Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 386 The Han army is coming again!

In late June, the news that Cao Mengde of Jiangdong sent his eldest son Cao Ang to Luoyang had not yet reached Guanzhong.

However, the princes in Guanxi were in chaos. The Han army entered Guanzhong, which not only caused the armies of Ma Teng and Han Sui to break up and fight in Longyou area, but also made Zhang Meng, the prefect of Wuwei County at that time, prepare to launch a surprise attack on the bandit camp in Liangzhou at night under the pretext of entertaining three dukes and nine ministers.

In order to make the two thieves Li and Guo relax their vigilance, he often entertained them and other generals of Liangzhou, and then pretended to ask for the post of Governor of Liangzhou. He pretended to be drunk at the banquet and bluntly said that he was at odds with the Governor of Yongzhou, Handan Shang, and that this man wanted to murder the Grand Marshal, and was now captured and imprisoned by him.

In consideration of the fact that he opened the treasury and presented corn, beans, cloth, fine silk and money to the court and the emperor, could he be appointed as the Governor of Liangzhou to save him from being bullied by the merchants of Handan in Wuwei County?

Li Jue and Guo Si were given a banquet by Zhang Meng in the military camp, and Zhang Meng took out the beautiful maids and musicians kept in the mansion to entertain them warmly. He even gave them his two favorite concubines. These two girls were not only beautiful, but also quite similar to the Hu girls from the Western Regions, with fair and tender bodies and high noses. Such concubines must have been purchased at a high price in the Western Regions.

This undoubtedly made Li Jue and Guo Si, who were used to the flavor of Han women, feel a little itchy.

They almost couldn't help but study in detail the differences between the Western Regions Hu women and the Han women in front of Governor Zhang. Fortunately, the two of them still had some rationality. They smiled, raised the wine jar and drank the wine. They personally saw Zhang Meng off and dismissed the generals before they devoted themselves to finding out the truth.

The two men had originally planned to leave Wuwei County as soon as possible without stopping, but Governor Zhang was so flattering that he ordered people to bring in fine wine and meat, and brought in maids and dancers to entertain the generals of Liangzhou continuously.

When Li Jue asked the generals when the army would set out, he found that no one agreed. Seeing this situation, everyone was happy with it, so Li Jue simply postponed it for a few days.

Because they were fleeing in panic, especially after hearing that the Han army had captured Anyi County in Hedong in just one or two days, they were so frightened that they hurried to speed up their march. The Liangzhou generals abandoned many of the beautiful maids and concubines they had captured on the road.

Now that we have finally arrived in Wuwei County, we are treated to delicious food and drinks, and have dancers from the prefectural government to accompany us day and night. Who would want to set off in a hurry?

It would be better to stay for a few more days. Anyway, the Han army will not be able to catch up in a while.

In fact, not only the generals and captains of Liang Province thought so, even Li Jue and Guo Si did not want to leave so soon, because the newly married Hu Ji cried all day long and lost her appetite when she heard that she had to leave Wuwei County.

If it was a concubine they had already tired of, the two of them would certainly not care, but this was not the time when the novelty came, and they didn't even have time to feel sorry for Hu Ji, so how could they have the heart to blame her.

In addition, Zhang Meng was the son of Zhang Huan, the former ruler of Sanming in Liangzhou. Since he had been so flattering, they had to give him some face, which resulted in the departure time being delayed again and again.

What the two did not expect was that every day after Zhang Meng entertained everyone with a smile, when he returned, a tree would be chopped down in the residence of the Wuwei County Governor late at night.

Zhang Meng in the mansion was almost agape with his eyes wide open. He gnashed his teeth and chopped the tree with an axe. When he thought of his beloved concubine who was willing to sacrifice herself to kill the villain, he gnashed his teeth and was filled with hatred.

Only after chopping trees for two hours every night, he would not have the energy to draw his sword when he saw the two thieves Li and Guo the next day, and his tired appearance would make the thieves in Liangzhou relax their vigilance.

