Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 235: Qingzhou falls, Emperor Xian of Han stays in a ruined temple and fights for food with wild dogs

Emperor Xian of Han was stunned by the questions asked by his personal guards.

Follow his orders?
At this moment Dong Cheng happened to run over. After hearing what his personal guard said and seeing Yuan Tan lying dead on the ground, he was first shocked and then overjoyed.

So he quickly pulled Emperor Xian of Han aside and said to him in a low voice: "I understand. Yuan Tan and his soldiers have recognized you as the real emperor!"

"Now that Yuan Tan is dead, these soldiers are leaderless, so they can only obey your orders!"

Dong Cheng was very excited. He had previously wondered why Yuan Tan was willing to rescue a false emperor at all costs, but after hearing what the guards said, he suddenly understood.

It turns out that Yuan Tan actually mistook the fake emperor for the real one!

That's why he led a large army to intercept them!
"Do you think I am... the true emperor?"

Emperor Xian of Han was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the thousands of soldiers around him, as well as the many guards who were looking at him eagerly, and his heart gradually began to get excited.

"Yes! With so many soldiers loyal to me, plus Yuan Tan's entire Qingzhou, I have my own foundation!"

"Finally I don't have to be controlled by others!"

The more Emperor Xian of Han thought about it, the more excited he became. He had thought he was doomed, but now not only had he survived, but he also inexplicably had an army loyal to him!
You can also take over Yuan Tan’s Qingzhou!

Dong Cheng was even happier than Emperor Xian of Han, and said in a tone that could hardly conceal his joy: "Our chance to take power has come!"

Although Qingzhou is not as rich as Jizhou and Yanzhou, it is also a big state! With Qingzhou as the base, there is room for maneuver!

"we?"

Emperor Xian of Han raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, glanced at the excited Dong Cheng, and sneered: "Did you make a mistake?"

This sentence made Dong Cheng's smile freeze, and at the same time, a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Emperor Xian of Han stared at Dong Cheng with a cold gaze and said, "It is time for me to take power. What does this have to do with you? Do you really think I have forgotten all the humiliations you have inflicted on me?"

"I tell you, I am the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

His hatred for Dong Cheng never diminished, and even though Dong Cheng had just saved his life, he did not feel the slightest bit of gratitude.

Because he knew that Dong Cheng only regarded him as a puppet and a fake emperor, and only had eyes for the benefits brought by his status as the Son of Heaven, and never really took him seriously!

Before Dong Cheng could react, Emperor Xian of Han ran behind the guards and pointed at him, saying, "He is also one of the traitors who held me hostage. Kill him now!"

At once, everyone looked at Dong Cheng.

Especially those personal guards.

There was a deep murderous intent in his eyes!
Yuan Tan was shot to death by Cao Xing, and Dong Cheng was an accomplice of this group of people, which means he was the murderer of Yuan Tan!

Dong Cheng was furious when he heard this. He pointed at Emperor Xian of Han and cursed: "You are a fake emperor pretending to be the emperor! I saved your life and helped you escape from Xu County. How dare you cross the river and destroy the bridge!"

"Don't believe him. He is not the emperor of Yecheng! He is the fake emperor of Xu County! You should kill him!"

Dong Cheng directly revealed the identity of Emperor Xian of Han.

Since this fake emperor has no moral principles, he doesn't need to show any mercy. Let's just fight to the death and perish together!
As expected, after Dong Cheng said this, many soldiers present were shocked and turned their eyes to Emperor Xian of Han.

Emperor Xian of Han was not afraid at all, and shouted: "How dare you question my identity? If I were not the Son of Heaven, why would the governor of Qingzhou come to rescue me?"

"Hurry and kill this traitor!"

This sentence is undoubtedly useful.

If the person in front of them was not the real emperor, why would the eldest son have asked them to search in Dongguan County all this time?
Moreover, Yuan Tan died in order to save the emperor!
Is there any better proof than this?
So the guards no longer had any doubts, they drew their swords and rushed forward to surround and kill Dong Cheng!

Dong Cheng had nowhere to escape, and could only shout at Emperor Xian of Han in great grief and anger: "Damn you, fake emperor! You will regret this!"

"You will definitely die at the hands of the true emperor!"

"laugh--!"

With a dull sound of a sharp blade entering flesh, Dong Cheng was beheaded by his personal guards and his body fell heavily to the ground.

Then his head was carried by his personal guards to the Emperor Xian of Han, who presented it with both hands and said, "Your Majesty, the traitor has been executed!"

Looking at Dong Cheng's head with his eyes open, Emperor Xian of Han felt relieved and extremely happy.

