The counterattack of the villains

Chapter 180

Early the next morning, Li Mu carried his bow and arrows, took Zhang Liao and ten riders with him, and left Luoyang City from the north gate.

When Li Mu and his party arrived, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Gao Shun were already waiting by the roadside outside the city gate.

Everyone was carrying bows and arrows, all of them were talking and laughing on the side of the road in high spirits.

The reason for their high interest was naturally not because they were going to hunt, but because of what Zhang Liao said yesterday when he went to inform them.

The relatives they brought stood by, watching their surroundings vigilantly.

The people passing by had expressions of fear on their faces, they didn't dare to look any further, and one after another quickened their steps to move away from here.

The Xiliang soldiers brought by Dong Zhuo ran rampant in Luoyang City, bullying men and women.

While the people feared them, they also hated them to the bone.

Although the followers of Zang Ba and others were all wearing the red clothes and silver armor of Yubayashiqi, but no one in Luoyang knew that Yubayashiqi was the army under the command of Lu Bu.

If it weren't for Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the world known as the God of War, as his minion, how could Dong Zhuo dare to be so arrogant and domineering?
Seeing Li Mu and Zhang Liao approaching, the eight immediately greeted them and called them "General."

Li Mu nodded to everyone and said, "Since everyone is here, let's go!"

"Yes."

Everyone got on their horses immediately and ran towards Beimang Mountain after Li Mu.

After entering the mountain, everyone was not in a hurry to find a place to discuss matters, but was hunting in earnest.

With Li Mu's archery skills inherited from Lu Bu, he can hit a hundred shots without fail.

As long as you see the prey, no matter if it is flying in the sky or running on the ground, you will definitely not be able to run away.

In less than two hours, everyone has already harvested a lot, including pheasants, hares, deer, and turtledoves.

At noon, Li Mu finally ordered to find a shaded place to rest.

He ordered his followers to disperse around and be careful not to allow anyone to get close. Li Mu and his party sat cross-legged on the ground, forming a circle.

"Brothers, you must have heard Wen Yuan mention some things yesterday, so please speak freely about what you think."

"Today we are only discussing the way out for the future. We don't care about the gains and losses of right and wrong, but only consider whether it is feasible. No matter what ideas you have, everyone can express them and discuss them."

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, winked at each other, and motioned for each other to talk, but no one spoke first.

Li Mu was speechless and amused watching it. It seemed that Lu Bu had left such a deep impression on them that they didn't dare to speak rashly after all.

In this case, one person needs to take the lead.

Li Mu cast his eyes on Gao Shun, the iron-headed kid, and said, "Gao Shun, tell me what you think."

Compared with the eight generals, Gao Shun is indeed the top iron.

Because he is the only one under Lu Bu's command who can make direct remonstrance and often say some harsh words.

It can be said that Gao Shun has reached the point of foolish loyalty to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu has always refused to reuse him, and even once deprived him of his military power, but he never complained.

When Xiapi was defeated, he did not choose to surrender to Cao Cao, but died with Lu Bu.

So among the nine capable men, apart from Zhang Liao, Li Mu trusted Gao Shun the most.

Gao Shun looked at the crowd and saw that they didn't intend to speak first, so he said sternly: "In my humble opinion, this Luoyang is really a place of right and wrong, so it's not suitable to stay for a long time."

Li Mu nodded slowly and said, "Then where do you think we should go?"

Gao Shun said: "The general thinks that we should find a wise master to serve."

Li Mu shook his head and said, "It's not what I want to live under the fence. I don't want to find any wise master now, I just want to make myself a wise master."

He glanced at everyone, and said with a serious expression: "The me in the past was pretty assertive at best, self-willed at worst, and I really can't be called a wise master."

"Thanks to the perseverance of all brothers, I have now realized that the so-called good medicine is good for the disease, and the good words are good for the deeds."

"In the future, if you have anything to say, please feel free to speak out, I will definitely listen carefully, and you will never be punished for your words."

After hearing Li Mu's words, everyone was very excited and stood up one after another, then knelt on one knee and cupped their fists and said in unison: "I will swear to follow the Lord to the death."

Li Mu secretly rejoiced, the general and the lord are not just a change of title.

Li Mu stretched out his hand to help, and said: "Brothers, please get up quickly."

Only then did everyone stand up and sit cross-legged again.

This time everyone began to speak enthusiastically, and Zang Ba took the lead in saying: "Fang today, the trend of chaos has become apparent, and the army is the foundation of our foothold."

"My lord, if you want to be self-reliant, you must try to get more troops. Otherwise, it will be difficult to gain a foothold with only three thousand troops."

Li Mu said happily: "Xuan Gao's words coincide with mine, so what we need to consider now is how to control more troops."

Cheng Lian said: "Originally, based on the trust of the master in the lord, it is not difficult to control more troops."

"But it's because the grand master trusts the lord too much, and the lord is the grand master's greatest reliance, so he doesn't want to let the lord go out to lead an army alone, and will only keep the lord by his side to protect himself."

"In this case, if the lord wants to control more troops, unless there are foreign enemies attacking."

