Chapter 12

At the gate of Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo and his men were stunned, and the lords led by Yuan Shao in front of the gate also widened their eyes, watching Li Yuanba, with his sharp mouth and thin, bony frame, return to Han Fu's formation with one hand holding up Lu Bu, who was broad-shouldered and nine feet tall, with his loyal Red Hare horse following behind, worried about his master.

Returning to their own formation, Li Yuanba threw Lu Bu in front of Li You's horse, "I remember what you said! You asked me to capture him alive, so I did! But this guy is pretty good at martial arts, don't kill him, I'll find him for a few rounds when I have nothing to do these days!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu, who had just raised his head, lowered it in shame again. I am a famous general, but in your hands, I've become a toy! However, he felt a bit relieved that his life seemed to be safe for the time being!

Li You helplessly patted his forehead, sighing, "It's hard to deal with a bear child!" "Yuanba, don't worry, since I asked you to capture him alive, I won't harm his life! But if he doesn't know his place, that's another story!"

"Lu Bu, are you willing to surrender to my lord!" Pan Feng rode forward, pointing his sword at Lu Bu and shouting, while holding the hilt of his sword with his left hand, ready to attack if Lu Bu refused!

I didn't plan to take Lu Bu as a subordinate! The mission is already completed, and I don't know when I can leave. What use do I have for him? Li You was about to explain, but Yuan Shao had objections! Han Fu already has Guan Sheng and Li Yuanba, such fierce generals. If he adds Lu Bu, that would be terrible! He immediately shouted, "This Lu Bu has killed many of our lords' generals, how can we let him live? He should be executed to repay the generals!"

The Governor of Shangdang, Zhang Yang, who lost his general Mu Shun, and the Governor of Beihai, Kong Rong, who injured his beloved general Wu Anguo, echoed his words. Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, and others also did not want Han Fu's power to grow and joined in the clamor. Ma Teng, Cao Cao, and others wanted to speak but held back, looking directly at Li You.

I'm about to leave! Do I need to consider your face? Li You glanced at Yuan Shao and slowly said, "This Lu Bu was captured by my subordinate, so it's my right to deal with him! If you are not satisfied, you can send someone to fight him again!"

After saying that, Li You shouted to Li Yuanba, "Yuanba, go and pick up Lu Bu's halberd and return it to him! Let him get on his horse and fight the generals again!" I don't believe anyone can beat him!

"Han Wenjie! How can military affairs be treated as a game!" Yuan Shao was so angry that his face turned red. Although the eighteen lords often paid lip service to him, this was the first time someone like Han Fu had openly defied him. At this moment, he began to miss his generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou!

Li Yuanba ignored him. Hearing Li You's instructions, he spurred Wanlifeng and returned to the battlefield, picking up Lu Bu's halberd. The halberd, which had been struck by Li Yuanba's hammer, was now bent like a bow.

"Oops, sorry, I used a bit too much force!" Li Yuanba scratched his head, "But don't worry, I'll fix it for you!" He then threw his hammers to the ground, grabbed the halberd with both hands, and pulled it straight.

"Here, take it! Go fight them again! After that, come back and fight me, I'm still not satisfied!" After examining his work, Li Yuanba, satisfied, handed the halberd back to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu stood there awkwardly, unsure whether to take it or not. Li Yuanba, however, didn't care. Seeing that Lu Bu didn't move, he grabbed Lu Bu's shoulder, lifted him onto Red Hare, and threw the halberd to him, which Lu Bu instinctively caught.

"Alright, who will fight him now?" Li Yuanba shouted, his eyes scanning the generals around the Yuan brothers, Sun Jian, Liu Dai, Kong Rong, and others. Whenever his gaze fell on them, the generals all lowered their heads and retreated.

Even the fiery-tempered Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, who wanted to challenge him, were held back by Sun Jian! What a joke, he only had so much to lose, and sending them to be killed by Lu Bu would be too wasteful!

"Who dares to fight Lu Bu!" Li Yuanba shouted again.

The lords were silent, remembering how Lu Bu had killed Mu Shun, injured Wu Anguo, and fought Li Yuanba for dozens of rounds. They all knew that none of their subordinates could match him!

"Neither fighting nor retreating, what's the reason for this!" After waiting for a long time without any action, Li Yuanba became impatient! He spurred his horse towards Yuan Shao, apparently intending to grab two people from behind him.

"Yuanba, since no one is fighting, let it be!" Li You knew it wasn't the right time to confront them, so he softly stopped him and bowed to Yuan Shao, "Lord, since no one is fighting, this Lu Bu will be mine!"

Yuan Shao stared at Li You for a long time, then turned his head away, flinging his sleeves. Yuan Shu was about to say something but swallowed his words when he saw Li Yuanba looking at him.

"Lu Bu, I ask you, are you willing to surrender?" Seeing no one object, Li You turned his gaze to Lu Bu; Li Yuanba, holding his drum hammer, glared at him.

"I..." His eyes darted between Li You and Li Yuanba. He was a man who valued his life and was not willing to die heroically, and he had little loyalty to Dong Zhuo! So he dismounted and knelt, "I am willing to surrender, Lu Bu pays respects to..."

"Wait!" Before he could say "lord," Li You stopped him, "I want you to surrender, but not to me as your lord!"

"Whatever Lord Han commands, Lu Bu will not dare to refuse!" Since he had already taken the first step to surrender, the second step was easier! He bowed and wondered which lord Li You would send him to.

"Lu Bu's actions... truly waste his great martial arts skills!" Zhang Fei shook his head repeatedly.

"Brother Mengde, I will send Lu Bu to your camp today, will you dare to accept him?" Li You smiled at Cao Cao. Liu Bei's power was too small, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would definitely not like Lu Bu. It was better to send him to Cao Cao than to risk Lu Bu's future rebellion.

"Ah! This!" Cao Cao was stunned, both surprised and delighted. He was surprised by Li You's unexpected gift and delighted by the addition of a fierce general to his ranks. Just now, Xiahou Yuan had said that it took four of them to barely hold off Li Yuanba. Even if Lu Bu was slightly inferior, he could probably still defeat three of them.

In the end, the attraction of a fierce general overcame his doubts. Cao Cao bowed and was about to accept, when a voice suddenly came from the side, "Brother Mengde, have you forgotten about Ding Yuan, Ding Jianyang?"