Lu Bu camped at the foot of the hill all night, and by the next morning, the flames had been extinguished on the hill where the fire had caught fire, and not even a single wisp of green smoke had risen.

Got up early in the morning, looking at the hill that was no longer burning, Lu Bu greeted Sun Ce: "Bo Fu follow me up the mountain to have a look." ”

Sun Ce responded, and with more than a dozen soldiers, he planned to follow Lu Bu up the mountain.

Xu Shu reminded: "Chu Hou went up the mountain, is it safer to bring more people?" ”

"What are you doing with so many people?" Lu Bu smiled and asked Xu Shu, "Does Yuan Zhi think that there will be living people on the mountain?" ”

"It's not that I think there will be any more living people." Xu Shu replied: "Although the fire burned all night, it was not possible to ensure that Cao Junjun did not flee first, and then turned back. ”

"Even if some Cao Jun is really stupid enough to do that, with their small numbers, I am afraid it will not be so easy to do anything to me." Lu Bu said to Xu Shu: "Don't worry, Yuanzhi, even if I don't take it alone, I can come down safely when I get to the mountain." ”

Previously, Lu Bu wanted to rush to kill Cao Jun's array alone, but Xu Shu had tried to persuade him to stop it.

But Lü Bu did not follow the advice of him, Zhou Yu and others, and still chose to launch a provocation against Cao Jun early the next morning.

Everything that happened later proved that Lu Bu did not make a mistake.

He rushed back and forth in Cao's army twice, and the morale of the soldiers of the Xuzhou army was unprecedentedly high, but it made Cao Jun endlessly jealous of him.

Out of fear of Lu Bu, Cao Ren and Xiahoudun chose to lead Cao's army to the mountain to set up defenses, and there was a scene of later setting fire to the mountain.

At this time, Lu Bu insisted on only taking Sun Ce and more than a dozen soldiers up the mountain, and Xu Shu was inconvenient to persuade him.

led Sun Ce and the others up the mountain, went up the hillside, and after walking not far, Lu Bu stopped.

Pointing to some big pits on the ground in front of him, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce and the others: "In front is the trap dug by Cao Jun in an attempt to deal with us. It's a pity that their trap hasn't had time to be used yet, and the mountain has been burned by us. ”

"So many traps." Seeing those traps, Sun Ce gasped: "If we rush up the mountain without knowing it, we won't be able to follow Cao Jun's way." ”

"These traps are useless these days." Lu Bu said to Sun Ce and the others: "But when you go up the mountain, you still have to be cautious. If you see something wrong with the road ahead, stab it a few times with a long wooden stick. Generally speaking, the trap is not too strong, and a few hard stabs will open it. ”

"Or we'll walk up the hill." Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: "Riding on horseback, I always feel that the road up the mountain is not very easy to walk. ”

"It's fine." Lu Bu nodded and said to everyone: "Dismount!" ”

Everyone dismounted, leaving the two to guard the horses, while the others accompanied Lu Bu to continue walking up the mountain.

Along the mountain path, they stabbed several traps that did not burn in the fire.

Approaching the mountainside, Sun Ce pointed to a dark place in front of him and said to Lu Bu: "Chu Hou, look, there seem to be a lot of people there. ”

Looking in the direction Sun Ce pointed, Lu Bu really saw a place in front of him that seemed to be piled up with many humanoid things.

Greeting everyone, he walked towards the charred spot.

When they came to the front, Lu Bu and the others smelled a foul smell of burnt flesh and skin.

"It stinks!" Sun Ce waved his hand in front of his nose a few times, frowned and said, "There must be a lot of places where Cao Jun was burned to death here, otherwise it wouldn't be stinking." ”

"This should be just one of them." Walking around in front of the charred corpse of Cao Jun, Lu Bu said to everyone: "Let's continue to walk up the mountain, there should be more ahead." ”

"Like these corpses, what does Chu Hou plan to do with them?" Following Lu Bu and continuing to walk up the mountain, Sun Ce asked him.

"I'll send someone up and bury it later." Lu Bu said: "Although the skin and flesh have been burned, the meat inside has not yet become ashes. A wildfire can scorch a person's exterior, but it is not enough to completely burn a person to ashes. Stay here, there are no wild beasts nearby, and it will definitely rot and stink over time. If the plague spreads, we will have more trouble than burying the corpses. ”

"Is Chu Hou planning to occupy this place in the future?" Sun Ce asked Lu Bu.

