Chapter 185 Burning Fire on the City
() Before leaving Luoyang, Dong Zhuo had already accepted Ma Yue's proposal to prepare the next "big gift" in Luoyang city for the guests who came from afar. After all, this matter was extremely dangerous, and ordinary generals and soldiers
Obviously it couldn't be completed smoothly, so in the end it was left to Lu Bu, the person with the best personal martial arts skills, to carry out the task. With him, there were hundreds of Xiliang army commanders who were skilled in close combat and riding skills.
of elite men.
Of course, when the Kwantung Allied Forces entered Luoyang City, they did not show up. They just pretended to be ordinary people and stayed in an inconspicuous house. Because the people of Luoyang did not have a good impression of the Kwantung Allied Forces, they did not
No one came to report their presence, allowing them to hide until dark and then come out in the dark.
Under the cover of night, this group of people marched very smoothly. In a short time, they arrived at the area where the nobles of Luoyang City live. This place has now been occupied by those local armies. Although it is nearby Guandong
The coalition troops, but because of this, the guards here are very lax, and these people move very carefully, so even if they are close, the troops are still not aware of their presence.
Lu Bu looked at the situation around him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Ma Zhongling is really amazing. He has already grasped the psychology and behavior of these people. He knew for sure that the Kwantung Allied Forces would occupy these houses after entering the city.
Only then can we make arrangements in advance. Moreover, these people are as lax in guarding as he said, which will be of great help to us."
In the past few days, when Ma Yue proposed his strategy, everyone was still surprised, thinking that this plan was too whimsical. After all, after the Xiliang Army withdrew, Luoyang City would be occupied by the Kwantung Allied Forces, and in the Ten
Under the gaze of Wan Dajun, who is sure to do such a big thing?
But Ma Yue gave his own reason at that time: "Once the Kwantung Allied Forces enter Luoyang, they will inevitably relax. In their view, since we have withdrawn our troops from Luoyang and swept away all the wealth in the city,
They must have given up on Luoyang City. They would never have thought that we still had a back-up plan, so the defense would not be tight enough to give them a chance to teach them a lesson.
"And this time we don't attack them forcefully, but only need to light a fire, which will be much easier. Once the fire breaks out, it will be difficult for them to even protect themselves, let alone intercept our people.
So I think this plan has an 80% chance of succeeding, and once it succeeds, it will definitely greatly damage their military morale, thus making the Kwantung Allied Forces afraid to advance westward in a short period of time!"
After Ma Yue's words, Dong Zhuo immediately agreed to the proposal, and then summoned Lu Bu, who was still leading people to dig out treasures in the imperial mausoleum, and asked him to select elite men to lurk in the city to wait for the Kwantung Allied Forces.
After entering the city, follow the plan.
Although Lu Bu agreed wholeheartedly, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, he was among a hundred thousand enemy troops and was trapped in a city. If the enemy discovered it, he would probably think...
It would be too difficult to escape unscathed. But now, after seeing the sparse guards around the mansions where important people lived, he became more confident and felt that Ma Yue's design was feasible.
After dodging a group of night watch soldiers who were walking slowly towards him, Lu Bu stopped, then turned around and asked several of his confidants to approach him, and whispered: "Let's spread out and act. Li Jia,
You lead a group of people to the houses in the west. Wang Wu, you go to the east.
Leave the one in the southwest corner to Chen San... Everyone should be careful. After arriving at the ground, wait until the end of the third watch before setting a fire together. Remember, after setting a fire, you must quickly hide in a safe place and wait until they cause chaos.
You can show up, then meet up at the east gate and try to get out of the city together. Go!"
"Here!" Several of his confidants responded in low voices, and soon they scattered and disappeared into the night. Lu Bu also led a group of people towards the Yuan family's mansion in the middle. Ma Yue had previously judged that
That should be where Yuan Shao will stay after entering the city. Now Lu Bu can naturally be sure that this judgment is correct.
The shadows of more than a dozen people leaning against the wall moved forward silently. Suddenly, another team holding torches appeared in front of them. Looking at the direction of this team, they came from the Yuan family's residence. Obviously, they were
The guards who were ordered to patrol the area
Lu Bu and the others quickly clung to the shadow of the high wall to prevent their presence from being noticed by this group of troops. They didn't want to alert anyone, otherwise they were afraid that today's harassment would turn into a strong attack, which would be terrible.
I'm not even sure at all.
Fortunately, this team was just like the night watchmen they encountered before. They just went along with the task and did not investigate very carefully. They did not use torches to deliberately illuminate the dark areas nearby.
