When Lu Bu ran away from Lishan, needless to say, there must be 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping in his heart, and it is estimated that the women of several bigwigs' families, including Yuan Shao, Li Dao and Guo Yan, were greeted by him one by one. If Lu Bu hadn't been bewitched by Yuan Shao to fight back against Li Dao and Guo Yan, but had taken the opportunity to go east, then not only would he be able to walk easily at this time, but he would also have at least more than 10,000 horses under his command, compared to Huangfu Jianshou, who only had more than 2,000 people, how could he have an absolute upper hand.

Now Lu Bu has lost all his soldiers and horses, in addition to the 3,000 soldiers and horses left behind, only 1,000 guards can retreat east with him, and only Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Cao Xing and Hao Meng are left among his lieutenants, and they look as desolate as they are. And when it was even more severe, the advantage of forces he used to suppress Huangfu Jianshou was gone, and if he wanted to escape from Guanzhong smoothly, he had to obey Huangfu Jianshou's arrangement.

Fortunately, Huangfu Jianshou is a kind person, because Lu Bu did not embarrass him too much before, so after Lu Bu was unlucky at this time, Huangfu Jianshou did not embarrass Lu Bu and saved him some face, but in private, he no longer took Lu Bu's ideas as the mainstay, but acted according to his own will.

Huangfu Jianshou sent someone to find Lu Bu, hoping that Lu Bu would release Sima Fang's second son, because Sima Yi and Wang Ling were good friends, and Wang Ling had now become Huangfu Jianshou's military advisor. Although Lu Bu was a little reluctant in his heart, he suffered defeat because he did not follow Sima Yi's advice, so it was difficult to control Sima Yi at this time, so he had to watch Sima Yi go with Huangfu Jianshou's people.

After Sima Yi saw Huangfu Jianshou and Wang Ling, he thanked the two, and then asked Huangfu Jianshou about his next plans, and Huangfu Jianshou told Sima Yi that he was going to escort the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

After listening to Huangfu Jianshou's words, Sima Yi frowned and said: "General Huangfu is loyal, but I am worried that if I take this road, the Son of Heaven will not only not be able to enter Luoyang, but may also fall into the hands of ambitious people. ”

"Why did Zhongda say that?" Huangfu Jianshou asked with some displeasure.

Wang Ling also explained to Sima Yi: "I have already found out. As long as we arrive in Shaanxi County, we can get grain and grass from him, and then he will send troops to escort us to Luoyang, and the road will be naturally unimpeded! ”

Sima Yi smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't want to tell Wang Ling that Jia Kui was no longer the original down-and-out scholar, but a loyal subordinate carried by Liu He, if Huangfu Jianshou escorted the Son of Heaven to Shaanxi County, he was afraid that he might not be able to see Jia Kui, as for sending troops to escort the Son of Heaven to Luoyang. Then it is even more daring to hope.

Just as the three of them were arguing over where to go, Lu Bu suddenly sent someone to chase after him from behind, saying that he wanted to invite Huangfu Jianshou to discuss the matter. Huangfu Jianshou didn't understand where Lu Bu's confidence came from, and was about to refuse, but Song Xian, who came to pass the word, told Huangfu Jianshou that Li Dao and Guo Yan had withdrawn to Chang'an, and Zhang Liao had caught up with his soldiers and horses.

Hearing that Li Dao and Guo Yan were no longer pursuing, everyone was relieved, but they learned that Zhang Liao could come back alive after the break. Huangfu Jianshou's heart was tight again. The current situation is very delicate, and the reason why Huangfu Jianshou dares to take Lu Bu's words seriously, is because there are more than 1,000 soldiers available in his hands than Lu Bu, and Zhang Liao has returned. The balance of power between the two sides has become a draw again, if Huangfu Jianshou doesn't want to have another infighting with Lu Bu, then he has to listen to Lu Bu's thoughts and opinions.

Huangfu Jianshou pulled Sima Yi aside and asked in a low voice: "In Zhongde's opinion, what will happen to Lu Fengxian when he calls me over at this time?" ”

Sima Yi replied: "Li Dao and Guo Yan have obviously taken advantage. But he suddenly withdrew to Chang'an, which shows that Chang'an has undergone major changes, combined with the news that Yuan Shao sent someone to inform him before. It is very likely that Yuan Shao directly sent troops to attack Chang'an. Since Yuan Shao transferred the troops to Guanzhong, then Hedong must be empty, and General Lu will definitely think of this, so he sent someone to call you over to speak, and he must insist on escorting the Son of Heaven to Anyi to avoid trouble. ”

Huangfu Jianshou did not continue to ask Sima Yi why Lu Bu refused to go to Luoyang, because this was an obvious problem. For Lu Bu, now there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, if he dares to go to Luoyang, it is equivalent to stretching out his neck for people to handle, and what will happen at that time depends on Liu He's mood. As for why Huangfu Jianshou was not afraid of being overshadowed after going to Luoyang, it was because he remembered what Wang Yun said before he took his breath: "If Chang'an is dangerous, you should try your best to escort the emperor to Luoyang!" Although Liu He is a tiger wolf, his surname is Liu ...... after all."

"According to Yanyun and Zhong De's opinion, should I go to see Lu Bu at this time?" Huangfu Jianshou turned his attention to the two friends for help.

