Chapter 465: Wen Hou (III)

Isn’t Lu Bu in Nanyang?

Why did he suddenly run to Runan and kill Zhang Baiqi? Isn’t this helping Cao Cao and facing Liu Bei? What do Lu Bu want to do?

Not only Dong Qi couldn't figure it out, but even the beneficiary Cao Cao couldn't figure it out.

However, no matter what purpose Lu Bu is in, this is definitely good news for Xun Yu, who is guarding Xun Chang.

“Good news?”

Jia Xu sat lazily on the couch, smiling at Dong Qi, who came to ask him for advice, shook his head and said, "I don't think so."

Dong Qi said: "What do you say about this? Lu Bu attacked in Runan and raided Liu Bei's food route. If Lu Bu was not cleared, Guan Yu would definitely not dare to enter Yingchuan. The public platform said that if Cao Ren could cooperate with Lu Bu's actions at this time, he would not only get time to breathe, but he might also be able to counterattack and even take Runan back... Well, this would not be good news for us."

Jia Xu smiled even more strangely!

"Although this is good at public service, I don't have to worry about it. No need to worry about a thousand years. Guan Yu will definitely enter Xuchang without a month of time."

Dong Qi hurriedly asked: "I would like to ask the military advisor to solve the problem."

"Cao Cao, a hero... is suspicious and will not trust people easily. Don't forget that Nan Rongyu only missed a number, but Cao Cao rose to prison and almost passed through all the people in Xuchang. In addition, he experienced the Bian Rang Rebellion in Yanzhou and the Fuwan disaster, so he became even more suspicious. Even the people around him could not believe it, so how could he believe Lu Bu's repeated people?"

Dong Qi couldn't help but nodded, expressing his agreement with Jia Xu's statement.

Jia Xu continued: "As for Cao Ren, he is indeed a general. But he is only a general, not a general. This person's plan for the subtleties is not bad, but he lacks a lot in the overall situation. The most important thing is that Cao Zixiao's measure is a little small... This person is a vengeful person. When he was in the Qiang campaign, he could see Liu Ye failing without helping, which is enough to prove it!

If there is another person who supervises Runan, such as Xiahou Yuan? There may be another situation, but Cao Ren... is not Guan Yu's opponent."

Dong Qi couldn't help but ponder, and after a moment, he said, "With this happening, isn't Lu Bu..."

"There may be danger, but with the courage of Mr. Wen, there is no problem if he wants to survive. If the lord wants to rescue Lu Bu, it is actually not difficult. Just one army in Jinfan Camp is enough to save Mr. Wen from danger. However, with Mr. Lu Bu's temperament, he may not accept the lord's kindness."

Dong Qi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Save, or not?

No matter his grudges with Lu Bu, Lu Bu is always one of the few people he can like now. Dong Qi couldn't bear to let him die. But what if he saves Lu Bu? Could it be that evil tiger will really surrender?

But if you don't rescue me, I'm afraid Dong Ji will be unhappy...

Well, what can I fear if a mere Lu Bu? I don’t believe that Lu Fengxian could make any waves.

When Dong Chu thought of this, he had already made up his mind.

Jia Xu didn't speak either, but just looked at the bright moon outside the prison window, his face calm and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

*******

As Jia Xu guessed, after Lu Bu invaded Runan, he attacked one after another.

In just over ten days, Liu Bei's army plundered several food and grass, and even sent troops to attack urban and rural towns, causing Runan to panic. Guan Yu stationed troops in Ruyang, and was also disturbed by Lu Bu's series of actions, and he did not dare to send troops to Yingchuan.

No wonder he is like this. Lu Bu is a tiger.

Guan Yu really couldn't rest assured that there was such a evil tiger in his backyard. Under such circumstances, Cao Ren got a chance to breathe and built a solid line of defense in Linying. However, Cao Ren had no support for Lu Bu's actions.

Xun Yu and Xiahou Yuan urged Cao Ren many times to try to send troops to cooperate with Lu Bu, and took back Runan in one fell swoop while Guan Yu had not yet gained a foothold in Runan.

But when the letter arrived in Linying, it was like a rock sinking into the sea, without any movement.

In desperation, Xun Yu could only send someone to send a letter to Cao Cao who was fighting fiercely with Yuan Shao in Puyang, and asked Cao Cao to urge Cao Ren to send troops to cooperate with Lu Bu.

After receiving the letter, Cao Cao sent someone to Linying to ask Cao Ren for his opinion.

