Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Was Zhao Yun's request excessive?

In Lü Bu's opinion, it wasn't excessive at all.

If Zhao Yun hadn't opened a path earlier, even the proud Lü Bu would have admitted it would be difficult to break through the encirclement of Zhao, Guan, and Zhang.

And Zhao Yun's small request was also to give his lord and the allied forces an explanation, which Lü Bu also thought was very reasonable.

Lü Bu nodded slightly, which was considered a tacit agreement to Zhao Yun's request.

Immediately, Zhao Yun's Night Illuminating Jade Lion moved and quickly chased in Lü Bu's direction, shouting loudly.

" Marquis Wen, don't leave! Take a spear from me!"

Lü Bu also gave Zhao Yun enough face, while riding the Red Hare towards the Bing Province wolf cavalry who were still strangling Wang Kuang's soldiers not far away, he shouted in response.

"This Marquis is exhausted today, let's fight again another day."

For a time, under the pursuit of the Red Hare and the Night Illuminating Jade Lion, Lü Bu was about to rush back to the Bing Province wolf cavalry.

Just then, Lü Bu suddenly heard Zhao Yun's voice behind him.

"It is impolite not to reciprocate. Marquis Wen, watch the arrow!"

Lü Bu glanced behind him and found Zhao Yun was bending his bow and aiming an arrow in his direction.

The next moment, an arrow shot through the air like a shooting star.

However, without Lü Bu raising his halberd to block it, the arrow brushed past the Red Hare, severing the hair tied to Wang Kuang's head.

As the hair was severed, Wang Kuang's head fell to the ground.

Lü Bu instinctively wanted to reach out and grab the head, but after a thought, he decided to give Zhao Yun face and return the head to the allied forces.

Immediately, the Red Hare carried Lü Bu completely into the Bing Province wolf cavalry, Zhao Yun followed for a while, picked up Wang Kuang's head, and did not continue to pursue.

This duel, which will be recorded in history, slowly came to an end, but the undercurrents behind the curtain had only just begun.

When Lü Bu, who was quite embarrassed, led the Bing Province wolf cavalry back to Hulao Pass, he did not see Dong Zhuo or the other Xiliang civil and military officials come to greet him, only Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wei Xu and other generals came to meet him.

This made Lü Bu, who felt that he had led the battle outside, beheaded Fang Yue and Wang Kuang, and defeated a group of princes, and then fought fiercely against the three fierce generals of the allied forces, feel somewhat dissatisfied.

Especially after a battle with Zhao, Guan, and Zhang, Lü Bu had quite a few injuries on his body, and his shoulder had been stabbed with a hole, making it difficult to exert strength for a while.

"Marquis Wen, be careful."

Zhang Liao quickly helped Lü Bu down from the Red Hare, while Wei Xu took the heavy Fang Tian Halberd from Lü Bu's hand.

As the fighting spirit subsided, Lü Bu clearly felt the pain coming from various wounds, especially the small hole in his left shoulder, which was so painful that Lü Bu frowned slightly, and said.

"That barbarian Zhang Fei, if I meet him another day, killing him will relieve my hatred!"

While Lü Bu was talking to himself, he didn't notice the slightly frowning and worried look on Zhang Liao's face, and continued to urge.

"Why hasn't the medical officer arrived yet? Does he think his life is too long?"

"Soon, soon," Wei Xu replied quickly.

After Zhang Liao pondered for a while, he cautiously reminded, "Marquis Wen, in my opinion, you should first go to see the Prime Minister, otherwise there may be some misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be?" Lü Bu asked.

Zhang Liao hesitated for a while, glanced around, and after confirming that everyone was a confidant, he lowered his voice and said.

"I wonder what kind of deal Marquis Wen has reached with Zhao Zilong?"

"Deal? Hmph, just an agreement to fight again another day," Lü Bu waved his hand and said.

Immediately, Zhang Liao couldn't help but look at the generals, and suspicion flashed in their eyes.

During the duel outside Hulao Pass just now, Lü Bu looked like he was in a desperate situation, and when Zhang Liao and other generals couldn't help but go out to save Lü Bu.

The situation suddenly changed drastically, and Zhao Yun uttered some faint voices, mentioning words such as "obeying this promise" and "emphasizing family and country", and then opened the way to let Lü Bu out of the encirclement.

After that, Lü Bu and Zhao Yun whispered to each other under the eyes of countless people, as if they were connecting passwords, and repeatedly said "A gentleman's promise" and "Hard to recover once spoken."

Afterwards, the two sides seemed to deliberately clear their relationship and had a chase.

This scene, even Zhang Liao and others who were Lü Bu's generals, couldn't help but suspect that Lü Bu had reached some unspeakable deal with Zhao Yun and was preparing to betray his lord.

It's just that Lü Bu has always disliked others asking about his decisions, so seeing that Lü Bu intends to use "an agreement to fight again another day" as an excuse to prevaricate, Zhang Liao and others did not dare to continue to ask.

However, Zhang Liao still did not forget to remind, "It's just that the Prime Minister also watched the battle on the city wall just now, and may have some doubts, so Marquis Wen should first go to see the Prime Minister before treating his injuries."

However, Zhang Liao's reminder undoubtedly aroused Lü Bu's displeasure, and he said in a deep voice.

"Even if I and my adoptive father are not flesh and blood relatives, we can still be regarded as filial sons and loving fathers."

"Now that this Marquis has returned after such a battle, having made great contributions, even if I go to see my adoptive father, my adoptive father will definitely let me treat my injuries first, it is better to let the medical officer bandage my wounds before seeing my adoptive father."

