Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 63
Lu Bu holds Ding Yuan's head in his left hand and his own sword in his right.Everyone was swept away by Lu Bu's stern eyes, and everyone was terrified.Some of Ding Yuan's personal soldiers were also loyal to Ding Yuan. When they saw Lu Bu walking out with Ding Yuan's head in their hands, they immediately drew their weapons, cursed Lu Bu for being ungrateful, and rushed towards Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was also unambiguous in his hands, beheading these people easily with one hand.At this time, those generals who still had crooked minds did not dare to act recklessly.Although Lu Bu's official position in the Bingzhou Army is not high, he is recognized as the god of killing, the number one brave general in the Bingzhou Army, and some people even call him the number one brave general in the world.

At this time, Lu Bu's personal soldiers were also close to Lu Bu, and they only loyal to Lu Bu in their hearts. Even if Lu Bu was a heinous person, they would protect Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's eyes kept scanning the crowd, and Zhang Liao had already made a calculation in his heart at this time, knowing that he had to make a choice at this time, if anyone in the field opposed Lu Bu, he might not be able to do so or leave.

Zhang Liao sighed helplessly, then knelt down and said, "I, Zhang Liao, would like to serve the general as my master, and I will do my best for the general."

With Zhang Liao taking the lead, other generals like Hao Meng and Wei Xu also knelt down and surrendered to Lu Bu.Seeing that everyone did not choose to resist, Lu Bu also showed a relaxed look on his face.

Then, Lu Bu said to everyone: "It is a great blessing in life for me, Lu Bu, to be loyal to all of you today. I, Lu Bu, promise that from now on, I will never treat you badly. Now, everyone, go back and gather your troops. , Follow me tomorrow to claim credit.

Everyone retreated under orders. Zhang Liao looked back at Lv Bu when he was leaving. He found that Lv Bu had a serious expression full of pain, but his expression was also very indifferent.Cao Xing, who had the best relationship with Lv Bu, immediately stepped forward to support Lv Bu, as if he was afraid that Lv Bu would collapse soon.Zhang Liao didn't know what to say, he sighed and went back to his tent.

The two armies of Liang and Bing held each other for less than three days, and the Bingzhou army failed because of Lv Bu's rebellion. Ding Yuan was beheaded by Lv Bu, and his head was given to Dong Zhuo by Lv Bu as a meeting gift. Feng Tinghou was in charge of the 2 troops who surrendered from the original Bingzhou army.

Since then, after Xiliang Dong Zhuo defeated Ding Yuan, the only one who could threaten his status, he became even more out of control, and the Xiliang army had completely occupied Luoyang.For a while, Dong Zhuo's power also reached a new peak.

Two days later, Gongsun Xu, who was far away in Youbeiping, received information from Luoyang. When he learned that Lu Bu was still on the road of killing his father, Gongsun Xu felt a pang of sadness in his heart: "Lu Bu, Lu Bu, why do you still go?" On this road, the hero of the whole life is ruined. What are you hiding, alas.

That's all, this is life. "

Gongsun Xu also stayed in Youbeiping for many days, and he learned all the movements in Luoyang through his own intelligence network. When he learned that the Bingzhou Army was defeated by Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Xu knew that he should send troops to express to Dong Zhuo.

Now Dong Zhuo has [-] Xiliang Army in Luoyang, Luoyang's Yulin Army, Xiyuan Army, and City Defense Forces add up to more than [-]. In addition to the [-] Bingzhou Army that surrendered this time, Dong Zhuo now has the world. The biggest strength.

Coupled with Niu Fu's 30 Xiliang army in the rear, Dong Zhuo's military strength reached a terrifying [-]. Moreover, Dong Zhuo had a high prestige in Xiliang, and Xiliang's people were aggressive, so Dong Zhuo raised his arms. It can also summon another [-] troops within three months.

