It was just dawn, and the governor of Xihe County, named Li Lian, had not slept all night, and he could not sleep peacefully. As a disciple of the Yuan family, after Xiao Yu had just defeated Xu Rong yesterday, as soon as he got the news in the middle of the night, he hurriedly wrote a letter and sent it to Luoyang to Yuan Shao!
He was worried about what he would do if Xiao Yu was interested in Bingzhou? With the five thousand men and horses in his hands, it is absolutely impossible for him to be Xiao Yu's opponent. If he resists, he may only die. The only thing we can rely on now is that Yuan Shao quickly sends troops to help!
"Oh, I didn't expect Xu Rong to lose to Xiao Yu. I really don't know what kind of person this Xiao Yu is? The general (here refers to Yuan Shao) has been attacking for several months, but Xiao Yu only needed one battle to decide! Alas " Li Lian sighed and turned his gaze to the sky.
"My lord, my lord the city gate guard Li Fu has something urgent to ask for!"
Suddenly a servant came to report, Li Lian looked away and said: "Let him come in!"
After a while, a middle-aged man wearing armor walked in. He bent towards Li Lian and cupped his hands and said, "I have met you, sir!"
Li Lian nodded slightly and said, "Li Fu, what's the matter?"
"Sir, the spies sent out last night have not returned yet. The general is worried about whether something happened, so he came here to report to you!"
"Yeah~~ That's it! Just wait. If they don't come back tonight, their lives may not be saved, so there's no need to wait any longer. It's time for us to be in trouble. The city gate guards should be more careful these two days. , Xiao Yu has defeated Xu Rong. It is very likely that he will take the opportunity to attack Xihe County!"
"This general will obey your order! If there is nothing else, then, general, I will say goodbye!"
"Well! You go ahead."
Li Fu glanced at Li Lian and walked out with concern.
The night gradually fell, and Xihe County seemed particularly quiet tonight, so quiet that Li Lian in the study was restless. He has never been like this! During the day, Li Fulai reported that none of the spies sent to investigate had returned, and he quickly sent a letter to Yuan Shao to see if he had any news.
Outside the south gate of Xihe County, a small group of people in shabby clothes supported each other. He was slowly walking towards the city gate of Xihe County.
"Hey! What are you doing? Stop, if you don't stop, arrows will be fired!" A small colonel on the city wall discovered them under the weak light of the torch. He yelled nervously.
"Wait, brother! I am the scout captain sent out the day before yesterday. My name is Li Ming, let me in quickly!" Among the small team of people under the city, a man's weak voice shouted on the city wall.
"Don't fire your arrows, we are sent out as scouts"
"Yes, yes!"
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The principal looked at it for a while and said, "You said you were the scouts sent out the day before yesterday. Do you have any evidence? If you can't tell, don't blame us for being rude!"
The captain of the scout team cursed: "Hurry up and open the city gate for me. I have important information to report to General Li. There are enemy troops chasing us behind. If this news cannot reach General Li, this responsibility will be yours." ! Just wait for death! We escaped, but my life will not be saved later! Hurry up"
The small school was still worried, so he ordered people to invite General Li Fu and ordered the soldiers to buy more torches. The principal looked over carefully and saw that they were wearing the clothes of city scouts.
After a while, Li Fu climbed onto the tower and heard shouts and curses from afar.
Li Ming, who was under the city, saw someone coming up to him and shouted: "General, it's me! I'm Li Ming!"
"Are you Li Ming? Why are you back now? What happened? Where is your horse?"
"Don't mention it, General. We were discovered by the enemy and captured shortly after we went out the day before yesterday. We sneaked out tonight while the enemy guard was drunk, so we didn't ride a horse. General, please open the door quickly. The villain has important information. I want to report to you! There are enemy troops chasing us from behind!"
There was a sudden cry of pleading behind Li Ming, "Yes! General, please save us" "General, hurry up and open the city gate" "They are coming"
While Li Fuzheng was hesitating, he suddenly heard a shrill scream. I saw a soldier under the city gate suddenly hit by a cold arrow and shot to death on the ground. The remaining people shouted in panic.
Gradually, the rapid sound of horse hooves reached the ears of every soldier on the city wall. Li Fu gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Hurry! Open the city gate and let them in."
¡°Shoot¡ª!¡± The city gate was slowly opened, and Li Ming and others quickly ran towards the city gate.
