Xu Kang was startled by the sudden rain of arrows and thought he had been ambushed. The team he led could not help but hesitate, but then Xu Kang discovered that although the rain of arrows was violent, it had insufficient stamina and could not form a sustained attack.

The attack was obviously due to insufficient manpower.

Thinking of this, Xu Kang was determined and shouted: "Kill." He rushed forward first.

Suddenly, countless shouts of killing came from three sides, and hundreds of people rushed out from their hiding places.

Xu Kang's side was caught off guard, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten people were hacked to death and fell to the ground.

After all, Xu Kang's soldiers had a short training day and had not experienced many battles. They were defeated in two battles in succession, and they were a little panicked.

When Xu Kang discovered this situation, he immediately laughed and said: "Haha, can this small number of people be considered an ambush? Brothers, follow me and kill them all." After saying that, he rushed forward first.

Guan Yu came from behind and was like a tiger entering a herd of sheep. He killed the enemy with screams and screams and was unable to fight back. The soldiers behind were inspired by this and quickly stabilized their position. They were entangled with the officers and soldiers, and they were inextricably killed.

These officers and soldiers have obviously been rigorously trained. They are highly skilled in various martial arts, well-trained, and can coordinate freely in advance and retreat. They have obviously undergone rigorous training. However, as more and more soldiers from Xu Kang in the rear entered through the gate, the officers and soldiers led by Wu Yi finally supported

Unable to hold on, they were gradually dispersed.

Although Xu Kang had some strength, he was still young and could not last long. At this time, he was recovering his strength from behind. Xue Keer stood beside him with her hand on the handle of the knife to protect him.

Although Xue Keer tried his best to follow Xu Kang in this battle, Xu Kang also tried his best to protect her. Every time they fought, he always stood in front of Xue Keer, so that although Xue Keer was holding a weapon, he had no chance to get a drop of it.

Blood. Until the end, when Xu Kang was exhausted, Xue Keer had the opportunity to kill a man who wanted to sneak attack Xu Kang, saving his life. Then he escorted Xu Kang back to the rear to rest.

The cries of death on the battlefield gradually faded away until they disappeared.

A man quickly ran to Xu Kang from the backyard and knelt down to report.

"Your Majesty, our army has taken control of the Prefect's Mansion. The enemy general Wu Yi has escaped and his whereabouts are unknown."

Xu Kang waved his hand and said, "Do you have any information on Liu Yan's whereabouts?"

"According to reports from the servants we captured, Liu Yan led a group of carriages out of the back door and headed south of the city."

"South of the city? Leave a hundred people to take care of the injured brother. The others will follow me. We will go to the south of the city to capture Liu Yan alive."

Xu Kang worked hard and finally caught up with a carriage team. When he stepped forward, he found that most of them were women and children. Xu Kang immediately grabbed a maid and asked about Liu Yan's whereabouts.

Seeing Xu Kang's fierce look, the maid was so frightened that she cried and told everything she knew. During this period, a woman tried to stop her, but was pushed aside by Xu Kang's bodyguards.

I learned from the maid that Liu Yan actually abandoned his family and fled on horseback with only his son, Zou Jing and a few other guards.

Xu Kang was immediately furious. He tried his best and tried all kinds of calculations, but in the end he fell into the trap of Liu Yan and was tricked by him, so that he fell short. Thinking that Liu Yanruo could escape, he could

I'm afraid that the battle in Zhuojun will be endless after a comeback. I couldn't help but feel upset. Then I saw the woman lying aside and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman remained calm and silent, her expression actually indifferent.

Xu Kang sneered and said: "How brave, someone will come and kill all these people."

"No." Someone immediately objected loudly.

Xu Kang turned around and saw that it was Xue Ke'er. She stepped forward and clasped her fists, saying: "Sir, they are just some poor women and children, why do you want to kill them?"

Xu Kang snorted coldly: "They are the family members of the enemy officer Liu Yan. Why not kill them to express regret for Liu Yan?"

Xue Kerer argued hard and said: "Sir, you often tell me that our Taiping Dao is to do justice for heaven, and we are righteous soldiers to defeat unjust people. But if we kill these people now, then we are still considered

What a way to do justice for heaven."

Xu Kang was already in a bad mood. Hearing this, he was furious and said, "I want to kill him. Who dares to stop me?"

Xue Kerer pulled out a long knife, pointed at Xu Kang and said: "I don't want to see my brother Xu become a devil who kills innocent people indiscriminately. If you kill them, I will kill you first."

Xu Kang grabbed her blade, and the sharp blade instantly cut Xu Kang's palm, and blood flowed down his palm. Everyone behind was panicked, and they all stepped forward and shouted: "Sir."

Xu Kang stared into Xue Ke'er's eyes and said, "How dare you kill me." Xue Ke'er's hands and feet suddenly became weak after hearing this, and Xu Kang snatched the knife away.

Xue Kerer gritted her teeth and immediately bullied Xu Kang's side, pulled out the sword from his waist, placed it across her throat, and said sadly: "If you kill them, I will die in front of you. Do you want to kill me?"

Xu Kang was stunned for a moment, his expression changing. After a long time, Xu Kang turned around and said: "Take this group of people into the prefect's mansion, and not one of them escapes."

