Volume 5 The Flame of the Burning Han Chapter 11 Before Dawn
Listening to the sound of dense hooves sounding without warning on the other side of the long street, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others changed color at the same time, and then they were shocked to realize the fact that in order to effectively surround the Xu Mansion, they even drew almost all the soldiers and horses guarding the gates, and even made the soldiers and horses outside the city feel like no one......
"Change formation!" Without waiting for the main general's order, the soldiers and horses of the West Park had already reacted, and the formation of several hundred-person phalanxes at the outermost end changed, slowly forming a shield formation for peripheral defense.
"Colleagues, why be so nervous?" With the sound of tuk tuk hooves, the rough voice came closer, and it was not without ridicule: "If you want to be unfavorable to you, will you wait until this time?" ”
Under the shocked gaze of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, Dong Zhuoce rode out of the darkness slowly, and he said proudly: "Brother Benchu, there is still a road!" It's been a long time...... The style is still the same! ”
Yuan Shao listened to his slightly mocking tone, but calmed down, he squinted his eyes and took a closer look at the shadowy cavalry brigade behind Dong Zhuo, and then looked at Zhang Rang's dead head on the ground, and then said lightly: "It turned out to be Brother Zhong Ying....... I was going to ask for advice, as a foreign general, how dare you enter Beijing without an edict?" And what crime should you be guilty of throwing down the heads of Chinese and Korean officials in public? ”
"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo suddenly burst out with a burst of wild laughter: "Ben Chu Shao is pretending to be high here, didn't you just break through Nangong and kill countless eunuchs?" Zhang Rang is the traitor of the country, and everyone will be punished...... What's more, he still has an enmity with Ben Yuan. Brother, this is also a public and private matter, right? ”
"As for the foreign general's entry into Beijing?" He made an innocent look and pointed to the Xu Mansion: "Nan Hanyang has set an example, how can Dong alone be a person?" ”
"Cut!" Yuan Shu sneered: "Nanhan Yang has the token of the Son of Heaven, the world is so big, you can go back and forth, I don't know what you Dong Zhongying is relying on?" ”
"Speaking of reliance?" Dong Zhuo smiled slightly: "Of course there is!" ”
He leaned over and shouted, "Come on! Please come forward! ”
"What?" Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu trembled lightly at the same time.
Liu Xie's thin figure emerged from the firelight, and he shouted: "Several generals, if it weren't for Dong Qing's family to make a timely move. This prince has already been kidnapped by Zhang Rang's traitor! ”
"Listen! Listen up! Dong Zhuo said proudly: "The general was ordered by the prince of Xie, and he entered Beijing to escort him, it doesn't seem to be a private act without an edict, right?" ”
"Humph!" Yuan Shao snorted coldly, guessing Dong Zhuo's intentions in his heart, and secretly guarded.
"This is Nanhan Yang's mansion, right?" Dong Zhuo's gaze swept through the open door of the mansion, revealing a murderous intent unabashedly: "Ben Jiang and Nan Han Yang are former comrades, why don't you see him go out of the mansion to catch up with the old days?" ”
"That's right!" Yuan Shu sneered again: "Then invite Zhong Ying into the mansion to talk to Han Yang!" ”
"Hey, hey! How embarrassing is it to trespass without the owner's consent? Dong Zhuo stared at the dark mansion, and couldn't help but roll his throat....... Nanying's power, he knew better than anyone else. Of course, it is even more impossible to break in rashly.
He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly showed a weird smile to Yuan Shao: "Originally, the highway, why don't we think about it in the long run?" ”
"What's the plan?" Yuan Shu said disdainfully: "You are notoriously vicious and treacherous, and you have a long-term plan?" Isn't this a game of skin? ”
"You can't say that!" Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "You are all the backbone of the support of Shi Hou, of course it is impossible to let Shi Hou fall into the hands of Nanying....... and even if the brothers are unable to support Dong Hou, they can't come to the imperial capital for nothing, and they are relying on the influence of the two families, isn't this a double thing?" ”
"What exactly do you want to say?" Yuan Shao sank his face: "You might as well say it directly!" I've never liked clouds and fog covers! ”
"Good!" Dong Zhuo said very simply: "I know the situation in the imperial capital very well, so I might as well tell you directly." The soldiers and horses I brought into Beijing this time were only 3,500 cavalry...... You and I are weak, and no one can help Nanying, and they are more likely to take advantage of it! If you and I join forces, the odds of winning will be greatly increased! ”
"Say your terms!" Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's eyes lit up at the same time. The two exchanged a look, and Yuan Shaocai said in a deep voice: "So as not to be entangled in the future!" ”
"I'll help you snatch out Shi Hou!" Dong Zhuo took a step forward and said in a voice that only Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could hear: "Among the three dukes, there is me at the table!" ”
"What? You! Yuan Shu was a little annoyed and said, "What a big appetite!" ”
"No!" Yuan Shao raised his hand to stop Yuan Shu. He stared at Dong Zhuo coldly for a long time before he said, "That's it!" ”
"Sure enough, it's still the original joy. It's not in vain that my brother has followed you for many years......" Dong Zhuo said with a happy face, he saw Yuan Shao's fierce gaze shooting straight over, and said disapprehantly: "What else are you covering?" The highway can be said to be clear to our hearts over the years, aren't Mengde also their own people? ”
Yuan Shu's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he couldn't help but turn sideways slightly, covering up his weird look in time.
