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The　villain　will　soon　be　ended；　and　a　single　blow　could　exterminate　Dong　Zhuo。　Why　not　pursue？〃

But　all　the　confederate　lords　seemed　of　one　mind；　and　that　mind　was　to　postpone　action。　So　they　did　nothing。

〃Those　unworthy　people　cannot　discuss　worthy　thing！〃　cried　Cao　Cao。

Then；　he　and　his　six　generals………Xiahou　Dun；　Xiahou　Yuan；　Cao　Ren；　Cao　Hong；　Li　Dian；　and　Yue　Jing………and　ten　thousand　troops　started　in　pursuit。

The　road　to　the　new　capital　led　through　Yingyang。　When　Dong　Zhuo　reached　it；　Governor　Xu　Rong　went　to　wele　the　cavalcade。

Li　Ru　said；　〃As　there　is　some　danger　of　pursuit；　it　would　be　well　to　order　the　Governor　of　this　place　to　lay　an　ambush　outside　the　city。　He　is　to　let　the　pursuers　pass　and　be　ready　to　cut　off　their　retreat；　when　our　army　beats　them　off。　That　will　teach　any　others　not　to　follow。〃

Then　Dong　Zhuo　ordered　Lu　Bu　to　mand　the　rear　guard。　Very　soon　they　saw　Cao　Cao　ing　up；　and　Lu　Bu　laughed　at　his　colleague's　foresight。　He　set　o