The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 441
The night passed quietly.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were not disturbed by the news they were worried about all night.

Early the next morning, after the two got up, there was still no news about Xu Du from the scouts.

Sitting next to a bonfire with corn and rice, Yan Liang said to Wen Chou, "Nothing happened all night, and I haven't seen any news from Xu Du until now. I don't think there will be any changes."

"It seems to be the case." Wen Chou replied: "If Lu Bu had taken action, there should have been news. I haven't received any news until now, so there should be nothing wrong."

"Maybe we are really too worried." Yan Liang nodded: "Maybe Lu Bu has no other plans at all, but we are worried that he will do something that is not good for the Lord, so we are always on guard."

"I also think that's the case." Wen Chou replied: "It seems that he probably really wants to wait for us to attack Cao Cao. He has not acted so far, it is nothing more than showing us some sincerity."

Yan Liang, who had the same understanding, nodded in agreement.

The rice on the campfire has been cooked, filled with a strong aroma of rice.

The guard next to him filled rice for Yan Liang and Wen Chou and handed it to them.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were about to eat corn and rice when they rushed into the barracks on fast horses.

"Where is the general?" The knight on horseback rushed into the barracks and shouted loudly.

Immediately, someone stepped forward to hold the reins of his war horse, and told him the location of Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

After getting the directions of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the knight jumped off his horse and ran over quickly.

"What are you yelling in such a panic?" Wen Chou gave him a hard look.

He bowed his head under his admonition, and the knight replied tremblingly: "To the two generals, Lu Bu sent someone to escort the emperor to leave Xudu last night, probably to Pengcheng."

Just now I was guessing that Lu Bu should have done nothing, but now I got the news that he came to escort the emperor away. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were taken aback, and they stood up almost at the same time.

Yan Liang grabbed the knight by the collar, stared at him angrily and asked, "What did you say?"

"Lu Bu ordered the emperor to escort the emperor out of Xudu, probably to Pengcheng." When he replied, the knight was trembling all over.

From the reactions of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, he could see that the two generals were full of anger at this time.

The knight who reported the news had no doubts, as long as he made a mistake, he would be torn alive by Yan Liang and Wen Chou immediately.

"When did it happen?" Yan Liang asked, grabbing the knight by the collar.

"Late last night." The knight replied, "It happened very suddenly. When we found out, Lu Bu's men and horses had already escorted the emperor's Luanjia out of the city."

"Why didn't you report it until now?" Yan Liang asked the knight as he sat down on the ground, staring at him angrily.

"We found out that Lu Bu was sending someone out of the city, so we didn't dare to delay, so we hurried to deliver the letter." The knight replied, "But on the way, we met Cao Cao's scouts and fought with them, and all the brothers got separated. Coming here is also the result of the brothers desperately protecting them."

Hearing that they encountered Cao Cao's scouts on the way, Yan Liang and Wen Chou glanced at each other, and their faces were even uglier than before.

"I'll take people to chase after him." Wen Chou said to Yan Liang: "The soldiers will rely on you."

"Don't worry." Knowing that there must be someone who can hold back and chase after him, in order to snatch the emperor back, Yan Liang reminded Wen Chou: "Be careful on the road!"

Wen Chou cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, I'm going this time, and I want to see who dares to stop me?"

Yan Liang's eyes fell on the face of the knight who reported the news again: "How many troops did Lu Bu send to escort the emperor?"

The knight replied: "At least there are 5000 people."

"There are a lot of people." Yan Liang said to Wen Chou: "Counting the troops that Cao Cao may send to stop them, you must bring at least [-] soldiers."

"No need." Wen Chou said: "With 2 horses, I don't know when it will catch up with the team sent by Lu Bu out of the city."

"There are too few people with us, and I'm worried that we will be in danger instead." Yan Liang said, "After all, we don't know how many troops Cao Cao will send."

"It doesn't matter how many troops he brings." Wen Chou said confidently: "Cao Cao's subordinates, if anyone wants to fight with me, he can just come."

He then said to Yan Liang: "Let's not talk too much here. If we talk too much, it will delay the schedule."

Yan Liang and Wen Chou have worked together for many years, and they are from the same hometown, so of course they know his temper well.

Although he wanted to persuade him again, he also knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade Wen Chou, it was impossible for Wen Chou to change his mind, so Yan Liang could only tell him to be very careful, and sent him to the war horse.

