Chapter 238 Good news spreads frequently! Psychologists help subdue Lu Bu!
"kill-!"
The loud shouts of killing rang out.
Li Jue, who was conducting the command in the bridge, subconsciously turned around and stared.
But see...
The bridgehead direction has been occupied by the Allied forces.
At this moment, a group of soldiers and horses were coming towards the bridge from the head of the bridge. The Xiliang warriors were retreating steadily and were unable to stop them.
Li Jue suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. If Guo Si was still there, he would definitely not be like this.
Now that this is the case, doesn't it mean that Guo Si has been killed in battle?
hiss-!
Li Jue took a deep breath.
Looking at the Xiliang soldiers gradually retreating towards the bridge, I was shocked.
"General, what should we do?"
"Yes, General, what should we do?"
The soldiers beside him were frightened, raised their swords to protect Li Jue, and asked.
After a moment of shock, Li Jue's expression returned to calm.
but......
This is not because he has a countermeasure, but because he has completely given up on breaking out.
Li Jue's eyes swept over the Xiliang warriors: "Brothers, we have no way out. King Hongnong can let go of any army, but he will not let go of our Xiliang knights."
"Now that the end is decided, what do we have to fear? We will fight until every soldier is killed and the last drop of blood is shed. Let's go on the road together. On the road to hell, we will still be brothers!"
Say it.
Li Jue raised the Huanshou sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill -!"
The Xiliang warriors were no longer afraid, their eyes were full of indifference to death.
They carried their war spears, let out roars of thunder, and immediately rushed toward the allies on both sides without any fear.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The golden sound exploded, and the sparks burst out.
In the blink of an eye, mountains of corpses piled up and rivers of blood flowed.
Bridge direction.
Xu Qiu immediately stepped forward and stared at the young figure on the bridge, feeling pleasantly surprised.
Originally, as a vassal of Li Min, he was strictly defensive on the east side, so it was difficult for him to achieve any military exploits.
Even if he really has merit, it should be regarded as Li Min's military exploits.
But now, the young general under his command actually killed Guo Si, and at this moment, he charged bravely and was not afraid of death, and he seemed to have become an example for the entire army.
With this merit, I am not afraid that King Hongnong will not accept me.
Xu Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While looking at the battlefield, he asked: "Captain Li, who is this son?"
Captain Li Quan frowned: "This... I don't know what will happen."
"I don't know?"
Xu Qiu was shocked: "As a captain, how can you not know that the soldiers and generals under your command are so brave and brave, and have no impression at all?"
Li Quan's throat rolled, and he was terrified: "Don't worry, Sheriff, the general will find out in the end."
Xu Xuan was angry and waved his hand to shout back: "Go quickly! We must find him and bring him into the Chinese army after the war. The governor of this county will reward him heavily."
Li Quan cupped his hands and said, "No."
Xu Xuan looked at the bridge in the distance.
But see...
The young general made quick moves and killed several Xiliang warriors one after another.
As a result, at this moment, he was already being targeted by the Xiliang people, with seven or eight war spears aimed at him, ready for a decisive battle at any time.
"Crossbowmen cover."
At this moment, a voice came from behind: "Create opportunities for that young general."
Everyone also didn't know his name. They just saw that he was wearing a helmet decorated with white feathers, so they called him Baijiang to distinguish him from others.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A wave of arrows suddenly struck.
The soldiers from Xiliang reflexively moved left and right to block. Two of the soldiers were unable to block and were killed by arrows on the spot. They lay down on the ground and used a tight formation of spears to create a gap.
Young General Bai Li attacked decisively, his body swayed, his sword flashed, he knocked away several spear shafts, and stepped sideways into the gun circle. At the same time, the Allied soldiers behind him followed up in time, and Wu Yangyang rushed up.
Phew! Phew!
Young general Bai Zhen made a decisive move.
In the blink of an eye, two Xiliang warriors were cut down.
Blood splashed on his face, paired with those ferocious eyes, as if he had a domain-type coercion skill, and the murderous aura was so intense that even the Xiliang soldiers who were not afraid of death were still scared to death. Flying, not daring to come near.
"kill-!"
Young General Bai Zhen roared angrily.
The Xiliang knights all subconsciously retreated.
The Allied soldiers took advantage of the situation to advance suddenly, gradually encroaching on the opponent's combat space.
Attacking from both sides of the bridge, the Xiliang army suffered heavy losses.
Soon, only a dozen people were left gathered on the bridge.
Li Jue was a general under Dong Zhuo, and this head immediately made the Allied soldiers go crazy.
Especially when General Bai Juan killed Guo Si, it aroused the enthusiasm of the entire army to kill Li Jue.
puff!
