Chapter Eighty-Seven: Father and Son
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Shangdang County is located in the southwest of Bingzhou, surrounded by mountains on all sides, Taihang in the east and Taiyue in the west, relying on the dangerous terrain, it is a natural defensive fortress.
However, it was such a dangerous place, and two days ago, it was trapped by a group of bandits of unknown origin. If it was changed to before, let alone 5,000, even 50,000 might not dare to come to trap the city.
As the highest military commander in Shangdang County, Cheng Hao pressed the handle of the knife on his waist and patrolled back and forth around the city wall, his rough brows were tightly locked, and his face was full of solemnity, but the iron armor on his body was still as shining as in the past.
The soldiers stood on the city wall, sparsely and sparsely, although they held blades in their hands, they had no morale and fighting spirit at all. If it weren't for Cheng Hao's death order of 'defector, behead', I'm afraid they would have scattered a long time ago.
Isn't it ironic that a real middle-ranking general can't even get together five hundred people?
Hearing the clamor of the bandits in the city, Cheng Hao's heart became more and more irritable. Shangdang County originally had nearly 10,000 guards, but later the Xianbei people knocked on the pass, and all the elites were transferred to support, and the rest were only some weak soldiers who were injured and sick, how could they be able to defend this group of menacing ten evil people.
It wasn't until he saw the young man who had been standing on the city wall that Cheng Hao's irritable mood was dissipated a lot.
Cheng Hao stepped forward and shouted to Gongzi.
Yan Xin nodded politely in response, and then disappeared.
Cheng Hao looked at this not tall back, and his face was a little complicated.
The Yan family has four sons and one daughter, which is something that the entire Bingzhou knows. The eldest son is an official in Luoyang, and his future will be unlimited.
In contrast, the fourth son Yan Xin is far from each other, he doesn't talk about it if he doesn't become a martial artist, and he doesn't like to take care of the affairs of the clan, and even often goes to the fields and talks with the stupid villagers, so he is often criticized and laughed, but he himself never takes it too seriously.
But it was such a family that was not favored, and when Yanmen Pass was at its most critical, it was he who led 3,000 soldiers to rush to the aid of Yanmen in the starry night.
After the Battle of Yanmen Pass, he returned to the party in a low-key manner.
Now everyone in the city is worried and panicked, but he is the most calm and composed.
At the beginning, Cheng Hao suggested that he should protect the family in the city and abandon the city and leave first, which was supported and approved by everyone in one fell swoop, but was politely declined by this person. The head of the Yan family went out and didn't return, so he had the final say.
The Yan family, who has the absolute right to speak in the party, will not leave, and no matter how unwilling others are, they can only stay.
Cheng Hao also thought about mobilizing the people in the city to defend the city, but a group of farmers who are used to hoes and harrows are simply a group of rabble, once the bandits attack the city, it is easy to cause the army's morale to collapse, and the mutiny is not a joke.
"Cowardly boys, who dares to come down and fight grandpa and me for three hundred rounds?" The cries of the bandits under the city were heard again.
Cheng Hao clenched a pair of iron fists with a clatter, but he was helpless. The thief general with a longboard axe in the city was named Qin Sui, who was brave and brave, and beheaded three captains in the city who went to fight, causing the morale of the soldiers in the city to plummet.
"Brother Xin, I'm going to pick the thief's head." Wei Xu couldn't help it, it was really not his character to be a shrinking turtle all the time.
Yan Xin knows his cousin's ability, his martial arts are average, and his temper is quite dry. Now that the morale is low, if you go, you will only die in vain. Seeing that Wei Xu turned around and wanted to go down the city tower, Yan Xin reached out and clasped his wrist knuckle and shook his head slightly.
Yan Xin was not allowed, Wei Xu could only give up, so that he was a little dissatisfied and complained: "Fight and don't fight, withdraw and don't withdraw, is it really impossible to wait here to die!" ”
There were less than 500 guards in the city, but there were 5,000 thieves in the city.
Hmm~Woowoo~
The dull and high-pitched sound of a horn suddenly sounded below.
The bandits, who had lost their patience, lined up in rows and carried the ladder and began to move forward rapidly.
Siege!
The dense bandits below rushed to the foot of the city, and the faces of the guards at the head of the city became more and more gloomy, forcing themselves to hold the weapons in their hands tightly, telling themselves over and over again in their hearts, don't be afraid, don't be afraid.
But when death is near you, how many people can not be afraid?
"Sons, the time has come to need you, follow General Ben to withstand this wave of thieves!" Cheng Hao pulled out the sharp blade on his waist and pushed his burly body against the head of the city, if the bandits wanted to invade the city, they had to step on his corpse first.
