Lu Bu brandished Fang Tian's painted halberd and rushed into the city first. He shouted to Cao Xing beside him: "Lead the way, save Gongtai first, and then save the emperor and kill Cao Xing!"
Cao Xing pulled the reins and shouted from the front: "Please follow me, Marquis Wen!"
Everyone was galloping along the road. Seeing the defeated soldiers on the road, the common people ran away. Seeing where Cao Xing was leading, Lu Bu went straight to the palace hall and said casually: "Gongtai is locked up with the emperor?"
"Isn't the cell to the east?"
Cao Xing suffocated, shook the reins, and ran away to the roadside. When Lu Bu saw this, he didn't know that he had fallen into a trap. No wonder, as a general, Cao Cao entered the city, how could he be allowed to act so casually?
In a rage, he drew his longbow and shot at Cao Xing's vest. There was a bang, and an arrow hit Cao Xing's vest. The arrow bounced back, apparently piercing the armor.
Immediately, a large number of Cao's soldiers came out from both sides of the road, and were about to surround Lu Bu. However, Lu Bu waved the Fang Tian Painted Halberd, retreated instead of advancing, straightened his horse, rushed towards Cao Xing, and shouted: "Cao Xing , I treat you well, why are you turning against me?"
Cao Xing was shocked and turned pale, and quickly ran away. However, Lu Bu came with a fierce force. Under the urging of the horse, it was like a thunderstorm and a thunderstorm. Anyone who stood in his way was invincible, and Cao's soldiers dodged one after another.
When Cao Xing saw Lu Bu running closer and closer, he frightened and drew out the sword from his waist. He waved it and shouted: "Marquis Wen, spare your life!"
"You are surrounded now. Killing me will not help!"
"If Marquis Wen can take refuge with Duke Cao, he will be treated favorably!"
Lu Bu shouted loudly, Fang Tian's painted halberd stabbed out like lightning, penetrated Cao Xing's waist, and used both arms to pull him over.
Cao Xing screamed, and Lu Bu grabbed him by the back of the neck and shouted, "Are you from Cao Cao's tribe?"
"You killed Hao Meng during the Huaicheng Rebellion. Why are you rebelling against me now?"
The blood from Cao Xing's waist gushed out like a fountain. He trembled and said, "I'm just a distant relative of the Cao family."
"I killed Hao Meng back then just because he was Yuan Shu's man. Originally, I wanted to kill him so that he could be reused by Marquis Wen, alienate Chen Gong and Marquis Wen, and help Duke Cao."
"But I didn't succeed. Chen Gong kept a close eye on me, and I never found a chance until this time."
Lu Bu's face was gloomy, and he swung his arm and threw Cao Xing far away. Cao Xing was injured and fell, and he was dead when he landed on the ground.
Lu Bu saw Cao's soldiers rushing up and knew that there was nothing he could do. He immediately ordered the soldiers to turn back and let the south gate rush.
At the south gate was Lu Bu's general Cheng Lian. When he saw the chaos in the city, although he was worried about Lu Bu, he still acted in accordance with the order and guarded the city gate. However, soon after, people continued to escape, but Cheng Lian was They led troops to block the city gate, and the situation was chaotic.
Cheng Lian was originally worried that enemies would take the opportunity to sneak out of the city, but then he thought about it. Even if there were sporadic enemies at this time, it would not matter to the overall situation.
On the contrary, there are more and more people behind the city gate. If the road to the city gate is blocked by then, Marquis Wen will not be able to get out when he returns!
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered the soldiers to get out of the way and shouted to the people: "Go quickly, don't stay here!"
"Anyone who blocks the city gate intentionally will be killed without mercy!"
After listening to Cheng Lian's words, the people panicked and thanked the soldiers when they saw the soldiers moving out of the city.
Mrs. Kong Rong held her baby in her arms and held her daughter's hand while sitting in the carriage. Only then did she suddenly realize that the reason why Kong Rong let her escape from the south gate was exactly like this!
