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

In the governor's mansion of Jinyang City, Lu Bu was listening to Chen Gong's report on the latest military situation.

"According to the latest information from the Shenji Battalion, after annihilating the four major tribes of Xianbei, Xianbei Shanyu Kebi Neng is currently working on pacifying the opposition forces within Xianbei, and has no plans to go south in the short term." Chen Gong said.

Lu Bu looked at the map and said, "Forty thousand cavalrymen from Zhang Liao and Wei Muyong are stationed in the five northern counties, which is enough to prevent the Xianbei army from invading. What is the current situation in Youzhou?"

Chen Gong continued, "Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao in the Battle of Jieqiao, the Battle of Longcuo, and the Battle of Juma River. He lost 100,000 Youzhou soldiers. The whole army of Baima Yi was annihilated, and the territory of Youzhou was lost in Shanggu. The entire territory of Yuyang County, Yuyang County, and Qingzhou fell into the hands of Yuan Shao, and it seems that Gongsun Zan is at the end of his battle."

Lu Bu was a little excited, "The opportunity has finally come, Gongtai, I decided to go to Zhuojun, eliminate Gongsun Zan's forces before winter, and seize Youzhou."

Chen Gong asked, "After the great battle with Xianbei, our Bingzhou Army now has 90,000 soldiers. Not counting the 20,000 who are recovering from injuries, there are 40,000 soldiers in the five northern counties and 30,000 soldiers in Zhuo County. There are no soldiers at the moment. Only 20,000 unregistered troops are available, do we need to recruit troops throughout Bingzhou?"

Lu Bu waved his hand, "No, the people of Bingzhou are only one million at the moment. After deducting the women, the elderly, children, and young adults, there are only two hundred thousand. They have to engage in farming, and conscription consumes the people's strength. After the field soldiers are equipped with weapons, they are also elite soldiers with combat effectiveness. I thought that Taiyuan was now the administrative center of Bingzhou, so at least 5,000 soldiers were needed. The garrison troops in other counties combined also needed 5,000 people, and 5,000 people were needed to continue the farming. From this point of view, I still have 5,000 soldiers to use. .”

Chen Gong was a little worried, "Including the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Zhuo County, there are only 35,000 troops. The total garrison troops in Youzhou counties are still 50,000 people. I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to fight."

Lu Bu fumbled around on the map, then used his sword to draw a line between Zhuo County and Guangyang County, and gave Chen Gong a meaningful look. Chen Gong understood what Lu Bu was thinking, "Could it be that my lord wants to use these five thousand elite soldiers to directly attack Guangyang County? This is too dangerous. Once the counties send troops to rescue Guangyang, these five thousand people will be in a desperate situation."

Lu Bu showed a determined look in his eyes and said unhurriedly, "Wealth can be found in danger! Ji County is the seat of Gongsun Zan. Our army only needs to march day and night, reach Guangyang County as quickly as possible, and capture Ji County, as long as Gongsun Zan dies. , the counties in Youzhou are still not surrendering?"

Chen Gong was still a little worried, "My lord, Gongsun Zan is also a veteran on the battlefield. There must be heavy troops in Jixian County. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Lu Bu smiled, took out a scroll of letters from the desk, and handed it to Chen Gong, "This is the military information sent by Yuan Zhi from Zhuo County. Gongsun Zan went against the grain and went into war. The people of Youzhou were dissatisfied with his rule. The nobles of Youzhou were dissatisfied with his rule." Tian Kai, the head of the Tian family, has surrendered to Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan has lost the support of the people and nobles, and has no interest in political affairs. He has handed over the military and political power to Shan Jing and Guan Jing. The biggest enemy in their eyes is Yuan Shao, not us. Gongsun Zan is next to Ji County A tall building was built in Yixian County and named Yijing Tower. He and his wife and concubines hid in the building all day long drinking and having fun. Does Gongtai think that Gongsun Zan is still my opponent?"

Chen Gong finally understood why Lu Bu insisted on letting Xu Shu accompany the army to conquer Zhuojun. It turned out that from that time on, Lu Bu had already been planning to conquer Youzhou.

Thinking of this, Chen Gong saluted Lu Bu, "My lord is really a wise master of the generation. He has strategized and won thousands of miles. No one in ancient and modern times can match my lord's Xiangbei. I admire him."

Lu Bu helped Chen Gong up and said, "To deal with state affairs, Gongtai still needs to worry about it. With Gongtai and Boping involved in the major military and political affairs of Bingzhou, I can go on the expedition with confidence."

