Liu Ye was stunned and stared at the emperor for a while, but still couldn't believe his ears.

"Your Majesty...want to see Sun Ce?"

The emperor smiled bitterly. "Isn't it ridiculous?"

"Why did Your Majesty see him? Beg for surrender or challenge?"

The emperor was silent for a moment and slid down from the horse's back. His thigh was injured. When his feet fell to the ground, he was sweating in pain, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing. Two tigers came forward to support him. The emperor sat down on the side of the road, straightened his injured legs, and the wound was bleeding a lot, soaking half of his trouser legs, which was shocking. A doctor rushed over to check the wound for the emperor.

Liu Ye knelt down in front of the emperor, holding the emperor's legs, and quietly looked at the emperor. The two of them didn't speak, watching the doctor treat the wound. The doctor was very nervous, his hands were trembling, and he cut the scissors several times, but he couldn't cut the legs of his trouser. The emperor took the scissors and cut them apart in three or two, revealing the wound. The doctor wiped off the blood, checked it, and let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty is lucky. The wound is not deep and there is no bone. I clean your Majesty and then apply medicine. The wound medicine in Nanyang Bencaotang is very effective. You can heal after resting for one month at most, but... it will leave some scars."

"It's okay. Scars are the medal of warriors. I am now a real warrior, right?"

The doctor looked at the emperor in surprise, not knowing how to answer for a moment. Liu Ye said, "Your Majesty, the real warrior is not in the scar, but in the heart."

The emperor looked at Liu Ye and said nothing. He watched the doctor treat the wound. Seeing that the emperor was not seriously injured and he seemed to be in a bad mood, the doctor calmed down and quickly treated the wound, used medicine, bandaged it with clean cloth, and treated Zhao Yun again.

The emperor lowered his eyes. "Ziyang, have I been incompetent in recent years?"

Liu Ye did not think about it. "No."

"I have been practicing literature and martial arts over the years, so how hard I have been doing?"

"Your Majesty is both civil and military, and can be called a versatile talent."

"Did I refuse to follow the advice over the years and act recklessly?"

"Your Majesty follows advice as if he is proficient, is good at making decisions, is wise in his knowledge, and is trustworthy in his employing people. He should fight against Emperor Gaozu and Guangwu."

The emperor turned his head to look at the busy doctor, lowered his head and looked at the wound he had just bandaged. "Then why are we still defeated so badly?"

"This..." Liu Ye was speechless, his expression changed again and again, and he lowered his head. "It's the ministers and others are incompetent."

"It's not that you are incompetent." The emperor shook his head slowly. "You are no less than Guo Jia, no less than Zhang Hong, Zichu is no less than Yu Fan, and Zilong is no less than Chen Dao. The only one who is worse than Chen Dao is the only one." The emperor gently stroked his wounds. "I want to see him just to see what kind of person he is. If I don't understand the reason, even if I return to Guanzhong, I will not be able to find the crux of the problem. How can I defeat him?"

Liu Ye nodded and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can reflect on yourself, but I am ashamed of being able to do so. I have three questions and ask for advice from Your Majesty. If Your Majesty can solve my doubts, I should accompany Your Majesty for a walk."

The emperor was silent. Liu Ye said ignorantly: "Your Majesty, who is clear about the general trend of the world or the king? Which is the greatest of your Majesty's personal honor and disgrace or the ancestor's cause? Can hundreds of broken soldiers destroy their edges and sharpness until Dingtao?"

The emperor's eyes gradually dimmed, he pursed his lips and said nothing.

Liu Ye waited for a moment and asked again: "Is it better to have the lessons that Wen Hou and the lives of thousands of soldiers who have received are as meaningful as Sun Ce's words. Your Majesty must ignore the cause of his ancestors and take risks with him?" He exclaimed, slowed down his tone, and bowed down. "Your Majesty endured humiliation and asked him not ashamed of asking, I admire him deeply. But Your Majesty is burdened with the world's weight and should not show off his will for a moment. I hope Your Majesty thinks twice."

"The world..." The emperor sighed, and wanted to speak but stopped.

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and a knight came to the emperor, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on the ground with one leg. "Your Majesty, Dong has gone out of the camp and is chasing him."

The emperor was slightly stunned and then exchanged a look with Liu Ye. Liu Ye was not surprised at all. "Your Majesty, Dong is in a good mood. It's not appropriate to go back, please get on the horse as soon as possible and enter the reed marsh."

"What if Dong Yue sets fire?"

"Please rest assured, your Majesty, I have a plan to retreat to the enemy."

Liu Ye asked Hu Ben to help the emperor get on the horse, and rushed to Zhao Yun and gave a few instructions. Zhao Yun nodded and took a few Yulin riders. The emperor and his party got on the horse, followed a few guides, hurried into the reeds.

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"Wow—" Dong Yue tied his mount, squinted his eyes, and looked at the reeds in the distance, feeling annoyed. He rushed slowly, but it was still a step late. The emperor had already entered the reeds, and his eyes were empty, not even a figure.

"Boqi, what should I do?"

"No matter who he is, set fire."

"Just set fire?" Dong Yue was skeptical and looked up at the sky. The wind was northwest wind, and it was blowing tightly. Even if it set fire, the fire would burn to the southeast. If the emperor went to Chengshi City, of course it would be difficult to escape, but if the emperor went to the northeast, the fire would not burn him.

