Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The Death of Lu Bu

Yuan Shu, who claimed to be the emperor, actually only ruled Yangzhou.He is the "Son of Heaven" who is only now beginning to pacify the world. —Let’s use Lu Bu’s force.Inciting and wooing him, this should be the smartest way. Yuan Shu thought about it.Fortunately, the marriage between his son and Lu Bu's daughter is still going on. If the marriage is negotiated, and he can win Lu Bu into his side, he will be able to get his wish.Yuan Shu appointed a man named Han Yin as an envoy and sent him to Xuzhou to meet Lu Bu. ——Yuan Shu has ascended the throne as the emperor, and looks forward to welcoming Ling Ai as the crown prince.

The family issues of warlord leaders—especially marriage—are by no means purely private household affairs, but major issues closely related to the rise and fall of the faction, so they must be discussed with the cadres. At that time, the connections in Lu Bu's camp were quite complicated.Lu Bu's original direct subordinates were Wuyuan cavalry generals and school regiments. They were all brave and good at fighting, but none of them were resourceful. As we all know, when Lu Bu was under Dong Zhuo's command in the past, he promised himself to be a fierce general, so no one in his party was good at using brains and wits.It is also because of this that political strategists who have not yet achieved their ambitions have gathered under Lu Bu's sect one after another, looking forward to showing their talents.

——You only have brute force but no wisdom, let me be your think tank! Those who claimed to be counselors gathered under Lu Bu's curtain.Some anti-intermediary personnel from other camps also took the opportunity to sneak in undercover, including Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son who were ordered by Cao Cao to lurk. As for Chen Gong, the general who was originally under Cao Cao's command but later rebelled and turned to Lv Bu, it is not so much that he surrendered to Lv Bu, but that he went to extremes because he hated Cao Cao. Because he thought he was not good at strategy, Lu Bu used Chen Gong very much.This made Gao Shun, a brave warrior on the battlefield, very displeased.The dispute between Chen Gong and Gao Shun was a common discord between the military staff and the commander of the field army. Although the two sides were divided into factions and fought, they all adopted an irreconcilable attitude towards Cao Cao. It is a complete main combat faction.

In contrast, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others held another opinion, advocating that "it is better to resolve disputes with political means than to start a war." They believed that if Cao Cao attacked, they should be open and honest and negotiate with him. As long as the conditions are favorable to us, there is nothing wrong with surrendering—those who think this way may be called surrenderists. Most of the think tanks who firmly opposed Yuan Shu's marriage proposal belonged to Chen Deng's faction sent by Cao Cao as an undercover agent. "Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and ascended the throne, ignoring the fact that the emperor of Han Dynasty established his capital in Xu. Therefore, Yuan Shu is a rebellious usurper! What kind of crown princess? Bah! Could it be that the master intends to let his daughter marry into a traitor's family to gain a bad name? This is absolutely impossible !"

Chen Deng strongly objected.Lu Bu killed his master twice in the past, and there are still reasons to justify it, but this time the situation is quite different. "It's true, no matter how domineering I am, I'm still Hanchen after all!" So Lu Bu decided not to accept this marriage.In the past, he killed his master, which he advertised as "killing relatives with righteousness".Because Dong Zhuo oppressed the emperor of Han and the royal family, he took the position of "loyal minister" and tearfully punished Dong Zhuo, whom he regarded as his master.Since he considers himself a loyal minister, how can he marry a rebel as his son and daughter?Lu Bu understands such a simple truth.

The undercover group sent by Chen Deng and others by Cao Cao was of course intended to prevent Cao Cao's enemies from becoming stronger.If the enemy shows signs of joining forces, try to destroy them so that Cao Cao can defeat them one by one. This is their task. Yuan Shu and Lu Bu cannot be allowed to form an alliance because of their marriage - this is the real reason for their dissent at the cadre meeting. Cao Cao then launched a war against Lu Bu and surrounded Xiapi City where Lu Bu was guarding. Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling, joined Cao Cao's camp at this time.Originally pretending to be under Lu Bu's command, since there was no need to hide it anymore, he revealed his true colors and became Cao Jun's forward.

"That guy!" Lu Bu stomped his feet angrily. "He had secretly communicated with Cao Cao a long time ago. The reason why he strongly opposed Ling Ai's marriage was because he was worried that we would form an alliance with Yuan Shu. I have seen this for a long time." Chen Gong bit the corner of his lips and said. "In that case, let's continue talking about this marriage with Yuan Shu!" Lu Bu's idea is very simple.In short, he notified Yuan Shu of the matter and asked the other party to send reinforcements. ——The matter of reinforcements will be discussed after Ling Ai passes through the door.

