Chen Gong saw through the plan.
However, Xu Prefecture was already on the verge of death, and there was no way for them to struggle.
Compared to the siege of Xiapi, it was peaceful outside of Tancheng. There were no sounds of war.
Tancheng City Tower!
Chen Deng's eyes were bloodshot.
Half a day ago, Xiao Bei had led 5,000 cavalry to surround the city.
This kind of pressure from an army approaching the city made it difficult for him to breathe.
Outside the city.
In the commander's tent.
Full Pet stepped forward and sighed,"Marquis Beishou is very fast!"”
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei put down the book in his hand and smiled faintly."The commander's speed isn't slow either. I didn't expect to reach Tan City so quickly. I wonder how the Jinyiwei in the city is preparing.”
"Don't worry!"
"We've been preparing for this day for years!" Man Chong said with a strange expression.”
"Yes!"
Xiao Bei nodded.
Man Chong turned to Xiahou Dun." General Yuan Rang, send three fire arrows to the southeast after nightfall. Chen Deng will leave the city tomorrow to surrender!"”
"Good!"
Xiahou Dun nodded.
Man Chong took out a battle report from his bosom and said in a deep voice,""The Prime Minister has already passed through Xia Qiu.”
"Where's Cheng Lian?"
Xiao Bei said indifferently.
Man Chong smiled bitterly and explained," Cheng Lian is already dead. At that time, the third battalion was fighting. Cheng Lian led four thousand soldiers to attack the camp. General Zixiao attacked with ballistae. In less than a moment, the plain was dyed red with blood. Li Dian had already returned to Wan City!”
"What a pity!"
Xiao Bei sighed in disappointment.
Zang Ba, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, and Cao Xing were all good generals.
"Marquis Beishou!"
"What are you going to do about Lanling City?" Man Chong asked curiously.”
Xiao Bei smiled lightly and said,"Once Tan City falls, Xu City will be equivalent to a complete collapse. The grain in Lanling will not last for a month. Unless they are prepared to starve to death in the city, they will have to leave the city. They will either fight to the death or surrender!"”
"I see!"
Man Chong said thoughtfully.
Night fell.
Inside the Jinyiwei Courtyard of Tan City.
Wu Fu and the Embroidered Uniform Guards under him gathered together. Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.
The army had already attacked Tan City. As long as this city was destroyed, their mission would be over. They could move from the dark to the light!
"Thousand Households!"
"Will there be any news tonight?"”
"Maybe!"
Wu Fu was not sure." The Brocade Guard was established under the guidance of Marquis Beishou, but we are not under his control. If the commander appears outside the city, there should be news tonight. Are your people ready?"”
"There are a hundred people near the Prefecture Overseer's Estate and a hundred people near Chen Deng's Estate!”
"Enough!"
Wu Fu narrowed his eyes and said!
"Bang!"
The door was opened.
? Little Seven rushed into the hall and whispered," Thousand Households, there's a fire in the southeast!"”
"Can you see it clearly?"
Wu Fu asked solemnly.
This was related to the Embroidered Uniform Guards. If anything went wrong, they would regret it!
"Three!"
Seven said with absolute certainty.
"Kengchi!"
Wu Fu stood up and pulled out his ring-head saber."Everyone, put on your bullfighting clothes. This is the first time the Embroidered Uniform Guards are going to do something big. We must not embarrass the commander and the Prime Minister. Fifth Brother, bring people to the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion and arrest Lu Bu's wife, Lady Cao, immediately. I will bring people to Chen Deng's Mansion!”
"Here!"
Old Fifth responded.
The night was dark.
I'm dressed in brocade.
Wu Fu and the others fled into the darkness and disappeared from the streets.
A moment later, they appeared in front of Chen Deng's mansion.
"Stop!"
"Who are you?"
The attendant in front of the manor was shocked and frightened.
The army was approaching the city, and the entire Tan City was under curfew. The only army was guarding the city tower. There were less than fifty soldiers in the residence, so how could he not panic?
"Who is it?"
A cold light flashed in Wu Fu's eyes.
With a loud thud, the saber light was extremely dazzling, and it flew in front of the manor with a trace of blood.
"Kengchi!"
"Kengchi!"
After a few knife clangs, more than ten attendants died in front of the mansion.
"Search for the Chen Clan's clansmen and kill all the servants in the residence!" Wu Fu looked around and said in a deep voice.”
"Here!"
The Embroidered Uniform Guards disappeared.
All of them seemed to have merged with the darkness and disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Chen Deng was writing a secret report in the hall, ready to send it to Xiapi!
"Pa da!"
"Pa da!"
Wu Fu's face was cold and solemn as he stepped into the hall with a cold wind.
Chen Deng didn't even raise his head. He said angrily," I've already said that no one is to disturb me tonight!"”
"I won't disturb you!"
Wu Fu's eyes were filled with ridicule.
"Hmm?"
Chen Deng was drenched in cold sweat as he looked up.
