When Ding Yuan saw that Lu Bu had been prepared and even led people to fight in, his face instantly became extremely gloomy and he said: "Lu Bu, you want to kill your father!"
Lu Bu raised his spear and shouted: "Old thief Ding Yuan, I treat you like a father, but you want to harm me! Today I am not killing my father, it is Lu Bu who is killing the thief! Kill!"
Lu Bu shouted, took the lead, and killed him with a spear.
"Stop him!" Ding Yuan shouted anxiously.
He didn't have many men in ambush. Seeing Lu Bu bring so many people, he was frightened.
Ding Yuan's guards tried their best to block him, but they couldn't stop the brave Lu Bu at all. It didn't take long before Lu Bu reached Ding Yuan.
"Old thief, suffer death!" Lu Bu stabbed Ding Yuan directly with his spear.
Ding Yuan looked frightened and said urgently: "I am the shepherd of Yangzhou appointed by the imperial court. Lu Bu, you can't kill me!"
"You want to kill me, why can't I kill you!" Lu Bu slashed open the Ding Yuan guard who was blocking him, and his long hair went straight to Ding Yuan's chest.
Ding Yuan backed away in fright and shouted: "You are going to rebel!"
Poof
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bu's spear pierced his chest.
Ding Yuan's eyes widened, his face full of fear and astonishment. He never expected that Lu Bu would dare to kill him!
Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, cut off his head, held it in his hand, and shouted to Ding Yuan's remaining defeated soldiers: "The old thief is dead, and the one who surrendered will not be killed!"
If Ding Yuan's people dared to resist, they would be instantly killed. In less than half an hour, Lu Bu took control of Gaoyou.
Gao Shun stood next to Lu Bu and said, "My lord, what should we do now?"
After all, Ding Yuan was the Yangzhou shepherd appointed by the imperial court. He was openly killed, and the imperial court would never give up.
Lu Bu sneered and said: "If we don't do anything twice, we will capture the entire Xuzhou! Everyone listen to my order, gather the troops of the old traitor Ding Yuan, and go north immediately!"
There are roughly three forces in Xuzhou: Ding Yuan in Guangling County, Lu Bu who occupies Xiapi, and Tao Qian and others in Langya County.
Now that Ding Yuan is dead, only Lu Bu and Tao Qian are left.
Gao Shun said nothing and ordered the troops to assemble.
Lu Bu left Ding Yuan's mansion, got on his horse, led Gao Shun and others, first integrated Ding Yuan's troops, and then led his troops directly northward.
By the time Huangfu Jianchang, Cheng Yu, Shi A and others arrived, Gaoyou had already changed hands.
In an inconspicuous private house, a group of people gathered information, all with solemn expressions.
Cheng Yu sat opposite Huangfu Jianzhang, his tone unable to conceal his panic, and said: "Second Young Master, this Lu Bu has really rebelled!"
Huangfu Jian had a cold look on his face and said, "I'm not surprised that he rebelled against me, but I didn't expect him to be so bold!"
Shi A stood beside the two men and said: "It's useless to say this. Now Lu Bu has sent troops to Langya County. If Tao Shijun cannot hold it, the whole of Xuzhou will fall into Lu Bu's hands. If Dong Zhuo is added to it, the consequences will be disastrous."
Cheng Yu glanced at him, and then said to Huangfu Jian with a serious face: "Second Young Master, you should immediately write a letter to the Grand Sima Mansion and ask the Grand Sima to mobilize troops. Lu Bu must be stopped!"
Huangfu Jian frowned and said: "How can we mobilize troops in the cold winter months? Besides, where should we mobilize them? Qingzhou soldiers and horses cannot move, otherwise the Yellow Turban Army will inevitably rise again. Yanzhou soldiers and horses must guard against Chen Guo's Dong Zhuo and Jizhou The only one who can mobilize the Black Mountain Army is Sun Jian from Wu County. Lu Bu is a fierce tiger and Sun Jian is a wolf, and I may not be able to mobilize them..."
Cheng Yu frowned, thought hard, and said, "What about Gongsun Zan of Runan County?"
Huangfu Jian gave him a long look and said, "My father wrote to me, asking me to get his permission before I mobilize my troops."
Cheng Yu understood immediately and said, "Mr. Huangfu must have other plans. The top priority now is to stop Lu Bu."
Huangfu Jian thought hard for a long time, but he couldn't find a way.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Shi A said, "Hurry up and write a letter."
Huangfu Jianchang suddenly came to his senses and said, "That's right, I'll write a letter to His Majesty right now."
Seeing that Huangfu Jianchang was already in a panic, Shi A said calmly: "Write it to Tao Shijun first, and do it quickly."
Cheng Yu then came to his senses and said: "Yes. In addition, write a letter to Zhu Shijun of Qingzhou to see if there is any support. The court should also write. However, distant water cannot save the near fire, it can only be reported. ”
Huangfu Jianchang had already picked up the pen and started writing, not just one letter, but five or six.
After writing it, he threw it to the guard, and then said to Cheng Yu, "I want to go to Langya County."
Cheng Yu looked at him and said, "I suggest that the second young master go to Chen Kingdom."
Huangfu Jian was startled and said, "Why?"
Cheng Yu looked a little gloomy and said: "Second Young Master, I predict that Tao Shijun will not be able to stop Lu Bu, so we must prevent Lu Bu from falling to Dong Zhuo!"
Huangfu Jianchang suddenly understood and said with awe, "Okay, let's set off now!"
Cheng Yu suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Second Young Master, there is one thing you have to do before you leave."
"What's going on?" Huangfu Jianzhang asked.
