Chapter 65: Return to Luoyang
Xu Huang rose up bravely, fighting in the Li and Guo army formations, the bright big axe had become blood red at the moment, and the spots on his body continued to ooze blood, staining the battle robe, Xu Huang's back, there were forty or fifty personal guards, all of whom had been fighting with Xu Huang for many years, closely following Xu Huang's left and right, covering the back and left and right knives and guns for him.
Xu Huang already felt a little out of strength, and his two arms could only mechanically swing the big axe, at this moment, the earth-shaking hoof sound suddenly came, which made Xu Huang and his subordinates feel refreshed, could it be that the reinforcements arrived?
Zhao Yun and Hu Chuquan's 50,000 cavalry, divided into two routes, crashed into the Li and Guo formations with a thunderous momentum. Zhao Yun rushed towards the enemy with a silver spear and a white horse, and he was invincible. Seeing that the reinforcements had arrived, Xu Huang rose up and killed several enemy soldiers, shook his body, and fell off his horse. Zhao Yun saw that the general in the siege fell off the horse, shouted, the spear was as bright as a pear blossom, swaying, killing a bloody road, coming to the front, Xu Huang's personal guards desperately resisted the enemy troops who swarmed over, the first person was like the bottom of the pot, it was Li Wei's general Guo Long, Zhao Yun held on to the gun, opened his bow and took an arrow, and shot an arrow, right in Guo Long's throat, Zhao Yun shot the remaining soldiers and saved Xu Huang.
50,000 cavalry killed Li and Guo
20,000 vanguard cavalry scattered and fled, Zhao Yun waved his army to chase and kill, the cavalry routed and scattered the rear troops of Li and Guo, and was driven and killed by Zhao Yun and Hu Chuquan for more than 20 miles, and received countless surrenders.
When Xu Huang woke up, he felt his body lying on the shaking carriage, and the guards around him couldn't help but cry with joy when they saw Xu Huang wake up, and said loudly: "General, you're awake, it's great." Xu Huang said hoarsely: "Where is this?" Is the Son of Heaven out of danger? The guards were about to answer, when a person next to him said: "The army is heading to the river, and Zhang Taishou and General Yang are collecting boats and arranging for the Son of Heaven to cross the river." Xu Huang saw that people were coming, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" The person who came smiled and said, "Jizhou Liu Ze is also." Xu Huang was taken aback, struggling to get up, Liu Ze took a step forward, held down Xu Huang and said: "Gongming blocked the thief army for half a day with five thousand warriors, and suffered more than ten heavy injuries in his body. The soldier Lang Zhong has been injured by Gongming, don't be impatient, wait for recovery, and meet sometimes. Xu Huang said: "Thank you Liu Jizhou for your help, I don't know if Li and Guo will retreat?" Liu Ze said: "The thieves have retreated, Mr. Wenhe, Zilong, and Wen Chang led the troops to pursue, and the two thieves will be captured in a few days." Xu Huang was overjoyed in his heart, and fainted again.
When Liu Ze came to the crossing of the Yellow River, Zhang Yang and Yang Feng's troops had just passed halfway and established a defensive position on the other side of the river. Liu Ze led Huang Zhong and Shi A to hurriedly come to meet Emperor Han Xian. At this time, Emperor Han Xian's face was sallow, sitting on an ox cart, anxiously watching the army cross the river, Liu Ze came over and hurriedly knelt down: "Weichen Liu Ze, the rescue is late, causing the Son of Heaven to be bumpy, and it is difficult to escape the blame." When Emperor Han Xian heard that Liu Ze was coming, he hurriedly jumped off the ox cart with the support of his chamberlain, and excitedly helped Liu Ze up, "Liu Aiqing is not far away, trekking through mountains and rivers, and I am very relieved." Liu Ze looked at the young emperor in front of him, his spirit was sluggish, his face was yellow and thin, and he sighed secretly in his heart, the emperor did this, it was really difficult for him. Liu Ze sincerely said to Emperor Han Xian: "The emperor has suffered. The words touched Emperor Han Xian's heart, and he couldn't help but wet his eyes with tears. Emperor Han Xian said: "Liu Aiqing led the army to come, and I don't have to worry about it." ”
Liu Ze turned around and met with the hundred officials, and saw that they were all dressed with vegetables, their clothes were ragged, and they all had expressions of displeasure and sadness on their faces, and they looked like they were resigned to fate. Liu Ze chatted casually with a few acquaintances, and resigned under the pretext that he was busy with military affairs.
The weather is cold, and the flow of the Yellow River is not urgent. Liu Ze ordered the army to cut down trees, tie them into wooden rows, and arrange for the army to cross the river, relying on the hundred and ten small wooden boats collected, they could not cross the river for ten days and a half months.
