Chapter 482 Chang'an (I)

Zhongqiu, in a few days, it will be fifteen!

Of course, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no Mid-Autumn Festival. However, people already had the habit of watching the moon on this day.

According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period, an ugly woman from Qi State, Wu Yan, who worshipped the moon devoutly when she was young. After growing up, she entered the Qi Palace with outstanding qualities, but was not favored. On the fifteenth day of August of a certain year, the King of Qi saw Wu Yan under the moonlight, and only felt that she was wearing bright moonlight, holy and beautiful, so she made Wu Yan the queen. From then on, there was a custom of worshiping the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Women worshiped the moon, and men enjoyed the moon.

Cangting is a ferry crossing, on the bank of the river.

Yuan Shao sat in the tent with a dull look, and he seemed to be stupid. The successive defeats made Yuan Shao lose any sense of aura.

The death of the youngest son made Yuan Shao extremely sad.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival in previous years, Yuan Shao would enjoy the moon at home and enjoy the beautiful female genius in the mansion, performing moving songs and dances. But this year, I am afraid it will no longer be possible.

It’s a pity for Cao Cao to be cunning and Liu Bei to be untrustworthy...

Of course, there is also Dong Qi's viciousness and the infidelity of the army. Yuan Shao blamed him in his heart, but he didn't expect that the person who caused all this was actually himself. In fact, from a very young age, Yuan Shao learned to turn the blame on others rather than take it himself.

Even when he reached this point, Yuan Shao was still like this.

It doesn't matter, as long as I can still live, I can definitely turn it over. Yuan Shao said in his heart: I believe that Zhu Ling Shen Pei has already received the news. In the past or two, he will definitely try to take me across the river. I can give up Yecheng for a while and return to Jizhou to strictly guard the pass. I will be able to recover after a few years. At that time, I will definitely not bypass Dong Qi, and Xin Pi.

When Yuan Shao thought of Xin Pi, he thought of Yuan Shang.

Poor son, he just came out of Chang'an, and before he could recover, he died tragically under the city of Puyang... Xinpi is really not a son of man!

Yuan Shao was alone in the military tent, gritting his teeth and cursing everyone.

Suddenly, a burst of cheers came from me in the military tent.

Yuan An and Yuanping, the general of the family, walked into the military tent and said excitedly: "Master, there is a boat coming across the river, and there is a boat coming across the river!"

"ah!"

Yuan Shao suddenly felt energetic, stood up, took two steps at a time, and rushed out of the tent. At this moment, he no longer had the decadence he had before, and even looked like a person over 50 years old. Accompanied by Yuan An and Yuan Ping, Yuan Shao brought his personal soldiers to the ferry.

The river flows, and it rolls rapidly.

Dozens of large ships appeared in Yuan Shao's sight, and the green flying dragon flag inserted on the bow showed that the other party was a general of the Yuan family.

Zhu Ling is still loyal!

Yuan Shao widened his eyes and said excitedly: "Yuan An, order the soldiers to shout and lead the ships over!"

Yuan An answered his order and ordered. After a while, the Yuan soldiers on the river beach shouted loudly: "Lord is here, the general is here, hurry up and dock... The lord is here, the general is here, hurry up and dock."

The people on the ferry seemed to hear the shouts and immediately accelerated their speed.

Getting closer, getting closer...

Suddenly, a strange sound of horns echoed on the river surface. Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo... The short and changing sound of horns scared Yuan Shao. Before he could react, he saw that the green flying dragon flag on the bow of the boat was cut off and fell into the river.

On the bow of the boat, a general stood with his sword.

A large flag embroidered with a black unicorn pattern replaced the position of the green flying dragon flag. The flag fluttered in the wind and roared.

Yuan Shao was stunned and couldn't react because the general who stood up with a sword was Zhu Ling, the general under his command. But why did he change the flag? Did Zhu Ling also rebel?

"Wenbo, you..." Yuan Shao was furious.

