Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 228 Xuanyuan Mountain

A cool mountain wind blew by, Xu Rong patted the mount under his crotch, and subconsciously held his breath.For him who is used to the cold climate in Liaodong, although this strange warmth feels very comfortable, it still causes a slight discomfort in his body.

However, Xu Rong soon overcame this psychological obstacle, and took a deep breath with peace of mind: The army of the Han Dynasty has already walked out of Guanzhong, so how far will it be to reach Liaodong?

The blue sky was cloudless, and the sun was shining brightly.Xu Rong was holding the bamboo slip in his hand, looking at the military orders on it that almost didn't make sense, he couldn't help showing a smile for no reason.

Behind him are [-] Han soldiers, half of them are the real main force, and the other half are the reserve soldiers who are responsible for the transportation and going to the battlefield when necessary.But even those newly recruited reserve civilians lined up in a row of three or four, and formed a long column to pass between the narrow mountain roads.They carried the weapons or flags in their hands and hurried forward with their heads bowed. Compared with the commander's complacency, they seemed to be more focused on the road under their feet.

Marching in rugged mountains at this speed can still keep the formation neat and tidy, which is enough to show the good quality of this army.

In front of the team, there are two big flags flying, one with a big "Han" character and the other with a big "Xu" character; the two flags are as full of ambition as the coaches they represent, flying in the air against the wind, golden The thread-embroidered spikes glistened in the sun.

Suddenly, a scout on horseback appeared right in front of the queue, and the general who was in charge of the outpost went up to ask a few words, and immediately rode to Xu Rong's side, and reported to him: "General, the scout in front reported that he has seen We have arrived at Xuanyuan Mountain."

Xuanyuan Mountain is the place where the Xuanyuan clan lived in Han myths and legends. He once married the daughter of the Xiling clan here, so the mountain got its name.However, despite the great name of this mountain, there is no vegetation on the mountain.Xunshui originates from Mount Xuanyuan and flows into Heishui in the south. The water produces a lot of cinnabar and green realgar, which is not suitable for ordinary people to drink.

Such a mountain is very unsuitable for garrisoning troops, especially for a veteran general like Xu Rong who has fought for half his life, he knows it well.However, the end point of his march today is that Xuanyuan Mountain.Because, there is a sentence on the bamboo slip: General Xu, I think Xuanyuan Mountain is very good. It connects Xingyang to the north and connects Nanyang to the south.

In the last line of the bamboo slips, it took a lot of pen and ink to write that this holy order is just a suggestion, not a mandatory order.Even Liu Xie simply wrote that it doesn't matter if the task is not completed, but Xu Rong must save the lives of himself and this partial army-that is the holy order above all else.

Regarding the long-winded words on this bamboo slip, Xu Rong can actually sum it up in one sentence, that is, 'the general will be outside, and the military orders will not be accepted'.However, Xu Rong not only didn't have any disdain for this sacred order that was not at all as high as the emperor's command, but felt a warm current flowing in his chest.

In fact, Xu Rong also had some doubts about this military order.After all, this messy and long-winded military order clearly explained the whole story.Liu Xie also admitted that Jia Xu's strategy of "waiting for work with ease" was a good strategy for dealing with Lu Bu, but he still hoped that Xu Rong's partial army would play a role and break down the pressure of Lu Bu's army as soon as possible.

After seeing these, Xu Rong no longer had any doubts.As a military commander, he has long known that he is the sharpest knife in the hands of the commander who controls the overall situation. As for why the emperor is so eager to disintegrate Lu Bu's offensive, this is not within Xu Rong's scope of thinking.What he has to do is to do everything possible to meet Liu Xie's request.

After thinking about all this, Xu Rong let out a 'huh', nodded, and made a satisfied gesture: "According to the current speed, we can reach Xuanyuan Mountain before sunset. Very good, continue to move forward at the current speed."

"Yes, so the scouts are still operating within the first three miles of the team?"

"Expand the patrol range to five miles. We are approaching Xuanyuan Mountain, and the number of defenders is not yet clear. It is better to be cautious."

General Pi said "De Ling", and was just about to pull his horse to leave when Xu Rong stopped him again.

"The former army raised a few more flags to let the enemy discover the existence of our army early."

General Pi was a little puzzled by this order: "General, the speed of soldiers is very important, and we have to sneak into Xuanyuan Mountain without anyone noticing it. Are you doing the opposite?..."

"Don't ask too many questions, just follow the orders."

Having said this, Xu Rong's expression became slightly severe.Seeing Xu Rong's confident appearance, General Pi didn't dare to doubt him any more, so he ordered him to leave.Yang Xiu, who joined the army, listened to all this in silence, without saying a word from the beginning to the end, and finally saw Xu Rong's resolute expression, and sighed silently.

