After Lu Bu finished instructing Cao Xing and Ma Zhong, there was no follow-up.

"General, Madame'......"

Xu Rong said hesitantly, Dong Zhuo used Lu Bu's wife and daughter to make Lu Bu work for him before, and he knew it. Now that those officials in Chang'an City are repeating their old tricks, and Lu Bu only arranged for Cao He and Ma Zhong to pay off, but did not arrange for manpower to rescue, Xu Rong couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"A bunch of beam-jumping clowns, nothing to fear."

Lu Bu's answer was an understatement, as if he didn't take it to heart at all. Since these people dare to make such a bold move, they should also be prepared to die.

Xu Rong saw that Lu Bu was confident, so he didn't say more, and stopped at the point.

Everything was ready, and after Cao Xing and Ma Zhong said goodbye to Lu Bu, he took the wolf cavalry camp and walked in the direction of Chang'an.

Chang'an City, Sikong Huangwan's mansion.

There were still those officials in the council hall last night, and they came to Huang Wan's mansion after they left the court, waiting for Huang Wan's final order.

According to last night's plan, it was time to launch an operation tonight to capture Chang'an.

Now the arrow is on the line, and it has to be sent.

Huang Wan, who knew this truth well, did not hesitate too much, and he put his life and bright future on this action.

So, only success, not failure!

At sunset, the people who had been working outside for a day returned to the city one after another and began to bury the pot and make rice.

Standing on the high platform of the palace and looking out, you can see the lights of thousands of houses in the city.

After nightfall, the gates on all sides of Chang'an City are closed one after another. By the time of the second watch, the streets of the city would become deserted, and there would be no other people except for the officials who patrolled to and fro.

The usual curfew in the city generally has only two functions, one is to prevent theft, and the other is to respond to the time.

At this time, if someone walks on the street, they will be regarded as robbers, and even if they are not, they will be arrested and taken to the government and eaten with a board.

The right time is to follow the work and rest time of 'sunrise and sunset', so that the people can sleep soundly, and the next day they can have the energy to go to the fields and plow.

The night breeze blows through the city, dissipating the heat of the day, making people feel cool and light.

On the east tower of the city, Song Xian, who was wearing armor, was inspecting the city wall. Hou Cheng is in charge of the day, and he is in charge of the night.

Although the current Chang'an City is calm, Song Xian is still very conscientious, and will patrol the city tower every night to ensure that there is an emergency.

Lu Bu entrusted him with such an important burden, and he did not want to disappoint the general.

When Song Xian ascended the city tower, a middle-aged general greeted him and nodded.

"Who are you, why haven't I seen you before?" Song Xian's face was suspicious, it was obvious that he didn't know this person.

The middle-aged general replied with a smile: "General Song Rongyu, he was on duty under Wei Weiqing before his humble post, and he was temporarily transferred to replace him tonight. You see, this is the appointment of the Sikong Prefecture. ”

After Song Xian checked it, it was indeed stamped with the seal of Sikong Mansion, so he didn't say anything more, but he was cautious in his heart.

For no reason, why would the school officer who defended the city suddenly be replaced?

Moreover, without his knowledge.

There must be demons when things are abnormal.

When it was a child, the city of Chang'an was quiet, except for the palace and some mansions, there were candles, and the people in the city had fallen asleep.

At this time, many torches suddenly lit up on the originally cold street, and then the footsteps were hurried.

Song Xian happened to see this side at the corner of the city wall, his face was slightly gloomy, and he asked the middle-aged general next to him: "Colonel Wu, how can there be so many officials on the street?" ”

Wu Bai's face was stunned, and he quickly recovered, and replied as little as possible: "It is said that it is the people of the Tingwei Mansion who are planning to arrest a Jiangyang thief, and they will wait for the net to be closed tonight." ”

Song Xian was still skeptical about this, because he didn't know about it.

When the government catches thieves in the city, it will normally ask for the cooperation of the soldiers defending the city, or at least a note with the generals defending the city.

"I think it's a relatively strict operation, and General Song doesn't know about it, so it's a matter of course." Wu Bai prevaricated.

However, Song Xian would not be easily fooled, so he decided to go down to the city to find out in person, so that he could rest assured.

Seeing this, Wu Bai suddenly had a murderous intent in his eyes, and hurriedly said in his mouth: "General Song, look outside the city!" ”

Song Xian turned around, Wu Bai took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it straight away.

…………

Before long, the officials on the streets of the city scattered and rushed to different places in the city.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Near the Chengxi Market, the door of the Lu Mansion was knocked heavily.