At this time, the warship was only about 200 steps away from the river bank, and Zhu Ling shouted: "Yuan Shao, now that the Liang King's army is approaching, the Han imperial rule has long been established. I have only followed the heavens and have surrendered to the Liang King's thousand-year-old... General Yuan, if you know the current affairs, surrender quickly."

"Ah... the thief who bears the Lord is so angry that I am so angry!"

Yuan Shao felt his throat sweet, and the stars in front of him swayed. A mouthful of blood was squirting out. He screamed and fell down on his back.

Fortunately, Yuan An quickly and quickly supported Yuan Shao.

Yuan Ping shouted loudly: "Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows, and stop the river boat from docking!"

I was trying hard to dock the river boat just now, but in the blink of an eye, it turned out to stop the river boat from docking. Yuan's soldiers were inexplicably, but they still obeyed the orders and shot the river boat with arrows. However, because of their panic, most of the arrows fell into the river.

Zhu Ling smiled coldly and set the flag.

The river boat was swept across the river, and at the side of the ship, a series of Xiping crossbows appeared. The crossbow machine opened and aimed at Yuan Jun on the river bank.

"Shoot the arrow!"

With Zhu Ling's order, there was a constant banging sound.

A huge arrow as thick as a child's arms flew out of the boat with a harsh roar. The soldiers of Yuan, who were standing in front, felt that their bodies were being slapped. The giant arrows came out of their chests and flew backwards. When they fell to the ground, they were already dead.

This thing was shot, but it was even more terrifying than the ordinary arrowheads.

One arrow is a blood hole the size of a fist. Even if it does not hit the vital point, it can instantly shoot the arms and legs into two sections. Dozens of warships line up, but hundreds of giant arrows flew out. However, the shock that Yuan Jun was incalculable.

Yuan Jun resisted for a moment and scattered.

Zhu Lingchun, Director Zhu Lingchun, led thousands of troops and horses to chase after Cangting. He only killed Yuan's army in blood and ran away with his head in his arms.

"General, please spare me, we will surrender, we will surrender!"

Yuan soldiers and generals, knelt down and begged for mercy. After inspecting, Chunyu asked in confusion: "General Wenbo, have you ever seen Yuan Shao?"

Zhu Ling shook his head, "I haven't seen it! I just asked a few people and said that I saw Yuan Shao being taken away by his two generals and fled westward."

"You can't let the thief Yuan go!"

Director Chunyu thought for a while, "It's better to do this. General Wenbo leads a thousand people to chase him. Now our soldiers are all along the river, and they can't escape. I gather the prisoners here and go to give orders to King Liang. General Wenbo, if he can hold Yuan Shao, it will definitely be his first contribution."

Zhu Ling was originally the garrison of Yecheng. He was besieged by Huang Zhong for many days. Seeing that the situation was over, he tied up Shen Pei and opened the city to surrender.

Just as he was worried about the ceremony of no visit, Director Chunyu sent it here. Zhu Ling bowed with gratitude, "Zhu can't hold Yuan Shao, I'm willing to offer his head!"

After saying that, he followed Yuan Shao's escape and chased him.

*******

It was getting late, and Yuan An and Yuan Ping carried Yuan Shao on their backs and fled into the mountains.

Settled in a shack abandoned by a hunter, Yuan Shao was still unconscious, while Yuan An and Yuan Ping... were already hungry.

Yuan Ping said: "Brother An, is the lord finished?"

Yuan An glared at his eyes, "Yuan Ping, don't talk nonsense. Now we have encountered a little setback, but how can we say it's over? The thief who is carrying the Lord has framed us to this point. When we escort the lord back to Jizhou, we will definitely make a comeback in less than a few years."

Unlike Yuan Ping, Yuan An was an old minister of the old Yuan family. His ancestors followed the Yuan family for three generations, and they were loyal.

He lit a bonfire and sat with Yuan Ping.

