Lu's relatives

Chapter 69
Puyang City was originally the seat of the Eastern Commandery and was occupied by Heishan Bairao. After being defeated by Cao Cao, who was the prefect of the Eastern Commandery at that time, it was garrisoned by a [-] army led by Cao Cao's trusted general Xia Houyuan, echoing with other city-states.

Originally, Xia Houyuan was very puzzled by Cao Cao's loan to Lu Bu. Who is Lu Bu?The tiger of the world!Instead of strangling the tiger while it was falling into Pingyang, when Lu Bu gained a firm foothold in Qingzhou and enriched his strength, and then threatened Yanzhou in turn, Xia Houyuan didn't believe that Cao Cao would not be able to see the consequences of returning the tiger to the mountain.But out of obedience to Cao Cao, although Xia Houyuan wanted to go out of the city several times to compete with Lu Bu's [-] troops, he still endured it and closed the four gates of Puyang, ignoring Lu Bu's transit.

Fortunately, Lu Bu only stayed outside Puyang City for one night, and set out early in the morning. Xia Houyuan was puzzled and helpless, but Xia Houyuan still felt something was wrong, and sent countless scouts to follow Lu Bu's march.

"General Miaocai, my lord's secret order!"

Lv Bu's army had been gone for two days before Xia Houyuan received a secret order from Cao Cao's messenger, and learned that Cao Cao had led an army of [-] in his headquarters, with his brother Xiahou Dun as the vanguard, riding lightly to pursue Lv Bu.

"Let me just say, with Meng De's temperament, how could he allow Lu Bu to take control of Qingzhou so easily." Xia Houyuan patted the bamboo slips and said with a smile: "It seems that Meng De wants to catch Lu Bu by surprise!"

"General, Lu Bu has left Puyang for two days. I will go out at this time according to the secret order of my lord, will I?" Xia Houyuan's Lieutenant General Li Dian asked suspiciously.

"Mancheng doesn't know anything!" A proud smile flashed across Xia Houyuan's face, and he said, "My lord knows my talent very well, let alone Lu Bujun dragging his family away for two days, or five days away." One day, with our cavalry under our command, we can do all the work in one day even after running for thousands of miles."

"That being the case, please be the vanguard!" Li Dian clasped his fists and said.

The whole Yanzhou moved because of a news.Puyang, Jinbei, and Chenliu frequently mobilized their troops, and their targets were all on Lu Bu's army, which had lost its effectiveness in containing Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.

"Qin Xu, it seems like you said, this Cao Cao has really made a move!" Lu Bu sat on the red rabbit horse, a trace of contempt flashed across his face.

After Lu Bu got the news from Qin Xu from Jia Xu, he set out overnight, just like in Yecheng, sharing the supplies, provisions, and horses. Except for Lu Bu's family and Cai's father and daughter, everyone abandoned their carts and rode horses. Marching towards Jibei Kingdom, the last city in the East County of Yanzhou, at the same time spread widely to scout horses and pay attention to the movements of Cao Jun.

It had been three days since he left Puyang, and he was only a hundred miles away from Jibei Kingdom. Three hundred miles further east, he entered the area under the jurisdiction of the former Qingzhou Governor's Department.

There was nothing wrong with the trip, but just now, Lu Bu suddenly received a report from the scouts. The soldiers and horses of the Jibei Kingdom were abnormally mobilized. , is very likely to be what Qin Xu expected before, the troops of Cao Cao's headquarters and Puyang Xiahouyuan's troops.

"Cao Cao has coveted Qingzhou for a long time. If he had not just won Yanzhou and was not strong enough to annex Qingzhou, and the forces of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Tao Qian were deeply rooted in Qingzhou, his old Cao would not have let his lord take over Qingzhou so easily. "Qin Xu chuckled and said: "Hebei is in chaos now, Tao Qian alone is not in Cao Cao's eyes at all, so this Qingzhou has become a place of right and wrong a few days ago, and has become a sweet pastry. Of course, I'm not willing to take advantage of my lord for nothing."

"Isn't Cao Mengde afraid that others will laugh at him for breaking the covenant?" Lu Bu frowned, "I remember that when the princes met, Cao Cao was the only one who kept the covenant and went to intercept Dong Zhuo. I almost wiped him out. Why this time?"

