"It is forbidden to use witches and blessings, and it is not allowed to use divination for officials and scholars to inquire about the good or bad luck of the army." [Three Strategies·Middle Strategy]
The generals in the tent, such as Hou Cheng and Song Xian, all begged for mercy, thinking that the punishment was too much. However, Lu Bu had already made up his mind, and Gao Shun was unkind, so he soon sent word to the subordinate Qin Yi that he wanted to drag Li Su out.
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Although Li Su knew that the responsibility for the defeat would be hard to escape, he thought that he could escape his fate by relying on his past friendship and make meritorious service. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu had already become murderous. He was frightened and angry, and cursed: "Lu Fengxian! I'm in the north!"
Yemen killed Dong Zhuo, which was a great achievement. Even Wang Situ didn’t remember my name! Why did you kill me? Have you forgotten who was willing to take risks and run around for you and plan so hard! Now it’s just a game.
If I fail, you will kill me. You are an unjust person and you will not last long!"
Lu Bu was furious when he heard this. He didn't want Li Su to interfere with him anymore and disturb the morale of the army. He quickly shouted: "A dying man dares to talk nonsense, Yi Lu! What are you waiting for? Pull him down!"
Qin Yi hurriedly responded. In order to prevent Li Su from barking, he punched him until his teeth were broken, making him speechless. Then he and another guard dragged him down, and within a moment
, Li Su’s head was sent in.
Li Suhao was said to be a close associate who conspired with Lü Bu to kill Dong. Now he was provoked and killed because he threatened Lü Bu's position.
Lu Bu saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and said sadly: "Li Su has been with me for many years. I didn't spare him because the military law is ruthless. But after all, he is our leader, and he should be buried well after his death. His family in Chang'an will be raised by me."
, I will definitely not treat them badly! Chen Wei, you have made a great contribution to the victory. Li Su is entirely responsible for the defeat of the army and has nothing to do with you. Just get up."
When Chen Weiru received the amnesty, he hurriedly got up to express his gratitude. Lü Bu comforted him with good words and promoted him to Army Sima on the spot to calm his mind.
When everyone saw this, they felt a little better, and they all clasped their fists in praise.
"I originally wanted to force Niu Fu to surrender without fighting, but with the force of the army, something like this happened, which shows that Niu Fu refused to obey the king's order and insisted on resisting. A battle tomorrow is inevitable. Who is willing to be the vanguard?"
Now there is a great disparity between the enemy and ourselves. All the elites of Niu Fu's army were sent to Li Jue and others to attack Yingchuan, making it difficult to return. According to Li Su, Niu Fu personally led the ambush today, with only five thousand soldiers and horses, while Lu Bu and others except Li Su
Of the 3,000 people killed, there were still more than 10,000. Everyone thought that there would be no more wars after tomorrow, so they ignored Niu Fu and asked for his life one after another.
Zhang Liao was also eager to give it a try, but after all, he did not belong to Lü Bu's direct line. It was just because they were both from Bingzhou and had served together under Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, that he returned to Lv Bu's tent after Dong Zhuo's death. It was like when the reinforcements went deep.
Zhang Liao has always done the hard work of being the vanguard and clearing the way in dangerous areas. As for the easy task of attacking Shaanxi County tomorrow, Lu Bu, after pretending to consider it, chose to let his in-law Wei Xu serve as the frontline army. He, Cheng Lian, and Wei
Yue and others led the army behind, while Zhang Liao stayed behind in Hongnong to take care of the baggage.
That night, just when Lu Bu was beheading Li Su and thinking that there were only five thousand people in Shaanxi County, a panic-stricken army of about ten thousand people came from the east gate of Shaanxi County. After receiving the news, Niu Fu immediately sent people to clear up the remaining troops.
Soldiers and horses were placed in the camp, and Chi'er was sent to the city gate to greet him.
The leader was sitting upright on his horse. Before he could speak, Chi'er clasped his fists and said, "I've met General Dong Zhonglang. The general has arranged a banquet and invited General Dong Zhonglang to come over and talk about it."
