Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 142 Lu Bu: Why not become a foster father?

I saw three raging fires burning on top of the city. What was strange was that there were no defenders, only a bunch of servant-looking people holding sharp blades.

"Who are you? Where are the guards?" The pro-soldier drew out his sword and asked cautiously.

"The military masters are all drinking in the tower." Cao Cao walked up to them and said with a smile, "We are helping the military masters defend the city."

The pro-soldier felt that this answer was a bit ridiculous, but he looked at the camp where the fierce battle was going on outside the city, turned around and walked towards the tower.

As soon as I took a few steps, I felt sticky under my feet. When I looked down, I found that I had stepped on a pool of blood, and this pool of blood flowed out from the crack of the door of the tower.

An unpleasant feeling arose in his heart.

At this moment, I felt a pain in my back. I looked down and saw half of the tip of the knife sticking out of my chest.

While he was at a loss, he heard a voice: "General, the city gate has been opened!"

Then the mind fell completely into darkness.

There were only two thousand Baibo thieves in the camp in the west of the city. They were suddenly awakened from their deep sleep. They rushed out of the camp in panic and saw the army's cavalry running rampant. If they entered an uninhabited area, they would kill everyone they saw.

These Baibo thieves were unable to organize effective resistance at all and had no choice but to escape.

The cavalry rushed over like the wind, but did not pursue them, but the infantry army that followed them was not so polite. It was so dark that there was no end in sight, and those who refused to surrender wherever they passed were killed on the spot.

Lu Bu entered the city first and saw Cao Cao, dressed as a butler, riding on a horse, holding a torch in one hand and a ring-headed sword in the other.

"Fengxian, follow me!" Cao Cao shouted loudly, "Mrs. Guo and Zhang Yan are resting in the county government office. They have been drunk by me. Follow me and capture the two thieves."

After speaking, Cao Cao galloped towards the county government office with a wave of his horse. Lu Bu was overjoyed and hurriedly led his cavalry to follow closely.

After that are Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others.

The fierce sound of horse hooves could be heard far away in the dark night, and it was heard very clearly.

The shouts of killing, the sound of horse hooves, and the light of fire at the top of the city finally alerted everyone in the county government office.

Bai Bo's thief Qu Shuai Hu Cai did not follow Mrs. Guo to Sima's house for the banquet tonight. Although he felt exhausted after being harassed by the army in several places in the east, north and south of the county, he fell asleep afterwards, but in the face of such a big threat There was a noise, but I was woken up first.

He stood up and rushed out of the room and looked to the west. The fire was burning brightly on the top of the city, the sound of fighting had not dissipated, and the sound of galloping horses on the street was as dense as rain hitting plantains.

"No, the official cavalry has entered the city!" Hu Cai also had rich combat experience and immediately felt something was wrong.

"Everyone get up! Get up quickly and guard the county government office!" Hu Cai shouted loudly, rushing into Mrs. Guo's sleeping tent and pulling her up from the couch without any explanation, "Commander, it's bad, the army has entered the city! "

Mrs. Guo felt her head was a little heavy, and she was confused. She shook her head and said, "Have you found out clearly? Is this another bluff by the officers and soldiers?"

"It's absolutely true!" Hu Cai said anxiously, "And they're cavalry! Get up and hide."

At this time, Mrs. Guo had already heard the intensive sound of horse hooves, which seemed to be right next to her ears, causing the candlelight in the room to sway, and then there were screams and fighting sounds in front of the county government office.

Mrs. Guo was so excited that she was half awake from the wine. She jumped down from the bed, grabbed her cloak, wrapped it around her body, and ran out with Hu Cai.

As soon as he left the house, he saw the Yamen being knocked down with a bang, and a group of men and horses rushed in like wolves and tigers. The leader was Lu Bu, holding a Fangtian painted halberd.

Although Mrs. Guo had never met Lu Bu before, she had heard someone describe her. When she saw the god of plague coming, she was so frightened that her soul flew away.

Lu Bu rushed into the courtyard and slashed at the bandits who rushed out in panic. In an instant, heads were rolling and blood was splattering, and no one could stop them.

