Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 413 The Wise Choice

Le was thinking like a tide, thinking all the way how to deal with the enemy in Yingchuan, when he was walking, suddenly bursts of wolves howled in the valley, loud and clear.

"What's that sound?" Le Jin was startled, turned his head around, and asked, "Where did the wolves come from in the Central Plains?"

Such a long howling of wolves suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests, making this ethereal land suddenly terrifying and weird. Yuan Jun was also stunned when he heard this weird sound, and stopped to look around.

"No, there's an ambush!" Le suddenly came to his senses.

Lejiu's heart trembled, and his whole body tensed up. He realized that he might have encountered an ambush, and the howling of wolves just now might be a signal for an ambush, so he hurriedly shouted: "Be careful..."

Before the words fell, just as Yuan Jun was in a daze, the archers ambushing in the forest had already started to move, and had already aimed their crossbow arrows at the target on the road.

Following a rapid wolf howl, thousands of arrows were fired in an instant.

Whoosh whoosh—

The sharp sound of piercing the air appeared at the same time, mixed with the sound of the machine being pulled, and under the shadow of the moon, countless feathered arrows roared through the fog like a swarm of irritated bees, and rushed towards the unknown Yuan Jun.

At this time, the front, middle and rear parts of Le Jiujun were cut off from head to tail, and they were attacked by bows and arrows at the same time. They were in a mess, screaming one after another, and fled with their heads in their arms, looking for a place to hide.

The 5000 people led by Le Jiu were the elite allocated by Yuan Shu, intending to desperately block Liu He, but they were suddenly ambushed, and they all lost their positions and clustered together.

The thundering drums sounded along the entire beach of Fugou, stretching for three or four miles. Arrows rained, soldiers shouted, and the ambush soldiers hidden in the woods waved flags and shouted for death. Yuan Jun was so frightened that he couldn't see from head to tail. He didn't know how many there were. The enemy troops don’t even know how to defend themselves.

There is a tidal flat in the middle of this ditch, surrounded by low hills and forests. In such a terrain, it is impossible for troops to gather together. Many of the soldiers who fled in a hurry have fallen into the quagmire, struggling and shouting, and soon half of their bodies sank .

Le was so regretful that he looked back and forth, but couldn't see the soldiers at the beginning and the end, and the general order could not be conveyed, so he had to call on the cavalry around him to grit his teeth and continue to charge forward, organizing the soldiers along the way to resist.

Yuan Jun rushed forward when he saw Le, and followed behind him, covering up the rain of arrows in a panic and rushing forward. As long as he can escape the range of the rain of arrows ambush, he will still have a chance of survival.

Le urged his horse to run wildly, followed by hundreds of cavalry, and soon rushed out of the woods, and saw that the front suddenly opened up, under the bright moonlight, a large wilderness, a jade belt in the distance shimmered in the moonlight, that It is Weishui.

Lejiu had already been shot by an arrow, but he didn't dare to stop. Hearing the screams and howls of the soldiers behind him, and the constant collapse of people, he sighed helplessly and continued to run forward. As long as he passed Weishui, he would be able to get rid of the ambush soldiers. .

At this time, the Yuan army in the back had already completely lost its formation, fled in a panic, and completely lost its combat effectiveness. The two generals Qu Yi and Tian Yu rushed out and loudly persuaded the enemy to surrender. This was not a battle at all, but a one-sided massacre.

Le heard the screams and shouts behind him, looked up to the sky and sighed, and led the remnant soldiers to the bank of Weishui River. He was walking upstream to the bridge when he suddenly saw the bridge appearing in front of him like a ghost, blocking their way.

Lejiu's heart sank, and he reined in the reins abruptly. The horse neighed and stopped, and the soldiers behind him panicked, watching each other approaching step by step.

"Liu He is here, those who surrender will not be killed!"

In a panic, a group of cavalry in front approached, and the first person sat on the horse with a gun held down, and a clear voice sounded from the shore, and Yuan Jun fell into a dead silence.

Le was dumbfounded. He never thought that Liu He would personally lead people to ambush here, cross Xu County and enter Chen Country. Liu He was so bold in such a risky thing.

Liu He's name has long been circulated among Yuan Jun. Since the Battle of Hulao Pass, he broke through the heavy siege of the Black Mountain Army, and escaped from death. To the front, how can it not be surprising?
"Hey, who's here, do you want to fight me, Xu Chu?"

Just when the whole army was silent, a horse in the army came out suddenly. The man on the horse was like a hill, and the sound like thunder made people jump in fear.

"Xu Chu?" Le Ji widened his eyes, looked at the stalwart body under the shadow of the moon, and gasped.

Xu Chu's name in Runan was resounding, and when all the Yuan Jun heard this name, they were also in a commotion, and couldn't help taking a few steps back.

Xu Chu fought against the Yellow Turban Army alone, and Le was a member of the Rebel Army at that time. Not long after he joined the army at that time, he saw Xu Chu abruptly dragging away a scalper, and the Yellow Turban Army was also defeated by the officers and soldiers. The scene still lingers in his mind.

There was a clear and crisp sound, and Xu Chu swung the nine-eared and eight-ringed elephant nose knife in his hand, and shouted again: "Speak!"

Le smiled weakly, raised his hand and raised the big knife in his hand, and when he let go of his fingers, the big knife fell into the dust with a clang, and he got off his horse and knelt on the ground.

Seeing music, he surrendered without fighting, and the soldiers behind him dismounted one after another, throwing their weapons aside, and knelt down on the ground.

Everyone in the Central Plains knows that Liu He does not kill prisoners, especially in Qingzhou's battle against Gongsun Zan. Everyone knows that Liu He is lenient and never kills innocent people. return home.

Xu Chu lost interest, turned his head and said to Liu Heweng: "General, this kid is not beaten."

Le just curled his lips when he heard that, fighting with Xu Chu was not a death in vain, so he said loudly: "Le, I am willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and submit to the general to serve the Han Dynasty."

"Everyone, get up!" Liu He came forward with a horse, and ordered to Le, "Yuan Yin was trapped in Xu County, and he was unable to take care of the rest of Yingchuan. Yuan Shu couldn't stop Lu Bu. It was the end of his strength. The general abandoned the dark and turned to the bright. It is a wise move to immediately lead the troops back to Fugou and persuade everyone to surrender."

Le hurriedly got on his horse and turned back to the valley with his soldiers. At this time, most of the troops had been surrendered, and only a few were still fleeing and resisting.

At this time, the east was already pale, and the sky was about to dawn. Liu He led his troops to the front of the army, and said to Le: "The situation is clear, and the general must have made a decision. I will give you a great service. Do you dare to go?"

Le clasped his fists and said, "The general just gives orders, and the end will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants!"

Liu He nodded and said with a smile: "All Yuan Shu's elite soldiers were transferred out. Pingyu must not have many defenders. You immediately select two thousand soldiers and return to the city, and lie about Yuan Shu's order to return to the city to garrison. I ordered Qu Yi to mix in the army and go with you. , taking the merits of Runan will be yours."

"Obey!" Le Ji was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked the soldiers to select uninjured soldiers and prepare for action.

Pingyu is the administrative seat of Runan, and only Yuan Yao is left behind at this time. There are indeed not many troops. The news has not spread yet. If he leads troops back to support, Yuan Yao will not be suspicious.

(End of this chapter)