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Chapter 490 Wenhou ([-])

Isn't Lu Bu in Nanyang?

Why did he suddenly run to Runan and kill Zhang Baiqi? Isn't this helping Cao Cao and opposing Liu Bei?What does Lu Bu want to do?
Not only Dong Bi couldn't figure it out, but even the beneficiary Cao Cao couldn't figure it out.

But no matter what purpose Lv Bu had, this was definitely good news for Xun Yu who was guarding Xuchang.

"Good news?"

Jia Xu sat lazily on the couch, looked at Dong Zuo who came to ask him for advice with a smile, shook her head and said, "I don't think so."

Dong Bi said, "What did the military master say? Lü Bu attacked in Runan and harassed Liu Bei's grain road. If Lv Bu is not wiped out, Guan Yu will not dare to enter Yingchuan. Gongtai said that if Cao Ren can cooperate with Lv Bu's actions at this time, not only can he Gaining time to breathe, maybe we can fight back, and even take Runan back... Well, but this is not good news for us."

Jia Xu laughed even more weirdly!

"Although Gongtai's words are good, it misses one thing. There is no need to worry about Qiantui, and Guan Yu will definitely enter Xuchang without a ten-month period."

Dong Biao hurriedly asked: "I also ask the military adviser to clarify the confusion."

"Cao Cao, Xiongxiong... is suspicious by nature and doesn't trust people easily. Don't forget that when Nan Rongyu only missed one number, Cao Cao went to prison and passed almost all the people in Xuchang. In addition, he experienced After passing through the chaos in Yanzhou and the disaster, he became more suspicious. Even the people around him can't believe it, so how could he trust Lu Bu's repeated generation?"

Dong Bi couldn't help but nodded, expressing his agreement with Jia Xu's statement.

Jia Xu went on to say: "As for Cao Ren, he is indeed a general. But he is only a general, not a general. This person's planning is not bad in the details, but in the overall situation, he lacks a lot. The most important thing What's more, Cao Zixiao's tolerance is a little small... This person belongs to the generation who must repay the grievances. When he was conquering the Qiang, he could see Liu Ye's failure and not help him, which is enough proof!
If the person who supervised the war in Runan was replaced, such as Xia Houyuan?Maybe there will be another situation, but Cao Ren... is not Guan Yu's opponent. "

Dong Bi couldn't help pondering, and said after a while: "In this case, Lu Bu..."

"It may be dangerous, but with Marquis Wen's courage, if you want to survive, there is absolutely no problem. It is not difficult for my lord to rescue Lu Bu. It only needs to dispatch an army from the Jinfan Battalion, and it is enough to save Marquis Wen from danger. However, with Lu Bu's strength Temperament, I'm afraid I may not accept the Lord's kindness."

Dong Bi couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

To save, or not to save?

Regardless of the grievances between him and Lu Bu, Lu Bu has always been one of the few people he can look up to nowadays.Dong Bi couldn't bear to let him fend for himself.But what if Lu Bu was rescued?Could it be that the vicious tiger would really surrender?

But if you don't rescue him, I'm afraid Dong Ji will be unhappy...

Forget it, what is there to fear from a mere Lu Bu?I don't believe that he, Lu Feng, arrived in Chang'an first, and he can still make waves.

Thinking of this, Dong Bi has already made up his mind.

Jia Xu didn't speak, but just looked at the bright moon outside the prison window, her face was calm, and she couldn't tell what she was thinking about.

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Just as Jia Xu guessed, after Lu Bu invaded Runan, he attacked repeatedly.

In just over ten days, Liu Bei's army plundered food and grass several times, and even sent troops to raid urban and rural market towns, causing Runan to fall into panic.Guan Yu stationed his army in Ruyang, and he was so annoyed by Lu Bu's series of actions that he dared not send troops into Yingchuan.

No wonder he is like this, Lu Bu is a fierce tiger.

With such a vicious tiger in his backyard, Guan Yu really couldn't rest assured.Under such circumstances, Cao Ren got a chance to breathe and built a solid line of defense in Linying.However, Cao Ren did not have any support for Lu Bu's actions.

