Fortunately, they had already packed up during the day. The Zhen siblings only brought a few pieces of clothes and one or two maids to the carriage. The rest of the servants were sent to the houses of the few people from the side family.
Even though they had reduced the number of people several times, they still managed to form a convoy of seven carriages with only thirty guards. Most of the Zhen family's servants were scattered around the shops. Otherwise, there would be more people.
Fortunately, it was a snowy day. Although the carriage was moving slowly, the soldiers on foot were even slower.
After letting the convoy leave first, Lu Bu stayed on a mountain peak outside the city. Seeing the army slowly approaching from the north, he was completely relieved. Without cavalry, these three thousand infantrymen would not be able to catch up to the convoy. Based on the direction the army had come from, he could tell that Yuan Tan had not returned to Jizhou City. Instead, he had gone straight to the Kingdom of Zhongshan to gather troops.
Only when Yuan Tan's army had completely entered Wuji City did Lu Bu laugh. This idiot didn't even know to seal the city gates first. Wasn't he just waiting for them to escape? In just a few minutes, there was some movement from the west gate. A group of 70 to 80 cavalrymen rushed out of the city. Looking at their dragging appearance, it was obvious that they were a temporary team. They must have pulled out the soldiers who knew how to ride horses. However, it was not easy for Yuan Tan to collect so many horses in such a short period of time.
Ignoring these no-name cavalrymen, Lu Bu turned his horse around and lightly pressed his legs against the horse's belly. The horse's hooves created waves of snow as it galloped away.
Although there were only 70 to 80 people, Lu Bu was not so arrogant that he wanted to kill all of them. This was not a movie, and he did not have a suitable weapon. If he really had a longbow and enough bows, Lu Bu was confident that he could kill them one by one like a kite. However, he already had a plan to deal with these cavalrymen. With such lousy horsemanship, they were obviously here to bully him.
After running for more than ten miles, he finally caught up to the convoy. He ordered the four guards to take a bunch of ropes from the truck and instructed them to tie a horse lock in the snow every few days. Lu Bu only led them after the 50 ropes were used up.
They walked in fear for the entire night, but the army behind them did not catch up. They finally arrived at Chang Shan County at dawn.
They did not enter the city and simply bought some dry food and game in a village. When Lu Bu arrived with Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and the guards, the convoy immediately headed west.
This time, they didn't walk far before a bunch of questions popped up. First, Zhen Jiang's three brothers couldn't stand the bumpy ride and clamored to rest. Then, the girls echoed. Seeing Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi's tired faces, Lu Bu almost agreed. Fortunately, Lady Zhen used her iron fist and started walking again, but her speed was much slower.
When they finally arrived at Jingxing, two of the three trucks 'axes were broken. Carriages during the Three Kingdoms period were not equipped with springs, bearings, and other parts, so the lifespan of the wheels was abnormally short. It was already not easy for two wagons to pull things so far.
It was getting dark, and the pursuers had not caught up. After discussing with Mrs. Zhen, Lu Bu decided to rest for the night and find a few more cars to replace them.
After parking the carriage in the woods outside Jingxing City, Lu Bu sent Zhao Yun to the east to check on the situation of the pursuers. He also called a few guards of the Zhen family to buy carriages and food.
Lu Bu walked to Mrs. Zhen's car. Just as he was about to say something, the curtains were lifted, revealing a cute little face. Although her face was a little pale and her hair was a little messy, it couldn't hide her beauty. Smiling at Lu Bu, Zhen Mi said,""Brother-in-law, have they caught up?”
Due to the limited number of cars, Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi sat in Mrs. Zhen's car and took out their car to store the gold, silver, and jewelry.
"No, I've already sent Zhao Yun to scout carefully. Don't worry. However, our speed is too slow. Now that the snow has stopped, the pursuers will catch up very soon. We just don't know how many cavalry there will be. If there are too many of them and they keep using guerrilla tactics to entangle us, this battle will not be easy to fight.”These words were actually meant for Madam. He was waiting for Madam to make a decision. Although this was a lot of money, his life was more important. Instead of waiting here like a suicide, he might as well leave first. Of course, this was only his opinion from the perspective of a soldier. No matter how stubborn Mrs. Zhen was, she was only a woman and the mother of several children.
