At the foot of Mushui Pass, a group of cavalrymen rushed to the city wall. This pair of cavalrymen were dressed in Lu Bu's uniform. Their armor was covered in scars and every set of armor was stained with blood. They looked like defeated soldiers.
"Quick, report this to General Xu. Lord Li, Wen Hou is in danger!”
Li Su and Xu Rong stood on the city gate tower. Seeing the soldiers, Xu Rong said,""Open the city gates and let them in!"
Li Su stared at the group of soldiers and then at the endless darkness behind them. He felt that something was wrong. "Wait, tell me, what exactly happened to Wen Hou?" Li Su immediately said.”
"Quick!" The leading cavalryman said anxiously. Lord Wen is currently surrounded by the rebel army and is on the verge of death. Please send troops to save Lord Wen as soon as possible.”
"Ah!" Xu Rong and Li Su's expressions changed when they heard that.
Xu Rong immediately led his troops out of seclusion, but Li Su hesitated for a moment and said,"Hold on, General Xu, come out of seclusion to save Wen Hou. What about Mushui Pass?”
"Lord Li, it's fine if you don't want to go." Xu Rong said anxiously. I'll go save Wen Hou myself. Wen Hou had received the Prime Minister's favor, he could not afford to have any mishaps! Otherwise, you and I won't be able to escape responsibility."
Li Su immediately refuted,"If something happens to him, you and I just can't escape responsibility." But if anything happens to Mushui Pass, you and I will die. General Xu, think about it carefully! As I said earlier, success or failure depends on him. He must have fallen into the rebel army's trap. He can only blame himself for not listening to our advice.”
Xu Rong was also hesitant by Li Su's words, but he still felt that it was inappropriate, so he asked,"If he doesn't die and comes back to find out that you and I didn't fight, do you think we can escape death?”
"This…" Li Su was speechless. If Lu Bu went crazy, he might act first and report later.
On the city wall, Li Su and Xu Rong could not make up their minds. The people below the city wall were getting impatient. The leader of the cavalrymen shouted,"General Xu, Lord Li, are you really going to leave Wen Hou to die?”
Seeing Li Su hesitating, Xu Rong was extremely anxious. He didn't know whether to save her or not. Xu Rong made up his mind and said,"If you don't go, I'll go. Whether I go or not, you and I won't be able to escape punishment! He only hated this damned Lu Bu for not listening to him.”
Xu Rong immediately ran down the city tower. Li Su glanced at Xu Rong, knowing that it was Lu Bu's fault, but the two of them could not escape the blame. He could only sigh,"Forget it, then I'll lead the troops out of seclusion! Open the city gates!"
However, just as the city gate of Mushui Pass opened, something unexpected happened. The cavalrymen, who had been allies under the city wall, turned into enemies in the blink of an eye. They cut down the soldiers guarding the gate and instantly took control of the gate.
At the same time, tens of thousands of alliance army soldiers appeared not far away and charged towards Mushui Pass.
The leading cavalryman took off his helmet and laughed."You've fallen into a trap! Xiahou Yuan is here! Kill him!"
This sudden change made Xu Rong and Li Su's expressions change immediately.
Xu Rong quickly reacted. He shouted and cursed as he led his troops to charge down.
As long as they took control of the city gate before the army arrived, there was still a possibility of not losing.
Li Su shook his head and revealed a deathly expression. He muttered,""My life is over! Lu Bu, ah, Lu Bu, this is really a big mistake! Eh, what's going on ahead? Ah! Fire! Hwa Xiong is really here."
Li Su could clearly see that the direction of the alliance army was lit up by flames. The flames were ignited in all directions in an instant. Although they were far away, the flames that soared into the sky could not be hidden even in the dark night.
"Fire, the rebel camp is on fire!" Li Su shouted, causing the two armies fighting at the city gate to be shocked. Everyone turned their gazes in the direction of the allied army camp. Instantly, the morale of Lishui Pass was boosted. Xiahou Yuan's army was forced to retreat, and it seemed that they would not be able to hold the city gate that they had obtained with great difficulty.
