At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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"General, all my family members have been captured by Guo Peng?"

"General, if Guo Peng uses family members to force him, what should we do?"

"General, my child is still young, he shouldn't die!"

Lu Bu was already very irritable, but the more he listened to it, the more irritable he became, and he immediately lost his temper.

"Shut up!"

Lu Bu threw the bamboo slips written by Guo Peng on the ground, drove all four people out, and stayed in the handsome tent by himself to calm down.

This calmness lasted for three days, without fighting for three days, and my mind was in a mess, I really didn't know what to do.

Without the help of counselors, there are not many very smart people in the army,

Of course, the generals in Lu Bu's army had no intention of fighting.

The news that Duan's family members had been captured in the rear had spread throughout the army, and all the generals and soldiers who had family members in Chenliu were worried.

However, Lu Bu didn't show up for three days, the army was greatly shaken, and deserters appeared at night, saying that he wanted to go home to see how his family was doing.

Not to mention soldiers, even some officers are tempted and want to see their families. This battle is really unsustainable.

Cao Ren and Guan Yu in the city felt very strange. They didn't know why Lu Bu, who had been attacking the city before, suddenly failed to attack the city, and what happened.

On the fourth day, Guo Peng led his army to a place dozens of miles south of Changyuan County and set up camp. He faced Lu Bu's army camp from a distance, and then sent troops to attack Lu Bu's camp once, and told the people in Changyuan County that he had come. , reinforcements came.

So the morale in Changyuan County was very high that day.

Cao Ren and Guan Yu were overjoyed, knowing that the battle had been won, and Lu Bu was doomed!

After Guo Peng's symbolic attack, he didn't attack again. Instead, he generously drove a group of captured Lv Bujun's family members, making them go in front and the army behind, and showed them to the generals of Lv Bujun and others. Look, soldiers.

Lv Bu's wife, Wei Shi, and her daughter took the lead, and sent people to read who's wife, who's child, etc. one by one.

Look at your family members, they are all here with me!

If you don't want them to die, all of them will surrender to me honestly, otherwise, no one will be left behind!

Guo Peng also told Lu Bu in a loud voice that if he didn't surrender for one day, he would kill one family member, and if he didn't surrender for two days, he would kill two of his family members.

And if they dare to send troops to rob the camp, they will kill all of them without leaving a single one.

In order to convince them that he was a man who kept his promise, Guo Peng randomly selected a family member of a small officer to kill on the spot on the first day, and threw the body in front of Lu Bujun's camp.

This greatly shocked the morale of Lu Bu's army, and the morale of the army was greatly confused.

Although he died soon and was shot to death on the way to avenge his family desperately, everyone saw him crying with his family in his arms.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and everyone felt extremely worried, and they were extremely worried that this would happen to them.

But Lu Bu didn't respond, and he didn't even leave the military tent to take a look at his wife and daughter.

The next day, Guo Peng gave another order to execute two family members at random.

The accumulation of emotions in the army has reached a critical point, and the generals forced their way into Lv Bu's camp, demanding that Lv Bu make a decision. They couldn't just watch their family members die unexpectedly, and weren't Lv Bu's own family members outside?

But Lu Bu was still upset and didn't know how to deal with this problem.

Surrender?

Or decisively rob the camp?

Lu Bu felt like his head was going to explode, but the group of officers forced himself to make a decision.

Lu Bu scolded them and drove them all away, leaving himself a quiet place.

On the third day, three more people died.

The morale of the army was in turmoil, chaos broke out in several barracks, and many people died and were suppressed by bullets. However, some people did not intend to sit still.

Cheng Lian quietly dragged Hou Cheng to discuss this matter, Hou Cheng called Hao Meng, Hao Meng called his general Cao Xing, and a group of people got together to discuss a very serious issue.

Do you want to tie up Lu Bu and give it to Guo Peng, and then the whole army surrenders in exchange for Guo Peng's forgiveness and the safety of his family.

"Tie, die with Lu Bu alone, we can all live, if not tied, we will die with Lu Bu, what do you think we should choose?"