In the end, Yuan Shu replied like this. "Now that we are being attacked, what else can we say? I can only bring my daughter to Yuan Shu in Shouchun, and ask him to send reinforcements," Lu Bu said. "However, the city has been surrounded. If you want to go to Yuan Shu, you can't go out from here!" The aide shook his head. "This level of siege is nothing... If you ride alone, you should be able to break out of the encirclement. I didn't say we have to form a gorgeous queue!" "Riding alone..." The staff member tilted his head in surprise.

The bridal queue was so vast, it was impossible for the enemy army to watch and let them pass.Riding alone may be able to forcibly break through the enemy's formation, but with the bride, how can riding alone break through?It is natural for the staff to be puzzled. "I'll go myself." "My lord is going... what about the princess?" "Let me carry it on my back." Lu Bu answered by biting the corner of his lips. In fact, the bride is just a political tool, and Lu Bu's daughter is only ten years old.Lu Bu is a huge man, so carrying a ten-year-old girl on his back is as easy and comfortable as a normal nanny carrying a baby.

In order to act quickly, Lu Bu tied his daughter tightly to his back, then rode the famous horse Chitu Ma, and walked out of Xiapi City, but he soon found that his judgment was too optimistic, because Xiapi, surrounded by Cao Jun, Picheng has reached the point where water can't flow through. "Oops!" No matter how violent Feng He was, Lu Bu could see that it was impossible to break through the encirclement alone under such circumstances, so he immediately gave up his mind. No reinforcements coming— What should I do? Lu Bu was really helpless. Since there was nothing he could do, Lu Bu drank all day long in a mood of abandonment. During this period, Cao Jun, who was besieging the city, sent engineers to carry out fortifications to divert the water from the Yishui and Sishui rivers to Xiapi City. ——They attempted to launch a water attack tactic.Lu Bu's fate is like a dying candle.

