Seeing that several generals including Song Xian and Wei Xu were safe, Lu Bu put his mind at ease. These generals were all attacked by the rebels, so it seemed impossible for them to take part in the rebellion.
He frowned and asked, "Where are the others?"
He has eight strong men under his command, and several of them did not attend the banquet tonight, which makes them highly suspicious!
As they were talking, shouts of killing arose again from behind, and a large group of disorderly soldiers came and fired arrows at the trap camp.
Lu Bu shouted and cursed, and asked Gao Shun to send soldiers to block the front and back doors of the mansion. He went into the house to look for armor and asked Yan to hide in the house.
At this time, two hours had passed since the rebellion, and Lu Bu was mostly sober. He suddenly felt that he was able to recover!
Yan was also frightened for most of the night. Now she came to her senses and pulled Lu Bu's sleeve and asked, "Where is Ling'er?"
"What if she gets captured by bad guys?"
Lu Bu was in a bad mood and could only say, "There is chaos in the city now, where can I find her?"
"Besides, Gao Shun has already sent troops. The most urgent task is to quell the rebellion in the back city so that we can find her whereabouts!"
"You just hide yourself first!"
After hearing this, Yan had no choice but to hide in the house in fear.
Ju Shou sat on the ground and rested for a long time before he stood up. He thought to himself that he had seen a lot in his life. He thought that the last time Yecheng was attacked by the Black Mountain Army was outrageous enough, but he did not expect that something happened in Lu Bu's base camp this time, which was even more ridiculous.
He vaguely felt that these two civil wars seemed quite similar?
Seeing Gao Shun standing by, Ju Shou could not help but ask, "General Gao, do you want me to ask General Zilong to come into the city to help?"
Gao Shun heard this and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid General Zhao can't get away."
"There is a group of Cao Cao's troops outside the city, taking advantage of the chaos to attack the city."
"What!" Ju Su was shocked. "What's going on?"
Gao Shun told the story of what happened outside the city, and finally said, "I'm afraid this matter is related to Cao Cao!"
After hearing this, Ju Su's face became gloomy. Cao Cao has extended his hand to Henei?
Like Yuan Xi, he had always been extremely wary of Cao Cao. When he heard that Cao's army was actually coming to attack Huaicheng, his first reaction was that they came too fast!
And the timing was so accurate!
At this time, Lü Bu dressed up and came out. After hearing what Gao Shun said, he shouted angrily, "Cao Cao, you little brat, actually used such a vicious scheme!"
"Gao Shun, follow me to suppress the rebellion. After we kill all the rebels in the city, we will leave the city and wipe out Cao's army!"
He counted the generals who were not present and said, "Hao Meng, Cao Xing, and Hou Cheng, these three are not here!"
"Did these three people rebel against me?"
Gao Shun listened and said, "Most of these rebel soldiers speak with a Hanoi accent. It is very likely that they are Hao Meng, but it is not advisable to jump to conclusions too soon."
"Shunyuan will be the vanguard to quell the rebellion. Once the mastermind is caught, the truth will naturally come to light."
After hearing this, Lu Bu's expression eased a little and he nodded. Gao Shun immediately led his troops out, rushed into the long street and fought with the chaotic soldiers.
Seeing that every soldier in the Xianzhen Camp was unstoppable and one could defeat ten, Lu Bu became even more fearful.
After a whole night of fighting, as daybreak approached, the blood of the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp was everywhere. The streets, roadside gutters, walls and even trees were littered with the bodies of the dead soldiers.
Gao Shun's trap camp had gradually taken control of the situation in the city. The rebel soldiers were defeated one after another and retreated to the southern part of Huaicheng. When Gao Shun saw it, he knew that was where the rebel army was dispatching its troops, and the mastermind was most likely stationed near the South Gate!
And Hao Meng was the one guarding the South Gate!
While Gao Shun was commanding his soldiers to charge forward, a thought flashed through his mind: Yang Chou, a general under Zhang Yang, was in charge of patrolling the city, but where were the others?
Was he one of the participants, or was he killed?
