Chapter 365: Breaking the City
Perhaps feeling Cao Cao's determination to break the city, the rain and snow gradually stopped the next day, and all the officers and soldiers pressed up all the soldiers and horses.
But there was no rush to attack the city, but it was full of momentum.
Seeing that the battle for the destruction of the city was about to break out, the mood swings everywhere also reached the peak.
North of Xiapi City, Huang Zhong's camp.
Huangfu Jianchang had a flattering smile on his face, saluted Liu Yue, and said, "Weichen Huangfu Jianchang, see Second Highness!" ”
Liu Yu tilted his head, realizing that it was the first time he had seen this person, he glanced at it, then pointed at Tian Feng, and said crisply: "I rescued you." ”
Huangfu was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Tian Feng a little strangely.
Tian Feng immediately stepped forward and raised his hand and said, "Thank you Captain Huangfu for saving your life." ”
Huangfu Jian was stunned for a long time, what's the situation? What does it mean to be rescued from me?
But he was a human spirit, so he reacted quickly, and hurriedly said with a smile: "It's all the wisdom and martial arts of the Second Highness, and Weichen didn't do anything." ”
Xun You took in the emperor's long expression, and was shocked.
Isn't the emperor strong?
Then, it's only His Majesty in the palace!
Sitting in Luoyang and guarding the palace, can you still quietly manipulate things thousands of miles away?
'Your Majesty, what a good means......
Xun You sighed uneasily in his heart, and then said: "Captain Huangfu, the city is broken today?" ”
Huangfu Jian looked at Xun Yu and said, "Go back to Xun and shoot it, you have to ask Cao Cao about this matter." ”
Xun You frowned, and turned to Liu Yu: "Second Highness, the city is about to be broken, and I also invite Second Highness to go to Xiapi and supervise the battle in person." ”
Tian Feng, Huangfu Jianchang, including Zhao Yun and Liu Xuan, all knew the meaning of Xun You's words.
Liu Yu appeared on the front line of the siege, and the first-class credit was Liu Yu, not Cao Cao!
Tian Feng, Huangfu Jianchang and others knew the calculation in Xun You's words, and they would not object, but they were all happy to see it with a smile.
"Nope."
Liu Yue rarely refuted Xun You's words, turned his head to look at him, and said, "Father said it, don't let me show up." ”
Xun You was stunned, and then pondered silently.
Such an explanation in the palace is obviously to give the exterminated Dong Zhuo to Cao Cao.
But he disagreed.
Cao Cao has this great achievement, the marquis is a trivial matter, and the most dangerous thing is that Cao Cao will take the opportunity to enter the Great Sima Mansion!
Liu Yu has been very sick recently, and although he is holding on, everyone is expecting that he will not survive next year.
Cao Cao is too complicated, he was born in the eunuch party, and he played a mysterious and dishonorable role in He Jin's massacre of the eunuch party back then, and most importantly, this is an uncontrolled person!
Cao Cao acted without taboos and unscrupulous, and since he suddenly sent troops to occupy Qian County, the government and the opposition were very wary of him, and I don't know how many people want to kill him quickly!
Xun You and the Yingchuan Party were also wary of Cao Cao, and they had been suppressing him in an attempt to control him.
But this person's ability is indeed extraordinary, and every time he falls to the bottom, instead of being discouraged, he can always make great achievements and get up again.
This feeling of getting stronger and stronger, as if it was going to be unusual, and it couldn't be stopped, made Xun You, Zhong Xuan and others feel pressure, and at the same time, they were even more determined to suppress Cao Cao!
Now, Cao Cao's destruction of Dong is imminent, and he is ready to go.
Tian Feng has chatted with Xun You a lot these days, knowing his worries, he raised his hand to Liu Yu and said: "Your Royal Highness doesn't need to show up, just come to the front of the battle and cheer up the army." ”
Liu Yu blinked, turned around on everyone's faces, and still asked Xun Yu with an inquiring look.
In the past, he was a little devil in the palace, naughty and lawless every day, but these days outside the palace, he seems to have learned something, and he is not as willful as in the palace.
Xun You thought about it carefully, but still shook his head and said, "Second Highness is here, wait for the good news." Tian Feng, Liu Xuan, you go to Cao Cao's and take a good look. ”
Tian Feng, Liu Miao instantly understood, raised his hand and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”
After the two left, Xun You looked at Huangfu Jianchang and said, "Yuan Shao is plotting against Wu County, what do you think of that Sun Ce?" ”
Huangfu Jian subconsciously shook his head and said, "This person ...... is young, but he can defeat Lu Bu several times, he is brave and fearless, and he is quite calculating, and he is a figure that cannot be underestimated. ”
Xun You nodded slightly, his expression groaning.
He also sees it this way, this son is Sun Jian's eldest son, and like Sun Jian, he has the ability and ambition.
Xun You originally hoped to replace Cao Cao with Sun Ce, check and balance Yuan Shao, and even destroy Yuan in the future.
But Xun You was worried in his heart that he would tolerate and raise a tiger.
"What about Liu Bei?" After much deliberation, Xun You couldn't get an idea, so he looked up again and asked.
