Wukang official road.
A group of people were galloping at a speed.
There were about 4,000 soldiers and hundreds of elite cavalry, which was very rare in the south. These people were arranged in long formations and marched very fast.
There were several woodcutters on the hillside in the distance. Seeing the movement, they were so scared that they turned around and ran away.
Among the army, there are several chariots, and they also walk very fast.
In order to break through smoothly, Chen Xu dispersed his accompanying people. The palace maids and eunuchs who served were first dismissed, and then the old and weak who could not quickly travel, even some royal families were abandoned by Chen Xu in Wuxing.
He selected the most important group of people, and without informing him in advance, he quickly left with the soldiers and went south through Wukang, preparing to take advantage of the opportunity when Gao Yanzong and Chunyuliang had not met and passed through their controlled area and fled to the south.
After the Chen State lost Jiangbei, Jiankang's position became extremely awkward. Looking at the enemy across the river is too dangerous. However, the Chen State's territory is still vast, and there are still large areas of territory to be stationed to the south. Although the living environment in those places is relatively harsh, it is at least much better than in the past, and it is not that people cannot live in at all.
Chen Xu sat in the carriage, and the carriage was rushing at full speed. The violent shaking made Chen Xu sway his body continuously.
Mao Xi sat in front of him, and it was Mao Xi who arranged this breakthrough for him.
Chen Xu had already changed his clothes. He was wearing the military uniform he wore when he was hunting, wearing a crown, and was completely like a warrior, wearing a sword around his waist, and a solemn expression.
Mao Xi is the same. He put on clothes that are more convenient for horse riding and looks quite capable.
There was a map in front of the two of them. It was not easy to see the map in a violent sway.
But they didn't dare to slow down.
Mao Xi stared at the map in front of him, his face extremely solemn.
"The Yuan Gong Association sent someone Yu Qian to help us. I have already agreed with him that he cannot attack first. The enemy cannot determine our location at the moment. I only know one thing. If Yuan Gong's army Yu Qian showed its head, the enemy will instantly know our route. I am afraid that Gao Yanzong and Chunyuliang will pounce on us."
Mao Xi's confidence came from Yuan Xian. Lao Yuan had gone to the south to suppress the rebellion and had some troops in his hand. At this time, he could come to pick them up and escort them to the south. Lao Yuan was more trustworthy.
There are many places to break through, and the large-scale Han army is still in the rear. Chunyu Liang and Gao Yanzong are not too many troops in their hands. If they find the gap, there is still hope for breaking through.
From beginning to end, Chen Xu didn't say anything, and Mao Xi was always talking about his thoughts.
After Mao Xi finished speaking, he looked at Chen Xu, "Your Majesty, the only thing I am worried about right now is that in my opinion, the people you brought with you should be allowed to stay in Wuxing and not let them follow."
Chen Xu whispered: "If they stayed in Wuxing, they would definitely betray me."
Mao Xi hesitated for a moment, and still plucked up his courage and said, "Your Majesty, even if you are by your side, I'm afraid they will have bad ideas."
"They know our route. If they inform the Han people of this, they are afraid."
"I have arranged people to protect them. All of these guards have been carefully selected by me. With their protection, Mr. Mao does not have to worry about these people causing trouble."
Mao Xi frowned, and it was the only way to go for the moment.
The group continued to rush.
At the end of the team, there were many carriages, and the carriages were all important people that Chen Xu believed were important in the court.
Sure enough, as Chen Xu said, there are knights around their carriages to ensure that they will not fall behind and will not "meet" any enemies.
They had been walking like this for a long time, but at dusk, they stopped and did not continue to rush.
Because further forward, we will enter the scope of the battle.
They could not break into the battle area between the two sides in broad daylight. As long as they broke in, they would definitely be discovered. Therefore, they decided to stay in this secret place to rest and wait until it was dark before trying to break in.
When the carriage stopped, these important officials walked out of the carriage staggeredly, and some began to vomit directly, and they were so angry that they were no longer human.
The roads in the south are already rugged, and with the speed of traveling, it is simply a disaster to ride a carriage. The important officials have never suffered such a hardship.
The soldiers stood not far away and stared at them coldly.
There was no one around to serve them.
Looking at this scene, these people felt sad and couldn't help but wipe their tears.
They can't make fire, so they can only eat some cold food.
Kong Fan looked at the soldiers around him, "This is a villain who is causing trouble. Now at the critical moment, he instigated His Majesty to make people stare at us."
He whispered, and looked at his friends around him again.
"No wonder Da Chen fell to such a point."
He said, but the corner of his mouth couldn't help but grin.
Sun Ying, who was sitting directly opposite, hurriedly glared at him, "Be careful! Don't be swaying!"
Kong Fan put away his frivolity and changed into a sad face again.
The ministers all had sad expressions on their faces, but their eyes were quite calm, as if they had been prepared and were not panicked at all.
The Five Soldiers Secretary Sun Yan was quite famous in front of these people. His family was also a famous family and a family of officials. Among the many insects, Sun Yan was extremely capable. This man was able to fight and was not weak in his ability. He had fought against Qi people and Zhou people, and had also conquered many enemy generals. He was considered a famous general second only to Huang, Chunyu and others.
