Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei set up an ambush in Cao Cao's camp and besieged Yu Wu. Then, ambushes came out from all sides, so we had to retreat first."

Lu Bu almost uttered these words with gritted teeth.

Dong Zhuo sneered and spoke with a hint of meaning.

"I see. I didn't expect the situation to be so dangerous. Last time, Fengxian almost couldn't escape from the siege of Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. This time, he was lucky enough to escape unscathed. He must have been blessed by God."

Obviously, in Dong Zhuo's view today, there is almost no excuse that can explain it except that Lu Bu colluded with the enemy.

Especially this time, the excuse Lu Bu made was so poor.

If the princes of Guandong wanted to kill Lu Bu, how could Lu Bu, who was already injured, escape when Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had set an ambush in advance?

This time, even Li Ru, who was standing next to Dong Zhuo, couldn't help but reveal a look of suspicion when he looked at Lu Bu.

Dong Zhuo whispered.

"Wenyou, can you just shoot this rebellious boy away with arrows and not allow him to enter the pass?"

Li Ru pondered for a moment, shook his head and said.

"Prime Minister, you can't do that! Now Marquis Wen is still pretending to be submissive. If we expel him directly, wouldn't that be like releasing a vicious tiger back to the Guandong princes? Moreover, there are still more than 30,000 Bingzhou Wolf Riders in the Guanzhong area, and they will definitely cause chaos."

Dong Zhuo's expression changed again and again, and he said, "But if we let this rebellious son enter the pass, and there are more than 40,000 Bingzhou wolf riders inside the pass obeying his orders, how can you and I sleep peacefully?"

Li Ru gritted his teeth and whispered, "Prime Minister, whether Wen Hou has rebellious intentions or not, there are still doubts. Everything seems too coincidental, or the allies are trying to sow discord..."

But before Li Ru could finish, Dong Zhuo raised his hand to stop him and said angrily, "Wen You, there is no need to say more. You must be a rebellious son!"

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo's stubborn look and could only take a step back.

"In this case, why don't you trick Marquis Wen into entering the pass and seize his military power first, then lock him up in the mansion and slowly investigate, what do you think?"

"This will not only prevent Wen Hou from causing chaos, but will also temporarily stabilize the Bingzhou Wolf Riders in the name of Wen Hou."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment and asked, "How can we trick this rebellious son into entering the pass and handing over his military power?"

"This is easy to hear."

Li Ru whispered in Dong Zhuo's ear for a while, and Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "With Wen You here, what do we have to worry about?"

Immediately, Dong Zhuo, who had already deployed heavy troops at the pass in advance, first calmed down Lu Bu, who was on the verge of going berserk, with a kind tone, and then opened the city gate to allow Lu Bu to lead his troops in.

Immediately afterwards, Dong Zhuo ordered people to bring food and water to reward the already exhausted Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

This move also made Lu Bu let down his guard a little, thinking that Dong Zhuo was not planning to completely break off relations with him for the time being.

However, Lu Bu still did not let his guard down and remained within the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's territory.

In addition, Dong Zhuo also sent a large number of medical officers to treat the wounded of Lu Bu and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

Previously, during the battle with Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, the wound on Lu Bu's left shoulder burst. Even with Lu Bu's almost inhuman physique, he could no longer hold on until now.

Therefore, Zhang Liao and others quickly brought the medical officer to bandage and treat Lu Bu's injuries.

Lu Bu, who was accustomed to being injured, did not pay too much attention to the anxiety of Zhang Liao and other generals. Instead, after confirming that the food and water sent by Dong Zhuo were in good condition, he began to wolf them down in big mouthfuls.

However, as the medical officers continued to fiddle with his wound, Lu Bu gradually felt his whole body going numb, and his strength quickly faded away like the tide.

"Fell into a trap!"

Lu Bu was so shocked that he fell to the ground.

This sudden change made Zhang Liao and other generals very worried, and they thought that Lu Bu had fainted due to his serious injuries.

This also allowed the medical officers to successfully take Lu Bu away under the pretext of treating his injuries. After several twists and turns, Lu Bu was sent to Dong Zhuo.

Looking at the sleeping Lu Bu in front of him, Dong Zhuo's face was full of cruelty. The hand holding the sword loosened and tightened again, and he repeatedly wanted to kill Lu Bu on the spot.

Finally, under Li Ru's constant eye contact, Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said.

"Forget it, send this rebellious son back to his mansion, and then seal off the mansion in the name of 'Marquis Wen's recuperation'. Don't allow him to contact anyone."

……

By the time Lu Bu woke up, a day and a night had passed.

Moreover, all the weapons in the mansion were looted, leaving no usable weapons for Lu Bu.

Outside the mansion, there were five hundred soldiers fully armed and armored who completely blockaded the mansion and placed Lu Bu under house arrest.

Lu Bu, knowing that he had been tricked, was extremely angry. He tried many times to forcibly leave the mansion, but was forced back by strong attacks and powerful crossbows.

Even though Lu Bu had unparalleled courage, he could not withstand a powerful crossbow with his bare hands without armor and his hands were far away from the handle of the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

After venting his anger and feeling helpless, Lu Bu told Chen Gong everything that had happened.

