Chapter 222: Clues
Just when Han Zhan fled into the mountains with eighteen cavalry, and Huang Zhong took the remaining nearly 2,000 cavalry to the south along the Yellow River, escorting the soldiers and horses of Emperor Han Xian, crossed the Yellow River from Wushejin, and arrived in Shanyang County, where they met the 30,000 troops led by Guo Jia and Zhang He.
Dian Wei, who was opening the road in front, saw that there was a large army blocking the way, and he didn't know where the other party came from, so he hurriedly ordered the sergeants to stop, and then sent people to inquire while sending people to the back to report to the people.
When Emperor Han Xian learned that there were soldiers and horses blocking the road in front of him, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he asked in a panic: "Mr. Gonghe, I don't know where the soldiers and horses are coming from ahead?" ”
Fu Zhu thought for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's judgment, it is none other than Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the Taishou of Dongjun, or the soldiers and horses of Yuan Shao, the general of the chariot and cavalry. Cao Taishou has a lot of friendship with my lord, and he will definitely not embarrass our army; Although Yuan Benchu said that he had a bad relationship with our army, he had suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of our army a few months ago, even if there were many people, there was no need to worry, and our existing five or six thousand soldiers and horses were enough to defeat him. Please rest assured, Your Majesty! ”
After this analysis, Emperor Han Xian's heart suddenly became much more steady. When the driver was about to continue walking, Dian Wei had already sent someone to report again. The person who came reined in his horse in front of the frustrated professor and clasped his fists and saluted: "Qi Qi supervises the army, the soldiers and horses in front are led by Mr. Guo and General Zhang, and they are here to meet them." ”
I heard that the soldiers and horses who came were led by Guo Jia and Zhang He, and the frustrated people, Xiahou brothers and sisters and others who gathered around the carriage were all full of joy. But Emperor Han Xian asked curiously: "Mr. Gonghe, who is this Mr. Guo?" ”
When he heard Emperor Han Xian ask himself, he hurriedly replied respectfully: "Mr. Guo is in Jizhou, although he does not have the name of a military advisor, but he has the reality of a military advisor, and he is the most important person in my family. Presumably he came to greet him, and it was also the master's instruction. ”
After a stick of incense, Guo Jia and Zhang He both came to the carriage and dismounted, prostrate on the ground to salute Emperor Han Xian, and said: "See Your Majesty, the minister is ordered by the Jizhou Mu and Zhangshui Pavilion Marquis to come here to greet Your Majesty." ”
"The two of you are exempt!" Emperor Han Xian stretched out his hand and asked politely: "I don't know how far away from Jizhou is here?" ”
"Your Majesty," Guo Jia hurriedly replied, "It will take five days to travel from here to the nearest pavilion, please start your majesty." ”
When the carriage restarted, Zhang He returned to the army alone, while Guo Jia stayed behind to accompany him. Taking advantage of the time when he was walking side by side with Guo Jia, Fu Zhu whispered to him: "Feng Xiao, the lord and Captain Huang led 3,000 cavalry, and they are still behind the Hangu Pass. I wonder if we should stay and wait? ”
When Guo Jia heard that there were three thousand cavalry following Han Zhan, he shook his head and said disapplaudedly: "Mr. Gonghe, since the lord has Han Sheng's three thousand cavalry by his side, even if the situation is not good, he can get out calmly, and we don't have to worry about him." This place is where Wei County is located, and the military rations carried by our army are limited, if Yuan Benchu cuts off the way back, the army will be in danger! ”
Don't look at Guo Jia as a famous strategist in history, but at this moment he is still too young to be able to compare his abilities with the real history when he became Cao Cao's military advisor, so he did not make the right choice after hearing Fu Zhu's proposal, thus almost killing Han Zhan.
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Huang Zhong led the cavalry out of the encirclement, and when he went to a safe place to count the number of people, he found that he had lost a thousand horsemen, which made him feel distressed. You must know that this cavalry is the most elite cavalry in Jizhou, because it is equipped with stirrups and nailed horseshoe, even if it is against five or six thousand cavalry, it will not fall behind. I didn't expect today's battle, but it lost 30%.
