Chapter Thirty-Nine: Lu Bu Asks for War

"Grain and grass are related to the lifeblood of our army, and this position is very important and must be a general. Liu Meng listened to the order, I ordered you to take charge of the allied army's food and grass to deal with the battalions, and there was no shortage of them. Yuan Shao said.

Liu Meng was stunned, he knew the importance of grain and grass, so although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were not in harmony, Yuan Shao still let Yuan Shu be in charge of the allied grain and grass in history, because they were both Yuan family, although they were infighting, they were still their own family members who were trustworthy compared to others.

Liu Meng didn't understand that he had just swept Yuan Shao's face yesterday, how could he rest assured that he would hand over the grain and grass to himself today, but when he didn't want to think about it at this time, he came out and said: "Obey the order of the alliance master." ”

"Cao Cao listens to the order, I order you to be the pioneer, open the road and build a bridge in the mountains and water."

"Cao Cao commanded." Cao Cao said, and after finishing his words, he took his troops and horses to Luoyang. Looking at Cao Cao, who led the army first, Yuan Shao secretly hated in his heart: "Meng De, I wish you good luck." ”

"The army set off for Luoyang on the same day to kill Dong Thief." More than 300,000 troops marched slowly.

Liu Meng brought 5,000 rattan armor soldiers this time, plus a total of 20,000 guards and defenders in Guanzhong, and the rest of the men and horses were led by Chu Yan to stay in the Tiger Prison Pass.

At this time, Liu Meng slowly fell in the rear of the army with the soldiers and horses of the headquarters and the baggage troops, at this time Liu Meng finally understood why Yuan Shao let him be in charge of the grain and grass, how huge the amount of grain and grass and baggage of the army of more than 300,000 people, and the line of the grain transportation troops was very long, Liu Meng had to disperse the troops to take care of it, which was equivalent to the battle against Dong Zhuo, he didn't want to participate in it, and he didn't want to make any more contributions.

"These ancients really can't be underestimated, they were accidentally pitted, if only there was a strategist by their side." Liu Meng muttered indignantly in his heart. At this point, Liu Meng had no choice but to escort the grain and grass with peace of mind.

Naturally, such a big move by the allies could not be concealed from Dong Zhuo, and Tanma had already reported the movements of the allies, and Dong Zhuo was also shocked when he heard about it.

"Now that the princes from all walks of life have gathered and led their troops to attack Luoyang, do you have a good way to break the enemy?" Dong Zhuo's face was a little heavy.

"Lord, the thieves are strong, it is not a good strategy to hold on, our army should take the initiative to attack to frustrate the enemy's spirit, although the allies are numerous, it is difficult to cohesion, and the princes from all walks of life will work together if they win, and if they are slightly defeated, they will seek self-protection and no longer have the heart to forge ahead together." It was Li Ru, the chief strategist under Dong Zhuo, who spoke out.

"What Wen You said is very true, but now that Huaxiong has been beheaded, who can lead the army to fight?"

Those who do not lead the army must be brave, otherwise wouldn't Xu Chudianwei and others also be able to lead the army? The important thing for a real leader is to have the ability to command the troops, but if you want to hit the morale of the enemy, fighting before the battle is indeed a good way, whether it is beheaded or refusing to fight, the morale of the army will be affected, and the morale of one side is low, and the morale of the other side is greatly boosted, as long as the number of the two armies is not too different, the result is self-evident. What Dong Zhuo wants this time is to fight the spirit of the allies, so naturally he wants the brave people to lead the army first, if he succeeds, when he leads the army to arrive, the victory or defeat will be very clear.

Before Li Ru could answer, a person stood up next to him.

"The lord doesn't need to worry, the princes from all walks of life regard it as a mustard, and they are willing to lead the army of tigers and wolves to break the enemy."

The person who Dong Zhuo regarded as speaking out was Lu Bu after recovering from his injury.