Xun Yu and Xia Houyuan urged Cao Ren many times to try to send troops to cooperate with Lu Bu, and took advantage of Guan Yu's unstable foothold in Runan to take Runan back in one fell swoop.

But when the letter arrived in Linying, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any movement.

In desperation, Xun Yu could only send a letter to Cao Cao, who was fighting fiercely with Yuan Shao in Puyang, asking Cao Cao to urge Cao Ren to send troops to cooperate with Lu Bu.

After Cao Cao received the letter, he sent someone to Linying to ask Cao Ren's opinion.

Cao Ren's reply was: Lu Bu, a repeater, should not be trusted.At the beginning, he turned against Ding Yuan. After Dong Zhuo's death, instead of going to Dong Pi, he joined Liu Yu and made himself king in Youzhou.Dong Bi went deep into dangerous places to rescue his son.Instead of being grateful, Lu Bu attacked Dong Bi, causing Dong Bi to almost die.

Prime Minister, you took in Lu Bu during his most difficult time.

But instead of being grateful to you, Lu Bu, he turned his back on Runan at a critical moment, putting you in danger, Prime Minister.

Now, his actions in Runan may have some conspiracy.If he acted rashly in order to cooperate with his actions, not only would he not be able to take Runan back, but it would even loosen the line of defense that had just been built in Linying.In this case, Xu Chang is really in danger!
And Guan Yu is just an unknown person.Although brave, he is not a great enemy.Runan's defeat before was not because we couldn't beat him, but because some people had other ideas in order to preserve their power.Now, I, Cao Ren, control the Linying defense line, and there will never be any more problems.

Although Xuzhou is rich, its strength is not strong.Coupled with the threat from Jiangdong, Liu Bei is also difficult to care about.It only takes a few months, and Xuzhou is naturally unable to move northward.At that time, the prime minister can send someone to lobby Jiangdong Sun Ce, and if he attacks twice, Liu Bei will die.

Cao Ren's remarks may not be what Cao Cao had in mind.

Moreover, he shifted the responsibility for Runan's defeat to Liu Ye, which made Cao Cao have to seriously consider whether there was really a mystery in it.

Although Liu Ye, after taking refuge in Cao Cao, performed very well, and he was planning for Cao Cao wholeheartedly.But he is always a relative of the Han family. Maybe his purpose of taking refuge in Cao Cao is to assist the Han family, not to plan for Cao Cao sincerely.

Among the novels, what Liu Ye left the deepest impression on people was that he gave a thunderbolt chariot to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu.

But now, the Perak car has long been popular among the princes because of the appearance of Dong Pi.Liu Ye gave Cao Cao a lot of help in political affairs.But compared to being favored by Cao Cao in Romance, it is not as good.Even, he is not as good as Zheng Hun and Zaozhi who are in Qingzhou.Because of this reason, Liu Ye always seemed very embarrassed in Cao Cao's shogunate.

After Cao Cao received Cao Ren's reply, he made a decisive decision and ordered Cao Ren to supervise the battle against Linying.Xun Yu and Xia Houyuan need to cooperate with Cao Ren's actions.At the same time, Liu Ye was escorted back to Xuchang and placed under house arrest temporarily.After the war subsided, Cao Cao returned to Xuchang for disposal.

After Xun Yu and Xia Houyuan received this letter, they looked at each other, but they didn't know what to do...

Without Cao Ren's stretched elbows, Guan Yu was much more relaxed.After discussing with Juhu, he ordered Juhu to guard the front line of conquering Qiang and Xiping, and personally lead the army to encircle and suppress Lu Bu.At the same time, Guan Yu asked Liu Bei, Tiao Wenchou and Gao Chong to come to help and cooperate in the encirclement and suppression.

Lu Bu is the general of tigers and wolves!
Although Guan Yu was arrogant, he didn't have the confidence to win when he faced Lu Bu alone.Back then, Guan Yu, Wen Chou, and Liu Bei were besieged together, but they still couldn't kill Lu Bu.Now Guan Yu's martial arts has reached a great level, and his Spring and Autumn Swordsmanship is even more proficient, but he may not be able to kill Lu Bu.After experiencing countless setbacks, Guan Yu's temperament is no longer as lonely as before, but has become much more cautious.

