When Ma Chao and Dian Wei led the troops to kill, Fu Zhi immediately realized that he had been tricked. At this time, the Yuan army was storming the valley under the leadership of Han Rong and Jiang Yiqu, and the defense on both flanks was weak, and the two Han armies almost encountered any resistance before entering the camp of the Yuan army.

Compared with the cavalry quality of the two armies, in fact, the two armies are only between Zhong Bo, but the problem is that Han Rong and Jiang Yiqu, the main generals of the Yuan army, are fighting with Zhao Yun and Pang De at this time, and there are no generals on the two wings who can block Ma Chao and Dian Wei, so the Yuan army is naturally defeated and scattered.

The attack on the two wings directly affected the morale of the attacking troops, Han Rong and Jiang Yiqu were supervising the battle in front, and the bad news from behind them made the two at a loss for a while, and Zhao Yun and Pang De, who were on the defensive before, also took the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive. The Yuan army was unable to resist, so it was in chaos, although he had the heart to reorganize the situation, but the Han army swept away the Yuan army under the leadership of four fierce generals.

Han Rong was shot and killed by Zhao Yun in the chaos, Jiang Yiqu let Pang De be captured alive on the horse and made a prisoner of the Han army, and the only remaining principal was left to break away from the battlefield under the protection of hundreds of remnants, and went headlong into Luhun Mountain to avoid the Han army.

The Han army won a big victory, Liu Xie couldn't help but be overjoyed, this battle captured a lot, although the Han army was not short of war horses at this time, but who would dislike more war horses? More than 30,000 horses were captured in this battle, and although many of them were wounded, they would recover as long as they were raised for a period of time. And these war horses were very valuable military materials in the late Han Dynasty, especially for places like Jiangnan and the Central Plains where there was a shortage of horses, the value of a war horse was very expensive.

"My lord, I'm frustrated." Ma Chao reported to Liu Xieyu with a somewhat frustrated expression. The previous frustration slipped away under his nose, and seeing a great achievement passing by him, Ma Chao couldn't help but be depressed.

"Meng Qi, don't be frustrated, he can't run." Liu Xie comforted Ma Chao, turned his head and asked Pang Tong, "Shiyuan, what are we going to do next?" ”

"If the Holy Lord is not tired, it is better for us to wait a few more days, maybe we can still destroy Yuan Jun's men." Pang Tong said to Liu Xie with a smile.

Liu Xie thought about it when he heard this, understood what Pang Tong meant, and then nodded: "I heard that there is a hermit in this Luhun Mountain, and I didn't have time to visit him before, but this time I happened to visit him, if I can invite him to go out of the mountain to Taixue to be a professor, it will also be a good thing." ”

"I wonder who the hermit is mentioned by the Holy One?"

"This person's surname is Hu Mingzhao, and the word is Kongming."

"Kong Ming? It's the same word as a person who is familiar with the system. ”

"Shi Yuan is talking about Zhuge Liang?"

"Exactly, the Holy One also knows Zhuge Liang?"

"Huh...... The person who can make Zhongda never forget must not be an ordinary person. Liu Xie explained with a smile.

When Pang Tong heard this, he suddenly felt that when he was in Shuijing Academy, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang were like natural rivals, and they didn't like each other, and they were always on the tip of the needle. Sima Yi has a deep friendship with Liu Xie, and he will inevitably mention Zhuge Liang to Liu Xie.

"Kong Ming is talented, but for some reason he is not so harmonious with Zhongda." Pang Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Shi Yuan, don't worry, if Zhuge Kongming is willing to serve the imperial court in the future, I won't look at him differently because of Zhongda." Liu Xie smiled and assured Pang Tong.

"Thank you for your understanding." Pang Tong didn't explain, and thanked Liu Xie with a fist.

"Shi Yuan, see outside. I'm going to visit Hu Zhao Hu Kongming, is Shiyuan going with me? Liu Xie asked Pang Tong with a smile.

Pang Tong shook his head when he heard this, and rejected Liu Xie's proposal, Liu Xie was not reluctant, and when the war was over, Liu Xie took Dian Wei and five hundred pro-army troops, and went in the direction of the school opened by Hu Zhao at the foot of Luhun Mountain.

Long before Fu Zhi led the troops to Lu Hun Mountain, Liu Xie had already let people find out the situation around Lu Hun Mountain, and the location of the school house that Hu Zhao used to teach the mountain people, Liu Xie knew, but there was something important to do before, so he didn't bother. But now that the dust has basically settled, Liu Xie, who has nothing to do, naturally has free time.