Although Xu Rong's march became very ostentatious at once, the next battle to attack Xuanyuan Mountain was still lackluster.Because the entire army didn't even hear the horn of 'attack', the battle was over.When setting up camp, the men of the rear team asked the scouts of the front team to find out that there were only one hundred soldiers on Xuanyuan Mountain, and they were so frightened that the shit was gone before they saw their own army.Rather than saying that the self-army captured Xuanyuan Mountain, it would be more appropriate to go directly to Xuanyuan Mountain.

Moreover, what made them feel even more strange was that General Xu did not give the order to hunt down, but instead allowed Yuan Shu's miscellaneous soldiers to escape.Obviously, within three days, Ji Ling in Nanyang would know about the news that the self-made army was stationed in Xuanyuan Mountain.

"General, are we going to stop Ji Ling's army in this dead mountain?" General Pi was completely dumbfounded by Xu Rong's abnormality at this moment. He swiped the muddy river, frowned and said, "General, this mountain It is said that the place where the Xuanyuan family and our ancestors stayed is the land of gods, so there is no vegetation and no poisonous water... Without water, we can't even hold on for three days."

Xu Rong didn't speak, just took out a strange device and scooped up a big bucket of water.Pi will come to the conclusion that the strange device in Xu Rong's hand is an ordinary cauldron, but with a layer of fine linen on it.After Xu Rong tore off the sackcloth, the water in the cauldron became clearer.Afterwards, Xu Rong rinsed the linen cloth, double-folded it, added charcoal powder, and poured the water in the kettle again. At this time, the water in the other kettle became clear and transparent.

Witnessing this miraculous scene, General Pi couldn't believe his eyes, and stammered, "General, General, how can you be so magical?"

"What kind of magical technique is just the 'filtering' method explained by His Majesty. Now, do you still say that this mountain is a place of death?" Xu Rong's brows finally stretched after doing all this. Obviously, for the scene just now , he is also dubious.

"Since His Majesty explained it, then everything makes sense. Our emperor is more powerful than our invisible and intangible ancestors." General Pi stepped back with a smile, and began to store water according to the method Xu Rong conveyed.But after a while, he ran over excitedly again: "General, the scouts report that there is a convoy on the mountain that wants to deliver food to Lu Bu's camp!"

Xu Rong was shocked when he heard the words, and his brows were beaming with joy: "It's really a pig shoulder that fell from the sky, send an order, follow me to attack!"

Although the army had just arrived at Xuanyuan Mountain after a long journey and wanted to take a breather, after hearing Xu Rong's military order, all the soldiers became excited at once, and even the civilian husbands looked eager to try.Because, everyone knows that during the Battle of Hedong, His Majesty has issued an edict that those who kill the enemy bravely will receive rewards according to their heads!
As a result, in the eyes of Xu Rongjun, the supply team at the foot of the mountain was no longer an enemy army, but wealth sent to the door with gold!
Driven by such a fanatical fighting spirit, coupled with the unprepared condition of the transportation team at the foot of the mountain, the entire army staged a battle that was almost a farce.Xu Rong took the lead and urged on his mount, and when he got close, he raised his sword and charged into the enemy group, killing them all at once with a slash and a sweep.The supply team was not a formal combat unit. When encountering such a vicious enemy army, it almost didn't even have a decent resistance, and it collapsed in an instant.

Especially when they looked back and saw the red eyes of the Han soldiers rushing down the mountain all over the mountains, as if they had the killing intent to kill their fathers and wives with them, they were even more frightened, wishing their parents would give birth to two more children. A leg is fine.

In less than half an hour, Xu Rong gave up on pursuing him personally. A general like him really can't be blamed for his subordinates to take credit for it.After confirming that there were no reinforcements in the area, Xu Rong ordered the civilian husband to start counting the batch of grain and grass, and smiled with satisfaction: Your Majesty, the last thing to be done has been done.However, a man should die on the battlefield, and you let the last general save his life, please forgive the last general for not being able to follow his orders.

The last general, I will wait for your Majesty to come here in person until death!
Just after meditating on all this, Xu Rong returned to the mountain, only to see Yang Xiu, a member of the army, writing something with a pen and frowning.Xu Rong was in a good mood, and asked curiously, "Dezu, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's nothing..." Yang Xiu looked a little depressed, and replied lightly, "I'm writing a suicide note."

Xu Rong was stunned at the moment, and when he couldn't think of what to say, he said to Yang Xiu seriously: "By the way, write a copy for me, you scholars, what you write is very interesting."

Yang Xiu turned his head, and a wry smile suddenly spread all over his face: Your Majesty, I have never offended you, why do you treat me like this?

(End of this chapter)