This morning, Chen Chong woke up without warning, and he was extremely surprised.
Unlike Luo Guqian, who was worried and couldn't sleep at night, he slept quite peacefully these days, often sleeping until midnight. After all, everything went smoothly since crossing the bridge, the people returned like water, and his subordinates performed their duties.
After Deng Qianzhao and others arrived, he could relax and delegate everything. Apart from ordinary inspections, there was almost nothing in the army that he needed to worry about.
But Chen Chong suddenly woke up today. He put on his robe and went out of the tent to look around. He found that the night was still very dark and most of the bonfires had been extinguished. He could even hear the heavy snoring of many soldiers. When he asked about the time, he found that it was just Yin hour.
Three quarters, it is estimated that there is still more than half an hour before dawn.
But Chen Chong did not feel sleepy at all. Instead, he was very awake. He was so awake that he once felt that the world was very empty and nihilistic. In this empty night sky, he seemed to sense a kind of destiny and divine will, whispering to him silently.
: I want to remember this day. But as for why, he doesn’t know. Maybe it’s just that after a series of changes, people always feel that time is passing quickly and they are easily sentimental.
Since he couldn't sleep, Chen Chong simply changed into a military uniform and called a few of his bodyguards who were still sleeping, saying that he would start patrolling to check for deficiencies in various departments. The bodyguards were a little surprised to see their coach getting up so early.
, but they did not complain. They put on their armor hastily, took their sabers, and set off on the road with Chen Chong.
While walking on the road, Chen Chong unconsciously looked above his head and found that there was no starlight visible in the dome. Although it was not yet sunrise, it was not difficult to imagine how gloomy the dark clouds above his head were. In addition, the spring breeze was already blowing.
There was a little dampness, and Chen Chong couldn't help but think: Is it going to rain? His doubts did not last long. After a while, misty rain silently floated between the sky and the earth, hiding the army and Chang'an here.
In the seemingly non-existent rain and fog. This is the first rain in the New Year in Guanzhong, but unexpectedly it comes so late.
After Chen Chong visited several camps, the sky gradually became brighter, and the smell of Huotou Camp's cooking began to float among the camps. The soldiers were awakened by this smell. While they were eating, they pointed to the nearby
Chang'an City Wall, I don't know what they are talking about, but their expressions and tone are very exciting, which shows that they are full of confidence in the coming of victory.
But when Chen Chong was inspecting the grain in Zuoying, something suddenly changed. Zhang Ji sent someone to report to Chen Chong that there was some commotion among the defenders in the north of Chang'an, and asked him to come to the kitchen gate to watch. Chen Chong listened.
He couldn't help but secretly thought: "Could it be that the palace has received the arrow letter and has already completed it?" Without further ado, he hurriedly rode towards the north of the city.
Unexpectedly, what I saw when I arrived at Chu City Gate was completely different from what I expected. There was indeed a crowd at the head of the city, but it couldn't be called a commotion. It was just a change of defense from the top of the city tower to the bottom of the city. It was just a change of defense.
It seemed extremely hasty and disorderly, and there was a lot of noise. No wonder Zhang Ji recognized it as a commotion.
However, after a while, the flags on the city wall suddenly began to change. They removed the "Han" flag that originally symbolized Zhengshuo, and replaced it with a black background and yellow-edged "Lv" flag.
It was Lu Bu who was leading the crowd to climb the wall...
After Lu Bu received the emperor's edict last night, his heart was as clear as a mirror. He had already seen his end, and there were only two ways: either lead his troops out of the city to fight in a bloody battle with Chen Chong, and die in the vast enemy army;
He just waited in the city for the emperor to take action, then went to greet Chen Chong with his own head.
The essence is the same, nothing more than death.
At the moment when he figured it out, Lu Bu's heart fell into the valley. He suddenly seemed to be a different person. The impetuous complacency and greed and low self-esteem of the past suddenly disappeared, as if they had never been there before. He felt that he had never been there before.