Shaanxian County, the residence of Zhonglang General Niu Fu.
Winning a battle during the day was a happy thing, but Niu Fu was still frowning. Lu Bu's army was approaching, and there was an edict from the emperor. After Dong Zhuo's death, his subordinates were panicked, and no one wanted to bear a rebel.
The name of a thief.
Although Niu Fu caught Li Su off guard by taking advantage of the elite Qiang and Hu soldiers and the favorable location of Canglong Stream, Niu Fu had no idea how to deal with Lu Bu's army afterwards.
The messenger sent to inform Li Jue found no news from Guo Si for a long time, which made Niu Fu even more uneasy. At this time, the arrival of General Dong Zhonglang Dong Yue and his more than 10,000 troops was undoubtedly exciting news
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However, Niu Fu had always been timid and cowardly. When he heard the news of Dong Zhuo's death, he was very uneasy and sometimes had trouble falling asleep. He often worried that someone among his subordinates would assassinate him like Lu Bu did. Therefore, he was very worried about the only six or seven thousand people left in Shaanxi County.
He took his military power very seriously, and often held military talismans in his hands and refused to give them to others easily. When meeting his subordinates, he would also put the torture instrument "鈇锧" used to cut prisoners in half next to him as a deterrent, and also sent a fortune teller
He went to see if the visitor had any objections, and asked the people to predict the good or bad luck of the visitor. Only when the visitor had neither bad omen nor objection could he be received.
All kinds of absurd actions were all aimed at slightly alleviating the uneasiness and confusion he felt since Dong Zhuo's death.
When he learned that Dong Zhonglang's general Dong Yue had brought his army to surrender, Niu Fu was very happy immediately. He not only sent people to pack up the camp to accommodate the army, but also sent his confidant Chi'er to welcome him on his behalf. But at this time, he still had conditions
Reflexively, or perhaps because he was suspicious of Dong Yue's unannounced arrival, he asked his subordinate Zhen Ren to divine whether Dong Yue's arrival would be good or bad for Niu Fu.
"Dui Xia Li Shang." Zhenren played with the tortoise shell taken out of the fire, and used yarrow to make further hexagrams: "Fire beats gold, which is also the hexagram of external planning and internal planning."
"Outside conspiracy?" Niu Fu was suspicious. The pressure brought by Lu Bu had already made him depressed. Now that he had come up with such a sinister prediction, he couldn't help but feel angry: "What does it mean? There is an outsider who wants to murder someone."
me?"
"Yes." Zhenren cherishes words like gold.
Dong Yue's surname was Dong, but he was not a relative of Dong Zhuo. He just flattered and clung to him because his surname happened to be Dong. Compared with Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Dong Yue was indeed considered an outsider. In addition, Dong Yue led his troops to visit Wei Ye.
From Mianchi to Shaanxian County, it can be regarded as entering from the outside.
The more Niu Fu thought about it, the more suspicious he became. He had always been a superstitious believer in the divination of the Divination Man, and it could be said that he followed his advice. If it weren't for the divination of the Divination Man that the ambush would be successful today, Niu Fu would not have dared to attack and ambush him no matter how courageous he was.
First of all, Niu Fu was convinced of the results of Zhenren's calculations. Coupled with the previous inferences, Niu Fu was convinced that Dong Yue's trip was to take the opportunity to seize his military power and give his head to the Chang'an court.
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"Chi'er! Chi'er!" Niu Fu called loudly.
Chi'er didn't answer, but saw another strong Yuezhi Hu soldier running up from the hall and said: "Chi'er has been ordered by the general to go to the city gate to greet General Dong Zhonglang. The general doesn't know what he has ordered. My subordinates
Willing to be driven!"
So Niu Fu immediately assigned his men to set up an ambush in order to catch Dong Yue off guard and kill him. Zhen Ren looked on, secretly happy in his heart. He and Dong Yue had always had a feud. Dong Yue often said that his divination was untrue, and often whipped him.
, Zhenren held a grudge, and finally found a chance to avenge his shame today.