The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 120

The night is deep, and looking around, the surrounding fields are black and vast.

Lu Bu rode a red rabbit and walked towards the city gate with Fang Tian's painted halberd.

Behind him were [-] soldiers of the Qingzhou Army.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao had been ordered to leave earlier, but Lu Bu ordered them to return before they reached the predetermined ambush location.

Although they didn't understand why he changed the order day and night, the two generals returned to Zhongli with their troops.

The army gathered together, and Lu Bu ordered to enter the city.

Each of the [-] soldiers held torches.

The flames lit up the sky, reflecting the vicinity of Zhongli City Gate like daytime.

On the top of the city, a torch is lit every few steps.

If it weren't for the flames outside the city, the torches on the top of the city could illuminate a place.

But against the background of the torches in the hands of the Qingzhou Army, the light at the top of the city looked so dim, not much different from the dark expanse in the distance.

The army stopped outside the city gate, and Lu Bu looked up at the city wall.

An officer stepped out from behind him.

"The defenders haven't opened the door yet, is it possible that we want to crash in?" The officer yelled at the top of the wall.

"Hold on, Wen Hou, we'll open right away." A panicked response came from the top of the city.

After a while, the gate of Zhongli city opened slowly.

Lu Bu beckoned, and walked towards the open city gate first.

Passing through the city gate, he saw a group of local officials waiting on the bluestone road ahead.

Seeing Lu Bu coming, the officials all knelt down on the ground.

The defenders lined up on both sides also knelt down one after another.

Passing by the kneeling officials, Lu Bu asked, "Why don't you see General Lu?"

The officials knelt down one by one, not daring to look up at him.

"Why didn't you answer Wen Hou's question?" Zhang Liao frowned and asked urgently.

Only then did someone reply tremblingly: "General Lu returned to the official residence, but he did not come out."

"Pay the defenders' weapons." Lu Bu ordered, "Come and follow me to the government to have a look."

When the army entered the city, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang each led a group of troops to disarm the defenders and occupy every street.

Xun You accompanied Lu Bu to the official residence.

All the people in the government went to the city gate to meet them. When Lu Bu passed by, none of the officials kneeling on the side of the road dared to get up and follow.

There was no one inside or outside, and the huge government office was dead silent.

Lu Bu and Xun You stopped, and the soldiers behind them ran to the backyard.

Not long after, an officer ran back to them: "Qi report to Wen Hou, a man hanged himself from the beam in the backyard wing."

Lu Bu and Xun You hadn't seen Lu Mian since entering the city, so they immediately thought of him.

The two ran quickly to the backyard, and the officer led them to the door of a wing room.

The open door was glowing with fire, and several soldiers were waiting inside with torches in hand.

The flames illuminated every corner of the room.

Lu Bu and Xun You entered the house and saw a man hanging from the beam.

By the light of the torch, they recognized that the man was Lu Mian.

"Why don't you let him go?" Lu Bu asked.

Several soldiers hurried forward and put the man down hurriedly.

After the corpse was put down, Lu Bu squatted aside and pressed his neck lightly with his fingers.

"The face is already blue and purple, and the body has been cold for a long time. It has been dead for a while." Lu Bu turned to look at Xun You.

"He thought he would die a long time ago." Xun You sighed: "Lu Mian's ability is ordinary, but his integrity is not weak. Yuan Shu was entrenched in Huainan back then, and he had several people under him. It's a pity that he didn't know how to use people well, and he blindly It is really sad and deplorable that he thinks that his virtue can replace the Han Dynasty, so he has ended up in today's end."

"Yuan Shu died a long time ago, what did Mr. Xun ask him for?" Lu Bu asked, "How should Lu Mian deal with it?"

"Wen Hou thinks what to do with it?" Xun You asked.

"Lu Mian is the great general of Huainan. He was originally hostile to us. It stands to reason that he shouldn't treat him favorably." Lu Bu said, "But knowing that he would die, he asked the Zhongli defenders to open the city gate and offer the city to our army. One is to save the people of Zhongli, and the other is to avoid the casualties of the soldiers in the fight. Although a heavy burial is not necessary, no matter what, a thin coffin must be prepared for him."

"What Wen Hou said is true." Xun You nodded.

He then ordered the guards: "Send an order to find a coffin for General Lu, regardless of the material, as long as it can hold the corpse."

A guard led the order to leave.

Lu Bu stood up and told the others: "Find a piece of sackcloth to wrap the corpse first."

Several soldiers in the room found sackcloth and wrapped Lu Mian in a hurry.

Xun You accompanied Lu Bu to the door: "When Wenhou arrived at Zhongli, he took the city without bloodshed. Lu Mian, the general of Huainan, was afraid of Wenhou's power. He ordered the defenders to surrender, but he committed suicide in the government. This time we came to Huainan, we It can be regarded as seeing the prestige of Marquis Wen."

"Mr. Xun, don't bully me just because I'm honest." Lu Bu smiled at him.

Lu Bu actually boasted that he was honest, and Xun You suddenly felt that his entire concept of right and wrong had been subverted.

Back then, Lu Bu was greedy for small profits, and he could give up righteousness for a little profit.

Although some practices are bordering on stupid, it cannot be said that he is honest.

The person standing next to him not only looked similar to a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, but his mentality was also very different from that of Lu Bu in the past.

Although he has not been in contact with him for many days, Xun You can feel that the man in front of him is not as easy to deal with as the rumors say.

Those who regard him as a fool are really fools!
"Wen Hou is wise and thoughtful, and his martial arts are unparalleled in the world." Xun You replied: "How many people in the world dare to bully Wen Hou?"

"Didn't Mr. Xun do it just now?" Lu Bu laughed.

He then asked Xun You: "Zhongli has been taken, and our army will face the Huainan army next. When will the armor that Xun Gong promised will arrive?"

"I was asked before, and it was said that I left Xudu a long time ago." Xun You said, "Counting the time, at most three or two days should come to Zhongli."

"The soldiers have broken armor and lack of weapons, so they can't cope with the battle at all." Lu Bu said, "If they can't be delivered in time and the big event is delayed, Mr. Xun can't blame me."

Xun You smiled, but there was helplessness in the smile: "I understand what Wen Hou said, and I will send someone to urge. Before the weapons and armor are delivered, the army will be stationed in Zhongli, okay?"

After being in contact with Lu Bu for a few days, Xun You can sort of figure out his temper.

If his request is not met, even if he stares at the back every day and urges troops to be dispatched, he will find various reasons to shirk.

Rather than that, it's better to simply satisfy him, so that he can't find any reason or excuse to shirk.

Xun You agreed simply, but Lu Bu really didn't have much to say.

He squeezed a smile at Xun You: "Thank you, Mr. Xun, for your mediation. If this crusade against Huainan can be successful, Mr. Xun should be the first to contribute."

(End of this chapter)