Cao Ren's reply was: Lu Bu, a repetitive person, should not be trusted. Thinking about it, when he turned against Ding Yuan, he not only did not join Dong Qi after Dong Zhuo's death, but instead defected to Liu Yu, and even proclaimed himself king in Youzhou. Dong Qi went deep into the dangerous place to save his son. Not only did Lu Bu not be grateful, he attacked Dong Qi, which almost killed Dong Qi.

Prime Minister, you took Lu Bu in at the most difficult time.

But not only did he not feel grateful to you, but on the contrary, he turned against Runan at the critical moment, putting you in danger.

Now, his actions in Runan might have some conspiracy. If he acted rashly to cooperate with his actions, he would not only not be able to take back Runan, but he would even loosen the defense line that had just been built in Linying. In this way, Xuchang would be really in danger!

Guan Yu is just an unknown person. Although he is brave, he is not a great enemy. The previous defeat of Runan was not because we could not defeat him, but because some people had other ideas to preserve their power. Now, I, Cao Ren, controls the Linying defense line, and there will be no more problems.

Although Xuzhou is rich, its strength is not strong. In addition, Liu Bei is also difficult to deal with when there is a threat from Jiangdong. It only takes a few months to survive, Xuzhou will naturally be unable to advance northward. At that time, the Prime Minister can send people to lobby for Sun Ce in Jiangdong. If two attacks, Liu Bei will be killed.

Cao Ren's remarks are not what Cao Cao thought.

Moreover, he blamed Liu Ye for the defeat of Runan, forcing Cao Cao to seriously consider whether there is really a mystery in it.

Although Liu Ye performed very well after surrendering to Cao Cao, and was devoted to planning for Cao Cao, he was always a relative of the Han Dynasty. Maybe his purpose of surrendering to Cao Cao was to assist the Han Dynasty, not to plan for Cao Cao sincerely.

In the Romance of Legend, what impressed people the most was that Liu Ye gave the Thunderbolt Chariot to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu.

But now, the Pili Chariot has long been popular among the princes due to the emergence of Dong Qi. Liu Ye gave Cao Cao a lot of help in political affairs. However, he is not as good as Cao Cao's favor in the Romance of the Romance. He is even inferior to Zheng Hun and Li Zhi who were farming in Qingzhou. For this reason, Liu Ye always seems very embarrassed in Cao Cao's shogunate.

After receiving Cao Ren's reply, Cao Cao made a quick decision and ordered Cao Ren to supervise the battle against Linying, Xun Yu and Xiahou Yuan, and needed to cooperate with Cao Ren's actions. At the same time, he escorted Liu Ye back to Xuchang and temporarily put him under house arrest. After the war has subsided, Cao Cao will return to Xuchang to deal with it.

After receiving the letter, Xun Yu and Xiahou Yuan looked at each other, but didn't know what to do...

Without Cao Ren's snail, Guan Yu was much more relaxed. After discussing with Ju Hu, he ordered Ju Hu to defend the front line of the Qiangxi Ping, personally lead the army, and encircle and suppress Lu Bu. At the same time, Guan Yu asked Liu Bei to call Wen Chou and Gao Chong to come to help and cooperate with the encirclement and suppression.

Lu Bu is the general of tigers and wolves!

Although Guan Yu was arrogant, he did not have the confidence to win when facing Lu Bu alone. Back then, Guan Yu, Wen, Chou, Liu Bei and the other three were siege, but they still couldn't kill Lu Bu. Now Guan Yu's martial arts have been perfect, and his skills in the Spring and Autumn Swordsmanship are even more perfect, but he may not be able to kill Lu Bu. After experiencing countless setbacks, Guan Yu's temperament is no longer as arrogant as before, and he has become much more cautious.

*******

"I'm going to Chang'an!"

In the setting sun, Lu Bu smiled, "Dong Xiping had ordered people to wait for us to meet in Biyang, and then went from Bishui (now in Nanyang, Henan) to the Han River and headed to Yunmengze. Then from Jingnan to Xichuan, turn to Hanzhong to Hanzhong to reach Sanfu Chang'an."

Cao Xing was shocked when he heard this.

Since invading Nanyang last year, Lu Bu has regained his mighty spirit. Although he doesn't understand why Lu Bu suddenly attacked Runan, assisted Cao Cao and dragged Guan Yu's army. However, Cao knew that Lu Bu was not discouraged.

A few days ago, after conquering Daluting and a granary of Guanyu, Lu Bu suddenly became worried.

