to death and sacrifice his life for the country, he had no choice but to be taken away by the defeated soldiers.
Compared with the chattering Li Su, Wang Hong seemed particularly dull. Except for saying a word of apology when he met the saint, he never explained a word for himself. He was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, the same clan as Wang Yun, and a descendant of Guo Lin, a great scholar.
Born, the talented people who are well-known in Bingzhou have the character of famous people. No matter what the reason is, if the army is defeated, it is defeated. How to deal with it is up to you.
There were hundreds of ministers and bureaucrats present, but at this time, the hall was completely silent. You could hear a needle drop. Even the ministers, advisors, and censors who were usually best at criticizing military ministers fell into rare silence.
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At this time, they were no longer in the mood and had no time to engage in internal fighting...
The courtiers had not had time to digest the news that Zhengxian City on the eastern front was defeated and Huangfu Song died in battle. They heard the bad news again. In the Battle of Xiliu, Zhu Jun's army already had the upper hand and was about to win at first sight. He did not want to have a variable like Han Sui and cause the Han army to
The nearly 30,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out. General Zhu Jun and deputy general Xu Rong were lost to the enemy. Their lives and deaths were unknown...
The emperor sat high on the dragon couch, with unconcealed fear on his face, and confusion in his eyes. In his childhood memories, the Han Dynasty was powerful and majestic all over the world. Now, it can't even control the three assistants. How did it end up like this?
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"..." Wang Yun looked gloomy and shouted in his heart that Zhu Jun has mistaken me, Zhu Jun has mistaken me... He stared at Li Su fiercely, like a man-eating beast, and then moved to Wang Hong, both disappointed and angry.
, complex and difficult to understand.
After listening to Li Su's feeble defense, Wang Yun gritted his teeth and could no longer hold it in. He first bowed to the emperor, then jumped up and shouted: "Where is General Yu Lin?..." Recruiting troops in the palace usually takes the form of
General Hu Ben will be the leader, but the one he wants to punish is Huben's general Li Su, so he recruits General Yu Lin.
"Here." Yulin Zhonglang sent Zhang Liao out.
Wang Yun waved his hand fiercely and shouted: "Drag this criminal who abandoned the army and kill him."
"My lord, have mercy on me..." Li Su was so frightened that he fell to the ground and trembled.
Zhang Liao frowned slightly, Li Su and his Death Tooth Han, not to mention a powerful enemy approaching, it was the right time to hire people, so it might be inappropriate to kill them like this. However, others were gentle, and interceding for Li Su would probably not be enough.
What effect? He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, pretending to think, pretending not to notice the look Zhang Liao was looking at. If Li Su was his man, he would naturally stand up and protect him, but Li Su was very ambitious and would never be willing to take his place.
After Dong Zhuo died, he quickly fell into the arms of Wang Yun. Now that Wang Yun wanted to kill him, he was the one to blame. Lu Bu was happy to watch from the sidelines.
"Huh?" Wang Yun made a heavy nasal sound.
Zhang Liao promised in a deep voice. There would be no good fruits for disobeying Wang Yun who was in a rage. Since Lu Bu didn't want to take action, why should he ask for trouble? He waved his hand, and the two Yulin Lang who stood at the foot of the emperor saluted with their halberds.
, then walked up to Li Su with long strides, lifted him up one to the left and the other to the right, and dragged him outward.
Li Su struggled violently, first pleading, but seeing it was useless, he angrily shouted: "Old Wang Yun, you are unfair, unfair... If our army is defeated, we will behead it in public. Wang Hong not only lost the army, but also lost the ground. He is more powerful than me." Damn it, but now you don't punish him with any punishment, how can you convince the public? Besides, you were the one who advocated for Zhu Jun to be the general in the first place. If you want to be held responsible for the defeat, you are the first to blame. Wang Yunyong and Gou Changan are in danger and are in danger of being destroyed. It's all because of you. You, a pervert of the Han Dynasty, you are a sinner of the Han Dynasty, you will definitely die a bad death in the future..."
"Drag him away quickly. Stop his mouth so he doesn't dirty my ears..." Wang Yun was so angry that he was shaking all over. Not to mention Bingzheng, even before, no one dared to scold him in person. Even though Li Su was dragged out of the hall , the scolding gradually became blurred, until it disappeared, Wang Yun could still clearly feel the burning on his cheeks. His old face was completely lost.
Wang Hong did not want to embarrass Wang Yun, so as not to affect his authority, and kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Although Li Su's words are despicable, they are not unreasonable. Wang Hong, the sinner, is willing to obey the law and correct the principles of the government."
Wang Yun said with a livid face: "Wang Hong has lost his land and should be severely punished. General Yu Lin will strip him of his clothes and throw him into prison. He will be executed in ten days."
Some courtiers sneered in their hearts, ten days or ten days is not a short time. The western capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang both have twelve cities, but the soldiers are no more than 10,000. When divided, each city only has one. Thousands of guards, the city has been abandoned for a long time, and the city defense is not solid. Only God knows whether Chang'an can hold out for ten days. To say the least, even if Chang'an has not fallen by then, the fighting will be endless, and there will be no time to punish a criminal. .In the final analysis, Wang Yun could not bear to kill his cronies.
After Wang Hong was taken away, the hall fell into silence, and everyone was not very optimistic about the future.
Wang Yun fell back to his seat, frowned slightly, and said tiredly: "The situation cannot be more optimistic. Let's discuss what we can do to resolve the crisis in Chang'an?"
