When Gongsun Yuan heard this, he was so angry that his face turned red.

Who is Gongsun Yuan? He is the wealthy son of the Gongsun family who has guarded Liaodong for generations. Apart from his parents, he has never knelt down to anyone else in his life.

It would be a great shame for him to kneel down to Lu Bu.

Stimulated by this, Gongsun Yuan snorted coldly and said proudly: "My Gongsun family has been guarding Liaodong for generations. Who are you? How can you withstand my kneeling!"

Gongsun Yuan's arrogant words did not hide his noble background, and his words were full of arrogance and disdain.

Such arrogant words immediately angered Zang Ba. The drunken general picked up the scimitar in his waist and wanted to kill Gongsun Yuan.

Gongsun Yuan didn't expect that Zang Ba would actually have murderous intent. When he saw this fierce man jumping down the hall with a sword, he couldn't help but change his face in fear. He couldn't care less about his arrogance and instinctively wanted to dodge.

"Zang Ba, stop it. I don't want people in the world to say that I am the one who killed prisoners."

Lu Bu said lightly and immediately stopped Zang Ba.

Although Zang Ba was angry, he did not dare to disobey Lu Bu's order, so he had to retreat angrily.

When Gongsun Yuan saw Lu Bu taking action to stop him, he thought that Lu Bu still cared about his identity as General Gongsun. The fear on his face immediately subsided, and in the blink of an eye he showed arrogance.

"Gongsun Yuan, if you know what I am doing, you will let me go as soon as possible..."

"As expected of General Gongsun, he is so impressive."

Lu Bu smiled faintly and waved to Zang Ba, "Zang Ba, General Gongsun doesn't want to kneel down, why don't you serve him quickly?"

Gongsun Yuan thought that Lu Bu wanted to flatter him, and he was feeling slightly proud, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, his expression changed.

"You——"

Before he could open his mouth, Zang Ba swung his thick leg and kicked Gongsun Yuan in the hollow of his hind leg.

Gongsun Yuan's heels gave way and he fell to his knees with a "pop" before he could stand firmly.

This kneeling made Gongsun Yuan feel extremely humiliated. He was so shocked that he ignored the pain in his legs and got up with an annoyed look on his face.

Gongsun Yuan glanced at him, and Zang Ba kicked him again, knocking down Gongsun Yuan who had just stood up.

"Lu Bu, how dare you do this to me..."

Gongsun Yuan groaned with pain in his leg, cursed and struggled to stand up again.

Lu Bu sneered and said: "As expected of a famous master, you do have backbone. I would like to see if you have a backbone or a strong bone."

After saying this, Lu Bu's smiling face suddenly became fierce, and he gave Zang Ba a fierce wink.

Zang Ba had long been deeply disgusted by Gongsun Yuan's arrogance and rudeness. He was waiting for Gongsun Yuan's nod. Now he was excited and kicked Gongsun Yuan mercilessly with his thick legs.

Zang Ba's strength was one of the best in the army. No ordinary person could bear his kicks.

Gongsun Yuan could only hold on for a moment. After being kicked seven or eight times, he was in unbearable pain. His legs were almost broken. He no longer had the courage to force himself, so he could only kneel down on the ground angrily.

The great general of the Gongsun family finally lowered his noble head and knelt in front of Lu Bu.

Although he was not willing to do so, he was beaten until he had to kneel down.

Lu Bu drank a glass of wine, stood up happily, and slowly walked to Gongsun Yuan.

He looked down at Gongsun Yuan, who looked aggrieved, and said with a smile: "General Gongsun, this general looks at your angry face, and it seems that you are dissatisfied. If you are really dissatisfied, I will beat you until you do."

Gongsun Yuan was well aware of how ruthless Lu Bu's methods were. Hearing these seemingly plain words, Gongsun Yuan felt a flash of light on his back and broke out in a cold sweat.

He knew in his heart that Lu Bu was definitely not joking, he definitely meant what he said. Out of fear, he had no choice but to suppress the anger on his face. He could only lower his head in dejection, not daring to show any trace of pride.

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction.

Turning back to his mouth, he waved his hand and said: "Since General Gongsun is so polite, I should treat you with courtesy. Come on, send General Gongsun down. Say hello to him properly. Don't be slow to do so."

At the order, several tiger-bear warriors came forward and dragged Gongsun Yuan away, whose legs were so painful that he could not stand straight.

In an understatement, Lu Bu severely knocked down Gongsun Yuan's arrogance. The generals on the left and right looked at this relief and all clapped their hands and praised him.

"If the general fights well, he should be beaten until he submits to someone like Gongsun. But why should the general keep him? It would be better to kill him with one blow."

Zang Ba still felt that he was not angry enough, so he gritted his teeth and persuaded Lu Bu to kill Gongsun Yuan.

