Chapter VII: The Attack on Jizhou
That night, Ding's mansion was lit up with lights, and the house was full of laughter.
Many people in the hall were drinking and feasting, in order to celebrate Ding Yuan's acceptance of Lu Bu as a righteous son.
However, Ding Yuan is quite incorruptible, so the so-called ceremony is just a formality, and then he has a meal with his family, relatives and friends
Ding Yuan is over forty years old, suffering from having no children under his knees, there is a way, there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest.
Lu Bu is the son of his close friend Lu Liang, and it is also a matter of shelter and care, plus Lu Bu himself is smart and studious, both civil and military, and everyone in the Ding family loves him.
Therefore, Ding Yuan has been thinking about accepting Lu Bu as his righteous son for a long time, and today he finally got his wish, and he is very happy.
At this moment, at the banquet, no matter who it is, if anyone comes forward to toast, Ding Yuan will always raise his head and do it.
After three rounds of drinking, Ding Yuan's face was already red, but fortunately, he was still sober.
This is the first time that Lu Bu has drunk the wine of this era since he came to ancient times.
For Lu Bu, who was used to drinking modern wine, he almost vomited when he drank the first glass, and was ridiculed by others for a while, thinking that Lu Bu couldn't drink.
But in fact, this so-called fine wine was too unpleasant for Lu Bu, sour and astringent, and not even comparable to mash.
In this era, the processing procedures of the liquor industry were relatively crude and simple, and there was little distillation and purification technology.
Even if there is a small amount of purified wine, it is specially for the emperor and others to drink.
Because the purification technology at this time is very immature, the waste of raw materials is very serious, so the wine on the market is very turbid, it is a veritable turbid wine, and the degree is not high.
Lu Bu picked up the wine bottle and thought: "No wonder the ancient people often drank a few catties at every turn, and even drank directly from the wine jar, which is not much higher than Tsingtao Beer." β
"I'm also a lover of wine, but it's a pity that I can't drink real wine here. Hey, that's right. When I was in college, I studied the purification process of alcohol in my spare time and my friends from the chemistry department."
"Perhaps, by using the raw sake lees, I will be able to purify it and make real sake. Not only do you have to drink it yourself, but you will also have to mass produce it in the future, and then sell it, imagine that those liquor companies in the future, a few catties of grain are only a dozen yuan, and a bottle of wine produced will cost at least dozens of yuan, and high-end wine is even thousands, which is simply a money grab. If you can set up a liquor company here, haha, the money is rolling in. Thinking of the happy place, Lu Bu laughed unconsciously.
Ding Yuan saw Lu Bu with a smile on his face and said: "Fengxian, my father-in-law is very happy today, you and I must not get drunk and not return, come and come, and have another drink!" β
After resting in Ding Yuan's mansion for two days, Lu Bu finally resigned.
Before leaving, Ding Yuan gave Lu Bu a package and a token. "Kid, this is my token for the state capital, and there are some coils and some paperwork in the package in case you need it. Have a nice trip. β
"Father Xie, the child will go out on a trip this time, for two years at most, or one year at least, and he will return it. I hope that my righteous father will cherish it, and I will leave! β
Lu Bu did not rush to set off after leaving Dingfu, he first went back to Wujin Mountain, paid homage to his parents' mausoleum, and at the same time picked up the greedy wolf and set off with Lu Zhong.
Bingzhou is located at the border, and there are not too many well-known figures in Lu Bu's impression, Gao Shun and others seem to have joined the Bingzhou army, so they are not in a hurry for the time being.
After some thought, Lu Bu decided to go to Jizhou in the east of Bingzhou, which was one of the most prosperous areas during the Three Kingdoms period and was full of talents.
Among them, the most famous in later generations is Changshan Zhao Zilong, but Zhao Yun was less than 10 years old at this time and was only a child.
Lu Bu's trip is not in a hurry, so the itinerary is not fast, and it is pleasant to visit the scenery along the way while hurrying.
The lineup of two horses and one wolf, coupled with Lu Bu's standing tall and appearance, has become the focus of people's attention wherever he goes.