But in recent years, he was entrusted with a high position. The emperor dismissed his military power, left him in the capital, and promoted him to a higher position. In name, he was favored, but in fact he was always prepared for every kindness.
So, in a time when Chen State is very lacking in such a qualified general, why should the emperor be on guard against him?
It's all because he had a classmate who had a great time playing when he was young.
His classmate is Wang Lin.
This old man became an official because of Wang Lin's recommendation. Later, when Wang Lin was in separatist territory, he simply conquered him directly. He followed Wang Lin to fight with the Chen people and won many victories. Later, Wang Lin ran away and he could not escape, so he surrendered to Emperor Wen.
For him, Wang Lin was a classmate, an old friend, and even a leader. As for him, Chen State would certainly not be able to release him to lead troops.
When Wang Lin just brought troops to guard against Chen State, Sun Ying actually had no other idea. No matter what, he betrayed Wang Lin at the beginning, so it was impossible for him to go and look for him again, right?
However, as the situation changed, Sun Yan's heart also changed. Later, the ministers found him and told him about his idea of ​​hoping to surrender to the destiny.
Because of Wang Lin, Lao Sun was in a very awkward situation in Chen State. Although he could fight, he was not a very good person. He was a common problem with a large family. He was very luxurious, had a relatively wasteful lifestyle, and was not restrained and did not abide by the rules.
When Chen and Han were having a good relationship, he even openly wrote a letter to Wang Lin, asking about Wang Lin's physical condition, and said that he missed him very much.
Although the relationship between the two countries was good at that time, because of this action, the old man was almost killed in the name of "colluding with foreign enemies". It was also because of that incident that his military power was seized and he never served as the chief general again.
He has been targeted by Chen Xu many times because of many problems.
After learning about the ministers' thoughts, Sun Ying also said simply that it would be better to do it, and it would be embarrassing to vote for Wang Lin.
The important officials also knew their background and who knew the best way to do things, so they gave him many things to make decisions, hoping that he could say something nice to him from Wang Lin in the future.
Kong Fan couldn't help but approach him again, and then showed an ugly smile.
"Mr. Sun, thanks to you this time. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have a chance to be so swept away."
Sun Yan glanced at the other party. Sun Yan had a bad relationship with important officials in China. He was a person who could do things and looked down on these people who had a family but had nothing to do.
I don't like this flatterer either.
“Thanks to the woodcutters who arranged in advance in the woodshops everywhere”
"You sit here peacefully, don't say much."
Sun Yan warned, and Kong Fan lowered his head again and dared not speak.
The sky gradually became dark, but Sun Yan's eyes were particularly complicated.
Although he wrote a letter to Wang Lin, to be fair, he really never thought of betraying Chen State in the past. Chen Lu and Chen Xu were both very good to him. Even if it was Wang Lin's case, Chen Xu would not give him military power, but he was quite polite to him and would ask him about his thoughts on major issues.
But as the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger, it gradually became the intention of annexing the world, the emperor who had once wanted to surpass his brother became more and more different.
He became more and more irritable, ruthless, suspicious, and could even attack a favorite like Huang Faxian.
There were several times when the emperor summoned him, he could see the murderous intention in the other party's eyes.
Sun Yan just sighed and then closed his eyes.
It was pitch black.
The surroundings are quiet.
Outside the Emperor's frame, many soldiers looked around vigilantly. Inside the carriage, Chen Xu stared at the eyes widened, his eyes covered with bloodshot, and there was no sleepiness at all.
He looked at Mao Xi again, "Can you set off?"
This was the fifth time the emperor asked. Mao Xi poked his head out again and looked at the sky. It was still not yet reached the right time, but Mao Xi saw the emperor's uneasiness, "You can go."
Chen Xu immediately ordered the entire army to set off.
The whole team became lively again, fortunately they had rest during the day and still had the energy.
The team moved again, and the carriage began to bump again.
Looking at the emperor who was silent and tense, Mao Xi felt a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty has not rested for several days. There is still some time before Qian Tang. Why not your Majesty rest for a moment first, and I will go back later."
“No need.”
Chen Xu shook his head.
Mao Xi did not persuade him again.
The team moved forward so quickly. The knights in front raised their torches and headed south along the official road, and the speed became faster and faster.
They soon entered the war zone. Fortunately, the road was silent and they walked very quickly, which was exactly what Mao Xi expected. He hoped that while the enemy had not reacted, he could pass through here and meet with Yuan Xian.
They walked like this for more than an hour, and the distance between Wukang was getting farther and farther away, and the road was connected to several small villages, but at this moment they were silent and no one dared to go out at night, even in a big city, there was a curfew at night.
"kill!!!"
A roar broke the tranquility.
"Dong!Dong!Dong!"
The unique sound of war drums in Han Dynasty sounded around.
At that moment, Chen Xu stood up in shock and almost fell.
Outside, the soldiers were in chaos and rushed out many enemy troops from three directions, where they were ambushing here in advance.
