Chapter 369 Lu Bu attaches himself to the tiger army
The warm wind blew in through the curtains. Compared with the outside, it was still too hot inside the carriage.
Lu Ling pushed aside some of the packages beside him. Inside was some leather, which was originally intended to be given to his father to make a leather armor.
However, it seems that it is not necessary now, because she has just received the news that her father has also taken refuge with that person.
Lu Ling looked at the shade of trees outside the window, and her thoughts couldn't help but go back to that day a few months ago.
If I hadn't kicked that kick, would everything have been different?
There just aren't that many ifs.
Throughout the spring, she stayed at the Hot Spring Villa in the east of the city, and her food, clothing, housing and transportation were all arranged by Wei's people.
It was not that Lu Ling had never thought about leaving Hedong County, but facing the Wei family's female guards, she couldn't beat them and couldn't leave even if she wanted to.
Lu Ling once felt that Wei Cheng was retaliating against him in disguise.
It wasn't until today that she realized that in Wei Cheng's eyes, she might be a bargaining chip of some value.
It felt uncomfortable to be used as a bargaining chip, but Lu Ling found that she couldn't hate it anymore.
The better I get to know that person, the less I can hate him. Instead, I feel sincere admiration and... a little moved.
By the way, I have reached the age when it is time to talk about marriage.
Lu Ling leaned against the window worriedly, and the beautiful scenery along the way seemed like passing clouds in her eyes.
Historically, Lu Bu would marry Yuan Shu in almost two years, but it did not succeed. This shows that Lu Ling has reached his age.
Knock knock~
"Miss, we are here."
Lu Ling came back to his senses and raised his eyes to look at the city gate tower in front of him.
Since all animals are prohibited from traveling in Anyi City, they need to transfer to a rickshaw here.
Mammy had already summoned several rickshaws to wait, but seeing that Lu Ling seemed to be thinking about something very important, she didn't bother them.
But there was an endless stream of merchants and pedestrians queuing up behind, and in the end, there was no choice but to ask the maid to come forward and inform him.
Lu Ling used to have a bad temper and would often beat and scold these servants. The older nuns were very jealous of her.
I thought Lu Ling would scold the little maid, but Lu Ling just nodded slightly and transferred to a rickshaw with the little maid waiting.
Several nuns looked at each other, wondering what happened to the eldest lady today?
Is it because the master is back?
However, when the master came back in the past, the young lady's temper would only become even hotter.
The few people who couldn't figure it out could only quickly pack their bags and follow them into the city.
"That is Lu Fengxian's daughter, right?"
At the gate of the city, several young men could not help but stop and watch.
The rickshaw has only one roof, so you can see the cool-looking woman on the seat at a glance.
It should not be said that Lu Ling inherited Lu Bu's genes for her figure, and her appearance is similar. Lu Bu was a handsome man in history.
The Red Rabbit is among men, and Lu Bu is among horses. It’s not just that Lu Bu has a strong military value, the ancients also paid great attention to appearance.
In ancient times, officials were selected based on appearance, let alone evaluating a man.
Women in their twenties and eighties are the most intoxicating, especially because this flower is unusually fresh and beautiful, and with a strong father like Lu Bu as the background, it immediately arouses the desire to conquer among several young men.
"Hello, I'm Hongnong Yang, Yang..."
"roll!"
"Okay, excuse me, miss."
What a conquest, this woman's aura is so powerful.
Several young men looked at each other, and finally left angrily.
Just one look from Lu Ling made them extinguish the desires in their hearts. They don't know which other man in the world can conquer such a woman who is so repulsive to others thousands of miles away...
At this moment, a casual and somewhat lazy greeting sounded.
"Miss Lu, long time no see, would you like a bowl of ice-cold and delicious sweet soup to moisten your throat?"
Everyone followed the sound and saw a young man in white smiling at Lu Ling at a stall selling tofu bread. Behind the young man in white stood a strong man like an iron tower, with a pair of golden phoenix wings behind him.
The halberd still shone coldly in the sunlight.
People who knew him immediately came forward to greet him respectfully, either as "Shi Jun" or "Second Master", and some even called him "Sir".
The person who calls him "sir" is obviously a student of Heluo College. After all, Wei Cheng often goes to teach, so he is half a teacher of Heluo College, teaching some herbal medicine and general physics knowledge.
Seeing Wei Cheng again, Lu Ling's cold eyebrows showed a hint of sadness, but because of Wei Cheng's invitation, her heart was filled with joy, and she agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, but I'm a salty party member."
Wei Qing smiled and asked the landlady to serve a portion of salted tofu puffs. Should I explain why salted tofu puffs exist in the world?
"Miss Lu, are you still getting used to living in the Hot Spring Villa?"
Wei Cheng took a sip of tofu curd with honey and raised his eyes to look at Lu Ling in front of him.
