The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

When Gongsun Yuan heard this, his face flushed with anger.

Who is Gongsun Yuan? He is the wealthy son of the Gongsun family who has guarded Liaodong for generations. Apart from his parents, he has never kneeled before anyone else in his life.

It is naturally a great shame to ask him to kneel down to Lu Bu.

Stimulated by this, Gongsun Yuan snorted coldly, and said proudly: "My Gongsun family has guarded Liaodong for generations, what are you all, how can you stand up to my kneeling!"

Gongsun Yuan's arrogant words did not conceal his noble background, and his words were full of arrogance and disdain.

Such arrogant words immediately enraged Zang Ba. This drunken general grabbed the scimitar in his waist to kill Gongsun Yuan on the spot.

Gongsun Yuan didn't expect Zang Ba to be murderous, and when he saw this fierce man jumping down from the hall with a knife, he couldn't help being frightened and his expression changed drastically.

"Zang Ba, stop now, I don't want people in the world to say that I am the one who killed the prisoners."

Lu Bu said a few words, and immediately stopped Zang Ba.

Although Zang Ba was angry, he didn't dare to disobey Lv Bu's order, so he retreated angrily.

When Gongsun Yuan saw Lv Bu stop him, he thought that Lv Bu was still concerned about his status as General Gongsun, the panic on his face subsided immediately, and his arrogance appeared in a blink of an eye.

"Gongsun Yuan, if you are sensible, let me go quickly......"

"Worthy of being General Gongsun, what an imposing presence."

Lu Bu smiled faintly, and waved to Zang Ba, "Zang Ba, General Gongsun doesn't want to kneel, why don't you hurry up and serve him."

Gongsun Yuan thought that Lu Bu wanted to flatter him, and he was a little proud, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, his expression changed.

"You-"

Before he could open his mouth, Zang Ba kicked Gongsun Yuan's hind leg with a swing of his thick leg.

Gongsun Yuan's heels softened, and one of them lost his footing, so he knelt down with a "thud".

This kneeling made Gongsun Yuan feel a great humiliation, he was startled and he didn't care about the pain in his leg, and got up with an angry expression on his face.

Gongsun Yuan glanced at him, and Zang Ba kicked Gongsun Yuan who had just stood up again.

"Lu Bu, how dare you treat me like this..."

Gongsun Yuan grinned from the pain in his leg, cursing and struggling to straighten up again.

Lu Bu sneered and said, "As expected of you, you are a son of a famous family. You really have a backbone. I want to see whether you have a bone or a bone."

After saying that, Lu Bu's smiling face suddenly turned fierce, and he winked at Zang Ba fiercely.

Zang Bazao was deeply disgusted by Gongsun Yuan's arrogance and rudeness, and he was waiting for Gongsun Yuan's nod. Now he was excited, and kicked Gongsun Yuan mercilessly with his big thick legs.

Zang Ba's strength is one of the best in the army. No ordinary person can bear his few kicks.

Gongsun Yuan only endured for a moment, and after being kicked seven or eight times, he was in unbearable pain, his legs were almost broken, and he no longer had the courage to force himself to be tough, so he could only kneel down on the ground angrily.

The great general of the Gongsun family finally lowered his noble head and knelt down in front of Lu Bu.

Although he was not willing, he was beaten until he had to kneel.

Lu Bu drank a glass of wine, stood up happily, and walked slowly in front of Gongsun Yuan.

He looked down at the aggrieved Gongsun Yuan, and said with a slight smile, "Grand General Gongsun, seeing your anger, it seems that you are dissatisfied. If you are really dissatisfied, I will beat you until you are convinced."

Gongsun Yuan has a deep understanding of how ruthless Lv Bu's methods are. Hearing these seemingly plain words, Gongsun Yuan felt like a light was on his back, and he broke out in a cold sweat from panic.

He knew in his heart that Lu Bu was definitely not joking, but absolutely doing what he said, so he had no choice but to suppress the anger on his face under fear, and could only lower his head wearily, not daring to show any more arrogance.

Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction.

Turning back to his mouth, he waved his hand and said: "Since Great General Gongsun is so polite, he should treat each other with courtesy. Come on, send Great General Gongsun down, greet him well, and don't neglect."

Under the order, several tiger and bear warriors stepped forward and dragged away Gongsun Yuan whose legs were so painful that he couldn't stand up straight.

Lu Bu downplayed Gongsun Yuan's arrogance, and the generals on the left and right looked at him to relieve his anger, and they all clapped their hands and cheered.

"The general fought well. People like Gongsun should be beaten until he is convinced. But why should the general keep him? It would be better to kill him with one knife."

Zang Ba still felt that he was not angry enough, so he gritted his teeth and persuaded Lu Bu to kill Gongsun Yuan.

Lu Bu said indifferently: "Although Gongsun Yuan is annoying, he is the great general of the Gongsun family. If he is killed, Liaodong may have to fight hard, so how many of my Xiliang soldiers may spill their blood here , I hope that all my Xiliang children can return to their hometown."

Lu Bu's words revealed that the reason why he didn't kill Gongsun Yuan was to leave a better situation for himself and the King of Chu.

Zang Ba suddenly realized it at this time, and couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect the general to be so far-sighted, and the last general is really stupid."

The rest of the generals also praised.

Facing everyone's praise, Lu Bu just smiled.

Just at this time, the soldiers from outside came to report that Ma Liang had arrived in Liaoyang City.

