Chapter 159 Liu Huangshu borrows Zhang Liao (two in one, ask for a monthly pass)
When Liu Cheng led his troops and horses all the way to Mengjin Ferry, a new round of offensive led by Lu Bu personally against the Baibo bandits on the north bank was beginning.
He met with Zhang Xiu, who hurriedly came to meet him after hearing that Liu Cheng led his troops. After saying hello, Liu Cheng stood on the riverside here in Mengjin, staring at the north bank of the Yellow River, watching
A new round of battle led by Lu Bu himself.
There were loud shouts of killing, and rockets were constantly being fired from the opposite side.
On the north bank of the Yellow River, some ships were set on fire, burning with blazing flames.
This was the ship on which Lu Bu's men were riding, and it was hit by a rocket.
Liu Cheng's eyes quickly searched the crowded north bank positions, and soon found Lu Bu's figure.
Lu Bu and Lu Bu's men are really strong.
Even though the Baibo bandits on the north bank had established heavy defenses, Lu Bu still led his army to break through the defenses and rush to the north bank.
Even though he was not riding his red rabbit horse, he still held the painted halberd in his hand and led some of his men to charge back and forth continuously. Wherever he went, he was invincible!
Even a man as strong as Liu Cheng, who saw Lu Bu's performance from a distance, was still impressed by Lu Bu's performance in the battle formation.
The saying that Lu Bu is among men and the red rabbit is among horses is really not nonsense at all.
However, Liu Cheng did not have an overly optimistic attitude towards this battle with Lu Bu and others because of this.
This is not because Liu Cheng is deliberately badmouthing Lu Bu, but because Lu Bu and others do not have the advantage in numbers.
Even on the Yellow River, those responsible for punting boats rowed desperately in order to use the fastest speed to send those who were ready to join the war on the south bank to the north bank, but they still could not change the fact that there were too few soldiers and horses on the north bank.
current situation.
On the one hand, this is because there are too many white-wave thieves on the north bank, and on the other hand, the Yellow River here is too wide, so it takes a long time to go back and forth.
Moreover, due to the destruction by the white wave pirates on the opposite side, there are fewer ships available here.
In addition to these reasons, another important reason is that the Baibo pirates on the opposite side are not a bunch of rabble.
Although he could not withstand Lu Bu when he led his troops to attack, he was able to stay calm in a larger area. From the beginning to the end, he relied on his heavy numbers to tightly surround Lu Bu and other troops.
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After an extremely hard and brutal fight, no miracle happened, and Lu Bu failed to achieve a breakthrough result in the end.
No matter how unwilling you are, you still have to issue an order to withdraw troops from the north bank of Mengjindu...
It was more than an hour later that Liu Cheng and Lu Bu actually met.
This last desperate fight still failed to open up the situation.
Moreover, these things happened in front of Liu Cheng, whom he cared about most and who unconsciously regarded him as a competitor.
Lu Bu's mood was naturally not particularly good.
Even when he met Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng didn't say anything, and he felt that Liu Cheng was laughing at him.
"The Prime Minister has sent an order for me to leave some troops and horses with you to assist you here and attack the Baibo bandits together. Please leave the heroic general Hao Meng and my troops here."
Lu Bu jumped off the ship with Fang Tian's painted halberd, his clothes and armor all stained red with blood.
He came to Liu Cheng and spoke to Liu Cheng straightforwardly.
Liu Cheng naturally would not agree with Lu Bu's suggestion.
After receiving the order from General Dong Zhuo, saying that he was to bring troops and horses that would not affect the defense at Sishui Pass, he quickly rushed to Mengjindu to join the battle. He asked Lu Bu to leave some troops and horses to help him attack the Baibo bandits there.
He was already thinking about the achievement quickly in his mind, and started to make plans for Lu Bu's generals.
At this time, Lu Bu had eight capable generals under his command.
They are Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Hao Meng, Song Xian and Cao Xing.
The three people among them were the ones Liu Cheng liked the most.
They are Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and Cheng Lian respectively.
These three are all rare generals.
With just a little thought in his mind, Liu Chenggong decided to target these three people.
However, these three people are not saying that as long as he attacks them, they will leave Lu Bu and seek refuge with him.
The first thing Liu Cheng eliminated was Gao Shun.
If possible, Liu Cheng really wants to take Gao Shun under his command, after all, this man is really capable.
