The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

Lu Bu had no idea that he had been thought of as a monster by Fan Zeng, an old man with snow-white beard and hair, and he only focused on leading the five thousand soldiers trapped in the camp.

After all, there were so many people, no matter how fast he marched, he would definitely not be faster than Duke Zhong, who was riding a horse and riding alone to deliver the message.

He went directly south from Jidu in Yan State, passing through Changshan State on the way. Because Zhang Er and Chen Yuzheng were fighting endlessly for this, they concentrated their forces in one place, and the whole journey was smooth.

Because Lu Bu was always thinking about the silly king who was prone to fainting and was having trouble with his brain. Although he was aroused by the melee situation of the snipe and the clam fighting, he finally resisted the urge to get involved and reluctantly carried it with him. Organize your troops and continue to the land of Sanqi.

Since entering Qidi, Lu Bu has awakened his energy and observed everything carefully.

It doesn't matter if you don't observe it. Once you observe it, you will be happy: Tian Rong is actually even more stupid than Xiang Yu!

Although Lu Bu always believed that King Han of Chu in the west, although he lacked foresight and cleverness, he could clearly tell the difference between the elbow and the elbow - how cold and cruel Xiang Yu was towards the enemy soldiers and the common people, and how cruel he was towards the fellow countrymen of the State of Chu. How generous and considerate.

Because of this, both the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers who first followed Xiang Yu to conquer the south and the north at the expense of their lives, and the other people who stayed in Jiangdong, were determined to be loyal to him.

But this Tian Rong is extremely stupid!

He clearly wanted to be the king of Qi, but he insisted on erecting a nondescript market on his head. He didn't learn the lesson of the cowherd named Xiong Xin who was always marginalized by Xiang Yu. King, this is really unnecessary.

They never show kindness to the people of Qi, but they constantly ask for military rations and recruit soldiers from them. If there is any delay, their lives will be in danger, causing the people of Qi to complain. Isn't this just killing the goose to get the eggs and cutting off the future?

He has neither tyrannical strength nor the prestige that can be answered by a hundred people. He just wants to provoke the Chu State, which has the strongest military force, and act like a stupid leader.

In Lu Bu's view, instead of working so hard and struggling in such a big circle, and finally ending up with a mess and no benefit yet, it would be better for Tian Rong to be aware of the current affairs earlier.

If you send bribes to Xiang Yu who is in charge of the enfeoffment early in the morning, you will get your long-cherished wish!

What a stupid thing.

Lu Bu snorted and thought disdainfully.

Especially after seeing the tragic scenes along the way, he laughed at the idiots who were seeking death in his heart, and at the same time, he treated the people of Yan along the way like he did to the people of Yan when he set out to conquer Yan. Hundreds of soldiers were stationed at the devastated county seat.

It is necessary not only to clear out the bandits who take the opportunity to cause chaos and harm the people, but also to open the local granary and provide relief to the people in order to win people's hearts.

Fortunately, he had heard Chen Gong talk about it a lot in the past, and he thought that someone should take over in the future, and what he gave was not his own food... Lu Bu was not unfamiliar when giving orders, and although he was generous, he didn't feel heartbroken.

Because there were so many things going on on the way, it was inevitable that some time would be wasted.

When Lu Bu finally led the last two thousand soldiers from the trapped camp and arrived at the foot of Chengyang City, he looked up and saw the Chu army's flag hanging in the wind, and the soldiers patrolling above were all in Chu army uniforms. The war seemed to be over.

Because Lu Bu's appearance and temperament are different from ordinary people, and he has become quite famous in the Chu camp in recent months, when he first appeared at the city gate, the city gate guards who had already received orders from Yafu already recognized him at a glance. Out of him.

Without even waiting for Lu Bu to find the general's seal and ribbon from his arms, he opened the city gate and let them all in happily.

Lu Bu didn't have to worry about taking out the broken seal ribbon that he didn't know where to take, so he was happy and relaxed, and then he led the sergeant into the city in a swaggering manner.

He saw that the streets in the city were dirty and stained with blood. Except for the patrolling Chu soldiers, there were no civilians anywhere. This made Lu Bu quite confused and couldn't help but ask: "Where have all the people gone?" ?”

When asked about it, the Chu soldiers were surprised at first, but quickly came to their senses and explained in a normal manner: "Come back to the general, they should all be hiding in the house."

Na Tian Rong abandoned the city and fled. The soldiers surrendered before they died. The enemy troops occupied the city. The people were frightened to save their lives. How could they dare to walk out of their homes?

Lu Bu said "Oh" carelessly, and asked again: "Where did the king lead his army to pursue?"

The Chu soldiers replied: "They should have arrived in the plain area."