The thief who humiliated him is finally dead, and now he has broken free from all restraints!
"I ascend the throne today!"

Emperor Xian of Han was feeling very proud and proud at this moment, and his heart was filled with great ambition. He had never felt so free before.

However, just as he was about to give the order to return to Linzi, the capital of Qingzhou, a soldier hurried over on a fast horse.

"The eldest son! The eldest son—eh?"

After the soldier dismounted, he looked around for Yuan Tan. Then he saw Yuan Tan's body lying on the ground and was horrified.

"What happened to the eldest master?!"

Emperor Xian of Han stepped forward and said, "The governor of Qingzhou was killed by the rebels in order to protect me. Now I am here to take over everything. If you have any news, just report it to me directly."

Emperor Xian of Han looked calm and dignified.

Now he is no longer the controlled puppet emperor!
He has regained power!

Hearing that the person in front of him was actually the emperor, the soldier hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Ju County that Lu Bu has led 20,000 troops to break through the county and is heading towards Dongguan County!"

"W-what did you say?"

Upon hearing Lu Bu's name, Emperor Xian of Han could no longer maintain his calm expression. His face turned pale with fright. The scene of Lu Bu slashing at his head that day involuntarily emerged in his mind, and his legs could not help but begin to go weak.

Why would Lu Bu lead his troops to attack!
"Report——!"

Before Emperor Xian of Han could reply, another fast horse came, also a soldier who came to report the news. He dismounted and looked for Yuan Tan everywhere.

Emperor Xian of Han said anxiously: "Yuan Tan is dead, report to me!"

"Ah? Yes!"

The soldier looked around and said, "News came from Linzi that Zhang Liao led 20,000 troops to the city. The second son Yuan Xi and his deputy Wang Xiu rebelled and opened the city to surrender to the enemy!"

"Linzi has already been lost! General Jiang Qi has fled with the remaining troops!"

Another heavy piece of bad news.

Emperor Xian of Han began to feel dizziness in his eyes.

Almost unsteady on his feet.

With Lu Bu's army coming from the south and Zhang Liao's army coming from the north, we are now caught in a pincer attack. Where can we go?

He had just been preparing to take over Qingzhou, how come the situation suddenly became so critical? What on earth was going on!
"Report——!"

The two pieces of news just now were not the end of the bad news. Another fast horse came galloping over, and after the same process of looking for Yuan Tan, it finally reported to Emperor Xian of Han:
"Your Majesty, there has been a rebellion in Beihai County. Kong Rong has sent 2,000 soldiers and gathered 2,000 villagers, a total of 4,000 troops, and they are heading towards Dongguan County. We are no longer able to resist!"

Emperor Xian of Han looked gloomy and disheartened.

Well, the news isn't that bad.

There are only 4,000 troops.

The successive bad news made the guards extremely anxious. The leading guard immediately said to Emperor Xian of Han:

"Your Majesty, we can no longer hold Qingzhou, let alone wait until the arrival of the general. We should quickly flee to Hejian and join the general!"

"As long as we find the general, these rebels won't be a problem!"

Zhang Liao, Lu Bu and Kong Rong led three armies to attack Dongguan County. They had no other choice but to abandon Qingzhou and escape.

Emperor Xian of Han turned even paler. Cao Cao held the emperor hostage, Yuan Shao supported the false emperor in Yecheng, what difference would it make if he went to Yuan Shao now?
"No, we can't stay here for long. I can't be with this group of people, otherwise they will take me to find Yuan Shao!"

"I have to find a way to escape!"

At this time, Emperor Xian of Han had completely forgotten his dream of occupying Qingzhou and dominating the world. He just wanted to escape from this hellhole as soon as possible. He just wanted to live well!

Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, Kong Rong.

When their three armies arrive, he will surely die!

But where can he run to?
Emperor Xian of Han had a complicated expression, and sighed in his heart: "I regret killing Dong Cheng... If he hadn't died, I could at least have discussed it with him."

He now had the same feeling as when he escaped from Xu County: the world was so big that there was no place for him to stay.

"Wait! Xu County?"

A flash of lightning suddenly occurred to Emperor Xian of Han.

Yes! He can go back to Xu County!

Although Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and was a little rude, at least he gave him good food and drink and had no intention of killing him. At most, he just lived a miserable life.

But if he fell into the hands of Lu Bu or Zhang Liao, he would surely die, as the other party would definitely send him to Yecheng and hand him over to the false emperor.

"I can say that it was Dong Cheng who held me hostage and started the mutiny. It has nothing to do with me. I just admit my mistake to him..."

"Noble Dong and the Queen are both waiting for me in Xu County. I have to go back. Yes, I have to go back to Xu County!"