The servants in the house had just opened the door when a mob burst in.

"Hey, who of you, do you know that this is the Wenhou Mansion?" The servant shouted loudly, not paying attention to these vicious creatures.

In the past, the people who came to the house, not to mention the scholars and students who came to seek officials, even those big people in the court, did not dare to be so presumptuous.

The fierce man in the lead glanced around, lifted the servant in front of him with one arm in the air, looked at him as weak as a chicken, and asked, "Your wife, where are you now?" ”

The movement at the door quickly alarmed the guards in the house, and Li Hei, who was the commander of the guards, arrived with a group of brothers.

There were two or three hundred people who came, far better than his own, Li Hei's heart couldn't help but sink, these people were all dressed in black, and the momentum exuded by their bodies was fierce, they belonged to absolute outlaws.

But it's true: those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come.

Li Hei's gaze locked on the fierce man at the head, and asked in a deep voice: "Which way is Your Excellency from, and you dare to show your name." ”

The fierce man ignored him, and asked Fang Cai's question as usual: "I'll ask one last time, where is your wife?" ”

Hearing this tone, Li Hei knew that there was no need to negotiate further, and with a turn of the blade in his hand, the tiger shouted: "Kill!" ”

Facing an enemy several times his size, none of the dozens of guards behind him flinched, clenched their armor knives, and rushed straight up.

They are determined in their hearts, even if they die in battle, they will never let these people hurt a single hair of their wife and young master.

…………

In the south of Chang'an City, there is a deep house courtyard.

Compared to other mansions, which turn off the lights and put out fires, this is one of the few mansions with candles still lit.

In the center of the courtyard stood a middle-aged man with an upright face, who was looking up at the dark night sky at the moment, stunned.

After a long time, Yoyo sighed: Hey......

"Father, why sigh?"

A tall young man came from the corridor in the courtyard, with red lips and white teeth, and a handsome face, half a head taller than his father.

"What my father sighs for is that in this night, I don't know how many living beings will die in vain. As a father, Jing Zhaoyin can only watch and do nothing. ”

Axiomally speaking, he should have sent someone to inform Lu Bu, but from the perspective of personal and family interests, he and Huang Wan and others stood on the same line.

Between two fires.

"Father thinks Lu Bu will lose?" The boy asked in a low voice.

"Isn't it?"

The middle-aged man asked rhetorically, this son of his, can always have a different view on things than ordinary people.

"My son disagreed."

The young man shook his head slightly, and only after receiving his father's gaze that he continued to speak: "Lu Bu seems to be reckless, with simple limbs and a well-developed mind. In fact, this person is very charismatic, and the officers and soldiers in the army are willing to follow the service, and the child has been fortunate to listen to this person's pre-war encouragement, which is indeed inspiring, and even the child has a desire to follow the bloody battlefield. ”

"Putting these aside, from the fact that Lu Bu has been dormant under Dong Zhuo for so long, it is enough to see that he is not a reckless man with courage and no strategy."

The young man talked eloquently, and then listed a series of things such as Xiliang and Hanzhong as supplements.

"You mean, Lu Bu has a back hand in Chang'an?" After thinking about it, the middle-aged man felt that what his son said seemed to have some truth.

The young man nodded, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "My son can't guess what Lu Bu will do, but I'm sure he will never sit still." ”

The night is getting darker.

"Father, big brother, why don't you sleep yet?"

In the corridor, an eight- or nine-year-old Xiao Zhengtai yawned and walked slowly.

"Second brother, why did you come out?" The young man, who is the elder brother, asked with concern.

"If you are thirsty, come out and scoop a bowl of water to drink." As he spoke, he walked over to the water tank, picked up the bowl and scooped a large bowl, and poured it down.

Then, he saluted and said 'goodbye' to his father and eldest brother, and walked to the room again.

"Zhongda."

The boy called out as if he remembered something.

Xiao Zhengtai turned his head, his face still had the same expression, but his eyes became cold, like a blade.

Eagle eyes wolf.

…………

Under the city of Xi'an, south of Chang'an City, the sound of galloping horses' hooves comes from far and near.

A cavalry army of about 2,000 people reached the city at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Who's coming?"

The guards on the castle tower asked vigilantly.

"I am Pan Long, the vanguard general under General Yuan, and I came to Chang'an first on the order of the lord to help you." Cao Xing, who pretended to be 'Pan Long', replied loudly.

Hearing this, the generals at the head of the city were not only not guarded, but were much more relieved. Although he couldn't see the appearance of the characters in the city clearly, he could see the 'Yuan' flag behind them very clearly.

