Hou Cheng looked at the knife wounds on Lin Mu's body and felt Lin Mu's power. He didn't dare to make any move at all.
He could see clearly just now that Lin Mu was slashed on the back by one of his own soldiers, and the flesh of the wound had turned up, but Lin Mu didn't react at all and just walked towards him.
"who are you?"
Hou Cheng looked at the forest with a horrified expression, and at this moment there was another loud noise coming from under the city wall.
Hou Cheng wanted to see what was going on, but he was hugged by Lin Mu and couldn't move.
"Don't you know my identity yet?"
Hou Cheng's eyes suddenly widened when he heard Lin Mu's claim.
"You are...the emperor!"
Lin Mu laughed, pushed Hou Cheng to the ground, stepped on Hou Cheng's back, and then raised the ax.
Hou Cheng wanted to struggle, but found that his back felt like a huge boulder was pressed on his back, making him unable to move at all.
The soldiers around him saw this and wanted to step forward to rescue him, but Hou Cheng was at the foot of the forest, and the soldiers who were throwing rat weapons could only stand aside with their swords in their hands and worry.
Seeing that it was about to be chopped down, Hou Cheng suddenly shouted loudly.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
Lin Mu looked at Hou Cheng at his feet and was a little confused. Do you also have sex?
Hou Cheng said quickly.
"Your Majesty, I surrender! I surrender!"
As if he was afraid that Lin Mu would not accept his surrender, he continued.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Do you remember? I even treated you to dinner."
Hou Cheng is not a tough guy. In the original plot, Hou Cheng offered wine to Lu Bu because he didn't know that Lu Bu had issued a ban on alcohol, and was beaten by Lu Bu.
This was a serious meal. He was beaten with a hundred military sticks. If other generals had not interceded for mercy, Hou Cheng might have been killed directly.
Hou Cheng became resentful because of this, and then he discussed with Wei Xu and Song Xian to rebel against Lu Bu.
Hou Cheng even stole Lu Bu's red rabbit horse.
If the imperial army attacks the city, Hou Cheng won't care at all how many people die, but in this situation, if he still dares to speak harshly, he will be the first to die.
How could Hou Cheng dare to speak harshly? He just asked Lin Mu to let him go.
The other soldiers looked embarrassed when they saw this. Hou Cheng rebelled in front of them and asked them what to do.
"General!"
Hou Cheng saw that the forest trees had not seen the ax fall, so he knew that there was hope for surrender.
"Your Majesty is so gracious that he came to the city today to recruit us. How can we live up to your Majesty's kindness?"
After the soldiers looked at each other, they dropped the swords in their hands on the ground.
After all, in this era, the general's personal soldiers are only the general's subordinates, and the boss's boss is not my boss. This situation is extremely common.
These soldiers even tied their lives and fortunes to Hou Cheng. No matter what Hou Cheng did, they had to do it, and Lu Bu and the others were not familiar with him.
Besides, even if you don't surrender now, the only result is to be hacked to death by others. There is no other possibility at all.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran into the tower. As soon as he ran into the tower, he saw this scene in front of him.
The soldier's limited brain didn't know how to explain the scene in front of him, and he was a little confused for a moment.
"This...general...you guys?"
Hou Cheng's face, which had been flattering just now, turned majestic in an instant.
"What are you! I have a pain in my back and this general is giving me a massage! Get out!"
When the soldiers saw this, they got up and walked towards the outside of the tower.
"Your Majesty, tell me what to do."
Lin Mu didn't expect Hou Cheng to be so aware of current affairs, so he took his feet off Hou Cheng's body and pulled Hou Cheng up.
"Open the city gate."
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"General, look! The city gate is open!"
Hua Xiong stood next to Jia Xu. After seeing the Huayin city gate open, he pointed at Huayin and said loudly.
At this time, many soldiers had already rushed towards Huayin City.
When attacking a city, once a soldier climbs the city wall first, he or she will receive a very generous reward, whether dead or alive, so this kind of merit is also called being the first to climb the city wall.
Later, among Yuan Shao's army, there was a special army used for this purpose, also known as the Xiandenshishi.
Therefore, when these soldiers saw that the city gate was wide open, they could not hold back any longer and rushed towards Huayin City.
"Well, it seems that Your Majesty must have succeeded."
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said calmly.
"Then let's hurry up."
Hua Xiong looked at the city gate not far away, his words full of urging.
"No……"
Before the second word was spoken, Jia Xu was whipped on the buttocks.
Although Jia Xu had previously held a military position, if you asked him to go to the battlefield to fight for his life, you would definitely be overthinking it.
This guy has always been the kind of person who hides behind other people's backs and plays dirty tricks. He never thought that one day he would personally charge into battle.
"What's going on? What happened in the east of the city?"
Cheng Lian was commanding his soldiers on other city walls, when a burst of noise suddenly appeared in the east of the city.
A soldier ran towards Cheng Lian wildly, shouting as he ran.
"The general is in trouble! General Hou has surrendered to the imperial court. The east gate of the city is wide open, and the imperial army has entered the city."
"What!"
Cheng Lian never expected that Hou Cheng would surrender to the court at this time.
The soldier thought Cheng Lian didn't hear clearly and said again.
"General Hou has surrendered to the imperial court!"
Cheng Lian felt dizzy, and for a moment he couldn't stand steadily and his body began to shake.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to support Cheng Lian, and Cheng Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Cheng Lian acting like this, the soldiers felt very excited. General Cheng was indeed loyal and courageous, and they heard that the city was broken like this.
"General, let's escape quickly. Now that the city has been destroyed, we can no longer resist the imperial army. If we can escape back to Chang'an, General Lu will not blame the general!"
Cheng Lian heard what his soldiers were saying and hurriedly spoke.
"I won't leave! I won't leave!"
The soldiers were moved when they saw this, and were about to step forward and take Cheng Lian away by force, when they heard Cheng Lian say.
"Young man Hou Cheng, you surrendered to the imperial court without consulting me in advance! Today he has dedicated the city, so why should I surrender to the imperial court?"
"ah?"
Cheng Lian was not stupid. If the soldier had not shouted loudly, Cheng Lian could have tricked the soldier into blocking the knife for him, giving him a chance to escape.
Who on the city wall now doesn't know that the east gate of the city is wide open, and if you continue to defend it, you will die.
This situation allowed the soldiers to forcibly defend the city. Cheng Lian would be tied up by these soldiers and surrendered even if he did not surrender.
It is impossible to defend this city, and it is impossible to escape.
Outside the city are all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and they are all a group of rebels. How can they escape?
The soldier was still moved by Cheng Lian's loyalty just now, but he really didn't expect that Cheng Lian was thinking about these things.
For a moment, they looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