When a person was in danger, they would often be tense. Once the danger passed, they would let down their guard. Mrs. Zhen was at this stage now. She felt that she had been walking for a whole day and the pursuers would not be able to catch up with her. The children were also exhausted. Although five of them were not her biological children, they were still part of the Zhen family. They had to be in pain. As for the money, she didn't care much about it. As long as she was still alive, she could earn it back at any time. In the end, kinship won over rationality. Lady Zhen decided to wait for the guards to return before setting off.
As if to prove how wise Madam's decision was, even when the guards rushed back from Jingxing, Zhao Yun's danger signal still did not come back.
The Zhen family's guards didn't have time to load the goods into the carriage. They surrounded the carriage with the hot food. The butler brought the food that was specially bought for the masters from another carriage into the carriage one by one. Seeing that Lu Bu's guards were still on guard, he wanted to invite them to eat together, but Lu Bu smiled and refused. He had also declined his wife's invitation to have dinner with him.
Just as Lu Bu thought that there would be no more pursuers and he was about to go eat, something unexpected happened.
First, Zhao Yunfei rushed back, saying that a team of about 500 cavalrymen had already chased them five miles behind.
Following that, a troop of about 1000 infantrymen appeared from Jingxing. Yuan Tan must have sent a messenger to inform the Jingxing County Lieutenant.
There were obstacles in front and pursuers behind. Although Lu Bu was nervous, he wasn't afraid. Calmly, he commanded his guards to protect the carriage and rush west. At this time, it was obviously unrealistic to rely on the Zhen family's useless people who had never been on the battlefield. They could only let him act as a meat shield around the carriage.
After thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate and asked Zhao Yun to follow. He was a model bodyguard. Although he had made a small mistake at Changban Slope, he was able to charge into thousands of troops alone with a baby. This was an achievement that no one could compare to.
He left Dian Wei behind to accompany him, so there was nothing much to do. He tied a dozen horse shackles on the road and rode his horse to the middle of the road.
When the 500 cavalrymen caught up, they saw Lu Bu and Dian Wei standing in the middle of the road, and they immediately became excited. The first few had already raised their spears.
100 meters, 80 meters, 50 meters. The cavalrymen who were calculating the distance suddenly felt themselves rising into the air. Before they could figure out what was going on, they flipped in the air and fell heavily on the snow. Then, black hooves stepped on their bodies. Even in death, they did not know how they had fallen to the ground.
Similarly, the three or four cavalrymen behind them had only managed to run a few meters before they were also tripped by the Horse Tripping Lock and mercilessly trampled into meat paste by the hooves of their comrades.
By the time the cavalrymen had passed through all the traps, more than 60 of them had fallen. There was nothing they could do. The road was narrow, and they did not have time to dodge before they tripped. Some of them even tripped over the horses on the ground. Of course, as long as they were on the ground, no one could stand up again. The 50-meter stretch of the road was completely dyed red with blood.
Looking at the cavalrymen who had slowed down because of the Horse Tripping Lock, Lu Bu smiled smugly. Without the impact, how much power did they still have?
Raising his Heavenly Halberd, Lu Bu shouted and urged his horse to charge at the enemy. When Dian Wei saw this, he also roared and charged forward with his two iron halberds.
The three soldiers had already gripped the wall tightly, their bodies leaning forward slightly, ready to stab at Lu Bu.
As they got closer and closer, they could even see the contempt in Lu Bu's smile, and their anger rose. Just as he was about to thrust his spear out, he suddenly saw a flash of light in front of his eyes. Then, he felt a heat in his throat, and blood mist dyed the air red.
Lu Bu drew a semicircle with his halberd and slit the throats of three enemies.
On the other side, Dian Wei was also in high spirits. His two halberds blocked the long spears of two enemies from the left and right. Then, he swept his halberds outwards. Blood burst out from the chests and stomachs of the two people. Their upper bodies fell to the ground with a bang, but their lower bodies still sat on their horses and rushed out.
Lu Bu's Heavenly Halberd and Dian Wei's Iron Halberd were like the scythes of the Grim Reaper. Every time they slashed out, one or two enemies would die.
However, there was not a drop of blood on their bodies. It was because they attacked too quickly. Usually, they would only spurt out blood when they were three or four steps away.
