Han Sui is not a brave person, but many people don't know this. His bravery will only be shown when he is sure that there is no danger. Of course, Han Sui also conceals it very well, at least in most cases.
In people's eyes, he is not a person who is afraid of death.
Otherwise, when the Qiang and Hu rebelled and forced Han Sui to participate, Han Sui would not have given in half-heartedly.
But the problem is, even if you are really not afraid of death, you may not be willing to die...
Just when Han Sui felt that he was about to die, another plume of smoke and dust rose up from the west. Soon, Han Sui saw that it was Ma Chao coming with some troops.
Sure enough, I still have luck, and God will come to my rescue!
"Meng Qi!" Han Sui was overjoyed and shouted for help, "Hurry up and save someone!"
The people following Ma Chao are all the troops specially assigned to Ma Chao from Ma Teng. Ma Teng is half Qiang blood, and Ma Chao is the son of Ma Teng who married the daughter of the leader of the Qiang people, so the people who are following Ma Chao now
They are all Qiang riders from the same tribe.
These Qiang cavalry have been following Ma Chao these days. They admire this young man with a handsome appearance from the bottom of his heart, whether it is his martial arts skills or his command of troops, so they quickly got used to Ma Chao's command.
Strictly speaking, Ma Chao's current behavior violates military law. After all, after being stationed in the camp, troops are not allowed to move without authorization without military orders. However, one is that Ma Chao is the son of Ma Teng, and the other is that after all, Qiang people and Qiang cavalry make up the majority.
, so when Ma Chao heard the report from the captain guarding the camp gate that Fan Chou was leading some soldiers and horses to chase Han Sui, Ma Chao couldn't sit still. He summoned his subordinates and left the camp, but he didn't expect to meet him.
This has led to the current situation.
Ma Chao still had some feelings for Han Sui. Because Ma Teng was not from a good background, it was more difficult to educate Ma Chao. But Han Sui was different. Every time Ma Chao came to ask Han Sui for advice.
At that time, Han Sui seemed to be able to quote the scriptures and speak clearly and logically without any effort.
Therefore, at this moment, Ma Chao really regarded Han Sui as his uncle. Seeing Fan Chou dare to pursue Han Sui, the old and new hatreds that Fan Chou had insulted him a few days ago surged up together without saying a word.
Then he raised his spear, roared, and headed towards Fan Chou.
As soon as Fang came into contact, Fan Chou's men suffered a big loss.
When Ma Chao came to kill, Fan Chou did not see it immediately due to his blocked vision, and naturally did not issue the order in time. As a result, Fan Chou's men did not make any corresponding adjustments at all, and they did not know whether they should attack Ma Chao.
Also take action...
Ma Chao stared at Fan Chou closely, and when he got closer, he suddenly whistled. The Qiang Qi behind him immediately understood and pulled out a short gun from behind. Amidst Ma Chao's whistle command again, he suddenly shot towards Fan Chou's
Throw the soldiers in!
Fan Chou's soldiers were originally divided into two groups to pursue Han Sui, so the front and rear were slightly separated. When they pursued Han Sui, they were not prepared for a fierce battle at all, and naturally they did not form any formation. Now
Ma Chao and his Qiang cavalry attacked him head-on, causing chaos.
Ma Chao gave way to the ordinary soldiers, clapped his horse and brandished his spear to attack Fan Chou.
Youdao is an inch long and an inch strong. Fan Chou originally led the soldiers out of the camp, but he did it in a hurry. He did not prepare any long weapons at all. The sword he brought was compared with Ma Chao's gilded spear. When the two horses were facing each other,
Just fell behind.
Ma Chao could stab Fan Chou directly, but Fan Chou could only be forced to defend. He waved his sword a few times and finally blocked Ma Chao's two quick stabs in the front, but he could not block the two horses' staggered attacks.
At that moment, Ma Chao's powerful spear handle swept across. Although Fan Chou raised his sword to block Ma Chao's spear handle from hitting him, the force was still too much and he was immediately pulled away from the horse and fell to the ground.
After getting out of the crisis, Han Sui slowed down his horse. When he looked back, he happened to see Ma Chao knocking Fan Chou off his horse. He immediately raised his arms and was about to shout when he saw Ma Chao leaning out diagonally from the horse's back, stretching his ape-like arms.
The gun hit Fan Chong who fell on the ground and gave him a chill...
Han Sui opened his mouth wide, but did not make any sound. After a moment, he slowly lowered his hand that was in the air.
