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Let's take the time a little back and see why Yang Xun and Zheng Gongye, who fled with the little emperor, missed the meeting place with Zhang Liao.

Everything was going well, but while Hao Meng's troops were besieging the palace city, Yang Xun and Zheng Gongye, led the little emperor and the queen mother, quietly slipped out of the palace city from the secret passage of the palace. Then, under the protection of a small team of guards, they quickly met with Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and Wei Zi. Then, under the protection of the private army of Zhang Miao and others, the group broke through the melee and sea of ​​fire in the city and came outside the city.

Then, according to the scheduled plan, he went south to meet with Zhang Liao, but before he could go far, players everywhere in the four fields discovered this strange team. Then, their whereabouts were reported to Hao Meng. Hao Meng immediately realized that he might have been deceived, so the cautious Hao Meng sent troops out of the city to pursue him while stepping up the attack on the palace city.

Later, when he knew that he had been fooled, Hao Meng immediately led the cavalry to chase him out. Yang Xun and Zhang Miaojian had pursued soldiers, and the distance was getting closer and closer. It was extremely difficult to get along with Zhang Liao before being caught by the pursuers. Therefore, after Zhang Miao and Yang Xun discussed, they used a suspicious soldier to continue south along the main road, while they led a capable small army to walk on the mountain road.

Unfortunately, Yang Xun and Zhang Miao both ignored the problem of easily losing their direction in the mountains at night, and this problem eventually disrupted all plans and even completely disrupted the situation in the whole world.

Of course, this may also be a lucky thing. Because they got lost, they successfully escaped the search of Hao Meng's cavalry. Because their group had entered the mountain from the southeast, but soon after, their direction turned east and finally turned northeast. So they went further and further, deeper and deeper into the mountains, heading towards the territory of the Yellow Turban Army.

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The sky gradually brightened, and Zhang Miao, who was standing on a mountain peak, was dejectedly discovered that he had already gone in the wrong direction. Obviously, they were not walking south, but north.

Zhang Chao and Weiz came from the simple camp behind them. From their expressions, they also discovered the problem of direction from the rising sun.

"Brother, the direction is wrong! This is too bad. Now we don't know where we are, how can we meet with General Zhang Liao?"

Zhang Chao's face was full of distress. At this time, he had not thought about a more serious problem. That is, can these people survive in the mountains? What if they encounter a large number of wild monsters? What if they accidentally enter the territory of the Yellow Turban Army?

Weiz obviously thought more. He twisted his beard without making a sound, his haggard face turned a little dark.

Zhang Miao rubbed his face hard, looked at the scraped clothes of the northern branches on his body, and looked back at the direction of the camp. Neither Yang Xun nor Zheng Gongye appeared. Maybe they were comforting the little emperor.

"You guys say, what will happen after we meet with General Zhang Liao?"

"Of course it will be safe. General Zhang Liao can retake Jinyang, then clean up the rebels and rebel officials, and then..."

"Will we have the final say in the court?" Zhang Miao suddenly lowered his voice and said.

Zhang Chao was stunned, and Wei Zi's eyes widened instantly.

"Brother, you are..."

"Even if we can successfully join General Zhang Liao, the most contribution is of course Yang Xun and Zheng Gongye, and even Zhang Liao's contribution is great. We are just followers who have to follow Jiwei. Besides, the person the little emperor trusts the most is Lu Bu, and Lu Bu has personal grudges with us. Originally, Ding Yuan was suppressing Lu Bu. Now that Ding Yuan dies, no one can control Lu Bu. If Lu Bu becomes bigger in the future, our lives will be difficult. To put it bluntly, it is possible that there is no place to die without a burial."

Zhang Miao's eyes were always staring at the camp in the distance. There was a hint of coldness and unwillingness in his voice. Zhang Chao and Wei Zi both had a numb scalp. Lu Bu was really too strong. When Lu Bu met Zhang Miao and Wei Zi, he had no good expression. As Zhang Miao said, if Lu Bu became bigger, it would definitely not be a good thing for them, or perhaps a catastrophe.

What's even more terrible is that it seems that it is an unchangeable fact to grow up. Zhang Liao is Lu Bu's subordinate. Yang Xun and Zheng Gongye both expressed the intention of letting Lu Bu become a general. In this case, Zhang Miao had to reconsider his position and practices.

And now there is a wonderful opportunity to change the already very unfavorable situation again. Perhaps it is a good thing to take the wrong path.

Zhang Chao and Wei Zi looked at each other, then turned to Zhang Miao and said, "Brother, what should we do?"

"Meng Gao (Zhang Chao), now we are lost. If Yang Xun and Zheng Gongye accidentally have something unexpected, things may be easier!"

"Accident? Yes, the mountains are high and dense, wild animals are everywhere, and the road is difficult to move. Both adults are old, so it is normal for some accidents to happen occasionally!"

After Zhang Chao finished speaking, he looked at Wei Zi beside him. Wei Zi nodded vigorously and gritted his teeth and said, "That's true, I will definitely take care of the two adults."