"I've discussed it with Yuan Shao." Lu Bu said: "When Cao Cao is defeated, Yuzhou belongs to me, and the rest will be handed over to him." This place happens to be in Yuzhou, of course I have to take care of it. ”

"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought against the Marquis of Chu together, but now he is facing the destruction of Yuzhou, and the Marquis of Chu and Yuan Shao divide the territory under his rule, I really want to see what kind of face he has." Sun Ce smiled and said, "It must be very good-looking." ”

"There is nothing but interests between the heroes, and there has never been a long-term alliance." Lu Bu said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao both want to get the world, and if Your Majesty falls into their hands now, it will be their capital to hold the princes hostage." The imperial power of the Han Dynasty is declining, and if you think about it, it is indeed embarrassing. ”

"Chu Hou crusaded against Cao Cao this time, if he got His Majesty today, presumably his life will be better in the future." Sun Ce replied.

"Of course." Lu Bu responded.

However, he was also muttering in his heart, whether Liu Xie's life would be better in the future did not lie with him, but with the last emperor of my Han Dynasty.

Leading the army to conquer the world, and waiting for the world to be unified, there is no reason to give up the country to an emperor who has been a puppet for many years.

It's only a matter of time before he replaces Dahan, and if Liu Xie wants to live a smoother life, he should be aware of being a puppet.

If he also made some trouble in Pengcheng and got some clothes and edicts, Lu Bu would definitely not let him live comfortably!

Thinking so in his heart, Lu Bu would not be stupid enough to say it.

Although Sun Ce is the person next to him, it is better not to say some things.

After all, in today's world, heroes from all walks of life are fighting each other, but they all have no excuse to support the Han family.

The situation in the world is not stable, and it is better to put on the appearance of a loyal minister than to show your ambition prematurely.

Yuan Shu did what many people wanted to do but didn't dare to do, and finally became the target of public criticism.

With Yuan Shu's experience, Lu Bu didn't plan to announce his title to emperor so early.

If you want to be the emperor, you must at least wait until most of the Han family is in his hands, and then you can do so!

The farther they went up the mountain, the more Cao Jun's corpse Lu Bu and the others saw.

Most of the charred corpses were curled up and charred, not to mention their faces, and even their original heights could not be distinguished.

"This fire really burned a lot of Cao Jun to death." Following behind Lu Bu, Sun Ce said: "If we can go all the way so smoothly, it won't be long before we can destroy Cao Cao and then unify the Central Plains." ”

"It's not that easy." Lu Bu replied with a slight smile: "Cao Cao has a lot of soldiers and horses, and the fierce generals and wise men gathered around him are not decorations. Just because we had a small victory in Lumenting doesn't mean that the war will be smooth in the future. ”

"Since the Marquis of Chu doesn't have the confidence to be able to destroy Cao Cao, why do you have to ......" Sun Ce looked at Lu Bu puzzled.

Lu Bu replied: "I have already said that my purpose in this crusade against Cao Cao is only His Majesty. As for Cao Cao's territory......"

He smiled and continued, "I just need Yuzhou." ”

"What does Chu Hou mean......" Sun Ce looked at Lu Bu in astonishment, not understanding his intentions for a while.

"I couldn't have been clearer about that." Lu Bu replied: "After taking Yuzhou, if I advance further, any place I get belongs to Yuan Benchu." Take my soldiers to expand the territory for Yuan Benchu? You think I'm going to be that stupid? ”

Sun Ce suddenly realized that Lu Bu had never thought of expanding his territory for Yuan Shao since the day he sent out the army.

After taking Yuzhou, he would order the soldiers to suspend their troops for the time being.

As for other places, if Yuan Shao wanted it, he had to send troops to get it himself.

Lu Bu crusaded against Cao Cao, and originally never thought of letting Yuan Shao benefit from him from the beginning.

"If Chu Hou does this, he won't worry about Yuan Benchu being annoyed and angry?" Sun Ce asked.

"He's angry?" Lu Bu replied with a smile: "My goal has been achieved, when I crusaded against Cao Cao, why didn't the Yuan family's soldiers and horses disappear?" Although it is an alliance, he is not kind, do I have to be stupid? ”

On the top of the mountain, Lu Bu found that there were more corpses of Cao Jun here.

