Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 461 The Battle of Sizhou
"Why did you just leave like this? You haven't answered my question yet." Xiahou Dun stood in front of Xu Huang, blocking Xu Huang's way, and said.

"Either go back with me to meet Cao Gong and join us from now on, or die here. There are two paths, you choose one." At the same time that Xiahou Dun blocked Xu Huang's way, Xiahou Yuan also came from the side, Blocking the road behind Xu Huang, the two attacked back and forth, blocking Xu Huang in the middle. If there was a big disagreement, they wanted to kill Xu Huang on the spot.

"Are there only these two paths? If that's the case, well, I've decided." Seeing that his situation was not optimistic, and Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan were attacking back and forth, Xu Huang elongated his voice, making up his mind, but Just when the two of them were concentrating on listening to Xu Huang's next words, Xu Huang shouted loudly, galloped out with a long ax in his hand, and slammed down Xiahou Dun with a big axe, shouting at the same time: "I choose the second one!" Three ways."

"What a thief, how dare you play tricks on me." When Xia Houdun reacted, Xu Huang had already perched on top. Xiahou Dun only had time to slash the long knife in his hand, and forcibly received the power of Xu Huang's axe.

Hearing the sound of "Dangchuang", Xu Huang's strike was very powerful. Xiahou Dun was shaken back with his men and horses, and Xiahou Dun only had time to retreat. Xu Huang slightly calmed down the shock from his hands. Wei, the horse swept past Xiahou Dun, showing no intention of fighting at all.

"Damn it, Xu Huang, if you dare to trick me, I swear, I will kill you." Xiahou Dun was shocked and angry when Xu Huang made such a fool of him. At first, Xiahou Dun thought Xu Huang was a talent and wanted to subdue him for Cao Cao. Only then did he keep his hand everywhere, thinking that Xu Huang didn't accept his favor at all, and he didn't intend to serve Cao Cao.

"Don't worry, I won't hold back when we meet again next time. I just hope that next time you will be as lucky as me and not be killed." Seeing himself rushing out, Xu Huang also turned his head to tease Xiahou Dun Said.At this moment, when Yang Feng died, Xu Huang was already free, so he snatched Yang Feng's body back for a good burial. Ambitious and powerful, although I followed Yang Feng before, I was considered a member of Lu Bu's army, so there was no need to change the hall and join someone else.Thinking of this, Xu Huang stopped thinking too much, packed up the remaining soldiers and went to Hongnong to find Jia Xu.

"Brother, do we want to chase and kill this Xu Huang? Since people like Xu Huang can't be used by me, we should get rid of them as soon as possible." Looking at Xu Huang's back, Xia Houyuan came to Xiahou Dun and said.

"No need, the mission given to me by Ming Gong is Luoyang. I can't delay any longer. As for Xu Huang, he still has a chance in the future." Xiahou Dun made up his mind, but finally gave up his plan to pursue Xu Huang. Cao Cao is loyal, since Cao Cao has an order, he will naturally not disobey.

"Since this is the case, my younger brother also has military affairs, so I will leave." After hearing Xiahou Dun's words, Xia Houyuan also nodded and left. Unlike the order Xiahou Dun took over, Xiahouyuan's task was to raise food for the army on the spot. Tianchouliang took over and saw that his task was not easy.

One day, Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong were patrolling up and down Mount Lu, when they saw a pennant covering the sky in the northeast direction, it was obvious that a large group of soldiers and horses were coming. It was Lu Bu who led the army and rushed over from Yingchuan.

"General Lu Bu's army has arrived, let's hurry over to pay a visit." Seeing Lu Bu coming with the army, Zhang Liao greeted him, and rushed up with Hua Xiong and other generals.

"Zhang Liao, you have worked hard on Wancheng's affairs." Seeing Zhang Liao rushing over with the crowd, Lu Bu greeted first.In order to consolidate Sizhou's defense, Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong took Yuan Shu's Wancheng with 2 horses. Facing the superior force of Yuan Shu's army, the efforts of Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong However, Lu Bu still understood very well, so when they met, Lu Bu took the lead and said that it must be Lu Bu who made them give up Wancheng this time.When Lu Bu said this, the two felt warm in their hearts.

"Thank you, General Lu Bu, for your concern. I just did what I should do." Seeing what Lu Bu said, the hard work of the past few days disappeared, and both Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong showed joy on their faces. After losing the battle, losing troops and losing generals, they didn't know how to speak to Lu Bu, but now that Lu Bu said this, the two were deeply moved.

After the two meetings, Lu Bu left Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong to continue to garrison Lushan. At the same time, he monitored Wancheng in case Cao Cao and Yuan Shu joined forces.

When Cao's army attacked Sizhou, Wancheng could not go around, because Wancheng guarded the southern part of Sizhou. Only by occupying Wancheng, Cao's army could advance and retreat smoothly. It would not be completely besieged by Lu Bu's army in Sizhou, but Lu Bu was different. Both Yongzhou and Yanzhou are in the hands of Lu Bu. After Lu Bu's army enters Sizhou, he can completely rely on Yongzhou to receive food and grass through Hangu Pass, and Yanzhou can also let Yanzhou receive food and grass through Hulao Pass. There is no danger of being besieged by Cao Jun, so for Lu Bu's Now the most important thing is not to be safe, but to enter Sizhou as soon as possible, understand the latest battle situation, and prevent Cao Jun from controlling the entire Sizhou. This is the ultimate delay for Lu Bu at this time.

