"No matter what happens to my fourth brother, I can't stay in this camp no matter what. This alliance leader Yuan Shao allows his younger brother to be arrogant. My second brother has made great contributions and can't speak. What's the point? I think what the fourth brother said is right, we should be independent. Portal, let’s see what they have to say when the time comes.”
Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied with being looked down upon by others in the camp.
Liu Bei was naturally dissatisfied in his heart, but he was more patient, so he advised: "Endure what ordinary people cannot bear, and achieve what ordinary people cannot achieve, wait and see what happens first!"
Guan Yu also agreed, so Zhang Fei could only give up.
After Yu Yi and Li Ru returned, they immediately reported the situation to Li Su, explaining that the general Hua Xiong was beheaded by local military generals in public, and rushed to Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo was shocked and quickly summoned Li Ru, Li Su, Yu Yi, Lu Bu and others to discuss.
Li Ru said: "Now that we have lost General Hua Xiong, the Allied forces are powerful and have many talents. The general who killed Hua Xiong is very skilled, so I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it."
Li Su smiled and said: "Lord Li Ru must be scared out of his wits. Now the allied forces have Yuan Shao as their leader, and his uncle Yuan Wei is still in the court and is the current Taifu. We should nip him in the bud and kill him in public. Hang his head in front of the formation to disrupt the morale of the army, and then let the Prime Minister personally lead the army and conduct the expedition personally, and defeat them one by one, then the alliance can be broken!"
Dong Zhuo believed that this plan was feasible, so he ordered Li Cui and Guo Si to lead 500 troops and surround the home of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei. They killed everyone on sight, regardless of whether they were men, women or children, and sent Yuan Wei's head to Guanzhong for hanging.
Dong Zhuo personally led 200,000 troops, which were divided into two groups. One group was led by Li Cui and Guo Si, totaling 50,000 people. They only needed to defend Sishui Pass and not take the initiative to attack. He himself commanded an army of 150,000 people, and together with Li Ru , Li Su, Lu Bu, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others marched towards Hulao Pass, which is fifty miles away from the main city of Luoyang. After arriving at Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo ordered Lu Bu to lead an army of 30,000 people. After leaving the pass, Dong Zhuo He and other generals were stationed at the pass.
The news spread like wildfire immediately, and spies immediately came to report the situation in Yuan Shao's stronghold.
Yuan Shao immediately convened everyone for discussion. Cao Cao suggested: "Dong Zhuo personally led the troops. The attack was fierce and prepared to intercept the central part of our princes. Now we can send half of the princes' troops to meet the enemy."
Everyone thought it was feasible, so Yuan Shao sent eight princes: Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Sun Rong, Zhang Yang, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zan to Hulao Pass to meet the enemy, while Cao Cao led the army to take care of him behind.
Before leaving, Cao Cao told the eight princes to unite, but everyone had their own interests. When they arrived near Hulao Pass, they each raised their own troops.
Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, arrived first with his soldiers. Lü Bu led three thousand cavalry to deal with it. Wang Kuang lined up his soldiers in formation and stood ready. When Lü Bu appeared, he saw that the opponent was wearing a purple gold crown with a three-pronged hair and a red brocade from Xichuan. He is wearing a hundred-flower robe, wearing an animal-faced head-swallowing chain armor, and an exquisite lion belt tied around his waist. He carries a bow and arrows with him, holds a painted halberd, and sits down on a red rabbit horse neighing in the wind. It is simply what the world says, Lu Bu is among men, and the red rabbit is among horses. .
Wang Kuang turned around and asked, "Which of you dares to challenge Lu Bu?"
A general from behind came out with a gun, rode out on horseback, and said, "I am willing to fight!"
Wang Kuang took a look and saw that the general who came out was none other than Hanoi's famous general Fang Rui. He saw him charging straight towards Lu Bu. Lu Bu came towards him on a red rabbit horse. Wherever Fang Tian's halberd touched, it took less than three rounds. , Fang Rui was stabbed in the heart and died on the spot.
