There are bright lights on Xuchang City.

Xun Yu's face was full of fatigue, but he still insisted on standing on the city and with the defenders, resisting the crazy offensive of the Xuzhou army.

It seems that Ju Hu and Xu You don’t plan to give this credit to Guan Yu!

Their purpose was very clear. They must conquer Xuchang and capture Emperor Liu Xie, before Guan Yu defeated Lou Gui's troops in Yangxiang.

This is the task Liu Bei gave them. No matter what reputation Liu Bei has, one thing is undeniable. He is very charming. A person like Xu Youjuhu is so proud of him, and he wishes to pay his life to repay his kindness.

Especially Xu You and Xu Ziyuan, he is also a figure who has experienced vicissitudes of life.

In his words, "Duke Xuande was generous, kind and gentle, and had the style of Emperor Gaozu. Once everything was recognized, he would let go and never intervene in arbitrary way."

At this point, both Xu You and Sima Lang believed that only Dong Qi could compare with Liu Bei in the whole world.

Xu You defected to Liu Bei for many years, but he had not made any achievements. Liu Bei treated him as well as when he was under Yuan Shao, and was as close as his brothers, which was enough to make Xu You abandon all kinds of selfish thoughts and work hard for Liu Bei. However, this life-threatening thing was more comfortable than giving Yuan Shao his life.

Xun Yu had a blue face and looked at the Xuzhou army retreating like a tide under the city, feeling very depressed.

Cao Zhang walked to him and whispered: "The Grand Tutor, I can't stand it anymore. The city began to turmoil, and the morale of the soldiers was also very low. Ju Hu was crazy. From dawn to now, after nearly twenty attacks, some people were about to collapse!"

Cao Zhang has been in the city for nearly twenty days.

When he first came to the city, he was still a young boy with a strong spirit. But more than ten days later, Cao Zhang became obviously mature.

If you want to make a person grow, the best way is to let him stand the test in blood and fire.

Cao Zhang brought out fifty family generals from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and now more than 40 people have died or injured. Most of them grew up with Cao Zhang, and were a little older than Cao Zhang, and they are no longer here. The former friends fell down one by one, which was enough to make Cao Zhang become numb. His face was smaller than before, and the baby fat looked gone, replaced by a strong aura.

Xun Yu looked at Cao Zhang with gratitude and was very satisfied with his performance over the years.

What a pity, if Cao Zhang had been born five or six years earlier, he would have been successful and famous. Thinking of this, Xun Yu patted Cao Zhang.

"The third young master is worthy of Prime Minister Hu Zi, and is extremely brave... The more powerful Ju Hu attacks now, the shorter his endurance will be. If he can last until dawn, the morale of the Xuzhou army will be exhausted. The third young master is worried about the most urgent task, and we must make the city stable."

"What are the great ideas of the Grand Tutor?"

"In extraordinary times, we should use extraordinary means. Ask the third young master to lead people to draw out all the people in the official palaces of various prefectures in Xuchang City. All the officials, who are over 16 years old, will climb to the city to fight. Doing so will at least make the soldiers feel a little comfortable... Anyone who does not obey the order will be killed without any scruples! Also, order the imperial guard Xu Ding to strengthen patrols in the city. From now on, anyone who spreads rumors will be killed on the spot... Third young master, remember that at this time, you must not be ruthless."

Xu Ding is Xu Chu's brother and a brave man.

When Xu Chu followed Cao Cao, he brought out hundreds of tribe members from Xujiawu, second only to Xu Chu. However, on weekdays, although Xu Chu fought south and north, Xu Ding was responsible for the safety of Xuchang City, so his reputation was not prominent.

At this point, Xun Yu must also mobilize the Imperial Army.

Cao Zhang led people out of the city, and Xun Yu was still on the city, paying attention to the movements of the Xuzhou army.

Soon, the first group of young generals came to the city. Among them were Xiahou Chong, son of Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Lian, son of Xiahou Yuan, each of them was full of courage and spirit. These young masters and sons walked into the city, not only brought thousands of soldiers from various prefectures, but also greatly excited the soldiers on the city.

At this moment, Ju Hu once again attacked Xuchang...

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This night was undoubtedly extremely sad for the people of Xuchang.

The shouts of killing in the city were kept going all night, and huge rocks fell from the sky from time to time, destroying many houses.

By dawn, the Xuzhou army finally stopped the offensive. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and even Xun Yu was shot with an arrow.

The guards on the city asked Xun Yu to go back and rest for a while.

As for Xun Yu, seeing that the Xuzhou army could not launch another attack for a while, he dragged his tired body back home, fell on the couch, and fell asleep suddenly. He slept until dark, and he was regaining his energy.

Tang asked the servants to cook some noodle soup and brought it over to fill Xun Yu's hunger.

Before I could swallow the noodle soup, I heard a loud roar in the distance, followed by the noise, and the shouts of killing echoed in the sky.

"What's going on?"

Xun Yu put down the bowl and shouted to stand up.

As soon as he ran out of the mansion, Xiahou Chong came over, "Tao Fu, something is wrong. The Xicheng guardian surrendered, and the Zhong family rebelled!"

Xun Yu suddenly didn't react, "Zhong family?"

"It's the late Taichang Zhong Yao's brother, Zhong Yan... he turned against him!"

Why did the old Zhong family rebell?

Xun Yu subconsciously shivered and shouted loudly: "I ordered Xu Ding to take back the Ximen and drive the Xuzhou army out of me... Xiahou Chong, your brother immediately climbed the city to defend the enemy. He ordered Cao Zhang to lead his men to suppress the rebels in the city. In addition, the families of all the prefectures will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to gather."

