Chapter 279: Mutiny in the city, like a ghost Since ancient times, most military mutinies occurred unexpectedly. Just like in the current Tan County City, Hou Cheng and others originally only planned to surrender the city. But because the conspiracy was discovered, out of fear, they mobilized troops and launched a mutiny. Without much reaction, Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian led the troops from the city and marched directly towards Chen Gong's mansion. At the same time, Wei Yue thought that Wei Xu had changed his mind, so he came to Chen Gong's house and said: "Sir, I have convinced my brother. You just need to control Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian and the others!" But when Chen Gong heard this, he immediately widened his eyes and exclaimed: "What are you talking about? Have you already convinced Wei Xu?" He originally wanted to let Wei Yue infiltrate the circle of these traitors so that he could defeat them from within. I didn't expect Wei Yue to go to the trouble of trying to persuade Wei Xu! After all, they have been dealing with each other for many years, so how could he not know what kind of person Wei Xu is? He still believed that Cheng Lian could be persuaded, but Wei Xu would never be persuaded.

At that moment, he grabbed Wei Yue's hand and said: "How did Wei Xu tell you? Tell me in detail!" Wei Yue didn't understand what was going on, so he hurriedly repeated Wei Xu's words. When Chen Gong heard this, he was terrified and shouted: "This is bad. If Wei Xu wanted to beg for mercy, why would he let you pass on the message?" "This must be a stopgap measure. Be prepared and inform the generals." "Now everyone's plan has not yet been completed. If they know this, they will definitely rebel." "Go and inform the Lord immediately, or else things will go wrong." Having said this, he hurriedly asked Wei Yue to inform Cao Xing and mobilize his troops to come and protect Lu Bu. Seeing him like this, Wei Yue was unconvinced and wanted to explain, but he heard a cry of surprise from outside the mansion: "Sir, something terrible is happening! Generals Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian are leading their troops towards my palace!" Upon hearing this, Wei Yue was stunned. Chen Gong said sternly: "At this point, they have rebelled, how come the general still doesn't know about it?" "Go and gather the troops, otherwise I will die without a burial place!" After saying this, without waiting for Wei Yue to refuse, he pulled Wei Yue and hurried out through the back door. After the two men set out, Chen Gong went to look for Lu Bu, while Wei Yue went to mobilize troops. Over there, Cheng Lian and Hou Cheng came to Chen Gong's house and saw Chen Gong closing the door, so they shouted: "My lord has ordered that Chen Gong is colluding with foreign enemies and he must be captured and punished!" "Open the door quickly, or we will break through the gate and kill everyone in the house!" At their shout, Chen Gong's men opened the door immediately, but when they went straight into the mansion, they found it was empty. After asking the servants, he found out that Chen Gong and Wei Yue had already slipped away through the back door. When Hou Cheng heard this, he was horrified and said to Cheng Lian: "Oh no! The truth has been revealed. Chen Gong has escaped and will definitely report it to Lu Bu!" "If Lu Bu leads his army here, how can we defeat him?"

When Cheng Lian saw him like this, he said sternly: "He is not a man. The reinforcements are coming from outside the city. How many soldiers can he have in such a hurry?" "If we can capture Lu Bu, it will be a great achievement. Why should we be afraid of him?" Upon seeing this, Hou Cheng gritted his teeth and agreed. He informed Wei Xulian to go and get the stable, and then led his troops towards Lu Bu's mansion. On the other side, Chen Gong and Wei Yue acted separately and then arrived at Lu Bu's mansion. When we got here, we saw a young general who was seven feet tall standing there. This person was none other than Cao Xing, a close confidant of Lu Bu. He was originally a general under Hao Meng. He was rewarded for killing Hao Meng. From then on, he became the commander of Lu Bu's personal army. Seeing Chen Gong coming in a hurry, Cao Xing looked puzzled and asked: "It's still early, what brings you here sir?" When Chen Gong came to the front, he shouted: "Where is the general? Hurry and inform him that Cheng Lian and his men have rebelled. This city can no longer be defended!" "Tell the general to quickly bring his family and break out with us!" When Cao Xing heard this, he was shocked. While he was still trying to react, he saw Chen Gong taking a step forward and about to enter the mansion. Although he had no talent as a general, he was extremely loyal. When he saw this, he arrested Chen Gong. "The lord has strictly ordered that no one is allowed to enter the mansion without permission. How can you barge in without permission?" When Chen Gong saw this, he turned around and glared at Cao Xing and said: "How could you be so foolish as to report the rebellion as soon as you knew about it!" "Why are you talking so much? What if you delay important matters?" Cao Xing was displeased when he saw this. Before he could say anything more, he heard a loud shout from the other side: "Lü Bu is disloyal and treats us like grass. You all can see it." "Now Liu Zhengdong's army is out there. Whoever captures Lu Bu will be rewarded with a title of nobility." With a loud shout, Cheng Lian and Hou Cheng led their troops and rushed towards the street. When Cao Xing saw this, he was horrified and hurriedly took Lu Bu's personal guards to block the enemy outside the mansion. Chen Gong took the opportunity and rushed into the palace, shouting: "Where is Lord Wen? Where is Lord Wen? Something big has happened!" At this time, Lü Bu was sleeping with his concubine in his arms. Hearing a loud shout, he immediately came out in a single layer of clothes and shouted angrily: "Who is making noise outside? Where is Cao Xing? Get him out of the house!" But as soon as he came out, he heard shouts and screams outside the mansion. Chen Gong walked forward with a pale face and said: "Marquis Wen still has the heart to scold here, don't you know that Hou Cheng and others have already rebelled!"

