We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

"What you said is true!"

Although Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor this time, he was not yet drunk and dreaming. He still wanted to annex the entire Han Dynasty in one fell swoop and become like the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu.

Now there are many princes in the world, and Lu Bu is indeed a rare help to him.

What's more, right after he proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Ce, who was far away in Wu County, actually turned his head and drew a clear line with him.

He even criticized him in letters.

This made Yuan Shu feel a little worse after he had just proclaimed himself emperor.

When Lu Bu came this time, Yuan Shu was naturally overjoyed for the first time.

Yuan Shu still vaguely remembered Lu Bu's bravery in front of Hulao Pass.

If Lu Bu can help him, he will be many times stronger than Sun Ce.

After all, is it just what Corporal Li Xian did?

Those wealthy families supported Yuan Shao, didn't they just think that the illegitimate son could do such a good job on the surface?

If Yuan Shao can do it, Yuan Shu can do it!

What's more, the current situation in the world has changed, and now he is the emperor of the Zhong family.

It’s not a bad idea to learn from the likes of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and treat the virtuous corporal!

Yuan Shu persuaded himself in his heart, then paused and looked up at the officials under his command again, and spoke.

"In that case, I will hold a banquet outside Shouchun City to talk to Lu Bu!"

On that day, at the time of Shen, the gates of Shouchun City were opened wide.

Yuan Shu took his officials and invited Lu Bu to talk outside the city.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu led Cao Xing and a group of guards and went straight to the tent that Yuan Shu had just built outside the city.

Not long after, Lu Bu and others arrived at the big tent.

"Wen Hou, please come and be fine!"

Outside the tent, Lu Bu arrived with his people, and Yuan Shu greeted Lu Bu with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Bu wanted to yell out loud.

Fortunately, Cao Xing gave him a hand, which allowed Lu Bu to tolerate it for the time being.

However, at this time, Lu Bu was not very polite to Yuan Shu.

The Yuan Shu in front of him was wearing a black crown robe and twelve beaded crowns on his head, which was a perfect act of transgression.

This guy now completely regards himself as an emperor.

Lu Bu had just seen the emperor's honor guard accompanying Yuan Shu from a distance.

"Brother Lu is so impressive!"

Lu Bu was not angry, and did not take Yuan Shu's current emperor title seriously at all. In his opinion, Yuan Shu's current act of proclaiming himself emperor was completely mentally ill!

Even if it were him, Lu Bu, he wouldn't be stupid enough to do such a thing.

Although Yuan Shu was a little unhappy that Lu Bu didn't address him respectfully, he didn't say much on the surface.

Now Lu Bu is an extremely good help to him, and now is not the time to fall out.

"Can Wen Hou stay in Huainan temporarily?"

Yuan Shu issued an invitation. If Lu Bu could stay, it would be the best thing for him.

But just as he said these words, Lu Bu's face darkened and he refused directly.

"No!"

"This trip has arrived in Shouchun. Bu only came here to form an alliance with Brother Gu. To be frank, it is really unwise for Brother Gu to proclaim himself emperor!"

After Lu Bu thought of his purpose, his tone became a little softer, and he also gave Yuan Shu some advice.

But now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, after experiencing the beauty of the name of emperor, how can he give up so easily.

Yuan Shu did not take Lu Bu's advice to heart.

However, since Lu Bu came to form an alliance, they can still continue to cooperate with each other.

"The great man's destiny is gone. It is only natural for me to take over the destiny. Please don't say anything in advance!"

Replied to Lu Bu, Yuan Shu didn't listen to the other party's advice at all.

At this moment, Lu Bu couldn't help but curse again.

If he hadn't needed Yuan Shu's help this time, he would have exploded on the spot.

Lu Bu's expression turned downward and he did not continue to speak.

Yuan Shu saw that Lu Bu was interested and continued to speak: "Since Fengxian doesn't plan to stay in Shouchun this time, where can he go?"

He had already known in advance that Lu Bu would take a detour through his area and attack Xuzhou directly, and his words could be regarded as knowing it.

Lu Bu didn't hesitate when he heard Yuan Shu's question and responded directly: "Bu plans to occupy the land of Xuzhou, and I need brother Lu's help this time!"

