The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 410
Lu Bu camped at the base of the hill overnight, and by the next morning, the flames on the hill that caught fire first had been extinguished, and not even a wisp of green smoke was rising.

Waking up early in the morning, looking at the hills that were no longer burning, Lu Bu greeted Sun Ce: "Bo Fu and I will go up the mountain to have a look."

Sun Ce complied, and took more than a dozen soldiers to follow Lu Bu up the mountain.

Xu Shu reminded: "Chu Hou went up the mountain, isn't it safer to bring more people?"

"What are you bringing so many people for?" Lu Bu asked Xu Shu with a smile, "Did Yuan Zhi think there would be living people on the mountain?"

"It's not that I think there will be living people." Xu Shu replied, "Although the fire burned all night, it's not guaranteed that Cao Jun didn't escape first, and then turned back."

"Even if there are really some Cao soldiers who are stupid enough to do that, with their numbers, it may not be that easy to do what they want to do to me." Lu Bu said to Xu Shu, "Don't worry, Yuan Zhi, even if I don't take it alone, I won't take it with me when I get to the mountain." Can come down safely."

Previously, Lu Bu was going to kill Cao's army alone, but Xu Shu tried to stop it.

However, Lu Bu did not follow the advice of him, Zhou Yu and others, and still chose to provoke Cao Jun early the next morning.

What happened later proved that Lu Bu made the right choice.

He rushed back and forth twice among the Cao army, and the morale of the Xuzhou army was unprecedentedly high, but it made the Cao army fear him endlessly.

Out of fear of Lu Bu, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun chose to lead the Cao army up the mountain to deploy defenses, which led to the scene of setting fire to the mountain.

At this time Lu Bu insisted on taking only Sun Ce and a dozen soldiers up the mountain, so Xu Shu couldn't persuade him much.

He led Sun Ce and others up the mountain, along the hillside, and after walking not far, Lu Bu stopped.

Pointing to some big pits on the ground ahead, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce and others: "Ahead is the trap that Cao Jun dug up to deal with us. It's a pity that we burned the mountain to the ground before their trap was used."

"There are so many traps." Seeing those traps, Sun Ce gasped, "If we rush up the mountain without knowing it, Cao Jun will be in trouble."

"These traps are useless now." Lu Bu said to Sun Ce and others: "But when you go up the mountain, you still have to be cautious. If you see something wrong with the road ahead, poke it with a long wooden stick a few times first. The traps are not too strong, and after a few hard pokes, they were opened."

"How about we go up the mountain on foot." Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: "Riding on horseback, I always feel that the road up the mountain is not easy."

"Alright." Lu Bu nodded, and said to everyone, "Get off the horse!"

Everyone got off their horses one after another, leaving two people to guard the horses, while the others accompanied Lu Bu to continue walking up the mountain.

Along the mountain road, they opened several traps that were not destroyed in the fire.

As they approached the mountainside, Sun Ce pointed to the dark place ahead and said to Lu Bu, "Look, Marquis Chu, there seem to be quite a few people there."

Looking in the direction Sun Ce pointed, Lu Bu saw that there was a place in front of him that seemed to be piled up with many humanoid objects.

Greeting everyone, he walked towards the burnt place.

As they approached, Lu Bu and the others smelled a stench of burnt flesh.

"It stinks!" Sun Ce waved his nose a few times with his hand, and said with a frown, "This must be the place where many Cao Jun were burned to death, or the stench would be so bad."

"This should be just one of them." Walking around in front of the charred corpse of Cao Jun, Lu Bu said to everyone, "Let's continue walking up the mountain. There should be more ahead."

"What do Marquis Chu plan to do with these corpses?" Sun Ce asked Lu Bu as he continued walking up the mountain.

"Someone was sent up later to bury it." Lu Bu said, "Although the skin and flesh have been scorched, the flesh inside has not yet turned into ashes. Mountain fire can burn the outside of a person into charcoal, but it is not enough to completely injure a person." Burn it to ashes. If you stay here, there are no beasts nearby, and it will definitely rot and stink after a long time. If the plague spreads by then, we will have more trouble than burying the corpse."

"Is Chuhou planning to occupy this place in the future?" Sun Ce asked Lu Bu.

"I discussed it with Yuan Shao." Lu Bu said, "Once Cao Cao is defeated, Yuzhou will belong to me, and the rest will be handed over to him. This place happens to be within the territory of Yuzhou, so of course I have to take good care of it."

