The general environment will affect people's behavior, and princes are no exception. If most people are scheming and scheming against each other, then even if someone really wants to help the Han Dynasty, it will be difficult for them to be alone. Others are scheming. How can they survive if they are not defensive?
Not to mention others, the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were alliance leaders and grain and grass promotion officers, took the lead in fighting for power. When Sun Jian, the pioneer, was unstoppable and pursued the victory, they were worried that he would monopolize the great contribution of annihilating Dong Zhuo. In the future, the imperial court would reward Sun Jian. would be higher than themselves, so they restricted Sun Jian and deliberately cut off Sun Jian's food and reinforcements, causing him to go deep alone, fall into an ambush by Lu Bu, and return home defeated.
When the angry Sun Jian came to question the Yuan brothers, they could only blame his subordinates and let them take the blame. The war had just improved a little. Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, and Yuan Shu, who controlled the allied army's food and grass, had originally We should actively provide support to the vanguard and defeat Dong Zhuo's defeated army in one go.
But what about the two of them? Thinking only about how to compete for the imperial court's reward, even at the cost of destroying the hard-won advantage of the Allies, is like fantasizing about how to spend the money before you have earned it. How can there be any good results? If the leader of the alliance is like this, let alone the other princes.
Therefore, the fundamental reason why the eighteen princes finally broke up was the disunity of people. If only the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu went to attack Dong Zhuo, then with the power of the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo might really be eliminated, and the Han Dynasty might be destroyed again. It can last for hundreds of years.
And if Li Yuguo follows the old path and advances and retreats together with the eighteen princes, the end can be imagined. I am afraid he will not get anything substantial this time, but just some fame.
Nowadays, Li Huguo is famous for his knife battle with Hua Xiong, but this is not enough, so although he won for a while, Li Huguo was worried.
At this moment, there was a loud noise outside the door. After careful inspection, he found that two beggars were passing by and being driven away. Li Hugo said, "What's going on?"
The person who came was Sun Ce. Sun Ce said: "This beggar mother and son passed by here. They didn't know that they were leading troops to fight here, so we drove them away. Look at this sick guy, wouldn't it be bad luck if he died here?"
Li Yuguo looked carefully and found that the old lady was extraordinary. He knew that she came from a famous family. He looked at the sick young man again and found that the young man looked weak. He said: "This is Why do you, mother and son, come to invade this important place in the army?"
The old lady said: "I, I am here to look for my son. This is my son Xu Kang."
Xu Kang? Li Yuguo was secretly shocked, wondering why this name was so familiar, so he asked: "Your son is called Xu Kang, what is the name of your other son? I know many people named Xu."
The old lady said hurriedly: "My eldest son's name is Xu Shu. He said he went to find the Ming Lord, but there has been no news for three years."
Li Yuguo was shocked: "May I ask if it's Xu Shu or Xu Yuanzhi?"
"Yes, yes, you know my son?" The old man was overjoyed.
Li Yuguo thought that Xu Shu was the person who could introduce Zhuge Liang and was a key. Thinking of this, Li Yuguo immediately said: "I met Xu Shu by chance. Why don't you stay in our military camp temporarily until the war is over?" How about I take you, mother and son, to find him?"
When Li Yuguo said this, mother and son immediately agreed happily. Sun Ce said: "Since she is the mother of Hugo's friend, then forget it, let her go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiangdong's soldiers immediately moved out of the way. Li Yuguo took his mother and son over. They entertained them with delicious drinks and food, which made the mother and son express their gratitude. Xu's mother said: "General, thank you very much for saving your life. My mother and son are very kind." The two of them have not eaten a grain of rice for seven days. They can only eat grass roots and bark of trees and drink rain and dew from mountain springs."
"I've been hungry for so many days. Drink more porridge and soup. After a few days, your stomach will recover. I'll have someone stew meat for you. After all, I have a relationship with Xu Yuanzhi. My friend's parents are my Li Huguo's parents. Eat as much as you want. You can eat as much as you want, we don’t have many people here, but we have enough food and salary, so we can take care of it!” Li Huguo said with a smile.
The mother and son entered Li Huguo's camp and received considerable care. After all, this was a war-torn place and it was not convenient to stay for a long time. So after they had eaten and drank enough, Li Hugo gave the mother and son a hundred taels of silver to help with travel expenses.
At first, mother and son were determined not to, but Li Yuguo was very righteous and reasonable, so they accepted it. When Li Yuguo told Xu Shu that Xu Shu was in Xinye, mother and son left the camp that night and went to court. Walk past Xinye.
Xinye belongs to the territory of Jingxiang Nine Army, and is currently under the jurisdiction of Liu Biao. Although Liu Biao is weak, he is quite loyal, so the mother and son can stay safe for a while if they go to Xinye.
Early the next morning, as expected, more troops came to Sishui Pass. At first glance, it was Lu Bu who took the lead in the battle. At this time, Lu Bu came to the battle and called for war. All kinds of passionate words were sprayed out like a barrage of arrows, which angered the princes. His face was dull.
And Lu Bu picked up the gold-inlaid eagle bow and shot eighteen arrows in a row, breaking all the eighteen flags representing the names of the princes in the army formation. This was simply a cruel attack in front of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He slapped these princes in the face.
The princes were so angry that they yelled, and Yuan Shao stood up angrily and said in the commander's tent: "All officers and soldiers, listen to the order and come out with me to meet Lu Bu! No matter what kind of flying general he is, we will definitely capture him. As long as he is solved This thief Lu Bu, we can march directly to Luoyang with our troops to welcome back the Holy Emperor, and your name will be remembered in history!"
As soon as these words came out, the princes responded with fists in arms.
"Here!"
For a moment, the generals and young generals gathered in front of the formation. Yuan Shao squinted his eyes and said slowly: "If anyone takes the head of Lu Bu, I will definitely report it to the emperor and reward him with tens of thousands of gold and serve as a gift to thousands of nobles!"
As soon as these words came out, the people around became agitated. There must be a brave man with a lot of money. A general clasped his fists and said: "I am Liu Hong, I am willing to fight!"
"Okay, farewell to General Liu!" Yuan Shao said.
Liu Hong walked out of the formation and shouted at Lu Bu: "Little Lu Bu, I am..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Bu whipped up his horse and roared: "You scum, go to hell!"
As he spoke, Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd, and the white ghost war horse under him jumped up, crossed the moat in front of the pass as if walking on flat ground, and stabbed forward with his halberd. Although one person, he had the power of thousands of troops. !
Liu Hong turned the horse's head and held the sledgehammer in his hand: "My hammer weighs fifty kilograms. I am sure to smash your head. See what I do!"
Let's talk, Liu Hong's sledgehammer has already swung at Lu Bu's head, with overwhelming momentum, hitting the vital point!