Xiahou Yuan was extremely shocked. He thought that this was a flawless plan, so why did it suddenly catch fire in the backyard? However, Xiahou Yuan still displayed the demeanor of a general. He killed several generals in one breath, then raised his qi and shouted,"Everyone, don't panic. The enemy has cut off our escape route, so we must take down Mushui Pass in one go. Charge!"
Unfortunately, Xiahou Yuan had too few soldiers, so almost no one paid attention to his shouts.
It was difficult to make a sound with one hand, and the army was defeated like a mountain.
Li Su and Xu Rong led their troops out and forced Xiahou Yuan to retreat with the alliance army.
At the same time, under the same night sky, in a valley ten miles east of the dukedom's camp, Lu Bu and his ten thousand Western Liang cavalry were surrounded.
Lu Bu, who was clad in white armor, swung his halberd, splitting several soldiers in half. However, although they did not have a single general under them, the enemy was dozens of times their own troops, so the casualties of the Western Liang cavalry were increasing exponentially.
Especially the annoying archers. They were lying in ambush on both sides of the canyon, constantly shooting arrows. Although most of the arrows could be blocked by the cavalry's armor, there were too many of them, and many horses died under the rain of arrows. If the cavalry lost their horses, wouldn't they become toothless tigers?
Yuan Shao and his advisors stood on the canyon at the side, calmly watching Lu Bu lead the Western Liang cavalry to charge left and right.
At this time, Yuan Shao laughed and said,"Lü Bu, my son, I advise you to surrender quickly, lest you increase your casualties!"”
Lu Bu didn't have the time to reply, but his eyes were filled with an even more intense killing intent, causing everyone who fought him to tremble. However, Lu Bu's burning heart could not be concealed.
Am I going to lose here? Lu Bu raised his head and roared. He glanced at the sky in the west and saw that something was wrong. He focused his eyes and laughed.
At this time, Yuan Shao and the rest also discovered the abnormality in the western sky. Everyone looked over at the same time, and then their expressions changed.
The fire that seemed to be able to burn the sky made everyone think the same thing-the camp of the feudal vassal army was on fire!
Yuan Shao asked his men in panic,"What-what's going on?" Why was the camp on fire? The fire is so big!"
The killing intent in Lu Bu's eyes instantly turned into surprise as he shouted,""Generals, listen up. Break out of the encirclement with all your strength. The rebel camp is on fire!”
Lu Bu's shout attracted the attention of the soldiers of the two armies to the fire in the west.
In the next moment, all the soldiers of the alliance army lost their morale, while the remaining Western Liang cavalry became spirited. Under Lu Bu's lead, they broke out of the encirclement with all their might.
Seeing this fire, Shen Pei, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou, who were beside Yuan Shao, were also startled. They could not figure out why the camp would catch fire. However, they quickly reacted.
The three of them said in unison,"My lord, the situation has changed. We can't let Lu Bu escape!”
"But our camp is on fire! This…what should we do?" Yuan Shao's heart was in a mess and he didn't know what to do."Should we immediately return to the camp to put out the fire? If the camp is on fire and the rations are burned, what use would it be even if our army annihilated Lu Bu?”
The soldiers who had lost their will to fight were unable to receive any orders from their commander, and they instantly became headless flies. The courage he had vanished in an instant, replaced by hesitation and fear of the Western Liang cavalry.
The change in the alliance army made Lu Bu overjoyed. Lu Bujun immediately broke out of the encirclement at an even faster speed.
Seeing this situation, Shen Pei and the others were anxious and urged Yuan Shao to order,""My lord, you can't hesitate! Our soldiers can't stop Lu Bu's cavalry. If the lord doesn't give the order and lets Lu Bu escape, all our efforts will be in vain!”
"Even if we kill Lu Bu and burn down our camp, what will we do?" Yuan Shao shouted.”
Tian Feng hurriedly said," My lord, don't forget that our army can still take the Mushui Pass. As long as we take it down, our army will still win." Don't let Lu Bu escape!"
"But-but-" Yuan Shao still wanted to say something, but his mind was in a mess and he couldn't sort it out for a while.
After a while, he asked again,"What's the use of that?" How could such a big fire break out in our camp? Could it be that Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan have different intentions and want to take this opportunity to attack our army? If that was really the case, then what should he do? I really shouldn't have sent these two to guard the camp.”
