Chapter 439

Now that the gateway has been taken, Luoyang is right before their eyes.

The lords naturally would not stay for long, and the main force set out to strike directly at Luoyang.

However, no one expected, including Su Li, that Li Ru, outside Luoyang city, had already prepared a 'generous gift' and was waiting.

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The lords naturally would not stay for long, and the main force set out to strike directly at Luoyang.

However, no one expected, including Su Li, that Li Ru, outside Luoyang city, had already prepared a 'generous gift' and was waiting.

Li Ru sat calmly atop the Luoyang city wall, using his long-distance observation technique, ignoring the momentum of the million-strong coalition army marching from afar, the dense figures covering the sky and earth, yet he himself was fearless.

Last night plus today’s time was enough for him to arrange and set up a trap to break the coalition.

Looking at the black line on the horizon, Li Ru pinched his fingers to calculate the mantra, and suddenly a burst of energy covered the area outside Luoyang city.

And at this moment, outside Luoyang city, array flags were planted in many places, drawn by the energy emanating from Li Ru, seemingly forming an invisible grand array.

Immediately after.

"Under my order, command the various generals to lead their troops and form arrays according to these positions."

Between his fingers, Li Ru’s wise voice echoed on the Luoyang city walls.

"Understood!" After the messenger left, Li Ru looked at the sun in the sky and muttered, "This broad daylight is really troublesome; I might as well perform an act of defying heaven and changing fate!"

"Blood sacrifice, Cloud Image Enveloping the Sun Great Art, activate!"

Li Ru suddenly bit his finger, and a drop of pure blood followed the movement of his five fingers; between his gestures, dazzling strange light bloomed, slowly forming a special hexagram, actually stirring the energy of heaven and earth.

"First array, disturb their formation!"

A ghostly sound rang out with the hexagram in Li Ru’s hand, and outside Luoyang, the various units of Dong Zhuo, arranged in advance, also quietly began their actions amidst the Daoist sounds.

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Looking across the river, the coalition army marched toward Luoyang.

Su Li looked east and west; he had just been chatting with Zhao Yu, but in a moment, fog had risen.

And this fog was both thick and abnormal; one could not see clearly beyond tens of meters, and the bright white sun in the sky was also completely obscured.

"Although it is currently the beginning of spring, a little fog is normal, but such a thick fog is truly outrageous!"

Su Li subconsciously looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Zhao Zhao Zilong, this fog feels eerie and terrifying; can you see anything?"

If it were in the mountains and forests, it would be understandable for so much fog to rise suddenly.

But now, near Luoyang, for such a thick fog to occur is unbelievable.

But what surprised Su Li was that Zhao Yun, upon hearing his question, solemnly shook his head: "My lord, I just noticed this fog, but I cannot see anything strange about it."

"However, I vaguely feel a dangerous aura; this fog should not be ordinary!"

"This..."

Su Li’s brows furrowed upon hearing this; if this fog were normal, there would be nothing to say.

But if this fog is unusual, then it must have been cast by the enemy, and there must be a follow-up.

For example, this place where the fog hides murderous intent.

But precisely because of this, Su Li could not stop it and could only let Zhao Yun and the others lead the troops with caution.

After all, Luoyang is right beside us, at most ten miles away.

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At such a short distance, they could not stop just because of this sudden thick fog.

Even if he agreed, the lords like Yuan Shao would not.

And it was at this moment.

"Eh?"

In the coalition camp, Yuan Shao’s strategist Ju Shou suddenly trembled; he stared intently, the thick fog was pervasive, who was driving the celestial phenomena?

"Hmph! No matter who is playing tricks, watch me, Ju, break your secret technique!"

"Part the clouds and see the sun, disperse!"

Ju Shou pinched a mantra with both hands, but gradually cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

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"Terrible... the enemy’s celestial secret technique is incredibly powerful... I cannot break through it!"

"No, I must tell the lord; we must be careful!"