He has lived such a peaceful life, so calm that the anger in his chest has been beaten into a cold blade, and he plans to use this knife to fight against all those who betrayed him.
Contrary to what the emperor had guessed, Lu Bu had no intention of quarreling with the palace. Even though he was ridiculed for his recklessness, he also knew that once the turmoil started in the city, Chen Chong would definitely take the opportunity to seize the city and reap the benefits. So Lu Bu made a move
A choice that no one expected: lead troops to surround Tingwei Mansion.
The person serving as the court captain at this time was the former doctor Sun Yan. Sun Yan saw soldiers surrounding the house and was about to go forward to argue with them. Unexpectedly, Liang Ren was unreasonable. The leading soldier drew his sword and waved his hand, killing him on the spot.
Splashing on the streets.
The rest of the officials were horrified when they saw this, and they all fled in all directions. The huge Tingwei Mansion was immediately open to people from Liang.
After Lu Bu robbed Tingwei's mansion, the palace learned the news. When even the emperor and Jia Xu knew it, they couldn't help but scream in their hearts. Tingwei was in charge of the country's justice, and Tingwei's mansion was naturally the chief minister in the middle of the capital.
*The place of trial, the national imperial prison, is in the Tingwei Mansion. And in the imperial prison, all the relatives of Chen Chong who stayed in the capital are being guarded. Lu Bu has now taken them captive to the camp, and his intention is obvious. p>
The emperor had no choice but to ask Dong Cheng to come forward and ask him to go to Lu Bu's camp to persuade him to hand over the hostages. However, after Lu Bu met with Dong Cheng, he blocked Dong Cheng's mouth with one sentence. Lu Bu asked with a sneer:
"Your Majesty pleads for mercy for the traitors, is he trying to herd pigs for Chen Chong?"
Dong Cheng was speechless. He confronted Lu Bu for a long time, and finally reluctantly persuaded him: "The general also has a wife and daughter. By doing this, aren't you afraid of Chen Chong's revenge?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu's expression did not change, and he said solemnly: "What's the problem? Under the Nine Springs, there are all of you walking together, and there are wives and daughters accompanying you, so why regret Bu's death!"
At this time, it was already dawn. Lu Bu pulled out the Zhongxing Sword from his waist, pointed at Dong Cheng and said: "I have something big to do now. If you stop me, I will chop you up too!"
Having said that, he regarded Dong Cheng as if he had nothing, ordered people to play military drums, arrange their armor, and quickly led his troops out of the camp. Dong Cheng knew that disaster was inevitable and that it was useless to stay any longer, so he could only sigh and ride towards the palace.
In return, Lu Bu forcibly replaced the guards at the Kitchen City Gate and took his own men upstairs. This was the scene that Chen Chong witnessed below the city.
After the flags at the top of the city were changed, Lu Bu ordered a man to stick his head out from the city wall and shouted to the Han troops watching below the city: "Where is the head of Chen Chong and Chen Long? Lu Bu is here under the imperial edict. I have something to talk to him about."
Shang." The man shouted twice and rested for a while, then continued shouting to the city. The news soon reached Chen Chong's ears.
When Chen Chong heard Lu Bu's invitation, he had a bad premonition in his heart. Zhang Ji was beside him at this time, thinking it was a plan to shoot Chen Chong, so he quickly advised him: "You don't have to take risks, why not me?"
Go talk to him!"…
Chen Chong thought for a moment, shook his head slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. The worst thing is to bring more guards, just within the range of the arrow. Can he still fly down to kill me? With Lu Bu's temperament, he would not come up with such an idea.
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After saying that, Chen Chong turned over and rode on Qing Wei, asked Duan Gu to guard the flag, and led more than a hundred people to ride forward.