It was already at this time, but Yuan Shao started suspecting such a nonsensical matter. Shen Pei and Tian Feng were so angry that they almost went berserk. The two men knelt down and begged,"My Lord!" Killing Lu Bu and seizing Lishui Pass, each of them can make our army invincible. If they missed this opportunity, the battle would be out of their control.”
Yuan Shao was still hesitating. His suspicious personality was too serious.
Qiushou stomped his feet anxiously as he watched Lu Bu's cavalry charge out like a hot knife through butter. He then looked at Yuan Shao's appearance and was so angry that even his breathing quickened.
"My lord!"
He had said everything he needed to say. Shen Pei and the other two could only call out repeatedly, hoping to make Yuan Shao make up his mind.
However, the opportunity disappeared in an instant. Just as Yuan Shao understood and was about to give the order to surround Lu Bu, he saw that Lu Bu had already rushed to the edge of the canyon.
Without waiting for Yuan Shao to say anything, Shen Pei, who was beside him, suddenly pulled down his headscarf and threw it to the ground. He said angrily,"The matter is over!"
Tian Feng and Zhushou also shook their heads at the same time. Their faces were ashen. They glanced at Yuan Shao with pity in their eyes. At the same time, they sighed and walked to the side to sulk.
Yuan Shao also knew that he had delayed a major event and looked at the three people awkwardly for a moment. However, when he saw the flames that soared into the sky, he threw his anger at the flames and cursed,"Just which group of people set my camp on fire at this critical moment?”
Shen Pei and the other two looked at each other and saw the frustration and helplessness in each other's eyes. The three of them had worked together to come up with this brilliant plan to break through the Chishui Pass and capture and kill Lu Bu. Now, because of their lord's mistake, they had missed the opportunity. How could the three of them not be angry?
In the end, the three of them looked at the fire in the distance at the same time and asked in their hearts,"Who attacked our camp? This person is spying in the dark and is really mysterious!”
If it wasn't for Majestic Hero's letter, there would only be one person on the battlefield who would have guessed who the arsonist was.
This person was Cao Cao, who was guarding the dukedom camp.
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At the foot of Mushui Pass, a group of cavalrymen rushed to the city wall. This pair of cavalrymen were dressed in Lu Bu's uniform. Their armor was covered in scars and every set of armor was stained with blood. They looked like defeated soldiers.
"Quick, report this to General Xu. Lord Li, Wen Hou is in danger!”
Li Su and Xu Rong stood on the city gate tower. Seeing the soldiers, Xu Rong said,""Open the city gates and let them in!"
Li Su stared at the group of soldiers and then at the endless darkness behind them. He felt that something was wrong. "Wait, tell me, what exactly happened to Wen Hou?" Li Su immediately said.”
"Quick!" The leading cavalryman said anxiously. Lord Wen is currently surrounded by the rebel army and is on the verge of death. Please send troops to save Lord Wen as soon as possible.”
"Ah!" Xu Rong and Li Su's expressions changed when they heard that.
Xu Rong immediately led his troops out of seclusion, but Li Su hesitated for a moment and said,"Hold on, General Xu, come out of seclusion to save Wen Hou. What about Mushui Pass?”
"Lord Li, it's fine if you don't want to go." Xu Rong said anxiously. I'll go save Wen Hou myself. Wen Hou had received the Prime Minister's favor, he could not afford to have any mishaps! Otherwise, you and I won't be able to escape responsibility."
Li Su immediately refuted,"If something happens to him, you and I just can't escape responsibility." But if anything happens to Mushui Pass, you and I will die. General Xu, think about it carefully! As I said earlier, success or failure depends on him. He must have fallen into the rebel army's trap. He can only blame himself for not listening to our advice.”
Xu Rong was also hesitant by Li Su's words, but he still felt that it was inappropriate, so he asked,"If he doesn't die and comes back to find out that you and I didn't fight, do you think we can escape death?”
"This…" Li Su was speechless. If Lu Bu went crazy, he might act first and report later.
On the city wall, Li Su and Xu Rong could not make up their minds. The people below the city wall were getting impatient. The leader of the cavalrymen shouted,"General Xu, Lord Li, are you really going to leave Wen Hou to die?”
