Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 507
Outside Fanyang City, Yuan Shao's army formed a phalanx, and the catapults were pushed forward by the soldiers, causing the ground to tremble.

"Command, attack, today we must take down Fan Yang." Yan Liang sat on the tall horse, with a long knife in the air in his hand, and ordered to the soldiers behind him.

Following Yan Liang's order, the catapult began to be loaded with stones, and Yuan Shao's army outside the city also burst into cheers.Yan Liang and Wen Chou were defeated by Lu Bu, fled back to Jizhou and were severely reprimanded by Yuan Shao, but Nian was spared the crime after following Yuan Shao for many years.However, since Yan Liang and Wen Chou came to Fanyang, they did not disappoint Yuan Shao. After several fierce battles, they almost wiped out all of Gongsun Zan's new forces, forcing Gongsun Zan to retreat in Fanyang City. Even Le Jin and Guan Hai were defeated. There was no way to fight back, and he could only temporarily evade his sharpness.

"General Gongsun, Yan Liang has set up a lot of catapults outside the city. Please allow me to lead the troops to rush out and destroy their catapults. If these catapults are activated, Fan Yang may not be spared." Seeing Yan Liang Prepared a large number of catapults, ready to attack Fan Yang, Zhao Yun couldn't help finding Gongsun Zan, and asked Gongsun Zan for a fight.

"Hehe." Gongsun Zan showed a bleak smile at Zhao Yun's invitation to fight, and then pointed to the soldiers in the city who were exhausted from the long-term battle, "Does General Zhao Yun really think that we can defeat Yuan Shao's army outside the city?" ? Yuan Shao and I have been fighting for many years. My troops are getting smaller and smaller, but Yuan Shao is getting stronger and stronger. The final outcome of this war is already doomed. I, Gongsun Zan, have been soldiers all my life. There is nothing to say about such an ending.” At that time, Gongsun Zan no longer had the vigor to fight on the battlefield in his early years, and he had completely become a twilight old man, with no hope for his future.

"General, why is this so? The reinforcements sent by General Gao Shun are not far from the city. Even if Yuan Shao is powerful and Fan Yangcheng cannot be defended, we can still seek the protection of General Gao Shun. It will not be difficult to fight back in the future." Why should the general be so depressed?" Seeing Gongsun Zan like this, Zhao Yun comforted him.

"Hmph, I, Gongsun Zan, have lived my whole life, how can I live under someone else's roof? Back then when I, Gongsun Zan, ruled the world, Lu Bu was just a brat. How could it be possible for me to join him?" Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Gongsun Zan snorted coldly, obviously The matter of taking refuge in Lu Bu did not catch him off guard, but Gongsun Zan's expression relaxed again in a blink of an eye, and he continued, "My son, Gongsun Xu, is still young. I can't bear him being injured by the rebel army, so I ask the general to escort my son out of the enemy line." Let's go to Bingzhou, I wonder if the general will agree?" Although Gongsun Zan can put his own life and death aside, he still can't let go of his son Gongsun Xu. In the end, he hopes that Zhao Yun can escort Gongsun Xu to Bingzhou and save Gongsun Xu's life. .

"This? General, don't worry, as long as Zhao Yun is alive, he will definitely protect you." Hearing Gongsun Zan's words, Zhao Yun hesitated, but immediately bowed his hand to Gongsun Zan and said firmly.Gongsun Zan wanted to live and die with Fan Yangcheng, but Zhao Yun hoped to create a career and didn't want to die here. Instead, he accepted Gongsun Zan's entrustment to protect Gongsun Xu and go to Bingzhou to preserve this bloodline for Gongsun Zan.

After a while, Gongsun Xu was sent by Gongsun Zan to find him. Gongsun Zan slowly stepped forward, straightened Gongsun Xu's clothes and said, "Now Yuan Shao's army is powerful and we can't stop it, so my father decided to let General Zhao Yun take the lead." You go to Bingzhou to ask General Gao Shun for help, pack up and leave immediately." Gongsun Zan was deeply afraid that Gongsun Xu would not leave easily, so he found a reason.

"Father, don't worry, the child will live up to his entrustment, and he will definitely bring in reinforcements for his father." Gongsun Xu also knew that Fan Yang was in crisis at this time. Unless there were a large number of reinforcements to rescue Fan Yang, it would be difficult for Fan Yang to change his fate. Last time Gao Shun sent Guan Hai and Le Jin, but Fan Yang did not suffer from the fate of the disease. After several battles, Le Jin and Guan Hai had to retreat to the distance.

"General Zhao Yun, I leave everything to you." Gongsun Zan turned his head to Zhao Yun again and nodded.

"Boom, boom, boom." At this moment, three stones were thrown by the catapult outside the city, one fell inside the city and hit a house, and one fell outside the city, making a big hole in the ground , but the last piece fell on a section of the city wall, smashing a gap in the city wall, and the whole city tower trembled because of this. It was the catapult outside the city that was testing.

Knowing that time was running out, Gongsun Zan quickly waved to Gongsun Xu who was looking back at him, urging him to leave quickly.