It turned out that since the first confrontation outside the city that day, the Qi army suffered heavy losses. Tian Rong finally realized clearly that there was a huge difference in strength between the two armies, and the fear in Tian Rong's heart became stronger.

The Chu army was strong and their morale was high, the Qi army was weak and their morale was low, and the Qi people were even more resentful. Even though Tian Rong had the advantage of the geographical location, how could he be the match for Xiang Yu who was so brave and unparalleled.

Within a day, Chengyang had been defeated. When Xiang Yu took the lead and charged into the city, he was angry to find that Tian Rong had led hundreds of his trusted followers to escape to the Central Plains because he saw that the situation was not good.

Xiang Yu then ordered Zhong Limei to stay and guard Chengyang and throw the prisoners into prison. However, the others had no time to give orders and went straight to lead the troops to pursue Tian Rong.

Tian Rong ran away all the way, but he didn't see the situation that was quietly overturning.

As soon as he escaped to a city and took a breather, he couldn't wait to order his people to gather the remaining scattered soldiers, and then forcibly collected grain and grass in the city to deal with Xiang Yu who was about to catch up with him.

However, he completely ignored that he was no longer a tyrant with tens of thousands of sergeants. He was so bossy and provoked the people of the Central Plains who were already full of complaints and had been forced to swallow their anger. They finally couldn't bear it anymore and simply changed their minds and took the lead in counterattack He's in trouble!

Anyway, it will be difficult for them to survive in Tian Rong's hands. When the famous Chu army arrives, they still won't be able to survive. It's better to attack first.

Strong, kill this so-called King of Qi who knows how to bully his own people!

Tian Rong never imagined that the people who had no choice but to work hard and let him conquer would suddenly turn against him and kill him earlier than the terrifying King of Chu who was still on the road.

——With just a few hundred disabled soldiers, how can they be the opponent of tens of thousands of people?

Less than five days after Tian Rong fled into the Central Plains, he was attacked by a crowd of people. He and his remaining defeated soldiers went to Huangquan Road in a dream.

Xiang Yu led the army to attack at this moment.

He either slaughtered or forcibly captured the scattered Qi soldiers along the way, and only arrived here several days behind.

He didn't think Tian Rong could cause any trouble at this time, so the march could not be called a rush.

When he arrived at the city, he could clearly see Tian Rong's head, which was carried to the top of the city on bamboo poles by the people of the Central Plains as a sign of Chu's pursuit.

Fan Zeng, who was accompanying the army, was jolted all the way by the fast-moving chariot. At this time, his face was as green as vegetables and he wanted to vomit.

When he was summoned by Xiang Yu, he came to the front army in a weak state. When he looked up and saw Tian Rong's head, his face immediately improved a little and he said happily: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Na Tian Rong's people were heartbroken and died at home at the hands of the father of the country." It's really ridiculous."

Xiang Yu stared at the head in silence, without answering, his expression extremely indifferent.

Fan Zeng didn't hear the reaction, so he subconsciously looked at his cold side face, but easily caught the strong murderous aura in those double pupils, and couldn't help but feel shocked.

Could it be...

This ominous premonition deepened when Xiang Yu ordered to build camps, cook food and repairs on the spot instead of turning around.

Finally, it was completely fulfilled in the main tent where Xiang Yu launched a temporary military meeting.

Xiang Yu caressed the cold handle of the gun indifferently, his deep eyes like tempered ice.

He summoned Long Qie and Fan Zeng to enter the tent, but said nothing for a long time.

Until Fan Zeng's heart became heavier and he couldn't help but speak, Xiang Yu suddenly raised his eyes and coldly spat out six terrifying words: "Tomorrow, massacre the city and bury the prisoners."

There were nearly 30,000 people captured by the city's citizens and prisoners along the way!

Fan Zengda turned pale with shock and said without thinking: "Tian Rong is dead and his troops are in ruins. His younger brother Tian Heng cannot accomplish anything alone. The people are just obeying orders and they are innocent. Why should the king act so arrogantly? "

Xiang Yu smiled coldly and said cruelly: "The shameless people of Qi followed Tian Rong and rebelled first, how can they say that they are innocent? Now that the army is outnumbered, they are greedy for life and afraid of death, and even their masters can be ruthlessly betrayed. Such ruthlessness and profit-seeking, What's the use of keeping these unworthy people without integrity? Yesterday they could rebel against Chu, today they could rebel against the thieves in the fields, and tomorrow they could rebel against Chu again!"

Since he is a capricious person who goes from one day to the next, how can he have the dignity to beg him for a way out?

In the eyes of the world, if he could easily bypass Tian Rong's soldiers and civilians who first raised the flag to rebel against Chu, how could such a laborious expedition have the power to intimidate him severely?

If the punishment is not severe, others will follow suit - only severe suppression can serve as a warning to others!

