Sun Jian's body was discovered at this time. It was Zhu Zhi who was on duty at night. He had half an hour to change the guard, but he felt uneasy for no reason. At this time, he suddenly heard the familiar sound of horses in the field.
, looking in the distance, it turned out to be the figure of Ye Maoju, but it was a horse coming back with no one on its back.
When Ye Maoju saw Zhu Zhi, he immediately ran in front of him and lightly kneaded his chest and abdomen with his horse's head. Then, as if he understood human nature, tears the size of grapes flowed from his eyes. He raised his head and whined, then turned around and ran towards Gushui again.
How could Zhu Zhi not know that something big had happened? He immediately rode his horse to follow Ye Maoju southward, and a dozen Jing people behind him also hurriedly caught up.
The soldiers who had not left were at a loss and were all speculating about what had happened. However, they quickly reached a consensus and they all felt that something unexpected had happened to Sun Jian.
One of the veterans who had been fighting for many years said that it was a rare thing for an old horse to shed tears. The last time he saw it was during the Yellow Turban campaign, when a Yellow Turban commander died in battle. The man's mount was a yellow-maned horse.
, stood motionless and wept. After staying there for three days, he actually starved to death. Everyone heard that it was ominous.
But some people don't believe it, saying that General Polu is the god of warriors who descended to earth, how can he fall easily? He also wants to lead us to defeat Dong Zhuo and build the artifact again. He probably just encountered some minor ailments.
Soon, the news spread among the army. When Wei Yan heard the news, a huge uneasiness enveloped his heart. He took two steps at a time, ran all the way to the main tent, opened the tent curtain, and saw Chen Chong still in the middle of the tent.
He sat down and said urgently: "Sir, I'm afraid something big has happened!"
Chen Chong didn't know why, but Wei Yan didn't explain much, and just took Chen Chong to the entrance of the camp. The soldiers all knew him and made way for him. When Chen Chong arrived at the entrance of the camp, all the generals in the army and above also
When they all arrived, Chen Chong glanced over. Among them were Yuan Si and six other people. They talked to each other and looked at Chen Chong with strange eyes.
At this time, more than ten riders came back from the south. When they got closer, Chen Chong saw that the leader was Zhu Zhi, and was about to step forward to greet him. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhi did not wait for the horse to stop, rolled his saddle, dismounted, and staggered towards the horse.
In front of all the generals, Zhu Zhi has always acted steadily, but now his eyes were red and his lips and teeth were bleeding. Everyone looked at his expression and their emotions were infected by him, and there was a sense of resentment in his chest for no reason.
"Zhu Sima, what's going on with you?" Chen Chong quickly stepped forward to ask. Zhu Zhi said with a tearful voice: "General, the general has been assassinated!" At this time, everyone gathered around, and Yuan Si was at the front, taking the lead.
Said: "Who is so bold? Dare to assassinate Polu?"
At this time, Zhu Zhi rode up from behind. He was holding Sun Jian's body in his arms. With tears in his eyes, he put it on the ground, took out an arrow from his arms, and said, "The general was pierced through the chest by this arrow and died."
, I have seen it, this arrow is a specially made crossbow arrow, and there is writing on the arrowhead!" Everyone gathered to look, the arrowhead had been cleaned, and they saw the two small seal characters "Duxiang" engraved on it.
Duxiang is a county in Changshan, Jizhou, famous for its iron production. When Yuan Si saw this, he turned around and shouted to everyone: "This is Yuan Shao's arrow! How hateful! He is afraid of General Polu's reputation, and he has come to this point.
!You don’t know yet, but six days ago, he ignored the overall situation and sent troops together with the traitor Liu Biao to jointly attack Yuzhou and Nanyang. I received an urgent order from the hussar and came here at starry night to ask for reinforcements. Who would have expected that I would come back last night?
As soon as we arrived in Xin'an, Polu was killed by him today!"
When all the generals heard this, they were all furious. Some even drew their swords and swore on the spot that they would cut Yuan Shao into pieces with a knife. But some people asked, what about the fight against Dong? Dong Zhuo's army is not far away now. I
How can we evacuate easily?
