"Those who combine with each other for benefit will be forced to abandon each other by poverty, misfortune, and harm; those who belong to heaven will be forced to accept poverty, misfortune, and harm." [Zhuangzi·Shanmu]
Immediately afterwards, this group of infantry collided with Li Jue's cavalry without fear. For a moment, they were knocked off their backs, and they stopped Li Jue's pursuit of Lu Bu.
After Gao Shun was ordered to come to Beijing to serve as a guard, all the hundreds of men under his command were detained by Lu Bu and handed over to the command of Wei Xu, who was close to him both inside and outside. At this critical moment, Lu Bu no longer retained his strength.
, ordered Wei Xu to lead the trapped camp, and he, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and other riding school commanders gathered more than a thousand cavalry to prepare for a breakout.
To the north is the surging Wei River, and to the east is Li Jue's menacing army of 100,000 men.
At this time, Lu Bu was attacked from both sides. After much thought, he immediately made a decision and led his men to attack westward. Hu Zhen and Yang Ding had only a few thousand men. They just took advantage of the melee between the two sides to launch a sudden attack and achieved immediate results. But at this time,
Lu Bu took the lead and led his men invincibly all the way to Hu Zhen and others.
Hu Zhen was afraid of Lu Bu's bravery and was so frightened that he turned his horse and ran away. Lu Bu's eyes were split and he glared at Hu Zhen angrily and shouted from the horseback: "Hu Zhen, please don't leave!"
Hu Zhen and Lu Bu were in the same army under Dong Zhuo's arrangement, and they jointly shouldered the task of attacking Sun Jian. Unexpectedly, the conflicts between the Liangzhou people and the Bingzhou people aroused in the army, resulting in the failure of the victory and the two sides almost fighting each other.
The two had an old grudge, and Lu Bu was not willing to let Wang Yun install Hu Zhen this time. Yang Ding went with the army to fight. Who knew that Wang Yun wanted to express his trust to Hu Zhen and other Liangzhou generals, and also check and balance Lu Bu in the army.
To do this. When such an accident happened at this time, Lu Bu not only regretted not being able to guard against Hu Zhen earlier, but also resented Wang Yunlai.
Lu Bu was shouting and cursing from behind, while killing several people with his hands. The four hooves of the Red Rabbit Divine Horse under his crotch suddenly seemed to lift off the ground, quickly closing the distance between him and Hu Zhen like flying. At this time, Hu Zhen was already with Yang Ding.
The infantry and cavalry retreated to a small slope, which was condescending and difficult to capture for a while.
Tens of thousands of troops followed closely behind them. They did not dare to stay for a long time, so they had to shoot a few arrows upwards and lead the troops to retreat.
Li Jue and others won this victory, how could they give up? So while sending people to recruit Hu Zhen, leaving ordinary soldiers and wounded soldiers behind, he and Guo Si's younger brother Guo Pu pursued with 20,000 elite cavalry.
After chasing for more than ten miles, beheading hundreds of people, they captured Xinfeng County, and then stopped the pursuit.
Lu Bu ran all the way to Baling to regain his breath. Afterwards, people reported that the battle had killed the cavalry commander Wei Yue, the army commander Chen Wei, and more than 10,000 casualties. As for the baggage, it was difficult to estimate.
"Hu Zhen and Yang Ding are two thieves. The court treats them badly, but they dare to turn against each other in front of the battle!" Lu Bu shouted angrily after losing the battle.
Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and other trusted generals looked at each other in disbelief. Among them, Wei Xu all said angrily: "These two people have betrayed us. Sooner or later, we will let them taste the power! But now our army is broken, what will happen next?"
Please tell me what to do, General."
Lu Bu looked at the few hundred remaining cavalry under his command and was silent. Just now, in order to escape from the siege, he reluctantly cut off the most elite camp left by Gao Shun, and now there are only ten who escaped.
Thinking that the 30,000 soldiers and horses had high morale when they went out for the expedition, but now there were only a few hundred left when they came back, this simply made Lu Bu feel like a knife.
He remembered that before the expedition, the emperor had summoned him alone and warned him, hinting that he should be careful of Hu Zhen and Yang Ding. It was funny that he did not listen to Gao Shun's words. At that time, he only regarded the emperor as a child and did not take the emperor's warning seriously.
After suffering such a defeat at this time, not only would he not be able to go back to see the emperor and Wang Yun, but he might also be disgraced by the imperial court.
