Lu's relatives

Chapter 40 The Gate of Yecheng Opens
Yecheng is destined not to be peaceful tonight.

The city wall, which is seven miles long and five miles wide, is really not an easy job for the only thousand soldiers in the city.

Fortunately, even though Yuan Shao won Jizhou not long ago, thanks to the family background of the fourth and third princes, as well as the diplomatic skills of Yuan Xi, the second son of the Yuan family, after deliberately making friends, the old aristocratic families in Yecheng were concerned about the fact that Han Fu was replaced by Yuan Shao. In fact, there was no extreme conflict, and the new prefect Su Cheng was also a capable official, and he was able to maintain a superficial harmony before the Black Mountain bandits came.

This time Yuan Shao was fighting Gongsun Zan. As soon as the news spread that Gongsun's ally Zhang Yan crossed the Taihang Mountains and attacked the empty base camp behind Yuan Shao, the prefect Su Cheng immediately ordered the recruitment of wealthy servants to assist in the defense of the city, and sent some from the aristocratic families The temporarily borrowed incompetent handymen formed several teams, and black and white took turns guarding the granary. On the one hand, these aristocratic families were tied more closely to Yuan Shao's chariot, and on the other hand, they were afraid that some people in the city would have contacts with the Black Mountain bandits. In order to prevent the loss of Ye City, this measure finally relieved the pressure of the small number of soldiers.

Even God is helping Qin Xu, these improvised handymen are not subordinate to each other, and they only recognize the warrant but not the person under the order of the prefect of Yecheng, so when Qin Xu brought Lao Xu and Sima Mao with Yuan Shang When the warrant came to be recruited, the grain depot officer who was a little skeptical at first ordered the release immediately after seeing the Yuan Shang guard who arrived later.Anyway, there are only three hundred shi rations and three hundred handymen.

To be honest, although these drafted handymen were only the lowest-ranking members of the major families, they actually formed many small circles with each other in a short period of time due to the closeness of the main family. His orders and the power of the Yuan family did not dare to do anything publicly, but the petty conflicts in private also caused headaches for the grain depot officer, a small and humble official.

Aristocratic families want face, and beating dogs depends on the owner. Anyone who is punished may displease which family. If the Black Mountain bandits really attacked here, it would be a thousand blessings for these people not to run away. Now they can help In the heart of the grain depot officer, the busyness of the third son Yuan Shang was something he could not have wished for, and he even complained why Yuan Shang didn't send more.

The grain depot officer worked very efficiently. Although he didn't understand why he had to secretly transport the general's grain out of the city at night, but seeing that even Yuan Shang's entourage was so respectful to the young man in front of him, he was smart enough not to ask.

Hanoi is in the southwest of Yecheng, and the closest to the granary is the South Gate. Dozens of grain carts were soon ready, and the dozing handyman also changed into the armor of the soldiers, and loaded the carts sleepily. It took a while to reach under the south gate.

"Brother Qin Jiu, wait here for a moment. I know the captain who is on duty at the south gate tonight, so I'll let them open the gate." Yuan Shang's guard pulled up the reins, cupped his hands at Qin Xu, and looked towards Qin Xu, who had noticed The south gate guard of this group of people walked.

"Are you all ready?" Qin Xu asked Lao Xu and Sima Mao in a low voice, seeing these handymen in armor who didn't look like soldiers pushing large and small grain carts to stop in front of the south gate of Yecheng .

"Don't worry, Master Qin, when you went to Yuan Shao's residence, you already sent someone to notify General Gao." Sima Mao lowered his voice and said to Qin Xu.

"When will Ms. Lu come?" Qin Xu asked worriedly, feeling that something was going to happen after hearing the words from Yuan Shang about the Miss Zhang "acted" by Lu Lingqi.

"Kong Er is here with his two brothers. It's okay." Lao Xu heard Qin Xu ask about Lu Lingqi, and said with a smile: "Don't look at the age of the young lady, but this martial art has been passed down by the lord. It's not a problem."

