Xu Rongyan said: "So the captain believes me? ”

The general replied, "I believe it!" ”

Xu Rong proposed: "Okay, captain, please take a seat, you and I will discuss this matter carefully." ”

This Taigu Shou will discuss the details with Xu Rong until the dawn is almost dawn, and the discussion is complete.

Xu Rong said to him: "In order to make Wen and Sun undoubted, the captain can go with me to see the two of them." ”

This Taigu guard thought so, so he ordered a thousand steps to ride, and went out of the customs with Xu Rong to see Wen Chou.

……

Yesterday, it was too late to end the war, Wen Chou and Sun Jian were stationed on the spot, and before dawn, someone came to report: Xu Rong and Taigu are coming.

Those who were skeptical about Wen Chou's left and right, this is the belief in Wen Chou's understanding of people.

Wen Chou personally went out of the tent to greet him.

Xu Rong and Taigu Guards came to Wen Chou's approach and bowed together.

Wen Chou was about to step forward to help the two of them up, Xu Rong suddenly jumped up, drew his waist sword, and stabbed at the Taigu guard who fell to the ground, hitting him in the neck, and blood gushing out. This Taigu guard suddenly fell to the ground, covered his wounds, turned his face to look at Xu Rong, and said hehehe: "You, you!" ”

Suddenly encountering this change, Dian Wei and other guards all drew their swords in their hands and guarded Wen Chou's left and right.

Dian Wei stepped forward with a knife, approached Xu Rong, and shouted, "Do you dare to rebel?" ”

Xu Rong dropped his sword, calmly faced Dian Wei's approach, and said to Wen Chou: "I have repeatedly persuaded this person, but this person still refuses to surrender, and as a last resort, I used deception to deceive him." ”

Wen Chou was not surprised, his expression was as usual, Ling Dian Wei stepped back, and said to Xu Rong with a smile: "The general is really a 'wise general'." ”

Wen Chou immediately sent troops and horses, went out of the army, surrounded the thousand-man cavalry brought by the Taigu guard, disarmed, and selected a thousand elites to change into the clothes and armor of the Taigu soldiers. Led by Xu Rong, he returned to Taigu, deceived and opened the door, and entered the Guanzhong.

But because of Xu Rong's strength alone, Wen Chou and Sun Jian easily won Taigu.

Luoyang.

Not long after Wen Chou and Sun Jian won Taigu Pass, Lu Bu, who had fled all night, came to Dong Zhuo's camp with his headquarters.

Hearing that Lu Bu was defeated. Dong Zhuo was shocked, and hurriedly summoned him in, and immediately said: "Hu Zhen and Xu Rong are both my brave generals, and you are also Huchen, but how could they lose to Wen and Sun in one battle?" ”

"Hu Zhen was careless, first lost his camp, then lost his dispatch, and then lost Xu Rong and my camp, so he was defeated."

"Where are Hu Zhen and Xu Rong?"

"The three armies were defeated. Racing to escape, when Hu Zhen and Xu Rong were defeated, although I wanted to fight again with the whole army, I was helpless. Hu Zhen and Xu Rong are missing. ”

Although Dong Zhuo treats Lu Bu thickly, it is just a means to encircle the state army, and when it comes to trust and feelings, compared with Hu Zhen and Xu Rong, there is a layer of distance and proximity. Hearing Lu Bu say this, Dong Zhuo's face did not change. But I was really suspicious in my heart.

He said in his heart: "Listening to Hu Zhen's previous report, it was said that Lu Bu was very domineering in the army, and he insulted Hu Zhen and Xu Rong behind his back several times,...... Lu Bu can betray Ding Yuan, and if he can't say it, he can betray me! Hu Zhen and Xu Rong are both fierce generals, especially Xu Rong. Counting the past achievements, there are rare defeats, but now the two of them joined forces, but they were defeated by Wen Chou and Sun Jian, which ......? Could there be a reason for Lu Bu's rebellion? ”

So suspicious in my heart. Dong Zhuo didn't say anything, he asked Lu Bu again: "Taigu can be lost?" ”

Lu Bu is not a delicate person, at all. didn't see Dong Zhuo's psychological activities, thinking that he had passed the test, he replied: "When the defeat was over, Taigu still existed, and now I don't know." ”

Dong Zhuo ordered left and right: "Quickly send people to Taigu Pass, check if there is a mistake at the checkpoint, and then investigate the whereabouts of Hu Zhen and Xu Rong." ”

Left and right orders, and someone went out to arrange scouts.