"Shut up!" Yuan Shao roared: "Let's get down to business!" How are you going to attack Xufu? ”
"Attack?" Dong Zhuo looked at the unfathomable mansion, and his eyes were full of ferocity: "No! Nan Han Yang's soldiers and horses are very tight, even if we win in the end, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties, which is more than worth the loss...... Why not take a different approach? ”
There was a bloodthirsty cruel smile on his lips, and he said in a low voice: "It is said that Nanhan Yang is good at using fire to attack, and it is rare that thousands of them are crowded in the mansion, so it is better to ......."
"Never!" Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu drank lowly together.
"Shi Hou is still in the mansion, your fire is lit, didn't even he burn him to death?" Yuan Shao said angrily: "It's ridiculous...... If he could attack with fire, would he have to wait until you came? ”
"Hmph, it's ill-intentioned, right?" Yuan Shu sneered even more: "Brother Zhong Ying won't still have the plan to get rid of Shi Hou and support Dong Hou, right?" ”
"Brother gaffe, haha! It's a brother's gaffe! The embarrassment on Dong Zhuo's face flashed, but there was no regret in his heart, because he was holding the idea that Yuan Shu said.
"It's better like this....... don't need to attack with fire, let's choose a place outside the mansion to gain the upper hand, and then ignite the half-dried dry grass and put it into the mansion to smoke them out!" Dong Zhuo's eyes rolled, and he had a plan.
"It's ....... doable!" Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu glanced at each other and nodded.
"Good!" Dong Zhuo rubbed his hands a little excitedly: "Then it's up to the general to do it!" All you have to do is be patient! ”
Looking at him with a low smile all the way away, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were silent together.
"This guy and Nanying swear not to stand apart, let's do this, won't we fulfill his wish?" Yuan Shu couldn't help but whisper: "And Dong Zhuo is ambitious and ambitious. You and I don't want to raise tigers for trouble! ”
"Of course I do! But if you don't master Shi Hou, you can't turn the situation back! Yuan Shao stared at Dong Zhuo's back, his eyes flashing: "Don't worry, this thief entered Beijing alone, with no backup and no supplies, and only with the help of famous families like you and me can he hope to gain a firm foothold...... Let's take the lead and make a mistake, and when Shi Hou is officially established, it is not too late for you and my brother to slowly clean him up! ”
"That's all there is to it!" Yuan Shu turned and left. Suddenly turned around and sneered: "I hope you won't regret it!" ”
"The original ......" Cao Cao didn't know when he walked behind Yuan Shao, he hesitated: "Do you really want to do something to Han Yang?" He ......"
"Can't you bear to do anything to him?" Yuan Shao said coldly: "Don't forget, he was our worst enemy!" ”
"However, after all, we have fought side by side before, and you have also made a three-year commitment to him for non-aggression!" Cao Cao was a little excited: "If you want to talk about hands, I think that Dong Zhuo is the target we should cut off first!" ”
"Dong Zhuo! This man is capricious and vicious...... What's even more terrifying is that he knows everything about us! Cao Cao spoke faster. I couldn't help but take a breath: "On the other hand, Nan Hanyang, although we have been hostile to him for a long time, can you tell him that he has done a treacherous thing?" ”
"You're right! How do I know? Yuan Shao bowed his head and said: "However, the world is impermanent. It is difficult to distinguish friend from foe, and only ...... will never change Success or failure and benefits! ”
"If Nan Hanyang hadn't kidnapped Shi Hou, how could I have been willing to be his enemy?" He said fiercely, "But now, he is in our way...... We can't help him. It just so happened that Dong Zhuo jumped out to find him unlucky, but why don't we do it? ”
Yuan Shao said, with a wave of his long sleeves: "A certain determination has been made." Mengde doesn't need to say much! ”
"Dong Zhuozhi, the giant traitor of the world, he is our biggest threat!" Cao Cao lost his voice and said, "How can you be in cahoots with him?" ”
Seeing Yuan Shao brushing his sleeves away, he raised his voice unwillingly: "At the beginning, one day, you will regret it!" ”
Looking at Yuan Shao without looking back, Cao Cao sighed and said blankly towards the Xu Mansion: "Brother Han Yang...... You're left to ask for more than you can do! ”
Not far behind him, Chun Yuqiong, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head and showed a weird smile.
Hundreds of soldiers each carried large bales of dead grass on their backs, quietly hiding under the outer wall of the Xu Mansion, and as the flag was unfurled in the distance, they lit the bales of straw in their hands together. In the thick smoke, one bale after another was thrown into the courtyard wall.