The other three gates must be guarded by Cao's soldiers. On the contrary, it is the gate where Lu Bu attacks the city, so it will not embarrass the people!
Seeing the carriage leaving the city gate and turning eastward along the road, getting farther and farther away from Huai City, the mother and daughter felt a little relieved.
Kong Rong's daughter spoke up: "Mom, do you think my father can escape?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Kong Rong was also worried, so she could only comfort her: "Your father is quite famous. I think as long as he tolerates it a little, Cao Cao won't make things difficult for him, right?"
Cheng Lian saw that fewer and fewer people were escaping, but there was still no news from Lu Bu after he entered, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
As he was holding back his temper and waiting, he heard a rumbling sound coming from the west side of the road.
Cheng Lian listened carefully and his expression suddenly changed. This was the sound of horse hooves!
In this situation, how could Cao Cao still have an ambush!
He quickly ordered the soldiers to line up, and after a while, countless cavalry poured out from all over the mountains and fields.
When Cheng Lian saw the other party's attire, his face suddenly became solemn, Xiliang Cavalry!
At the head, a young general in white robes with a silver spear came on horseback, holding a silver spear in his hand and shouted: "Who does that general belong to?"
Cheng Lian shouted: "I am Cheng Lian, the general under Marquis Wen. Who is here?"
After hearing this, the young general laughed and said, "What a coincidence. I am Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, General Andi!"
"I heard that Marquis Wen is holding the Emperor hostage, so I'm here to help Mr. Cao capture you!"
After hearing this, Cheng Lian sneered and said, "Who did I think it was? It turns out that my ancestor was a Han official, but he became Ma Teng, a bandit!"
"Do you Xiliang warriors really like to be thieves and bandits?"
Ma Chao was furious and came with his gun drawn, "Bold!"
"You Bingzhou generals are a bunch of idiots who can't see the situation clearly!"
When Cheng Lian saw Ma Chao rushing towards him, he immediately rode up to meet him, "He is dressed like the envoy of Youzhou Mu Zhao who attacked Li Jue with a spear. It's a pity that you are as capable as him?"
"Today, let me show you, this ignorant boy, how powerful our Bingzhou military commander is!"
The two people's spears intersected, and they were fighting for an instant. The spear heads were put together, and they went back and forth, fighting for more than ten rounds in an instant.
Cheng Lian was shocked. With just such a little effort, his spear power had been suppressed. His opponent's spear technique was extremely skilled. It seemed that he had decades of skill. Such delicate spear techniques should not have appeared on a twenty-year-old man. On young people!
Now he couldn't help himself, the power of the gun had been completely taken away by the opponent, and he couldn't pull it back even if he wanted to. He changed his moves several times in succession, but he couldn't change the disadvantage at all.
Ma Chao stirred the spear head and swung Cheng Lian's spear further and further. Seeing the empty door in front of Cheng Lian's chest open, Ma Chao gave a loud shout and thrust it under Cheng Lian's arm.
Cheng Lian was shot in the armpit and screamed. The spear dropped weakly. Ma Chao shook his spear and the tip of the spear plunged into Cheng Lian's throat like lightning.
Cheng Lian threw away his spear, covered his neck, shook his body a few times, fell off his horse and died.
Ma Chao retracted his spear and saw that the people were still pouring out, so he shouted: "Come in and control the city gate!"
"Anyone who escapes will be killed without mercy!"
Immediately, the Xiliang cavalry shouted and rushed to the city gate. Along the way, both the remaining soldiers left by Cheng Lian and the people who escaped were shot to death by them, and screams suddenly broke out one after another.
Ma Chao led his men into the city gate, but the tall Xiliang war horses trampled them all the way. The people suffered heavy casualties. They fled through the gate in panic and fled in all directions, but were shot dead on the ground by the Xiliang soldiers behind them.
