The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 1008 The moon star is thin, and the black magpie flies south

After resting in the camp for a whole day, when the soldiers under his command regained their physical strength, Lu Bu waved his hand and marched towards Dongwuyang.

It is recorded in "Hanshu Geographical Records": Dongwuyang, Yuzhi Luoshui, northeast to Qiancheng into the sea, crossing three counties, traveling a thousand and twenty miles.Mang said Wuchang.

After being defeated in the Battle of Xiaqiu, Liu Bian fled for several days under the escort of Cao Cao and Liu Bei before returning to Dongwu Yangcheng.

During the expedition, there were more than [-] troops, mighty and mighty, and everyone was full of confidence that they would return triumphantly in the future.

Now when they came back, there were no more than ten thousand people, and even the emperor Liu Bian looked decrepit.As for the soldiers who followed behind, their heads drooped even more, their flags were withered, and their armors were in tatters.

Seeing this desolate scene, one can tell without asking, that the battle has been lost, and the defeat has been miserable.

The officials staying in the city also lowered their heads, honestly separated from both sides of the street, not daring to make any noise, lest they offend the emperor and be killed on the spot.

Liu Bian was depressed and didn't have the heart to win over the loyalty of these scholars, so he went straight back to the palace.Qinglong died, and the soldiers under his command died and fled. Years of hard work were ruined. This is not a small blow.

He wanted to be quiet.

Liu Bian went to the palace. Cao Cao saw two familiar faces among the hundreds of officials who came to greet him, uncle and nephew of the Xun family.

At the beginning of Liu Bian's accession to the throne, he 'borrowed' the uncle and nephew of the Xun family from Cao Cao on the grounds that the country lacked talents, and then promoted him to reassure himself.

Xun Yu was granted the title of servant censor, second only to Sangong, and Xun You was also named servant, responsible for coordination.

As for the expedition against Lu this time, Liu Bian deliberately kept the two of them in the city in order to alienate the two of them from Cao Cao, and then sent people to provoke them, so that they could use them for their own use.

Liu Bian could tell that although Xun Yu appreciated Cao Cao very much, he was still loyal to the Han Dynasty in his bones.

With this in mind, it is possible to make Xun Yu loyal.

It's just that the big defeat a few days ago, the defeat was like a mountain, which made Liu Bian completely lose his confidence and almost collapsed.

"Cao Gong, how could you lose so badly?"

Xun Yu came to the side of Cao Cao who had dismounted, and asked in a low voice.

His address to Cao Cao was also changed from the previous lord to "Grand Cao".

In Xun Yu's view, today's son is extremely intelligent, and knows how to maneuver and change, marching and arranging formations, and military tactics are all dabbled in, and he is really a rare master.

It is estimated that the previous emperors of all dynasties appeared and asked him to rejuvenate the great man.

Since Liu Bian has such a talent, Xun Yu felt that even if he lost, it would be impossible to lose like this.

Hearing the old "Ovary" call himself Mr. Cao, Cao Cao had mixed feelings in his heart, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.He knew that Xun Yu was loyal to Han and might never come back.

Cao Cao led the horse, strolled through the Qingliang streets, and talked to Xun Yu about the whole story of the battle.

At the very beginning, the coalition forces were so powerful that they had the upper hand, and they restrained the army led by Lv Bu in Yanzhou through constraints from all sides.As a result, Lv Bu had no generals to send by his side, so he had to push his two sons to the north...

The balance of victory was once inclined to Liu Bian's camp.

But I can't stand the Allies cheating!
Yuan Shu's rebellion and proclaiming himself emperor was the beginning of his downfall.

Afterwards, Xiliang, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Youzhou, Yuzhou...the fronts of various places collapsed, and some died and some retreated. Finally, the army led by Liu Bian had to go head-on to start a decisive battle with Lu Bu.

On the day of the decisive battle, the two sides fought bloody rivers, and countless soldiers fell on the battlefield.

Liu Bian used all his trump cards, and Cao Cao pressed the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but he still failed to defeat Lv Bu in one fell swoop. Instead, Lv Bu delayed the time and led the Taishan bandits to attack the rear of the coalition forces. defeat.

"Pity."

Xun Yu sighed.

During this battle, the gentry in the world might be disappointed with Liu Bian.

Cao Cao said goodbye to Xun Yu and returned to the mansion.

"Father!"

Knowing Cao Cao's return, a seven or eight-year-old boy in the mansion put down the scroll in his hand, ran out like flying, and plunged into Cao Cao's arms.

Seeing the youngest son with red lips and white teeth, the haze in Cao Cao's heart was swept away. He picked up the little boy, his face full of father's kindness: "Chong'er, these days, do you miss your father?"

Although this youngest son was born in a concubine's room, this did not affect Cao Cao's love for him.

Cao Chong has been alert and intelligent since he was a child, and even Cao Cao sometimes sighs at himself.

The eldest son Cao Ang died in battle for many years, and Cao Cao liked the younger son the most.He even thought that if one day in the future he was really defeated and died, he would also beg Lu Bu to raise Cao Chong for him before he died.

The little guy nodded his head, his black eyes were full of aura.

"During this time, have you ever been lazy and tired?" Cao Cao carried Cao Chong and walked towards the mansion.

"My child reads hard every day and never slacks off."

The little guy blinked his eyes and said very seriously.

When Cao Cao heard this, he obviously didn't believe it. Although his youngest son was clever, he was also mischievous and playful, so he asked, "Then I will test you as a father, 'Yo Yo Lu Ming, the apple of the wild food. I have a guest , Guzi blowing sheng', what's the next sentence?"

The little guy didn't know in his heart, but he was not in a hurry. Seeing the sky dimming and a few old crows flying by, he reacted very quickly and blurted out: "The moon and stars are sparse, the crow flies south, circles the tree three times, what branch can you rely on... ..."

Snapped!
Cao Cao knocked the little guy on the head directly, and said with a stern face, "I also said that I study hard every day, and I don't even know this sentence."

Blowing the sheng and drum springs, bearing the basket is the general; people who are good to me, show me to travel around.

Cao Cao remembered clearly that this sentence came from "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Luming".

However, Chong'er's sentence is also neat, and it even has a little more charm after reading it several times.

In Cao Chong's especially aggrieved little eyes, Cao Cao laughed heartily and was happy in his heart: My son is also a genius!

Cao Pi, who joined the army with his father, followed behind, looking at the joy of his father and younger brother in front of him, he seemed like a stranger, unable to get in a word, only envy in his eyes, and a flash of imperceptible jealousy and resentment .

In the evening, the uncle and nephew of the Xun family stood in a high pavilion somewhere in the city, leaning on the railing, they could have a panoramic view of the entire south side of the city.

"Your Majesty has been defeated in this battle. Our army has suffered heavy casualties. It will take at least five years of recuperation before we can recover." The dull-looking Xun You calculated in his mind and said slowly.

Five years.

Nearly two thousand days and nights.

Xun Yu felt melancholy in his heart, his previously bright eyes dimmed a bit.He turned his body slightly and looked to the west, where it was now dark and gloomy, but in that darkness, it seemed that there was a palpitating force heading towards Dongwuyang.

　I'm going to bed, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)