But on the other hand, after Jia Xu learned the news of Cao Jun's attack, he decided to send all the food, grass and luggage in Sizhou to Hongnong, and use Hongnong as a base to defend against Cao Jun's invasion.Although Jia Xu's work of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness was not very thorough due to the ferocity of Cao's army, but fortunately, the essence of Sizhou had been brought to Hongnong by Jia Xu. With a good construction and Yongzhou behind it, Jia Xu is not afraid of Cao Jun's attack.As for Luoyang and other places, although Lu Bu's army occupied Sizhou more and more, they only had time to clean up the ruins in Luoyang City. Even now Luoyang is still dilapidated and sparsely populated. Defense, Jia Xu believes that as long as Lu Bu's army arrives, it is only a matter of time before Cao's army is swept away.

"General Xu Huang, you did a good job. You were able to escape with the body of General Yang Feng under the joint attack of Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun, two fierce generals of Cao Cao. It shows that you are a talent. I will report this matter to General Lu Bu for you. Congratulations. It’s just that now that Cao’s army is under pressure, General Huang Yao and Xu Huang have contributed a lot. From now on, Yang Feng’s headquarters will be handed over to the general.” Knowing that Yang Feng was shot by Xia Houyuan with an arrow, Jia Xu couldn’t help but reveal Regretful, Sizhou's defense was relatively weak, and Yang Feng was not a direct descendant of Lu Bu. Jia Xu was very happy to stand up for Sizhou when Sizhou was in crisis, but he didn't expect Yang Feng to be so short-lived and die so soon. As for Xu Huang, Jia Xu didn't understand. In Jia Xu's view, if what Xu Huang said was true and he could rescue Yang Feng's body in front of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, then it would mean Xu Huang is a talent, but Xu Huang is just one of Yang Feng's subordinates, does he really have such ability?This made Jia Xu a little suspicious. Of course, Jia Xu couldn't convict Xu Huang just because of suspicion, so he was promoted to Xu Huang's official position, but he couldn't help being vigilant in his heart.Originally, when Yang Feng was there, Hongnong could rely on Yang Feng for defense. At this time, Yang Feng died in battle, and most of Sizhou's soldiers and horses were recruits, which were useless. This made Jia Xu feel embarrassed. Regarding the defense of the state, Jia Xu wrote to Xun Yu a few days ago, and temporarily transferred Pang De, who was stationed in Tongguan, to Sizhou to help out, which made Jia Xu feel a little more at ease now.

"Thank you for your appreciation, sir. I will do my best not to disappoint you." Xu Huang was overjoyed when he heard that Jia Xu asked him to lead the troops left behind by Yang Feng. If he performed well in the battle, he would definitely be recognized by Lu Bu, and becoming Lu Bu's direct descendant would be just around the corner. In contrast, Xu Huang was still very confident in his own strength.

"Okay, General Xu Huang really deserves to be the pillar of our army. Now that the Cao army is attacking, Hongnong is alone and helpless. Sanwei Mountain is located between Hongnong and Luoyang. It is difficult to defend, and the general is not as good as stationing troops here. First, we can form a corner with Hongnong to guard against Cao Cao's attack. Second, as long as this dangerous place is in our hands, as soon as General Lu Bu's army arrives, Cao Jun can easily capture it. There is absolutely no power to fight back." Looking at Xu Huang's somewhat joyful expression, Jia Xu said to Xu Huang.Jia Xu did this to help Hongnong's defense on the one hand, and on the other hand to prevent Xu Huang's possible changes. Xu Huang must be Yang Feng's general. It's not trustworthy, Jia Xu still has some drums in his heart, it must be that Jia Xu knows too little about Xu Huang, and he has to keep a hand in this extraordinary period, as long as Xu Huang leaves Hongnong, then even if Xu Huang really takes refuge in Cao Cao, Jia Xu can also guarantee that Hongnong will be safe and sound when Lu Bu's army arrives, but if Xu Huang is left in Hongnong, Jia Xu is not fully sure that Hongnong will not miss it. People can resist Xu Huang, but it is still unknown when Pound will come as a reinforcement.

"Please arrange everything, sir." Regarding Jia Xu's arrangement, Xu Huang has no meaning. Although guarding Sanwei Mountain alone, it is very likely that he will have to face Cao Jun's attack alone, but this is also Xu Huang showing his talents to the world. Xu Huang also needs such an opportunity to prove his strength. Although Maxima needs the appreciation of Bole, Maxima must also show the side that he can only appreciate. Now that Xu Huang leads the army alone, it just gives Xu Huang the opportunity to give full play .As for Jia Xu's temptation and distrust of him, Xu Huang can understand it. He must have been an unknown person before, but it is much better than surrendering to Cao Cao. It must be that even Xu Huang surrendered to Cao Cao now. A chance to lead alone.

(End of this chapter)