Chapter 45 Liu Bei plans to save Dong Zhuo
In the seventh year of Han Guanghe, when the Han army and the Yellow Turban army were at a standoff, bad news came from Jizhou. The inspection sent by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty made Zuo Feng of Xiaohuangmen slander Lu Zhi for not fighting and lazy military spirit because of Lu Zhi's refusal to bribe, and also said that the Yellow Turban was just a few rural horsemen who could fight a battle, so that Emperor Ling removed his position and was represented by Dong Zhuo, the general of Zhonglang.
However, after Dong Zhuo became the master of the Han army in Jizhou, he changed the strategy of besieging and attacking the heart set by Lu Zhi to attack Guangzong instead. It's a pity that the first battle was defeated by Zhang Jiao, and he lost several battles in a row, so that the Han army counterattacked as a defense, sat in the fortified city, and asked Luoyang for help overnight.
After Luoyang received Dong Zhuo's letter of request for help, under the consultation of the general He Jin, the Taiwei Huang Wan, the Sikong Zhang Wen and others, it was immediately decided to let Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun divide their troops, and Zhu Jun led his headquarters to continue the crusade against the remaining Peng Tuo troops in Yuzhou, while Huangfu Song led the rest of the armies north to Jizhou and Qingzhou to relieve Dong Zhuo's siege.
The edict was soon issued. Soon, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun divided their troops to fight.
Liu Chang joined the army because he was in the army of Huangfu Song, so he went north together to rescue Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei volunteered to ask for the position of pioneer because his mentor was convicted, hoping to exchange his merits for the exoneration of his mentor Lu Zhi. The sincerity not only moved Zhu Jiangzhi, but also made Liu Chang smack, and he really doubted whether this Liu Bei was really acting, or if it was like this. In the end, he was given the position of pioneer, but he was not granted an official position for the time being.
Because Yanzhou's Bu has been accidentally eliminated by Liu Chang, and then Zhang Liang collected a batch of yellow scarves to go to Jizhou, so the entire Yanzhou territory is not as full of yellow turbans as in history. Therefore, Huangfu Song's army quickly passed through Guò Yanzhou to the territory of Jizhou.
On this day, Liu Bei was leading 5,000 pioneers to Zhuolu, where Dong Zhuo was located, when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting in front of him. Liu Bei hurriedly sent scouts to investigate. In a short time, a scout returned.
"Qi Liu Xianxian, five miles ahead, I found Dong Zhonglang's department fighting with the Yellow Turban."
"What? Dong Zhonglang actually fought with the enemy in the field here? Liu Bei looked puzzled, it is said that he has just arrived in the suburbs of Zhuolu, and there are still dozens of miles away from the city of Zhuolu, he never thought that he would meet Dong Zhuo and the Yellow Turban here, and immediately a bad thought arose, and shouted: "Not good, Zhuolu is lost." ”
Immediately, Liu Bei sent someone to send this information to the Chinese army, and after consulting with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he decided to lead the vanguard of 5,000 people to meet Dong Zhuo first.
"When ......"
On the battlefield, a rough man in his forties, dressed in exquisite armor, swung the oncoming Pu knife with a knife, and then cut a yellow turban pawn in front of him in half with a horizontal cut. Then, when he was about to turn around and leave, two more bamboo spears stabbed left and right, and a Pu knife hand also slashed at him head-on. Seeing this, the general shouted: "My life is over!" ”
"Kill!"
Suddenly, two generals sprang out of the left and right diagonal stabs, one on the left had a spear in his hand and stabbed sharply, and when he turned to pick it up, he picked up a yellow scarf and flew away, while the person on the right was holding an arc scimitar, and with a chop, the yellow turban on the right was cut in half with his head and body. Seeing that there was nothing to do left and right, the central general raised his knife and slashed the ground directly in front of him with a shout.
"Dong Gong, the thief army is prosperous, you can't be defeated, retreat!"
It turned out that the elite armor was Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying, who were powerful at this time. And the person who offered the advice was his right-hand man Li Dao.
"What I said is very true." Dong Zhuo took a rough breath and said in a rather wolf manner, "I order, the whole army retreats!" ”
At the moment, all the soldiers and generals ran for their lives one by one. Soon, the escapees came to a mountain pass, only to see that there are many mountains here, and the middle path can only accommodate three people in parallel.
Dong Zhuo looked at this terrain, he saw the danger of this place at a glance after many years of military career, and said to Li Dao with some regret: "Childish, you look at the terrain of the mountain col is so steep, if there is an ambush here, it will be difficult for us to fly!" ”
Li Dao listened to Dong Zhuo's words, and also looked around, and then spoke: "What Dong Gong said is extremely true, but I don't think the yellow scarf has a few strategies, and I haven't seen half of the ambush soldiers after most of it." ”
"Kill, catch the general!" Suddenly, the voice of a chasing soldier sounded behind him. At that moment, Dong Zhuo led the remnants to flee in a hurry.
