PFC Chapter 47 Another Pursuit
Chapter 47 Another Pursuit
Although the royal retinue was twice the size of his own.
but.
Lu Ping remained completely calm, without a single thought of losing.
joke!
Among those dozens of people on the other side, could there be even one formidable figure? Could there be even one general who would go down in history?
Although they have fewer men, they have five or six legendary generals who have made their mark on history! Among them is even a human meat grinder like Lü Bu!
The land of You and Bing.
Throughout history, there has never been a shortage of brave and fierce generals! What has been lacking are strategists and tacticians!
He didn't respond to Lü Ping at all, and just led his men to charge into battle.
The young man, Wang Ren, looked surprised.
He quickly calmed down and, without any panic, directed his men to release the three carriages and surround and encircle Lü Ping and his men.
After all, Lü Ping and his men were famous and brave, but they were not those withered and powerless Xianbei people who could only hold stone knives!
We outnumber the enemy twice as much; the advantage is in our hands!
As the horses galloped, the group of wandering knights, led by Lü Bu, charged straight into the royal guards who were waiting in full battle array!
It was almost like a devastating blow!
As clean and decisive as a stone breaking Cai Lun's paper!
Lü Bu took the lead, along with Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Song Xian, and others, and directly tore open a gap in the Wang family's retinue!
Anyone who stood in his way would fall to the ground with a casual sweep of his hand, without much effort!
As they charged, the royal retinue fell to the ground one after another!
Screams of agony filled the air!
After scattering the vanguard of the royal entourage.
The group of wandering knights paused for a moment. Those without horses jumped onto the horses of the royal family's retainers who had been swept to the ground by Lü Bu.
Almost instantly, the team was reassembled.
Originally, due to the extreme poverty of the wandering knights, they had no choice but to ride two people on one horse. However, after a charge, they were surprisingly able to ride one person on one horse!
It was almost as if he was self-taught.
Lu Bu no longer lingered and fought alongside the royal retinue. Instead, he led his wandering knights out of the main force, circled around a great distance, and then charged back in.
It only happened a few times!
The royal family's retainers completely collapsed and fled in disarray!
Of course, this group could be considered righteous, or rather, intelligent. When they fled, they did not forget to take Wang Ren, the son of a 2,000-stone official, with them. He had already been terrified by Lü Bu and was almost dumbfounded.
The whole process took no more than half an hour.
The royal retinue then completely collapsed.
Only three carriages, a disheveled Cai Yong, and a dozen or so horses remained.
Meanwhile, on Lü Ping's side...
Aside from a few wandering knights who were accidentally injured, there were no deaths.
This battle situation.
Seeing his own eldest son's heroic figure on the battlefield, even Lü Ping, who was following behind the wandering knights, couldn't help but marvel.
It has to be said that some people are born to fight!
Inside the carriage.
Faced with this sudden change in the outside world.
The group of women and children in the carriage were terrified, and their weeping grew louder.
Hearing the screams coming from the doorway, as well as the fighting and shouts outside, they trembled and huddled together.
Only the little girl, who was still young and looked no more than ten years old, and whose appearance was quite decent, had a helpless look on her face after failing to comfort her mother.
Peeking out from behind the curtain, she curiously looked around.
The first thing that catches the eye.
Even his own father was quite pathetic at this moment, squatting on the ground, shrinking beside the carriage, afraid that the flying blades from the fighting outside would hurt him.
then.
The little girl looked around curiously again.
It was just a quick glance around.
Her eyes lit up immediately, drawn to Lü Bu, who stood eight feet tall, wielding the long spear that Lü Ping had brought, and who moved about with impunity as if he were in an empty place.
The little girl stared intently at Lü Bu, showing no fear of the blood and the dead and wounded members of the royal family.
Inside the carriage.
The group of Cai Yong's family members were so preoccupied with weeping that they didn't even notice the little girl's actions.
Until the war ended.
The group of wandering knights began to clean up the battlefield.
As Lü Ping walked toward Cai Yong, intending to appease the scholar and persuade him to take Lü Bu as his apprentice so he could boost Lü Bu's intelligence, he immediately noticed the little girl peeking through the curtain at his adopted son.
Look at the girl's appearance.
Lu Ping was stunned. He had already learned from Lu Bu that Cai Yong had a unique appearance, and thought that the so-called Cai Wenji was just famous but actually had an ordinary appearance.
He subconsciously glanced at the Cai Yong and Cai Bojie statues on the ground, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two.
His face was full of suspicion.
"Is this Cai Yan, Cai Wenji? She is indeed beautiful! But how come... she looks so different from Cai Bojie? Is she even his biological daughter?"
Followed by.
He followed the girl's gaze and immediately spotted his eldest son, whom he had taken for granted.
As if realizing something, Lü Ping looked completely astonished.
......
Meanwhile, as the group of royal family attendants were escorting Wang Ren back to Jiuyuan City...
A group of a hundred private retainers, riding horses, led by a middle-aged man holding Wang Zhi's token, opened the city gate.
They hurriedly headed out of the city.
The two groups bumped into each other.
Wang Ren, who was slightly disoriented from being frightened by Lü Bu, immediately looked up and recognized the middle-aged man leading the group in the crowd.
He looked completely stunned.
"Uncle Zhao?!"
"Why are you out here too?!"
This middle-aged man was Zhao Yan, the head of the Zhao family, who controlled most of the smuggling and salt trade in Jiuyuan City under Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan County.
Zhao Yan was originally a Confucian scholar who had studied the classics for a few years. Unfortunately, his father, who was a minor official, died early, and his family fell into decline. He was raised by his mother, who wove mats and sold shoes.
Given his qualifications and family wealth, he should have had no chance of being associated with a prefect who held a position of two thousand shi (a unit of grain measure).
However, since Wang Zhi was a member of a eunuch family, none of the more capable young men from prominent families in the city were willing to serve him, fearing it would tarnish their reputations and leave them with no one to rely on.
Zhao Yan was clever and saw through this, so he took the initiative to find someone to connect him with Wang Zhi through his deceased father's connections.
It was rare for a scholar to be willing to join him, so Wang Zhi was naturally delighted and entrusted him with important responsibilities. Whenever he was unsure about something, he would consult Zhao Yan.
And ever since he gained Wang Zhi's trust.
Zhao Yan then rose up directly, relying on his powerful backer, and raised a large number of brave and combative men to be in charge of the smuggled salt business, specifically to supply money and goods to Wang Zhi.
The Zhao family also rose to prominence, becoming one of the most powerful families in Jiuyuan City.
A powerful figure like him.
There are two other families in the city. One is the Zheng family, which was destroyed earlier. The other is the Li family, which deals in horses and specializes in selecting good horses for Wang Zhi and sending them to Luoyang to please the emperor.
Compared to the Li family, who traded horses, and the Zheng family, who ran a private market...
Because of the smuggling of salt, disputes often arose with other traders. The Zhao family's private retinue was the largest and most valiant.
These retainers were kept under the control of the Zhao family.
They are usually called hangers-on.
In the event of a dispute, swords can be drawn to form a fighting force, with no fear of death.
"Please show Yan the way, young lord."
Looking at the scattered royal retainers before him.
Zhao Yan didn't need to ask any more questions to guess what had happened. He looked at Wang Ren, bowed, and spoke calmly.
"It was one thing to be bullied by that Prince Shi before, since he was, after all, a regional governor. But what is Cai Bojie's status? How dare he humiliate the prefect like this?"
"Tonight."
"I won't be able to eat or sleep peacefully until I capture Cai Bojie!"