Chapter 438: Dividing King Chen
Sun Jian led the defeated army to flee to the north, losing his armor all the way, losing the military flag, but fortunately he escaped for several miles without encountering the Cao army ambush, theoretically speaking, the Cao army was 300,000, and there were tens of thousands of cavalry, and he was completely qualified to set up an ambush at the north gate, but he did not.
Sun Jian secretly rejoiced, but as soon as he turned around and wanted to count the number of people, this time he turned around, his heart was cold, the city gate was so big, Cao Jun chased after him in a hurry, and then removed the broken personnel, and there were less than 3,000 people left behind him.
There are only three generals, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Wu Jing, plus Sun Jing and Sun Ce, who sent envoys to Yuan Shu's office, and these are the only people who can be called generals under their command.
What's even more sad is that the 3,000 soldiers don't have a single banner, and many of them don't even have weapons.
"Lord, where are we going next?" Cheng Pu saw that he was uncomfortable and deliberately diverted the topic.
Sun Jian looked at him and squeezed out a little smile: "Go to the ...... League"
Before the main word could be spoken, a scout from behind rushed to the back, shouting: "General! Cavalry! The cavalry of the Cao army is chasing after you! ”
"What! Where is Cao Jun now! ”
"One mile behind!"
"One mile!"
Sun Jian repeated, his face had turned black into pig liver, and his eyes looked at General Cheng Pu unconsciously.
"Hey!"
Cheng Pu sighed:
"Lord, you lead the cavalry first! I and the two generals, Han and Wu, divided our troops into three places, and we withdrew separately! Escape all the way! Rendezvous at the Alliance Master! ”
Han Dang then said, "Lord, let's go!" ”
Saying that, Cheng Pu and Han Dang had already ordered a thousand steps each, each chose a direction, and ran away.
How did the foot soldiers outrun the cavalry!
Sun Jian looked at Cheng and Han Ergenerals, who obviously sacrificed themselves to cover themselves, and his eyes were already a little moist: "Everyone will be fine!" The cavalry guards come with me! ”
"Da Da ......"
Sun Nut led more than 100 horsemen and fled north, leaving Wu Jing alone to lead the remaining 1,000 troops, dumbfounded, did anyone ask my opinion?
Looking back at the cavalry of the Cao Army that had already caught his eye, Wu Jing reacted instantly, and the soldiers were divided into four ways, but he was the only one who lagged behind.
Wu Jingyi gritted his teeth and chose a direction that the first three people didn't choose: "The army is going east, retreat!" ”
Cao Xing did not arrange an ambush at the north gate, and did not mean that "it is false to catch Sun Jian, reward a thousand gold, and seal the baron." ”
Under this tempting bounty, the cavalry of the Cao army, especially the Hun cavalry of the middle and lower tribes, pursued the hardest.
Sure enough, two legs couldn't run on four legs, first Cheng Pu was caught up, only Cheng Pu had a horse and fled alone, and then Han Dang was caught up again, and at the same time he also fled alone.
Sun Jian only had 100 horsemen, but he was the most obvious, because no one else had horses, so the cavalry chasing behind Sun Jian was the most, exceeding 10,000 horsemen.
Only Wu Jing was alone, because he went east and then turned south, and no one pursued him.
Cao Jun chased hundreds of miles and reached the boundary of Yanzhou, but finally lost his goal because Sun Jian got into the mountains and forests, and had no choice but to return.
Chen County, Chen Guogong Hall, King Chen sat on the main seat dejectedly, and the left head was no longer Luo Jun, but Cao Xing.
King Chen looked at Cao Xing, full of helplessness and unwillingness, and said self-deprecatingly: "General Wei! What are you going to do with me? Cut the feudal domain and degrade it to a concubine, or directly give it death? ”
Cao Xing got up with a sincere look of fear, and bowed his hand: "Your Royal Highness, the royal nobles, the last general will not dare!" ”
No matter how well Cao Xing disguised himself, in the eyes of King Chen, he was a little impatient, as he was ready to die:
"General Wei, let's stop talking in code, death is not terrible, please spare my family!
They don't go against the ancestral system of vassal kings who can't lead their armies like I do! ”
"Ancestry! Hehe! ”
Cao Xing smiled, and at the same time put down his disguise:
"King Chen, in your eyes, I'm still a traitor, right! Just like Sun Jian! ”
At this point, they are all dying, and there is no need to pretend, King Chen nodded.
"Explanations are feeble!"
Cao Xuan shook his head.
With this sentence, the expressions of everyone present became incomprehensible, but they were not qualified to interject in the conversation between King Chen and Cao Xing, especially before they came to a conclusion.
Everyone was waiting for Cao Xing's next step, especially Luo Jun, who was already ready to refute King Chen after Cao Xing's verdict was announced.
Cao Xing put a smile on his face again, regardless of the contempt on the other party's face, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Chen, you and I are the only two talents among the kings of the Han Dynasty, and if the Han loses you, he will lose an important shoulder!"
How could I possibly let such a thing happen! ”
As soon as Cao Xing's words came out, Luo Jun breathed a heavy sigh of relief, obviously, King Chen's life was no longer in danger.
Gui is General Wei, the secretary of the military department, the first warlord in the world, and the victor, each of these identities makes Cao Xuan have no need to joke with King Chen.
Cao Xuan looked at King Chen, who was not happy to save his life, but looked suspicious, Cao Xuan said:
"Your Highness, I don't know what I said to Sun Wentai in the city, are you interested?"
"Go north, divide the seal?"
King Chen asked tentatively.
"Back then, King Wu sealed Jizi in North Korea, and established the Hou State in today's Liaodong Lelang and Belt Fang, why is His Royal Highness King Chen showing his martial arts today, and he can't take the road of Jizi to expand the territory for the Han Dynasty?"
King Chen's heart was moved, and he couldn't tolerate him not being moved, risking violating the ancestral system, privately training strong crossbowmen, and seizing the power of Chen State, not to plot wrongdoing, but to make a contribution to the Liu family of the Han Dynasty and protect the peace of Chen Guo's side, even if he was punished in the end.
Compared with taking the road of Jizi, it is nothing to protect the peace of the Chen State, this is a great cause to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the Han family has an overseas marquis country like Jizi, and the Han family can really become the last refuge of the Liu family when it comes to the end.
King Chen got up and looked at Cao Xing deeply, Cao Xuan hurriedly dodged sideways, and then bowed back, he didn't dare to bear the prince's actions, and he suffered it, and there was no benefit.
"Thank you, General Wei! It's just this one, there will really be a day in the future, and you are also the right Han family! ”
Cao Xuan shook his head, and if he continued to explain, he felt hypocritical, and his eyes looked at the energetic Luo Jun:
"In the past, there were Yin Shang nobles Jing Rusong, Qin Ying, Nangong Xiu, Kang Hou, Lu Qi, etc. to help build the country, I wonder if Luo Xiang is willing to continue to follow King Chen?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, General Wei! ”
Luo Jun did the same, but this Cao Xuan accepted it, and waved his hand and said:
"Chen Guoxia, if you are willing to go north with Your Highness, I will provide the whole journey fee and escort! Including the strong crossbowmen, as long as you can take it with King Chen, I will help you transport it, and you can send people back at any time to recruit soldiers and civilians to the north, and the land of the country is in Liaodong, the north! ”