In the unfathomable heights of the sky, the night presented a great spectacle to his enchanted eyes.
The darkness unfolded an inky velvet, covering the horizon, and countless stars were emitting light, shining with phosphorescent brilliance, weaving into beautiful patterns.
Below, in the blurred place where the earth and the sky connect, bright lights are scattered in the darkness. The three camps around the ruins of Luoyang are all brightly lit, clearly illuminating the empty camp of the Yan Army.
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In the Liang army's camp, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were sitting in the Chinese army's tent, looking at the shining jade seal of the country that was placed in front of them. The two of them were in a state of confusion.
The two of them were not fools. After the battle was triggered, they might not have time to think carefully. Once they calmed down, the two of them immediately understood that this was a trap set by Gao Fei.
Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are bound to get the jade seal. For Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, this thing is dispensable. Anyway, the current emperor has been a white emperor for several years. Do you want this jade seal to pass down the country?
All meaningless.
Zhang Ji picked up a glass of wine, drank it down in one gulp, raised his eyelids and looked at Fan Chou sitting opposite, and asked: "We are here this time with not many soldiers. Facing Liu Biao, Yuan Shu is several times more powerful than our enemy.
If we were to take away the Imperial Seal, I'm afraid it would be very difficult
It's hard to escape. That guy Ma Shoucheng only said that we should take advantage of the chaos to occupy Sili, and did not mention the Chuanguo Jade Seal. In my opinion, we might as well leave the Chuanguo Jade Seal and let Liu Biao and Yuan Shu fight to the death, while we wait and see.
How about changing it and then profiting from it?”
Fan Chou asked: "You mean to transfer the imperial seal to one of them?"
"Well, only in this way will the two families fight to the death. Moreover, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu have never gotten along very well. If it were not for the purpose of expelling Lu Bu, I am afraid they would not join forces. Now the dispute between the two has arisen, and we
The news of possessing the jade seal has been known to both families, and I am only afraid that the two families will unite again and attack our army together."
Fan Chou understood that Zhang Ji's worries were not unreasonable. The two of them were once Dong Zhuo's four generals. Together with Guo Si and Li Jue, they commanded Dong Zhuo's elite troops respectively. All four of them had their own outstanding qualities. Guo Si was good at it.
During the ambush battle, Li
Jue is good at fighting assaults, and Fan Chou has the highest force among the four. He is basically responsible for every charge, making him a fierce general. Zhang Ji is good at planning, and his cooperation with Fan Chou is perfect. He often appears in battles.
They are in love with each other and their feelings are very deep.
"That's fine, it will save us from a fierce attack. However, we only brought ten thousand people with us this time, and more than a thousand died during the day. If we stick to the camp, there will be no problem, but if we want to kill Liu Biao
, Yuan Shu is defeated, and we must mobilize more troops and horses. Isn’t your nephew Zhang Xiu at Hangu Pass? Let him bring troops over, and leave a few thousand people for Yang Feng to guard Hangu Pass."
After hearing this, Zhang Ji shook his head and said: "It's not right, it's not right. Yang Fengzhi is very talented and not qualified to guard the pass. Hangu Pass is the first barrier to the westward entry into the pass. Now the Luoyang area has fallen into chaos again.
We are afraid that the people will also migrate in large numbers, not to mention that the Yan army is still watching the Henan City behind us. If the Yan army causes trouble behind us, then our army will be attacked from both sides."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Fan Chou still believed in Zhang Ji and asked immediately.
"Withdraw! Withdraw the troops back to Hangu Pass, rest and recuperate, and then come back to fight. By then Liu Biao and Yuan Shu will be almost done fighting. We will come back just in time to clean up the mess." Zhang Jidao.
"Well, okay, I'll listen to you, we will withdraw our troops overnight."
Zhang Ji nodded, summoned a personal attendant, handed the Imperial Seal to the attendant, and said: "Take the Imperial Seal to the Chu army camp and hand it over to Liu Biao."
hands."
"promise!"
When Fan Chou saw the soldier leaving, he asked, "Why don't you give the imperial seal to Yuan Shu?"
"Compared with Liu Biao, Yuan Shu is more interested in the Jade Seal of the Kingdom. Liu Biao lost his troops during the day. I'm afraid he won't try his best to fight for the Jade Seal of the Kingdom. Yuan Shu is different. This man is very ambitious and wants to win the Jade Seal of the Kingdom.
If he takes it as his own, he will try his best to grab it."
"Haha, I admire you more and more, so let's set up camp now."
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In the camp of the Song Army, Song Marquis Yuan Shu was very angry. He could not steal the chicken but lost the rice. He also hated Gao Fei completely. If he had gone directly to grab it yesterday, he should have returned with the imperial seal by now.
Arriving in Yuzhou.
"This damn Gao Fei is so abominable. He dares to play tricks on me? I'm not done with him!"
Yuan Shu took a sip of wine, and as soon as he took it into his mouth, he spat it out, threw the glass to the ground, and cursed loudly: "What kind of wine is this? It's worse than horse urine. Go! Get it!"
Bring me the precious jar of royal wine!"
At this time, Ji Ling came in and said hurriedly: "Lord, it's not good, the Liang army is about to withdraw. The last general saw with his own eyes a dozen people in the Liang army escorting something and galloping into the Chu army's camp. Look at that
The nervous look made me think that it was probably the imperial seal."
