When Yuan Shao caught up, Zhao Yunzheng and Xu Rong were fighting together. Our soldiers surrounded the defeated soldiers of Xiliang from a distance, waiting for the general's order.
With Xu Rong's martial arts skills, he was definitely not Zhao Yun's opponent. Xu Rong already knew the result as soon as they fought. However, in order to survive for his men, Xu Rong had to bite the bullet and face him.
After less than five rounds of fighting, I couldn't hold on any longer. Suddenly I saw Yuan Shao arriving with a large group of troops. I was shocked and mostly discouraged.
Seeing this opportunity, Zhao Yun used all his strength and knocked Xu Rong off his horse with just one move. Soldiers had already come forward and tied him up tightly.
The rest of the Xiliang army, seeing that their general had been captured, still dared to resist, so they laid down their weapons and surrendered. Zhao Yun asked his lieutenants to collect the surrender troops, and then he went directly to Yuan Shao.
Zhao Yun dismounted and knelt down on one knee, begging for mercy and saying, "Yun was incompetent for letting Lu Bu escape, and only one young general was captured. Please forgive me, my lord."
It turned out that Lu Bu was very fast and soon caught up with Xu Rong. Xu Rong wanted to invite Lu Bu to go back with him, but Lu Bu refused.
Lu Bu thought to himself, I'm not that stupid. I'm so slow with you. You can match the speed of me riding a red rabbit horse. Besides, when Zhao Yun arrives, the army of the princes will surely arrive soon. It will be very troublesome to bring you burdensome people with you.
Thinking of it, he ignored Xu Rong and rode away on the red rabbit, disappearing after a while. This made Xu Rong and other Xiliang troops look dumbfounded. They felt so comfortable betraying their teammates.
Yuan Shao stepped forward to help Zhao Yun up and said with a smile, "Zilong doesn't have to be like this. I think Lu Bu shouldn't die. Capturing Xu Rong is a great achievement, so what's the crime?"
"My lord is so complimentary, but Zhao Yun is too ashamed to deserve it. It all depends on the soldiers' sacrifice, so Yun dare not take the credit."
Zhao Yun's character is like this. He doesn't take credit and understands the general situation. This is why Yuan Shao likes him. But the other guy Yuan Shao likes is just the opposite, a typical prodigal son, and he should meet him soon.
Yuan Shao was thinking beautifully in his heart, and unknowingly came to Xu Rong, wanting to see if he could recruit this good general from Xiliang to surrender.
Before he could speak, Xu Rong's eyes widened and he became furious. He shouted, "If Xu Rong doesn't surrender, I will die today. Kill me quickly."
Not bad, very brave, Yuan Shao expressed his appreciation.
Although he knew the outcome, Yuan Shao still advised: "Dong Zhuo's crimes are so great, why should the general help Zhou to commit evil? Now that the defeat of the Dong thief has been determined, why should the general be stubborn? It is not too late to wake up now."
"Bah, there is no good person in your wealthy family. Stop your wishful thinking. I will not surrender. My Lord is just retreating temporarily with the intention of falling behind. He will definitely avenge me." Xu Rong was unconvinced. Cursed.
"How dare you be so rude to my lord, I think you are looking for death." Before Yuan Shao felt anything, Wen Chou became unhappy and scolded, wanting to kill Xu Rong with a weapon.
When Yan Liang saw this, he quickly stepped forward to stop his brother to prevent him from doing something stupid.
Yuan Shao smiled and said, "The general doesn't believe it now. It doesn't matter. We have plenty of time. We will know this in the future. We will talk about it when the general figures it out."
After saying that, he asked the soldiers to push Xu Rong down, treat him well, and wait until the matter is over to take care of him.
After leaving Yan Liang and Wen Chou to guard the Xiliang troops, Yuan Shao and Zhao Yun led five thousand light cavalry to pursue Dong Zhuo.
Besides, Lu Bu was riding hard all the way, and when he met Gao Shun and other Bingzhou troops, he called them to leave the battlefield together. The Bingzhou army took orders and followed Lu Bu to chase Dong Zhuo.
After walking for about half a day, we finally caught up with Dong Zhuo. At this time, the Demon King was still sleeping soundly on the concubine's carriage. Li Ru called Dong Zhuo for a long time before he woke up, climbed out of the carriage, and asked about the outcome of the ambush.