It seems that although Lu Lingqi is young and a girl, her martial arts are recognized in Lu Bu's army.When he was approaching the city gate, Qin Xu temporarily suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and looked nervously at Yuan Shang's followers who were going to negotiate.

"Brother Qin Jiu, it's all settled. They checked the young master's warrant and immediately opened the door to let him go." Yuan Shang's guard said to Qin Xu with a flattering expression.Watching Yuan Shang personally send the guy who called himself Qin Jiu out of the room, the guards and followers were wondering who this immature young man was, and there was inevitably a hint of flattery in his tone.

"Well, this matter is done, the third son is sure, and he will reward you well." Qin Xu emphasized the words, and the guards smiled happily.

"Squeak..." The heavy city gate opened, and the raised suspension bridge was slowly lowered.

It went so smoothly, and Qin Xu, who was so smooth, began to wonder if he was shrouded in the halo of pig's feet.But now we can't take it lightly, looking at the vast night outside, we can only hear Xia Feng's roar, and Gao Shun doesn't know where he is.

"Out of town!"

Yuan Shang's guards lead the way, and the city gate can only accommodate two grain carts in parallel. These dozens of large carts will take a long time, and these handymen don't know the order of military order, so the scene is a bit chaotic for a while. .

"What are you doing? Who gave you the order to open the city gate so late?"

Just when the grain truck had just left for a little while, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes from the city.More than a dozen knights in heavy armor, armed with spears, surrounded by a man who looked like a general came on horseback.The call just now was made by the leading general.

"It turned out to be General Lu!" Qin Xu's heart tightened when he saw the person coming, and when he was thinking about how to deal with it, the guard Yuan Shang named Kaichengmen opened his mouth.

"Isn't this the Zhan guard next to the third son! Who are these people?" General Lu waved his hand, and a dozen knights behind him raised their swords, surrounding Qin Xu and others.

"What's the meaning of General Lu?" Seeing General Lu's behavior, the Zhan guard beside Yuan Shang showed a hint of displeasure on his face, and said: "Master Qin is my son's guest, and this time he is leaving the city. The warrant of the Third Young Master, General Lu is like this, doesn't it mean that he doesn't take the Third Young Master seriously?"

"Don't dare! But Yecheng is currently in an emergency period, and Eunuch Su has personally issued an order that no one will be allowed to leave the city without the eunuch's warrant. Doesn't Zhanwei know?" General Lu seemed not to understand Zhanwei's words just now. As a threat, he weighed the big sword in his hand, and said with a businesslike look: "The third son is the heir of Yuan Gong, and he should take the lead in obeying the Yecheng decree. You don't have the warrant of Su Taishou, Don't leave town."

No one knows when the Heishan bandits outside the city will attack. These sleepy-eyed handymen didn't want to leave the relatively safe Yecheng. After hearing General Lu's words, they all stood still without waiting for Zhan's guards to order. foot.

"Lu Kuang! You are a small captain of the infantry, do you even suspect that the third son is collaborating with the enemy?" The guard Zhan thought he had lost face in front of Qin Xu, and was still boasting swearingly that he could easily open the city gate. And that's what happened.

Qin Xu ignored the annoyed eyes of the guard Zhan. The person in front of him had also left his name in the history books. In his impression, he should support Yuan Shang. Why did he turn a blind eye to Yuan Shang's warrant?
"Hmph! Lu is the captain under Duke Yuan's account. Since he stayed in Yecheng, he will not tolerate any mistakes. If you want to leave the city, you must show Su Taishou's warrant, otherwise..."

"what!!!"

The night was quiet, and the wind was blowing south, but a shrill scream from the wind pierced the quiet night sky, but it made the faces of these people present change.

I don't know who has suffered so much to yell out such a stern voice.

"Is it the direction of the post house?" The Zhan guard first screamed, his face changed drastically, "No, it's the third son, it's the third son's cry!"