Lu Bu said bluntly, and Yuan Shu nodded subconsciously.

When he attacked Yanzhou before, he was defeated by Cao Cao and was chased all the way by the opponent. This incident has been kept in Yuan Shu's mind to this day.

Since the land of Xuzhou was captured by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu hated Cao Cao even more.

It's just that the previous attacks on Xuzhou have yielded nothing.

Now that Lu Bu intends to attack Xuzhou, this coincides with his idea.

Although Lu Bu has not recognized his title of emperor yet, Yuan Shu is not in a hurry about some things.

He glanced at Lu Bu and raised the corners of his mouth.

The Lu Bu in front of him was stronger than Sun Jian back then. Sun Jian had a cooperative relationship with him back then, but he later surrendered to him.

Lu Bu has now arrived from Bingzhou, and his army has already exhausted its food and grass by the time they reach this point.

Now Lu Bu has no choice.

He needs to cooperate with himself, and he also needs someone to help him take the initiative to conquer the world.

They both have their own ideas.

Yuan Shu felt that as long as he could control Lu Bu's rear supplies, he would be like controlling Sun Jian.

At that time, Lu Bu will definitely surrender once he runs out of food and grass.

"This is an easy matter. Don't worry, please tell me what you need."

Yuan Shu opened his mouth and directly agreed to Lu Bu's request.

After hearing this, Lu Bu's expression couldn't help but feel better.

"Then thank you, Brother Qiu, for your help!"

With Yuan Shu helping with food and grass matters, Lü Bu couldn't help but feel more confident by capturing Xuzhou.

At this time, Lu Bu didn't feel a little disgusted looking at Yuan Shu's face.

If the other party proclaims himself emperor, then he proclaims himself emperor. What does it have to do with him?

He also refused to surrender.

And Yuan Shu can claim the title of emperor this time, it is because of the Yuan family's background. If it were someone else, he might not have much confidence.

After achieving the goal, in the big tent outside Shouchun City, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.

The next day.

Yuan Shu waved his hand and generously dispatched to Lu Bu a month's worth of food and grass for the 20,000 Xiliang army. He also dispatched his general Ji Ling to send troops to Xuzhou together with Lu Bu.

Lu Bu, who had obtained the food and grass, did not delay at all and led the army straight to Xuzhou.

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When Lu Bu and Ji Ling each led their armies towards Xuzhou, they were in Xiapi of Xuzhou at the same time.

Xiahoudun, who had just switched defenses with Cao Ren, was filled with anger.

As a general, no one wants to take on the task of defending the city.

What's more, this is a time when the world is in chaos. For Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, this is the time to follow Cao Cao to pacify the world and make achievements.

However, because of Xi Yu, his brother Cao Cao was unhappy, so that Cao Ren took the opportunity to change positions with him.

It wasn't until he arrived in Xuzhou that Xiahou Dun realized how boring defending a city was for a general.

He could simply take advantage of this opportunity to train.

However, Xiahou Dun found the newly recruited three thousand soldiers distasteful.

Compared to the thousand brave soldiers he had taken away, these new soldiers who had joined the camp were even more unsightly.

However, since Xia Houyuan was still with him, this period of time was considered reluctant.

"Yuan Rang, I just received news that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor!"

When Xiahou Dun was training with his new soldiers in the camp, Xia Houyuan came up to him in a hurry.

As soon as Xia Houyuan came up, the news brought by Xia Houyuan made Xiahou Dun's pupils dilate involuntarily.

"What are you talking about, that guy Yuan Shu actually became emperor?"

After learning the news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor, Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

This time Yuan Shu became emperor, it happened to be an opportunity for him.

He was worried about having nothing to do in Xuzhou. The news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor gave him an excuse.

Anyway, if Meng De learns such news, he will definitely choose to attack Yuan Shu. This time, Shouchun is not far from him, and he can lead troops to attack Yuan Shu.

For Xiahou Dun, Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor was nothing more than committing suicide!

When Yuan Shu attacked Yanzhou before, he followed Cao Cao to pursue Yuan Shu. In his eyes, the opponent was almost vulnerable.