Wen Chou led [-] Hebei troops to chase the Xuzhou troops who escorted the emperor to Xudu.

At the same time, Cao Cao, who had abandoned Xudu earlier, was stationed only fifty or sixty miles away from the city.

The scouts deployed near Xudu found that Lu Bu had ordered the emperor's Luanjia to leave, so they did not dare to delay for a moment, so they rushed to report to Cao Cao.

After receiving the news and knowing that the scouts had fought halfway with the scouts of the Hebei Army, Cao Cao knew very well that the current situation seemed to have become more complicated.

Signaling the scouts to back off, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia and others beside him, "What do you think?"

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou led troops to Xudu. They planned to enter the city earlier, but they were rejected by Lu Bu." Guo Jia said, "Yuan Shao ordered them to come here for the sake of the emperor. How could Lu Bu not see such an obvious intention?" Come out? I think Lu Bu has a reason to send someone to escort the emperor to leave Xudu."

Looking around the faces of the others, Cao Cao asked, "You think so too?"

Everyone looked at each other, and after a while, Xun You stood up and said to Cao Cao: "I agree with Feng Xiao. The troops led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou rushed to our side. Their intention is obvious. They are nothing more than breaking our army and returning to Xuzhou. All."

"With their small number of troops, they also want to defeat our army." Cao Cao snorted coldly, and said with a livid face, "As long as they dare to come, I want them to look good!"

"Of course the troops of Yan Liang and Wen Chou can't do anything to the lord." Xun You replied, "But they are a threat to Lu Bu. Once they start a war with our army, regardless of success or failure, they will have an excuse to return to Xudu and ask Lu Bu to open the city gate. If Lu Bu refuses to open it, he will definitely offend them, and the covenant with Yuan Shao may not last long. If Lu Bu agrees, they will definitely ask to see the emperor after entering the city. Once they see the emperor, it is inevitable to ask to take him away. Lu Bu If you agree, everything will be fine. If Lu Bu does not agree, there will be a fight between the two sides!"

"In other words, you all think that it is true that Lu Bu sent someone to escort the emperor to leave Xudu?" Cao Cao asked again.

"It must be true." Guo Jia said: "Keeping the emperor in Xudu will be troublesome for him sooner or later. Instead of waiting until Yan Liang and Wen Chou come to the city to ask for it, it is better to get the emperor out of Xudu now. If If Yan Liang and Wen Chou are really fighting with our army, it will not be too difficult for the emperor to return to Pengcheng. Once the emperor enters Pengcheng, not to mention the lord, even Yuan Shao will have no choice."

Cao Cao frowned and nodded.

Guo Jia went on to say: "If Lu Bu doesn't send the emperor out of the city, it will be really difficult for the lord to get him back. Now that the emperor has left the city, is it possible that the lord will sit back and watch the opportunity slip away?"

"Of course you can't just sit and watch." Cao Cao shouted to the side: "Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan obey orders!"

Waiting aside, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, who saw that there should be military affairs, stepped forward immediately after hearing the greeting.

The two bowed to Cao Cao: "My lord, please give me instructions!"

"You two lead an army of five thousand and go to intercept the troops sent by Lu Bu." Cao Cao ordered: "No matter what, you must bring the emperor back to me!"

"Don't worry, my lord, we will live up to our mission!" Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan responded in unison.

The two brothers received the military order, ordered five thousand soldiers and horses to leave, and rushed in the direction where the emperor Luanjia left.

Not to mention that Zhao Yun and Tai Shici escorted Liu Xie out of the city and flew all the way, and they disappeared long ago. It is only said that Cheng Pu and Han Dang, with less than [-] Xuzhou troops, left Xuchang and headed towards them at a not very fast speed. Go in the direction of Pengcheng.

Wen Chou led [-] soldiers from Hebei to come quickly.

They were much closer to Pengcheng than Cao Cao's army, and of course they had to catch up with Cheng Pu and Han Dang earlier than Cao Cao's troops.

Escorting Luanjia, Chen Pu and Han Dang's marching speed will not be too fast.

Seeing that a group of people came from behind, they couldn't leave as soon as possible.

After catching up, Wen Chou waved his weapon, and the soldiers of the Hebei army bypassed the Xuzhou army escorting Luanjia from both sides, and surrounded them.

