Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 223 Attack on Runan
A few days later, Lu Bu finally returned to Luoyang from Hanoi.As soon as Lu Bu returned to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo came to find him.

"Hmph, these bastards have turned their backs on each other. First, Yuan Shao rebelled, and now Cao Cao wants to murder me. Doesn't everyone in the world want to take my head? Well, since these bastards want to fight with me Against it, I will raise troops to attack them first, and wipe them out one by one, to see if anyone dares to do anything wrong." As soon as Lu Bu came outside the hall, he heard Dong Zhuo roaring loudly in the hall.

"Father, the child is incompetent. If you failed to capture the traitor Cao Cao, please punish your father." Hearing Dong Zhuo's roar, Lu Bu hesitated for a while, then walked in with ease, bowed down to Dong Zhuo and said.

"My son Lu Bu, you are back. With you by my side, the old man is at ease. How is your injury? I heard that you were plotted against by villains in Hanoi." Seeing Lu Bu coming in, Dong Zhuo's expression suddenly changed. Overjoyed, the original anger was fleeting, and he asked Lu Bu with concern.

"Uh, my father has bothered me about my son. My son is just a little bit small, and I'm fine now. If my father conquers the princes of Shandong, my son is willing to be the vanguard, and my father will flatten Shandong for my father." Being so cared by Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu felt a little unnatural, and hurriedly used the matter of conquering Shandong to change the subject.

To be honest, Dong Zhuo has treated Lu Bu really well during this period of time, defending Lu Bu everywhere, and trusting Lu Bu quite a bit, even saying that he feels like his father and son is not an exaggeration.However, Lu Bu was concerned about Ding Yuan's entrustment when he was dying, and always avoided getting too close to Dong Zhuo. However, as Dong Zhuo's adopted son, Lu Bu often had to face Dong Zhuo, so that often Lu Bu could not make up his mind. Whether Dong Zhuo is his enemy or relatives, he is a little hesitant.Lv Bu was even worried that if things went on like this, he would never be able to kill Dong Zhuo again.

"Hahaha, with my son as the vanguard, killing the princes of Shandong for my father is like killing chickens and dogs." Seeing that Lu Bu was willing to be the vanguard to deal with all the princes, Dong Zhuo said in a good mood.

"Wait a minute, Xiangguo." Dong Zhuo was full of energy, and was about to move his troops eastward when Li Ru, who was next to him, suddenly came out to stop him and said, "Master Xiangguo, since Lord Xiangguo entered Luoyang and watched the world with tigers, which of the princes in the world does not want to be able to do so?" Follow the example of Lord Xiangguo, but they don't have the opportunity. As long as Lord Xiangguo sits in Luoyang, half of the world's princes will not dare to make mistakes. But if Lord Xiangguo leads troops to the east, let alone the result of the east expedition, it's just that Luoyang is empty. The attraction to the princes of the world is enough to make them invade. At that time, our army will face enemies from all sides. As the saying goes: "Two fists are hard to defeat four hands, and a good man can't stand a wolf." The pros and cons of this Lord Xiangguo please consider it." Li Ru bowed to Dong Zhuo.

"Well, what Li Ru said is reasonable, but Yuan Shao is making a lot of noise in Jizhou, so where is the court's face for letting him continue to make trouble like this? If other princes also follow Yuan Shao's example, then what's the point of me being a prime minister? What do you mean?" Although Dong Zhuo was headstrong, he always obeyed Li Ru's opinions, so he asked worriedly.

"Hehe, Yuan Shao was originally the son of Yuan's parents. Because he was persecuted by his stepmother, he left Jizhou to set up a new family. Although he used the Yuan family's prestige to get a lot of support, he just gathered some mobs. As long as there is no His Majesty's imperial edict, they are rebellious officials and thieves, and sooner or later they will be the food of the prime minister's mouth. I think that the imperial court might as well issue an edict to formally confer Yuan Shao as the prefect of Bohai Sea. If Yuan Shao is unwilling to accept it, the prime minister can give him a disrespect Then he ordered the governor of Jizhou to send troops to arrest him, and then escort him to Beijing. As long as Yuan Shao and the Jizhou government can cause conflicts, after Yuan Shao loses the support of Jizhou, he will be nothing more than two or three kittens. If Yuan Shao accepts the appointment of the Prime Minister, it means that Yuan Shao has recognized the status of the Prime Minister, and everyone shakes hands and makes peace, and each of them plans to develop, and it will not be too late to fight on the battlefield in the future." Li Ru chuckled and revealed his plan to deal with Yuan Shao. .

"Okay, that's right, let's do it this way. This Yuan Shao is really cunning. He ran all the way to Beihai, thinking that if he was far away from me, he could do whatever he wanted. I want him to know that even if he goes to the ends of the world, I only need one If you reach out, you can still grab his tail." Dong Zhuo said obviously satisfied with Li Ru's arrangement.

"Master Xiangguo, doing this can only be regarded as kindness to Yuan Shao. Since ancient times, all great things have been done with both kindness and power. Sometimes only kindness will only form the habit of arrogance to the enemy." Li Ru obviously didn't finish his sentence. , Said again in a closed manner.

