Chapter 86

On the imperial road from Emperor Hongnong Commandery to Chang’an,

Lu Bu was leading his troops to drive more than one hundred thousand wealthy Luoyang households along the road.

He had been very depressed lately; his Red Hare was snatched, and through his own carelessness, he was hammered away by Liu Bei—he was extremely disheveled!

The injury was secondary; the key was that he had lost face!

Dong Zhuo also had a very low opinion of him!

He had counted on him to kill the Big-Eared Thief to vent his anger, but unexpectedly, he had been defeated by the Big-Eared Thief instead!

“Fortunately, I am not without gains.”

Lu Bu looked affectionately at the carriage of Wang Yun’s family in the distance.

Yesterday, he caught a fleeting glimpse and discovered that Wang Yun’s adopted daughter, Miss Diao Chan, was truly spirited—her beauty could shame the moon and eclipse flowers, sink fish and drop geese; she was completely in line with his aesthetic!

“Wang Yun is also a good man! No, a good father-in-law!”

Yesterday, after Wang Yun discovered Lu Bu’s stunned expression, a strategy instantly arose in his heart: the Beauty Chain Strategy!

A beauty trap to execute Dong Zhuo!

Yesterday, Wang Yun quietly found Miss Diao Chan and wept with tears, telling her that the fate of the Great Han depended on her!

Miss Diao Chan was initially bewildered; her heart was still thinking of the great hero Liu Bei, and she had heard quite a few things about Liu Bei recently,

defeating the arrogant Lu Bu and righteously gifting the Red Hare!

But her foster father said she needed to sacrifice herself? To execute the old bandit Dong Zhuo?!

Wang Yun had raised Miss Diao Chan, and she herself was a heroine of courage and insight who understood the big picture; although her heart was set on Liu Bei, for the sake of the Great Han, she decided to sacrifice herself.

Miss Diao Chan sat in the carriage and sighed deeply, tears sliding uncontrollably from her eyes.

Wang Yun had just discussed with Lu Bu that after settling down in Chang’an, he would arrange for him and Miss Diao Chan to marry; this made Lu Bu overjoyed, and the gloom of recent days was swept away!

Lu Bu rode Zhang Zhang Liao’s horse leisurely, enjoying thoughts of his beautiful life.

Defeated on the battlefield, but suddenly successful in love!

Lu Bu felt he could do it again!

Wei Xu rode up,

“My Lord, Li Jue has been defeated!”

Lu Bu??

“Defeated? Defeated by whom?”

Lu Bu was full of doubt; were there enemies nearby?

Wei Xu recounted what he had heard, and Lu Bu’s expression twisted,

“It’s that Big-Eared Thief again; this bastard is like a ghost that won’t go away! He even defeated Xu Rong and Li Jue? They are all trash!”

Wei Xu said in a low voice,

“My Lord, we only have ten thousand troops; why don’t we discuss it with General Niu Fu?”

Lu Bu was furious; he had ten thousand troops, and Liu Bei only had ten thousand or so—what was there to be afraid of!

“What is there to be afraid of? What is the Big-Eared Thief? I’ll kill him with one strike of my halberd!”

Lu Bu paused,

“Go, come with me to find Niu Fu!”

Wei Xu?? What’s going on!.

Niu Fu was Dong Zhuo’s son-in-law and had followed Dong Zhuo for many years; Li Jue and Guo Si were both his subordinates,

and Dong Zhuo’s most elite Flying Bear Army was also under his command.

When Lu Bu arrived at Niu Fu’s place,

Li Jue was complaining,

“General, I fought that Liu Bei for dozens of rounds and was almost killed; it was only with great difficulty that I escaped back!”

Niu Fu kicked Li Jue to the ground,

“You were driving three hundred thousand people from Luoyang, and you lost them all—how am I supposed to answer to the Lord!”

Li Jue complained that he had no choice; Xu Rong, that guy, was defeated just like that, and he had no mental preparation!

Niu Fu snorted and said nothing.

Lu Bu cupped his hands,

“General Niu, Liu Bei will probably bring troops to pursue us soon; how about we join forces to kill him?”

Niu Fu sized up Lu Bu,

“You are Liu Bei’s defeated opponent; are you even capable?”

Lu Bu suppressed his anger; these Xiliang-faction generals were very rude to him, especially since Dong Zhuo hadn’t been as enthusiastic about him lately, making them even more arrogant.

Lu Bu snorted,

“Under Hulao Pass, I only fought Zhang Fei and Guan Yu for hundreds of rounds and became somewhat exhausted, and Liu Bei just happened to take advantage of it!”

“That Liu Bei only has great strength; his martial arts are average. General, you can rest assured—I will definitely kill this Liu Bei today!”

Niu Fu nodded; asking him to duel generals was absolutely out of the question—he still had to rely on Lu Bu!

“Good, we have twenty-five thousand men here, including two thousand of the Flying Bear Army; I don’t believe we can’t kill this Big-Eared Thief!”

“Report!~”

A scout arrived, panting and riding his horse,

“General, Liu Bei is leading over ten thousand cavalry and is already ten miles behind us!”

“Coming so fast!”

Li Jue was shocked,

“Quick, organize the troops immediately; turn the rear guard into the vanguard and meet Liu Bei in battle!”

The sound of the assembly horn rang out,

and the Xiliang soldiers began to assemble rapidly.

The Luoyang commoners looked toward the rear with some confusion,

“Boom, boom, boom!”

The ground shook, and the sound of dense hoofbeats rang out!

On the distant horizon, a general holding a long spear appeared; as he pointed his spear, countless cavalrymen appeared behind him and charged toward them!

“Whose army is it?”

“Could it be that they are here to save us?”

“It’s Liu Bei’s army!”

“What? It’s Liu Bei’s army!”

“We are saved!”

The commoners’ discussions grew louder.

Miss Diao Chan also heard it, and she stood excitedly on the carriage, looking toward the rear!

“Is that tall figure holding the long spear him?! His crimson cloak is dancing in the wind—so handsome!”

Lu Bu also shouted,

“Men, the Prime Minister said he would reward ten thousand gold, grant titles, and promote you five ranks!”

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men; some people’s eyes were already shining!

Lu Bu waved his hand, and his ten thousand Bingzhou cavalry charged toward Liu Bei’s direction!

Two thousand cavalry charging against each other like a flood—the scene was quite spectacular!

Liu Bei pointed his long spear,

“Shoot!”

Two thousand of his personal guards began to draw their bows and nock arrows,

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

A dark rain of arrows covered the sky, raining down on Lu Bu’s great army!

Lu Bu’s expression changed drastically,

“Mounted archery?! It’s actually mounted archery!”