Lu Bu sighed and said, "Forget it, let's deal with the yellow scarf thieves here first!"
Then he said to Dian Wei: "Send the order to Gao Shun, all the soldiers begin to collect the rebels!"
"Yes!" Dian Wei agreed and went.
After a while, some of Lu Bu's soldiers began to shout: "Marquis Wen has arrived, Guan Hai is dead! Kneel down and refuse to kill! Resist without mercy!"
The shouting started from Lu Bu's side first, and then the two thousand people in the entire camp shouted in unison. The earth-shattering roar frightened Tai Shi Ci's horse to pace uneasily.
The Yellow Turban Army was a ragtag group. They were so frightened by Lu Bu's cavalry who suddenly appeared in front of them that they almost didn't put up any decent resistance.
Now that Guan Hai is dead, how can he still resist? They all threw their weapons aside and knelt down to surrender.
In less than half an hour, the entire battle in Xiying was over.
Lu Bu's 2,000 men plus Tai Shici's 2,000 men captured more than 10,000 prisoners in total.
There was nowhere to place the surrendered Yellow Turbans, so they had their "weapons" and food confiscated and still detained them in the military camp.
In fact, most of the reasons why these people rebelled were just to make a living.
In the past, food was under the control of Guan Hai, so we just listened to Guan Hai.
Now that the food is in Lu Bu's hands, he will naturally listen to Lu Bu.
If you give me food to eat, can I still rebel against you?
If I ran away at this time, where could I go? What did you eat along the way?
In the past, when there were more people, everyone rushed forward and grabbed them. Now that there are fewer people, grabbing food is a problem.
After probably arranging the prisoners, the two thousand men he brought were still stationed outside the city. Lu Bu took Dian Wei and others into the city with Tai Shici.
Kong Rong in the city had already received the good news and had prepared a banquet for Lu Bu to welcome him.
After picking up Lu Bu personally at the camp gate, Kong Rong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Marquis Wen, for your generous intervention in relieving the siege of Beihai. Kong Rong salutes Marquis Wen on behalf of the people in the city!"
After saying that, he bowed to the ground respectfully.
Lu Bu hurriedly stepped forward and returned the courtesy: "Kong Beihai doesn't need to be polite! The country of Beihai is a territory of the Han Dynasty, and all the people in the city are my Han people. Fengxian is a minister of the Han Dynasty. Since we know that Beihai is in trouble, how can we not save it?"
Because I heard that the war in Beihai was tense, I was in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts.
This should be regarded as a congratulation for meeting each other. Please don’t dislike it, Kong Beihai! "
As he spoke, he winked at Dian Wei behind him.
Dian Wei agreed, strode forward with Guan Hai's head in his hands, held it by the hair and sent it to Kong Rong, saying: "Kong Beihai, please accept it!"
"ah!"
Kong Rong was a scholar. When he saw Guan Hai's big head with bared teeth and rolled his eyes, he was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
Dian Wei was sincere, and he took two steps forward very considerately and said, "Kong Beihai, this is the head of Guan Hai, the leader of the Yellow Turban bandits outside the city. Please accept it!"
Kong Rong could only force a smile and said: "Many... many thanks to Marquis Wen, many thanks to this brave man... Come and hang Guan Hai's head on the city gate..."
A military academy agreed and took over Guan Hai's head.
Kong Rong hurriedly invited Lu Bu and others into the hall.
After Lu Bu was asked to sit at the head table, someone had already come up to pour wine.
Kong Rong picked up the wine bottle and said, "Thank you so much for your help this time, Marquis Wen. Please drink this cup full!"
Lu Bu waved his hands and sighed: "That's all, this wine... I can't eat it!"
"Ah? I wonder...why did Marquis Wen say this?" Kong Rong was a little confused. These are all fine wines!
Lu Bu shook his head and said: "No, no! I just thought that in order to save the siege of Beihai, I came all the way from Liyang with two thousand soldiers. I traveled day and night for seven or eight days before reaching Duchang.
Today, it is all because of the unremitting efforts of the soldiers that they defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.
But the soldiers are still guarding the prisoners outside the city and sleeping in the open air, while I am here feasting on wine and meat, which is really hard to swallow..."
Kong Rong looked ashamed and said, "Hey, I didn't think carefully. I only wanted to celebrate the victory with wine for Marquis Wen, but I forgot about the hard work of the soldiers outside the city!
quick! Let people kill cattle and sheep, prepare plenty of wine and send them out of the city to reward the warriors of Marquis Wen! "
(Forcible explanation: In ancient times, the three armies were not the sea, land and air, but the front, middle and rear armies!)
Lu Bu then picked up the wine glass with a smile and said, "Then on behalf of the soldiers, I would like to thank Kong Beihai!"
Kong Rong quickly picked up the wine bottle and said, "It's all as it should be!"
Lu Bu signaled to everyone again, and everyone in the hall raised their glasses to drink together.
After putting down the wine bottle, Lu Bu said: "Kong Beihai, don't laugh at me for being stingy. The main reason is that this march was too hasty, so I didn't bring any food, grass or baggage. I only asked the soldiers to bring dry food for ten days."
Now that we have finally arrived in Duchang and won the battle, we naturally have to reward the soldiers well in order to boost their morale and better prepare for the next war.
If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it well! "
Kong Rong and others were sincerely convinced after hearing this.
Especially Taishi Ci was secretly impressed.
No wonder Lu Bu, with only two thousand men, was able to directly break through the Yellow Turban camp and kill the enemy general in a crowd of tens of thousands of people!
With such a general who loves his soldiers as much as his son, who wouldn't fight for him?
On the other hand, although Kong Rong was knowledgeable and spoke in a way that people could not refute, it made people feel that he looked down on the rough soldiers who were soldiers from the bottom of his heart. He felt that he was inferior in everything but educated.
After saying many words of compliments and thanks, Kong Rong finally couldn't help but ask:
"Marquis Wen, I heard that you assassinated Dong Zhuo in Chang'an and married Princess Wannian. Why did you suddenly appear in Beihai with your strange troops?
Could it be that the emperor heard about the disaster in Beihai and asked Marquis Wen to come to the rescue? "
Lu Bu did not give the nerd face, and sneered directly: "Now that all the princes in the world are supporting their own troops, there are only tens of thousands of people in Chang'an, which is not enough to protect themselves. How can we save Beihai?"
"Then why did Marquis Wen..."
Lu Bu then told how he endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but Wang Yun took away the credit.
He told me how he was so honest and obedient that Wang Yun squeezed him out of Chang'an to become Xuzhou Shepherd.
A lie told too often becomes the truth.
Lu Bu had already told this to several groups of people along the way, and had Cai Yong and others print it into big-character posters and post them all the way. Now he has memorized it by heart.
Kong Rong and others were convinced after hearing this.
After all, it is too common for scholars in the court to look down on each other and try every means to exclude dissidents.
Especially Kong Rong, while expressing his grievances for Lu Bu, he couldn't help but feel a little happy:
Is Lu Bu coming to be Xuzhou’s pastor? Then if the Yellow Turban thieves cause trouble in the future, wouldn't he have a backer?
With such a stupid general as a neighbor, wouldn't my own safety be guaranteed?
We must find a way to have a good relationship with Lu Bu!
