"Who dares to stop us?" Liu Pan held high the golden order, strode to the top of the city wall, and cut the rope of the suspension bridge.
Bang-
As the city gate opened, the drawbridge fell with a loud bang, bouncing on the river surface and filling the air with dust.
"Cai Mao, don't leave—"
The suspension bridge had not yet stabilized, but Zhao Yun was already impatient. He changed horses and waited, then urged his horse onto the suspension bridge and charged into the city.
"Han Sheng, hurry up and follow!" Liu Qi hurriedly asked Huang Zhong to follow and protect him.
Zhao Yun had completely gone berserk at this time, even more terrifying than at Changbanpo, and he had three hundred personal guards following him. Cai Mao was doomed this time.
Liu Qi then entered the city. Liu Pan had already taken control of the west gate. When he learned that Liu Bei had been killed, he sighed and said, "Your Excellency has been in a coma and almost missed the big event."
"It's just in time!" Liu Qi ordered Wang Wei to defend the city, Wen Pin led his troops to persuade the defenders in the city to surrender, and he and Liu Pan led their troops to rush to the government office.
At this time, Zhao Yun had already led the way and headed straight for the north gate. He stared at Cai Mao, who was running wildly on the top of the city wall, and shouted, "You bastard, give me your life!"
Cai Mao was so frightened that he saw Zhao Yun's fast horse, so he threw away his armor and helmet and ran away, shouting to his soldiers to stop him.
The commander of the north gate was Cai Xun. When he saw Zhao Yun chasing him alone, he was furious and said, "You want to kill my brother by yourself? This is too much!"
He immediately led his soldiers down the city, mounted his horse, raised his sword, and went to meet Zhao Yun, grinning, "What a big one..."
puff-
Before he could finish his words, his sword was still in the air when Zhao Yun raised his hand and stabbed him. Only a shadow was seen, and the sword pierced his chest.
Zhao Yun shook his wrist and threw Cai Xun's body high into the air. His bright silver spear danced like a spirit snake. In a blink of an eye, all the soldiers at the street corners fell to the ground.
"Shoot, shoot quickly!" Zhang Yun roared and ordered the defenders to stop Zhao Yun from going up the city. He helped Cai Mao continue to escape to the east gate.
Zhao Yun urged his horse through the streets and alleys. Wherever he passed, any guards who blocked his way were swept away by him with his spear. The shadows of people fluttered like leaves swept by the autumn wind.
Just as they reached the east street entrance, Cai He, who was guarding the east gate, came with his troops to rescue. Upon seeing Zhao Yun coming, he hurriedly ordered his soldiers to guard the streets and shoot arrows to stop him.
Suddenly, arrows were fired from the streets and alleys. Zhao Yun was trapped in them. He waved his spear to deflect the arrows, but his mount could not protect him and fell to the ground after being shot.
Zhao Yun was not afraid. He jumped off his horse and continued to rush forward with his spear in hand. Cai He was shocked and ordered his soldiers to form a formation to block the alley.
“Hahaha, good, kill him quickly!” Zhang Yun saw this from the city wall, holding onto the battlement and laughing fiercely, “I see you’re alone… Uh-”
Before the laughter had died down, an arrow suddenly flew from the city and hit him right in the middle of his forehead. He fell on his back with a scream.
Cai Mao saw that the man who shot the arrow had fluttering white beard and knew it was Huang Zhong. He knew that this man was an excellent archer, so he fled in panic, hid on the city wall and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
At this time, Zhao Yun had already strode to the front of the formation, shouted loudly, and swept across with his bright silver spear like an angry dragon.
With a loud bang, several shields in front of them were shattered, and the defenders fell to the ground with screams, and several of them flew directly backwards.
"Stop it, block it quickly!" Cai He, who was giving the command, was horrified.
Seeing the pursuers approaching from behind, he turned his horse around and fled out of the east gate with Cai Mao who was leaving the city.
By the time Huang Zhong arrived, Zhao Yun had already killed and dispersed the intercepting defenders. He grabbed a horse, and the two of them led their troops straight out of the city.
There is a road from the east gate leading directly to Xian Mountain. The two sides were chasing each other. Zhao Yun stared at Cai Mao with red eyes. If it were his white dragon horse, he would have caught up with him and killed him long ago.
Huang Zhong drew his bow and arrows on horseback and shot down several people in succession. This action reminded Zhao Yun, who hung his spear on the horse's back and took out his longbow to shoot arrows.
