The city of Shouchun was broken, and Qiao Rui and Yuan Yin escorted the emperor Yuan Shu and the crown prince Yuan Yao to escape from the north gate of Shouchun in panic. The www.biquge.info Xiahou led the cavalry in pursuit, and Cao Ren led the troops to occupy the palace. With the destruction of the city, Sun Ce and Yang Feng's soldiers and horses also entered the city one after another.

Yuan Shu fled all the way north, just like a lost dog, busy like a fish caught in a net. As soon as he left Shouchun for ten miles, he encountered Hou Cheng's ambush. After a burst of bows and crossbows, hundreds of Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses fell in response. Qiao Rui shouted, "There is an ambush, stop the Han army and horses for me", and led the troops to rush up, and Hou Cheng was evenly matched with him.

At this time, Yuan Yin led the army to continue to advance, leaving the bridge to lead the people to break off, desperately blocking the pursuers. Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses did not advance for more than a few miles, and there was an ambush in the woods on both sides. The person who came was none other than Song Xian and Wei Xu. The two of them rushed out and directly cut off Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, Yuan Yin only managed to escort Yuan Shu and run forward, where he could control the life and death of the soldiers and horses in the rear team.

There are a hundred miles ahead of the current Cai, Yuan Yin and Yuan Shu only hope that Xia Cai is still under the control of their army, so that there is also a place to rest and rectify the soldiers and horses. And you can also cross the Huai River from Xia Cai and go north to Qingzhou.

In fact, Yuan Shu knew that this emperor could not be the emperor the moment he escaped from Shouchun. In his opinion, even if he is not the emperor, he cannot let outsiders be. So he decided to hand over the emperor name and jade seal to his brother Yuan Shao. Although they have been at odds before, after all, they are all descendants of the Yuan family, and only when the Yuan family is prosperous, can the descendants have no worries. Yuan Shu's goal was to go to Qingzhou and defect to his nephew Yuan Tan. Now Cao Hong, who was in charge of guarding Xuzhou, led his troops to attack Guangling, and Yuan Shu felt that his hope of going north was still very great.

But Yuan Shu suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and this premonition, the closer he got to Cai, the stronger it became. Yuan Shu suddenly called Yuan Yin and told him to stop. Then he ordered to quickly turn around and run westward, not to go to Xia Cai, and decided to retreat west along the Huai River and rush to Yangquan.

Yuan Yin was also shocked when he heard it, Cai was in front of him, but there was at least one day and a night's trip to Yangquan. If you are caught up by Xiahoudun's pursuers halfway, the gains outweigh the losses. Yuan Shu insisted on his own opinion, and in his opinion, Xia Cai was like a trap dug by a hunter waiting for him to jump.

In fact, Yuan Shu's intuition this time was right, because in Xia Cai, Tian Jing's preparation went down the net, but waited for Yuan Shu to enter the encirclement. It was Yuan Shu's decision that saved his own life and that of thousands of soldiers.

Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses managed to reach Yangquan by the evening of the second day, and successfully defeated the 1,000 defenders left there by Yang Feng, and then seized the boat and crossed the river and headed north to Runan.

"In August of the third year of Jian'an, Shouchun City was broken, and Yuan Shu's main book, Shouchun County, ordered Li Feng to die in battle; Qiao Rui, the general under Yuan Shu, broke through the siege to protect Yuan Shu and died in battle. More than 100 officials of the puppet dynasty surrendered, and about 30,000 people surrendered and were captured by the defenders of Shouchun. Yang Yuan, the puppet dynasty palm seal, presented the jade seal of the country to General Cao Ren. Yuan Shu and Yuan Yin led 8,000 remnants of the army north to Runan. At that time, Yang Feng and Han Xian were both in Jiujiang, and they were afraid that the defenders of Runan would not be able to defeat Yuan Shu's soldiers. Please send troops to stop Yuan Shu and not make him go north to Qingji. After Guo Jia finished writing, he ordered the messenger to ride a fast horse and quickly send the news back to Xudu.