When they ran into the door, the soldiers who opened the door were about to close the door. Then he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and then he lost his intuition and fell to the ground.??In a pool of blood!
"It's badthey are spies!"
Li Fu, who was walking down the tower, heard this and walked down in a hurry.
At this time, Li Fu was already frightened and hid in the corner of the door. One of the people in the team threw away the hat on his head and drew out the Qin Dao. This person was none other than his father who was acting as a guard beside Xiao Yu. A young man named Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue was seen yelling with a ferocious look on his face: "Kill me - guard the city gate!"
"Kill!" Seeing this, the young couple drew their Qin knives one after another. He shouted and went to kill him.
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The thundering sound of horse hooves suddenly came.
Li Fu was shocked and said anxiously: "Quick! Shoot the arrow quickly. Close the city gate!"
"Whoosh - search -" Countless arrows shot at the small group of people in the dark night. Soon, five or six people fell in a pool of blood covered with arrows!
Zhang Jue roared angrily and quickly waved his Qin Dao to block the cold arrow. "Everyone retreat to the city gate and guard the city gate! Quick!"
Soon, they formed a circle. Protect the injured brother tightly inside.
"Kill¡ª¡ª!" A loud shouting of death rang out,
"Drive¡ª¡ª!" The voice urging the horse to speed up is getting closer and closer,
As he was approaching the city gate, Ma Chao let out a loud shout and fired the Sirius gun in his hand. Stomp the horse's belly hard!
Li Fu hurriedly urged his horse forward, carrying a sword to kill Xiang, Zhang Jue and others. He shouted: "Hurry! Close the city gate!"
Zhang Jue danced his Qin sword to kill Li Fu who was coming towards the horse.
¡°Dang¡ª¡ª!¡± With a loud noise, Zhang Jue and his knife were severely knocked away by Li Fu who was riding a horse and fell to the ground.
"Wow" Zhang Jue felt a sweet sensation in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
When Li Fu saw this, his horse's momentum did not decrease. He raised his sword again and struck at Zhang Jue.
¡°Pfft¡ª¡ª!¡± Li Fu, who was holding a broadsword, groaned. He lowered his head in disbelief and looked at the gun barrel thrown out of his chest!
Ma Chao shouted loudly and pulled out the Sirius gun. After looking at Zhang Jue to the end, he rushed into the city
Soon, a thousand cavalrymen behind Ma Chao rushed in.
Although these young cavalrymen who have undergone intensive training by the Xiliang Army are young, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. It didn't take long for the entire city gate to be controlled!
Li Lian, who was staying in the study, naturally heard the sound of fighting at the city gate. Before he could think about it, Li Lian couldn't care about his family. He took a horse from the stable and escaped through the east gate.
After Ma Chao invaded the governor's house, he did not see the governor. Furious, he ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and the entire city to be searched! He put all Li Lian's family under house arrest and ordered him to report to Xiao Yu in Shuofang County. On the other hand, notices were posted to reassure the people!
After the order was given, the sky in Xihe County was gradually brightening.
"Ma Chao, Ma Chao, come out quickly. Do you see who I caught?" Ma Chao, who was staying in Li Lian's study, was checking everything about Li Lian. Suddenly I heard Norimitsu's cry. He walked out of the room in confusion and saw Noriman raising his head happily. Lying on the ground was a middle-aged man with tattered clothes and blood on his mouth.
"Who is this? Didn't I ask you to check the other three city gates for those who escaped?"
Noriman laughed, "Yes, I went. So the brothers at the east gate caught this person!"
"Oh? Who is this person?"
"You don't even believe it, but this man is Li Lian, the governor of Xihe County. Damn it, this old boy wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide. Fortunately, I found him and removed his jaw." Noriman finished. , Li Lian on the ground seemed to be cooperating and whined twice.
"Really?" Ma Chao was overjoyed. He never thought that Dian Man would be responsible for the escape of the other three city gates just to be on the safe side, but he didn't expect to catch the county guard! Ma Chao glanced at Li Lian, whose mouth was full of blood and mud, and said, "Take him down and keep him under strict supervision." Then he turned to Dian Man and said, "Let's go, let's go have a drink to celebrate!"
Noriman laughed, handed the halberds in his hands to the guards beside him, and followed Ma Chao into the hall.