Chapter 232 Runan
Chapter 232
"Ha ha, that's all for what I said. As for whether the words are true or not, you two will naturally know in the future." Wei Zhongdao did not think that in his own identity, he could make Niu Fu and Hua Xiong alienate from Lv Bu, but when he saw that Niu Fu and Hua Xiong had some confidence, he knew that his goal had been achieved, and he did not stop now, so he went down the mountain.
At noon, as Wei Zhongdao said, Yuan Shujun at the foot of the mountain slowly retreated.
"General Niu Fu, come and see that Yuan Shu's army and horses at the foot of the mountain have indeed withdrawn." Seeing the withdrawal of Yuan Shu's army and horses at the foot of the mountain, Hua Xiong said with some joy.
"It seems that what Wei Zhongdao said is not all lies." Seeing Yuan Shuren withdrawing, Niu Fu nodded and said.
"General, since Yuan Shu's people have withdrawn, should we also go down the mountain and go back to Luoyang early?" Hua Xiong said.
"General Hua, don't be impatient. We just finished the war with Yuan Shu. How can we believe Yuan Shu and Wei Zhongdao so easily? Let's take a look. It's better not to be ambushed by the enemy. After all, Niu Fu is an old man, and he didn't believe Wei Zhongdao so easily.
"Look, General, someone is coming." Hua Xiong was looking around, but he saw a man quietly coming up the mountain. This person was none other than anyone else, but Cao Shi, the general sent by Gao Shun to report the news.
"My subordinate Cao is General Gao Shungao, who sat down as a general, and was ordered to come to see the two generals Niu Fu Huaxiong." As soon as Cao Xi came to the mountain, he immediately revealed his identity.
"Oh, are you from Gao Shun? I'm the Niu Fu you're looking for. Tell me what you're looking for. Seeing Cao sex coming to find himself, Niu Fu came forward and asked.
"A visit to the general. My general Lv Bu was ordered to come to rescue the general. At this time, my general had taken Wancheng and attracted Yuan Shu's troops. My general's meaning is to let the general break out from Lushan after Yuan Shu split his troops. In order to be able to respond to the general, the little one came to send a message and asked the general to make an early plan. Seeing that the person in front of him was Niu Fu, Cao sex explained his intention.
"So that's it. General Lu Bu is worried about everything. General Hua Xiong and I will be very grateful for General Lu Bu's life-saving kindness this time. You can go back now." Hearing Cao Xin's news, Niu Fu was finally relieved.
"General Niu Fu, it seems that we can go down the mountain. These days, I thought we were going to die here, but I didn't expect that we could get out of trouble today, which is just a pleasure." After listening to Cao Xi's words, Hua Xiong was finally relieved.
"Ha ha, I was worried that this was Yuan Shu's plan. Now it seems that everything is not as bad as expected. Well, you go and prepare immediately. Let's leave Lushan and go back to Luoyang directly." A stone fell to the ground in Niu Fu's heart, and he made up his mind to leave.
"General, let's leave like this. Don't we help Lv Bu fight against Yuan Shu?" Hua Xiong was still a little unhappy about this defeat in the hands of Yuan Shu. At this time, when he saw Lv Bu arrived, he also wanted to fight for face. Besides, if you and I go back like this, I'm afraid we will be laughed at.
"It doesn't matter. I have got the news that all kinds of princes are gathering at this time. The prime minister is at the time to employ people, and he will definitely not wait for me. Moreover, if Lv Bu is dragged here at this time and can't get away for a while, who can the Prime Minister rely on if he doesn't rely on us? Although Wei Zhongdao has bad intentions, we are under the general's account with Lv Bu. Lv Bu's power is strong, which will naturally reduce the status of you and me in the future, which is also an indisputable truth. Niu Fu said calculatingly.
"Hey, General Niu Fu, I'm talking about this from Hua Xiong. You can say whatever you want." Although Hua Xiong is proud, he has always been very respectful of Niu Fu.
While Niu Fu led his troops straight from Lushan to Luoyang, hundreds of miles away from Runan City, several gatekeepers were chatting.
"Head, when do you think General Yuan Shu will destroy Niu Fu and Hua Xiong?" A soldier asked his leader.
"Who knows, we are fooling around these days, but our Runan is still a blessed place. In the past few years, the yellow scarf was so fierce that we in Runan are still safe. Even if it's Dong Zhuo now, he can't do anything about us, Runan. When the leader saw that his men asked, he boasted proudly.
"What the head said is that we in Runan are blessed by the Yuan family. As the saying goes: 'The Yuan family stamped their feet, and the whole man will also shake three times.' There is a upstart Dong Zhuo who can compare with it. Another soldier followed.
"Look, what's over there?" Suddenly, a soldier looked into the distance and exclaimed.
On the official road in the distance, smoke and dust are rolling, and the sound of "rumbling" is constantly coming.
"No, enemy attack, enemy attack." Not far from the tower, a soldier suddenly shouted.