The rebel soldiers were attacked from two directions by the Xianzhen Camp and suffered a crushing defeat. At this time, at the South Gate, Hao Meng had a gloomy face and hesitated whether to open the South Gate and escape.
This time he felt that his plan was well prepared, and he almost broke into Lu Bu's mansion. How could he fail at the last moment?
Although Lu Bu's residence was located in the center of Huaicheng, Hao Meng attacked from south to north, but he saw from the top of the city that the north gate and the east gate were also on fire at the same time, so there must be someone secretly cooperating with him.
Maybe it was the person who wrote the letter to him secretly, but no matter what, as long as he killed Lu Bu, he would have completed the task assigned by Yuan Shu. But now he has failed and it seems that he can only run away!
He saw Gao Shun's flag approaching the South Gate in the distance, and knew that if he didn't run now, it would be too late. He immediately ordered: "Open the South Gate and leave the city, and set fire to the gate!"
After hearing this, the soldiers rushed to the city gate and opened it.
As Hao Meng walked away, he turned his head and said to Cao Xing, "It's a pity this time. Even with the general's help, we still couldn't kill Lu Bu."
"When we return to Yuzhou and meet Yuan Gonglu, I will report our achievements to the general."
Cao Xing listened and laughed, "General, don't think too much about it. It's just a temporary success or failure."
Hao Meng nodded, and just after taking two steps, he heard a sharp sound of wind behind him. He subconsciously dodged to the side, and then felt a sharp pain in his left arm. He looked down and saw that his left arm had fallen to the ground. He was shocked and angry, and stabbed back with his right hand, injuring Cao Xing behind him.
Hao Meng took a few steps back, ignoring the blood gushing out from his severed arm, and pointed his knife at Cao Xing, saying, "How dare you, you bastard, plot against me!"
His guards then reacted and raised their swords to attack Cao Xing. Seeing that he was outnumbered, Cao Xing quickly fled.
Hao Meng staggered, covering his broken arm, and was about to run towards the city gate surrounded by guards. Suddenly, there was a commotion behind him, and Gao Shun had already rushed over with the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp.
When Hao Meng saw this, he roared and rushed towards Gao Shun with his knife raised. Gao Shun subconsciously swung his knife and cut Hao Meng's neck.
Hao Meng's throat gurgled, he waved his arms a few times, and then fell to the ground motionless.
Gao Shun looked at Hao Meng's body with one arm broken on the ground in silence.
Cao Xing saw this from a distance and breathed a sigh of relief. If Hao Meng had survived and been forced to confess, things would have been troublesome.
Outside the city, Cao Ren's army and Zhao Yun had been fighting for a whole night. Both sides were exhausted, but Cao Ren's heart was bleeding. Both sides were obviously elite, and the soldiers he led were no worse than the Youzhou army in terms of individual quality.
But that's the only advantage.
The Youzhou army was much stronger in terms of weapons and armor, as well as the coordination of several people. Cao Ren saw with his own eyes that the weapons of his own soldiers were cut off by the enemy, and these were not just one or two special cases!
In addition, the enemy relied on the camps on both sides of the road for defense, and retreated if they could not defeat them. Cao's army did not know how many people were inside, and did not dare to enter without permission, which made Cao Ren feel as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.
He was good at defense, but not good at attacking. After fighting for a whole night, although the soldiers still had the strength to fight again, there was a big problem in Huaicheng!
The fire that had been burning all night was gradually put out, the noise coming from the city gradually calmed down, and from time to time, there were soldiers fleeing in all directions. It was obvious that Hao Meng's rebellion had failed!
If the stalemate continues like this, Lu Bu will lead his troops and attack from both sides together with Zhao Yun, and he will not be able to escape!
He turned to Xiahou Yuan, and the two of them discussed it. Cao Ren gritted his teeth and said, "Sound the horn to call back the troops. Move west to Hedong!"
When Gao Shun led his troops to the north gate, Cao's army had already left a moment ago. In order to prevent the enemy from cheating, Zhao Yun did not pursue them.