The moment Xu Kang issued the order, he clearly felt that Guan Yu and Zhao Bahu both breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but shudder in his heart, secretly thinking whether his behavior just now was too much.

Seeing that Liu Yan had disappeared, Xu Kang knew that if he continued to pursue him, there would be no results and he would be in disarray. So he led everyone back to the prefect's mansion. At the same time, he ordered Zhao Bahu, "Send the cavalry immediately to contact Zang."

Ba and Gouzi, let’s see how they are doing there.”

"Yes." Zhao Bahu was about to leave.

Xu Kang said again: "Wait a minute. Remember to send additional cavalry everywhere in the city shouting, 'Taiping Road is a road for heaven, and the whole city of Zhuocheng is under martial law. Every family must guard its own door, and anyone who walks on the street without authorization will be killed.'"

"Yes." Zhao Bahu then said goodbye and left.

When Zhao Bahu went out but did not return, the messenger sent by Zang Ba had already sent word that Zang Ba had taken control of the barracks in the south of the city and captured nearly 2,000 people. He used this as a stronghold to capture the south gate.

Xu Kang was overjoyed and asked what happened.

It turned out that when Zang Ba led all the troops to the military camp, most of the people in the military camp had not yet stood up. Zang Ba ordered 200 infantrymen to guard each door, planted flags, set up suspects, and shouted cheers outside the camp. He personally led the army into the military camp.

, and then shouted everywhere, "The military camp has been surrounded by my 2,000-strong army. Those who surrender will avoid death."

Those soldiers saw that there were 200 Zang Baguang's armored cavalry and hundreds of infantrymen rushing into the camp. They also heard that 2,000 soldiers outside were surrounding the camp and shouting. There was no fighting spirit left.

The commander of the camp and dozens of soldiers wanted to protest, but Zang Ba saw Xingzang and killed him with thunder. As a result, no other officers and soldiers dared to resist and surrendered one after another.

After Zang Ba surrendered their weapons, he led 200 cavalry to pursue the remnants of the escaped soldiers all the way to the South Gate. However, he found that the South Gate was not prepared for the panic in the city at all. He was so polite that he immediately led his troops to attack. Then

The guard originally thought that the civil strife in the city would be resolved by the prefect and the soldiers in the city. He never expected that the attack would come so quickly. Soon the guards at the south gate were killed and dispersed. Zang Ba easily captured it.

South Gate, and then immediately sent messengers to report to Xu Kang.

After a while, the cavalry came back again to report that Gouzi had captured the warehouse and was now sending troops to garrison it.

Xu Kang frowned and said: "How can we defend a warehouse with so many people? Order him to divide his troops to attack the North City Gate."

"Yes" the messenger went down to deliver the order.

At this time, Zhao Bahu suddenly ran in and said: "Sir, there is news about Liu Yan."

Xu Kang was stunned for a moment and then said: "He showed up so quickly."

Zhao Bahu said: "Yes, the cavalry I sent outside to maintain public security just now reported that Liu Yan was at the west gate, gathering the remaining defeated troops, and wanted to use the west gate as a basis to compete with us."

Xu Kang immediately stood up and said: "We can't give him a chance to breathe. Guan Yu obeys the order."

"Here." Guan Yu took a step forward and said.

"Gather all the soldiers and horses and follow me to the west gate." Xu Kang was getting ready to go out.

"General," Guan Yu suddenly shouted. "General, I am concerned about the safety of the entire battalion of 3,000 soldiers. I can no longer put myself in danger. If the general is convinced, I am willing to lead the troops to capture the west gate and capture Liu Yan alive."

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Xu Kangdao: "My eldest brother and I are sworn brothers. How can we not trust my eldest brother? But as the general, I am the commander of the whole battalion, and all the soldiers are out killing the enemy. If I, the general, stay here, what will the soldiers think of me?"

"General." Guan Yu wanted to persuade him again.

"Brother Guan, there is no need to say any more." Xu Kang stopped him: "I know that Brother Guan cares about me, but now is not the time for me, Xu Kang, to cherish my life. At most, I promise my brother that I will not act recklessly again."

"Okay." Guan Yu had no choice but to compromise.

So, Xu Kang led nearly a thousand infantry and Zhao Bahu's 100 cavalry and drove toward the west gate in a mighty manner.

As he was running, he suddenly saw a large army rushing towards him from the right. At this time, in Zhuocheng, because Xu Kang led his army to disrupt the organization of the army, officers and soldiers of various banners and even private soldiers of wealthy families were running back and forth in the city.

, Xu Kang was unable to determine whether the opponent was an enemy or a friend, so he hurriedly ordered his army to stop waiting for the enemy.

When the enemy came closer, they realized that it was Zang Ba who had led 200 cavalry and 200 infantry.

Xu Kang was shocked and said: "Why are you here? How about the south gate?"

Zang Ba said: "Don't worry, sir, the south gate is safe and sound. The general has ordered Wu Dun to guard the barracks and Sun Guan to guard the south gate. This time, the general has brought all the soldiers who can be mobilized and is at the mercy of the general."

Xu Kang was overjoyed and said: "General Zang is really brave and resourceful. Come on, let us capture Liu Yan alive together and achieve unparalleled feats."

So the two hundred cavalry returned to Zhao Bahu's command, and Zang Ba personally led 200 soldiers to Xu Kang's command.
Chapter completed!