The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 440 Must Be Treated as a Scout

Lu Bu met Liu Xie and asked him to go to Pengcheng first.

After making arrangements and making arrangements for the two teams that left the city one after another, Lu Bu left the palace.

Taking Sun Ce up the city wall again, he found that there was no trace of the Hebei army outside the city.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou had left Chang'an with the Hebei army.

"Ask how long it has been since Yan Liang and Wen Chou disappeared." Lu Bu instructed Sun Ce.

Sun Ce responded, turned around and walked in front of a soldier: "How long have Yan Liang and Wen Chou disappeared from sight with their soldiers and horses?"

"Report to General Sun." The soldier replied: "The Hebei army has disappeared, and there is already a scene of incense sticks."

After getting a reply, Sun Ce came behind Lu Bu: "King Chu, I have already asked you clearly. Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the Hebei soldiers and horses, and disappeared from the sight of the soldiers for a long time."

"A stick of incense disappeared." Lu Bu nodded, "It seems that they have gone far."

"There is still a long time before dark." Lu Bu said: "After dark, even if the scouts they left behind saw His Majesty leaving the city and reported Yan Liang and Wen Chou, it would not be so easy to stop them."

"Wouldn't it be easy for them to catch up to His Majesty if they stationed not far from Xu?" Sun Ce said, "I think that although Yan Liang and Wen Chou have already left, they will definitely not be completely defenseless. At least one team should be left nearby to watch Xu Du's movements."

"It's not impossible." Lu Bu nodded, "Generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang will lead more soldiers, at least not to allow the Hebei soldiers who may stay nearby to take advantage of it."

"I will make arrangements." Sun Ce asked Lu Bu, "After the emperor leaves, how long does King Chu plan to stay in Xudu?"

"When the emperor leaves, this place will no longer be Xudu." Lu Bu said, "From now on, it will change its name back to Xuchang."

"Do you want to pass on this order?" Sun Ce said: "Only when it is passed on, will the name of the city be known to everyone."

"Convey it." Lu Bu nodded.

Sun Ce immediately resigned and spread the order of Lu Bu to the whole city.

After Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the army to leave, the outside of Xuchang became quiet.

The day passed quietly, and as the sun set in the west, the night gradually enveloped Xuchang City.

Lu Bu stood with his back to the city gate, and Sun Ce stood behind him.

What they looked at was the street leading from the city gate to the city gate.

The street under the night was empty, not even a single figure, and it was impossible to see what they were waiting for.

"It's still early, and the emperor probably isn't ready yet." After waiting near the city gate for a while, Sun Ce said to Lu Bu, "The king of Chu came here too early, why not just go to the palace to urge him."

"After all, the country still belongs to the Han family." Lu Bu said, "Of course we have to respect the emperor of the Han Dynasty. As the king of Chu, it is only natural to wait here."

That's what he said, but there was frivolity in his tone. Anyone who heard what he said would not feel that he really had awe for the Han imperial family.

Standing with his back to the city gate for a long time, when the night was getting darker, a group of cavalry came over.

There were about three or forty cavalrymen coming down the street.

They rode the tallest horses in the army, and each of them was covered with solid armor.

As they approached the city gate, they found Lu Bu waiting there, subconsciously urging their horses to go faster.

When they arrived in front of Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici who took the lead rolled over and jumped off their horses.

The two cupped their hands towards Lu Bu: "I have seen the King of Chu."

Lu Bu bowed his hands in return: "On the way to Pengcheng, the two generals will have to work hard."

"The two of us will do our best to arrange the matter arranged by the King of Chu." Zhao Yun and Tai Shici responded together.

His eyes fell on the face of a soldier behind them, and Lu Bu nodded to that soldier.

The soldier bowed and gave him a big salute.

The soldier Lu Bu looked at was Liu Xie who had put on soldier armor.

If he hadn't put on the soldier's armor and made such a big gift, Lu Bu would definitely stop him.

Regardless of whether he saw the great Han emperor in his eyes or not, he had to show respect for Liu Xie as the King of Chu and the Great General appointed by the Han Dynasty.

"The King of Chu has something else to say?" Lu Bu did not order them to leave the city immediately, but Zhao Yun asked.

