Yuan Shao escaped from the Taiwei Mansion and ran towards the east gate without having time to return home.
I was feeling impatient along the way, wishing I could spread my wings, escape from Dong Zhuo's clutches as soon as possible, and leave this place of right and wrong.
After a while, they arrived outside the east gate, and a guard sergeant came forward to check. Fortunately, the general on duty was the former general He Jin's old department, and was now recruited by Dong Zhuo. Knowing Yuan Shao, he knew that he was from his lineage, at least in the past, and he didn't make any difficulties, so he let him go. Therefore, Yuan Shao was able to leave the city and go straight to Jizhou.
Besides, Dong Zhuo's unbridled laughter stopped after a while.
Li Ru waited for Dong Zhuo to calm down, and after ordering the irrelevant people to go down, he stepped forward and said, "My lord, there is something that requires your decision."
"Oh, what's the matter, do you need me to make the decision?" Dong Zhuo asked.
Li Ru reported, "As for the issue of the recruitment of the First Division of the Bingzhou Army, you can ask General Lu about this."
When Lü Bu and the Bingzhou Army were involved, Dong Zhuo became interested and asked Lü Bu, "Fengxian, what's wrong with the Bingzhou Army?"
When Lu Bu heard Li Ru mention the Bingzhou Army, he knew something bad was going to happen. As expected, Dong Zhuo asked him.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer, "My foster father, it's nothing serious. It's just that a general under the old thief Ding Yuan refused to obey the authority of Hai'er and privately led less than a thousand troops to flee Luoyang. Hai'er was also about to ask his adoptive father what to do. Did it?"
"Well, it turns out they are the remnants of Ding Yuan. Just run away. I'm not surprised." When Dong Zhuo heard that there were only a thousand people, he immediately lost interest and said casually.
When Lu Bu heard what Dong Zhuo said, he just breathed a sigh of relief when Li Ru's words hit his throat.
Li Ru looked at Lu Bu and smiled, "General Lu, what you said does not match what I know. I heard that those were a thousand elite cavalry, not the remnants."
"What, cavalry? Please explain it clearly to me first." Dong Zhuo was surprised. He didn't even have many cavalry under his command, so he asked Lu Bu to explain.
Seeing that Lu Bu couldn't hide the matter, he reported the truth truthfully, "My adoptive father saw clearly that those were indeed cavalry, but they were all my defeated generals. I could kill them by giving him 200 cavalry. I didn't think it was a big deal, so I didn't report it to my father." ".
"Haha, my son is invincible, why does a mere thousand horses matter?" Dong Zhuo was very proud.
"Hahaha", Lu Bu also looked confident.
Seeing this, Li Ru shook his head and said, "Although the sparrows are small and have all the internal organs, they are still cavalry with a thousand men. General Lu is so brave, why not lead the troops to annihilate and recruit them in person".
Although Dong Zhuo didn't know why his advisers insisted on destroying them and wanted his adopted son to lead the army, he still ordered, "In that case, please go ahead and do the hard work."
Lu Bu had no choice but to accept the order.
"promise"
After seeing Lu Bu take the order and leave, Dong Zhuo asked, "Wen You, why do you miss these cavalry so much?"
Li Ru said, "Let me tell you, my lord, this matter has two benefits.".
"Oh, how come there are two benefits?"
"Ru learned that this cavalry general is versatile in civil and military affairs and can be used very well by the Lord. It is a benefit. If it is not used by me, Lu Bu will eliminate it and it will also eliminate a disaster and benefit two things." Li Ru retained part of the answer. Of course It also means to divide and merge the state army.
"Haha, you are a talented person, I am so talented."
By saying this, I thought I had made Dong Zhuo very proud.
When Lu Bu returned to his mansion, he sent someone to inform his generals to discuss matters in the hall.
After a while, the generals of the Bingzhou Army arrived one after another and sat down in order according to their positions.
Lu Bu sat high on the throne and ordered: "By the command of the Taiwei, I have asked my general to hunt down Zhang Liao. Which of you is willing to go with me?"
Chasing Zhang Liao, before everyone could react, they heard different opinions.
"No, general. Wenyuan and we belong to the Bingzhou Army. Now our roads are different, so we should send him out of the country with courtesy. How can we pursue the Tongze brothers?"
Everyone saw that it was Gao Shun who was sitting at the end and spoke.
When Lu Bu heard this, he was naturally not very happy, thinking that there was no reason why I would pursue a traitorous general.
The general sitting in the first place saw that Lu Bu's face was not good, and he was not at odds with Zhang Liao, so he got up and fanned the flames: "Gao Shun must be on good terms with Zhang Liao, so he doesn't let his brother-in-law chase this guy. Where is the brother-in-law in this way?" What should I explain to Lieutenant Dong?"
"Wei Xu, please don't slander me. I'm doing this all because of your lord's reputation and I have no personal intentions," Gao Shunqi argued hurriedly.
"Haha, do you know it yourself?" Wei Xu relied on the fact that he was Lu Bu's brother-in-law, looking like a villain.
"you you you"
Gao Shun was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Okay, I, the general, have decided to personally lead 200 cavalry to chase Zhang Liao. Wei Xu will go with me, and the others will take care of the Bingzhou army at home." When Lu Bu saw the two of them quarreling, he was upset at first, but now he was feeling better and even more angry, so he ordered decisively.
