Volume 6 The Heroes Compete Chapter 39 The City of Lonely Liao
The wheels spun and bounced violently on the uneven stone slabs, making the whole carriage squeak and squeak, as if it might fall apart at any moment, but the driver of the carriage continued to whip up without contentment, and let out bursts of shouts from his mouth, urging the horses to speed forward.
Li Ru sat in the car and reached out from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead...... All that echoed in his ears was the faint sound of shouting and killing behind him, which had already run a few streets away, but the shouting and killing sound not only did not weaken, but became clearer.
From the shouting of killing, it can be seen that the battle in the palace has gradually become more and more fierce, and the two warring sides have shown a stalemate, and it is by no means a one-sided siege...... Li Ru was terrified in his heart, and he still ended up in such a situation after laying so many ambushes, which showed that Dong Zhuo and he seriously underestimated the strength of their opponents. If you don't see the opportunity early, I'm afraid that you will already be under siege at this time......
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile happily. In his life, in addition to being meticulous and proficient in the way of power and strategy, his greatest ability is to judge the situation, take advantage of the situation, and rely on constantly relying on the strong to rise the boat. Without humility, he was born with an instinct to sense crisis. This made him hide his name several times and wait in wait for the plane in the repeated changes of court, and even changed his real name and expression, but he was able to quickly come back and occupy a high position.
"The hosts! The city gate is ahead! Outside the car, the driver's voice sounded: "After leaving the city, where are we going?" ”
"Yes!" Li Ru answered, but his mind was running rapidly. Finally, he said lightly: "First take Shaanxi County, and then gather people from all over the country...... Let's cross the Yellow River! ”
"What?" The rider was visibly stagnant, and even the speed of the horse slowed down, but he immediately replied, "Yes!" ”
"Someone park!" At the city gate, a voice suddenly shouted: "What man! How dare you break into the city gates at night during the chaos in the city? ”
With the sound of the unsheath of the knife and the winding of the crossbow, the carriage came to an abrupt halt.
Li Ru listened to the neutral Xiliang accent, and his heart was relieved, it seems that the enemy's strength is limited after all, although it is fighting well in the palace, it does not have enough troops to control the city gates...... He coughed softly.
The rider immediately roared back in a louder voice: "One by one, blind! Don't open the gates yet? ”
"Hey! So crazy? Before the Xiliang defender who had spoken before could reply, another voice immediately shouted.
The rider looked at it in amazement, but saw a young man dressed in a Dubo uniform get up from the ground, and shouted: "There is chaos in the city, and no one is allowed to leave the city!" Acquaintances retreat to the city, otherwise, the master will kill you and not violate the king's law! ”
"Look at your young age and dedication, and you don't care about you in general!" The driver smiled proudly and patted the wheel of the car: "Do you recognize the carriage of the Taishi Mansion?" ”
"What? Taishifu! The young general's eyes widened at once, and he came to the carriage with a torch, and looked at the body.
"Not bad! Not bad! He looked at it for a long time before he clapped his hands: "It's really the carriage of the Taishifu!" ”
"So there's no problem?" The driver was obviously a little impatient, but he didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so he suppressed his temperament and said, "Open the door!" ”
"Questions? Big problem! The young general jumped up suddenly: "What about the carriage of the Taishi Mansion?" You're a minion who drives a car, and you have to go out of the city at night when you have something to do in the city, isn't that a problem? Say! Is it to collaborate with the enemy? ”
"Presumptuous! A little Dubo, you dare to frame me out of thin air? "The driver immediately smoked from all over the place. He is also a person in power on weekdays, under the banner of the Taishi Mansion, he is majestic everywhere he goes, at this time he is not only accused of being a slave, but also being detained as a collaborator, how can he not be angry? He raised his hand and wanted to whip it over.
Unexpectedly, the young general reacted faster, fell on the spot, and shouted: "Brothers, prepare to release arrows!" Shoot this rag! ”
"Quack" more than a dozen bows and crossbows pointed at him together, and the rider's face changed greatly, and his wrist paused in mid-air.
"Humph! Don't move! The young general shouted triumphantly, "Go to someone, and get me out of the carriage...... Maybe it's a big achievement! ”
The driver was even more shocked in his heart, and subconsciously blurted out: "Don't be rude, my master is the ...... today."
Li Ruxin in the car was not good, but he couldn't stop it, so he had to cough, slowly got out of the car, and said lightly: "The official is here, and he still doesn't open the door?" ”
"Hey, you're really good-looking...... the little general stared at Li Ru, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "It's Lord Li Ru, right?" ”
Li Ru was a little determined in his heart, it seemed that the person in front of him must be the old department in the Xiliang Army, otherwise how could he recognize himself in the darkness of the night?