Seeing Li Su hesitating, Xu Rong was extremely anxious. He didn't know whether to save her or not. Xu Rong made up his mind and said,"If you don't go, I'll go. Whether I go or not, you and I won't be able to escape punishment! He only hated this damned Lu Bu for not listening to him.”
Xu Rong immediately ran down the city tower. Li Su glanced at Xu Rong, knowing that it was Lu Bu's fault, but the two of them could not escape the blame. He could only sigh,"Forget it, then I'll lead the troops out of seclusion! Open the city gates!"
However, just as the city gate of Mushui Pass opened, something unexpected happened. The cavalrymen, who had been allies under the city wall, turned into enemies in the blink of an eye. They cut down the soldiers guarding the gate and instantly took control of the gate.
At the same time, tens of thousands of alliance army soldiers appeared not far away and charged towards Mushui Pass.
The leading cavalryman took off his helmet and laughed."You've fallen into a trap! Xiahou Yuan is here! Kill him!"
This sudden change made Xu Rong and Li Su's expressions change immediately.
Xu Rong quickly reacted. He shouted and cursed as he led his troops to charge down.
As long as they took control of the city gate before the army arrived, there was still a possibility of not losing.
Li Su shook his head and revealed a deathly expression. He muttered,""My life is over! Lu Bu, ah, Lu Bu, this is really a big mistake! Eh, what's going on ahead? Ah! Fire! Hwa Xiong is really here."
Li Su could clearly see that the direction of the alliance army was lit up by flames. The flames were ignited in all directions in an instant. Although they were far away, the flames that soared into the sky could not be hidden even in the dark night.
"Fire, the rebel camp is on fire!" Li Su shouted, causing the two armies fighting at the city gate to be shocked. Everyone turned their gazes in the direction of the allied army camp. Instantly, the morale of Lishui Pass was boosted. Xiahou Yuan's army was forced to retreat, and it seemed that they would not be able to hold the city gate that they had obtained with great difficulty.
Xiahou Yuan was extremely shocked. He thought that this was a flawless plan, so why did it suddenly catch fire in the backyard? However, Xiahou Yuan still displayed the demeanor of a general. He killed several generals in one breath, then raised his qi and shouted,"Everyone, don't panic. The enemy has cut off our escape route, so we must take down Mushui Pass in one go. Charge!"
Unfortunately, Xiahou Yuan had too few soldiers, so almost no one paid attention to his shouts.
It was difficult to make a sound with one hand, and the army was defeated like a mountain.
Li Su and Xu Rong led their troops out and forced Xiahou Yuan to retreat with the alliance army.
At the same time, under the same night sky, in a valley ten miles east of the dukedom's camp, Lu Bu and his ten thousand Western Liang cavalry were surrounded.
Lu Bu, who was clad in white armor, swung his halberd, splitting several soldiers in half. However, although they did not have a single general under them, the enemy was dozens of times their own troops, so the casualties of the Western Liang cavalry were increasing exponentially.
Especially the annoying archers. They were lying in ambush on both sides of the canyon, constantly shooting arrows. Although most of the arrows could be blocked by the cavalry's armor, there were too many of them, and many horses died under the rain of arrows. If the cavalry lost their horses, wouldn't they become toothless tigers?
Yuan Shao and his advisors stood on the canyon at the side, calmly watching Lu Bu lead the Western Liang cavalry to charge left and right.
At this time, Yuan Shao laughed and said,"Lü Bu, my son, I advise you to surrender quickly, lest you increase your casualties!"”
Lu Bu didn't have the time to reply, but his eyes were filled with an even more intense killing intent, causing everyone who fought him to tremble. However, Lu Bu's burning heart could not be concealed.
Am I going to lose here? Lu Bu raised his head and roared. He glanced at the sky in the west and saw that something was wrong. He focused his eyes and laughed.
At this time, Yuan Shao and the rest also discovered the abnormality in the western sky. Everyone looked over at the same time, and then their expressions changed.
The fire that seemed to be able to burn the sky made everyone think the same thing-the camp of the feudal vassal army was on fire!
Yuan Shao asked his men in panic,"What-what's going on?" Why was the camp on fire? The fire is so big!"