Zhang Chao smiled, Zhang Miao also sneered and nodded, encouraging Wei Zi with his eyes.

In fact, Zhang Miao felt very wronged. Not all of them were forced by Lu Bu to this point. He also had a helpless choice! If you want to blame him, blame Lu Bu for being in power and not forgive others. If you want to blame him, blame him for not knowing people.

"But, brother, what should we do next? What should we do? We can't go back and surrender to Zhang Liao, right?"

"Of course not. Zhang Liao is not Hao Meng, it is not so easy to be persuaded. We must find another place. As long as we have it in our hands, no, as long as we protect His Majesty and find a place to stay, it will definitely be a great achievement!"

"Then, where to go? Yuan Shao? Han Fu? Zhang Yang? Gongsun Zan?"

"Zhang Yang, it is still difficult for Gongsun Zan to protect himself. We will definitely seek death if we go there. Han Fu and Yuan Shao are too strong. If we go there, we will be rejected by the north. I have been thinking about it. The most suitable place should be Youzhou, go to Liu Bo'an!"

"Liu Yu?"

"Yes, Liu Yu, Liu Yu is not young anymore, and he has no strong people around him, and his son is not a capable person. What's even better is that Liu Yu is located in the border area and has basically no enemies around him, so it's very safe!"

Zhang Chao frowned in confusion: "Brother, Liu Yu is almost suppressed by General Zhenbei. The Yellow Turbans and Yuan Shao are on the south side. The west side is bordered by Yanmen and is surrounded by enemies. Why does the eldest brother say there is no enemy?"

Zhang Miao smiled slightly proudly: "Liu Yu himself is not strong in combat, but in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Jizhou chaos, Liu Yu did not suffer any losses, and even developed very smoothly. Why is this?"

"Yes, why?"

"Because he is the barrier of General Zhenbei, so behind him is General Zhenbei who is supporting him. General Zhenbei is powerful. Who in the world dares to provoke him easily? So Liu Yu is the fox in front of the tiger, very safe!"

"Then will we go to Liu Yu, isn't it equivalent to getting into the tiger's mouth?"

"It's not the case. If the general Fang Zhiwen of Zhenbei had this intention, he would have taken action as early as the Luoyang Rebellion. But he was just watching from the side. I think Fang Zhiwen should not like the development of the royal family's forces in his territory, so even if we go to Ji County, Fang Zhiwen would not come to compete with us for the emperor. On the contrary, we can use Fang Zhiwen to protect the emperor. Anyway, the emperor's seal is in hand. The title of official title is just an edict."

Zhang Miao's analysis is very reasonable, especially when he can see Fang Zhiwen's inaction in Luoyang back then. This accurately grasps Fang Zhiwen's attitude towards the royal family, that is, stay away from him and prevent himself from becoming the focus of the princes in the world.

Zhang Chao and Wei Zi nodded frequently when they heard this. Since the general direction was set, the next question was how to bypass the Taihang Mountains. In fact, after a night of running away, they now deviated from the direction. The actual location was about a little south of Shouyang Mountain, and then to the east, they entered the Taihang Mountains. Then they went north along the western foot of Taihang, and then they could reach Dai County. This is the closest road, but operating in the mountainous area is naturally the most dangerous road.

If you encounter a large number of wild monsters and beasts, as well as the Yellow Turban Army or the Inhuman Army that frequently operates in the mountains, it will cause a catastrophe to this small army with less than a thousand people.

However, as the saying goes, wealth and honor are in danger, not to mention that Zhang Miao has already understood that looking back now and waiting for him is probably the scene he least wants to see. Instead of doing this, it is better to sacrifice his life to gain a future for himself and for his tribe members.

"Brother, let's listen to you."

"I obey the orders!"

"Very good, just act as we said just now. We will continue to march east later to find out if there are any mountain people, ask where they are, and then settle down. We must do what we just said!"

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A group of very embarrassed troops were operating in the mountains and forests. Due to the rugged roads, the team was very open. However, it was still obvious that the two small carriages in the middle of the team were the targets of everyone's focus on protection, and the surrounding guards were very tight.

Just as the team was trekking hard, a burst of exclamations suddenly came from the front, and the shouts echoed in the mountains and forests. The curtains carrying the sedan chair suddenly opened, revealing a young child's face.

"Mr. Situ, what happened before? Have you walked out of the mountainous area?"

"I don't know, wait for the old minister to go and have a look!"

Yang Xun replied gasping, then was supported by someone and walked forward with a wooden stick. The team gradually stopped. The child stuck his head out of the window and looked at Qian with all his strength, his eyes full of anticipation and excitement.

"No, it's not good! Your Majesty!"

"Why are you panic?" The little emperor's voice trembled a little.

"What happened?" A slightly old and tired female voice came from the other sedan chair.

Zhang Chao wiped the sweat and mud on his face, completely ignoring his current embarrassed image, and said anxiously: "Oh no, Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Lord Zheng Gongye fell off the cliff just now, and has... died!"

"ah!?"

"How could this happen! How could this happen!"

"Mr. Zhang, where is Yang Situ?"

"Mr. Yang..."
Chapter completed!