Chapter 287: Dead End
Wu Kuang obeyed Liu Zhang's order and beheaded He Miao from behind, which not only shocked the Imperial Forest Army, but also shocked the Xiyuan Army.
The generals beside Liu Zhang, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and counselor Xun You all had incredible expressions on their faces.
"General Wu, please get up."
Liu Zhang got off his horse and helped Wu Kuang who was kneeling on the ground.
"General Xie Wei!"
Wu Kuang was very polite and stood aside directly waiting for Liu Zhang's order.
"My lord, when did you convince General Wu? I really admire you!"
Xun You also got off his horse, walked up to Wu Kuang and bowed his hands in salute.
Wu Kuang is a person Xun You is very familiar with, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a veteran on the battlefield. He has always served in the army.
"Hehe, General Wu and I did not collude with each other, but I know that General Wu is a loyal person, so I will definitely not sit back and watch He Miao make trouble. I am only here to help General Wu!"
Wu Kuang looked at Liu Zhang with admiration, and at the same time bowed his hands in praise.
"General Wei really deserves to be the No. 1 general of my Han Dynasty, with such far-sighted vision! Unlike He Miao, Luoyang City and the palace are in chaos? He still wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos!"
Liu Zhang nodded with a smile, expressing his approval to Wu Kuang again!
For Wu Kuang, Liu Zhang has never been in contact with him before, but Liu Zhang knows Wu Kuang is a man, so he must not be used to He Miao taking advantage of the chaos, and it was Wu Kuang who killed He Miao himself in history!
In addition, Wu Kuang's nephew Wu Yi has followed Liu Yan into Shu, which means that the Wu family and the Liu family have been tied to the same warship!
General He Jin was killed by Liu Zhang's tricks, so what future would he have with He Miao, who was even more stupid than He Jin? Wu Kuang naturally knew what choice to make.
"General Wu, what are your plans for the future?"
Liu Zhang's words were testing Wu Kuang, and Wu Kuang naturally knew this well, so he directly handed over his hands to show his position.
"Right now in Luoyang City, General Wei has the highest position and is the most trusted by His Majesty. Wu Kuang naturally follows the lead of General Wei!"
What Liu Zhang was waiting for was Wu Kuang's words. The 20,000 Imperial Forest Army is also Liu Zhang's inevitable goal. He wants to expand his military power as much as possible.
"Okay! General Wu really understands righteousness! After Luoyang is stabilized, I will definitely ask the new emperor for credit for General Wu!"
"Thank you General Wei!"
Liu Zhang helped Wu Kuang up, and then looked at the Imperial Forest Army behind him.
"General Wu, can you command these Imperial Forest Army?"
Without even thinking about it, Wu Kuang answered Liu Zhang with certainty.
"General Wei, don't worry, the brothers of the Imperial Forest Army will also obey General Wei's orders!"
He Miao usually didn't go to the military camp at all, Wu Kuang was usually in the military camp to get along with them, Wu Kuang's prestige in the Imperial Forest Army was very high! Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to kill He Miao openly.
"Okay! The two princes were hijacked by Zhang Rang, and now they have been taken out of Luoyang by Zhang Rang. You first lead the Imperial Forest Army and accompany me to escort them. Everything can be discussed after the new king ascends the throne!"
"promise!"
Naturally, Wu Kuang didn't have any opinion. Now he has clearly realized his position and firmly followed the big tree of Liu Zhang!
In the north of Luoyang, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are still fleeing with Liu Bian and Liu Xie, and they are about to run to the Yellow River!
"Master Zhang, where are you taking us?"
Liu Bian was already so frightened that he just ran along, but Liu Xie kept asking Zhang Rang.
"Your Highness, there are rebels behind, I will take the two Highnesses to a safe place!"
"Where are the rebels? Where is the safe place?"
Liu Xie was still relentless and kept asking Zhang Rang.
"Your Highness, don't ask me any more. When the rebels catch up to us, it will all be over!"
