The 30,000 Luoyang Army led by Liu Wei passed through Hongnong and marched all the way to Zheng County.

At the same time, Niu Fu, who received the news that the Luoyang army was advancing in the direction of Zheng County, was in a panic in his heart, and did not dare to be careless about it, so he hurriedly summoned the generals to the conference hall to discuss how to deal with Liu Wei and the Luoyang army led by him.

Li Dao and Guo Yan have been sent to Chang'an by Niu Fu, and now there are not many generals under his command who can be transferred and can lead the army to fight alone.

Since Dong Zhuo's subjugation, Niu Fu has become the nominal commander of the Xiliang Army. However, he is different from Li Dao and Guo Yan. Since the two were not at the core of Dong Zhuo's power, they had always wanted to take refuge in the imperial court, until Wang Yun declared that they would not pardon the crimes of the Xiliang army, and they made up their minds to break through Chang'an, asking Wang Yun why he refused to let them go.

As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu is difficult to ride a tiger. Even if he didn't want to lead the Xiliang army to fight against the imperial court anymore and took refuge in the imperial court, with his identity, the imperial court would sooner or later behead him.

Horizontal is also death, vertical is also death, in Niu Fu's view, instead of waiting to be killed, it is better to hit a fish and die in the net, maybe there is a glimmer of life.

Not long after Dong Zhuo's execution, Dong Yue, who refused to surrender to the imperial court like Niu Fu, went to Niu Fu's residence to discuss with him how to deal with the Chang'an incident. Niu Fu didn't think about how to unite with Dong Yue against the imperial court at that time, he only thought about merging Dong Yue's soldiers and horses and strengthening his own power.

When Dong Yue arrived at Niu Fu's station, Niu Fu secretly ambushed a knife and axe hand to kill Dong Yue, and then took over Dong Yue's Xiliang Army, which caused the number of his subordinates to surge.

Niu Fu, who had an army of nearly 200,000, was once full of confidence, thinking that he would be able to break through it in a few days by sending Li Dao and Guo Yan to attack Chang'an, and then he would inherit the mantle of his father-in-law Dong Zhuo, commanding the world and coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

But he ignored one point, the number of troops increased, and the consumption of grain and grass also increased proportionally. Under the extreme shortage of grain, Niu Fu's head was hot, and he sent Hu Chi'er to lead the army to rob the grain, grass and copper coins that Liu Wei, the king of Luoyang, had transported from Hedong to Luoyang.

Originally, I thought that it would be extremely easy to send an army of 20,000 or 30,000 to snatch money and food from the Luoyang army, which was less than a thousand people. But what he didn't expect was that when he got to the end, he not only failed to get food and grass, but caused a lot of trouble. Since he learned that Hu Chi'er's soldiers and horses had killed one of Liu Bian's next generals, Niu Fu was worried every day that Liu Bian would raise an army to seek revenge on him.

Li Dao and Guo Yan had already led more than 100,000 troops to attack Chang'an, and Niu Fu had only 1230,000 troops and horses in his hands, but at this time, he got the news that Liu Wei led the army to Zheng County.

The generals beat the drum twice, and more than a dozen generals of the Xiliang Army gathered in the main hall of the Zheng County Government where Niu Fu lived.

The generals sat down in order in the hall, and after waiting for a while, Niu Fu came to the main hall in a hurry, surrounded by a team of guards.

Walking quickly to the door of the main hall, he did not enter the house immediately, but stood at the door and looked around the generals in the hall.

Seeing that Niu Fu arrived outside the door, all the generals of the Xiliang Army who were already sitting in the hall stood up, and bowed to Niu Fu with both hands and fists: "The last general will wait to see General Niu!" ”

Striding into the main hall, Niu Fu straightened his waist and tried his best to put on a solemn appearance. But he was born a pure martial artist, although he wanted to show more magnanimity, but the brute strength in his bones made his actions even more nondescript.

Walking to the main seat in the hall, Niu Fu turned to face the general of the Xiliang Army who was standing in the hall and was looking at him.

