The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 148: The drums and horns are roaring, let's see who will make a move at the slightest thought (talk about the update plan later)

"The last general takes command!"

Lu Bu held his halberd horizontally and clasped his fists, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

The words fell,

He led a hundred or so wolf riders from Bingzhou and joined forces with a group of fierce generals under the command of Lian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and others.

He came to the front of the battle and challenged them loudly.

"I am Lü Fengxian from Jiuyuan! Who dares to fight me?"

But Lu Bu was seen wearing a robe with flowers, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, and his Red Hare was neighing under his crotch.

Like a stream of red flame, it passed through the wilderness with great majesty.

He is indeed the Lu Bu among men and the Red Hare among horses.

When Yuan's soldiers saw this, their morale was immediately boosted. They beat drums and cheered, greatly increasing their momentum.

The Xuzhou soldiers two hundred steps away all had slightly changed expressions.

Liu Bei held the sword and reins, and said to Li Yi beside him:

"Military Advisor, have you really communicated with Lu Bu?"

Liu Bei confirmed it again and again.

Li Yi smiled and said:

"My lord, please follow the plan. I have my own plan to defeat the enemy."

Liu Bei nodded. He had never been suspicious of Li Yi and had always trusted him unconditionally.

He immediately turned around and said to the generals:
"Who dares to fight Lu Bu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a general jumped out.

Everyone looked and saw that it was Xu Huang, Xu Gongming.

"Where did this rat come from, daring to come here and die?"

Lu Bu sneered and urged his horse and wielded his halberd to rush towards Xu Huang.

As soon as the two horses met, Lu Bu swung his halberd and split Huashan with all his strength, smashing it heavily on Xu Huang's head.

Xu Huang felt a gust of cold wind coming and raised his axe to meet it.

Clank, clank…

There was a shocking crash.

After fighting for less than three rounds, Taishi Ci joined the battle wielding two halberds.

Lu Bu immediately abandoned Xu Huang and went to fight Taishi Ci.

"what!!"

With a roar, the Fang Tian Hua Ji made a strange circle and swept straight into Taishi Ci's face.

Taishi Ci exerted force with both arms and raised his halberd to meet the attack.

He clamped Lü Bu's painted halberd tightly, unable to move.

Lu Bu bent his body backwards, dodging and moving like a monkey, breaking away from Taishi Ci's halberd.

He turned around and swung his halberd at Taishi Ci's chest.

There was a strange sound in the wind, and Taishi Ci's clothes were torn.

However, he did not care about it. Instead, he cheered up, swung his double halberds up and down, and fought fiercely with Lu Bu.

Xu Huang rode his horse and joined the battle.

Lu Bu fought one against two, shouting strangely and wielding the painted halberd in his hand so tightly that no one could penetrate him.

The three men fought like spinning lanterns in the wilderness.

It was a great battle, like an army of thousands, with momentum and ferocity rising to the sky.

The two generals of Xuzhou are powerful and Lu Bu is very courageous.

The painted halberd in his hand was like a dragon, smashing up and down, striking left and right. The offensive was like a torrential rain, domineering and shocking.

The soldiers on both sides were stunned.

dong dong dong...

There were loud drum sounds between the two armies, and the gongs and drums were beating like popping beans, deafening the sky.

Zhang Fei was so excited that he rode to Liu Bei's side and said, "I will do it sooner or later."

"Brother, let me go and help!"

Liu Bei shook his head, stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Fei down, and frowned:
"Yide, you usually act rashly, and when you see Lu Bu, you will definitely act rashly."

"Gongming and Ziyi have already gone out to fight. They are both steady people, but you are not."

Zhang Fei was immediately annoyed when he heard this, and immediately argued:
"Brother, why do you look down on me?"

"Although I don't like Lu Bu as a person, this is the strategy arranged by the military advisor."

"How dare I neglect public affairs for my own selfish reasons?"

"Besides, if I go out into the battle, I can win the trust of Yuan Shu."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi urged his horse over and said with a smile:

"...Haha, General Yide is right. Now that Yunchang is not here, Yide is the number one general in Xuzhou."

