Prince Ning wants them to die! How is that possible if they persist for an hour? Furthermore, even if they try their best to block Liu Xiujun for an hour, when their own ship comes over, they may not have a chance to get on board!
Seeing that the four of them were standing still, Liu Fang raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "What are you waiting for? Didn't you hear my king's order clearly?"
Wang Guan said in a trembling voice: "King Ning, our army has been defeated in this battle. Even... even if the gods descend to earth, they... can't withstand the enemy's army for an hour!"
When Liu Fang heard this, he flew into a rage. Without thinking, he swung his sword. There was a snap in his ear, and the sword struck Wang Guan hard on the cheek.
If there was no urgent need for help right now, Liu Fang would not have used the blade of his sword to beat Wang Guan, but would have directly slashed him with the edge of his sword.
Wang Guan was beaten so hard that he staggered sideways and almost fell to the ground. Looking at his cheeks again, they were red and swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the bulge was so high.
Liu Fang glared at Wang Guan angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "If you dare to disturb the morale of the army again, I will kill you!" As he spoke, he raised his sword, pointed it at Ma Zhong, Zhang Jun and Wang Chang, and asked: "You also
Do you want to disobey me?"
Ma Zhong, Zhang Jun, and Wang Chang all had cold sweat on their foreheads. Acting under orders is death, and acting without orders is death. Today, it seems that they can't survive no matter what. Ma Zhong knelt down on the ground with a thud, bursting into tears and choking.
He said: "Prince Ning, there are elders in our family and younger ones..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Fang was so angry that he kicked Ma Zhong in the chest, knocking the latter onto his back.
Ma Zhong was struggling to get up from the ground when Liu Fang stepped on his chest, put the sword edge against his neck, and said in a solemn voice: "You greedy rat who is afraid of death! Do you also want to imitate Dongli and show his strength to Ma Zhong?"
Liu Xiu surrenders?"
"Prince Ning, we can no longer fight this battle..." Either way, Ma Zhong was determined to risk his life. He said in a trembling voice: "The lives and deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers are all decided by Prince Ning."
In the meantime, Prince Ning...Prince Ning, please take us to surrender..."
"I want your life now!" Liu Fang was so angry that he roared angrily, raised his sword, and slashed fiercely.
Pfft! With a muffled sound, Liu Fang's sword hovered in the air, and his body froze in place as if someone had tapped his acupuncture points.
He first scanned the people around him and saw horrified expressions on their faces. He slowly lowered his head and saw the tip of a sword coming out of his chest.
He suddenly opened his eyes wide and slowly turned around, only to see that the person standing behind him was Wang Guan. Wang Guan's hand was still holding the hilt of the sword tremblingly, and the sword edge had penetrated his body.
"You...you are so brave..." Before Liu Fang could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground. Wang Guan was shaken and subconsciously let go of the hilt of his sword. Liu Fang fell to the ground with the sword stuck in his body.
He was twitching constantly on the ground, exhaling too much and inhaling too little, and he looked like he was going to die.
Wang Guan took a step back with a pale face, and said sharply to the people around him: "If... if I don't kill him, we... we will all die, and none of us will survive today..."
People who originally glared at Wang Guan lowered their heads. Although it was difficult to accept it, they had to admit that what Wang Guan said was the truth.
In today's battle, our side has no chance of winning. If we continue to fight, they will be killed by Liu Xiujun without waiting for the ships to dock.
Ma Zhong got up from the ground, walked over to Liu Fang and took a look. The latter's body was already motionless. He was lying on his side on the ground, his eyes were wide open, but there was no spirit in them, and only ashes were left.
He swallowed, grabbed the hilt of the sword, and pulled the sword out of Liu Fang's body with force.
Then, he walked up to Wang Guan, looked at Wang Guan, then looked at the people around him, and said seriously: "General Wang is right, our army has no chance of winning today's battle. If the battle continues, we... we will all
Gotta die here!"
