Lu Lingqi was quite surprised to hear what her husband said.

This was the first time the other party took the initiative to ask her for help.

In addition to being surprised, a hint of joy surged in my heart.

This feeling of being trusted and relied upon by her husband makes her feel very satisfied.

Without Zhao Yun saying much, she knew that the other party wanted her to stop Xu Huang.

So she kicked the enemy soldier in front of her away.

He leaped like a nimble flying swallow, stepped on the shoulders and head of the enemy soldiers, and rushed towards Xu Huang from the side!
Xu Huang, who was fighting and retreating with Zhao Yun, suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright light flashing beside him.

With his strong muscle memory, he almost instinctively tilted his neck back!
The sharp cross halberd blade almost grazed the tip of his nose!

However, Lu Lingqi’s strength has improved a lot recently.

Especially after marrying Zhao Yun, her body was further tempered every night, and her flexibility was maximized.

After the attack failed, Lu Lingqi suddenly turned the halberd handle, and the halberd blade swept across, aiming directly at Xu Huang’s head!
The move was so fast that Xu Huang almost couldn’t react.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Xu Huang suddenly raised his left hand and grabbed the protruding edge of the halberd.

Even though his palm was instantly covered in blood, he managed to block what could have been a fatal blow!
But at this moment, Zhao Yun also moved.

The blade of the bright silver spear slashed across Xu Huang’s abdomen in an instant with lightning speed!
The armor on Xu Huang’s body had been torn to pieces by the previous bombing of the mine can.

At this moment, he suffered a powerful attack from Zhao Yun, and a hideous wound was instantly left on his body!

Xu Huang’s body suddenly stiffened, and his muscles couldn’t stop spasming and twitching!
Seeing her husband’s sneak attack succeed, Lu Lingqi screamed and kicked Xu Huang on the back.

The tip of his toes kicked very purposefully on the lung point behind Xu Huang’s right shoulder!
The Feishu point is one of the deadly points in the human body. Once hit, the heart and lungs will be vibrated and the qi mechanism will be disrupted!

After being attacked twice in a row, Xu Huang spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just when Lu Lingqi thought that Xu Huang was already dying, Xu Huang’s arms suddenly twisted the silk left and right!
He pulled Lu Lingqi’s halberd suddenly to the right, and Lu Lingqi’s figure was also brought towards him.

Xu Huang, knowing that he could not escape death, was unwilling to die in vain!
Even if he dies, he wants to take someone with him!
Even if the other person is a woman!
But Xu Huang still underestimated Lu Lingqi’s reaction ability.

As the daughter trained by Lu Bu himself, and with the personal guidance of Zhao Yun.

The moment Xu Huang stretched out his right fist to hit her chest, Lu Lingqi had already let go of her weapon!
It seemed dangerous, but in fact he easily avoided Xu Huang’s counterattack with a punch!

Compared with the terrible pressure her father put on her, the pressure Xu Huang put on her was not small, but it was far from beyond her ability to cope with and endure.

Xu Huang obviously didn’t expect that his attack would miss.

While I was stunned, I suddenly felt something sharp piercing my spine!

This fatal blow finally exhausted all his strength.

An intense feeling of dizziness, accompanied by a strong sense of weakness, hit Xu Huang’s heart.

Xu Huang could only use the seized halberd to prop up his body, and his body was shaky…

Zhao Yun, who was standing behind, saw that Xu Huang had finally lost his fighting power, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

But he soon determined that with the other party’s strong character, it would be impossible for him to surrender to his father-in-law.

So he stopped hesitating and twisted the spear in his hand forward with force!
The tip of the bright silver spear protruded from Xu Huang’s chest!

Xu Huang raised his head and screamed in pain, sighing helplessly in his heart:

“Your Majesty! I have failed your wise master’s trust…”

As soon as the thought came to his mind, the life in Xu Huang’s eyes quickly faded and his hands suddenly dropped down.

If the Jade Spirit Halberd had not been pressed against his chest, he would have already fallen down…

Zhao Yun pulled out his spear violently, looked at the motionless Xu Huang, and sighed with regret.

Lu Lingqi looked at Xu Huang vigilantly, and she finally felt relieved until Zhao Yun laid his body on the ground.

When the imperial soldiers in the rear saw Xu Huang die in battle, they instantly lost their will to fight and fled towards the tunnel entrance in panic!

However, the soldiers were crowded together, making it even more difficult to go down.