He smiled and said: "It's this official, who was ordered by Master Dong to go out of the city to transfer soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion, and you won't let him go quickly?" ”
Dozens of garrison sergeants looked at each other, and suddenly laughed wildly together.
Li Ru's face changed drastically, and he instinctively felt that the situation was different, and before he could make any moves, a snow-bright long knife was already on his neck. At the same time, a dozen spears poked out together, immobilizing the rider.
Why didn't the long-fulfilling premonition be warned in advance? Li Ru was shocked in his heart, but he pretended to be calm on his face, and said angrily: "Which general's subordinate are you?" Do you really want to rebel? Although there is chaos in the city, the soldiers and horses of Dong Taishi have been clearing the remnants of the enemy everywhere, and this official sincerely advises him not to mistake himself......"
The young general came up with a shy face, stretched out his hand to wipe away the cold sweat that was dripping down for Li Ru, and said with a straight smile: "Sure enough, it is Lord Lang Zhongling, the last general and others have suffered here for a few hours, but they didn't expect to have this harvest...... My lord has worked hard, and the last general is really a great gratitude! ”
He turned around and waved his hand to the sergeants, and shouted excitedly, "The boys are obedient, right? Following the general, this blessed general, is to stand on the broken errand of guarding the door, and make a great contribution! ”
The laughter of the army was loud.
"You, who are you?" Li Ru didn't have any more color on his face, but he said strongly: "Please show your identity, and let this official understand who it is!" ”
"Humph! Li Ru, listen up! The young general's face sank, he stretched out his finger and poked it on Li Ru's forehead again and again: "This general is the Bohai Eagle General, known as Li Shaojie, who is known as the Bohai Three Heroes!" ”
"It's over!" Li Ru's heart suddenly felt like ashes, and he almost collapsed on the ground.
Nanying slowly walked into the tall and majestic palace gate in front of the palace, and the officers and men of the Bohai Navy who were cleaning the battlefield immediately thundered with joy...... Their general is a legend in itself, and today he led them to compose a myth, with a mere 1,500 people, but easily conquered the myth of Chang'an, Xijing, which was held by tens of thousands of strong enemies!
Nanying stopped his steps and saluted solemnly to the soldiers in all directions. He watched a group of Dong Jun's soldiers walking dejectedly from not far away, and couldn't help but turn around and said indifferently to Huangfu Song, who was silent behind him: "General Huangfu, now you should understand how wise the decision you made before was, right?" ”
Huangfu Song smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Thank you General for showing the way!" ”
In the bloody battle of the Imperial City tonight, Nanying uncharacteristically did not come to the front line in person, and lost the thousand-year-old opportunity to witness the fall of Dong Zhuo, the mortal enemy on the spot.
Since Huangfu Song surrendered to Dong, the military strength in Chang'an City has become a full three-thirds of the trend, Dong Zhuo directly under 60,000 soldiers and horses as the crown, Huangfu Song father and son 25,000 soldiers and horses second, Lu Bu's 15,000 and the old state at the bottom.
After the Bohai Navy resorted to a series of tactics to attack the east and west, lure the snake out of the hole and drive the tiger and devouring the wolf, Zhang Ji's 10,000 soldiers and horses and Li Wei's 25,000 soldiers and horses had firmly fallen into the quagmire of the Battle of Yiwu, while Dong Yu led 3,000 troops out of the city, but suffered casualties in the fire with Yan Xing.
In Chang'an City, the troops that really belonged to Dong Zhuo had been seriously weakened. With only nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses infiltrated by the Bohai Navy in batches and 15,000 soldiers and horses from Lu Bu, they were not afraid of Dong's army at all, and even slightly superior in combat effectiveness. There is only one person who can really affect the overall situation, there is only one Huangfu Song, if he still falls to Dong Zhuo in an all-round way, then Nanying and Lu Bu are very likely to lose everything.
In order to completely win the initiative and eliminate the destabilizing factors, Nanying made an extremely bold and even crazy decision...... Just when Dong Zhuo married the so-called Diao Chan, he sneaked into the camp outside Huangfu Song alone, and after some pain, he only made one request to Huangfu Song: When the war starts, stand still and wait for success or failure!
Facts have proved that Nanying's seemingly self-defeating action just hit Huangfu Song's soft underbelly. Since Dong Zhuo entered Chang'an, Huangfu Song has almost been overlooked, and his son Huangfu Jianshou was seriously injured in the original battle of the troubled night, although there is no evidence to prove that Dong Zhuo needs to be held responsible, but it has almost turned the two against each other. And Dong Zhuo's declining reputation made Huangfu Song, who had always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, sit on pins and needles and sigh all night. In the end, Ma Teng and Han Suibing pointed to Yiwu, indicating that the Liangzhou Military Group completely gave up Dong Zhuo's intentions, which made Huangfu Song completely lose confidence in Dong Zhuo.
