Han Shimou

Lu Bu stared straight ahead indifferently, and after taking a sip of tea, he opened his mouth and said.

"Don't worry, General Niu. My adoptive father has ordered General Niu to withdraw to Chang'an."

Hearing the word withdrawal, Niu Fu's eyes lit up immediately, and then he frowned again, looking puzzled.

"Chang'an? Why didn't you withdraw to Luoyang? According to General Li's news, isn't Tongguan not yet taken back?"

"The adoptive father has already left Luoyang with the emperor and the court officials, and led the army to Chang'an. However, the adoptive father did not take the people of Luoyang to leave. Without the burden of nearly a million people, there is no need to go to Tongguan. route."

"Do you not take the people of Luoyang away? But Chang'an has a very small population. Without these millions of people, Chang'an will not be able to show the glory of the capital."

"At one time and another, there is a reason for the adoptive father to do this. Moreover, as long as there is a place where the current sage is present, no matter how large the population is, whether it is prosperous or not, it is still the capital. Moreover, the adoptive father is only temporarily retreating, waiting for a year to recuperate After that, we will send an army to recapture Luoyang!"

Of course, Lu Bu would not say that it was because of his own mistakes that Luoyang was attacked by Cao Cao's righteous division and right alliance army.Pretending to be inscrutable, he fooled Niu Fu into nodding his head.

"Fengxian is right. My father-in-law's decision must have deep meaning. So, when can we withdraw our troops?"

"There is no need to be too hasty. If we retreat rashly now, we will definitely be chased by Yuan Shao's bandit army. For this, the military adviser has a countermeasure, and General Niu can act according to the plan."

"Well. So good."

Niu Fu nodded emphatically. His ability to march and fight is not bad, but once he encounters a place where he needs to use his brain, he will be at a loss what to do.Since Li Ru had already ordered, he was so happy.

Early the next morning, Yuan Shaogang gathered all the princes of the Zuo League, suddenly a scout ran into the tent, walked up to Yuan Shao in full view, and whispered a report to Yuan Shao.

"There is a man outside who came to the stronghold on a horse. He wanted to see the general and said that he had something important to explain in detail."

Yuan Shao frowned, and after thinking for a while, he still cast a wink at the scouts, and after finding some excuses to say goodbye to the princes, he walked out of the tent and waited in a hidden tent somewhere.

After a while, a burly man in light clothes, not wearing military armor, walked into the tent.Yuan Shao recognized this person at a glance.This person is Li Jue, Dong Zhuo's favorite general.

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes and asked with a cold face.

"Differences in ways do not conspire with each other. You and I are in a big camp. Aren't you afraid that I will chop off your head with one knife?"

Li Cui laughed, as if he hadn't heard Sun Jian's threat.

"Hehe, League Leader Yuan has a big heart, is it possible that he can't tolerate Li Zhiran? This time, he risked his life to come here because he wanted to discuss two things with Leader Yuan."

"Oh, let's talk and listen."

"The first thing is that it's a happy event. The only person whom Xiangguo respects is the general's ears. Although there were some misunderstandings in the old days, Xiangguo knew that the general was loyal and was instigated for a while, so he never blamed the general. Instead, the general misunderstood him. It is very deep, but it is heartbreaking day and night. Today, the special envoy Jue came to get married, and the misunderstanding has been resolved. Xiangguo has a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower, with a natural beauty, and she wants to be married to the general as a concubine. I don’t know what the general wants?"

Yuan Shao thought that Li Cui could spit out some kind of ivory, but he didn't expect that he wanted to persuade him to work together with Dong Zhuo, so he pointed at Li Cuo angrily and cursed.

"Dong Zhuo is brutal and cruel, overthrowing the royal family and harming the common people. I, Yuan Benchu, can't wait to exterminate the nine clans in order to thank the world! Anken is married to Dong Gou's daughter! You better be careful with your words! If there is another slip of the tongue, you will be smashed to pieces !"

"General Yuan is so majestic. I am panicked. The second thing that happens next is a bad thing, but General Yuan please listen to the reminder and finish.

If the news is good, did the eighteen princes have a covenant when the alliance was formed?This covenant should be, General Yuan and Cao Cao, the rebel left and right, whoever attacks Luoyang first will be the leader of the alliance? "

"So what?! Could it be that your actions are intended to create a divorce. If so, then you are going to ask Dong Zhuo to collect the corpse for you."

"Hehe, General Yuan is really angry. The reminder came with good intentions. General Yuan knows that now Luoyang has fallen into the hands of that traitor Cao Mengde!"

Yuan Shao's eyes widened sharply, as if thousands of waves were set off in his heart, his face was changing rapidly.Li Cui looked at Yuan Shao's face, with gloom in his eyes, secretly thinking that as Li Ru said, Yuan Shao would definitely not accept this result happily.

In Yuan Shao's mind, Cao Cao's embarrassing face constantly appeared, and then Cao Cao's arrogant appearance, instructing him on Yuan Benchu.Then there is the scene of Cao Cao condescending and insulting him.

Yuan Shao's face gradually became ferocious, his fists were clenched tightly, and his steel teeth were bitten unconsciously, his whole body seemed to be burning with anger, which was still heating up violently.

"Whatever Dong Zhuo wants, be quick!"

"My lord Xiangguo, I want to form an alliance with General Yuan, so that each can benefit and complement each other."

"Impossible. Dong Zhuo's evil deeds have been cast aside by the world, and I have worked hand in hand with him, doing all harm but no benefit!"

