Lu Wan couldn't sleep at night, and Liu Bang also tossed and turned.
He knew that Cao Shen was loyal and brave, and he had Lu Wan as his stand-in to divert the attention of the Chu army. In addition, he had made sufficient preparations beforehand... Although it was not foolproof, he had at least a 90% chance of escaping.
But it was that insignificant one percent that aroused the worries hidden deep in his heart, and he could not fall asleep for a long time.
At this moment, a guard came up and said that General Lu wanted to see him.
Thinking of the friendship between him and Lu Wan when they were childhood friends, Liu Bang couldn't help but sigh.
If he had not really had to, he would not have been willing to force his best brother to make such a huge sacrifice.
His heart softened, and even though he knew that Lu Wan came here most likely because he regretted what had happened before and wanted to beg for his life, he still let him in.
Then Lu Wan staggered, holding the wine jar in his hand, and said with a forced smile, "Your Majesty."
Liu Bang sighed and said, "Sit down."
Lu Wan seemed to know that this was the last night of their reunion, so he just nodded casually, not paying attention to the usual etiquette between the monarch and his subjects. He sat down and tore the paper seal off the wine jar, saying with a heavy heart: "After we part tomorrow, I don't know if I will be able to meet you again... I only hope to have a few drinks with my second brother before dawn."
When Liu Bang heard what Lu Wan meant, he realized that it was not what he had thought before. He was surprised at first, and then he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Even though he was touched, his eyes fell on the jar of wine, and he felt vaguely alert, but he never touched the wine.
Lu Wan ignored his gaze, picked up the wine jar right under his nose, poured each of them a full cup, and then drank it down in one gulp himself.
He swallowed the hot wine with difficulty, tears already falling: "After we part tomorrow, the sky is high and the road is long. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany you. I just hope you take care of yourself!"
After Liu Bang saw him drink and still be safe and sound, he finally felt relieved. He also picked up the wine cup and drank it all in silence.
Lu Wan had already refilled the wine jar and started drinking the second cup.
The two men, who were not brothers in the past but whose friendship was closer than that of blood relatives, drank in silence for a long time.
However, after an incense stick of time, Liu Bang saw the sky was getting light. His mind, which had always been clear, suddenly calmed down. He wanted to get up and chase him away, saying, "It's already—"
As soon as Liu Bang opened his mouth, only his lips moved without making any sound!
He was horrified and understood something in a flash. He glared at Lu Wan with hatred!
However, Lu Wan, who had been drinking sadly just now, now had a sarcastic look on his face that Liu Bang had never seen before.
In stark contrast to Liu Bang, whose entire body and tongue were numb and who could not even utter a word, let alone resist, Lu Wan stood up effortlessly. The pretended drunkenness in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and he took two steps at a time and stepped forward, kicking Liu Bang to the ground.
Liu Bang was kicked to the ground in a miserable state. He was still trying to open his mouth and call for the guards outside to come in, but Lu Wan had already untied his belt and used all his strength to tie his hands and feet tightly.
After all, Lu Wan had fought in the battlefield many times. Although he was not as brave as other Han generals, his considerable strength was more than enough to deal with the weak Liu Bang.
After completing all this, Lu Wan felt relieved, and sat aside with a look of half smile and half cry, calming his rapid breathing, and waiting for the noise outside the door from Cao Wushang's personal guards killing Liu Bang's guards to subside.
When meeting Liu Bang's gaze full of resentment and questioning, Lu Wan, who had been tormented all night, suddenly smiled.
He hid the anesthetic between his fingers, with only a small amount in each fingertip, and mixed it with wine. The effect was slow enough that Liu Bang would not notice it.
"Your Majesty, do you know?" Lu Wan muttered to himself, "Just now... if Your Majesty had even a little understanding, I would be willing to die for the sake of our friendship over the years."
Ants only want to survive, while warriors have great ambitions.
But when disaster struck, Liu Bang only cared about his own life and property. How could he allow such an important link as a substitute to get lost
So he drank all night, pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, and in the end he never got to wait for Lu Wan.
The wine went into his stomach, burning his belly, but freezing his chest.
Lu Wan smiled bitterly: "The king and I were born on the same day and year, so we should also die on the same day and year."
Cao Wushang was not as hard-pressed as Lu Wan. He took advantage of the opportunity and killed all of Liu Bang's guards. He then rushed into the palace, roughly wrapped Liu Bang's head with a rag, put it on his shoulder, and shouted at Lu Wan: "If you want to live, follow me!"
Cao Wushang rushed out with big strides, and Lu Wan woke up as if from a dream. He put aside the heavy melancholy just now and staggered to catch up with him.
Cao Wushang was carrying a living person on his shoulders, which inevitably attracted countless attention.
Whenever a Han general asked about it, Cao Wushang would keep a cold face and say solemnly: "We have just caught a man suspected to be a spy for the Chu army and are about to bring him in for interrogation. Don't stop him!"
His attitude was rude and unreasonable, completely different from his usual approachable demeanor, which inevitably frightened the person asking the question, but he did not doubt his explanation.
Cao Wushang drove all the way to the east gate and raised a white flag that he had prepared in advance.
Facing the surprised rebukes from the guards at the city gate, Cao Wushang drew his sword and more than a hundred of his men suddenly jumped up and began to slaughter the guards at the east gate. At the same time, he shouted loudly to the Chu camp not far outside the city: "Cao Wushang has captured Liu Bang alive, and is willing to offer the east gate!"
