Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 266 The Wandering Lu Bu, the Besieged Cao Cao

Great heat.

The scorching sun scorched the earth, and in the shade of the trees in the forest, a soldier and horse rested.

The scorching sun was in the sky, they chose to avoid the scorching sun in the middle of the day, and only marched in the morning and dusk.

There are many hills near Pingqiu, and the forests are still luxuriant. Lu Bu has thick branches and leaves under the trunks, and it is very loose for people to sit on.

This can be regarded as a small consolation for Lu Bu in the recent discomfort and unhappiness.

Lu Bu's hair was disheveled, his beard was sloppy, and his originally bright silver armor became dirty and mottled due to lack of maintenance.

Whenever he has free time, Lu Bu wipes it with a cloth, looking forward to the next day to kill the enemy.

"Fengxian, I've been wandering around for several months, like a lonely ghost. If this continues, there is no way. Otherwise, let's vote for the imperial court!"

Wei Xu sat next to Lu Bu, and his condition was not as good as that of Lu Bu, because he was related to Lu Bu, and the two usually wanted to be called equals.

"You robbed Liu Bian and still voted for the court? How many heads do you have!"

Lu Bu responded angrily, this is a capital offense!
After parting ways with Ding Yuan, they wandered around, and when they ran out of food, they seized it everywhere, but they did not pay to the common people, but paid with the bandits who robbed the official roads everywhere and took over the mountains as kings.

No one will believe it.

Bandits are everywhere now, almost every mountain has bandits, especially outside the war-torn Hulao Pass.

Lu Bu wandered all the way east, mainly wanting to avoid the territory controlled by the imperial court, so as not to be hunted down, and he didn't want to be with the Yuan family. After much deliberation, the only way he could go east was to enter Yanzhou.

However, after entering Chenliu in Yanzhou, Lu Bu was surprised to find that the law and order in Chenliu was much better than that in Henan. There were few bandits here, and there were many people traveling in horse-drawn carriages on the official roads. It was even more lively than Sili .

"General, our army is about to run out of food, what should we do?"

Cheng Lian, who was sitting on the other side of Lv Bu, said that after entering Yanzhou, because he couldn't fight bandits and bandits, he often couldn't eat enough. There were more than a thousand soldiers and horses fighting, running, and scattered all the way, but now there are only more than [-] left. A few people who became Sima, but now they are actually just a military lord.

Why, Lu Bu didn't know, but along the way, Lu Bu has always adhered to the bottom line, which is not to plunder the people.

For this reason, several people under the account had quite objections.

Hou Cheng: "We are no longer the official army of Jinwu!"

Wei Xu: "You see Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army is an official army. They all plunder the people. You, Lu Fengxian, are now a wild army. Why are you still guarding the bottom line!"

Cao Xing raised his hand and said, "Hands up in favor of robbing the common people!"

Then he saw that he was the only one with his hand raised.

The others were just persuading. As for whether to do it or not, it was still Lu Bu's decision. They still believed in Lu Bu.

When the mountains and rivers were almost at the end of the day, this kind of voice began to appear again. After all, in this year, who doesn't plunder the people, the Yellow Turban Army, the Black Mountain Army, the Xiliang Army, etc...

Lu Bu also hesitated in his heart. After all, the problem of food was in front of him, but after several months of persistence, he still didn't want to break the bottom line.

"I've made up my mind, don't bring up this remark in the future!"

Lu Bu vetoed it with one word, and stared at the sharp halberd blade, as cold as frost.

"General, on the official road ahead, there is a convoy coming!" The sentinel reported.

Everyone's eyes lit up. During the war, the business roads were blocked, and few people were running business. Most of the convoys at this time were transporting grain.

This is a great time!

"Fengxian, don't hesitate!" Wei Xu persuaded.

Lu Bu stood up with a screeching sound, clutching the painting halberd tightly in his hand,

"I said no, but I couldn't. Even if I, Lu Bu, starved to death, died in the wilderness, or fell to my death on this mountain, I would not rob the people of their food!"