Wang Ling and Sima Yi nodded at the same time, agreeing that this was not the time to break with Lu Bu.

Not long after, Huangfu Jianshou and his escorts came to the place where Lu Bu agreed to meet, that is, the middle of the entire eastward retreat team, and saw that Lu Bu's expression was obviously a little more perked up than before.

As Sima Yi had guessed, Lü Bu insisted that after the party had crossed Tongguan and arrived in Hongnong County, they would not continue eastward, but would cross the river from Hongnong to Anyi in Hedong after taking a short rest.

Huangfu Jianshou remembered Sima Yi's suggestion before coming to see Lu Bu, so he agreed with Lu Bu's opinion, and the two people passed through Tongguan smoothly one after the other.

The road to the east retreat was full of people, and the ordinary people who did not have horse-drawn carts and ox-carts to help carry the goods could only carry the ground on their shoulders and walk in a hurry.

But even so, Lu Bu did not leave behind his few wives and concubines and children, and always escorted his family members to take them out of this dangerous place in Guanzhong.

Lu Bu's wife is Yan, who married her as early as when she was in Bingzhou, although she is now old and decrepit, she has not been abandoned by Lu Bu. Yan had a daughter for Lu Bu, and now she has grown to the age of twelve or thirteen, and has always been loved by Lu Bu as the meat of his heart. In addition to the Yan family, Lu Bu also has a concubine, that is, Wang Yun's righteous daughter Diao Chan, although she was ravaged by Dong Zhuo for a while, she is still beautiful and beautiful.

In the carriage, Lu Bu's daughter asked Yan: "Mother, are we going to Luoyang?" ”

Yan shook his head, "Let's not go to Luoyang, let's go to Anyi." ”

"Why don't you go to Luoyang? I heard that Luoyang is much more prosperous and lively than Chang'an now, and it is the imperial capital again, shouldn't my father escort the Son of Heaven to Luoyang? ”

Yan turned his face and reprimanded his daughter and said, "Adults' decisions, children don't talk nonsense!" This is on the march, everything has to be done according to orders! ”

After the retreating team to the east passed through Tongguan, they finally came to Huxian, which already belonged to Hongnong County, and the county commander of Huxian County learned that the Son of Heaven was driving through this place, and hurriedly asked the county to prepare accommodation and food, and did not dare to neglect Chang'an, a large group of ministers and generals who had lost power.

In Huangfu Jianshou's tent, Wang Ling and Sima Yi were there, and they were secretly discussing a major matter.

Wang Ling proposed: "If you want to escort the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, there is only one chance, and that is when you take a ferry north in Hongnong County. When the time comes, we will arrange the largest ferry for the Son of Heaven, let the Son of Heaven and the concubines take the ferry in front of Lu Bu, and wait until we cross the river, but we will quietly leave the Son of Heaven in the secret compartment of the big boat, and quietly send it back to the river, when Lu Bu is already on the ferry, and there is no time to react. ”

Sima Yi asked Wang Ling: "What should happen after sending the Son of Heaven back to this side of the river?" ”

"Send someone to Shaanxi County to report the news, and ask Jia Liangdao to send troops to pick up the car!"

"If Lu Bu crosses the river and finds that the Son of Heaven is missing, and returns to the south bank by boat to pursue him, how should he deal with it?"

"At that time, I can only turn my face with him, come soldier to soldier, general to general, the strength of the two sides is equal, how can it be delayed for a few days."

Sima Yi felt that Wang Ling's method was a bit dragging his feet, so he suggested: "When crossing the river, it is indeed an opportunity to get rid of Lu Bu, but why bother to let the Son of Heaven toss back and forth on the ferry? It is better to arrange competent men on the boat, and when the big boat stops in the middle of the river, pretend that the ferry is out of control, and quickly turn the bow of the boat and go downstream, even if Lu Bu sees the Son of Heaven going away, he will not dare to pursue downstream by boat. ”

When Huangfu Jianshou and Wang Ling heard Sima Yi's idea, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they both felt that it was feasible. Luoyang is downstream of Hongnong, if you take a boat down the river from the ferry port in Hongnong County, it only takes one day to arrive, compared to taking seven or eight days by land, it is not half a star and a half. However, these two people would not have thought that the reason why Sima Yi came up with such an idea was because the foundation of the Sima family was in Wen County, Hanoi, which was also downstream of Hongnong, and if their family traveled down by boat, it would also only take one day to reach their hometown safely.

After the three of them discussed the countermeasures to get rid of Lu Bu, they secretly went their separate ways.

At the same time, a few henchmen also gathered in Lu Bu's tent, discussing how to prevent Huangfu Jianshou from making any moths on the next journey.

Hou Cheng is good at camouflage spies and scouts, and he is clever and agile, he suggested to Lu Bu: "In order to prevent accidents, his subordinates suggest that in the next march, our cavalry should be divided into two parts, one by his subordinates in front of the road, and the other by Wen Yuan in the rear, so that even if Huangfu Jianshou wants to fight any idea, he will not be able to get rid of our cavalry." ”

Lu Bu felt that Hou Cheng's method was feasible, so he divided the remaining more than 600 cavalry into two teams, one team led by Hou Cheng to open the way in front, and the other team was handed over to Zhang Liaodian, who dared to fight a tough battle. (To be continued......)