Gao Shun looked unhappy when he heard the soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp in the city coming back one after another to report the news. Among the soldiers sent by the Xianzhen Camp, the ones who suffered the heaviest casualties were the dozens of people guarding the east gate, all of whom died in battle.
According to eyewitness soldiers, the carriage carrying Lu Lingqi most likely escaped from the east gate!
Gao Shun sent people out to inquire everywhere, but after half a day, there was no trace of the carriage. He couldn't help but wonder, where did Lu Lingqi's carriage go?
At this time, no one expected that Qu Yi and Lu Lingqi's carriage had already run to a place fifty or sixty miles north of Huaicheng!
Lu Lingqi pulled the carriage to the stream and let the horse drink the stream water. Qu Yi knelt by the stream. Just as he took a sip of water, he suddenly started coughing, and the stream water and blood spurted out of his mouth.
When Lu Lingqi saw this, she was horrified. Qu Yi waved his hand and said, "It's okay. The old injury hasn't healed yet."
Seeing that blood was oozing from dozens of wounds on Qu Yi's body, Lu Lingqi said, "Master, shall we go back?"
"Father must have put down the rebellion in the city, otherwise the people chasing us wouldn't have left."
Cao's cavalry chased the carriage very closely. The two sides fought for most of the night and ran for dozens of miles in the mountains.
Qu Yi risked his life to get injured, and in exchange several cavalrymen were killed. The others were still chasing him, but they heard the sound of a bugle coming from the direction of Huaicheng, so they turned their horses around and left.
He said aloud: "It is possible that Wen Hou won, or it is possible that Cao's army occupied Huaicheng."
"You hide nearby. I'll go back and take a look. If it's safe, I'll find someone to pick you up."
Seeing Qu Yi's appearance, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but ask, "Master is in this state, how can he still work?"
Qu Yi used his halberd to support himself and stood up, thinking to himself that in this condition, he didn't know if he could survive the day.
He now had new injuries and had been fighting all night, so he could no longer hold on. He was about to speak when he heard the neighing of a horse in the distance in the stream. His face changed and he quickly asked Lu Lingqi to hide in the carriage while he turned the carriage around.
Dozens of riders appeared on the other side of the stream, pulling their horses to drink water, and at the same time they saw the carriage.
When the leader saw Qu Yi, he was stunned at first, and then a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Hey, isn't this the honored guest of Marquis Wen, Qu Yi, who defeated Gongsun Zan?"
"What a coincidence, hahahaha!"
Qu Yi took a closer look and found that it was Yang Chou, a general under Zhang Yang. He sighed and thought that his luck was really bad.
He frowned and asked, "General Yang, what do you mean?"
Yang Chou laughed loudly, "Qu Yi, you followed Yuan Shao, and your hands are stained with the blood of many Black Mountain brothers!"
"I couldn't do anything to you in Huaicheng, but now I've found you in vain. Let me avenge my sister!"
Qu Yi thought to himself, what the hell, how could they be the remnants of the Black Mountain Army!
He frowned and asked, "Who is your sister?"
Yang Chou smiled and said, "When you die, I will tell you!"
"Come on, chop off his head!"
Lu Lingqi stood up from the car and said angrily: "Yang Chou, you are so brave!"
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell my father and cut you into pieces?"
Yang Chou didn't expect that Lu Lingqi was there too, and his eyes lit up immediately, "Oh, I didn't expect that, I didn't expect that."
"Mrs. Du is gone, but Marquis Wen's daughter is here!"
"This is a great achievement. Maybe I can use it to blackmail Lord Wen!"
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi finally understood: "So it was you who betrayed Father!"
Yang Chou laughed loudly and waved his hand, "Go!"
Qu Yi sighed, stabbed the horse's butt with his halberd, and started to run away again.
He was a little puzzled just now as to how he could meet Yang Chou unexpectedly.
Only then did Qu Yi figure things out. He fled towards Youzhou unconsciously, and Yang Choupai was probably heading back to Heishan as well. The two sides unknowingly walked towards each other!
Seeing Yang Chou catching up, Qu Yi clenched the halberd in his hand.
Damn it, I don't even know how long I can hold on, and I won't even let myself die in peace!