Chen Chong listened to the noise around him without saying a word. He just knelt down and looked at the body placed on the ground and wrapped in linen. At this time, Sun Jian's face lost its majesty and fortitude, and his pupils
Already dispersed, no one who looked at him would feel like they had been cut. His appearance was very peaceful.
Touching the linen, the black blood stains gathered on the linen, Chen Chong felt that all this was like a dream, his heart was empty, his mind was at a loss, it took a long time for a cramp to fill his consciousness, and tears could not help but well up. At this time, Qidu
Wei Wujing came over, held Chen Chong's hand, and said with tears: "Longshou, I know you are a good man who values friendship and loyalty. It's just a matter of today. What should we do? Should we go or stay?" p>
Wu Jing is Sun Jian's brother-in-law. After Sun Jian's death, he should be the one to make the decision. Now that he came to ask Chen Chong for his advice, many people were surprised. Someone immediately said: "Absurd! Don't the captains know? Chen Shijun last night
I was not on good terms with the general and had a long confrontation before having a night talk. After the general had a night talk with Chen Chong, he left the camp alone and was subsequently assassinated. Who said that Polu must have been killed by Yuan Shao? I think he is the murderer!" p>
After the man said what he said, several people from the night patrol came out to prove it. The army immediately became excited. Many people pulled out their knives and surrounded Chen Chong with cold eyes. When Wei Yan saw this, he quickly stood behind Chen Chong and drew his sword to face those people.
The thief shouted: "None of you dare to act rashly!" Even Wu Jing was at a loss.
At this time, Sun Jian's bodyguard came out to refute: "Don't be like this! Although there was a slight disagreement last night, the general later had a very happy talk with Prime Minister Long. I saw under the shadow of the lamp, the two of them were drinking and talking at night, and they were extremely happy.
It’s hard for brothers to be like this!”
At this time, everyone had different opinions. Everyone looked at Chen Chong, waiting for his explanation. Chen Chong silently picked up Sun Jian's body and turned to face everyone. He glanced around the generals, and finally turned his eyes to Yuan Si and his party. Yuan Si didn't
If Chen Chong dared to look at each other, he withdrew his gaze and finally said: "Withdraw the troops."
Everyone did not expect him to say this first, and then heard him say slowly: "The reason why I am here is that I oppose the withdrawal of troops. The success of Jingnan is very close, so I admonish Wentai and hope that he will continue to attack Dong.
All the food, grass and baggage in the army can be supplied by Bingzhou. Wen Tai couldn't make a decision and said he would give me an answer after he comes back. But after what happened today, people will die and the leaves will fall back to their roots. It is better to let Wen Tai's soul return to his hometown." p>
After saying that, he slowly moved forward. Everyone was frightened by his momentum and couldn't help but get out of the way. Chen Chong was able to get in front of Yuan Si and said to him: "Wentai's wife and children are now in Nanyang. I hope Zichang will take care of him."
.If anything happens to them, I, Chen Tingjian, will be shattered into pieces and I will avenge them!" He said these words through gritted teeth.
Seeing that Chen Chong's words were so sincere, all the Jing people did not dare to question them anymore. Instead, they came to Yuan Si one after another and asked him about the war in Guandong. After Yuan Si was threatened by Chen Chong's words, he did not dare to say anything for a while and could only say hastily,
We will wait until the military withdrawal meeting to discuss the details.
Chen Chong didn't say a word that day. Only when Chen Chong put down Sun Jian's body, Wei Yan followed Chen Chong and heard him gnashing his teeth in a low voice: "In a moment of negligence, I made a big mistake!"
A sleepless night.
The next day, the soldiers built a coffin for Sun Jian, filled the coffin with ice cubes, and placed the body inside. In front of the coffin, a military meeting on the withdrawal of troops began. The military meeting was chaired by Chen Chong. Chen Chong did not do anything else.
The plan was to do only two things. One was to ask them to wait for a day until the Central Army at Hangu Pass came to change defenses, and then they would slowly withdraw. The other was to send a letter directly to Dong Zhuo, hoping to negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo.<
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Let’s talk about Prime Minister Dong Zhuo. After offering sacrifices to heaven in Mianchi, they were making final preparations for the battle two days later. On the night of the 16th, they suddenly received this news. Dong Zhuo thought it was a trick. He asked the envoy why, and the envoy told the truth.