"The Xiangguo also knew that General Yuan was loyal, and he didn't want to force it. So he asked me to prepare countless treasures, gold and silk, whose value is enough to buy ten cities. With these treasures, gold and silk, General Yuan can recruit troops and equip them. , to expand the power. General Yuan, in fact, if you think about it, the leader of the alliance is just a title. Once the alliance is disbanded, the leader of the alliance will cease to exist.

On the contrary, wouldn't it be more realistic that these treasures, gold and silk, could expand the power and allow General Yuan to quickly become the overlord of one party in the future? "

"Hmph, don't say it so nicely. What does Dong Zhuo need me to do for him?"

"It's not difficult. As long as General Yuan lets our army leave, we can get treasures worth ten cities, gold and silk, and the daughter of Lord Xiangguo. This deal is worth it."

"I have as many women as Yuan Benchu ​​wants. I don't care for Dong Zhuo's daughter. Let him keep it for himself. This treasure, gold and silk, is hidden in a place. After I get it, I will handle it myself."

Dong Zhuo had no good intentions in marrying his daughter to Yuan Benchu.Yuan Shao knew that Dong Zhuo's move was to pull himself into his banditry.Yuan Shao was neither stupid nor greedy for momentary beauty, so he rejected this marriage without hesitation.

"It's a pity that General Yuan and Xiangguo's girl is talented and beautiful, and it's a pity not to get married. But since General Yuan refused, I didn't dare to force it. In this way, I ordered people to bury these treasures in the nearby forest. When the time comes The reminder will be marked, and I hope that General Yuan will perform as promised after obtaining it."

"I have my own sense of proportion. It is not appropriate for you to stay here for a long time. Leave quickly, so as not to be recognized by others, and I will not be able to keep you at that time!"

Yuan Shao glanced at Li Cui with a sinister face, but Li Cui smiled, saluted Yuan Shao respectfully, and then walked out of the tent.

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and breathed out hot breaths again and again.

"Cao Mengde, so what if I let you be the chief alliance leader for a few days? I just need to get enough benefits, and I, Yuan Benchu, won from the beginning to the end!"

At this time, Yuan Shao had already made up his mind to leave, but he couldn't achieve the position of the leader of the alliance. It was meaningless for him to stay in the righteous division, so he might as well take the treasure given by Dong Zhuo and go back to Hanoi to expand his power and seek great cause .

Not long after Li Cui left, Yuan Shao walked out of the tent. After going there, he changed his previous proactive attitude and fought with soldiers for many days. It was already an excuse of exhaustion, deliberately delaying the battle.

After Li Cui went back, he asked people to hide the boxes of treasures, gold and silk secretly transported by Lv Bu in a certain forest, and after marking them, he sent someone to secretly inform Yuan Shao to pick them up late at night.Yuan Shao personally took a team of soldiers and horses to fetch him, and Liu Bei happened to discover his sneaky whereabouts. Seeing that Yuan Shao's attitude had changed drastically since he came back today, Liu Bei felt that he acted suspiciously, so he took Pan and Zhang with him. The brothers followed.

And when Zhang Fei saw Yuan Shao dug out a bunch of heavy wooden boxes from the ground, he stared at him and wanted to shout at Yuan Shao angrily.Liu Bei, who had quick eyes and quick hands, covered his mouth and stopped him in time.

After Yuan Shao's men dug out all the wooden boxes hidden in the ground, Yuan Shao ordered people to open several wooden boxes. Once the wooden boxes were opened, countless green and golden lights immediately made people's hearts beat.

Liu Bei's eyes gleamed brightly, he didn't know what he was thinking, then he cast a wink at Pan Feng and Zhang Fei, and led them away from the scene first.

After Yuan Shao took the treasures, gold and silk, he also kept his word and used various excuses to shirk his departure from the army.And Niu Fu's army, with the buffer of these few days, has retreated all the slower infantry.But when Yuan Shao notified in secret, he could no longer suppress the princes' request for war.

In Niu Fu's camp, all the cavalry remained.

On the coming day, Yuan Shao led the princes of the Left Alliance to attack, but Niu Fu did not do anything lowly, and led the troops to withdraw.Yuan Shao immediately led the Yishi Zuomeng army to chase after him, but he didn't expect that Niu Fu's army was full of cavalry troops. First of all, they had premeditated and moved fast, and only a few cavalry troops from the Yishi Zuomeng overtook them.

Later, Yuan Shao was afraid of an ambush, so he withdrew his troops.Han Fu and Liu Dai both frowned and said.

"Why does the Liangzhou army only have this number of people?"

"Yes. Did they leave in batches in the past few days?"

Yuan Shao, who was one of the masterminds behind the scenes, pretended not to hear it without changing his face or heartbeat.In the far distance where Gongsun Zan was in formation, Liu Bei squinted his eyes and silently looked at Yuan Shao.

"At this time, all the princes of the Left League became suspicious. It is the best time to blackmail Yuan Benchu."

Liu Bei secretly slandered that he needed money more than anyone else, because only with money can he form soldiers and horses.And with soldiers and horses in this chaotic world, why worry about having no territory.

However, in Luoyang, after Cao Cao's Yishi Youmeng took Luoyang, they were divided into two factions regarding the next direction to go.Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others hoped to pursue Dong Zhuo's army immediately and rescue Han Xiandi as soon as possible.However, Tao Qian and Zhang Yang believed that they should stay and wait for the army of the Yishi Zuomeng to join up, and then gather together to attack.