In the sixth year of Zhongping (189 years), Lu Bu served in Bingzhou because of his bravery. Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, served as the commander of the cavalry. He was stationed in Hanoi and appointed Lu Bu as the main book. He was very close to him.
After the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Ding Yuan received a call from He Jin and led his army to Luoyang. He plotted to kill the eunuchs and was appointed as the Zhijinwu. When He Jin was killed by eunuchs, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and lured Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan, then annexed Ding Yuan's army. He appointed Lu Bu as the commander of the cavalry and swore to be his father and son. Dong Zhuo admired and trusted him very much.
Lu Bu was good at riding and shooting, and his arm strength was extraordinary. He was called "Flying General". Soon after, he was promoted to Zhonglang General by Dong Zhuo and granted the title of Marquis of Duting.
When the Guandong Army attacked Dong, Lu Bu also participated in the battle, but was defeated by Sun Jian because of his disagreement with General Hu Zhen. Finally, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang 'an with Emperor Xian of Han. Dong Zhuo knew that he was cruel and hated by others, so he often asked Lu Bu to be his bodyguard and guard the Middle Pavilion. However, Dong Zhuo was also very suspicious. He had once thrown a halberd at Lu Bu because of Xiao Xu's frustration. Moreover, Lu Bu had an affair with Dong Zhuo's maidservant. He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would find out about it, so he was very uneasy.
Previously, Wang Yun had treated Lu Bu with generous gifts because he was a warrior from Bingzhou. Ever since Lu Bu hated Dong Zhuo, he went to see Wang Yun and told him how Dong Zhuo almost killed him.
At this time, Wang Yun was plotting with Sun Rui and Yang Zan to get rid of Dong Zhuo, so he let Lu Bu be the inside man. Lu Bu was a little hesitant." How can it be easy to kill father and son?"”
Wang Yun said," The general's surname is Lu, and he's not your biological son. Now you can't even save your own life. What father and son!"”
Therefore, Lu Bu agreed to Wang Yun's request and succeeded in assassinating Dong Zhuo. He was appointed General of Vigor, with a false festival and three divisions of etiquette. He was promoted to Marquis Wen and was in charge of the government with Wang Yun.
Two months after Dong Zhuo's death, his former subordinates, Li Jue and Guo Si, wanted to disband their troops and return to the fields. On the way, they met Jia Xu, who offered a plan to gather his former subordinates and attack the capital. Lu Bu defended the city for eight days. Because the old soldiers in the city rebelled, Lu Bu was defeated. He led more than a hundred cavalry and broke out of Wu Pass with Dong Zhuo's head.
During this period, Lu Bu once fought Guo Si one-on-one in the north of the city. Lu Bu stabbed Guo Si with his spear. Guo Si was rescued by the left and right armies, and both sides stopped fighting.
Lu Bu first joined Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was dissatisfied with his arrogance and wanton looting, so he was rejected, so Lu Bu turned to Yuan Shao.
At Yuan Shao's place, he joined forces with Zhang Yan at Changshan. The Black Mountain Army had more than ten thousand elite soldiers and thousands of cavalry. Lu Bu often rode a good horse named Red Rabbit, which could leap over the city wall and fly across the trenches. He rode with his fierce generals Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, and dozens of others to attack Zhang Yan's army formation. Sometimes he went three or four times a day, and every time he came back with the heads of the Black Mountain Army.
After fighting for more than ten days, they finally defeated Zhang Yan's army.
Lü Bu relied on his military achievements and once again asked Yuan Shao to increase his army. Yuan Shao did not agree, and Lü Bu's soldiers also robbed and plundered from time to time. Yuan Shao began to suspect and hate him.
Lu Bu felt uneasy and requested to return to Luoyang. Yuan Shao agreed to his request and appointed Lu Bu to lead the Si Li Colonel in the name of the emperor. He sent a soldier to send Lu Bu away and secretly wanted to get rid of him. Lu Bu suspected that Yuan Shao had designs on him, so he sent someone to play the zither in the tent and quietly escaped.
In the middle of the night, the soldiers attacked Lü Bu's bed, thinking that he was dead. The next day, Yuan Shao received news that Lü Bu was still alive, so he ordered the gate to be closed. Lü Bu was able to escape to Hanoi and join forces with Zhang Yang.
Yuan Shao was worried that Lu Bu would harm him, so he sent troops to chase after Lu Bu again. The soldiers were all afraid of him, and no one dared to approach him.
On the way to Chenliu, Zhang Miao, the prefect, sent someone to welcome Lu Bu and treated him well. Before they parted, the two held each other's arms and swore to be good friends.
