Chapter 20 Am I a robber?

"What? Do you think He Chen led a light horse straight to Kyoto, broke into the palace and retreated? Does Niu Fu eat shit? How did he do it? Didn't He Chen join up with Yuan Shao and others? Why did you suddenly go to Kyoto? What the hell is going on?" In the prison gate, Dong Zhuo, who was drinking and having fun with Lv Bu, heard the news. He immediately became angry on the spot. He kicked the table hard, broke the glass hard, opened his eyes angrily, and the violence deterred the whole audience. Everyone was frightened and dared not speak out. If Niu Fu is standing in front now, there is no doubt that he will be killed directly with a knife.

"Is that boy Liu Xie still in the palace?" Dong Zhuo was so angry that he caught the messenger with one hand and almost said with a cannibalism.

"The emperor is still in the palace and has not been hurt." The messenger was trembling with fear, and his whole body kept trembling.

"Don't be impatient with the prime minister. Where is He Chen now? At this time, a person on the side made a voice to stop Dong Zhuo's anger and asked questions in a hurry. This person is about thirty years old. His skin is white and elegantly dressed. He has a strong smell of books and scrolls. A pair of eyes are not outstanding, but they are always bright in plainness, which is obviously very scheming. It is Li Ru, the first counselor of Dong Zhuo.

"Mr. Hui's words, He Chen led the cavalry out of the south gate and retreated in the direction of Luyuan Pass."

"How many horses does he have?" Li Ru asked him another question of great concern.

"About a thousand cavalry."

Then Li Ru asked some details. Dong Zhuo, known as irritable and ferocious, did not lose his temper for a period of time. He just turned his head aside and was surprisingly quiet. It can be seen that Li Ru is very important in Dong Zhuo's heart.

"Get out of here." Seeing that Li Ru finally finished asking, Dong Zhuo kicked the soldier fiercely to dispel his hatred.

"The prime minister, the most urgent matter is not to let He Chen escape back to Wancheng, otherwise the prestige of the prime minister will be greatly damaged. In addition, if He Chen took a big risk, the strange soldiers entered the capital and met the emperor. In the middle, it was only a few hours, and then he retreated by the same way. There must be an unsulterior purpose. If Confucianism is not wrong, it should be a secret edict and so on. Therefore, the prime minister must guard against it.

"What Wen You said is not bad, how to deal with it now?" Dong Zhuo's analysis of Li Ru also showed some understanding.

"The prime minister, Luoyang to Luyuanguan is only two days away, but at this time, Xu Rong's army is in the area of Luoshui and Ruyang. With He Chen's troops, it is bound to be impossible to forcibly rush to the pass. So the only feasible way is to avoid Xu Rong's main force. In this way, there are two ways to go. One goes to the direction of Rongyang and turn to the Songshan Mountains halfway. I'm going back to the gate from Yangzhai. Second, go out of Yongning and run to Sanyu, and then change to the bear-eared mountains. No matter which road you take, it is because the mountain road is entangled or the wild village path. In addition, it is full of cavalry, and there is no logistical support. The supply of food and fodder is bound to be insufficient. It has been rectified along the way, and there are traces to be found. In this case, the prime minister can first send people to write to Xu Rong in the starry night, let him pay heavy troops to the defense line, occupy points along the mountain, set up more checkpoints, cut off the two roads to return to the Xuanguan, and then order Niu Fu to rush out, search all the way along the direction of Rongyang, and let Zhang Jizhong guard the Xingluo granary, and send troops to block the area from Qiushan to Yongning. , and transferred Yang Dingju County's soldiers to the county, and compressed the activity space of He Chen's department from the top. Finally, the master sent another general and led tens of thousands of generals to support back from the tiger prison. In this way, in all directions, the sky was covered with a big net. Even if He Chen incarnated as a tiger, he would not want to escape back to Wancheng.

Dong Zhuo turned his anger into joy and laughed and said, "With Wen You to help me, why don't worry that He Chen will not die? Come and pass on Wen You's policy quickly."

Southwest of Luoyang, at the foot of Qishan Mountain.

Xianluocang.

Mountains of grain and stone sacks are neatly stacked, and countless sentries stand in a forest. In the continuous barracks, only a few soldiers patrol back and forth.

Jia Xu quietly looked at the granary halfway up the mountain.

The mountain wind blew his black hair, a fur fox fur coat covered some thin bones, and a pair of slender and spiritual eyes were full of helplessness and anxiety. Just now, Zhang Ji, who had been worried about the defeat of the Changshe soldiers, after receiving Dong Zhuo's urgent document, Si Hao did not listen to the persuasion and hurriedly took away half of the elite of Xun Luocang, leaving only less than 3,000 government soldiers to guard. This made Jia Xu feel deeply uneasy. He Chen is also a talented person. He is bold and acts every time he is unexpected. In everyone's eyes, he turns decay into magic. With such a radical and bold surname, it is difficult to guarantee that after the retreat from the south was blocked, the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry. Suddenly, the front of the soldiers turned and pointed straight to the heavy land of the grain warehouse in Luo. If this is the case, with the low morale of the current government soldiers, how can they fight back and sink the boat to the city's opponents? Unfortunately, Zhang Ji has been overwhelmed by anger and can't listen to his persuasion at all. He insists on leading troops out of the village. How can he stop Zhang Ji? It seems that the current plan can only be strictly defended.

