Since he couldn't make an appointment with Lu Bu, Hua Xing tried to use his new identity to "visit" Lu Bu's mansion.

After being promoted to General Zhenwu, the attitude of the guards guarding the gate was indeed much more polite than before.

But as a result, he was still not allowed to enter.

After a little inquiry, I learned that there are only four people in the army who can enter the palace at will without notification: they are Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wei Xu. Even Hou Cheng, Song Xian and others, who are eight strong generals, are not among them.

After learning of this, Huaxing had to leave in a huff.

It seems that he still has a long way to go if he wants to win Lu Bu's trust......

Three days later, in the early morning, Hongnong Chamber.

After everyone finished speaking, today's Lu Bu was unusual, and did not leave in a hurry, but took the initiative to ask Chen Gong about it:

"Gongtai, what's wrong with the vicinity of Xiáo Mountain recently?"

The so-called Sankun Mountain is not a mountain, but the collective name of the three mountains of Shikun Mountain, Qiankun Mountain and Tukuo Mountain. It is located in the east of Hongnong 100 miles, is a dangerous boundary between Chang'an and Luoyang.

"Well, near Sankun, there are thieves and bandits all year round. Especially in the past few years, there have been more and more gatherings, and now it is the largest thief's den near Luoyang. Chen Gong replied truthfully.

"Well, is there a Yellow Turban remnant mixed in?"

"That's right! The leaders of the thieves in Sankun Mountain are the former generals of the Yellow Turban Army, Liu Pi and Gong Du, who have gathered more than 3,000 people and have a lot of power. I wonder why the general asked about this? "Lu Bu has never liked to ask about political affairs, but today he suddenly took the initiative to ask about Sankun Mountain, which is really rare, and Chen Gong asked the reason.

"Alas! It's not that little emperor yet......"

"Ahem!"

didn't wait for Lu Bu's word "emperor" to come out, he heard Chen Gong cough lightly, interrupting the other party's words.

The purpose is, of course, to remind Lu Bu that this is the council hall, not the Lu Mansion, and he can't speak so casually.

Lu Bu quickly understood what Chen Gong meant, and immediately changed his words:

"Oh, yesterday there was an edict from the saint, saying that there are Yellow Turban remnants hidden in Sankun Mountain, let us clean it up as soon as possible. Who wants to lead an army into battle? ”

It stands to reason that whenever there is anything to exterminate the bandits, the generals will enthusiastically sign up.

After all, the bandits are not a regular army, it is easy to fight, and they can still invite merit, no matter how you look at it, it is a beautiful difference!

But as a result, Lu Bu waited for most of the day, but no one in the field responded, and the scene was slightly embarrassing.

"What's the matter? So many people don't even dare to fight a bandit? Do you want my general to go on a personal expedition? ”

Seeing that Lu Bu was a little unhappy, Gao Shun hurriedly walked out of the crowd and replied with his fists folded:

"The general is angry, it's not that we don't want to go. In fact, the Sankun Mountain...... Our army has been there many times, but has not been able to exterminate the thieves. ”

"Oh? Been there many times...... Didn't get rid of it? ”

Hearing Gao Shun say this, Lu Bu realized that there seemed to be another hidden meaning in this matter, and touched his chin and guessed:

"Is it because the thieves are hiding too deep and can't find the stockade?"

"Well, not really." Hearing this, Gao Shun shook his head with shame on his face and said:

"The stockade of the thieves, our army has already found it. It's just that...... I haven't been able to get in. ”

"What?"

Hearing the words "can't be attacked", Lu Bu was shocked and angry!

Not to mention the soldiers stationed in other cities, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the barracks outside Guanghong Nong.

According to what Chen Gong just said, there are only more than 3,000 thieves in Sankun Mountain.

They are three times the strength of the other side, and they can't attack for a long time? This really puzzled Lu Bu:

"The other side is just a group of bandits, and there is no city wall to protect them, and our army has the advantage in terms of strength...... Gao Shun, how can this not be attacked? Tell me, which bastard general led the soldiers before? ”

Listening to Lu Bu is more and more angry, he even scolded the "bastard", and Gao Shun knew that it was difficult to expose the matter.

Before the defeat of the Lu army, Gao Shun has been concealing it and not reporting it, because he is worried that Lu Bu will condemn the generals.

But today, in the face of Lu Bu's questioning, Gao Shun couldn't hide it if he wanted to, so he could only lower his head and reply with a ashamed face:

"General Hui, our army has been there three times before. For the first time, it was Hou Cheng and General Song Xian who led the troops, led 5,000 soldiers and injured 800; the second time, it was Wei Xu who went with General Zhang Liao, led 6,000 troops, and injured 500; The last time was the last general, who led 8,000 soldiers and suffered 600 injuries. Three times...... None of them were able to complete their tasks. ”

Lu Bu thought that the person who led the troops was unreliable, so he couldn't attack for a long time.

But now that I heard it, not only Hou Cheng and Wei Xu had been there, but even his most trusted Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had also been, but they still failed to exterminate the bandits.

Hearing this, Lu Bu gradually realized that this matter might be much more complicated than he expected.

"It turns out that there are quite a few bastard generals?"

After a sarcastic sentence, Lu Bu put away his anger, frowned and asked:

"Tell me, why can't you attack it for a long time?"

Hearing that Lu Bu just scolded, and had no intention of punishing the crime, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to explain clearly to Lu Bu, Gao Shun also specially ordered someone to take a hand-drawn map of Sankun Mountain, held it in his hand and pointed at it:

"General, please look, this mountain is called Qiankun Mountain, and the big village of thieves is built in this mountain."

The location that Gao Shun refers to is located halfway up the Qiankun Mountain, which is a mountain clearing, about the size of three or four football fields.

After taking a closer look at the area, he found that the camp of the thieves was surrounded by mountains, and Lu Bu immediately snorted coldly:

"Humph! Actually built the stockade in the Death Valley? Isn't it a taboo for soldiers? ”

"What the general said is very true! Such a method of settling down is equivalent to cutting off one's own back road. Once attacked, they can only be captured. But ......"

After nodding in approval, he listened to Gao Shun's voice and said:

"But it is precisely because it does not leave a way back for itself, so our army has not been able to attack for a long time."

"Humph! Even if it is surrounded by mountains, it is impossible to have no gaps, right? Otherwise, how can they get in and out? ”

"The general is right, there must be a gap!" Speaking of this, I saw Gao Shun pointing to a small gap on the north side of the map and said:

"In the northern part of the camp, there is a gap between the mountains that is three or four people wide, which is the entrance and exit of the cottage. Not only the thieves, but also the many materials they set up camp in were also sent in from here. ”

"Only...... Three, four people wide? ”

"That's right! The gap is so small that it can only accommodate three or four people at the same time. If you change to a military horse, you can only pass one horse at a time. Although our army is strong, it has returned in vain every time because it has not been able to pass through this pass. ”

"Then there's no other entrance? Have you all looked carefully? ”

"Not really! The last general sent people to probe many times, but there was only this one entrance. Gao Shun said with great certainty.

"What if...... What about storming the entrance? ”

"Alas!" Hearing the word "strong attack", Gao Shun couldn't help but sigh.