"Jade seal of the state?" Yuan Shu stood up suddenly and said with a ferocious smile, "It seems that Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are just like this, and they actually gave away such important things to others? Send the order, assemble the army, and attack the Chu army camp at night!"
Ji Ling said: "No!"
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In the camp of the Chu army, Liu Biao took the jade seal sent by the soldiers of the Liang army and played with it carefully in his hand. With a hint of surprise on his face, mixed with a hint of sadness, he said slowly: "Tossing and turning for a few times."
Years ago, the imperial power of the Han Dynasty fell by the wayside. As a descendant of the Han Dynasty royal family, I cannot bring peace to the country through literature and rule the country through military force. I am really ashamed of my ancestors. Today, the jade seal passed down to the country has returned to the hands of the Han Dynasty royal family. It seems that God has blessed me as a Han Dynasty.
…”
In the big tent, Kuai Liang, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and Huang Zu all looked at each other in shock after hearing this, and thought to themselves: "My lord and Liu Bei have only been in contact for less than a few months, but I didn't expect to be influenced by Liu Bei's guy."
It's so big that it actually takes it as its own responsibility to revive the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei's presence is really a threat..."
Liu Biao put down the imperial seal and said kindly to the Liang soldier: "Go back and tell Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to tell Marquis Ma Teng of Liang, please deliver the Emperor to Xiangyang as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will definitely issue a crusade against Ma Teng."
This proclamation unites all the heroes of the world to welcome the emperor to the old capital."
After hearing this, Kuai Liang immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I can't take this imperial seal. Please let this man bring it back. Our army should withdraw as soon as possible."
Cai Hao, Zhang Yun, and Huang Zu were all puzzled after hearing this, and said in unison: "Military advisor, this is the jade seal passed down to the country..."
Kuai Liang frowned angrily and said loudly: "I know this is an unknown thing and will only bring disaster to our army..."
"Why did the military advisor say this? This jade seal passed down to the country is a symbol of the imperial power of the Han Dynasty. Those who have this jade seal can control the world. Now the emperor is being played by Ma Teng and his son. As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, I can't save the emperor.
I am really ashamed of the world. Today, this national jade seal has passed into my hands, which means that I am a big man..." Liu Biao speculated.
Kuai Liang hurriedly said: "My lord, please listen to my subordinate's advice. You can't have this imperial seal!"
Liu Biao ignored him and had the Liang soldier sent away.
Cai Hao, Zhang Yun, and Huang Zu all felt that what Kuai Liang said was too serious. Who doesn't know the importance of this jade seal? How could they let go of the duck they got?
"If my lord insists on doing this, please ask my lord to withdraw his troops and return to Jingzhou overnight. Otherwise, once the news reaches Yuan Shu's ears, the ambitious Yuan Shu will definitely send troops to attack our army, and he will not be able to leave even if he wants to." Kuai Liang
Offer advice.
"Military advisor, why rush? Our army's camp is strong. Even if the Song army attacks with all its strength, it will only lose troops and generals. Besides, the soldiers are already exhausted during the day. If we don't have a good night's rest, we may cause complaints from the sergeants." Cai Mao.
road.
After hearing this, Liu Biao nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right. Let's rest for the night and return to Jingzhou tomorrow."
"My lord..." Wang Wei strode in and said with clasped fists, "Your lord, Ji Ling, the general of the Song Army, led his troops to be happy. Liang Gang used all his strength to attack the front camp of our army. The sudden attack launched on the front camp.
The soldiers can no longer resist, and now the enemy has invaded the camp. The troops of the left camp and the right camp are rushing for reinforcements, but they are intercepted by Lei Bo and Lei Xu, two generals of the Song army, and they are unable to support here for a while..."
"I knew...I knew...this national jade seal is a disaster...My lord, Yuan Shu has many soldiers and well-equipped soldiers. Our army lost thousands of soldiers and horses during the day. Now it is exhausted. It is not appropriate to continue."
In order to fight, it is better to throw the Jade Seal of the Kingdom to Yuan Shu, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou to give the Jade Seal of the Kingdom to our army.
I want to see our army fighting with Yuan Shu so that they can profit from it. Now they should use the trick and give the imperial seal to Yuan Shu, so that Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and Yuan Shu can fight. Our army retreated overnight. After returning to Jingzhou, we can concentrate on development. Even if
Even if you don’t have the jade seal to pass down the country, you can still welcome the emperor back..." Kuai Liang said immediately.
"snort!"
Huang Zu snorted coldly, stared at Kuai Liang with two big eyes, and said angrily: "The military advisor is too timid, isn't he? He is just a Ji Ling, let me go and take his head. The lord is sitting in the middle camp.
, Cai Hao, Zhang Yun, and Wang Wei are protecting me. I will go to fight Ji Ling and cut off his dog head to present to the lord!"
Liu Ming understood that Huang Zu had General Gan Ning under his command, so he nodded and said, "I'm waiting for good news for you here. Cai Hao, Zhang Yun, and Wang Wei, you also go out to fight and follow Huang Zu. You must resist."
Ji Ling's attack must not let the Song army come here."
"promise!"
Kuai Liang shook his head helplessly. He was extremely worried and thought secretly: "A jade seal passed down to the country triggered two great melees among the princes. It seems that this was planned long ago. The Yan army left early in the morning."
This should be Gao Fei's doing, the Yan army is amazingly powerful, I'm afraid this trip to the Central Plains... alas!"