Emperor Xian of Han became more and more determined.

He doesn't want to stay in Qingzhou, he wants to go back to Xu County. Only Cao Mengde is the best, most honest and loyal person to him!

"But... we have to find a way to get rid of these people."

Emperor Xian of Han looked at the soldiers around him.

I started to think about it.

……

Linzi.

At this time, Linzi had already been captured by Zhang Liao.

Linzi is the seat of Qingzhou. If it falls, it means the entire Qingzhou will fall. The entire Qingzhou will be exposed to the iron hoof of the army!

The reason why Zhang Liao was able to capture Linzi so easily was entirely due to the internal coordination of Yuan Xi and Wang Xiu. The two of them worked together to kill several generals in charge, successfully seized power, and opened the city gates to welcome the royal army into the city.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Chariot and Cavalry."

"Does the injury still hurt?"

As soon as Zhang Liao saw Yuan Xi, he asked with a smile.

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. He cursed Zhang Liao in his heart and said with a fake smile:

"Don't worry, General Zhang. My injury has almost healed. I will definitely have no problem returning to receive the reward from His Majesty."

Zhang Liao jokingly said, "It seems that I hit him too lightly. I should have used a whip dipped in salt water."

"You fucking..."

The veins on Yuan Xi's forehead twitched, but he finally resisted the urge to curse. After all, he couldn't beat Zhang Liao if they really fought.

Zhang Liao put aside his joking mood and asked, "Where is Yuan Tan now? We must kill or capture him when we attack Qingzhou this time. We can't let him get away."

Wang Xiu replied, "Yuan Tan led a large army to Dongguan County a few days ago to hunt down the false emperor. If he hadn't gone, we wouldn't have been able to coordinate so easily."

Yuan Tan trusted him and asked him to take charge of Linzi affairs.

But little did they know that he was also an insider.

This was the direct reason why Linzi City was broken.

Zhang Liao's expression became serious, and he said, "Then we should rush to Dongguan County. We can't let Yuan Tan escape. We must kill him in this battle!"

"rest assured!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled grimly, his face showing murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This time I will chop off his head with my own hands. After all, he is my 'good brother'."

"Let me, your younger brother, give him a ride!"

He only had hatred for Yuan Tan in his heart, without any brotherly love, because Yuan Tan treated him the same way, and they both wanted to kill each other.

Zhang Liao and Wang Xiu looked at each other in silence.

Brothers killing each other is indeed a fine tradition of the Yuan family.

……

The armies of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao attacked from both sides, and the entire Qingzhou was defeated in less than half a month.

In addition, Kong Rong led troops to Beihai County to respond, so wherever the army passed, all the cities along the way surrendered.

After losing Yuan Tan, the remaining army, although large in number, was unable to resist the coalition forces of Zhang Liao and Lu Bu, and either fled or surrendered.

The fall of the entire Qingzhou is a foregone conclusion.

Jizhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou will surely be connected together. By then Liu Xie will completely own the two states, sitting on Weijun, Guangpingjun and Yangpingjun, and then plotting to take over the entire Jizhou, and even Youzhou and Bingzhou!
The hegemony has been accomplished!

……

Ten days later, we arrived at a dilapidated temple in the mountains of Yanzhou.

Emperor Xian of Han hid in a corner of a dilapidated temple, covered with straw. He was so cold that his face turned blue and he was shivering.

It was already late autumn and the weather was gradually getting cooler, but he was still wearing thin clothes. This was undoubtedly a torture for him, a pampered emperor.

But there was nothing he could do.

Ten days ago, he found an opportunity to escape from the group of guards. Fearing that he would be caught, he did not dare to stay. He rode his horse over mountains and across rivers, heading west.

"Now, now is the time to leave Qingzhou..."

Emperor Xian of Han's teeth were chattering from the cold. He rummaged around in his arms, pulled out the last piece of dry food, and then bit off a piece with great effort.

This was what he snatched from a wild dog last night.

These days he slept in a dilapidated temple, competed with wild dogs for food, and drank mountain spring water when thirsty. His life was extremely miserable.

But it's all worth it.

Because he survived.

After eating half of the small piece of dry food in his hand, Emperor Xian of Han carefully put it away. Finally, he mustered up his energy, stood up, left the ruined temple, and mounted his horse again.

"As long as we continue to go west, we will reach Yanzhou and meet Sikong..."

"Sikong, my Sikong, I will be back to you soon."

"You must wait for me to come back!"

Emperor Xian of Han had a determined look in his eyes as he continued to ride his horse at full speed, heading towards Yanzhou along the forest path.

(End of this chapter)