"Commander, hurry up and go through the back door!" Hu Cai hurriedly dragged Mrs. Guo and ran backwards.

Feeling that there was someone in front of him, he looked up and saw a naked man in front of him, running away under the protection of a group of thieves. It was Zhang Yan, the commander of the Black Mountain thieves.

At this time, Zhang Yan turned around and saw Mrs. Guo. Suddenly a ferocious smile appeared on her face, and she shouted loudly: "Lü Bu, Mrs. Guo, the leader of the Baibo thieves, is here. Come and catch her!"

"Zhang Yan, I hate your grandma!" Mrs. Guo almost burst out of anger and cursed angrily.

Such a big movement naturally attracted Lu Bu's attention, and he immediately rushed towards this side, clapping his horse and dancing his halberd.

"Quick, stop Lu Bu!" Hu Cai ordered hurriedly.

Those who can protect the two commanders in the county government are all elite soldiers. Taking the Baibo bandits as an example, these people have followed Mrs. Guo since the Baibo Valley uprising and are absolutely loyal.

Moreover, they came from Hedong with Mrs. Guo. They had never been in contact with Lu Bu before. They didn't know how powerful Lu Bu was. As soon as they heard Hu Cai's order, they immediately turned around to stop Lu Bu and rushed forward desperately.

But no matter how brave they are, how can they stop the big halberd in Lu Bu's hand?

puff! puff! puff! puff!

In a few moments, these dead soldiers were killed until their corpses were scattered all over the ground, and they continued to chase after them.

Hu Cai and Mrs. Guo watched Zhang Yan and others run out of the back door of the county government office. They suddenly felt like they saw hope of survival. They thought that as long as they could survive this time, the Baibo Army and the Black Mountain Army would definitely be at odds with each other.

This man surnamed Zhang usually seems to be very generous, but unexpectedly he betrays his trust and betrays his colleagues at the critical moment, which is really hateful.

Our Baibo Rebel Army cannot defeat the official army, so how can we defeat your Montenegrin Army? There happened to be no place to stay, so from now on I took over your hometown in Montenegro.

Just when I thought of this, I saw the two doors in front of me being closed with a bang, followed by the sound of locking.

Mrs. Guo rushed up and pushed the door hard, but couldn't push it open. She then pulled back, but couldn't.

They have been completely locked into the yard!

"Zhang Yan is a thief!" Mrs. Guo cursed through gritted teeth, feeling as if her teeth were about to be broken. She was full of hatred.

"Commander, stand on the younger brother's shoulders and climb out over the wall." Hu Cai said and knelt down.

Mrs. Guo had to stand on Hu Cai's shoulders, and then Hu Cai stood up. Mrs. Guo pulled the wall of the courtyard and climbed over the wall.

"Good brother, come up quickly and I'll pull you!" Guo Taitan said with his hand.

At this time, the sound of galloping war horses could be heard, and in the light of the fire, Lu Bu rushed over with his horse, "The traitor Mrs. Guo, if you can't escape, you must die quickly!"

"Commander, let's go quickly. I'll hold him back for a while." Hu Cai said decisively, reaching out to pick up the knife on the ground.

"Good brother, I..." Mrs. Guo was a little choked.

"Let's go!" Hu Cai yelled, and then stood in front of the back door, facing Lu Bu.

Guo Tai had no choice but to jump off the wall and escape under the cover of night.

Lu Bu reined in his horse, looked at Hu Cai, and said in a deep voice, "Are you Mrs. Guo?"

Hu Cai also looked Lu Bu up and down, sneered and said, "Are you Lu Bu?"

"It's me, General!" Lu Bu shook the pheasant feather on his head and said scornfully, "Hurry up and give the order for the Baibo thieves in the city to immediately put down their weapons and surrender! Otherwise, after tonight, there will be no more Baibo army in the world!"

"Hahahaha..." Hu Cai laughed loudly and said, "Everyone says that Lu Fengxian is very brave, but he is a fool. Grandpa Hu Cai is the commander-in-chief of Marshal Guo. What's the use of talking to grandpa about this? Grandpa is I have to block you so that Guo Shuai can get a chance to retreat!"

