In the early morning of the next day, Gongsun Zhan's army pressed outside the east gate and took the initiative to shout under the city. Pang Tong had already invited Gongsun Xu to the city wall and tied it strongly.

Gongsun Zhan said loudly: "Pang Tong, let my son go, this matter will be stopped." ”

Lu Bu stood at the head of the wall and said coldly: "You dare to be presumptuous here!" With that, he lifted Gongsun Xu with one hand. Seeing this, Gongsun Chan immediately relented and said, "Why does Lord Lu want to do this? Everyone is also an official of the imperial court, so it is better to sell my personal favor, and everyone discussed the great cause in the past. ”

Lu Bu said fiercely: "Phew! ”

Pang Tong chuckled lightly and said, "Lord Gongsun will withdraw first, and I will send Ling Gongzi back to Yangle County in the future." Childe eats and drinks well with me, don't worry about it. ”

Gongsun Chan gritted his teeth when he heard this, and he couldn't say anything, so he turned around and left. With Gongsun Xu in hand, Gongsun Chan had to obediently obey orders, after all, he was such an only son. At noon, Pang Tong and Lu Bu rode out of the west gate, and Zhang Shuang hugged him tightly behind him. After traveling about twenty miles, I encountered Liu Yu's army of 100,000. When the two parties met, Liu Yu rode to the front, saw Pang Tong, and said in surprise: "Why is Shiyuan here, isn't Gongsun Chan besieging the city?" ”

Pang Tong explained the situation, and Liu Yu said with relief: "Shi Yuan is really clever, and Brother Ling is even more strong in martial arts. ”

The battle of Saicheng killed Gongsun Zhan's spirit, and spread the wisdom of Pang Tong, the martial arts of Lu Bu, and the defeat of Gongsun in all directions. Due to the large number of outsiders who came to Saicheng to do business, even the non-Sai clans regarded this matter as a conversation for a while.

Pang Tong and Lu Bu temporarily went to Liu Yu's place in Jixian County to settle down, Pang Tong secretly told Liu Yu about Luoyang in the house, Liu Yu shook his hand and sighed: "I think of how can you be a benevolent and righteous person to do such an ugly thing, you are really loyal and courageous." But then Dong Zhuo is powerful, what can you do? ”

Pang Tong sighed and said, "There is no time yet, Dong Zhuo is not an ordinary person, otherwise it would be impossible to occupy Luoyang." But my brother and I will definitely destroy Dong Thief's henchmen as soon as possible. Liu Yu nodded reassuringly when he heard this.

Pang Tong arrived at Lu Bu's place at night and said, "Brother, I have a plan!" ”

Five days later, Dong Zhuo received a letter from Lu Bu in the mansion: "The child Lu Bubai is my father. The child chased the thief to Yanzhou and didn't see him, but he heard that Gongsun Zan was bullying my Shiyuan family, so he went north to Youzhou and relieved the siege of Shiyuan's family in Saicheng. I reasoned with Gongsun Zhan, but this man was so arrogant that he called his father-in-law a 'dog thief,' and the boy was so angry that he led 200 men to slaughter the others in his army of 100,000. Subsequently, Gongsun Zhan was repelled by Shi Yuan's clever plan, and he also captured his little cub Gongsun Xu. I talked to Lord Liu Yu about the affairs of Youzhou, and he was worried about the power of Gongsun Zhan, and hoped that his father-in-law could assist him in resisting Gongsun Zan and was willing to be his father-in-law's subordinate. The child asked his father-in-law for 200,000 soldiers to destroy Gongsun Zhan. If Gongsun Zan is punished, he will attack and merge the state again and destroy Zhang Liao. Both states are owned by the stepfather. ”

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he received this letter, and said with emotion: "Feng Xian is really both civil and military, and if he gets this son, the world can be determined." It happened that Li Ru came to look for him, and when he saw him in the hall, he said, "Why is the Taishi so happy, it seems that there is something good again?" ”

Dong Zhuo showed him Lu Bu's letter and said: "You see how filial my righteous son is, if the two states can be obtained, we will be in the north, and there is no worry." ”

