Chapter 307: Burning Yuan City
The paper that Xiao Bing took from the Fujiao Army was not a letter written by Li Qin to Lu Bu, but a notice, the kind of notice that was pasted on the wall for the common people to see.
The proclamation was written in the vernacular, and the main content was that whoever could kill Lu Bu would be rewarded with 300 acres of fertile land and would be exempted from forced labor for life.
But it's not the only one, if you think you don't have the ability to kill Lu Bu, then it doesn't matter, as long as you can stab Lu Bu and fly Lu Bu a brick behind your back, it will also be considered meritorious, and there will also be a reward, as long as someone can testify, of course, it is okay to testify to each other, and when you get to the Fujiao Army, explain how to fly Lu Bu bricks, then you can get a day's rations.
Or, if you want to get a few more days of rations, it's also easy, for example, you can pull out a lock of Lu Bu's hair, or steal something from him, or spit in his face or something, anyway, as long as it can bring pain to Lu Bu, then you can use any method, you can go to the Fujiao Army to receive a reward!
This notice is equivalent to a bounty for arrest, it can be regarded as an enhanced version, it doesn't matter if you can't hold Lu Bu, as long as it can make him miserable!
Lu Bu read this notice, so angry that he almost fainted, as soon as this notice came out, he had no more peace, he would be in danger at night, and he didn't even dare to go up the street, not only to prevent the foolish man and stupid woman from sneaking up on him, but also to prevent his attendants from plotting. Lu Bu's subordinates only started to follow him from Luoyang, everyone follows him if there is a benefit, who can take him seriously if there is no benefit, there are benefits to take, the attendants kill Lu Bu, there will be no guilt at all!
Tearing the notice to shreds, Lu Bu turned around and looked at his subordinates, after reading the notice, he was anxious in his heart, and he was afraid that others would harm him, so naturally he didn't like anyone. When he saw a few of his subordinates gathered together, whispering, and looking at him from time to time, he thought that these subordinates were discussing how to harm him!
Lu Bu's mind is in a mess now, and he can't think about it carefully, this notice has just been brought into the city by Xiaobing, and he is the first to read it, how can others know, let alone get together, or not far from him, discussing how to harm him.
But Lu Bu didn't think about anything now, he drew his sword, strode to the front of those men, and shouted, "What are you talking about, but do you want to harm me?" "One sword, one by one, stabbed three of his subordinates to death in the blink of an eye!
Lu Bu suddenly became angry, drew his sword and killed, and frightened his subordinates, they followed Lu Bu, they were not very firm, and they never thought of giving Lu Bu their lives, everyone was holding back in the city, because they couldn't get out, and the Fujiao army outside did not necessarily accept their surrender, and Lu Bu was too powerful, he could see them tightly, plus there was still food and drink in the city, so they had to get by in a short period of time, and there was no plan for the next step.
However, a companion was suddenly killed by Lu Bu, and he still killed him indiscriminately, and the soldiers in the city couldn't stand it. It's still acceptable to kill deserters, as long as you don't run away, you won't be killed, your life is guaranteed, but if you are killed for no reason, then it's not okay. I don't know when I will be killed, and why I will be killed, which is equivalent to being in danger at night!
Lu Bu didn't want to be frightened at night, but he succeeded in making the soldiers frightened!
Lu Bu shouted: "Those who dare to oppose me will be killed!" "The bloody sword shook at the generals! Now his eyes are red, like a demon, and his appearance is very terrifying!
The generals did not dare to approach him, they all retreated far away, saluted him together, and shouted in a disorderly manner: "Don't dare to rebel, don't dare to rebel!" ”
Lu Bu snorted and thought to himself, "It's okay to say during the day, but at night there will be outlaws who will attack me, so I have to be careful." Also, it's too late today, and tomorrow, I'll send someone to surrender to Li Qin, even if he refuses to make me an official, but as long as I am let go of life, then surrender and surrender, there's nothing to be ashamed of, so many princes have been killed and killed, and those who have been arrested have been arrested, I have persevered to the end, just by virtue of this, I am the strongest among the princes, who dares to look down on me! ”
He put his expression kindly, put the sword in his sheath, and said: "Brothers, don't worry about Li Qin outside, I have already decided to negotiate peace, we have the crown prince and the Empress Dowager Dong in our hands, I believe Li Qin will accept peace." ”
After a pause, he added: "I am not discussing peace for anything else, but to find a good future for the brothers, so that the brothers have official jobs, land, and surnames do not have to worry, so the brothers will be overnight for the time being, and everything will be fine tomorrow!" ”
Lu Bu was afraid that the soldiers and generals would not be able to wait for tomorrow, and if they united to make their own rebellion tonight, wouldn't it be bad, so he gave the soldiers and generals a reassuring pill first, stabilized for a night, and everything would be easy to do tomorrow. As for giving these soldiers a good future, the deceitful ghosts can believe it, but he doesn't believe it. As long as Li Qin agrees to his own conditions, how can he care about the life and death of these little soldiers, life and death are up to fate, wealth is in the sky, and other people's futures are fought for, it has nothing to do with him!