Looking around at the charred Cao army nearby, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce, "These Cao troops should have wanted to escape from the back mountain, but they were blocked here by flames and smoke. ”

"When they are dying, they should regret being the enemy of Chu Hou." Sun Ce said: "If you don't go against the Marquis of Chu, most of them are still alive. “

"When they become soldiers of the Cao family, they have to accept their fate." Lu Bu replied: "The soldiers who followed me back then, under Cao Cao's crusade, didn't they also have many battlefields that died? Many of the soldiers did not even have their names and surnames. ”

"Chu Hou asked people to create military badges earlier and distribute them to the soldiers." Sun Ce asked: "Is it just to know which soldier died on the battlefield when collecting the corpse?" ”

"To fight for us, we have to leave their names and surnames." Lu Bu replied: "The soldiers conquered the battlefield, and if they could not leave anything after death, how desolate it would be. ”

"There are countless heroes in the world, and only Chu Hou should be able to think of these." Sun Ce replied: "Since following Chu Hou, I have become more and more aware that I am following the right person. ”

"When I calm the world and you and I have made immortal achievements, you will still find that you are not with the wrong person." Lu Bu patted Sun Ce's arm lightly and said to him, "It's time for us to go down the mountain, let the soldiers prepare and continue to move forward." ”

Lü Bu, Sun Ce and the others descended the mountain, and it didn't take long for the army to leave Lumenting and continue to advance.

After walking a short distance, he came across and rode a fast horse.

It was the scouts who were scouting the way ahead.

Coming to Lu Bu, the scout said: "Qi Chu Hou, Cao's army has made arrangements in Zhecheng, just waiting for our army to go." ”

"Zhecheng." Lu Bu thought for a moment and asked Zhou Yu and the others, "What do you think our army should do?" ”

"The Cao army has made a good deployment, and if we continue to move along the original path, it will give them a chance to resist." Zhou Yu replied: "I feel that it is most appropriate for the army to bypass Zhecheng and continue to advance. ”

"Bypassing Zhecheng, what if they follow and kill from behind?" Lu Bu asked again.

"Without the city as a defense, and without the air force equipment deployed earlier, isn't it that Chu Hou can fight as much as he wants?" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "It can be seen from Cao Jun's deployment that Cao Cao has actually messed up. He deployed his defense like this, as long as Chu Hou bypassed the defense line, he could completely make his thunderbolt and crossbow useless. As soon as their men catch up from behind, they will be delayed if they carry thunderbolts and crossbows. If they don't, they will have to let our air force wreak havoc. No matter how you look at it, the battle situation is unfavorable to Cao Cao. ”

Lu Bu nodded: "Since Gong Jin thinks so, then follow you and advance around Kaozhecheng to Xu Du." ”

"Chu Hou." Lu Bu was about to issue a military order, and Zhou Yu said: "I think it's better not to bypass it too early, and wait until it is only twenty or thirty miles away from Zhecheng, and then it's not too late for us to bypass." ”

"Why?" Lu Bu was also a little puzzled by Zhou Yu's proposal, and subconsciously asked.

"It's actually quite simple." Zhou Yu said: "We are about to arrive at Zhecheng, the enemy army is ready to be armed, but the army suddenly turns, which can also catch them by surprise. ”

Lu Bu thought for a while, nodded and said: "What Gong Jin said is reasonable, then follow Gong Jin and head in the direction of Zhecheng first, there are still thirty miles away from Zhecheng, and then we will turn to other directions." ”

The Xuzhou army, under the leadership of Lu Bu, marched in the direction of Zhecheng.

A few days later, Cao Cao also received news that Cao Ren and Xiahoudun had lost Lumenting.

The messenger told Cao Cao the whole battle, and Cao Cao, who was discussing military affairs with Guo Jia in the study, had a gloomy face.

He waved his hand and motioned for the messenger to stand down.

When the messenger left, he asked Guo Jia, "What does Feng Xiao think about this?" ”

"Is the lord asking if Lu Bu captured Lumen Pavilion in one day?" Guo Jia did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

Cao Cao nodded with a gloomy face and said, "Zixiao and Yuan Rang are both fierce generals under my command, and they are not unwise people. Lu Bu was able to completely annihilate the two of them and seize Lumen Pavilion in one day, should we have a new understanding of him? ”

"Actually, we should have had a new understanding of Lu Bu a long time ago." Guo Jia said: "At the beginning, the lord led the army to attack Xuzhou, and Yuan Benchu also sent troops in Hebei. It stands to reason that Xuzhou must be defenseless. But he intercepted the lord twice in Dangshan, which eventually led to the failure of the crusade. Especially in the second crusade against Dangshan, Lu Bu once fought against dozens of fierce generals under the command of the lord with the strength of one person, and his bravery surpassed that of Dong Zhuo back then. ”

"Feng Xiao means ......" Cao Cao frowned and asked Guo Jia, "I don't have the slightest way to take Lu Bu?" ”

"No matter how brave a person is, it is impossible for him to withstand thousands of troops." Guo Jia replied: "It's just a duel with Lu Bu, and the Lord should understand that you can only outwit it, and you must not storm it." ”