Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 254
Chapter 250 Four

"See where you are still running." Bao Tao hung Bao Xin's helmet and cloak on the branch, when he heard Hua Xiong behind him screaming and killing him, Bao Tao still dared to stay there, and rushed into the woods beside him Among them, he found a hidden position and squatted down quietly.

"Dang clang." There was a sound of clashing gold and iron, it turned out that it was Hua Xiong who slashed at the helmet hanging on the tree branch.

"Bao Xin, where are you? Come out and die." Hua Xiong chased for a long time, but what he didn't expect to catch was only a helmet and a big cloak, and he roared angrily.

"General, we have been chasing him all the way. Even though this Bao Xin is cunning, he won't be able to escape very far. Why don't we look for it again." Seeing Hua Xiong's fury, his cronies rushed forward to comfort him.

"Hmph, even if we turn around here, we still need to find Bao Xin. I don't believe he can fly." After being reminded by his trusted aide, Hua Xiong no longer hesitated, turned his horse's head and chased to the other side. .Hua Xiong is very experienced in this kind of pursuit in Xiliang. Generally speaking, Bao Tao's plan to make this kind of Li Daitao stiff is a trick. Since Bao Xin's helmet and cloak are left here, then Bao Xin The letter was probably on the other side.It's just that Hua Xiong has already wasted too much time at this time, it is really difficult to catch up with Bao Xin, not to mention the escape route of Bao Xin is only a guess.

Even though Hua Xiong searched all the nearby mountains and mountains that night, he still couldn't find any trace of Bao Xin.

"The general is not going to find a solution like this. In fact, the general's night attack on Bao Xin led to Bao Xin's defeat. It is already a great achievement to flee in a hurry. Why should the general care too much about Bao Xin's life and death? Thinking about Bao Xin's defeat this time." In the future, it will be even more difficult to turn around." Seeing that there was no trace of Bao Xin, Hua Xiong's cronies persuaded him.

"Alright, brothers have been busy all night, let's go back now, let Bao Xin live for a few days, wait until Xiangguo arrives, and then kill him." Seeing that there would be no results if he continued to search, Hua Xiong had no choice but to lead his troops first. Go back to Sishui Pass.

When Hua Xiong returned to Sishui Pass, he suddenly found that there were many more soldiers at the pass, and it seemed that reinforcements had already arrived.

"Hahaha, General Hua Xiong, why did you come back now? I have already heard from the soldiers who came back about your night attack on Bao Xin. It was really a beautiful fight." Seeing Hua Xiong's return, Niu Fu greeted him at some point He came up and congratulated Hua Xiong.

"Hehe, it's all due to the general's command. Hua Xiong just did what he should do. There is nothing to be proud of." Hua Xiong stroked his beard with an excited expression, but said without bowing: "It's a pity that I didn't." Being able to catch this thief, Bao Xin, is always a fly in the ointment."

"Hehe, Bao Xin is only a prince of a town. Even if you kill him, it won't help much in the war. It doesn't matter if you can kill him or not. But the general defeated Bao Xin this time. You and I finally got rid of the previous battle. The shadow of Runan's failure. This is more worthy of celebration." Compared with Bao Xin's life and death, Niu Fu cared more about the symbolic meaning of this battle.Niu Fu and Hua Xiong's victory in this battle can be said to have finally saved face.

"What the general said is very true. I think there are many more soldiers here. Could it be that we have sent reinforcements, so that we can attack the coalition forces of the princes." Seeing the reinforcements coming, Hua Xiong was already worried about the coalition forces that had been defeated. I am more confident.

"You're only half right. We're here for reinforcements, but they're not ordinary reinforcements. It's Mr. Xiangguo who has personally brought troops to Sishui Pass." Niu Fu said excitedly.

"What? Master Xiangguo has come to Sishui Pass? Doesn't that mean that Lu Bu has also come to Sishui Pass? Hey, I won a battle with great difficulty. I thought I could show off my strengths. If General Lu Bu arrives, you and I are afraid We can only fight with the back." Unlike Niu Fu's excited expression at this time, when he heard the news that Dong Zhuo had come to Sishui Pass, Hua Xiong was the first to faint.

"Hehe, General Hua Xiong, you are wrong. If Lu Bu also came to Sishui Pass, how could I be so relaxed? Although I don't know the reason, but this time Lu Bu did not come to Sishui Pass with the prime minister. That's why I'm here to welcome General Hua Xiong. This time, the time has come for the general to win back the face of our Xiliang army. In recent years, Lu Bu's bravery has overshadowed the glory of our Xiliang army. This time, we can use the help of the princes. Reshape the strength of our Xiliang Army." Niu Fu became more and more excited as he spoke.

"So that's how it is. This matter has bothered the general. Don't worry, general. I, Hua Xiong, will definitely kill the enemy with all my strength. I will never disappoint the general's high expectations. At the same time, I will repay the prime minister for his kindness." Knowing that Lu Bu did not appear at Sishui Pass, Hua Xiong Xiong's eyes once again shone with brilliance. Niu Fu was right. Lu Bu has been so conspicuous these years that he, the number one military general in Xiliang, has been forgotten by others. But it seems that all this will pass soon, Hua Xiong's name will be famous in China with this battle with the princes.

