In front of you is Jiuzhizaka, and after passing it, there is a big river.
As long as you can cross the river, it's safe.
Liu Bei couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. He immediately whipped up his whip and walked away quickly.
But sometimes, the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes. The reason why Jiuzheban is called Jiuzheban is because the terrain is rugged and the road has nine twists and turns. Liu Bei was only in a hurry, but did not pay attention to the terrain. After running for a while,
The horse suddenly neighed loudly, stumbled, and fell to his knees on the ground. Liu Bei, who was on horseback, was unprepared. He fell off the horse and fell hard to the ground.
If it had been before, Liu Bei would definitely not have been thrown.
But now, he has a lot of fat on his belly, and he is no longer what he looked like when he was fighting in the north and south.
I was so dizzy that I couldn't react for a while.
"Lord, are you okay?"
Lu Ji was shocked and turned pale. He quickly dismounted his horse and ran to Liu Bei.
The leg is broken!
At this moment, Liu Bei's leg was broken.
In the distance, the sound of horse hoofs could be heard. It seemed that Cao Peng had already dealt with Zhang Fei, and he and Zhao Yuyun met up to pursue him.
"Go quickly."
Liu Bei did not dare to delay. He gritted his teeth and struggled to get up.
It's just that one of his legs was broken, and it was impossible to ride a horse again. Lu Ji thought for a moment, led his horse over, and turned over. Then someone helped Liu Bei onto the horse and tied the two together with a big belt.
"Lord, hold me tight, general, let's go."
Liu Bei was immediately moved!
He was moved to tears by Lu Ji's loyalty.
"If he can come back to life one day, he will not be unkind to his kindness."
"Lord, don't talk about this now. Let's kill him first and then talk about it."
After saying that, Lu Ji picked up his spear and urged the horse to go.
There were still more than 300 white men advancing with them. After the group rushed out of Jiuzhi Saka, it was already dawn.
In the distance, the river was surging and sounds could be heard.
In the morning mist, a small bridge casts a longing shadow.
Lu Ji was riding the horse, and suddenly he lifted the reins and said, "Hey!"
"Zishan, why don't you leave?"
"There's an ambush!"
Lu Ji's face was ashen, and he raised his gun high, signaling Bai Qian to be on alert.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the wooden bridge. A horse slowly walked out of the thick fog, getting closer and closer.
"Liu Xuande, I am here and waiting for you!"
"who!"
Liu Bei was sitting behind Lu Ji, but he couldn't see the scene in front of him, so he shouted loudly.
"A certain Huang Hansheng, under the orders of the general, has been waiting for you for a long time... Big-eared thief, why don't you offer your head so that I can get a piece of merit?"
While he was talking, the man suddenly jumped up on his horse.
Getting closer and closer, Lu Ji finally saw the appearance of the person coming clearly. He saw that he had a golden helmet and golden armor, a bright head and white hair, but he was energetic. In his hand was a big knife, and in the horseback pocket was a magic arm bow hanging sideways. It was Huang Zhong.
Huang Hansheng.
Lu Ji was shocked!
He knows that Huang Zhong is powerful...
When he was in Jingnan, Liu Pan had a good relationship with Lu Ji and once said to him: "If the old soldier is still here, how can he make the little thieves rampant?"
The old soldier Liu Pan mentioned was Huang Zhong.
Cao Peng killed Guan Yu in Xiajun, and Liu Bei's army became unstable.
Lu Ji then asked: "How does the old soldier compare with the second general and the third general?"
Liu Pan thought for a moment and then replied: "If the old soldier is ten years younger, the two generals may not be able to win."
What Liu Pan said was for Liu Bei's sake.
The underlying meaning is that Huang Zhong has gained a lot more than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he can probably be tied with the two. But if he is ten years younger, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will definitely not be Huang Zhong's opponent.
From then on, Lu Ji remembered Huang Zhong's name.
"Stop him!"
Lu Ji shouted loudly.
Behind him, the white zodiac soldiers held weapons and swarmed forward. These white zodiac soldiers had been with Liu Bei for many years and were considered loyal. Fortunately, Chen arrived at Fuling Pass without bringing any white zodiac soldiers with him this time, otherwise Liu Bei would have been alone at this time.
Facing more than 300 white soldiers, Huang Zhong sneered.