Lu Bu regained his energy, and said with a smile, "Ma Liang came just in time, I have something to do with him, please invite him in to meet you."

Ma Liang was originally in Yijing, arranging local goods in Youzhou. After Lu Bu broke through Liaoyang City, when he sent a flying horse back to Xinye to report the news, he ordered him to rush to Liaoyang City at night.

Now that the wine was almost drunk, Lu Bu called the banquet to end, and after a little sobering up, he summoned Ma Liang to come to see him in the side hall.

"Congratulations to the general for the complete victory, the first battle will be a shameful one."

Ma Liang, who entered the hall, smiled happily at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu didn't pretend to be humble, and he didn't hide a little pride in his heart, but he beckoned Ma Liang to sit next to him.

"How about Youzhou, is there any movement from the Xiongnu?" Lu Bu asked first.

Ma Liang said with a smile: "Don't worry, General, Yi Jing is as stable as Mount Tai. The Xiongnu have become very honest after their previous two defeats. Yesterday they took the initiative to send tens of thousands of grains."

Lu Bu nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction.

"It's rare for the Xiongnu to be so enthusiastic. After I settle Liaoyang City and occupy Liaodong, I must take time to thank him."

There was murderous intent hidden in Lu Bu's tone, which seemed to imply that after the Battle of Liaoyang City, he had the intention to turn his troops to the Huns.

"I heard that the general captured Gongsun Yuan alive in this battle."

Ma Liang mentioned Gongsun Yuan.

Lu Bu frowned slightly, waved his hands and said with a smile: "You don't need to remind me, of course I know that Gongsun Yuan must be saved, otherwise we won't be able to completely flatten the land of Liaodong."

"It turns out that the general had already made a claim, but I was too worried."

Ma Liang looked strange, but he was impressed by Lu Bu's foresight.

"But I don't know why the general recruited his subordinates here?"

Only then did Ma Liang remember this.

Lu Bu frowned slightly, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Mr. is eloquent. I brought him here this time because I wanted him to show off his strengths."

Ma Liang suddenly became excited, and hurriedly asked Gongsun Yuan for his order.

"Ben would like Mr. to be a lobbyist for a while."

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On the border of Liaodong and Korea.

A few days ago, Lu Bu ordered the [-] army led by Zang Ba to surrender some cities without bloodshed, and then swaggered southward to attack the borders of North Korea and Liaodong.

A few days later, that majestic army has disappeared, only a few thousand lieutenants who havetily withdrew in panic.

Murong Zhao, who retreated to the border, was faced with a dilemma.

retreat.

General Gongsun Yuan is still in Lu Bu's hands, if he retreats here, it will be tantamount to giving up the rescue of Gongsun Yuan, and he will definitely give someone a handle, and the counselors and other factions will take the opportunity to attack him.

No refund.

There are only a few thousand soldiers, and their morale is extremely low. A few tens of miles away are six thousand Zangba elites with high fighting spirit. If they come to attack, how should they respond?

Murong Zhao, who was pacing back and forth in the room, had a scarred face full of anxiety.

Just at this time, the soldiers came to report that there was a Murong Shi named Ma Liang who claimed that he had come under the order of Lu Bu.

"Ma Liang..."

Murong Zhao's heart trembled slightly, all kinds of doubts arose in his heart.

After pondering for a moment, Murong Zhao said in a low voice: "Please invite that Ma Liang in, be careful, don't get caught out."

"Yes."

The soldiers retreated, the soldiers forcibly pressed their anxiety, sat upright on the seat, their eyes were as heavy as frost.

Not long after, a Confucian scholar with Murong's gentleness was introduced, and it was Ma Liang.

"Ma Liang met General Murong."

Ma Liangxin stepped inside, clasping his hands and saluting, looking calm and calm.

Murong Zhao stared at Ma Liang, and said in a deep voice, "Since you are Lu Bu's subordinate, you are also my Murong Zhao's enemy. What is the purpose of coming here?"

"Ma has two purposes here. One is to convey my greetings to General Murong on behalf of General Lu Bu. The other is..."

Ma Liang didn't wait for the lieutenant to give him a seat, as if entering his own house, he took the initiative to find a seat while talking.

"...The second thing is to save the general's life."

The words were light and calm, but Murong Zhaowen's expression changed.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became incomparably cold and solemn, Murong Zhao stared at Ma Liang firmly, his eyes flickering with a bit of coldness like a blade.

After a long while, Murong Zhao sneered, "What are you, you dare to speak boldly in front of this general."

After all, Murong Zhao is a brave general, and he has a kind of arrogance in his bones. When he was provoked by Ma Liang, he immediately hurled insults at him.

Ma Liang didn't think it was strange, and just smiled lightly.

"Although Ma is an unknown person, he knows that if General Murong hesitates like this again, he will be killed."

With Xu Xu's words, Murong Zhao felt a chill in his heart.

Ma Liang then said slowly: "General Murong is a famous general in Liaodong. He is regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the ear by the counselors and others. He wishes to get rid of it quickly. Now General Murong's army sits and watches Gongsun Yuan being captured but cannot be rescued. Let me ask; Liaodong soldiers and civilians Can I spare you, General?"

The eloquent feast only shocked the lieutenant general's heart, and a bit of horror flashed in his stern eyes.

At the moment of shock, Murong Zhao snorted coldly again, "The great general was captured because he was caught in a trick like yours, so it has nothing to do with this general, how can I blame this general."

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