These people are protecting Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, who has just been withdrawn from Shaxian City, the seat of Jiangxia County. This prince was confident three days ago to lead a fifteen-thousand-sail army to meet Sun Quan, but at this moment he was lying on a marching stretcher and couldn't move. It turned out that he was wounded in the battle, and after retreating to Shaxian, Shaxian City was immediately surrounded by Sun Quan's troops.

Jiangxia guarded Huang Zu for fear that something would happen to Liu Qi, and he was afraid that the reinforcements from Xiangyang and Nanjun would not arrive in time. He ordered the remaining soldiers to abandon the city, and sent these 500 elite soldiers to escort Liu Qi, and he led the rest of his troops to entangle with the men and horses of Jiangdong pioneer Lü Meng. Huang Zu's calculation was to send Liu Qi back to Xiangyang first, and if he and his subordinates could escape, he would return to Anlu and organize resistance.

The soldiers may be tired, and everyone is ready to rest in place. A few leaders cautiously gathered around Liu Qi, and the rest of the people were on guard a hundred steps away.

It is also strange to say that just after the end of this year, Sun Quancai, the overlord of Jiangdong, sent troops to attack General Liu Biao and Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu stationed in Xiakou. When Huang Zu saw Sun Quan attacking, he used the Mengchong warship to cross the mouth, tied a palm rope to a boulder to fix the ship on the water, and used thousands of crossbowmen to launch cross-fire to block the waterway.

Sun Quan's army reached the mouth of the river, but was blocked and could not advance. So Sun Quan's general Dong Raid and others led a death squad of 100 people, wearing heavy armor, riding a large warship, rushing into the enemy formation, Dong Raid personally cut the big rope of the two enemy fixed warships with a knife, Meng Chong's warship flowed, the road got out of the way, and Sun Quan's army followed. Huang Zu ordered Liu Qi to lead the naval army to meet the battle, Sun Quan's general Lu Meng took the lead and defeated Liu Qi, Huang Zu's son Huang Shot was captured by Sun Quan to cover Liu Qi's escape, Sun Quan's army advanced by land and water, and then captured Xiakou.

Then Sun Quan led his troops to Sha Xian, Huang Zu asked Liu Biao and Liu Cong for help, who would have thought that Sun Quan came for revenge, and his soldiers were very brave, especially the pioneer Lu Meng. Even the nearest Liu Cong didn't rush to Shaxian, but this Shaxian city couldn't support it.

Originally, after Huang Zu's years of operation, Shaxian City was at least able to survive until Liu Cong's reinforcements came to rescue.

Although Huang Zu was unhappy in his heart, the situation was already very critical at that time, as long as he could enter the battle, no matter the old, weak, sick or disabled, all of them went to the city wall. As a result, Shaxian County was not breached, but the eldest prince was injured again.

If it was someone else, Huang Zu could not care whether he lived or died. But since Huang Zu followed Liu Biao, Su Meng appreciated it, and Huang Zu also knew that Liu Biao loved the second son very much. But this Liu Qi is the eldest son after all, in case Liu Biao turns around one day...... Now that everyone is still obeying Emperor Han Xian on the surface, in fact, they are all going their own way, and this Liu Qi is very likely to be the future lord of Jingzhou.

Liu Qi naturally couldn't die on his own territory at this time, and Huang Zu naturally fought for his life to protect Liu Qi. Only by keeping Liu Qi can we protect ourselves and our family.

In the eyes of Liu Biao and most of the generals in Xiangyang, it was impossible for Sun Quan to capture Shaxian, and he had no intention of stationing in Jingzhou, and the reason why he always pestered Huang Zu was nothing more than revenge for killing his father. At most, they will take some people in the name of revenge.

At the beginning, Huang Zu also thought that Sun Quan would never sacrifice his life to attack Shaxian, after all, the city wall of Shaxian County was high and deep, and Sun Quan's army would inevitably suffer heavy losses if it attacked strongly. What's more, the people of Jiangxia are under the governance of Liu Biao, and the people's hearts are attached, and Sun Quan's takeover of Jiangxia County is also unpopular.

I don't know if this Lu Meng took stimulants, or if he knew Liu Qi. Since Liu Qi's defeat, Lü Meng has attacked fiercely for three consecutive days, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. Huang Zu's subordinates originally had 6,000 people, and they could hold out for a few days. Huang Zu had already sent scouts to Xiangyang and Jiangling for help.

But now that Liu Qi is injured, it is impossible for Xiangyang's second-route reinforcements to arrive immediately. And Liu Cong and Liu Qi have a gap Huang Zu naturally knew that last time Liu Cong also kindly persuaded himself not to rush in, not to let Liu Qi lead the army, etc., Huang Zu still thought that Liu Cong was trying to deal with Liu Qi, so he did not respond positively. If Liu Cong is a villain this time, I am afraid that he will not send troops to rescue him for a long time. , Huang Zu thought about it and decided to protect Liu Qi back to Xiangyang first. He led his troops back to Anlu in case of accidents.