"Quick, fast, close the gate." Hearing the news of the enemy attack, the talkative leader immediately reflected that he wanted to close the gate. It's just that it's obviously a little late to close the city gate at this time.
"Whew." Just as the boss finished shouting to close the gate. A feather arrow penetrated his neck, and a stream of blood gushed out. At the same time, a young general dressed in a big red cloak and sitting on a red rabbit horse has been killed. This person is none other than Lv Bu. And the arrow that had just penetrated the neck of the head was also shot by Lv Bu.
"Kill, kill, kill" Behind Lv Bu, the wolf knights shouted and cheered, so they killed Runan City before the gate was closed.
It turned out that Lv Bu came outside Runan City early in the morning with the generals. He was afraid of attracting the attention of the enemy, so he had been hiding in the woods around the gate. Only at noon, when there were many people at the gate, he launched an attack. Because at this time, there are a large number of people coming and going, and the defense is also lax, which is just suitable for Lv Bu to attack the city.
"Oh, thief, why don't you put down your weapons and surrender? Do you want me to kill all of them?" As soon as Zang Ba rushed into the city, he saw a group of soldiers rushing towards him with red guns, so he shouted. The sound was as loud as Hong Zhong Dalu, which made the enemy soldiers in front of him panic. They immediately fell down and knelt on the ground.
This Runan City is originally a big city in Yuzhou, with a population of tens of millions, which can be said to be rich. There were also a lot of soldiers and horses, but Yuan Shu had transferred most of the soldiers and horses to deal with Niu Fu and Hua Xiong. At this time, most of the soldiers in Runan City were old, weak and less than 3,000 soldiers. This gave Lv Bu such a good opportunity to take Runan City in one fell swoop.
"Hahaha, General, this Yuan Shu is too idiot. This huge Runan has only a little defense. It's easy for our army to take down Runan." After taking down Runan, Wei Xu came to Lv Bu with a smile and said.
"Ha ha, General, I also think Runan is good. It is a feng shui treasure. It has a large population and is rich enough. I think it's better for us to stay in Runan. Why go back and listen to Dong Zhuo's instructions." After walking around Runan City, Zang Ba also said with great satisfaction.
"Well, you two think it's right. It's just that although Runan is good, it can't tolerate my Lu Bu. Unlike other places, Runan was not able to fight here in the early years, so the gentry here were not damaged and extremely strong. In addition, the Yuan family has been operating here for many years, and its strength is staggered. We can't keep it with less than 10,000 people. Although we have now occupied Runan, I believe that in less than three days, the Yuan family will definitely gather the nearby heroes and mercenaries. Unlike Wei Xu and Zang Ba, Lv said that he was very clear about the current situation.
"General, even if the Yuan family gathers the powerful people nearby and raises troops, what can we still be afraid of him? At worst, just destroy them." Zang Ba said carelessly.
"Ha ha, you can see that Yuzhou is full of the power of the Yuan family. Ten thousand of us can't get the support of the people here at all. What's the benefits are it for us to stay here and surrounded by strong enemies? If you have time to think about this, it's better to quickly find the treasury in Runan and take away everything that can be taken away. It's not in vain for us to come to Runan. Lv Bu reminded with a smile.
"Hey hey, I'm good at this matter. Let me do it." Hearing that Lv Bu was going to rob Runan's treasury, Wei Xu took the lead in saying with interest.
"Wei Xu, remember that you can take away all the things in the treasury, but the things of the people's family can never be taken, and even the things of the Yuan family can't be moved." Seeing Wei Xu leave, Lv Bu said sternly. The reason for robbing Runan's treasury is that he naturally doesn't want to leave anything for Yuan Shu. What doesn't let the people move is to win some good reputation for himself. Lv Bu must not want to get the notoriety of plundering the people. Once such a bad reputation is left, Lv Bu will attack the city outside, and the people in the city will help defend the city. However, if Lv Bu does nothing against the people, no matter where Lv Bu attacks, the people will at least not help defend the city.
"It's the general." Bu was serious, and Wei Xu hurriedly agreed.
"Since the general wants to plunder the treasury, why does he even want to accommodate the Yuan family?" At this time, Zhang Liao heard Lv Bu's words and suddenly came over and asked.
"The Yuan family has been operating in Runan for many years, and people have a lot of expectations. If they touch the people's gentry here in the Yuan family, they will definitely feel that our army is unjust. On the contrary, if you treat the Yuan family well, there will be a lot less trouble. After all, in addition to the Prime Minister, the Yuan family is the most powerful in the world now. Maybe we will deal with something in the future," Lv Budao said without any concern.
"The Yuan family is indeed powerful. Both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are well-known and powerful princes. If the two brothers work together, they may not be able to influence the fate of the big man. Unfortunately, it is difficult for the brothers to achieve great things after all." Zhang Liao also saw the matter of the Yuan family very clearly.