Chapter 605: Capture Hanzhong
Ailang was about to rest. Dian Wei suddenly rushed in and reported: "Lord, there are many people coming outside! The leader of the man who claimed to be the prefect of Hanzhong Xu Hong, said he would surrender to the lord!" Ailang was surprised and said: "The prefect of Hanzhong? Could it be the prefect of Liu Bei?" Then he said to Dian Wei: "Call the troops to prepare for battle, and then lead those people in!" Dian Wei clasped his fists and ran down. Ailang stood up, picked up his battle robe and put it on, walked around the screen, walked to the weapon stand, took the Fangtian Huaji, walked to the upper commander's case, sat down, and placed Fang Tian Huaji horizontally on the commander's case in front of him. Ailang was very suspicious of Xu Hong who suddenly surrendered, and suspected that Liu Bei was playing some conspiracy, so he did not dare to be careless at all.
Not long after, a bunch of footsteps came from outside the tent. Then Dian Wei led a man and a woman in. When the two saw Ai Lang, they all showed shock. They couldn't help but kneel down and bowed, saying, "The villain Xu Hong took Xu Jiao Niang to pay homage to the King of Qin!"
Ailang nodded and said, "No need to be polite. Get up and speak." The two of them thanked him, stood up, and stood up with their heads down. Xu Hong clasped his fists and said, "Xu Hong is the prefect of Hanzhong. This time he abandoned the darkness and turned to the light!" Ailang smiled and said, "Very good! You have made a good choice!" Xu Hong was happy when he heard Ailang's praise, and then said, "The villain dares not come to the King of Qin without merit! The villain brings all the money and food in Hanzhong!"
Ailang was stunned, then he was overjoyed and asked, "Is this true?" Xu Hong hurriedly said, "The villain will never dare to speak nonsense in front of the King of Qin!" Ailang laughed and praised, saying, "I will never treat you badly for your contributions! From now on, you will be my prefect of Hanzhong! You will be promoted and rewarded if you have made merits in the future!" Xu Hong was overjoyed and thanked.
Ailang suddenly thought of a question and couldn't help but ask: "Why did you come out with so much food and supplies? Didn't Liu Bei notice it?" Xu Hong was about to give up Hanzhong's retreat to Jiameng Pass tonight and told him. Ailang was surprised and happy, and immediately ordered Xu Hong and others to stay in the camp for the time being. He himself led two thousand light-armed combat cavalry to leave the camp to pursue Liu Bei!
Xu Hong and his daughter Xu Jiaoniang followed an officer into a tent. The officer clasped his fists and said, "Sir and Miss, please rest here for a while. If you need it, just give me instructions." Xu Hong hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I'm working hard." The officer turned around and went.
Xu Jiaoniang walked to a shark and sat down, became stunned, and couldn't help but sigh. Seeing this, Xu Hong was very surprised and walked to Xu Jiaoniang to sit down, and asked in confusion: "Jiao Niang, what's wrong with you? It seems to be full of worries!" Xu Jiaoniang shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I just feel that the King of Qin is much more heroic than the legendary ones!..." Speaking of this, Xu Jiaoniang's eyes shone brightly, and couldn't help but say, "The King of Qin is really a rare great man in the world!" Xu Hong nodded with deep understanding and said, "This is not bad! No wonder there is a saying that is 'Lu Bu in the people and Red Rabbit in the horse'! When I saw it today, it was indeed worthy of reputation!" Then my heart moved, and I quickly looked at Xu Jiaoniang and asked with a smile: "Daughter, are you? Did you fall in love with the King of Qin?"
Xu Jiaoniang's face turned red, looking a little shy, but she didn't say anything. Xu Hong suddenly thought that if she could marry her daughter to Lu Bu, she wouldn't have to worry about her status at all! And I heard that Lu Bu is a good person and her daughter is a rare beauty. As long as she speaks, there is no reason why this matter cannot be achieved!
Ache! Ai Lang, who was riding a horse, suddenly sneezes. He rubbed his nose and muttered with a smile: "I don't know which wife misses me!"
At this time, the dark clouds in the night sky had dissipated, and the moon was in the sky. Although it was in the wilderness, the vision was pretty good. A cavalry rushed towards him in the distance. Ailang recognized that it was the scout he sent not long ago, and immediately strangled the Red Rabbit Horse and raised the Fang Tian Hua Ji. The two thousand warriors stopped.
The scout rushed to Ailang, grabbed the horse suddenly, clasped his fists and said, "Report to the King of Qin, the villain found that there were indeed a large group of people moving forward dozens of miles away!" Ailang was delighted. At this point, he completely believed Xu Hong's words, and then led two thousand war cavalry to continue chasing. The two thousand war cavalry ran along the official road, and a huge roar echoed in the night sky.
Before he knew it, the night retreated, and a fish belly white appeared in the east, and the earth gradually became brighter. Ailang led the cavalry to the bank of a small river, but found that the wooden bridge on the river was burning. The army had to stop. Ailang looked up at the opposite bank and saw Guan Yu leading hundreds of big sword cavalry standing on the shore. Ailang smiled and said, "Chang Yun, has it been a good time?" Guan Yu shouted loudly, "Not very good! Because I can't kill this thief!" Ailang smiled and said, "I am a thief. Is this Liu family's country belonging to him? But the Liu family's country was clearly snatched from the winner!"