"Yan Liang is about to start attacking the city. Are we really not going to help?" Outside Fan Yang City, on a hill, Guan Hai saw that Yuan Shaojun was about to start attacking the city, and asked Le Jin next to him.

"How can we help? Haven't we given Gongsun Zan little help these days? If Gongsun Zan can't even survive this battle, what's the use of us saving him? What's more, the reason why we help Gongsun Zan is to hold back Yuan Shao's footsteps, at this time the prime minister has already captured Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan is meaningless to us. What's more, a few days ago, good news came from Yu Jin, he has surrendered all the yellow scarves near Taihang Mountain, Now our soldiers and horses can directly cross the Taihang Mountains to attack Jizhou, and there is still a waste of energy in Youzhou." Seeing that Guan Hai didn't quite understand, Le Jin explained to Guan Hai.In troubled times, kings and bandits were defeated, and the reason why Lu Bu helped Gongsun Zan was only because it was good for Lu Bu. When Lu Bu didn't need Gongsun Zan, of course he wouldn't do anything for Gongsun Zan.

"That's true." Guan Hai nodded, obviously understood Le Jin's meaning, but asked a little puzzled: "In that case, why are we still here?"

"Hehe, although Gongsun Zan is dead, the defeat of a prince will leave behind a lot of things, and we stay for these things." Speaking of this, Le Jin smiled and said quite meaningfully.

"Leave things? Wouldn't they all be snatched by Yan Liang?" Apparently, Guan Hai still didn't understand what Le Jin said.

"Boom boom boom" At this moment, Yuan Shaojun's catapults were finally calibrated, only to hear the creaking sound of the siege vehicles one after another, and then boulders flew out of the catapults , and then smashed on the opposite Fanyang city wall. If no boulder hit the city wall, the city wall would make a loud rumbling sound, and then countless gravels would splash out. With the continuous bombardment of boulders, even the city wall would slow down Slowly down.

"Pass down the order, let them concentrate their firepower, and hit me on a section of the city wall." Seeing the catapult continuously throwing huge boulders, the Fanyang city wall on the opposite side trembled under the bombardment of the boulders, although it made people feel very fulfilled, but Yan Liang But he also understands that if the bombardment continues like this, it is estimated that Fanyang City will be destroyed at the same time as the city is captured, but this is not the purpose of Yan Liang's trip. After Gongsun Zan is eliminated, Fanyang City will still be destroyed. use.So Yan Liang ordered to concentrate firepower and only bombard a section.Knock down a section of the city wall, so that the army outside the city can rush in and take down Fan Yang.

Soon the catapult outside the city adjusted its target and threw countless huge boulders towards a section of the city wall. Only a loud "bang" was heard, and the section of the city wall finally couldn't support it and fell down.A gap was opened for soldiers outside the city.

"Rush in and capture Gongsun Zan alive." At this moment, Yan Liang galloped out on his horse, screaming to the sky, and the soldiers behind him rolled forward like waves, galloping quickly towards the gap.

At the same time, at the gate on the other side of Fanyang City, a group of cavalry was lined up neatly. There were two people sitting on top of the leading horses. They were Zhao Yun and Gongsun Xu.

"General Zhao Yun, Yuan Shao's army used catapults to attack the city. I'm afraid Fanyang City won't last long. Why don't we go back and ask our father to go to Bingzhou together." Zhao Yun said.Gongsun Xu had no doubts about Gongsun Zan's words, and only thought that Gongsun Zan asked him to leave this time to ask for help from Bingzhou.

"Young master, don't worry, General Gongsun is an auspicious person, so naturally nothing will happen. What's more, General Gongsun is the general here. If he leaves the people here, what will he do?" Zhao Yun did not expose Gongsun Zan's lie, but explained to Gongsun Xu .

At this moment, there was only a bang, the sound of the city wall collapsing, followed by the sound of shouts of killing outside the city, like rolling waves that only shook people's eardrums, Gongsun Xu's entire face turned green: "Zhao Yun General, when are we leaving?"

"It's now." Zhao Yun smiled at Gongsun Xu, then waved to let the soldiers open the city gate, and rushed out of the city with Gongsun Xu and his party.The outside of Fanyang City was originally tightly surrounded by Yuan Shaojun. If Zhao Yun rushed out of the city with Gongsun Xu, he would be surrounded and killed by a large group of enemy troops. Zhao Yun was not afraid of tyrannical force, but there was no guarantee that Gongsun Xu could be captured. Take them away safely, and at this time Fan Yang's city wall was breached by a catapult, Yuan Shaojun outside the city rushed towards the gap in the city wall, and this gave Zhao Yun and Gongsun Xu a chance to leave.

"Whoever blocks me will die." As soon as Zhao Yun left the city, he immediately blocked Gongsun Xu and opened the way for Gongsun Xu.

"Hehehe, it seems that the people we have been waiting for have already left the city, let's prepare to fight." Seeing Zhao Yun leading Gongsun Xu out of the city, Le Jin on the hill outside the city laughed and said to Guan Hai behind him.After all, Gongsun Zan was reluctant to send his son to die.

(End of this chapter)