Wanghe Village was a small village with only 40 to 50 households. Because it was very close to the Wei River, the villagers made a living by fishing.
That morning, the villagers walked to the river in twos and threes after breakfast as usual, ready to go fishing. They were going to send these fish to town to sell for money. However, just as he left the village, he saw a large group of cavalry coming from the official road in the distance.
Seeing that there was a village here, a small group of cavalrymen rushed over and chased all the villagers into their homes. Then, they stood guard outside the village. Meanwhile, the large group of cavalrymen continued to charge towards the east.
These cavalrymen were the peripheral troops that Lu Bu had sent out to guard the area. There were a total of 1,000 of them. They had already cleared out the area within 50 miles of the ambush site to prevent any news from leaking out.
Lu Bu's ambush location was on a gentle slope 70 miles away from Mei Dock. The hills on both sides were perfect for hiding people. Lu Bu and Xu Huang each led 10,000 men to lie in ambush on both sides. The remaining 2,000 men were used as reserves to prevent the enemy soldiers from fleeing.(Although there were 25,000 cavalrymen, the 2,000 people were logistics troops and did not follow.) A war cannot be without logistics!
A man holds a piece in his mouth and chews it on his horse. The 20,000 people waited quietly. As the scouts continued to report, Lu Bu started to get nervous. The soldiers behind him still did not know who their enemy was. If they knew, Lu Bu did not know how many of them would turn against him.
Fortunately, Dong Zhuo was now in power and had lost his vigilance. Li Ru was busy teasing his new maid in the carriage. They didn't send any scouts to scout the way. Dong Zhuo's personal guards had almost never participated in any battles. They had always been regarded as elites, so they would never be sent out in their own territory.
It was because of their carelessness that Lu Bu's simple ambush had succeeded.
He watched as the 5,000-strong army strolled into his own defense circle. Lu Bu did not wait any longer. He signaled to the drummer and rushed out. The cavalrymen behind him saw their commander rush out and hurriedly urged their horses to catch up. On the other side, Xu Huang didn't hesitate and charged out at the same time as Lu Bu.
When Dong Zhuo's guards saw the enemy, they first panicked and then formed an assault team, preparing to charge towards Mei Dock. This was also the most correct method. The other party had already betrayed him, so he could only take advantage of the fact that the other party had not surrounded him and rush out to escape.
Unfortunately, Lu Bu didn't surround them and attack them like they usually did. Instead, he led his light cavalry in an arc, charging diagonally in front of Dong Zhuo's army. Then, he drew his bow and released his arrows. Although they were not using English longbows, the power of their projectiles could not be underestimated. On the other side, Xu Huang's cavalry also repeated the same action.
Dong Zhuo's army was made up entirely of spear cavalry. They didn't even have many shields, let alone bows and arrows. They could only be passively beaten. The remaining shields were also gathered near Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's carriage.
The one-sided battle soon ended. After the three cavalrymen had run less than 20 miles, Dong Zhuo's army was left with only a few hundred men.
Seeing that they were no longer running away, they surrounded the carriage. Lu Bu stopped the soldiers from firing. Only 5,000 loyal soldiers were left to protect them. The rest of the troops were handed over to Xu Huang, who led them to clean up the battlefield.
Although Lu Bu's light cavalry was powerful with their bows and arrows, they were still able to fight. However, it had not reached such a terrifying stage. Although there were 20,000 arrows in one round, most of them missed. Less than 300 people were truly injured. Fortunately, everyone shot more than twenty arrows along the way, making up for the low accuracy. Many of Dong Zhuo's personal guards were not hit at all. Instead, they were dragged down by their fallen warhorses. A series of horse collisions had occurred more than ten times within this 20-mile radius.
Dong Zhuo, who was standing on the carriage, saw that the attacker was Lu Bu and immediately cursed. Li Ru, on the other hand, was calmer and asked the reason loudly.
Lu Bu urged his horse forward and sneered. He then said loudly,""Mr. Li, don't be angry. Lu Bu was also ordered to kill the traitor Dong Zhuo. As for you, you've been implicated. Don't worry, I'll leave your corpse intact.”As for Dong Zhuo, he didn't want to bother with him anymore.
The halberd swung forward, and the rain of arrows rained down again. Lu Bu also hung up his halberd, took out his iron bow, nocked an arrow, drew a full moon, and shot at Dong Zhuo.
The arrow was as fast as a shooting star and instantly flew in front of Dong Zhuo. Before he could dodge, it pierced through his head and took him off the carriage.
As Dong Zhuo fell to the ground, his personal guards fell into despair. Under Li Ru's lead, they charged at Lu Bu.
This time, Lu Bu did not have time to urge his horse to charge forward, and these four to five hundred people were killed by the arrows.
Dong Zhuo's death signified the decline of the Western Liang Army. At the same time, it also announced Lu Bu's rise!
Before he could admire the results of the battle, Lu Bu led 20,000 soldiers to Chang 'an. Their current task was to seal off the four gates of Chang' an. Of course, this was done far away from the city. He did not want to alarm Niu Fu too early.
He left the rest of the troops to Xu Huang to clean up the battlefield. Then, he dragged Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's bodies and followed Zhang Xiu to lead the 50,000-strong army back to Chang 'an overnight.