When the Xiliang soldiers saw this, they burst into laughter. They waved their bows and arrows and were about to enter the city to plunder. When Ma Chao saw this, they shouted: "Guard the city gate!"
After hearing this, the Xiliang soldiers reluctantly stopped their horses. They were all Xiliang bandits in the past, and their style was extremely tough and cruel. Only Ma Teng and Han Sui were able to subdue them.
Although Ma Chao is the son of Ma Teng, he is still young, so the Xiliang soldiers are superficially obedient. It was not until Ma Chao killed the fierce Xiliang general Duan Can the day before yesterday that he gradually established prestige in the army.
Ma Chao stood on his horse, holding his breath and staring at the main road in the city. He didn't know how long it had passed, but at the other end of the main road in the city, someone was slashing all the way, and rushed over with hundreds of remnant soldiers.
The person coming was none other than Lu Bu. He was covered in blood and exhausted. He had been tricked by Cao Xing and was surrounded by Cao soldiers. Cao Ren Dianwei took the opportunity to attack. Lu Bu couldn't do anything, so he broke out desperately and suffered a lot. Minor injury.
Seeing Cao Ren Dianwei chasing after him, he cursed in his heart, but seeing that the city gate was right in front of him, as long as he and Cheng Lian joined forces, there would be no problem in retreating!
However, when he saw the situation at the city gate clearly, his expression suddenly changed. The densely packed cavalry uniforms there were obviously not his own soldiers!
He raised Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted: "Who is here? Do you want to be my enemy, Lu Bu?"
Ma Chao's fighting spirit was high, he raised his gun and shouted: "I am Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng!"
"Today, I will accept your head, Lu Bu!"
After hearing this, Lu Bu laughed and said, "It turns out he is the son of that thing Ma Teng!"
"You have been paid by the Han Dynasty in this life, but you turned your back and became thieves, and you still have the nerve to come out and cry out!"
After hearing this, Ma Chao's face turned purple and he shouted: "Shut up!"
"I have already killed Cheng Lian. Now if you dismount and surrender, you might be able to save your life!"
After hearing this, Lu Bu was furious and rushed towards Fang Tian with his painted halberd, "You little dog from Liangzhou, you are so arrogant!"
"court death!"
The two men's spears and halberds met and they started fighting. Lu Bu felt the continuous power coming from the opponent's spear, and his expression suddenly changed. Why is this man's marksmanship so good?
Normally, Lu Bu thought he still had a slight chance of winning. However, he had been fighting for a day and a night and was exhausted. Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, he immediately struck Fang Tian with his halberd and took the opportunity to escape. Go to the city.
But there was a crashing sound, and an arrow penetrated the weak spot in his side, reaching half a foot deep, and blood immediately seeped out.
Cao Ren looked at the bow in Dian Wei's hand and said, "I thought someone like you didn't know how to use a bow."
Dian Wei said nonchalantly: "The envoy has strictly ordered that this person must be kept, and we are just using our own methods on the battlefield."
Lu Bu covered his abdomen and felt waves of pain. The arrow had already damaged his internal organs. He knew that today was probably going to be a bad day!
Seeing this, Ma Chao took the opportunity to stab him with his spear. Lu Bu also aroused his ferocity, shouted loudly, and swung Fang Tian's halberd with all his strength.
Ma Chao wanted to use clever force to entangle him, and the two soldiers met, but found that Lu Bu was unusually strong, and he swung the head of his spear away with just one move. He, Ma Chao, was shocked, and subconsciously moved his horse to retreat.
Lu Bu no longer cared about taking advantage of the opportunity to pursue, and rushed towards the city gate. Several Xiliang cavalry tried to stop them, but Lu Bu casually stabbed them to death. Seeing that Lu Bu was about to rush out of the city gate, Ma Chao shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Hundreds of Xiliang soldiers at the foot of the city listened. They bent their bows and set arrows. Hundreds of arrows enveloped Lu Bu like a storm. Lu Bu was already exhausted and watched as arrows shot into his body.
(End of chapter)