It took more than a month to stop and go, and it was not until around August that it just entered the boundary of Jizhou.
Lu Bu was hunting in a small forest, beating his teeth and giving the greedy wolf a good time.
Not long after, Lu Bu shot a deer's hind leg, and he was not in a hurry to chase it.
The greedy wolves around him have already chased after him with joy, believing that they will bring their prey back in a short time. So he and Lu Zhong got off the horse and prepared to rest on the spot.
But for a long time, I didn't see the greedy wolf turn around, and after a while, I heard the howl of the greedy wolf faintly.
"Young master, you heard the howling of wolves, isn't there some fierce beast?" Lu Zhong asked.
Lu Bu nodded: "Well, it should be so, quick, let's go over and check it out." β
After following the sound for a while, I found that the greedy wolf was fighting in a clearing not far away.
However, the opponents were not other fierce beasts, but four sturdy men, holding a round shield in their left hand and a long knife in their right.
Three of them were besieging the greedy wolf, and two of them were already slightly painted, and the greedy wolf had no wounds except for a slight panting.
The remaining one seemed to be in the lead, and next to it was a dying fawn, with the same feathered arrow that Lu Bu had shot earlier hanging from its hind legs.
The man at the head of Kong Wu is powerful, with a leopard head in his eyes, and he is scolding next to him at the moment: "What are you wastes for, you can't even clean up such a beast?" β
As he spoke, he lifted the long knife and stepped forward: "Get out of the way, see uncle, I split it." β
The greedy wolf flexibly dodged the big man's axe, and when he was about to be surrounded by four people in the middle, he found Lu Bu and the two and hurriedly ran over.
When Lu Bu found that someone was besieging the greedy wolf, he was anxious and shouted, "Who hurt my livestock?" β
The leader of the big man couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring when he saw Lu Busheng's tallness.
But he said unusually arrogantly: "Who are you? You raised this brute? Haha, it's funny, it's the first time I've heard that someone has a wolf. β
Lu Zhong shouted angrily: "You man is so unreasonable. β
Dahan interrupted: "Shut up, what are you?" Do you have a part in speaking? Little white face, you said that this is the brute you raised, well, your brute bit my brother, what do you think of this account? β
Lu Bu asked angrily: "It's obvious that you robbed me of my prey, but you asked me for compensation?" β
Dahan looked at the other three people surrounding him, and said even more arrogantly: "What's the matter, are you afraid?" He was tall and big, and it turned out to be a silver-like wax spear head, which was really a little white face. Okay, you don't want your life, leave valuable objects for Lao Tzu to get out. β
Lu Bu took out Fang Tian's painting halberd and shouted angrily: "The puppet deceives people too much, report the name, and Lu Mou will not kill the nameless ghost under the halberd." β
The three accomplices of the Great Han formed an inwardly concave semi-arc in front of the Great Han.
The big man shouted behind the three of them for a long time: "Remember clearly to grandpa, Lao Tzu is Xiliang Kojiyi, let the horse come, boy!" β
Lu Bu stopped talking nonsense, and rushed forward with a horse, in his mind, it was taboo for the infantry to fight the cavalry, not to mention that the other party also gave him the time and distance to charge.
However, the other party's name seemed to have been heard somewhere, but this was not the time to think too much, he clenched the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, and secretly kept an eye on it.
Seeing that the three people in front of the other party were about to be hit by horses, they suddenly separated to the sides, protected the vital point with the wooden shield in their hands, and stabbed the long knife in their hands at Lu Bu's war horse.
Lu Bu hurriedly only protected one side, and the other long knife cut a wound on the horse's hind leg.
Seeing that his beloved horse was injured, Lu Bu was furious, and when he was about to turn around and charge again, he suddenly remembered a person, and exclaimed: "Ascend the army first? β
"First in the army? What's that? But this name seems to be quite imposing. Koji Yi made a single blow and said even more arrogantly.
Lu Bu calmed down, and the first to die was an invincible army known in Jizhou.