Lu Bu looked at the crowd and saw that they were all looking at him strangely, with a look of disgrace, meaning: Don't grab it, you will take care of the food!

Lu Bu turned around and said, "However, although you can't steal it, you can borrow it!"

Everyone looked at Lu Bu even more strangely.

"Go, follow me to borrow food!"

Lu Bu carried the painting halberd, went down the mountain forest, and headed for the official road.

On the official road outside Pingqiu County, five or six horse-drawn carriages drove slowly. The drivers all wore straw hats to shield them from the scorching sun. At the front of the team was a carriage, and the people sitting in it were exactly those who returned to Dongjun from Chenliu together. Chen Gong and Cheng Yu were the two, and the person on the carriage was Chen Gong's salary for the past year. Zhang Miao had always acted generously, and when Chen Gong wanted to leave, he not only personally sent them off, but also arranged for the carriage to pull the rations. There are also a lot more, so Chen Gong can be regarded as returning to his hometown.

The two chatted along the way, and the chat was very speculative. Chen Gong talked about all kinds of battles with Zhang Miao. Of course, he knew that Zhang Miao had a good face, so he mainly described the thrills of the battle, the ferocity of the Xiliang Army, and Zhang Miao. The part of the embarrassing escape was covered up.

Cheng Yu couldn't tell, but he didn't tell the truth. Compared with Chen Gong, the Qiaomao he followed was much more aggrieved. Dongjun was short of food, and Qiaomao relied on the allied army for food supply. Later, because of the handover problem, it directly led to the loss of military food supplies. Interrupted, and finally ended up disobeying the military order and being beheaded by Liu Dai.

Cheng Yu, who followed Qiao Mao, was naturally aggrieved all the way, and in the end he could only take refuge in Chenliu temporarily. From Cheng Yu's words, Chen Gong could also hear the helplessness, while Zhang Miao's conservatism broke his last sliver. Thoughts on Chen Liu.

"Zhongde, what are your plans for this trip back to Daodong County?"

Cheng Yu thought about it for a while, and said helplessly, "You and I are neither talented nor have a prominent family background. What else can we do? We are lucky to survive in troubled times."

"Otherwise!" Chen Gong denied Cheng Yu's words with one word, "Today's world is in troubled times, there is a saying that heroes come out of troubled times, heroes don't ask where they come from, Zhong De doesn't need to worry about his background." Chen Gong said.

"Gongtai is open-minded. Although Zhang Mengzhuo has no ambitions, he has the power to protect himself. Why did Gongtai abandon him and be a man of the mountains with me?"

"A troubled world is like a boat against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Those who don't have great ambitions and those who don't think about making progress will not be able to survive in the troubled times. I have something to say today. Chen Liu will be taken by others sooner or later." Chen Gongdao.

As soon as the words were finished, there was a sudden commotion outside, followed by the driver's voice.

"Sir, there are soldiers and horses blocking the official road ahead!"

Chen Gong and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and doubts arose in their hearts at the same time.

Soldiers?Why are there soldiers and horses here?
Chen Gong poked his head out and saw the people who came. The leader was a general in silver armor. Although the overall appearance was a little embarrassed, but the body of nearly eight feet, with fair cheeks, sword eyebrows and black eyes, was very extraordinary.

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong who was sticking out the curtain of the carriage, and smiled at him.

Holding a painting halberd and saluting.

Seeing this, Chen Gong couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, unlike bandits of unknown origin who were coming towards the grain and grass, Chen Gong stepped out of the carriage and stood on the carriage, his gaze was slightly higher than that of Lu Bu who was riding the horse.

Chen Gong replied: "I don't know the surname of General Gao, why did you block the way?"

Lu Bu frowned slightly, as if there was something difficult to say, and said softly: "My surname is Lu Mingbu, and my style name is Fengxian. I used to be the chief account holder of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou. , drifting here."