Xuchang has become a slaughterhouse.

After Xun Yu finished his order, he immediately ordered his troops and rushed to the west city.

But halfway through, he suddenly strangled his mount.

wrong……

Why did the Zhong family rebell? There must be articles here. Now that the entire city has been reorganized, isn’t the imperial city relaxed?

"Cao Tailezhao, follow me to the palace!"

Xun Yu couldn't tell the reason, but his intuitive reaction was that this matter must be related to the Emperor of Han. Cao Tai was Cao Ren's son, eighteen years old, and Le Zhao was the son of Le Jin, and he had already reached the Guan. The two of them followed Xun Yu from the beginning of the Battle of Xuchang.

Although I don’t know why Xun Yu suddenly changed his mind, the two of them quickly followed Xun Yu.

On the way, Cao Zhang was dealing with Zhong Hui's family and took his men to the city. It was a coincidence that when Zhong Yan opened the city and the people of the Zhong family were in trouble, Cao Zhang happened to patrol near the Zhong family and met the people of the Zhong family. The next one was a tragic killing.

The Zhong family and the family were all killed by Cao Zhang, including Zhong Yao's eldest son Zhong Yu.

Facing such a thing, Cao Zhang would not be rude at all. Xun Yu's words still echoed in his ears. How could he let the other party go?

"Taifu, why do we go to the imperial city if we don't go to the city?"

"I'm worried, I'm worried that someone is doing something wrong!"

Xun Yu had no time to explain, so he beat horses and whipped them all the way. Although Cao Zhang didn't understand what was going on, he still followed Xun Yu.

The palace gate of the imperial city is wide open!

When Xun Yu and his men arrived, they happened to see Liu Xie walking onto the chariot with the help of Ma Riyi and others.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Xun Yu shouted loudly.

Ma Riyi Huang Wan was startled, and Liu Xie's calves also trembled and almost fell off the carriage.

Seeing Xun Yu and his men coming, Ma Rizhe Huang Wan also knew that the matter was exposed. It turned out that as early as when Liu Bei started to attack Runan, Liu Bei wrote a letter in the name of his father-in-law and secretly sent it to Xuchang. At that time, Xuchang City was preparing for war, and Cao Cao had already set out to go to Sourzao. The guards in the city were in a short vacuum. This letter was passed through Ma Rizhe and reached Liu Xie's hands.

Liu Bei used sincere words in his letter.

It is said that treacherous ministers outside are in power, and there are also traitors who have made a name for proclaiming emperor in Chang'an. If the court is not strong, the emperor should strive for self-improvement. Although I, Liu Bei, have no ability, I also know the way of loyalty to the emperor. So I asked the emperor to come to Xuzhou, and I would like to assist the emperor and revive the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie is not an honest man.

The reason why he kept silent was because he was afraid of being killed by Cao Cao. Previously, General Fu Wan of the Supplementary State had conspired to cause rebellion and was killed by Cao Cao. As a result, the civil and military officials in the court were killed, and almost no one followed Liu Xie's words. Except for a few old ministers who accompanied Liu Xie from Luoyang to Chang'an, from Chang'an to Xuchang, the entire Xuchang was Cao Cao's people, and he couldn't even make a fuss even if he wanted to.

Now, the opportunity has come...

When Ma Riyi and others saw that the matter was exposed, they shouted sternly: "Guard, stop them and protect the emperor from leaving!"

Old Huang Wan was so old that he drew out his sword and rushed forward with his men. The more than a thousand guards were all private soldiers drawn from their homes by ministers loyal to Liu Xie. However, it was unlikely to compete with the soldiers around Xun Yu.

Cao Zhang took the lead and twisted his gun to kill Huang Wan.

A group of soldiers, like wolves and tigers, killed the guards in a mess under the leadership of Cao Tai and Le Zhao. However, taking this opportunity, Liu Xie boarded the chariot and shouted loudly: "Old Grandmaster, go quickly, let's go quickly!"

Ma Rizhe urged the vehicle to rush towards the west city.

Xun Yu led a group of people to chase after him and blocked the way of the chariot. Ma Riyi accidentally fell from the chariot and was stomped on his head by the horse's hooves behind him. Blood combined with his brain and flowed all over the ground. Liu Xie seemed to have not seen him and was still urging the chariot to move forward.

"Prince, where are you going!"

Right ahead, a man blocked the way of the chariot.

The general in charge was covered in blood, and was stabbed in a horseshoe under his crotch, making him full of murderous intent.

It was Xu Ding, the Imperial Army Captain, who led his men to arrive.

At this time, Cao Tailezhao also led the people over. Xun Yu urged him to step forward and said coldly: "Where is the emperor going in such a hurry?"

Liu Xie was so scared that he couldn't speak at this moment that his face turned pale.

Xun Yu said to Xu Ding: "General, please escort the emperor back to the palace... From now on, there is no order from the imperial city, and no one is allowed to enter or exit."

"Here!"

Xu Ding did not say anything and ordered people to pull the carriage back.

Xun Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and took Cao Tai and Le Zhao towards the direction of Xicheng. Although the rebellion was quelled, the trouble was not resolved.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Where is Cao Zhang? Where did the third young master go?"

"The third young master has entered the palace!"

"Enter the palace?"

Xun Yu shivered and shouted, "Cao Tai, did you two see the figure of the young lady on the chariot just now?"

Cao Tai and Le Zhao were stunned, shook their heads and said softly: "I haven't seen it!"

The eldest lady refers to the queen Cao Jie, that is, Cao Cao's eldest daughter. Liu Xie fled, and Cao Jie couldn't not know. She did not follow Liu Xie, could she say...
To be continued...