"No." Lu Bu responded first, and then asked Zhao Yun, "Are the two generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang ready?"

"It's ready." Zhao Yun said: "They will come with Luanjia later, and we should have left the city by then."

"You can't leave the city yet." Lu Bu said, "I said earlier that you can't leave the city until Luanjia comes near the city gate."

Zhao Yun and Tai Shici glanced at each other, and then they said: "I will obey the military orders of the King of Chu!"

Stopped by Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and others were waiting at the gate of the city.

After another two sticks of incense, a large team appeared on the street and marched towards the city gate.

The soldiers in the team surrounded the emperor's Luanjia. Although Lu Bu, who was standing with his back to the city gate, was far away from them, he could see the location of Luanjia clearly at a glance.

Seeing this team, a smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.

He said to Zhao Yun and others who were standing aside: "General Cheng and General Han lead such a team out of the city. If Cao Cao and Yuan Shao really set up scouts outside the city, they will definitely focus on them. They draw them away. With the attention of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, my arrangement can be successfully completed."

Zhao Yun and others agreed one after another.

Originally, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici planned to take a step ahead and distance themselves from Cheng Pu and Han Dang.

They thought that doing so would be more conducive to protecting Liu Xie back to Pengcheng, but they were stopped by Lu Bu at the gate of the city.

The two didn't understand it very well just now, until they met the team led by Cheng Pu and Han Dang, they suddenly realized it.

Luanjia in the team was indeed too conspicuous. As long as they left the city, no matter how many scouts left by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were nearby, they would definitely not notice that there was another group of people leaving first besides this team.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang led the team to Lu Bu, and like Zhao Yun and others before, they got off their horses and bowed to Lu Bu: "I have seen the King of Chu."

"The journey from Xudu to Pengcheng is not that short." Lu Bu returned the salute, and said to the two of them, "The two old generals are guarding Luanjia, and they may be stopped on the way. Let me first say my hard work here."

"It's what we both should do for the King of Chu." Cheng Pu and Han Dang bowed back.

"Are the two veteran generals prepared enough supplies for the journey?" Lu Bu asked the two of them.

Cheng Pu replied: "There is enough food and grass, and we have enough food and grass that we need along the way. Even if we take a detour, we should still have enough when we reach Pengcheng."

"Just be prepared enough." Lu Bu bowed his hands to the generals again: "Generals, be careful all the way!"

The generals bowed back and said in unison: "Don't worry, King Chu, we will fulfill our mission!"

After a while, the city gate opened, and Cheng Pu and others led the team out of Xuchang City.

When they came to the gate of the city, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici looked at each other, and they cupped their hands towards Cheng Pu and Han Dang. Zhao Yun said, "Two old generals, let's go first."

"General Zhao and General Taishi are good to go!" Cheng Pu and Han Dang responded.

After bidding farewell to Cheng Pu and Han Dang, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici led 34 horses on fast horses, like scouts scouting the road for them, and left first.

Standing on the top of the city, Lu Bu looked at the two teams driving out of the city.

Liu Xie, dressed as a soldier, followed Zhao Yun and Tai Shici on horseback, and their figures quickly disappeared into the night.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang led the large team forward at a slow speed.

The team led by Zhao Yun and Tai Shici had disappeared into the night for a long time, while the team led by Cheng Pu and Han Dang was still in Lu Bu's sight.

"Zilong and Ziyi led people away. They don't know what the King of Chu has arranged, so they will definitely think they are just scouts." Looking at the backs of Cheng Pu and Han Dang's men who could still be seen in the distance, Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: " It should be a matter of course that His Majesty successfully arrived in Pengcheng."

"It's hard to say." Lu Bu replied, "As long as they are still on the road, there is still a possibility of accidents."

"If the King of Chu personally escorts them, there should be nothing to worry about." Sun Ce said, "As long as the world knows that the King of Chu is there, they should also understand that no matter how hard they try, they may not be able to snatch someone away from the King of Chu. "

"If I personally escort His Majesty, of course I can keep him safe." Lu Bu replied, "But in that case, Xuchang will fall into Cao Cao's hands again, and the meaning of our crusade will be lost in half."

He continued: "I not only want His Majesty, but also Xu Chang."