"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought against the Marquis of Chu together, but now he has to face Yuzhou being destroyed, and the Marquis of Chu and Yuan Shao divide his territory. I really want to see how he looks." It's very pretty."

"There are nothing but interests between heroes, and there has never been a long-term alliance." Lu Bu said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao both want to win the world. If His Majesty falls into their hands today, it will be their capital to blackmail the princes. The imperial power of the Han Dynasty has fallen, think carefully Thinking about it, it’s really embarrassing.”

"If the Marquis of Chu is attacking Cao Cao this time, if he gets His Majesty, his life will be easier in the future." Sun Ce replied.

"Of course." Lu Bu replied.

But he was also thinking in his heart, whether Liu Xie's life will be easy in the future does not depend on him, but on the last emperor of my Han Dynasty.

Leading the army to conquer the world, and when the world is unified, it makes no sense to hand over the obtained country to an emperor who has been a puppet for many years.

It is only a matter of time before replacing the big man. If Liu Xie wants to live a more comfortable life, he should be aware of being a puppet.

If he also made some troubles in Pengcheng, and made some clothes and belts, Lu Bu would definitely not let him live comfortably!

Thinking so in his heart, Lu Bu would not be so stupid as to say it out loud.

Although Sun Ce is the person next to him, it is better not to say some things.

After all, in today's world, heroes from all walks of life fight with each other, but they all use it as an excuse to help the Han Dynasty.

The situation in the world is not stable, it is better to put on an appearance of a loyal minister than to show ambition prematurely.

Back then, Yuan Shu did something that many people wanted to do but did not dare to do, and finally became the target of public criticism.

With Yuan Shu's lessons learned, Lu Bu did not intend to declare himself emperor so early.

If you want to become emperor, at least you have to wait until most of the Han Dynasty is in his hands before you can do that!

The further they went up the mountain, the more corpses of Cao Jun Lu Bu and others saw.

Most of the charred corpses were curled up and charred, not to mention their faces, even their original heights could not be distinguished.

"This fire really killed a lot of Cao's troops." Following behind Lu Bu, Sun Ce said, "If we can go all the way so smoothly, we will be able to destroy Cao Cao in a short time and then unify the Central Plains."

"It's not that easy." Lu Bu replied with a slight smile, "Cao Cao has a lot of soldiers and horses, and the strong generals and wise men gathered around him are not for display. We had a small victory at Lumenting, It does not mean that future wars will go smoothly."

"Since Marquis Chu has no confidence to destroy Cao Cao, why..." Sun Ce looked at Lu Bu in confusion.

Lu Bu replied: "I have already said that my purpose of attacking Cao Cao this time is only His Majesty. As for Cao Cao's territory..."

He chuckled, and then said, "I just want Yuzhou."

"The meaning of Marquis Chu is..." Sun Ce looked at Lu Bu in astonishment, not understanding his intention for a while.

"My meaning could not be clearer." Lu Bu replied, "After seizing Yuzhou, if I push forward, any place I get will belong to Yuan Benchu. Take my soldiers and expand the territory for Yuan Benchu? Do you think I would be so stupid? ?”

Sun Ce suddenly realized that since the day Lu Bu sent troops, he had never thought of expanding Yuan Shao's territory.

After capturing Yuzhou, he will order the soldiers to suspend their troops temporarily.

As for other places, if Yuan Shao wanted them, he had to send troops to get them himself.

When Lu Bu attacked Cao Cao, he never thought of letting Yuan Shao benefit from him from the very beginning.

"Wouldn't you worry about Yuan Benchu ​​becoming angry if Chuhou did this?" Sun Ce asked.

"He became angry?" Lu Bu replied with a smile: "My goal has been achieved. When I was attacking Cao Cao, why didn't the Yuan family's soldiers and horses disappear? Even though he is an ally, he is not kind. Do I have to be stupid?"

On the top of the mountain, Lu Bu found that there were more corpses of Cao Jun.

Looking around at the charred Cao army nearby, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce: "These Cao army should be trying to escape from the back mountain, but they were blocked here by flames and smoke."

"When they were about to die, they should have regretted being against the Marquis of Chu." Sun Ce said, "If they hadn't been against the Marquis of Chu, most of them would still be alive."

