Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 278 Expedition to Luoyang
Chapter 270 Eight

"Hmph, Yuan Shu is not benevolent and unrighteous. I will have to settle this account with him sooner or later. However, Yuan Shu's strength has greatly increased now, and the other princes are even more eyeing us. If I fall out with Yuan Shu at this time, I will definitely be punished by all the princes." Siege. It would be better to capture Wancheng and boost the morale of our army." Sun Jian thought for a while and said.

"My lord, now that Yuan Shu is powerful, invincible, and unbelievable, it is better for our army to bypass Wancheng and go straight to Luoyang. In this way, isn't it our first victory in the crusade against Dong Zhuo? Once your lord rescues Now His Majesty, it's not about wanting some rewards, fighting is just a matter of one sentence." Cheng Pu said suddenly at this time.

"En? That's not bad. Now that our army is in a dilemma, it's better to die and survive. Maybe there will be some unexpected joy." Sun Jian was also very tempted when he heard it, and he must continue like this. He was begging for mercy in front of him, and even worried that Yuan Shu would be unfavorable to him, but it was better to fight hard, maybe it would turn around.

At this moment, the gate of Wancheng in the distance suddenly opened, and a group of people rushed out from inside. The first person was Hu Zhen, who was sent by Dong Zhuo to guard Wancheng.

"Bold Sun Jian, my prime minister appointed you the governor of Yuzhou. You don't know how to be grateful, but instead you repay your kindness and lead your troops to invade our border. Today I will kill you, a bastard who doesn't know how to advance or retreat." Hu Zhen yelled when he saw Sun Jian With a sound, the spear in his hand danced towards Sun Jian and killed him.

"My son Hu Zhen, Dong Zhuo lived in the capital as the governor of Liangzhou. He was good at killing ministers and abolishing establishments without authorization, which provoked the anger of the heavens and the people. Today, I, Sun Jian, will act for the heavens and punish the rebels. If you don't surrender early, next year will be yours today." the time of his death." Seeing Hu Zhen approaching, Sun Jian was not afraid, stepped forward and fought with Hu Zhen.

It's just that in this battle, Sun Jian kept his hands everywhere and didn't exert all his strength.When the battle came to the next round, the long knife in his hand trembled, he turned around and fled back towards the main formation, which surprised everyone.

"Hehe, Sun Jian, I have heard for a long time that your military strength is outstanding, so it seems that it is nothing more than that." Seeing Sun Jian retreating, Hu Zhen made a big move, and immediately the soldiers behind him rushed out.

"General, what do you mean?" Seeing Sun Jian retreating in defeat, Huang Gai hurriedly stepped forward and asked in confusion.Huang Gai could already tell that Sun Jian and Hu Zhen hadn't fought with all their strength just now.

"Hehe, we have to do a full set of dramas. If our army is undefeated, there is no guarantee that Yuan Shu will not be paranoid." Sun Jian explained lightly.

"Does the general want to be defeated?" Cheng Pu also stepped forward and asked.

"After ordering the main army, the team before the change quickly left the battle." Sun Jian didn't say any more, and ordered the Jiangdong disciples to move when they heard the news, and quickly retreated, and soon left the battle.

"Sun Jian, that's what he is capable of. Let's see if I don't capture him alive." Seeing Sun Jian go away in such a defeat, Hu Zhen was full of spirits. Originally, Hu Zhen had a three-point respect for Sun Jian, but now he was full of contempt. .

"General, don't underestimate the enemy. Although Sun Jian was defeated, his strength was not damaged. The general may have fallen into Sun Jian's tricks in chasing him. Besides, if the general chases away and Yuan Shu takes the opportunity to send someone to attack Wancheng, Our army will be at a disadvantage, from the subordinates' point of view, it is better for the general to retreat back to the city first, and then lead troops to attack Sun Jian's barracks tonight, and he will definitely win a complete victory." Hu Zhen was about to pursue, when a person beside him hurriedly tried to persuade him.When Hu Zhen looked back, it was Xu Rong who spoke.

"When you say that, I also feel strange. Ordinarily, Sun Jian would not be so incompetent, but he was defeated by me in just over [-] rounds. It seems that there must be a fraud. Then we will rob the camp tonight." Sun Jian was gone, Hu Zhen decided.

Seeing that Hu Zhen didn't come after him, Sun Jian and the others got together and began to discuss the next move.

"General, what should we do next?" Huang Gai asked.

"Our army is so easily defeated, I think Hu Zhen will definitely take advantage of tonight to come to rob the camp, we just pretended to be robbed by the enemy, and we were defeated and lost, and then we led everyone around Wancheng to Luoyang. "Sun Jian said after a little thought.

"How does the general know that Hu Zhen will definitely come to rob the camp? What if Hu Zhen doesn't come?" Of course, it is easy to grasp the actions of his own army, but how to grasp the actions of the enemy army is difficult for Cheng Pu. There is no bottom.

"Hey, that's easy. Let's set up camp in front first. When night falls, Huang Gai and I lead the army to set off first, bypassing Wancheng and heading to Luoyang. Cheng Pu, you lead a team to lie in wait around the camp. When midnight comes, you lead the army to Luoyang. Rushed out and set fire to the camp. In this way, whoever would have thought that we set fire to the camp would think that Hu Zhen sent people to rob the camp. Conceal the truth." Sun Jian chuckled and expressed his thoughts.