Cao Xing sighed, and said: "But now the Taishi is very powerful, not only has 50 soldiers, but also coerces the emperor to command the princes, no one dares to be an enemy of him, what can I do?"

When the topic was discussed, they fell into a dead end, and everyone quieted down, thinking hard about how to open the situation.

Li Mu secretly exclaimed, the eight generals under Lu Bu's command were really not the generation of wine bag and rice bag, they could be said to see the situation clearly and clearly.

I didn't say it before, I didn't dare to say it at all.

Now that they have completely returned to their hearts, things will be promising.

Li Mu was in a happy mood. Seeing everyone's deep thoughts, he laughed, reached into his arms and took out two scrolls, held them up and said, "Brothers, let's see what these are."

When everyone looked closely, their eyes lit up, because they saw that one of the scrolls seemed to be an imperial edict.

Li Mu first handed the two scrolls to Zang Ba who was next to him. He opened them one after another, his face quickly turned from worry to joy, and finally he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahaha... My lord is wise, I never imagined that my lord has done so many things in secret, but we are still ignorant."

While speaking, he handed the two scrolls to Cheng Lian beside him.

After reading it, Cheng Lian also laughed and said, "My lord's army is here."

After everyone has passed it on, everyone is smiling.

The two scrolls are the edict written by Liu Xie himself, and Li Mu's call for thieves.

The imperial edict was for Yuan Shao, and the content of the edict was: Shao and others would like to declare to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the sky and the earth, destroyed the country and murdered the king;

Today, according to the secret order of the emperor, a large gathering of volunteers vowed to wipe out China and wipe out the gangsters.Wang Xing volunteers to vent public anger; support the royal family and save the people.When the call to action arrives, it can be implemented quickly.

After reading the edict and call-to-action, everyone immediately understood what this meant.

With the emperor's secret edict and this proclamation, the princes of the world will be famous, and they will gather in Luoyang to crusade against Dong Zhuo.

At that time, Dong Zhuo will order the lord to lead the army to fight, won't the army be in hand?

As for whether they are going to fight against the princes of the world, or have other plans, it will depend on the situation at that time.

Anyway, with the army in hand, it makes sense to do anything.

Song Xian said excitedly: "Then now we only need to send someone to secretly send the imperial edict and call to action to Bohai County, and the big event will be accomplished."

Li Mu nodded with a smile, and then said seriously: "You will rot in your stomachs about this matter, and you must not reveal a word to the outside world."

"I hereby assure you brothers that no matter what step we can take in the future, all of you here are the most trusted people in Bu. If you have Bu to eat, you will never just drink soup."

The last simple words from later generations warmed the hearts of everyone present and raised their loyalty to Li Mu to a higher level.

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At the end of the afternoon, everyone returned to Luoyang with a lot of prey. Li Mu brought several most valuable colorful pheasants to the palace in person.

Colorful pheasant is named for its colorful fur. It is a rare wild game bird that is used for meat, ornamental and medicine. It is known as the king of game and animal ginseng.

Naturally, Li Mu's move was not only to gain favor, but also to dispel Dong Zhuo's doubts.

Dong Zhuo's eyes and ears are all over the city of Luoyang, and he went out of the city with the eight generals under his command.

He carried the prey to offer, which also showed a clear conscience.

Sure enough, Dong Zhuo was very happy to see the colorful pheasant presented by Li Mujin.

It's not because of the prey itself. With his identity, what rare delicacies have he never eaten?The key is that Li Mu's intention made him happy.

For some time afterwards, Li Mu Anxin taught Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi how to practice martial arts at home.

Most of the eight generals use spears and spears, and Li Mu passed on the Wentian Spear Jue to them, which improved the combat power of all the generals under his command.

Two months later, a major event that shocked the world happened. Yuan Shao received a secret edict from the emperor, calling on heroes from all walks of life to join forces to defeat Dong Zhuo, who usurped power and messed up the government.

The princes of the world responded, because Cao Cao was killed, so this time there was one less prince, only seventeen.

Yuan Shao was high-spirited, gathered civil and military forces, led [-] troops, and rushed from the Bohai Sea to the mountain a few miles away from Hulao Pass, set up a hero platform, and formed an alliance with various princes.

The number of armies and horses varies from army to army, ranging from at least ten thousand to as many as twenty-five to six. The largest is Yuan Shao's army of thirty thousand, followed by Sun Jian's army of twenty-eight thousand Jiangdong.

The vassals of the Seventeen Routes added up, and finally gathered an army of more than 50, which was said to be [-], which was enough to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Because the edict was sent to Yuan Shao by the emperor, he himself had a high reputation, he had the most soldiers and horses, and the most abundant food and grass, so he was regarded as the leader of the alliance, just like the original plot.

Liu Guan and Zhang Sanying were still underestimated by the feudal lords, but with the help of Gongsun Zan, they successfully entered the Hero Terrace.

Sun Jian then took the vanguard to attack the defense line in front of Hulao Pass.

The Jiangdong army was like a tiger, breaking through three lines of defense in a row, and the morale of the princes and allies was greatly boosted.

