Chapter 20: Ding Yuan Forces Lv Fengxian
After walking for a long time, Lu Bu and the others returned to Jiuyuan Valley.
We saved food all the way before we came back, and in this way, everyone was hungry. When we retreated, we had six days of dry food, but they were tired and hungry. They came back for eight days before we arrived, so we saved food before we barely supported us back.
Basically everyone was hungry, but only Ma Chao was not hungry. Everyone followed the military order and brought the eight-day dry food prepared. The boy was afraid of being hungry, so he privately prepared for another four more days, so he was not hungry.
Finally got home. Looking at the valley that had been away for more than ten days, Ma Chao felt very intimate. After staying in the valley for another day, Ma Chao found that there were no people he was familiar with, including Sun Yi, Hao Yang and Wang Da, among the people he was familiar with. Even Huang Bin, who was his opponent during the drill competition, did not come back.
There is only one answer. They all died in Danhan Mountain and could never come back. Ma Chao was sad for a while, but he knew that being sad was useless. It is true that this is the case. However, at the last moment, Sun Yi and Wang Da smiled and wiped out their grudges. This is good.
Lu Bu ordered the entire army to gather in the training camp. Ma Chao walked towards the camp. After all the people in the camp arrived, Lu Bu said loudly: "Brothers, we are back. But most of the brothers can no longer come back, but they did not sacrifice in vain, and everyone's blood did not flow in vain. Look!" As he said that, Lu Bu lifted a head in his right hand.
"This is the head of Xianbei Tanshihuai. I brought it back! I will use it to commemorate our dead brothers!" After saying that, someone hung the head of Tanshihuai at the top of the Bingzhou Army's flag. It's a pity that Tanshihuai, the leader of Xianbei and a generation of heroes, ended up like this.
The soldiers below were boiling and shouted in unison: "Flying General! Flying General! Majestic! Majestic!"
Tan Shihuai can be said to have a great revenge with the people of Bingzhou, so his death brought great encouragement to the soldiers below. Tan Shihuai died at the hands of his own army where the soldiers were located, and it can be regarded as a way to avenge countless robes and countless people killed by Tan Shihuai.
The cheers from the audience continued to rise, which shows how much hatred everyone has towards Tan Shihuai.
Lu Bu raised his left hand high, and the soldiers stopped shouting, "Brothers, I will travel with your Lord General tomorrow. Please guard the camp these days when you are not here and wait for us to return!"
After saying that, Lu Bu returned to the military tent, and the soldiers below all returned to their camps.
The next morning, Lu Bu and the other four set off on horseback. Why were there four people? Zhang Yang brought Ma Chao with him. Lu Bu was in a good mood these days, and Ma Chao had helped him, so he didn't say anything if he had one more person. Gao Shun didn't say much, and Lu Bu didn't even bother, so of course he wouldn't say much.
They rode their horses for more than a day and finally arrived at their destination on the afternoon of September 12th. They came to a deserted cemetery outside Yunzhong City in Yunzhong County, Bingzhou.
Zhang Yang said to Ma Chao: "This is the cemetery of all the Bingzhou soldiers who died on the battlefield in the Battle of Yunzhong. Fengxian, Fuyi and my father were also buried here."
After Ma Chao found out, he felt awe. This is the place for the soldiers who defend their country and should be respected by the world.
Lu Bu and the other two came to the three tombstones, and Ma Chao followed them. The three knelt down, and Lu Bu also took a wooden box and placed it in front of the tombstone. After opening it, Ma Chao saw that it was Tan Shihuai's head. This was what they specially used to pay tribute to their ancestors.
Seeing that all three of them knelt down, Ma Chao also knelt down, but he was kneeling behind Zhang Yang.
I heard Lu Bu say, "Father, the unfilial one, Lu Bu, is here to see you! Now I finally killed my enemy and avenge you!"
Lu Bu said in tears, and Gao Shun and Zhang Yang were also crying. It can be seen that hatred has suppressed them for so many years, and their pressure is indeed too great.
Then Lu Bu said a few more words, "It's just that I haven't been here for so many years, and now I can finally come here. Then I've already started a family and bring such words to my wife and daughter in the future."
Gao Shun and Zhang Yang also muttered a few words, and Zhang Yang added Ma Chao in the words. Zhang Yang said to the tombstone: "Father, I have made another friend, and he will come to see you together today!"
As soon as Ma Chao heard about himself, he hurriedly said, "Uncle, my name is Ma Chao, Ma Mengqi, I am a friend of Uncle Zhi. Let's take a look at you today. You are the people I admire most in my life!" After saying that, Ma Chao kowtowed three times. Ma Chao said the truth. The revolutionary martyrs most admired in his previous life, and he has never changed this point.
