Zhuo County, the prefect's office.

The firewood in the fire pit was burning vigorously, making whistling sounds, and Mars burst out from time to time. The shaking flames illuminated Liu He's eyes and made his face hot, and there seemed to be flames rising in his eyes.

Liu He took a deep breath, drank the wine in his glass, and then reached out to get the wine pot, but was stopped by Tian Chou.

"The battle is imminent, so don't drink too much."

"Drink another drink." Liu He pushed Tian Chou's hand away and pointed at his heart. "Don't worry, I won't miss things. Everything can be delayed. This matter will not be delayed. Thank you for your help from my father, I will give me a chance to take revenge. I am very grateful. Come, Zitai, after drinking this glass of wine, I would like to thank you for your kindness in advance."

Liu He filled Tianchou's wine glass and stuffed it into Tianchou's hands. Tianchou refused to drink it, and Liu He insisted on persuading him. "Zi Tai, I promise you that if I kill Gongsun Zan, I will leave Youzhou and never cause trouble. I may not have the chance to meet in my life. You must drink this glass of wine."

Tian Chou was helpless. He knew that Liu He was unwilling to leave Youzhou and took advantage of the wine to make his anger. "Gongheng, the last glass?"

"The last glass." Liu He nodded vigorously, staring at Tian Chou with some red eyes. Tian Chou raised his wine glass, drank it all, lit the bottom of the glass to Liu He, and then placed the wine glass on the table, indicating that he would never drink it again. Liu He raised his eyebrows, snorted lightly, raised his neck, drank the wine glass all over, and threw the wine glass into the fire pit. The paint cup quickly turned black and deformed under the licking of flames, and then burned, emitting a pungent smell.

Tian Chou's eyes shrank. Liu He's attitude was very decisive, which almost meant breaking up diplomatic relations.

Liu He glanced at Tian Chou with madness flashing in his eyes.

Tian Chou quickly recovered from calmness. He stood up. "Gongheng, let's sleep for a while. There will be a fierce battle yesterday. It is important to keep your energy and revitalize your energy."

Liu He nodded. "You have a rest first, I'll think about it again in case of missing out."

Tian Chou didn't say anything anymore, got up and went out of the door, and went straight back to the guest house. Liu He sat alone in the hall. He looked at the paint cup that had become ashes in the fire pit, then looked at the paint cup that Tian Chou had pressed on the table, sneered, pulled out the sword from his waist, picked up the paint cup, and threw it into the fire pit.

He originally wanted to seize Youzhou and become independent, but he never expected that the Youzhou family would force him to take revenge and leave Youzhou. This made him feel angry about being betrayed. Since the Youzhou family is worried about his relationship with Yuan Tan, isn't the court worried? What's the point of going to Chang'an? It's better to follow Yuan Tan and maybe you can have a future.

At worst, I won’t take Youzhou myself, isn’t this considered breaking my oath?

Zhang He and Yan Liang have already sneaked to Liangxiang. They will be the winner in the battle tomorrow. However, the plan needs to be slightly changed, and let the Youzhou family fight with Gongsun Zan a fierce battle.

Liu He thought about it, called the guard Wang Ling, and looked at him carefully. "Who else is there in the family?"

Wang Ling knew that there would be a big battle tomorrow, but he was not nervous at all. He bowed and said, "Don't worry, I have settled down, I have left money and food, and even if I die in battle, they can live. If it weren't for the old envoy, I would have been hungry and drunk. I would have had the opportunity to avenge the old envoy, and I will never refuse."

Liu He nodded. "Please take my armor and try putting it on."

Wang Ling didn't understand the intention, but he still took Liu He's armor and put it on. His body was similar to Liu He, and this armor fitted very well. Liu He asked him to turn around a few times and then took him a few steps. There was no flaw in his back or gait. Unless he looked at it from the front, it would be difficult to see the difference.

"You will wear this armor tomorrow."

"Me?" Wang Ling looked confused.

"I want you to pretend to be me, attract Gongsun Zan's attention, let him attack you, and create opportunities for me to raid."

Wang Ling looked up at Liu He with a surprised look. Liu He looked at him quietly. "Don't you?"

Wang Ling bowed and knelt down on the ground. "Honor is over."

Liu He nodded and reached out to pat his confidant on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I will take care of your family, treat your son as your own, and give him a future in the future, and protect your Wang family's wealth."

"Thank you, Mr. Fu."

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The next day, before dawn, Liu He gathered his troops out of the city. When Tian Chou heard the news, he hurried over and wanted to be with Liu He. However, Liu He did not wait, and took more than a thousand Han Hu cavalry out of the city and rushed northward. Tian Chou thought Liu He was angry and didn't say much, so he could only follow him closely with a hundred and ten troops.

It was very cold, and it snowed at night, and the earth was white. The new snow covered the road. Under the snow was old snow, which was trampled, and it was slippery. War horses kept falling down along the way. Liu He ignored it and urged his subordinates to go quickly. Tian Chou saw it and was anxious in his heart. He chased the team several times, wanting Liu He to walk slowly, save energy, and reduce unnecessary casualties, but Liu He just refused to listen.

