Chapter 45 Dong Zhuo's escort
After walking for less than a few miles, the sky was getting brighter, and suddenly they saw flags fluttering in the distance, dusty, and a team of people and horses were galloping, and it seemed that there were quite a few people.
Yuan Shao was anxious to perform, and immediately rode his horse to the front of the team, and asked sharply, "Who is coming?" ”
The crowd on the opposite side separated, and one person rode out on horseback, shouting loudly, "I am Dong Zhuo, the envoy of Xiliang, where is the Son of Heaven?" ”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao suddenly lost his words, and the faces of the people behind him also changed suddenly, and the little emperor trembled even more, and almost fell off the horse.
"Your Majesty, don't panic, there are ministers waiting here, you can ensure that Your Majesty is worry-free." Wang Yun hurriedly comforted.
Seeing this, Ding Xiao walked to Lu Bu's side and whispered, "Brother-in-law, you went over and asked him, is it to escort or hijack this time?" If it's an escort, let him get off his horse and pull aside, and if it's a hijacking, then let's prepare for battle. ”
"Good!"
Lu Bu nodded, handed the reins in his hand to Yang Biao next to him, and then turned over on his horse and slowly walked to the front of the team.
"Bold Dong Zhuo, are you here to hijack or escort?" He asked.
"I'm here to escort!"
Dong Zhuo looked Lu Bu up and down, and his arrogant attitude was slightly restrained.
"Since you are the escort, the Son of Heaven is here, why don't you quickly get off the horse and stand aside?" Lu Bu was aggressive.
As soon as he heard that the little emperor was really here, Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly jumped off the horse, stood on the side of the road, and then whispered to Li Ru, the strategist beside him, "Who is this?" ”
"My subordinates don't know."
Li Ru shook his head, looked at Lu Buqi and said, "At a young age, his cultivation has actually reached the peak of the master realm, which is indeed not bad." Doesn't the general have a heart for talent? ”
"No, he gives me a very dangerous feeling." Dong Zhuo said.
"Oh?"
Li Ru was shocked, he knew what kind of realm Dong Zhuo was in, this person could make Dong Zhuo feel dangerous, he must be a genius!
"Go back and check on him." Dong Zhuo whispered.
"Yes!"
At this time, the team of the Son of Heaven had approached, and Li Ru nodded imperceptibly.
With the addition of Dong Zhuojun, the team returning to the city increased to nearly 20,000 people, and they rushed to Luoyang.
Ding Xiao could see that the civil and martial forces present looked nervous, and they were obviously a little jealous of Dong Zhuo, and even Lu Bu had a dignified face.
He couldn't help but be puzzled, so he walked to the front of the team and followed Lu Bu's side, "Brother-in-law, this Dong Zhuo's cultivation is very high?" ”
"I can't see through his cultivation."
Lu Bu took a deep breath and said, "But judging from the momentum, he is a fierce opponent!" ”
"So powerful?!"
Ding Xiao's heart was shocked, he didn't expect that Lu Bu's evaluation of Dong Zhuo would be so high.
However, thinking of the setting of "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms", his heart quickly relaxed.
Because in this game, although Lu Bu is proud of his strength, Dong Zhuo's strength has also reached a height of ninety-two points, and he is also a first-class general, and the gap with Lu Bu is not too big.
Moreover, the strength of a military general is not only based on the value of force, but also the level is equally important, if Dong Zhuo is several orders higher than Lu Bu at this time, it is enough to make up for his lack of force, and at worst, he can spend hundreds and ten rounds with Lu Bu.
However, after all, Lu Bu's personal characteristics are amazing, and Ding Xiao believes that even if Dong Zhuo is currently at a high level, Lu Bu will win the final victory.
Thinking of this, he reminded in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, you have to be mentally prepared, we will face this Dong Zhuo sooner or later." ”
This point, in fact, he had hinted at Lu Bu several times before, and Lu Bu had already prepared in his heart, so he nodded solemnly.
"I understand."
"But the strange thing is that Dong Zhuo only brought 5,000 people? How could there be so many soldiers and horses at this time? Ding Xiao said suspiciously.
"Judging by the attire. Many of them were the general's men. Lu Bu also said strangely, "Could it be that someone has taken refuge in Dong Zhuo now?" ”
"He Jin's people?"