After Ma Chao kowtowed, he knelt with Lu Bu and the others for a while, and then the four of them got on the horse and left the cemetery outside Yunzhong City, preparing to return to Jiuyuan Valley. When he returned, he took his head back. Lu Bu said that Tan Shihuai's head would definitely be of great use.
I was not so anxious when I went back, so I arrived at Jiuyuan Valley in the past two days. As soon as I entered the valley, the four of them felt something was wrong, but it was too late to react. The entrance of the valley had been blocked by people, and they were surrounded by layers of people. These people were not their people, but the Bingzhou Army. It seems that there were thousands of them, surrounding them.
As soon as Lu Bu and the other two picked up their weapons, a voice came from outside, "Lu Fengxian, why don't you get off the horse and get tied up!"
Lu Bu was shocked when he heard the voice. Gao Shun and the others were not familiar with this voice, but he was very familiar with it. The person who spoke was not someone else. It was the current Bingzhou Governor Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang. Ding Yuan came here? It was broken. What could he do? It must be that the surprise attack on Danhan Mountain was happening, and he found the person here.
Lu Bu thought well, and Ding Yuan came because of this. On the first day of September, Lu Bu led his army to kill the Xianbei Tan Shihuai at Danhan Mountain, and left at the head. On the fourth day, Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, received the exact news. He knew exactly who did it and how many troops he had led. It can be seen that the Bingzhou army also had detailed works in the Xianbei royal court of Danhan Mountain.
Thinking about it, even though I had been in the second year of high school, could anyone in the Bingzhou army have been infiltrated? Ding Yuan was shocked when he received the news. Tan Shihuai died. He knew that because the Xianbei royal court of Danhanshan had already sent a message in early September, but they said that Tan Shihuai died of illness, and Ding Yuan had no doubt at all.
Xizuo had sent out information before that Tan Shihuai has been in poor health over the years, so he suddenly died of illness, which Ding Yuan felt very normal.
On the fifth day of the September 19th, when he received the exact news, he was very surprised. He had a happy side and an angry side. He was happy that Tan Shihuai did not die of illness, but was killed by the Han army. This made him look so good. That was the one in the Bingzhou army who killed him. Tan Shihuai had killed so many Bingzhou soldiers and people in the past, but this time he finally took revenge.
Although Ding Yuan is old, he still has a passionate heart. After hearing about this, he is also excited. But there are also people who make him angry. Lu Bu Lu Fengxian is too brave. He recruits troops privately and leads troops to attack Tanhanshan Mountain. Who gives him the right? This is a violation of military rules and will lose his head.
He had seen Lu Bu a few times before. To be honest, Ding Yuan still admired Lu Bu very much. Lu Bu was very skilled in martial arts, brave in fighting, and deeply praised the morale of the army. But this incident sounded a wake-up call for Ding Yuan. Lu Bu had not had greater power, so he dared to recruit troops privately. When his official position became bigger, would that be more worthy? Maybe he would not even take his own state governor seriously in the future. No, Lu Bu must suppress him well before he could understand.
Thinking of this, Ding Yuan sent an order to find Lu Bu. After searching for several days, he finally discovered Jiuyuan Valley. Ding Yuan transferred 10,000 elite troops to take over Jiuyuan Valley, and the more than 300 people left by Lu Bu were controlled.
When Lu Bu and the other two went to Yunzhong, Ding Yuan arrived shortly after walking. These days, he had been waiting for the rabbits in the valley.
When Lu Bu heard Ding Yuan's voice, he was more surprised. He really didn't expect Ding Yuan to come to him so soon. Lu Bu had thought before that the paper could not contain fire and there was no airtight wall. Sooner or later, the matter would be known to others. So he brought Tan Shihuai's head back, which was also an explanation in the future. Unexpectedly, he would use it so soon.
Lu Bu is not very scared now. He knows more about Ding Yuan. Ding Jianyang, this person is definitely a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Since he is a loyal minister, he can still defeat his merit even if he has violated many military rules. Moreover, Ding Yuan seems to appreciate him more and should not harm him easily.
I have to say that Lu Bu knew how to use his brain to analyze at the critical moment. Ding Yuan was really reluctant to kill him, and this guess was correct. Lu Bu thought about it and got off the horse, and the painting halberd hung on the horse. When Gao Shun, Zhang Yang and Ma Chao saw this posture, they had to dismount.
The soldiers surrounding them controlled them and were about to tie them up, but Ding Yuan said, "No need to tie them up, just take them into my tent!"
