Chapter 1030: Death of Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty (Part 1)
Chapter 1030 The Death of Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty (Part 1)
Chapter 1028: Death of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan (Part 1)
Hu Sanniang had never seen Zhang Liao with such an anxious expression. She felt that there must be something going on here, so she quickly asked: "What's going on?"
“It’s too late, I’ll explain it to you on the way.”
With that said, Zhang Liao ignored Hu Sanniang's wishes and pulled her to run towards their respective war horses.
Hu Sanniang's wrists were a little painful from being held by Zhang Liao. She tried to break away but found that she couldn't break away at all, so she let Zhang Liao hold him like this and shouted back to Hua Mulan: "Mulan, the army is entrusted to you. "
Hua Mulan showed an aunt-like smile and said softly: "Don't worry, leave it to me."
Since Zhang Liao and Hu Sanniang left the army, they have been chasing Arthur and others along the route. However, Zhang Liao seemed to be thinking about something, and he looked preoccupied, and he never paid attention to Hu Sanniang.
Finally Hu Sanniang couldn't bear it anymore and asked loudly: "Wenyuan, what are you going to do with pulling me out? Now you can tell me the reason, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao, who was galloping on his horse, sighed and asked: "Sanniang, do you really think that Li Yuan, who has less than a hundred remaining soldiers, can escape under the siege of my ten thousand army?"
"Forehead?"
Hu Sanniang couldn't help but be startled when she heard this. She didn't think much about it originally, but when Zhang Liao reminded her, she also felt that there was something fishy about it.
You must know that both the Jin army and the Qin army implemented the policy of "the army does not interfere in politics, and the government does not corrupt the army", "Warriors lead the army, and civilians govern". It is undoubtedly very difficult for generals to hold military and political power at the same time.
At present, there are only four people who are military generals but sit in the position of prefect, namely: Yue Fei, the prefect of Xiangyang, Qin Jian, the prefect of Taiyuan, Yang Ye, the prefect of Yinshan, and Zhang Liao, the prefect of Nanxiang.
Zhang Liao was able to squeeze out so many outstanding generals and finally take the position of Nanxiang prefect, which shows that his own ability is very strong, so how could he let Zhang Liao succeed him when he had more than 10,000 troops and the encirclement had been reduced? Where did Li Yuan's nearly 100 remaining soldiers go?
Hu Sanniang was not stupid either. She quickly figured out the key and asked with disbelief: "Did you let Li Yuan go on purpose?"
Zhang Liao nodded seriously: "That's right..."
Before Zhang Liao finished speaking, Hu Sanniang said with a cold face: "So, the reason why you dragged me out with you is because you want to take me with you to abscond in fear of crime?"
Zhang Liao almost fell off his horse when he heard this.
Seeing that Hu Sanniang not only misunderstood what he meant, but also had the tendency to draw his sword, Zhang Liao quickly explained with a wry smile: "Sanniang, why do you think so? Am I, Zhang Wenyuan, this kind of person in your mind? I I deliberately let Li Yuan go after receiving the secret order from my lord."
"What?"
Hu Sanniang was dumbfounded when she heard this, and asked quickly: "Why would my lord give such an order?"
“My lord, I am considering the overall situation. Do you know what happened in Sizhou?”
Hu Sanniang shook her head in confusion. How could she know about Sizhou in Nanxiang? Seeing this, Zhang Liao immediately explained it in detail, and Hu Sanniang only felt enlightened after listening to it.
“Oh my god, Dong Zhuo is dead. My lord, in order to prevent Yang Jian from benefiting, let you let Li Yuan go deliberately to cause civil strife in the Liang army.”
At this point, Hu Sanniang's face couldn't help but become a little ugly, and she asked anxiously: "If Liya and the others really kill Li Yuan, won't they ruin the master's plan?"
“That’s right.”
Zhang Liao nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice: "This is a great opportunity to weaken the Liang Army. But once Li Yuan dies, no one can stop Yang Jian. And if there is no civil strife in the Liang Army, they will make peace." The Southern Allied Forces joined forces to prevent our army from completely occupying Sizhou. "How could this happen?"
Hu Sanniang said with some collapse. She never thought that Li Yuan, who was like a lost dog, would play such an important role.
“That’s why I dragged you along to catch up.”
Zhang Liao's eyes were full of solemnity and he said solemnly: "I hope it's still too late!"
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At the junction of Nanxiang and Hanzhong, Li Yuanzheng was fleeing in embarrassment alone, while Arthur was chasing after him.
After escaping from the encirclement, Li Yuan wanted to flee to Wuguan, but he found traces of marching troops on the road, so he decisively turned around and fled towards Hanzhong, but he did not expect to be overtaken in the end.
Although there were only five pursuers, the foreign female grandmaster was also there. Naturally, Li Yuan did not dare to turn back and fight, so he could only concentrate on riding his horse to escape.
But as Li Yuan ran away, he found that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. It was obvious that the other side was faster than them, and if they continued like this, they would be caught up sooner or later.
So Li Yuan decisively ordered a military commander to stay behind with all the remaining troops to delay, while he continued to flee under the protection of the only three remaining captains.
The Army Sima was a confidant of Li Yuan and extremely loyal to Li Yuan. He led eighty or ninety cavalry and completely blocked the road. If Arthur and others wanted to continue the pursuit, they had to deal with these people completely first. But after the solution, Li Yuan didn't even know where he went.
"Liya, your mount is the fastest, so you should go after it first. These defeated soldiers will be left to the four of us." Liang Hongyu said seriously.
Arthur naturally knew the priorities, so he did not refuse, but just said: "Be safe."
With Arthur's master-level strength, the defeated soldiers would definitely not be able to stop them. However, Liang Hongyu, Dong Yue'e, Yang Paifeng, and Yang Jiumei were left to deal with the less than a hundred cavalry.
No, it should be a one-sided massacre!
Li Yuan, who had not run very far, saw the strongest Arthur chasing after him again. He and the other three captains immediately fired arrows non-stop, trying to kill Arthur, the great enemy.
【Ding dong, Li Yuan's skill "Arrow General" activates force +2, the base force is 88, and the current force is increased to 90. 】
In the original history, when Li Yuan went to Taiyuan to serve as an official, Yu Wenshu in the court was worried that he would change in the future, so he sent the palace's elite disguised as bandits to rob and kill him. Li Yuan managed to resist with his archery skills. In addition, Li Yuan also shot and killed Shan Xiongxin's eldest brother Shan Xiongzhong, which shows that Li Yuan's archery skills will still be very powerful.
Every arrow aimed by Li Yuan was aimed at Arthur's vitals. Once he was hit by it, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die. However, Arthur controlled the 'Wind King' to dodge and block with his sword. Not only did his speed not slow down at all, but it actually It's getting faster and faster.
When one of the captains saw this, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Dong Guo Tang, I leave my family to you."
After saying that, the captain immediately turned back. Seeing this, the other two captains looked at each other and turned back. Even though they knew they would die this time, they still sacrificed their lives to delay Li Yuan's escape.
(End of this chapter)