"If he fails in battle, Yuan Shu will surely be even more proud and complacent, which will be beneficial to our army's next plan."

"My lord, please let Yide go into battle."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly when he heard Li Yi's praise and bowed:

"Thank you sir!"

Liu Bei sighed and said:

"Well, Yide can also lead an army to help. Remember to follow the orders of the military advisor."

Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said sternly:
"Brother, please be at ease. I know what to do!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei roared like a huge thunder.

He brandished the Zhangba Snake Spear and rushed out like a gust of black wind.

"Don't run away, you slave of three surnames, Zhang Fei from Yan is here!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu became furious and immediately rushed towards Zhang Fei with his halberd in hand.

"Ring-Eyed Thief, how dare you underestimate me?"

Lu Bu stood up, swung his Fang Tian Huaji, and slashed forward with the power of a violent storm.

When two horses meet, there will be a good fight.

The sound of the collision of golden swords could be heard with clanging sounds.

Three fierce generals surrounded Lu Bu in the center of Gai and fought fiercely.

Lu Bu was like a towering iron tower, blocking left and right, roaring wildly.

Although the information had been released in advance, it still happened in front of tens of thousands of people and under the watchful eyes of millions of people.

No one dared to give in, and everyone tried their best.

Lu Bu was beaten into a panic by the three men, his internal blood was churning, and his palms were slightly numb.

Knowing that this was not the way to go, he made a false stab at Xu Huang with his halberd.

Xu Huang dodged sideways and was escaped from Gaizhong by Lu Bu.

He ran away with his halberd in hand, and Taishi Ci chased after him on his horse.

Unexpectedly, it was Lu Bu's trick of dragging the sword. He turned around and swung his heavy halberd, slashing at Taishi Ci fiercely.

"clang!"

All I heard was the sound of breaking wind and then a metallic clanging sound.

Although Taishi Ci's mouth was numb and his blood was boiling, he still danced with the double halberds in his hands, covering Lu Bu.

Zhang Fei and Xu Huang rode their horses over and continued to fight around him.

Everyone's eyes were focused on this battle.

All four of them tried their best, and after fifty rounds, the battle was evenly matched.

The war horses neighed and the halberds made a sound in the wind.

The weapons were shaking in the air, and it was difficult to tell who owned them.

All I saw was yellow sand filling the sky, golden light shining brightly, and roars like thunder coming from time to time.

Yuan Shu, who was in the center of the army, had been observing the battlefield situation intently.

Although he did not fight in person, when he saw such an unprecedented duel, he still felt as if he was there.

I was sweating profusely from nervousness, and my clothes were completely wet.

"I have long heard that Zhang Yide is a man of unrivalled courage. Who are the other two?"

Guan Yu was temporarily blocked by Yuan Shu at the Ying River and had not yet joined Liu Bei's army.

Therefore, the most powerful general under Liu Bei was naturally Zhang Fei, and Yuan Shu recognized him.

But the other two people looked a little unfamiliar.

Someone replied:

"One of them was a general from Hedong, and had previously followed the White Wave bandit Yang Feng."

"After Yang Feng was defeated, he took refuge in Xuzhou."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu snorted coldly:

"The big-eared thief calls me a traitor, but he himself is in cahoots with the thieves."

"How dare you blame me?"

After that, he asked, "Who is the other person?"

"The man holding the twin halberds is Taishi Ci of Donglai!"

"Oh? Is he the one who helped the county government suppress the state government before?"

"Exactly."

Taishi Ci became famous at a young age, especially because he helped the county government win a lawsuit against the state government, which made him famous for a time.

Anyone who is in the scholar circle basically knows about this.

Yuan Shu was naturally no exception.

"Humph, a mere errand boy can serve as a general in battle?"

Yuan Shu smiled contemptuously and used ridicule to boost the morale of the army.

But at the same time he secretly thought that these two generals were very skilled in martial arts and there was probably no general in his army who could be their rival.