Yan Xin then drew his sword and instructed Wei Xu beside him: "You go to the mansion quickly, there is a secret path leading to the outside of the city in my father's study, you can take my little sister and escape from the city." ”
"Brother Xin'er, what about you?" Wei Xu asked.
Yan Xin didn't answer, but there was a hint of a smile on Qingye's face near the demon, without fear or regret.
"Take care!"
Wei Xu gritted his steel teeth and hugged his fist, and there was an indescribable sadness in his heart. Although he was close to the Yan family because he was instructed by his father, people are not grass and trees, and after getting along for a long time, they will naturally have uncontrollable emotions, not to mention that Yan Xin has never treated him as an outsider.
Wei Xu, who was just about to leave, saw a different scenery, he stretched out his right hand and pointed into the distance, and exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Xin'er, look over there!" ”
Two or three miles behind the thieves, an inky cavalry was galloping forward at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the iron hooves trampled into the dust. It's just that it's too far away to see the flag, but the scarlet color on the flag is particularly dazzling.
"The wolf riding camp is the wolf riding camp!"
Wei Xu roared like he had lost his mind, he had already danced with excitement when he saw this big banner in Yanmen Pass, since the wolf riding camp had appeared, then Lu Bu must be among them.
Lu Bu's ability Wei Xu has seen with his own eyes, and he is simply a living Shura.
Looking at the bandits who were still on the way to charge, Wei Xu suddenly gloated a little at this moment, he had already begun to pray for these people, and he couldn't wait to see the domineering posture of the fierce tiger slaughtering.
The distance of two or three miles is not far for the wolf cavalry camp that came to the rescue, that is, a few dazzling kung fu.
The wolf cavalry battalion rushed directly into the rear of the bandit army, like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, and with an indomitable momentum, it easily broke the bandits into two strands and broke the rear.
Qin Sui, who rushed to the city, found that the rear was in chaos, and hurriedly reined in his horse and turned back, watching his brothers being knocked on their backs by this cavalry army that came out of nowhere, and while gritting his teeth in anger, he did not forget to wave the big axe in his hand and shouted angrily: "Oh, Qin Sui is here, who dares to fight me!" ”
Then Qin Sui found that a famous halberd armorer riding a big red date horse rushed towards him, and his momentum was so strong that no one dared to stop him.
Qin Sui yelled, "It's good to come", how could he evade it with his own force, he held a big axe and met it head-on, and cut it off with all his strength, vowing to split the future man in half in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Lu Bu sneered, and also did not avoid it, and the halberd in his hand was handed out and slid to the end, easily brushing away the heavy mountain splitting style, which shocked Qin Sui on the horse's back.
When Qin Sui straightened up again, he vaguely saw a flash of silver light, and then there was a whirlwind of the sky, and he lost consciousness.
"Sons, rush out with me and kill the enemy!" Cheng Hao is worthy of being an experienced general, and at the moment Qin Sui was beheaded, he decisively gave an order.
The morale of the guards in the city soared, and they opened the city gate and came out to kill the generals, and attacked the wolf cavalry camp in front and back.
Under the enemy's back, coupled with Qin Sui's beheading, how could the thieves still have the heart to fight, so they just fled in embarrassment.
At night, ten miles outside the county seat, on the mountain of Rao.
The bandits, who had fled during the day, regrouped here and set up camp.
In a large tent, several thieves will be gathered in the tent, and in the center of the main seat is a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance.
This person's surname is Chu, his name is Lu, and he is the real commander of this team, and the Qinglin gun in hand is a must.
It was said that it was a discussion, but the tent was eerily quiet. Everyone's faces were not good-looking, what happened during the day could be said to be obvious to all, that Qin Sui's strength was firmly in the top three among them, and as a result, he killed a halberd halfway and cut off Qin Sui's head with just one combination.
When I think about it now, it still sends chills down my back.
"Brothers, do you have a way to break the city?" Chu Lu had to bring up the main issue of the meeting again. He had carefully calculated the time, and it stands to reason that the reinforcements from Yanmen Pass would arrive in at least two days, so where is this brave cavalry that suddenly burst out?
The thieves and generals, you look at me, I look at you, they all shook their heads silently, and finally turned their eyes to Chu Lu to see what he would do.
After a while, the thieves came out of the tent one by one.
When only Chu Lu was left in the camp tent, a young man wearing a trumpet military armor walked in, he was only fourteen years old, he was quite famous in the army, not to mention his athletic skills, and his marksmanship was also full of Chu Lu's true heritage.
The men in the battalion liked to call him "Major General".
"Father, are you looking for me?" The young man stood below Chu Lu and asked in a respectful tone.
