In the main hall, most of the dukes were already drunk.
Yuan Shao was obviously in a good mood. He stood on the table and showed off his swordsmanship wantonly. The bootlickers below were not stingy with their praises. They directly placed Yuan Shao in the ranks of the swordsmen of the late Han Dynasty, Wang Yue and Deng Zhan.
Cao Ren pulled Cao Cao, who was eager to try, and said in a low voice,""Big Brother, Ziqian is here."
Cao Cao raised his sword and raised his voice,"Ziqian? He came at the right time. Let him evaluate my swordsmanship.”
Cao Ren grabbed Cao Cao's belt and said,""Big brother! Liu Ziqian led the brave men to surrender, pay attention to the image.”
Hearing the word "Fierce Warrior", Boss Cao's tipsiness was reduced by 90%. He favored Fierce Generals, and a Fierce General that was valued by Zhang Wu was definitely worthy of his caution.
At this moment, Zhang Wu had already brought Dian Wei to Cao Cao. Cao Cao quickly sat upright and assumed the posture of a wise ruler.
"My lord, this person is my brother with a different surname. His name is Dian Wei. When we first met, he chased a tiger through the mountain forest.”
Chase the tiger across the ravine? Was this something a human would do? Ordinary kings of beasts in the human world would hide as far away as possible. Only the ferocious people in the world dared to play with the big insect as a cat at will.
Cao Cao's heart jumped, and then he was overjoyed.
Upon closer inspection, he found that Dian Wei had a big and round waist. He had a burly appearance, and his two iron arms were thicker than ordinary people's thighs.
The more Cao Cao looked at it, the more he liked it. He asked calmly,"Warrior Dian, are you willing to serve me?"
"Since my brother said that you are a wise ruler, I am naturally willing to serve you. However, there are some things that need to be made clear in advance. In my early years, I got into a murder case to avenge my friend and was wanted by the government.”
"Hahahaha!" Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed." I didn't think that you were a righteous man. I like you very much.”
He had only killed a few villains. Now that the world was in chaos, countless people died every day. Cao Cao did not believe that anyone would blame his beloved general for the human trafficking.
In this day and age, the Weapon Master was the boss.
Seeing that the situation was about right, Zhang Wu raised his leg and kicked Dian Wei's calf.
Dian Wei knelt down on one knee.”
"Hahahaha, good, good, good. I see that the warrior has come back to life like an ancient evil. I'm very happy in my heart and should drink three hundred cups.”
From the beginning to the end, the Governor of Chen Liu, Zhang Miao, had only been jealous by the side. From the beginning to the end, he did not know that Dian Wei was supposed to be his favorite general.
However, Zhang Wu didn't think it was a big deal. Zhang Miao was obviously not a wise ruler. Even if a brave general followed him, he would be buried. Now that Dian Wei followed Cao Cao ahead of time, it was like a horse meeting a talent. As long as the time was right, it would not be a problem for him to be conferred the title of Marquis and General.
The banquet only ended late at night.
When Cao Cao woke up the next day, he found that the tent was very quiet. Usually, Cao Ren would be standing by his bed waiting for orders.
After leaving the camp, he found that Dian Wei was like an iron tower. His eyes were wide open with anger as he stood with a halberd in his hand.
In front of the camp, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and the other generals were all wounded.
"Zixiao, what happened? Why didn't you enter the camp?”
Cao Ren cupped his fists in grievance." Big brother, it's not that we don't want to enter the camp. It's just that this boorish man doesn't allow it. He said,'My lord, sleep well. No one is allowed to enter the camp'."”
Zhang Wu snickered at the side. To put it bluntly, Dian Wei was a complete idiot. Yesterday, Boss Cao ordered him to guard around when he was drunk, so even if the emperor came, he wouldn't be able to enter.
If Cao Ren and Cao Hong wanted to barge in, it would be no different from sending food to them.
"Ziqian, it's fine if you don't help, but you're still laughing there. Have you forgotten who recommended you in front of the lord that day?”Cao Hong was indignant and used his elbow to nudge Zhang Wu.
"Bah, stop flattering yourself. That's because I knocked you off your horse in two or three rounds. What does it have to do with your recommendation?”Zhang Wu laughed." But then again, General Zilian, you can fight more fiercely with others. Anyone who can beat you up can join our army. This way, you can be considered to have contributed to recruiting talents."”
Cao Cao was delighted. It was truly beautiful. He immediately rewarded Dian Wei with ten gold.
After a round of reorganization, the army set out. Only Wang Kuang was left to guard Hulao Pass, while the other seventeen vassals advanced in the direction of Luoyang.
......
Luoyang was in complete chaos.
On the streets, it was common to see Western Liang soldiers plundering the people's belongings. There were even cases of beasts doing things in broad daylight.
In the Prime Minister's estate, which was as large as the imperial palace, Dong Zhuo leaned back on his armchair, deep in thought.
From time to time, scouts would come to report, and Li Ru would directly replace Dong Zhuo to give orders as the military counselor.
At noon, after sending off the last wave of scouts, Li Ru came to Dong Zhuo and cupped his hands."Father-in-law, the alliance army has already set out the day before yesterday. It's time for us to retreat.”
Dong Zhuo waved his hand listlessly.”
"I hope Father-in-law can personally appease Marquis Duting.”
"Lu Bu has lost a battle, so what is there to comfort him about? I have already given him a great gift by not punishing him.”
Li Ru frowned. He thought even further than Dong Zhuo.
Lu Bu's defeat was only a general trend. At that time, the tens of thousands of Bingzhou soldiers could not defend Hulao Pass against the allied forces of the dukes. Lu Bu could have abandoned Hulao Pass to preserve his military strength.
However, after the battle, there were only a few soldiers left in the Bingzhou Army. At this time, Lu Bu probably had no intention of betraying them.
When he returned from his defeat, Lu Bu addressed Dong Zhuo as 'Grand Preceptor' instead of 'father-in-law'.
From this, it could be seen that the fierce tiger's loyalty to Dong Zhuo was about to be worn out.
At this time, he should try his best to win Dong Zhuo over, but Dong Zhuo seemed to have lost his soul and didn't care about anything. It was too dangerous to continue like this.
"Father-in-law, Lu Bu is a fierce tiger. We can't abandon him so easily. Although he has been defeated, he is still loyal. At this time, we have to calm him down.”
"Alright, go and make the arrangements. All the money and treasures you need will be taken out from the treasury.”
Did Dong Zhuo not know the importance of Lu Bu?
Of course, he knew that even if Lu Bu had lost to Zhang Wu, Lu Bu was still Lu Bu, the tiger that looked down on the world.
As the saying goes, one does not seek to govern when one is not in a position. Li Ru was just a military counselor. He was thinking more about preserving the strength of the Xi Liang Army and planning the gains and losses of a city and a place in order to make a comeback.
However, Dong Zhuo was different. He was already the greatest duke in the world. With such a high position, the world was in his hands. There were some things that he could see more clearly than Li Ru.
After losing Luoyang, so what if Xiliang still had 400,000 armored soldiers?
At that time, the vassals of the world would attack him, and he would have no chance of turning the tables.
If they tried their best to rope in Lu Bu, they would only be adding a scapegoat.
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