In the first year of Xingping (194), Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian eastward and sent his general Chen Gong from Wuyang to guard Dongjun Chen Gong to persuade Zhang Miao: "Now that the world is divided, heroes are rising at the same time. You have a team of 100,000 people and are in a place where you can fight on all sides. You can be a hero among the people according to your sword. Now, the state's army was going east, and the land was empty. Lu Bu was a fierce warrior who was good at fighting and was brave and invincible. He took him to occupy Yanzhou together and watched the situation in the world. He waited for the changes in current affairs to improve. This could be used for a lifetime.”
Zhang Miao listened to Chen Gong's advice and welcomed Lu Bu with his younger brother Zhang Chao and Chen Gong. He asked Lu Bu to be the herdsman of Yanzhou and occupy Puyang. The counties under Yanzhou responded together.
After Cao Cao knew about it, he led his army to attack Lu Bu. The two armies faced each other. Lu Bu went out to fight. He first sent cavalry to disperse the Qingzhou soldiers. Cao Cao's army was in chaos. Cao Cao rode out of the encirclement and burned his left palm.
After that, the two sides fought many times and were at a stalemate for more than a hundred days. At this time, there was a drought and locusts. There was not enough food, and there was cannibalism. Lu Bu moved his troops to Shanyang.
In the second year of Xingping (195), Cao Cao recovered all the cities in Yanzhou and defeated Lu Bu in Juye. Lu Bu fled to Liu Bei. Zhang Miao went to Yuan Shu for help, leaving Zhang Chao with his family and subordinates to guard Yongqiu. Cao Cao surrounded Zhang Chao for a few months and killed Zhang Chao and his three clans.
Before Zhang Miao reached Shouchun, he was killed by his soldiers.
When Lu Bu saw Liu Bei, he was very respectful and said to Liu Bei,""Both you and I are from the northern border. When I saw the Guandong Army, I wanted to kill Dong Zhuo. But after I killed Dong Zhuo, none of the generals in the east accepted me and wanted to kill me.”He also invited Liu Bei to sit on the bed in the tent and ordered his wives and concubines to bow to Liu Bei, drink wine and eat, and call Liu Bei a good brother. Liu Bei saw that Lu Bu's words were fickle, so he agreed on the surface, but he was not happy in his heart.
In the second year of Xingping (195), Yuan Shu led his army to attack Xuzhou and held a stalemate with Liu Bei in Xuyi and Huaiyin.
After a month of stalemate, both sides had wins and losses.
Yuan Shu wrote a letter to Lu Bu, promising to send 200,000 bushels of rice to lure him into attacking Xiapi. Therefore, Lu Bu went east by land and water. When the army reached 40 miles west of Xiapi, Liu Bei's Zhonglang General Xu Dan of Danyang sent Sima Zhang to meet Lu Bu and revealed to Lu Bu that Zhang Fei and Cao Bao were fighting. Xiapi City was in chaos, and Danyang soldiers were waiting for Lu Bu in Xibaimen City. Therefore, Lu Bu marched on a large scale and arrived at the city in the morning.
After daybreak, the Danyang soldiers opened the city gates. Lu Bu sat on the city gates, commanding the army to defeat Zhang Fei and capture Liu Bei's wives, concubines, children, and the families of his troops.
At this time, Liu Bei was defeated by Yuan Shu and fled to Haixi. Hungry and tired, he asked Lu Bu to surrender.
Lu Bu was annoyed that Yuan Shu would no longer send grain, so he prepared chariots and horses to welcome Liu Bei. He appointed Liu Bei as the governor of Yuzhou and sent him to guard Xiaopei.
Lu Bu called himself the herdsman of Xuzhou.
In July of the same year, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty returned from Chang 'an to the east due to the fierce battle between Li Wei and Guo Si. He passed through the east of the river and issued an edict ordering Lu Bu to welcome him. Because Lu Bu's army did not have enough food in reserve and could not help the king, Lu Bu sent messengers to write a letter of apology. The Imperial Court appointed Lu Bu as the General of Pingdong and the Marquis of Pingtao.
In the first year of Jian 'an (Year 196), Yuan Shu sent General Ji Ling to lead more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei asked Lu Bu for help. Lu Bu's general said,"General, you have always wanted to get rid of Liu Bei. Now you can get rid of him through Yuan Shu."”
Lu Bu said," That's not the case. If Yuan Shu occupies Xiaopei, he will unite with the troops in the north of Mount Tai. We will be surrounded by Yuan Shu. I have no choice but to save Liu Bei."”
Thus, he led 1,000 infantry and 200 cavalry to Xiao Pei.
