When Zhang Fei heard what his elder brother Yuan Shu said, he immediately said, "Thank you, leader, for the reward."
It can be said that Zhang Fei killed Hua Xiong. It was the first major victory after the eighteen princes formed a coalition, and it also brought the morale of the coalition of princes to its peak.
When the guards on the other side saw that Hua Xiong had been killed, they immediately sent their men to notify Dong Zhuo to send reinforcements.
And ever since Dong Zhuo held the emperor hostage in Luoyang to command the princes, he had already dominated the sky in Luoyang.
And most importantly, he had no idea of taking over the world at all. In other words, they only care about their own immediate interests and prefer to settle down in a corner.
He didn't care about the world's major events at all, he just cared about his own daily enjoyment.
When Li Ru received the news from the messenger, he immediately went to see Dong Zhuo and said, "Grand Master, something happened."
"Hua Xiong, the guard of Hulao Pass, was killed by one of Yuan Shu's generals. Now Hulao Pass needs to send troops and horses to support."
"Otherwise, Luoyang will be very dangerous!"
While Dong Zhuo was at the banquet, he was very anxious when he heard the news brought by Li Ru. He immediately summoned all the officials in the court to discuss how to deal with the enemy. When everyone was at a loss what to do. Wen Hou Lu Bu stood up and said: "Master Taishi, please rest assured. The princes outside the pass will treat you like a piece of grass."
"Bu is willing to lead an army of tigers and wolves to kill all the princes outside the pass and hang their heads on the pass."
After Lu Bu finished speaking, Dong Zhuo said happily: "I have Marquis Wen Fengxian, so I can sit back and relax."
In this regard, none of the ministers in the DPRK objected or said anything. Everyone just thinks that they can protect themselves wisely. As for the princes outside the pass, they can even attack Luoyang.
They don't think that their lives are in any danger, after all, this world still belongs to the Han Dynasty. The emperor is still there, so these officials who assist the emperor in managing the Han Dynasty will not be in great danger.
Unless Dong Zhuo jumped over the wall and killed them all here.
Although Li Ru felt that there were many mistakes in just letting Lu Bu lead the troops to fight, he also knew that there would be no advisers in Luoyang City except himself who would be willing to help Dong Zhuo.
And with Lu Bu's temperament, there is a high probability that Tiger Lao Pass will be lost. This was only a matter of time. Originally, Li Ru wanted to help Dong Zhuo slowly steal the country of Han Dynasty.
But now it is estimated that they have no chance. Although the Han Dynasty is dead, the princes in the world are extremely powerful.
This is destined to be an era where heroes compete for power in the Central Plains.
Dong Zhuo: "Very good. In that case, Fengxian will lead 30,000 troops. We will go to Hulao Pass to provide support. I hope Fengxian will kill the enemy well and make my name great for the Han Dynasty."
"Defeat all these rebels."
Lu Bu was overjoyed and immediately said: "I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the Grand Master."
Then Lu Bu went out to order his troops and went straight to Hulao Pass. For Lu Bu, the battlefield was his best destination.
After the court was over, Li Ru took something and handed it to Dong Bai. After explaining some very important things, he disguised himself and sent him to Luoyang, without Dong Zhuo knowing anything about it.
On the other side, the coalition forces of the eighteen princes attacked the city for three days. However, Hulao Pass was still not captured, but the coalition forces of the Eighteenth Route Princes suffered a lot.
Especially since Liu Bei's two thousand people now only have one thousand two hundred left, this is simply more painful than cutting flesh for him.
What makes Liu Bei even more regretful is that he came here and has not made any achievements until now. It may not be that important to other princes, but for Liu Bei this is a good opportunity to make a name for himself.
Although killing the Yellow Turbans made him and his two brothers famous, within a few days their reputation was suppressed by Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
The only opportunity to kill Hua Xiong was taken away by Yuan Shu's brother Zhang Fei. It can be said that Liu Bei is in a very depressed mood now.
In response, Liu Bei's brother Gao Meng asked: "Why is the eldest brother sighing?"
"But feel sorry for those brothers who died?"
Liu Bei said: "It is true, and we have suffered heavy losses this time."
"If we are unable to capture Hulao Pass for a long time, then maybe all the brothers we brought will be here."
"Eh!"
When they heard their eldest brother Liu Bei sigh, they couldn't say anything. After all, it is normal for people to die in war, but the eighteen princes all suffered different losses.
If they want to complain, they can only blame themselves for having too little capital. It can be said that there are three shortcomings. Insufficient assets, so it cannot recruit enough volunteers. This is the first point.
The second point is that their reputation is insufficient. Even though he had defeated the Yellow Turban Army previously, he still only had a small reputation in the Han Dynasty.
The third point is the gap in status. Although all the princes here do not have the same background and status as the two brothers of the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third prince, the worst they are are the children of aristocratic families.
Most of them have hereditary official positions in the court, which they are far inferior to.
Although Liu Bei was a descendant of the Han clan, his identity was still too pale in front of the nobles.
