When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 488: Lu Bu: Yuan Gonglu, I'm here to fight! (Four thousand)

The wind is cold and the chill is biting.

A cold breath swept across Yecheng’s last line of defense—Liyang.

The guards on the Liyang city wall looked haggard, with dark halos around their eyelids, like dying old men. They held their weapons with numb faces, but did not dare to look outside the city.

There is no other reason.

The offensive of the imperial army was too fierce. During the dozens of days of siege, catapults often roared, and huge stone bullets whistled and hit the city walls with terrifying power, like the angry blows of countless huge gods. The power was so great that even the earth dragons seemed to be frightened, and the entire Liyang City was shaking.

Faced with such an offensive, not to mention the farmers like them, even the elite troops would feel their scalps tingling.

If it weren't for the military supervisor Xun Chen who often mentioned their families in the rear and killed people from time to time to establish his authority, they would have lost the will to resist long ago.

Although it's not much better now.
"boom--"

A huge roar exploded on the city wall. The loud noise interrupted the guards' thoughts, making their hearts tremble and their faces look terrified.

The court army began to attack the city again!

The guards immediately shouted at the top of their lungs: "Attack the city! Rebels, attack the city!"

Xun Chen quickly organized a team and began to fight the enemy, but the difficulty of this situation was far beyond his imagination.

He was confident that he could repel the previous attack, no matter how massive it was.

After all, relying on the city and the tall and solid city walls, it is not a pipe dream to resist enemy forces that are several times larger than yours.

But this time is different
"Xun Zhizhong! Be careful!" A guard protected Xun Chen behind him.

Xun Chen looked forward, his eyes wide open in disbelief, astonishment written all over his face, and his ears buzzing.

The city wall was broken!

The city wall, which had been defended for dozens of days, was finally broken today even though the guards had been constantly repairing it.

"It's over, it's over," Xun Chen muttered to himself, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Now that Li Yang is lost, everything is over!
You know, Lu Bu couldn’t even defeat Huang Zhong, let alone Guan Yu!
Fear spread wildly in his heart like cracks in glass that had been hit hard.

Xun Chen bit his tongue, letting the pain take over and suppressing his fear. With a pair of red eyes, he shouted, "Come on, block the breach for me. We must not let the rebels break into the city! Anyone who beheads me will be personally helped out of the Shi family by me!"

This was a last resort. Even with the assistance of Yecheng, their equipment had long been destroyed in the confrontation with the imperial army. Even the siege weapons, wolf-tooth maces, etc. outside the moat had been pulled out one by one by the imperial army.

Faced with such a powerful army, even if he had extraordinary abilities, he was now helpless.

Suddenly Xun Chen thought of someone who, even if he could not defeat Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, could greatly reduce their pressure.

Xun Chen grabbed the guard who was about to leave. The situation was extremely urgent and he didn't care about his scholarly demeanor. He asked in a stern voice: "Where is Lu Fengxian? Go and invite Lu Fengxian here quickly!"

However, before the guards could leave, the messenger brought bad news.

"Zhizhong, General Lu Lu led his troops and left from the north gate!"

"what!"

Xun Chen's eyes were bulging with anger, and an indescribable rage rushed up along his coccyx to the top of his head, making him grit his teeth and make a clicking sound.

He had previously suspected that the matter of Bingzhou was not what Lu Bu said, but Lu Bu's victory made Yuan Shao particularly respect him, so he had no choice but to suppress his doubts temporarily.

Liyang is in danger right now, but I didn’t expect Lu Bu to abandon the city and flee!

Such despicable behavior is simply... totally unworthy of Yuan Shao's respect!

"Man, man, Lu Bu is a man!" Xun Chen cursed.

The next moment, the earth-shaking sound of drums rose into the sky.

The densely packed soldiers of Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, holding shields and carrying rain of arrows, rolled in from the holes like a surging wave.

Xun Chen's eyelids twitched wildly. He no longer cared about Lu Bu. At this moment, he had only one thought in mind. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Stop them! Stop them!"

Even the somewhat numb guards had their mouths twitching constantly. How could they be asked to stop Guan Yu and Huang Zhong?
Outside the city of Liyang, Lu Bu, leading two thousand cavalrymen, stopped. He looked into the distance, looking at the war-torn city of Liyang, and a sense of relief surged in his heart.

so far so good.

Fortunately, I smelled the danger in advance and quickly left the city.

Otherwise, who knows if I will meet Huang Hansheng.
Some people want to seek a high position, some people want to be granted a title of nobility, not to die.

Just thinking of Huang Zhong made Lu Bu feel troubled.