After splitting the 20,000 men into four pairs and ordering them to guard the main road of Tongjun, Lu Bu only brought 500 personal guards into the city. He did not bring Dian Wei with him for this mission. Instead, he left him in Chang 'an to prevent any accidents.
When they returned to the Fuma Residence, Cai Yong had already sent someone to report. Except for the six commandants on duty who couldn't make it, the rest of the generals agreed. One had to know that not everyone could attend the banquet of the great scholars of the current era. They all valued this honor very much.
Lu Bu had his guards disguise themselves as commoners and sneaked into the Minister's Residence. He then placed the weapons into the carriage, which was then sent over as a gift from Cai Yan to his father.
After everything was arranged properly, Jia Xu sent a message saying that there were no unusual movements. Only then did Lu Bu feel at ease. Looking at Liu Jian and Diao Chan who were surrounding him, Lu Bu had no choice but to tell them everything. Liu Jian immediately cried and almost knelt down to thank him for his actions. She had waited for this day for too long. Even Diao Chan kept thanking Lu Bu. After all, Wang Yun was now her foster father. She was also very happy to help him fulfill his wish.
In the evening, seeing that it was already time, Lu Bu brought Dian Wei and a dozen highly skilled guards out of the residence.
Cai Yong's identity was prominent, and his residence was very close to Dong Zhuo's Grand Preceptor Residence. Lu Bu didn't walk for long before he arrived at the Cai Residence's vermilion gate.
Just as Lu Bu was about to urge his horse forward, two voices came from behind him."Wait, Wen Hou."
Lu Bu turned around and saw that they were two lieutenants. Their positions weren't small. However, Lu Bu didn't recognize the two of them. Seeing that they were blocked by his personal guards, Lu Bu waved his hand and let the two of them walk over.
When the two of them arrived beside Lu Bu, they immediately bowed and said,""City gate commandant Li Meng and Wang Fang pay their respects to Marquis Wen.”
"What do you two want?" Lu Bu replied.”In his heart, he thought that it was these two people who had offered the city gates to Li Cui and Guo Si in history, so he couldn't leave them alive tonight.
Li Meng secretly pushed Wang Fang. Wang Fang took a step forward and said,"The two of us have long heard of Wen Hou's reputation, but we are not acquainted with him. I wonder when Lord Wen will be free, we would like to pay a visit to your residence.”
"So they're here to suck up to me?" Lu Bu smiled. These two fence-sitters have good taste. So he said," Let's talk about it after a few days. The Grand Preceptor is not in Chang 'an. We have to tighten our defense."”
"Yes, Wen Hou." Hearing Lu Bu's reply, the two of them retreated happily. Although he wasn't sure, he agreed.
Ignoring the two of them, Lu Bu walked straight to the Minister's Residence. After tonight, if the two of you are still alive, then I really want to meet you.
Cai Yong had specially set up the banquet in the garden. It was a large place, and Lu Bu's men were all lying in ambush in the backyard.
The banquet was held on time. Lu Bu and Niu Fu sat on both sides of Cai Yong. This put Lu Bu in a difficult position. He wanted to throw a cup and let his subordinates attack, but he was afraid that Cai Yong would be affected. That would not be worth it.
Left with no other choice, Lu Bu could only persuade them to drink more wine. When Niu Fu's subordinates saw this, they naturally all paid their respects to Niu Fu. No one would miss such a good opportunity to curry favor. However, there were those who had no sense of propriety who turned to Lu Bu after giving their respects to Niu Fu. Fortunately, the alcohol content was not high, or he would have to lie down first.
It was only when Cai Yong saw Lu Bu's signal that he quickly summoned the singing girls and started to perform. Lu Bu finally had a chance to catch his breath.
These generals were all good drinkers and would not get drunk in a short time. Lu Bu did not dare to act rashly, lest the battle cries alert their personal guards. Although they didn't bring many people, they had more than twenty generals.
Everyone drank until midnight, and even the courtesans who accompanied them were all drunk. Only then did Niu Fu feel a little drunk. He pulled the courtesans who accompanied him and began to let loose.
Lu Bu looked at the time. He couldn't wait any longer in case someone wanted to leave. He quickly signaled Cai Yong to get up and go to the toilet.
Lu Bu waited until Old Man Cai was out of sight before he smashed his cup. Fortunately, it was night time, and the courtesans were not dancing or singing. Otherwise, their voices would not have spread outside.
Dian Wei waited for almost four hours before he finally received the signal. He picked up two iron halberds and charged in from outside the garden.
A few of the generals who were still conscious saw so many strangers with swords and swords charging in. They immediately pushed away the courtesans beside them and were about to shout, but they were smashed by the short tables and food plates that Lu Bu had thrown out first. As the banquet was held in Cai Yong's backyard, the swords of the generals were handed over to the guards outside. Without weapons, they were so drunk that their hands and feet were weak. Soon, they were chopped into a pile of mud by the soldiers. Niu Fu didn't even have time to react and was beheaded by Dian Wei.
The courtesans who accompanied them were naturally not spared. Out of the 30 people, only 11 or 12 were unharmed. The rest of them would be buried with these generals.
Lu Bu couldn't wait to see the results of the battle. He left fifty men behind to give the dead men another stab, while the rest rushed straight to the front yard. Fortunately, the personal guards were scattered into different courtyards. Lu Bu's subordinates fought with numbers and quickly ended the battle.
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