Then they waited for the soldiers from Wuwei, Xuanwei and Xiutu counties to rush to Guzang along the Changquan River in silence and completely defeat the Liangzhou bandits.

Zhang Meng calculated the time and found that it was almost time for him to give the order. He gnashed his teeth and shouted angrily, "Li and Guo, you two thieves, either you die or I die!"

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The next night, soldiers from Wuwei and other places divided into two groups, marched quietly with gags in their mouths, attacked the front and back of Liangzhou camp, and shouted loudly: "The King of Han's pursuit has reached Guzang City in Wuwei. You have no way to escape. Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who move will be killed!"

The shouts that came one after another woke up the Liangzhou bandits who had just fallen asleep. When they heard the shouting outside the camp and the arrows shot through the air by powerful crossbows, they were immediately frightened to the point of trembling with fear and their hair stood on end.

"The Han army is coming!"

"The Han army is coming from the front and back!" The Liangzhou soldiers on the lookout tower saw fires on the front and back of the camp, which could be seen from far away at night, and immediately shouted in panic and rang the warning bell.

The Liangzhou thieves reacted immediately and led their soldiers to defend against the enemy from the front and back. Then they hurriedly sent people to inform the other camps that the Han army had been chasing them from behind, and that Ma Teng, Han Sui and other thieves had broken their promise and had let the Han army go.

"Hurry up and tell the Grand Marshal and the General of the Cavalry to lead the army to help us. Otherwise, if we lose this place, we will be doomed!"

Li Xian, who had just been awakened by the sound, quickly found the scout cavalry and gave orders with an anxious look on his face.

He quickly asked the soldiers to put on armor and helmet for him, and then went out to command the soldiers.

If Li Jue and Guo Si had not come, once this place was breached, the Han army behind would have rushed over, especially the cavalry which would have come even faster.

If the whole army is defeated, how far can you run with the three dukes, nine ministers, the emperor and the empress in the chaos?

Without the imperial court issuing an edict, how could their Liangzhou army reach the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang and make the local governors willingly open their gates to welcome them and open their treasuries to provide food and money.

I'm afraid they will be pounced upon by the governors and county magistrates of the various counties in Liangzhou, who will skin them alive and eat their flesh? !

Li Xian thought in horror.

The more afraid you are of something at this moment, the more likely you are to regard some objects as unspeakable horrors.

"Swish..."

Just at that time, a strong wind blew through the mountains and forests, making bursts of rapid whistling sounds.

Some of the Liangzhou bandits, who were already panicking, mistook the movement of cavalry and ran around in panic, shouting in fear: "Cavalry! It's the Tiger Cavalry! The Han cavalry is really chasing us."

As they said this, they ran away, completely ignoring the orders from the sergeants and squad leaders. Dozens of people shouted and screamed, causing the entire military camp to fall into complete chaos. Everyone was afraid of swords and arrows.

The Liangzhou bandits were extremely frightened. When they heard the sound of grass and wind, they thought that the Han army had arrived, so they all fled from the side camp.

The soldiers of Wuwei County, who had succeeded in the surprise attack, were stunned at first, but after they came to their senses, they immediately mustered up their energy, rolled up their fists and bare their sleeves, holding weapons and powerful crossbows, pretending to be Han soldiers under the command of the King of Han, and excitedly chased after the Liangzhou bandits.

"Kill! Encircle them from all sides, front and back. Don't let the Liangzhou thieves escape!"

"Don't let the Liangzhou thieves who are causing trouble for the imperial court escape!"

Hearing the endless shouting from behind, the soldiers of Li Jue and Guo Si ran even faster, dropping their weapons and armor one after another, just to conserve their strength and run faster and farther.

Some soldiers even threw money and valuables on the ground while fleeing, trying to get the Han army to stop and pick them up.

Seeing that the rout of the entire camp was unstoppable, Li Xian had no choice but to abandon his soldiers and flee with more than 30 cavalrymen.

Hurry up and report this urgent matter to the Grand Marshal and the General of Cavalry.

(End of this chapter)