After Lu Bu on the other side arrived at Hulao Pass, he immediately took over the control of Hulao Pass. Then he immediately took people out to shout to the coalition forces and asked people to go out and fight with him.
Lu Bu: "Do you, the rats in Guan, dare to fight me?"
"I am Lu Bu, the first general under Grand Master's command, right?"
"If you don't dare, go home and nurse!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Hearing Lu Bu's scolding, Liu Bei was the most anxious among the eighteen princes in the pass. But he also kept his calm. He knew that there must be a reason why a person like Lu Bu could be called Dong Zhuo's number one general.
So I wanted the rest of the people to go out and test Lu Bu's strength so that I could make sufficient judgments.
As for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, these two men simply did not want their men to go out and die. Especially Cao Cao, he knew Lu Bu's bravery when he was in Luoyang.
Just by looking at Lu Bu's momentum, Cao Cao knew that none of his men could defeat him for the time being. Naturally, he would not let his men die in vain. On the contrary, he wanted to see Yuan Shu's reaction.
Unfortunately, he didn't see anything from Yuan Shu's face.
Yuan Shao: "Lü Bu's fellow outside the pass insults us so much. I wonder who of his generals is willing to go and capture him?"
Wang Kuang said at this time: "Leader, don't panic, I have the famous general Fang Yue from Hebei. I will kill Lu Bu under his horse within ten seconds."
Fang Yue also stood up very cooperatively and said: "The general will go there in the end!"
Then he rode out, but within ten rounds of the fight with Lu Bu, he was killed by Lu Bu Fangtian with a halberd.
This also greatly improved the morale of Lu Bu's soldiers and put the coalition forces in a passive position.
At this time, the army led by Wang Kuang knew that Lu Bu's troops would not be able to return to the city so quickly. He wanted to take advantage of his own strength to capture Lu Bu, and then led the army on horseback to fight out.
But when Lu Bu saw that the opponent's force was several times his own, he led his men to kill him without any panic.
Lu Bu, who was riding a red rabbit horse and waving Fang Tian's painted halberd, seemed to be in a deserted place. It can be said that God blocks and kills God, no one can defeat him.
This also made the princes who were watching the battle couldn't help but say: "It is true that Lu Bu is among men and the red rabbit is among horses."
Now, they all understood Lu Bu's terror. Although Wang Kuang had an army of nearly 20,000 people, he was still defeated.
He had no choice but to retreat. After all, he knew it would be impossible to capture Lu Bu if he continued to fight.
After both parties retreated, they sat together to discuss. Cao Cao said: "If Lu Bu can be captured, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang will be vulnerable."
"But now, all the princes in the world are blocked from Hulao Pass by Lu Bu alone."
At this time, Liu Bei saw that the time was ripe and said: "My three brothers are willing to fight Lu Bu, and I am 50% sure."
In Liu Bei's opinion, Lu Bu was stronger than any of the three brothers. But he couldn't see that he was stronger than the three of them, so he dared to ask for a fight.
Cao Cao glanced at Liu Bei, then at Li Zhong and Gao Meng behind him. Then he said: "Since Brother Xuande is willing to fight for the coalition forces, why do you need us to cheer for you?"
In fact, Cao Cao still believed that it was impossible for the three Liu Bei brothers to capture Lu Bu. But if some people are willing to fight, they will naturally not attack others.
Yuan Shao didn't say anything, but said directly: "Okay, if Xuande comes back with a great victory, I will be generously rewarded."
Liu Bei: "Thank you so much, leader!"
When Liu Bei and the others rode out, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and other princes were also watching on the city wall. At this time, Cao Cao asked Xia Houyuan in a low voice: "If you fight Lu Bu, how many rounds can you last?"
Xia Houyuan: "Within eighty years, I have no fear of him."
"Within one hundred and twenty turns, he can kill me off his horse."
Cao Cao was also a little surprised by this answer. Although he knew that his brother was highly skilled in martial arts, he never had an intuitive comparison.
But now there is a direct comparison, and there is a new understanding of Xia Houyuan's strength.
Then Cao Cao asked: "How long do you think the three brothers Liu Bei can hold on?"
Xia Houyuan: "Liu Bei's strength should be similar to that of Li Zhong and Gao Meng. But there is still some distance between him and me, but these three are not weak."
"We should be able to hold on to Baihe, of course, if we cooperate well."
"After all, the cooperation between generals also accounts for a large part of the performance of one's own strength."
After hearing Xia Houyuan's words, Cao Cao stopped asking further, but Yuan Shu's communication system tested Lu Bu's combat power at this time and found that it was ridiculously high, actually a full one hundred and twenty.
He is even more powerful than the person he can cheat, and the explanation given by the system is that Red Tuma has given Lu Bu too much blessing.
When Yuan Shu looked at the three brothers Liu Bei again, he found that Liu Bei's martial arts was as high as ninety-seven, and even Li Zhong and Gao Meng had ninety-three and ninety-four.
Such strength can be regarded as a first-class military commander, and he is not weak at all.