Faced with Nanying's proposal, he accepted it almost without thinking...... The precarious general situation and the royal orthodoxy of Southern Eagle have no choice but for him not to agree. And this is the direct reason why Nanying gave up the frontal battlefield and went to the meeting alone, under the sincerity, righteousness, and situation, Huangfu Song, as a veteran minister of the country, will definitely make the right choice.
"Greetings to the General!"
In the bow salute of a famous eagle general, Nan Ying raised his legs and stepped up the jade steps, slowly climbing the steps, and suddenly, he stopped abruptly and looked at his feet with complicated eyes.
Dong Zhuo's fat and bloated body was at his feet, and a pair of copper bell-like eyes were especially open, full of horror and pain, and he couldn't even blink to death, but the terrifying fist mark on his chest that was deeply sunken made Nanying instantly appear in his mind Ma Yunluo's sassy and heroic posture of rising up and sending out that fierce and incoherent killing blow.
The world is like a game, life is like chess, no matter how you once dominated the world, the rain turned the clouds, but they are all the sons of the chess game, it is difficult to escape the destiny of becoming a king and defeating the emperor....... at this moment, Nan Ying's heart has no spirit to cut off a strong enemy, but there is a trace of inexplicable sadness, because he does not know what his future fate will be.
The clay pot does not break from the well, and the general will inevitably die in battle, since he has embarked on such a road of no return to dominate the world, he has already had the realization of falling halfway. However, no matter what the outcome is, he always clearly remembers Marlen's teachings, that is, the original intention of not changing!
He walked slowly but firmly past Dong Zhuo's corpse, with mixed feelings in his heart. Because he knows that this step out is actually stepping into an era, and from then on, the territory of the Han Dynasty will truly enter an era of continuous war!
"Nephew Liu Xie, lead the civil and military ministers, welcome the imperial uncle!" A familiar voice rang out, pulling Nanying back to reality from his thoughts.
As the small figure headed by Ying Ying bowed, dozens of Hanchen performed a solemn ceremony second only to the Son of Heaven in the court.
"Your Majesty....... you have suffered!" Nan Ying stretched out his hand and put his arm on Liu Xie's arm, and saw clearly the haggard face of the last emperor in front of him by the light of the lamp, and even saw the silver and silver between the sideburns....... for a while, his heart was like a needle piercing this is the long-cherished life of the Ninety-Five! This sad fate is simply the most terrible curse in the world, it can extract life from the body of an innocent and pure child!
"Uncle Huang!" Liu Xie looked at the young general in front of him who looked like a teenager in a daze, and tears finally burst out of his eyes: "You really came to save me!" ”
"You're doing a great job! Didn't disgrace the first emperor! Nan Ying gently patted his back and said softly: "Now, I admit it, you are a well-deserved son of heaven!" ”
"Uncle Huang, you!" Liu Xie was so shocked that he could barely speak. Since the beginning of the day, after Nan Ying whispered that he might set up another Liu Bian as the emperor, he fell into unspeakable panic...... Today, he is finally relieved!
"Minister, Wang Yun! On behalf of the ministers of the United Dynasty, I respectfully ask the imperial uncle to ......snatch out one of the ministers, leaned over and said in a deep voice: "Stay in Chang'an and assist the Son of Heaven in supervising national affairs!" ”
"Exactly! That's what I wanted! Liu Xie's spirits perked up, and now that he was recognized by Nanying, he no longer cared about it in his heart: "I implore Uncle Huang to return to the court to assist the government!" ”
"Please Uncle Huang stay in Chang'an!" Regardless of whether the ministers agreed in their hearts or not, they could only echo it: "From now on, put things right, Zhongxing Han!" ”
"Chang'an? I won't stay! Nan Ying's words were like a shock: "Although this is the land of the Great Han Dragon, but for a general, it is a lonely city!" ”
"What! Dong Zhuo has been removed, why does Uncle Huang refuse to stay? Liu Xie's eyes widened in shock, and he was almost unsteady.
"You are the Son of Heaven, and it is your responsibility to guard the ancestral temple!" Nan Ying stared at Liu Xie with both eyes, and solemnly saluted: "Then as a general, please allow Ben to fight in all directions for His Majesty, and consolidate my Han rivers and mountains...... Only in this way can we live up to the weight of the first emperor! ”
"No! Uncle Huang! Liu Xie grabbed Nanying in shock, and finally showed a childlike helplessness: "If you leave, who can protect me?" ”
"He can!" A smile appeared on Nan Ying's lips, and he stretched out his hand to point to a tall and mighty figure in the crowd: "The heavy responsibility of protecting the Son of Heaven is all on this person!" (To be continued.) )