Lu Ling mixed the chili oil in the bowl with a spoon, nodded slightly and said, "It's not bad. It would be better if there weren't so many people watching."
There was a bit of resentment in his words, and Wei Cheng laughed, but didn't explain anything.
The reason why he sent someone to watch Lu Ling was entirely because of Lu Bu's entrustment. Otherwise, Lu Ling would leave if he wanted to, and he would never stop him.
After the two simply finished their breakfast, they did not separate immediately, but headed to the Lu Mansion in the south of the city together.
In fact, Wei Cheng came here specially to 'encounter' Lu Ling by chance, in order to take her with him to meet Lu Bu.
Lu Bu asked him to take care of his daughter at the beginning, and now she has returned to Zhao intact.
The time is approaching.
Lu Bu and his eight generals finally arrived at Anyi County.
There was not much movement. Under the guidance of the city guard, the group arrived at the house located in the south of the city.
Lu Bu originally wanted to go to the Wei Mansion to ask for an audience with Wei Cheng as soon as possible, but when he got home, he discovered that Wei Cheng had been waiting at home for a long time.
Seeing his daughter standing behind Wei Cheng, Lu Bu's eyes flashed with tenderness.
He only has such a precious daughter, and he would be lying if he said he didn't love her. Seeing that his daughter was becoming more and more shining and moving, Lu Bu looked at Wei Cheng again, with an inexplicable closeness in his eyes.
When Lu Bu left his daughter in Anyi, he just wanted her to get together with Wei Cheng. Looking at this situation now, is there any chance?!
Lu Bu laughed loudly, stepped forward and saluted with his fists in his hands, "I've met Mr. Wei Shijun."
It was the first time for Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others to see Wei Cheng. At this time, they all clasped their fists in bows and shouted greetings.
When Wei Cheng heard the two names, he couldn't help but feel happy. It was only one Lu Bu, but he unexpectedly gained two generals.
At this time, Zhang Liao didn't have any impressive achievements, but Gao Shun's "trapped camp" was a truly powerful army.
Moreover, Gao Shun was one of the few people who was not recruited by Cao Cao. This has a lot to do with Gao Shun's character. History books praise him as an innocent and dignified man. Moreover, Gao Shun seemed to be loyal to Lu Bu only from beginning to end, which shows that he was loyal to Lu Bu.
Loyalty.
It's a pity that Lu Bu doesn't trust him very much. Someone who is too innocent will seem out of place mixed in the quagmire.
As for Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and others, it’s okay not to mention them.
Wei Cheng doesn't like people who have no strength and also like people who act like monsters.
This is very similar to readers.
A crowd of people entered the meeting hall.
Wei Cheng sat upright, with Lü Bu on one side at the bottom, and behind him were Lü Bu's eight generals.
Facing Wei Cheng's strength, Lu Bu said nothing, but Hao Meng frowned, always feeling that Wei Cheng was being too trusting. After all, this is the Lu Mansion, not your envoy's residence.
Wei Cheng naturally felt the unkindness of Hao Meng and others, but he just smiled and said: "I came here specially today, firstly to meet Brother Lu's right-hand man, and secondly because I have a gift to give to Lu
Brother."
Lu Bu was stunned and looked up at Wei Cheng.
Wei Cheng signaled to Dian Wei who was standing beside him, and the latter left with fists in his hands.
Soon, he walked in carrying a big box.
Wei Teng said at the right time: "What's inside is a set of armor called Tiger Soul."
When Lu Bu heard this, the smile on his face gradually faded, while Gao Shun and others looked meaningfully at Wei Cheng who was looking up.
Lu Bu cupped his fists and said, "What do you mean, your Majesty?"
Wei Cheng did not hesitate and said bluntly: "Hedong has always followed the route of elite soldiers and strong generals. Although the number of troops brought by Brother Lu is 60,000, in my opinion, they are no more powerful than the Longshan Army.
It’s not too much to hit.”
"You~"
Hao Meng was so angry that he jumped up and slapped his gums, but Zhang Liao who was on the side pushed him back down.
Beside Wei Cheng, Dian Wei had already pulled out the phoenix-winged halberds from his back, staring at Hao Meng and others with unkind eyes.
When Lu Bu met Dian Wei for the first time, he felt an indescribable sense of cruelty and crisis from this man.
Wei Cheng looked at Dian Wei with a smile on his face.
Dian Wei snorted coldly at Hao Meng and then withdrew his halberds.
Wei Cheng smiled and said to Lu Bu: "There are five thousand sets of tiger soul armor. Brother Lu should understand what I mean."
Lu Bu felt very sad and angry, and at the same time very conflicted. The army was suddenly reduced from 60,000 to 5,000, which was difficult for him to accept. However, the armor developed by Wei Cheng was indeed what he had dreamed of, which put him in a dilemma.
realm.
