In Liu Bei's camp, everyone was waiting anxiously. Zhang Fei had led his men to attack Dongling County for half a day, and it was already late at night. It was really worrying.
Liu Bei sighed in the camp and wiped his tears from time to time."It's all brother's fault. If I could stop third brother in time, he wouldn't have taken the risk so easily. What if something happened to him?”
"Big brother need not panic, third brother is strong, who can defeat him? By now, Dongling County City has probably been conquered. At that time, big brother will have a piece of land to cultivate and rest.”Guan Yu consoled.
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he waited excitedly.
"Report!" A soldier outside the tent called out,"The Third General has returned, but he is covered in blood and is now outside the camp, begging for forgiveness."”
"Third brother is back? Go quickly." Liu Bei rushed out in surprise.
However, when they went out of the camp, they were dumbfounded. There were more than 500 people who went there, and now only Zhang Fei had returned. Zhang Fei was in a sorry state. He was still kneeling outside the camp with a thorn tied to him.
"Third brother, what's wrong with you? Where are your men?" Liu Bei asked in disbelief.
"Big brother!" " I've let you down!" Zhang Fei cried." I wanted to make you happy by taking down Dongling, but Meng Lin was too powerful. I was no match for him." My men are all dead. Please cut off my head as a sacrifice to the flag.”
Liu Bei's body swayed and he almost fainted. He was so angry that he wanted to pull out his sword and kill Zhang Fei. 500 people, that was a third of his assets. Liu Bei did not have as many soldiers as Lin Meng, so how could he not feel heartache?
"Big brother, don't worry. It's just a few soldiers. It's good that third brother is back.”Guan Yu hurriedly advised.
Only then did Liu Bei put away the killing intent in his heart and squeezed out a trace of tears. He hypocritically went forward to help Zhang Fei up and said,"Second brother is right. It's good that third brother is back, it's good that he's back. When you didn't come back, I couldn't let go of your worries. I prayed that as long as Third Brother came back, I would be willing to shorten my lifespan by thirty years.”
"Big brother!" Zhang Fei was moved to tears.
The two brothers hugged each other for a long time before separating. Liu Bei wiped away his tears and said seriously,""Third brother, you can't be so impulsive in the future. Otherwise, this brother will commit suicide on the spot.”
"Big brother, don't. I'll listen to you in the future.”Zhang Fei said emotionally.
"Alright, Third Brother, tell me first. How powerful is this Lin Meng?" Guan Yu waved his hand.”
Zhang Fei was stunned and said with a conflicted expression,"Big brother, second brother, we are no match for Meng Lin. He has many soldiers and generals, protecting the Eastern Tomb like an iron bucket. Today, I met a burly man with two halberds. That man was too fierce. I was defeated by him even when I was riding a horse.”
"The Eastern Tomb actually has such a talent?" Guan Yu was shocked.
Liu Bei sighed." The heavens are not helping me. It seems impossible for me to become the county captain of Dongling County. What should I do?"”
"Big brother, don't worry, I have a way.”Guan Yu sneered.
"What is it? Tell me quickly." Liu Bei asked in surprise.
"Recently, the Eastern Tomb has been accepting refugees. Why don't we send 500 people to disguise as refugees and mix in in in batches?”"As for the other 500 people, they caused trouble outside Dongling City and forced Meng Lin to send troops out to chase them away." Guan Yu sneered. When the Eastern Tomb is empty, we can work together to take it down.”
"Good plan." Liu Bei and Zhang Fei laughed in surprise.
Guan Yu laughed coldly." Don't worry, big brother. I'll personally lead a team to meet this Lin Meng. When the time comes, you and third brother will coordinate outside. We'll definitely help big brother take down the Eastern Tomb."”
"Alright, I'll have to trouble the two brothers.”Liu Bei laughed.
He might not be strong, but his brain was good. He tied Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to his side and used them as coolies. With these two fierce generals, would he be afraid that he would not be able to stand out in the future? Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel proud.
……
Just as Liu Bei was thinking about the Eastern Tomb, Meng Lin was extremely busy.
He had many soldiers under him, but there were too many refugees in the Eastern Tomb, and no one could help him with the various administrative matters. Dian Wei and the others were all big and rough, and they couldn't even read a few words, so they couldn't help at all.
Meng Lin had no choice but to do it himself. Fortunately, he had the help of Man Chong and Cai Wenji. Then, he urgently recruited some literate people among the refugees to help manage the situation, so it was not so chaotic.
Only then did Meng Lin realize that it was easy to conquer the world, but difficult to rule it.
Meng Lin couldn't ignore the people's livelihood, or else the army wouldn't have strong support. Meng Lin realized that he seemed to lack many strategists and ordinary officials.
Fortunately, Cai Wenji recommended someone to him.
"Cheng Yu?" When Meng Lin heard this name, his eyes widened in shock.
Cai Wenji asked curiously," That's right. Cheng Yu, also known as Zhongde, is from Donghe County, Yanzhou. He's not famous, but he's very talented. Do you know him?"”
"How could I not know him?" Meng Lin smiled bitterly.
Cheng Yu wasn't famous in the Three Kingdoms, but he was one of the top ten strategists. He was on par with Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xi Zhicai. He was very smart. In the Three Kingdoms, he was Cao Cao's strategist and was known as the most ruthless strategist in the Three Kingdoms. He was most famous for suggesting to use the flesh of the enemy as food when Cao Cao's army was short of food. He was extremely vicious.
However, in reality, he was a very powerful character. Although he was not as good as Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in terms of military affairs, his internal affairs were no small matter. Meng Lin had been thinking about him for a long time. He didn't expect Cai Wenji to know him.
Cai Wenji covered her mouth and smiled smugly." My combat strength is not enough to help the general. But don't forget, my father is the number one scholar in the world. How can he not know many people?" Recently, Cheng Yu was stranded in Xuzhou, so I secretly sent someone to bring him to Dongling. Please forgive me.”
"Haha, what crime do you have? This is a great merit. Where is Cheng Yu? I want to see him personally." Meng Lin said excitedly.
Meng Lin was excited just thinking about subduing a rare strategist.
Cai Wenji smiled and said," Uncle Cheng, please come out. You've heard it yourself. General Lin Meng has a lot of respect for you. Please enlighten me."”
"Hahaha, Cheng Yu greets General.”A hearty laughter came from the door. A middle-aged man walked in. He was dressed in a Confucian robe and had a long beard. He was smiling at Meng Lin.
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