The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

Niu Fu's army has marched thirty miles away from Luoyang City. The 200,000 Guanzhong Army is mighty and powerful. The people in the villages they passed have suffered. The Xiliang Army has shown its usual nature, raping and plundering, and the people are living in dire straits. .

Li Jue and Guo Si in Luoyang City could not sit still anymore. They summoned the civil and military ministers to go to court to discuss matters. On the dragon throne sat the underage emperor Liu Xie. Li Jue and Guo Si added two seats next to the dragon throne. , sitting on it, enjoying the worship of the officials.

Situ Wang Yun was the first to say, "The army in Guanzhong is so powerful that both sides may suffer losses. It is better to recruit and secure it to avoid fighting."

A group of civil servants followed suit and agreed to recruit people.

"Who is willing to go to recruit people?" Li Jue said this, and the courtiers who were noisy a moment ago fell into silence. Li Jue was furious when he saw this, and yelled, "What's the use of you! A group of guys who only know how to talk on paper! "

"Da Sima, please calm down. I am willing to lead troops to stop Niu Fu's army outside Luoyang City." General Zhang Ji volunteered.

"At critical moments, you have to rely on me, the Xiliang warriors." Li Jue smiled. He took out the military talisman, walked down the steps and handed it to Zhang Ji, holding Zhang Ji's hands. "The safety of Luoyang City depends entirely on the general."

Zhang Ji took the military talisman and went to the military camp. He ordered 100,000 Xiliang troops to prepare to leave the city to meet the enemy. Before leaving, he returned home and asked his beloved wife, Zou, to pack her belongings and go out with the army.

Zou was puzzled, "Why did the general take his concubine with him in this expedition?"

Zhang Ji replied, "This is a good opportunity to leave Luoyang. Li Jue and Guo Si are going against the grain and will perish. It is better to lead the army to surrender to Niu Fu and find a better future."

Zhang Ji asked Zou to put on the uniform of a soldier and follow him out of the city. The people knew that there was going to be a war again, so they hid in their homes for fear of being captured and sacrificed alive.

When the two armies faced each other, Niu Fu rode his horse forward and asked, "Zhang Ji, you were originally an ordinary general of the Xiliang Army. What merits did you have to be able to live in the temple and become a hussar general? If you know the current affairs, after I enter Luoyang , keep you alive."

Zhang Ji saluted on the horse, "I sent Xiu'er to the general in the past, just for today. I am willing to be the general's vanguard guide and help the general enter Luoyang City."

"Okay, if this is true, I will reuse your uncle and nephew. I will break the arrow today as an oath." Before he finished speaking, Niu Fu pulled out an arrow and broke it.

Seeing that Niu Fu had made a promise, Zhang Ji felt relieved and returned to his formation. He said to the Xiliang soldiers, "Li Jue and Guo Si conspired to rebel and steal the power of the imperial court. General Niu Fu is the beloved son-in-law of Dong Xiangguo. Chengtian We surrender his life today to protect his wealth and honor."

The soldiers of Xiliang put their interests first, and they would fight for whoever gave them benefits. Zhang Ji even mentioned this, and they also understood what they should choose, and they all laid down their weapons and chose to surrender. In this way, Niu Fu took control of an army of 300,000.

At the foot of Luoyang City, with flags covering the sky and the sun, Li Jue yelled at Zhang Ji from the top of the city tower, "Zhang Ji, you are a common man! You betrayed me, you will not die!"

Without waiting for Zhang Ji's reply, Niu Fu drew his bow and fired an arrow. With the wind, he shot Li Jue through the throat. Niu Fu shouted at the bottom of the city, "Quickly open the city and surrender, otherwise after the city is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left!"

Seeing that the situation was over, Guo Si ordered Kaicheng to surrender. Niu Fu's army entered the capital. Many of his men had been fighting in the northwest since childhood. Later, they entered Guanzhong and saw the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. I really didn't expect that Luoyang City would be even more magnificent. Niu Fu also ignored military discipline and allowed his soldiers to plunder. Poor Han capital, in just a few years after Emperor Ling's death, it experienced three disasters, each one more serious than the last. This time, even the residences of the court ministers were plundered by Xiliang soldiers.

Situ Wangyun's mansion is no exception. He was originally from a noble family in Bingzhou. He served as an official in the court for decades and made a lot of money. Moreover, he liked underage women. There were even singers in the mansion and hundreds of wives and concubines. , completely contrary to his righteousness in the court.

Niu Fu moved directly into Wang Yun's mansion and ordered all the male members of the Wang family to be beheaded, and he naturally inherited everything Wang Yun had owned during his lifetime.

At the suggestion of counselor Jia Xu, Niu Fu asked the young Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty for the position of general, nominally becoming the supreme commander of the Han army. A large number of officials in the court were killed by the Xiliang army, leaving a large number of official vacancies. Niu Fu actually let many illiterate generals under him hold important positions. After that, he sent Jia Xu as a lobbyist to Hulao Pass to recruit Hu Zhen.

At this time, Hulao Pass was struggling to hold on under Cao Ren's attack. The Xiliang army was very strong in the field, but was not good at defending the city. After a few days, both sides suffered damage. Cao Ren's army relied on a large number of siege equipment to defend the city. The Xiliang Army caused a large number of casualties.

Cao Ren came to Li Dian and Le Jin to discuss, "Our army attacked Hulao Pass for several days and lost ten thousand people. If we attack again, we may even capture Hulao Pass, and we will not be able to withstand the rescue of the Luoyang army. I don't know. Do you two have a good plan to break the city?"

Li Dian proposed a plan, "Our army can pretend to withdraw and leave some baggage along the way. The Xiliang army is greedy for money and will definitely rob it. Our army can ambush them and win in one battle."

Le Jin agreed with Li Dian's strategy. Cao Ren smiled and said, "That's not enough. General Li is responsible for the ambush. General Le took advantage of the situation and led an army to capture Hulao Pass, preventing the enemy soldiers from returning to the city. This way, the lord can recruit We want more soldiers, not only Hulao Pass, but also these Xiliang cavalry who are good at fighting."

Li Dian and Le Jin clapped their hands and praised it. So everything was carried out according to the plan. Cao Ren ordered the army to withdraw, lurked in the woods, and dropped a large number of equipment, food, weapons and other baggage along the road. When Hu Zhen in the city saw this, he did not suspect that there was a trick. He ordered all the soldiers in the city to go out to rob.

The Xiliang army mobilized in full force and chased them to the woods. Cao Ren led the ambush troops and fired arrows. Under a hail of arrows, the Xiliang army was in chaos, and Hu Zhen was the first to escape. When they came to Hulao Pass, they discovered that Le Jin had already captured Hulao Pass. Hu Zhen chose to commit suicide out of shame and anger, and the remaining 30,000 Xiliang cavalry chose to surrender. In this way, Cao Ren captured Hulao Pass.