Chapter 0144: Go Back to Your Own Home
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Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong had the intention of waving their troops to cover up the killing, but when they saw that Yuan's army was retreating without chaos, and there were archers who shot their positions, they stopped in the distance and let Yan Liangwen leave ugly.
Huang Zhong hugged his fist and saluted Zhao Yun on horseback: "Thank you General Zhao for saving your life." ”
Zhao Yun waved his hand and asked, "Where are Jiang Qi and the others?" ”
"I've sent them to join the cavalry escorting the grain wagons." Huang Zhong hurriedly replied, "Presumably they are already miles away at this moment. ”
"Let's take a look," Zhao Yun said, turning his horse's head towards the cavalry lined up. 、
Huang Zhong thought that Jiang Qi and the others would immediately rush to Guantao with their soldiers and horses to meet the cavalry escorting the grain cart to get out of danger as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, after Jiang Qi and Lu Kuang's soldiers saw that the main general actually took himself and the Han family army together, and figured out that they were going to betray Yuan Shao, some soldiers loyal to Yuan Shao immediately made a fuss.
Lu Kuang saw that there were many soldiers under him, all of whom were loyal to Yuan Shao, and couldn't help but ask Jiang Qi with some embarrassment: "Captain Jiang, these soldiers refuse to go with us to the Pavilion Marquis, how is this good?" ”
Jiang Qi frowned, staring at the soldiers who were making trouble, thinking about what to do. Many soldiers who originally didn't care who they defected to, after hearing those soldiers who were loyal to Yuan Shao shouting for a long time, they also hesitated a little and wanted to return to Yuan Ying.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Qi rushed over with his weapon and cut down a few of the most troublesome soldiers, and then said loudly: "We were originally the old department of Han Fujun, because Han Fujun was bewitched by traitors and gave Jizhou to Yuan Shao, so we can't help but change our ways." Everyone should clearly know how we were excluded and discriminated against in the Yuan camp, and I have decided to return to Han Tinghou today. ”
When Lu Kuang heard Jiang Qi say this, he hurriedly pointed to the corpses on the ground with his hand and echoed: "If there are disobedient people, these people will be your fate!" ”
When Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong arrived, they saw more than a dozen corpses lying in front of Jiang Qi's horse. Zhao Yun couldn't help but ask curiously, "Captain Jiang, what's going on?" ”
Jiang Qi pointed at the corpses and said angrily: "These soldiers are desperate to serve Yuan Shao, and they actually encourage the soldiers in the battalion to rejoin Yuan Shao, and I killed them in anger." ”
When Zhao Yun heard Jiang Qi say this, he understood in his heart that Jiang Qi did this to show his sincere and obedient attitude, so he rode his horse to the front of the battle and said loudly to all the soldiers: "Brothers, Han Tinghou is benevolent and righteous, and he will definitely not treat everyone badly." But if anyone doesn't want to go to the pavilion, they can leave on their own, and Zhao will definitely not embarrass him. ”
"General Zhao," hearing Zhao Yun say this, Lu Kuang couldn't help but feel a little anxious, because he had just seen with his own eyes that hundreds of people were making a fuss about returning to the Yuan camp, if he really allowed these people to leave, it was estimated that the soldiers and horses would be dispersed by at least three or four percent, so he hurriedly said: "It's not appropriate to do this." ”
"Captain Lu doesn't have to worry," Zhao Yun had already asked Huang Zhong on the way to who the general with the troops was, and as soon as Lu Kuang opened his mouth, he guessed the identity of the other party: "My Tinghou said a sentence: It's going to rain in the sky, and the mother wants to get married. ”
Although the soldiers below heard what Zhao Yun said, they saw the corpses lying in front of Jiang Qi and the others, including those soldiers who had a resolute attitude and wanted to return to Yuan's camp, all stood in place and did not move. I don't know how long it took, but finally one of the soldiers left the queue tremblingly and walked in the direction of Yuan's camp. He took a few steps, stopped and turned his head to see that there were no arrows flying towards him, and no one had chased him to cut off his head, so he ran faster.
Seeing that the soldier who left first was fine, there were immediately other soldiers who did the same, they left the queue in groups of three or five, spread their feet and ran in the direction they came, afraid that Zhao Yun and the others would change their minds, and then they would worry about their lives.
Within a stick of incense, nearly a thousand soldiers chose to return to Yuan's camp. When there were no soldiers to leave the team, Jiang Qi, Lu Kuang and others finally breathed a sigh of relief, they found that the soldiers who were unwilling to follow them to join Han Zhan were only a thousand, and the vast majority of the soldiers still chose to follow them, so if they defected to the attack, Han Zhan would not give him too low an official position.
The two sides merged in one place, escorting the grain cart slowly. In order to avoid misunderstandings, Zhao Yun also sent someone back to the pavilion to report to Han Zhan.
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Yan Liangwen and Chou, who were defeated by Zhao Yun, were leading soldiers and horses towards Yuan's camp.
Don't look at Wen Chou was picked off the horse's back by Zhao Yun's shot, but because when he was shot in the armpit, the mount under his crotch was rushing forward, and he unloaded a lot of force from the gun, so he could be injured but not die. And Yan Liang was even more lucky, although Huang Zhong's arrow hit his right shoulder, but because of the armor, his injuries were not too serious.