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"I'm going to Chang'an!"

In the setting sun, Lu Bu smiled, "Dong Xiping has ordered people to wait for us to meet in Biyang, and then enter Hanshui by water from Bishui (in today's Nanyang, Henan Province) to Yunmengze. Enter Xichuan in the south, transfer to Hanzhong and arrive at Sanfu Chang'an."

Cao Xing couldn't help being astonished when he heard this.

After attacking Nanyang last year, Lu Bu has regained the awe-inspiring spirit of the past.Although I don't understand why Lu Bu suddenly attacked Runan to assist Cao Cao and hold off Guan Yu's army.But one thing Cao Xing knew clearly, Lu Bu was not disheartened.

A few days ago, after capturing Da Lu Ting, a granary of Guan Yu's, Lu Bu suddenly became preoccupied.

After several days of silence, Lu Bu finally expressed his decision.It's just that this decision was a bit sudden for Cao Xing.

"Your Majesty, why are you going to Chang'an?"

The setting sun shone on Lu Bu's handsome face, although he no longer had the heroic spirit of the past.But it added a manly charm that has gone through vicissitudes of life to Lu Bu.Hearing Cao Xing's question, Lu Bu was not angry.He carefully looked at the old subordinate in front of him, who was nearly fifty years old and had followed him for many years. No matter what difficult circumstances he was in, he had always followed him faithfully, and a warm feeling arose in his heart.

Pointing to the soldiers and horses resting under the hill, Lu Bu said: "Zheng Yang, when we broke out of Runan last year, there were a full two thousand flying bear troops. We have been galloping in Nanyang for nearly a year, and there have never been too many casualties. But Now, in just over a month, there are only 2000 of the [-] people left...Zheng Yang, maybe I am really old, watching my brothers die one by one, I really feel bad."

Cao Xing didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

In fact, he also knew that Lu Bu was getting old, and he was getting old.It has been 30 years since I met Lu Bu in Jiuyuan when I was a teenager.Seeing that he, as well as Lu Bu, are about to reach the age of Er Shun.The feeling of growing old is becoming more and more clear.

In the past, Lu Bu could hold his halberd and fight fiercely for several hours without necessarily getting tired.

But now... Although Lu Bu didn't say it, Cao Xing could feel that after each battle, Lu Bu worked very hard.

It's not just Lu Bu, isn't he the same?
Lu Bu suddenly smiled brightly, "Zhengyang, you know, my girl...hehe, I'm going to be engaged soon!"

"what?"

The news was indeed very sudden. Cao Xing widened his eyes, looked at Lu Bu and asked, "Miss is going to be engaged? I wonder which family's son is so lucky?"

I understood it all at once!

A few days ago when Luting was captured, Lu Bu had a private meeting with someone.Presumably that person brought this news.

Lu Bu said: "If you want to say it, you may not believe it. The person who is engaged to Xiner is Dong Xiping's eldest son, Dong Ji."

"what?"

Cao Xing opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a while.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Hey, don't say that Zhengyang doesn't believe it, even I couldn't believe it when I first heard the news. But think about it, if it weren't for the son of the violent tiger, who would be worthy of me?" The tiger girl of the Lu family? Not only that, I will soon have another son..."

Cao Xing was really confused...

Lu Bu smiled and said, "It was written by Ying'er herself. I didn't quite believe it at first. I, Lu Bu, was a wanderer all my life. When Xie'er was killed, I thought that my Lu family would never have a successor. But I didn't expect...God brought me Lu Bu. Bo, now not only Xin'er has a good home, but your sister-in-law is about to give birth... Maybe, she has already given birth now. With these two things together, how can I not go to Chang'an?"

Cao Xing said softly, "But Lord, when you arrive in Chang'an, I'm afraid..."

He didn't make it clear, but Cao Xing believed that Lu Bu could hear what he meant: You went to Chang'an, maybe you won't be able to lead the army anymore.

