Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 232 Runan
Chapter 230 Two

"Hehe, that's all I said below. As for whether what I said is true, the two of you will know in the future." Wei Zhongdao didn't think that with his own identity, he could make Niu Fu and Hua Xiong feel alienated from Lu Bu, but seeing Niu Fu Fu and Hua Xiong already had some confidence, they knew that their goal had been achieved, and they went down the mountain without stopping.

At noon, as Wei Zhongdao said, Yuan Shujun at the foot of the mountain slowly withdrew.

"General Niu Fu, come and see, Yuan Shu's army and horses at the foot of the mountain have indeed withdrawn." Seeing Yuan Shu's army and horses at the foot of the mountain retreat, Hua Xiong said with some joy.

"It seems that what Wei Zhongdao said is not all lies." Seeing Yuan Shu's troops retreat, Niu Fu nodded and said.

"General, since Yuan Shu's troops have withdrawn, shouldn't we also go down the mountain and return to Luoyang earlier?" Hua Xiong said.

"General Hua, don't be impatient. We have just finished the battle with Yuan Shu. How can we trust Yuan Shu and Wei Zhongdao so easily. Let's see for a while, don't fall into the enemy's ambush." ​​Niu Fu is an old man after all, It was not so easy to believe in Wei Zhongdao.

"Hey, general, look, someone is coming." Hua Xiong was looking around, but saw a person coming up the mountain quietly, this person was none other than Cao Xing, the general Gao Shun sent to report.

"Subordinate Cao Xing is General Gao Shun Gao who sat down and was ordered to meet the two generals Niu Fu and Hua Xiong." Cao Xing immediately revealed his identity as soon as he came up to the mountain.

"Oh, you are sent by Gao Shun? I am the Niu Fu you are looking for, tell me what you want from me." Seeing Cao Xing coming to find him, Niu Fu stepped forward and asked.

"I pay my respects to the general. My general Lu Bu was ordered to rescue the general. At this time, my general has captured Wancheng and attracted Yuan Shu's troops. My general's intention is to let the general break through from Mount Lu after Yuan Shu divides his forces. In order to be safe with the general, I came here to send a message, and I ask the general to make plans early." Seeing that the person in front of him was Niu Fu, Cao Xing explained his purpose.

"I see. General Lu Bu has to worry about everything. General Hua Xiong and I will be very grateful for General Lu Bu's life-saving grace this time. You can go back now." Hearing Cao Xing's report, Niu Fu finally felt reassured. Let go of your heart.

"General Niu Fu, it seems that we can go down the mountain. After these days, I thought we were going to die here, but I didn't expect that we can get out of trouble today, which is really gratifying." After listening to Cao Xing's words, Hua Xiong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, at first I was worried that this was Yuan Shu's scheme, but now it seems that everything is not as bad as imagined, well, you should go and prepare right away, we will leave Lushan and return directly to Luoyang." Niu Fu thought in his heart A stone fell to the ground, and he made up his mind to leave.

"General, let's leave like this. Don't you want to help Lu Bu fight that Yuan Shu?" Hua Xiong was still a little unhappy about being defeated by Yuan Shu this time. "Besides, you and I were defeated this time. If we go back like this, I'm afraid we will be laughed at."

"It doesn't matter. I have already received the news that the princes from all walks of life are gathering in Chenliu at this time. The prime minister is just hiring people, so he will definitely not wait for me. Besides, if Lu Bu is dragged here at this time, he will leave in a short while. If the prime minister doesn't rely on us, who else can he rely on? Although Wei Zhongdao has bad intentions, we are under the tent of the general with Lu Bu, and Lu Bu's power will naturally lower the status of you and me in the future. This is indisputable. The truth." Niu Fu said calculatingly.

"Hey, General Niu Fu, I, Hua Xiong, said these things. Whatever you say is what you say." Although Hua Xiong was proud, he always respected Niu Fu.

At the same time when Niu Fu led his troops from Lushan to Luoyang and returned, several soldiers guarding the gate were chatting outside the city of Runan hundreds of miles away.

"Boss, when do you think General Yuan Shu will be able to eliminate Niu Fu and Hua Xiong?" A soldier asked his leader.

"Who knows, it's been a chaotic year, but our Runan is still a blessed place. There were so many troubles in the Yellow Turbans a few years ago, and our Runan is still safe. Now even Dong Zhuo can't do anything about our Runan." Seeing the question from his subordinates, the leader boasted proudly.

"The first thing to say is that we have the protection of the Yuan family in Runan. There is a saying: 'When the Yuan family stomps their feet, the whole man will tremble three times.' Dong Zhuo, a nouveau riche, can compare there." Another A soldier followed suit.

"Look, what's that over there?" Suddenly a soldier looked into the distance and exclaimed.

On the official road in the distance, smoke and dust billowed, and the sound of "rumbling" continued to come.

"No, enemy attack, enemy attack." On the watchtower not far away, a soldier suddenly yelled loudly.