Zhang Liao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but looking at Lü Bu's displeased face, he had to endure it and quickly urged the medical officer to bandage Lü Bu's wounds.

Lü Bu had nearly ten large and small wounds on his body, which took more than half an hour to complete the initial treatment.

Immediately, Lü Bu disliked his armor and clothes being damaged, and changed into a robe before walking towards the city tower.

On the city tower, a group of Xiliang fierce generals gathered, and Dong Zhuo's face was full of gloom.

After Lü Bu returned to the city, nearly an hour had passed, and Lü Bu had not yet come to see him to report back.

This made Dong Zhuo, who was already suspicious of Lü Bu, feel a strong sense of arrogance and contempt, as if he didn't take Dong Zhuo seriously at all.

When Lü Bu, who had changed into a robe, appeared on the city tower, the eyes of the Xiliang fierce generals looking at Lü Bu were full of suspicion, and faintly revealed a trace of hostility.

This made Lü Bu feel a trace of incomprehension in his heart, and even more of a dissatisfaction, snorting coldly, his gaze swept over the group of Xiliang fierce generals.

Immediately, feeling Lü Bu's aggressive and oppressive gaze, the Xiliang fierce generals almost subconsciously lowered their heads to avoid his gaze.

Originally, this scene was not uncommon in the past.

Relying on absolute martial prowess, every time there was a conflict between the Xiliang army and the Bingzhou army, Lü Bu would use this to intimidate the Xiliang generals.

It's just that this time, under certain preconceived notions, Dong Zhuo felt a sudden sense of fear when he saw this scene, feeling unusually glaring, and asked in a cold tone.

"Fengxian, these are all our confidant generals, most of whom have fought with us on the battlefield and have been through life and death for many years, and can be regarded as your uncles. It is rude to uncles like this, if outsiders see it, wouldn't they laugh at us for failing to teach our son?"

This sentence, which was full of hidden meanings, made Lü Bu, who had originally come with the intention of asking for credit, also faintly realize something was wrong, and saluted Dong Zhuo before saying.

"It was this son who was too eager to ask for credit from his adoptive father and lost his sense of propriety. Please do not blame me, adoptive father."

"Ask for credit? What credit does Fengxian have?" Dong Zhuo asked coldly.

"Naturally, it is for beheading Wang Kuang," Lü Bu replied subconsciously.

Dong Zhuo opened his mung bean eyes, which were squeezed by fat and only had a slit left, and asked.

"What we said at the time was to use Wang Kuang's head as a wine vessel, now where is Wang Kuang's head?"

Hearing this, Lü Bu only felt a surge of anger rising in his heart, opened his mouth, wanting to explain something but couldn't explain it, and was in a state of anger but could only endure it.

Seeing that Lü Bu seemed to have the heart to resist, Dong Zhuo's opened mung bean eyes also narrowed, paying attention to Lü Bu's movements at all times, holding the wine cup in his hand and ready to smash it to the ground at any time, ordering the Xiliang fierce generals on the left and right who were fully armed to take down Lü Bu, who had no armor or weapons, on the spot.

How could Dong Zhuo not suspect Lü Bu's actions outside Hulao Pass earlier?

What's more, Lü Bu also had a previous example, for the sake of power, wealth, fine horses, and titles, he chose to kill his former adoptive father Ding Yuan and lead his army to defect to Dong Zhuo.

Now, Lü Bu is in a desperate situation, in order to survive, choosing to betray his adoptive father again, this is not impossible in Dong Zhuo's eyes.

Li Ru, who had been silent all along, carefully observed Lü Bu's reaction, and seeing that Lü Bu was not wearing weapons or armor, after thinking for a while, he spoke to break the faintly stalemate atmosphere, and said.

"Prime Minister, I think Marquis Wen is exhausted from being challenged by a group of fierce generals, so he lost his composure in front of the Prime Minister, why bother arguing with Marquis Wen over such a trivial matter?"

After a pause, without waiting for Dong Zhuo to express his position, Li Ru said to Lü Bu with a smile.

"Although Marquis Wen did not win a complete victory in this battle, he still gained something. It's just that the Prime Minister is annoyed by the despicable nature of the Kanto rats, so he is angry."

"Since Marquis Wen is a son, he should not be angry with the Prime Minister. Why doesn't Marquis Wen go down to rest first, and discuss the matter of the Kanto Allied Forces another day."

Under Li Ru's comfort, the anger in Lü Bu's heart subsided slightly, he cupped his hands towards Dong Zhuo, and strode towards the outside.

This made Dong Zhuo's face twitch obviously, looking like he was about to devour someone.

Immediately, Li Ru waved his hand, signaling the other Xiliang fierce generals to retreat as well, before speaking to Dong Zhuo.

"Prime Minister, in my opinion, Marquis Wen has no intention of rebelling, previously it may have been a divisive tactic of the Kanto Allied Forces."

"Divisive tactic?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly smashed the wine cup in his hand heavily on the ground, and said.

"How is Lü Bu's attitude that of a son? Furthermore, didn't Wen You also see the situation outside the pass just now? If Lü Bu hadn't had a deal with that Zhao Zilong, how could he have escaped so easily?"

"Wen You explained that it was a trick by the Allied forces, intended to sow discord between us and Lü Bu, but how should Lü Bu's reaction be explained? Not only did he whisper with Zhao Zilong for a while, but he also turned a blind eye and let Zhao Zilong chase after him alone, and finally even handed over Wang Kuang's head to Zhao Zilong."

"And after returning to the pass, he was slow to come and pay his respects. How could all these actions not indicate a divided heart?" (End of Chapter)