Farther away, truckloads of dead grass were still being delivered.
Looking at the heavy smoke that instantly filled the sky above the Xu Mansion, Dong Zhuo and Er Yuan were happy at the same time, Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "This time, I want to see if he can continue to shrink into the mansion in Nan Hanyang......
Before the words fell, only the sound of "boom" was heard, and a huge fireball suddenly rose in the Xu Mansion, and then one after another flames rose into the sky, and the entire Xu Mansion became a sea of fire in an instant.
Many soldiers close to the courtyard wall of Xufu screamed in amazement, forced to retreat again and again by the heat waves, and some of them had to curl their hair upside down and screamed miserably.
Dong Zhuo's long whip fell to the ground, opened his mouth in disbelief, and said in shock: "This! How is this possible? ”
"Oh no!" Yuan Shao looked at such a sudden and fierce fire, and instantly thought of a possibility, he shouted: "This fire was lit by Nanhan Yang...... He, he was premeditated! ”
"Quick!" He turned around with a blushing face and ordered: "The whole army disperses, immediately look for tunnel exits around the Xu Mansion!" ”
"What's going on?" Several henchmen came forward one after another, looking at the fire that was burning into the sky, and looked at each other.
"A bunch of idiots!" Yuan Shao finally roared angrily: "If this fire was not caused by the oil provided by Sun Binshuo, I, Yuan Shao, would have written the word Yuan Shao in reverse from now on...... Nanying has made up his mind from the very beginning, if we attack the mansion, we can be wiped out, if not, it is exactly his wish to delay time! ”
On a hillside somewhere west of Luoyang, Wang Yue looked from above, and his eyes were full of blazing firelight. He turned his face sideways, the glittering light in his eyes flashed, and muttered, "Han Yang...... Take care! ”
He hurried to the carts down the hillside, and shouted, "We're going to set off at once!" ”
"Mr. Wang!" Dan Chenzi, who was standing under the car, and Zhang Ji said nervously together: "Han Yang stays in the imperial capital alone, will there be any accidents?" ”
"No, it won't! The kid...... Has he done less miracles over the years? Wang Yue seemed to be comforting everyone, and as if he was talking to himself.
"He Zhen!" He shouted, "Open the way before the head!" ”
"Yes!" He Zhen, who had not been seen for a long time, led dozens of cavalry to roar away.
"General Su!" Wang Yue's eyes fell on a thin young man with a delicate face beside him, and said with a smile: "The next road is all up to you!" ”
"Please rest assured, sir!" A complicated and sad look appeared on the young man's face, and he said resolutely: "The general did not hesitate to risk his own life to create a chance for us to evacuate safely...... The last general is shattered, and he must protect the convoy to reach the Eagle's Nest smoothly! ”
Hearing the young man's oath, a strange sound that seemed to sigh and whimper suddenly came from the large closed car in the middle.
More than ten miles east of Luoyang, Gao Feng turned around and saw the sky-high flames clearly, he couldn't help shaking his body and shouted: "General! ”
"What are you going to do?" Xu Huang grabbed his horse's head and said calmly: "Are you going to die?" Or is it a burden to the general? ”
Li Jin also galloped over and shouted: "Ah Feng, don't you say that we are not worried about the safety of the general? However, military orders are like mountains, if you disobey the general's strict orders at this time, you will be self-excluding from the general and from your brothers! ”
"You! I ......." Gao Feng's body shook, and finally bowed his head.
"Don't worry!" Li Jin patted him on the shoulder, looked at the fire in Luoyang from afar, and said: "The general is bloody and courageous, but he never takes risks easily...... He always did what he could, which was why he was able to survive all the years! He is the person I admire the most in my life! ”
"So, please trust our general!" He stretched out his hands and pressed Gao Feng's shoulders, and a pair of eyes seemed to look straight into his heart: "Do our duty and complete our task...... Don't let him down! ”
"Come on, gather all the wind scouts!" Gao Feng galloped out as if he was about to vent, and shouted wildly, "We're going to work...... Move forward fifteen miles to open the way, release the eye of the sky, and look for reinforcements from the Bohai side along the way! ”
Li Jin looked at the long line in front of him with no end in sight, and let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart. Although the general took the risk alone and successfully pinned down all the enemy troops inside and outside Luoyang with the strength of one person, the task left to him was still a long way to go, with 2,000 cavalry to cover 3,000 infantry and nearly 2,000 old and weak, is he really sure that he will break through the blockade all the way and finally return to the Bohai Sea?
In the distant sky, a faint light finally appeared, and the longest and darkest night was finally about to pass.
Li Jin solemnly saluted to the imperial capital, and at the same time prayed silently in his heart: General, as you said, the next will be a war for you alone, and the last general wishes the general Wuyun prosperity ....... return as soon as possible! (To be continued......)