At noon, they arrived outside Liangxiang City. The people and horses were a little tired. The breath of white steam turned into ice on their beards. The war horses were covered in sweat. When the north wind blew, there was a tendency to freeze. Liu He had to continue rushing. Tian Chou was anxious and despite the obstacles, he rushed to Liu He and shouted loudly: "Gongheng, this is too dangerous. Stop and take a break, let the soldiers eat something, and the war horses also have to feed some food, otherwise they will have physical strength..."

Liu He tied his mount and looked at Liangxiangcheng in the distance, frowned slightly. "Zi Tai, it's probably too late."

“Why?”

Liu He didn't say anything, but raised his chin. Tian Chou looked along his gaze and saw a big flag slowly rising from the head of Liangxiang City. On the flag was a white horse holding his head and neighing. Tian Chou felt nervous. Although he expected Gongsun Zan to intercept the attack halfway, he did not expect Gongsun Zan to enter Liangxiang City. Although Liangxiang is a county town, it is very close to Guangyang and Zhuo County. It is not easy for Gongsun Zan to quietly take down Liangxiang City. As long as there are cavalry escapes, Liu He will receive the news at most one hour.

What's going on? Is Gongsun Zan arranged for the Seizure in the city, or did he lead a large number of infantrymen? Or was Liangxiang County not prepared and was successfully attacked by him? Tian Chou thought a lot all of a sudden, but could not judge and had no time to judge.

"Gongheng, we are in a hurry and we are tired. We should not engage in battle. We will immediately walk around the city and meet Xian Yufu and others as soon as possible before making any decisions."

Liu He agreed loudly and asked Tian Chou to walk in front, and he followed behind. Tian Chou did not expect to have him, so he rushed to the front with his troops. Liu He winked Wang Ling, took off his helmet, exchanged with Wang Ling, and then took off his red cloak and handed it to Wang Ling. He was wearing Wang Ling's old white cloth cloak. There was only a piece of armor inside the cloak, which looked no different from an ordinary lieutenant.

"Please." Liu He bowed to Wang Ling, and then to the knight beside him.

Wang Ling and others bowed to salute, kicked the horse and rushed forward, and more than a hundred cavalry followed closely. Liu He himself hid among the knights and slowly landed behind.

Because he was worried that Gongsun Zan's cavalry would attack from the city, Tian Chou crossed the frozen holy water and walked along the mountains on the west side. There were rugged rocks, suitable for infantrymen to lurk, but not for cavalry. It was unlikely that Gongsun Zan would ambush people there. If Gongsun Zan came out of the city to intercept the holy water, he would inevitably slow down when passing through the holy water, but Tian Chou could accelerate the charge along the river bank and catch Gongsun Zan off guard.

Tian Chou passed the holy water and looked back. Seeing Liu He and more than a hundred knights crossing the river, the others were behind, they couldn't help but feel anxious. At this moment, the west gate of Liangxiang City opened wide, and a team of cavalry rushed out. Dozens of cavalry were all white horses, which were the famous white horse Yicong. The man in the head, holding an iron spear and wearing iron armor, was raising his arms and shouting, behind him, a battle flag was embroidered with a white horse, and the word Gongsun was also known as Gongsun Zan at a glance.

Seeing Gongsun Zan attacking in person, Liu He seemed a little panicked, kicked the war horse hard and whistled past Tian Chou. In desperation, although Tian Chou felt that Liu He's reaction was a bit abnormal, he didn't think much about it and broke the back with his troops. He shouted loudly to the back of the cavalry, but those people seemed to be disorganized and hesitated. Some people turned their horses' heads and wanted to escape. Tian Chou was so angry that he cursed, but he didn't care about too much. He took a bow and took an arrow and shot at Gongsun Zan and others who rushed to the east bank of the Holy Water.

Gongsun Zan and others rushed to the holy water and slowed down. He had been stationed in Zhuo County for a long time and was very familiar with the terrain here. He knew that this was a frozen river surface and there was no problem walking, but it was too fast and it was easy to slip because he knew Tian Chou's intentions.

"Shoot!" Gongsun Zan pointed his iron spear and ordered the shooting men around him to shoot Tian Chou and others to cover the other knights to cross the river. The reason why the White Horse Yicheng was named was not because everyone rode a white horse, but because Gongsun Zan and dozens of white horse warriors around him. These people were good at riding and shooting, and they were able to charge with spears, which was always the killer move for Gongsun Zan to charge. While crossing the river, they shot against Tian Chou and others, and their strength was still better. After a few rounds of arrows, the troops around Tian Chou were shot and counted down.

Tian Chou glanced at it and saw that Liu He had already escaped far away, and the knights behind him were outnumbered. He saw that a knight was walking around in front and attempting to cut off his way, so he gave up the blocking and chased Liu He.

Gongsun Zan successfully crossed the river and accelerated his pursuit. He had no interest in Tianchou, but he could not let Liu He go. Seeing Liu He and more than a hundred cavalry running in front, most of the other knights were behind, cowardly and did not take them seriously. He left thousands of cavalry to monitor him and took more than a thousand cavalry to chase Liu He.

Although Tian Chou and others took the lead for more than a hundred steps, they rushed for half a day and their horsepower was weaker. They were not as strong as Gongsun Zan and had sufficient energy. Not long after, Gongsun Zan caught up with Tian Chou. Although Tian Chou shot the countdown one after another, his troops were no match for Gongsun Zan and others. They were caught one after another, and only a few people fought with Tian Chou and got out and kicked the horse and ran wildly.
Chapter completed!