Huangfu Jian still shook his head and said: "This person has the name of benevolence and righteousness, acts gently, is indecisive in major matters, and cannot be entrusted if he is not a person who has achieved things." ”
Xun You listened and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This is calculated, and there is still only one Cao Cao who can use it.
Could it be that in the future, do you still expect this person to exterminate Yuan Shao and pacify Jiangdong?
Xun You didn't think about other people, such as Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, as well as Sima Fang, Ying Shao and others, but these are either not famous, or they don't have enough records to take on big responsibilities.
Xun You had a headache, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while, so he had to say: "After you return to Beijing, things can't be left behind." Your merits are recorded, your brother inherited your father's title, and Your Majesty personally said that in the future, your Emperor's family will be a double marquis. ”
Huangfu Jianchang's eyes widened in an instant, and his breathing became rapid.
If you want to reward him with some money, even if it is a high-ranking official, Huangfu Jianchang may not be happy, but 'one door and two marquis', Huangfu Jianchang is excited.
This is the great glory of the Huangfu family, and it is the merit of him to comfort his father Huangfu Song!
"Good!" Huangfu Jian said almost through gritted teeth.
Xun You took in his expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay." You still have to deal with the aftermath, go ahead. ”
"The next official retired." Huangfu Jianchang was full of excitement and pride, and strode out of the account.
Liu Yu wrapped his clothes and said, "Xun Servant, are we going back to Luoyang?" ”
Xun You bowed and said, "Second Highness, don't be in a hurry, you have to wait a few days." ”
Liu Yubai nodded boredly, coughed lightly, and then stood up casually.
Xun You suddenly remembered that in the past few years, this Second Highness had been a medicine jar in winter, hiding in the house and not coming out.
In the past two years, it seems that there has been a lot of improvement.
Xun You's mind moved again, and he followed behind, thinking about the instructions of the Empress Dowager He and him before he came: then choose a woman from a good family to enrich the harem for His Majesty.
Xun You knew that His Majesty in the palace was not a lewd person like the first emperor, and he had a headache.
At the same time, tension in the city of Xiapi is also accumulating.
With the strong offensive of the official army, the city of Xiapi was unprecedentedly tense.
When Dong Zhuo urgently deployed the main generals, reorganized the troops and horses, and prepared to defend the city, Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Guo Yan and others were also in full swing, preparing to implement their plan.
Lu Bu took the lead with soldiers and horses and came to Dong Zhuo's official office, wearing armor and holding a halberd, murderous.
He was waiting for Guo Yan, Li Dao, and Zhang Ji to arrive, ready to kill them here.
But Lu Bu never expected that Li Ru was also here, and he also learned about Lu Bu's correspondence with Jia Xu.
Li Ru was terrified, stumbled in front of Dong Zhuo, and shouted urgently: "Dong Gong, Dong Gong, it's not good!" Lu Bu, Lu Bu and Jia Xu colluded to surrender to the imperial court, and they have already led troops to surround the official office......"
Dong Zhuo was startled, pulled out his sword, and roared angrily: "Is this true? ”
Li Ru's face was pale, he couldn't stand steadily, and said: "Really, really, it was Lu Bu's cronies who told me, Dong Gong, kill Lu Bu quickly, and you must not let him open the city gate!" ”
Dong Zhuo's old face was blue and hideous, with a sword in his hand, he strode out and came to the door, seeing Lu Bu riding a high-headed horse, holding a halberd, surrounded by fierce soldiers, he couldn't help shouting: "My son Fengxian, what do you mean?" ”
Lu Bu's eyes widened, and he shouted: "Father-in-law, that Zhang Ji, Guo Yan, Li Dao and others conspired to murder me and surrender to the court, I am here to protect my father-in-law and kill the traitor!" ”
"Traitor Lu Bu!"
At this time, Zhang Ji led his troops to kill him, and roared angrily: "You are the one who wants to surrender to the imperial court!" ”
Lu Bu was holding a halberd, and when he saw Zhang Ji coming, he was about to lead his troops to rush and kill.
Dong Zhuo saw that Lu Bu was about to make a move, and immediately said angrily: "Lu Bu, do you really want to kill the old man?" I am thy father, and thou art my son, so is there any reason for a son to kill his father? ”
Seeing this, Zhang Ji shouted loudly: "Dong Gong, Lu Bu wants to kill you like Ding Yuan, and you must not be trusted!" ”
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his heart suddenly jumped, and he said with a hideous face: "Lu Bu, you dare to kill your father!" ”
At this time, Cheng Lian whispered beside Lu Bu: "Lord, we must fight quickly, Dong Zhuo, Zhang Ji and others are all mobilizing troops, and when they come, we will have no chance." ”
Lu Bu's eyes suddenly turned red, and he suddenly became murderous, glaring at Dong Zhuo and said: "Old thief, you are rebellious, Lu Bu killed the rebel, why don't you dare?" ”
As he spoke, he slammed his horse and killed Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was startled, turned around and ran inside, and the soldiers behind him swarmed to stop him.
Lu Bu's halberd swept away, flew a cadre of personal soldiers at full speed, and rushed in on horseback.
