Qu Yi was full of slander, but he also understood that Lu Bu took him to escape alone because he had saved his wife and daughter. For a person like Lu Bu, this was already quite rare.
Lu Bu carried Yan Shi, Qu Yi followed Lu Lingqi, and they quietly climbed down the wall, like thieves.
Life is important. At this time, no one cares about their image. Being able to escape from danger is more important than anything else!
There was already a fight at the back door in the distance. Lu Bu looked around and felt that many people were charging towards them with weapons raised. He quickly picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd and stumbled towards the path.
Everyone looked up and saw that there were flames everywhere in the city. Some people kept throwing torches on the roofs and taking the opportunity to set fires. The people in the city were crying loudly. It seemed that soldiers were taking the opportunity to loot. There were also shouts in the middle.
"Lu Bu is dead!"
"Lu Bu is dead!"
Hearing this sound, the city became even more chaotic. The defeated soldiers trampled on each other, and some people went crazy and killed anyone they saw.
Lu Bu was furious when he heard this, but he was still drunk and his limbs were weak. He knew it was not the time to show off his strength, so several people rushed into the alley, but met several soldiers head-on.
The soldiers were carrying bundles on their backs, and there were several corpses of old, young, women, and children at their feet. When they saw someone approaching, they quickly raised their swords.
The two sides met and were stunned for a moment. When the soldiers saw Lu Bu's appearance, carrying Fang Tian's halberd, and a woman, they immediately shouted: "Lü Bu is here!"
Lu Bu was furious after hearing this. He picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd and stabbed one person, but it was stuck crookedly and hit one person's shoulder. The remaining two people quickly turned around and ran away, shouting as they ran, and someone from a distance immediately responded and rushed to them.
Come.
Lu Bu was so angry that he couldn't catch up with them. Seeing that the two were about to escape from the alley, Qu Yi and Lu Lingqi quickly caught up. Each of them stabbed their halberds into their backs and stabbed them to death on the ground.
This was the first time for Lu Bu to see Lu Lingqi kill someone. Seeing her crisp and clean attack, he was startled and stabbed the struggling soldier in front of him to death.
Hearing people coming from a distance, several people hurriedly escaped from the alley and ran into the distance. As Lu Bu ran, he cursed in his heart. The city was in such chaos, how could he gather the remaining soldiers?
Yang Chou led his men and hacked to death all the defenders in the east and north gates, opened the city gates and set fire to them. The flames immediately shot up from the city gates, burned up the city walls, and lit up the sky.
He led his men on horseback out of the city gate, and saw Huaicheng turned into a sea of flames. He smiled proudly. The task assigned to him by Cao Cao was successfully completed!
The soldiers in the city who were attacking Lu Bu's mansion were Hao Meng's men. He followed Yuan Shu's secret order and wanted to kill Lu Bu and replace him. He also received a high-density letter, so he attacked in advance.
But Hao Meng didn't know that all this was arranged by Cao Cao. At the same time, he took the opportunity to let Yang Chou burn the city gate to add fuel to the flames, just to fish in troubled waters.
Cao's army was already waiting outside the city. When the city gate was set on fire, they rushed into the city, captured Hao Meng and Lu Bu's troops, and captured Huaicheng!
Seeing a commotion in the distance, as if several armies and horses were coming, Yang Chou looked back at the city gate of Huo, and shouted to his men: "Go north, to Black Mountain!"
He has always been cautious in doing things. The city is in such chaos that it is hard to tell whether he is an enemy or a friend. Who knows if he will be killed by someone with a knife?
The best thing to do is to leave this place of right and wrong first!
After hearing this, everyone followed Yang Chou and fled towards Montenegro.
In the camp outside the north gate, Zhao Yun saw that the city gate was on fire and quickly ordered all his troops to leave the camp. As a result, he saw the camp on the opposite side and Gao Shun led the trapped camp out of the camp, blocking the road.