Chen Gong looked curiously at the person in front of him.

"The general is Lu Fengxian who killed Jianshuo?"

There was a hint of surprise in Lu Bu's eyes. He ran into a person on the road who knew his purpose.

"No talent, it's down."

Cheng Yu also came out after hearing the sound, looking at Lu Bu.

"This is Chen Gong, named Gongtai, this is Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde." Chen Gong recommended.

After the two saluted, although Lu Bu hesitated, he looked back at the soldiers, so he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"The reason why Bu interrupted Mr.'s schedule was to ask for something!"

"Please tell me, General!" Chen Gong said.

"Hey, after breaking up with Ding Yuan, Bu and Ding Yuan drifted away for several months, making a living by conquering bandits and rogues, and taking their food and grass. Now here, Bu does not want to take away the people's food and grass. Now the food and grass are cut off, so I borrowed from the two gentlemen. Some food."

After Lu Bu said that, he lowered his head in shame, not daring to look directly at the two of them.

Hearing this, Cheng Yu turned to look at Chen Gong. The grain and grass basically belonged to Chen Gong, and he had no right to dispose of it. He also wanted to know how Chen Gong would make a choice.

Hungry soldiers and horses are very dangerous.

Hearing these words, Chen Gong had another thought in his mind.

Going to Dongjun, I am alone. The prefect of Dongjun is Liu Dai's wine bag and rice bag. Let alone defending Yuan Shao, I am afraid that he can't even defend the Yellow Turban. What will happen if we borrow Lu Bu's soldiers and horses to gain a foothold in Yanzhou?
Chen Gong glanced back at Cheng Yu, and after a brief exchange of eyes, the two found the answer in each other's eyes.

It's not because of the tacit understanding between the two, but because they not only have the same goal, but also proposed a similar strategy in Chenliu——

Zhang Miao led his army to attack Dongjun by surprise through Changyuan, and then relying on Puyang and the river, he rejected the Yellow Turban in the east and Yuan Shao in the south.

It's a pity that Zhang Miao didn't accept it.

The appearance of Lu Bu now made the two of them think of the original strategy at the same time.

"The general is eunuching the party with his hands and eradicating thieves for the country. Chen Gong admires it. If the general needs some food, he can take it, but..." Chen Gong hesitated to speak, leaving a suspense.

"Just how?" Lu Bu hurriedly asked.

"I just counted the carts of food and grass, and the general can't last for a few days. I don't know what the general's plan is in the future?"

No matter how dull Lu Bu was, he could still hear the meaning of his words.

"Please guide me!" Lu Bu cupped his hands again.

Chen Gong glanced at Cheng Yu again, and the latter nodded to him.

"Does the general know that Yanzhou has changed?"

Lu Bu looked blank. He had been fighting wits and bravery with bandits in the mountains all this time, so he didn't know what was going on in the world.

Lu Bu shook his head and said very frankly, "I don't know."

"Then let me make a long story short. After the failure of the Chen Liu Huimeng, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai took the opportunity to kill Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, in order to seize the city and occupy the land. Then the Qingzhou Yellow Turban took advantage of the vacancy and attacked Yanzhou Taishan Army on a large scale. Liu Dai died in battle afterwards. , the current Yanzhou Shepherd is Yuan Shao, but the Eastern Commandery is currently in the hands of Liu Dai's subordinate Wang Gong."

Lu Bu was startled when he heard it, and stared at a pair of white and black pupils. These events, each of which can be called a major event, it is unexpected that there are so many changes in just a few months.

However, what does this have to do with him?Why did Chen Gong tell him this?
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu's bewildered look, and didn't know how to feel for a while, but Cheng Yu looked away, obviously, Lu Bu was just a warrior.

Talking about the general trend of Yanzhou with him is probably playing the piano against the cow.