Lu Bu, who was extremely brave on the battlefield, did not have the courage to face reality at this time.Because he did not dare to face the reality, he had to resort to alcohol.Yet he is optimistic. I am the number one warrior in the world, how can I be knocked down by a little setback! Everyone in the world needs him——Lu Bu is still so conceited at this time. The Lord will drink all the time - what is the dignity of such an army!Lu Bu has completely lost his dominance.The anti-war faction and surrender faction in Xiapi City are secretly fighting for dominance.Finally, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others of the surrender faction arrested Chen Gong and Gao Shun, the cadres of the Anti-Japanese War faction.They planned to surrender to Cao Cao with the anti-Japanese cadres as "gifts".So they opened the city gate and welcomed Cao Jun. Lu Bu, who didn't know such a thing happened, was still intoxicated with wine. "Those who intend to rule the world must rely on my cavalry regiment for help. If I don't move, how can history move forward?" The more he drank, the stronger he became, and he seemed to forget that he was currently surrounded by the enemy. "The situation at Baimen is very critical! Cao Jun is launching a concentrated offensive on this place!" The messenger came to report to Lu Bu. In fact, this report is false. Baimen refers to the south gate of Xiapi City.This door has been opened by the capitulation faction Song Xian and others, allowing Cao Jun to come in one after another.The concentrated offensive and the critical situation... are actually all fabricated by the orderly.But he did so out of necessity.If it is true that the white gate was opened by the capitulation faction to meet the enemy, Lv Bu, who was dazed from drinking, might turn his anger on the messenger in order to vent his anger on the collaborators. Therefore, the messenger revised the content of the report. "Okay! I'll fight them off!" Lu Bu threw the wine glass against the wall and stood up, with a halberd and sword standing in front of the wall.Lu Bu grabbed the halberd, waved it a few times, and walked straight towards the white gate. After drinking for a few days, no matter how many people there are, they will still appear drunk.Lu Bu, who walked past with his halberd, thought he was majestic, but actually staggered. Before reaching the White Gate, the messenger came to report again: "The White Gate has been breached!" "Damn Cao Cao!" Lu Bu swept his halberd vertically on the ground and roared. Shouts came—Cao Jun's vanguard shouted loudly, advancing step by step.While Lu Bu was panting with his shoulders shrugged, Cao's army gathered more and more. Although it was Cao Jun, Chen Deng's troops who arrived first were Lv Bu's subordinates not long ago, so they are quite familiar with each other. Chen Deng's troops kept shouting: "Surrender quickly! Surrender quickly!" Song Xian, Wei Xu and other Xuzhou cadres have led more than half of the soldiers to surrender.The morale was depressed due to being surrounded, and the general was drinking all day long, even the Lu Bu Guards lost their fighting spirit.Lu Bu knew that no matter how much he roared, he would not be able to boost morale, so he stomped his feet and shouted: "Do you want to surrender! If you want to surrender, take off my head and take it with you! At least my head can be exchanged for the head of a prefect of a county." Bit! Isn't it a good opportunity to make a fortune!" Of course, no one dared to take down Lu Bu's head. The soldiers all turned their backs to Lu Bu and fled. Lu Bu did not escape.After stabbing the halberd into the ground, Lu Bu spread his legs and stood there with his arms folded.Cao Cao's officers and soldiers surrounded him. This is not a fighting stance.But Cao Fang's officers and soldiers, who had heard of Lu Bu's reputation for bravery, at first only dared to surround him from a distance and watched quietly. "Lu Bu has expressed his willingness to surrender!" There was shouting from behind.Immediately, Cao Fang's officers and soldiers shouted and rushed towards Lu Bu. Only then did they realize that Lu Bu had no weapons in his hands.That being the case, then catch him first and make a name for yourself... At this time, everyone has this desire. Lu Bu had no intention of resisting.The drunkenness of the past few days suddenly turned into fatigue, and he was so tired that he didn't even bother to move. He was tied up with rope and unable to move.To deal with such a hero, of course, you can't be careless, so Cao Jun tied him firmly. Lu Bu was taken to Cao's camp and dragged before Cao Cao. "Why are you tying me up so tightly! Relax!" Lu Bu was quite critical of the method of binding. "It's a respect for you to tie you up so tightly! It's not necessary to tie a rabbit or a fox like this, but it must be like this to tie a tiger!" Cao Cao said coldly. "No matter what, the world won't be in chaos this time, right?" Lu Bu said. "What do you mean?" Cao Cao asked.He could guess what Lu Bu was going to say, but he still asked politely. ——Without Lu Bu, a formidable enemy, the rest of the enemies are nothing at all.Cao Cao!You have already won the world! Cao Cao thought that what Lu Bu wanted to say was this sentence. "Lu Bu! You're still so conceited at this time!" Cao Cao couldn't help but smile wryly. "Isn't it?" Lu Bu replied, "You have already got me. Once the infantry army led by you and the cavalry army led by me join forces, they will be invincible. In this way, won't the peace of the world be achieved soon?" When Lu Bu said these words, the wry smile on Cao Cao's face disappeared immediately, replaced by a solemn expression. Lu Bu never thought that he would die after being arrested.It is about cavalry combat, and I am the best cavalry combat talent in the world, so it is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to kill a hero like him-this is Lu Bu's idea. "This guy seems to think that there is no other hero in the world besides him..." Cao Cao turned his head and said to Liu Bei, the guest: "Brother Xuande, Lu Bu has surrendered, how about letting him serve as your subordinate?" "This bastard Lu Bu seems to want to keep pace with me and win the world. What are you? A person like you is only worthy of following Liu Bei who has taken refuge in me!" Cao Cao thought to himself.Cao Cao said this to Liu Bei deliberately in front of Lu Bu just to let Lu Bu know his weight. "Uh...uh..." Lu Bu groaned, because his pride was greatly hurt.Wouldn't it be too much of a deception to ask me to be inferior to Cao Cao's guest Qing Liu Bei? "Thank you so much, I don't want people like Lu Bu. I don't dare to learn from people who killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo!" Given Liu Bei's current situation, it's best to lower his posture as much as possible. How could he dare to accommodate such a vigorous figure as Lu Bu. Both Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were Lv Bu's former masters.I dare not ask anyone who has had the experience of killing a lord——Liu Bei pretended to be timid and showed it to Cao Cao. "What? You don't want it... I don't want it either. This proves that he is a useless person. Since he is a useless person, he should be hanged!" Cao Cao said in a light tone. "You big-eared guy, remember it!" Lu Bu stared at Liu Bei and shouted. "It's so noisy, drag it away quickly." Cao Cao ordered his subordinates. Lu Bu, the hero of the first generation, just disappeared from the stage of troubled times.