"Just set fire." Wu Qiu Xing sneered: "Dong Zhao said that the heavens are dry and the things are dry. The emperor is burdened with the fire of the Han Dynasty. He should not have gone to danger with his own life. Liu Ye was smart and led the emperor to death. He accidentally caused a fire, which was also God's will."

Wuqiu Xing spoke righteously. Although Dong Yue was puzzled, he still acted according to the order. He ordered more than a hundred knights to hold torches, rushed into the reed marsh, and set fires everywhere. The knights took the order and rode away one after another. After a while, a raging fire ignited in the reed marsh, spreading rapidly under the northwest wind.

Jadeqiu Xing ordered more than ten knights to hold torches and go north and go east along the south bank of the Pu River. At this point, the Pu River turned northeast. If he could set fire for several miles, the emperor would not escape. The knights took the order and rode his horse away. As soon as they entered the reeds, the man in the front suddenly turned over and fell off the horse. The torch fell on the ground and lit the weeds and reeds. The knights behind cursed, turned over and dismounted, and stepped on the fire with their feet. If it burned now, they would not even turn back. He had just gotten off the horse when he suddenly found his companion lying on the ground, motionless, and was alert. He was about to get the shield on the horse's back. A feather arrow flew out of the darkness and hit his chest.

The cavalry turned over and fell to the ground, and the torches fell into the weeds.

The knights were shocked and quickly tied their mounts, raised their shields, and protected the vital points. In the darkness, a horse galloped out, and Zhao Yun was the one on the horse's back. He rushed to the knights with a spear in his hand, raised his spear and killed several people in succession, and then lifted the torches in their hands into the reeds.

The fire lit up, illuminating Zhao Yun's face. Zhao Yun shouted loudly: "General Dong, Zhao Yun is here, can you give him a battle?"

Seeing the knight falling off the horse and the fire broke out in the reed marsh, Dong Yue knew there was an ambush and couldn't help but complain. However, Qiu Xing disagreed and stepped forward and said loudly: "General Zhao, it's not that we are unrighteous, but Liu Ye is too rude and is unkind first. Those who want to kill the dragon won countless victories, and I am just throwing bricks and attracting jade. The general is brave. Even if he can stop me for a while, how many times can he save the emperor?"

Zhao Yun was silent. Seeing that the fire was already fierce, Wu Qiuxing and others could not move forward. He turned his horse's head and disappeared in the reeds again, chasing the emperor. He ran not far away, and suddenly saw a fire rising from the northeast. When he remembered Wu Qiuxing's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Wu Qiuxing was right. There were many people who wanted to burn the emperor to death. He set the fire just to remind others that the emperor had entered the reed marsh.

Wu Qiuxing watched Zhao Yun disappear, and then watched the fire in the northeast direction. He sneered, turned his horse's head, and said to Dong Yue: "Spread the cavalry into two teams, search along the edge of the swamp, and search the southeast direction. Don't let anyone escape from it."

Dong Yue was so happy that he provoked the command to Wu Qiuxing. "Boqi is worthy of being a disciple of Mr. Wenhe, and this fire is beautiful."

Wu Qiuxing smiled bitterly. He was not happy at all. This fire not only cut off the emperor's way back, but also cut off his own way back. He didn't know if this was Jia Xu's plan. If so, then Jia Xu might not be too sinister. Not only did he plot against the emperor, but he, his disciple, also planned.

Does Jia Xu think I am a disciple?

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"Shoot, shoot arrows." Zhang Fen stood on the building boat and ordered repeatedly.

The archers bent their bows and shot arrows, tied the fire-induced arrows to the shore, igniting wild grasses and dry reeds. In the cold winter, the weather was dry, and at a glance, the fire quickly connected into one piece, spreading to the southeast under the blow of the northwest wind.

While ordering archery and setting fire, Zhang Fen sent ships to search along the Pu River. Seeing the fire, the people in the reed marsh would definitely try to cross the water to avoid the fire, at least hide at the edge of the water. This is a good opportunity to catch prisoners. If the emperor can be captured, it would be a great achievement.

He was ordered by Zhu Huan and Lu Yi to carry a giant stone thrower into the Oyeze with a warship, and then into the Pu River, preparing to cooperate with Lu Su to intercept the emperor and Dong Zhao. When he learned that Zhu Huan sent cavalry to fight with the emperor, he sighed. He was unable to fight with such a big battle and could only watch the wall. It was a pity. He even suspected that Zhu Huan was deliberately supporting him so that the Jiangdong faction could only make great contributions. However, thinking that the main cavalry had nothing to do with the Jiangdong faction, he felt relieved and could only lament that he was a little lucky and failed to solve the transportation problem of the giant stone thrower in time.

Zhang Fen didn't know which direction the emperor would escape after his defeat. He didn't even know who set the fire and what purpose it was. He only knew that he was idle and was idle. In short, he couldn't let anyone escape from him. He set a fire and burned who was who, anyway, he wouldn't burn his own people.

He didn't think that Zhu Huan and Lu Parliament had lost. This was simply impossible.

"Hurry, hurry up." Zhang Fen kept looking around and ordered to speed up. Seeing the fire, the enemy troops who entered the reed marsh to escape would definitely find a way to cross the river. In winter, the water was shallow and the Pu water was not deep, so you could swim. Even if it was not watery, you could use war horses to cross the water. Now you are robbing time. If you take a step faster, you may catch a few substantial prisoners. If you take a step slower, you can only watch the enemy escape. Once you get ashore, it will not be his prey. You can only watch Lu Su make meritorious contributions.
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