"Uncle!" Ma Chao happily pulled out his spear and waved it, while turning his head and shouting at Han Sui, "I have killed this beast!"
"Uh..." Han Sui forced a smile at Ma Chao, nodded, and then turned to order his subordinates, "Go back to the camp quickly and order troops to capture Fan Chou's camp!"
This Ma Chao...
Oh, forget it, he's not my son anyway.
Fortunately it's not my son.
Everyone is dead, and it is meaningless to say anything more. It is better to annex them all before Fan Chou's soldiers can react!
Although it may cause some losses, we can't care about the current situation. As for Li Jue, that is the next step. Let's take care of the present first...
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Zhong Shao frowned and covered his mouth and nose with a fine silk gauze. He glanced at the slightly salted human head placed in the wooden box with disgust, and waved his hands, asking his servants to quickly remove this disgusting head.
Take things away.
"The master's plan is indeed a clever one," Liu Fan said with a chuckle, "Now the thieves in Xiliang have nothing to worry about... However, Han Wenyue is also smart and did not mention our surrender. He only asked for food and grass. This...
… To give or not to give?”
What was originally told to Han Sui was that some people in Chang'an would surrender, but now Han Sui and Fan Chou have had internal strife, many have died, and some have escaped. Naturally, the number of troops now is not as large as before, and the morale of Xiliang soldiers is also low.
It was also greatly affected. If he really insisted on attacking Chang'an, he might not get much benefit, so Han Sui simply retreated and took the initiative to make peace with Chang'an and others.
Zhong Shao slowly put down the gauze a little, and then took a careful breath. He found that although most of the disgusting rotten smell had dissipated, there was still some, so he covered it with the gauze for a moment, and then
It was a slow breath of fresh air.
Zhong Shao is not a pure literati, nor has he ever killed anyone. Of course, it is not that he has never smelled the smell that would make ordinary people sick. The reason why Zhong Shao hates this smell nowadays is actually very simple...
Because Zhong Shao is old.
When you are young, your body and everything are on the rise. No matter how tired you are, no matter what kind of injury you suffer, it seems that as long as it is not fatal, you can survive. No matter how tired you are, you only need to eat a good meal and rest well.
After a good night's sleep, you can regain your strong energy.
But it doesn't work anymore.
Zhong Shao seems to have smelled the rotten smell emanating from the soil covering his neck...
I have to sleep, but if I don’t sleep well, I will wake up at the slightest movement; I have to eat, but I can’t eat. Not to mention other things, my appetite is getting worse and worse, and even my teeth are gradually loosening; I can’t see clearly, no matter what I look at, I can’t even see anything.
After reading the letter for a long time, your eyes will feel sore and you will shed tears in the wind; your neck, shoulders, and waist will feel like a lot of sand has been stuffed into the joints, making them astringent, sore, and painful...
Zhong Shao has just ascended to the high position he has been pursuing all his life, but he accidentally discovered that he has aged to such an extent that it seems that his body is exuding the smell of decay all the time. Such an unchangeable fact,
Like a shadow, it always shrouded Zhong Shao's heart.
It's great to be young.
Zhong Shao suppressed his jealousy or envy towards Liu Fan, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "...of course...it's for..."
Han Sui's Xiliang soldiers asked for food and grass. It may not be that they are really short of food as the envoy said. They are probably just testing to see if Zhongshao's side is sincere in accepting it.
But if you give it, you can’t give it too happily...
"... Send ten carts first... and then order them to be stationed in Xiwu... Then the food and grass will be allocated by Wugong County..." Zhong Shao said lightly.
There was only one sentence, but Liu Fan was immediately impressed.
Ten carts is not too much, not too little. It is no problem to feed him for a few days, and then ask him to go to Yiwu. If he does not go, it is disobeying the imperial decree. At this stage, Han Sui is unable to support himself, and it is estimated that he will not
If you dare to rebel rashly again, you will probably follow the order and divert to Xiwu.
And Xiwu is in the west of Wugong, and because of Dong Zhuo, Xiwu is now a dead zone with no population at all. When Han Sui got there, he couldn't control any place even if he wanted to...
To use martial arts to allocate food and grass, you need to slowly squeeze the Xiliang soldiers' throats, neither tight nor loose. After reaching a certain level, they will naturally make them round if they want to be rounded, and flatten if they want to be flattened. In addition, the same is true.
He also hit Xia Mou who was in martial arts. Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning was very obvious. After all, he had already wiped Xia Mou's butt once. If he pooped again and couldn't wipe it clean, then it would be a disaster.
