Chapter 71: Flee first and cry later

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and Ji Ling each led a team to push the siege tower closer to the city wall.

LĂź Bu led the Chinese army and followed behind the three teams.

The siege tower advanced slowly, and was almost within range of the defenders' arrows, when Lu Bu stopped.

The officers and men of the Chinese army then lined up and stood by.

Zhang Liao and others continued to move forward.

As the siege tower slowly leaned towards the walls, countless arrows flew down from the city's head.

The arrows struck the wall of the siege tower, making a rapid "tuk-tuk" sound.

The soldiers hid behind the siege towers, and those who walked on either side raised their shields to block the arrows that flew in.

At first, all the arrows flew from the city.

When the siege tower was only more than twenty steps away from the city wall, Liu Bei ordered it to be replaced with rockets.

Fireballs flew all over the sky, and flaming arrows landed on the walls.

Most of the arrows broke off and landed, and a few were nailed into the planks.

The arrows that had been driven into the planks continued to burn, and the walls of the planks were lit up with sparks.

As we got closer to the city walls, the arrows flying from the city became denser and denser.

"Push harder, push harder!" Seeing that the siege tower was only a few steps away from the city wall, Zhang Liao shouted.

The soldiers near him shouted trumpets and pushed the siege tower forward with more strength.

With a loud "boom", the siege tower leaned against the city wall.

Several soldiers picked up sledgehammers and smashed the wheels in three or two blows.

Without a wheel, the siege tower sank down sharply and landed steadily on the ground.

The defenders at the head of the city brought in rolling logs to push the siege towers away.

However, without the wheel, the base of the siege tower is very stable, how can it be easily knocked open?

Zhang Liao took the lead in jumping up the ladder, and the soldiers followed, until the top was full of people, a soldier deducted the overhead, and the baffle fell down with a "bang".

"Kill!" Liu Beijun at the head of the city was waiting with his weapons in battle, and before the baffle fell, Zhang Liao rushed out with a loud shout.

The soldiers followed behind him, swarming and jumping onto the city, and there was an instant increase in a group of soldiers under Lu Bu's command on the city wall where only Liu Beijun was originally available.

More and more soldiers of the LĂź Bu army climbed to the top of the city along the siege tower and participated in the siege battle.

Zhang Liao and others led the army to the top of the city, and the city wall was full of shouts and killings.

Liu Bei lost his soldiers and horses in Xiapi and returned to Xiaopei to urgently recruit some people.

Hundreds of people were improvised to form a garrison.

They had only been trained for a few days, and although they were able to open their bows, they were not sure if they would be able to hit their targets.

With weapons in hand, when Lu Bujun reached the top of the city, there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and Liu Beijun, who was defending the city, even had an advantage and was still able to maintain morale.

As more and more LĂź Bu troops climbed the city walls, the defenders gradually turned from an advantage to a disadvantage.

The defenders were originally improvised people, how could they fight like a warrior in a hundred battles?

It didn't take long for LĂź Bu's army to occupy the city walls.

The battle flag of Lu Bu's army fluttered at the head of the city, and only the city was still fighting sporadically.

When the soldiers of Lu Bu's army attacked the city, Liu Bei knew that the general trend had gone.

Unintentionally in love, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei escorted him off the city wall.

After getting off the city wall, Liu Bei lay on horseback, hiding Lu Bujun all the way like a thief.

Guan Yu followed closely behind him, escorting him and speeding in the opposite direction of Lu Bu's siege.

As he was walking, there was a loud shout from the front: "Where is Liu Bei going?" ”

Someone was blocking the road in front, and Liu Bei was stunned.

Looking up, I saw a general under the command of Lu Bu carrying a halberd leading a group of soldiers rushing quickly.

It was none other than Gao Shun who rushed over.

"The second brother protects the elder brother, and I will stop this guy!" Zhang Feizhang slashed his eight snake spears and killed Gao Shun.

"Third brother, be careful!" Guan Yu shouted, while Liu Bei had already turned over the horse's head and galloped away in the other direction.

Facing Gao Shun and killing him, Zhang Fei picked up his spear and slashed it.

Gao Shun raised his halberd and killed head-on.

The two fought on the not very wide street, and it was difficult to separate.

The soldiers who followed Gao Shun were willing to step forward to help, but they couldn't find a chance to intervene.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu galloped towards the city gate.

Seeing that he was about to reach the gate of the city, a team of men rushed out of the oblique spurs.

Guan Yu was about to step forward with a big sword, and when he saw the people who came over, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The team of people who rushed out from the side were Mi Zhu and Mi Fang.

"Uncle Huang!" When they arrived, the two of them greeted each other.

"Let's go!" Liu Bei lowered his head and galloped on his horse, only throwing them two words.

Immediately followed Liu Bei and rushed to the city gate, seeing that he could get out of the city, a group of people walked in from the city gate.

The first person was Zhang Liao.

The road was blocked by Zhang Liao, and Liu Bei hurriedly reined in his horse.

Zhang Liao raised his weapon and pointed at him: "Liu Bei, when you get here, you won't be killed, what are you waiting for?" ”

"Wenyuan!" Guan Yu stepped forward with a knife and arched his hand: "My eldest brother has no grievances with you, even if you kill him, it will only be a credit." How about I ask you for a favor on behalf of my eldest brother? ”

Zhang Liao sneered and shook his head: "Although Yun Chang and I are old friends, you and I are our own masters. Wen Hou swore to kill Liu Bei, how could I let him go? ”

"Is it impossible to meet my sword soldiers here?" Zhang Liao refused to let Liu Bei live, Guan Yu asked with a frown.

"Yun Chang has two choices." Zhang Liao replied: "Either you go by yourself, or you stay with Liu Bei." ”

"It seems that there is no friendship to talk about." Guan Yu shouted to Mi Zhu and Mi Fang: "Protect the eldest brother out of the city, I'll stop this person." ”

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang escorted Liu Bei out of the city gate, and Guan Yu faced Zhang Liao to kill.

The two fierce generals fought in the cave of the city gate, and Mi Zhu and Mi Fang led a team of soldiers to rush to the soldiers led by Zhang Liao.

The two sides fought in the city gate, and when Liu Bei left the city, only Mi Fang and more than a dozen soldiers were left by his side.

Without looking back, he rode his horse and galloped, running for more than 20 miles, before Liu Bei glanced back.

Seeing that no one was chasing him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Mi Fang stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Huang, where are we going next?" ”

"Not going anywhere!" Liu Bei's emotions were suddenly very excited, and he was about to run back after falling off his horse: "I have to find two brothers!" ”

Hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the war horse under his crotch, Mi Fang persuaded: "Lu Bu has occupied Xiaopei, and Uncle Huang going back is tantamount to sending him to death, so it's better to think of a place to go as soon as possible!" ”

"My brother is still in Xiaopei, how can I rest assured?" Liu Bei said and cried.

Mi Fang was puzzled for a while.

When he escaped, he was in a hurry to leave more than anyone else, and he was still in Xiaopei at that time, and he didn't think about sharing the same hatred with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

He has already run dozens of miles, and he still wants to go back......

Liu Bei's actions puzzled Mi Fang.

But he still tried his best to persuade Liu Bei, who couldn't stop howling.

After a long time, Liu Bei wiped away his tears, choked up and said: "Now we have nowhere to go, it is better to go to Hebei first......"

Before he finished speaking, a trumpet sounded, and hundreds of cavalry appeared to the north.