He walked past the other person.
Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and was waiting for them to turn the corner in front before continuing forward. Unexpectedly, at this time, another person in the team said to his leader: "Captain, my stomach suddenly hurts."
"Hey, I can't help it anymore, I have to go and make myself comfortable..." He said without waiting for the captain.
After answering, he turned around and hurriedly ran towards the corner of the wall. Obviously, he was really suffering from unbearable abdominal pain, and he didn't care about where this place was, so he wanted to solve it on the spot. But what shocked Lu Bu and others
Yes, there is a man in black hiding in the shadow where this person went straight to!
"No!" Lu Bu was shocked in his heart, and his hand was already on the hilt of the sword at his waist. Once the man found out that there was a man in black in the dark, he would definitely scream, and then he would
It shocked many people.
Just when Lu Bu was extremely nervous and didn't know how to deal with it, there was only a "plop!" sound from the corner over there. When he looked carefully, he found that the guy who passed by with his pants up had fallen into a pool of blood. But it was
The man hiding over there realized that the situation was not good and took action first, killing the man with a knife.
These people who stayed with Lu Bu were all the best in the Xiliang army. Many of them were horse thieves, so they were very familiar with this kind of assassination. Fortunately, this person was able to respond in time.
Possible threats are nipped in the beginning.
However, Lu Bu's happiness could not last long. He soon thought of a problem. The death of this person would inevitably make other people in the same team suspicious. Once they come back to look for him, things will not be as good as before.
How much better would they be if he discovered them.
With a wry smile, Lu Bu had no choice but to wave his hand and lead everyone to turn around and chase after them. Now only by killing all the night watchmen could they ensure that the whereabouts of himself and others would not be exposed for the time being. Fortunately, they only needed to
Delay it for a little while until the fire is released and you can escape. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it for long after you do it.
Those people under his command also understood what Lu Bu was thinking, so they turned around and chased after him. The night watch team did not move very fast, and they all had torches lit, and their targets were very eye-catching, so everyone quickly caught up with them.
And leaned over from the side.
"Liu Laoliu's movements are really slow, and it takes a long time to have diarrhea. If the village chief and others find out about this, they may have to teach him a lesson." The captain said to his companions with some dissatisfaction.
"He has always liked to sneak around and do things like this, and he has done this kind of thing not once or twice. So in terms of seniority, he is far superior to us, but isn't he still an ordinary soldier?" Someone else laughed.
Just as they were talking and laughing, several black figures swooped up from the side, one against each other, covering their mouths with one hand, and stabbing swords and other weapons into their hearts or cutting their throats with the other hand.
They kill quickly.
The night watch team never expected that such a group of assassins would suddenly appear in the defense of their own army. Moreover, they were ordinary in terms of their abilities. In addition, they were suddenly attacked, so no one even said a word.
If they uttered a single word, they would all be killed.
After all these people were killed and no one else was disturbed, Lu Bu showed a look of satisfaction: "Quickly, change into their clothes, and then follow me to the Yuan family's mansion!" After killing these people, an update came.
A bold plan has been hatched in his mind, which will not only ensure that the plan is fully implemented, but will also bring greater convenience to their escape.
The people under his command followed the order without asking any questions. After a while, a new group of night watchmen appeared on the street. They walked around swaggeringly for a while, and then turned back to the Yuan family's mansion.
outside.
Although there were still some Yuan Shaojun's men and horses keeping vigil over there, they didn't pay any attention to the strangeness of these men and horses wearing the same uniform, and just let them pass by and entered the courtyard.
Lu Bu glanced around and found several places where he had set up fires. Two of them were close to the outer walls. Once the fire was set, he could leave quickly. So he told the people behind him
After a wink, everyone slowly moved closer.
Originally, if you wanted to set a fire, you had to kindle it first, but now it is much more convenient. Everyone in their group is holding a torch, which becomes the most practical thing to light a fire. When they come to a place
In front of the seemingly messy things, looking at the third watch of the sky, Lu Bu immediately gave the order: "Light the fire!"
"Bang-bang!" Accompanied by the sound of the ceramic jar breaking, the torch suddenly fell on it. Immediately, the flames suddenly rose from the ground. And the fire burned really fast. In the blink of an eye,
He quickly set fire to several surrounding houses, while the other soldiers looked at Lu Bu and the others in surprise and confusion.
Immediately they realized that something was wrong, because those people quickly ran towards the wall and then climbed out of the wall very quickly.
Chapter completed!