Now that Dong Zhuo is gaining momentum, if he doesn't give Dong Zhuo some reminders, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will immediately embark on the road of abolishing the young emperor and establishing the emperor, and eventually he will poison Liu Bian and Queen Mother He to death just like in history.

This is what Gongsun Xu doesn't want to see. He has no objection to Dong Zhuo abolishing Liu Bian, but if Liu Bian is killed, Gongsun Xu must be sad. Liu Bian has always regarded himself as a big brother, just like the Han Lingdi last time In the besieged grassland, many people thought that Youzhou would not have reinforcements.

But Liu Bian firmly believed that Gongsun Xu would come to save him, and this trust alone was worth Gongsun Xu sending troops.Some time ago, Gongsun Xu held back because the time did not come.Now, the time has come.

After discussing with Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Xu decided to dispatch [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, a total of [-] troops, falsely claiming that [-] troops marched into Luoyang. The reason was that Gongsun Xu had the late emperor's edict in his hand.Because Gongsun Zan wanted to guard Youzhou, and the edict of Emperor Han Ling was only for Gongsun, it was not easy for him to lead troops to the expedition.

Gongsun Xu set the marching route as going up the valley first.Pass through Taiyuan through Yanmen, join the party, and finally go straight to Luoyang.The reason why Gongsun Xu chose such a marching route has profound political significance.Now that Ding Yuan is dead, and most of the Bingzhou army lacks defenses, it is easy to be invaded by the Huns at this time.

Of course, although this possibility is not very high, Gongsun Xu does not allow such a situation to happen.So Gongsun Xu wanted to cross Bingzhou in order to take the opportunity to occupy Bingzhou.Now in Bingzhou, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, leads troops to guard the inner area, while the outer areas such as Yanmen, Jiuyuan, Jinyang, Hexi and other places are weakly defended.

In history, the Xiongnu sent troops to capture these places when the Central Plains was in chaos, and even kidnapped Cai Yan, a talented woman from the Han Dynasty.After Zhang Liao was ordered to lead [-] soldiers to Luoyang with Ding Yuan, Guan Ping, who stayed behind at Yanmen, took the opportunity to develop his own power. Now Yanmen is in Guan Ping's hands.

Gongsun Xu was also very satisfied with Guan Ping's play by ear. He stayed with Guan Ping in consideration of what would happen today.Now that I can occupy most of Bingzhou without a single soldier, why not do it?

After Gongsun Xu led the army to Yanmen and rested for a day, he continued to lead [-] cavalry to advance rapidly, and [-] infantry, led by officers at all levels, took over the defense of the cities on the outskirts of Bingzhou.Now Bingzhou is in chaos. Except for Shangdang and Leping, all other places are under the jurisdiction of Gongsun Xu.

Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang didn't dare to say anything, and Gongsun Xu was too powerful, so he didn't dare to say anything. Besides, it was good to have such a backer, at least he didn't have to worry about the invasion of grassland people. Now Gongsun Xu blocked him from coming from the grassland. threat.

The news of Gongsun Xu's dispatch of troops had already reached Dong Zhuo.Gongsun Xu claimed to have an edict from the first emperor, and Dong Zhuo was quite surprised. He didn't know that when He Jin summoned him and Ding Yuan to Beijing, Emperor Ling of Han also secretly summoned Gongsun Xu to Beijing.Now that Gongsun Xu is leading an army to come, he intends to fight him to the death.

Dong Zhuo is very worried now. After all, under the shadow of a famous tree, since Gongsun Xu joined the army at the age of 12, he has subordinated more than fifty times in various battles, and he has not lost a single defeat. The strength of the Youzhou Army has long been famous all over the world. There is Bingzhou wolf cavalry and is called the king of the three cavalry of the Han Dynasty.

The Youzhou Infantry No. [-] Army claimed to be invincible in all attacks, and it had the momentum of the first army in the world. Even elites like Danyang soldiers were covered by the trapped camp.Dong Zhuo was a little annoyed when he saw the information. It was not a good time for Gongsun Xu to come, but he came when he was the weakest.