Yuan Shao once relied on Gongsun Zhan, who had been killed in the Battle of Jieqiao, to lose his armor, and the commander of the first to die was Lu Yi.
According to legend, Koyi was a native of Xiliang, who often fought with the Qiang people, and was quite brave, but arrogant and uninhibited.
First, he defected to Jizhou Mu Hanfu, recruited a part of the Qiang people in Xiliang, and arrested some criminals in Jizhou to form a unit, with a brave style and not afraid of death.
Later, he betrayed Han Fu and defected to Yuan Shao, and made great contributions to Yuan Shao's pacification of the north.
Yuan Shaozan was the first to enter the camp, and later generations were also called the first to die. In the end, because he was too arrogant, he was killed by Yuan Shao.
Obviously, at this moment, Lu Yi has not defected to Han Fu, but this person's strategy with soldiers can be seen.
Although there are only three people, the division of labor is clear and tacit.
Although Lu Bu didn't like his personality, he still asked: "These strong men are good at martial arts, I am Jiuyuan Lu Bu, and now I am serving in the state, can you intend to join the army with me?" β
"I haven't heard of it, and I'm not interested, don't talk nonsense, either keep your money or keep your life! Above! Koji commanded the three of them to surround him.
Seeing this, Lu Bu no longer had illusions, raised the halberd in his hand and rushed up again.
This time, when he rushed in front of the four people, he no longer gave them a chance to disperse, and the halberd in his hand swept away, enveloping all four of them.
The four of them raised their shields at the same time to block, but unexpectedly, Lu Bu's divine power was amazing, and the two of them were swept away by Lu Bu in an instant.
Lu Bu was unforgiving, leaving behind the two people who were swept away, and attacked the remaining one and Koji Yi.
After a while, the other person was swept in the shoulder by Lu Bu.
But Lu Yi also saw the opportunity to slash at the horse's neck, and suddenly the horse under Lu Bu's crotch was bleeding like a note of sorrow.
Lu Bu has been a horse lover since he was a child, and carelessly, letting horses suffer such injuries really made Lu Bu sad and resentful.
Jumping off the war horse that was already unstable, the halberd in Lu Bu's hand attacked Liyi like a storm.
Although Koji Yi was fierce, the weapons in his hand were not as long as Lu Bu, and his own strength was not as good as Lu Bu, and he was gradually defeated by the downside.
With a loud bang, Fang Tian's halberd slammed into the round shield, and the door opened wide when he was on the road.
Lu Bu's halberd reversed and stabbed Koji Yi in the chest, Koji Yi leaned back and dodged the iron plate bridge again, Lu Bu rotated the halberd, so that the small branch on the halberd was drawn to Koji Yi, if it was hit, it would be the result of disembowelment.
Koji Yi was shocked, threw down the shield in his left hand, slammed the ground, and moved to the right forcefully, although his left arm was still injured by the small branch on the halberd, and simply avoided the fatal blow.
was helped up by another big man who came later, and Koi Yi looked at the other two who were also entangled by Lu Zhong and the greedy wolf, and the situation was not good.
At this time, Lu Bu attacked again, and Lu Yi lost his shield, and retreated to the other two while fighting with the people around him, and the other two also came to join when they saw this.
On the one hand, the two cooperated tacitly, on the other hand, although Lu Bu hated Lu Yi for killing the mount, he was still a person who had crossed over from modern times after all, and he was still ruthless in the face of people who did not have a deep hatred of blood.
So although the two of them were beaten left and right, they didn't really hurt each other.
Finally, the four of them converged, and Koji led his men to retreat to the woods next to the clearing as they walked.
"Little white face, you have a kind, dare to hurt your grandfather and me, let you go today, and see how grandpa cleans you up in the future." With that, he led the three of them into the woods.
Lu Zhong and the greedy wolf were about to chase after them, but they were stopped by Lu Bu: "Forget it, don't chase it, it's not suitable to ride a horse in the forest, and you are also injured, we are not familiar with the terrain, who knows if they still have accomplices." β
Lu Zhong hurriedly said: "But, young master, they killed your horse." β
"Hey, let's bury it first."