Although Qu Yi complained in his heart, he also understood that Lu Bu took him away alone because he saved his wife and daughter. For a man like Lu Bu, this was quite rare.
Lu Bu carried Yan on his back, and Qu Yi followed behind Lu Lingqi. 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!
A fight had already broken out at the back door in the distance. Lu Bu looked around and felt that many people were rushing towards him with weapons in hand. He quickly picked up his Fang Tian Hua Ji and stumbled towards the small path.
When everyone looked up, they saw flames everywhere in the city. People kept throwing torches onto the roofs and setting fires. The people in the city were crying loudly, and it seemed that soldiers were taking the opportunity to rob. There were also constant shouting 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 hacked at anyone they saw.
Lu Bu was so 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 bravery, so he rushed into the alley with several people, but ran into several soldiers head-on.
The soldiers were carrying bags and had several bodies of the old, young, women and children at their feet. When they saw someone approaching, they quickly picked up their knives.
The two sides met and were stunned for a moment. When the soldiers saw Lü Bu's appearance, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji and accompanied by a woman, they shouted, "Lü Bu is here!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bu became furious. He raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and stabbed at one of them, but he missed and stabbed one of them in the shoulder. The remaining two people quickly turned around and ran away, shouting as they ran. Immediately, someone in the distance responded and came over.
Lu Bu was filled with hatred, but his steps were weak and he could not catch up with them. Just as the two men were about to escape from the alley, Qu Yi and Lu Lingqi quickly caught up with them, and each of them stabbed their halberds into the back of the two men, killing them on the ground.
It was the first time that Lu Bu saw Lu Lingqi kill someone. He was stunned to see her quick and decisive move, and stabbed the struggling soldier in front of him to death.
Hearing people rushing over in the distance, several people quickly fled out of the alley and ran away. While running, Lu Bu cursed in his heart, how could he gather the remaining soldiers when the city was in such chaos?
Yang Chou led his men to kill all the guards at the East Gate and the North Gate, opened the city gates and set them on fire. Immediately, flames rose from the city gates, burned onto the city walls and illuminated the sky.
He led his men out of the city gate on horseback, and seeing Huaicheng turned into a sea of fire, he smiled triumphantly. He had successfully completed the task that Cao Cao had assigned to him!
The soldiers who were attacking Lu Bu's mansion in the city were Hao Meng's men. He received a secret order from Yuan Shu and wanted to kill Lu Bu and replace him. He also received a Gaomi letter, so he launched the attack in advance.
But Hao Meng didn't know that all this was arranged by Cao Cao, who took the opportunity to let Yang Chou burn the city gate and add fuel to the fire in order to fish in troubled waters.
Cao's army was already waiting outside the city. After the city gates were set on fire, they rushed into the city, captured Hao Meng and Lu Bu's troops, and captured Huaicheng!
Seeing the commotion in the distance, and it seemed that several armies were coming, Yang Chou looked back at the burning city gate and shouted to his men, "Go north, to Black Mountain!"
He has always been cautious in doing things. Now the city is in such chaos that he can't tell who is the enemy or the friend. Who knows if he will be killed by someone?
The best strategy is to leave this dangerous place first!
After hearing this, everyone followed Yang Chou and fled towards Black Mountain.
In the camp outside the north gate, Zhao Yun saw the city gate on fire and hurriedly gathered his troops to leave the camp. As a result, he saw Gao Shun and his troops rushing out from the opposite camp, blocking the road.
When Gao Shun saw Zhao Yun coming out, he shouted, "There is chaos in the city. Was it caused by the Youzhou army?"
"General Zhao, do you want to take advantage of the situation?"
Zhao Yun heard this, dismounted, and said, "General, please understand. Yuan and Lu are allies, and we have no such intentions!"
"Now that you are trapped in the city, Yun just wants to rescue you and help Marquis Wen quell the rebellion. I hope the general will understand!"
Gao Shun hesitated for a moment and said with embarrassment: "I really want to believe the general, but the situation in the city is unclear now. If the general enters the city and starts a disturbance, I can't bear the consequences!"
Zhao Yun remained silent, knowing that at this time, Gao Shun would never easily trust anyone.
The two men remained in a stalemate. Seeing the fire at the city gate growing bigger and bigger, Gao Shunxian gradually lost his composure.
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!
Zhao Yun saw his inner struggle and took the opportunity to say, "General, please lead the troops into the city to rescue Marquis Wen as soon as possible. Zilong will never enter the city without permission!"
After hearing this, Gao Shun was about to speak when he heard a rumbling sound in the distance, which seemed to be the sound of horse hooves, and there were quite a few of them!
The two men could not help but look towards the north. Soon, a troop of soldiers rushed out, led by several generals, and they were carrying the flag of Cao's army!
Gao Shun lost his voice and asked, "Why did Cao's army appear here?"
He reacted instantly and feared that the rebellion in the city was also the work of Cao!
Isn't the other party in Chenliu? Why did he come to Hanoi?
This is bad, with internal and external forces working together, I'm afraid Marquis Wen is in danger!
Zhao Yun said, "General, please enter the city quickly. I will stop Cao's army!"
Gao Shun heard this and his eyes widened: "Isn't Cao Cao on good terms with the Yuan family? Why?"
Zhao Yun waved his spear and said, "General, the situation is urgent. If you can trust Zilong, please enter the city immediately!"
Gao Shun hesitated for a moment. Although he was afraid that Zhao Yun was in cahoots with Cao's army, he would not be able to stop them if that really happened.
Now I can only take a gamble and trust Zhao Yun!
Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, General!"
He immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Follow me into the city!"
Hundreds of soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp, fully armed, followed Gao Shun into the city gate that was burning with blazing flames. Several of them had their clothes and hair burned on the way, but no one retreated. Without even the slightest hesitation, they rushed in silently.
When Zhao Yun saw this, he was filled with admiration.
At this time, Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan led their troops to a few miles outside the north gate, but saw two camps on both sides of the road and couldn't help but hesitate.
In order to completely conceal their whereabouts, they did not send out spies to investigate the situation at the north gate. They only launched an attack immediately after receiving orders and seeing the gate on fire.
Even regardless of whether the city gate is on fire or not, as long as there is chaos in the city, they must find a way to break through the city gate and capture Huaicheng!
They also expected that there would be obstruction from the other side, but the order they received was to enter the city at all costs!
The two rushed over without hesitation.
But the camp gate slowly opened, and a young general in a white robe rode out on his horse, blocking the road.
Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan subconsciously stopped their horses, and saw the generals on the opposite side shouting, "Who are you?"
"Zhao Zilong of Changshan is here!"
Xiahou Yuan was getting impatient. He laughed and said, "Where did this unknown person come from? Come with me and kill him together!"
After saying that, he rode out on his horse and rushed straight towards the enemy with dozens of cavalrymen!
Cao Ren finally reacted and said in shock: "No!"
But it was too late. The gates on both sides opened at the same time and soldiers rushed out. Zhao Yun waved his hand and hundreds of feather arrows shot towards Xiahou Yuan and others!
When Xiahou Yuan heard the sound of the wind, he was scared to death. It was late at night and everyone was holding torches, which made them obvious targets!
He quickly threw away the torch, reined in his horse and turned around to flee, but it was too late. Arrows rained down and screams were heard everywhere. By the time Cao Ren led his troops to the front, Xiahou Yuan had been hit by several arrows and fell to the ground. Almost all of his subordinates had died!
Cao Ren quickly ordered people to rescue Xiahou Yuan. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiahou Yuan was still breathing. However, looking at his injuries, he found that his back, abdomen and arms had been hit by arrows and he was no longer able to fight!
Cao Ren was upset. He lost his general in just one encounter!
He remembered that this Zhao Zilong was Zhao Yun, the general of Youzhou Army who had been feared in the north over the past year.
Why would he help Lu Bu defend the city?
How could he be blocking here?
This is the helplessness of war in this era.
The Cao army had done a good enough job in terms of intelligence, and even had evidence of Hao Meng's collusion with Yuan Shu, which allowed him to rebel in advance, and also instigated Yang Chou to open the city gates.
However, Cao's army had not been informed of Zhao Yun's secret arrival, so when they wanted to break into the city, they were hindered by unexpected factors and were at a loss.
Similarly, Yuan Xi and Lu Bu did not have much key information, which led to Huaicheng's current situation.
War is like a fog. Before the war begins, no one can say that they can foresee the situation and fully grasp all the situations. After the war begins, it depends on whether both sides have been adequately prepared, as well as some luck!
Cao Ren's army's luck was obviously not very good. He looked at the camps on both sides of the road and felt extremely disgusted. If he really took them down, how many soldiers would be lost?
But he knew that he had already made progress and there was no turning back!
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout, "Let's attack together and break through the camps on both sides!"
Zhao Yun sighed when he saw the other side was so decisive. Night battles were extremely dangerous, and it would be good if the soldiers could perform at least 30% of their usual skills through training.
Moreover, Cao's army has thousands of people, which is several times more than his own. Fortunately, he can rely on the camp for defense!
He immediately shouted, "Guard the gate!"
When the Youzhou soldiers heard this, they immediately responded with shouts and fighting spirit was high.
When Cao Ren saw this, he felt like he had eaten a fly. He had to command his soldiers to charge forward regardless of their lives and attack the gate of the village fiercely, trying to annihilate the Youzhou army here!
When Gao Shun was leading his troops towards the city, Lu Bu and his four companions were finally discovered by the rebels.
At first, Lu Bu was smart enough to find the nearest carriage shop and get two flatbed carriages.
He was riding a horse pulling Yan Shi, while Qu Yi was riding a horse pulling Lu Lingqi. As soon as the two carriages went out of the gate, a group of chaotic soldiers came from a distance.
When the soldiers saw Lu Bu, they rushed towards the carriage, brandishing their swords and spears and shouting. Lu Bu saw this and shouted to Qu Yi, "Separate yourselves!"
"The city is no longer safe, leave the city!"
He had completely lost confidence and felt that Huaicheng had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The most important thing now was to save his life!
As for his subordinates in the mansion, he could no longer care about them. Now he was no longer confident that the four of them could break out together, so he could only let them run away one by one!
I should have known I shouldn't have drunk so much!
Qu Yi saw Lu Bu driving westward, sighed in his heart, shook the reins, and headed towards the east gate where there was a fire.
Huaicheng was in complete chaos, with several forces fighting each other both inside and outside. Even people in the same group could not distinguish between friends and enemies and started killing each other.
Those who had premeditated it, those who were unaware, those who took advantage of the situation, and those who were deeply involved in it. They could not tell that they had encountered an enemy and what their purpose was in getting involved. They were deeply involved in it, roaring, raising their knives and guns to stab each other.
Struggle, unknown, survival, killing, formed a huge chaos that no one could control, sweeping everyone, and no one could see the direction of it, as if it was the fate of the world.
The only thing that could calmly witness all this was the night sky illuminated by the flames.