Guan Yu snorted coldly and said loudly: "The tyrant Qin Dynasty is indecent. Emperor Gaozu followed the heavens and replaced it with people. It was the law of justice. How can you, a traitor, be compared with it!" Ailang smiled and said loudly: "The two emperors Huanling of the Han Dynasty valued eunuchs and sold official porridges, which finally caused the Yellow Turban chaos, and countless common people died! I am afraid that Qin II will be ashamed of himself! According to Yun Chang's words, I followed the heavens and replaced it with people. It was also the law of justice! Besides, I have not yet replaced the Han Dynasty, so why did I become a traitor here in Yun Chang! Yun Chang, I originally thought you were a hero, but I didn't expect you to say such things that could only be said by the slaves. It really disappointed me!"
Guan Yu roared angrily: "You are a traitor and you will be a traitor. There are public opinions on the hearts of all people in the world! Why do you need to say too much?"
Ailang sneered, "Since Chief Yun made up his mind to be the slave of the Liu family, you can only let you do it!" Then he said teasingly, "I originally wanted to see Xuande and Yunchang off, but I didn't expect that you would run so fast, but I didn't fulfill my friendship as a landlord!" Guan Yu snorted angrily. Ailang looked at the burning wooden bridge in front of him and sang, "Xuande, Yunchang is easy to walk! This mountain is high and the river is long, be careful not to fall into the river and drown, that would be too cowardly!" Guan Yu snorted, turned his horse's head, and led his subordinates to the scene. Ailang smiled and said, "This Guan Yu is really boring, he doesn't have any humorous spirit!"
An officer beside him couldn't help asking, "King Qin, are we still chasing?" Ailang said angrily: "The bridge is burning, what's the matter! Go back!" Then he turned his horse and led the cavalry back the same way.
Xuchang, the emperor was talking to the queen in the imperial study. At this time, a palace maid hurried in, bowed to the two of them, and then said, "Your Majesty, Empress, the military newspaper has just been introduced into the city!..." The emperor and the queen couldn't help but feel heartbroken, and the emperor asked hurriedly: "Is it about Hanzhong? What's the situation? Did Liu Bei win?" The palace maid shook her head and said, "The military newspaper said that Liu Bei was defeated in Hanzhong and had retreated to Jiameng Pass. Now the entire territory of Hanzhong has fallen into the hands of the King of Qin! Many people in Xuchang City have spontaneously come to the hotel to drink and celebrate!"
Hearing this, the emperor turned pale and cursed with angrily: "How is Liu Bei so useless! I still hope that he can support the Han Dynasty, but he lost Hanzhong in one battle. I really let my hope!" Looking at Cao Jie, he said with some complaints: "Empress, your plan is not successful!" Cao Jie smiled and said, "This is actually expected. This is not a bad thing. Now my second brother, the barbarians, and Liu Bei are all defeated by Lu Bu. Lu Bu is extremely powerful, but these three parties
He must have regarded it as a big trouble for the beast and united! At that time, the doomsday of Lu Bu came! No matter how strong Lu Bu is, he will never be able to be an enemy of these three coalition forces!" The emperor turned his worries into joy when he heard this, and nodded with consent. Then he thought of something and hurriedly said: "If anyone can cooperate with Lu Bu inside and outside, the elimination of Lu Bu will be just around the corner! Today's meeting is very important. Can the queen be prepared?" Cao No. 2 nodded and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry!"
That night, the Qinwang Mansion's villa was brightly lit and full of lively scenes. It turned out that today was the birthday of Cao Ying's daughter Lu Wen, and everyone was preparing to celebrate her birthday. In fact, Cao Ying didn't want to be so extravagant, but in order to make Mrs. Huan, who had been depressed, she specially held this birthday party in the villa where she lived. It was just dark and the villa was already lively. Needless to say, the wives of the Qinwang Mansion came to join in the fun, and the civil and military officials in Xuchang also came to congratulate her. All the guests gave children a small thing to play with. The men drank and chatted in the front yard, while the women drank and performed in the back yard, looking happy and lively. Mrs. Huan, who had been depressed these days, rarely showed a happy smile.
Just as the banquet was underway, Cao Jie, the queen, also came in casual clothes. However, she only said a few words to Cao Ying and went in front of her. Yan and others were happy that she left because Cao Jie's presence made all of them feel uncomfortable and they didn't know how to treat her.
As the queen, Cao Jie came to the front hall, and the originally noisy scene immediately became quiet. Although no one took her identity as the queen seriously, she was still Mrs. Cao Ying's sister, and this identity made everyone unable to take it seriously.
Seeing that everyone was very reserved, Cao Jie smiled and said, "I am just representing Your Majesty to see everyone. Don't be reserved, and continue drinking." Everyone promised and started drinking again, but they still maintained their image and no longer had the silence as before! At this time, there were basically only singing, dancing and music in the hall, and there was no more noisy. Cao Jie sat on the top, observing everyone below while drinking, and his eyes quickly fell on Guo Jia. Seeing that Guo Jia was getting up and seemed to be going to the toilet, he immediately stood up and went out through the side door, as if he was going to the toilet.
Chapter completed!