Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 404
Tian Yu's bow attack this time used two-stage blows, and the two teams cooperated to shoot in sequence, and the rain of arrows in the sky almost never stopped.

Most of the unprepared Jizhou soldiers were shot to death on the spot, and all the remaining survivors were wounded.

When the bow and arrow attack started, Cheng Gongying grabbed a shield and wanted to run back while protecting his back.

It's a pity that the rain of arrows covered a wide area, and the shield in his hand could only protect his vitals. Several arrows hit his calf, and several arrows hit his shoulder. Many arrow wounds eventually made him lose his ability to run. I can only protect my vitals and linger on.

The rain of arrows in the sky finally stopped, and there were still seven or eight hundred surviving Jizhou soldiers who thought they could finally catch their breath.

But the good times didn't last long. Just as these people wanted to escape, they found elites in Mingguang armor suddenly appearing around them holding Mo Dao.

Jizhou soldiers don't know the Mingguang Armor and Mo Dao, but the light reflected by these two pieces of equipment is too dazzling when the sun shines on them, which brings great fear to the defeated soldiers.

As soon as they fought, they fell to one side.

The battle ended soon, and it was related to Liu Yu's whereabouts and the secrecy and safety of the Hengshan base. All the enemies would not be left alive.

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Three miles away, Liu Yu formally accepted the refuge of the Lu brothers.

Lu Xiang saw two thousand Jizhou soldiers enter the ambush circle with his own eyes, and then were killed one by one. He was able to survive because his brother Lu Kuang had joined the regent Liu Yu in advance.

He also knows current affairs, knowing that Liu Yu was chased and killed in Jizhou because of Cheng Gongying's informant.

So when he saw Cheng Gongying was about to escape, he stepped forward and stabbed him to death. At this moment, he was kneeling in front of Liu Yu with his brother Lu Kuang holding the vote.

"The last general, Lu Kuang, is willing to serve under the King Regent's command. From now on, he will do his best in all missions."

"Ding, Lu Kuang's loyalty has reached 100."

Liu Yu nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at his younger brother Lu Xiang.

"Ding, Lu Xiang, strength is 77, leadership is 70, intelligence is 65, mind is 52, friendship is 100, do you want to execute the recruitment order?"

"Lu Xiang, are you willing to surrender?"

"The villain is grateful to the lord for his mercy, and is willing to do his best for the regent in the future."

"Ding, Lu Xiang's loyalty has reached 100."

It is also very happy to get the loyalty of the two of them to Liu Yu. The system shows that the military general with a loyalty of 100 has not yet directly rebelled, but he is not optimistic about the will and quality of the Lu brothers.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided not to let the brothers participate in the construction of the Hengshan base.

"Are you two willing to work as undercover agents beside Yuan Shao?"

"The two of us are willing, but this big defeat... Yuan Shao will definitely be blamed, I'm afraid that if he returns to Yecheng... his life will be lost!"

Lu Kuang first expressed his concerns, and Lu Xiang also followed suit, and expressed his willingness to go to Luoyang to play for him.

Liu Yu smiled slightly after hearing this.

"You guys can't go to Luoyang for now, but you don't need to worry about Yuan Shao's punishment."

After speaking, Liu Yu took out a kit.

"As long as you act according to the clever plan in the kit, I believe that Yuan Shao will not only not punish you two, but maybe he will reuse you two."

Then Liu Yu asked the two to come closer and whisper a few words, and the two nodded frequently after listening.

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Brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang finally agreed to work under Yuan Shao's command as undercover agents.

According to Liu Yu's instructions, the two brothers first returned to the southern part of Wei County to gather soldiers, secretly eliminated those who were disobedient, and then withdrew to Yecheng.

After entering the city, the two immediately asked to see Yuan Shao, and informed Sima Lang and Gao Lan that both died at the hands of Liu Yu on the spot, and all the five thousand Jizhou soldiers who went north were also killed.

Yuan Shao was furious at the loss of his generals and counselors. He couldn't find a place to vent his anger and wanted to vent his anger on the Lu brothers.