More importantly, this person's character is very good. Once he identifies a lord, he will work hard and follow him even if he dies.
Moreover, the trap camp formed and led by Gao Shun has made a really big name in history...
But precisely because of this, Liu Cheng had no choice but to rule it out first with full regret.
Because he knew that at this point in time, the possibility of poaching Gao Shun over was really slim.
Compared with poaching Guan Yu from Liu Bei's men, it's not much worse.
Then came Cheng Lian.
Cheng Lian's ability is definitely not bad. According to Liu Cheng's understanding, his ability can directly rank among the top three among Lu Bu's generals, and his character is not bad either.
However, this man was from Lu Bu's hometown and was from Jiuyuan. He had known Lu Bu for a long time and had a very good relationship with him.
In today's era of inconvenient transportation, there is naturally some intimacy between people from the same hometown.
Especially when you are far away from home.
Liu Cheng also ruled it out.
Of course, another reason is that Cheng Lian is indeed good, but compared to Zhang Liao, his combat prowess is still much inferior.
After some thought and consideration, Liu Cheng set his goal on Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan.
Needless to say, Zhang Liao is one of the five great generals of Cao Wei in history!
Especially the battle with 800 troops against Sun Quan's 100,000 troops was really beautiful.
Zhang Wenyuan's name can stop the children in Jiangdong from crying at night. This is not just talk.
The more important point is that Zhang Liao is different from people like Cheng Lian and Gao Shun.
Cheng Lian, Gao Shun and others started hanging out with Lu Bu a long time ago.
By this time, we have already established a deep relationship, and it is not easy to poach someone.
Zhang Liao is different.
When Zhang Liao started out, he didn't just follow Lu Bu.
Zhang Liao followed Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou.
Then he received orders from Ding Yuan and went to Luoyang to obey He Jin's orders.
After He Jin was murdered by the eunuchs, Dong Zhuo, who had made great contributions to rescuing him, went to the capital and began to take over the troops and horses left by He Jin, as well as some other armed forces belonging to Luoyang.
Zhang Liao is one of them.
Later, Dong Zhuo rebelled against Lu Bu and killed Ding Yuan. In order to show his trust in Lu Bu, after a period of time, he transferred Zhang Liao to Lu Bu's subordinates and asked Zhang Liao to take orders from Lu Bu.
However, at this time, Zhang Liao still had considerable autonomy compared with the rest of Lu Bu's subordinates.
Counting the time, Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu only a few months earlier than Liu Cheng followed Dong Zhuo, not even a year.
It is not easy to develop deep feelings in a short period of time.
Not to mention, Zhang Liao and Lu Bu are still involved in some matters related to Ding Yuan, and at this time, Zhang Liao still has a lot of autonomy.
Under such circumstances, compared with Gao Shunchenglian, Zhang Liao is naturally the most suitable target.
So Liu Chenggong set his target on Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan.
He decided to use some means to attract Zhang Liao to him as much as possible.
The first step, of course, is to use Dong Zhuo's order to ask Lu Bu to leave Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao's troops here when he leaves.
Only by leaving Zhang Liao behind could Liu Cheng have the opportunity to get along with Zhang Liao and use his means to lure Zhang Liao over.
However, this was not easy, because Dong Zhuo only asked Lu Bu to keep some people, but did not say who he would keep.
In addition, Liu Cheng could see that Lu Bu had some opinions and hostility towards him.
At this time, he directly opened his mouth and asked Hao Meng to stay with him. At this time, if he wanted to change his mind and let Zhang Liao stay, he really needed to think carefully.
Liu Cheng thought quickly in his mind and shook his head: "I stood here and watched the battle that Marquis Wen led the troops to just now.
In the past, we all thought wrong. The Baibo thieves entrenched in the east of the river are not a mob, but are very organized.
With the troops I brought and the troops left here, it is really difficult to defeat these white wave thieves, and I have no confidence at all.
After all, this battle is different from the past. This time there is the Yellow River as a barrier. Many common methods and advantages cannot be used...
It is not easy to achieve the results that Prime Minister wants, it is really difficult.
Therefore, I would like to ask Brother Feng to leave some more soldiers and horses to help me defeat the thieves here.
Only one Brother Hao is too small, it is better to keep Wenyuan and Suqing..."
