Under the night cover of Chang'an City, the monstrous firelight reflected countless ferocious faces.
No one can sleep at night like this.
The shouts of killing outside the city shook the sky, and the dignitaries in the city, including the three princes and nine ministers, were all in a state of fear.
The entire city seemed to be submerged in a sea of more than 100,000 people at any time.
Zhang city gate.
Hundreds of Xiliang veterans, led by Qu Chang, quietly approached the city gate.
After Wang Yun took over Chang'an, he recruited troops in Guanzhong again. There were already more than 30,000 troops, but this was still far from enough.
Therefore, many Xiliang veterans who surrendered after Dong Zhuo's death were re-entrusted with important tasks and became defenders.
After the two music commanders approached the city gate, they looked at each other and then slowly walked towards the city gate.
The offensive outside the city gate was like a tidal wave. Many soldiers were fighting the enemy on the city tower. A large number of lime rolling stones and wood poured down, and no one noticed behind them.
There was no one guarding the city gate below. Only under the city wall, a large number of auxiliary soldiers were continuously transporting equipment to the city.
When these Xiliang veterans slowly approached, an auxiliary soldier asked loudly: "Who are you?"
"The general asked us to defend the city wall."
Qu Chang replied.
"The Marquis of Gate and Sima are over there, you go find them."
The auxiliary soldiers pointed in the direction of the tower.
"OK."
Qu Chang waved to the rear, and hundreds of Xiliang veterans slowly walked towards the city gate.
The stairs leading up to the city wall were on both sides of the city gate, so it was not too abrupt for them to walk this way.
However, the auxiliary soldiers noticed that after they approached, they did not go directly to the stairs, but walked to the inside of the city gate.
He was shocked and said: "That's the city gate!"
Qu Chang turned around and smiled, showing his sharp white teeth: "I know."
"They want to open the city gate!"
The sharp shouts of the auxiliary soldiers woke up the people around them.
However, what frightened the people around them was that the soldiers were on the city wall to resist the Xiliang army that was constantly climbing up. The city was full of auxiliary soldiers without weapons.
You must know that the Xiliang army lacked large-scale siege weapons. Apart from ladders, they did not even have rams, so it was difficult to rush into the city.
So although Chang'an City is crumbling, Wang Yun is also stepping up his mobilization of soldiers and horses for defense. As long as one city wall is not broken, no matter how many people in Xiliang are, they will not be able to get in.
But now once the city gate is opened, there will be a big problem. A steady stream of Xiliang people from outside the city rush into the city, and no one can resist it.
"Form up!"
Commander Qu gave an order, and dozens of veterans lined up with spears in their hands, forming a protective circle with three layers inside and three outside.
In the city gate cave, another commander had already led the soldiers to rush to the city gate.
The city gate is made of iron and is fastened with numerous iron bolts. It is impossible for just one person to open the city gate.
But more than a dozen people worked together in an orderly manner, and it took only a moment to remove the door bolt.
"Kill them!"
When the gatekeepers on the city tower and the gatekeeper Sima heard the news, they went crazy and ordered the soldiers on the city wall to quickly go down and attack.
However, these Xiliang veterans were all soldiers who had followed Dong Zhuo for many years. They were very powerful in combat, and the city gate stairs and the city gate were in a narrow terrain, making it impossible to break through their defenses in a short period of time.
Boom!
A few minutes later, the gate of Zhangcheng Gate was opened by them.
Qu Chang, who opened the door, shouted in Xiliang dialect: "The city gate has been opened, rush to the city!"
"Our people opened the city gate."
"This way, kill!"
"Rush to the city gate!"
Wang Fang, who was in charge of the siege outside the city, was overjoyed and immediately ordered the entire army to attack.
For a time, the entire Zhangcheng Gate was flooded by a sea of people.
The thousands of people on the city wall alone could not withstand the tens of thousands of Xiliang people who were pouring in from outside the city, and the city quickly declared its fall.
Lu Bu was like an iron man, riding a red rabbit horse. He had just driven the enemy back from the city wall.
The next second, shocking news hit him.