General Bai Zhen killed a Xiliang soldier.
But before he had time to rush forward, the spearman behind him took the lead and rushed forward several steps in succession, even ignoring the Xiliang soldiers beside his opponent, who was two feet away and stabbed directly:
"Hahaha!"
"Li Jue's head belongs to me..."
Before he finished speaking, the spearman paused and was unable to move forward. He glanced down and saw that three spears had pierced his chest, and bright red juice trickled down the spear shafts.
"I...I..."
The spearman looked unwilling and stared straight ahead at Li Jue. His spear was only less than a foot away from him, but this distance of less than a foot took away his life.
When the vision changes from bright colors to gray.
A familiar figure sprang out leisurely, the Huanshou sword danced in the air with a cold light, bright red juice splashed, and a huge head was immediately thrown away:
"Bai...bai Ming..."
"Damn...it's...him again!"
The next second, the spearman's vision turned completely black, and he died with hatred.
Young General Bai Zhen then struck out with his sword again, killing a Xiliang warrior once again.
now.
Li Jue's whole person was completely exposed.
Such a scene made the soldiers on the bridge go crazy.
More than a dozen spears rushed out fiercely, passing by the young general Bai Guan, and rushed to stab Li Jue.
For them, this is definitely an excellent opportunity to change their fate.
Therefore, even if there are risks in rushing forward at the risk of death, it is not worth mentioning compared with changing one's fate against the will of heaven.
"kill-!"
The roar is like thunder.
The spear shimmering with cold light, carrying the hope of changing fate against the heavens, thrust out fiercely without any fancy.
But Li Jue was not an easy person. He endured the severe pain of the wound on his left shoulder, held the knife in both hands, and swung it in the air to deflect all the spears coming towards him.
Backhand.
Li Jue's mind tightened, and he quickly pulled out a sword and kept swinging it. The dozen or so arrows that came one after another were blocked by it and scattered on the bridge.
Take this opportunity.
The young general Baizhen, who had been waiting for a while, sprang out like a cheetah, swung his body, and rushed to Li Jue. He swung the Huanshou sword in his palm with a clear clang and caught Li Jue's sword.
This isn't the end yet.
The young general Bai Jue took a step forward, and the Huanshou sword in his palm grazed the opponent's blade. He slid out a short distance, and thousands of sparks flashed out. The speed was so fast that even Li Jue himself couldn't help but be speechless.
Although Li Jue knew that his opponent was very skilled, he had no time to react at this moment. The hand holding the knife was cut off by the blade of General Bai Zhen, and most of it was cut off, and three fingers fell to the bridge.
"Whoa-!"
Li Jue gritted his teeth and roared, heartbroken.
However......
However, Bai Zhen's movements did not stop.
He whittled it into a thorn, and the blood-stained blade was directed at Li Jue's chest, passing through his armor.
Li Jue's body froze, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he was extremely frightened.
He seemed like he couldn't believe it.
I will die miserably at the hands of a young boy.
Plop!
Li Jue turned his back to the sky and lay down on the ground.
Zhang Liao rode up from the opposite side and stared at the young general Bai Guan in front of him: "Dare I ask this little brother, who is the soldier under the tent of Li Min, the governor of Yingchuan County?"
Young General Bai Zhen shook his head: "No, I am the warden of Xu Commandery in Runan."
"oh?"
Zhang Liao looked slightly surprised: "Are you the warden of Xu County?"
Young General Bai Zhen nodded: "That's right."
"Is it possible to have a common name?"
"Chen arrived!"
"Chen arrived?"
Zhang Liao looked at the other party with great interest: "Okay, I will remember you! Work hard and your future will be limitless."
Chen Dao raised his hand and said, "No."
The battle of Luoyang North Gate has come to an end.
When Liu Bian came down from Mang Mountain, he closed the live broadcast room and did not open it until he returned to the south gate.
After all, the scene at the North Gate was so tragic, especially near the bridgehead, where corpses piled up into mountains, blood pooled into rivers, and even the banks of the Xianshui River were dyed red.
If such a scene were encountered by modern netizens, friends with weak hearts might be frightened to death. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, Liu Bian avoided such a scene as much as possible.
now.
Luoyang South Gate.
Central army, big tent.
Liu Bian sat upright, feeling extremely excited.
"Report—!"
"Your Highness, the enemy forces in Luoyang City have been wiped out, and the Wolf Cavalry abandoned on the south bank, under the leadership of Army Sima Cao Xing, voluntarily surrendered. General Zhang Liao is accepting the surrender."
"good!"
...
"Report—!"