When Gao Shun saw Zhao Yun coming out, he shouted sharply: "Is the chaos in the city caused by the Youzhou army?"
"Does General Zhao want to take advantage of the situation?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yun got off his horse, cupped his hands and said, "General, Yuan Lu has become an ally, and we have no intention of doing so!"
"Now Mr. Gong and Mr. Yun are also trapped in the city. Yun just wants to rescue Mr. Gong and Mr. Wen and help Marquis Wen put down the chaos. I hope the general will find out!"
Gao Shun pondered, wondering: "I really want to believe the general, but the situation in the city is unclear now. If the general enters the city and launches an attack, I can't afford it!"
Zhao Yun was silent, knowing that at this time, Gao Shun would never trust anyone easily.
The two of them were in a stalemate. Seeing the fire at the city gate getting bigger and bigger, Gao Shunxian gradually lost his calmness.
He was ordered to keep an eye on Zhao Yun here, but if the rebels in the city killed Lu Bu, it would be too late!
He was struggling in his heart. Zhao Yun saw him and took the opportunity to say, "General, please quickly lead your troops into the city to rescue Marquis Wen. Zilong will never enter the city without permission!"
After hearing this, Gao Shun was about to speak when he heard rumbles in the distance, which seemed to be the sound of horse hooves, and there were quite a lot of them!
The two of them couldn't help but look towards the north road. Not long after, an army of horses rushed out, led by several generals, but it was Cao's army's flag!
Gao Shun lost his voice and said: "Why did Cao Jun appear here?"
He reacted instantly, fearing that the rebellion in the city was also Cao's work!
Isn't the other party in Chenliu? Why did he come to Hanoi?
This is broken, the inside should be coordinated with the outside, I am afraid that Marquis Wen will be in danger!
Zhao Yun said: "General, enter the city quickly, I will stop Cao's army!"
Gao Shun opened his eyes wide after hearing this: "Isn't Cao Cao on good terms with the Yuan family? Why?"
Zhao Yun waved his spear and said, "General, the matter is urgent. If you can trust Zilong, please enter the city quickly!"
Gao Shun hesitated for a moment. Although he was afraid that Zhao Yun and Cao Jun were on the same side, he couldn't stop it if it really happened.
Now I can only take a gamble and believe in Zhao Yun!
Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said: "In that case, it will be useful to General!"
He immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Follow me into the city!"
Hundreds of soldiers trapped in the camp, fully armed, followed Gao Shun and rushed into the city gate that was burning with raging fire. Several people's clothes and hair were burned on the way, but no one retreated, and they rushed in silently without even the slightest hesitation.
When Zhao Yun saw it, he was filled with admiration.
At this time, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan led their troops and rushed to a few miles away from the north city gate. They saw two camps set up on both sides of the road and couldn't help but hesitate.
In order to completely conceal their whereabouts, they did not send spies to investigate the situation at the north city gate. They only received orders and immediately sent troops to attack when they saw the city gate was on fire.
No matter whether the city gate is on fire or not, as long as there is chaos in the city, they will find a way to break through the city gate and seize Huaicheng!
They also expected that there would be obstacles on the other side, but the order they received was to enter the city at all costs!
The two of them rushed over without hesitation.
But they saw the camp gate slowly opening, and a young white-robed general riding out, blocking the road.
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan subconsciously reined in their horses and stopped when they saw the general on the opposite side yelling: "Who are you?"
"Changshan Zhao Zilong is here!"
Xia Houyuan was impatient, and he laughed and said: "Where did this unknown person come from? Come with me and kill him together!"
After saying that, he rode out and headed straight for the opponent with dozens of cavalry!
Only then did Cao Ren react and said in shock: "No!"
But it was too late. The gates of both sides of the village opened at the same time, and soldiers poured out. Zhao Yun moved his hand, and hundreds of feather arrows were directed at Xia Houyuan and others!
When Xia Houyuan heard the wind, he was terrified. It was late at night, and everyone was holding a torch. This was a bright target!