"Being soldiers of the Cao family, they have to accept their fate." Lu Bu replied: "Didn't many of the soldiers who followed me die under Cao Cao's crusade? Many soldiers didn't even leave their names. "

"Earlier, Marquis Chu asked people to forge soldier badges and distribute them to the soldiers." Sun Ce asked, "Is it for the purpose of collecting the corpses so that we can know which soldier died in battle?"

"To fight for us, we must let them leave a name." Lu Bu replied: "It would be so desolate if the soldiers conquered the battlefield and could not leave anything behind."

"There are countless heroes in the world, and only Marquis Chu can think of these things." Sun Ce replied, "Since I followed Marquis Chu, I feel more and more that I am following the right person."

"When I pacify the world and you and I have made great achievements, you will find that you have followed the wrong person." Lu Bu patted Sun Ce's arm lightly, and said to him, "It's time for us to go down the mountain, let the soldiers prepare Let's move on."

Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others went down the mountain, and the army left Lumen Pavilion not long after, and continued to advance.

After walking not far, he rode a fast horse head-on.

The one who rode over was the scout who was exploring the way ahead.

When they came to Lu Bu, the scout said, "Report to the Marquis of Chu that Cao's army has made arrangements in Zhecheng, and we are just waiting for our army to go."

"Zhecheng." Lu Bu thought for a moment, then asked Zhou Yu and the others, "What do you think our army should do?"

"Cao Jun has made a good deployment. If we continue to advance along the original path, it will give them a chance to fight." Zhou Yu replied: "I think it is most appropriate for the army to bypass Zhecheng and continue to advance."

"Bypassing Zhecheng, what if they follow and kill from behind?" Lu Bu asked again.

"Without the city as a defense, and without the air force weapons deployed earlier, the Marquis of Chu can fight as he wants?" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "From the defense of Cao Jun, it can be seen that Cao Cao is actually in chaos. Fang Cun. With such defenses, Chu Hou can completely render his thunder chariot and crossbow useless as long as he bypasses the defense line. Once their people catch up from behind, if they bring thunder chariot and crossbow with them, it will definitely delay the formation. If they don't, they can only let our air force wreak havoc. No matter how you look at it, the battle situation is not good for Cao Cao."

Lu Bu nodded: "Since Gong Jin thinks so, then follow you and go around Kaozhe City and advance towards Xudu."

"Marquis Chu." Lu Bu was about to issue a military order, and Zhou Yu said, "I think it's better not to detour too early. We won't be too late when we are only twenty or thirty miles away from Zhecheng."

"Why?" Lu Bu also felt a little puzzled by Zhou Yu's proposal, and asked subconsciously.

"The reason is actually very simple." Zhou Yu said: "We are about to reach Zhecheng, and the enemy army has prepared their defenses, but the army suddenly turns around, which can catch them by surprise."

Lu Bu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Gongjin's words are reasonable, so follow Gongjin's lead and head towards Zhecheng. There are still [-] miles away from Zhecheng, and then we will turn to other directions."

Under the leadership of Lu Bu, the Xuzhou army marched towards Zhecheng.

A few days later, Cao Cao also got the news that Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun had lost Lu Menting.

The messenger told Cao Cao the whole battle process, and Cao Cao, who was discussing military affairs with Guo Jia in the study, had a gloomy expression.

He waved his hand, signaling the messenger to step back.

When the messenger left, he asked Guo Jia, "What does Feng Xiao think about this?"

"My lord is asking if Lu Bu captured Lu Menting within a day?" Guo Jia didn't answer, but asked a rhetorical question.

Cao Cao nodded sullenly and said, "Zixiao and Yuan Rang are both fierce generals under my command, and they are not without wisdom. Lu Bu was able to annihilate both of them in one day and capture Lu Menting. We treat him Shouldn't there be a new understanding?"

"Actually, we should have a new understanding of Lu Bu." Guo Jia said: "At the time when the lord led the army to attack Xuzhou, Yuan Benchu ​​also sent troops in Hebei. Logically speaking, Xuzhou must be defenseless. But he happened to be here Dangshan blocked the lord twice, which finally led to the failure of the crusade. Especially in the second crusade against Dangshan, Lu Bu single-handedly fought against dozens of generals under the lord's command, and his bravery surpassed Dong Zhuo's command back then."

"Feng Xiao means..." Cao Cao frowned, and asked Guo Jia, "I have nothing to do with Lu Bu?"

"No matter how brave a single person is, it is impossible to withstand thousands of troops." Guo Jia replied: "It's just a confrontation with Lu Bu. My lord should understand that you can only outwit and never attack."

(End of this chapter)