After listening to Lu Bu's words, the soldiers and generals settled down, and no one came out to speak boldly and persuade Lu Bu not to surrender, but everyone showed happy expressions when they heard that he was willing to surrender, and when Lu Bu turned around and left, they all started to talk about whether Li Qin would accept their surrender.
Lu Bu pressed the hilt of his sword, strode down the city wall, mounted his horse, and went to the place where Liu Wei and Empress Dowager Dong were being held. He heard the discussion of the soldiers, looked back, but found that there was no one behind him, he suddenly sweated on his forehead, and he was glad in his heart, thanks to his soft and hard just now, otherwise those little soldiers would have to hurt themselves on the spot, no matter how good his martial arts are, he is not an opponent of hundreds of people!
He did not dismount, went directly into the courtyard, and then entered the lobby, called Xiaobing to come over, and brought him a good horse, dry food and water were prepared, so he tied the horse in the hall, he personally fed the horse and fodder, and asked Xiaobing to escort the Empress Dowager Dong and the prince out, and accompanied him in the hall.
Lu Bu has already made up his mind, if someone comes to attack tonight, and there are many people coming, he is powerless to resist, then he will escape, the old woman of the Empress Dowager Dong does not have to keep it, just kill it directly, but Liu Wei needs to take it away, this is a talisman, as long as this prince is in his hands, his safety will be three points more.
After eating, Lu Bu lay on the couch, closed his eyes and recuperated, while Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Wei were tied to the pillars in the hall. Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Wei are old ladies and children, both of whom can't stand the toss, these people are about to fall apart after being tossed and tied to the hall, and they can't do anything except whine and cry!
Lu Bu can indeed be called very cautious when he distrusts his generals and responds immediately, and it turns out that his approach is also extremely correct. However, sometimes even if you see the clues and take preventive measures, you still can't change the situation.
Lu Bu didn't trust the generals, and the generals outside were indeed not trustworthy. Lu Bu's army was short-lived, he did not get any dazzling achievements in the war, nor did he give any benefits to his generals, and it was tantamount to a fool's dream to make the generals loyal to him.
The soldiers on the city wall, after Lu Bu left, discussed it, and asked the little soldier who went out of the city, what happened to make Lu Bu lose his temper and even kill people?
The little soldier didn't know how to read, and he couldn't understand what was written on the paper, but in order to incite the soldiers in the city to rebel through him, before releasing him, the Fujiao Army naturally told him how to repair Lu Bu, and encouraged this little soldier, even if he couldn't kill Lu Bu, it didn't matter, even if he started to learn how to fight with women, he could scratch Lu Bu, and run away after scratching, as long as he could run away, when he got to the Fujiao Army, he would give him rations, and even divide the fields, if he could pull off Lu Bu's head, Even his daughter-in-law can give him a room!
That little soldier didn't have the slightest loyalty to Lu Bu, he just ate a mouthful, and seeing that Lu Bu had no food for him to eat, why did he still follow Lu Bu? He really wanted to scratch Lu Bu, but he didn't dare, he knew that Lu Bu was powerful, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to run away, so he naturally didn't dare to do it.
The little soldier said the words to the soldiers on the city wall, and the soldiers and generals were very excited, it turned out that Lu Bu was angry because of this! Without any delay, the generals immediately discussed, how could Lu Bu be divided, the more shares he shared, the more people who could get benefits!
More and more soldiers and generals participated in the discussion, no one objected to killing Lu Bu, and all of them actively came up with ideas, but they were not completely sure of killing Lu Bu, no one was willing to rush up first, whoever rushed up first would have to die first, and those who didn't rush later would pick up the cheap.
In the end, a soldier who had read a few days of books came up with an idea to shoot Lu Bu to death with an arrow, but he was afraid that the credit would not be shared after he was killed, and he naturally refused to give the shot to someone who did not shoot, and there were marks on the arrow, and no one would share the credit to others; Then simply shoot a rocket, burn the shaft of the arrow, and shoot Lu Bu to death, as for Lu Bu's body...... Everyone just go up and cut it, it's all up to everyone's ability!
The reason why this little soldier's idea is recognized by everyone is not how good his idea is, in fact, it is not very good, but because this idea is written in a book, and it is also a history book. According to historical records, after Wujiang, the overlord of Western Chu, killed himself, the body was divided by the Han generals, and the five Han generals snatched the corpses, and because of this, they were all sealed!
The more people who have never read a book, the more superstitious they are about books, and the generals think that since this idea is written in the book, it must not be wrong, anyway, as long as Lu Bu is killed, everyone will chop up Lu Bu according to what is written in the book, or they will get it, Li Qin will definitely reward them according to what is written in the book!
The idea was agreed, the generals acted immediately, and as soon as it was dark, they surrounded the house where Lu Bu was staying, and all the shouting challenges were waived, and the soldiers and generals bent their bows and shot, and the rockets ignited the house, and after a while, a fire was burned!
And those soldiers who knew that they didn't have the ability to grab Lu Bu's corpse began to set fire to the city, burning and looting, the whole city was full of shouts and killings, and the fire lit up half of the sky!
(To be continued)