A cavalry governor asked Huang Zhong, "Captain Huang, what should we do next?" Do you want to stay here, or do you want to find a place to cross the river? ”
"Now that the whereabouts of the lord are unknown, how can we cross the river easily?" Huang Zhong waited for the cavalry governor to take a look, and then ordered: "Immediately send out scouts, in a group, to find the whereabouts of the lord, and report back as soon as there is news." With Huang Zhong's order, the two hundred cavalry divided into forty roads and ran in different directions at the same time to search for Han Zhan's whereabouts.
Coincidentally, one of the probes came to the place where Han Zhan and the others were attacked. Still far away, the captain who led the team saw several knights in civilian clothes, wandering near a pile of corpses, and hurriedly glanced at his subordinates, and then surrounded them.
The knight in civilian clothes was Xiao Liu and others sent by the eighth aunt to inquire about the news, Xiao Liu left the town, thinking that to find out what was going on, only by going to the place where Luo Bu was found, it was possible to find clues, so he rushed over with his men.
Just as they were carefully examining the corpses on the side of the road to confirm who had attacked the soldiers and horses of Jizhou, a sentinel sent by Huang Zhong arrived near them. A rider beside Xiao Liu's side had sharp eyes, and at a glance he spotted the Jizhou cavalry who was detouring towards them, and hurriedly shouted, and then turned his horse and fled.
There are few people to explore horses, and Xiao Liu and the others are scattered and fled, it is impossible to intercept them all. Fortunately, Wu Chang's eyes were poisonous, and he saw that Xiao Liu was taking the lead, so he personally took two horsemen to chase after him, and after chasing for five or six miles, he finally caught up with Xiao Liu.
After a battle, the weapon in Xiao Liu's hand was knocked out, and he could only be captured obediently. Wu Chang put the knife on Xiao Liu's neck and asked viciously, "Who are you and what are you doing here?" ”
Xiaoliu originally wanted to pretend to be a tough guy, in order not to implicate the eighth aunt, even if he was killed, he would never spit out a word, but when he saw clearly that the military uniform on Commander Wu's body was similar to Rob's, he asked tentatively: "Who are you?" ”
"We are Jizhou soldiers and horses." After Wu Chang finished speaking, he put the knife on Xiao Liu's neck a little stronger, and asked, "Who are you and why are you here?" ”
After Xiao Liu confirmed that the other party was Jizhou soldiers and horses, he immediately felt a lot more down-to-earth in his heart. He hurriedly gently pushed away the knife on his neck, and said to the captain with a hippie smile: "Master Jun, your knife is too fast, be careful to cut the villain's neck, and then you won't be able to ask what you're interested in." ”
Wu Chang saw that several of his subordinates were surrounded by him, and even if he didn't put the knife on the other party's neck, he would have no way back. So, he withdrew the knife and asked coldly, "You can tell who you are now, right?" ”
"Back to the words of the military master," Xiao Liu hurriedly replied: "The little one's name is Xiao Liu, and he is the personal companion of the eighth aunt, the owner of the Hua Nuan Pavilion in Sheguo County, and we found an injured military master when we passed by here a few hours ago, so we rescued him." The eighth aunt ordered me to wait here to investigate and find out how the military master was injured. ”
When Wu Chang heard Xiaoliu say that they had saved a Jizhou soldier, he couldn't help but be secretly happy, and hurriedly asked, "What is that person's name, and where is he now?" ”
Xiao Liu thought for a while, and said in an uncertain tone: "The eighth aunt knows the rescued person, and it seems that his surname is Luo ......."
"Surname Luo?!" When Wu Chang heard this, he almost fell off the horse, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the person you saved is Luo Bu?" ”
"That's right, the military master is right, that person's name is Rob." Xiao Liu asked Wu Chang with a smile: "Could it be that the military master knows this person?" ”