Speaking of it, the Lu brothers were too unlucky, first Wen Chou and then Gao Lan, Hebei Sitingzhu was killed by the two brothers.

Yuan Shao angrily reprimanded the Lu brothers for not being good lieutenants. Since the main general was killed, they should take over from Sima Lang and Gao Lan, continue to complete the task of killing Liu Yu and avenge them.

But now, not only did the two brothers fail to catch Liu Yu, but they even brought people back to Yecheng ahead of schedule. The mission failed, and the two were to be punished.

When Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang heard that Yuan Shao really wanted to kill them to relieve their hatred, the last bit of guilt in their hearts as the generals of Jizhou was gone, and they both felt that it was right to choose to serve Liu Yu.

So the two both stepped forward to beg for mercy, and used the clever trick Liu Yu taught them before.

Lu Xiang said that it was Sima Lang and Gao Lan who went north to search for Liu Yu at that time, and their brothers were ordered by Sima Lang to stay at the border guards in Wei County.

Naturally, there is no crime of assisting and disadvantageous if he is not on the scene.

The two left one clean first, and then Lu Kuang said that they had caught the spies from Luoyang on the border of Wei County, so they returned to Jizhou to report the letter.

The spy committed suicide by taking poison before being interrogated, but two secret letters were found from him.

The first letter was written to Liu Yu from Luoyang.

The letter said that the Bingzhou route had been opened, and Liu Yu could return to Taiyuan County.

The second letter was addressed to Liu Yu, governor of Youzhou.

Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were both governors of Youzhou. They had different opinions and often contradicted each other. In the First Battle of Panhe, Gongsun Zan was eager for success. The main reason was that he was afraid that Liu Yu would cause trouble in Youzhou and destroy his rear base camp. The purpose of writing this letter is to talk to them.

Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard about this. He knew that Liu Yu belonged to the royal family of the Han Dynasty and the uncle of the emperor Liu Xie.

However, it was Jizhou's strategy to trick Liu Yu into encroaching on Gongsun Zan's power in Youzhou. If the imperial court's letters were really sent to Youzhou, then Liu Yu would definitely give up the secret fight with Gongsun Zan.

In this way, Gongsun Zan would be free to start a war with Jizhou, which would be a great disadvantage to Yuan Shao.

This second letter must not be sent to Youzhou.

So the Lu brothers not only failed, but became meritorious.

Yuan Shao first rewarded the two of them, and then he immediately ordered to readjust the policy of besieging the Black Mountain bandits.

He transferred the number one general Yan Liang to Hejian County, and asked him to send troops to Bingzhou to intercept Liu Yu with his second son Yuan Xi.

Liu Yu killed Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Sima Lang in succession. This caused Jizhou to suffer heavy losses, and this revenge must be avenged.

It's just that the number of soldiers and horses besieging the Heishan bandits will inevitably decrease in this way, and although Cao Cao regards Yuan Shao as an ally, he will not let Yan Liang's soldiers and horses set up camp in Taiyuan at will, and will definitely send corresponding soldiers and horses to follow.

Liu Yu's two letters easily resolved the crisis of the Lu brothers, and at the same time relieved the pressure on Zhang Yan in Montenegro. Moreover, once Yan Liang sent troops to merge with the state, he could disrupt Cao Cao's defense center of gravity and provide a good opportunity for Liu Yu to detour back to Luo.

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On the other hand, Yuan Xi's general Jiao Touch returned to Hejian County after his defeat.

In order to shirk responsibility for the defeat, Jiao Chu attributed all the failure to the third son Yuan Shang's poor defense, allowing the Heishan bandits to occupy Zhending County, which led to Hejian's defeat.

Yuan Xi was furious when he heard this, and was about to go to Yecheng to find his father Yuan Shao to judge him, but met Yan Liang on the way.

Yan Liang brought Yecheng's military order and Yuan Shao's secret letter. After reading it, he didn't say anything, and immediately ordered troops to go to Bingzhou Taiyuan County with Yan Liang.

(End of this chapter)