Now Dong Zhuo has not yet consolidated the forces under his command. If he went out to fight Gongsun Xu, Dong Zhuo would dare to lead the Xiliang army out of the city with [-] soldiers at most. In addition, the aristocratic family will definitely make trouble behind the scenes, so Dong Zhuo is quite anxious now.

Three days later, Dong Zhuo received information again that the Youzhou army was less than two hundred miles away from Luoyang. At this time, Dong Zhuo was seeking Li Ru's opinion on whether to go out to fight in the city or wait behind closed doors for Gongsun Xu to attack.

According to intelligence, Gongsun Xu led [-] infantry, and with Gongsun Xu's character, it is very likely that the camp was in this camp.If Dong Zhuo was trapped in the city, Dong Zhuo felt that he would be defeated in the end. Instead of this, he might as well give full play to the advantages of Xiliang soldiers, use Xiliang iron cavalry to go out of the city and fight to the death with Youzhou soldiers, and see who is the best.

Dong Zhuo told Li Ru what was going on in his heart, but Li Ru kept his eyes closed and didn't answer, Dong Zhuo became anxious at this moment: "This son-in-law is usually very useful, why is it not working now? Maybe he is also afraid, if If even Li Ru is not sure, then you will be really bad."

When Dong Zhuo was in a hurry, Li Ru opened his eyes and smiled mysteriously. Anxious Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and could still laugh at this time, and his heart became even more angry.Dong Zhuo has always been a person who can say whatever he has, and when there is anger in his heart, he will let it out. Li Ru also felt Dong Zhuo's anger.

But Li Ru was not in a hurry, he just walked slowly to Dong Zhuo's side and said softly, "My son-in-law has something important to discuss with Yue Zhang, please ask Yue Zhang to back off." , I would never call myself father-in-law in such a formal occasion, so there is really something important that can't be done.

Dong Zhuo was eager to know the answer, and immediately dismissed Guo Si, Li Jue, Fan Chou, Hua Xiong and other generals.Only Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were left in the whole study room. At this time, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait any longer and immediately asked, "What's the matter, let's talk about it now."

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law has thought about it and thought it over again. I don't think Gongsun Xu led his troops here to fight against us. Instead, he came to remind us of something." Li Ru said indifferently.

"Oh? How can it be that this Gongsun Xuhui has such good intentions? He led [-] cavalry to come first, and perhaps there will be more troops in the follow-up." Dong Zhuo asked anxiously.

"Father-in-law, why are you confused? Gongsun Xu has always been shrewd, especially when it comes to marching and fighting. He can be regarded as the best of my younger generation. He would make such a low-level mistake to let us know his exact strength. ?
And the information shows that Gongsun Xu left [-] infantry to guard the counties and counties of Bingzhou. Do you think Gongsun Xu will be so arrogant that he will attack us with [-] cavalry?Why would he leave the infantry alone and come with only the cavalry, what will he have to fight us if we close the gates?
Furthermore, why did Gongsun Xu choose to send troops at this time? It stands to reason that he should have received the emperor's edict a long time ago, but he has been waiting, waiting for us to fight the forces in Luoyang first, and then waiting for us to fight with Ding The original fights against each other, and now he came out just after we dealt with these. Don't your father-in-law think that the time for Gongsun's reelection is too strange?
It stands to reason that he has lost his best chance to attack us, but he still wants to send troops, you said.Why is he? " Li Ru stared at Dong Zhuo and asked back.

When Dong Zhuo was told by Li Ru, he also felt that it was the case. Gongsun Xu was not so stupid. He must have his reasons for doing so. Enough to drink a jug by itself.

Now being asked by Li Ru, Dong Zhuo, who is upset, has no time to guess Gongsun Xu's intentions. The impatient Dong Zhuo can only answer vaguely: "I don't know what he wants to do, anyway, he has nowhere to go." The early riser, who knows what he wants to do."