Three days later, more than 60,000 people were able to cross the Yellow River and come to Mianchi. When the Mianchi guard heard that the car of the Son of Heaven had arrived, he hurriedly opened the city to greet him, and Emperor Han Xian ran around for five or six days, and finally could take a comfortable bath and sleep. Zhang Yang and Yang Feng came to see Liu Ze to discuss the departure of the Son of Heaven. Zhang Yang said: "Han Kui, the general of Hangu, is a subordinate of Li Dao, with 30,000 soldiers, and it is difficult to get down. Yang Feng said: "It's better to be stationed in Mianchi and wait for news from the princes." Liu Ze had already sent scouts to learn about the situation in Hangu Pass, "Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde's handsome army are fighting fiercely with Han Kui, our army will set off tomorrow, attacking from both sides, how can Han Kui support it?" Zhang Yang said with a smile: "It turns out that Ben Chu and Meng De have arrived, the Han family can be prosperous, and the Han family can be prosperous." ”
Han Xian said that Yang Feng said: "General, we are the ones who protect the Son of Heaven with great righteousness, and the original high-ranking officials are Houlu. Now there are more than 100,000 troops in Jizhou, and we are in vain. If you take advantage of the night to kidnap the Son of Heaven and go south to Yiyang, Lu Hun and Jingzhou, Jingzhou Liu Biao will be happy, and the high-ranking officials will be just around the corner. Yang Feng groaned: "No, no, the Son of Heaven has arrived in Hangu, Luoyang is the imperial capital, the Son of Heaven lives in peace, how can you forget yourself." Han Xian was anxious, "If you want to do big things, you should do it very much, you should make a decision, and it will be too late to regret it." Yang Feng said: "Liu Jizhou said that tomorrow to attack Hangu, will lead the army to leave, you and I are secretly preparing to start tomorrow night." Han Xian was overjoyed, said goodbye to Yang Feng, and secretly prepared. Yang Feng couldn't make up his mind in the end, so he came to see Xu Huang, after all, he was his old subordinate, and he was so seriously injured after this break. Yang Feng drove away Xu Huang's own soldiers and quietly told Xu Huang about Han Xian's idea, and Xu Huang said: "Han Xian is also a general." Yang Feng said: "Liu Jizhou's army will attack Hangu tomorrow morning, and only our army is strong in Michi, not at this time, let alone when." Xu Huang said: "Liu Jizhou's 50,000 army, how can it be exhausted." The general holds the Son of Heaven hostage, and the action will be slow, and the Jizhou cavalry will arrive in an instant. And the general guards the Son of Heaven, everyone in the world knows, to Luoyang, do not lose the position of the marquis, if this crime is done again, the general will not only lose his reputation, I am afraid that his family will not be able to protect it. Seeing Xu Huang like this, Yang Feng couldn't help but be annoyed, the critical time had come, not to mention helping me, but also scaring me, his face was cold, and he said: "Gongming rest, take care of your injuries." ”
Liu Ze rushed to Hangu Pass the next day, and Han Kui saw that he was attacked on both sides, and held out for a long time, so he had to switch and surrender.
Yang Feng and Han Xianam, the two two or five goods, couldn't wait for dark, and in the evening, they suddenly raised troops, kidnapped the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, and rushed to Yiyang. Zhang Yang still had 5,000 soldiers in his hands, and he gathered troops in a panic to catch up with the Son of Heaven. Yang Feng and Han Xian had expected that Zhang Yang would chase after them, so they set up an ambush halfway and killed Zhang Yang's army in defeat. Zhang Yang hurriedly ordered someone to report to Liu Ze.
When Liu Ze was drinking with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Hangu Pass, the guards around him handed over a letter, and after Liu Ze read it, he couldn't help but be angry. Liu Ze couldn't care about eating and drinking, so he ordered 20,000 cavalry and rushed to Yiyang overnight. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao heard that the emperor was abducted by Yang Feng and Han Xian again, and they also hurriedly led troops to rescue him.
Emperor Han Xian's heart is so gloomy, is this still the son of the Han Dynasty? Yang Feng, Han Xianam, the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and the leader of the small warlords, even took me as the emperor seriously, pinched me as much as he wanted, and constantly scolded me along the way. Emperor Han Xian, who was still holding a little gratitude, hated Yang Feng and Han Xian at the moment.
Liu Ze's 20,000 cavalry caught up with Yang Feng's team at noon on the second day and immediately launched a merciless slaughter. Han Xian saw that the momentum was not right, and a group of guards fought a bloody way, went to Lu Hun, passed Lu Hun Pass, and went to Liu Bei.