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On the day of the destruction of Shouchun City, Cao Cao was accompanying Emperor Xian to hunt on the outskirts of Xudu. This hunt was really a ploy by Cao Cao. Now most of the hundred officials have only looked at Cao Cao, but there are still some stubborn people who have to deal with him Cao, not only do not buy it, but also make trouble for Cao Cao everywhere.

A number of opposition officials led by Yang Biao, the commander of the Tai Cavalry, and Dong Cheng, the general of the chariot cavalry, were even more blatant and wanted to make enemies of Cao Cao.

And Cao Cao exterminated Lü Bu, subdued Liu Bei, and newly obtained the land of Xuzhou, and there were not a few officials who surrendered. They must be shown both grace and demonstration, and only by giving grace and power can they be controlled.

This hunt seems simple, but in fact it is an important means for Cao Cao to achieve multiple political goals.

This time, the people who accompanied Emperor Xian out to hunt together were mainly the soldiers of the Yulin Army and the Tiger Camp, and there were also the elite knights of Cao Cao's tiger and leopard riding, and the periphery of the enclosure was responsible for encircling the animals, and it was Cao Cao's soldiers and horses in Xudu who were on guard.

Now Cao Cao does not have many soldiers and horses in Xudu, about 20,000 people, Li Dian is the captain of Xudu, in charge of the four gates of Xudu, in charge of 10,000 soldiers and horses. Cao Cao's standing army stationed in Xudu had less than 10,000 horses, and these people were led by the captains Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao. Although these two people are not well-known, they can be regarded as good generals under Cao Cao. Now the two of them are in charge of the perimeter of the hunt.

To be honest, there are no generals available on Cao Cao's side now, because he wants to stabilize the situation in Xuzhou and attack Yuan Shu, so almost all the important future around Cao Cao has been sent out. and did not go to Xuzhou and Huainan, Xiahou Yuan sat in Tongguan and threatened Guanzhong; Lejin sits in Hanoi and refuses to annex the state in the north; Xu Chu and Dian Wei are the commanders of Cao Cao's personal soldiers, and they are always left and right; And Cao Chun and Cao Xiu are the generals of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

This hunting, which has existed since ancient times, is mainly to show the emperor's martial arts, and it is also the meaning of military exercises and martial arts.

However, Emperor Xian grew up in the hands of women in the deep palace since he was a child, and this ability to ride and shoot is not good. That's why he came today with the attitude of coming to watch. When they arrived at the hunting ground, after various complicated ceremonies, Emperor Xian announced the beginning of the hunt.

Because today's reward is very rich, so the generals are brave. When Emperor Xian saw it, everyone rode out on horseback, but Liu Bei was the only one who remained in place. Emperor Xian asked, "Why didn't Uncle Huang go hunting?" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile, "The minister is forty years old this year, and he has long lost the courage of his youth, so let those young sons and daughters compete for credit." ”

Emperor Xian saw that Liu Bei was a little lonely, so he said, "Uncle Huang said that he laughed, and now Uncle Huang is only in his thirties, how can he say that he is old." I heard that Uncle Huang fought against the Yellow Turban and defeated Lu Bu, but he is a hero in the world, and I don't know if I can show my skills today. ”

Liu Bei saw Emperor Xian's request, naturally did not dare to shirk again, so he turned over and got on the horse, at this time it happened that a hare came out, Liu Bei drew a bow and an arrow, and an arrow shot out the left eye of the rabbit. Only the most astute hunters can shoot the animal in the eye, because it does not hurt the fur.

When Emperor Xian saw Liu Bei's divine shot, he couldn't help but applaud loudly, and looked up to Liu Bei a few points, feeling that this imperial uncle was really capable, and he was not in vain.

Emperor Xian didn't feel itchy when he saw Liu Bei's archery, and he also wanted to try his skills. Turning the dirt slope, it happened that a sika deer came running in the distance, he took off the treasure carving bow, took out the golden arrow in the pot behind his back, and the arrow shot out of the way was actually missed. Emperor Xian shot two arrows in a row, but he couldn't reach it and didn't hit it. Instead, the deer bowed its head and ate the grass.