Fortunately, there is Lu Bu, otherwise no one can stop him.

Although Yuan Shu was frivolous, he was not blind.

In this battle, the martial arts displayed by Xu Huang and Taishi Ci were stronger than any other generals under his command.

"Why does the Big Eared Thief have so many powerful generals under his command?"

Yuan Shu muttered to himself, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The four generals have been fighting for some time.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xu Huang winked at Taishi Ci.

Taishi Ci understood, and the two generals simultaneously exposed their flaws to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu seized the opportunity and swept his halberd across.

The two generals screamed "Ah", pretended to be wounded, and fled in defeat.

Zhang Fei was furious and brandished his snake spear to cover the two generals' retreat.

Lu Bu defeated the two generals, and his fighting spirit was high. He fought with his halberd as soon as they met.

"puff!"

A stream of blood shot out.

It turned out that Lu Bu had hit Zhang Fei on the shoulder with his halberd. Zhang Fei's eyes turned bloodshot and he held the attack with his spear.

I don't know whether that halberd strike was a deliberate flaw or a result of carelessness.

Blood gushed out from the blade.

Liu Bei was greatly alarmed when he saw this, fearing that Zhang Fei might be in danger, and wanted to call back his troops.

Li Yi stretched out his hand to stop him and said:

"Maybe Yi De is just angry and wants to prove himself."

Liu Bei frowned slightly, thinking that he had just said something to spur him on.

In order to prove that he could do it, he did not hesitate to expose his flaws, but was injured by Lu Bu.

"Good! Well played!"

When Yuan Shu saw Zhang Fei was injured, he jumped up excitedly.

People say that Zhang Fei can defeat ten thousand enemies and is a general as strong as bears and tigers.

Being injured by Lü Bu today greatly boosted the morale of Yuan's army. "It's almost time, my lord, you can call off the troops."

Li Yi gave Liu Bei some advice.

Liu Bei nodded and immediately ordered his troops to withdraw.

Dang Dang Dang~~
When the gong sounded, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang and Taishi Ci were defeated and returned.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he saw this, drew his sword and shouted:

"Liu Da'er is no match for me. Soldiers of the whole army, follow me and charge forward!"

For a moment, there was a loud shout and Yuan’s army rushed forward bravely.

The Xuzhou army had made preparations in advance.

He left Zhao Yun and Xu Sheng to lead an army each to guard the rear.

The remaining soldiers and horses pretended to be defeated and fled, but in fact they retreated slowly and in an orderly manner.

Yuan Shu waved his whip and a large group of soldiers rushed forward.

Yuan's army shouted and killed, and pressed forward together.

There was a fierce battle between the two sides, and then each side sounded the horn to withdraw their troops and return to their camps.

Yuan Shu won the first battle and was overjoyed.

Return to the camp and reward Lu Bu first.

Now he finally believed that Lu Bu had done his best, and that the fall of Longkang was indeed due to Zhang Xun's collusion with the enemy.

It seems not unfair to exterminate his three clans.

Yuan Shu appointed Lü Bu as his trusted general and summoned counselors such as Chen Gong and Yang Hong to discuss the matter.

"Today our army won a great victory. The big-eared thief and his Xuzhou troops have been frightened by my killing."

"He hid in the village and dared not come out."

"Earlier, you all said that the Xuzhou army was strong and Li Yi was resourceful. But I would say that when facing an army of thousands, what matters is strength."

"How about today's battle?"

Yuan Shu raised the corner of his mouth and looked at everyone fiercely.

It was as if to say, why aren't those who previously opposed me fighting calling out now?
That's how war is, there's only winning and losing.

If you lose, everything you do is wrong; if you win, everything you do is right.

Since Yuan Shu won the battle today, he naturally gets the right to bark like a dog for a day.

Everyone looked at each other, speechless.

Only Chen Gong spoke first:
"Mingsir, we won a battle today, so we should press on to win."

“…Yeah, not bad.”

Yuan Shu stroked his thin beard and said, "Before the expedition, the soldiers in Huainan were all afraid of the sharpness of the Xuzhou troops and Li Yi's ingenious plan."