Lu Bu was furious and thrust his halberd at Hu Cai.

Hu Cai raised his sword to parry outwards, trying to knock the big halberd away.

when!

The swords and halberds intersected, and the ring-shou sword flew out directly from his hand, but Lu Bu's halberd did not change the path of the front thrust at all.

"puff!"

Hitting Hu Cai's chest. "Sure enough, the reputation is well-deserved!" Hu Cai's mouth was bleeding. After saying a word, his head tilted and he died unexpectedly.

Lu Bu picked up Hu Cai's body and smashed it directly on the courtyard door, making a loud bang and leaving an eye-catching blood stain on the door, but he did not open the door.

Then he urged his horse forward and slashed hard at the back door. Then he waved his hands at the back, and several strong men stepped forward and pushed the back door down with all their strength.

When Lu Bu came to the back street, Zhang Yan and Mrs. Guo had long disappeared.

"Damn it!" Lu Bu spat viciously.

At this time, the whole city seemed to be in chaos.

The Baibo thieves and the Black Mountain thieves woke up from their sleep. The soldiers couldn't find the generals, and the generals couldn't find the soldiers. They ran around everywhere. As a result, they found that there were officers and soldiers everywhere. If they resisted a little, they were immediately attacked by swords.

As a result, thieves and soldiers could be seen kneeling down and begging for mercy everywhere in the city.

At the Black Mountain bandit camp outside the east gate of Wen County, all the generals were stunned.

I saw that Marshal Zhang, who was usually a arrogant man, looked very embarrassed at this moment.

It was already the cold winter season of December, and Zhang Yan was naked, only wearing a pair of large underpants.

His face turned blue from the cold, his upper and lower teeth chattered, and his whole body shivered.

Everyone hurriedly found a set of cotton-padded clothes for him to put on.

"Quick! Pack up the entire camp immediately, erect the camp, and return to Black Mountain!" Zhang Yan ordered while getting dressed.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! The faster, the better!" Yang Feng also urged from the side.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard loud shouts of killing in front of the camp, which frightened Zhang Yan to the point where he could not help but shiver.

The soldiers ran in and shouted: "The commander is in trouble, the army is calling again!"

"Gather the entire battalion and retreat immediately. No more baggage!" Zhang Yan was also a ruthless man. He made a prompt decision and abandoned the baggage and even part of the Black Mountain Army, leaving the camp with only more than 10,000 elite troops.

This time they came to attack the coalition forces of Ding Yuan and Liu Biao, but this was not a feint attack, but a real strong attack.

Arrows shot like locusts indiscriminately. Under such powerful long-range shooting, the Black Mountain bandits were unable to organize an effective defense. After seeing that the elites in the camp had withdrawn, the remaining ones had no intention of resisting, so some took advantage of the chaos to escape. , some surrendered on the spot.

Without much effort, the entire camp was captured.

At this time, the city gate opened, and the official troops who had occupied the county rushed out to attack the bandit camps in the south and north of the city.

However, most of the rebels had already taken advantage of the chaos and escaped. Such a big movement in the city had already alarmed the outside of the city. When they saw the officers and soldiers rushing out, they had only one choice: surrender or flee.

At the fourth watch of the day, the entire county, including the various camps outside the city, was under the control of the government troops.

After dawn, Liu Ming entered the city.

This time he put on all the ceremonial guard of the emperor and entered the county with great fanfare, just to scare the thieves here. Gai Xun, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others greeted him outside the city.

The common people saw the emperor for the first time and rushed to see it, but in fact they couldn't see anything. They could only kneel down on the roadside with their heads lowered and formed a long queue. Some couldn't help their curiosity and could only Maybe a sneak peek.

They saw that the emperor was not very old, but he was quite majestic. He looked like an extraordinary man at first glance. His aura of looking down on the world made them quickly lower their heads again, not daring to look further.

In the county government office, Liu Ming sat in the middle, and the generals stood on both sides to report the results of the battle.

