On the roof not far away, looking at Yuan Shu hurriedly running on the street, Taishi Ci could not help but ask in a low voice:
"Zilong, why do you think my lord asked us to go to such lengths? For someone like Yuan Shu, at such a distance, wouldn't it be easier if I shot him to death with one arrow?"
Zhao Yun said: "Didn't my lord say that? This is called the 'Sparrow Tactics'! Its purpose is to disrupt, confuse and tire the enemy!"
Taishi Ci seemed to be a little confused: "I think it is better to cut off one of his ten fingers than to hurt him. To capture the thief, capture the king first..."
Zhao Yun said: "We can just do whatever the Lord orders us to do. Where do all these problems come from!"
Zhao Yun can still guess some of Lu Bu's thoughts.
Lu Bu already had a reputation for killing his adopted father-in-law. It would not be nice to be labeled as someone who loves to kill his father-in-law.
Therefore, Lu Bu asked the two of them to sneak into Shouchun City by pretending to be businessmen and wealthy people who had taken refuge early. The task given to them was also very clear: to create panic and chaos in the early stage, so that Yuan Shu and the guards in Shouchun City would be frightened.
Two days later, it was ten minutes before the second watch at night.
Two more loud noises like muffled thunder exploded in Shouchun City.
Yuan Shu, who had just laid down, stood up from the couch: "Where? Where was it struck by lightning again?"
After a while, a guard came in and reported back: "My lord, the area struck by lightning was still near the north gate of the city. A section of the civilian wall was blown up, but no one was injured or killed."
"Well, it's good that there are no casualties..." Yuan Shu finally felt relieved after hearing that he was so far away from him.
The east gate of the city.
A short soldier stood on tiptoe and looked to the north, as if he wanted to use his naked eyes to see through the darkness to see what he had found in the north of the city. There was a look of terror in his eyes.
"Bang!" A tall soldier tiptoed over, suddenly slapped the short man heavily on the shoulder, and yelled.
"Oh yeah!" The short man jumped up in fright, then recovered, patted his chest and said, "Brother Li, you're going to scare me to death at night!"
The tall man laughed loudly: "Looking at how timid you are, why didn't I scare you to death?
Don't worry, Lu Bu's thunder that day was just to scare people!
Look at these two days, which day don’t you come here for a while? But apart from killing two people on the first day, the rest only damaged some houses.
Why did it hit you and me on the head? Nothing to fear! "
"But Lu Bu's army is still outside the city..."
"Isn't it outside the city and outside the north gate? What are we doing? Please pay more attention while I take a nap..."
The tall man yawned as he spoke. Sure enough, he put the gun aside and leaned against the wall to fall asleep.
Seeing the tall man so relaxed, the short man also felt that he was too nervous. I couldn't help but shake my head and laugh at myself.
At this moment, I suddenly seemed to see a cold light flashing in the darkness not far away!
The short man thought it was because he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but he felt his throat tightening!
He reached out to touch it with a look of horror on his face, but his throat had been pierced by a sharp arrow before he knew it!
With just a slight snort, the short man fell to the ground with a plop.
The tall man muttered: "This guy sleeps so well, he actually falls asleep faster than me... Ugh!"
An arrow flew from the darkness again and pierced his eye socket!
"Come on!" Taishi Ci winked at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun nodded, and the two of them led a team respectively. One team touched the city wall, and the other team touched the city gate.
Outside the city, Lu Bu was riding on a horse, staring in the direction of the city gate.
Finally, there was a sharp whistle and a loud arrow shot out of the sky!
"Zilong and the others have captured the city gate! Charge! Drive!" Lu Bu pushed his legs hard, placed his heel a little on the horse's belly, and the red rabbit horse raised its four hooves and ran towards the east gate of Shouchun with a sound.
"My lord! My lord! My lord, wake up! Something bad is going to happen!" There was a banging on the door outside the house.
Yuan Shu, who had just fallen asleep with a concubine in his arms, couldn't help but get angry: "Why are you so panicked!"
"My lord, Lu Bu's craftsmanship has been mixed into the city. Now the city gate has been breached, and Lu Bu's army has entered the city!"
"Oops!" Yuan Shu suddenly woke up and jumped out of bed: "Where are the enemy troops? How many troops are there?"
"It's dark and there's no way to count..."
"Quick, let the generals come to the office quickly and prepare horses for me..."
Looking at his concubine who was still wrapped in a quilt and shivering on the bed, Yuan Shu couldn't help being furious. He pulled the quilt over and threw it to the ground. He then kicked the concubine and cursed:
"You useless bastard! What are you waiting for? Why don't you dress me up quickly!"
Finally dressed, Yuan Shu strode out.
It happened that General Chen Ji came over in a hurry with a group of advisers and generals.
"Gentlemen, how is the situation now?" Yuan Shu asked in a trembling voice.
Chen Ji said: "My lord! The craftsmen in the city took advantage of the night to seize the east gate, and Lu Bu led his heavy cavalry into the city!
The thieves have sharp swords and thick armor, but there is nothing they can do. Now the three gates in the north, west and east have all fallen into Lu Bu's hands!
There are still two thousand men and horses standing guard outside the government office. Please, my lord, break out with us from the south gate quickly, otherwise you may be humiliated by the thieves! "
"Okay, okay! Break out! Break out quickly!" Yuan Shu stumbled and started to walk out.
After taking only two steps, I suddenly remembered that I still hadn’t brought my precious imperial seal with me!
Because he said: "Just wait for me for a moment..."
He hurriedly came to the inner house again, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find the imperial seal, held it in his arms and left.
Seeing that Yuan Shu was about to run away, a group of already panicked female relatives hurriedly swarmed up and surrounded him.
"Lord! Lord, save me!"
"My lord, one day brings a hundred days of kindness to a husband and wife. Now my lord, don't abandon me as a concubine..."
How could Yuan Shu care about these people?
As long as you don't die, where will the beauty be? He used his fists and kicks to push all the female relatives around.
"Don't panic, just wait here. I will send someone to pick you up later!" After that, he hurried away.
The streets were in chaos.
The dispersed soldiers under Yuan Shu had already become leaderless and in chaos. Some of them hid in people's homes, or simply abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Those who resisted were all killed by swords and guns.
The sky was bright and there was no longer any resistance in the city. Shouchun City finally returned to calm, but there was a lingering smell of blood in the air.
The gate of the government office opened, and Lu Su was the first to greet him. He cupped his hands to Lu Bu who was on horseback and said, "Marquis Wen!"
Lu Bu laughed loudly: "Zijing, we meet again. How many days have we not seen each other? How are you doing?"
Lu Su smiled as if he was crying: "Marquis Wen, Yuan Shu has led his people to abandon the city and leave. Now the government offices are filled with women, children and some civil servants, and they are unable to restrain the chickens.
Please also ask Marquis Wen not to kill recklessly and spare the lives of these people..."