At first, he wanted to raise an army in Liyang City, preferably when Huang Zhong and Guan Yu had been unable to capture the city after a long siege.

After all, a bowl of porridge in times of poverty is far better than meat in times of wealth.

You should know that Liyang is the last strong city in Yecheng. The importance of Liyang is self-evident. What's more, the city wall of Liyang is not only tall but also very strong.

Xun Chen is also a cunning and treacherous man.

No matter how you look at it, they could have held out for at least a year and a half, but in less than two months, they lost Liyang.

Why is Xun Chen so incompetent? !

Whenever he thought of this, he would beat his chest and stamp his feet, feeling heartbroken.

He even felt a little regretful when he was defending Liyang. He should have stayed in Bingzhou like Ding Yuan did, and maybe he could have gotten a high position.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to surrender to Huang Zhong and Guan Yu now, otherwise why did he travel thousands of miles to Jizhou? Was it for fun?
As for defeating Huang Zhong, it was to let Huang Zhong and Guan Yu know his strength.
A temporary win or loss is not a problem, and Lu Bu will not be discouraged by it.

If you lose, can't you just win it back?

So whenever Lu Bu had the chance, he would go out of the city to fight Huang Zhong. He not only competed with Huang Zhong in bravery, but also in command.

He never won the former, and was badly defeated in the latter.

As for Huang Zhong's archery skills.
Lu Bu was not stupid enough to use his enemy's weakness to attack his enemy's strength. Who could have known that Huang Zhong's archery skills were superb?
He is so good at bravery, how good is his archery?!

However, what Lu Bu didn't know was that Huang Zhong's greatest strength was charging into battle, and when it came to archery, he might not be as good as him.

Even afterward Song Xian came to comfort him, saying something like, "It was not the general's fault that he lost to Huang Hansheng, but Huang Hansheng's saddlery and equipment were better than the general's."

Hearing this, Lu Bu's nameless anger suddenly surged up. It was reasonable for a man to use any means necessary to gain a high position.

But, if he lost, he lost. He didn't believe that Huang Zhong could defeat him with just a saddle!

It wasn't a sneak attack. How could a real man seek compensation after losing?
just
Thinking about his current situation, Lu Bu felt confused, as if he was standing at a fork in the road, and the two roads looked exactly the same.

What else can I do to achieve great success?
Lu Bu had no choice but to ask for help from his military advisor Mi Fang, "Mr. Zifang, what should we do now?"

Mi Fang frowned slightly. He could hear the frustration in Lu Bu's tone. Fortunately, he had already prepared for this matter. However, he did not answer directly. Instead, he asked, "What are the general's ambitions?"

"Support the Han Dynasty." Lu Bu blurted out without changing his expression.

Mi Fang raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth twitched, and thought to himself: General, you really dare to say that.

He coughed a few times, then came close to Lu Bu and asked sternly, "Besides supporting the Han Dynasty?"

"Of course, it's to be granted a title of nobility and seek a high position."

"If you want to be conferred a title of nobility, as we discussed before, is it to help the court at a critical moment? What worries the general right now is that he has no merit to be conferred a title of nobility?"

"That's right." Lu Bu became a little disappointed. "If Yuan Shao is still in Yecheng, I will raid Yecheng to capture him! What a pity, what a pity, what a pity."

Seeing that the situation in Liyang was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Yuan Shao resolutely evacuated Yecheng.

For some unknown reason, Yuan Shao did not tell Lu Bu where he was going. Now he was like a headless fly.

"General!" Mi Fang's excited voice brought Lu Bu's thoughts back to the present.

Lu Bu was immediately delighted. He excitedly grasped Mi Fang's shoulders and shook them continuously, while hurriedly asking, "Zifang, what is your plan? Please teach me!"

"General, General, stop shaking."

"Oh"

Lu Bu withdrew his arm in dismay, "I was just happy for a moment, so I offended Zifang. I hope Zifang will forgive me."

Mi Fang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.

Mi Fang did not keep the question of what to do next any longer. He narrowed his eyes and laughed like an old fox obsessed with money. "It's easy to explain. General, do you know who has the imperial seal?"

"! Zifang, are you talking about Yuan Gonglu?"

"That's right." Mi Fang smiled even more. He took out a map and said, "General, look. Yuan Gonglu has offended Xuzhou and suffered a great defeat. He is already injured and in need of soldiers and generals. If we can gain his trust and take back the imperial seal, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"

When Lu Bu thought about it carefully, it was just as Mi Fang said. For the great achievement of taking back the jade seal, if nothing else, it should be enough to make him a Marquis of Ting, right?

Thinking of this, Lu Bu's heart was filled with excitement, so he made up his mind on the spot. He waved his hand and said, "Brothers, follow me to Huainan!"

