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

Lu Bu pondered for a moment and understood Li Ru's purpose. It was probably because of the rumors in Luoyang City. He had met Li Ru quite a few times since he joined Dong Zhuo, but the two of them had almost no interactions. Although Dong Zhuo trusted him, Lu Bu knew that Li Ru's position in Dong Zhuo's heart was not worth mentioning at all.

Li Ru was the prime minister's top strategist, and Dong Zhuo followed his advice. He also had a more important identity, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and his adopted son's identity could not compare to this identity.

He knew that this man was extremely intelligent, full of strange ideas, and his personality was even more sinister and unpredictable. Although he knew that Li Ru came for that matter, he didn't know whether his purpose in coming here was to believe the rumors and come to call for punishment?

"please come in."

The soldier took the order and left. After a while, Li Ru came to Lu Bu. After the two exchanged greetings, Li Ru went straight to the point and asked, "I'm sure Fengxian has heard about those rumors, right?"

Lu Bu did not deny it and nodded in response.

"Yes, Bu has heard about it."

"This is all Liu Yu's trick, the purpose is to make the prime minister alienate you, Fengxian must not be fooled."

After hearing this, Lu Bu understood Li Ru's purpose.

"Please ask Wenyou to tell the Prime Minister that Bu has no second thoughts."

Li Ru said with a smile: "How could the Prime Minister not know Fengxian's loyalty and bravery? It was he who asked Ru to come here and tell Fengxian not to think too much. The Prime Minister regards Fengxian as his son and has never doubted this.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Since my foster father trusts me so much, I dare not disobey him with my life."

Li Ru saw Lu Bu's character very clearly. When it came to bravery, no one in the world could beat him. But when it came to scheming, Lu Bu's level simply didn't have any place to stand in this era. He always showed his emotions on his face and was not good at hiding his emotions. His love, hate, and grudges were all written on his face.

Li Ru secretly observed Lu Bu's expression. His eyes were clear and did not seem fake, so he felt relieved.

"How can the Prime Minister not win with the help of Lu Bu? Once we defeat the Guandong coalition, the Prime Minister will no longer have any rivals in this world. By then, Fengxian will follow the Prime Minister to build a career, which will surely become a good story."

"What Wenyou said is exactly what I want."

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Hulao Pass.

Hua Xiong looked at Sun Jian's soldiers who were constantly shouting in front of the city gate, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

Before he came, he thought that the Guandong coalition forces were vulnerable. However, when he arrived at the city gate, he found that Sun Jian's army was well-organized and full of fighting spirit. They were obviously veterans of many battles and should not be underestimated.

While Hua Xiong was thinking, his deputy general Hu Zhen said, "General, the enemy soldiers are very hateful. Let Zhen lead the troops to fight and kill their spirit."

Hua Xiong thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, I will send 5,000 elite soldiers to meet the enemy."

Sun Jian and his generals shouted at the city gate for a long time, but still did not see a single person. He could not help but feel anxious.

Cheng Pu said, "My lord, the enemy is cowardly and dare not fight. Why don't you let me lead the soldiers to charge and take Hulao Pass directly?"

"Demou, don't be anxious for now, wait and see. If they still don't fight back, it won't be too late to attack them."

Cheng Pu wanted to persuade him again, but at this moment the city gate opened wide and a general rode out on horseback. It was Hu Zhen.

When Cheng Pu saw someone coming out, he instantly became alert.

"You can't snatch this from me. This person is mine."

After saying this, without waiting for their reply, he rode his horse forward and stood with Hu Zhen.

After several rounds, Cheng Pu stabbed Hu Zhen to death with a spear. Seeing that Cheng Pu had won, Sun Jian commanded his troops to charge forward. Most of the 5,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, and the rest retreated into the pass and closed the city gates. Sun Jian wanted to attack forcefully, but arrows and stones rained down from the gates, and Sun Jian had to retreat to the tent with his soldiers.

This battle was a small victory for Sun Jian. He ordered people to arrange a banquet and sent out cavalry to report the good news to the allied tent.

In the next few days, Sun Jian led his troops to challenge Hua Xiong many times in front of Hulao Pass, but Hua Xiong remained motionless. Gradually, the army's food and grass were running out, so Sun Jian hurriedly sent people to Yuan Shu to urge for food.

The soldiers who were urging for food reported that Yuan Shu had promised to send the food immediately, but after two days, the food had not been sent yet, and Sun Jian became a little anxious.

He remembered what Liu Yu had told him before they set out, that if they ran out of food and fodder, they could slowly retreat, set up an ambush along the way, and lure Hua Xiong to attack.

Although today's food and grass can still sustain for one day, if Yuan Shu does not send food and grass to him today, his army will face a food shortage. At that time, the situation will be exactly the same as what the emperor's uncle said.

He was just hesitating whether to retreat, but Zu Mao advised him, "My lord, I think Yuan Benchu ​​was delayed by something. We just need to send more people to urge for food. Our army has just won a victory and is in high spirits. Now we must make a concerted effort to capture Hulao Pass. We must not retreat."

Upon hearing the news, Sun Jian sent soldiers to urge Yuan Shu for food. After two days, Yuan Shu's food and grass had not arrived yet. The army was short of food and morale was low. Sun Jian remembered Liu Yu's words and was afraid that Hua Xiong would send troops to attack the camp. He was about to order a retreat when he suddenly heard a roar of killing outside the tent.

Sun Jian thought to himself that it was not good, and hurriedly put on his armor, walked out of the tent, and mounted his horse. He saw that the battle had already begun, and flames shot up into the sky. The soldiers were defeated and fled.

Sun Jian was about to shout to stop the retreat.

Seeing that Hua Xiong had already killed him in front of him, Sun Jian cheered up and fought with Hua Xiong for a few rounds, but he already knew that he was no match for him. Hua Xiong's long sword was fierce and full of murderous intent. Seeing that the long sword was about to chop Sun Jian down from his horse, Sun Jian cried out inwardly, at this moment, Zu Mao rushed out from the side and blocked Hua Xiong.

"My lord, please leave."

Sun Jian hurriedly spurred his horse and rode away. Hua Xiong would naturally not let Sun Jian escape easily. He quickly attacked with two moves, forcing Zu Mao to retreat again and again. Seeing Hua Xiong's bravery, Zu Mao exposed his weakness and hurriedly followed Sun Jian and fled.

Hua Xiong chased Zu Mao relentlessly and caught him in a forest. Sun Jian could not hide and had to fight again. The three of them fought for several rounds before Zu Mao was chopped down by Hua Xiong and his life or death was unknown.

Sun Jian was anxious and shouted, urging his horse forward. After two rounds, he was kicked to the ground by Hua Xiong.

Hua Xiong laughed out loud.

"Sun Jian, your time of death has come."

Sun Jian regretted deeply at this time. He regretted not listening to Liu Yu's advice and retreating earlier. If he had retreated earlier, he would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat. He did not know whether Zu Mao was alive or dead, and his own life was about to be in danger.

Hua Xiong slowly rode his horse forward, with a long sword in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to chop down. He seemed to be enjoying the current situation.

He was like a hunter, looking at the prey that was about to be caught, and suddenly he had a playful mentality.

"Sun Jian, if you call me Grandfather twice, I will consider letting you die more easily."

"Bah, you bastard, kill me if you want. If your father frowns, he is not a hero."

Hua Xiong's smile deepened. Sun Jian was very tough even when facing death. He was able to hold the position of Changsha governor, which was not just for show. Seeing Sun Jian like this, Hua Xiong no longer had the interest to tease Sun Jian.

He slowly raised the long sword and chopped it down towards Sun Jian's neck.