Lu Bu came to the east gate of Chang'an and saw countless rioters near the east gate, trying to open the city gate.
It is better to be under the rule of Lu Bu or the imperial court. The people naturally understand.
But when these people saw Lu Bu arriving, they hurriedly began to flee, and they were almost gone in just a moment.
Although the people wanted to return to the imperial rule, they were still afraid when they saw Lu Bu coming.
As soon as Lu Bu put an end to the chaos at the east gate, he saw Gao Shun coming from the other side covered in blood.
When Gao Shun saw Lu Bu was there, he stepped forward and saluted Lu Bu and said.
"General, the rebellion in the west of the city has been suppressed."
A few simple words, but coupled with the blood all over his body, it can be seen that this suppression is probably extremely bloody.
Lu Bu nodded and wanted to find someone to discuss what to do next, but found that the only person he could discuss with was Gao Shun.
"Boping, what should we do now?"
Now that the army has been defeated and the people of Chang'an City are not loyal, it may not be the best idea to stick to Chang'an.
After Gao Shun thought for a moment, he spoke.
"The general has gathered more than 10,000 remaining soldiers. Although he will defend Chang'an for a while, the city will surely be lost as soon as the imperial army arrives."
Lu Bu had already thought of this situation, but he still felt lucky in his heart. When Gao Shunzhen said this, the luck in Lu Bu's heart disappeared.
After Lu Bu thought for a while, he gathered together the original Xiliang soldiers. There were only more than 3,000 soldiers.
It was already dark at this time. Although it was dark, Lu Bu could even see many soldiers from the imperial court chasing the deserters under the city wall.
Lu Bu's headquarters actually did not have many soldiers and horses, only more than 30,000 people, and now there are only 5,000 left, and more of them are the remnants of Xiliang soldiers he gathered.
When fighting out of the city, you naturally put your own people inside the city to defend the city. No one will use troops to defend their base camp. That is simply asking for death.
After gathering these remaining Xiliang soldiers, Lu Bu spoke under the light of torches.
"Before the war started, I had already sent out a letter to the state. General Zhang Yang had already sent out troops five days ago. I just sent a letter back to me. He will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow. Therefore, all the officers and men only need to guard the east gate for one night and I will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
Without any unnecessary words, several soldiers randomly lifted a box from among the countless boxes behind Lu Bu. Carrying a box, at Lu Bu's signal, it was carried out and fell in front of many Xiliang soldiers.
Inside the box were gold, silver and various jewelry, which glowed dazzlingly under the light of the torches.
These Xiliang soldiers had just been defeated during the day and their morale was extremely low. However, stimulated by money, they actually began to recover.
The leading general said in disbelief.
"Is what the general said true? General Zhang Yang will arrive tomorrow? Will he be rewarded with a thousand gold coins if he stays overnight?"
Seeing that Hu Che'er didn't believe it, Lu Bu said firmly.
"My words are true. If General Tiger doesn't believe me, my flag is right here, and my daughter's gold is here too. General Hu can pick it up early tomorrow morning!"
Zhang Yang is from Hanoi County and has always known Lu Bu. He can even be said to be Lu Bu's best friend.
One of them is the bookkeeper of Ding Yuan's account and the other is Wu Ji. They have known each other since they were young.
In the original plot, Zhang Yang died to save Lu Bu, and he can be said to be one of Lu Bu's few friends.
Now Zhang Yang has already separated Hanoi County and has control over Bingzhou.
If Zhang Yang really came to rescue him, he wouldn't need more than 30,000 troops to hold Chang'an City.
After thinking for a while, the leading general gritted his teeth.
"General, don't worry!"
This general was Hu Che'er, a subordinate of Zhang Ji in the Xiliang Army.
Hu Che'er was originally Zhang Ji's general, but Lin Mu killed Dong Zhuo that night. After Zhang Ji saw Lin Mu's bravery, he began to run away.
Hu Che'er was not in the city at all at that time. By the time he knew that Dong Zhuo was dead and Zhang Ji had escaped, it was already dawn and many Xiliang soldiers had begun to flee.
Hu Cheer could only start to run away. It must be said that this person has the talent of running away.
After running all night, he actually caught up with Lu Bu, who had been running since last night.
Seeing Hu Che'er's bravery, Lu Bu accepted him as one of his generals.
Hu Che'er participated in the daytime battle, but during the battle, tens of thousands of people were strangled together. How could he know who was the emperor and who was someone else.
Fortunately, he had the talent of running away. Even if the army was defeated, he ran back to Chang'an City from the rebel army.
Hu Che'er glanced at the boxes stacked high behind Lu Bu, gritted his teeth, and returned to the city wall with his weapons.
When three thousand Xiliang soldiers saw Hu Che'er returning to the city wall, they followed Hu Che'er.
Wealth and silk attract people's hearts. You only need to guard the east gate for one night, and you can receive a thousand gold coins during the day. This is such a rich reward.
Seeing Hu Che'er returning to the east gate with his soldiers, Lu Bu quickly ordered the army to raise the general's flag and illuminate it with a large fire.
This makes it possible to see this handsome flag even on the city wall in a blink of an eye.
Hu Che'er and others looked at the outside of the city full of energy. They only needed to watch this night, and they would get a thousand pieces of gold.
However, the imagined battle did not happen. There were not even any soldiers from the imperial court under Chang'an City. Hu Che'er almost fell asleep leaning against the city wall.
Until daybreak, no one climbed the city wall.
Although there was no fighting, Hu Cheer didn't care so much.
However, this reward must be given regardless of whether anyone comes or not.
Hu Che'er got off the city wall and ran towards the handsome flag. The torch under the handsome flag was almost burned out.
Hu Che'er's desire for treasure was not even noticed by the guards in front of the handsome manor.
Hu Che'er quickly stepped into the handsome manor, only to find that there was no one here.
Lu Bu and Gao Shun had long since disappeared.
The boxes full of treasures on the ground had long gone, and there were only dozens of large boxes left lying around.
Hu Cheer opened a box and found that it was filled with stones and soil.
He opened another box and found broken wood inside.
"this……"
Only then did Hu Cheer realize that he had been deceived. At this time, other soldiers had also arrived at the commander's mansion...
Any announcement of reinforcements or a reward of a thousand pieces of gold are all fake.
Lu Bu thought of running away from the beginning, but he ran away alone. Even if he escaped, what would he do? He could only work as a slave for others.
Therefore, Lu Bu did not think about defending the city at all.
"Your Majesty, the gate of Chang'an City is open."
Lin Mu was having breakfast, but he didn't expect Hua Xiong to bring him such news.
Lin Mu put down the meat in his hand.
"Lü Bu surrenders now? Is there any fraud?"
"probably not."
"Why?"
"Because I saw those soldiers pouring dung on Lu Bu's handsome flag..."