Li Ru thought to himself: "Lu Bu is outside, holding 200,000 soldiers and horses, what if he has selfish intentions?" Pang Shiyuan is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. But Lu Bu is now Dong Zhuoyizi, and I need to be cautious when I speak. Then he said to Dong Zhuo: "What Feng Xian said is not bad. But now is the time to consolidate power, and if you rashly send 200,000 troops, it is easy to cause the worries of the heroes. Anyway, the palace is guarded by the soldiers and horses of the Taishi day and night, so it is better to give the 30,000 Tiger Ben Army to Fengxian, and it is really redundant for these people to keep for the emperor to guard the palace. ”

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "The elite soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army can reach 100,000 soldiers, so I will listen to Wen You." ”

Half a month later, Zang Ba, who was in charge of Jinwu, led 30,000 tiger troops to meet Lu Bu. Pang Tong came to the south of Jixian County, saw that there were less than 100,000 soldiers, and thought: "There are many strategists around the old thief, and it really didn't get what I wanted." Pang Tong immediately found Lu Bu and opened the city gate together, only to see that Zang Ba dismounted and arched his hand: "General, the end will be too late." The Taishi received the emperor's decree and ordered us to come and obey the order to exterminate the anti-thief Gongsun Zhan. Thirty thousand tiger cavalry were afraid. ”

Lu Bu thought to himself: "If you do it with a false holy decree, Dong Zhuo will not reduce this procedure, and the new son of heaven is just a puppet." ”

Pang Tong and Lu Bu went out to receive the troops together, and when they saw that the Tiger Ben Army was in high spirits, like a group of fierce tigers, he said to Lu Bu: "Brother wants the 200,000 yuan, but this 30,000 yuan is not enough." Seeing you go to the barracks more often on weekdays, it really has a good effect. ”

Lu Bu nodded and said, "The Tiger Ben Army is the elite soldier of the Praetorian Guard. ”

Pang Tong thought secretly: "The old thief really regarded Emperor Xian as a fool, and even the people guarding the palace were withdrawn, and the palace should be full of his Dong Zhuo's cronies." ”

In the main house in the city, Pang Tong's fiancée and his parents were gossiping in the hall. Zhang Mudao: "Shiyuan is really handsome, and there are only 100,000 people who have retired from Gongsun Zhan. It is providential that we are here today. ”

Zhang Shuang took the tea from the maid, handed it to Zhang Mu, and said, "Daddy, look at how happy you are now." ”

Zhang Mu pretended to be serious and said: "If I hadn't proposed marriage, how could you have such a husband." ”

Mother Zhang smiled bitterly: "You weren't so safe in Saicheng that day. I've lived so long, and I've never seen such a big battle, and it scares me to death. ”

Zhang Mu said: "Women don't talk about soldiers, if you are on the wall that day, you will be dumbfounded." Shi Yuan's brother Lu Buzhen is a hero, and he led a hundred people to kill the Gongsun army in chaos, and killed several generals with his own strength, which is really terrifying. ”

Mother Zhang touched her heart and said in surprise: "Don't say it, don't say it, kill people or something, it's terrible for women like me to think about it." ”

Zhang Shuang pondered for a moment and whispered: "Daddy, I heard that Shiyuan and Uncle Xinyi have problems, but I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Zhang Mu was really serious this time, and frowned: "How can you suspect Shi Yuan and his brother, this is a big disrespect." Zhang Shuang nodded hurriedly and said, "I'm just worried that Shiyuan is going the wrong way." ”

Zhang Mu lowered his voice and said: "Don't worry too much about men's affairs, Shiyuan is resourceful, you can rest assured." ”

Zhang Shuang was relieved when he heard this.

Zhang Mu thought darkly: "With the wisdom of Shiyuan, how can he do something that is not good. Lu Buken sacrificed his life for Shiyuan, and this person is by no means a person without faith and righteousness, I am afraid that there must be a hidden secret in this. ”

Lu Bu was afraid that Liu Yu would be suspicious, so he ordered Zang Ba to settle outside the south of the city. Pang Tong and Lu Bu led Zang Ba to the state capital to meet Liu Yu, and the three of them discussed in the secret room. Pang Tong told the truth about the deception, and Liu Yu was relieved.