Taking advantage of the victory, Lü Bu pursued Wang Kuang's army and charged into Wang Kuang's army. Kuang's army was defeated and fled in all directions. Lü Bu rushed back and forth among Kuang's army, as if he had entered an uninhabited country. If not for the troops of Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi, they came to rescue him. , Wang Kuang was still alive, so Lu Bu retreated.
In this battle, the three princes all lost some men and horses and retreated thirty miles to set up camp. Speaking of Lu Bu, they just shook their heads and felt helpless.
Then all the five princes arrived and discussed together. During the process, they praised Lu Bu as an unparalleled hero and no one could take the initiative to fight him.
While he was thinking, someone came to report, and Lu Bu yelled and cursed in front of the formation.
The eight princes mounted their horses together and divided them into eight teams, which were distributed around Gaogang. From a distance, they saw Lu Bu leading a pair of men and horses, holding flags, rushing to charge first.
Mu Shun, the general of Zhang Yang, the Shangdang governor, shouted, mounted his horse and faced Lu Bu with his spear. Lu Bu's Fang Tianhua halberd was knocked to the ground with just one pick, and he was stabbed to death with the halberd.
Everyone was shocked and said that Lu Bu was an invincible hero. Seeing this with their own eyes confirmed this statement.
Wu Anguo, the general of Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, made a pair of flying hammers. He was very confident in his martial arts. Lu Bu waved the Fangtian painted halberd and drove towards Wu Anguo. He thought he could hold on longer, but he didn't expect that there were only five In the next round, Wu Anguo had one of his arms cut off by Fang Tian's painted halberd, abandoned the hammer and ran away.
The eight princes sent all their soldiers to the front line and finally rescued Wu Anguo. Lu Bu also retreated first because the opponent had too many troops.
The princes returned to the camp to continue the discussion, all with headaches. Cao Cao said: "Lü Bu is really brave and invincible. We should unite other princes and gather the strength of the eighteen princes to come up with a better way. If we can kill If Lu Bu is killed, the Dong thief will be easy to deal with."
While they were discussing, Lu Bu brought another pair of horses to the front to challenge, and the eight princes came out again.
Gongsun Zan took the lead and wanted to meet Lu Bu, but he did not expect that Lu Bu's martial arts would be so strong. After a few rounds, he had the intention to retreat and retreated quickly, but Lu Bu's red rabbit horse could run after all. Soon, he was able to travel thousands of miles in a day and fly as fast as the wind. He quickly caught up with Gongsun Zan, raised his Fangtian painted halberd and stabbed him in the direction of his vest.
Zhang Fei had long seen Gongsun Zan's danger, and immediately drove his horse forward. With eyes wide open, tiger beards raised upside down, and eight snake spears straightened, Pegasus shouted: "The slaves of the three surnames must not leave! Zhang Fei from Yan is here !”
Seeing Zhang Fei's appearance, Lu Bu knew that his martial arts must be quite good, and he did not dare to look down upon him. He abandoned Gongsun Zan, picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd, and came to fight Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei cheered up, and the fight with Lu Bu became more and more enjoyable, and the fight lasted for no less than five times. After ten rounds, there was still no winner.
Guan Yu was a little anxious, fearing that Lu Bu's red rabbit horse was too good and his third brother Zhang Fei would suffer a loss, so he slapped the horse and wielded the 82-jin Qinglong Yanyue Sword to attack Lu Bu from both sides.
Lu Bu was already full of fighting spirit, but someone came to attack him again. He refused to retreat and moved in. His fighting spirit became even stronger. The three of them fought in a T-shaped formation. After thirty rounds, they still couldn't tell the winner.
Liu Bei was a little worried about the safety of the two brothers. He wielded a double sword, rode a yellow and brown horse, stabbed Lu Bu diagonally, and came to help. The three of them besieged Lu Bu together, and took turns fighting Lu Bu.
The eight princes all looked at it. Lu Bu was surrounded by three people at this time. Naturally, he was a little powerless. However, he quickly discovered a flaw during the fight. Liu Bei's side was obviously much weaker. Lu Bu led the three people. When they came to a fence, they just attacked Liu Bei with a false stab. When Liu Bei saw it, he hurriedly avoided it.