"promise!"

As the Bingzhou cavalry responded in unison, they immediately turned their horses around and headed towards Huainan.

Lu Bu's eyes were as bright as torches, Yuan Gonglu, here I come!

As time went by, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Xu Chu led their soldiers and charged into Liyang City in a mighty force. The guards in the city were unable to stop them and their defense line was eroded bit by bit.

Even with the reinforcements from Yecheng, they did not cause much trouble.

After all, the morale of the soldiers led by Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Xu Chu was so high that it made the soldiers in Liyang terrified.

Finally, before the sun set, Guan Yu accepted the surrender of the last wave of people in the city.

As for Xun Chen, he was also tied up and brought in front of Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Xu Shu, Mi Zhu, Xu Chu and others.

Facing his opponent for many days, Xun Chen did not bow his head even though his hair was disheveled. He opened his mouth and squeezed out hoarse words, "I just lost, not surrendered."

"Hmm?" Guan Yu raised his eyebrows. Even though he had cultivated himself for many years, he still looked unhappy. Now, although he could not reach the level of Liu Bei who could not show his emotions, at least he could control his expression, so it was not difficult for people to not see his true intentions.

But he really didn't like Xun Chen in front of him. He hated scholars in the first place, and he still hated them even now.

Besides, how could Xun Chen, a mere defeated general, have the nerve to say such things?

Is there such a person who died for Yuan Shao?
When Guan Yu looked at Xun Chen's face, he always felt that Xun Chen wanted him to perform the trick of being courteous to the wise and humble.

He is not Zhang Fei, and Xun Chen is not Yan Yan.

Not to mention that Liyang failed to hold out for even a year or two, which was enough to show that Xun Chen was just a mediocre person in name only.

How can you expect such a mediocre person to be polite and courteous?
What a spring and autumn dream!
Guan Yu's smile became colder and colder. Even Xu Chu, who was standing behind Guan Yu, felt a cold wind blowing across his neck for unknown reason, which made him shiver and get goose bumps all over his body.

Xu Chu touched his neck and wondered why there was no wind. Where did it come from?

Xu Chu's eyes fell on Guan Yu. He always felt that Guan Yu was a little different from before. Why was that?
Before he could think about it, he heard Guan Yu coldly say, "Humph, drag him away and lock him up with Xu You!"

"Huh?" Xu Chu was stunned. He wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. He actually heard Guan Yu wanted to put Xun Chen in jail? ! Xun Chen was from the Xun family of Yingchuan. Is this really okay?
He wanted to persuade her, but when he thought about the joke he would make, he held back.

After all, Xu Shu and Mi Zhu are both here, so there must be someone who can persuade Guan Yu, right?
Besides, Huang Zhong is the main general, so he should be the one making the decision.
However, until Xun Chen was taken away with a look of astonishment on his face, it was Huang Zhong who even took action.

Xu Chu was really confused. He wanted to find out what was going on, but
Doesn't this make him look stupid?

Kang dang
As the prison door was locked by the expressionless soldiers, Xun Chen finally accepted the reality. He was actually imprisoned in prison? !
His expression became increasingly gloomy, as if dark clouds were gathering.

Guan Yu is just an ordinary man!
Xun Chen was so angry that he punched the ground.

"Are you Xun Youruo?"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, Xun Chen's heart trembled, and he immediately remembered the owner of the voice.

"Xu Ziyuan!" Xun Chen looked in the direction of the voice, and when he saw the face of Xu You, the slightly raised corners of his mouth suddenly froze.

It was not that Xu You had been subjected to inhumane abuse, but that the difference between Xu You before and after was so great that he began to doubt his memory. Could Xu Ziyuan have a brother who happened to be in Jizhou, who happened to be captured by Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, and who happened to have seen him?
Or could it be that this person is Guan Yu and Xu Yuanzhi, who was specially sought out based on Ziyuan's appearance and voice?
After all, a prisoner with a ruddy complexion, more muscles on his arms, and a healthy look was hard to confuse with the Xu You in his memory.

Xu You stretched himself lazily, seemingly not caring about what Xun Chen was thinking. He yawned loudly, "Since we both served Yuan Benchu ​​in the past, I advise you not to think about being polite and courteous. It's best to go to bed early. You still have to chop wood tomorrow and listen to their nagging."

After saying this, Xu You actually fell asleep, and even snored.
"." Xun Chen stared at Xu You in a daze. Is this still the Xu You in his impression who was so proud that he looked everyone as an idiot?
No, no, no
There must be something wrong here.
Xun Chen felt deeply uneasy.

(End of this chapter)