"We won a great victory today, and the morale of all the soldiers has been greatly boosted."

"We should take advantage of this momentum and launch a general offensive tomorrow, with our entire army."

"Even if we can't completely annihilate the Xuzhou army, we can at least frighten Liu Bei so much that he won't dare to look south."

"If we can win another battle tomorrow, I think Liu Bei will lead his troops to retreat."

Yuan Shu suddenly felt bored. Being invincible was so lonely.

He was worthy of being Yuan Gonglu, a family of three nobles for four generations. How could a mere mat weaver and shoe seller dare to dream of annexing his Huainan?

After defeating Liu Bei tomorrow, he would turn back, go north along the Ru River, and deal with Cao Cao.

Punching Cao and Liu, being strong means being willful!
Lu Bu stood out with his head held high and chest puffed out, and said:

"Tomorrow I will still be the vanguard, kill the generals and seize the flag for Lord Yuan, and capture the big-eared thief alive!"

Yuan Shu was overjoyed and patted Lu Bu on the shoulder to show encouragement:
"...Well, Fengxian is loyal and brave."

"Today you have severely injured Zhang Yide, which has greatly boosted our Huainan prestige."

"After we defeat Liu Bei and take over Xuzhou, I will make you the governor of Xuzhou!"

This is Yuan Shu's usual blank check tactic.

He had said the same thing when he had persuaded Sun Ce to attack Lujiang.

"Thank you, sir!"

Lu Bu bowed and saluted, but in his heart he was thinking that Yuan Shu seemed to have just said that he wanted to "appoint" him as the governor of Xuzhou.

Isn’t the Han Dynasty court still in existence now?
The emperor is right here, how dare Yuan Shu do that?

This guy really has rebellious intentions, and I really cannot go along with him.

Lu Bu's thoughts are relatively rigid.

His goal was to become a hereditary provincial governor.

He had neither the ambition to take over the world nor the ability to do so.

The idea of considering oneself as a minister of the Han Dynasty was basically deeply rooted in the Han Dynasty.

Many people initially wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, even Cao Cao.

But as his power grew, his ambitions also grew.

But Lu Bu was different. He came from a remote area and had neither political acumen nor strategic vision.

He positioned himself as a Han minister and did not even have any ambition.

So when Cao Cao appointed him as the Left General, he danced with joy.

When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he was afraid that he would become corrupt as Yuan Shu did, and would that mean he would be defined as a traitor?

Lu Bu never realized that he had entered a chaotic era, an era where anyone with a gun could become a king.

All I know is, "use it when you're hungry and throw it away when you're full."

This is his way of survival.

Lu Bu's ultimate demise was not because he was inferior to others in fighting ability.

Rather, it was the inevitable elimination of Lu Bu, a historical outcast, by the insightful and thoughtful Cao Cao.

This is the truly excellent matching mechanism in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era.

……

Liu Jun’s camp.

Zhang Fei was shirtless and sitting cross-legged.

Li Yi bandaged Zhang Fei's wound personally and he specially brought bandages.

The medicine box I brought with me naturally contained bandages.

It's just that one roll less is used, and Li Yi usually uses it sparingly.

"Yide was too reckless today. He just needs to pretend to be defeated and run away."

"Why should we let Lu Bu strike with his halberd?"

Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back, frowning at him, feeling angry and helpless.

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and nodded:
"If not, how can Yuan Shu trust Lu Bu?"

"We will fight again tomorrow. How could we underestimate the enemy and rush into the ambush set by the military advisor?"

"I am using the tactic of inflicting pain on myself to lure Yuan Shu into my trap."

Liu Bei stroked his forehead helplessly, not knowing what to say to them.

He just looked at Li Yi, as if saying, "Sir, please teach him a lesson for me."

After all, apart from his elder brother, the person Zhang Fei respected the most was Li Yi.

Especially since Li Yi was a scholar, Zhang Fei respected him even more.

On the contrary, as the eldest brother, every time he preached, Zhang Fei just listened with one ear and out with the other.