Cheng Yu said: "Lu Bu's actions are too confusing and difficult to be comprehensive. Although we can't stop him, we can burn his food and grass to delay time!"
Bang
Huangfu Jian stood up abruptly and said, "I'll do it!"
Chief Huangfu Jian couldn't be more skilled at this kind of thing, so he immediately called a few people and said: "You, go find out Lu Bu's marching route, especially where the food and grass are. You, go and gather all our men in Guangling County!" "
"Yes!" The guards responded and strode away.
Huangfu Jianchang turned around in a circle and said to Shi A: "Old Shi, find a way to find Lu Bu and other rebellious family members. I will send them to Luoyang!"
Cheng Yu said, "It's better to kill him directly. For someone like Lu Bu, my family can't threaten him."
Shi A glanced at him and shook his head secretly.
Huangfu Jianchang is not the kind of person who kills without restraint, he has perseverance in his heart.
Sure enough, Huangfu Jian said: "It's better not to kill him. It will make them scrupulous. Lao Shi, go ahead and do it."
Shi A nodded, turned around and left with his sword in his arms.
Huangfu Jianchang thought about it and said: "In this way, we should be able to delay some time. I hope Tao Shijun will be prepared and resist for a while to give the court time to react."
Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "Xuzhou is mostly plain and there are no dangers. Tao Shijun has at most 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they have to be divided into various places. One month is the limit."
Huangfu Jianchang thought about it again and again, and couldn't help but feel a little irritated, and said: "Why is this Ding Yuan so useless? He even hosted a banquet at Hongmen and was killed. I really don't know how he did this as a Zhou Mu!"
Cheng Yu couldn't answer.
Since becoming emperor, the promotion of officials has focused on reputation rather than ability. No matter how good things are, as long as the reputation is managed well, they will be promoted along the way.
Such people can be found everywhere from Luoyang to the entire Han Dynasty.
Huangfu Jian made a long comment and said, "Let's go, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time."
Cheng Yu followed Huangfu Jianchang and said, "Second Young Master, I think we need to mobilize our troops. Even if we can't stop Lu Bu, we can still act as a deterrent."
Huangfu Jianchang did not hesitate and said: "Okay, I have some friendship with Guan Yunchang. It's not a big problem to hold the military talisman given by His Majesty."
Cheng Yu said nothing more, deeply shocked by Ding Yuan's death, and worried that the situation would change drastically and unpredictably.
At the same time, Lu Bu, who had gathered Ding Yuan's soldiers and horses, led an army of 20,000 people and headed north as fast as possible to attack Langya County.
Lu Bu sent his troops too suddenly, and Zang Ba, who was guarding Donghai County, was caught off guard and had to retreat with his troops.
Lu Bu followed closely, and the road was almost smooth without any obstacles. He went straight into Langya County and surrounded Kaiyang.
In the backyard of Kaiyang government office.
Tao Qian was lying on the bed, coughing constantly, with bloodshot eyes hanging from the corners of his mouth. Looking at Zang Ba and Zhao Yu next to him, he looked very difficult and said, "I originally wanted to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Xuande, but it backfired. This Lu Bu is They are tigers and wolves, and now they have surrounded Kaiyang and Langya County, so I can only entrust them to you."
Zang Ba had a fierce look on his face and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will never let Lu Bu enter the city gate!"
"Ahem"
Tao Qian coughed violently, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth vigorously, and said: "Originally, I invited Cao Ren to take charge of Langya County, but the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai was repeated and had to withdraw. Now, we have no reinforcements, and the city is outnumbered. With so little food, there is no way he can stop Lu Bu..."
Zhao Yu looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, we have five thousand soldiers in the city and many young men. We can hold on for a month. There is no problem at all!"
Tao Qian smiled bitterly and said: "Although I don't know about soldiers, I also know that as long as Lu Bu besieges the city, it will take at least half a month for Kaiyang to collapse without attack. I am a dying man and I have nothing else to ask for but two. Please protect more people from being massacred."
What Lu Bu did most in Xiapi was to plunder and kill wantonly to supplement money and food, so he had an extremely bad reputation.
Zang Ba said bitterly: "Your Majesty, my subordinates will definitely be able to defend it!"
Tao Qian sighed, looked at Zhao Yu, and said, "If Langya County is lost and Lu Bu becomes powerful, the imperial court will definitely send troops to conquer Xuzhou. The military disaster will be even worse. I don't know how many people will suffer."
Zhao Yu, unlike Zang Ba, was a civil servant, and his face became a little solemn when he heard this.
In troubled times, the most miserable people are undoubtedly the people who have no power to resist. When Lu Bu's troops come to Langya County, countless people will inevitably die.
Zang Ba was very angry that Tao Qian looked down on him and suppressed his anger.
Tao Qian said a few more words, Zang Ba, and Zhao Yu came out.
The two of them said nothing else and went straight to the tower.
Not far from the city gate, Cheng Lian was riding a horse, tilting his sword and shouting: "Everyone, listen, don't kill those who surrender, fight stubbornly, and leave no chickens or dogs behind!"
Zang Ba waved his sword and said coldly: "Grandpa Zang, wait!"
"Zang Ba, come out of the city and fight!" Cheng Lian pointed at Zang Ba.
Zang Ba was unmoved and looked into the distance.
Lu Bu rode a big white horse and held a long hair in his hand. He was taller than everyone else and was extremely eye-catching.
Zhao Yu's face was gloomy and he said: "Brother Zang, we take turns defending the city and we must not let Lu Bu break the city!"
Zang Ba turned to him and said, "I remember that Brother Zhao has some friendship with Cao Ren. Can you write a letter?"
Zhao Yu said: "I don't know where he is now."
(End of chapter)
