Seeing a fast horse running towards Xuchang City, Lu Bu ordered: "Open the city gate and let the people come into the city."

The cavalry approached the city gate and the city gate slowly opened.

The city gate had just opened a gap and rushed into the city.

When he arrived in the city, the knight turned over and dismounted.

He ran up to the city and came behind Lu Bu. He bowed and bowed: "Report to the King of Chu, the imperial carriage was indeed intercepted by Wen Chou, the Hebei army, but later Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to rob him. The two men fought. General Cheng and General Han led our soldiers to retreat first and did not participate in the battle."

"How long will it take for the two veteran generals to return?" Lu Bu asked afterwards.

The knight who reported the news replied: "It should be possible to return here in about an hour."

"King of Chu, should you send someone to welcome him?" Sun Ce asked Lu Bu.

"Okay." Lu Bu replied: "You bring Jiefan to welcome you. With Jiefan, you will not dare to do anything to our army, no matter Wen Chou or Xiahou Dun's brothers."

"I'll go now." Sun Ce responded, ran down the city wall quickly, and called Jie Fanbing to go out of the city with him.

Standing on the top of the city and looking at Jie Fanbing who was leaving the city, Lu Bu had no expression on his face.

After Sun Ce took Jie Fan out of the city, he headed straight for Cheng Pu and Han Dang-chan's return.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang led their soldiers to evacuate from the battlefield where the Hebei army and Cao army fought.

In order to compete for the imperial carriage, the Hebei army and the Cao army fought in the wilderness, and no one paid attention to where the Xuzhou army, who abandoned the imperial carriage, went.

Leading the soldiers to retreat all the way and withdraw to Xuchang, Cheng Pu and Han Dang were looking back all the way, guarding against someone catching up from behind.

It was about half an hour before Xuchang, and Cheng Pu and Han Dang saw a team of people coming from the front.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the team.

The team of people coming towards us, holding the battle flag of the Xuzhou army, were mostly soldiers sent by Lu Bu to greet them.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and Cheng Pu and Han Dang saw the armor of the soldiers opposite clearly.

Several elite troops under Lu Bu's command, whose battle robe and armor are different from those of ordinary soldiers.

Just from the clothes and armor, the two old generals could see that the one who rushed over was Jiefan.

"It's General Sun." Cheng Pu said to Han Dang: "As long as the Jiefang army arrives, whether Yuan Shao or Xiahou Dun, even if they chase after him, we will not be afraid!"

"Of course." Han Dang replied: "General Sun is extremely brave. Looking at the world, there are not many people who can compete with him. As long as he comes and brings Jiefan, we really don't have to be afraid of anyone."

The two of them had a common understanding and urged the soldiers to speed up their pace to move towards the soldiers.

Sun Ce led Jie Fan to greet him, and when he arrived in front of Cheng Pu and Han Dang, he bowed to the two old generals: "Thank you for your hard work, the two old generals."

"Thank you for your hard work in General Sun." Cheng Pu and Han bowed their favor.

"I heard that Wen Chou led 10,000 Hebei troops, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan led 5,000 troops, and the two sides competed for the imperial carriage." Sun Ce asked: "The two veteran generals think, who can finally get the imperial carriage?"

"I think it should be Wen Chou." Cheng Pu replied: "Although Wen Chou could not compete with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan with one person, he led more troops than Cao's army. There were many people and many powers. If he could not win, the Hebei army would be disgraced."

"This is not a place to speak." Sun Ce said: "The King of Chu is still waiting in Xuchang City, and asks the two veteran generals to lead the soldiers back as soon as possible."

Cheng Pu and Han Dang responded and led the soldiers to Xuchang with Sun Ce.

Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan led Cao's army to fight with the Hebei army led by Wen Chou.

The two soldiers fought for a whole day. After all, the Cao army was few and they retreated with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan under the fierce attack of the Hebei army.

After Cao's army retreated, Wen Chou came to the imperial carriage.

Turning over and dismounting, he quickly walked to the imperial carriage and bowed and bowed: "Wen Chou, under the command of Yuan Gong from Hebei, come to protect the carriage."

No one in the imperial carriage responded.

After waiting for a while, there was no response. Wen Chou said: "Wen Chou, under the command of Yuan Gong from Hebei, comes to protect his host."

After waiting for a while, there was still no response. Wen Chou, who was holding his fists and bowing to the imperial carriage, looked confused.

Thinking something was wrong, Wen Chou took two steps forward and lifted the curtain of the imperial carriage.

The curtain was opened and it was empty inside. How could there be half of the person there?

Wen Chou was shocked when he saw that the inside of the imperial carriage was empty.

"Did anyone see His Majesty go out from here in chaos?" He asked the Hebei army guarding around the imperial carriage, "Who has seen His Majesty?"

The Hebei soldiers present looked at each other, and no one saw anyone coming out of the imperial carriage.