"..." Hundreds of bureaucrats looked at each other. They definitely couldn't defend Chang'an City on their own. They had to rely on Gai Jun and Yuan Shu's two armies to get through the difficulties. At the beginning, they were suspicious of the two foreign armies and lacked the Trust, but now, it is all hope and hope, which must be said to be an irony.
However, Yuan Shu has not yet broken through Wuguan, so it is difficult to count on him for a while. Gai Jun is quite worth looking forward to. Thinking of this, the ministers resented Wang Yun's monopoly. Originally, Gai Xun and Yang A'ruo had already led tens of thousands of cavalry to penetrate deep. In the hinterland of Zuo Fengyi, Wang Yun was afraid that Gai's army would take the opportunity to enter Beijing and seize power, so he asked them to go to the east to help Huangfu Song defeat the enemy. If Gai's army had stayed at that time, Chang'an would not be afraid even if it faced a hundred thousand rebels. By then, From the east of the river, Hongnong Gai's army came from the west, and they would definitely be able to wipe out all the Liangzhou rebels under the city. This would prevent today's disaster.
Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Yun felt sad and looked at Lu Bu. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun died in battle one after another. There were no good generals in the court. Now the only person he could rely on was Lu Bu.
Lu Bu said, "What else can you do now? Hold on, hold on until the foreign troops arrive."
The court meeting was quickly interrupted because Chengmen, the captain of the city, sent someone to report that rebel cavalry had been spotted outside Chang'an. They all arrived at the city gate in advance.
The Chang'an War may break out tonight
Wang Yun urgently appointed Lü Bu as the governor of the city. Lü Bu immediately accepted the order, stood up and left, followed by Zhang Liao.
Walking in front of the palaces of Weiyang Palace, Lu Bu replied to Zhang Liao: "Wen Yuan, in your opinion, how long can Chang'an be defended with its current military strength?"
Zhang Liao frowned and said: "According to Li Su, the rebels number in the tens of thousands, mostly cavalry and only a few thousand infantry. It is expected that the siege equipment they bring is limited. As long as there are no rebels in Chang'an, we can defend the city."
Ten days and eight days should be no problem.”
Lu Bu sighed: "Yes, we don't have to worry about the enemy in front of us. The difficulty lies in Niu Fu and Dong Yue's rebels on the west route. Once they get close to Chang'an..."
"..." Zhang Liao was silent, the future is dangerous.
As the sun sets in the west, the Han and Fan coalition forces gradually advance to the west and north of Chang'an City. Seeing the infantry, craftsmen, and civilians working hard to push the siege equipment, Lu Bu realized that the rebels were indeed racing against time as they thought, and they would launch an attack today.
attack.
The most dangerous part of a city defense battle is the first day, not to mention that the opponent is attacking at night.
Lü Bu felt that he needed to delay, so he whispered to Zhang Liao. The latter was stunned when he heard this. When Lü Bu nodded in confirmation, he turned around silently, came to the city gate winch, and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate. The soldiers' reaction was exactly the same as Zhang Liao's.
When the city opened, Lu Bu took his halberd, mounted his horse, took Wei Xu, Cheng Lian and four or five others and galloped out of Beihengmen.
"Lu Bu..." Fan Chou's eyes turned cold and he gritted his teeth.
"Oh? This person is Lu Bu?" Han Sui looked at Lu Bu from afar with interest. What was he doing out of the city? It was definitely not surrender, because he stopped a hundred steps in front of the formation. Was it a declaration of war? Or was he trying to threaten him with an edict to withdraw his troops? I thought.
It doesn't make sense...
"Where is Fan Chou?" Lu Bu pointed the two halberds weighing more than 80 kilograms straight forward in his hand, and shouted loudly. The sound was like a muffled thunder, and he jumped out hundreds of steps in an instant, with an unparalleled majesty. Chitu was very excited,
All four hooves were kicking on the ground, snoring constantly.
Fan Chou was known as the number one tiger general under Dong Zhuo's command. Since he was named, there was absolutely no reason why he should not respond. He led more than ten horses out of the formation and stopped thirty paces away from Lu Bu.
The two generals, both world-renowned for their bravery, stared at each other without giving in. After a while, Lu Bu said: "You are waiting for the troops to attack Chang'an. Do you want to rebel? I know that you are raising troops in the name of avenging Dong Zhuo.
"Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country. I just assassinate him to save the people. I have nothing to do with the imperial court. If you want to avenge Dong's traitor, just come to me directly."
"..." Fan Chong laughed. Lu Bu's mind is so simple. He actually wants to solve the problem in single combat. It's really stupid. He raised his voice and said: "Lu Bu, it seems that I highly value your husband as a general. Although he must be brave, but
It is not for meaningless fighting in front of the battle, but for wearing a shawl and holding on to the sword, taking the lead, ignoring difficulties, and defeating the enemy in battle."
Lu Bu didn't take it seriously and said with a sneer: "Brother Fan, don't you dare? If you are afraid, just kneel down and admit defeat, and I will no longer force you." After saying this, Lu Bu raised his halberd, and a shocking sound suddenly came from the top of Chang'an City.
The drums sounded like war drums, getting faster and louder, gradually becoming a roar. Thousands of Han soldiers shouted long live, long live, long live...
Fan Chou slowly put away his smile, his face became more murderous, and said word by word: "Since you want to die, I will help you."
Lu Bu couldn't stop laughing...
The two horses started up at the same time, speeding up and running wildly. Amidst the deafening shouts of the soldiers on both sides, they quickly approached...