Ding Xiao frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly realized, "I understand, this is not He Jin's person, but the person of He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry!" ”
"He Miao? Why did he help Dong Zhuo? Lu Bu was puzzled.
"It's not that he wants to help Dong Zhuo ......"
Ding Xiao shook his head with a wry smile, sighed and said, "I guess, He Miao is dead, these people should have just been adopted by Dong Zhuo." ”
At this time, he had already remembered that Dong Zhuo had a younger brother Dong Min who was an official in Beijing, and the official worshiped Captain Che.
In history, as soon as He Jin died, Dong Min united with He Jin's subordinate Wu Kuang and killed He Miao in the name of "Zhang Rang's accomplice".
But Ding Xiao didn't expect that Dong Zhuo would incorporate some of He Miao's people so quickly.
"I see......"
At the same time that Lu Bu suddenly realized, the expression on his face became more and more solemn, "This has to be done, we don't have the slightest advantage." ”
"It's so chaotic tonight, Dong Zhuo is in a hurry to find the little emperor, and it is impossible to think of recruiting people." Ding Xiao analyzed, "So, this must be Li Ru's suggestion!" ”
"Who is Li Ru?" Lu Bu frowned and asked.
Li Runai is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and has won Dong Zhuo's trust. What's more, he is also the chief strategist under Dong Zhuo's account, with superior wisdom and no last resort! Based on these two reasons, Dong Zhuo is simply obedient to this person. Ding Xiao praised.
"So what do we do?" Lu Bu asked.
"It seems that we alone can't defeat Dong Zhuo and Li Ru head-on...... I can only think of another way. Ding Xiao sighed.
He thought that Dong Zhuo only brought 5,000 men and horses, so he planned to block Dong Zhuo outside Luoyang in the name of "local troops are not allowed to enter Beijing", so that he could gradually control the emperor and avoid the fate of Luoyang being burned and looted.
As for Dong Zhuo, even if his army arrived later, he would definitely not dare to attack the city without authorization, so as not to be convicted of "raising troops to rebel".
But now, Dong Zhuo is so powerful that the men and horses led by Lu Bu can't stop the other party from entering the city at all.
"Or ...... I'm going to send someone to inform my father-in-law now? Lu Bu suggested, "If my father-in-law is in line with us, why should Dong Zhuo be worried?!" ”
"The problem is, my father's merger state army is also a local army, if he comes here at this time, won't he have to bear the same infamy as Dong Zhuo?"
Ding Xiao asked a little irritably, then turned his head and moved his gaze in the direction of the young emperor, "Unless, my father can get the emperor's summons!" But now, I'm afraid it's too late. ”
At this moment, Dong Zhuo's figure had already appeared on the side of the young emperor, not leaving an inch, and it was almost impossible for him to let the emperor give an order behind Dong Zhuo's back.
"Is there no way to stop Dong Zhuo from entering Beijing?"
Lu Bu also saw the situation over there, with a look of disappointment and anxiety.
"Not anymore."
Ding Xiao smiled bitterly and nodded.
At this moment, he finally understood that it was not as easy as he imagined to change history.
This feeling is as if there is an invisible force in the underworld, and then it keeps turning history back to the original trajectory.
Now, Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing is basically a foregone conclusion, and he wants to welcome the emperor's idea, so he can only delay it a little longer.
"But that's fine."
Ding Xiao turned his head and comforted, "Without contrast, the feeling is not deep." If we don't let Dong Zhuo do something bad now, we won't be able to show our goodness in the future. ”
"That's right."
After thinking for a while, Lu Bu nodded thoughtfully.
What Lu Bu didn't know was that Ding Xiao said this, but in fact, he was quite helpless.
At this moment, he finally realized his shortcomings, that is, his resourcefulness alone is limited after all, and it is difficult to grasp every detail.
Because no matter how good his memory is and how familiar he is with the Three Kingdoms, it is impossible to remember everything clearly, so in some things, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions.
At this time, the role of the strategist is reflected, and if there is a strategist by his side who can check and fill in the gaps for him, the situation will immediately improve a lot.
Just like now, when Li Ru was bent on Dong Zhuo's search for the emperor, he could still think of co-opting those ownerless soldiers, which made Dong Zhuo's power grow rapidly and became the most powerful person on the scene.
"Looks like we're going to have to hurry up and find a strategist to take with me." Ding Xiao couldn't help but think.