"How to show kindness and power at the same time, you can talk about it." Dong Zhuo asked with great interest. "How to show kindness and power at the same time, you can talk about it." Dong Zhuo asked with great interest.

"Yuan Shaoyuan is in Beihai, so it's not easy for our army to attack. However, Yuan Shao's hometown, the foundation of the old Yuan family is in Runan, which is not far from Luoyang. Your Excellency Xiangguo might as well send an army to Runan. Using the pretext of destroying the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, take the opportunity to beat the Yuan family well. With such kindness and power, I believe Yuan Shao will also be honest." Li Ru continued.

"This matter is not difficult to handle, but didn't you say that Yuan Shao was forced to leave home and go to Jizhou? Presumably Yuan Shao doesn't care about these Yuan family members in Runan." Dong Zhuo said with a slight frown.

"Yuan Shao naturally doesn't care, maybe he will be happy, but this matter will look different in other people's eyes. When they think about whether to follow Yuan Shao and oppose the prime minister, they will think more about it , think about how the Prime Minister will deal with them." Li Ru said.After saying this, Li Ru subconsciously glanced at Lu Bu.This meant that Lu Bu naturally understood that Li Ru wanted Lu Bu to go out and lead his troops to Runan.However, Lu Bu was not interested in this errand.Although the Yuan family in Runan has a great career, being able to win the Yuan family must be rewarding.But the dangers and difficulties faced are even more arduous. How can the foundation established by the fourth and third fathers of the old Yuan family over hundreds of years be able to take it down overnight.If the first family of the big man can be taken down so lightly, then how can the old Yuan family have the perseverance to survive for a hundred years.

What's more, the Runan generation, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, was rarely persecuted at all, where the tyrants were stronger than the Central Plains.Lu Bu clearly remembered that when Zhang Bao was in Wancheng, he was defeated by the powerful forces headed by the old Yuan family.More importantly, cavalry is the main battle in the north, and boats and boats are the main battle in the south. If Lu Bu goes to Runan, although the cavalry can surprise the enemy, the combat power of the cavalry in Runan will be greatly weakened. Down, the consequences are disastrous.If you use infantry to fight, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses will be beaten by several times the enemy before they reach the city of Runan. After thinking about it, Lu Bu still thinks it is better not to attack Runan.

It must be that when Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shu in history, he also united with Lu Bu and Liu Bei, and this was the only way to defeat Yuan Shu.

"What do you think, my son?" Lu Bu was thinking about the possible danger of attacking Runan, when suddenly Dong Zhuo asked Lu Bu.

"My son is willing to lead the army to go out to exterminate the Yuan family for my father." Seeing Dong Zhuo's question, Lu Bu's heart moved, and he couldn't help saying.

"Hahaha, my son is a sharp weapon bestowed on me by the heavens, enough to be invincible." Dong Zhuo said with a smile when he received Lu Bu's affirmative answer.

"Your Excellency, how can you kill a chicken with an ox knife? Mr. Lu is famous for his outstanding military exploits. However, people in the world now only know Mr. Lu's reputation, but they have forgotten how powerful our Xiliang iron cavalry is. I, Hua Xiong, am not talented. Let’s go and level up Runan, and let the people of the world see how powerful our Xiliang iron cavalry is." Just when Lu Bu thought he was going to conquer Runan again, a big man with a dark complexion came out and said generously.

"General Hua Xiong is right. A sword can only become sharper the more it is sharpened. The Xiliang iron cavalry is like a sword that has not been drawn for a long time. It should be honed by him." A tough man stood beside him. Dong Zhuojun's second number Niu Fu.

It turns out that since Lu Bu came to Dong Zhuo's army, when there was a war, the first thing Dong Zhuo thought of was Lu Bu, and Lu Bu's performance was so wonderful that Dong Zhuo's ace army, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, was considered to have fallen. Becoming a second-rate army in Dong Zhuo's army, this kind of experience, not to mention Hua Xiong, who is the leader of the Xiliang iron cavalry, is very depressed, but many Xiliang veterans are very unconvinced and want to compete with Lu Bu's wolf cavalry .

Seeing that Runan was going to be attacked today, Hua Xiong originally thought that it was his turn to do this job, but he didn't expect Dong Zhuo to let Lv Bu go.Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, if this continues, the old people from Xiliang will become decorations in Dong Zhuo's army.Thinking of this, Hua Xiong stood up and spoke first.

After Hua Xiong and Niu Fu's mingling, all the generals in Xiliang also rushed to shout, one by one scrambling to attack Runan, as if Runan was some sweet pastry.

"Prime Minister, I also agree with the opinions of the generals. Why don't we let the Xiliang iron cavalry go this time, and let the tyrants in Runan know how powerful our Xiliang soldiers are. It's just that General Hua Xiong will go alone, and there will be omissions. With General Niu Fu going with us, nothing will go wrong." Seeing the enthusiasm of the generals in Xiliang, Li Ru turned the corner first, and suggested to Dong Zhuo.It is certain that Hua Xiong is brave and intrepid, so it goes without saying that he will charge into battle, but if he plays tricks, he will definitely not be the opponent of those powerful scholars in Runan. However, with Niu Fu's help, he is somewhat sure. One of the only generals in the Liang army.

(End of this chapter)