In the early morning, the mountains were bathed in the morning light, and a few smoke from cooking fires were emitted from the roadside station on a winding road.

This mountain road is called Fukou. It is one of the main channels across the east and west of Taihang Mountain and is also a major road between Jinyang and Yecheng, so there are post stations along the way.

Yesterday, I struggled to break through and entered the cabin through the shore. I rested at this inn at night. After dawn, I had to continue my journey to Taiyuan.

The hungry Emperor Gao Wei of Qi was very excited to see his confidant Han Changluan bringing breakfast, but he found that it was an ordinary soup cake and was unhappy:

"What is this! How can I eat it!"

Han Changluan quickly explained: "Your Majesty, there are no sheep in the post station, this is the only one..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted: "I won't eat it, I won't eat it! You ask them to roast mutton!"

"Your Majesty, you have to hurry up later, it's too late..."

Gao Wei became more and more annoyed: "Then why didn't they look for sheep to roast earlier! They should be killed so negligently!"

Gao Wei was only fourteen years old and was spoiled since childhood. He had never suffered such hardships. In addition, he was frightened yesterday and his temper became worse. Han Changluan looked embarrassed when she saw this.

He has been with Gao Wei for several years and is very trustworthy. He knows how to deal with this young emperor. If it were on weekdays, the coaxing would have passed, but now it is different.

Gao Wei just didn't eat it, but he was hungry and became more angry. He picked up the things around him and smashed them on the ground.

In the sound of "ping-ping-pong" a woman entered, but it was Gao Wei's wet nurse Lu Lingxuan.

Last night, Lu Lingxuan coaxed the frightened emperor to sleep.

When Gao Wei saw the wet nurse coming, he burst into tears: "Sister! The postman is negligent!"

At this time, the custom (north land) called his mother the "sister". Gao Wei was raised by Lu Lingxuan and regarded him as his mother, so he was called this.

Lu Lingxuan had already figured out Gao Wei's temper. After a few words, he comforted the emperor and brought the soup cakes to feed Gao Wei.

Seeing this, Han Changluan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, you will set off later."

"What about Yecheng?" Gao Wei asked, and Lu Lingxuan also looked at Han Changluan. Han Changluan replied: "There is arrangements for the General of the Cavalry, and I don't know about it."

"You must drive the Southern Thief away!" Gao Wei shouted, clenching his fists, but he felt a little uneasy when he was chased by the Southern Thief yesterday.

After hearing the "General of the Cavalry", Lu Lingxuan quickly asked Han Changluan: "Where has the queen, have you used food?"

“Used.”

"Okay." Lu Lingxuan was relieved. Although Empress Hulu was not favored by Gao Wei, her parents' family was very good.

Not to mention how life and death of King Huluguang of Xianyang is now, Huluxian, the general of the cavalry who led his army to guard the imperial guards to Jinyang, must not be offended now.

She asked Gao Wei to prepare quickly and he was about to go on a short while. Gao Wei suddenly remembered Mu Zhaoyi and wanted to go and have a look.

Lu Lingxuan quickly dissuaded: "Mu Zhaoyi has nothing to do, Your Majesty should not worry, but go and see the Queen and the Queen first, and then set off."

Gao Wei only wanted to visit Mu Zhaoyi, but couldn't resist his "sister", so he nodded and agreed, Han Changluan led the way, and Lu Lingxuan went with him.

Zhaoyi Mu Huanghua, also known as Mu Xieli, was originally the maid of Empress Hulu. Gao Wei did not like Hulu, but he fell in love with Mu Huanghua.

Seeing that the young lady had hooked the emperor's soul, Lu Lingxuan took Mu Huanghua as her adopted daughter. Mu Huanghua was so happy to climb up to the emperor's wet nurse. She hit it off and recognized her "sister".

Now, Mu Huanghua is pregnant, but Lu Lingxuan knows that he is increasingly unable to offend the Hulu family, so he naturally has to persuade the emperor to treat Empress Hulu better.

When we arrived in Jinyang, Hu Luxian and others would have to take charge of the overall situation. Otherwise, the arrogant soldiers and generals in Jinyang would not be able to comfort themselves by relying on the military service.

Gao Wei talked to the Empress Dowager and the Empress respectively. Just as he was about to set off, he saw Tang Yong and remembered the current situation. He quickly asked, "What's going on in Yecheng?"

Tang Yong didn't know what the situation in Yecheng was. He had tried his best to escort the emperor to escape yesterday, but he couldn't say that he didn't know, so he was vague:

"The General of the Cavalry has been arranged. The generals of the kings in various parts of Hebei will arrive in Yecheng soon."

"Okay, okay! I won't go to Yecheng anymore. Go back, go back to Fukou, and go back to Fuyang!" Gao Wei was excited and felt the courage to come back. "I want to lead the army to drive away the southern thieves!"

This is too willful, and the left and right advised him quickly, and Tang Yong also advised him: "Your Majesty, now you should put the overall situation first. Only when Your Majesty goes to Jinyang can you stabilize people's hearts."