Li Ru clapped his hands and shouted: "That's right, my lord father-in-law, if you don't have any benefits, you can't afford it. He, Gongsun Xu, is here to ask for benefits from us."

"Huh? You mean?" Dong Zhuo asked, turning his head to look at Li Ru.

"That's right. After we marched into Luoyang, it can be said that we gained both fame and fortune. My father-in-law even surrendered nearly 20 troops. The entire government and the public are in the hands of my father-in-law. Yesterday my father-in-law was named grand master. With all these things, could it be that his grandson continues Not jealous?
Gongsun Xu made it clear that he wanted to benefit from us. He didn't want to fight, but he had to make a gesture, and he had to be loyal to the dead, so he had to send troops.

But sending troops does not mean that it will be a real fight, so Gongsun Xu led [-] cavalry to come first. If his father-in-law cannot give him enough benefits, he will continue to transfer troops from Youzhou.All of this depends on how the father-in-law handles it. "Li Ru analyzed seriously.

"Good boy, I thought he was a ruthless character at the beginning. Today, he looks quite cunning. Hahaha, I like it. As long as you don't fight against me, this boy is easy to say anything. To be honest, I really don't want to Fight him.

I don't know what kind of luck Gongsun Zan had to give birth to such an excellent son. If I had such a son, I would die willingly.Hahahaha, Li Ru, how do you think he should be rewarded. "Dong Zhuo asked with a smile.

"Father-in-law is wise. Asking Gongsun Xu to retreat is only a matter of name, as long as the little emperor's imperial decree is enough. As for whether to fight, hehe, it is nothing more than adding an official to the rank and giving him enough practical benefits. The spies found out that Gongsun Xu has already Occupied more than half of Bingzhou.

Now Bingzhou has become a land of no one, so he can give it to him if he wants it. Anyway, Bingzhou is not a rich place, and it will only make Gongsun Xu invest more energy and money.Your father-in-law might as well confer him the title of Bingzhou Shepherd, and then think of his hard work over the years, and confer him the title of Champion Marquis, the fiefdom of Liaodong, and rank of ten thousand stones.

In addition, a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver, a hundred horses, and other treasures will be given as much as we can, and it will be considered that we have made him a friend.As long as he gets enough benefits, he definitely doesn't want to fight us to the death. When the time comes, let the little emperor issue an edict to give him a step down, and he will definitely return to Bingzhou to be his Bingzhou shepherd.

Wouldn't it be great if everyone was safe and sound by then. "Li Ru said confidently.

Everyone appreciates Dong Zhuo. Anyway, the official position does not require money, as long as he has a word. As for the treasures and money, hehehe, they are all things in the palace. There are a lot of them. Anyway, there are many in the palace.

Dong Zhuo replied with satisfaction: "It's very good, just as you said, give him Gongsun Xu the benefits, and then we will privately give him a letter of divorce, saying that we are willing to make friends, so everyone knows it well , wouldn’t it be better, hahahaha.”

Li Ru also nodded, then thought for a while and said: "We can also give Gongsun Xu a marriage. Gongsun Xu's current wife is just a merchant's daughter, which does not match his status. Why don't my father-in-law marry the former emperor's daughter Wannian?" Princess Liu Bixu gave it to him, so that there will be less trouble on our side.

There is also Cai Yan, the daughter of Grand Tutor Cai Yong, who is said to have been in love with Gongsun Xu for a long time. Gongsun Xu sent troops this time for a beauty.As long as he wants, we will give him. When we are relieved, the father-in-law will lead the troops to Youzhou and let Gongsun Xu spit it out obediently. "

Dong Zhuo nodded, agreeing with Li Ru's statement.The next day, after everything was settled, Li Ru personally took the imperial decree to the Youzhou army camp to read the imperial decree.

(End of this chapter)