The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

Hu Lie's Mansion in Chang'an City

Although Zhong Yao bypassed Hu Lie on the main hall, Zhong Yao still demoted Hu Lie by three ranks at once, directly demoted from deputy general to four-door inspector captain.

It was late at night when Hu Lie returned to the mansion after finishing his tour of the city.

The exhausted Hu Lie went straight back to the inner room.

The lights in the house are still brightly lit, and the wife who presumably has not been married for a long time is guarding the vacant room by herself, waiting for him to come back.

When he opened the door and entered, he saw the beautiful young woman reading a book under the lamp.

This young woman is Ouyang Ling, the wife of Hu Lie who has not been married for a long time.

The young woman looked up and saw that her husband had returned, a smile appeared on her face immediately, and she hurriedly stood up to greet him.

While skillfully removing the armor for her husband, she asked about today's city tour.

"Lü Bu's army is insufficient. It seems that he only intends to attack the two gates in the northwest. The south gate is relatively peaceful, but it should not be underestimated. Everything is going well on the city patrol tonight. It's just Guo Huai, a small guard who is self-righteous. Act according to my military order, if he is not needed in an emergency, I would have dealt with him by military law."

Hu Lie complained to his wife angrily.

Ouyang Ling persuaded: "Those warriors from the countryside are rude and uneducated, why should my husband get so angry with them and lose his dignity."

Hu Lie felt much more at ease with his wife's flattering remarks.

After changing into casual clothes, Hu Lie casually picked up the books on the case to read.

Ouyang Ling thought of something, and hurriedly said: "This is a letter sent by my younger brother. He said that Chang'an City is very difficult to defend. He advised me and my husband to make plans early. If possible, it is best to ask Mr. Zhong Yao to go to the border. Let’s start recruiting and buying horses, let’s make plans early!”

Hu Lie scanned the letter and threw it on the desk casually, with a trace of disdain on his face.

"It's not that I, the brother-in-law, said him. Your younger brother has never seen anything big in the world, and he just likes to point out the country randomly. He doesn't think about it. The city of Chang'an is strong, and the food and grass have been sufficient for several years. Now, everyone from the family is helping the state. Master Zhong is defending the city, with Lu Bu's strength, it is no wonder that he can break through the city."

"But brother, he..."

Ouyang Ling frowned when she heard her husband criticize her younger brother, and wanted to say something nice.

But Hu Lie said with a flick of his sleeve: "Your brother is so ambitious, you, a sister, will talk about him in the future. Okay, I'm tired too, let's go to bed early."

Hu Lie waved his hands impatiently, turned over and lay down on the bed as he spoke, and within a short while, he was snoring loudly.

Looking at himself in the mirror, the newly cut clothes on his body, the husband didn't notice at all.

A bit of disappointment flashed across Ouyang Ling's pretty face, looking at her husband who was sleeping soundly, she could only sigh faintly.

Under the city of Chang'an.

Ten thousand soldiers of the Chu army launched a fierce attack on the second northwest gate of Chang'an.

Lu Bu was born as a cavalry general, and the army under his command is best at field battles. In all honesty, such siege battles are not their forte.

However, in order to cooperate with Guo Huai, who secretly joined the Chu army through the recruitment of spies in the city, Lv Bu had to spend some money to attract Zhong Yao's attention to the second northwest gate.

After three days of strong attacks, more than a thousand soldiers were lost, and the city of Chang'an stood still.

After defeating the onslaught of Lu Bu's army, Zhong Yao and the civilians in Chang'an City regained their confidence, and their nervousness gradually subsided.

They seem to have discovered that the terrifying Lu Bu is not invincible, that devil-like figure also has an insurmountable weakness, and this weakness is the city wall of Chang'an that they are proud of.

Following the defeat of Lu Bu's attack, good news continued to come.

The states and counties gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses again, and immediately reinforced Chang'an. The troops were already on the road, and they would reach the city of Chang'an in a few days.

All the signs are on the surface, Lu Bu seems to have fallen into a quagmire that cannot be overcome, and the balance of final victory is gradually tilting towards Zhong Yao's side.

Encouraged by all kinds of good news, the citizens of Chang'an City are regaining their optimism, imagining the peaceful life in a paradise before Lu Bu came.

The cloud of war is receding, and soon, everything will return to normal.

Most of the people in Chang'an are thinking this way.

While the people of Chang'an were still dreaming of a bright future, no one knew that a 5000-strong cavalry unit was heading for the south gate of Chang'an like the wind, bathed in the light of the setting sun.

Before the setting sun set in the west, that burly body appeared at the south gate of Chang'an.

Lu Bu leaped up to the hillside, looked up and saw the majestic Chang'an City in front of him, and the dim setting sun coated the city wall with a layer of gold.

After losing so many brethren, it is also time to begin the end.

Looking back, five thousand knights lined up in awe, every young face was full of murderous intent.

This is the appointed moment.

After exchanging letters several times, Guo Huai has set a date for surrender. At this evening, he will cut off the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and let his army enter the city.

As long as his iron cavalry entered the city, even if Zhong Yao mobilized all the soldiers and civilians in the city, he would never be able to recover from the defeat.

Looking at the sun, Lu Bu said loudly: "The time has come, light the trumpet fire."