When Niu Fu brought Hua Xiong to the big tent of the Central Army at Sishuiguan, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and a group of generals were already there.

"Congratulations to General Hua Xiong for winning the flag, defeating Bao Xin's army, and boosting our army's prestige." Seeing Hua Xiong coming in, Zhang Ji hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate Hua Xiong.

"Haha, General Zhang Ji praised him. Bao Xin is just a mob. Our army's victory over him is of course no problem. It's just that we didn't take Bao Xin's head. It's really a fly in the ointment." Seeing Zhang Ji congratulating him, Hua Xiong said regretfully .

"What General Hua said is true, but this time the prime minister personally supervised the army, the general is afraid that there will be no chance to take Bao Xin's head? Not to mention Bao Xin's head, even Yuan Shao's head should be included this time I brought it." Li Ru also stepped forward and said at this time.

"Hua Xiong fought very well in this battle. When I return to Luoyang, I will make you General Huben Zhonglang. This time the princes rebelled, you have to work harder." Dong Zhuo also took the opportunity to express his congratulations to Hua Xiong , and even raised hopes for Hua Xiong.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your great love. Even if Hua Xiong is heartbroken, he will never disappoint the Prime Minister's love." Seeing Dong Zhuo's compliment, Hua Xiong hurriedly said loyally.

"I want to report to the Prime Minister, if we see a new defeat in the army of the princes, our army should go all out to suppress the arrogance of the princes. Please, the Prime Minister, send Chen Liu to fight Yuan Shao." Dong Zhuo was happy to see Hua Xiong's defeat of Bao Xin. , Niu Fu lost no time in proposing a plan to attack Chen Liu.

"This? Li Ru, what do you think?" Hearing that Niu Fu wanted to attack Chen Liu, Dong Zhuo lost his mind for a while, so he asked Li Ru for advice.It must be true that this is a big battle related to Dong Zhuo's future and fate, Dong Zhuo has to be careful.

"Prime Minister, I think that General Niu Fu's plan is at the right time. Now that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are splitting up into two groups, our army is just concentrating on defeating them one by one. If Yuan Shu also starts a war in Wancheng, our army will be few. At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to parry. However, in order to deal with Yuan Shu, I have another plan, which can make it difficult for Yuan Shu's army to form a fighting force for a while, and buy time for our army to concentrate our forces to destroy Yuan Shao. In this way, our army's chances of winning will be greater Greatly increased." Seeing Dong Zhuo asking, Li Ru agreed.

"Hehehe, Li Ru, what good strategy do you have to deal with Yuan Shu, tell me quickly. This Yuan Shu has always been a problem for me near Wancheng. As long as Yuan Shu is settled, I can concentrate my forces to deal with Yuan Shao." Upon hearing Li Ruyou How to deal with Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo hurriedly asked

"Actually, what this subordinate thinks of is nothing more than a divorce plan. I have heard that Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in the east of the Yangtze River, has superior military strength and is quite powerful. If Yuan Shu gets Sun Jian's help in Wancheng, it must be a great threat to our army. So this subordinate thinks Separate Sun Jian and Yuan Shu so that they cannot work together, so Wancheng will naturally have no worries." Li Ru said.

"Mr. Li Ru, why do you have to be so tight-lipped? We naturally know that Yuan Shu dared to form an independent army, relying only on Sun Jian, but how can we separate the two? You can't send someone to persuade Sun Jian to surrender." Hearing Li Ru's words, Niu Fu said helplessly, obviously Niu Fu also had a thorough understanding of the current situation.

"Hehe, General Niu Fu, don't worry. General, do you know why Sun Jian and Yuan Shu are so close? It's because Changsha is too far away, and it is difficult to provide food and grass. If Sun Jian wants to use troops here, he must make friends with Yuan Shu. Runan got food and grass. But if we issue an imperial decree to let Sun Jian be the governor of Yuzhou, what will happen?" Li Ru first asked, then asked and answered himself, and finally the sneer asked a weird question.

"Well, if Sun Jian became the governor of Yuzhou, he would naturally be able to provide food and grass nearby, but this Yuzhou is the foundation of Yuan Shu, so why would he hand it over to Sun Jian so easily?" Niu Fu followed Li Ru's intention.

"General Niu Fu's words are right. This is a plan to drive Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to fight each other. Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a plan to separate, but at the moment of interest, I don't believe that Sun Jian will be dissatisfied with the position of governor of Yuzhou. If you are tempted, even if Sun Jian is really not tempted, you still have to believe Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu is very suspicious, how can you trust Yuan Shu?" Li Ru chuckled, obviously very satisfied with his plan to alienate him.

"Yes, this way, I can rest assured. Li Ru will do as you wish." Dong Zhuo nodded to Li Ru, and he also valued Li Ru's plan very much.

"The prime minister has Mr. Li Ru's plan of alienation, shouldn't we also prepare to attack Chen Liu?" Seeing that Li Ru's plan may solve the problem in Wancheng, Niu Fu hopes that he can do the same here Get results.

"Order the army to rest for a day today, and set off early tomorrow morning, and the soldiers will leave." Seeing that everything was ready, Dong Zhuo decided without hesitation to have a showdown with Yuan Shao.

It was already a few days later when Bao Xin ran back to Chenliu. These days, Bao Xin has been worrying about going out day and night, hoping to return to Chenliu as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)