Everyone present, no one is a fool, of course they understand that Wang Guan killed Liu Fang, which is equivalent to saving them, but things are not that simple...
Ma Zhong glanced at everyone again, raised his hand and patted Wang Guan on the shoulder, saying: "General Wang killed King Ning as a righteous act. You saved us all this time!"
Wang Guan's heart felt hot and his eyes were red. He choked and said, "If I hadn't been forced to do so, I...I wouldn't have done this...this..."
Ma Zhong patted his shoulder again and nodded in understanding. Then, he said quietly: "General Wang, just be a good person and do your best to the end. Send him home!"
"Ah?" Wang Guan didn't understand what Ma Zhong meant and looked at him in surprise.
Without any warning, Ma Zhong's wrist suddenly flipped over. He originally held the sword upside down but now held it upright. Then he thrust his arm forward and heard a pop sound. The sword edge pierced Wang Guan's abdomen.
His back was poked out.
No one expected that Ma Zhong unexpectedly killed Wang Guan.
Everyone present was stunned. Wang Guan also showed an expression of disbelief, opened his mouth wide, looked at Ma Zhong in front of him, and said intermittently: "You... you are..."
"General Wang, our family members are all in Suiyang. King Ning is dead. If we surrender to Liu Xiu, our family members may not survive. Only if you die and bear the responsibility of assassinating King Ning can our family members survive."
live!"
Ma Zhong's words made Wang Guan's body tremble suddenly, and he finally understood why Ma Zhong suddenly killed him.
He still wanted to speak, but he no longer had the strength to speak. Ma Zhong suddenly pulled out the sword that had penetrated Wang Guan's abdomen. Wang Guan took two steps back and fell straight on his back.
Ma Zhong glanced at the corpse on the ground, threw the sword in his hand directly to Wang Guan, and said word by word to everyone around him: "Unless King Ning dies, we will not survive. If Wang Guan who killed King Ning does not die, we will not survive."
My family will not survive.”
The surprise and horror on everyone's faces gradually disappeared, replaced by callousness and numbness. No one stood up to avenge Liu Fang or Wang Guan, and no one stood up to accuse Ma Zhong of doing something wrong. People's silence was tantamount to
I acquiesced to Ma Zhong's words.
In fact, it is exactly what Ma Zhong said.
King Ning is your Majesty's biological brother. If King Ning is killed, if no one is responsible for this matter, then every one of their family members left in Suiyang will not be able to escape, and they will all be buried with King Ning.
Now that Ma Zhong killed Wang Guan, he avenged the murdered King Ning. After the emperor learned about this, even if he was sad, he would not vent his anger on their family members again.
Zhang Jun and Wang Chang looked at each other, bowed their hands to Ma Zhong, and said, "General Ma, please accept my respects for saving my family from the fire and water!"
Seeing this, everyone around them also bowed their hands and saluted, and said in unison: "General Ma, please accept my greetings!"
The person who killed Liu Fang and saved them was Wang Guan, and Ma Zhong was the murderer of Wang Guan. But at this time, everyone was thanking Ma Zhong. This is human nature, selfishness, greed, and prudent self-preservation.
With Liu Fang being killed, Liu Yongjun's soldiers no longer resisted the Han army and surrendered one after another. The Battle of Liyang Ferry came to an end.
In this battle, Liu Xiujun achieved a complete victory, wiping out 80,000 Liu Yongjun. Liu Yong's younger brother, King Ning Liu Fang, also died at Liyang Ferry.
The complete victory in this battle can be said to be the heaviest blow to Liu Yong's power. It greatly damaged Liu Yong's vitality and greatly damaged Liu Yong's morale.
It was also after the Battle of Liyang that the battle between Liu Yong and Liu Xiu for the Emperor of the Han Dynasty began to fall into a comprehensive disadvantage.
Liu Xiu won a great victory in the Battle of Liyang Ferry and did not stop there. He and Yao Qi commanded their own soldiers to cross the river by boat and attack Baimajin on the other side.