He waved his sword to meet him, and at the same time, a group of men and horses shot out from the other side of the bridge. It was Cao Peng's white camel. The two men and horses were killed together in an instant. Lu Ji did not dare to fight against Huang Zhong, and the prancing horse twisted
With a gun, he killed several people in a row.
"My lord, don't panic, I will protect you from the encirclement."
Lu Ji comforted Liu Bei while killing the enemy.
At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from behind. Four young generals, Sun Shao, Deng Ai, Zhang Hu, and Xu Gai, were chasing after them. Seeing this, Lu Ji knew that the situation was over. He immediately shouted and pulled the horse aside.
Walk.
Huang Zhong swung his sword and chopped down the three white men in front of him to the ground. When he saw Lu Ji was about to leave, he shouted loudly: "Shizai, Bowen, don't leave that big-eared thief... Behind the man with the black horse and spear is
Liu Bei."
Deng Ai and the others had just caught up and were ready to join the battle group.
Hearing Huang Zhong's cry, he hurriedly raised his eyes and saw Lu Ji riding a pair of men, just breaking out of the encirclement and escaping into the distance.
Deng Ai suddenly became anxious!
He knew very well what his uncle wanted.
Cao Peng often told him that the chaos in the world was caused by many careerists. If it weren't for Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the world would have been unified long ago, and the people would be happy. This time during the expedition to Xichuan, Cao Peng had made up his mind to kill Liu Bei. Seeing Liu Bei in front of him
, how could Deng Ai let him escape? He immediately urged his mount and chased after him.
"Bowen, fight with me."
Sun Shao responded quickly, one on the left and the other on the right, two big guns flying, and they rushed out of a bloody path. Zhang Hu and Xu Gai were about to follow, but they were stopped by the white soldiers desperately. Seeing the three cavalry getting further and further away, the two
The man was also furious. So Ge raised his sword and spear and charged wildly among the rebellious army, killing the white men until their blood flowed into rivers.
It has to be said that these white men are like fanatical believers who have been brainwashed.
Of the more than 300 people, no one surrendered and they fought to the end.
Huang Zhong was fierce and brave, and Zhang Hu and Xu Gai were also very strong. Together with the eight hundred white camel soldiers, they were a strong force... but they were blocked by the white men. When the last white men soldier died in battle, Liu Bei had disappeared.
"General Huang, what should we do?"
Huang Zhong thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said: "Young Master handed over Jiuzhi Saka to me in order to eradicate Liu Bei. You two are here to clean up the battlefield, and I will lead the white camel to continue the pursuit. I will not return until I kill Liu Bei."
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"I am willing to go with the old general."
After the three people discussed it, they immediately chased Lu Ji in the direction where he fled.
At the same time, Lu Ji and Liu Bei rode away in the misty morning light. But no matter how they ran, the sound of horse hoofbeats behind them got closer and closer. Lu Ji glanced back secretly, and saw Deng Ai, Sun Shao, and Deng Ai.
In hot pursuit.
But it won't work if it goes on like this.
How could a horse and two men outrun Deng Ai, Sun Shao and others?
Lu Ji's mount is not bad, but how can it compare with Deng Aisun Shao's horse?
The war horses of those two people were all horse kings purchased from the Western Regions at a high price by Cao Peng through Hexi County. Although they were not as good as Cao Peng's own ligers, they were still rare and hard-to-find horses.
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It was already faster than Lu Ji's mount, but Lu Ji's assassin, with a man behind him, couldn't even compare to Deng Aisun Shao.
After a series of bloody battles and a broken leg, Liu Bei was exhausted and lay on Lu Ji's back in a daze.
Liu Bei is finished!
Lu Ji thought to himself: Guan Yu is dead, Zhang Fei is dead, and Chen Dao, Zhuge Liang surrendered, and the prisoners were captured. Now that Xichuan has returned to the Cao family, there is only Jiangdong in the world, and they can still survive.
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Liu Bei has become a lost dog. How easy is it to make a comeback?
I don’t have much to do with him, so being able to accompany him until now is considered as my utmost benevolence. Why bother to be with him again knowing that he will die? It’s better to take advantage of this opportunity... As long as Liu Bei dies, Cao Jun will no longer pursue him. I, Central Plains,
I can't go back, but with my ability, I'm not afraid of not being able to find a place to stay.