Zhao Yun returned his wife’s weapon to the other party, and continued to kill the enemy together with her!
……

The news of Xu Huang’s death in battle soon reached Huangfu Song through the tunnel.

Upon learning of Xu Huang’s death, Huangfu Song was sad but not surprised.

Sneaking into the city and fighting is a mission that is risky.

Xu Huang died for his country, which was a worthy death…

Huangfu Song did not delay any longer and immediately sounded the call to action!
As the sharp sound of the gong was struck, the soldiers rushing forward were stunned for a moment, and then retreated like the ebbing tide.

But for those who have already climbed up the ladders or city walls, it is not so easy to come down.

Before they had time to retreat, they were killed by huge stones or sharp arrows thrown from the city walls.

Liu Xie, who was in the rear, heard the horn sounding for the withdrawal, but did not see Xu Huang returning. He immediately guessed something and his face turned pale…

Wei Yan, standing on the city wall, looked at the retreating enemy troops, and his face, which had been serious all night, finally relaxed.

They finally persevered!
If the enemy really attacked until dawn, they might be able to break through the city gate.

It seems that Duke Chu has posed a huge threat to the enemy’s rear.

Otherwise, the little emperor and his men would never be so anxious to retreat!
Looking at the enemy army retreating in a panic, Wei Yan couldn’t help but want to go out of the city to pursue them, perhaps he could seize a lot of food and supplies.

However, at this moment, a person came beside him. It was Guo Jia, who was dressed in plain and spotless clothes.

Although the opponent did not do anything in this battle, he is the biggest contributor for the battle to last until now.

If the enemy had not seen through the enemy’s tunnel plan and been caught off guard, they would have most likely lost the defense of the city gate.

When the war begins in the city, they won’t have as many defensive advantages.

This is the role of a top strategist!
Just by using their extremely powerful brains, they can win a war!

Wei Yan finally admired Guo Jia from the bottom of his heart.

He expressed his idea of ​​pursuing the enemy and wanted to hear their opinions.

Guo Jia gently twisted his index finger and thumb, and replied with a smile:

“Although the enemy is retreating, they will certainly be ready for defense.

“Although our soldiers have defended the city, they are exhausted. Pursuing them now will do more harm than good.”

Seeing Guo Jia say this, Wei Yan immediately gave up the impulse in his heart and smiled bitterly:
“If Feng Xiao hadn’t discovered the enemy’s trick this time, our army would be in danger.”

Guo Jia raised the corner of his mouth and waved his hand modestly:
“Thanks to Lord Chu for pinning down the enemy army according to the plan, otherwise the enemy army would have been able to break into the city in a short time.”

Wei Yan nodded in agreement: “According to the plan, Duke Chu should have joined forces with the Xiongnu to attack Hedong County.

“If we can capture Hedong County, we can cut off the connection between the imperial court and Liu Bei’s army.”

Guo Jia shook his head slightly:
“According to the time, after you take over Hongnong County, you will need to send troops to guard Hongnong to prevent sneak attacks from Jingzhao Yin and Henan County.

“There won’t be too many troops capable of attacking Hedong County.

“Even if we capture Hedong County, if the imperial army returns to defend, you must also withdraw your troops.

“Of course, my lord, your mission to force the imperial court to withdraw its troops has been accomplished.

“The next thing we should do is to seize the five counties of Xizhou while the imperial army is away!
“In this way, our army’s territory can be further increased.”

Wei Yan twisted his neck in a relaxed mood:

“Now all the troops from the five counties of Xizhou have been brought here by Xu Huang.

“Now these five counties are extremely empty, as long as my army arrives, they will surrender voluntarily.

“The most difficult moment has passed, and the following finishing work will be much easier.”

The facts were just as Wei Yan expected.

After they had cleaned up the battlefield in Guzang, he personally led an army of 30,000 to the five counties of Xizhou.

Wherever they were, all surrendered.

As a result, in the entire Liangzhou, only two counties, “Anding” and “Beidi”, were still controlled by the imperial court.

The remaining ten counties were all occupied by Lu Bu’s army!
On the other hand, Lu Bu, who was joining forces with the Huns to attack Hedong County, immediately withdrew his troops from Hedong County after learning that the imperial army had retreated.

After the crisis on Wei Yan’s side was resolved, he would no longer have to confront the imperial army head-on.

After all, he only brought 15,000 soldiers to attack Hedong County.

