The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 80: I, avoid his edge? (Available tomorrow)

……

"Military intelligence has been discovered at the front line!"

"In the direction of Chencang, Ma Teng and Han Sui really only sent out a decoy force! Their real main force has already bypassed Xiaoguan and rushed into Guanzhong along Liupan Mountain!"

"There is accurate news - Jingyuan was conquered three days ago!"

"Two days ago, Huating was conquered!"

"One day ago, Thousand Suns broke!"

"In half a day at most, Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops will be able to bypass Chencang and pass through Mei County!"

The opponent's speed was even faster than Liu Xie had imagined.

After entering Meiwu, Liu Xie thought he could take a short rest and recuperate.

However, after receiving information from Liu Xie, Niu Fu, who had set out early last night, did not choose to cross the river, but still sent scouts in the direction of Xiaoguan.

The truth is worse than anyone expected.

Ma Teng and Han Sui had now broken through the defense line and entered Guanzhong.

"So, the defense of Meiwu was completely handed over to Zixun (Gao Shun's courtesy name)." (Note 1)

Zhang Liao is good at attacking, especially cavalry combat, so close combat is one of Zhang Liao's weaknesses.

Fortunately, Zhang Liao had a colleague who could make up for his shortcomings.

Behind Gao Shun stood more than a hundred soldiers wearing heavy armor, holding large shields and hooks, ready to take orders at any time.

These one hundred soldiers were the ones that Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo used to fight against each other in the North Palace in the past.

Previously, Liu Xie had suggested to Dong Zhuo that he form a trap camp suitable for fighting in passes and mountains, and he gave the trap camp to Gao Shun to lead.

Although due to various issues later on, the Xianzhen Camp did not show its true style in the chess game, this did not prevent Liu Xie from confidently handing over the defense of Meiwu to Gao Shun.

"The last general takes command!"

Gao Shun did not expect that his "first test" would be "actual combat".

But combined with Meiwu’s own defensive fortifications, Gao Shun is confident that he can hold this place!
"Okay, then raise the dragon banner and tell the enemy on the other side—"

"I am right here!"

The other side.

Approaching cavalry.

Just as the Han army had already discovered their whereabouts.

They also found traces of the south bank of the Wei River.

"You said that the Han Dynasty's dragon flag was raised in Meiwu?"

Both Ma Teng and Han Sui were Han officials on the border before.

Although they had attacked the governor of the Han Dynasty and even invaded the Three Auxiliary Regions, they were still a little scared when they heard the Han Dynasty's dragon flag rising in front of them.

"Wen Yue (Han Sui's courtesy name), what should I do?"

"What else can we do? Our purpose in coming to Guanzhong is for the emperor, so we must break through the pass and capture it!"

Ma Teng hesitated: "Why do we need to attack the emperor? We have already entered Guanzhong, so why not just go straight to Chang'an? Isn't it the same this way?"

Han Sui was almost laughed at by Ma Teng.

"If we can't get the emperor, why are we coming to Guanzhong?"

"Shisun Rui came to us personally this time, asking us to send troops to kill Dong Zhuo and clear the court. Although this may seem like stirring up trouble, it is indeed the best opportunity for us!"

"Once we capture the emperor, we will be able to seize the power of the court and become the next Dong Zhuo!"

"On the other hand, what's the use of Chang'an? Even if we get in, what can we loot? Even if we loot something, can we really bring it back to Longyou?"

Han Sui was very disappointed: "Dong Zhuo was only transferred away, but he is not dead!" "If we cannot capture the emperor, what does it matter if Chang'an is captured? Dong Zhuo can still lead his army back! By then, can our forces resist Dong Zhuo's fierce army?"

"Your only plan now is to hold the emperor hostage, so that you can accomplish your great cause!"

Han Sui was older than Ma Teng. He had been to Luoyang and met He Jin. His knowledge and character were far superior to Ma Teng's.

He understood that at times like this, the winners would be the kings and the losers would be the bandits!

He and Ma Teng were not like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were far away in Guandong and could not be defeated by Dong Zhuo.

They are in Longyou!

If this fails, Dong Zhuo's future revenge will be fatal to them!

"Does the emperor think that we can't do anything to him just because he's hiding in a fortress?"

Han Sui's vicious side was revealed.

"All soldiers, dismount! Prepare your weapons! At worst, we can kill all of them here! As long as we get the emperor, everything will be worth it!"

Seeing this, Ma Teng also put away his indecisiveness.

"In this case, we should attack Meiwu together with Brother Wen Yue!"

The whip was raised heavily.

The Qiang cavalry behind the two men had ferocious faces and charged towards Meiwu.

Most of the soldiers under their command were Qiang people.

Although the Qiang people are short in stature, they are much more ferocious than ordinary Han soldiers!
Many of them still wield bone knives and bone hammers as weapons.

Compared with the Han soldiers, they didn't care what the dragon flag flying over Meiwu meant.

They only knew that if they captured Meiwu, they would be able to get the treasures inside and play with the women inside!

Gao Shun, who was supervising the battle on the wall of Meiwu, saw how fierce these Qiang soldiers were, so he came to Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, please move to the interior of the fortress and avoid being hurt!"

At this moment, Liu Xie also heard the howling of the Qiang people.

This did not make him afraid. Instead, he looked outside and examined the group of foreigners running outside with the eyes of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

"I want to avoid his sharp edge?"

Liu Xie found it funny.

"Since ancient times, there has never been a prince of the Xia Dynasty who avoided foreign races!"

"When the Quanrong attacked Haojing in the past, even an emperor like King You of Zhou did not choose to flee, but died at the foot of Mount Li!"

"Zixun, don't you think that I am not as good as Ji Gongyan?"

Liu Xie brought a stool and sat directly on the top of the city wall.

"Come here, put on my armor and prepare my sword!"

"Inform the people in the city that the head of the Han emperor is here. Anyone who wants to take it... let them come to me on their own!"

------

Note 1:

It was time to choose a courtesy name. Like Niu Fu, Gao Shun's courtesy name was not recorded in history books, so he could only choose one himself.

First of all, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xi wrote a book called "Shi Ming", in which he explained the word "Shun" as "Xun Ye".

Considering that Liu Xi and Gao Shun lived in basically the same era, the meanings of the characters are probably similar.

Later, I remembered that I had read "Taiping Huanyu Ji" before, and there seemed to be a person named Qiao Shun in it. Then I looked it up and found that his courtesy name was Chongchan.

Based on the interpretation of "顺, 循也", I guess the ancients' main interpretation of "顺" is actually to continue the descendants. After all, the prosperity of the family was very important in ancient times.

So, in the end, I chose the courtesy name "Zixun", which is closer to the meaning and has a better rhyme. "Gao Zixun" seems to sound better than "Gao Xunde" or "Gao Xunzong"~
(End of this chapter)