When Ji Ling and the others heard that Lu Bu had come to rescue Liu Bei, they could only retreat and not act rashly. Lu Bu set up a camp one mile southwest of Xiao Pei and sent guards to invite Ji Ling and the other generals. Ji Ling and the others also invited Lu Bu to drink with them.
"Xuande is my brother," Lu Bu said to Ji Ling and the others. Now that he's surrounded by everyone, I've specially rushed over to save him.
I, Lu Bu, don't like to see others fight with each other. I only like to resolve disputes for others.”Lu Bu ordered the guard to raise a halberd at the camp gate and said,""Everyone, look at the small branch on my halberd. If it shoots, everyone should immediately stop attacking and leave this place. If it doesn't hit, then you will stay and fight Liu Bei to the death.”
He drew his bow and shot an arrow at the halberd, hitting a small arrow. The generals were shocked and praised,"General, you really have the power of a god!"”The next day, Lu Bu and his generals had a banquet and then returned to their respective armies. [
In the middle of the night of the sixth month of the first year of Jian 'an (Year 196), Hao Meng, a man from Hanoi under Lu Bu's command, rebelled under Yuan Shu's instigation. He led his troops to attack Xiapi, where Lu Bu ruled. The city was firmly defended and could not be broken into. Lu Bu did not know who the rebel was, so he led his family to escape to Gao Shun's camp. Gao Shun asked,"General, are you hiding anything?"
Lu Bu replied,"This is the voice of the Hanoi people."”Gao Shun guessed that Hao Meng was the one who rebelled, so he led his troops to Xiapi to quell the rebellion. He shot Hao Meng's army with bows and arrows and returned to camp at dawn.
Yuan Shu wanted to unite with Lu Bu and make him work for him, so he proposed to Lu Bu to let his son marry Lu Bu's daughter, and Lu Bu agreed.
Yuan Shu sent Han Yin as an envoy to officially convey to Lü Bu that he would change the year title and ascend the throne. At the same time, he requested to take Lü Bu's daughter and his son to marry.
Chen Gui, the prime minister of Pei, was worried that if Yuan Shu and Lu Bu became in-laws, Xuzhou and Yangzhou would be united and endanger the country, so he went to lobby Lu Bu."Cao Gong welcomed the emperor, assisted the government, conquered the eight directions, and shocked the four seas. General, you should cooperate with him to obtain peace in the world. If you and Yuan Shu become in-laws, you will bear the crime of being an unjust person, and the situation will be unfavorable to you.”
Lu Bu also resented Yuan Shu for not accepting him. Although his daughter had already left with Han Yin, he still chased her back and rejected the marriage. He also put shackles and shackles on Han Yin, the messenger, and sent him to the market of Xudu to be beheaded.
Chen Gui wanted to send his son Chen Deng to Xudu to show that Lu Bu was willing to cooperate with Cao Cao, but Lu Bu refused. Coincidentally, Cao Cao's emissary arrived at this time and passed on the decree of Emperor Xian of Han, appointing Lu Bu as the Left General. Lu Bu was overjoyed, so he let Chen Deng set off and ordered him to bring a letter to Emperor Xian of Han to thank him.
Chen Deng paid a visit to Cao Cao and told him about Lu Bu's shortcomings of being brave but tactless and capricious, hoping that Cao Cao would get rid of him as soon as possible. Cao Cao said,"Lu Bu is a man with wild ambitions. We really can't let him stay in the world for long. Of course, you are the most familiar with the inside story."”
He immediately raised Chen Gui's annual salary to 2,000 koku and appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling. Before leaving, Cao Cao held Chen Deng's hand and said,""I'll leave the matters in the east to you.”
He ordered Chen Deng to secretly split up Lu Bu's team to be his spy.
At first, Lu Bu wanted to get the position of governor of Xuzhou through Chen Deng. When Chen Deng returned, Lu Bu saw that his wish had not been realized and was furious.
He pulled out his halberd and hacked at the table." Your father advised me to cooperate with Cao Cao, so I rejected Yuan Shu's engagement. But now, I've gained nothing. Instead, you and your son have a prominent status and are promoted. I've been betrayed by you! Tell me, what did you say for me in front of Cao Gong?”
Chen Deng's expression did not change as he calmly replied,""When I saw Cao Gong, I said,'Treat General like a tiger. You should let him eat his fill.'
Cao Gong said,"It's not like what you said. It's more like raising an eagle for Lu Bu. He can be used when he's hungry, but when he's full, he'll leave."'That's how we talk about you." Lu Bu finally calmed down.
When Yuan Shu heard that Lu Bu had rejected the marriage and killed his emissary, he sent his generals Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui to join forces with Han Xian and Yang Feng. He led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to attack Lu Bu in seven ways.
