Chapter 166 A Difficult Situation

Seeing Tian Yu so stubborn, Yuan Xi also lost some patience and said, "Brother Guorang, you should understand that I mobilized so many generals to capture you, it is absolutely impossible to let you go back."

"Do you want to die for Gongsun Zan?"

"Do you really think he trusts you that much?"

Yuan Xi later reviewed the situation with Qu Yi and others, and realized that if Tian Yu had led the White Horse Riders to surround and kill him, he would have paid a considerable price to capture Tian Yu alive.

Tian Yu listened and remained silent for a while before saying, "Lord Ji has not failed me."

"I only hope to die in front of him."

Yuan Xi listened and thought that Tian Yu was really troublesome, but it would be a pity to kill him.

If he and the Yuan army really killed Gongsun Zan, he was afraid that Tian Yu would be even less willing to join him.

Keeping Tian Yu would be a problem if he became his enemy.

The two of them stared at each other. Yuan Xi understood that Tian Yu could not be so loyal, otherwise he would not have first joined Xianyu Fu after Gongsun Zan's destruction, and then defected to Cao Cao.

Yuan Xi finally made up his mind and said, "Brother Guorang, I will set off tomorrow and rush to Yijing."

"I will take you with me and give you one last chance to recognize him."

"When the time comes, I will fight to Gongsun Zan's front and let you meet him, fulfilling your wish!"

After saying that, Yuan Xi ignored the stunned Tian Yu and turned to leave.

Tian Yu was stunned. He just said it casually, but the other party took it seriously?

At that time, I can't ask Gongsun Zan for the truth, can I?

Even if Gongsun Zan admits it himself, what's the point?

Thinking of his clansman Tian Kai still defending Yijing, Tian Yu felt complicated. In this chaotic world, must a choice be made?

He began to doubt whether his behavior of leaving Liu Bei and rejoining Gongsun Zan was wrong.

Yuan Xi returned to his room and saw that Wu Zhao and Cao Xian had prepared the meal and were waiting for him.

Seeing that both women looked uneasy, he comforted them, "I left Brother Qu to guard Beixin City, even if something happens, he can protect you."

Wu Zhao said softly, "We are worried about you, Gongzi."

"I always feel that attacking Yijing will not be so smooth."

Yuan Xi sighed, "How many things in the world go smoothly?"

Cao Xian said in a low voice, "I hope Gongzi takes good care of himself."

Yuan Xi saw the armor placed aside was wiped brightly and said, "Don't worry, with the armor protecting me, ordinary injuries on the battlefield won't hurt me."

Wu Zhao thought to herself, you still have the nerve to say that, didn't you get hit in the waist and injured before, and fainted for two days?

The three of them had their own thoughts, and after a hasty meal, knowing that Yuan Xi would set off early tomorrow, they turned off the lights and rested early.

The moonlight shone in through the window. Yuan Xi hugged the two women, feeling the softness nestled in his arms, constantly rising and falling with his breath, and thought to himself that he was finally about to take this step.

Three years of forbearance in Beixin City, and the layout of several princes in Yecheng, were all for this final battle.

Gongsun Zan has lost the hearts of the people in Youzhou, and there are rebellions everywhere. As long as Yijing is captured, there will be no obstacles between Jizhou and Youzhou.

At that time, Yuan Xi would have one less confidant's trouble and could expand his power in Youzhou with peace of mind.

Of course, Youzhou is full of talents, but there are also many people with ulterior motives. How to bring them under his command and make them the power to dominate the world will be a very troublesome matter.

At the same time, Yuan Xi also had to find a way to solve the Black Mountain bandits in Bingzhou, as they were too close to Youzhou and were a huge threat.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, the matter hasn't even started, why am I thinking so far ahead?

The sleeping Cao Xian unconsciously licked her lips, as if feeling the chill coming from outside the window, and burrowed deeper into Yuan Xi's arms.

Yuan Xi turned his head and looked at Wu Zhao on the other side. She must have been too tired from organizing the classics during the day, and was now sleeping soundly, with light and long breaths.

Under the moonlight, the spots on her face had become much lighter in the past year, leaving only a faint blackness, and it was feared that they would disappear completely in another year or so.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that if he died, he didn't know what would happen to their fate, but he thought it wouldn't be better than their current situation.

Including the women who had a relationship with him, Zhen Mi, Yuan Xing, Huan Shi, etc., their fates would slide down another road, right?

He couldn't help but think of Lu Lingqi, whom he had only met once.

At that time, he had restrained her in a moment of desperation, and that feeling... was really good.

It was dawn.

Taking advantage of the dim light, Yuan Xi put on his armor, said goodbye to the two women, and walked out of the house.

Outside, Qu Yi, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and others had already dressed up and were ready. After meeting Yuan Xi, they each went to the government office to lead their troops.

Sun Li led Yuan Xi's horse over. Everyone looked at Guo Jia's house.

After a while, Guo Jia came out wearing a wide robe, yawning, and holding a wine jar.

Under the contemptuous gazes of everyone, he had to reluctantly put down the wine jar and muttered as he crawled into the carriage.

Tian Yu was also brought out and given a horse, but the reins were tied to another rope and connected to Sun Li's horse, so he couldn't run away even if he wanted to.

Everyone got on their horses and left the mansion. When Yuan Xi looked back, he saw that everyone in the entire mansion had rushed to the gate to see him off.

