That's not the banner of some nameless person, it is the military banner of Guangling Taishou Chen Deng, he is not only a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones personally sealed by the imperial court, but also a very important confidant of Liu Bei, and his name is probably only under Lu Guan Zhang's few people!

Who doesn't want the Capture the Flag!

Those Jizhou soldiers immediately scrambled for the flags on the ground, in order to compete for a very beautiful banner, some even moved their hands on their comrades, this small chaos was quickly stopped by the officers, but more Jizhou people were still chasing the deserters, including many officers.

After all, it is one thing to capture the flag, and it is another thing to behead Chen Deng with your own hands!

Now that the other army has been defeated, why don't they take advantage of the victory and pursue it?

Chen Deng rode on his horse and looked at the scene hundreds of steps away from a distance, where there was originally a military formation of 5,000 people, and now these 5,000 people are chasing and defeating the troops, and when the formation has dispersed, I don't know if it is his delusion, it seems that two more military formations that are not inferior to 5,000 people are gradually coming towards him.

This Guangling Taishou's heart was tense.

Yuan Tan increased the investment of troops, which means that in the next battle, his benefits may increase, and of course, the risks have also increased greatly.

He heard Zang Ba beside him gritting his teeth, and his teeth made a gurgling sound.

Everyone tensed their nerves, and their bodies trembled slightly involuntarily, and they were about to usher in the most critical node of this big war-

Suddenly there was a knock on the other side.

The 5,000-strong army came like a tidal wave, and gradually retreated.

Chen Deng's mind seemed to go blank for a moment, and in the next moment, all his sanity returned.

Not only did the two great arrays come towards him gradually, but torches were lit in them.

It's afternoon, and it's about to be halfway through, so why light the torches?

"The other army is deceitful—" Chen Deng said in a loud voice, "Withdraw quickly!" Evacuate! ”

It's a funny thing that Osawa wants to set fire to in summer and autumn, but when the weather gets colder, the air humidity gets lower, and the reeds become drier than before, as long as someone is careless when they light a fire in the reeds—

That's the raging fire that burned the whole of Daze.

Chen Deng didn't know how Yuan Tan guessed his plan, and he even felt annoyed and ashamed that he had missed a move, but when the soldiers in the long grass hurriedly ran out, and he still looked back without giving up, that shame turned into a more complicated emotion for a moment.

Obviously, the Jizhou army did not know that only one torch was needed to light a fire in the swamp, and they lit more and more torches, gradually connecting into a dazzling light, and many of them even carried dry firewood and carried clay pots, which were naturally filled with tung oil, which was unnecessary.

At this point, Chen Deng naturally understood everything.

The battle didn't last long, because after the big ze burned, the soldiers immediately ran away, and after the reeds burned, the ground that had become cold and hard due to the ice was baked and muddy for a short time, and it was not easy to rummage through the loot inside.

The people of Jizhou can only light torches, from the sun is still finding that the sky is getting dark, except for a few small shrimp in a panic, they are also eager to find a big fish.

It's not easy to find Zang Ba, after all, he was born in Taishan Kou and has a very clever means of escape, but it's not easy to find Chen Deng, because this Taishou from a family is very familiar with this place, although he was separated from his own guards, he still avoided the fire and walked to the depths of Daze, which Jizhou people can't find.

It was already dark, and there was a fire at the gate between the lakes and lakes.

It was likely to be other routs that had run away, and it was almost impossible to be the Jizhou army, so Chen Deng led his horse and walked over step by step.

Someone turned their heads from the fire and looked at him.

It was a dozen strong men, wearing the military uniforms of the Xiaopei defenders, with blood stains on their clothes and stains on their faces.

They rose to meet him, but there was no emotion in their eyes, and some even reached for bows and arrows.

Chen Deng closed his eyes.

"You're not the Xiapi garrison."

"Yes," said the one at the head of them, grinning proudly, "and you are a nobleman. ”

"Today's military situation was reported by you to the people of Jizhou," Chen Deng asked, "why do you want to do this thing of betraying the Lord and surrendering to the enemy?" ”

"We're just a small people, where is the lord?" The strong man smiled, "Besides, they give a lot of rewards. ”

"You're not a people, you're just a bandit." Chen Deng said coldly.

The words stung the men, their faces turned extremely unkind in the light of the fire, and someone approached, and passed the little leader to prepare to punch the armor-piercing man.

And Chen Deng had already drawn his saber and quickly pierced the reckless man's chest.

The battle didn't last long, at least when the news came, Yuan Tan hadn't eaten yet.

He was very surprised and ordered his own soldiers to bring in those people, as well as Chen Deng's head, and he wanted to see it with his own eyes.

"Chen Yuanlong actually died at the hands of you." He circled around the skull, and exclaimed, "But why can't you take him captive and bring him alive?" ”

"This man spoke disrespectfully and scolded a few villain brothers—"

Yuan Tan raised his head with interest, "What are you scolding?" ”

"The villain is a rebel who contributed to the eldest prince and Yuan Gong, but he scolded the villain for being a lake bandit and killed the villain's three brothers!"

When the man said that he was sad, the eyes of a huge strong man were also red, and he was sad and angry, which made people so moved.

"Don't be sad," Yuan Tan Wen said, "You should be rewarded for your great achievements today." ”

The teary eyes of several strong men immediately showed light, and they were so excited that they were almost greedy, staring closely at the whole plate of horseshoe gold brought out by their own soldiers, but they did not dare to reach out and touch it.

"It's all yours," Yuan Tan smiled, "What's the panic." ”

"Villain...... Villain Xie Gongzi reward! ”

The strong man kowtowed more than a dozen times before he finally got bold, picked up the plate of gold with a cloth, held it in his arms, and when he got up to leave, he was stopped by Yuan Tan again.