"General Pan, wait here for a while, and I'll get back to you after I go to report it." After the general finished speaking, he sent someone to report to his teacher Geng Mi.

In Geng's mansion, the head of the family, Geng Mi, heard that Yuan Shu had sent a pioneer to come, and immediately laughed with relief: "Yuan Highway is really smart, and he knows that the foot soldiers march slowly, so he sends the cavalry to go first." With the help of this cavalry, we have no worries about big things! ”

Overjoyed, Old Man Geng immediately asked people to go back and tell the generals defending the city to let this cavalry army enter the city.

Thundered~

The heavy drawbridge slowly fell, and the defending generals, who had received permission from the teacher, immediately asked people to open the city gate and let the cavalry enter the pass.

After Cao Xuan led the wolf cavalry camp into the customs, the general guarding the city came down and hugged him, and said in a low voice: "General Pan, the teacher is waiting for you in the mansion, please go and discuss countermeasures." ”

Cao Xuan glanced at this person, said 'hmm' in a rough voice, and led the army towards the city.

The previous officials had already begun to take action, and when Cao Xing and the others walked into the city, they could faintly hear shouts of killing all around.

"Brother Cao, how do we act?" Ma Zhong beside him lowered his voice.

Cao Xuan turned around and shouted two names: "Li Feng, Ge Dan." ”

"Humble duty!"

"You two will each have five hundred horsemen, and you will be responsible for clearing the streets of the city of rebels. As long as you walk on the street, no matter what the reason or status, kill them. ”

When Cao Xuan issued the order, he no longer had the frivolous appearance of hanging children on weekdays.

"Command!" Li Feng and Godan clenched their fists at the same time.

"Rest of you, come with me."

After Cao Xuan finished speaking, this cavalry team of 2,000 people was divided into three groups and scattered in the city.

When he came to the door of Geng's mansion, Cao Xing asked people to hold the door, and then led people up to knock on the door.

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

The steward of the mansion opened the door, and when he saw Cao Xing, his face showed a little awe: "You are General Pan, my lord is waiting for you in the hall......"

Before the word 'you' could utter, the old butler's voice stopped abruptly. Then he plopped and fell to the ground, turning into a corpse that could no longer speak.

Cao Xuan wiped the blood-stained blade, with an indifferent expression on his face, as if he had only killed pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep.

He beckoned his fingers forward, and his voice was full of coldness: "Don't let go of any of them." ”

Behind him, the soldiers of the wolf cavalry battalion rushed to all the houses in the house, killing people when they saw them, like a group of fierce beasts.

The servants and maidservants of the house fled in all directions, and the women who woke up in the middle of the night wailed bitterly, and the blood splattered on the windows, showing a scarlet color.

The wails, the pain, the pleas for mercy, all resounded.

The sudden change, Old Man Geng couldn't accept it at all, didn't he say that he would come to help him? Why did they slaughter the people of the Geng family!

The old man walked out of the hall tremblingly on crutches, watching his wife and concubines and children and grandchildren being trampled underfoot, his heart was dripping blood, and he shouted loudly and dissuasively: "Stop! Stop! ”

However, no one listened to his orders at all.

The old man, who was trembling with anger, came to Cao Xing's approach under the protection of the palace guards, raised his cane to beat Cao Xing, and scolded angrily: "Do you know who I am, are you going to rebel!" ”

Without waiting for the crutches to fall, Ma Zhong beside Cao Xing grabbed the cane first, and with a slight force, he dragged Geng Mi to a stagger.

Cao Xuan took advantage of the situation, and the steel knife in his hand penetrated Geng Mi's chest.

"My general, let me say hello to you."

Cao Xuan smiled on his face, looked at Geng Mi's blank expression, and added: "Oh yes, my general's surname is Lu, not Yuan." ”

"You ......"

Hearing the second half of the sentence, the originally dying Geng Mi spat out thick blood, his expression became very excited, and his wrinkled hands grabbed indiscriminately. He never thought that he would bring disaster to the Geng family.

The right hand holding the hilt of the knife turned, shattering his heart.

Then, Cao Xing pushed Geng Mi back, and the contemporary head of the Geng family fell straight to the ground, dead and blind.

Half an hour ago, Geng's Mansion, which was quiet and peaceful, is now a hell on earth.

The courtyard in the house is full of corpses, men, women and children, heads of the family and servants......

After making sure that there were no fish that slipped through the net, Cao Xing led people out of Geng's mansion and closed the door with his hand.

Ma Zhong took out the 'Book of Life and Death' from his arms and typed an X on Geng Mi's name.

"Let's go, next."