"Wonderful talent, what a good thing!"

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When Xiahou Dun heard the news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor, the corners of his mouth almost burst into tears, but Xiahou Yuan in front of him was in a daze.

Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, what are you happy about?

"Yuan Rang, that guy Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor this time is an act of treason. Why are you so happy?"

Xiahou Yuan asked aloud, and upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun raised the corner of his mouth and responded.

"Miaocai, it's because that guy became emperor that I'm happy!"

"Right now, you and I have nothing to do in Xuzhou. Now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, you and I just take this opportunity to send troops to attack Yuan Shu."

Um?

Send troops to attack Yuan Shu?

Xia Houyuan glanced at Xiahou Dun strangely: "But this time my brother has no letter to you and me, so if we send troops rashly..."

Hearing this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but chuckle: "As the saying goes, if you are outside, you will not accept your orders. What's more, the person in charge of the court now is Meng De!"

"Why, are you still worried that Meng De will blame you and me?"

Xiahou Dun curled his lips, paused and continued.

"This time Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor. After Meng De finds out about this, he will definitely raise his troops to attack Yuan Shu. However, he happens to be leading an army to the west right now, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to raise his troops for a while!"

"And you and I are stationed in Xuzhou. Now it's just the right time to attack Yuan Shu. Why should we hesitate?"

"Are you afraid of that guy Yuan Shu?"

Xiahou Dun chuckled, and when he heard this, Xiahou Yuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

As for Yuan Shu, there is no way he should be afraid of him. What Xiahou Dun said was right.

If Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, Cao Cao will definitely raise an army to attack him.

Now they are marching to attack Yuan Shu, but there is no problem at all.

"Brother is right. In this case, Yuan will listen to brother!"

Nodding towards Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan agreed with the former's statement.

At this time, the two of them discussed it and hurriedly summoned their soldiers and generals. Together with some of the garrison guards originally stationed in Xuzhou, plus the newly recruited soldiers of the two, there were no more, no less, exactly 30,000 people.

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"Yuan Shu is a traitor. He is treasonous and unethical. He claims to be emperor. I want to raise an army to attack him..."

Outside Xiapi City, Xiahou Dun led his army to swear an oath. After some remarks, he led his army directly to Shouchun.

At this time, Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan did not know that Lu Bu had already negotiated with Yuan Shu. With the support of Yuan Shu, the other party was leading troops to the Xuzhou border with Ji Ling at the same time.

When Lu Bu crossed the Xuzhou border, Ji Ling had already led the army to successfully capture the small border town of Xuzhou.

As for Ji Ling's choice to stop for a while after capturing the border town, Lu Bu didn't care at all.

He crossed the town and headed straight for Xiapi City.

At this time, not long after entering Xuzhou, when they were reaching the wilderness, the Xiliang Army cavalry in front quickly turned back after exploring their horses.

"Your Majesty, we found the Xuzhou army coming towards the border from the front!"

Tan Ma came to report, and Lu Bu was slightly surprised by the sudden news.

Something's wrong!

He had just entered Xuzhou not long ago, and it was impossible for the Xuzhou defenders to discover him so quickly.

Coming towards you?

Lu Bu was a little surprised, but in this situation, Lu Bu didn't panic at all.

After ordering the Xiliang soldiers to ambush them on the spot, Lu Bu waited patiently for the Xuzhou defenders.

Just after noon, Lu Bu was on the hillside and saw the mighty Xuzhou garrison coming in the distance.

Lu Bu could tell with just one glance.

The Xuzhou defenders who had just come towards him did not have too strict rules during their march, and they looked a bit like a miscellaneous army.

Under such circumstances, Lu Bu seized the opportunity to advance almost instantly.

"Left and right, listen to my orders. When the army in front reaches a hundred feet, the army will charge with me!"

Lu Bu was leading Xiliang cavalry, and most of the Xuzhou soldiers in front of him were on foot!

When he was marching, he didn't even let out many exploring horses.

Naturally, Lu Bu would not let go of such an opportunity.

In a short while, when Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan arrived a hundred feet away from the Xiliang army, Lu Bu gave a killing cry, and the Xiliang cavalry in the entire mountain and forest responded with their ears pierced.