The killing intent in Lu Bu's eyes instantly turned into surprise as he shouted,""Generals, listen up. Break out of the encirclement with all your strength. The rebel camp is on fire!”
Lu Bu's shout attracted the attention of the soldiers of the two armies to the fire in the west.
In the next moment, all the soldiers of the alliance army lost their morale, while the remaining Western Liang cavalry became spirited. Under Lu Bu's lead, they broke out of the encirclement with all their might.
Seeing this fire, Shen Pei, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou, who were beside Yuan Shao, were also startled. They could not figure out why the camp would catch fire. However, they quickly reacted.
The three of them said in unison,"My lord, the situation has changed. We can't let Lu Bu escape!”
"But our camp is on fire! This…what should we do?" Yuan Shao's heart was in a mess and he didn't know what to do."Should we immediately return to the camp to put out the fire? If the camp is on fire and the rations are burned, what use would it be even if our army annihilated Lu Bu?”
The soldiers who had lost their will to fight were unable to receive any orders from their commander, and they instantly became headless flies. The courage he had vanished in an instant, replaced by hesitation and fear of the Western Liang cavalry.
The change in the alliance army made Lu Bu overjoyed. Lu Bujun immediately broke out of the encirclement at an even faster speed.
Seeing this situation, Shen Pei and the others were anxious and urged Yuan Shao to order,""My lord, you can't hesitate! Our soldiers can't stop Lu Bu's cavalry. If the lord doesn't give the order and lets Lu Bu escape, all our efforts will be in vain!”
"Even if we kill Lu Bu and burn down our camp, what will we do?" Yuan Shao shouted.”
Tian Feng hurriedly said," My lord, don't forget that our army can still take the Mushui Pass. As long as we take it down, our army will still win." Don't let Lu Bu escape!"
"But-but-" Yuan Shao still wanted to say something, but his mind was in a mess and he couldn't sort it out for a while.
After a while, he asked again,"What's the use of that?" How could such a big fire break out in our camp? Could it be that Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan have different intentions and want to take this opportunity to attack our army? If that was really the case, then what should he do? I really shouldn't have sent these two to guard the camp.”
It was already at this time, but Yuan Shao started suspecting such a nonsensical matter. Shen Pei and Tian Feng were so angry that they almost went berserk. The two men knelt down and begged,"My Lord!" Killing Lu Bu and seizing Lishui Pass, each of them can make our army invincible. If they missed this opportunity, the battle would be out of their control.”
Yuan Shao was still hesitating. His suspicious personality was too serious.
Qiushou stomped his feet anxiously as he watched Lu Bu's cavalry charge out like a hot knife through butter. He then looked at Yuan Shao's appearance and was so angry that even his breathing quickened.
"My lord!"
He had said everything he needed to say. Shen Pei and the other two could only call out repeatedly, hoping to make Yuan Shao make up his mind.
However, the opportunity disappeared in an instant. Just as Yuan Shao understood and was about to give the order to surround Lu Bu, he saw that Lu Bu had already rushed to the edge of the canyon.
Without waiting for Yuan Shao to say anything, Shen Pei, who was beside him, suddenly pulled down his headscarf and threw it to the ground. He said angrily,"The matter is over!"
Tian Feng and Zhushou also shook their heads at the same time. Their faces were ashen. They glanced at Yuan Shao with pity in their eyes. At the same time, they sighed and walked to the side to sulk.
Yuan Shao also knew that he had delayed a major event and looked at the three people awkwardly for a moment. However, when he saw the flames that soared into the sky, he threw his anger at the flames and cursed,"Just which group of people set my camp on fire at this critical moment?”
Shen Pei and the other two looked at each other and saw the frustration and helplessness in each other's eyes. The three of them had worked together to come up with this brilliant plan to break through the Chishui Pass and capture and kill Lu Bu. Now, because of their lord's mistake, they had missed the opportunity. How could the three of them not be angry?
In the end, the three of them looked at the fire in the distance at the same time and asked in their hearts,"Who attacked our camp? This person is spying in the dark and is really mysterious!”
If it wasn't for Majestic Hero's letter, there would only be one person on the battlefield who would have guessed who the arsonist was.
This person was Cao Cao, who was guarding the dukedom camp.
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