What is sophistication can be seen in the control of these details...
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"This... this is not true!" Li Jue's voice changed a bit, and he immediately reacted and shouted loudly, "Come here, please be on guard around me and don't let anyone get close!"
"Wei!" Li Jue's personal guards ordered in unison, and then stood around the hall amid the sound of their clothes and armor shattering. They glanced at the surroundings with eager eyes, leaving the hall to Li Jue and Li Li.
Li Li was not very good at fighting, and his ability to escape seemed to have improved a lot. That day when he saw Fan Chou chasing Han Sui out, and then saw Ma Chao following him, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and wanted to take him with him.
Let's go forward. One is that I can't defeat Ma Chao, and the other is that I don't have the authority. After thinking about it, I don't know why, but I subconsciously ran back to the tent.
He packed his horses, luggage and other things.
After finishing cleaning up, Li Li realized why he had done this inexplicably. Just as he was shaking his head and sighing as he left the tent, he saw Han Sui and Ma Chao coming back with their troops in the distance, but there was no sign of Fan Chou...
Li Li's heart suddenly rose and he felt uneasy. Then he saw Han Sui starting to gather troops and horses in the camp over there. At this moment, Li Li realized something...
At that moment, Li Li thought about telling his guess to put everyone on guard, and even lead his soldiers to fight against Han Sui and Ma Chao, but then he quietly retreated and just called a few of his own soldiers.
He was guarded by a personal soldier, and then took advantage of the chaotic time when Han Sui and Ma Chao were sorting out their troops, and quietly slipped out of the rear camp.
Li Li then hid in the distance and saw Han Sui and Ma Chao leading their troops to surround Fan Chou's camp. Then Li Li, who didn't dare to take a breath, went straight to Li Jue's new camp day and night.
Come in abundance...
Li Jue sat down slumped and murmured in disbelief: "This is impossible, this is impossible...it doesn't make sense..."
In the past few days, the blow to Li Jue seemed to be greater and more painful than ever before.
When I followed Dong Zhuo before, I had to eat meat and drink to get bounties when I won, and I was beaten up when I lost, and I even had to make meritorious deeds for the crime, which might lead to my death. But at that time, I didn't seem to feel as much pressure as I do now, so I should eat.
Eat and sleep, don't care at all.
But now, it's completely different.
During this period, Li Jue's hair turned a lot gray without even realizing it.
It seems that all the old friends and partners who used to drink, eat, chat and fight together are dead.
Whose turn is it next?
Dong Zhuo is dead.
Niu Fu is dead.
Guo Si is dead.
Two days ago, Hu Zhen was too seriously injured, so he failed to survive and died...
Hu Zhen was originally a stout man, but due to the pain, he became a skinny man. Li Jue still remembers that at that time, before Hu Zhen left, he held Li Jue's hand tightly.
So hard, and then entrusted his children in Liangzhou to Li Jue...
Li Jue subconsciously touched his wrist, as if Hu Zhen had left some mark on it that day.
In the past, if someone said that Li Jue was afraid of death, Li Jue would probably laugh and think it was a joke. But now if someone said that Li Jue was afraid of death, Li Jue would immediately chop him with a knife, or at least beat him half to death with a whip.
Because Li Jue is now scared to death.
No, it's not that I'm afraid of death, it's that I have to live.
Hu Zhen can still entrust his family to himself, but if he dies, who will he entrust his family to?
All the old friends from before have left, and now, Fan Chou is actually dead too.
Li Jue felt his head buzzing. Although there was no wind in the hall, he still felt chills on his back...
"...Uncle...Uncle!" Li Li looked at Li Jue's somewhat distracted look and couldn't help calling softly.
Li Jue's eyes slowly gathered together, and then became sharp and radiant again. He stared at Li Li and said in a deep voice: "Did you see anyone when you entered the city? Who else knows?"
Li Li thought about it for a moment and said, "My nephew came here directly and has never seen anyone else."
Li Jue nodded slowly.
This kind of thing cannot be kept secret for long, and there is no point in it. After all, Li Li just took the first step, and someone will naturally bring the news here sooner or later.
Now I just have to take advantage of this little time to make a decision.
Li Jue lowered his head and touched his wrist, as if to wipe away the cold discomfort left by Hu Zhen on his wrist. However, the coldness on his wrist seemed easy to remove, but the coldness in his heart passed through Li Jue's eyes.