Yuan Xi saw Wu Zhao comforting Cao Xian with tears in her eyes in the crowd, Ma Shi and Zheng Shi, holding a swaddling baby, were saying something to Sun Li, Guo Jia's two concubines were standing in front of the carriage window, secretly stuffing a wine pot into the carriage window.

Neat footsteps came from the long street. Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci led the cavalry and infantry towards this side.

Behind them were dozens of armored cavalry, followed by three hundred armored soldiers. The other nearly a thousand people were all wearing the simplest armor, with a few pieces of iron covered inside their linen clothes, which could be considered a set of armor.

Even so, it was much better than most soldiers.

The remaining two thousand soldiers only had linen clothes and cloth shoes.

Even with such equipment, it was already quite good at this time.

Cao Cao once said during the Battle of Guandu, "Yuan Benchu has tens of thousands of sets of armor, I have twenty sets of large armor, Benchu has three hundred sets of horse armor, I cannot have ten sets."

At that time, the situation of Cao Cao's soldiers was the true situation of most princes in the world.

Behind the thousands of soldiers were endless, thousands of carts of grain and supplies, either pulled by mules and donkeys, or pushed by civilians.

Because the autumn harvest had just ended and things happened in a hurry, in fact, this mobilization of troops was not well prepared in many aspects.

But fighting a war is never about preparing everything before fighting, but about fighting at the most appropriate time.

No battle is perfect before it is fought, it only depends on whether the timing is right.

Now, the opportunity left for Jizhou is these three months before the New Year.

Moreover, Yuan Shao did not have many retreats. Once a protracted war was fought, any changes in the directions of Sili, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou would cause the siege of Yijing to fail.

Yuan Xi walked to the front of the team, waved his hand and shouted, "Move out!"

The soldiers shouted in unison, "Yes!"

Because the rumor was released in the city a few days ago that civilians were not allowed to take to the streets this morning, Yuan Xi led the team out of the city smoothly and headed for Yijing, hundreds of miles away.

Thousands of soldiers, together with nearly ten thousand civilians, stretched for more than ten miles on the earth, like a string of moving ants.

If someone were to look down from the sky above Kyushu at this time, they would find that such an endless team appeared from dozens of county towns in Jizhou, like the spokes of a wheel, all pointing to the center of the wheel.

Yijing.

The mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people in Jizhou was for this battle!

The news of Jizhou's dispatch of troops soon spread throughout the world, and the princes stepped up their pace, some wanting to fish in troubled waters, some sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers fight, some overwhelmed, and some in a dilemma.

Among them, there was a person with a very special identity, with a vicissitude on his face that was completely inconsistent with his age, and a sense of injustice surging in his chest.

The feeling of hunger rose from his stomach, turning into gurgling sounds coming from his abdomen.

Kneeling beside him was a woman of similar age, although not fully grown, her appearance was already extremely gentle and moving.

At that time, Langya County produced many beauties, and she came from Dongwu County, Langya County, with a noble family background.

Her grandfather was Grand Tutor Fu Zhan, her father Fu Wan inherited the title of Marquis of Buqi, and married Princess Yang'an, Liu Hua, daughter of Emperor Huan of Han, and once served as a servant.

In the first year of Chuping, she entered the Ye Court as a noble lady, and five years later, that is, this year, she was made empress.

Her name is Fu Shou.

And the man in front of her should have been the most honorable person in the world, but now he has no dignity, like a stray dog fleeing Chang'an.

The current emperor, Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie.

At the beginning of the year, Li Jue and Guo Si fought each other, and Chang'an was devastated. Liu Xie could no longer bear it. If this continued, not only would he not end well, but the Han Dynasty would also be over!

After much planning and calculation, more than a month ago, several princes and warlords finally reached an agreement, and Liu Xie was able to leave Chang'an.

The large army of princes, led by Guo Si, took the civil and military officials and set off from Xuanping Gate in Chang'an.

When stationed in Baling, Guo Si took the opportunity to seize power and appointed himself General of Chariots and Cavalry, Yang Ding General of the Rear, Yang Feng General of Xingyi, Dong Cheng General of Anji, and Zhang Ji General of Piaoji.

Guo Si wanted to order the chariot to go north to Gaoling, but Liu Xie, the dukes, ministers, and Zhang Ji all wanted to go east. The two sides debated for a long time, and Liu Xie went on a hunger strike for a day to protest.

Guo Si had no choice but to continue to lead the team eastward. When they arrived in Xinfeng, Shangshu, Liu Xuan, Prefect of Hexi, Zhang Ji, Yang Ding, and Shi Zhong Yinzhong disagreed. At this time, Liu Xie showed extraordinary skills and quelled the dispute.

Fu Shou admired him in her heart. Liu Xie's current situation is unbearable, not because of his lack of ability, but because of the evil consequences planted by Emperor Ling of Han.

If Liu Xie can regain control of the Han court, he may not be able to become a wise monarch!

However, the ideal is beautiful, and the reality is cruel. For Guo Si, Liu Xie and the civil and military officials are just fish on the chopping board.

Today, Guo Si suddenly demanded that the chariot return west to Mei, which made Liu Xie furious, but he was helpless.

He had only slightly expressed his dissatisfaction with Guo Si, and Guo Si began to neglect him. Today's meals have been delayed until now, and no one has sent them, obviously threatening him with impunity.

Liu Xie clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. Is there no minister loyal to the Han Dynasty in the world?

Are the righteousness and loyalty that those gentry families hang on their lips just words?

Where are they now?