Hao Meng gave a multiple-choice question, although it seems to be a choice, but everyone knows that this is actually a simple multiple-choice question with the only answer.

Who wants to die with Lu Bu!

He can't bring everyone delicious and spicy food, he is already a loser!

Who wants to suffer with him!

Not to mention taking the lives of family members, that is absolutely impossible!

A group of people looked at each other fiercely, secretly making up their minds.

Chapter 295 .290 The four special come to ask the general to surrender! (build)

Lu Bu's generals have already decided.

With their most trustworthy personal guards, they went to Lu Bu's tent at night, captured Lu Bu alive, tied him up, and sent them to Guo Peng to surrender to him!

Not only can you protect your family, but you can also gain wealth!

Guo Peng occupies the land of the two states, and he is a great prince in the Central Plains, with strong soldiers and horses, so why worry about not being rich and honorable if he follows him?

Cheng Lian was the first to join, followed by Cao He and Hou Cheng.

So the four of them prepared their own personal guards, gathered secretly in the second half of the night, transferred the night patrol team around Lu Bu's camp, and then quietly touched them.

That night, Lu Bu was in a state of extreme panic, with no one to help him, and he couldn't think of a way for him, so he had no choice but to drink to relieve his chaotic heart.

But if you can't solve the problem when you are sober, can you solve it when you are drunk?

No, drunk will only make you dizzy and want to sleep.

So Lu Bu wanted to sleep groggyly, and didn't want to think about these questions that he couldn't find the answer at all, and he could live a day.

Then Cheng Lian and others came up quietly and killed the guards at the gate of Lu Bu's camp. Hearing Lu Bu's snoring in the camp, he knew that Lu Bu was asleep, so his heart was at ease.

Then, the four of them entered Lu Bu's camp with a dozen strong soldiers and thick and long ropes.

With the weak light, he saw where Lu Bu was, and smelled the strong smell of alcohol. Knowing that Lu Bu had been drinking, he was even more overjoyed.

"He won't wake up after drinking, so we can tie him up with confidence."

Cheng Lian said so.

So a group of people quietly put the rope around Lu Bu's body round and round, slowly tightening it, tightening it, tightening it again, and finally tightened it to the point where there was nothing to add, almost binding Lu Bu into a rice dumpling.

It wasn't until this time that Lu Bu felt a little uncomfortable. Yoyo woke up and tried to move, but it didn't take long for him to see his situation clearly after opening his eyes.

"You... what are you going to do?! Why did you tie me up?!"

Lu Bu found himself tied up, surrounded by soldiers and officers who were lighting torches and looked at him with cold eyes, as well as the group of generals he trusted the most.

"You are incompetent alone, dragging all of us down, and you have to take care of your family, Lu Bu, do you think we will follow you to kill the whole family?"

Hao Meng's face was full of complacency.

"I have already decided that when the sun rises, I will dedicate you to General Guo. Then all of us can live, and only you will die."

Hou Cheng sat on the side and wiped the sword in his hand.

"General, don't blame us. In this world, if you can live, you win, and if you die, you lose. I want to live, not die."

Cao Xing grinned, very proudly.

Cheng Lian didn't say a word, but looked at Lu Bu with a strong killing intent in his eyes.

Lv Bu suddenly yelled as if he had fallen into an ice hole.

"You traitors! How dare you betray me!"

"I'm your general! You can't do this!"

"Come on! Kill the traitor for me!"

"Come and kill the thief!"

Lu Bu shouted hoarsely, this voice was especially loud in the middle of the night, and many people may have heard it.

But it's useless, he has completely lost the morale of the army and the hearts of the people, he can't find a way of life for everyone, everyone has to find a way of life by themselves, so for everyone's way of life, abandoning Lu Bu is a matter of course.

It's only your own incompetence to blame.

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon, and it often happens in border troops like Bingzhou Youzhou in Liangzhou. The chief general controls the army with absolute bravery and prestige, instead of using military regulations and military laws.

Then when the prestige of the general is great, he can naturally control the army. Once the prestige is not enough to seek benefits for everyone, the general will be abandoned, and the subordinates will find a way out by themselves.