Wen Chou lay down on a carriage in a languid, and said to Yan Liang, who was riding next to him: "Yan Liang, Jiang Qi ran away with his troops, and the grain and grass were also robbed by the Han family's children, I think we need to send someone to report to the lord immediately." ”
Yan Liang glanced at the slowly marching team, and felt that at this speed, without two or three hours, it would be impossible to return to the camp at all. In order to let Yuan Shao know the situation here in time, he sent a messenger to hurry back to the camp and report to Yuan Shao what had happened here.
Yuan Shao, who was in the camp, was furious after hearing the messenger sent by Yan Liang say that the grain and grass had been stolen and Jiang Qi and the others had escaped. and Han Meng, who is also a wreck, took 3,000 soldiers and horses to escort grain and grass, and actually let the Han family hijack the grain truck. ”
As he spoke, a soldier came in to report: "Lord Qi, General Han Meng is back!" ”
Yuan Shao, who was angry, heard that Han Meng was back, and he was immediately angry, and hurriedly ordered loudly: "Push him out of the gate and behead him, and hang his head on the flagpole for three days." ”
As soon as the pro-soldiers on the left and right agreed, they were ready to go out to deal with Han Meng, who was defeated and fled, but was stopped by Feng Ji. Feng Ji said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, it is not his fault that General Han Meng lost grain and grass. Think about it, even the brave generals who are as brave as Yan Liangwen and ugly go out, don't they also return home? ”
As soon as Feng Ji's words were finished, the messenger who was kneeling on the ground said to Yuan Shao again: "Lord, there is one more thing that the little one has not reported. ”
"What's the matter?" Yuan Shao asked angrily.
"The two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, were wounded one after another in the battle with the generals of the Han family's army."
"What, Yan Liangwen is injured?" Yan Liangwen and Chou are Yuan Shao's favorite generals, and when he heard that they were injured, Yuan Shao was immediately anxious, and he asked anxiously: "How are their injuries?" ”
"Reply," replied the messenger, "General Wen Chou was shot in the armpit, but fortunately some of his subordinates sacrificed their lives to save his life; General Yan Liang was hit by an arrow in the right shoulder, but the injury was not serious, and he would be fine for a few days of recuperation. ”
When Feng Ji heard this, he hurriedly said to Yuan Shao: "Lord, General Yan Liangwen Chou may not be able to fight in the short term, if he kills Han Meng again, then there will be no one available in the army." ”
Yuan Shao knew very well in his heart that although there were many civil and military officials in his battalion, when it came to charging into battle, it was necessary for Yan Liangwen to be ugly. If the two of them can't fight in the short term, they can only rely on Han Meng. Thinking of this, he ordered left and right: "Bring Han Meng in!" ”
After the embarrassed Han Meng came in from outside the tent, he knelt down in front of Yuan Shao with a plop, kowtowed twice in a row and said, "Thank you for the grace of the lord not to kill!" ”
"Han Meng," Yuan Shao glanced at him with disgust, and said in a stern tone, "I will write down your capital crime for you." If we break the spirit of our army again, we will be punished for several crimes and annihilate the three tribes. ”
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Han Zhan, who was in the pavilion, heard that Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong guided Jiang Qi and others to return to the pavilion, escorting a large amount of grain and grass to the pavilion, and hurriedly went out of the city to greet them.
He stood by the suspension bridge, and when he saw Zhao Yun and the others coming, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and greeted him warmly from a distance: "Zilong, Hansheng, you are back!" ”
Seeing Han Zhan come out to greet him in person, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong didn't dare to hold it up, so they hurriedly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to salute Han Zhan with a fist, "The last general will see the lord!" ”
After Han Zhan exchanged a few words with the two, he walked over to Jiang Qi and the others. The three of them hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, and saluted Han Zhan with a fist: "The last general will see Tinghou!" ”
"Excuse me!" Han Zhan stepped forward to help Jiang Qi, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others up one by one, and said to them: "You and others are all my father's old subordinates, and now I have brought so many people to vote, Ben Hou is really grateful." If the three of them don't dislike it, they will still serve as captains, and all the troops and horses will be restrained! ”
When Jiang Qi and the others heard that not only did Han Zhan continue to hold their original positions, but also that the original soldiers and horses were still under their own control, they couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in their hearts. After the three of them glanced at each other, they all clasped their fists and saluted: "Thank you, lord, the last general will obey the order!" ”
On the way back to the city, Zhao Yun told Han Zhan about his rescue of Huang Zhong. After hearing this, Han Zhan couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Liu Bei took Hanzhong, he once sent Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to rob Cao Cao's grain and grass. Huang Zhongzhong was besieged, and it was Zhao Yun who led the army into the siege to rescue him. In the face of Cao Cao's pursuers, Zhao Yun also ordered his subordinates to open the gate of the village, and stood alone outside the village to meet the Cao army, and scared the Cao army back. After Liu Bei learned of this, he also praised Zhao Yun in public, "Zilong is full of courage". If Zhao Yun hadn't arrived in time today, Huang Zhong might have been more auspicious, but I didn't expect that these two people were quite fated, and it was Zhao Yun who saved Huang Zhong twice.
Zhao Yunchao looked left and right, and then asked Han Zhan in a low voice, "Second brother, what should we do next?" ”
"Yuan Shaojun's food supply is imminent, and the army's morale is bound to be in turmoil." Han Zhan turned his head to look at the long grain convoy behind him, and said to Zhao Yun, "It's time for us to fight a decisive battle with Yuan's army. ”