"Right now Yanzhou is in chaos, and Dongjun has become the target of public criticism. Wang Gong is an incompetent man. Dongjun must not be able to defend. The general is a Han subject. When the country is in danger, he should stand up and help the people of Dongjun resist the yellow scarves. Looting, making meritorious service, the imperial court will reward you, and the general no longer needs to be a desperado."

The last sentence touched Lu Bu's heart.

He hated being a desperado, hated the wandering days.

Lu Bu was pleasantly surprised, and said: "Mr.'s words made Bu like seeing the sun through the clouds, and he suddenly opened up. Now I have the food from the master, and I have to open Bu Yulu. I don't want to thank you for my kindness. If you don't give up, I beg you to help me get rid of the thieves." , Help the country together!"

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he smacked his mouth. He felt that his mouth was stupid, and his words were too full and too big, too ungrounded. Chen Gong is obviously a person who has seen the world, will he despise himself because of this?
After hearing this, Chen Gong thought: General Lu is also a bloody man!
The most rare thing is that he would rather lead his troops hungry than plunder the people, which is much better than many sanctimonious people associated with the Yellow Turbans!

"Coincidentally, Dongjun is the hometown of the palace, and I'm returning home, why don't we go together!"

Lu Bu arched his hands and stood there stunned. In a daze, he felt that under the scorching sun, it wasn't so hot, but rather warm.

So, Chen Gong's convoy followed Lv Bu's soldiers and horses, and Chen Gong and Cheng Yu sat back in the carriage.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "It's all right now, don't worry about bandits robbing food."

Chen Gong couldn't help laughing, Cheng Yu was making a joke, he hired a group of thug bodyguards.

"Gongtai, do you really want to assist Lu Bu?"

"The ready-made soldiers and horses are not used. Is it possible that I will learn from Zhongde and mobilize the people of Dongwuyang to resist the Yellow Turban army?"

Cheng Yu was also speechless.

After thinking about it, he still planned to tell his thoughts. Originally, he planned to tell him when he was leaving.

"Gongtai, have you heard of Cao Cao?"

"nature."

Chen Gong not only knew, but also knew Cao Cao. During the period of the party prison, Luoyang scholars gathered privately, and both of them were in it.

"I heard that this person was fighting against the Yellow Turbans in Jinan, Qingzhou. Even though the Yellow Turbans have moved to Yanzhou, he is still chasing after him. I think that this person is a person who really does practical things for the country and the people. If there is a chance, I will vote for him. "

Chen Gong also understood Cheng Yu's thoughts, living in Dongjun, looking around in a daze, the only one around who could contribute to him was Cao Cao from Jinan Kingdom, his background was not as good as Chen Gong's, and the Yuan family was never among his options.

Chen Gong said with a smile: "People say that Cao Mengde is a traitor in Qingping, a hero in troubled times, and it is very timely for Zhong De to vote for him in troubled times."

"The public platform is joking!"

"Hahaha!"

The two laughed in unison.

Inside the carriage, there was chatter and laughter, and outside the carriage, there was also chatter and laughter.

"Fengxian, where are we going?" Wei Xu asked.

Lu Bu swept away his previously depressed mood, and his voice became full of energy.

"Naturally, to make contributions!"

The generals behind him looked at each other in dismay. Speaking of which, several people should be counted as fugitives, abandoned sons, how could they have the opportunity to make contributions.

"Fengxian, could it be a few carts of grain, did you sell the brothers?" Wei Xu said.

Among them, he was the only one who dared to talk to Lu Bu like that.

"Stop talking nonsense! When I put down the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, not only can I get rid of my shame, but I can also make up for my mistakes and get another official position. Wouldn't it be wonderful!"

Wei Xu didn't think so, and said: "So what about being an official? Look at Ding Yuan, who was an official until Jinwu, and now he is still a slave of the Yuan family. If you want him to go east, he can't go west. If you want him to go south, he dare not go north." , I am not as comfortable as Wei Xu! Look!"