He saw a familiar person wearing a robe embroidered with flying fish standing in front of him.
"Governor Chen!"
Wu Fu grinned and laughed.
Chen Deng's eyes were filled with seriousness as he said coldly,""Sun Yat-sen Great Shang Wu Fu, who exactly are you!”
"No rush!"
Wu Fu glanced at the secret report on the table and said indifferently,"You can't spread the news now, and Xiapi is already surrounded by the Prime Minister. How can Marshal Xiao arrange an army to let you overturn the plan?”
"Prime Minister!"
"Marshal Xiao?"
"You're Cao Cao's man?" Chen Deng was shocked.”
"Pa da!"
Wu Fu lifted his robe and sat on a table. He held his ring-head saber and said,"I am a paladin, and I was recruited by the commander to be a Thousand Households of the Royal Guards several years ago. I am in charge of gathering intelligence from the various prefectures and counties of Xu Prefecture. At the same time, I am also in charge of infiltrating the Prefecture Overseer's Estate.”
"Commander!"
"Man Bonin?" Chen Deng was slightly taken aback.”
"We just entered Xuzhou!"
"I realized that I can't establish myself in the city. After all, I'm an outsider, and it's easy for problems to arise!”
"So, I applied from the higher-ups to sell inferior horses to make friends with your Chen family. After a while, we became familiar with each other!”
"You and I are familiar with each other, so it's naturally easy to bring people into the city. Therefore, I arranged for people to become grain merchants through grain, or people who train horses or servants who feed horses. Over the years, I've planted hundreds of people in Tan City, and many of them were personally sent to the Prefecture Overseer's Office by Governor Chen!”
"That servant who raises horses?" Chen Deng asked in horror.”
"The last time Lu Bu found out that Chen Gong was colluding with the Prime Minister, he was in charge of spreading the news!”
"Embroidered Uniform Guards!"
"What a terrifying Man Bonin!" Chen Deng's eyes were filled with fear.”
"Haha!"
Wu Fu shook his head and smiled." Actually, many of these things were compiled by the Marquis of Beishou. He made us remember them and then placed them in the various provinces and counties to do things, even if we don't know who our companions are!”
"Xiao Bei!"
Chen Deng sighed.
Wu Fu looked out of the hall and said lightly," Looking at the time, the Prefecture Overseer's Estate is now under control, and the Chen clan's clansmen are also under arrest. If you are willing to open the city gates and surrender, I believe the Prime Minister will put you in an important position. No matter what, you have a lot of talent, right?”
"If you don't surrender?"
A strange look flashed across Chen Deng's eyes.
"You and I are friends," Wu Fu sneered."When you die, I'll definitely prepare a good coffin!”
"Stabbing!"
"Stabbing!"
Chen Deng stood up and tore up the secret report that he was almost done writing. He smiled bitterly and said,"I knew that Lu Bu would be defeated, but I didn't think that it would be so soon. The two armies have only been bordering for two months, and Xu Prefecture is like the sky has collapsed!”
"Are you willing to surrender?" asked Wu Fu.
"What do you think?"
Chen Deng smiled bitterly and said in a disappointed tone," If Cao Mengde had not attacked Xu Prefecture this time, I would have gone to Xuchang to meet him. Chen Gongtai is one thing, but Lu Fengxian is not a ruler at all. The vast Xu Prefecture has been ruled by him like a frontier fortress!”
"Alright then!"
Wu Fu nodded and said in a deep voice," Tomorrow morning, you will lead some men to open the city gate and lead Marshal Xiao and the commander into the city. Your people will naturally be safe and sound. If they dare to make any strange moves, we will only have our rotten lives. It will be enough for all the people of Tan City to die with us!"”
"Don't worry!"
Chen Deng nodded slightly.
At this moment, he felt extremely relaxed.
He had thought that Liu Bei would be able to govern Xuzhou, but his power was taken away by Lu Bu.
If Lu Bu seized power, then so be it, but the more Xu Zhou was governed, the more it fell.
Now that Cao Cao was calling again, he really didn't want to continue working hard.
If Cao Cao could hold Xu Prefecture, so what if he surrendered? He would still return power to the court in name and would not have any effect on the Chen clan.
The next morning.
Xiahou Dun led five thousand cavalry into formation.
Xiao Bei stood on the chariot and looked at the tower of Tan City.
In the city,
Chen Deng had already gathered all the defenders.
After counting, there were less than 1,200 soldiers.
"Open it!"
Chen Deng said as he tidied his clothes.
"Sir, once the city gates are opened, there will be no chance to salvage the situation!" One of the generals said with a complicated expression.”
Chen Deng mocked himself." It's long gone. Even if you surrender, you won't have to die. The people in the city won't have to die either!"”
"Here!"
The young general shouted.
With a rumble, the gates of Tan City opened.
Chen Deng took the Prefecture Overseer Seal that Lu Bu had left behind and stepped out of the city, heading towards the military camp.
"It really opened?"