At that time, Lu Bu only had 3,000 soldiers and 400 horses. He was worried that he could not resist, so he said to Chen Gui,"Now that Yuan Shu's troops have been summoned, it's all because of you. What do you think we should do?”
"Han Xian, Yang Feng, and Yuan Shu are merely a hastily assembled army," said Chen Gui. There was no definite plan in the beginning, so it was impossible for them to maintain each other. My son, Chen Deng, calculated that they were like chickens lined up. It was impossible for them to live together in this situation. They would soon be separated.”
Lu Bu adopted Chen Gui's plan and wrote to Han Xian and Yang Feng: "The two generals have saved the emperor, and I killed Dong Zhuo with my own hands. Together, we will establish our fame and leave our names in history.
Now that Yuan Shu has rebelled, we should attack him together. Why did you come here with the rebels to attack me? However, now that they had joined forces to defeat Yuan Shu, they could eliminate the evil for the country and establish achievements for the world. This opportunity could not be missed.”He also promised to give them all the money and food in the general's army after defeating Yuan Shu's army.
Han Xian and Yang Feng were very happy. They attacked Xu Wei and the others in Xiapi together and captured Qiao Rui alive. The rest of the Yuan army fled in disorder. Many people were killed or injured, and they fell into the water and drowned. Almost all of them were wiped out.
Lu Bu led his army to pursue Yuan Shu to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. On the north bank of the river, he laughed and returned.
In the third year of Jian 'an (Year 198), Lu Bu rebelled against the court again and allied with Yuan Shu. He sent Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to attack Pei City and defeat Liu Bei. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to rescue Liu Bei, but he was also defeated by Gao Shun. In September, Gao Shun and others broke into Pei City and captured Liu Bei's wife and children. Liu Bei was defeated and defected to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Lu Bu, and the army arrived at Xiapi City.
Cao Cao sent a letter to Lu Bu, telling him about the good and bad.
Lu Bu wanted to surrender, but Chen Gong and the others strongly opposed it because they were guilty of Cao Cao. They said to Lu Bu,"The Duke of Cao has come from afar, and his situation cannot last long. If the general uses infantry and cavalry to guard the city, I will lead the rest of the troops to close the city gates. If Cao Cao attacks the general, I will lead the troops to attack Cao Cao's army from behind. If Cao Cao only attacked the city, the general would come to the rescue from the outside. In less than a month, Cao Cao's army would run out of food. They would be able to defeat Cao Cao by launching an attack.”Lu Bu agreed.
Lu Bu's wife said,"In the past, the Cao family treated Chen Gongtai as if he were a baby. However, Chen Gong still abandoned Cao Cao and joined us." Now the general's treatment of Gongtai did not exceed Cao's, but he planned to leave the city and his wife and children alone? If anything happens, can I still become the general's wife?”
So Lu Bu gave up, but secretly sent people to Yuan Shu for help, and personally led more than 1,000 cavalry out of the city. After the defeat, they returned to the city and guarded the city, not daring to go out. Yuan Shu couldn't save him.
Although Lu Bu was brave and fierce, he lacked strategy and was narrow-minded and suspicious. He did not need Chen Gong's advice, and the generals were suspicious of each other, so he lost many battles.
Cao Cao besieged the city for three months and broke the water to surround it. Lü Bu's army was divided. His subordinates Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Wei Xu rebelled and tied up Chen Gong to surrender. Lü Bu saw that Cao Cao's army was in a hurry and the situation was hopeless. He ordered his men to hand over his head to Cao Cao. The men could not bear it and surrendered in December (February 7, 199).
Lu Bu was tied up in front of Cao Cao and said to Cao Cao,""I've been kind enough to my subordinates, but they betrayed me at the last minute.
"Cao Cao said,'How can you be called kind when you have an affair with the wives of your subordinates behind your back?”Lu Bu remained silent.
Lu Bu once asked to be untied, but Cao Cao laughed and said,""I have to tie the tiger up tightly."
Lu Bu said,"If Cao Gong gets me, I will lead the cavalry, and Cao Gong will lead the infantry. We can unify the world."”Cao Cao was tempted.
However, Liu Bei said,"Ming Gong, did you see how Lu Bu served Ding Jianyang and Grand Preceptor Dong?"”
Before Lu Bu died, he said,"Big Ears Liu Bei is the most unbelievable!"”
In the end, Lu Bu was hanged and beheaded.
His subordinates Chen Gong and Gao Shun also refused to surrender and were executed. Zhang Liao led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao ordered the heads of Lu Bu, Chen Gong and Gao Shun to be sent to the capital to be buried.
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