Lu Bu called Gao Shun again, gave some instructions, and left Gan Ning as Gao Shun's deputy to garrison Taiyuan together.

The next day, Lu Bu bid farewell to his beloved wife and concubine at home, and personally led five thousand field troops, each carrying thirty days of food and matching two horses. The group left Taiyuan and began the blitzkrieg.

In less than ten days, Lu Bu's army had entered Youzhou. Xu Shu's intelligence battalion had detected the entry of Lu Bu's army and quickly welcomed them into Zhuojun. Lu Bu let the army hide in the woods outside the city and entered the city alone.

Xu Shu was puzzled, "Why doesn't my lord let the army enter the city to rest together?"

Lu Bu explained, "I only brought five thousand people this time. My goal is to make a surprise attack, take Jixian and Yixian directly, and kill Gongsun Zan."

Xu Shu was shocked, "My lord, this is a dangerous move. I need you to send troops to help."

Lu Bu patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, "I came to the city to ask for your help. You inform the one hundred dead men in the assassination camp to get rid of the officials in all counties in Youzhou within ten days. I want to make Youzhou political affairs Being paralyzed, Guan Jing and Shan Jing will not have the energy to stop me from going straight in."

Xu Shu clasped his hands and said, "I will definitely complete my lord's mission."

Lu Bu continued, "Don't worry, there is one more thing I need your help with. At present, the military budget is insufficient, so a hundred men from Mojin Camp can be dispatched. There are many mausoleums of the Yan Kingdom family in the Pre-Qin Dynasty in Youzhou, and the gold and silver jewelry buried with them are It will be enough for us to use for a few years. But this matter must be carried out secretly, and I will ask Wei Xu's Fengxian Trading Company to assist you."

"I obey my lord's order. My lord doesn't need a meal before leaving?" Xu Shu wanted to leave Lu Bu to rest for one night.

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Soldiers need to be quick. It will take more than ten days to get to Jixian, and we will have to travel day and night. I'd better hurry up and leave as soon as possible. I'll leave these two things to you."

After Xu Shu accepted the order, he sent Lu Bu out of the city.

In the next ten days, Lu Bu's army marched by day and night, marching sixty miles every night, and resting in the woods during the day.

The assassination camp and the gold-touching camp also began to operate during this time. Many Youzhou officials were assassinated at home, in brothels, and wine shops, and their heads were seized. The tombs of the Yan Kingdom family in Youzhou were opened one by one, and gold-touching masters came from the tombs. A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and jade were obtained for burials, and then sold to dignitaries in all states through Fengxian Trading Company.

Youzhou is now in chaos, but Gongsun Zan is still enjoying himself in the Yijing Tower. He hoards all the gold, silver and jewelry from the state capital in the Yijing Tower, and recruits a large number of young women from the people. For a time, Gongsun Zan became a common citizen of Youzhou. The devil in your eyes.

Lu Bu's army easily defeated the Youzhou army who had no intention of defending the city in Ji County. The guard Shan Jing was killed by Lu Bu himself. Gongsun Zan lost his last general. When Guan Jing desperately fled back to Yi County and reported to Gongsun Zan, Yi County There were still 20,000 troops. Guan Jing tried to ask Gongsun Zan to organize an army to resist and wait for the reinforcements to arrive from each county. However, the military and political chiefs of each county had been assassinated. There were no reinforcements. The Youzhou army was originally composed of a mixture of Hu and Han, and now it lost its commander. Under his control, the Hu people in the army showed their true nature and began to burn, kill and loot in various counties.

Gongsun Zan knew that the situation was over. He thought of Yin Shou, the last emperor of the Shang Dynasty. Didn't King Zhou burn himself in Zhaixing Tower back then? He shouted, "I am not willing to give in! I have been in the army for twenty years, fighting against Wuhuan and Goguryeo all year round, defending the land and protecting the people, suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising, and attacking Dong Zhuo. All I have done is justice. Why did I end up like this?" It's not my fault that God wants to kill me!" After saying that, he put on the white shirt he hadn't worn for a long time and lit up the Yijing Tower.

At the moment when the flames burned, what appeared in Gongsun Zan's eyes was the scene of fighting with Baima Yicong in the past.

The fire in Yijing Tower burned for three days and three nights, affecting most of Yixian County. It was not until heavy rain fell that the fire was extinguished.

When Lu Bujun searched for Gongsun Zan's body, he only saw charred corpses all over the ground and could no longer tell which one was Gongsun Zan.

In this way, the last white horse Yi Cong Gongsun Zan fell from this era.