Seeing that he could not escape the pursuit of the Bingzhou cavalry, Wang Fang hurriedly said loudly, "General, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape them by taking the main road, so we might as well take the small road."
Wen Chou looked at the frightened eyes of the soldiers around him and sighed secretly, "Okay!"
Everyone left the main road and ran forward along the path, trying to escape the pursuit of the Bingzhou cavalry.
Lu Bu led his troops and horses to pursue him along the official road, not stopping all the way.
This time, Wen Chou dared to lead an army to invade, so he must be killed to frighten the rest of the people.
While running, Lu Bu suddenly waved his hand to signal everyone to stop. He looked at the horse hoof marks on the official road and sneered.
"It's not that easy to run away!"
Although the road surface of the official road is smooth, it is a dirt road after all, and the hoof prints of dozens of war horses galloping past are clearly visible.
What Lu Bu was good at in his life was war horses. How could such obvious traces escape his eyes?
Lu Bu waved his hand and led the Bingzhou cavalry to change direction and pursue again along the path.
Wen Chou ran to the foot of a mountain. When he heard there was no sound behind him, he stopped and hid in the woods to rest.
Unfortunately, not long after everyone sat down, the terrifying sound of horse hooves came from the distance again.
Wen Chou's expression changed, and he waved his hand hastily, "Get on your horse and leave quickly."
Before everyone could take a few breaths, they jumped on their horses again and ran forward along the path.
Along the way, we passed many villages, crossed several streams, and before we knew it, we came to the foot of a mountain.
At this time, the sound of the Bingzhou cavalry's hoofbeats was still heard behind them. Just when everyone stopped at the foot of the mountain, the sound of the horse's hoofs got much closer.
Wen Chou's expression changed, he gritted his teeth, "Dismount, let's go up the mountain."
Dozens of people immediately jumped off their horses and climbed up the mountain on foot.
Lu Bu led his troops to the foot of the mountain. When he saw the horses grazing at the foot of the mountain, he immediately understood that Wen Chou had gone up the mountain and roared.
"Dismount, let's go chase."
This time, even if Wen Chou runs to the ends of the earth, we will chase him back.
One of the spies hurriedly rode up to Lu Bu, raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, my subordinates have come down to pass here. There is a river over the mountain, and there is no way to go."
Upon hearing this, Lu Bu snorted coldly, "Wen Chou, let me see where you can escape?"
The spy added, "Marquis Wen, there is a path up the mountain a few miles south from here. You can ride up it."
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed, "Very good, I will give you a credit when I get back."
"Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian and you two lead a group of soldiers and horses up here on foot. We must not let them escape.
I will lead the people around from the path to the front. When the time comes, we will surround you from top to bottom, and Wen Chou will not be able to escape even if he has wings."
Wen Chou and others climbed up the mountain. After not walking for long, they were already out of breath. Lieutenant General Wang Fang's wound burst open, his face turned pale with pain, and his eyesight turned black.
In order to escape, Wang Fang gritted his teeth and endured, but he also knew that he might not be able to last long in this state.
Wen Chou was not feeling well either. The wound on his arm had already burst. He could only use his other arm to grab the injured arm and try not to let the arm move to reduce the pain from the wound.
After climbing halfway up the mountain, Wen Chou was so tired that he was sweating profusely. He no longer cared about the majesty of the general. He took off his expensive armor and threw it aside. He suddenly felt much more relaxed.
The rest of the people threw away their cumbersome things to reduce weight.
Seeing everyone's appearance of losing their armor, Wen Chou felt sad in his heart, and he kept roaring in his heart.
Little Lu Bu, sooner or later I will take revenge.
Suddenly, a soldier pointed behind him and exclaimed, "Look, they are catching up."
Wen Chou was taken aback and hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up and leave."
Wang Fang suddenly sighed, "General, please go, I can't walk anymore."
"What?" Wen Chou was surprised. He knew what would happen to Wang Fang if he stayed, so he said hurriedly.
"General Wang, just hold on a little longer and you'll be fine if you reach the top of the mountain."
Wang Fang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "General, you don't have to worry about me anymore, just leave as soon as possible."
Wen Chou was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No, I can't leave you."
Wang Fang hurriedly shouted, "General, they are catching up soon. You'd better leave quickly. If you stay here, who will avenge me?"
Wen Chou stared at Wang Fang. After a long time, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "If they dare to touch you, I will definitely avenge you."
After finishing speaking, Wen Chou waved to everyone, "Let's go."
This time, everyone did not dare to rest and climbed all the way up the mountain. When everyone saw the top of the mountain not far away and breathed a sigh of relief, Wen Chou's face suddenly changed.
