"Tao Qian's words alone naturally can't trap father!”
Even though she was anxious, Lu Lingqi patiently explained to Mu Lin.
A look of pride flashed across her face. Lu Lingqi was extremely proud of Lu Bu's strength. Her father was the strongest general in this chaotic world, the only super general with a combat strength of 100. Lu Bu had always been the person that Lu Lingqi admired.
A father who could make his daughter feel proud. No matter what, Lu Bu was undoubtedly qualified to be a father.
Seeing Lu Lingqi's expression, Mu Lin couldn't help but twitch his lips. Of course, he wasn't jealous of Lu Bu. Wasn't he deliberately making himself uncomfortable by being jealous of his father-in-law? Mu Lin muttered in his heart. You should be proud of your father today! In the future! Your future husband, I, will surpass your father. I will become your greatest pride!
There will be a day when you will be proud of me!
"It's like this. A few days ago…"
Soon, Lu Lingqi explained everything to Mu Lin, including why Lu Bu had led his troops out of Xiapi City.
It turned out that a week ago, Tao Qian's Xiaopei City had been attacked by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sent out his troops from Chenliu. The 50,000 Cao Cao troops were led by Cao Cao's General Xu Huang to attack Xiao Pei.
Facing the menacing Cao Cao army, Tao Qian was almost scared out of his wits. He knew that he had no ability to resist the 50,000 Cao Cao soldiers.
All this while, Tao Qian had been able to survive in the gaps between Cao Cao and Sun Jian.
Cao Cao had made too many enemies, and he had been fighting with the other factions all this time, so he had never taken the time to attack Tao Qian. Otherwise, how could Tao Qian have survived for so long before Cao Cao's army? Not only Tao Qian, but even Lu Bu's army in Xiapi City was the same. Cao Cao claimed to have 500,000 elite soldiers, of which 200,000 were stationed in Chenliu and 300,000 were stationed in Xuchang. If the entire army pressed on Xuzhou, no city in Xuzhou would be able to withstand this crushing attack.
Of course, with Sun Jian and the other enemies holding them back, Cao Cao could not send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou.
50,000 Cao soldiers might not seem like a lot, but it was more than enough to take down Xiaopei. After all, Tao Qian's Xiaopei City only had a total of 20,000 soldiers. Without any generals under him, it was impossible to stop the 50,000 Cao soldiers led by Xu Huang.
Tao Qian knew very well that if he were to face Cao Cao's 50,000 elite soldiers alone, he would definitely not be a match for them.
Therefore, on the night Cao Cao sent out his troops, Tao Qian sent a distress signal to Xiapi City, which was also located in Xu Prefecture, seeking Lu Bu's help.
All along, Lu Bu and Tao Qian had a good relationship. Although the two armies were not allies, they were constantly moving in the direction of allies.
Logically speaking, Lu Bu should indeed help Tao Qian. As long as he could help Tao Qian block the Cao army's attack, Tao Qian had also said that he would immediately form an alliance with Lu Bu. To be honest, this made Lu Bu tempted.
Lu Bu's army might seem strong, but in front of Cao Cao's 500,000 soldiers, they were still weak. Cao Cao's army had 500,000 soldiers, while Lu Bu only had 30,000 soldiers. This was a huge difference. If they were to fight Cao Cao's army head-on, Lu Bu's army would definitely not be a match for them. Although Lu Bu was a super General, Cao Cao's army had countless times more soldiers than Lu Bu's army. Even if Lu Bu was the number one general of the three kingdoms, he could kill 10,000 Cao Cao's soldiers. Could he kill 100,000 Cao Cao's soldiers? Could he kill 200,000?
A person's ability was limited, not to mention that Cao Cao had a few super generals who were not much weaker than Lu Bu.
Thus, Lu Bu had been looking for allies all this time. Kong Rong of the North Sea, Yuan Shao of the South Pi, and so on had all been rejected.
No one was willing to offend Cao Cao, who had 500,000 elite soldiers, for Lu Bu's sake. Thus, although Lu Bu had been trying his best to find allies, in the end, no faction was willing to ally with Lu Bu's army...
Now that Cao Cao was attacking Xiao Pei, it was an opportunity. Everyone's common enemy was Cao Cao. If they could help Tao Qian block the Cao army, then Lu Bu's army would finally have their first ally.
It was also because of this that Lu Bu had led his troops and sent 20,000 soldiers to support Xiao Pei. Almost all of his generals, except for Lu Lingqi, had rushed over.
"And then you realized that you were tricked?"
Mu Lin said subconsciously.
"Uh…how did you know?"
She looked at Mu Lin in shock. She was just about to start talking about the turning point, but she didn't expect Mu Lin to know about it.
"I really fell into a trap…"
Sighing, from Liu Bei's sneak attack on Lü Lingqi to Cao Cao's army, Mu Lin didn't believe that all of this wasn't premeditated. From Lü Lingqi's tone, Mu Lin seemed to have guessed correctly.
Just as Mu Lin had said, Lu Bu had indeed fallen into a trap. Tao Qian's Xiaopei City had not been attacked at all. The Cao army had indeed sent 50,000 troops to Xiaopei City. However, their goal was not to attack Tao Qian's Xiaopei City, but to destroy Lu Bu!
All of this was just a conspiracy.
Cao Cao's army attacking Tao Qian's army was just an illusion. Their real goal was Lu Bu!
And this time, it was a collaboration between three factions, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Tao Qian!
Lu Lingqi didn't need to explain what happened next. Mu Lin already had a rough idea.
Helplessly shaking his head, Mu Lin understood that this was not because Lu Bu was too stupid, but because Cao Cao was too cunning. All of this happened because he had seized the opportunity. The other party had predicted that Lu Bu's army needed allies and was afraid that Cao Cao would enter Xu Prefecture. He would definitely go to support Xiao Pei, thus setting up a huge trap for Lu Bu, waiting for Lu Bu to crawl into it...
They could not blame their own army for being too foolish, but the enemy for being too cunning.
If Mu Lin had been given the choice, he would have done the same as Lu Bu and sent troops to support Xiao Pei.
Lu Bu's army was not only hostile to the Cao and Liu factions, but they were also in conflict with other factions. They urgently needed allies, and if they did not go to help, it would not benefit Lu Bu's army no matter if Cao Cao's army took down Xiaopei or if Tao Qian's army defended Xiaopei.
Cao Cao's army had taken Xiaopei and entered Xuzhou. The next one to be wiped out would be Lu Bu's army in Xiapi City.
If Tao Qian's army managed to hold Xiao Pei, he would definitely be upset that Lu Bu's army refused to support him. He might even start a war with Lu Bu's army. This would make Lu Bu's army lose another ally and make another enemy.
Therefore, no matter what, Lu Bujun had to support Tao Qian. It was not only for Tao Qian's sake, but also for Lu Bujun's own sake. Cao Cao grasped this point, so he was not afraid that Lu Bu would not be fooled.
"I wonder who came up with this plan. Jia Xu? Guo Jia? Or was it Xun Yu, who had been fighting with him previously?”
It had to be said that Cao Cao had too many generals and strategists under him.
Jia Xu, Xun Yu, and Guo Fengxiao were all top strategists in the Three Kingdoms.
Lu Bu only had one subordinate, Chen Gong, so how could he defeat the three people who were known for their monstrous strategies?
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