Condescendingly looked down at Dong Zhuo, who was running not far away, the halberd in his hand was raised, thrown over, and shouted: "Dong Zhuo, old thief, suffer death!" ”
The obese Dong Zhuo turned his head panting, and in his eyes was a halberd constantly expanding in his pupils.
Poof
The halberd poured into his chest, and Dong Zhuo fell to the ground in response, his stiff old face was still in disbelief.
Lu Bu chased after him, pulled out the halberd, and with a wave, cut off Dong Zhuo's head, and rushed out of the door with it, shouting angrily: "Lu Bu was ordered to kill the thief, Dong Zhuo was ambushed, and those who surrendered were exempted, and if they did not obey, they would be killed on the spot!" ”
Zhang Ji looked at Dong Zhuo's death, staring at his head angrily, and was shocked.
I never expected that this Lu Bu would be so bold and really kill Dong Zhuo!
This is already the second stepfather he killed!
He really doesn't care about fame at all? In this world, isn't there a little nostalgia?
"Dong Zhuo killed Dong Gong, brothers? Kill him! ”
Guo Yan caught up from behind, surprised and delighted, and rushed over with shouts.
"Kill!" Zhang Ji reacted when he heard the sound, brandished his spear, and killed Lu Bu.
The soldiers and horses around seemed to hear the horn and besieged Lu Bu.
Most of the soldiers and horses in Xiapi City have followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and when they saw Dong Zhuo being killed by Lu Bu, they killed Lu Bu one after another.
The shouting of killing shook the sky, roaring like thunder.
The official office of Xiapi has three layers inside and three layers outside, densely packed with people, hand-to-hand combat, such as weaving and thick.
Lu Bu is also really brave, even so, he still leads people to fight desperately, and he kills a bloody road.
Xiapi City is in turmoil.
Everywhere there was the sound of fighting, looting, theft, roaring and roaring, and the flames soaring into the sky.
At this time, Li Dao opened the west gate, and Sun Ce led the troops to kill and lose as soon as possible.
"The city is broken!"
This news, like a thunderbolt, echoed in Xiapi City.
"Those who descend will not be killed!"
The south gate was also broken, and Xiahoudun came in with a large army, and he couldn't stop drinking.
The dragons were leaderless, no one resisted, and there were more people who surrendered than those who resisted.
Huang Zhong entered from the north gate, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and directly collided with Lu Bu head-on.
Lu Bu didn't think too highly of Huang Zhong, so he held up the halberd at this time and said loudly: "General Huang, I have returned to the imperial court, and I am willing to help you settle down!" ”
Huang Zhong naturally knew and nodded silently.
Zhang Ji, who was chasing after him, was immediately angry when he saw Lu Bu returning to obedience, and he had nowhere to vent.
"Would you like to help me calm down?"
Huang Zhong held a big bow in his hand and shot to death a Dong Zhuo soldier who was still trying to resist not far away, and said lightly to Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji looked at the arrows that turned around, and hurriedly said, "Willing to help!" Under the letter with General Cao, Zhao Zilong Zhonglang will pass! ”
Huang Zhong waved his hand calmly.
Zhang Ji controlled the soldiers and horses, attached to Huang Zhong's right side, and separated him from Lu Bu.
On the other side, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren and others also gathered an unknown number of soldiers and horses, and quickly pacified Picheng.
More than an hour later, Cao Cao led a group of people, rode horses, and Shi Shiran entered the city.
Lu Bu, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Li Ru and others, standing or kneeling, were all on the side, saluted and said loudly: "Welcome General Yangwei into the city!" ”
Cao Cao sat on the horse, his long narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and swept away the faces of Lu Bu, Li Ru, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji and others, and then slowly fell on Lu Bu.
At this time, Xiahoudun carried Dong Zhuo's head and came to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhuo's head, his face expressionless, and he was quite emotional.
This battle, fought from summer to winter, is finally over.
"General Cao,"
Lu Bu suddenly said happily: "Dong Zhuo's old thief was killed by me!" ”
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Lu Bu, with a murderous flash in his eyes.
Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Cao Ang, Cao Hong and others behind him also looked indifferent and had unkind eyes.
This person, in broad daylight, killed his father-in-law in full view of everyone, and still wants to take credit for this?
Is he still a person?
Cao Cao hummed undeniably, and said to Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and others: "You wait for a few people, assist Xiahoudun, Cao Ren reorganize the troops and horses, and garrison outside the city, and the others sweep away Xiapi and prepare to welcome His Royal Highness into the city!" ”
"Yes!" Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and others naturally didn't have anything to say, and at this time, everything had to listen to Cao Cao.
Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others also raised their hands to respond, and the next step was broken, Dong Zhuo was dead, and the next step was to reward meritorious deeds.
What Liu Bei wants now is to reinstate the official, let him return to Xuzhou, continue to be the pastor of Xuzhou, and then prepare for the conquest of Yuan Shao, and then make meritorious deeds.
Sun Ce didn't ask for much, he just wanted to inherit the title of his father Marquis Wucheng, rightfully receive his father's 'inheritance', and rule Wu County for the future!
And the biggest problem is Cao Cao!
(End of chapter)