After looking around at the generals, Niu Fu pressed his hand twice and said to them, "Generals, please take a seat!" ”

Niu Fu's voice fell, and the generals hugged their fists and bowed down to thank them in unison, and then they all sat down.

"Everyone must have learned that the king of Luoyang led an army of 30,000 and is approaching Zheng County!" Looking around at the more than ten Xiliang generals sitting in the hall, Niu Fu said to them: "In the past, my Xiliang army was defeated several times in the confrontation with the king of Luoyang, and now he is leading the army to attack, can the generals have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

"How many armies am I!" As soon as Niu Fu's words fell, a member of the General Xiliang stood up, arched at him with his fists, and said to him: "The last general is willing to lead an army of 30,000 and kill the king of Luoyang in the middle of the road, and he will definitely take back the head of the king of Luoyang to pay tribute to the general......"

Before the Xiliang general's words fell, a few sneers came from the opposite side.

Hearing the sneer, he turned his head to look at the other side, only to see Hu Chi'er with a face full of disdain, sitting there looking at him with a mocking expression.

"Why is General Hu laughing?" Seeing Hu Chi'er looking at him with a sneer on his face and unblinking eyes, General Xiliang, who said that he would lead an army of 30,000 to intercept and kill Liu Wei, frowned, and asked him with an unhappy face: "Could it be that General Hu thinks that it will be difficult to intercept and kill the king of Luoyang?" ”

"It's not that you think General Dong is incompetent!" Before General Xiliang's words fell, Hu Chi'er stood up, arched his hand at him, and said to him: "The soldiers and horses under the command of the King of Luoyang, all of them are as fierce as wolves, and when they fight with people, they are all deadly!" If you encounter the king of Luoyang, you will fight head-on with his troops, but the only way is to be defeated and die. General Dong wants to intercept and kill the king of Luoyang in the middle of the road, and I am afraid that my 30,000 sons in Xiliang will all die on the battlefield with the general......"

"Hu Chi'er......" Hu Chi'er's words did not leave any affection for General Xiliang who invited him to fight, after this General Dong heard it, his face was white and red, and he was embarrassed and angry, he drew his long sword and shouted angrily to Hu Chi'er: "You dare to underestimate Yu Mou, dare to draw your sword today, and fight with a certain here?" ”

"The last general is not afraid to fight with General Dong!" There was a sneer of disdain on the corner of Hu Chi'er's mouth, first he glanced at General Na Xiliang, and then he smiled, and very respectfully hugged his fists at Niu Fu, who was sitting in the first seat, and said: "General Qiyu, the last general heard that in the army of the king of Luoyang, there are Donglai Taishi Ci and the Yellow Turban traitor Guan Hai. Both of them are 10,000 enemies, and if our army engages them head-on, we may not be able to take advantage of them. The last general thought that the king of Luoyang was sharp, and our army should retreat as an advance, take the initiative to make amends to it, and deal with it, until the two generals Li Dao and Guo Yan broke through Chang'an, and then converged the army and fought to the death with the king of Luoyang! At that time, its troops have been defeated, and it is not difficult to break through in one fell swoop! ”

"What are General Hu's plans?" Hearing Hu Chi'er's words, Niu Fu nodded thoughtfully, asked him a question, and gave General Dong a vicious look.

General Dong, who was taken aback, sat down angrily, tilted his head to the side, sulking there by himself, and didn't care what Hu Chi'er's plan was.

"General!" Hu Chi'er first glanced at General Dong, who was seated, and showed him a deeper smile of disdain, and then hugged his fists and said to Niu Fu: "The king of Luoyang hates the general because the general sent people to attack and kill his grain and horses before. The general only had to send an envoy to make amends to the king of Luoyang, and to express his willingness to withdraw from the army besieging Chang'an, and implore the king of Luoyang to return, so that he could delay the time. There is our army in Chang'an City, and the city is broken only between ten months and months, and when the city is broken, even if the king of Luoyang knows the plan, it is too late! At that time, it will be fish and meat, and I will be a sword, wouldn't it be safer than fighting against its sharpness? ”

"Who does General Hu think should be sent?" With one hand pressed on the low table in front of him, Niu Fu leaned over and asked Hu Chi'er: "If you hand over this important task to General Hu, would it be good?" ”

"The general spares his life!" As soon as Niu Fu's words fell, Hu Chi'er strode to the middle of the main hall, bent his legs, knelt on the ground, and said to Niu Fu: "If the general sends the last general, it will undoubtedly cut off the head of the last general......