Dong Zhuo was furious when he received this news, and immediately summoned his generals.

After listening to what Dong Zhuo said, Li Mu said in a deep voice without hesitation, "I'll go."

As soon as he finished speaking, the general next to him immediately said: "How can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife, the last general Hua Xiong is willing to fetch Sun Jian's head for the Grand Master."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said happily: "Okay, let them see and see, my invincible number one warrior in Xiliang."

Li Mu didn't say much, but a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

The number one warrior in Xiliang, the greatest achievement in his life is to make the second master Guan famous.

Hua Xiong was ordered to fight, and while Sun Jian was attacking Hulaoguan's forward line of defense, he suddenly led his troops to the side and rushed out.

In this surprise attack, Sun Jian's entire army was defeated, and even his general Zu Mao was beheaded by Hua Xiong.

Sun Jian retreated to the Hero Terrace in embarrassment, Hua Xiong took advantage of the big victory, intending to further damage the morale of the princes and allies.

He led the army to the Hero Terrace to fight, and even killed Yuan Shu's heroic general Yu She, Han Fu's general Pan Feng, and several other generals of the vassals, but was finally beheaded by the little-known Guan Yu.

Because of Guan Yu's meritorious service, the Allied Forces added No. 18 princes, and Yuan Shao personally donated [-] soldiers and horses to Liu Guanzhang.

After Hua Xiong died, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army was low, and the front line of defense was quickly breached by the Allied forces. Sun Jian began to directly attack Hulao Pass.

……

"Damn it, kill my general Hua Xiong, break my five lines of defense, attack Hulao Pass, and even dare to send Hua Xiong's head here, damn it..."

Dong Zhuo was furious in the court hall, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, only Li Mu dared to speak, he tilted his head slightly, and asked coldly, "Who killed Hua Xiong?"

At this time, his whole body exuded a kind of berserk hostility, and the Manchu civil and military men standing on the main hall trembled, fearing that this guy named God of War, but actually a beast would suddenly go mad and slaughter them all.

So they hang their heads lower, minimizing their presence.

Only Li Ru answered Li Mu's question: "It's a nameless rat named Guan Yu."

Li Mu looked at Dong Zhuo again, cupped his fists and said, "Please fight, my child."

Dong Zhuo said, "Okay, Li Jue and Guo Si."

The two generals came out of the squad, clasped their fists and said in unison: "The last general is here."

Dong Zhuo said: "The two of you lead [-] troops to strengthen the defenses on both sides of Hulao Pass to prevent surprise attacks by the allied forces of the princes."

"Yes."

Dong Zhuo continued: "I personally led 15 troops to guard Hulao Pass, accompanied by Li Ru, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others."

Finally, he looked at Li Mu and said, "Fengxian, you lead [-] troops to the front of the pass to set up a camp, re-establish the defense line, and be ready to attack as the vanguard at any time."

Li Mu's heart moved, and a Lu Bu-like smirk appeared on his face, and he said, "Father, give the child fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and the child will wipe out eighteen pigs and dogs for you. Why do you need to stick to the Hulao again?"

Dong Zhuo's eyes brightened, and he shouted: "What a pig and dog of the Eighteenth Route, in front of my son, what is the difference between the so-called princes and pigs and dogs?"

"Father will give you [-] soldiers and horses, and you will bring back the heads of eighteen pigs and dogs."

Li Mu's smirk didn't change, and he said, "I can't guarantee this, unless my adoptive father can guarantee that after my child goes to war, the pigs and dogs of the Eighteen Routes will not run away."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

This remark made Dong Zhuo laugh wildly, bursting with confidence.

Li Mu was also secretly delighted at the moment, he didn't expect that with just a few words, he would get [-] more soldiers and horses, which was really a surprise.

It wasn't that he didn't want more soldiers and horses, but that he knew where Dong Zhuo's bottom line was, and if he asked for too much, it would only be counterproductive.

Li Mu took the Tiger Talisman, called Qi Bajian General, took three thousand soldiers under his command, and went out of the city to the camp.

The [-] soldiers that Dong Zhuo assigned to Li Mu were all from the Han army, and the Xiliang army was Dong Zhuo's lifeblood, and he would never hand it over easily.

This is exactly what Li Mu wanted. If he led the Xiliang army, it would be difficult to control them. If they betray Dong Zhuo, they might turn against him.

But the Han army is very different. First, they only recognize the tiger talisman but not people. Whoever has the tiger talisman will obey their orders.

Secondly, the Han army's heart is towards the imperial court after all, and it is easier to fool around. Li Mu is sure that in a few words, he will let them follow him wholeheartedly.

Li Mu collected [-] soldiers and horses and headed for Hulao Pass.

On the way, Li Mu asked Zhang Liao beside him, "Is everything arranged?"

Zhang Liao said softly: "My lord, don't worry, Madam and Lingqi have left the city secretly, as well as General Xuan Gao's family, everything is like this."

Li Mu'an calmed down, so he could let go and do a big job.

(End of this chapter)