Zhangcheng Gate was lost!
He immediately led his soldiers and started street fighting in the wide streets of Chang'an City.
Under the leadership of Wang Fang, a large number of soldiers began to enter the city.
The defenders retreated steadily and fled to Weiyang Palace.
When Lu Bu came over, the enemy troops had almost reached the gate of Weiyang Palace.
"Kill, beat them out!"
Lu Bu stood at the end of the street, looking at the sea of people in the distance, showing deep sadness.
How to defeat the enemy?
But this was not the time to have a headache. There was no time to think and he directly ordered the attack.
The Bingzhou cavalry behind them rushed toward the sea of people.
The two torrents collided together, and all kinds of swords, guns, axes, axes, swords and halberds rang out in unison. The metal of weapons collided with each other, and there were fierce sparks and sparks.
Cheng Lian rushed forward, waving his horse's spear and killing an enemy with one blow. Before he could pull out the horse's spear, he heard the sound of wind coming from his ears.
when!
He heard a loud buzzing in his ears, and when he looked again, he saw that a large sword had struck Fang Tian's painted halberd from the side. It was Lu Bu who helped him block the blow.
"Thank you, General!"
Cheng Lian couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. If it weren't for Lu Bu, his lower right rib would have been pierced.
"Be careful!"
Lu Bu was on horseback, and the red rabbit horse rushed into the formation. He jumped more than ten feet high as if he was in an uninhabited land. Fang Tian just swept his halberd and killed several people. He killed many people in the chaos.
chicken.
But there were too many people, and countless soldiers and horses kept coming. Even if Lu Bu was really an iron man, he couldn't withstand so many attacks.
"Fengxian."
Li Su also killed dozens of people. Panting from exhaustion and sweating like rain, Li Su shouted to Lu Bu: "There are too many of them, we must retreat."
Red Tuma's burly body hit a soldier who was preparing for a sneak attack like a cannonball, knocking him to the ground. Lu Bu reached down with his left hand, grabbed the man's throat, and lifted him up with one hand.
Choke it to death.
Before he could remove the corpse from his hands, several bright sharp knives were slashed in front of him. Cheng Lian and Wei Yue protected him, holding back all the incoming knives.
"Let's break out!"
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, but the enemy's soldiers showed no sign of decreasing, Lu Bu's heart sank. He had killed hundreds of people since the day, but even the God of War was exhausted.
By then, he had already felt something was wrong.
After a halberd replaced Cheng Lian and Wei Yue rescued the siege, Lu Bu turned his horse's head, his eyes were blood red, and drove the red rabbit horse to fight a bloody path from the rebel army, and fled westward along the complex road outside Weiyang Palace.
go.
There were corpses all around, and many soldiers rushed towards Lu Bu. Now that he was about to leave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and made way for them.
There were more than a thousand Bingzhou cavalrymen. After their charge, only three to four hundred people were left and fled with Lu Bu.
Without Lu Bu to stop them, the Xiliang army outside Zhangcheng Gate no longer had any obstacles. They poured into the city like a flood. As long as there was a road, they began to rush forward. Weiyang Palace was quickly breached, and the soldiers rushed forward.
After entering the palace gate, he chopped down and killed everyone he saw. The entire Chang'an city turned into a sea of blood.
"The Xiliang people are coming."
"Run for your life."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, daddy, mommy!"
"Don't kill me, I'm from Xiliang too, ah!"
There are not many people in the city, and there are only residential areas near Xuanpingmen.
But now the sky is filled with fire and people are running away.
There were swords and soldiers everywhere, and the Xiliang people seemed to be slaughtering the entire Chang'an today, venting their anger.
The residences of the Sangong and Jiuqing were also besieged, but fortunately when they came to Chang'an, there were no family members around, and only some slaves suffered unreasonable disasters.
At this time, Wang Yun hurriedly ran out of his home and was running in the direction of Weiyang Palace. When he ran outside the palace gate, he happened to encounter Lu Bu's defeated troops and quickly called Lu Bu to escort him.