"One more thing."

"Childe?"

"Chen Yuanlong is right," Yuan Tan said, "you are bandits." ”

The lake bandit, who was still holding the horseshoe gold in his arms in both hands, was stunned.

"Reward, I've already rewarded it," Yuan Tan said, "It's time to punish now." ”

When several lake bandits looked at each other, Guo Tu, who was sitting on the side, glanced up slightly.

"What are you doing?" He looked at the soldiers on either side and "cut off their heads and hung them outside the camp with the gold." ”

"Send a few more people to send Chen Yuanlong's head back to Xiao Pei," Yuan Tan said, "Chen Yuanlong and I ...... Never selfish. ”

Chapter 549

When Lu Bu heard the news, he calmed down after the initial shock had passed.

This is not an uncommon thing, he thought, even if someone came to him one day and told him that Lu Lian died in the chaos, he should not be particularly surprised.

Isn't that what war is all about? He kept it in mind at the beginning, thinking that he must find a chance to fight again, the famous general Sun Jian, who was decisive in killing and making great achievements, was not also killed by random arrows in the mountains outside Xiangyang City?

When the news came, some people regretted that Sun Wentai should not be that kind of death, but Lu Bu felt that that kind of death was really normal.

Who knows which day, at which moment, which accident will come?

He had thought about these things in a trance, and if he had been a few years earlier, he would have laughed at himself for being more sentimental than his own wife. But now he has thought clearly, people have experienced some things, and they have been going through some years, so they have so many thoughts.

The veterans did not perceive.

After hearing this, their general almost subconsciously issued several orders to them.

For example, if they have a family member, they will send their family members over, and if they don't have family members, they will come with two stones of food, of course, the most important thing is not that they have family members or food, but that they will be equipped with weapons and armor, and they will quickly come to their own place.

Lu Bu's own courtyard wall is not high, and the mansion is not big, but the people living nearby are all Bingzhou veterans, who gather together to form a square of their own, and the square wall is still one zhang high, which is enough to block a chaotic soldier.

The veterans were organized, moved very quickly, and gathered together in an orderly manner, the sword and shield bearers put on their armor, the ring head sword pinned to their waists, and the shields behind their backs, and the hooks and inlays, and the archers carried their quivers and longbows, and hurled to protect their families, and came to Lu Bu.

This well-trained picture immediately attracted the attention of the others in the city, and when Lu Bai arrived, he saw many people gathered outside the square, chattering about something.

Some rich people are willing to pay some money to go in and hide, some poor people say that they can do hard work, and some women will quickly wipe the dirt and tears off their faces, and ask those who have spontaneously begun to stand guard and look on guard, and let her and her children in.

Those Bingzhou veterans didn't speak with cold faces, only pointed the weapons in their hands at them, no matter how they cried and begged, they were unmoved, until Lu Bai's female soldiers parted the crowd crowded in front of the door.

"I want to see your general." Her voice was not flustered, but rather calm.

Lü Buna's not-so-spacious mansion was quickly turning into a fortification.

Someone brought ladders, carried hay, climbed up and down on the roof, and tried to make a lookout on the roof that could hide his body and block arrows.

Others were reinforcing the fence, some were digging trenches, and some were finding a bunch of long sticks from nowhere, and they were tying them with ropes.

Considering that this is just a small square in a small city, the walls are no more than a zhang high, less than three feet wide, and there are no more than 100 permanent residents, it is very ridiculous to use these means to fight against Yuan Tan's 30,000 soldiers and horses.

But the people of Bingzhou did not panic or question at all, and every preparation was done by them extremely skillfully, as if they did not need to concentrate at all, but completely physical instinct.

Lu Bai walked all the way from the gate to the gate of Lu Bu's house, and until he saw Lu Bu himself, he was silently observing this scene.

But when she met Lu Bu, she didn't mention anything about what she had observed.

"Chen Envoy Jun is in trouble, Xiao Pei is afraid that he will not be protected, Wen Hou should come out quickly."

Lu Bu was dressed in a military uniform, his arm guards and leg guards were tied, and before he was wearing his armor, he just stood under the porch, frowning at her.

"Why should I run away?"

"Shaoqing will attack the city! Wen Hou, everyone in the world knows that Yuan Tan and Wen Hou are not on good terms, and when the city is broken, it is inevitable that the jade will be burned," she repeated again very sincerely, "Wen Hou should come out quickly!" ”

Lu Bu's eyebrows and eyes were downward, as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly raised his eyes to look at her again.

She wore a military uniform, from leather to armor, from arm guards to sleeves, weapons at her waist, and boots under her feet.

So Lu Bu spoke again.

"If I go out of the city, what does Captain Lu want to do?"

"I defend the city with Zhang Zang and the two envoys," Lu Bai said, "There are still more than 1,000 female soldiers in the Jianwomen's Battalion, which is enough to defend the city." ”

"In that case, why do you have to remind me of this?"

When she heard this, she smiled as if she was surprised.

"Wen Hou escorted the Son of Heaven all the way to the east, and he was relied on by the imperial court, so he should not throw his life lightly."

Lu Bu seemed to be thinking about something, and she bowed solemnly again.

"Today's farewell, I'm afraid there will be no day to meet again, and I will say goodbye."

When she turned to leave, Lu Bu still didn't say a word.

The defeat came unexpectedly, but Chen Deng and Zang Ba's vigilance still left thousands of soldiers and horses, and they were able to return to Xiaopei with all their beards and tails.

They don't have the time to review what went wrong with this plan, and they can only move on to the next goal immediately: to keep Xiao Pei.