Ju Shou thought this, but soon stopped his actions: "Forget it! With the lord Yuan Shao’s temperament, even if I told him to his face, he would likely insist on continuing the march!"

"Better to avoid trouble; the coalition is unstoppable, but breaking Hulao, letting the enemy play tricks, is of no avail."

Compared to the upright Tian Feng, Ju Shou was better at guessing the lord’s heart...

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"Better to avoid trouble; the coalition is unstoppable, but breaking Hulao, letting the enemy play tricks, is of no avail."

Compared to the upright Tian Feng, Ju Shou was better at guessing the lord’s heart...

With the sudden rise of the thick fog, Lu Bu stood his divine steed, Red Hare, high upon the city gate, looking like a god of war.

Yesterday’s defeat, far from breaking his confidence, had instead allowed him to make a breakthrough after years of stagnation.

If it is not broken, it cannot be established; if it is not established, it will be broken.

Repeated victories had kept Lu Bu at his peak for a long time, forming a shackle that prevented him from progressing further.

However, yesterday’s failure was exactly what allowed him to break through that shackle.

After resting for a night, not only did his physical strength recover, but his power also reached a higher level.

At this moment, he couldn't wait to fight Su Li to the death again.

To have a true, peak-level showdown!

"General Lu! The strategist asks if you can move out? This is the plan and command flag the strategist asked your subordinate to give you?" ...

At this time, a messenger came to find Lu Bu with Li Ru’s orders, respectfully handing Lu Bu a paper edict, with the command flag densely packed.

"Hmm, I know..." Lu Bu kept a straight face, took the silk scroll, and walked toward his barracks.

Outside the barracks, several generals were already waiting for Lu Bu; besides Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, they included Hou Cheng and Song Xian, who would later become famous as the Eight Generals, as well as Lu Bu’s daughter, the sixteen-year-old female general Lu Lu Lu Lingqi.

"Lu Lu Fengxian? Was it Li Ru who made the move?"

Lu Bu arrived, and Zhang Liao asked, looking at the thick fog rising in the distance.

"Yes!"

Lu Bu nodded to him, then took out the paper edict and handed it to Zhang Liao to see: "Li Ru wants us to launch a surprise attack on the coalition; what is our next combat plan?"

Looking at Lu Bu’s army, Zhang Liao, besides serving as Lu Bu’s deputy general, also served as his strategist.

Basically, all situations were discussed by Lu Bu with Zhang Liao.

"This Li Ru is worthy of the name 'Old Fox'; he actually had a follow-up plan."

"If we follow his method, perhaps we can really drive back the coalition!"

Looking at the edict, Zhang Liao showed admiration.

"Yes! The old fox Li Ru also deliberately gave us the command flag; holding this flag, we are not harmed by the thick fog. This makes us clear and bright, while the Guandong lords are left in the dark. As long as we use all our strength, we will surely catch them off guard."

Lu Bu also felt slightly the same.

Previously, outside Luoyang, he and Dong Zhuo clashed, almost piercing through Lu Bu’s Xiliang Iron Cavalry, only because Li Ru intervened, trapping them, making them act independently, and successfully sowing discord by exploiting Ding Yuan’s suspicion.

"Then Lu Lu Fengxian, what are your thoughts? Shall we really listen to Li Ru’s orders and go all out against the Guandong lords?"

Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu, waiting for him to make the decision.

The reason they defected to Dong Zhuo was not out of original intent, but purely forced.

To a large extent, it was because Ding Yuan feared Lu Bu’s martial prowess and his reputation in the Bingzhou army, and wanted to borrow Dong Zhuo’s hand to remove Lu Bu.

Therefore, at that time, if they did not choose to defect to Dong Zhuo, they would have faced a pincer attack from Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, leading to a dead end.

"There is no other way; given our current status, we still have to rely on Dong Zhuo, and we haven't fully mastered the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so we can only help them drive back the coalition; otherwise, in this vast world, no one can find a place for us to stand."

History evaluates Lu Bu as having courage but no strategy; is that really the case?

Of course not!