As he said that, Wei Xu drove the horse back and forth a few times.

It means that he goes to the southeast, north, and west as he pleases.

In this regard, Lu Bu could only look back and shut his mouth.

Wei Xu is brave in battle, but his brain is not very good. Then kill more yellow scarves, promote him, and shut his mouth!
……

Jibei National Government Office, Lu County.

After Cao Cao entered the territory of Jibei, he had several encounters with the Yellow Turban Army, each winning or losing.

If it is a small-scale encounter, it is likely that Cao Cao's army will win.

And when Cao Cao encountered the Yellow Turban army, he had no choice but to retreat.

The two sides came and went and fought for several days. Cao Cao finally found out that the Yellow Turban Army could not be scattered or finished, and they gathered more and more.

It wasn't until Guan Hai led more than [-] yellow scarves to appear that they surrounded Lu County tightly, and directly frightened Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei.

In Lu County's Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao and Lou Gui are all there, as well as Bao Xin, Minister of Jibei, and Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, who are squatting silently at the door of the hall. Bend.

A group of people all looked dignified.

After fighting, Cao Cao found that the combat effectiveness of this Yellow Turban was much stronger than that of the original Yellow Turban. Most of the members were young and strong, and the weapons were much more sophisticated. They were no longer hoes, dung forks, and bamboo poles.

"Yuncheng, Guan Hai's army was defeated by the King of Bohai in the first battle in the Bohai Kingdom. The casualties were gone, and the number of those scattered was unknown. Why did you gather an army of tens of thousands in just a few months?"

Is this reasonable?Cao Cao didn't understand. When he governed Jinan, he didn't see so many yellow scarves!

Bao Xin was not surprised, "There are more than one million people in Qingzhou, if everyone responds, there are more than [-] people, it is not surprising."

"At present, our army is trapped in Lu County, what should we do!" Cao Cao said, turning his attention to Lou Gui.

Lou Gui looked at a roll of bamboo slips and paused for a while.

"Don't worry about Meng De, the Yellow Turban Army's primary target is not the general, let alone Lu County. What should be urgent is Guan Hai."

After all, let's continue to look at the bamboo slips.

Cao Cao immediately withdrew his gaze and said, "Although it is not in a hurry, you can't just do nothing. Yuncheng, I want to send a messenger to find someone to help!"

"Yanzhou Mu is dead, and the Yanzhou army has collapsed, who else can come to help." Bao Xin was very pessimistic about this move.

"Xuande is currently in Linyi, and he can arrive there in a day or two. Besides, Qinghe County in Jizhou is not far away. Fu Xie, the prefect of Qinghe, and I fought against the Yellow Turban in Dongjun. We have a good relationship. I believe he will help. .”

"Fu Nanrong?" Bao Xin knew that in the past, he was still He Jin's subordinate general, and Fu Xie had succeeded Huang Fusong as the chief general of the Jizhou army.

"If you can really get help from Fu Nanrong, you and I are really lucky!" Bao said.

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, but he had other ideas in his heart.

Bao Xin didn't know, but he knew.

Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong have joined the King of Bohai Sea.

Therefore, seeking assistance from Fu Xie is, in essence, seeking assistance from the King of Bohai.

Cao Cao and Fu Xie are just colleagues, far from friendship, but Cao Cao thinks that he has some kind of friendship with King Bohai.

Moreover, the King of Bohai cares about the world. Although he is busy dealing with the problems of the Black Mountain Army, the changes in Yanzhou are getting worse. Besides, Guan Hai, the commander-in-chief of Huangjinqu in Qingzhou, once attacked the Bohai Kingdom. The King of Bohai was very angry and killed all the enemies who entered the country. However, Guan Hai escaped back to Qingzhou by luck.

But now that the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are on the rise again, how could the King of Bohai stand by and watch?

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　The update is delayed today, so I simply write [-] more words, and try to write [-] words more in the future, and the handicapped party must make more progress.

　　
　
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