Liu Xie will not take the initiative to find trouble with Yuan Shao's main force, he has so many people on hand, and the bone of Yuan Shao's main force is too difficult to gnaw, don't pick up the cheap when the time comes, it will not be cost-effective. Anyway, with Pang Tong presiding over the overall situation, it is not easy to go wrong, Liu Xie is very relieved of Pang Tong, and through this war, Pang Tong has also won the trust of the generals, and there is no need for Liu Xie to continue to stand behind Pang Tong to support him.

The team of 500 people entered the mountain, although the Yuan army was defeated at the moment, but Dian Wei, who was in charge of accompanying protection, was not sloppy at all, and still sent scouts to investigate the surroundings, in case the rout of the Yuan army disturbed the holy car. Dian Wei's arrangement was indeed correct, not long after Liu Xie's squad left the main force, the scouts sent out reported that they had found traces of Yuan's army.

Liu Xie originally didn't want to pay attention to the rout of Yuan's army, anyway, the overall situation was decided, and he didn't need to take risks, but the problem was that the direction in which the rout army fled happened to be the same as the direction in which Liu Xie was going to visit the hermit Hu Zhao.

"Speed up." Worried that Hu Zhao would ruin the poisonous hands of the defeated soldiers, Liu Xie instructed Dian Weidao.

Liu Xie is not the powerless Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in history, although Liu Xie at this time is not as good as Zhao Yun and Pang De, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, it is still no problem to deal with ordinary miscellaneous soldiers. If Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others are compared to super-first-class fierce generals, then Liu Xie's skills at this time can at least be tied with Li Dian and Yu Ban, who can only be regarded as second-rate in martial arts.

It's not that Liu Xie doesn't work hard, but that his personal talent is different, which can't be made up for by hard work alone. However, Liu Xie was not dissatisfied with this. He is the Son of Heaven, and the biggest role of going to the battlefield is to boost morale, and when it really comes to the time when he needs to personally go into battle to kill the enemy, it means that the situation has reached a critical point of life and death.

Liu Xie's martial arts training was to strengthen his body, and he did not intend to be rewarded for his meritorious service by killing the enemy. He is the Son of Heaven, and only He rewards others, and there is no time for others to reward Him.

The speed of the march accelerated with Liu Xie's order, but this was it, it was still a step late, and when Liu Xie's men appeared outside Hu Zhao's school, Hu Zhao and his students had already become hostages in the hands of Yuan's rout.

With Dian Wei's martial arts and the bravery of the pro-army, there is no suspense at all to solve the rout of the Yuan army. But the problem is that Liu Xie is worried that Yuan's army will rout, and he will jump over the wall and hurt Hu Zhao. According to Sima Fang, this Hu Kongming is a great talent, and if he dies in the hands of a few defeated soldiers like this, Liu Xie feels a little pity.

If you can't attack, then there is only negotiation.

"Which of you is in charge? Come out and speak. Dian Wei's son, Dian Man, stepped forward and said.

After waiting for a while, a person from the school walked out, looked at Dianman and asked, "I am the principal, what are you going to say?" ”

"My son-in-law said, as long as you let go of the people in this schoolhouse, then we will let you go this time."

"Humph! After we release the people, will you ambush them halfway? ”

"Phew! With the heart of a villain, my son-in-law is full of words, since he said to let you go, he will not regret it. If you refuse to let them go, then blame us for not showing mercy. ”

"Hmph, I don't believe you dare to attack."

"Then let's try it."

Seeing that the two were about to collapse, Liu Xie hurriedly asked Dian Wei to call Dian Man back. I knew that I wouldn't let Dianman be a negotiator, where is this to rescue the hostages, it is clearly to stimulate the other party to poison the hostages.

Not long after, the man who had been beaten by Liu Xie reappeared outside the school building, and the person who had negotiated with the man also reappeared.

"What? What advice do you have? ”

"My son-in-law said that as long as you release the people in this schoolhouse, I can provide you with 200 war horses."

War horses are a good thing, and there are only twenty or thirty war horses left in this group of Yuan army at this time, which is far from enough for everyone to ride. Hearing that Dianman said that he was willing to exchange two hundred war horses for the hostages in this schoolhouse, he was a little moved. But he wasn't the one who could make up his mind, so he couldn't agree to it right away.

"Wait here while I take counsel with the brethren." Frustrated, he threw down the pawn and turned back to the house. At this time, he was injured and fell into a coma, otherwise he would never sit idly by and watch his son take hostages. After being woken up by Frustrated Hu and understanding the whole story, Frustrated Hu sighed, nodded and said to Frustrated Hu: "Ziping, have you forgotten what your father taught on weekdays?" ”

"Father, you are in a hurry, those are just mountain people." When he heard this, he hurriedly argued.