"Now that you have led your troops outside the palace, why don't you flee now? When will you flee?" Upon hearing this, Lu Bu glared with his tiger eyes, turned around quickly, called out to Yan and others, and hurriedly went out through the back door. Unexpectedly, Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian were prepared for this and surrounded the mansion as soon as they arrived. As soon as Lu Bu went out, a large number of swords and spears were sent towards him, which scared Lu Bu. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly, took a step back, grabbed the wooden door, pushed it hard, and blocked the knife and gun outside the door. But as soon as he opened the door, the soldiers outside rushed straight towards the wooden door. For a while, there were endless shouts and cries of killing outside the mansion, and everywhere was filled with voices shouting to capture and kill Lu Bu. When Yan and others saw this, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Only Chen Gong saw this and took off his sword and threw it to Lu Bu. After Lu Bu got the long sword, he opened the wooden door and let the soldiers pour out. But the soldiers were rushing forward, and he suddenly opened the door, and the soldiers in the front row fell down and fell at the door. Seeing this, Lu Bu stepped forward with his sword, stabbed several of them to death, and chopped off a head in one go. He raised his head and said: "Lü Bu is here. Anyone who dares to take another step forward will be killed!" He was already tall, and at this moment he was wearing only a single layer of clothing, which, stained with blood, made him look like a ghost. Everyone was afraid to step forward, and some even retreated. Seeing this, Chen Gong pointed at everyone and shouted: "We are all comrades, how dare you betray your master?" "The criminals today are only Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian." "If you can kill them, you can all be spared from death!" Everyone was originally waiting for their troops to march, but faced with Lu Bu's intimidation and Chen Gong's instigation, they immediately stopped. When Lu Bu saw this, he walked towards the door with the head in his hand, forcing everyone to retreat. Upon seeing this, Chen Gong hurriedly pulled Yan and others to follow behind Lu Bu. But at this moment, a loud shout was heard from a distance: "Lü Bu is ahead, why are you hesitating to move forward?" "This man is tyrannical and murderous. If we surrender, we will all die!" When everyone looked up, they saw Cheng Lian standing on his horse in the distance. It turned out that he and Hou Cheng attacked the front gate, but heard military news from the back door saying that Lu Bu came out from the back door. He knew that Cao Xing could not be captured for the time being, so he led his troops out through the back door. Seeing Lü Bu coming out, he gave the order: "Archers, shoot arrows with me to kill Lu Bu!" At his command, a volley of arrows was shot out.

