The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 138

Zhang Xun led his troops back to Shouchun, and Yang Hong was waiting outside the city gate early.

Before the army came back, Yang Hong had already received the news that Chen Dao had been captured by Lu Bu.

Seeing Zhang Xun from a distance, he urged his horse to go up to him: "General Zhang..."

"Alas!" Seeing Yang Hong, Zhang Xun sighed and turned his face to the side in annoyance.

"How did this happen?" Yang Hong asked: "It is said that Chen Shuzhi was kicked off his horse just as soon as he fought with Lu Bu. He competed with the guards in the backyard of the government, and he was not so vulnerable..."

"Where is Chen Shuzhi vulnerable, I think he was humiliated by himself." Zhang Xun replied: "He fought with Zhao Zilong, and the two of them are not the same. I planned to take advantage of Lu Fengxian's absence. He led the army to charge for a while, but he refused, saying that although Zhao Zilong brought a small number of soldiers and horses, their morale was like a rainbow, and it is impossible for our army to defeat them quickly. Once Lu Feng arrives first, the consequences will be disastrous."

"He's right." Yang Hong frowned and nodded, "Zhao Zilong leads an army of [-], and our army has only [-]. Although the numbers of the two sides are somewhat different, it is impossible to tell the winner within three or two hours. "

"Even Duke Yang said that, what else can I say?" Zhang Xun's tone was even more annoyed.

"Chen Shuzhi is our last hope. He was captured by Lu Fengxian. It's okay if he is killed, but if he joins in, Shouchun will be in big trouble." Yang Hong said with a very bad face: "Lu Fengxian won the battle." For this match, I predict that he will come to Shouchun soon. Without Chen Shuzhi, we can't sit still."

Without waiting for Zhang Xun's response, Yang Hong continued, "I think it's still necessary to ask the general to protect His Majesty to leave Shouchun and go south to cast Sun Bofu as I discussed with the general before."

"Although Sun Bofu followed the late emperor in his early years, he is now the lord of Jiangdong, and he has long turned against the late emperor." Zhang Xun said hesitantly: "I think it is Yang Gong who escorted his majesty to go to Lujiang to join Lujiang prefect Liu Xun. I and Liu Xun is not familiar with it, so it is better for Yang Gong to protect His Majesty."

"I asked the general to go, in fact, there are other reasons." Yang Hong said: "I have assisted His Majesty for many years, and Shouchun is more familiar with government affairs than the general. Lu Fengxian brought most of the Qingzhou Army he recruited from Mount Tai. Although the Qingzhou Army is all desperate But their lack of military discipline is not particularly difficult to deal with. As long as I manage Shouchun properly, I may have a chance of winning. If the general stays here, I am afraid that Shouchun will not obey orders, but will accelerate the destruction of the city. "

When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he couldn't do without the instigation of his staff.

Among the aides who encouraged him to proclaim himself emperor was Yang Hong.

Since Yuan Shu became emperor in Shouchun, Yang Hong has been assisting him in presiding over government affairs.

In order to search for people's wealth to satisfy the extravagant desire, Yuan Shu sent people to search everywhere, and Yang Hong also had a "credit" among them.

Even so, Yang Hong held a high position in Shouchun after all, and many officials still obeyed his orders. It is indeed much better for him to guard Shouchun than Zhang Xun.

"But..." Yang Hong gave a good reason, but Zhang Xun knew very well that in the current situation, whoever stays in Shouchun is more likely to die in battle.

He was still planning to distinguish, but Yang Hong didn't give him another chance: "General Zhang doesn't need to say more, just follow what I said."

Knowing that it was impossible to persuade him, Zhang Xun had no choice but to reply: "Mr. Yang stays in Shouchun, please be careful!"

"Don't worry, general." Yang Hong agreed, and then said to Zhang Xun: "General Zhang, please!"

After entering Shouchun City, the faces of Yang Hong and Zhang Xun were equally solemn.

Yang Hong said: "Lu Feng captured Chen Shuzhi first, he should come to Shouchun soon, the general can't delay, please spare no effort to take your majesty away as soon as possible."

"The first emperor managed Shouchun for many years, but he didn't expect it to be destroyed in our hands." Zhang Xun sighed, "If Shouchun is really taken away by Lu Fengxian, in the future you and I will die, how can we have the face to see the first emperor?"

Zhang Xun's tone was sad, and Yang Hong also sighed.

"If Lu Fengxian comes, what is Duke Yang's plan?" Zhang Xun suddenly asked Yang Hong.

"Aside from sticking to it, what else can we do?" Yang Hong shook his head with a look of helplessness.

They thought that Chen Dao's appearance could turn the tide of the battle, but they didn't expect that the general they relied on was captured by Lu Bu.

He no longer had any hope of defending Huainan, and the only thing Yang Hong hoped for was that he could defend Huainan for a few more days.

Even if he stayed there for one more day, Lu Bu could not spare any troops to chase after Zhang Xun.

As long as Yuan Yao can be sent away, Huainan still has hope.

The roots of the Yuan family in Huainan are still there, and those who are loyal to the Yuan family will go to attach themselves one after another.

With Zhang Xun assisting, Yuan Yao may lead the army to return to Shouchun in less than two years.

They took Yuan Yao to the throne, and that little emperor didn't do anything impressive.

But Yuan Yao is still young after all, and in two years, he will grow up a little bit more, and he who has been witnessing adversity is likely to become a powerful hero in his hands.

Lu Bu is about to approach the city, and Zhang Xun will leave with Yuan Yao. Yang Hong may not see what will happen to Huainan in the future.

With these thoughts in mind, Yang Hong lost the mood to speak.

Seeing him keep silent, Zhang Xun closed his mouth wisely.

The two came to the main entrance of the palace in silence.

Shouchun City is not big, and the imperial palace does not occupy a lot of land.

In terms of grandeur, this palace is far inferior to the Han Palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an.

But in terms of refinement, the palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an are even rougher than this one.

The palace wall is towering, the main entrance of Zhuma Palace, Yang Hong and Zhang Xun can vaguely see the palaces lined up in the palace.

The two of them entered the palace with the guards, and were immediately greeted by the guards.

Everything in Yuan Shu's palace was copied from the Han family's royal family, and the regular attendants were divided into two groups: internal and external.

There is no difference between the servants of the outer court and the servants of the rich family. They still maintain the male body, but they are not allowed to enter the inner court without the emperor's call.

As for the regular attendants in the inner court, their masculine characteristics have been removed, which is comparable to the regular attendants in the Han Dynasty.

Those who came out were just a few regular servants from the inner courtyard.

Chang Shi bowed to salute, Yang Gong and Zhang Xun did not greet them.

Yang Hong asked in a flat tone: "What is Your Majesty doing?"

"Reporting to Duke Yang, Your Majesty is admiring the flowers with the imperial concubine in the back garden." The leading servant replied.

"Seeing that Lu Fengxian is about to lead the army to Shouchun, His Majesty is very interested." Yang Hong said in a bad tone: "As Your Majesty is so open-minded, life is quite casual."

"Actually, Your Majesty is worrying about state affairs every day." Chang Shi replied: "Just remembering that state affairs are mostly taken care of by Yang Gong and General Zhang, he has a reason to give some. Yang Gong and General Zhang are Your Majesty's shares. How can we not deal with big and small things? Someone has taken care of the matter, no matter how much your majesty worries, it will be of no use."

(End of this chapter)