They told Dong Zhuo that Sun Jian was assassinated by Yuan Shao's men. They planned to return to Guandong to avenge their commander. They would withdraw their troops soon and hoped that Dong Zhuo would not pursue him.
In addition, the envoy also relayed Chen Chong's request, hoping that the Huangfu Song tribe who was besieging Dayang would retreat thirty miles and allow Liu Bei's tribe to return to Hedong. In exchange, he could exchange the tens of thousands of Liang captives who were being held in Luoyang.<
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Dong Zhuo was hesitant and still didn't dare to agree rashly. He first sent a scout to Xin'an to inquire about the situation. Early the next morning, the scout reported that everyone in Xin'an Camp was filial, and the whole army was in vain. Everyone was packing their luggage and luggage to see how they looked.
He really planned to return east. Only then did Dong Zhuo believe it. With joy in his heart, he reconvened the military meeting and asked his staff how to respond.
Everyone felt relieved when they heard that there was no need for a war. Chief Shi Liu Ai immediately suggested: "Now the thieves in Guandong are killing each other. Without spending a single soldier of our army, the thieves can be wiped out. Prime Minister, this is God's blessing."
Ah! As long as they are fighting hard, both sides will suffer, and the imperial court will reap the benefits and let these Jing people return eastward. Why not?"
All the generals in Dong Zhuo's army agreed. After a great ups and downs, there was a chance to win without a fight. No one wanted to bleed any more.
Dong Zhuo originally had this idea, but at this time, Jia Xu watched coldly for a long time. He stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister! You must not agree!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was surprised and all their eyes focused on Jia Xu. Dong Zhuo frowned and asked: "Wen He, what do you suggest?"
Jia Xu said calmly: "Prime Minister, the reason why we are in such a predicament is not due to other reasons. It is due to Sun Jian's martial arts and Chen Chong's plan. The other boys are just mediocre people and have done nothing in the end. Yuan Shao killed Sun Jian.
That's it. Now that Chen Chong is in danger and Liu Bei is trapped by me, it's a great opportunity for me to capture and kill him. Once I win, the power of the Prime Minister will increase to the world. No one can match it. How can I be afraid of being hurt for a moment?
, then let the tiger return to the mountain?"
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he lowered his head and waited for the Prime Minister's reply. The Prime Minister Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment and quickly replied to Jia Xu: "Wen He, it's not that I am afraid of war, but that the army is thinking about returning home. Our army has been fighting for a year and has suffered nearly
Half, even if the soldiers are forced to fight, there is no chance of victory. Haven't you heard that a wise man does not endanger the people to do something, and a benevolent man does not violate justice to gain merit."
He sighed again and said: "Don't cover up when you return to the army, and don't pursue the poor bandits." As a reply, he finally agreed to Chen Chong's peace request.
On February 19, Liu Bei's troops in Dayang received news from Chen Chong and Dong Zhuo at the same time. Although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to retreat north first. After nearly three months of fighting, no one thought that the war would end.
After this situation ended, when Liu Bei walked out of the gate of Dayang City, he said to Tian Yu who was accompanying him: "After today is over, I want to unify the world, but I don't know how long it will take to wait?"
At this time, a knight from the Huangfu Song tribe in the west came over and said he wanted to see Liu Bei. After Liu Bei agreed, the knight handed a letter to Liu Bei, claiming that it was the family letter of Cai Yong, the general of the Five Gentlemen, and hoped that he would deliver it to Bingzhou Mu.
Chen Chong.
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and accepted it for Chen Chong. He asked the knight, "How is General Huangfu? I heard that he was appointed by Dong Zhuo, and I thought it was a false rumor. Now that he is still in the court, it may not be easy.
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The knight was silent, and then said: "The chariot and the rider are still good. He asked me to send a message that in troubled times, the Han Dynasty is in decline and cannot help itself. You and Liu Jun should take care of each other."
After saying that, the knight left immediately. Looking at the man's back, Liu Bei suddenly couldn't help himself. He looked up to the sky and shouted, his shouting like a dragon's roar alarming the sergeants. In response to the looks cast by the soldiers around him, he said angrily:
"What a shame! The success failed. Next time I enter Guanzhong, I will never retreat!"