"But this can only hide Yuan Shu, but it can't hide Hu Zhen." Huang Gai nodded first, then shook his head and said worriedly.

"Hehe, so what if Hu Zhen knew about it? Could it be that he could let Wancheng ignore us and lead his troops to chase us? With Yuan Shu and the others here, Hu Zhen is already busy enough." Sun Jian chuckled and said indifferently .

At dusk, smoke was rising from all over Sun Jian's camp, and the soldiers and horses everywhere had already packed up. After dinner, they were about to take advantage of the darkness to march to Luoyang.

"Cheng Pu's play is up to you. As long as you can perform this play well, our army will be half successful this time." After dinner, Sun Jian told Cheng Pu here.

"Don't worry, general, I will fulfill my mission." Cheng Pu bowed to Sun Jian, and everyone led their troops away.

At midnight, a group of soldiers and horses quietly came outside the newly built camp.Each of these people held a copper coin in their mouths and wrapped the horseshoes with cloth, obviously with evil intentions.These people were none other than Hu Zhen leading troops to rob the camp.

"It's a bit strange, why is it so quiet in this barracks, there's no sound at all?" Seeing the quiet barracks in the distance, Xu Rong said worriedly.

"Xu Rong, when did you become so timid? It's midnight, of course Sun Jian is sleeping, so how could there be any noise? Tell the soldiers to prepare and fight in with me." Xu Rong, Hu Zhen said something dissatisfied, and then sent an order.

Here Hu Zhen and Xu Rong are ready to attack the camp, but Cheng Pu on the other side sees all these situations in his eyes.

"General, it seems that Hu Zhen is coming to rob the camp, what should we do?" Seeing Hu Zhen and other soldiers approaching slowly, the general beside Cheng Pu asked.

"What should we do? Let's see. Since Hu Zhen came to rob the camp, it naturally caused us a lot of trouble." Cheng Pu said.

"Are we just watching like this and doing nothing?" The general beside him asked a little surprised, after all, the two armies are hostile.

"Hey, there is no such cheap thing. Originally, we were supposed to perform this scene by ourselves. Now that Hu Zhen is here, we will give them a surprise. I believe this scene will be even more exciting." Cheng Pu chuckled Said.

Afterwards, behind Hu Zhen and the others, another black figure began to move. Judging from this posture, it looked like it was going to surround Hu Zhen and the people he brought.

"Brothers, charge me, those who kill Sun Jian will be rewarded." Seeing that Sun Jian's barracks was in front, Hu Zhen stood up abruptly, brandished the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly.

"Kill, kill, kill" Following Hu Zhen's order, the soldiers and horses behind him jumped out, swords flying in their hands, and rushed towards Sun Jian's barracks.

A strange thing happened. Although Hu Zhen rushed into the barracks with his men roaring and brandishing his sword, he didn't see a single enemy, let alone the slightest resistance from the enemy.

"No, General, we have been fooled, retreat quickly." Seeing this situation, Xu Rong was the first to understand, and hurriedly reminded Hu Zhen.

"Quickly, retreat the same way." It was late at night, and seeing that the enemy camp was empty, Hu Zhen also understood.But it was dark all around, and Hu Zhen didn't dare to let the soldiers walk around, so he could only order the soldiers to go back the same way, unexpectedly, he happened to be ambushed by Cheng Pu.

Sun Jian left with a large army, leaving Cheng Pu with very few troops, which meant that it was impossible for Cheng Pu to set up an overly large encirclement circle, so Cheng Pu set up an ambush circle behind Hu Zhen's troops. At this time, Hu Zhen's soldiers and horses retreated the same way, but they were caught by Cheng Pu.

"Little Hu Zhen, where are you going? I met your grandfather Cheng Pu today, so why don't you take your life?" Hu Zhen was retreating when suddenly a voice exploded not far away like thunder, and then a man and a horse appeared In front of Hu Zhen, it was Cheng Pu who came to besiege and kill Hu Zhen.

"Hmph, are you finally willing to come out? Where did your master Sun Jian go? With your force, you are no match for me." When Hu Zhen saw clearly that the person who came was only Sun Jian's general, Hu Zhen sneered, Said lightly, in Hu Zhen's mind, Sun Jian fought with him for [-] rounds, and then lost. As for Cheng Pu in front of him, Hu Zhen would not take him seriously.

"You bastard, I deserve my lord to come out even if I save you." What Hu Zhen said made Cheng Pu furious, and with a wave of the long knife in his hand, he slashed at Hu Zhen's head and face.

"Dangling..." Hu Zhen stretched out his spear, and received the saber.At the same time, he was shocked, he didn't expect that Sun Jian had such a powerful person under his command.At the moment, the idea of ​​retreating suddenly arises.

"General, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's go." Seeing Hu Zhen being entangled by Cheng Pu, Xu Rong rushed over to help him.

"Come on, kill me. If you kill Hu Zhen, you will be rewarded [-] yuan." Seeing Xu Rong approaching, Cheng Pu felt that he was not sure of defeating the two of them, so he did not step forward, but turned around and greeted behind him.

Following Cheng Pu's greeting, drums and shouts of killing resounded in the woods.Hu Zhen dared to stay there, and fled in embarrassment under the cover of Xu Rong.

(End of this chapter)