At this time, Cao Cao urged him to step forward and said to Emperor Xian, "Since the saint intends to get this deer, why don't you let Weichen do it for you?" After saying that, he stretched out his hand and posed to borrow the treasure carving bow in the hands of the emperor.

Emperor Xian was reluctant in his heart, but he didn't know how to refuse, so as not to anger Cao Cao. had to hand over the treasure eagle bow and golden arrows to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao smiled slightly, snapped the string and shot, the golden arrow hit the deer's back, and the sika deer fell down. The soldiers in front didn't know that it was Cao Cao, and when they saw the golden arrow, they thought it was shot by Emperor Xian, so they shouted, "Your Majesty has shot, Your Majesty has shot." ”

The civil and military officials who had just arrived from behind did not know what to do, and they worshiped the emperor in the face of it, shouting, "Your Majesty is mighty, long live, long live, long live." ”

At this time, Cao Cao stood in front of Emperor Xian with a treasure carving bow in his hand, and did not avoid it at all, and Emperor Xian's face was red and slightly angry, but he did not say a word.

Liu Bei stepped forward and said, "Cao Gong's divine shot is rare in the world." ”

Cao Cao smiled, "This is the Son of Heaven." He didn't return the bow and arrows to Emperor Xian, turned around and walked away.

On the second day, Cao Cao was in the palace to discuss matters. Cheng Yu came to report, saying that after yesterday's hunting, Emperor Xian urgently recruited his uncle Dong Cheng into the palace, and after a long time, Dong Cheng left the palace.

Cao Cao listened and said, "Let our people keep an eye on Dong Cheng's every move." He has seen anyone and done something, and he comes to me every day. It seems that they can't bear it anymore. Now that Yuan Shu is dying, Yuan Shao and I will have a battle sooner or later. If the officials of the DPRK and China are not of the same mind as me, and we are obstructed, I am afraid that it will affect the form of the war situation in the future. And on that day, Lu Bu colluded with Zhang Miao to seize my Yanzhou, which almost left me dead without a place to be buried, and now I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past. I want to remove all possible obstacles before going to war with Yuan Shao. It's best for them to jump out this time, and if they don't, I'll have to find a way to turn them against me. ”

Cheng Yu, "Ming Gong's worries are exactly what he thinks. As long as there are no traitors in the court, then the Ming Duke will uphold the righteousness and the Northern Expedition to Yuan Shao will definitely be able to unify the Central Plains. ”

After Cheng Yu left, Cao Cao suddenly remembered that Liu Bei was coming. After Liu Bei arrived in Xu Du, he was also very peaceful. On that day, the emperor recognized Liu Bei as his uncle and sealed him as an official. But Liu Bei was not complacent, nor did he get together with Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and other royalists. It's just that every day in the house, reading books and growing vegetables. Neither socially with the hundred officials, nor with the emperor. Whether it is for himself or how, this Liu Bei shows a flattering look.

Cao Cao thought of this and asked the housekeeper to ask Liu Bei to come over to the house. When he was young, Liu Bei came to Cao Cao's mansion and was very respectful.

Cao Cao smiled, "Xuande doesn't have to be formal. Back then, we discussed the yellow turbans together, and now we are ministers in the same palace, and we are just close. With that, he ordered his subordinates to prepare food and drinks.

The two of them were in a small pavilion in the courtyard, drinking and chatting, very comfortable.

At this moment, a small pawn suddenly came to report, "Qi Ming Gong, Runan Guo Jia has a letter." Then he presented a letter sealed in a bamboo tube.

Cao Cao asked Liu to wait for a while, then took out the letter and read it, knowing that Shouchun had been released, but Yuan Shu fled north, hoping that Cao Cao would send troops to intercept it.

Cao Cao's troops in Xudu are limited now, and more importantly, there are no generals who can take charge on their own. There is no problem with Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao's loyalty, but he has no information about whether he can intercept Yuan Shu's 10,000 soldiers and horses.

suddenly thought of Liu Bei in front of him, remembered his two generals and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, and intended to let Liu Bei send troops for a while. However, whether this Liu Bei will be used for himself or not, he will try it first.