"My lord, don't forget that he, Lao Cao, and Lao Yuan are also allies. My lord hated Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao can be said to have lured the enemy into the depths, and then made false claims with my lord. This is what Cao Cao did!" Qin Xu said as if he didn't care: "Besides, even if Cao Cao doesn't say anything, I think people in the world won't think much of Cao Cao, because of your reputation, my lord, ahem!"

"Hmph! How come you have become so noisy!" Embarrassment flashed across Lu Bu's face, he glared at Qin Xu with a black face, and said angrily, "If you have time to spare, go ask Lao Gao and Wen Yuan to discuss matters in the army account! "

"No!" Qin Xu responded and left.Ever since he had a deep talk with Jia Xu, Qin Xu has realized the weakness of Lu Bu's army, reputation!In other words, righteousness!
In this era of the rise of heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty, having a good reputation often brings unexpected benefits.For example, the old Liu brothers who are still nesting in Pingyuan County, if Liu Daer, who sells straw sandals, claims to be a member of the Han family and wins a good reputation by crying Without Xichuan, he would have been wiped out long ago, not even a scum left.

When Cao Cao welcomed Lu Bu into Yanzhou, he held high the banner of righteousness, saying that he wanted to keep the heroes of Dong and not to chill the hearts of the righteous people in the world; when he found out that Lu Bu's entry into Qingzhou was actually of no benefit to him, he encircled Lu Bu on three sides, which was also an awe-inspiring declaration of righteousness. It is to help the ally Yuan Shao seek justice!From this point of view, in the hearts of all thoughtful heroes in the late Han Dynasty, the so-called righteousness is nothing more than a justifiable reason when I hit you.

As for Lu Bu, he killed Ding Yuan to vote for Dong Zhuo, and then killed Dong Zhuo to stand on his own. Although after Lu Bu left Ding Yuan's army, it turned out that Ding Yuan's generals were able to follow Lu Bu wholeheartedly, which is very strange, but no matter what the real reason is What, Lu Bu's disdainful excuses, coupled with the increasingly outrageous rumors, are destined not to be accepted by some moral gentlemen.

Lu Bu's army had been running around before, but now it's easy to have a place to stand on. The reputation that Lu Bu doesn't value has become an important factor in curbing the development of Lu Bu's army. Qin Xu decided to test the limit of Lu Bu's tolerance. Fortunately, Lu Bu Although Qin Xu's face turned green from anger at Qin Xu's words, at least he wasn't too angry.

Qin Xu fled as if to report that Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and other generals had come to Lv Bu to discuss how to deal with Cao Cao's army attacking from three sides. Zang Hong, who had been following Lv Bu's personal guard camp, called Zang Ba to his side. .

Although Lu Bu had made arrangements for Zang Hong and his son, but due to time constraints, the two temporarily followed Lu Bu, and happened to overhear the conversation between Qin Xu and Lu Bu just now.

Qin Xu's almost presumptuous words did not turn Lu Bu's face, making Zang Hong look at Qin Xu in a strange way.Coupled with the rumors of various versions of "Miss Qin's private meeting on a moon night" vaguely circulated in the military camp, the old and mature Cang Hong had no choice but to face up to this doll master.

"It's just relying on nepotism to gain the favor of the lord. Daddy, you take Qin Xu too seriously." I don't know why, Zang Ba has no reason because Qin Xu is not pleasing to the eye. He specially called himself to give a lecture, and said impatiently: "Based on the ability of my father and son, I am afraid that there will be no success under the lord's command? I think the lord is just soft-hearted! It's not that the lord didn't treat that Qin Do you take it seriously, or why are you just a little master with no real power?"

"Xuan Gao!" Cang Hong is satisfied with everything about his son, but this unyielding temperament makes Cang Hong quite a headache. Fortunately, Zang Ba still respects and admires Lu Bu very much, otherwise Cang Hong would really not be happy. I know what kind of trouble this kid will make.

"Got it! Got it!" Zang Ba rolled his eyes impatiently, and said to Zang Hong: "It's still the same sentence, as long as he doesn't come to mess with me, I will definitely not take the initiative to mess with him, dad, don't worry Now that Cao Cao's three armies are coming to surround the Lord, it is a good opportunity for me, my son, to make meritorious deeds, so don't bother me with these dirty things."