Moreover, the situation in Chen Yu of Changshan Kingdom is uncertain, and the situation in Liang County is also unclear.

Although Fengxian had a clever plan and sent Han Xin to suppress Peng Yue's army, Han Xin was not necessarily effective, and he might have to send more reinforcements.

He needed a quick victory before he could free up his hands to personally conquer the two places that were still fighting.

Seeing that Xiang Yu had made up his mind and turned a deaf ear to his advice, Fan Zeng felt impatient and helpless, and vaguely regretful.

Looking at the past and present, how have those who killed indiscriminately and loved to kill ever had a happy ending?

It would be great if Fengxian was here... Yes, Fengxian!

Fan Zeng suddenly remembered what Zhonggong said a few days ago, saying that Lu Bu had set off again on the day he captured the capital of Yan to send troops to assist the king in conquering Qi.

Fengxian has a temperament that is resolute and decisive, and those trapped in the camp are all elite cavalry. Calculating the time, even if the journey is delayed for a few days due to the battle in Changshan, it should be almost there.

When Fan Zeng thought about this, a bold idea suddenly occurred to him, and his heart beat like a drum.

This matter...maybe there is still room for change.

No matter how nervous he was, it would never be as bad as when he went to Xiangzhuang alone before the banquet and successfully persuaded him to assassinate Liu Bang under the noses of King Xiang and Uncle Xiang.

After Xiang Yu announced this decision, Long Qie made no sense and obeyed the order on the spot. Fan Zeng, who was worried, slowly walked back to his tent after saluting.

Before he could sit down, he sent out his own soldiers and ordered them to quickly return to Chengyang to find Lu Bu. On the other hand, he secretly planned how to delay the massacre of the city.

Little did he know that the soldier was riding a fast horse. After galloping in the direction of Chengyang for an hour, he bumped into the general Lu he was looking for.

The night was getting dark, and Lu Bu, who always had a bad feeling in his heart, rarely allowed the soldiers to set up camp and rest. Instead, he forced them to continue moving forward and try to reach the plains as soon as possible.

When he bumped into this hurried rider on the road, he instinctively suspected that Qi Wang Tianrong had escaped.

It can be said that he fully learned the lesson from his carelessness in Luoyang when he accidentally misplaced the traitor Cao Cao who was disguised as a soldier. With the attitude that he would rather kill by mistake than let him go, he ordered people to stop him. .

After asking a few questions, Lu Bu's face turned green with anger when he learned that the stupid king was about to make another fatal move.

"Niang Xipi's!!!"

Lu Bu's eyes widened, and before he could finish listening, he roared angrily: "A prodigal knows bad things!"

This sentence is so heart-wrenching and so sad that it can be said that every word is weeping with blood.

Lu Bu was almost desperate.

Thinking about how powerful he was as Marquis Wen, how powerful he was back then, except for

It was a little more difficult to find the land, but after settling down for a while, he only had time to enjoy himself.

Gao Shun, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and others are always busy in everything. Even if they go their own way and get into bad luck, they will still have to clean up the mess for themselves.

How could he have such a miserable life: he has to charge into battle, but he also has to use his poor brain all day long, working hard in front of and behind the horse, worrying about his heart, almost wishing to split himself apart and play for two people!

After all, he was most afraid of this stupid king ruining his plan to bring peace to the world and kill Liu Bang.

Unexpectedly, despite all the precautions, it is difficult to guard against a domestic thief, but he still almost got killed by the stupidest fool!

——Kill, kill, kill, fucking kill!

Thinking of the hard work he had put in all the way to appease the people and win their hearts, Lu Bu was so angry that his eyes turned black with anger, and the hand holding Fang Tian's painted halberd could not help but tremble.

How could this thief bully an honest man like him like this? !

——It’s clear that I’m the one who wants to kill you the most!

But in order to make it a big deal, I had to hold back and not say anything, and I had to be bullied to death by a hopeless fool!

The more Lu Bu thought about it, the more furious and angry he became.

——I didn’t even bother to clean up my own mess back then, but in the end I ended up just being a stupid king of Western Chu busying myself around and wiping my butt diligently! ! !

Seeing that Xiang Yu was about to ruin his plan to dominate the world and kill Liu Bang, he was so anxious that he was so anxious that he could not care about the other soldiers who were shocked and dumbfounded.

While everyone was still thinking about the ominous association with his offensive words just now, and they were frightened by it, he was carrying the wrath of the sky, and with the intention of cutting Xiang Yu into eight pieces and making soup, he stepped forward with a dark face and did not know the situation. of jade lion.

"Follow me all by yourself!"

After casually saying this, he clamped the horse's belly with murderous intent, abandoned the army, and ran towards the Central Plains like a wild horse.