Chapter 1 The Wind Rises in the White Gate Tower
Lu Bu looked up at the sky, and the moist cumulus clouds condensed overhead, as if the heavy armor pressed on Xiapi City, and he couldn't lift it with all his might.
He resolutely walked down the tower, his handsome face already corroded from the smoke of the battlefield.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, a white flag was erected at the head of Xiapi City, and with a loud bang, the city gate of Xiapi slowly opened, and two teams of armless and horseless Bingzhou troops walked out.
They looked depressed, their steps were heavy, and they had no ambition to enter Luoyang at all.
After a while, a white majestic figure slowly appeared in the darkness of the city gate, and his appearance immediately became the focus of the three armies.
Despite this, no one dared to get even a meter closer, and the escorting sergeant only pressed his spear against his back, forcing him to step forward step by step.
It was not like a captive man, but like a tiger caught in the trap of a hunter.
Xiahou Yuan, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately led ten armor soldiers to meet him and snatched the state pastor's seal and population register from the state officials.
The seal and the book of honor are the symbols of the power of one party, the small can be a county, the big can be a country, these two things are sacrificed, surrender is a sure thing.
Xiahou Yuan handed over the seal ribbon and the book to the master, and then stepped forward to check the situation of Lu Bu being bound, he checked it very carefully, almost re-tied it, and only after confirming it was undoubtedly waved his hand, signaling that he could continue to move forward.
In this process, Lu Bu looked indifferent and did not react, like a puppet controlled by others, the kind of heroic end of the twilight is sad, and the soldiers who can see the left and right are like thousands of arrows, and the pain is like bone marrow.
Thinking back then, he rode horses outside the plug, killing the Hu people with liver and gall, in front of the tiger prison, one person and one halberd fought so that the princes of the world were devastated, what kind of hero is this, and who can reach it?
"General!" Nearly 10,000 soldiers were overwhelmed with grief, and their shouts were like thunder passing through the sky, as if they were about to shake away the dark clouds in the sky.
Xiahou Yuan shook his head helplessly, putting aside everything else, Lu Bu's martial arts and training methods were indeed unmatched.
As soon as he finished sighing, he raised his eyes and saw the guards leading a strong war horse with a whole body like fire from Xiapi City, his eyes lit up in a flash, and he stepped forward to caress him, and praised in his mouth: "This is the Red Rabbit Horse!" ”
The red rabbit horse snorted and turned his head to avoid Xiahou Yuan's thick palm.
Lu Bu finally spoke. Leng said: "You are not worthy of Chitu!" ”
Xiahou Yuan shook his head and smiled: "After all, someone will be worthy!" ”
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Cao Cao looked at the seals and books on the table, and just nodded with satisfaction, not happy or worried, his eyes were as dark as two deep ancient wells, without any waves.
On the shore of Xiaoxiao Surabaya, a deep-clothed crown is high on the stage; A white-clothed man stood at the foot of the stairs.
The four knife and axe men pressed Lu Bu hard, trying to make him kneel, but Lu Bu stood tall, and the knife and axe hands were helpless.
Cao Cao waved his sleeves lightly: "That's it, just let him stand!" ”
Looking at each other, Cao Cao suddenly smiled and said: "Feng Xian, you were in the city last winter, I was under the city, and today I am on a high platform, and you have become a prisoner under the steps, the things of this world are really unpredictable......"
Lu Bu stared at Cao Cao tightly, and there was a hint of hope in his voice: "Since so-and-so has been surrendered, why didn't Meng De order the left and right to untie so-and-so?" ”
Cao Cao pursed his lips and shook his head: "Tie the tiger, you have to be tight!" ”
After hearing this, Lu Bu frowned: "What does Meng De mean?" ”
That's right, he surrendered, but even if it is an unconditional surrender, there is a minimum bottom line, and this bottom line is that the lives of him and his family must be guaranteed, which is also the promise given by Cao Cao's envoy.
And Cao Cao didn't think about leaving Lu Bu, Lu Bu's qualifications and abilities were not inferior to him, but Lu Bu didn't find his position, he wanted to be a good general of the auxiliary country for a while, and he wanted to be a prince in troubled times.
But one day he will wake up and become a big problem for his henchmen, leaving him alive, which is tantamount to raising a tiger.
Lu Bu read Cao Cao's eyes, he hurriedly stepped forward, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Yu Ban, and Li Dian immediately blocked in front of Cao Cao, and worked together to subdue Lu Bu to the ground, so that he could not break free.
Lu Bu raised his head and stared at Cao Cao unwillingly: "You Cao Mengde want to lose his trust to others?" You say that you are untrustworthy now, how can you appease the world in the future, and how many people dare to surrender? ”
Cao Cao smiled, he pointed to himself and said, "History, I wrote it!" After finishing speaking, he took a leisurely walk on the steps: "And you are the loser, the loser is the coward, there have been since ancient times, the history books will only record that Lu Bu indulged in wine all day long, and finally betrayed his relatives and was captured by me, wouldn't it be wonderful to write like this?" ”
Lu Bu was furious: "Everyone is watching, you dare to kill me?" ”
"I don't need to kill you directly, I can borrow someone else's hand!"
Lu Bu's eyes sank, and he happened to see Liu Bei who was climbing the city tower, and his heart was cold for a moment, and he hurriedly said: "Meng De, you are the main infantry, my main cavalry, isn't the world in your bag?" ”
Lu Bu's words were in Cao Cao's arms, everyone knew that his main force was the Qingzhou soldiers, almost all of them were foot soldiers, and the cavalry only had tigers and leopards to ride, although the tigers and leopards were brave, but they were still slightly inferior to Lu Bu's Bingzhou iron cavalry, and the murderous intent suddenly dropped a lot.
Liu Bei, who came in a hurry, saw Cao Cao's intention to move, and hurriedly admonished: "Ming Gong can't, don't forget the fate of Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhuo!" ”
Liu Bei's words brought Cao Cao back to reality, and he slowly turned around, turned his back to everyone, and looked up at the plaque on the city tower for a long time.
Everyone's eyes turned to Cao Cao, waiting for his decision, especially Liu Bei, he and Lu Bu have a grudge, and the words just now are a mortal enmity with Lu Bu, if Lu Bu does not die this time, he will definitely fight with him in the future.
After a long time, Cao Cao waved his hand lightly: "Pull it down!" ”
Cao Cao's words made Lu Bu tremble, like a lightning strike, he knelt on the ground in despair, and laughed at himself: "Rather teach me to bear the world, stop teaching the world to bear me, I am really stupid, I will actually believe you Cao Cao." ”
The four knife and axe men were not divided by Lu Bu, hugged their arms around their waists, and struggled to push Lu Bu towards the gate.
The cold wind is steep, withered everywhere, although it is early spring at this time, but it is still breezy, the cold is biting, and Xiahou Yuan carries a bloody human head to the city tower, and reports to Cao Cao: "Lord Qi, Lu Bu has been awarded!" ”
Everyone's eyes were cast together, and the head in Xiahou Yuan's hand was Lu Bu's head, just when everyone could see the gods, a spring thunder sounded in the heavens and the earth at the right time, scaring everyone into three souls and seven spirits.
Cao Cao looked up at the sky, only to see that the sky was lower, black clouds were thick, and the cold wind blew through the empty streets, roaring like a sword of wind and frost, which was a sign of the coming storm.
He muttered, "The wind is blowing." ”