Lu Bu clasped his fists and said respectfully: "King Chu, Cao Cao conspired and planned a surprise attack on Bingzhou. I only had time to take away the last 20,000 elite border guards. I feel very ashamed. Please punish me, King Chu!"
Liu Hao's eyes turned and landed on this group of 20,000 Bingzhou border garrison veterans in neat formation. He laughed loudly and said: "Are these tigers and wolves and fierce soldiers the border garrison of the old general Huangfu?"
"Exactly!"
"You can be called the elite of the iron-blooded warriors who have fought for hundreds of years. What's wrong with Marquis Wen?!"
Liu Hao's face was calm, and he had no intention of blaming Lu Bu. Instead, he said: "I am hosting a banquet in the city specifically for Marquis Wen to cleanse himself from the wind and dust. I am an old soldier of Bingzhou's border garrison. Zhong Hui, go and settle down..."
Lu Bu was plotted by Cao Cao and his loyal troops were wiped out, which was actually a good thing for Liu Hao.
After all, Bingzhou veterans have followed Lu Bu for many years and are loyal to Lu Bu. This is difficult to reverse!
But these border guard veterans from Bingzhou were loyal to the Han Dynasty and could be perfectly used by Liu Hao!
In that city, pigs and sheep were slaughtered, and there was great joy.
After Lu Bu handed over his military power, he was appeased by Liu Hao. He finally relaxed and got along well with Liu Hao's generals...
Knowing that Lu Bu had a deep relationship with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, the generals began to treat him as one of their own.
Night banquet.
While drinking Maotai Immortal Brew, Lu Bu lamented and sighed: "The world has changed and the King of Chu has risen so fast that it is simply unbelievable. It seems that he is in sight of unifying the world. Why don't you encourage him to join?"
According to Lu Bu's straightforward thinking, Liu Hao's strength at this time was already so strong that it would be no big deal if he ascended the throne and became emperor.
During the day, Lu Bu secretly tested Liu Hao's strength. It felt like facing an abyss. Obviously, the gap between the two was even wider...
He couldn't beat Liu Hao, so he hoped that Liu Hao would ascend the throne and maybe become the head of the country!
Hearing what Lu Bu said, Liu Hao's generals all thought: What a hero, my lord, who helped the Han Dynasty, made great achievements, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, is it just and right!?
Dian Wei scratched his head and said: "This matter is important, so we still need to discuss it with the military advisors. They have many ideas!"
The generals all said yes. Everyone knows that the king's seven great military advisors are unparalleled in resourcefulness, and it is always right to listen to them!
Lu Bu's proposal just planted a seed in everyone's hearts, and the idea slowly sprouted. As for when it will grow and even bear fruit, it depends on how many days!
...
Bingzhou has nine counties including Taiyuan, Shangdang, Xihe, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan and Shangjun.
Sima Yi took Deng Ai as his general, and after rushing into Bingzhou, he defeated the Marquis of Wen Lu Bu head-on with the ambush strategy from ten sides, and then defeated Shangdang, Taiyuan, Xihe and other counties one after another with overwhelming force!
In the entire Bingzhou, only a few far-distance counties are still hanging on, and most of the territory of Bingzhou has fallen into Deng Ai's hands!
As soon as Deng Ai was born, he made such outstanding military exploits that shocked the entire Cao Wei power!
The great military advisor Sima Yi regarded him as a genius. After Cao Cao received the military report, he personally named Deng Ai the Marquis of Jinyang and the mighty general!
Compare him to Chen Qingzhi, the white-robed military god under King Chu!
Ever since Lu Bu took the last 20,000 elite border guards from Yanmen County to Xiliang, Bingzhou has fallen into the hands of Sima Yi without any suspense!
In Jinyang City, Sima Yi's face was gloomy. He looked at the headless corpse in front of him and asked: "Where was it found?"
The spy from the school affairs office said tremblingly: "Yes...it was discovered at Mr. Sima's house..."
"Damn it!"
Sima Yi is such a monster. In a flash of his mind, he already understood the whole story:
"The King of Chu must have set up a trap in Jinyang City and discovered that Shi'er was in contact with Hou Cheng and others, so he sent someone to assassinate Shi'er!!"
Sima Yi felt miserable in his heart, and the shadow of fear emerged: Since Liu Hao could sneak into Jinyang City and kill Sima Master without anyone noticing, could he also send experts to assassinate him secretly?
Sima Shi's death led to a series of consequences.
Hou Cheng, Cao Xing, Wei Xu and other generals waited for several days but failed to receive news of Sima Shi. Instead, they received news of Sima Shi's death. They were afraid that Sima Yi would turn his back and settle the score, so they could only guard the isolated city cautiously for a few more days.
, after receiving the news that Sima Yi did not care, he decided to sacrifice Jinyang City.
In just a few days, it can be said that it has delayed Cao Wei's military aircraft.
First of all, the Cao army that invaded Bingzhou focused on Jinyang City. Even Deng Ai sent troops to detour to the north and besiege Jinyang City.
During this period of time, Lu Bu calmly took the border guard veterans, detoured out of Yanmen County, and went directly to join Liu Hao in Liangzhou...
Under the arrangement of the all-pervasive Dongchang Jinyiwei, Yang Xiu quietly slipped out of Jinyang City with Lu Bu's family and sneaked back to Liangzhou.
Liu Hao personally received Yang Xiu who had returned from Bingzhou. After this mission, Yang Xiu had indeed become much older.
"This is......"
Liu Hao was slightly startled when he saw Ji Bu opening the cloth bag and presenting a human head wrapped in white lime.
When the new Lu Bu saw the head, his eyes lit up and he laughed and said, "Haha, this is Sima Shi's head, how happy it is!"
Master Sima went to Jinyang City to cause trouble and deceived Lu Bu with his superb acting skills. By the time Lu Bu came to his senses, things had reached an irreversible point and he could not return home.
"It's indeed Master Sima!"
Liu Hao felt a little happy. Sima Yi was still plotting secretly back then, and even sent old swordsman Wang Yue, Zhang Chunhua, Ji Bu and others to carry out assassination activities. Now Sima Shi was wiped by Ji Bu's evil sword on his neck. This is not a retribution in this world.
What?
Lu Bu fell to his knees in front of Liu Hao who pushed the golden mountain and toppled the jade pillar. He clasped his fists and said loudly: "The last general, King Chu of Gaoyi, rescued his family. In the future, he will definitely form a ring with grass to repay him!"