“…… Aren't the mountain people Han Chinese? Ziping, help me out. ”

"Father, you are injured and it is not easy to move lightly."

"Help me out." Frustrated and accentuated.

In the face of his stubborn father, Frustrated Hu could only bow his head, called the soldiers around him, and helped Frustrated Hu out of the school with him. As soon as he saw Frustration, Liu Xie was immediately happy, originally thought that there were only some small fish and shrimp here, but he didn't want to hide a big fish.

"Mr. Fu, it's been a long time." Under the protection of Dian Wei, Liu Xie stepped forward to greet him.

“…… Frustration has seen the saint. Seeing Dian Wei's nervous expression, he guessed Liu Xie's identity after a little scrutiny, but he was still a little puzzled why Liu Xie appeared here lightly. Even if you want to catch yourself, you don't need the Son of Heaven to go into battle himself.

"I don't know what the saint is doing here?" He asked.

"I heard that there is a great sage in this Luhun Mountain, and I have come to pay a visit, if it is possible, I would like to invite this great sage to go out of the mountain and go to Chang'an Taixue to teach and educate people."

“…… I don't know the name of this great sage? He asked again.

"Hu Zhao, Hu Kongming."

Hearing this, Fu Zhu glanced at his son, who was holding him, and when he saw this, he hurriedly whispered: "The child is negligent, and he hasn't asked those mountain people yet. ”

"I wonder what the Holy One is going to do with us?" Liu Xiedao was asked in frustration.

"Of course, I hope that you can disarm and surrender, after all, now that the battle is decided, it is almost impossible for you to return to Yuan Shao's side. But if you use Hu Zhao as a threat, then I can only let you go. It's just that with my understanding of Mr. Fu, you can't seem to do this kind of thing, right? ”

"The Holy One is depressed."

"Huh...... Don't look high, don't look high, to be honest, among the ministers in Hebei, there are few people who can make me look at them, and Mr. Fu and Tian Yuanhao are both people I have admired for a long time. Liu Xie said with a smile.

"Thank you for your love. If the Holy One can agree to let us return to Hebei after the war, then I am willing to be a prisoner of the Holy One at this time. ”

"Mr. Fu's personality is trustworthy, but can Mr. Fu be the master of these people?"

"That's nature."

"Okay, then it's a word, I promise, as long as Mr. Fu is tied up at this time, when the war in the coming day is over, let you and others return to their hometown."

"Is this true?"

"I hereby swear that if I don't let Mr. Frustration return to his hometown at that time, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky."

The ancients attached great importance to oaths, and a promise is not a legend. Since Liu Xie swore a heavy oath in front of everyone, his credibility is still quite high. In addition, Liu Xie took the initiative to swear without waiting for the persecution of the frustrated professor, which made the frustrated professor feel a little ashamed in his heart.

The hostage incident was resolved peacefully, and because he was injured, he was sent to Pang Tong in advance, and only there was a military doctor there who could save Fu Zhu's life, and as for the prisoners such as Fu Hu, they were escorted back to the camp with people to take care of them.

"Hu Zhao, thank you for saving your life." Hu Zhao, who was freed, thanked Liu Xie.

"Sir, don't be polite." Liu Xie hurriedly helped Hu Zhao up, and said with a smile: "I heard Sima Fanggong mention Mr.'s name many times earlier, but I haven't been able to find time to visit. This time I finally had some free time, but I was frightened again, and it was my fault. ”

"The Holy One is serious. Saint, the house is simple, please don't dislike it. ”

"Hey~ Mr. is wrong, the mountain is not high, there are immortals, the water is not deep, and the dragon is spiritual. This Lu Hunshan has a gentleman, a great sage, here, how can it be said to be simple. ”

To put it bluntly, Hu Zhao's school is a farmhouse, and the biggest difference may be that it is larger than ordinary farmhouses. Liu Xie left Dian Wei and two hundred guards to wait outside the schoolhouse, and he followed Hu Zhao into the schoolhouse, as for Hu Zhao's mountain people's students, they also returned home at this time and did not stay here.

Liu Xie has a life-saving grace for Hu Zhao, but Liu Xie does not plan to repay the favor, of course, the invitation is still invited, but whether to go or not is completely up to Hu Zhao. In order to make Hu Zhao agree to go to Chang'an with him, Liu Xie offered generous conditions. Liu Xie didn't know what Hu Zhao's true talent was, but since this person was Sima Yi's teacher in history, he definitely had the ability, and there was no need to question this.