"Quick, quick, close the city gate." Hearing the news of the enemy's attack, the leader who was talking about it immediately reflected a hesitation and wanted to close the city gate.It's just that it's obviously too late to close the city gate at this time.

"Swish, swish, swish." Just when the leader had just finished shouting to close the city gate.A feather arrow pierced his neck, and a gust of blood gushed out.At the same time, a young general wearing a big red cloak and sitting on a red rabbit horse had already approached. This person was none other than Lu Bu.And the arrow that pierced the leader's neck just now was also shot by Lu Bu.

"Kill, kill, kill" behind Lu Bu, the wolf knight soldiers shouted, and with all their strength, they rushed in before the gate of Runan City was closed.

It turned out that Lv Bu and his generals came to the outside of Runan City early in the morning, but he was afraid of attracting the attention of the enemy, so he hid in the woods around the city gate until noon, when there was a lot of people at the gate. Attack.Because at this time, there are a lot of people coming and going, and the defense is relatively lax, which is just right for Lu Bu to attack the city.

"Hey, thief, if you don't put down your weapons and surrender, don't you want me to kill them all?" Zang Ba rushed into the city and saw a group of soldiers rushing towards them with red-tasseled guns, he shouted.The sound was as straight as Hong Zhong Dalu, and the enemy soldiers in front of them panicked for a while, and immediately fell down and knelt on the ground.

This Runan city was originally a big city in Yuzhou, with a population of tens of millions, it can be called rich.There were also a lot of soldiers and horses, but Yuan Shu had mobilized most of them to deal with Niu Fu and Hua Xiong. At this time, most of the soldiers in Runan City were old, weak and disabled, and there were less than [-] of them. Given the opportunity, he captured Runan City in one fell swoop.

"Hahaha, General, this Yuan Shu is too idiotic. There are only so few troops to defend the huge Runan. Our army took Runan with no effort at all." After taking Runan, Wei Xu laughed. He came to Lu Bu and said.

"Hehe general, I also think this Runan is not bad. It is a place of geomantic omen, with a large population and rich enough. I think it is better for us to stay in this Runan. Why go back and listen to Dong Zhuo's instructions." After walking around in Nancheng, Zang Ba also said with great satisfaction.

"Hmph, you two have a good idea. It's just that Runan is good, but it can't tolerate me, Lu Bu. Unlike other places, the Yellow Turban Army in the early years did not come here, so the gentry here, Haoqiang has not been damaged, and his strength is extremely strong. In addition, the Yuan family has been operating here for many years, and their strength is intertwined. It is not something we can defend with less than 1 horses. Although we have occupied Runan now, I believe that Within three days, the Yuan family will definitely gather the nearby tyrants and mercenaries." Unlike Wei Xu and Zang Ba, Lu Budao saw the current situation very clearly.

"General, even if the Yuan family gathers nearby tyrants and raises their troops, so what? Are we still afraid of him? The worst is to wipe them out." Zang Ba said indifferently.

"Hehe, you can see that this Yuzhou is full of the Yuan family's forces, and our 1 horses can't get the support of the people at all here. If we stay here like this, surrounded by powerful enemies, what good will it do us? If you have time to think about these things, why not hurry up and find the treasury in Runan, and take all the things you can take away from it. This is not in vain for us to come to Runan." Lu Bu reminded with a chuckle.

"Hey, this subordinate is good at this matter, so let the subordinate handle it." Hearing that Lu Bu was going to rob the Runan treasury, Wei Xu took the lead and said with interest.

"Wei Xu, remember the things in the treasury, you can take them all away, but you must never take things from the people's homes, even the things from the Yuan family." Seeing Wei Xu leaving, Lu Bu sternly said Said.The reason why they bought the Runan treasury was naturally because they didn't want to leave anything for Yuan Shu.The thing that doesn't move the people is to gain some good reputation for himself, and Lu Bu certainly doesn't want to get the notoriety of robbing the people.Once such notoriety is left behind, the people in the city will help defend the city when Lu Bu goes outside and then attacks the city.However, if Lu Bu did not offend the people, no matter where Lu Bu attacked the city, the people would at least not help defend the city.

"It's the general." Bu was serious, and Wei Xu hurriedly agreed.

"Since the general wants to plunder the treasury, why does he even accommodate the family members of the Yuan family?" At this time Zhang Liao heard Lu Bu's words and suddenly came over and asked.

"The Yuan family has been operating in Runan for many years, and the popularity is quite high. If the common people and gentry here touch the Yuan family, they will definitely think that our army is unjust. On the contrary, if you treat the Yuan family well, there will be fewer troubles. After all, apart from the prime minister, The Yuan family is the most powerful in the world, maybe we will have to deal with each other in the future," Lu Budao said without hesitation.

"Je, the winner of the Yuan family, is indeed very powerful. Both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are quite famous and powerful princes. If the two brothers join hands, they may not be able to control the fate of the big man. It's a pity that brothers fight, and it will be difficult in the end. Make it a big deal." Zhang Liao saw clearly about the Yuan family's affairs.

(End of this chapter)