The order was passed, three beacon fires were lit, and thick black smoke rose into the sky.

Cao's garrison at the top of the city soon noticed three streaks of black smoke rising into the sky outside the city. At the same time, they also discovered in horror that the Chu army's iron cavalry, which was as black as dark clouds covering the sun, had driven out of the city. .

"The enemy army has arrived, it is the Xiliang cavalry from Chu State"

At the top of the city, the first sentinel who spotted it screamed loudly, and soon, all the defenders at the top of the city who discovered the enemy's situation were all shaken.

"All armies must not panic, prepare to meet the enemy, report to Xiaowei Hu and Zhong—"

Before the captain in charge of the guard finished speaking, a cold light flashed, and the bloody head came out of his neck, flew into the air, and then fell to the top of the city under the astonished eyes of everyone.

The headless corpse swayed and fell down. Behind him, the man standing with a horizontal knife, his eyes were like a fierce god, and his whole body was filled with murderous aura.

It's Guo Huai.

The soldiers of Jingzhou at the top of the city fell into panic and confusion for a moment. They couldn't figure out why Guo Huai, the captain of the city guard, dared to kill his boss. Could it be that he was crazy?

Soon, the screams one after another woke them up from their astonishment.

On the front line of the city gate, Guo Huai's trilogy attacked at the same time, and hundreds of elite Yongzhou warriors killed these former compatriots with lightning speed.

Because it was Zhong Yao who transferred most of the soldiers and horses to the north and west gates, there were only more than [-] defenders on the front line of the south gate.

Although 3000 men are small, they are enough to deal with a sudden attack of ten times the force, but these soldiers who thought they were in the middle of a war never imagined that they would die in the hands of their own people.

In a hurry, the group of soldiers had no leader, and the three thousand Cao troops were killed by Guo Huai's three hundred parts and fell into chaos.

On the other hand, Guo Huai even raised his sword and fell, beheading all the Zulan people he met, even if he was dealing with unknown pawns, he would do his best every time he struck down, as if he wanted to get rid of the grievances and anger he had accumulated for many years. Universal blood and carnage to wash away.

Wherever the blade passes, no one can stop it.

But seeing two cold lights passing by, the suspension cables of the suspension bridge were cut off, and that suspension bridge fell with a crash.

At the same time, the trilogy at the gate of the city also defeated the soldiers defending the city. More than a dozen bloody Yongzhou warriors shouted slogans in unison, and slowly pushed the gate open with all their strength.

Guo Huai stood in the center of the city tower, facing the black cavalry outside the city, his knife-sharpened face was full of fear and excitement.

General Lu, I, Guo Huai, have already opened the gate of Chang'an for you. If you don't enter now, let alone when.

On the hill outside the city, Lu Bu clearly saw the incident at the city gate.

The suspension bridge has been lowered, and the gate of the city is opened, Guo Huai did not break his promise.

Lu Bu's spirit was lifted, and he was ready to march into the city immediately.

At this moment, Gan Ning held back Lu Bu and said, "General, although the city gate is open, what if this is Zhong Yao's trick? At the end, I will ask the general to enter the city first."

Gan Ning's words made Lu Bu's heart tremble.

It seems that this possibility is not impossible.

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and replied: "Don't doubt the person, don't doubt the employing person, I will believe that Guo Huai is sincerely surrendering, so I don't need to be suspicious."

With his strong self-confidence, Lu Bu dispelled the suspicion of Gan Ning and others.

Turning his head sharply, his blade-like eyes shot straight at the enemy city, Lu Bu pointed at Fang Tian's painting halberd in his hand, and shouted violently: "Brothers, follow this general to enter Chang'an, go!"

Amidst the sound of roaring, the red rabbit horse under its crotch exerted all four hooves, riding one person at a time, galloping away like black lightning.

Behind him, five thousand cavalry rushed out, rushing out like a landslide.

The sound of shouting and killing like a raging wave shook the heavens, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes changed the color of the sky and the earth.

The billowing torrent of steel rushed towards the south gate of Chang'an with supreme power.

Lu Bu took the lead, crossed the suspension bridge, passed through the city gate, and rushed into Chang'an City first with a roar.

Five thousand iron cavalry, like a flood breaking through the gate, rushed into the city of Chang'an. Fang Tian's painted halberd danced like the wind, and mercilessly chopped at the soldiers of the Cao family who were fighting in a hurry.

The killing road paved with blood, from the south gate, along the wide avenue, quickly extended towards the center of Chang'an.

When he was more than a hundred steps away, the soldiers of Cao Jun finally appeared directly in front of him.

The soldiers on both sides used all their strength. One side wanted to capture the entire Chang'an City and then win the entire Southern Expedition. The other side wanted to defend their own homeland. A fierce street battle was so fierce that Lü Bu's cavalry was blocked from attacking for a while.

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Hu Lie, who heard that Guo Huai was betrayed and that the city gate had fallen, hurriedly led more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and ran into the menacing iron cavalry head-on. Hu Lie was terrified, and before he even had time to order an array to meet the enemy, the enemy The rider has rushed towards him like a tide.

Lu Bu galloped his horse like flying, Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand swept towards Hu Lie with the force of the raging waves.