Chapter 16 How dare you!
The once luxurious and grand general has long been changed to the Dong Mansion.
In the lobby, Zhang Liao knelt on one knee and reported the news with nervous sweat. Although his lord did not mobilize troops privately, the generals of the court acted without authorization. If you really want to find trouble, you really can't say it.
"Report to the lord, General Lu led his personal soldiers and fifty cavalry to the military camp first to select hundreds of war horses, and one man and three horses were already heading towards Hedong County!"
After reporting the whereabouts of Lu Bu by the scout outside, Zhang Liao became even more nervous. When he heard that his lord had not retried his troops without authorization, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mobilizing troops without authorization is a serious crime of beheading.
After hearing the reward, Li Ru in the lobby also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was a turbulent time. Fortunately, Lu Bu did not mobilize his troops without authorization.
"Lord, General Lu, Gu's family is eager, but he mobilized fifty personal soldiers in his mansion."
At this time, Li Ru stood up and explained to Dong Zhuo to Lu Bu with a smile. Zhang Liao, who was beside him, nodded gratefully after seeing this.
However, Dong Zhuo, who was sitting in the upper position, raised his eyebrows, first glanced at the nervous young Bingzhou general and Li Ru who was smiling beside him. Suddenly, he slapped the table with anger, which immediately scared Zhang Liao.
"Damn thief, he dares to offend my husband's family."
In anger, Dong Zhuo shouted directly to the scout who was still kneeling on one knee and said, "You should quickly hold my order and ask Hua Xiong to order 5,000 light cavalry north to help Fengxian."
promise!
The scout respectfully took the order and turned around and left easily, but Zhang Liao held his fists gratefully after seeing this.
"Thank you, Mr. Dong."
With Dong Zhuo waved his hand and signaling, Zhang Liao hurriedly left respectfully, and chose to go to the Bingzhou military camp first to notify the generals of this matter and not cause a big mess.
After Zhang Liao left, the anger on Dong Zhuo's face gradually disappeared. Instead, he shook his head and sighed, "It's too reckless, just a pair of wives and daughters."
When Dong Zhuo said this, he had more disdain on his face, but Li Ru, who was standing beside him, said with relief: "General Lu can only use such a kind of person."
"Since General Lu ordered his personal soldiers to pick up and drop off his family, it proved that this person was loyal to his lord, and his wife and daughter were in danger. General Lu was like this."
"Lu Bu has the courage of a tiger, but no such a brilliant strategy"
When Li Ru said this, he pursed his lips, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly after hearing this comment, stroked the steel beard and said with a laugh: "Yes, Yes."
Lu Bu's move today seemed to be reckless and inferior, but isn't it something that Dong Zhuo admired? Even if he is so powerful as Xiang Ji?
The one who accomplished great things was not a cruel person. A mere wife and daughter actually put themselves in danger.
At this time, in Dong Zhuo's eyes, Lu Bu was no longer a person with a love affair with his children and had no great ambitions, so how could he talk about changing the world?
"Haha~ The lord is the smart man. Five thousand light riders take the heart of this tiger. It's so high! It's really awesome!"
When he said the last sentence, Li Ru gestured his thumbs up in admiration, but Dong Zhuo waved his hand with a laugh.
"Wenyou, don't make fun of me. Anyone who will do this business will do it if you want to exchange for five thousand soldiers and horses for people's hearts."
Having said that, Dong Zhuo laughed happily. In addition to the troubles of the Bingzhou Army, Lu Bu also dropped significantly from the position he feared in his heart.
And he only paid five thousand light cavalry, and these five thousand light cavalry were just helping, not giving it out.
At the same time, it was also reported in Luoyang City that Lu Bu, the most powerful general under Dong Zhuo, was besieged on a mountain by Baibo thieves when he was passing by Hedong County in Luoyang.
"Sir."
"The courage of every man."
Countless people sneered, despised, and disdained Lu Bu's character. In ancient times, women had a low status, not to mention that letting a man fall into danger for a woman would only make people laugh.
Rumble ~
The roar of iron hooves was on the ground, and Lu Bu, who was rushing in front of the armor, had a cold face at this time. Everyone who was walking with his personal soldiers knew that the more angry their lords were on the battlefield, the more indifferent they were, it was terrifying.
If Lu Bu was really a reckless man, and he would lose his mind in anger and lose his intelligence as soon as he was stimulated, then how could he lead the army and how could he become one of the future princes, although he failed.
The location of Baibo thieves in Hedong County is more than 300 miles away from Luoyang (the straight line distance is more than 130 kilometers).
One man and three riders galloped in rotation, and finally arrived around dawn the next day after a day and night.
(This marching speed is definitely not an exaggeration, it is well documented.)
In history, Sima Yi went to the expedition from Nanyang (i.e. Wan), and Xincheng and Nanyang were 1,200 miles apart (equivalent to the current 450 kilometers). Sima Yi only took 8 days to reach the city, and marched an average of 56 kilometers per day (Sima Yi's troops were infantry).