When Lu Bu saw this, he was shocked and picked up his soldiers and stood in front of him. But then there was a "whoosh" sound, and Chen Gong was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Another arrow pierced Lu Bu's concubine's head, killing her instantly. With the death of his concubine, Lu Bu's eyes were red as he said: "Cheng Lian, you little bastard, how dare you betray me? Come and die with me!" As he spoke, he threw the soldier in his hand towards Cheng Lian. A soldier weighing over 100 pounds was thrown far away by him. Everyone was horrified when they saw this, but they heard Lu Bu shouting: "Gongtai, protect my family, I will go and kill this thief!" With a loud shout, he grabbed a man's spear and rushed towards Cheng Lian. Cheng Lian was horrified when he saw this and ordered his men to shoot, but Lu Bu grabbed the soldiers and kept moving forward like a shield. After a round of random shooting, Lu Bu failed to hit the target, but killed many of his subordinates. Faced with Lu Bu's inhuman bravery, everyone was frightened and quickly retreated. Chen Gong saw the opportunity, endured the severe pain, and pulled Yan's others out of the alley. Cheng Lian looked at Lu Bu like this, gritted his teeth and shouted: "My men, follow me and surround and kill Lu Bu!" As he spoke, he spurred his horse and rushed towards Lu Bu. When the soldiers saw this, they quickly separated into two sides, and Lu Bu also stepped forward to meet them. When the two were only a few steps away, Cheng Lian thrust his spear straight forward, hoping to use the momentum of his horse to assassinate Lu Bu. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu suddenly threw the soldier out, and while Cheng Lian was dodging, he grabbed the spear and pulled Cheng Lian off the horse. Cheng Lian felt that his center of gravity was lost, and before he could react, he fell heavily to the ground. Upon seeing this, Lu Bu stepped on Cheng Lian's neck and broke it. After killing Cheng Lian, he grabbed the horse, jumped on the horse, held the spear in his hand, looked around at the crowd and said: "Cheng Lian is dead, who else dares to step forward?" Everyone looked at Lu Bu who looked like a killing god, their legs trembling as they walked to the sides. Lu Bu killed Cheng Lian, seized his horse, and then charged towards the front gate. A man and a horse rushed to the corner and saw Hou Cheng besieging and killing Cao Xing. At this time, Cao Xing had been wounded dozens of times and was covered in blood, but he was still standing in front of the mansion. When Lu Bu saw this, he was extremely angry. Hou Cheng was the only thing in his eyes. He rode his horse forward to kill him regardless of the soldiers' obstruction. "Where are you going to escape to, little Hou Cheng?"

When Hou Cheng heard this and saw Lü Bu riding his horse towards him, he was immediately terrified and said hurriedly: "Stop Lu Bu, quickly stop Lu Bu with me!" But no matter how he shouted, he saw Lu Bu getting closer and closer. In fear, he had to ride his horse and flee. But as soon as he turned around, Lu Bu saw his opportunity and threw the spear in his hand, hitting Hou Cheng in the back. Hou Chengxin wanted to escape, but he never expected that Lu Bu would throw weapons. He was stabbed in the back and fell to the ground, unable to get up. As Hou Cheng fell to the ground, Lu Bu was already exhausted, but he still glared at the people around him and said: "You all want Lu Bu's head. It's here. Who dares to take it?" When the soldiers saw Lu Bu kill two generals in a row and his clothes soaked with blood, they all retreated in horror. When Lu Bu saw this, he said no more and dismounted directly from his horse and came to Cao Xing. But Cao Xing was covered in wounds, bleeding, and was dying. Seeing his trusted aide like this, Lü Bu's eyes filled with tears as he said: "I was careless at the time and allowed the scoundrels to cause chaos and harm my confidants!" Seeing this, Cao Xing smiled and said with pain: "I have long said that the general is a brave man and cannot be defeated, but people did not believe me, that is why it has come to this!" "Now I have the honor to serve the general. Even if I die here, it will be my fortune." After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and died with a smile. When Lu Bu saw this, he burst into tears and howled, full of regret. At this moment, a group of soldiers were seen approaching from a distance, and the first one in the lead was Wei Yue. Seeing this, Lu Bu turned around, pointed at Wei Yue, and shouted angrily: "Wei Yue, little boy, now that things have come to this, even you want to betray me?" When Wei Yue saw Lü Bu like this, he quickly dismounted and said: "I came here to reinforce under the order of Mr. Chen, and I have never betrayed my lord!" Lu Bu heard his words and was about to speak, but he heard someone shouting in the distance: "My lord, Xu Si has opened the south gate and let the enemy troops into the city!" As soon as these words were spoken, before they were finished, a loud shouting and killing sounded outside the city. It was Qin Zhen leading his troops to charge into the city. When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately jumped on his horse and said: "Now that the enemy has arrived, Bu Dang will be the first. Will you all follow me to defeat the enemy?" After saying this, he dodged the spear and rode his horse towards the city wall. As he made this move, the soldiers looked at each other, and suddenly they heard Wei Yue shouting: "Now that the rebels are dead, if we don't follow the general, who else can we follow?" "We will follow the general to defeat the enemy. You all should follow me!" After another shout, he led his troops to follow. Seeing this, the troops under Hou Cheng and Cheng Lian also followed the large group. (End of this chapter)