The ferry crossing in Fuxian County was completely empty, without a single hair in sight.
Did Liu Wei cross the river without waiting for his guards?
He Jin sent people to inquire in the vicinity if anyone had passed by. They asked the soldiers guarding the ferry in Fu County, the county magistrate in the city, and passersby.
No one said they saw anyone crossing the river!
"We've fallen for their trap!"
He Jin slapped his forehead and shouted, "Mr. He has misled me!"
Liu Wei was going to Youzhou, how could he possibly leave all his guards behind?
How could he and just one or two people reach Youzhou?
They must have gone to meet at Mengjin Ferry, deliberately letting He Yong overhear so that He Yong would pass on false information.
He Yong was known as He Jin's chief strategist, but he turned out to be so incompetent.
He Jin was furious and hurriedly ordered the army to turn back and head towards Mengjin!
After traveling for half an hour, they received messengers from Li Ying and Yuan Shao respectively.
Liu Wei is indeed in Mengjin!
He Jin was furious, but fortunately Yuan Shao and Li Ying arrived in time and blocked Liu Wei at Mengjin.
The two sides must already be engaged in battle by now!
He Jin ordered his soldiers to keep moving without stopping and to hurry on their way.
The soldiers had been traveling all night and were already full of complaints; many of them secretly deserted along the way.
He Jin and his guards were on horseback, while the soldiers were on foot, their feet already blistered.
They were soldiers from the Imperial Guards, City Gate Guards, and Tiger Warriors.
Now that they hear they have to rush to Mengjin, they all immediately quit.
He Jin ordered his guards to whip the soldiers and cut down several soldiers who were lying motionless on the ground, only then did he deter them from continuing their journey.
Originally there were a thousand people, but when they returned to the fork in the road, only seven or eight hundred remained, and they were all exhausted!
Along the way, He Jin encountered more than seventy people dressed as wandering knights.
It turns out they were the assassins who followed He Miao to the East Gate last night to kill Liu Wei.
After He Miao died, they had nowhere to go, so they decided to seek refuge with He Jin.
He Jin was overjoyed and immediately incorporated them into his personal guard.
At the same time, three groups of envoys were dispatched. One group went to Mengjin and ordered the soldiers guarding the ferry to destroy the boats. Another group went to the General's Mansion in Luoyang to mobilize more troops. The third group went to the palace to ask Empress He to intervene immediately and prevent any actions by Liu Hong, Empress Dowager Dong, or Liu Hua.
He Jin felt that Liu Wei wouldn't simply sit idly by and wait to die.
Yuan Shao brought a large number of troops.
However, He Jin knew that Liu Wei's hundred guards were definitely not good men, and Yuan Shao might underestimate them and suffer a great loss.
The battle of Mengjin will not end so quickly!
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