Li Yi wrapped the bandage and cut it carefully with scissors.

Then he smiled and said to Zhang Fei:
"Well, Yide is loyal, resolute and righteous, just like Zhaohu."

Zhang Fei heard Li Yi's praise and hurriedly stood up to thank him:
"Thank you for your encouragement, Military Advisor! Fei will not forget your teachings today."

Li Yi laughed, lifted up Zhang Fei and said:
"Yide, please be careful. I just bandaged your wound. Don't tear it."

Zhang Fei thanked him again.

Liu Bei said helplessly:

"Only the military advisor can discipline him. I have often encouraged him with Zhao Hu, but it's a pity that this black fellow doesn't listen to me."

Zhang Fei chuckled and scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Brother, please give me some face in front of the military advisor."

Liu Bei glanced at him, feeling angry and helpless.

He often used Zhao Hu to encourage Zhang Fei, not just to praise Zhang Fei's bravery.

He also hoped that Zhang Fei could become a great talent like Zhao Hu in ancient times, who could govern the country and maintain its peace.

"The military advisor advised you not to whip the warriors anymore. Have you had this problem recently?"

Liu Bei asked in a deep voice, with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Fei chuckled again and remained silent.

Liu Bei knew that he had not been able to get rid of this bad habit and was about to criticize him.

But Li Yi interrupted him:
"In ancient times, there were many generals who loved to fight with their men, like Gan Xingba, and they also loved to abuse their subordinates. This was not unique to Yi De."

Li Yi patiently persuaded him and said:
"It's just that after Gan Xingba beat his subordinates, he often sent them away."

"I guess Yide doesn't keep these athletes around anymore, right?"

Li Yi put it more tactfully.

Gan Ning abused his subordinates by killing them directly without giving them a chance to retaliate.

Li Yi certainly couldn't let Zhang Fei use this brutal method, so he just told him to beat the man and then send him away quickly.

Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly and said:
"The military advisor's words will be remembered in my heart."

"After beating the strong men, they were always sent away, and none of them stayed by his side to serve him."

Although Zhang Fei still couldn't change his habit of beating people, he was able to send the people who were beaten away.

This in itself is not a difficult task.

It's just a little troublesome.

"Good, you have already been too harsh in your punishments, and you have also been whipping strong men every day, and have them by your side. This is a way to bring disaster upon yourself."

"Now I know that sending him away will not be in vain for Mr. Li's painstaking teaching."

Liu Bei sighed. Zhang Fei had made great progress with the help of Li Yi.

I hope he can correct his bad habit of whipping his athletes in the future.

Turning around, he thanked Li Yi again:
"If you are careless and unprepared, you will suffer disaster sooner or later."

"Thanks to the teacher's teaching, otherwise I really know that he should be given the wrong title."

Liu Bei bowed to Li Yi, and Li Yi hurried forward to support him.

"My lord, I am so embarrassed. This is just a small effort. No need to thank me."

It seems that Liu Bei is sincerely grateful to Li Yi.

In fact, this aspect further reflects Liu Bei's strong ability to judge people.

Historically, he was not at all surprised by Zhang Fei's death.

Upon hearing the news of Zhang Fei's death, he could only sigh, "Alas, Fei is dead!"

It’s not that Zhang Fei disrespects Liu Bei, it’s just that Liu Bei is more like a parent to him.

Although the child knows that what the parents say is for his own good, he just can't listen.

But Li Yi negotiated with Zhang Fei as a friend.

In fact, there are many such people in reality.

He just refuses to listen to what his family says.

But we always take what outsiders say as the gospel.

"How does Yide feel now?"

Li Yi patted Zhang Fei's shoulder gently.

Zhang Fei twisted his arm and snorted:

"It's just a minor flesh wound, nothing serious."

"We can still deal a heavy blow to Yuan Shu tomorrow."

very good……

Li Yi smiled slightly, "Since that's the case, my lord, you can summon all the generals to the camp and listen to my arrangements."

……

(End of this chapter)