"Sir, although it is also a big deal to teach a few mountain people, it is still a little small compared to educating Taixue students. At this time, although Taixue has Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong, Kong Rong and other great Confucians, if Mr. can go, it will definitely be a good thing for Taixue students. And sir, staying here to teach the mountain people, why should a talent like Mr. stay here, it is really a bit overkill. Now that the Han is in ruins, it is the time when a great talent like Mr. is needed to contribute, and I hope that Mr. will not hide his clumsiness, go out with me, and educate more qualified officials for my Han. After saying this, Liu Xie got up and saluted Hu Zhaoshen. Liu Xie has always been very polite to talents. Of course, Liu Xie will not lose his courtesy when dealing with talents who refuse to work for him, the world is unpredictable, who can guarantee that those who reject Liu Xie will always reject Liu Xie in the future.

Leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future. Liu Xie was polite to Fu Zhu, that was because Fu Zhu was loyal to Yuan Shao and would not change his mind easily. And Hu Zhao is different, Hu Zhao has not yet taken refuge in anyone at this time, he belongs to an ownerless person, of course Liu Xie will not let it go easily.

Hu Zhao was moved by Liu Xie's courtesy, not to mention that Liu Xie had a life-saving grace for him, but the enthusiasm of visiting in person made Hu Zhao unbearable to refuse. After thinking about it for a long time, Hu Zhao finally nodded and agreed to Liu Xie's invitation. Liu Xie was overjoyed and immediately planned to help Hu Zhao move, but Hu Zhao declined Liu Xie's help, saying that he wanted to say goodbye to the mountain people here and ask Liu Xie to be lenient for a few days.

Liu Xie naturally agreed, anyway, Pang Tong wanted to ambush Yuan Shao again, and he couldn't help much, so he simply took Dian Wei to stay with Hu Zhao. It's a pity that the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, Liu Xie just stayed here with Hu Zhao for one night, and was shocked by the urgent military situation sent by Dianman.

Yan Liangwen Chou led his troops to kill a horse pistol, Tai Shi Ci couldn't stop it, and the army was defeated and retreated to Tongguan, and after the victory, Yan Liangwen Chou did not continue to withdraw his troops, but sent troops to Tongguan. Although Tongguan was garrisoned by Gan Ning with 10,000 horses, Liu Xie was still worried that Tongguan would be broken. When even said goodbye to Hu Zhao, he left Dian Man with fifty people to protect Hu Zhao and went to Chang'an, and he took Dian Wei to join Pang Tong.

"Holy Lord, the enemy is unknown, and please ask the Holy Lord to surrender." As soon as he saw Liu Xie, Pang Tong immediately took the initiative to ask for sin.

"Shi Yuan, how can I blame you for this matter, don't say anything about condemnation. Now that Tongguan is in an emergency, what should we do now? Liu Xie waved his hand and asked straight to the point.

"There is Gan Xingba in Tongguan, and you can't lose it in a short time. However, Yan Liangwen suddenly returned to Juntongguan, which is really strange. Before the saint came up, he had already inquired in detail about the envoy sent by Tai Shi Ci, and it was said that there was a group of men and horses in Yan Liang's army with very peculiar equipment, and the number was not large, only about a thousand people, but everyone was armed with a strong crossbow and hid in Yan Liang's army. When Tai Shi Ci led his army to harass, he suddenly fired a volley, causing Tai Shi Ci to be wounded and his cavalry to suffer heavy losses. ”

"Strong crossbows, about a thousand people...... As far as I know, there is a man in Yuan Shao's army named Lu Yi, and there is a team of soldiers who have died first, which is quite similar to what you said. However, Lu Yi was slaughtered by Yuan Shao in the name of merit and pride before Yuan Shao broke Gongsun Zhan, and his business of the first dead soldier was dispersed, why did it suddenly appear now? Liu Xie thought about it and said with some confusion.

"Could it be that Lu Yi still has a successor who serves in Yuan Shaojun?"

"Lu Yi was slaughtered by Yuan Shao, and his heirs dare to continue to stay in Yuan Shao's army? …… Forget it, it's useless to think about this, Shiyuan, I intend to lead my troops back to Tongguan, what do you think? ”

"Tongguan is in an emergency, so naturally we have to save it. Anyway, now that our army has achieved its goal, we have no opinion. ”

"If you have no opinion, then let Zhao Yun and Pang De lead the troops first, and you will come with Ma Chao and Dian Wei later."

"The Holy Lord wants to go to Tongguan in person?"

"At the beginning of the war, the soldiers will be on the way, which will have an impact on the morale of the army, as the Son of Heaven, if I lead by example at this time, the grievances of the soldiers will naturally become smaller." Liu Xie explained.