Ta-ta-ta!
Why is there the sound of horse hooves?
The surrounding soldiers were already panicking, "Oh no, they're catching up."
"No, the voices are not from behind, they are from the front."
"Oops, it's over, we are surrounded!"
Wen Chou's heart suddenly rose, and he hurriedly looked up. A group of soldiers and horses had appeared on the top of the mountain. The leader was holding a Fangtian painted halberd, and he was none other than Wen Hou Lu Bu.
"Wen Chou, where are you running?"
Wen Chou listened to the footsteps coming from behind, and looked at Lu Bu who was blocking the front. He knew that he couldn't run away, so he calmed down.
"Lu Fengxian, you win this time!"
The soldiers and horses led by Lu Bu walked along the mountain ridge. Although the distance was long, the slope was very gentle, so the horses could gallop up the mountain.
Lu Bu jumped off his horse, led his troops not far from Wen Chou, and shouted, "General Wen Chou, since you led your troops to invade Yanzhou, you should know what the outcome will be, right?"
Wen Chou sneered, "Lu Fengxian, I just obeyed orders. Since I lost, I have nothing to say."
Having said this, Wen Chou pointed to the soldiers beside him, "Lu Fengxian, after the lower body dies, I hope you can let them go!"
Lu Bu was stunned and saw Wen Chou pulling out his sword and wanting to commit suicide.
Seeing this scene, Lu Bu didn't even think about it, and almost subconsciously threw the Fangtian Painted Halberd in his hand with force.
Fang Tian's painted halberd, with a whistling sound in the wind, directly knocked the sword from Wen Chou's hand away, and then stabbed a big tree deeply.
Wen Chou was stunned, not expecting that Lu Bu would save him, "Lu Fengxian, what do you mean? Do you want to humiliate me instead of committing suicide?"
Lu Bu thought of what the lonely Xianyu said. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the best generals in Hebei. It would be a pity if they died in battle like this.
In the past, Lu Bu would not have stopped Wen Chou's actions, but now, knowing Wen Chou's extraordinary qualities, he feels a little sympathetic to each other.
Those civil servants didn't know about military generals, but as a military general, Lu Bu knew it all too well.
If you want to become a peerless military general, you can't even pick one out of ten thousand.
More importantly, after Lu Bu learned about the Baimen Tower, his mentality had changed a lot.
Since God has given me this opportunity, why don’t I give others a chance?
Thinking of this, Lu Bu stepped forward and said slowly, "General Wen Chou, if you are willing to join me, I will treat you as a brother. What do you think?"
"This?"
Wen Chou couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect Lu Bu to say such a thing.
It was rumored in the world that Lu Bu was headstrong, arrogant and rude, and was not likely to speak softly. But now that he actually said these words to himself, it really surprised him.
"Thank you Marquis Wen for your kindness. It's just that I am kind to you, so how can I defect?"
Lu Bu shook his head, "Although Benchu Gong has a distinguished family background, he is late and suspicious. His male ears are good at gathering people but cannot be used.
General Wen Chou, you are a talented general, so you can waste all your skills!"
Wen Chou shook his head and was about to speak when Cheng Lian caught up from behind and said carelessly.
"Why are you still hesitating? I am kind to you. When we catch him in the future, you will spare his life and return him. Why bother?"
Wen Chou was moved in his heart, but then he sighed, "It's just that my children are all in Jizhou."
After hearing this, Lu Bu suddenly pulled out his sword. Everyone felt a flash of white light in front of their eyes, and then heard a click. A big tree as thick as a bowl next to Wen Chou was cut off by the sword and fell slowly. Go on.
When Wen Chou saw that Lu Bu had such magical power, he was shocked, his face changed, and he was speechless for a moment.
Lu Bu laughed loudly, "General Wen Chou has been killed in battle, are you right?"
Zhang Liao stepped forward, raised his hands and said, "General Wen Chou, Marquis Wen has said this, so don't hesitate any longer. Although Duke Benchu is temporarily powerful, it is not a long-term solution, and we need to make plans early!"
Wen Chou looked at the fallen tree beside him, hesitating in his heart. At this moment, Wang Fang, who was taken up the mountain by Zhang Liao, suddenly said loudly.
"General, for the sake of everyone's life and death, surrender!"
Hearing this, Wen Chou's heart moved. He turned his head to look at the soldiers beside him, and found that there was a trace of expectation in everyone's eyes.
The choice between life and death!
Wen Chou knew that as long as he did not agree, the dozens of people around him would probably follow him.
Thinking of this, Wen Chou sighed secretly, bowed deeply to Lu Bu, and said sadly.