"Oh?" After listening to what Hu Chi'er said, Niu Fu furrowed his brows and asked him, "Why did General Hu say this?" Sending a general to sue for peace, and if you don't engage in a war with it, could it be that the king of Luoyang will kill you? ”

"If the general orders others to go, the king of Luoyang may not kill him!" Kneeling on the ground, Hu Chi'er said to Niu Fu: "But if the last general goes, the king of Luoyang will definitely kill the last general, so that the general will not succeed!" Just because he attacked the king of Luoyang on the bank of the Yellow River earlier to transport grain and horses, it was the last general to carry out it. The king of Luoyang has long hated the last general, how can he let the last general go to his military camp to sue for peace? ”

"Then General Hu thinks who is going to be safe?" After listening to Hu Chi'er's words, Niu Fu nodded and asked him again.

Hu Chi'er first looked around at the generals in the hall, and then turned his face to General Dong, who had just drawn his sword to fight him, and said to Niu Fu: "General Dong Xian is brave and brave, and his courage is more than one step higher than that of the last general, and the last general thinks that General Dong is up to the task!" ”

"Hu Chi'er!" As soon as Hu Chi'er's words fell, the general Dong Xian stood up suddenly, glared at the ring, raised his hand to Hu Chi'er, who was kneeling in the middle of the hall, and scolded viciously: "You are afraid of the king of Luoyang, you don't dare to fight with him, and you don't dare to go to seek peace, but you want Lao Tzu to die, what is the reason?" ”

"General Dong, don't be annoyed!" As soon as Dong Xian's words were finished, Niu Fu furrowed his brows, and said to him in a somewhat weird manner: "What General Hu said is not completely unreasonable, with the grievances he had earlier with the King of Luoyang, if he goes to sue for peace, the King of Luoyang will definitely kill him if he remembers the old enmity." In this way, the general's plan to delay the army will be ruined! ”

first excused Hu Chi'er, and Niu Fu then said to Dong Xian: "But General Dong and the King of Luoyang have no old enmity, and the general is a sensitive and wise person, so it is the best choice to go to discuss peace with the King of Luoyang." In this way, General Dong still wants to shirk it? ”

After following Niu Fu for a long time, Dong Xian knew Niu Fu's temperament. Dong Zhuo's son-in-law is still different from his father-in-law.

Dong Zhuo kills people, not everyone is killed, but only those who blatantly dare to oppose Dong Zhuo's authority in person can be killed, and there are even some people among them, Dong Zhuo is generous to let them go, so he buried the hidden danger of being secretly plotted to be killed by Wang Yun and Liu Wei.

As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu not only killed the nobles who opposed Dong Zhuo, but also killed the common people. Because of this, in the Niu Auxiliary Army, both generals and officers and soldiers have a deep fear of him, for fear that bad luck will befall their own heads one day.

Dong Xian knew that if he refused Niu Fu at this moment, it would not only be him who would die, but his whole family.

In desperation, Dong Xian had no choice but to glare at Hu Chi'er, who was still kneeling in the hall, and said to Niu Fu with his fists: "The general is sent, and the general will never give up!" It's just that the last general has a clumsy mouth, in case of humiliation of the mission, but begging for death, I hope the general will let go of the general's family! ”

"General Dong is too worried!" Dong Xian asked Niu Fu to let his family go, Niu Fu showed a generous smile on his face, waved his hand at him, and said to him: "The general is desperate for the benefit of my Xiliang army, even if the matter is not caught, how can this general be angry with the general's family?" ”