But Lu Bu said: "The thieves are so powerful that Bu can't resist them. If we don't leave now, everyone will die. Why don't Situ follow me and escape for his life?"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Wang Yun said sadly: "If the emperor's ancestors have spirits in heaven and can bless the country and keep our country safe and sound, I will be satisfied. If this wish cannot be realized, I am willing to dedicate myself to
I live my life and die to serve the court. The emperor is young and has no job, so he can only rely on us to assist him. The country has suffered such a disaster, and I really can’t bear it if I abandon the emperor and just run for my own life. Besides, as the third prince, not only can I
I cannot keep the country safe, but it will lead to the rebellion of the traitors. I have a heavy responsibility! Please encourage the heroes of Guandong after you leave the city, and always think of the emperor!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the palace resolutely, even though he knew that if he went there, there would be no return.
The significance of history is to write down one person's deeds in a one-sided manner, but never discuss human nature and the thoughts of the ancients at that time in a more complex manner.
This may be because the carrier of classical Chinese is limited and cannot explore everyone's heart.
But it is undeniable that human nature has two sides.
Wang Yun may have many selfish motives, such as his desire for power, suppressing those who threaten his power, and even being cruel to those who could be forgiven.
Including being arrogant after getting rid of Dong Zhuo, killing Cai Yong, staying away from virtuous ministers such as Yang Puma and Rixi, and not listening to the opinions of others.
But at least at this moment, he showed his loyal and patriotic side, and showed the courage to die generously.
Perhaps he was afraid that after escaping, he would be blamed for the death of the Han Dynasty.
Perhaps it was the shame that led to this rebellion.
Maybe it's really righteous.
Nothing is known.
But at least he had the courage to step into the palace today and was willing to die, which was enough.
Lu Bu watched his figure go away, sighed, and turned around to go to Xuanping Gate.
At this time, Xuanpingmen was also in chaos, but there were not many enemy troops outside the city. After calling the defenders in the city to open the door, countless people and soldiers rushed out of the city and fled eastward.
On a hillside two miles east of Chang'an City, Chen Mu saw this scene under the cover of night, using the firelight and moonlight outside the city.
The first ones to run out were Lu Bu and hundreds of Bingzhou cavalry, coming eastward with billowing dust and smoke.
At first it was too far away to see clearly.
But when Chen Mu discovered that the people rushing out of the city were like gods of war, killing dozens of people in an instant, he immediately said to Hu Ping: "The person leaving the city must be Lu Bu. Order to put on armor and put the entire army under martial law!"
"only!"
Hu Ping immediately went down the hillside and ordered the many black-armored heavy horsemen who were resting at the foot of the mountain to immediately put on armor on their horses, put on armor on themselves, and prepare for the attack.
After about two quarters of an hour, Lu Bu finally made his way out of the city and ran towards the east.
The moonlight is extraordinarily bright tonight. It is a summer day in May. The night temperature is cool. There is not a single cloud in the sky. The stars are twinkling. The world seems to be silvery white.
Lu Bu squinted his eyes and saw from a distance a man on the mountain ridge over there, protected by several cavalry, looking at him.
Chen Mu?
At this moment, his eyes showed a hint of murderous intent.
It was not because Chen Mu had any grudge against him, but because his three brothers and Huang Zhong had beaten him to the point of vomiting blood twice, which made him think about whether to get some interest from Chen Mu first.
Dong Dong Dong Dong!
The next second, behind the mountain ridge, a group of cavalrymen wearing thick armor slowly walked out and lined up in a long line to protect the mountain.
Seeing this scene, Lu Bu gave up the idea instantly, turned his horse's head, galloped past the side of the hill, and ran eastward.
"Lu Bu!"
Chen Mu shouted with all his strength: "Remember to be smart in the future and don't make enemies of us. If I catch you in the future and you want to recognize me as your adoptive father, I won't agree!"
Cough cough cough cough!~~
Lu Bu, who was already exhausted and a little overwhelmed, immediately started coughing after hearing these words.
Although he didn't vomit blood due to anger, the moment he looked back, he was still full of murderous intent.
MM's.
Chen Zigui, sooner or later I'm going to let you go!