If I go into the mountains and become a happy mountain king, wouldn't it be better than living under someone else's roof?
Lu Ji thought of this and suddenly made up his mind.
Seeing that Liu Bei was still in a daze, he hung up his big gun, quietly pulled out a short blade from under his ribs, and cut off the belt around his waist. Then, Lu Ji suddenly turned around on his horse, stabbed Liu Bei in the chest with a backhand knife.
At the same time, he bumped his shoulder and knocked Liu Bei off his horse.
"My lord, it's not because Ta Hui Ji is unfaithful. It is really difficult for the two of them to escape on one ride. My lord is benevolent and righteous, so he blocks Ta Hui Ji. This can be regarded as repaying the friendship of Ta Hui Ji who has sacrificed his life for his lord all these years..."
Lu Ji roared, knocked Liu Bei off his horse, and galloped away.
The war horse felt a sudden lightness on its body, and naturally became energetic and ran very fast. But when Liu Bei was hit in the chest by Lu Ji's knife and fell off the horse, he suddenly became sober.
Tatar, Taji, Tatar...
Liu Bei suddenly smiled bitterly.
I have forgotten that this Lu Ji is a barbarian, a ruthless and unjust wolf cub.
When he saw that Lu Bu was in bad condition, he even ignored the kindness he had given him in raising him for more than ten years, abandoned Lu Bu and went to Liu Bei. Unfortunately, Liu Bei forgot this, and ended up with the same fate as Lu Bu.
However, Lu Bu is stronger than Gu, at least he died fighting hard.
Rangu died at the hands of a villain, which is hateful and annoying...
The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, then stopped suddenly.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei heard the sound of someone dismounting, his footsteps stopped in front of him, and two teenagers appeared in his sight.
"Is he Liu Bei?"
"It should be... didn't that guy just call 'Lord'? Who else could it be besides Liu Bei?"
Liu Bei felt aggrieved for a while, and suddenly summoned up all his strength and shouted loudly: "I am Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan and the current imperial uncle of the Han Dynasty. You can take my head, but don't humiliate me!"
After that, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and a generation of heroes died with hatred.
It was just his roar that startled Deng Ai and Sun Shao.
The two of them jumped up quickly, avoiding the mouthful of blood that Liu Bei gave him before he died. Deng Ai and Sun Shao looked at each other, and after a while, they looked at each other and smiled. This guy was Liu Bei... Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was dead!
"Bowen, we have made a contribution!"
Sun Shao's head lit up like a chicken pecking at rice, "This Xichuan's first skill is ours... Should we take his head and go back, or take his body away? But this guy was quite impressive just now."
, so he left his body intact and went back to explain to his father. By the way, what should we do with the man who escaped just now?"
Deng Ai scratched his head, thought for a moment and said: "The fish that slipped through the net are nothing to worry about.
Liu Bei is already dead, so I guess that guy can't make any noise. Go back and tell your uncle about it, and then let him make the decision. It's enough for us to just take Liu Bei's body back, and let the rest go for now."
Sun Shao immediately agreed, and the two stepped forward, struggled to lift Liu Bei's body onto a horse, and then walked back.
The morning sun is rising!
The sun is extremely warm, shining on the earth and making people warm.
A group of troops came from a distance, led by the old general, none other than Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng...
In mid-autumn of the 16th year of Jian'an, Chengdu was defeated and Liu Bei died in battle!
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A heavy snowfall hit, instantly turning the world white.
Guo Jia sat in the hall, subconsciously tightened his tight-fitting robe, then picked up two pieces of hot coals with the tongs and threw them into the brazier.
There is an iron frame set up on the brazier.
There is a pottery basin on top, with a jug of wine lying inside.
The water is hot and the wine is warming.
Guo Jia took out the wine bottle, poured a glass, leaned back on the big chair, closed his eyes and rested, describing himself as quite comfortable.
On the side, Xun Yu remained silent and looked at the scroll in his hand.
But it was obvious that he was a little absent-minded. Because he took down the book, but he didn't notice it at all.
"Wen Ruo, are you still hesitating?"
"ah?"
Outside the hall, heavy snowflakes were flying, creating a spectacular snow scene.
Guo Jia poured a glass of wine for Xun Yu and stared at Xun Yu with a pair of starry eyes. "Wen Ruo, don't lie to me. Can't you see what the king's behavior in this paragraph means? Wen Ruo, can't you give up on Xu?"