This army model was later played out in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and a trick called "Emperors take turns, come to my house next year" was played.

Right now, it's just a preview.

Lu Bu was fortunate to be the one who was abandoned, which is enough to prove that the army was very disappointed in him.

He is a qualified fighting general, a qualified cavalry rushing general, but not a qualified leader, not a successful warlord.

His personal bravery and prestige are the reasons why the Bingzhou army is willing to follow him, and when his personal bravery can't influence the situation, he will be abandoned by the army.

He didn't even have the slightest chance of defeating Guo, because what he was facing was a complete and gradually formed ruling system, an effective military system, and his bloody courage could work wonders in the early stage. If he is relieved by someone from Guo, he will perish.

If Yuan Shu is like rootless duckweed, which can come out as soon as he pulls it out, then Lu Bu is not even as good as rootless duckweed.

An ant may shake a big tree.

Lu Bu's hoarseness and his efforts to break free did not bring him any help at all, and all kinds of promises and curses were meaningless.

The generals watched Lu Bu's various ugly behaviors in order to survive with cold eyes, and they had completely seen him through.

When Yubai appeared in the sky, he was packed into a truck and sent to Guo Peng's military camp as a gift.

Guo Peng was not very surprised when he learned of this, because this was what he had expected.

But on the surface, he still had to be surprised, happy, and even ecstatic. He was so surprised that he didn't even wear the battle armor, and ran out of his handsome tent in his underwear. Lu Bu laughed out loud.

"The sinner, Hao Meng."

"Sinners become incorruptible."

Seeing Guo Peng's surprise, Hao Meng and Cheng Lian, who were in charge of transporting Lu Bu to Guo Peng's surrender, knelt down in front of Guo Peng together, determined.

"I'm here to ask the general to surrender!"

Together, the two presented Lu Bu who was tied into rice dumplings and gagged.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Guo Peng and the generals and advisers around him watched Lu Bu being tied up together, pointed at him, and laughed loudly, full of complacency.

Seeing that the war has won a complete victory, the generals and counselors also laughed and expressed their satisfaction.

Afterwards, Guo Peng helped Cheng Lian and Hao Meng, invited them to a table, and entertained them with good food and wine.

"You know the current affairs, know the victory and defeat, captured Lu Bu, and helped me win a big victory. Although you were against me once, you turned around in time, so you are all heroes, and you will be rewarded a lot!"

Guo Peng immediately announced that Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, and Cao Xing, who were the masterminds of this matter, were appointed as school lieutenants, and they would also submit a list, and the four listed as Dutinghou, returned to their families, and then each rewarded gold, copper coins, cloth and Mansion, to reward its credit.

The rest of the officers are also rewarded according to their positions. Those who are willing to stay and join the army will be screened, and those who are willing to go home will be given travel expenses to go home.

After the policy was announced, Cheng Lian and Hao Meng were overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express their gratitude to Guo Peng, and vowed to be loyal to Guo Peng forever.

If they showed their loyalty, Guo Peng would take it as fart. If they were smart enough, they would hand over their family members and send them to Lu County for resettlement, and then they could work in Guo Peng's camp with peace of mind.

Otherwise, sooner or later, one will not be able to escape death.

The world is in chaos, the government is in ruins, the old order has gradually become invalid, and the ethics of the rules are meaningless. The truth is that the fist is big. Many people's ambitions are inflated, and everyone has become a rebellious boy.

It can be said that every family wants to be an emperor, and everyone wants to be a prince.

The situation in the political arena is changing, and the hero who ruled the roost yesterday may be ruined and homeless today. Under such an environment, in order to maintain the successful operation of an influential group, various rules and regulations are indispensable.

The old rules and regulations are gradually becoming invalid, so I have to find a new one, otherwise everyone can do whatever they want, how can this team lead?

The quality-appointment system shines in troubled times.

Guo Peng also thoroughly implemented the quality-appointment system.

Don't talk to me about giri and other nonsense, let me believe that you will appoint you, first hand over your family members obediently, and then we will talk about giri.