He quickly threw away the torch, reined up his horse and turned around to flee, but it was too late. Arrows rained down and screams broke out. By the time Cao Ren led his troops to the front, Xiahou Yuan had already been hit by several arrows and fell to the ground. Almost all of his men were dead!
Cao Ren quickly ordered people to rescue Xiahou Yuan. Seeing that he was still breathing, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. However, looking at his injuries, he had been hit by arrows in his back, abdomen, and arms, and he was unable to fight anymore!
Cao Ren was upset in his heart, so he defeated the general when he saw him face to face!
He remembered, isn't this Zhao Zilong the same general Zhao Yun of the Youzhou Army who has been so powerful in the Northland this year?
How could he help Lu Bu defend the city?
Why is he blocking here?
This is the helplessness of war in this era.
Cao Jun had done a good enough job in intelligence, and even obtained evidence that Hao Meng colluded with Yuan Shu, so that he could rebel in advance, and even instigated Yang Chou to open the city gate.
However, Zhao Yun's troops and horses, which arrived secretly, did not have the information before. So when Cao Jun wanted to break the city, he was hindered by unexpected factors and was at a loss.
Similarly, Yuan Xi and Lu Bu did not have a lot of key information, which led to Huaicheng's current situation.
War is like a fog. Before the war begins, no one can say that they have foresight and fully grasp all the situations. But after the war begins, it depends on whether both sides have sufficient preparations and some luck!
Cao Ren's army was obviously not very lucky. He looked at the camps on both sides of the road and felt extremely sick. How many soldiers and horses would he lose if he really defeated them?
But he knows that he has made no progress and has no retreat!
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout: "Come up together and see that the camps on both sides are breached!"
Seeing how decisive the opponent was, Zhao Yun also sighed. Night battles are extremely dangerous, and the training of soldiers in ordinary times is good if they can show three liang.
Moreover, Cao's army has thousands of people, several times his own. Fortunately, he can rely on the camp to defend!
He immediately shouted, "Hold the village gate!"
After hearing this, the Youzhou army shouted in response, with high morale.
When Cao Ren saw this, he felt as if he had eaten a fly, so he had no choice but to command Cao's soldiers to risk their lives and storm the gate of the village, trying to annihilate the Youzhou army here!
When Gao Shun was leading his troops towards the city, Lu Bu and his four men were finally discovered by the rebels.
Lu Bu had a clear mind before, so he found the nearest horse and carriage shop and got two flat carriages.
He was pulling Yan Shi, and Qu Yi was pulling Lu Lingqi. As soon as the two carriages left the gate, a group of rebels came from a distance.
When the soldiers saw Lu Bu, they brandished their swords and guns and rushed towards the carriage with shouts. When Lu Bu saw him, he shouted to Qu Yi: "Let's go separately!"
"It's no longer safe in the city, get out of the city!"
He has completely lost confidence and feels that Huaicheng has fallen into the enemy's hands. Now it is more important to save his life!
As for the subordinates in the mansion, he couldn't care about it. Now he didn't even have the confidence that the four of them would break out together, so he could only run away one by one!
I should have known better than to drink so much!
When Qu Yi saw Lu Bu driving towards the west, he sighed in his heart, shook the reins, and headed towards the east gate where there was light of fire.
Huaicheng was completely in chaos, with several forces inside and outside fighting with each other. Even people in the same group couldn't distinguish between friends and foes and started killing each other.
Those who have premeditated plans, those who are unaware, those who take advantage of the situation, and those who are deeply involved. They can't tell what purpose they have when they meet the enemy. They are deeply involved, shouting and raising swords and guns at each other.
Stab at the opponent.
Struggle, unknown, survival, and killing formed a huge chaos that no one could control, sweeping everyone away, and no one could see the direction clearly, just like the fate of the world.
The only thing that can witness all this calmly is the night sky illuminated by firelight.