"Your Highness, the Xiliang Knights at the east gate of Luoyang were all wiped out by Deng Zhi and Han Dang, and are now cleaning up the battlefield."
...
"Report—!"
"Your Highness, the generals of Xiliang Xiaoqi, Guo Si and Li Jue, have both been enthroned. All Xiliang Xiaoqi have been destroyed. Li Min, the governor of Yingchuan County, and Xu Qiu, the governor of Runan County, are responsible for cleaning up the battlefield."
"very good!"
...
Success reports were sent to the Chinese army one after another.
The joy on Liu Bian's face could not be concealed.
Especially when Li Jue and Guo Si died in battle, it was equivalent to breaking an arm of Dong Zhuo.
Even if Dong Zhuo returns to Chang'an and ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will not be able to organize the forces within a short period of time to launch an attack on Nanyang. He can only defend the border and resort to despicable means secretly.
"Report—!"
It didn't take long.
Another announcement sounded outside the tent.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But seeing Cao Cao go straight into the tent, he bowed and handed over: "The last general, Cao Cao, lived up to the high expectations of the palace, wiped out the Wolf Cavalry in the direction of Zicun, killed Song Xian and Wei Xu, and captured the general Lu Bu alive."
"Did you capture Lu Bu alive?"
Even though Liu Bian had expected it, he could not hide his excitement at this moment.
"That's right!"
Cao Cao handed over his hand and said solemnly: "Thanks to His Highness's chain of traps in the direction of Zicun, otherwise it would be extremely difficult to capture this thief alive."
"Ha ha!"
Liu Bian looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Where is Lu Bu? Has he been escorted back to the camp?"
Cao Cao nodded: "It has been sent back."
"Bring it up!"
Liu Bian did not hesitate and waved his big hand: "I want to meet this tiger in person."
Cao Cao handed over his hand: "No."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent.
Xun Yi bowed his head and said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, we have another great general."
Liu Bian was delighted: "Lü Bu relies on his own bravery. Although he is a strong general, his arrogant character still needs to be polished! Don't worry, Wen Ruo, Gu Zi has a way to deal with Lu Bu."
Xun You was completely relieved: "If Your Highness can do this, you may feel at ease."
Liu Bidan smiled: "Don't worry, I know what I am doing."
Naturally, experts have already prepared strategies for dealing with a reckless man like Lu Bu who kills his master.
If Lu Bu can be recognized by experts after being polished, then he will definitely be a sharp weapon.
Even after polishing, it still does not meet the requirements of experts. There is no problem in hiding it until death or hiding it.
Hidden execution, as the name suggests, is a secret execution, political assassination or other death methods.
This kind of thing was extremely common during the Han Dynasty.
It was once popular among the aristocratic class. Most of the high-ranking officials who suffered persecution died abnormally, but their reputation was still passed down after their death.
After all, aristocratic families during the Han Dynasty attached great importance to reputation and family tradition.
Even if a guilty and unforgivable person breaks the law, the court will save face for him. Firstly, it can show the court's magnanimity; secondly, the wealthy family will not bottom out because of this.
For example, when Xun in history insisted on supporting the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao sent someone to send an empty food box, suggesting that he should commit suicide, so that Xun would be safe and sound. This was a way of hiding his execution.
In addition, Zhang Xiu's mysterious death in history may also be a result of hidden execution.
In "Three Kingdoms", Chen Shou mentioned it in one stroke, which roughly means: In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu went on an expedition to Liucheng, but died mysteriously before reaching the battlefield.
There are countless things like this.
Therefore, Liu Bian was not worried at all that Lu Bu had a dark history of killing his lord. If it was really difficult to reform, then he would just use some means to solve it secretly. It would take no effort and would not affect the overall situation.
But on the other hand...
If the alliance of military advisors can dig deep into the reasons why Lu Bu killed his lord, and prescribe the right medicine to completely cure Lu Bu's problems, then he will definitely become Liu Bian's sharp sword in conquering the world.
Not long after.
Lu Bu was taken to the military tent: "The guilty general Lu Bu, please see His Highness King Hongnong."
Liu Bian looked at the opponent carefully and said coldly: "Lu Bu, you have killed many soldiers."
This simple statement immediately shocked Lu Bu. He quickly bowed and apologized: "Your Highness, the general is really helpless. I hope your Highness will understand."
"Mingcha?"
Liu Bian had already put away his excitement and was replaced by anger: "I wrote you a letter of surrender, and also sent Shixun to personally recruit you. I have already given you a chance."
"But what did you do?"
Liu Bian's voice was low and slow, but full of an irresistible kingly aura: "Early the next morning, I sent Li Jue and Guo Si to sneak attack at the east and west gates."