They walked to the edge of the three-stone bow's range and stopped here. Li Liang, the personal guard, shouted to the defenders on the tower: "The dragon's head is here. If Mr. Lu has any orders, just tell him!" There was still a little silence on the city tower. Chen Chong looked up and knew that Lu Bu was looking for him, so he waved his hands to disperse. He walked straight to the more conspicuous flag and said to the city tower: "No need to look, I'm right here."
, Mr. Lu and I are not pretentious people, so if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
After he finished speaking, there was a commotion among the defenders, and then a burly figure emerged from the crowd, it was Lu Bu. He looked at Chen Chong for a moment, and then said: "Chen Chong, you and I were both rolled out of swords in the border area, why do you have to do this?"
Are you forcing me? If you don’t lead your troops back and join forces, how about I pay you ten thousand gold and let’s just give up?”
When Chen Chong heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. He immediately replied solemnly: "How can fighting, a national important matter, be such a trivial matter? If I make peace with you today, I will be infamy for all generations!"
When Lu Bu heard this, he also nodded slightly at the top of the city and said, "In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless."
He immediately turned his head and gave the order, and the soldiers on both sides quickly dispersed, followed by a dozen strong men slowly walking up to the city, seemingly dragging something on the ground, but they were too far away, so Chen Chong couldn't see clearly. Wait.
When all these people stood by the wall, Lu Bu bent down, pulled up a ragged old man from the corner, and sneered at Chen Chong: "Do you know who this is?"
Chen Chong looked up and almost screamed. How could he not know his father? Even though they were far away, even though Chen Kui's figure and face were extremely blurry in the drizzle, Chen Chong could still tell him at a glance.
, that was his father. Although he couldn't see Chen Kui's expression twisted in pain, he could vaguely see the blood stains on his clothes.
Chen Kui seemed speechless. He seemed to have turned around after hearing the arrival of his only son
Turning his head, Chen Chong took a closer look and found that there seemed to be none. The only thing he could be sure of was the fact that the old man was on his deathbed.
At the same time, the soldiers pushed the remaining prisoners to the top of the city. It is not difficult to see that these people are Chen Chong's uncle Chen Chen, Chen Xin, Chen Guang, his wife Cai Yan, his cousins Chen Xiu, Chen De, Chen Qiu and his eldest son.
Chen Shi. Before Chen Chong could say anything more, Lu Bu had already shouted to his subordinates: "The emperor has an edict. If Chen Chong causes chaos, follow the law and punish the three tribes."
As soon as the words fell, the soldiers immediately cut down all these people with swords, and then threw the corpses off the tower. The sound of each corpse falling to the ground made Chen Chong tremble.
After everyone was killed, Lu Bu's figure disappeared at the top of the city. There was silence below the city. Everyone was looking at Chen Chong, who was motionless on the horse, and at the corpse that was seeping with blood in the drizzle. Many people
I don’t even dare to say words of comfort.
At this time, Hu Zhen rushed forward and kowtowed to Chen Chong: "Please give me the order to attack the city! I am willing to wear armor and carry a sword and risk my life to kill this thief for you!" He had just finished speaking.
, all the generals under Chen Chong's tent also surrounded him like a tide, shouting for him to fight.
At this moment, Chen Chong only felt that they were noisy. He raised his hand calmly to signal them to be silent. Everyone immediately shut up and waited for the coach to give orders. Unexpectedly, the wait took a long time.
Finally, Chen Chong opened his mouth and spat out words. He said: "Nonsense! The fort has not been set up yet. How can we attack the city?" His voice was so hoarse that it sounded like rotten wood. Chen Chong himself felt unbelievable. Then he continued to speak word by word.
: "Now, please help me collect the remains of my clan members!" After saying that, he slowly turned his horse's head and walked towards the formation step by step.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Chong's mind. He thought: "The whole family has been wiped out! What am I still doing alive?" He immediately felt a sting in his heart like a needle pricking him. He tried to struggle, but he couldn't hold his hand.
He took off the reins, and then his vision suddenly darkened. Under everyone's gaze, he slumped down from his mount.