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"I……"
"If this is true, I advise Wen Ruo to resign immediately."
Xun Yu lowered his head but did not answer.
He stretched out his hand and turned the wine glass. He was in a daze.
"Once a great event is accomplished, Wen Ruo and you will not be allowed to be half-hearted. If you are unwilling to leave, please resign and leave now. I will protect your Xun family in front of the king for three generations. What's more, there are Ah Fu and others here, you
There’s no need to worry. But if you stay, don’t hesitate any longer, otherwise your life will be in danger.”
Xun Yu sighed quietly.
"Your Majesty, is this really what you want?"
Guo Jia said softly: "No one expected that the war in Xichuan would be so fast... But think about it, in the eighth year of Jian'an, when Ah Fu first became the governor of Hexi, he began to attack Xichuan. Who could have imagined that at that time?
, in just eight years, could such a situation have happened? Now, in the sixteenth year of Jian'an, the unification of the world is in sight. In these eight years, the king pacified the north, expanded the territory and conquered Jingnan, and achieved great results.
Under such a situation, do you think Xu Du still has any meaning in existence?"
Xun Yu suddenly fell silent!
"Afu did a great job in Xichuan this time.
No one expected that after eight years of conquering Xichuan, he would lose his first victory to Ziwen... After this battle, no one could stop Prince Zhang from ascending to the throne. But Prince Zhang still had a big problem.
, it means that he is not ruthless enough and too generous. To put it bluntly, the king is doing this to open the way for Prince Zhang.
If Prince Pi was still alive, your Majesty might not have to do this...
However, if the form is not as good as that of a human being, and the king's body is getting worse every day, all obstacles will surely be cleared for Prince Zhang."
"Xu Du, just the first one."
Xun Yu smiled bitterly.
Suddenly, his expression changed, "Could it be that Ah Fu will be an obstacle?"
Guo Jia was silent for a long time and said softly: "Whether Ah Fu will become an obstacle depends on his own choice...
I believe that the king has designed a test for him. If he can pass it, he will become the most reliable and even the most trustworthy person around Crown Prince Zhang. But if he cannot... his life is in danger."
Xun Yu was silent!
Outside the hall, the strong wind carried heavy snow, raging across the sky.
The whole world became hazy in the white snow, seemingly blurry and abnormal.
Xun Yu stood up and walked to the door.
He quietly looked at the heavy snowfall outside, but he was thinking in his heart: I wonder if Ah Fu can withstand the test this time?
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At the end of the 16th year of Jian'an, the ministers of the DPRK and China, headed by Hua Xin, Dong Zhao, Man Chong and others, together with more than a hundred people from various states and prefectures, jointly signed a letter to persuade the Han Emperor to abdicate and give up the throne to Cao Cao.
Unable to help but do so, the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, as well as the tribes in Jingnan, and even the overseas Han Kingdom of the Lu family, also submitted their credentials, stating that they only respect Cao Wei and not the Han Dynasty. Liu Xie was unwilling to bow his head, but the situation was over.
, he had no soldiers, no generals, and no confidants, so he finally had to agree to the Zen position.
In the first month of the seventeenth year of Jian'an, Liu Xie officially announced that he would hand over the jade seal and abdicate the throne.
After Cao Cao made three concessions, he finally agreed and expressed his acceptance.
On the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month, Cao Cao ascended the altar to receive Zen. He changed the country's name to Wei and Yuan Xinglong, in the hope that Cao Wei would prosper.
Later, Cao Cao established his capital in Chang'an.
Coincidentally, just when Cao Cao was establishing the capital, the first phase of the Chang'an City project had been completed, and there was a hint of great prosperity.
Later, Cao Cao established Luoyang as the eastern capital, and also established Qiao County and Nanyang as the accompanying capitals.
In March of the first year of Xinglong, Cao Cao moved his capital to Chang'an.
The Han emperor who abdicated was canonized as Duke of Shanyang, and then all officials were ennobled, and the whole world celebrated.
On the day Cao Cao took control of Chang'an, he flew to Chengdu with an edict: Cao Peng, the general who conquered the west, was appointed as the general of the Hussars. After seeing the edict, he set off immediately and returned to Chang'an to accept the canonization without delay!