Wen Chou asked again, and a captain behind him stepped forward: "General, will the imperial carriage be empty in the beginning?"

"What do you mean?" He frowned slightly and asked the captain.

"If the imperial carriage is not empty, why did Cheng Pu and Han Dang walk so fast?" said the captain: "At least they should protect the imperial carriage and walk while fighting."

Looking back at the captain, Wen Chou showed doubt on his face, his face worse than before: "You mean..."

"It was originally a bureau, and there was no one in the imperial carriage." The captain said: "We and Cao's army were just fooled!"

Wen Chou was awakened by the lieutenant's words.

Looking at the captain, he frowned tightly, his face was already very ugly.

"General, what should I do?" the captain asked Wen Chou in a low voice: "Can you just let it go?"

"Of course I can't forget it." Wen Chou said: "Go to Xuchang with me, I want to talk to Lu Bu in person!"

After cleaning up the battlefield, the Hebei soldiers followed Wen Chou toward Xuchang.

The army came outside Xuchang City, and Wen Chou walked towards the city gate with his weapons.

When he arrived at the city gate, he looked up and asked at the top of the city: "Is the King of Chu here? Please come out and speak!"

Zhou Tai is responsible for the city defense.

Hearing the shouts, he came to the battlement, looked at Wen Chou outside the city and replied, "What do you have to say to General Wen?"

"Is the King of Chu here? Please come out and speak." Glazed at Zhou Tai, Wen Chou shouted: "I have something to ask him."

"The King of Chu was here just now, and he will return to the government office." Zhou Tai replied: "If you have any words, why don't you tell me. I will tell you on your behalf."

"I'd like to ask the King of Chu to tell me in person." Wen Chou said: "The general told me that if I didn't say it too clearly, wouldn't it delay the big thing?"

Of course, Zhou Tai knew what Wen Chou was going to do when he came here, but Wen Chou refused to say it, so he stopped asking.

He shouted to Wen Chou: "Then please wait here, and I will send someone to report to the King of Chu."

"Please hurry up, General." Wen Chou urged.

Zhou Tai ordered the soldiers beside him: "Go and report to the King of Chu, and then say that Wen Chou is coming and is clamoring outside the city to see him."

The soldier left.

Lu Bu had long guessed that Wen Chou would come and received a report. He ordered the soldiers: "Tell General Zhou, let him guard the city and tell Wen Chou. He said that I had something important to do now. When the matter was handled, I would go to the city to see him."

After the soldiers who reported the news left, Sun Ce asked Lu Bu: "The King of Chu is not planning to meet Wen Chou now?"

"Of course not to go." Lu Bu said: "Let him wait outside the city and wait until he is anxious before going."

"Wen Chou found that the imperial carriage was empty, and when he came here, he would definitely be accusing him." Sun Ce said: "The King of Chu left him there, and I felt that he would be furious. Maybe he would raise an army to attack Xuchang. By then, the alliance between King of Chu and Yuan Benchu ​​will be completely over."

"If he dares to attack, we can fight back." Lu Bu said: "This really happened. When I see Yuan Benchu, I have something to say."

Lu Bu decided not to meet Wen Chou for the time being. Although Sun Ce felt something was wrong, he didn't ask any more questions.

Zhou Tai received Lu Bu's reply and shouted to Wen Chou outside the city: "General Wen, the King of Chu gave a reply. He is busy dealing with some affairs now, and may not come to meet the general later."

After waiting for Lu Bu for a long time, Wen Chou was very upset when he had no time to meet him.

He said to Zhou Tai: "General Zhou, please tell the King of Chu that if she doesn't come later, I will forcibly break through."

"With the little troops brought by General Wen, there should be no chance to break into Xuchang." Zhou Tai replied: "General, either wait or find some trouble to see if he will feel uncomfortable."

Zhou Tai said it seriously, and Wen Chou was full of annoyance.

He brought only 10,000 troops, and after the battle with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, a lot of losses were lost.

With such a few people, it is simply a dream to enter Xuchang.

Advance is neither going back nor retreat. Wen Chou can only wait outside the city.

After waiting for more than an hour, Lu Bu still did not show up.

Wen Chou, who could no longer bear his temper, shouted to the city wall again: "Don't have anyone?"

Zhou Tai was the one who poked his head out.

He asked Wen Chou, "What's wrong with General Wen?"

"When will the King of Chu arrive?" After waiting for more than an hour, his temper was almost wiped out. Wen Chou's questioning was no longer as urged as before.

"General Wen has been waiting for more than an hour. Do you still care about waiting for a while?" Zhou Tai replied angrily.

Wen Chou's face changed and wanted to have an attack after being choked by Zhou Tai's words.

But he didn't do that.

Although Wen Chou is reckless, he is not so stupid that he can't tell the difference between strength and weakness.

There are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Xuchang City. Not to mention the few troops he brought, even Yan Liang brought the troops here, and it would not be easy to conquer Xuchang.
To be continued...