Chu Lu glanced at the young man, got up and picked up a sealed long bag from the shelf, handed it to him, and solemnly instructed: "Yan'er, you go to Jizhou for your father, hand over this thing to the hands of the great sage and good teacher, and tell him that it is not easy to take it by force, so you can only Xu Tuzhi." ”
The young man glanced at the cylinder bag in his hand, couldn't help but raise his leg and take a step forward, and said: "Father is worried about the enemy general during the day, if this is the case, the child will go to call the battle tomorrow and kill the enemy general." ”
Chu Lu glanced at the young man, his majestic face did not have any joy or anger, and only said: "Execute the order!" ”
Chu Yan's body trembled subconsciously, the stern image of his father has long been ingrained in his mind, even though his strength has surpassed Chu Lu now, but Chu Lu's eyes can still make him tremble and walk on thin ice.
In desperation, Chu Yan had no choice but to nod, put the bag behind her, and hugged her fist towards Chu Lu, "When the child is away, I hope my father will take care of himself." ”
Chu Lu waved his hand and motioned for him to leave earlier.
Chu Yan went out of the camp, called several henchmen, led the horses, and headed towards Jizhou.
It was only after walking a short distance that he heard the sound of swords, guns, swords and halberds colliding from the camp.
Looking back, the camp was already in flames.
Someone launched a night attack!
In the light of the fire, Chu Yan saw an extremely familiar guy, wielding a halberd, and no one could get close to him.
Wave after wave of people rushed forward, but in the end, they all fell at his feet.
Those are the people he is most familiar with on weekdays!
Just when Chu Yan, who was strong in blood, was willing to see death and not save him, and when he turned around and was about to kill back, he saw another familiar figure, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Chu Lu, who walked out of the camp, held a cyan spear in his hand, which was like a swimming dragon in his hand, pulling out the dazzling spear flowers, which made him open up a way in the chaotic battle.
Killed in front of Lu Bu, Chu Lu didn't say much, and the Qinglin gun went straight to Lu Bu's throat.
In the dark night, the confrontation between the gun and the halberd, three, five, and ten......
It's just Shihe, Chu Lu took the lead in taking two steps back, put the gun on the ground, reached out to touch the blood overflowing from his abdomen, and couldn't help but admire: "The back waves of the big river push the front waves, young man, amazing!" ”
For such praise, Lu Bu had already been numb to hearing it, and he dragged the halberd and walked forward slowly, preparing to deal with this slightly tricky thief general.
Chu Lu's life and death hung by a thread, Chu Yan couldn't care about anything else, roared "father", and rushed over the horse with a bang.
Now, only he can save his father.
This call alarmed many officers and soldiers who came to encircle and suppress, not to mention Lu Bu, who had sharp facial features.
At this time, there were already more than a dozen soldiers wielding weapons towards Chu Yan's side, all thinking of capturing this person to earn military merits.
When Chu Lu saw Chu Yan coming, he was anxious and angry. He had no choice but to pull out the Qinglin gun, abandon Lu Bu, and wanted to kill Chu Yan, but he was surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers, and after several battles, he couldn't clash with each other, and the blood in his abdomen was already red.
Chu Lu, who had lost too much blood, began to gasp sharply with his spear, and he probably had an answer in his heart, and he was afraid that he would have to explain it here today.
Looking at Chu Yan, who was rushing here, Chu Lu threw the Qinglin gun in his hand violently, and his majestic face revealed strong emotions that only exist between father and son, and he screamed sadly: "Yan'er, live!" ”
The words landed, and several spear tips pierced Chu Lu's chest at the same time.
"Father!" Chu Yan shouted in grief on horseback, clutching the spear thrown by her father with both hands, tears rolling in her eyes.
Childhood memories all poured into his mind in an instant, his father at that time was very gentle, taught him to play a horse, taught him to use a gun, and would touch his little head dotingly and say: Yan'er, you are really proud of your father.
And now, the father he admired the most died in front of him.
Chu Yan, who couldn't bear the blow, grabbed his head and wailed, his face became hideous and distorted, and he pointed at Lu Bu angrily: Dog thief, if I can't cut you with a thousand knives in this life, I, Chu Yan, will be a son of man in vain! ”
In Chu Yan's opinion, although Chu Lu did not die in the hands of Lu Bu, all of this was caused by Lu Bu, and naturally it must be counted on Lu Bu's head.
Cao Xing saw that Chu Yan wanted to escape, picked up a hard bow from the ground, and aimed an arrow at Chu Yan's back.
When he just wanted to launch, he was pressed down by the tip of the arrow, and he could only watch Chu Yan flee with a blank eye, Cao Xing asked Lu Bu with a mind full of incomprehension: "Boss, why did you want to let him go?" ”
Lu Bu walked up to Chu Lu, who was completely dead with his back facing the sky, closed his eyes, and only said a word, burying him alive.