Three Kingdoms New Lü Bu

  Lü Bu and Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo stationed troops in one place. Lu Zhi only ordered the soldiers to build cloud ladders and battering rams, waiting for an opportunity to break through the enemy. Unexpectedly, three days later, another army of Yellow Turbans came from the north to join Zhang Jue, with tens of thousands of troops, and their momentum was very strong. Lu Zhi's army could not hold on at first, and the Yellow Turban crowd escaped over the barriers and rushed to the foot of Guangzong City. Zhang Jue was even more delighted to have obtained the crowd, so he ordered them to station themselves south of the city, with the city inside and outside forming a pincer movement, while Zhang Jue himself went back and forth from the city to provide assistance and supplies.

  Originally, Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan were secretly released by Lü Bu and did not escape far. They fled east for only twenty or thirty miles before stopping to rest. As they had not seen Lü Bu come to pursue them for a long time, Chu Feiyan ordered someone to sneak back and gather information about Lü Bu. It was learned that Lü Bu would head south to Guangzong the next day. Zhang Niujiao had originally received orders from Zhang Jiao to block Lü Bu's advance southward. Now that Lü Bu had already headed south, Zhang Niujiao had no equipment or food, and Julu had been plundered by Lü Bu into an empty city. The Yellow Turbans under Zhang Niujiao were unarmed, and the cities, large households, and forts could not be plundered. They could only endure hunger and starvation, and along the way, they robbed villages, coming south to rendezvous with Zhang Jiao.

  Lü Bu heard that another Yellow Turban army was gathering at the north to join Zhang Jue, so he hastily went with Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo to investigate. Lü Bu and his men rode their horses up a high place to look out over Guangzong from afar.

  Lü Bu took one look and recognized that the reinforcements were actually Zhang Jue's private troops, led by Zhang Chao and Chu Feiyan. He suddenly woke up to reality and laughed at Lu Zhi, saying: "Haha... If Zhang Jue didn't have these reinforcements, I wouldn't know how to defeat the enemy. Now that I see these reinforcements, Guangzong is doomed."

  Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo did not understand. Lu Zhi asked: "Why did Fengxian say this? Previously, the bandits had no such reinforcements, and Fengxian said that there was no way to defeat the enemy. Now that the bandits have received reinforcements, their momentum is even stronger, why does Fengxian speak in reverse, saying that Guangzong can be broken?"

  Lü Bu said, "Ziguan does not know that the Yellow Turbans here are the northern giant deer Yellow Turbans led by Zhang Chao and Chu Feiyan. When I marched south through Jizhou, I was blocked by their army. As soon as I arrived in Jizhou, I wanted to test the strength of the Yellow Turbans, so I took advantage of Chu Feiyan's unpreparedness and led my troops to attack their camp. Unexpectedly, the Yellow Turbans outside Jizhou city could not withstand our attack and were killed by us, with three or four hundred thousand being wiped out. The Chu Feiyan army was terrified and led the Yellow Turban crowd to escape into Jizhou city. Zhang Chao opened the city gate to welcome them. My cavalry was fast, so I took advantage of the chaos and followed the Yellow Turbans outside the city to kill those inside. There were many Yellow Turbans outside the city, and in their panic, they rushed towards the city, but the city gates could not be closed, and we killed our way into the city, capturing the Yellow Turban general. The Jizhou Yellow Turbans were all defeated and surrendered. Unfortunately, my troops were too few, and there were many Yellow Turban prisoners. We were unable to guard them at the time, and they escaped under the cover of night."

  Lu Zhi asked: "Why didn't you mention this earlier? You have killed 30,000 to 40,000 bandits, which is a great achievement. I should report your merits to the Emperor."

  "Haha, although I won this round, it's a pity that the guard was not secure. This is also a fault. The merits and demerits cancel each other out. What face do I have to mention this matter?"

  Dong Zhuo praised: "The Marquis of Wutang is indeed a gentleman. He has merits but does not covet them, and he remembers his mistakes. I am truly inferior to him."

  Lü Bu smiled and did not commit himself one way or the other. Lu Zhi asked: "What does Milord plan to do now to defeat the enemy?"

  Lü Bu smiled and said, "This is easy. Now Zhang Jiao's men are still stationed outside the city. I only need to repeat my previous trick, and the Yellow Turbans outside the city will be frightened. Zi Gan will also block them at Guangzong, and they will flee into the city in fear. If Zhang Jiao opens the gate to come out and rescue them, I can follow the fleeing enemy and kill my way into the city. If Zhang Jiao does not want to rescue them, I can kill the fleeing enemy outside the city, and Zhang Jiao will certainly lose the hearts of his soldiers. At that time, it will not be difficult to win."

  Lu Zhi listened with a frown, worried, but Dong Zhuo laughed: "Haha... General Wu Ting is too optimistic. Previously, Zhang Ji was ambushed by you and his camp was trampled, he must remember it clearly. Now that General Wu Ting is here, how can he not be prepared? The enemy is prepared, how can you succeed in a surprise attack?"