Dongli, who had surrendered to Liu Xiu, was the commander-in-chief of Baimajin. The garrison of Baimajin all followed Dongli.
With the help of Dongli, Liu Xiujun took Baimajin without any effort. In addition, the remnants of Liu Yong's army of 20,000 who stayed on the south bank of the Yellow River were also defeated by Liu Xiujun. Most of the soldiers surrendered.
If before the Battle of Liyang, Liu Xiu's forces and Liu Yong's forces were still evenly matched, then after the Battle of Liyang, the balance of victory had completely tilted towards Liu Xiu's side.
Liu Yong's plan to capture Wei County failed completely. Not only did he lose a hundred thousand troops, he also lost his own brother and right-hand man Liu Fang. What's more terrible, a hundred thousand Han troops led by Gai Yan marched straight in.
, arrived at Suiyang, and marched to the city.
The Suiyang court headed by Liu Yong immediately fell into a precarious situation.
After the Battle of Liyang, Liu Xiu left the remaining matters to Yao Qi to handle, and he himself returned to the court with his two wives, the Yulin Guards, the capital army, and the squadron.
Liu Xiu's personal expedition was of great significance. It not only quelled the rebellion of the Five Military Schools in Wei County, but also shattered Liu Yong's secret plan to seize Wei County.
He even used a trick to eliminate Liu Yong's 100,000-strong army. While stabilizing the rear, he also greatly weakened Liu Yong's strength. It can be said that this expedition achieved multiple strategic significances.
From then on, Liu Yong's Suiyang court could no longer pose a direct threat to Liu Xiu's Luoyang court.
Luoyang, Royal Palace.yyls
As soon as Liu Xiu returned to Luoyang, he heard about Jing Dan's illness.
Previously, Jingdan led Zhu, Wang Liang, Ji Zun, and Zang Gong to attack Hongnong. Now that the war in Hongnong is over, our side has controlled the entire territory of Hongnong, and Jingdan and others have returned in triumph.
Hearing Zhang Kun say that Jing Dan fell ill, Liu Xiu asked with concern: "What kind of illness does Sun Qing suffer from? Is it serious? Has the imperial doctor visited him?"
Among Liu Xiu's ministers, Jing Dan was considered older. Liu Xiu respected and relied on Jing Dan.
Jing Dan was originally the chief historian of Shanggu County. He, Geng, Kou Xun, Wu Han, Wang Liang and other people who followed Liu Xiu made great contributions to Liu Xiu's pacification of Hebei.
Zhang Kun said cautiously: "The imperial doctor has already been there! The imperial doctor said that the general is old and overworked, and needs to rest peacefully in order to regain his health!"
"Oh!" Liu Xiu first responded softly, then frowned and said, "I'm still worried. I have to go and see for myself."
Since he established his capital in Luoyang, he has lost several generals, first Liu Zhi, then Wan, and now Jing Dan is ill again, Liu Xiu is really worried.
Liu Xiu changed his clothes and was about to go to the Hussar General's Mansion in person. Zhang Kun came in to report that the queen asked to see him. Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment and said, "Please."
Guo Shengtong came in from outside, saluted Liu Xiufu and said, "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong with Shengtong?"
Guo Shengtong said: "I heard that Your Majesty is going to visit General Jing."
"Yes!" Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Sun Qing is ill and has not been to court for many days. The imperial doctor said that there is nothing serious, but I still don't feel reassured."
Guo Shengtong said seriously: "I, my concubine, go with your majesty!"
Seeing Liu Xiu looking at her in confusion, she nodded and said, "When I went to war with Your Majesty, the old general took great care of me. Now that the old general is sick, I feel uneasy." At this point, I feel uneasy.
, her eyes were red.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu raised his hand and gently stroked Guo Shengtong's cheek. Liu Xiu himself was a very affectionate person, and his queen could show such a side of affection and righteousness. This was something he was very happy to see, and felt very happy about it.