This battle not only captured Wen County, but also captured 20,000 rebel soldiers. Excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, there were at least 15,000 strong men.

There are countless kinds of ordnance, and they are still being counted.

It can be said to be the biggest victory since entering Hanoi this time.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with these prisoners?" Gai Xun asked.

"I would like to ask your Majesty to treat the prisoners kindly, and people in the world will surely praise your Majesty's kindness." Xu Huang added.

He was originally a Baibo thief, so naturally he didn't want to see all his former colleagues become victims of the sword.

Liu Ming nodded and said: "What Gong Ming said is true. Strong soldiers must be trained diligently and then be organized into various battalions. The old and weak will be resettled in Wen County and given land for planting. The magistrate of Kuaiyue County will have to work hard."

Kuai Yue hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to the divine grace and arrange it properly."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Xu Huang also hurriedly saluted. A big stone finally fell to the ground in my heart. Although I betrayed the Baibo Army, I didn't feel sorry for my brothers.

At this time, Cao Cao came over and reminded: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Sima is here with her eight sons and is waiting outside."

"Let them in quickly." Liu Ming said.

Soon Mrs. Sima came in with a group of children.

These people were of different levels. The oldest one, Sima Lang, was seventeen years old, while the youngest, Sima Min, was only three years old. He was tugging at Mrs. Sima's lapel, looking nervous and confused.

"A common woman brings her eight sons to kowtow to Your Majesty!" Mrs. Sima knelt down and bowed, and her eight sons, led by Sima Lang, also knelt down and kowtowed.

"Madam, please get up quickly." Liu Ming stood up and helped each other, saying, "The Sima family has made the greatest contribution to this great victory in Wen County. According to my decree, Sima Fang is appointed as the governor of Hedong. He can take office after I wipe out the Dong thieves. "

Sima Fang is currently still in Luoyang, Kyoto, and he was suddenly promoted. He must be shocked to hear this news.

Liu Ming continued: "The Sima family in Wen County will be exempted from rent and tax for three years and will be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold."

Mrs. Sima and Sima Lang were overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to express their gratitude again.

"You don't have to pay rent for three years. The Sima family must be the first to respond to the court's new tax system." Liu Ming reminded.

"That's natural. The grassroots people know the importance and will not know the depth like the mountain people." Mrs. Sima's answer was very appropriate, and Cao Cao secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Liu Ming nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, Mrs. Sima is indeed extraordinary. The eight sons she gave birth to are also all handsome and extraordinary. You might as well introduce them to me."

Mrs. Sima was very happy when she heard this. She was more happy to praise her son than to reward the entire Sima family.

"This is the eldest son Sima Lang, and this is the second son Sima Yi..." Mrs. Sima introduced them one by one.

Liu Ming couldn't help but look at Sima Yi a few more times. He couldn't tell how smart he was, but his eyes were wandering around. At least he wasn't someone who kept to himself.

"How are you doing with your studies?" Liu Ming asked with concern.

"The eldest son, Lang'er, is already a minister." Mrs. Sima couldn't help but feel overjoyed when she heard that Your Majesty cared so much about the children, and replied, "The second son, Yi'er, is studying, but he doesn't have the temperament. He has studied a wide range of subjects, but he only knows a few things. , If you don’t seek a solution, the women of the country are really worried.”

When Liu Ming heard this, he realized that this Sima Yi was indeed different. He smiled and said, "Maybe he hasn't found a direction that interests him yet. Once he finds something that attracts him, he will calm down. Hearing that Meng De has good relations with the Sima family, Meng De is both civil and military, so why not let Sima Yi worship Meng De as his teacher, teach him carefully, and he will definitely achieve great things in the future."

This is an idea that Liu Ming came up with just now. The reason for this arrangement is that he does not want the Sima family and the Cao family to fall out. They both want to protect my country in the future.

When Mrs. Sima heard this, she was very excited. She was about to ask Sima Yi to come forward to worship her, but she heard Lu Bu next to her say: "Being a disciple is not enough to be a close friend, so why not become a foster father?"

(End of this chapter)