Seeing this, Wei Cheng added: "Elite soldiers are the way to go. After you see the defensive power of the tiger soul armor, you will find that the five thousand tiger soul army is not weakened, but strengthened. Don't worry, as long as you sincerely surrender, I will not
What will harm you will only help you become stronger."
"Tiger soul... army?"
There was a glimmer in the eyes of Lu Bu and others, and Zhang Liao asked excitedly: "May I ask the envoy, does this tiger soul army correspond to the Longshan army?"
Wei Cheng still had a good impression of Zhang Liao, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Wen Yuan can understand this. My original intention of establishing the Hupo Army is to let you compete with each other. Longshan is too invincible. This is not a good thing. I
You need to stimulate them. Why, don’t you think you have no chance of winning against the Longshan Army?”
Gao Shun and Zhang Liao looked at each other with fighting spirit in their eyes. Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and others were also blushing. How could a man say that he was incompetent, especially a warrior who would not be outdone.
Even Lu Bu showed his face brightly, clasping his fists and saying: "Let you rest assured that Lu is confident that he can build a strong army that is not weaker than the Longshan Army."
Lu Bu also figured out that instead of leading 60,000 miscellaneous soldiers, it would be better to have a strong army like the Longshan Army.
In addition, Wei Cheng's attitude seems casual, but in fact he is very strong. He will cut off his own troops as soon as possible, without giving him a chance to refute. He even has a tiger soul armor that is comparable to the Dragon Mountain Armor. It is obvious that he wants to give himself
A show of force.
Although he still felt resentful in his heart, Lu Bu also knew that since he felt attached to the Wei family, he should not cause more troubles. If he did not agree to come down, life would be difficult in the future, and Wei Qing would be the first to take action on him.
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When Hou Cheng and others saw that Lu Bu had agreed, they had no choice. They could only hope that their men could work harder and not be kicked out of the queue. Otherwise, their status in the Hupo military force would plummet in the future.
As for Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, they are not worried about whether their men can be selected into the Tiger Soul Army.
With the two men's strictness in running the army, even if they are not as good as the Longshan Army, at least their people will not be worse than those of Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and others.
"Oh, I have some bad news for you."
Wei Cheng seemed to suddenly remember something, looked at Lu Bu and said, "I heard that Mr. Lu's hometown is Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment and was curious as to why Wei Cheng suddenly mentioned his place of origin. He cupped his fists and said, "Indeed, I wonder why you mentioned it?"
Wei Qing looked at him apologetically, frowned and said: "That's terrible, you may not know that the reason why Dong Zhuo was so aggressive this time was all because of the support of the Huns. Now Shuo Fang is already fighting, and
There are also Huns in Wuyuan County who are ruthless, I'm afraid..."
When Lu Bu heard this, his expression changed drastically. Some of his family members were still in Wuyuan County.
Wei Cheng saw this and said loudly: "General Lu, if you want to do something, just do it and leave it to me to help you arrange the logistics. It just so happens that the Longshan Army is also fending off the enemy in Shuofang, so you can go and see it."
Look at the difference in the fighting methods of the Longshan Army."
"I wonder how many barbarians there are in Wuyuan?" Lu Bu asked.
Wei Cheng recalled it and said, "About fifty or sixty thousand."
Lu Bu nodded slightly when he heard this, then clasped his fists and said, "In that case, Lu is indeed going to make a trip. As for the formation of the Tiger Soul Army, can it be postponed..."
Wei Teng suddenly said: "By the way, there are 200,000 Xiongnu troops in Shuofang, but only 2,000 of the Longshan army left."
"Uh, this..."
Lu Bu originally wanted to use this as an excuse to shirk the disarmament issue, but he didn't want Wei Cheng to directly silence him with one sentence.
The 2,000 Longshan Army dared to hold on to the 200,000 Xiongnu army. Why couldn't I face the 5,000 to 60,000 Huns army with the 5,000 Hu Po Army?
Even Gao Shun and Zhang Liao looked at each other.
Two thousand versus two hundred thousand, is it really possible?
But why do I suddenly feel so passionate after just imagining it?
Although Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and others did not like that Wei Cheng had weakened their military power as soon as he came, they were still men. When they thought of that scene, they led a mere 5,000 men to defeat tens of thousands of barbarians and were defeated one by one. It was inexplicable.
Still a little excited.
Needless to say, they are all loyal readers of the "Dragon and Tiger List of the Great Han Dynasty". Every time they see how powerful the Longshan Army is in it, they are actually not very convinced.
Hao Meng, in particular, was often arrogant, saying that the Longshan Army was so powerful because of its invulnerable equipment and hair-breaking weapons, but his personal strength was probably not as good as theirs.
Nowadays, they seem to be able to possess such magic weapons and sharp blades. Only fools don't want them.