In the temporary military tent, Qin Xu couldn't understand why Zang Ba looked at him in the wrong way, but now that the situation was urgent, he didn't think much about it.According to the latest news from Tanma, Cao Cao really spent his money this time. Cao Cao mobilized most of the troops in Chenliu, Puyang, Jibei and other counties, leaving only a thousand troops to order Xun Yu to guard Changyi, In the second place of Chenliu, there were nearly [-] horse infantry troops, and with the idea of ​​winning all the battles with one blow, they surrounded Lv Bu's army in the Jibei area, preventing Lv Bu from entering Qingzhou.

"My lord, Cao's army broke the covenant and attacked brazenly this time. They must have made sufficient preparations. The last general thought that it would be better to turn around and fight back. He caught Cao Cao by surprise and captured the king first. The last general is willing to be the vanguard!" Cheng Lian had just selected 500 soldiers from among the miscellaneous soldiers to supplement the Flying Cavalry Battalion that had been nearly dismantled by the first camp, and was eager to make a contribution, so he spoke to Lu Bu first.

"Old Cheng, Cao Cao's own army has [-] troops. With just you, there is not much left for one charge." Hou Cheng retorted bluntly: "In my opinion, since all the Cao troops in Jibei have been sent out, then Ji Beicheng must be an empty city, why don't we let our Shengong Battalion and General Gao's trapped camp go out and simply capture Jibei City and defend it, so Cao Cao won't be able to take advantage of it easily."

"Old Hou is right, I agree!" After Wei Xu was betrayed and killed, Song Xian's relationship with Hou Cheng became better. Hearing Hou Cheng's suggestion, he immediately echoed: "Although Linzi is not far away. , but after all, I am not familiar with the situation there, if Cao Jun disregards the laws of the Han Dynasty, and really dares to cross the border to chase, and then his eyes will be blackened, it would be better to simply seize Jibei and fight with Cao Cao."

"What do you think of Ziyuan? Let's hear it." Lu Bu saw that the generals under his command did not feel timid to fight because of the disparity in strength, so he nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that the newly promoted Sima Zanghong was silent, Lu Bu opened his mouth. asked.

Regarding Lv Bujun's method of gathering ideas and ideas, Zang Hong hadn't calmed down for a while. Hearing Lv Bu's question, Zang Hong pondered for a moment, and said: "Cao Cao ignored the alliance agreement and suddenly attacked the lord. In fact, it was a big risk. It’s dangerous, if you win, it’s all right. If you fight for a long time without success, there will be chaos in the rear. This place is only more than three hundred miles away from Qingzhou, and it can be reached in two days by speeding up the march. This trip is futile, the lord is the shepherd of Qingzhou after all, so Cao Cao would not dare to cross the border without any reason, and leave something for the other princes to talk about."

"Zang Sima's words are wrong!" Hou Cheng heard that Zang Hong had decided to give up the luggage, and immediately interrupted: "Zang Sima doesn't know that these luggage are loaded with food and grass, but our soldiers have worked hard to come from Chang'an. Taken from Wu and Yecheng, it is the foundation of our army, if we ignore it, how can we gain a foothold in Qingzhou? No way!"

"Hmph! Short-sightedness!" Seeing Hou Cheng's rebuttal against Zang Hong, Zang Ba said displeasedly: "Now our soldiers and soldiers are gathered on one horse, and the marching speed is far behind Cao's army. Among other things, the general of Puyang Xia Houyuan , Known as the General of God, if you still don't give up this extra body, rush into Qingzhou to save your strength, and be caught up by Cao Jun, then you will lose more than just these baggage!"

"You boy, you have no rules. How can you intervene when the old Hou talks to your father?" Cheng Lian saw that Zang Ba's words to Hou Cheng were quite disrespectful, and said angrily.

"Shut up, old man! What General Zang Ba said is reasonable!" Zang Ba's eyes flickered when he heard someone agreeing with his words. Following the voice, it was Qin Xu who spoke, and Cheng Lian, who was still aggressive just now, He was turned into a squib by the stare of the doll master.

(End of this chapter)