"Although there are still 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an at this time, most of them are newly recruited by the emperor. The army has only been formed for ten months. It is still unclear whether they can kill the enemy. What's more, they have to face the men of Li Jue and others.
A hundred thousand strong army?”
Lu Bu actually had a plan in mind, and deliberately made an embarrassed look, and said worriedly: "Although we are brave and capable of fighting, we only have a few hundred riders, so it may not be helpful. It would be better for us to go to Guandong to ask for help. I often heard Situ say that the powerful families in Guandong are
The troops have always been responsible for rescuing the emperor, and they will never sit back and watch, what do you think?"
Wei Xu agreed upon hearing the words: "What the general said is that now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must avoid the edge. When we wait in Guandong to rely on the power of the Yuan family and other wealthy families to organize and train troops and horses, if there is a chance, we must reorganize
Come again and take revenge for today."
Chang'an was embarrassed for a while and did not dare to go back. Everyone had no other ideas, so they all, led by Lu Bu, agreed to abandon the court and lead the people to the east alone. However, on the eastward route, everyone had different opinions: "
Now that Li Jue's army is stationed in Xinfeng, we can't go east out of Han Valley. If we want to go east, we can only cross the river to the north and go to Zuofeng Yi, and then go east to Hedong, Hanoi and other counties; or go south to Lantian, Shangluo, etc.
Take Wuguan to Nanyang."
Song Xian, a native of Taiyuan, suggested: "Now the wealthy families in Guandong are dominated by the Yuan family. Dong Zhuo wiped out the Yuan family in the capital in the past, and the general now killed them with his own hands. This not only avenged the country for the imperial court, but also avenged the Yuan family.
I hate you. The Yuan brothers will definitely repay us with all their strength. If the general takes us east, we can rely on the Yuan family. Now Yuan Shaoxiong is in Jizhou, with a vast territory and many soldiers. Zuo Fengyi and Song Yi are relatives of the last general in his hometown.
, if you go north and cross the river, after reaching Feng Yi, you can have an unobstructed journey all the way to Jizhou."
Yuan Shao has many good advisers and generals under his command, and Jizhou is a popular place. If he can go to Jizhou to recuperate and recuperate, he can rely on his great kindness to the Yuan family and be able to regain his strength in a short time.
Lu Bu was very moved by what Song Xian said, and was about to make a decision when he saw that his subordinate Hou Cheng, who was also from Taiyuan, had a different opinion at this time: "No, Zuo Fengyi has accumulated a lot of food and grass, and Xinfeng and Gaoling (left)
Feng Yi's administrative office is only separated by the Wei River. Who knows whether Li Jue will send troops to attack? What if we are intercepted halfway?"
"In your opinion, do you want to go south out of Wuguan and join Yuan Shu in Nanyang?" Lu Bu asked.
"Exactly, Yuan Shu is the direct descendant of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao is just a concubine. He also adopted a foreign wife. How can he be as noble as Yuan Shu's direct son? In my opinion, the Yuan family is mostly dominated by Yuan Shu. In addition, if we choose Bei
Going to Jizhou, there are many difficulties along the way. Not only will Li Jue send troops to intercept them, but on the way, they may also encounter the Baibo Yellow Turbans in Hedong, the remnants of the Black Mountains in Shangdang and other places, as well as the Xiongnu and Qianghu tribes. If you go south through Lantian, Shangluo
, Shang County, go straight out of Wuguan, you can really ignore the dangers on the way. I will see you at the end, but please think carefully, general!"
Lu Bu looked at Song Xian who had stopped talking and knew that the other party had silently accepted Hou Cheng's opinion, so he said without hesitation: "Okay, in that case, we will pack up immediately and leave Wuguan to find Yuan Shu. Do you think
how?"
None of them spoke, obviously acquiescing to this plan. Only Wei Xu spoke up and said: "Wang Situ and I are both from Bingzhou, and he has treated me well over the years. If he leaves like this, he will be left alone in Chang'an."
,I’m afraid…”
Wei Xu's words were out of morality, and Lu Bu had to think carefully about the pros and cons. If he left without saying a word and refused to save Wang Yun, Lu Bu would definitely be blamed by thousands of people if word spread in the future. But at this time, he was in a life-or-death situation.
At this critical moment, it was inevitable to escape to the east, so Lu Bu should send someone to Chang'an to inform him, whether out of past kindness or morality to the court.
Once this person goes to Chang'an, he may be detained there and live and die with the court, so who to send becomes a question.