Chen Gong also realized that something was wrong and understood that this was definitely Li Ru's work. Not only did he seize the military power of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry from Lu Bu without bloodshed, he also successfully placed Lu Bu under house arrest in his mansion.

Lu Bu was wounded and fainted in public, which was witnessed by many of his generals and the Bingzhou Wolf Riders.

Now, as Lu Bu's "adoptive father", Dong Zhuo has put Lu Bu under house arrest in the name of recuperating his injuries, and no one is qualified to question Dong Zhuo.

At this moment, Lu Bu could only place his hope on Chen Gong and asked for advice. "Gongtai, what should we do now?"

"Disaster."

Chen Gong thought about it for a while and could only sigh.

"Gongtai, if you can help me get out of this predicament, I will not let you down." Lu Bu bowed.

Chen Gong said helplessly. "Even if Marquis Wen has the courage to defeat ten thousand men, he is trapped here and can hardly use his courage. He can only wait for the opportunity."

"Wait for the right moment?!"

Lu Bu said angrily. "That old man has started to plot against me, trying to seize the Bingzhou Wolf Riders' military power. If I am trapped here for a long time, how many Bingzhou Wolf Riders will be left?"

"If Marquis Wen wants to escape from this predicament as soon as possible, instead of getting angry for no reason, it is better to do more things to paralyze Dong Zhuo." Chen Gong said calmly.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Lu Bu asked.

"It may not be a bad thing that the military power of Wen Hou has been taken away. In Dong Zhuo's eyes, the threat of Wen Hou will be greatly reduced."

Chen Gong spoke calmly.

"Have you ever heard that Goujian, the King of Yue, slept on firewood and tasted gall to paralyze Fuchai, the King of Wu, and finally achieved hegemony? How does your current situation compare to that of Goujian, the King of Yue?"

Lu Bu's expression changed for a while, and then he said, "I would like to hear the details."

Chen Gong said slowly.

"There are many brave generals in Guandong, but the only one who can defeat Dong Zhuo is Marquis Wen!"

"So, as long as Lu Bu acts submissive and docile, Dong Zhuo will eventually become numb and will have no choice but to use Wen Hou again."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Then how can we paralyze that old man?"

Chen Gong said in a low voice. "Marquis Wen only needs to curse Dong Zhuo in the mansion every morning, noon and evening. Remember to call him your foster father and mention that Dong Zhuo has betrayed you."

"This……"

Lu Bu was a little stunned when he heard this, and said, "I openly cursed Dong Zhuo, wouldn't that make the old man more alert?"

"On the contrary, if Wen Hou keeps silent, Dong Zhuo will be wary. If Wen Hou scolds Dong Zhuo every day, Dong Zhuo will think that Wen Hou has no other intentions."

After a pause, Chen Gong thought of something and added, "Besides, Wen Hou can drink every day and act like a decadent person who is drowning his sorrows in alcohol."

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, and immediately accepted Chen Gong's suggestion.

Especially for Lu Bu, the two things of "scolding Dong Zhuo" and "drinking to drown his sorrows" only require him to act out his true self without having to put in any extra effort.

Dong Zhuo naturally saw everything about Lu Bu's reaction.

And just as Chen Gong had expected, after Dong Zhuo's anger subsided, he reflected on it a little and couldn't help but doubt whether he had misunderstood Lu Bu.

After all, anyone who knows Lu Bu a little better knows that he is a man without any scheming or intention.

To put it bluntly, Lu Bu's martial arts strength is exactly inversely proportional to his intelligence.

It was precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo was quite confident in Lu Bu before, believing that if Lu Bu had any ulterior motives, he would not know how to conceal them.

In addition, Li Ru is also constantly investigating the details of Lv Bu's failed attack on the camp...

However, before Li Ru could investigate it thoroughly bit by bit.

Under Li Ji's strong promotion, the allied forces began to forcibly attack Hulao Pass.

For five days...

Each wave of offensive was more powerful than the last.

Although Hulao Pass was still firmly in Dong Zhuo's hands due to the defense of sufficient troops, the endless stream of powerful generals in the allied forces gave Dong Zhuo a headache.

In addition to Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Ji Ling, Wu Anguo and others are also brave and courageous.

In contrast, although the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was also famous for its ferocity, with Hua Xiong's death, Dong Zhuo also feared and did not use the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Only Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Hu Zhen and Xu Rong could barely be considered fierce generals under Dong Zhuo.

The quality of the generals on both sides is not at the same level at all.

This also led to the fact that in order to resist the powerful generals of the allied forces, Dong Zhuo had to dispatch a large number of personal guards every time to block those powerful generals at the risk of life and death to prevent those powerful generals from gaining a firm foothold on the city wall.

During the five-day offensive and defensive battle, the defense lines were repeatedly broken through by the allied generals, but Lu Bu never appeared.

This inevitably led to speculation among the allied forces, and even various rumors began to appear inside Hulao Pass.

The most popular rumor is: "Lü Bu has died from serious injuries."

However, even though the speculation of Lu Bu's death boosted the morale of the allied forces, the allied forces had suffered heavy losses after five days of siege and needed to temporarily suspend the siege for rest.

Feeling the changes in the invisible atmosphere, Li Ji spoke to Liu Bei.

"My lord, the time has come. Send Yide to challenge Hulao Pass. Within three days, my plan will succeed." (End of this chapter)