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

Chapter 997 Sorry
Yuan Shao was defeated and died, and the entire 20 army under his command was wiped out. Once the news came out, the world shook.

And Qu Yi, who was in charge of commanding the town, also resounded throughout the Central Plains because of this battle!

When Liu Bian heard the news, he was stunned for a while, it was so fast that he was caught off guard.

That's a full 20 troops!
He didn't even beat Qu Yi's 3 people, so he was completely gone.

There is also Yuan Shao, Jizhou who has lost his Jizhou Mu, there is no possibility at all only with those three sons who are not successful.

Could it be that God is going to kill me!
Liu Bian looked around in a daze, and sat powerlessly on the throne, with an extremely slumped expression.

At this time, in Liu Bei's army, Gongsun Zan came to visit alone.

After entering the account, the two sat down separately.

Gongsun Zan motioned Liu Beiping to retreat the soldiers on the left and right, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Bei, saying at the same time: "Xuande, this is a letter written by Lu Bu to me. General Zhenbei, continue to guard Youzhou."

"You promised?"

Before Liu Bei opened the letter, he couldn't help frowning upon hearing this.

Gongsun Zan didn't comment, and persuaded his virtuous brother: "Xuande, Liu Bian has exhausted his energy, let's surrender! If there are green hills left, we won't be afraid of running out of firewood."

At first, they wanted to wait for Yuan Shao's army to join up, but Yuan Shao died suddenly, so fast that everyone was caught off guard.

Afterwards, it was a foregone conclusion that Qu Yi and Sima Yi would gather from north to south and swallow Jizhou.

Hearing these words, Liu Bei was rarely angry with Gongsun Zan: "My two righteous brothers died tragically at the hands of Lu Bu, and now you tell me to surrender to him? If I really did this, what will I do when I die? See my two righteous brothers, and countless soldiers who were slaughtered by Lu Bu!"

"Xuande, now is not the time to be brave! Do you think I am willing to be inferior to others? But how strong is that surnamed Lu? Didn't you see? Back then, eight generals besieged him, but they couldn't kill him. Now Yuan Shao is also dead. On the frontal battlefield, we have even more hope!"

Gongsun Zan spoke so earnestly, and it was rare for him to make sense with others.

Brother of the same school, he almost treats Liu Bei as his own younger brother. He doesn't want to leave Liu Bei behind, and he doesn't want to make Liu Bei an enemy in the future.

However, Liu Bei couldn't listen, so he kept a cold face and didn't make a sound.

"Okay, okay, if you really don't want to surrender to Lu Bu, then let's retreat north!"

After a long silence, Gongsun Zan made a concession and made a new plan: "Let's start from Qingzhou, bypass Jizhou, and then go to Liaodong. At that time, you and I will join hands to fight Goguryeo, Mobei barbarians, and The Wuhuan people are nothing to worry about!"

Even in the face of the most ferocious alien, Gongsun Zan never flinched, but when he faced Lu Bu, he was always uncertain and full of fear.

If possible, he would never want to meet Lu Bu again in his life.

"Brother Bogui, have you forgotten how Master Lu taught us when we were young?"

Instead of acknowledging it, Liu Bei questioned Gongsun Zan. When the two of them were studying under Lu Zhi's school, the central idea of ​​this contemporary great Confucianist was: benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

But Gongsun Zan didn't believe in this, he only believed that, with his fists spreading all over the world, with soldiers and horses, he could speak forcefully.

"Master Lu's words are good for the peaceful and prosperous times, but in this troubled world, they don't work at all."

Gongsun Zan took a sip of cold water and said nonchalantly, if Liu Bei hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten it long ago.

Lu Bu was too strong now, and with Yuan Shao's death, even though the coalition forces were boosting their morale every day, Gongsun Zan knew very well that from the general to the miscellaneous soldiers, everyone's hearts were actually hanging in the air, fearful.

Unless you can win a big victory, you will lose sooner or later!
"I won't leave. For the sake of the great Han country and the country, even if I am smashed to pieces, I will not hesitate!" Liu Bei said in an uncompromising tone, his attitude was firm, and there was no room for negotiation.

"Xuande, why are you so stubborn! The Han Dynasty is about to collapse, Lu Bu will become the second Wang Mang, no one can save it, this is its fate!"

"But Wang Mang is still dead!"

Liu Bei murmured, with a hint in his tone.

If Lu Bu is compared to Wang Mang who usurped the Han Dynasty, then Liu Xuande will be the Han Guangwu of Zhongxing Dahan——Liu Xiu.

"Xuande, your obsession is too deep."

Seeing that Liu Bei could not be persuaded, Gongsun Zan heaved a long sigh and got up to leave.

As for whether to surrender or leave, he had to go back and think about it.

"Brother Bogui, can you leave half of the cavalry for me?"

Just when Gongsun Zan was about to leave the tent, Liu Bei spoke suddenly without any warning.

Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Liu Bei, but without hesitation too much, he said guiltily, "Sorry."

No one's soldiers came for nothing. As a general, Gongsun Zan was naturally responsible for his brothers.

Back then, when Liu Bei wanted to rescue Kong Rong and Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan hadn't lent him the soldiers and horses.

But it was different now. In the several battles with Lu Bu's army, Gongsun Zan could not see any hope at all. Even if half of the cavalry were left behind, they would only die in vain.

Gongsun Zan rejected him, and Liu Bei felt an unspeakable depressive emotion in his heart.

In the past, every time he asked Gongsun Zan to borrow troops, Gongsun Zan would borrow him, but this time, why didn't he refuse?

Could it be that he is really going to seek refuge with Lu Bu?
For a while, Liu Bei became suspicious.

"Kill him, put the blame on Lu Bu, and the [-] Youzhou cavalry will be yours!" An evil voice full of temptation echoed in his head.

"No! Bogui treats me like a brother."

"If you really feel like brothers and sisters, why don't you even give me soldiers and horses?"

In Liu Bei's mind, heaven and man are at war.

Gongsun Zan didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking. Seeing him getting depressed, he said kindly, "Xuande, I only told you about this matter, and you must keep it a secret from me. I'll give you three days, so you should think about it carefully." Bar."

After speaking, Gongsun Zan lifted the tent and left the camp.

Only then did Liu Bei come to his senses, he chased after him, and shouted urgently at Gongsun Zan's back: "Brother Bogui, wait a minute, Brother Yu has something for you."

Gongsun Zan turned back again.

Liu Bei took out a brocade box from the wooden box and handed it to Gongsun Zan.

"What's in here?" The box was quite heavy, and Gongsun Zan was very curious.

"Brother, open it and have a look, you'll know if you don't."

Gongsun Zan didn't doubt that he was there, he hugged the brocade box with one hand, and opened it with the other, all his attention was focused on the brocade box.

At this time, Liu Bei's eyes were hardened, and when he said it was too late, a short knife slipped from his sleeve and stabbed into Gongsun Zan's heart with precision, hitting the vital point.

The defenseless Gongsun Zan received this fatal blow, and the brocade box in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

Only then did he realize that what was contained in the box was not any valuable treasure, but an ordinary stone.

(End of this chapter)