"Yuan Shang? What did he go to the post house for?" Qin Xu also changed his expression. There were only Lu Lingqi and Kong Erlian with two soldiers trapped in the camp. How could there be Yuan Shang's screams?
Thinking of the meaning of Yuan Shang's words in the evening, Qin Xu, who has never seen the record of Yuan Shang's lust in history, didn't take it to heart. He didn't expect...

"Ah Xiang! Take care here, and tell these people to return to the city immediately, and I will go to the post house to have a look!" Lu Kuang said to a young soldier behind him.

"Brother, go yourself! With Lu Xiang here, these people can't leave the city!" The one called A Xiang was Lu Kuang's younger brother Lu Kuang who had just joined Yuan Shao's army.

"It's too late!" Just when these people were attracted by the screams coming from the direction of the posthouse, Old Xu looked at the sky, and his face suddenly changed.

"Hiss... Humulus..."

"DaDaDa..."

There was a rush of hoofbeats, and the ground trembled slightly!
"Not good! Close the city gate! Sound the alarm! Sound the alarm!" Although Lu Xiang had just entered the barracks, his reaction was indeed extraordinary. No wonder he could leave his name in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

It's a pity that although the grain trucks had stopped going out under Lu Xiang's interference, the gates of the city were too narrow, and these handymen in armor were not real soldiers. After hearing this, it seemed that a large number of cavalry were approaching. After the sound, everyone panicked and yelled and scattered in all directions. The handymen who had gone out outside the city also abandoned the grain carts one by one, and ran towards the city gate one by one.

"Do it! Don't let them sound the alarm!" Qin Xu ruthlessly pulled the arm of Lao Xu who was guarding him, and ordered.

"But Mr. Qin, you..." Old Xu just hesitated for a moment, and said nothing more, moved his figure, drew a short knife from his sleeve, and approached the horse, and the Yuan Jun soldier who was about to raise the alarm was killed with one knife.

"Ah! You!"

The scene was chaotic because of hundreds of handymen running around. The soldier who was stabbed in the back and was about to raise the alarm looked at Lao Xu in disbelief. He only said a few words before falling off the horse.

"Kill! Loot Ye City! Loot Ye City!"

In the night, three or four hundred knights rushed towards the gate of Yecheng, brandishing sabers. The leader, wearing a black scarf and rough attire, rode his horse over the grain carts blocking the gate, and rushed into Yecheng first.It was Gao Shun!
"Hurry up and report to the prefect! Dispatch troops quickly! Dispatch troops quickly!" Lu Xiang was fearless in the face of danger, he gave a loud order, and rushed forward with his saber in hand.But where is Lu Xiang Gao Shun's opponent, and the disparity in military strength is too great, and Lu Xiang was shot down from the horse with just one attack.

"Qin Xu!" Seeing that Qin Xu under Sima Mao's guard was safe, Gao Shun stopped his horse and asked anxiously, "Is it over?"

"Just you people?" Qin Xu didn't exchange pleasantries with Gao Shun too much, and looked at Gao Shun's back suspiciously.

"Haha!" Gao Shun changed his usual indifferent face, brows were full of excitement, and said, "This time it's really rewarding, even if we can't run out of food, it doesn't matter."

"Uncle Gao!"

Just when Qin Xu was wondering what Gao Shun meant, Lu Lingqi came on a horse, followed by Kong Er and two soldiers who were trapped in the camp, but the two soldiers seemed to be carrying a person on their horses.

"General Gao, don't say too much, before they find out, move the food quickly! Don't forget to leave some marks of the black bandits!" Qin Xu said urgently.

Not long after Yuan Shao won the city, there might be some aristocratic families in the city who had contacts with the Black Mountain bandits. Although Yuan Shao was still far away from the end, he couldn't make old Yuan too happy. Since he came to Yecheng, it was just for Yuan Shao and These aristocratic families use eye medicine, even if they don't have it, they have to create a few.

"Haha, Chief Qin's words are right!"

"Ah! You are not Black Mountain bandits, who are you?" A person lying on the horse of a soldier who was trapped in the camp woke up. It turned out to be Yuan Shao's most beloved son, the third son Yuan Shang!
(End of this chapter)