Chapter 96: Fortunately, I didn't get out of the mountain

The mountains in the Tiger Prison Pass are much smaller than the Pi Mountains, and the terrain is relatively simple.

After walking through the mountains for more than ten days in a row, Liu Wei led the officers and soldiers to avoid Dong Zhuojun, who was searching the mountains for more than ten days.

Each Dong Zhuo army in the search of mountains is only a few hundred people, and with the strength in Liu Wei's current hands, in the case of a sudden attack, they can definitely be eliminated quickly.

But Liu Wei didn't do that, he knew very well that these Dong Zhuojun who followed up to search the mountains were just bait put by Lu Bu. Once he really led the officers and soldiers to attack these Dong Zhuojun, their whereabouts would be completely exposed in front of Lu Bu's eyes.

Hiding behind the bushes, Liu Wei looked at Dong Zhuojun who passed not far in front without blinking. Seeing that the group of four or five hundred people searched the mountain and went straight to the west, Liu Biancai waved to the officers and soldiers hiding behind him, took the lead in turning the direction, and jumped towards the north of the mountain forest.

Dong Zhuojun's frequency of searching the mountains became more and more intensive, and in the first two days of Liu Wei's army entering the mountain, he did not encounter Dong Zhuojun who searched the mountain, and it was not until the third day that they met Dong Zhuojun, who had entered the mountains and forests to search for them.

Ten days have passed now, and within one day, Liu Wei and others have been subjected to Dong Zhuojun's search of the mountains and forests three times in a row.

Although the vegetation in the mountains can give them the best cover, a team of 1,000 or hundreds of people will not be as easy to hide as a team of more than 100 people.

Leading such a large team to hide in the mountains and forests, Dong Zhuojun had to search the mountains several times a day, and it was only a matter of time before he was discovered.

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers followed behind Liu Wei, bent over, and quickly rushed towards the north of the mountains and forests.

The mountain range they are in is a big mountain that runs east-west, and if they go all the way north, they will not go far, and they will reach the edge of the mountain range.

What Liu Wei had to do was to leave the mountains and forests with the team, advance directly to the bank of the Yellow River, and look for a ferry to cross the Yellow River.

Led the team to the northern edge of the mountain forest, and when he came to the intersection of the mountain, Liu Wei raised his arm and stopped the team's advance.

Through a dense forest, Liu Wei's gaze was cast on the wilderness outside the mountain forest.

Outside the forest, there was a yellow earth with no grass, and every stone in the wilderness could be seen clearly.

There was not even half a figure on the flat wilderness, and if it were someone else, perhaps seeing this scene, he would have ordered the army to go down the mountain and go straight to the Yellow River.

But Liu Wei didn't do this, the wilderness outside the mountains and forests was surprisingly quiet, and the silence was a little abnormal.

"Your Royal Highness......" Squatting beside Liu Wei, Zhou Cang lowered his voice and whispered to him: "There seems to be no one outside the mountain ......"

"Let the brothers camp on the spot, and don't make a noise!" Liu Wei raised his head, looked at the sky, and whispered to Zhou Cang: "Let's spend one night in the mountains." ”

"No!" Zhou Cang responded, then bowed down and conveyed Liu Wei's order to the officers and soldiers who followed him.

"Prepare for battle, arrange manpower, and keep watch around the perimeter!" After Zhou Cang left, Liu Wei went on to say to Dian Wei: "Tell the soldiers in charge of vigilance, let them open their eyes, and if there is a fly in the past, they must distinguish a male and female for me!" ”

"No!" Dian Wei also responded, and according to Liu Wei's instructions, he set up a sentry post nearby.

The clearing outside the forest was silent, and the wind swept up the loess on the ground, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.

Everywhere the smoke and dust passed, it was empty again, not to mention people, even if it was a trace of a rabbit, it was impossible to find it.

The sky gradually darkened, and Dong Zhuojun's search for the mountain came to an end for the time being.

Liu Wei sat in the forest near the wilderness, but his eyes never took his eyes off the wilderness.

The dim sunlight cast on the field, and the scorched earth was a light brown hue in the fading light.

When he came to the Tiger Pass, he wanted to gather all the princes, break through the Tiger Pass with the help of the princes' soldiers and horses, and then drive straight into Luoyang, erasing Dong Zhuo from the stage of history in advance.

But fate played a big joke on him, when he arrived at Suojube, the princes had already dispersed, and all he found was two remnants of the army that were almost wiped out under the encirclement and suppression of Dong Zhuo's army.

It seems that Dong Zhuo doesn't deserve to die, his exile is still not over! For today's plan, he can only go back to Woniu Mountain first, join forces with the soldiers and horses in the mountain, and recruit heroes loyal to the Han family as the abolished emperor.

In the wilderness, the color of the loess darkens a little, the sun sinks below the horizon, and the quiet night descends again.

Every night, when the darkness of the night covers the land, Liu Wei will feel a burst of relief. Night is like a natural anti-battle card for all kinds of soldiers and horses, and in an era when the vast majority of soldiers are night blind, no one will rashly attack the enemy at night.

