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

With the death of Gongsun Zan, the last obsession of the Youzhou army disappeared. Lu Bu mobilized 30,000 troops from Zhuo County and began to attack various counties in Youzhou.

The Han people in the Youzhou army had long been dissatisfied with the Hu people in the army. Knowing that Lu Bu was a great hero who killed Hu, they all switched sides and surrendered without a fight. Lu Bu was able to conquer several cities in a short period of time.

When the Hu cavalry saw the well-equipped Bingzhou Army, they still wanted to resist. Lu Bu formed a fish-scale formation, first fired a shower of arrows with his strong bow, and then led the cavalry to charge towards them. The Hu cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and they simply charged. He was defeated by the Bingzhou Army.

The Hu cavalry laid down their weapons one after another and begged to surrender.

Lu Bu's face was full of murderous intent, "I can only blame you for being born in the wrong child. If there is a next life, remember this! Be a pig or a dog, and don't be a barbarian." After saying that, he commanded the Youzhou surrender army to kill all the barbarians. Lu Bu The killing of Hu Ling must be penetrated into the hearts of the Youzhou Jiangjun. Only in this way can they be integrated into the Bingzhou Army.

After a month of fighting, the lands of Zhuojun, Daijun, Liaoxi, Guangyang, and Youbeiping in Youzhou have fallen into the hands of Lu Bu's army. Lu Bu's power has increased its population by nearly one million, of which as many as 100,000 young adults can join the army. One hundred thousand people. Lu Bu did not recruit 100,000 people into the army. This time he took Youzhou and sent down 20,000 troops. In addition to the original 35,000 Bingzhou troops, Lu Bu only recruited 5,000 new troops. The other young and middle-aged men were sent to Lu Bu. They cultivated fields, built roads and bridges, and carried out some basic construction, because the wealth in the tombs of the royal families of the Yan Kingdom was enough to pay for these expenses.

Lu Bu asked Xu Shu to take charge of the restoration of people's livelihood and infrastructure construction after the war, and then called Xu Rong, "This time I have an important task for you."

Xu Rong replied, "My lord, just give the order, and the general will not hesitate to die!"

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction, "Right now, the four counties of Liaodong, Xuanzang, Lelang, and Changli are still in the hands of Goguryeo. This is a serious problem for me. You are originally from Xuanzang and are familiar with the terrain of Liaodong. Now I entrust you with The mission is to take 30,000 Bingzhou troops to capture these four counties, then reclaim the land and build Liaodong."

Xu Rong clasped his hands and said, "I obey my lord's order. However, my lord currently only has a total of 60,000 troops. If you give me 30,000 troops this time, my lord will only have 30,000 troops left. Yuan Shao is eyeing Youzhou."

Lu Bu knew from Xu Rong's words that he was thinking deeply, and then he said the wise saying, "If Goguryeo is not eliminated, it will be a trouble for future generations! What we want to do is to create a great achievement. As for Yuan Shao's Jizhou Army, they rely on nothing more than Ju Yi and the dead men were killed first. Now that Yuan Shao has killed Ju Yi, he has destroyed the Great Wall. My 30,000 troops will be used to defend Wuhuan from moving south. As for Shanggu and Yuyang counties, I must take them. Yes, the owner of Youzhou can only be named Lu. The four counties in Liaodong depend on you. I hope to receive good news from you before winter comes."

"I will definitely live up to my lord's trust! Drive Goguryeo out of Youzhou within three months." Xu Rong was full of confidence.

Lu Bu was looking at the map, thinking about how to capture Shanggu and Yuyang. According to the information provided by the previous intelligence camp, Yuan Shao left Yan Liang and Wen Chou behind, each commanding 20,000 troops to garrison the two counties. A strong attack would inevitably lead to huge losses, and would require A lot of troops. At the moment, he still needs to set up a defensive line to prevent Wuhuan from marching south to Youzhou. It would be great if he could have one more strong general. With the strong general responsible for defending the northern border, he would be free to attack the two counties.

At this time, Yuan Shao was facing a thorny problem. The Black Mountain Army surrendered and rebelled, and took away the dead men first. Jizhou fell into war again. He worked hard to defeat Gongsun Zan's main army of 100,000, but was defeated. Lu Bu took advantage. He wanted to send troops to capture Youzhou, but at this time, facing the raging Black Mountain Army, he could only suffer this dumb loss.

His second son Yuan Xi was not happy. He hated Lu Bu deeply in his heart. It was Lu Bu who ruined his descendants, which caused his marriage with the Zhen family of Hebei to fall through and his position as heir apparent. He watched his eldest brother Yuan Tan sit on the throne. When he became the governor of Qingzhou, he was surrounded by civil servants and generals, but no one cared about him. Whenever he thought about this, he would think of the devil Lu Bu. He asked Yuan Shao for a tassel, and was willing to go to Shanggu and Yuyang, and take soldiers from the two counties to capture Youzhou.

Yuan Shao knew that his son was ambitious but not talented, so he refused his invitation. In his heart, he preferred to train his younger son Yuan Shang, and always took Yuan Shang with him to teach him how to deal with military and political matters.

The civil and military ministers of Yuan Shao's camp were not of the same mind. There had been three camps fighting openly and secretly before. After Ju Yi was executed by Yuan Shao because of his great achievements, Xun Chen, the counselor who had been following him, had other ideas. Especially after he went to Bingzhou to form an alliance with Lu Bu, he saw Lu Bu's courage and realized that Lu Bu was the one suitable for him. Ming Zhu, so he came up with the idea of ​​leaving Yuan Shao.

As usual, Yuan Shao convened the civil and military forces to discuss how to defeat the Black Mountain Army. Everyone was silent. They knew in their hearts that no one was the opponent of the Black Mountain Army except Ju Yi.

Yuan Shao was angry, "I raised you to make suggestions for me and fight on the battlefield. I didn't ask you to stay here and say nothing. Do you want me to fight in person?"

Xun Chen made up his mind and said, "Lord, our army fought several battles with Gongsun Zan in half a year and suffered huge losses. Now we are unable to send troops to suppress the bandits, so we can only rely on external forces."

"What external force? Tell me." Yuan Shao asked.

Xun Chen continued, "My lord, do you still remember the alliance with Lu Bu half a year ago?"

Yuan Shao's expression changed a little, "Lü Bu is too much of a bully! We agreed to send out troops together. After he captured Zhuojun, he stood still. Gongsun Zan's main force was entirely mined by our Jizhou army. When both sides were hurt, he jumped out and stole the victory." Fruit. He and I are incompatible."

Xun Chen saw that Yuan Shao had no intention of forming an alliance with Lu Bu, so he stopped talking.

Xu You thought for a long time and uttered a few words, "Lü Bu has just defeated Gongsun Zan and is not yet stable. We can mobilize 30,000 troops from Shanggu and Yuyang to attack the Black Mountain Army. As for the two counties, we only need to send the second son and the General Jiang Qi can lead an army of 10,000 and garrison it."

At this time, Yuan Shao could only accept the suggestion of demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall. He ordered to transfer back Yan Liang, Wen Chou and 30,000 troops, and sent Yuan Xi and Jiang Qi to the two counties, each with 5,000 troops to garrison.

Xun Chen wrote a secret letter and asked his confidants to report the news to Lu Bu and express his willingness to surrender.

Lu Bu discussed with Xu Shu and quickly made a judgment. He welcomed Xun Chen's surrender. He wanted to win over Jiang Qi who was stationed in Shanggu County, but he wanted to capture Yuan Xi who was stationed in Yuyang County alive. Use it as a bargaining chip for future negotiations with Yuan Shao.