Lu Bu smiled calmly, "I know what Zheng Yang means. I can see now whether to lead the army or not. If Dong Xiping wants to use me, I will naturally work for him. Of course, if he doesn't use me, I will It’s not bad to be a rich man in Chang’an. Zheng Yang, you and I are already past that youthful age. A few days ago, I killed Wang Xiong at Da Lu Ting, and I felt exhausted..."

At this time, Cao Xing also let out a sigh of relief.

He was worried that Lu Bu would not get used to it when he arrived in Chang'an, but now it seems that the knot in Lu Bu's heart may have been untied.

That's fine, it's also a good choice to be a rich man safely...

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, "I have been in Runan for forty days, but Cao Cao has not moved. I must not trust me. But it doesn't matter. I hit back at Runan this time just to repay his kindness for taking me in back then." Now that the kindness has been repaid, there is no relationship between me and Cao Cao. Tomorrow morning, we will transfer to Nanyang, go to Biyang, and join the Dong family."

Cao Xing nodded, with a faint smile in his eyes.

That night, Lu Bu and others rested by the Yingshui River north of Gushi.This place happens to be between Song State and Gushi, and the terrain is extremely secretive.

Lu Bu, who had made up his mind, looked extremely relaxed.

After drinking with Cao Xing for a while, I was going back to the big tent to rest.At this moment, someone hurried in from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, at the end there will be a military report."

Lu Bu was taken aback, "Gong Mao, what's the military situation, come quickly."

The person who came in was Zhou Da, who was from Jiangxia. He used to serve under the command of Huang Zu, the governor of the Jingzhou navy, and he wielded a big sword with great courage.

However, a few years ago, Zhou Dayi had rebelled against Huang Zu, escaped from the Jingzhou army with a hundred of his cronies, and became a bandit in Shedu Township (near Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province today) in Nanyang County.After Lu Bu entered Nanyang, Zhou Da led his men to seek refuge with Lu Bu this week.

Zhou Da said: "In the evening, the general received a report from his scouts, saying that Liu Bei's army had escorted a batch of grain and grass from Xiyang (now Taihe County, Anhui Province) to Ruyin and sent it to Zhengqiang through Gushi. People went to check and found that the batch of grain and grass had been stored in the dormitory tonight."

"Oh?"

Lu Bu suddenly became interested.

Although he had already decided to go to Chang'an, Lu Bu didn't mind, and before leaving, he added a little trouble to Liu Bei.

That Liu Bei has a big enmity with him.If it weren't for this thief back then, how could Lu Bu have suffered a big defeat in Yunzhong County?
Invading Runan, Lu Bu said that he wanted to help Cao Cao and settle that period of grievances.But in his own heart, he might not have thought of revenge.

sleeping mound?It doesn't seem too far from here...

"How much food and grass are there, and who is the general who escorts the food and grass?"

Zhou Da said: "According to the observation of the general, there are about 20 shi of grain and grass. The general, look at the banner, it should be the general under Liu Bei's command."

Lu Bu suddenly fell into deep thought.

Cao Xing hurriedly walked to his side, and said softly: "Your Majesty, since you are going to Chang'an tomorrow, why take risks at this time?"

Lu Bu shook his head.

"Zheng Yang, after going to Biyang tomorrow, you and I may never have the chance to lead the army again in this life. Liu Bei escorted 20 shi of food and grass...Maybe, this will be your last battle. If we can If it succeeds, I'll feel ashamed of Cao Cao's face. Well, it's decided like this... The two of us will follow the old rules, I will be the main attacker, and you will be in charge of supporting, how about it?"

Although Cao Xing was reluctant, but for 30 years, only Lv Bu followed suit, and he would not refuse.

He nodded immediately, "Since the lord has made a decision, how dare Cao Xing refuse to follow?"

"So good!"

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Zhou Da, and said, "Gong Mao, get your troops up immediately, and we will go to the sleeping hill overnight to collect food."

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It's the end of the year, and I've been emotionally unstable lately...

Seeing that in a few days, I will be one year older, but I can think about it carefully... I have sympathy, and some very troublesome things happen frequently, so that I am completely out of state.

Xiaoxin adjusted as much as possible and worked hard to recover as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)