The Xuzhou army surrounded Luanjia and stopped. The soldiers held their weapons and looked nervously at the Hebei army surrounding them.

"Two generals, where are you going to escort His Majesty?" Wen Chou asked Cheng Pu and Han Dang, blocking the way of the Xuzhou army.

"The King of Chu has an order to escort His Majesty to Pengcheng." Cheng Pu responded first, and then asked him back: "What is the reason for General Wen to lead troops to stop us?"

"Why should I stop you? Don't the two generals understand?" Wen Chou said, "The king of Chu defeated Xudu, and now Xudu belongs to him. Xu Du got no benefit. It's just that the King of Chu quietly sent His Majesty away, isn't it too unkind? Anyway, he and my lord also had a covenant first. Since His Majesty is in Xu Du, my lord still intends to Invite him to be a guest in Ye City, but the King of Chu made a mess out of it, making my lord look very ugly."

"If Duke Yuan wants to see His Majesty, he can just go to Pengcheng." Cheng Pu replied, "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honorable, so how can you visit your servant's territory? The general said that, could it be that he wanted to trap Yuan Gong?" Yu infidelity?"

Cheng Pu asked back, and Wen Chou was stunned by the question.

With a gloomy face, he stared at Cheng Pu for a while, Wen Chou asked, "Could it be that the two old generals are planning to stop me?"

"Although we are old, we don't dare to slack in the things that the King of Chu ordered." Cheng Pu replied: "The general suddenly changed his face. Could it be that he intends to steal it?"

"So what if we grab it outright?" Wen Chou snorted coldly, and asked Cheng Pu and Han Dang.

"If the general has such a plan, just come up and try!" Although Cheng Pu and Han Dang were old, they refused to retreat half a step, and they both raised their weapons and took two steps up.

Wen Chou confronted Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and the soldiers of both sides also put on a fighting posture.

Just when the two sides were at war, someone shouted, "Cao Cao's men are here!"

The soldiers on both sides turned their heads one after another, and sure enough, they saw a group of people rushing in the distance.

The army was getting closer and closer, and Wen Chou, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang recognized that it was Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers who led the army to kill them.

"If the general wants to get a ride, just take it!" Seeing Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan leading the troops to kill, Cheng Pu called out to Wen Chou, and then called Han Dang and the soldiers: "Let's go!"

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan led the Cao army to kill, but the Xuzhou army not only did not resist, but withdrew suddenly, catching Wen Chou by surprise.

Seeing the Xuzhou army retreat, Wen Chou only felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

"Protect Luanjia, let's go!" Cao Jun was getting closer and Xuzhou Army had already evacuated, and before he had time to check what was going on in Luanjia, Wen Chou immediately issued an order.

The Hebei soldiers who came here with Wen Chou guarded Luanjia, and followed him in a direction away from Cao Jun.

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were ordered to come and snatch Luanjia, so how could they be allowed to leave?

Although there were not as many people as the Hebei army, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan still led the soldiers to chase them all the way.

The Hebei army walked in front, and the Cao army chased after them. The Xuzhou army, which left first, was getting farther and farther away from them.

Leading the soldiers to retreat from the battlefield, Cheng Pu and Han Dang looked back after they were far away.

Seeing Cao Jun chasing the Hebei Army far away, Han Dang asked Cheng Pu, "Do you think Wen Chou can protect Luanjia?"

"Wen Chou has twice as many soldiers and horses as Cao Jun." Cheng Pu replied: "Although he is only one person, Cao Jun has Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan. Stay in Luangjia."

"When he drives Cao Jun away, what should we do if we find that the Luanjia is empty?" Han Dang said, "He will definitely lead his troops to chase after him."

"It's not too far from Xuchang." Cheng Pu replied, "When their fighting is over, we've already entered the city."

Han Dang didn't say any more, and together with Cheng Pu led the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army to speed up towards Xuchang.

When Wen Chou was being chased by Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, Lu Bu stood on the wall of Xuchang and looked into the distance.

From the Xuchang City Wall, it was impossible to see where the battle was taking place, but Lu Bu knew very well that a battle for the Emperor Luanjia was going on right in the direction he was looking.

"King Chu, a scout has returned." Standing behind Lu Bu, Sun Ce pointed towards the outside of the city.

Following the direction Sun Ce pointed, Lu Bu saw that there was indeed a fast horse galloping towards Xuchang.

(End of this chapter)