When Dong Zhuo led his army to Tunliu, it had been more than a month since the flood of Luying.

Tunliu is located south of the lower reaches of Zhang River, with a relatively flat terrain.

With the continuous pressure and advancement of Yuan’s army, Xu Huang, who was in front, was forced to retreat here.

Now that Dong Zhuo has arrived, Xu Huang gathers his troops to come and pay homage.

After more than a month of day and night searches, there was still no information about Lu Bu.

After listening to Xu Huang's report, Dong Zhuo's expression showed sadness and couldn't help but sigh.

well……

It seems that his adopted son is probably in danger.

If Lu Bu was still alive, there would be no news until now. The only possibility was that the flood that night washed Lu Bu too far, and his body followed the flood and he didn't know where he went.

Recalling the bravery and heroic posture of Lu Bu riding alone in front of Hulao Pass, he fought bravely.

It seems like yesterday.

Dong Zhuo's army arrived at Tunliu. Wen Chou, who received the news, was overjoyed and immediately prepared to summon troops to fight with Dong Zhuo's army to decide the outcome.

Seeing this, the local tyrants of Shangdang also expanded a lot. After all, Lu Bu was gone. With Wen Chou's ability, he charged forward, so who could stop him?

Everyone was instigating and interfering with each other, and Wen Chou was overjoyed when he heard it.

Only Ju Su was calm and repeatedly dissuaded Wen Chou and carefully analyzed: "General should not be reckless. Dong Zhuo was born in the army and was a battlefield for a long time. He is not an ordinary person. At present, Dong Zhuo's main force entered the garrison, and the rear was relatively empty. In my opinion, it would be better to leave some people here to set up a suspicion array. The general can personally lead a team of elite troops to attack Shangdang County City, take it down in one fell swoop, and cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat. After a long time, he could not get food supplies, so Dong Zhuo's army on the front line naturally collapsed without fighting."

Unfortunately, Wen Chou couldn't listen at all. He smiled arrogantly and said, "How can you do this trouble? Dong Zhuo is now in front of you. As long as I kill him, all problems will be solved. What's more, with the strength of this general, I can avoid Dong Zhuo's edge?"

"General, don't be careless!"

Ju Su advised him from the side that the more confident Wen Chou showed, the more he was more worried.

"If Ju is engaged, if you are timid, I can give you a team of troops, which will be enough to protect you." Wen Chou thought Ju Su was afraid of the sword lights and swords on the battlefield, so he did not force Ju Su to go into battle.

Seeing that Ju Su was still trying to say something else, Wen Chou waved his hand and added with great righteousness: "Don't worry, I won't tell my lord these things. When I ruin Dong Zhuo, I will naturally give you some credit."

Report ~

At this time, a soldier rushed into the tent, knelt on one knee, put a roll of bamboo slips on both hands, and replied loudly: "General, Dong Zhuo came down to write a letter of battle, and asked the general to fight three days later."

Hearing this, Wen Chou looked happy and said in his heart: Good things come!

He opened the bamboo slips and quickly browsed them, then asked the soldiers to reply and agreed to the decisive battle.

Seeing this, Ju Su wanted to persuade him again.

"Frustrated, no need to say much."

Wen Chou glanced at Ju Shu, waved his hand, and said with a firm tone: "In three days, I will definitely take Dong Zhe's head!"

His eyes moved away from the place where he stayed, and some village in the east.

Due to the continuous exploitation of local governments in recent years, and the rampant bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and the frequent robbers went down the mountain to rob, the village was already deserted, and the rest of the entire village was only a few families.

On this day, a woodcutter wearing a hat came back from hunting and carried a dead grizzly bear on his right shoulder. Judging from its size, it was at least four or five hundred kilograms.

"The big guy is back!"

"The big guy is back!"

When they saw the woodcutter returning to the village, the children in the village shouted happily, ran forward one after another, surrounded the woodcutter, chirping and shouting non-stop. Their eyes were filled with admiration, as if they were welcoming their heroes.

Hearing the movement outside, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy ran out of his yard.

The little boy was thin and his skin was dark, but he limped under his feet, but he couldn't hide the happiness on his face.

He poured a bowl of hot water and handed it to the woodcutter.

The woodcutter put down the grizzly bear on his shoulder, took it, blew the heat rising from the bowl, and then slowly drank it. The warm heat flow quickly passed through his body.

The boy looked at the grizzly bear lying on the ground and plucked up the courage to touch it.

"Aowoo!"

The children in the village screamed strangely, and the young man was so scared that he quickly retracted his hands and hid behind the woodcutter.

Seeing this, the woodcutter smiled and held the boy's little hand, and touched the grizzly bear's head.

The touch is soft and very warm.

The boy suddenly felt satisfied and grinned at the woodcutter happily.

Then, under the tribute of the children, the woodcutter skillfully opened the grizzly bear's belly, and then divided the bear meat into several portions and sent it to every household in the village.

There are almost no strong men in this village, leaving only some elderly people lying on the bed and skinny children. Before the winter begins, the village has lost food and relies on cooking the roots and leaves to feed.

If they don't come, they may not even be able to survive this winter.

but……

Fortunately, there are people in this village.

During dinner, the woodcutter and the boy sat at the table together, dug a small ruler-wide pit on the ground at their feet, burning firewood inside, which made the small house very warm.

There were two pottery bowls, two pairs of chopsticks, and a pot of not-so-delicious bear meat on the table.

The woodcutter grabbed a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully for a few times, and then frowned slightly.

It has been more than a month since his cooking skills have not improved like this.

The boy was eating happily.

Perhaps for him, more than a month has been the happiest time.

"A Zhuan, I'm leaving."

After dinner, the woodcutter hesitated for a long time, but finally spoke slowly.

The young man was stunned when he heard this, looked up at the woodcutter, his eyes a little confused and even more at a loss.

He gestured with both hands, as if he asked the woodcutter again if he was unhappy.

The woodcutter didn't know how to answer with gestures, but just looked through the door of the house, looked deep into the distance, and whispered silently: "I have been decadent and depressed these days... When I dreamed at midnight, I often saw my brothers coming to me with wet clothes to seek life. I saw their helpless hands pounced on the water in the water, struggling and crying for help... For many years, we have shared life and death, but in the end, we have not been able to die on the battlefield of charge, but I have killed them..."

The boy heard the woodcutter's self-blame and sorrow, and quickly waved his hand to tell him not to think about it.

The woodcutter stretched out his big hand and rubbed the boy's head, telling him that everything was over, and at the same time he was very grateful for his previous life-saving grace.

"There is a war outside! I don't belong here, only the battlefield is my destiny!"

The woodcutter stood up and took off the halberd that he usually carries firewood from the corner of the wall.

As the cold wind whistled, the woodcutter walked out of the house and stood alone in the yard. After taking a few deep breaths, he pointed his halberd suddenly at the sky, and his majestic and domineering momentum returned to his body in an instant.

Under the night sky, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

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(I thought about this sentence a lot, but I was not very satisfied with it. Please speak enthusiastically and give a domineering statement that suits this scene.)
Chapter completed!