Although the Huns had 30,000 soldiers and horses, they were, after all, barbarians from the grassland and were not good at siege warfare.

In addition, the person guarding Hedong County was the famous strategist Dong Zhao, who was very good at strategy.

Although Lu Bu captured many cities in Hedong County, he was unable to capture Anyi County, the county’s seat, for a while.

Therefore, withdrawing from the army was the most appropriate option for him.

When Qu Bei, the right wise king of the Xiongnu army, learned that Lu Bu had withdrawn his troops, he naturally would not stay alone to continue attacking Hedong County.

Instead, he gathered his troops and returned to Hexi County.

Liu Xie, who had just returned to the capital, learned the news of Lu Bu’s retreat as soon as he arrived in Chang’an City.

Although they knew this was a trick of Lu Bu, things had come to this point and they could no longer turn back and continue attacking Wuwei County.

Because from Liangzhou, news came that all five counties in Xizhou had been lost…

He lost large tracts of land in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, as well as Hongnong County in Sili, and even though he, the emperor, led the army in person, he was unable to capture Wuwei County.

For Liu Xie, this expedition did not yield any results, but instead cost him more territory…

At this moment, he intuitively realized:

It’s not that his men are incompetent, but that the opponents they face are too terrifying!
In the palace.

Liu Xie slumped dejectedly on the dragon couch, his eyes empty and his expression dull, as if all his energy had been drained out of him.

Jia Xu, who was standing aside, remained calm and was not surprised by the little emperor’s failure.

Liu Xie was silent for a long time before he looked at Jia Xu and said weakly:
“My dear, now I finally understand why you asked me to hand over all the military power to Liu Bei.

“Many forces in the past, even as powerful as Cao Cao, were unable to gain any advantage over Lu Bu’s army.

“Only Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang fought back and forth with Lu Bu.

“If I had known that I couldn’t defeat Lu Bu alone, I should have listened to your advice…

“Perhaps only by combining the strength of our two families can we have a chance to truly defeat Lu Bu!”

Listening to the little emperor’s words of apology, Jia Xu said in a gentle tone:
“With your majesty’s wisdom and ability, if you had not encountered a monster like Lu Bu, you would have had a chance to revive the Han Dynasty.

“But Lu Bu is already so strong that it is beyond our comprehension.

“And Zhuge Liang of Liu Bei’s army is also a monster.

“Only evil can defeat evil!
“Your Majesty can only make up his mind once he fails.

“So this defeat may not necessarily be a bad thing.

“At least it can make all the court officials, including Your Majesty, willing to reach a deeper cooperation with Liu Bei’s army.”

After hearing Jia Xu’s comforting words, Liu Xie regained some spirit.

He sat up, stared at Jia Xu and asked:

“According to your opinion, what should I do?
“Do you want me to abdicate to Liu Bei?”

When Jia Xu heard the word “abdication”, he was quite surprised, as if the other party had the experience of abdication before.

Jia Xu was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly:
“That is not necessary. Your Majesty only needs to make Liu Bei the king and give Liu Bei full authority to manage the troops.

“With Liu Bei’s benevolent character, he will serve you wholeheartedly after receiving such courtesy from Your Majesty.

“Your Majesty, just sit back and focus on handling state affairs.

“As for what to do in the future, we can consider it after defeating Lu Bu’s army.”

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Liu Xie felt slightly relieved.

In those days, Emperor Han of Han, Liu Bang, made the White Horse Oath: If anyone other than a member of the Liu family becomes king, the whole world will attack him together!

Liu Bei’s surname is Liu, and he is his uncle.

In addition, he knew the efforts Liu Bei had made in his previous life to revive the Han Dynasty, so he gave the Han Dynasty a decent exit.

For all these reasons, he was not opposed to letting Liu Bei become king.

If Liu Bei could really defeat Lu Bu together with Zhuge Kongming, why wouldn’t he abdicate to Liu Bei?
After abdicating the throne to Cao Pi in his previous life, he went to Shanyang County in Henei County, where he spent the rest of his life.

Although he lost the throne, he still had a good time, which made him realize the unnecessaryness of imperial power.

Now, he is naturally more confident about Liu Bei than when he faced Cao Pi.

So after pondering for a long time, Liu Xie nodded and agreed:

“Okay, I’ll do as you wish – make Liu Bei the king, make Zhuge Liang the Marquis of Wuxiang, and take over all the troops of the imperial court!” (End of this chapter)