  Lü Bu glanced at Dong Zhuo with a tilted head, seeing that Dong Zhuo was sitting on a fine horse from the Western Liang region. With a sly smile, he said: "Dong Zhonglang, are you daring enough to make a wager with Lü Bu?"

  Dong Zhuo asked: "How to gamble?"

  Lü Bu said: "I will go to tread the camp in one or two days. If I succeed, you will send me the horse under your seat."

  Dong Zhuo lowered his head to look at the fine horse, one hand fondly stroking it. Then he said: "This horse is a fine horse from Dayuan, traveling 800 miles in a day. If I lose, I'll give it to you. But what if Wu Teng Hou loses?" After finishing speaking, a pair of thieving eyes stared straight at Lü Bu's face.

  Lü Bu stroked Si Feng's horse with one hand and smiled: "If I lose, this horse will be yours."

  Lu Zhi hastily advised: "It's not possible, although I don't understand horse racing, I also know that Feng Xian is a thousand-li fine steed, how can he lose? Moreover, what Dong Zhongying said is true, Zhang Niujiao must have prepared, and if Feng Xian wants to launch a surprise attack on the camp, it's likely to be difficult to succeed."

  Dong Zhuo laughed and said: "Hehehe... I heard that the Marquis of Wujun took away the fine horse from the General of the Right, and I thought it must be this horse. Although I also love this horse, I don't want to take someone else's beloved. Let me see... Hehehe... Forget it."

  Lü Bu smiled and said: "A gentleman's word is like a team of four horses - once spoken, it cannot be caught. How could Dong Zhuo change his mind so easily?"

  Dong Zhuo's expression changed upon hearing this. He said, "I do not wish to take away your beloved, but since the Marquis of Wuyang has spoken such words, I shall make a wager with you."

  Lü Bu said with a smile: "Good. Let Subei be the witness, both parties are willing and cannot go back on their words."

  Lu Zhi thought to himself: "Feng Xian is indeed this confident."

  Lü Bu laughed and said: "Haha... Lü also knows that Zhang Fei has his guard up, if not for this, Lü wouldn't dare to make a bet with Dong Zhuo. I'll let Zhang Fei know that I'm going to launch a surprise attack, and then he won't be able to defend against it. Haha... Dong Zhuo, tomorrow at this time, your good horse will no longer belong to you."

  Dong Zhuo thought he had already won, but seeing Lü Bu so confident, he became worried. He hastily said: "What will be the decisive factor in determining victory or defeat should be clearly stated, otherwise there may be disputes later on."

  Lü Bu said: "Why don't we use the Yellow Turbans outside the city as a diversion and make a dash for the city gate?"

  Dong Zhuo heard this and said: "Good. The bandits outside the city have fled to the gate, I admit defeat."

  Lü Bu secretly rejoiced and returned to his camp to prepare for a second sneak attack on Zhang Fei's camp.

  Lü Bu returned to his camp and then led Zhao Yun and a dozen elite guards to Zhang Fei's campsite for reconnaissance.

  He said that Zhang Jue and Chen Fengyan led more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans from the east of Julu, fleeing for three days and nights, rushing to Guangzong. The military equipment in the army was all confiscated by Lü Bu, and the tens of thousands of people only used wooden clubs as weapons. Along the way, they wanted to plunder cities, large households, and fortresses for food. Unfortunately, without military equipment, how could they attack the city? They could only rob some villages along the way, seizing a small amount of grain to fill their stomachs. However, tens of thousands of people couldn't eat enough, and they were afraid of being surrounded by government troops, so they didn't dare stay for too long. After fleeing for three days and nights, covering 200-300 miles, they arrived at Guangzong exhausted and hungry. Fortunately, Zhang Jue had someone transport grain and equipment from the city to assist him, allowing them to station their army outside the city.

  Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan were ordering the troops to set up camp when Lü Bu arrived with a dozen horsemen to reconnoiter. The Yellow Turbans outside the city had previously clashed with Lü Bu and knew how formidable he was. When they saw him coming to scout out their camp, without needing Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan's orders, everyone was already on high alert, not daring to be lax. Although they were exhausted, each and every one of them steeled themselves, fearing that Lü Bu would charge into the camp.

  Lü Bu made a round of inspection, and the Yellow Turbans outside the city were frightened like birds startled by a bowstring. Zhang Chao and Chu Zhi hastily ordered people to set up defenses and commanded the troops to be on guard, not allowing anyone to slack off, in order to prevent Lü Bu from launching a surprise attack on their camp. It wasn't until nightfall that the Yellow Turbans outside the city finally managed to hastily set up a camp.

  Lü Bu returned to the camp and ordered his soldiers to prepare, rest early, have dinner at midnight, and launch a surprise attack at dawn. Zhang Liao asked, "Sir, by dawn the sky will already be bright, won't it be easy for the Yellow Turbans to detect our raid?"

  Lü Bu smiled and said: "Not everything can be done according to old rules, one must know when to change with the situation. The subtlety of this will be told to you later."

  Lü Bu's army then cooked and ate their fill, and at dawn, Lü Bu led 4,500 cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Zhang Fei. The rest guarded the camp and tended to the horses.

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