Just as Dong Zhuo was about to leave the valley and the pursuers had arrived at the center of the mountain pass, suddenly a cannon sounded, flags were displayed on both sides of the mountain, and countless Han soldiers stood on both sides of the mountain pass. For a while, the mournful cries and the mournful screams of the soldiers before their deaths came and went.
Dong Zhuo saw it, Tujue Feng turned around, and immediately counted the number of people, and said loudly: "Sons, it was me Dong Zhuo who misled everyone, but now that our army reinforcements have arrived, I have taken the enemy by surprise, and if we don't counterattack at this time, when will we wait!" Sons, go back and kill the thief! Kill! ”
After speaking, Dong Zhuo personally risked the arrow and led the team to charge forward with a knife, and the ambush soldiers on both sides of the mountain also launched a charge together under the command of Liu Bei.
In less than half an hour, all the yellow scarves pursuing Dong Zhuo were wiped out, and only a few escaped because they were behind the pursuit team and saw that the front was not good.
After a fierce battle, Dong Zhuo finally picked up a life. turned over and dismounted, and saw that a person was arrogant, and he was directing his subordinates to clean up the mess. Thinking that this person was the leader of this army, he walked straight over. Hugging his fists and said: "Dong Zhongying in Xiaxi Liang, thank you for saving me, I don't know your Excellency's surname, what position you live in now?" ”
Liu Bei saw that it was really Dong Zhuo, and immediately saluted and said: "Liu Bei in Xiazhuo County, is now a vanguard officer under General Huangfu for the time being, and he is white. ”
Dong Zhuo heard Liu Bei's self-report, and immediately frowned, and there was a lot of resentment in his heart: he didn't expect that the dignified man Zhonglang would be rescued by a white-bodied person. Immediately, the original kind smile turned into a proud expression, and he said with a slight disdain: "Since Liu Xianfeng is here, then the matter of cleaning the battlefield will be given to you." ”
Liu Bei was about to make a promise, when suddenly a loud shout sounded next to him: "Why, you person, my eldest brother saved your name, how can you despise my eldest brother so much?" ”
"Huh?" Dong Zhuo, who was just about to turn around and get on the horse, couldn't help but feel a little stunned when he heard this, and looked up and down, only to see that this person had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his face was white but bearded, and he was holding a snake spear in his hand. Why did you collide with Shangguan? ”
Liu Bei saw Dong Zhuo asking, and without waiting for Zhang Fei to get angry, he immediately arched his hand and said: "This is my righteous brother, surnamed Zhang Mingfei, and the word Yide." After answering, he quickly pulled Zhang Fei's sleeve and motioned for him to salute Dong Zhuo. However, Zhang Fei was stubborn and refused to apologize to Dong Zhuo.
Liu Bei had no choice but to bow his hand and say: "General Dong, my brother is in the army, I don't know the rules, look at General Haihan!" ”
Dong Zhuo stepped on the horse, glanced at Liu Bei and Zhang Fei contemptuously, and said quite arrogantly: "Today, for the sake of Liu Xianfeng and his brother to save my life, this matter is over." If you are met again next time, you will not be spared! With that, he rode away.
Liu Bei looked at Dong Zhuo who was going away, and suddenly a touch of green floated by, Liu Bei was shocked, and hurriedly crossed the green with an arrow step, blocking in front of a big man wearing a green robe and nine feet long. He said in a deep voice: "Second brother, what do you want?" ”
It turned out that the person was Guan Yu. At this moment, Guan Yu saw that his eldest brother was blocking the way, and said anxiously: "Big brother, let someone go and cut him!" ”
When Liu Bei heard this, he was furious, and angrily reprimanded: "Virtuous brother, don't make a mistake, if you kill Dong Zhuo at this moment, you will kill Shangguan without permission, and you will punish the Nine Clans." ”
"But, this flirting is really hateful, and I don't accept it!" Guan Yu looked persistent. And Zhang Fei next to him was also eager to try.
Liu Bei saw that the two brothers were so reckless, and immediately persuaded him: "Two virtuous brothers, don't be reckless." Although he Dong Zhuo despised us, he was a Shangguan, and although we were promoted by General Huangfu to be the vanguard of these days, we were white after all, and it was normal for people to look down on us. Besides, the state has national laws, and according to the laws of our Han Dynasty, anyone who kills an official without permission will die! ”
Guan Zhang, who was told by Liu Bei, fortunately turned around and commanded the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. Not long after, a cloud of dust rose from the southwest, and Liu Bei saw it and said excitedly: "Brothers, General Huangfu is here!" ”