After several days of silence, Lu Bu finally made his decision. However, this decision was a bit sudden for Cao Xing.

"June, why do you want to go to Chang'an?"

The setting sun shone on Lu Buying's face. Although it was no longer as powerful as he was back then, it added Lu Bu a kind of charm of a man who had experienced vicissitudes. After hearing Cao Xing's inquiry, Lu Bu was not angry. He looked carefully at the old subordinate who was nearly fifty years old and had been following him for many years, no matter what difficult circumstances, he was always loyal to him, and a warm feeling arises in his heart.

Pointing at the troops who were resting in the hills, Lu Bu said: "Zhengyang, when we broke out of Runan last year, there were two thousand flying bears. We galloped in Nanyang for nearly a year, but there were no major casualties. But now, in just over a month, there are only 800 people left... Zhengyang, maybe I am really old, and I feel really uncomfortable watching my brothers die one by one."

Cao Xing had no words, just listened quietly.

In fact, he also knew that Lu Bu was getting old and he was getting old. Since he was a teenager, he met Lu Bu in Jiuyuan for thirty years in the blink of an eye. Seeing himself and Lu Bu were about to be in the year of obedience. The feeling of getting old became clearer and clearer.

In the past, Lu Bu could hold his halberd and fight for several hours, but he didn't expect to feel tired.

But now... although Lu Bu didn't say it, Cao Xing could feel that after every war, Lu Bu worked very hard.

It’s not just Lu Bu, isn’t he the same?

Lu Bu suddenly smiled very brightly, "Zhengyang, do you know that my girl...haha, I'm going to get engaged soon!"

"ah?"

The news was indeed very sudden. Cao Xing widened his eyes and looked at Lu Bu and asked, "Miss is going to get engaged? I wonder which family has such a blessing?"

I understood all of a sudden!

A few days ago, when he was conquering Daluting, Lu Bu met with someone privately. I guess that person brought this news.

Lu Bu said: "To be honest, you may not believe it. The person who got engaged to Xin'er is Dong Xiping's eldest son Dong Ji."

"What?"

Cao Xing opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Hehe, don't say that Zheng Yang doesn't believe it, even when I first heard the news, I couldn't believe it. But think about it, if it weren't for the son of the wild tiger, who would be worthy of my Lu family tiger girl? Not only that, I will have another son soon..."

Cao Xing was really confused...

Lu Bu smiled and said, "It was written by Ying'er. I didn't believe it at first. I, Lu Bu, have been wandering all my life. When Xie'er was killed, I thought my Lu family would be defeated from now on. But I didn't expect that... God took me Lu Bu to be a good place. Now not only Xin'er has a good home, but your sister-in-law is about to give birth to a child... Maybe, now she has already given birth. How can I not go to Chang'an when these two things are together?"

Cao Xing whispered: "But Junhou, after you arrive in Chang'an, I'm afraid it's..."

He didn't say it clearly, but Cao Xing believed that Lu Bu could hear what he meant: If you went to Chang'an, you might not be able to lead the troops again.

Lu Bu smiled calmly, "I know what Zhengyang means. I can see now whether to lead the troops or not. If Dong Xiping wants to use me, I will naturally serve him. Of course, if he doesn't use me, I will be a rich man in Chang'an, which is quite good. Zhengyang, you and I are already past the age of being full of energy. I felt it was difficult for me to kill Wang Xiong in Daluting a few days ago..."

Cao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

He was worried that Lu Bu would not get used to it when he arrived in Chang'an, but now it seems that the knot in Lu Bu's heart was probably untied.

This is also good, being able to be a rich man safely is also a good choice...

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, "I have been in Runan for forty days, but Cao Cao has not moved. I must have believed me. However, it doesn't matter. I attacked Runan this time just to repay his kindness for taking me in. Now the kindness has been repaid, and there is no relationship between me and Cao Cao. Tomorrow morning, we will move to Nanyang, go to Biyang, and meet with the people of the Dong family."

Cao Xing nodded, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

That night, Lu Bu and others rested on the Yingshui River north of Gushi. This place happened to be between Song and Gushi, and the terrain was extremely secret.

Lu Bu, who had made up his mind, looked particularly relaxed.

I drank a while with Cao Xing, and then prepared to go back to the tent to rest. At this moment, someone hurriedly walked in outside the door.

"June, the last time there will be a military report."

Lu Bu was stunned, "Gong Mao, what military situation do you have? Come quickly."
To be continued...