Before the matter is clarified, Dong Zhuo will not have a rash attack.

He said to Lu Bu in a gentle voice: "Fengxian, although there is a small defeat today, as long as Taigu is still there, there will be no obstacles." I see that you must be tired after a night of running, but you can go and rest first, and then summon you to discuss the matter after I have received the news from Taigu. ”

Lu Bu answered the promise, got up from the ground, looked at the many scribes and captains sitting on the left and right in the tent, arched his hand at them, and then said to Dong Zhuo: "Bu first retired." If there is anything sent by Xiangguo, he can send someone to look for me in our army at any time. ”

Seeing Lu Bu go out with a big grin, one of the people on the seat got up and said to Dong Zhuo: "Xiangguo treats Lu Bu well and treats him like a son, but now that he is defeated, Lu Bu is like nothing,...... Xiangguo, this son has been in the Qiang Hu for a long time, he doesn't know kindness and righteousness, and he can't be reused! ”

Dong Zhuo saw that the person who spoke was Wang Xi.

Wang Xi, like Hu Zhen, was born in a big family in Liangzhou and is very famous in Liangzhou.

Dong Zhuo and his group of Liangzhou soldiers have long been in contact with Qianghu because they grew up in the border areas and have been in contact with Qianghu for a long time, so they have long been regarded as "Qianghu's belongings" by the scholars and doctors in the court, thinking that they do not know kindness and righteousness, but at this time, in Wang Xi's mouth, Lu Bu is "ignorant of grace and righteousness".

This shows that in the eyes of Wang Xi and others, they do not approve of Lu Bu's act of killing Ding Yuan to seek glory, and secondly, it can also be seen that although Lu Bu has been treated favorably by Dong Zhuo, like Xu Rong, because he was not born in Liangzhou, he was naturally excluded by the generals from Liangzhou.

Dong Zhuo was silent.

Another person on the seat stood up and said: "Lu Bu is the tiger wolf of the state, and Xiangguo still needs to use his power to control the soldiers of the state, so in my opinion, even if he is at fault, it seems that he should not be punished at this time." ”

Dong Zhuo looked and saw that it was Jia Xu who spoke.

Jia Xu's resourcefulness, Dong Zhuo was convinced, nodded and responded: "What Wen He said is very true. ”

Dong Zhuo paused, and then said to the generals: "The generals of the Kwantung region are not afraid, only Wen Chou and Sun Jian are a little sharp. Today, Sun Qi attacked me, don't take it lightly, on the occasion of employing people, Feng Xian, Tiger General, I am about to borrow his strength, you can't talk nonsense in the future! ”

All the generals in the tent stood up and promised.

Li Ru was also in the account, and he asked Dong Zhuo: "General Hu is defeated, and Taigu is still alive and dangerous!" Xiangguo had to plan early. ”

Dong Zhuo thought so and said, "When the scouts come back with the news, I will send reinforcements to Taigu." ”

After waiting for a long time, when it was almost evening, the scouts who had been sent out came back.

Dong Zhuo summoned him to see him and asked about the situation in Taigu.

The scout replied: "Taigu was deceived by Xu Rong, and Wen Chou and Sun Jian's soldiers and horses have entered the customs. ”

Dong Zhuo asked, "Deceived by Xu Rong?" ”

"After yesterday's defeat, Xu Rong surrendered Wen Chou, took the initiative to ask Ying, and deceived Taigu Pass for Wen Chou."

Dong Zhuo was furious, and scolded him: "Xu Rong! Someone said to me that he had been in correspondence with the thief for a long time, and he was afraid that he would have two ambitions, so he persuaded me to accept his military power, or simply behead him, because I believed in him, I did not kill him, nor confiscated his military power, but now he has indeed betrayed me! …… The defeat of Hu Zhen and Lu Bu must have been due to Xu Rong's betrayal of me! (To be continued.) )