Ever since he followed Lu Bu, Sun Ce had a deep understanding of him.

Wanting both the emperor and Xuchang is indeed the temperament of the current king of Chu.

Zhao Yun and others left Xuchang City and headed towards Pengcheng.

When Cao Cao abandoned Xuchang, he really left many spies behind.

The spies were scattered in hidden places outside Xuchang City, and nothing that happened recently could escape their eyes and ears.

After discovering that Zhao Yun and others had left, the spies left behind by Cao Cao smelled something unusual.

With keen sense of smell, they immediately judged that it was Lu Bu who sent Liu Xie out of the city and wanted to send him back to Pengcheng.

After making a judgment, the spies did not dare to delay, and immediately went to report to Cao Cao.

In addition to the spies left behind by Cao Cao, before Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the army to leave, they did arrange a lot of eyeliners here.

When many Hebei eyeliners were looking for a hiding place, they collided with the spies left by Cao Cao.

Since they were in the light and the people left behind by Cao Cao were in the dark, those Hebei eyeliners who were unlucky to bump into were quickly cleaned up.

Even so, there are still many Hebei eyeliners left.

Both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's spies made the same mistake. They didn't pay attention to Zhao Yun and others who left first, but focused their attention on Cheng Pu and Han Dang's team.

It's no wonder they were there, after all, the Luanjia escorted by the team led by Cheng Pu and Han Dang was really eye-catching.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the Hebei army to attack Cao Cao.

They walked for a day, but they were dozens of miles away from Xuchang.

That night, the army settled down.

Yan Liang looked in the direction of Xuchang, his expression was not very good-looking.

Wen Chou came to him and asked him, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"I always feel a little strange." Yan Liang said: "Cao Cao abandoned Xudu, and Lu Bu wanted to pursue him, why didn't he send a single soldier, instead he waited for us to come before he brought up the pursuit?"

Feeling that something was wrong, Wen Chou also frowned: "Even if you don't tell me, I still think something is wrong, but I can't tell what went wrong."

Looking at Wen Chou, Yan Liang pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you think Lu Bu will secretly send the emperor away while we are leaving?"

"It's not impossible." Wen Chou replied: "Fortunately, we have left an eyeliner outside Xudu City. If he really did that, we can get news soon. Escorting the emperor will not leave too fast. If that’s the case, it’s not impossible for us to send cavalry to catch up.”

"Once we catch up, the covenant between my lord and Lu Bu will probably be dissolved." Yan Liang asked, "Do you think it's really safe to do so?"

"What the lord wants is the emperor." Wen Chou replied, "He didn't tell us not to turn against Lu Bu. Since the lord didn't say so, what are we worried about?"

Yan Liang nodded, what Wen Chou said completely dispelled his worries.

"It's getting late, so we should rest early." Wen Chou said to Yan Liang, "Tomorrow morning, we have to decide how to march."

"I thought things here in Xudu wouldn't be too complicated." Yan Liang said, "I didn't expect that the two of us are now in a dilemma."

"Who says it's not." Mentioning the current situation, Wen Chou was also very annoyed: "Moving forward is too much. Although it is good for chasing Cao Cao, I don't know what Lu Bu will do secretly. Slowing down the process can prevent Lu Bu, but Cao Cao I will take the opportunity to make good deployments. Once we really fight with him, our army will definitely suffer a lot. Whether you advance or retreat, it is of no benefit to us. Earlier, we watched from the sidelines and never participated, but now we are in an embarrassing situation It's us instead."

Yan Liang nodded solemnly, and said to Wen Chou: "The night is dark, we should not talk here, and rest earlier. If there is anything, we can wait until tomorrow morning."

Walking into the depths of the barracks with Yan Liang, Wen Chou turned his head and glanced in the direction of Xu Chang: "I don't know why, I always feel like I've been tricked by Lu Bu..."

"If he really did something, news should have come from this meeting." With the same feeling, Yan Liang explained Wen Chou: "Maybe there was nothing in the first place, but you and I thought too much."

"I hope it's just that we both think too much." It still didn't feel right, and he couldn't tell what was wrong, so Wen Chou had no choice but to respond.

When they arrived not far from their camp, the two bid farewell to each other and went back to their own tents.

(End of this chapter)