As long as Liu Qi is sent back to Xiangyang safely, even if Shaxian City is not guaranteed, Liu Biao will not be blamed if he wants to come. After all, his eldest son has been put in, and he can't die for the sake of a sand envy in the whole army. So this morning he led all the soldiers of the city to abandon the city and flee westward. Sun Quanjun then entered Shaxian, and then sent Lü Meng to hunt down Huang Zubu. The general Cheng Pu also asked for orders to pursue together.

Seeing that the enemy was in pursuit, Huang Zu had no choice but to divide his troops to meet the battle, and ordered his youngest son Huang Rui to lead 500 elite soldiers to escort Liu Cong to Xiangyang. He led the rest of the soldiers to drag Lu Meng, who was chasing after him.

One side wants to expand the results of the battle, but the other side wants to hold the enemy back so that Liu Qi can stay away from the enemy area. The two armies quickly fell into a confrontation, and the attacking side had an absolute advantage in numbers, but Huang Zu and his people were not timid, they had only one purpose next, that is, to keep the pursuers as far away from Liu Qi as possible.

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Seeing the embarrassed Jiangxia defenders and Liu Qi on the stretcher, Liu Cong knew that he had come to the right place. Hurriedly beckoned Liu Pan to straighten out the cavalry that had galloped hundreds of miles, and stepped forward to check on his horse.

"What's going on? Why are you here? Liu Cong found Huang Zu's youngest son, Huang Rui, in the crowd.

"Second son, second son!" Seeing Liu Cong's army coming, Huang Rui was relieved, "Second son, the eldest son will be handed over to you, I will lead the team back to help my father!" Seeing that Liu Cong brought more than a thousand cavalry, Huang Rui thought to himself, Liu Qi should be safe now. Father and son are connected, and my father is still fighting hard over there, and he must rush back to support as soon as possible.

"What the hell is going on?" Liu Cong looked at Liu Qi on the stretcher, and then looked at the tired soldiers, he had already expected one or two, but he didn't dare to believe it, these people didn't stay in the city and ran to this barren hillside to do something.

"Second son, the county seat of Shaxian has been broken, the eldest prince is heavily handed, and my father ordered me to escort the eldest prince back to Xiangyang......"

"What about Huang Taishou?"

"Hold off the enemy on the other side of the hill!"

"How many of his subordinates do he have?"

"It's less than four thousand, and I'm afraid it's not even three thousand at the moment. The enemy pursued six or seven thousand, led by Lü Meng......"

Listening to Huang Rui talk about the battle situation, Liu Cong also heard the killing shouts on the other side of the hillside.

"Liu Yin, lead someone to protect the eldest prince, Huang Rui will reorganize the troops and kill back with me, and rescue Huang Taishou!" Sha Xian has been lost, Huang Zu can't die anymore, otherwise Liu Cong's trip will be in vain.

As soon as Huang Rui heard Liu Cong say this, he suddenly came to his senses and immediately beckoned his subordinates to gather. It's just that Liu Yin was a little hesitant, looking at Liu Cong with blank eyes, as if to say, Lord, I am your chief of guard, not the eldest prince.

Liu Qi on the stretcher didn't do it anymore, thinking that Huang Zu sent 500 people to escort him back to Xiangyang, this Liu Cong was going to take people back as soon as he came, if he could successfully rescue Huang Zu, it would be fine, if he failed, then he didn't have to face Sun Quan's pursuers alone?

Seeing that Liu Qi was dissatisfied, Huang Rui began to hesitate again, and before leaving, his father repeatedly explained that the safety of the eldest prince was related to the lives of the Huang family in Anlu and even hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangxia. In any case, we must desperately protect the eldest prince to Xiangyang. Huang Rui saw that Liu Cong brought reinforcements, and wanted Liu Cong to protect Liu Qi and lead the troops to kill him back, but he never thought that Liu Cong would hand over Liu Qi to a few guards.

Liu Cong didn't have the kung fu to pay attention to Liu Qi at this moment, and waved his hand at Liu Pan, and the cavalry who had just taken a breath rushed towards Liu Pan towards the hillside for another hundred years.

Liu Cong's idea is that since he has come to this troubled era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he doesn't want to waste it, and he can save one by one. What's more, Huang Zu is quite important to his entire strategic plan. If Huang Zu had no more reinforcements, the six or seven thousand pursuers who dealt with Lü Meng with 2,000 men would inevitably be wiped out.

But there were only 500 elite soldiers escorting Liu Qi. If Sun Quan really broke Huang Zu's subordinates, he might not go to Anlu.

Liu Cong knew his skills, close combat, and it should be no problem to save a few people, but if he wanted Huang Zu's troops to retreat, he was afraid that it would be difficult. Therefore, these five hundred elite soldiers must be brought back to help Huang Zu break through. "Huang Rui! Do you want to save your father and brother? Liu Cong glanced at Huang Rui, who was following up, and asked.

Huang Rui didn't answer, as long as people saw this kind of battle situation, they wanted to save it, but his father gave him a more important task to escort the eldest son. He must not be impulsive at this time, the safety of the eldest prince is related to the overall situation of Jingzhou. And the elder brother Huang Jie was captured by Sun Quan, and his life and death are uncertain, and it is so difficult to save people.