Finally, someone cowered. Looking at the two killing machines, he shouted," Devil!", jumped off his horse, and fled into the woods.
With a leader, the other soldiers began to feel fear. Seeing Lu Bu and Dian Wei approach, they subconsciously retreated. After another dozen soldiers were killed, they finally collapsed. Everyone felt the importance of their lives. There was no need to waste their lives to help others snatch their wives. Thus, all the soldiers scattered and ran away.
Lu Bu stopped Dian Wei, who was about to chase after him and kill him. He looked at the hundreds of bleeding corpses on the ground and sighed. Perhaps this was the tragedy of the Chinese people. They were all experts in internal strife. After their own family fought to the death, they let outsiders take advantage of them and caused chaos in the Central Plains for more than 150 years.
He didn't want to reminisce about history anymore. Now was not the time to reminisce. Shaking his head, he swung the halberd and threw away the blood on it. He turned his horse around and galloped towards the west.
After leaving the forest, Lu Bu could see that the convoy had already left. The infantry were bent over, picking up something. Some of them were even fighting with each other.
When he got closer, he realized that there were countless copper coins scattered on the ground, and there were even scattered golden lights in the middle.
Seeing Lu Bu and Dian Wei walk past, no one came to stop them.
Relieved, Lu Bu sped up and flew past. He couldn't help but wonder whose idea was this? What a clever move.
"General Lu, have the pursuers retreated?" Seeing that Lu Bu had returned safely, Lady Zhen heaved a sigh of relief and asked him through the window.
"I've already retreated. I'll be fine for the time being. Madam, who came up with the idea of scattering money?”Lu Bu asked curiously.
Before Madam could say anything, Zhen Mi's voice came from the front door,""Of course I came up with such a great idea!”The little girl raised her head proudly and looked at Lu Bu with a happy expression.
Looking at her adorable appearance, Lu Bu remembered that history had also mentioned her intelligence. When the war affected Wuji, she even taught her mother to give away all the gold, silver, and jewelry in the family to the villagers, thus saving her life and gaining a good reputation.
"Mi 'er is really amazing!”Lu Bu praised generously. If she was properly nurtured, she would definitely become a female Zhuge when she grew up.
Another day passed without any mishaps. The group of people finally stepped onto the land of Bing Province, and all of them let out a long sigh of relief. This time, Yuan Tan was completely helpless. He wasn't that bold to bring his army to other provinces and counties to snatch people. Moreover, he didn't dare to tarnish the Yuan family's reputation like this.
Once they reached Bingzhou, they would naturally be safe. There were no more guards or scouts along the way. They stopped when they were tired and entered every town. The two-day journey took four days.
After arriving at Shangdang Prefecture and settling the Zhen family, Lu Bu paid a visit to the Shangdang Prefecture Governor. He was originally the chief clerk of the Bingzhou Provincial Governor, and now he was the Prince Consort, in charge of the Imperial Army. Compared to the prefect, he naturally had a higher position. Therefore, the prefect fawned over him. When he learned that the Zhen family's daughter was about to marry Lu Bu, he immediately said that he would provide convenience for the Zhen family's actions in Shangdang.
After all, there were many horses in Bing Province, so the Zhen family would definitely do something big in Bing Province in the future. Naturally, it was necessary to build relationships. Although Lu Bu despised the prefect from the bottom of his heart, he put on a good show on the surface. Before he left, he even gave him a generous gift, which naturally made the prefect smile.
After everything had been arranged, Lu Bu decided to return to Luoyang. Now that the time for the vassals to raise their armies was getting closer and closer, he had to make plans as soon as possible.
Leaving all his guards to the Zhen family, Lu Bu only brought Zhao Yun and Dian Wei to the south. This journey was relatively safe. Even if there was any chaos, the three of them could easily deal with it.
However, the Zhen family was different. If they wanted to sell horses on the grasslands, their guards would not be qualified at all. Lu Bu left behind these guards because he wanted them to train a group of "experts" for the Zhen family.
He had basically achieved his goal, and Lu Bu was filled with joy.
However, something unexpected happened in Luoyang. It was also something that had never happened in history.
After returning to Luoyang, Lu Bu regretted his decision to walk so slowly in Bingzhou. As long as he returned to Luoyang a day earlier, he might be able to salvage the situation.
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