Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Li Ru stood on Hulao Pass with a distant gaze. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes on his slightly thin face.

He glanced at the sky. Night had fallen. The flames on the city wall swayed in the wind, shining a dim light on his face.

This time he sent out two armies, one led by Lu Bu and the other led by Li Cui. The two armies attacked from different directions. Even if they could not completely wipe out the Guandong coalition forces, they would at least inflict heavy damage on them, making them no longer able to reach Hulao Pass.

He silently calculated the time. At this time, the attacks of the two groups of people were nearing their end.

Li Ru seemed to have seen that under Lu Bu's Fang Tian Huaji, the Guandong coalition forces were trembling and blood was flowing.

As for Lu Bu's desire to defeat Liu, Guan and Zhang alone, Li Ru has already made arrangements. If necessary, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao will take action. As long as they can share Lu Bu's pressure, no one will be able to pull Lu Bu out.

Li Ru could understand that after Lv Bu's defeat, he had to challenge others to win. But he did not agree. In his opinion, these stubborn insistences were ridiculous. He always believed that as long as he could win, he did not need to care about the means.

Because no one cares what means you use to achieve victory, they only care who wins in the end.

Even if you are the popular choice and win fairly, if you fail in the end, you will still be laughed at by others.

Li Ru hated mocking looks. He was mocked many times when he was young. It was like a thorn buried in his young heart. He had recalled the situation back then countless times. His family was poor, and in order to study, he ran around to wealthy families, enduring cold stares and mockery.

After he finished his studies, he also wanted to make contributions to the court through normal channels. Ideals are full, but reality is very skinny. In the eyes of the aristocratic families, he is still an insignificant little person. No one will care about him, and naturally no one will recommend him. In order to realize his ambitions in those years, he had no fixed place to live, wandered around, and experienced the ups and downs of life.

Until one day, he met Dong Zhuo, the powerful general in Xiliang. Dong Zhuo did not neglect him because of his status, but treated him with great courtesy.

From that moment on, Li Ru made up his mind to help Dong Zhuo achieve something.

As long as he defeats the Guandong coalition today, no one in the world will be able to stop him. When the time comes, he can send troops eastward from Luoyang and the world will be under his control in a snap.

"Open the city gate quickly. I have something important to report to the Prime Minister."

A shout from the city gate brought him back to his senses from his thoughts.

Li Jue, why did he come back here alone? Could it be that his attacks along the way were thwarted?

That's impossible. Before setting out, Li Ru had calculated carefully that Li Jue's role along the way was mainly to support Lu Bu's attack. The opponents he faced either had few generals or few soldiers. No one could pose a threat to Li Jue at all.

But Li Jue's current situation has obviously exceeded Li Ru's expectations. He has returned here with blood still on his body, messy hair, and in a disheveled state. What is going on?

"Zhi Ran, what happened? Why are you so panicked?"

When Li Jue saw Li Ru standing on the city wall, a hint of joy appeared on his originally panicked face.

"Lord Li, something terrible has happened. Lü Bu has defected to Liu Yu and is gathering his soldiers to attack Hulao Pass."

"What?" Li Ru's legs went weak when he heard the news, and he almost collapsed to the ground. "When did it happen? Tell me quickly."

At Li Ru's order, the gate of Hulao Pass was opened a crack. Li Jue walked up to the city wall and saw Li Ru. Without even bothering to greet him, he told Li Ru the details of the matter.

Following Li Ru's instructions, he led his troops to attack the camp of the Guandong coalition forces. He was unstoppable along the way and did not encounter much resistance until he attacked Cao Cao's camp, where his attack was thwarted.

Although Cao Cao had few soldiers, his generals were quite brave. For a while, the two teams were in a stalemate in Cao's camp. The soldiers led by Li Jue far outnumbered Cao's army. After the stalemate, Li Jue still had the upper hand. Just when he was about to defeat Cao Cao's army, a cavalry team suddenly rushed out from the side. These people were quite brave and disrupted Li Jue's formation in an instant. This was not the most shocking thing for Li Jue. What was more shocking was that they were actually carrying Lu Bu's flag.

Li Ru was in deep thought.

"Anyone who wants to can imitate Fengxian's flag, but this doesn't mean anything. Have you ever seen Fengxian himself?"

"Lü Bu attacked me with his halberd in hand, and pushed me back more than ten steps. I saw that the situation was not right, so I hurried back to send a message to the Prime Minister and Lord Li."

When Li Ru heard this, his face turned pale. Hearing what Li Jue said, Lü Bu really rebelled. The situation he had painstakingly planned was gone. He was a little confused. During this period of time, he had been trying to win over Lü Bu and did not see that he had other ambitions. He was still thinking about making achievements for the prime minister. Could it be that he had misjudged Lü Bu and that he had already had other ambitions and was waiting to turn against him as soon as he led his troops out?

Although Li Jue's words were convincing, he still found it hard to believe. He quickly turned the information he had just collected in his mind.

"Did you really see it clearly? The person who attacked you was Fengxian?" Li Ru asked uncertainly.

Li Jue was a little hesitant. It was too dark and the other party moved too quickly, so he did not see the man's face clearly. However, he saw the Fang Tian Hua Ji very clearly. The man only made one move and pushed him back dozens of steps. Who else except Lu Bu could have such martial power?

"Lord Li, although Jue didn't see his face clearly, he was too familiar with Wen Hou's Fang Tian Hua Ji, so he couldn't be wrong. He only used one move to push Jue back several steps. Lord Li, think about it, except for Wen Hou, who else has such a terrifying fighting power."

Li Ru had a gloomy expression on his face. He carefully inquired about the details of the battle between Li Jue and Lu Bu, and found that there was not much useful information. The appearance of Lu Bu's flag had already made Li Jue suspicious, and then he was hit on the head by Lu Bu, which made him even more frightened. Then he spurred his horse and galloped here to tell himself the news.

The whole process was simple, monotonous and unremarkable, but Li Ru still extracted a very crucial piece of information from it.

After being hit hard by Lü Bu, why was Li Jue able to escape back alone to report the news? Don't forget that Lü Bu's mount was Red Hare. Others may not know the speed of Red Hare, but Li Ru knew it.

With such a good horse and Lu Bu's support, who in the world can escape from Lu Bu's clutches?