The incident happened so suddenly that the Chengdu defenders, who had been feeling uneasy for the past two days due to the siege of the city by the Chu army, were greatly shocked.
Cao Wushang acted deliberately and killed all the hundred guards guarding the city gate in the blink of an eye. He completely opened the east gate before other Han generals learned of the sudden change and rushed over like crazy.
The moment the city gate opened, the Chu soldiers who had been waiting in anticipation and had just rushed over upon hearing the noise, led by Lu Bu, rushed in and started fighting fiercely.
Han Xin was no match for his brother's impetuousness, and his vehicle was no match for the might of the jade lion, so he entered the room a few steps late.
Unlike his younger brother, he was not in a hurry to charge into battle. Instead, he led a line of Chu soldiers straight to Cao Wushang, took the "big package" handed over by the other party, and opened it on the spot to "inspect the goods".
As soon as the rag was torn off, Liu Bang was revealed, his face full of resentment and silent cursing.
Han Xin had an excellent memory and had seen Liu Bang several times with his own eyes. After looking at him carefully for a while, he confirmed that this was indeed the Liu Bang who had luckily escaped from his hands last time.
Finally, Liu Haozi was not allowed to run away again.
Han Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned around and was about to call his brother back, when he was shocked to see that the silver-armored figure wearing a flamboyant pheasant golden crown had rushed into the palace in the short time he had wasted...
Han Xin's eyelids twitched when he thought of His Majesty's unreasonable instructions.
Lu Bu personally held the halberd, and wherever his horse's hooves went, he killed a lot of people.
The killing made his blood boil, his eyes turned red, and he became more and more ferocious.
When he had killed hundreds of people with his halberd, the Han soldiers, who had witnessed his bravery like a Shura coming to the earth, were all frightened and their legs were trembling.
They did not dare to wait until Lu Bu actually rushed forward. As soon as they saw him turning his horse's head and preparing to charge, they were so frightened that they could not hold their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Han Xin desperately chased after him, and finally stopped his brother, who was rushing around in the city with his men and horses, and almost shouted, "Liu Haozi has been caught!!!"
"What!"
Lu Bu suddenly woke up, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "I really caught him!"
He raised his voice to ask, and the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, which was about to be swung at a Han soldier, froze in the air as he turned his head.
Poor unfortunate soldier, before he could even feel surprised at escaping, he was stunned by the earth-shaking loud voice.
Even Han Xin did not expect that his words would have such an immediate effect.
My brother, who had just been charging forward like a madman and could not be stopped, was like a cat whose companions had caught the mouse it had been longing for. He rushed back in the blink of an eye.
Lü Bu anxiously circled around him, looking here and there, and kept asking him, "Where is Liu Haozi? Why can't I see him?"
Now that he has fallen into the hands of Han Xin, who knows how to learn a lesson, he will not let Liu Haozi escape again.
Not only did Liu Bang fail to escape, but even his close confidants were completely disrupted by the sudden rebellion of Cao Wushang and Lu Wan.
The Chu army seized the east gate which was opened first with lightning speed. After swarming into the city, all four gates were under their control in the blink of an eye.
After guarding the gates, they went in to search, and soon captured Xiao He, Cao Shen and others one after another. Finally, they counted them one by one and found that no one was left out.
How could Lu Bu have time to listen to his cheap brother sending people to appease the people in the city
His entire attention at this moment was on Liu Bang, who was tied up in a mess and thrown roughly on the dusty ground with a look of exasperation on his face.
Whether it was Liu Bang who was tied up, or his subordinates who were tied up around him, except for a few who were calmly waiting to die, most of them were dejected...
Damn, why does this scene look so familiar
The corners of Lu Bu's mouth twitched slightly, and a subtle look flashed across his eyes.
To outsiders, he is a ferocious tiger sharpening his spear and sword, looking coldly at his bloody enemy.
Liu Bang's scalp tingled when he was looked at. He knew that this situation was not as dangerous as the Hongmen Banquet or even the Xianyang Palace Banquet, where he had escaped death at last but still had a way to survive. Instead, he was doomed to die.
Although his strength had been restored, he was tied up like this, trapped in the Chu army, and Chengdu was completely lost... What good was it
Thinking of this, Liu Bang, who had lost all hope, felt a fierce rush of blood in his chest.
He no longer looked at Lu Wan, whom he hated to the core, but stared directly at Lu Bu, shouting angrily: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. You can kill me if you want, but you shouldn't tie me up and humiliate a hero like this! Xiang Ji, a common man, claimed to be an emperor, but acted so crudely and cruelly. Isn't he afraid of being laughed at by the world?"
Lu Bu was struggling with whether he should follow the local customs and cook Liu Haozi like the fool, or hang him like he did in the past, or chop him into five or six pieces like the unlucky fool in the history of Sima Qian...
Before he could figure out which cooking method would be the most satisfying, he heard this ridiculous nonsense!
Even though Xiang Yu was the most brainless fool in the world, he had the word "英" (英) engraved on the left side of his forehead and "雄" (雄) on the right side. How could a stupid rat have the right to speak nonsense here!
"Laughing?"
Lu Bu sneered expressionlessly, then suddenly kicked him out: "Bullshit!!!"
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