Lu Bu said calmly: "Although Gongsun Yuan is annoying, he is the general of the Gongsun family. If he is killed, Liaodong may start to fight hard, and many of our Xiliang soldiers may have to shed their blood here."

, I hope that all my descendants from Xiliang can return to their hometown."

Lu Bu's words revealed that the reason why he did not kill Gongsun Yuan was to leave a better situation for himself and the King of Chu.

Zang Ba suddenly realized this and couldn't help but admired: "I didn't expect the general to be so far-sighted. The general is really stupid."

The other generals also praised him one after another.

Faced with everyone's compliments, Lu Bu just smiled and laughed.

At this moment, soldiers from outside came to report that Ma Liang had arrived in Liaoyang City.

Lu Bu became energetic again and said with a smile: "Ma Liang came just in time. The general has something for him to do. Please invite him in quickly to meet you."

Ma Liangben was in Yijing, arranging local supplies in Youzhou. After Lu Bu captured Liaoyang City, he sent flying horses back to Xinye to report the news, and ordered him to rush to Liaoyang City at night.

Now that the wine was almost drunk, Lu Bu called the banquet to a close. After he sobered up a little, he summoned Ma Liang in the side hall to come and see him.

"Congratulations to the general on your great victory. This victory will avenge all previous humiliations."

Ma Liang walked into the hall and smiled happily at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu did not pretend to be humble, and did not hide his inner pride. Instead, he waved Ma Liang to come and sit down with him.

"How is it in Youzhou? Is there any movement from the Xiongnu?" Lu Bu asked first.

Ma Liang smiled and said: "General, don't worry, Yi Jing is as stable as Mount Tai. The Huns have become very honest since the first two defeats. Yesterday, they even took the initiative to send tens of thousands of grains."

Lu Bu nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.

"It's rare for the Huns to be so enthusiastic. After I secure the city of Liaoyang and take over Liaodong, I must take the time to thank him."

There was hidden murderous intent in Lu Bu's tone, which seemed to imply that after the battle of Liaoyang City, he had the intention to turn his troops towards the Huns.

"I heard that the general captured Gongsun Yuan alive in this battle."

Ma Liang mentioned Gongsun Yuan.

Lu Bu raised his brows slightly, waved his hands and said with a smile: "You don't need to remind me, of course I know that I must keep Gongsun Yuan alive, otherwise we will not be able to completely level the Liaodong land."

"It turns out that the general had already made his suggestion, but I was overly worried."

Ma Liang looked strange, but he was impressed by Lu Bu's foresight.

"But I don't know why the general summoned his subordinates."

Only then did Ma Liang remember this.

Lu Bu raised his brows slightly and raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "Sir, you are eloquent. I recruited you here because I want you to show off your talents."

Ma Liang suddenly became excited and asked Gongsun Yuan what he wanted to do.

"I would like Mr. to be a lobbyist for a while."

……………………

On the border between Liaodong and North Korea.

A few days ago, Lu Bu ordered the 20,000 troops led by Zang Ba to surrender some cities without any bloodshed, and then went south to attack the border between North Korea and Liaodong in a majestic manner.

A few days later, that majestic army had vanished into thin air, leaving only the panic-stricken army of several thousand lieutenants who hadtily withdrawn.

Murong Zhao, who retreated to the border, faced a dilemma.

retreat.

The general Gongsun Yuan is still in Lu Bu's hands. If he retreats like this, he will give up rescuing Gongsun Yuan, and he will be given the opportunity to be attacked by counselors and other factions.

Don’t retreat.

There are only a few thousand soldiers, and morale is extremely low. Dozens of miles away are 6,000 Zangba elites with high morale. If they attack, how should they respond?

Murong Zhao was pacing back and forth in the room, his scarred face was full of anxiety.

At this time, the soldiers came to report that there was a Murong scholar named Ma Liang who claimed to be here on Lu Bu's orders.

"Ma Liang..."

Murong Zhao's heart was slightly shaken, and all kinds of doubts arose in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, Murong Zhao whispered: "Invite Ma Liang in, be careful not to let the news out."

"yes."

The soldiers retreated. The soldiers suppressed their anxiety and sat upright on their seats, their eyes as heavy as frost.

Not long after, a Murong and gentle Confucian scholar was introduced, it was Ma Liang.

"Ma Liang met General Murong."

Ma Liangxin stepped inside and bowed his hands, looking calm and calm.

Murong Zhao stared at Ma Liang and said in a deep voice: "Since you are Lu Bu's subordinate, you are also my enemy, Murong Zhao. What is the purpose of coming here?"

"Ma has two purposes here. One is to convey greetings to General Murong on behalf of my General Lu Bu. The other is..."
To be continued...