Zhang Rang had already confirmed in his heart that Liu Xie would succeed to the throne, so he naturally didn't dare to anger Liu Xie.
The current situation is too critical! Originally, he planned to defect to Liu Zhang, but the chasing army behind did not give up this opportunity at all, and he could only run in one direction to escape.
"Ouch!"
A scream sounded from behind, it was Zhao Zhong who fell to the ground, and even Liu Bian fell to the ground with him.
Liu Xie broke free from Zhang Rang's hand, and hurried to Liu Bian's side to help his elder brother up.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"It hurts! It hurts!"
This blow hit Liu Bian hard, he cried in pain!
"No, I can't run anymore!"
Zhao Zhong has also reached the limit. How many years have they run like this!
Zhang Rang also took advantage of this opportunity and quickly sat on the ground to take a few breaths.
"No, if Yuan Shao and others catch up to us, how can we survive? We must find General Wei quickly!"
Just as Zhang Rang was about to get up, his legs felt weak and he couldn't stand up at all.
"It's broken, I can't walk anymore!"
Zhang Rang and the two tried their best to escape under the pressure of tension and danger. Now that Zhao Zhong fell to the ground, Zhang Rang also sat on the ground to rest, feeling exhausted rapidly!
"It's over! It's over! We're doomed!"
Zhang Rang was also heartbroken, he didn't expect to end up like this!
At this moment, there were many footsteps not far away, and after a while, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others led their soldiers to catch up.
When Zhao Zhong saw Yuan Shao, he immediately peed in fright, and quickly shouted at Zhang Rang.
"Quick! Take them both as hostages!"
"No! How can we commit the following crimes!"
Zhang Rang disagreed, and he still fantasized about being the auxiliary minister!
"Your life is almost gone, what do you want to do so much!"
Zhao Zhong couldn't control that much anymore, he pulled Liu Bian who was crying, and put his sword on Liu Bian's neck.
Liu Bian, who was already in pain, was even more terrified and cried louder. Zhao Zhong was upset, so he couldn't help but hit Liu Bian several times!
"Stop! How dare you beat His Majesty!"
Yuan Shao rushed over with his long sword in hand, and instantly surrounded Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
"Ah! What are you doing!"
Zhang Rang didn't care so much anymore, so he directly pulled Liu Xie as a shield.
"You two are the late emperor's close servants, how could you harm the late emperor's child!"
Cao Cao held back Yuan Shao, who was furious, for fear that Zhang Rang and Zhang Rang would hurt the two princes.
Zhao Zhong glared at Yuan Shao and the others, roaring hissingly.
"It's not all forced by you! You are so cruel, you won't give us a way out!"
"Shut up, you treacherous villain, if it weren't for your ten regular servants making trouble, how could our Han Dynasty be where it is today!"
Yuan Shao wished he could pick up his sword and tear Zhao Zhong's body to pieces, but he didn't dare to act rashly due to Liu Bian in Zhao Zhong's hands.
In the eyes of people like Yuan Shao, Liu Bian is Liu Hong's eldest son, and he must inherit the throne!
"At the beginning, don't get excited, don't let Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong hurt the emperor by mistake!"
Cao Cao whispered a word of persuasion in Yuan Shao's ear, and then looked at Zhang Rang and the other two.
"The two of you used to be the most trusted people of the late emperor. If you accidentally hurt the prince today, wouldn't it make the late emperor's heart chill? Can you let the two princes go first, and we can discuss if we have anything to say?"
"You are dreaming!"
Without hesitation, Zhao Zhong directly rejected Cao Cao's offer.
"If you want us to let the prince go, it's easy. Get General Wei Liu Zhang! We only trust him!"
Zhang Rang didn't want to continue the confrontation, so he quickly put forward his own conditions, and Zhao Zhong on the side also nodded repeatedly.
Now they don't want to trust anyone except Liu Zhang!
(end of this chapter)