"Although Feng Xian is brave, his injuries have just recovered, and he has returned that Liu Meng is also among the allies, I'm afraid."

Although Dong Zhuo's words were not explained, Lu Bu understood the unfinished meaning of his words. He hadn't tasted defeat since he was in the army, let alone injured, and it was a shame for him, and it had to be washed away. And since he was injured, Dong Zhuo didn't value him as much as before, otherwise he would have let him go to break the enemy, and now he can only take the initiative to ask for battle. Lu Bu is not afraid of meeting Dian Wei and Xu Chu again, last time he was just careless, the other party seemed to use some secret method or something, he was defenseless for a while to be injured by it, but as long as he was prepared, he was confident to take down the two, so he was eager to meet the two again to be ashamed of the snow, and use the blood of the two to prove that his Lu Bu's martial arts are invincible.

"Lord, please fight." Lu Bu didn't explain, he just asked for his life again, looking directly at Dong Zhuo with his eyes. He has always felt that verbal explanations are just reasons for the weak to give themselves, and he wants to explain everything with actions.

Dong Zhuo was also a hero when he was young, and he was quite brave, he could understand the meaning in Lu Bu's eyes, which only people with extreme confidence in their own martial arts could have. And at this time, there are indeed no brave people under him, Guo Yan, Li Dao and others are quite capable of commanding troops, but their own martial arts are unsatisfactory, and they are only second-rate.

"Okay, then make you Wenhou, I will go with your 20,000 iron horsemen as the vanguard to meet the enemy, and I will lead the army to arrive later."

"The last will live up to the expectations of the lord."

He knew that Lu Bu was from Biansai, good at commanding cavalry, and came and went like the wind. Dong Zhuo was also ruthless, the princes of the Nineteenth Road only had a total of 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry, that is, Dong Zhuo, Xiliang already had a lot of horses, plus the previous merger of the state army under the leadership of Lu Bu, the number of cavalry in Dong Zhuo's hands was the largest among all the princes, even so, 20,000 iron cavalry was half of the cavalry in his hands.

"Report, a large number of cavalry were found thirty miles ahead, and their subordinates did not dare to approach, but from a distance, there were at least more than 10,000 cavalry." Tanma reported back to Cao Cao.

"Who's in command?" Cao Cao asked.

"The big banner is written with Lu characters."

"I think it's that Lu Bu, our army only has 10,000 military horses, most of them are still foot troops, and the cavalry is only 500, how to fight this battle, I really didn't expect Dong Zhuo's vanguard to be cavalry, and now it's too late to retreat, and the allied army is not close to here, how can we outrun the cavalry with many foot soldiers?" Cao Cao also had a headache.

"Meng De doesn't have to worry, with my two brothers here, Lu Bu has nothing to fear." It was Cao Cao's younger brother Xiahoudun who spoke out.

"Yuan Rang can't be underestimated, there is no wind and no waves, then Lu Bu's name is so loud, his people must have real skills." Cao Cao knew that his brother was quite brave and fierce, and at the age of fourteen, he dared to kill people just because others insulted his teacher.

"If you can't run, what can you do without a fight?" Xiahoudun was not reconciled.

"Cavalry, cavalry." Cao Cao muttered. Cao Cao looked at the mountain next to him and had a countermeasure.

"The order went down, and the whole army went up the mountain, and cut down the surrounding trees to prevent the enemy from attacking, and the felled timber was used as rolling logs." Cao Cao ordered.

The so-called large number of people has great strength, and by the time Lu Bu led the cavalry here, a clearing had already been cleared on the high mountain.

Lu Bu heard that the horse reported that there was an enemy vanguard not far ahead, so he asked the troops to speed up, and never thought that the enemy army did not line up to meet the battle, but all ran to the mountain, looking at the surrounding cavalry troops, Lu Bu suddenly had a feeling that he could not start to grab the hedgehog with his bare hands.