Yuan Shao lay in the haystack, his face was sallow and looked very desolate.

"The night wind in this mountain is very cold, so it won't work for us to continue like this." Yuan Ping grabbed the bow and arrow and stood up and said, "I'll go find some food."

Yuan An narrowed his eyes and glanced at Yuan Ping.

"Yuan Ping, your kung fu is better than me, so I'd better guard your lord here. I'll go find food..."

It turned out that Yuan An saw that Yuan Ping's mood was not normal, and he was worried that this guy would sneak away and even go to the enemy to sell his owner for honor.

He stretched out his hand and asked Yuan Ping for a bow and arrow.

Yuan Ping hesitated for a moment, then walked over unwillingly and handed the bow and arrow to Yuan An. The moment Yuan An took the bow and arrow, Yuan Ping suddenly pulled out a short sword and snatched into Yuan An's arms. The two puffed swords hit Yuan An's chest.

In terms of martial arts, Yuan Anke is not inferior to Yuan Ping at all, and is even a little higher.

The reason why he said that was just an excuse. However, Yuan An did not expect that Yuan Ping had really become evil. He held the bow and arrow in one hand and was caught off guard by Yuan Ping. Yuan An was still incredible, widened his eyes and looked at Yuan Ping with a straight look.

"Brother An, don't blame me... People go to a high place, Yuan Shao is over! Whether you admit it or not, this is the fact. I don't want to follow him to die. I am still young and have a great future. As long as I kill Yuan Shao, I will definitely make a name for myself. Didn't Liang say that you are not bound by talents...Brother An, you are willing to be a slave to the old Yuan family for the rest of your life, but I, Yuan Ping, don't."

Yuan An's eyes seemed to be blasting fire, but he was powerless.

Yuan Ping turned around, picked up a steel knife from the bonfire, strode into the shack, and came to the unconscious Yuan Shao.

"Master, don't blame me... I blame myself for not knowing the number of days, and I want to go against King Liang. I have served you for thirty years, and I have been serving you for thirty years. Now, it's time for you to serve me!"

Yuan Ping, who had already become murderous, had a hideous face. He raised his steel knife and his hand fell.

A bunch of blood was about to spurt out, making Yuan Ping's face full of blood. Yuan Shao's lifelong plot, but in the end he died at the hands of his home slaves.

Yuan Ping wiped the blood from his face, untied Yuan Shao's hair bun, tied it up in his hand, carried a knife, and walked out of the mountain with Yuan Shao's head. When he entered the mountain, he was staggering. Now when he came out of the mountain, he was walking lightly. What Yuan Ping was carrying was not just a head, but his future bright future, wealth, and endless gold, silver and treasures. How could he not be happy?

Thinking of this, Yuan Ping's steps were particularly light.

After leaving the mountain, he determined the direction and strided along the pipe. After walking for about an hour, a sound of horse hooves came from the front.

A team of Guanzhong cavalry ran towards him like lightning. Under the flames, the general was Zhu Ling.

Yuan Ping met Zhu Ling and was immediately overjoyed, "General Wenbo, I have killed Yuan Shao. This is his head. Please take me to see King Liang."

Zhu Ling didn't recognize Yuan Ping at first.

But after hearing Yuan Ping's words, his face suddenly became gloomy.

He worked hard to chase after him for the middle of the night, didn’t he just want to catch Yuan Shao and get his first merit? Who knew that he was actually robbed by this little slave.

He looked back and saw that the soldiers and generals who followed him were all his personal soldiers.

Zhu Ling gritted his teeth and urged the horse to rush over. Yuan Ping shouted loudly with his hands dancing and Zhu Ling's Marco came to him.

The big gun in his palm shook, and one shot pierced Yuan Ping's heart.

He raised his legs and kicked Yuan Ping to the ground. His personal soldiers stepped forward and built Yuan Shao's head from Yuan Ping's hand and hung it on Zhu Ling's horse's neck.
Chapter completed!