"It's the general"
"It's the general"
"It's the general"
Everyone naturally accepted the order in unison. Wei Xu proudly looked at Gao Shun's helpless look and was very excited.
Lu Bu personally ordered 200 cavalry to pursue Zhang Liao from the east gate.
Let's say that Yuan Shao ran non-stop all the way, running for a day and a night. When he saw that there were no pursuers behind him, he also left the territory of Luoyang, so he was able to slow down and head towards the Bohai Sea.
On this day, I walked to a mountain and just wanted to sit down and take a rest when I heard a killing cry and the sound of horse hooves coming from the other side of the mountain, as if thousands of troops were arriving.
Unfortunately, the pursuers arrived. Yuan Shao was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly galloped to the opposite side to observe.
Looking up, he saw a white-faced general, about twenty years old, leading a group of remnants of soldiers being surrounded and killed. The general leading the pursuit was an old acquaintance, Lu Bu.
"Ha, Wenyuan, you better surrender, you are no match for me," Lu Bu said with a proud smile.
"Don't even think about it, you are a traitor, Zhang Liao will die today," said the general who would rather die than surrender.
What, Zhang Liao. I believe this is a great general, one of Cao Cao's five good generals, a famous general who defeated Sun Quan in history.
No, I have to save him. Since I have met him, it means that we are destined to be good generals.
Yuan Shao thought shamelessly, but how to save him? Although Lu Bu's character is not very good, his strength is terrifying.
Yuan Shao was so anxious that he couldn't do anything. Suddenly he saw his horse, and suddenly he had an idea.
He found some branches, tied them to the horse's tail, and whipped the horse hard. It hurt and galloped up, kicking up a lot of dust.
When Yuan Shao saw this, he quickly shouted, "Lü Buxiu, go away, you have fallen into my general's trap."
Zhang Liao's sharp eyes saw the dust rising, and he immediately understood. He raised his spear and shouted, "Lü Bu, you have fallen into a trap. You must die. Brothers, come with me."
The soldiers didn't know why, and thought there was an ambush, so they charged forward with howls, hoping to fight Lu Bu to the death.
Lu Bu originally hesitated when he heard the sound on the mountain, but when he heard what Zhang Liao said, he felt nervous.
I usually know that he is brave and resourceful, and he doesn't want to be in a desperate situation, so he plans a plan in advance.
Seeing this, Lu Bu didn't dare to wait any longer. He hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran away. Naturally, his cavalry followed closely behind.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief and did not pursue him.
He led the remaining troops to Yuan Shao, bowed down and said, "The defeated general has received help from his benefactor. I cannot thank you for your kindness. Please accept Zhang Liao's worship."
Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward and helped Zhang Liao up, "General Zhang, get up quickly, it's just a matter of effort, it's not worth mentioning."
Zhang Liao insisted on worshiping three times before he stood up and said, "It is my great kindness and righteousness that Liao De can be useful and avenge his late father. This kindness will be unforgettable. When Liao De takes revenge, he will come to serve his benefactor."
What, I dare you to leave and not follow me. When Yuan Shao listened to Zhang Liao's constant gratitude, he thought it was like the old novel's formula of being grateful, recognizing one's master and following him, but how could there be any change?
Yuan Shao hurriedly said, "I don't know what the general has a big hatred for and what he plans to do."
Zhang Liao did not hide anything and told Yuan Shao. It turns out that the deceased Ding Yuan was kind to Zhang Liao and promoted him to Wei Mo. Lu Bu rebelled and his army was demoralized. He was unable to make a comeback. In gratitude for his great kindness, he planned to return to his hometown in Bingzhou to recruit troops and look for opportunities to avenge Ding Yuan. Not wanting to be chased by Lu Bu, he was later met by Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Shao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he thought that the opportunity had come, and he was full of admiration, "I don't know that the general is so kind, and Ding Ji Shiquan knows it, he must be very pleased."
"I don't know the name of my benefactor?" Zhang Liao was surprised when he saw Yuan Shao dressed as a rich man, and then heard about Ding Yuan's identity. This is not something ordinary people can know. Naturally curious.
"It's true that Yuan Shao doesn't want to meet the general here," Yuan Shao said calmly, wanting to see Zhang Liao's surprised expression.
Zhang Liao was really surprised. He didn't expect his benefactor to have such an identity. It took him a while to realize what he was doing and he sighed.
"I don't know why my benefactor is here because of his identity?"
Yuan Shao told Zhang Liao about his hard-on against Dong Zhuo, and that he planned to return to the Bohai Sea to recruit troops and horses to go to Beijing to help the king and destroy the big devil.
Zhang Liao was very excited when he heard what Yuan Shao said, and he hurriedly bowed to him, "If my benefactor never abandons me, Liao is willing to do the hard work of his dogs and horses."
"Wen Yuan, please get up quickly. Now that we have the help of the general, great things can be expected." Yuan Shao liked Zhang Liao's attitude very much.
After a brief exchange of humility, Yuan Shao said that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, and took Zhang Liao and the others straight to the Bohai Sea.