Liu Cheng's words may seem ordinary, but in fact, there is a lot of thought in them.
The first is to confirm the combat power of Baibo Thief.
In this current situation, to affirm the fighting power of the Baibo thieves is to affirm the fighting power of Lu Bu and others.
It is much more useful than directly saying that Lu Bu and others have superior combat power.
Secondly, he expressed his concerns about fighting against the Baibo pirates.
It is easy for Lu Bu, who is hostile to him and regards himself as a competitor, to have the idea in his heart that this guy is also worried about fighting against the Baibo pirates.
As for Liu Cheng's statement that the Yellow River acted as a barrier, many of its advantages could not be used, so he quietly stood by Lu Bu's side and explained it for Lu Bu.
As for why his target was Zhang Liao, he named Zhang Liao and Gao Shun together and asked Lu Bu for help.
Naturally, this is to leave room for bargaining...
Moreover, in these words, he also mentioned Dong Zhuo, who gave the order...
Lu Bu, who just now was hostile to Liu Cheng because he felt he had lost face in front of Liu Cheng, after hearing the words Liu Cheng said and seeing Liu Cheng's sincere attitude, the hostility in his heart suddenly disappeared.
A lot has dissipated.
He thought for a while, looked at Liu Cheng and nodded and said: "What Kede said is true. We did underestimate the Baibo thief before...
...It's just that Luoyang also needs defense. If there are too many soldiers and horses left here, I'm afraid there will be trouble in Luoyang...
That's good. I'll leave Wenyuan's and Hao Sima's troops here to assist you, Kede, in attacking the Baibo bandits.
There are few troops and horses in Luoyang, so I can’t leave too many troops and horses..."
Lu Bu said this to Liu Cheng.
Lu Bu naturally had his own little thoughts in it.
From the perspective of closeness and distance, Gao Shun is naturally close to him, while Zhang Liao, who only followed him last year, is much more distant.
This time he crossed the river to attack the Baibo bandits. After his personal experience, he understood a truth.
The truth is that it needs to be filled with human lives.
Those who participate in the war will definitely suffer a lot of casualties.
In this case, he was naturally more willing to let Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses die more and save Gao Shun's soldiers and horses.
After all, there is a difference between closeness and distance.
Of course, in addition to these, another more important thing is that Gao Shun is one of the few infantry generals under his command, and the soldiers and horses he leads are also extremely elite infantry.
This time when crossing the river to attack thieves, it would be difficult for the horses to transport them to the other side, and the cavalry would also be used as infantry.
The high-shun department naturally brings great advantages.
Lu Bu's competitive thoughts towards Liu Cheng could not be eliminated with just a few words from Liu Cheng.
Naturally, Lu Bu would not keep Gao Shun, who could best take advantage of the current situation, to help Liu Cheng build his career.
Liu Cheng was naturally happy when he saw that his goal was achieved.
However, in order to make the play more complete and prevent Lu Bu from realizing that his real purpose was Zhang Liao, he started talking again, bargained with Lu Bu, and asked Lu Bu for Gao Shun.
Naturally Lu Bu would not agree.
The final result was that Lu Bu left Zhang Liao and Hao Meng behind to assist Liu Cheng.
Faced with this result, Liu Cheng and Lu Bu were actually very happy in their hearts.
Liu Cheng did it because he achieved his goal.
Lu Bu realized some of his ideas successfully and did not leave Gao Shun behind, who was most capable of playing a role in the current situation...
Lu Bu walked very quickly.
After deciding with Liu Cheng who would stay here, he immediately ordered his troops to pack up their things, and within an hour, they began to retreat from here.
On the one hand, it was because Dong Zhuo gave urgent military orders, asking him to return to Luoyang immediately after Liu Cheng came over to strengthen Luoyang's military strength.
On the other hand, Lu Bu didn't want to stay in this land that didn't allow him to show off his power. He always felt uncomfortable in his heart and lost his face.
Facing Liu Cheng here, who had achieved dazzling results at Bishui Pass during this period of time, he felt like a light on his back.
After watching Lu Bu lead his troops to leave from here, Liu Cheng, whose leg injury was basically healed, immediately came to Zhang Liao and without saying a word, he reached out and took Zhang Liao's hand...
Faced with Liu Cheng's move, Zhang Liao, who had the courage to be unstoppable, was stunned for a moment...