The wind at night was much cooler than during the day, and the cold wind penetrated into the forest, blowing on Liu Wei's body and stirring the ends of his hair.

With his hands behind his head, Liu Wei slowly closed his eyes. The wind was blowing through his body, but he didn't feel the slightest cold. The continuous running had made him too tired, and he wanted to take advantage of this rare tranquility to recover some strength.

The night always passed quickly, and a touch of morning light was cast through the canopy of the trees. The early birds are jumping and singing in the branches, and the birds can be heard everywhere in the woods.

"Your Highness!" Liu Wei was sleeping in Zhengxiang, and Zhou Cang ran to his side and called him a few times gently.

"What's wrong?" Hearing Zhou Cang's call, Liu Wei got up, opened his round eyes and asked him, "What's wrong?" ”

"Your Highness, look!" Seeing Liu Wei wake up, Zhou Cang raised his hand and pointed to the field outside the forest, lowered his voice and said to him: "I waited until yesterday and fortunately did not leave the forest. ”

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers had already woken up early at this moment, and when Liu Wei got up, all the officers and soldiers were looking at the field outside the forest, and a touch of happiness appeared on the faces of each of them.

Looking out of the forest in the direction of Zhou Cang's finger, when his eyes fell on the wilderness that was still empty yesterday, Liu Wei couldn't help but gasp, secretly glad that he didn't lead the officers and soldiers to leave the forest rashly yesterday.

In the wilderness outside the forest, at least five or six thousand Dong Zhuojun were gathered in the black press. Among them, at least 1,000 were cavalrymen on war horses.

More than a thousand war horses lined up in a neat line in the wilderness, and all the war horses had a wooden stick in their mouths to prevent them from neighing, no wonder Liu Wei and the others did not hear the neighing of the war horses at all the night before!

Dong Zhuojun, who had five or six thousand men, lined up a neat square formation in the wilderness, and a general riding a brown-and-yellow mane war horse, holding a spear in his hand, stood in front of Dong Zhuojun's large array.

The general wore a familiar bronze helmet and bright white chain mail, and his body was majestic, and he rode on horseback, as stocky as an iron tower.

To say that this general has some relationship with Liu Wei. When Liu Wei took Zhou Cang and others to retreat to Woniu Mountain, he was captured in the town.

The general who led this team was none other than Gao Shun, who was captured and let go by Liu Wei.

"Soldiers! King Hongnong is in this mountain! Gao Shun held a spear in one hand, pointed the spear at the mountains and forests where Liu Wei and the others were hiding, and shouted loudly to the five or six thousand Dong Zhuo officers and soldiers in front of him: "Wen waited for us to search the mountains along the way, and we found nothing along the way, it must be that King Hongnong used deception to hide!" Yesterday, we were stationed here, and we have thoroughly searched the nearby mountains and forests, but we still have not found any trace of King Hongnong, which shows that he has fled far away! Today, we will advance another thirty miles, and all the troops along the way must use their lives to find him, and we must not let him escape!" ”

"The Han is mighty, and the country is mighty!" After training the officers and soldiers, Gao Shun raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Capture King Hongnong!" Bless the big man! The armies are mighty! ”

"Capture King Hongnon! Capture King Hongnon! Thousands of Dong Zhuojun raised their weapons high and shouted with Gao Shun, and the shouts were also shocking and quite imposing.

Liu Wei, who was hiding in the forest, looked at Dong Zhuojun outside the forest, pouted his lips disappreciatively, and muttered secretly in his heart: "The name of this Han court is really useful!" No matter which side of the army is, when it is mobilized, it must shout 'the mighty of the Han Dynasty', as if it is really dedicated to the Han Society! ”

"Damn, a bunch of dog thieves!" The shouting outside the forest continued, and Liu Wei heard a Huainan soldier squatting not far from him spit on the ground and cursed.

In the troubled times, the name of the Han court has been vividly used by princes from all walks of life.

It was not only Dong Zhuo who used the Han court to make the soldiers think that every time they participated in the battle, they were loyal to the court, and even chased and killed Liu Wei, but also to defend the Han Dynasty.

Those princes who participated in the war against Dong also took advantage of the fame of the Han court! It's just that they interpret the meaning of loyalty to the court from another angle, in their case, Liu Wei is the real emperor and the orthodoxy of the Han court, and Liu Xie, who Dong Zhuo supports the throne, is just a puppet.

Glancing at the soldiers of the Huainan Army who scolded Dong Zhuojun outside the forest, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth.

Many princes are using his name to strengthen their strength, if it is Liu Wei in the past, even if he is still alive, I am afraid he can only silently bear the fate of being used, but now Liu Wei is completely different from the cowardly deposed emperor, he will never be willing to be at the mercy of others as a puppet, but he will give full play to the value of being used, strengthen his own strength, and find a place in this troubled world!

"Forward!" Gao Shun, who was in the wilderness, gave a lecture to the officers and soldiers, waved the spear in his hand and gave the order to continue marching. An army of thousands, following his order, lined up in a neat formation and advanced west along the mountains.