The two men had a tacit understanding and only aimed their arrows at the soldiers who were blocking Cai Mao, just like in a competition. All their arrows hit their targets and countless corpses fell along the way.
Hearing the screams, Cai Mao was even more frightened. He lay on the horse's back and dared not look back, but the sound of horse hooves behind him became less and less.
Cai He looked back and said in a trembling voice, "Brother, the person is gone."
"Bullshit, I'm still alive... Ugh—"
Cai Mao was furious. Before he could finish his words, he suddenly twitched on his horse and his face was distorted. It turned out that he was hit by an arrow in the buttocks.
Looking back, his face suddenly changed. He saw that all the personal soldiers had dispersed to both sides. Only he and his brother were left running for their lives, and two bows were aiming at them from behind.
Cai He saw that the two men were looking at Cai Mao, and shouted, "Brother, go separately. I will help you lead the enemy away."
Without saying anything, he spurred his horse and galloped towards the small path beside him.
At the same time, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong shot arrows at the same time. The arrows were like meteors chasing the moon, heading straight for Cai Mao. Cai Mao hurriedly turned his horse to avoid them.
"ah-"
Xilulu-
Screams and horse neighs sounded at the same time. Zhao Yun's arrow hit Cai Mao's left rib, while Huang Zhong's arrow hit his mount's cheek.
With a thud, the warhorse rolled to the ground, knocking Cai Mao off, and rolling two or three feet in the soft yellow sand of early spring.
Cai Mao was dizzy and saw stars. He hurriedly got up and saw a black shadow rushing towards him. He shouted: "Don't kill me, I will give you whatever you want-"
puff-
A brilliant cold light flashed, Zhao Yun rode past on his horse, raised his sword and swung it, and Cai Mao's head flew up.
Half of the body was kneeling in the wilderness, and blood was rushing from the neck to the sky like a fountain, shining like fireworks under the setting sun.
Zhao Yun dismounted, picked up Cai Mao's head with his spear, knelt facing west, and cried: "My lord, I will avenge you!"
The three hundred guards also split up to chase and kill. They were all Liu Bei's personal guards, the Bai Li soldiers. They had no place to vent their anger, so they killed all of Cai Mao's followers and family generals.
Soon, each of them carried a head and captured Cai He alive, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed for a long time, unable to get up.
Seeing the heads piling up in front of him, Cai He was so frightened that he peed his pants and fainted.
Huang Zhong watched quietly from the side with a complicated expression.
Liu Qi originally wanted to save Liu Bei and then ask him to deal with Cai Mao, but he didn't expect it to end like this. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
After a long while, Zhao Yun finally calmed down, wiped his tears and stood up, only to see bloodstains on his sleeves. He didn't know when blood started flowing from the corners of his eyes.
Huang Zhong sighed inwardly, stepped forward and pointed at Cai He: "This man is Cai He, the brother of Cai Mao. Please take action as well, General."
Zhao Yun looked blank, knowing that Huang Zhong's arrow was meant to help him. After a pause, he said, "Take him back and let the eldest master deal with him."
Huang Zhong couldn't help but admire Zhao Yun. Even in such extreme grief and anger, he could still remain so calm. What kind of composure did he have
Killing Cai Mao would be considered revenge, but as for how to deal with Cai's family, Liu Qi would decide. This was also in compliance with Liu Bei's will, with Liu Qi's decision being the main one.
Cai Mao's brothers had been defeated, and there was no longer any decent opponent in the city. Zhao Yun carried Cai Mao's head and carried Liu Bei's body to the riverside.
Huang Zhong ordered his men to put Cai He on horseback and escort him back to the city. Along the way, he recalled the various changes that Liu Qi had undergone and felt very pleased.
Liu Pan also wanted to protect Liu Qi, but Liu Qi had been ill and was cowardly. He dared not resist the oppression of the Cai family. Seeing that it was difficult to accomplish anything and being excluded by Cai Mao, he became discouraged and simply resigned and returned to You County.
This time, Liu Qi had just recovered from a serious illness, and secretly invited Liu Pan to Xiangyang to fight against the Cai family. All his arrangements were calm and measured, and he took the initiative everywhere. If Liu Bei had not escaped secretly and encountered some accidents, everything would be under control.
Looking at Cai He who was unconscious on the horse, Huang Zhong stroked his beard and sighed: "When God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his heart and mind suffer, his muscles and bones work hard, and increase his ability to do what he cannot do..."