"No!" The soldiers followed Nuo and escorted Lu Bu and the four of them into Ding Yuan's big tent. In addition to Ding Yuan in the middle, there was one person below, one left and one right below.
After the soldiers took Lu Bu and the four of them into the tent, Ding Yuan waved his hand to the soldiers, "You all go down!"
"No!" The soldiers took the order and said retreat.
"Lu Fengxian, do you know your guilt?" Ding Yuan asked Lu Bu.
"Bu is not guilty!" Lu Bu said with his head and kicked Ding Yuan.
"Hmph!" Ding Yuan snorted coldly, "Fake a false military order to recruit soldiers and privately attack the Khan Mountain. This is all a death penalty. Do you dare to say that you are innocent?"
"That's right, I did it all by myself. If you want to kill or cut it, you will be punished!" Lu Bu was still quite tough at this time.
"Okay, someone came to push Lu Bu out of the tent and behead him!" With Ding Yuan's order, two soldiers walked into the tent and prepared to take Lu Bu out of the tent and behead him.
"Fengxian, why are you doing this?" Gao Shun next to him spoke.
"Yes, Fengxian, if we want to die, we all die together. We all have a share in this matter!" This sentence was said by Zhang Yang.
However, Lu Bu didn't even look at them, and even stretched his neck and shouted to Ding Yuan: "I do everything alone. If you want to kill quickly, don't hesitate!"
"Oh? You are quite tough. If you want me to kill you, then I won't kill you. You all go down!" Ding Yuan ordered the soldiers to withdraw from the tent.
"I know you all have a share, don't worry, none of them can escape!" Ding Yuan said to the four of them.
"Governor Ding, I wonder if the military law you violated can be punished with merits and demerits?" Lu Bu asked.
"What are your contributions to say this?" Ding Yuan asked back.
"If you kill Tan Shihuai for his achievements, his head is now on my side!" Lu Bu said proudly.
"Come on!" Ding Yuan ordered, and soon the soldiers brought a wooden box.
Ding Yuan opened it and saw that it was indeed Tan Shihuai's head. Ding Yuan had seen Tan Shihuai when he was young, so he recognized what the other party looked like. It was him, you Tan Shihuai, you have today, countless soldiers and countless people who died in Bingzhou. You can finally rest in peace. Ding Yuan thought about it, his eyes were wet. If Lu Bu had not violated the military rules, he really wanted to give Lu Bu a hug.
"It's Tan Shihuai's head, but how do you prove that he was killed by you? The Xianbei royal court in Danhanshan said that Tan Shihuai died of illness!" Ding Yuan asked. Of course, he knew what was going on, but he still wanted to make things difficult for Lu Bu.
"Hahahaha, Governor Ding, you are confused! I, Lu Fengxian, led a thousand elite troops to attack Tan Hanshan Mountain and killed Tan Shihuai. Could the Xianbei royal court admit this? One thousand Han troops killed their leader under the noses of 150,000 elite soldiers. If you were the Xianbei royal court, would you admit it? Governor Ding, you should kill me quickly. It's a pity that I, Lu Fengxian, will die in the hands of you, the confused governor!" Lu Bu looked generously and a gleam flashed in Ding Yuan's eyes.
"Okay, since you are going to die, the governor will fulfill your wishes! Come and push Lu Bu out of the tent and behead him and show him the public!" Ding Yuan had just ordered the order, and the person on the left side of the lower kneeled down.
"Well, although Lu Fengxian violated the military rules first, he thought that he had made great contributions to kill Tan Shihuai and had his merits and demerits, so he asked the governor to keep the sword!" The man said firmly, and the person on the right knelt down when he saw this, "Please ask the governor to keep the sword behind him."
"This..." Ding originally didn't want to kill Lu Bu, but now his subordinates gave him another step, so he went with the flow. "Well, today, for the sake of the two of you pleasing, you will spare your life, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the life penalty will be inevitable. From today on, Lu Bu will be demoted to a commoner, Gao Shun, Zhang Yang and Ma Chao will be demoted to two levels each!"
Gao Shun, Zhang Yang and Ma Chao thanked each other, but Lu Bu was a little confused and demoted to a commoner was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
"Go down!" Ding Yuan said, and Lu Bu and the other four retreated.
They returned to their military tents and sorted out things. Lu Bu was demoted to a commoner and could not be in the military camp. Of course, they had to clean up and leave. But seeing how he was like that, they were obviously unwilling to accept it. Gao Shun and Zhang Yang and others advised him, but in fact they thought it would be good to save their lives.
Chapter completed!