"The general is willing to surrender, I hope Marquis Wen will not dislike it!"
Hearing this, Lu Bu was immediately overjoyed, "That's great. It's really a great joy in life to have Wen Chou help me, haha.
Let’s go back now. I’m going to have a drink to celebrate, haha.”
……
Lu Bu was serving wine here to celebrate. Zhang Miao, who had already led his troops to Fan County, was standing on the city wall with a pale face, looking at Lu Bu's army all over the mountains and plains outside the city, feeling secretly worried.
Although his headquarters has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, plus the defenders of Fan County, the number has now reached 15,000, but Yuan Shao's army opposite has 30,000.
The leader of Yuan Shao's army was the famous Yan Liang from Hebei, which frightened him even more.
Zhang Miao's general Li Chi stood at the edge of the city and shouted, "General Yan Liang, you and I are coalition forces. Why did you bring the alliance here? What do you want?"
Yan Liang clapped his horse and walked out of the array, saying loudly, "Prefect Zhang, there are a lot of yellow turban thieves in Yanzhou. Duke Benchu ordered me to come to Yanzhou to quell the yellow turban rebellion. Now I heard that there are yellow turban thieves in Fan County. I hope the city gate can be opened to let people in." Our army entered the city and wiped out the Yellow Turban bandits."
Hearing these words, Zhang Miao suddenly turned pale with anger, but Yan Liang was so powerful that he could only suppress his anger and smiled reluctantly.
"General Yan Liang, I can guarantee that there are no remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the city. Why don't you please come back?"
Yan Liang shook his head, "I have to obey Duke Benchu's order. As long as I go into the city to check, if not, I will naturally withdraw."
Hearing this, Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao couldn't bear it anymore and roared, "General Yan Liang, what if we don't agree?"
Yan Liang sneered, "If you don't agree, in order to quell the rebellion of the remaining Yellow Turbans, he will have to offend you."
Zhang Chao gritted his teeth, "General Yan Liang, do you want to attack by force?"
Yan Liang nodded calmly, "Prefect Zhang, you can't stop our army's attack. Listen to my advice and surrender the city as soon as possible. Everyone will naturally be in peace. Otherwise, once weapons are used, you may not be able to resist!" Zhang Miao gritted his teeth and said, "General Yan Liang, in this case, we have nothing to say."
At this point, Zhang Miao also knew that any further words would be useless. Yan Liang came to seize the city and did not let him retreat. He had no other choice but to repel him.
Yan Liang laughed, "In that case, I will be offended."
At this point, Yan Liang's face became solemn, and he waved his hand behind him, "The whole army is ready to attack the city."
Following Yan Liang's order, Yuan Shaojun's soldiers, who were already ready to go, immediately shouted, carried a simple ladder, and rushed towards the city wall.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Zhang Chao's expression changed and he hurriedly shouted, "Archers, hurry up and prepare."
"Fire arrows."
Whoosh!
"Ahhh!"
Li Chi saw Zhang Miao's nervous look and hurriedly comforted him, "Prefect Zhang, don't worry, the supplies for defending the city are complete. It's not that easy for Yan Liang to break the city.
In addition, we have sent people to deliver a message to Marquis Wen, and I believe it won’t be long before troops will be sent to assist.”
Hearing these words, Zhang Miao nodded, and his nervous expression relaxed a little.
"General Li, if you pass on the order, you must keep it."
"The general will obey your orders."
Yuan Shaojun's soldiers carried the ladders and braved the rain of arrows in the sky, rushing towards the city wall crazily.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Finally, after abandoning hundreds of people on the way to the charge, the soldiers set up a ladder on the city wall and immediately climbed up the ladder, hoping to jump to the city wall.
Fan County changed hands several times. In order to prevent it from being lost again, Lu Bu ordered his people to prepare a lot of anti-epidemic materials on the city wall. Whether it was stones or wood, they were piled on the city wall like a hill.
When Zhang Miao's soldiers saw Yuan Shaojun's soldiers rushing towards them, they immediately picked up rocks and kept throwing them down.
"Throw stones!"
"Fire the arrow!"
"Ahhh!"
Zhang Miao watched Yuan Shaojun's soldiers being hit by stones one after another, and his originally tense mood relaxed slightly at this moment.
If Lu Bu knew the situation here, he would definitely send troops to assist. According to the distance between the two places, three days is enough!
Looking at the large piles of supplies on the city wall, Zhang Miao felt that it would be no problem to hold on for three days.
Boom!
Just when Zhang Miao was feeling relaxed, suddenly, an earth-shattering sound came from the city gate, and even the ground beneath his feet was shaking.