"If you charge in battle, you will have your own loyal and righteous people to use your lives. Your Majesty's safety is related to the country and the country, and you cannot take risks easily."

"The Southern Thief is abominable, the Southern Thief is abominable!" Gao Wei shouted. The saying "going back" just now was just a temporary idea. The fear of being chased yesterday was not so easy to eliminate.

Tang Yong was about to invite the emperor to set off, Gao Wei asked again: "When will the troops who serve the king come?"

Tang Yong continued to vaguely say: "It always takes more than ten days, but many soldiers and horses have just left Yecheng for a few days, and they want to come and go and return, it won't be too long."

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The rising sun rose in the east, and the sun shone on the earth. On the banks of Mingshui, in the wilderness northeast of Yiyang City, the Chu cavalry suddenly appeared and rushed to the north who was about to set off the camp and returned to the king's army.

It was only about an hour before the king-supporting army learned that Yecheng was lost.

The Chu army came from the northeast and was obviously a special detour. The Qi army camps, which were beyond defense, soon collapsed under the impact of the Chu cavalry.

Many people were knocked down, trampled on by cavalry, or were squeezed and trampled by their own people while running away. The scene quickly lost control. The escaped soldiers ran wildly to survive, and they no longer cared about so many.

The Yiyang city gate was closed, and the defeated soldiers could not enter the city to hide, so they could only rush to the Mingshui to go up the bridge and run to the south bank.

The bridge was not wide, and people rushed to the bridge, and many people were squeezed down the river and fell into the cold and biting river water.

More people cannot get to the bridge, regardless of whether they can get water or not, or whether they can bear it or not, they simply wade through the river.

After entering the river, I was unable to move, but there were people who kept pushing forward and squeezed, and some people fell down, struggling desperately but couldn't get up, and gradually drowned.

Before someone drowned, he tried his best to grab what he could catch, so more people drowned, and the river was full of churning waves and black crowds.

There were shouts and howlings in my ears, and screams rang out from time to time.

Most of the soldiers who had finally crossed the river were wet. When they got on the shore, they were so cold that they were so cold that they came to the shore.

However, when the soldiers who came to the south bank saw enemy cavalry rushing towards the south bank, they even felt cold.

The sun gradually rose, and the surface of the Mingshui River gradually turned red. When the Qi army, which was attacked by the Chu cavalry, collapsed, more and more people fell into the river and on the shore.

At the top of Yiyang City, the defenders saw the tragic situation outside the city and listened to the sound of shouting that gradually disappeared from the city gate. They were sad and angry, but they could do nothing.

The city gate is impossible to open, otherwise the defeated soldiers would rush into the city, and the city gate would not be closed even if they wanted to, and the enemy would definitely follow them into the city, and Yi Yang would not be able to defend it.

However, watching the friendly troops being slaughtered and trampled on by the enemy in front of me, I was powerless. The anger and humiliation made the morale on the city wall swell.

They didn't understand how these enemies successfully attacked Yecheng. After all, it was the capital of a country with tall walls and many troops garrisoned.

They didn't understand why Yecheng fell yesterday, and early this morning, enemy cavalry rushed to Yiyang, 160 or 70 miles away, and caught the king-supporting troops who had not yet reacted.

The other party's movements are so fast, so what about the emperor who withdrew from Yecheng?

Did you enter Wukou Xing safely and head towards Jinyang, or was you caught up by the Chu army and become a prisoner?

The defenders couldn't figure it out, but Han Xi, who led his army to attack day and night, could figure it out. Looking at the messy battlefield everywhere and the lonely Yiyang City, the fatigue of rushing on the road overnight disappeared without a trace.

As the emperor, Yuan Cong, Han Xi did not want to waste his time as an imperial guard officer. He wanted to lead troops to fight and gallop on the battlefield.

Therefore, there is a chance to make a contribution.

The emperor used a trick to make the soldiers who were gathering in Yecheng disperse by his court, and the army returning north should be calculated near Yiyang.

Therefore, Han Xi and his subordinates did not participate in yesterday's "entering into Ye", but were on standby on the periphery to prevent accidents.

After receiving the emperor's order, Han Xi led his army directly to the north, as the "Qi Army", crossed the prefectures and counties, and pursued the Qi army heading north.

Now, I caught up with the King of North Returning Kings camping in Yiyang, who was beaten to the point of being wiped out by them.

It will be at least a few days later to wait for the next wave of king-supporting troops to gather.

In this way, you can gain a foothold in Yecheng and subsequent reinforcements arrive, and the various Northern Expedition troops that retreated before and after will also make a comeback.

Han Xi asked his subordinates to disarm the surrendered soldiers and carry them with captured horses, fulfilling the promise of "surrendering but not killing" and leading the army to retreat.

Leaving these disarmed soldiers in the wilderness as if they were silly.

The emperor wanted to let the lost soldiers bring the news of the fall of Yecheng to all directions.

At the same time, the Chu army's promise to "surrender and not kill" will also be spread to all directions.
Chapter completed!