The wind driven by the iron cavalry was strong, and the sound of horse hooves was like a rushing river.

When they woke up in the blink of an eye, Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan were unable to react in time.

At this moment, the two of them did not expect that a group of ambushes would appear in Xuzhou in front of them.

Because of this, Xiahou Dun didn't even send out many exploring horses.

In fact, the two of them never thought that other soldiers and horses would appear in Xuzhou.

The presence of soldiers and horses has proved that the entire Xuzhou border has been lost.

"Brother, there is an ambush!"

The sudden appearance of soldiers and horses made Xia Houyuan a little anxious!

He never thought that before the two of them attacked Yuan Shu, the opponent had already sent troops to attack Xuzhou!

In fact, when Cao Ren was stationed in Xuzhou, he defeated Yuan Shu's attacks several times, so that in Xuzhou for more than a year, Yuan Shu rarely moved!

Even if Yuan Shu mobilizes his army, it is just a show outside the Xuzhou border!

The two of them never thought that a large army would invade Xuzhou at this time.

"Wonderful talent, tell the soldiers not to panic and to form their formations where they are!"

run!

Where to run?

Behind both Xiahoudun and Xiahou Dun are endless plains, and what appears not far in front of them is obviously the cavalry!

Now if they run away, the army will not be able to escape very far, and they will even be constantly consumed by the cavalry.

The only option now is to form an array to resist!

However, Xiahou Dun thought of some things too simply!

Among the soldiers he has summoned now, 6,000 are new soldiers, and these soldiers who have never been on the battlefield have no discipline at all.

The cavalry came in force from a distance, and these new soldiers were already heartbroken.

Immediately, most people dropped their spears and began to flee.

As these new soldiers began to disperse spontaneously, the original Xuzhou garrison and Xiahou Dun's troops also became panicked.

The army was in chaos.

At that time, Xiahou Dun could no longer control himself.

"Lu Bu, that's Lu Bu!"

When Xia Houdun shouted to his soldiers to calm down, Xia Houyuan beside him couldn't help but lost his voice.

And Lu Bu's name also poured into Xiahou Dun's ears.

"Lu Bu?"

Almost instinctively, Xiahou Dun raised his eyes and looked into the distance. In the distance of his vision, among the iron cavalry, a figure was extremely conspicuous.

The tall crimson horse is wearing a colorful robe of flowers, and the three-pronged purple gold crown on its head is fluttering in the wind.

With just one glance, Xiahou Dun's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Lu Bu?

Why is this guy here now? Since Lu Bu is here, these cavalry in front of him are Xiliang cavalry!

Almost instantly, Xiahou Dun sensed something was wrong.

Just when he was distracted,

Suddenly, a hidden arrow in the distance flashed in front of his eyes.

"ah!"

"Yuan Rang, brother!"

Seeing Xiahou Dun suddenly fall from his horse, Xiahou Yuan beside him suddenly panicked.

He ignored the Xiliang cavalry charging from a distance and jumped off his horse.

When he landed, Xia Houyuan was already in front of Xia Houdun.

When Xia Houyuan checked Xia Houdun's condition, he looked up and saw a sharp arrow stuck near his forehead. At this sight, Xia Houyuan felt his heart tighten.

"Brother!"

After holding Xiahoudun in his arms, Xiahouyuan saw clearly that the sharp arrow in front of him did not hit Xiahoudun's forehead, but happened to be inserted into his right eye.

At this moment, Xiahou Dun's face was blood red, and the corners of his mouth were still trembling.

"Brother!"

Seeing Xiahou Dun's appearance, Xiahou Yuan no longer cared about anything. He shouted to the guards on the left and right, and quickly led the army to retreat.

Not far away, Lu Bu's eyes also fell on Xiahou Dun and the two of them. When he saw their situation clearly, Lu Bu didn't rush to kill them.

He could see clearly that the arrow just now was shot out by Cao Xing who was right behind him.

Unexpectedly, this arrow really hit the opponent's leading general!

However, after all, Cao Xing's strength was slightly inferior to his own. If he had shot this arrow, I am afraid that the fleeing guard in the distance would have been penetrated by the sharp arrow!

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