"So, just let it go. We didn't succeed that day, so you concentrated your forces to attack the west gate the next day. If it hadn't been for the tight defense of the general under Gu Zhang, you might have succeeded in a sneak attack."
"Forced into helplessness?"
Liu Bian snorted coldly: "Have I ever forced you to do this?"
Lu Bu quickly explained: "It was not forced by His Highness, but by Li Jue and Guo Si. Your Highness should know that Li Jue and Guo Si are Dong Zhuo's real direct descendants, and the last generals are just vassals."
"vassal?"
Liu Bian simply admired Lu Bu's eloquence.
It seems that there was some truth in Ding Yuan's promotion of him as chief registrar. Otherwise, how could he have said so quixotically: "You, Lu Bu, are the general stationed in Luoyang. Li Jue and Guo Si still need you to control them. Is it possible for a vassal to be like this?"
"this......"
Lu Bu knew that he couldn't hide it from Liu Bian.
Realizing that he had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he stepped down directly. He simply stopped making excuses and apologized honestly:
"Your Highness, the guilty general will not dare to quibble. When the guilty general gets the surrender letter, he will really want to submit to Your Highness."
"If Li Jue and Guo Si hadn't suddenly broken into our military camp that night and forced him to offend, Gao Shun would have been sent back to the army."
"perhaps......"
Lu Bu regretted his mistake and sighed: "The guilty general has surrendered to Your Highness a long time ago, how could he have suffered the disaster today?"
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "Master Bian, don't worry about this time. Experts know the process well. Experts want to understand the grudge between Lu Bu and Ding Yuan so that they can analyze the deep-seated reasons for Lu Bu's murder."
"Psychologists and historians are already in place. They will make judgments based on Lu Bu's performance and then perfect our plan for training Lu Bu's character."
"good."
Liu Bian had a thought in his mind. He was really too lazy to listen to such high-sounding words of regret and asked directly: "I just want to ask you, why did you kill Ding Yuan and switch to Dong Zhuo in the first place?"
Lu Bu was surprised and suddenly raised his head to stare at King Hongnong, as if he couldn't believe that the other party would ask such a question.
"Answer me honestly, otherwise I will be executed without mercy."
"Sin will not be hidden."
Lu Bu nodded and sighed: "Bu Nai is from Wuyuan County. He came from the bitter cold land of the surrounding county. Since joining the army, he started as a small soldier and continued to kill for more than ten years before finally meeting Ding Yuan."
"Ding Yuan treated Bu very well. He was promoted one after another and was reborn with kindness. Bu regarded him as his reborn parent. Whenever there was a war, he took the lead and marched forward bravely without flinching."
"But......"
As his words changed, Lu Bu seemed to be recalling the past: "Bu and Miss Ding were in love with each other, and they were in love with each other, but Ding Yuan separated us abruptly and betrothed Miss Ding to the He family."
"What family?"
Liu Bian frowned slightly: "Which He family?"
Lu Bu sighed: "Of course they are the family of General He Jin."
hiss-!
Liu Bian took a breath and asked urgently: "Why is it so salty?"
Lu Bu shook his head: "It's not He Xian. I heard that he is a relative of General He Jin. He is in Nanyang. I wonder if he is still there now."
Liu Bian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and frowned: "Could it be that you killed Ding Yuan for personal reasons?"
"Your Highness, don't be impatient. Please wait and listen to what the general has to say."
"You continue."
"That's right."
Lu Bu took a deep breath and continued: "Ding Yuan therefore became He Jin's staff, and finally brought the last general to Luoyang. However, Luoyang is not Bingzhou. There is a mixed bag of fish and dragons here, and the kings and nobles are everywhere."
"We and other border commanders can charge into battle for the imperial court and kill the foreign bandits who invade the territory, but in the eyes of these people, we are just reckless men who do not understand poetry and etiquette."
"For this reason, Ding Yuan studied every day. In Bu's eyes, his knowledge and talent were no worse than those of people from aristocratic families, or even worse. However, despite this, no one accepted him.
"
"The general finally understood that the reason why we are not respected is not because we are not familiar with poetry and calligraphy, but because we are from a neighboring county. In their eyes, we are only qualified to wield swords and guns and are not worthy of their poetry and calligraphy etiquette."
"Sin will not submit!"
Lu Bu almost squeezed these four words out from between his teeth: "If there were no military men from our border counties to guard the border for the imperial court, where would their fine clothes and food be, and where would their poems, books and etiquette be?"
"Why do these guys look down on us?"
"Why do you call us reckless people?"