They only shot one round of arrows, after all, they couldn't see clearly in the night, and they could only go to their formation when the enemy had just appeared.
The soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Before they could fight back, the enemy began to fight them in close combat.
Under the night, this fear was magnified countless times.
Torches continued to appear, the entire battlefield was illuminated, and someone set fires again, and the fires soared into the sky.
The Han army seemed to have been slapped with chicken blood at this moment.
They shouted that they captured Chen Xu alive and rushed over like crazy.
The Han army valued military merits very much, but nothing was greater than capturing an emperor. Whether it was a soldier or an officer, they were all crazy and began to attack fiercely.
The group of soldiers from Chen State were obviously elite. Even if they were attacked under such circumstances, they could quickly line up and try to fight back.
However, the gap between the two sides in various aspects is too big. They are both elites and different.
The elite of the Han army was obviously several levels higher than that of the Chen army, and their morale was higher. The soldiers of the Chen State continued to fall, and more and more Han army rushed towards the central army like hungry wolves.
At this time, the ministers at the end finally got the opportunity to escape.
The soldiers who were in charge of guarding them had no intention of staring at them anymore and went to resist the enemy.
The ministers quickly evacuated the battlefield to avoid being killed by accident.
Mao Xi and Chen Xu rushed out of the frame.
Mao Xi stared at the enemy who rushed out of the surroundings in disbelief, "There are thieves!! There are thieves!!"
He was scolding both these foreign thieves and internal thieves.
Chen Xu drew out his sword at some point and looked at the Han army around him.
His breathing became heavier and heavier.
The screams came from behind, and it was the queen and the prince's frame had begun to be attacked.
Chen Xu only felt a roar in his ears, and everything was slowed down.
Mao Xi grabbed him, "Your Majesty!"
"Please get on the horse, let's withdraw!"
He tried to drag it a few times, but Chen Xu didn't move at all.
Chen Xu slowly looked at Mao Xi. At this moment, his eyes finally became calm. Suddenly, he was no longer afraid of the Han army in front of him.
Since Liu Taozi rose strongly and killed his greatest reliance on Wu Mingche, Chen Xu has spent a day in panic.
He was the oldest among the three, and his son was so unscrupulous.
But Liu Taozi's ambition to annex the world became more and more obvious. The Zhou Kingdom was destroyed, and Chen Xu became more and more afraid and lost his mind for a while.
"Mr. Mao, I can't escape."
"I was entrusted by my brother to revitalize Dachen, complete the Northern Expedition, and achieve fame."
"How come, I lacked enough talent and fell into tricks many times, so I have today."
Chen Xu sighed.
At this moment, several people slowly approached Chen Xu.
Mao Xi drew his sword and pointed it at them. Seeing their appearance clearly, he couldn't help but curse: "Sun Ying!! Did you betray us to Wang Lin?!"
Sun Yan was holding a sword in his hand at this moment, followed by several brave ministers.
He did not answer Mao Xi, but looked at Chen Xu.
Chen Xu's eyes were filled with sadness.
"Did Sun Delian betray me?"
Sun Ying's face changed drastically, but he did not dare to look at Chen Xu anymore.
Several ministers behind him persuaded, "Your Majesty! Most of these martial artists are rude. Don't be humiliated by them. If you lead the army to surrender, you may be treated with courtesy!"
Chen Xu raised the sword in his hand and said tragically: "You will surrender when you want to surrender! I am the emperor, how can you surrender to Hu?!"
The next moment, he drew his sword and committed suicide. Mao Xi screamed and wanted to go forward to stop him, but it was too late. In a moment, Chen Xu's long sword fell, blood splattered, and he covered his throat and fell down in pain.
Mao Xi cried and pounced on him, but just grabbed his body and cried bitterly.
The soldiers around discovered this, their morale collapsed, and finally began to surrender.
When Chunyuliang hurriedly pushed the soldiers away and rushed to the inside, he saw Mao Xi holding the emperor's body, with tears on his face.
Chunyu Liang looked at the former master who was lying in a pool of blood, but there was no sympathy in his eyes.
"If you destroy the city walls yourself, you cannot tolerate others but not a wise king."
Mao Xi sorted out Chen Xu's body, wiped the blood on his face with his sleeve, then stood up and looked at Chunyu Liang.
"I heard that the minister did not kill the former master, and he was dead. Go to General Chunyu to be nostalgic for his old love. Do not insult his body."
He gave a big gift to Chunyuliang, and then picked up the sword on the ground, "Your Majesty, I'm here!"
Before Chunyu could open his mouth, he simply wiped his neck, and blood sprayed again, and Mao Xi fell to the ground with a bang.
Chunyuliang was silent for a long time, and then ordered, "Retain the bodies of these two people and do not be rude to Lord Chen's concubines and royal family."
"only!!"
The soldiers hurried forward. Sun Yan looked at the two people lying in a pool of blood at this moment, and did not speak. The ministers around him hurriedly pulled him a few times, but he was not moved.
Chunyu Liang took the initiative to salute him, "General Sun!"
Only then did Sun Ying look at him.
"today."
"You and I have become beasts."
"No."
Chapter completed!