He Chen, do you want to go to Yongning or Yang Zhai?

Jia Xu, who was meditating for a while, suddenly laughed and turned down the mountain without hesitation.

After resting in the mountains for half a day, He Chen ordered the army and horses overnight and began a long and arduous trek.

The cold mountain wind roared by, bringing a "clam" sound, with countless branches and leaves swaying and heavy shadows. The cold moonlight sprinkled on the soldier's armored weapons through the towering trees, and the silver-white reflection was extremely dazzling at night. The continuous mountains have never seen their heads, and huge dark scenes in the distance cover the way home.

The soldiers were a little depressed. They pulled their horses, helped their injured colleagues, and quietly bowed their heads.

He Chen squeezed his lips tightly with a grim expression, which was the biggest difficulty he had suffered since he started the war between the south and the north. The weather is cold and there is no clothes, and there is no food in the abdomen. There are snipers in the front and chases in the back. It can be said that there are many difficulties. If you are not careful, there is a possibility that the whole army will be ink. How to return to the rut safely, He Chen can be said to rack his brains and think hard.

For a long time, He Chen sighed. It seemed that the plan could not change quickly. Even if Wen Ping led troops to open the gap in Yiyang at this time, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to arrive in a short time.

"General, don't worry, we will definitely return to Wancheng safely." At this moment, a crisp and pleasant sound sounded in my ears.

He Chen looked back at the little female tiger Huang Diewu. Her white face flashed charmingly in the moonlight. Even under such bad conditions, the female surname was clean and beautiful. If it hadn't been for her armor and the ability to see the ruthlessness of knives in the center of the battlefield, He Chen would still think that she was a tall, young and beautiful girl.

"How's it going, girl? The military career is not as romantic and chic as you think, is it? Every time I see it, it is full of flesh and blood. Countless colleagues in Zepao fall helplessly beside you. Do you have a feeling of sadness and sadness in your heart? He Chen's voice was a little low, with some sadness in his words.

"General, a man, stand up in the face of the national disaster. Even if he dies in the battlefield, he is also a famous and respected by the world." The yellow butterfly dance is not as weak as He Chen imagined, and a strong heart is almost not inferior to any man.

"Only solve the battlefield to die for the country, why do you need to return the horse leather shroud? The girl said it well." He Chen was slightly refreshed and said with laughter.

"Don't call me a girl." The yellow dance butterfly does not follow the way.

At this time, there was a panic in front of him. In the overlap of shadows, a man rushed up and knelt on the ground. His voice was a little choked: "General, the enemy's outpost was found on the official road ten miles ahead. Because the horse was weak, the mountain road slipped. It was found by the patrol enemy. The two brothers, Muzi and Ganqi were unfortunately killed..."

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"There are at least 500 people under my eyes, and the flag number is Niu Fujun. At the foot of the mountain, there are many deer, wooden fences, stumbling ropes and so on, and dozens of battalions of military villages can be seen.

He Chen was shocked and his face became extremely ugly. Why did he move so fast? I haven't come out of Yongning yet, and there are already traces of the enemy before. Although the number of people is less than 500 and can be rushed out, it is difficult to guarantee that there are no other troops around. If they are entangled here, Dong Zhuo's army who heard the news is enough to drown themselves. He Chen immediately said, "Direction immediately and move forward to the west."

The sky has begun to be bright, and the fog in the mountains shrouded the soldiers, surrounded by towering trees and thick branches. In the distance, there are turbulent mountains and rivers flowing down, strange rocks, and green grass on both sides. From time to time, there are bud buds and competition for spring beauty. When passing halfway up the mountain, the front was suddenly cheerful. In the arms of the mountains, a village appeared in front of me. A winding mountain road stretched to both ends, and the whole village was surrounded by bamboo fences and wooden fences. There are about 20 or 30 huts. Four or five households have been smoked, intertwined with the thick fog in the air, forming a hazy and ethereal scenery of the Taoyuan.

He Chen was refreshed, ran around in the mountains, and finally saw people. He Chen touched only a few golden leaves in his arms, and then looked back at the pale and tired soldiers. Then he motioned Xu Huang to lead the soldiers to find a place to rest, and he led Huang Zhong and other guards to sneak down the mountain.

Before the people entered the village, bursts of fierce dog barking sounded from the village, breaking the tranquility of the deep mountain village. First, one or two, and then one. Then all kinds of noises came in all, and soon, the front doors of each village opened wide. The following scene shocked He Chen. Every family had a small number of men and women, and everyone was holding simple farm tools in their hands, with a look on guard.

"Villain robbers, don't be presumptuous here." At this time, there was a burly man with tall arms and long arms on his face. The ugly man held a pair of heavy halberd and shouted in a muffled voice.

Robber? More than a dozen people of He Chen looked at each other and couldn't laugh or cry. Only then did they notice that everyone was gray-headed and sloppy, which was indeed a little similar to the bandit. He Chen couldn't help explaining, "Don't get me wrong, folks. I was chased and killed by my enemies all the way. I had no choice but to escape from the mountains and forests. After a few days, I was so embarrassed. I was not a bandit. Please check it clearly."