At this point, Lu Bu's mood fluctuated violently, and his words were already filled with obvious anger: "Ding Yuan and a certain person are both from poor backgrounds. Bu thought that Ding Yuan would take more care of the guilty general."
"However, after he became Kingo, he promoted all the children of aristocratic families, but ignored the criminal generals who followed him all the way from Bingzhou."
"This group of children from aristocratic families are not familiar with the art of war, do not practice martial arts, and are not good at commanding troops. However, they all hold high positions and are only based on the family's influence. In fact, they have no ability."
"Zhonglie Ling, Zhonglie Cheng, Temple Ling, Temple Cheng, these official positions are all controlled by them, and I, Lu Bu, have been fighting fiercely for decades, but I am just a mere captain of Sakyo Fu."
"snort!"
Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Li Su is right. Ding Yuan has always been using me, borrowing my bravery to help him settle the war and secure the Bingzhou. At that time, he became Zhijinwu, but he was just using me."
Liu Bian didn't react for a moment and subconsciously asked: "Li Su?"
Lu Bu hurriedly explained: "He is a fellow countryman of the guilty general, and he is a cavalry captain under Dong Zhuo's tent."
The Alliance of Military Advisors explained: "Master Bian is the guy who persuaded Lu Bu to surrender and submit to Dong Zhuo."
"Oh~~"
Only then did Liu Bian have an impression and nodded slowly: "You continue."
Lu Bu nodded: "Li Su, his military skills are not as good as those of guilty generals, and his bravery is not as good as that of guilty generals, but he was able to serve under Dong Zhuo and become the captain of the cavalry. He said that Dong Zhuo hired people based on their merits in battle regardless of their background."
"Furthermore, the purpose of Dong Zhuo's visit to Luoyang this time is to seek justice for me and other people from the border counties, so that the gentry in the world can truly respect us and other warriors from the border counties."
"The guilty general went to the main camp of the Chinese army. He wanted to persuade Ding Yuan to submit to Dong Zhuo and seek justice for the border commanders together. However, Ding Yuan cursed the guilty general for being disloyal and unjust, and wanted to behead the guilty general in public."
"The guilty general had no choice but to kill him and lead his troops to submit to Dong Zhuo."
call!
After taking a long breath, Lu Bu was completely relieved, as if he felt relaxed after venting his anger: "This is the whole process of the sinner's murder of the master. Please understand it clearly, Your Highness."
"For Ding Yuan, the guilty general admits that he does have resentment, but if he hadn't wanted to kill the guilty general in the end, how could the guilty general kill him without remembering his old grudges."
Liu Bian stared at Lu Bu with bright eyes, but secretly asked in his heart: "Teacher, what do the experts say?"
The Military Advisor Alliance responded: "Psychologists said that based on the analysis of Lu Bu's demeanor, language, subconscious actions, etc., Lu Bu should not have lied."
"Psychodynamic theory believes that events that cause people's conflicting emotions in specific situations will be suppressed into the subconscious. This is a typical psychological conflict theory."
"According to the analysis of psychological experts, when Lu Bu came into contact with the social truth of the late Han Dynasty, he was suppressed by the contradiction between the scholars and the poor for a long time, so that he developed psychological distortion characteristics."
"In a sense..."
The military advisor alliance paused for a moment, and finally concluded: "Lü Bu has suffered from mental illness, and the process of killing Ding Yuan is a typical transformation process of psychological conflict."
Liu Bian asked tentatively: "Can it be cured?"
Military Advisor Alliance: "Yes! However, the conflict between the nobles and the noble family exists objectively, but it has already gone too far. As long as Mr. Bian can control it within a reasonable range, Lu Bu's disease can be cured."
"As for now, psychologists will work with historians to issue a special treatment plan for Lu Bu. If his mentality can return to normal, and the conflicts between nobles and poor families turn into ethnic conflicts, in the future, there will be a lot of trouble in the border counties.
Make a splash.”
"Just now the psychologist suggested that Mr. Bian can start with psychological guidance, mentioning from time to time that he is a national hero who has made brilliant contributions to the Han Dynasty, and slowly pull him out of the quagmire."
What Liu Bian heard was a bit confusing and foggy.
but......
Since the experts said it could be cured, Liu Bian naturally believed it: "Okay, give Lu Bu a chance."
Immediately.
Liu Bian's eyes fell on Lu Bu: "I once promised Gao Shun that because you have guarded the border for the Han Dynasty and have repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, I will give you a chance to change your ways."
"Mengde."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said: "Untie General Lu. Anyway, he has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty."
Cao Cao cupped his hands and said, "No."
Lu Bu burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me."