In 208 AD, Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou and Liu Bei fled south. Cao Cao thought this was the best opportunity to defeat Liu Bei, so he sent the tiger and leopard cavalry to chase Liu Bei. The tiger and leopard cavalry chased him for a day and a night, traveling 300 miles a day, and caught up with Liu Bei on Changbanpo.
The tiger and leopard cavalry can do it, not to mention that Lu Bu, a cavalry that had long fought with the Hu people outside the Frontier.
On a hill in Hedong County, wolf smoke rolled straight into the sky. Hao Meng led hundreds of soldiers to occupy the high ground with blood and temporarily built simple fortifications.
"Miss Mother, the lord will definitely come after receiving the message."
On the simple defensive hill, a somewhat broken carriage slowly lifted the curtain, revealing a beautiful white and smooth cheek. Hao Meng and the soldiers outside immediately knelt on one knee after seeing this.
"Meet the mistress."
The weak Yan family looked around and saw that the familiar wolf smoke of the Bingzhou army had already been lit, and there were also the chaotic camps at the foot of the mountain. No! It should be said that the chaotic thief army was not as rigorous as the military camps seen in Bingzhou.
"Hao Meng, you ordered people to pick up some dry firewood piles and around the carriage."
Hao Meng, who was covered in blood, suddenly raised her eyes after hearing this, widened her eyes in disbelief, hurriedly clasped her fists and shouted: "Don't worry, mistress, I will protect my mistress, Miss, Miss,"
However, Yan smiled indifferently, stroked the small and cute head that showed its arms. There was no fear or fear on his face as a trap, but was full of calmness and calm expression.
However, when he turned back, a sense of majesty appeared on Yan's face, and he shouted softly in an orderly tone: "Hao Meng!"
A serious and command-filled tone made Hao Meng's frustrated eyes turn red. Finally, he nodded in humiliation and shouted unwillingly: "No!"
Crunch~ Crunch~
A pile of dry branches were each under the carriage and around. When Yan looked at Hao Meng who was carrying the dry branches, he pointed to the bloody and seriously injured horse in front of the carriage.
"Hao Meng, killing horses to wrap the soldiers' belly."
"promise!"
This time, Hao Meng raised his head and looked around the brothers around him with a firm look, and shouted loudly: "Brothers who are not afraid of death have left a full meal, swear to protect the mistress, and the lady is safe."
"I'm afraid of death, huhhhh~ I'm going to take advantage of the fact that the bandits are burying pots and making rice, and quickly roll down the mountain."
Hao Meng snorted coldly, and the bloody soldiers around him could only smile.
"Hao Meng, I used to call you general to give you face. Now I have to call you boy. Come on, let me show you my skills, so that you can always taste horse meat."
A soldier with broken arms walked carelessly towards the horse, while also clamoring Hao Meng.
After seeing this, Hao Meng was about to get angry and dared to call him a boy, but when he saw the figure, his eyes suddenly turned red. Isn't this Lao Liu from the same village as him?
At this time, Old Liu, who was staggering, smiled weakly and walked with one arm.
"Who dares to be afraid of death and be the first to kill him?"
"Hmph~ I won't say anything else. When the Hu people beat Qiufeng in my village three years ago, the general killed all the beasts."
At this time, only more than 200 people were left in a mess, but each of them smiled carelessly, without any despair.
On the carriage, Yan was hugging his well-behaved daughter tightly, while the little girl Lu Qiling stared at her big eyes and looked at the torch hanging on the roof of the car.
"Mom, Ling'er is not afraid of pain."
A crisp sound echoed in his ears, and the strong Yan's eyes suddenly turned red, and he suppressed his grief and held back his tears.
At this young age, she already understood what the outcome was and what her mother was going to do. In the cruel ancient times, in the bitter and cold areas of the border, young children often began to ripen prematurely.
"Ling'er be good."
After holding back her tears, Yan pretended to be calm and gently supported her daughter's hair, but took out a bag of strong wine from the side.
"Ling'er, if you hear the sound of killing, drink some of the strong liquor your father likes to and will not be afraid of the pain."
Her gentle eyes looked at her young daughter with tenderness, but she said cruel words, but the little girl raised her head curiously after hearing this.
Looking at the wine bag that his young man was holding, his big eyes suddenly turned into a crescent shape and said happily: "Yeah, don't worry, mom."
Then the little girl frowned and pointed at the wine bag and said innocent words.
"Mom, if Ling'er is afraid of pain and crying after drinking, you can use this."
While speaking, the well-behaved little girl took out an exquisite and gorgeous golden dagger from her arms.
After seeing the dagger taken out by his daughter, Yan smiled gently and stroked the hair between his daughter's forehead.
"Don't worry, Ling'er, Dad will definitely come back in time."
"Yeah, Dad is the flying general, the great general, and the most powerful general in the world."
The little girl's innocent laughter echoed in the carriage, and when the little girl's laughter was heard outside, a famous soldier gradually looked determined.
Chapter completed!