Wang Yun watched the whole process, and he was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and wanted to eat Dong Zhuo alive. At the same time, he also discovered Dong Zhuo's biggest weakness, which made Wang Yun's eyes light up. He thought that the opportunity has come, let's see how Dong Zhuo dies this time. Of course, these are all things for later.
Dong Zhuo came slowly. Lu Bu and Li Ru had been waiting for a long time.
Dong Zhuo rubbed his still-sleeping eyes and asked confusedly, "What was the result of the ambush? What was the gain?"
Harvest, as soon as he mentioned this, Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "My foster father clearly showed me that the person who could have taken Cao Cao's head was Zhao Yun who ruined our good deeds. It's really hateful."
Dong Zhuo became interested and wanted to hear what happened. Lu Bu just wanted to explain.
Li Ru interrupted, "Compared to this, General Xu Rong is more worrying. He stayed behind to break up the rear, and he hasn't come back yet. It's more likely to be more bad than good."
What, Dong Zhuo woke up instantly. Xu Rong failed. Are the pursuers coming soon?
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Li Jue and Guo Si stumbling and running all the way. When they saw Dong Zhuo, they cried and worshiped on the ground.
"Something bad has happened. The coalition of princes has arrived. We have fulfilled our lord's trust and lost the untouchables in Luoyang."
What happened was that Li Jue and Guo Si led the people on the official road and marched towards Chang'an.
I had a very comfortable time the past few days. I had a drink with my colleagues and bragged when I had nothing to do. When I got upset, I went to beat those bastards. When they are happy, their subordinates will naturally send beautiful beauties to them for their enjoyment. This life is really a fairy life, and they are a little happy to miss Shu.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the coalition forces of the princes arrived. To be precise, it was Zhang Liao and Zhang He who caught up with them.
Seeing that Xiliang's army and horses were in chaos, it was natural. The general was so playful and greedy for pleasure, how could he expect the soldiers below to be serious?
Zhang Liao and Zhang He gathered together and knew that the opportunity had come. They asked their men to display the banners of "Yuan", "Cao" and other princes. They led the Yuan family army and rushed towards the Xiliang army.
The Xiliang army was caught off guard and was dispersed in an instant. Li Jue and Guo Si saw that the situation was in danger and had no time to distinguish. They thought that the coalition forces of the princes had arrived and suddenly felt out of their wits. Not to mention resisting, they immediately took the lead in escaping. Seeing their general like this, the Xiliang soldiers suddenly lost their morale and fled in all directions, like birds and beasts.
Li Jue and Guo Bang ran for more than twenty miles before stopping. Looking back, they found that there were only dozens of people following them. The others had dispersed, not to mention the common people. He had no choice but to chase Dong Zhuo, plead guilty and tell the lord to run away quickly.
Everything is lost. You two are really idiots. Do you know that is our strongest capital for a comeback? You still have the nerve to come back.
Before Dong Zhuo could react, Li Ru said angrily, "You deserve to die. You have lost the people. Please order the killing of these two people as a warning to others." After saying this, he asked Dong Zhuo to kill these two people to apologize.
After coming here for a while, Dong Zhuo finally came to his senses, "I see, but the matter has come to an end. Killing them both won't solve the problem. Let's let them take the blame and perform meritorious service." Dong Zhuo was reluctant to kill his trusted generals to exonerate them. .
"Thank you, Lord, for your forgiveness."
"Thank you, Lord"
Li Jue and Guo Si escaped with their lives. They are very grateful to their lord, but they also hate Li Ru. I think I will kill you if I have the chance.
Li Ru felt disappointed when he saw Dong Zhuo's unfair reward and punishment, and wanted to dissuade him again.
However, Dong Zhuo did not give him a chance to speak, so he ordered, "Notify the whole army to speed up the advance and make sure to reach Chang'an today", and then turned and left.
"promise"
"yes"
Li Jue, Guo Si, and Lu Bu accepted the order and each went to assemble their troops and prepare to set off.
Hey, seeing how frightened Dong Zhuo was by the coalition of princes, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to escape before the coalition arrived. They don't even care about the common people. They don't know that they are the foundation of the world. It's putting the cart before the horse. It's really disappointing.
Li Ru sighed, and instantly felt that he seemed much older and tired.