Yang Feng saw that his troops were not enough for the Jizhou cavalry to kill, so he turned his heart sideways, and the evil was born to the side of the guts, grabbed Emperor Han Xian, put the long sword on the emperor's neck, and roared angrily to let Liu Ze come to see. Liu Ze looked at Yang Feng indifferently, "General Yang Feng, protecting the Son of Heaven was originally a great merit, but now he is coercing the Son of Heaven, and it is difficult to forgive the sin." Under Yang Feng's sword, Emperor Han Xian trembled, and shouted weakly: "Liu Qing save me." Yang Feng shouted: "Liu Rundong, get out of the way, and when I get to a safe place, I will naturally release the Son of Heaven." Liu Ze suddenly shouted loudly: "Yang Feng is a thief, obsessed, only takes the head of the thief, and never asks." Yang Feng's subordinates were already frightened when they saw that Yang Feng actually put the long sword on the emperor's neck, and Liu Ze drank it, couldn't help but lose his weapon, and knelt on the ground. Yang Feng was desperate, he looked up to the sky and laughed, raised the long sword in his hand and was about to swing it down, a sharp arrow flew in the air, straight into Yang Feng's forehead, Yang Feng was picked up by the sharp arrow, staggered back five or six steps, and fell to the ground. Liu Ze turned around and saw that Huang Zhongzheng was inserting the hard bow back, and couldn't help but boast: "Hansheng Divine Shooting, unparalleled in the world." ”
Liu Ze's army escorted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and hundreds of officials to Yiyang to rest, and after Yuan Shao and Cao Cao arrived, they hurriedly entered the city to see the driver.
Due to Liu Ze's intervention, Luoyang City was burned down very lightly, and the residences and palaces were still intact. Yuan Shao transferred craftsmen to repair the palace and temple that had been burned by the fire, and Emperor Han Xian returned to Luoyang City, and then sat on the dragon chair to accept the worship of hundreds of officials, he couldn't help but feel sad and joyful, and sighed. All the dust fell, and Emperor Han Xian rewarded the meritorious personnel who escorted them. Yuan Shao's family background was illustrious and he won the position of general; Cao Cao got the commonplace; Zhang Yang was promoted beyond the level and became the Situ of the dynasty. Facing Liu Ze, Emperor Han Xian felt cordial from the bottom of his heart, and had the heart to be crowned king, Liu Ze excused himself in every possible way, so he had to reward him with Taiwei. Above the court, when it comes to family history, Liu Ze and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty are the same generation, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty called Liu Ze the emperor's uncle, and since then, the name of Liu Huangshu has spread all over the world.
Luoyang City is Yuan Shao's territory, and after the emperor returned to Luoyang, Cao Cao and Liu Ze had to arrange for the generals to lead the troops out of the country, and Liu Ze's army was stationed outside the Hangu Pass. Liu Ze offered one million five baht to Emperor Han Xian, a thousand jars of wine, after all, as an emperor, there is no money, how to reward, although the empty official position is good, it is not as good as money.
There are many empty houses in Luoyang, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty gave Liu Ze a large mansion as the residence of Taiwei. After being busy in Luoyang for more than a month, Emperor Han Xian basically sat on the dragon chair, and Liu Ze prepared to return under the pretext that Xiangping was busy with affairs. Emperor Han Xian understood in his heart that his family was still reliable, as soon as Liu Ze left, this Yuan Shao didn't know how to treat himself, took Liu Ze's hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Uncle Huang is here, I am very at peace, once I leave, the six gods will have no owner." Liu Ze looked at the poor emperor's nephew and said: "Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third dukes, the dry city of the country, will be able to assist the emperor and prosper the Han." ”
Yuan Shao had a gloomy face and listened to Xu You's words, "Duke Ming, Liu Jizhou's army is strong, and it can be seen that he is guarding the return of the Son of Heaven. Today, the Ming Dynasty has two states, according to the division, with millions of soldiers, but the world is also overlooked. The one who competes for the world with the Ming Duke must be Liu Jizhou, now he is in Luoyang, the guards are lonely, why not the Ming Gong? Xu You made a head-cutting motion and looked at Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao said: "Liu Jizhou is famous all over the world, if he hurts Luoyang, how can he deal with it?" Xu You understood that Yuan Shao cherished his reputation, and he was afraid that he would take on the name of killing the virtuous, but Xu You still understood the meaning of the words, so he said: "This matter is self-inflicted, and it has nothing to do with Ming Gong." Yuan Shao smiled, glanced at Xu You deeply, and stopped making a sound.