Liu Yu said: "If that's the case, it's fine." I'm also afraid that those 30,000 elite soldiers are menacing. ”

Lu Bu said calmly: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, this soldier and horse were all deceived from the old thief. I have been training them for a long time, and most of them are loyal to me. ”

Liu Yu remembered something and wondered: "That Zang Ba is Dong Zhuo's subordinate?" ”

Lu Bu said with a smile: "This person is a person from the imperial court, Dong Zhuo commands the Han soldiers with the order of the Son of Heaven, who can disobey." I see that this man is very loyal, and he will not oppose the great man. ”

Pang Tong interrupted: "Brother can try this person, if you can use it, it will be fine, if you are suspicious, it will become a big trouble." Don't forget the strategists around Dong Zhuo, if they send us a detailed work, they will see the truth after a long time. ”

Lu Bu pondered for a long time, frowned, and said, "I am willing to listen to the words of the virtuous brother." ”

The next day, Lü Bu led a large army into the city and camped in an open area in the northeast corner. Lu Bu ordered Zang Ba to go to his mansion, and the two sat down separately. Lu Bu said angrily: "Xuan Gao's loyalty has been heard for a long time, but I don't know how to look at the affairs of the imperial court? ”

Zang Ba's character is high, he is not familiar with Lu Bu, and he feels very cordial when he hears Lu Bu call the name. Zang Ba knew what Lu Bu meant, but how could he dare to tell the truth, and said: "Master Dong has a good way of controlling the government, and I will obey him." ”

Lu Bu retreated, got up, and said, "You and I both eat the king's luck, how dare you joke." I will represent Liu Xing in the world, do you think it is feasible? ”

Zang Ba frowned, thought for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "No, no, the Han dynasty has been in the country for four hundred years, how can it be easily moved." And the emperor is newly established, the world is waiting for peace, if you want to be the emperor, it will inevitably lead to war. It is not a blessing for the people. ”

Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Then I think the emperor is not long in life, why should there be any more Han family." It is really easy for my stepfather to get this country, and then you and I can get a high position and enjoy wealth. ”

Zang Ba couldn't bear it anymore, and got up angrily and said, "Forgive your official for being blunt, how can your father-in-law's virtue be convincing?" ”

Lu Bu's eyes shone brightly and said: "You have already worshiped Jinwu, so if you say so nonsense, you are not afraid that my father-in-law will dismiss you and investigate you?" ”

Zang Ba said angrily: "I am an official of the imperial court......"

Lu Bu immediately interrupted: "The young emperor died, what are you?" ”

Zang Ba pointed at Lu Bu and scolded angrily: "Rebel and thief! After that, he left, but Lu Bu shouted: "Brother Xuan, come back!" ”

Zang Ba stopped, and said without replying: "What else does General Lu say?" ”

At this moment, Pang Tong stood at the door, came to him and said with a smile: "Brother Xuan, loyal ministers!" Zang Ba didn't know what he meant. Pang Tong said softly: "My brother is not Dong Zhuo's person. ”

Zang Ba was shocked. Pang Tong took him into a room, and the three of them talked about it. Lu Bu told him about the past, and Zang Ba suddenly woke up.

Zang Ba arched his hand and said: "Bear the burden of humiliation, the two are really loyal and righteous people!" ”

Since then, Zang Ba and the two have been heart-to-heart.

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Remarks: 1. 臧 (zāng). 2. In ancient warfare, the main purpose of antlers was to prevent the military camp from being attacked by enemy cavalry. Cavalry is a common type of force for sneak attacks on camps because of its speed, agility and lethality, so the wooden fence made of sharpened wooden sticks, known as "antlers", can effectively prevent the charge of enemy cavalry. In addition, some bells are tied to the antlers of some military camps, which can provide an alarm for the defenders when the enemy infantry moves their antlers, and prevent the enemy from attacking the military camp in a timely and effective manner, which greatly improves the safety and anti-sneak attack of the military camp.