Xiahou Dun's eyes were filled with surprise as he muttered to himself.
Chen Deng stood in front of the army, bowed and shouted,"Chen Yuanlong, with the Prefecture Overseer Seal, please surrender to the Marquis of Beishou!”
"Get up!"
Xiao Bei held the Hanshi Sword and said in a low voice,"Since you've surrendered, then let's go back to Xuchang to report on your work. When the time comes, we'll see what official position the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs will arrange for you. As for the Chen clan, you can also move to Xuchang to settle down!”
"Here!"
Chen Deng felt a chill in his heart.
Xiao Bei was too ruthless, far beyond his imagination!
The Chen Clan had moved to Xuchang to prevent them from continuing to be officials in Xu Prefecture!
"Enter the city!"
Xiao Bei ordered indifferently.
The brilliant army moved toward the inner part of Tan City.
On the streets, countless people carried a trace of fear, wanting to see how Xiao Bei would treat them.
"Bonin!"
Xiao Bei's gaze swept across the commoners and he said in a low voice,"Send a message to Pengcheng immediately and have Zhong De bring his officials to take over the internal affairs of Donghai. Xu Prefecture has been in chaos for so long and needs someone with extraordinary means to intimidate them. Other than Wen Ruo, Zhong De is the most suitable candidate for the six tribes!”
"Good!"
Man Chong nodded.
"Young Master Xiao!"
Suddenly, several people dashed out from the crowd and blocked the chariot.
Ma Yun Zao quickly pulled the reins and looked at the woman in the lead angrily.""Do you want to die?"
"Hmm?"
Xiao Bei was slightly stunned.
Man Chong's expression was strange." The Marquis of Beishou is really full of beautiful women. Xuchang has Miss Xiaomei, and there's a female hero from Xiliang. Now, there's another Xu woman!"”
"And you are?"
Xiao Bei thought carefully and said,"Are you Mi Zhen?”
"Young Master Xiao, can you let my family go out of the city to look for my two brothers?" Mei Zhen asked with a complicated expression.”
"Yuan Long?"
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with doubt.
If he remembered correctly, Mei Zhen should have escaped with Mei Zhu!
Chen Deng nodded and explained," Mi Zhen was Lu Bu's doing. He was trying to stop Mi Zhu and at the same time, he was trying to steal the Mi Family's assets. I didn't expect them to secretly leave Jingzhou. Lu Bu was ashamed and angry that he had stolen the Mi Family's assets. He wanted to slaughter the entire family, but he was protected by the officials of Xu Prefecture. However, he didn't let them go!”
"Wait!"
Xiao Bei knocked on his head.
"Young Master Xiao, the Mi Family and the Xiao Family have been allies for many years. I hope you can let my daughter go to the Jing State for the sake of our past relationship!" Mei Zhen said bitterly.”
"No need!"
Xiao Bei took a deep breath and sighed,"The Mi family has spent all their wealth. Even if you go to Jing State and find Mei Zhu, so what? After Xu State is pacified, come back to Xuchang with me and help me take care of my business for the time being!"”
"I…!"
Mei Zhen's eyes reddened.
Xiao Bei patted Ma Yun's shoulder and said indifferently,"Take fifty Tiger Guards to the Mei family to pack up later. Stay with her for now!”
"Marquis Beishou!"
"I'm not your personal bodyguard!" Ma Yunzhao gritted his teeth.”
Xiao Bei said indifferently,"You're indeed not a guard, but a maidservant. Please recognize your identity clearly, and don't even think about doing anything that will harm your superior. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious!"”
"Good!"
Ma Yunzhao agreed helplessly.
"Let's go!"
Xiao Bei glanced at Mei Zhen.
He could only say that it was unintentional and that he did not want to cut off Hu Liu's big ears again and again.
However, if Liu Bei left Jingzhou now, Zhao Yun would become a bandit in the future. Wouldn't he be able to intercept this fierce general?
"Miss!"
"Young Master Xiao is a good man!" A maid comforted him.”
Mei Zhen wiped the tears from her face and sighed."Go back and take out all the 15,000 taels of gold in the cellar. We'll take them to Xuchang. I told my brother that we couldn't defend Xuzhou even if we led Liu Xuande to the east. He didn't believe me. Now Xuzhou is still in Cao Mengde's hands!”
"Miss!"
"That's your dowry!" the maid said in surprise.”
"Bring it!"
Mei Zhen said shyly," We'll need a lot of money to go to Xuchang to help Young Master Xiao manage his business. I'm sure the Xiao Family's money will be used to support Prime Minister Cao. What if we run out of money for business expansion?!"”
"Here!"
The maid had no choice but to agree.
Mei Zhen looked at Xiao Bei's back and muttered,"Brother, I don't know when we'll meet again. The Mei family is a business family after all. Why do you want to enter the ranks of the aristocrats? After all, you're not Young Master Xiao!”
"Miss is crazy!"
The maid's eyes were filled with a strange look.
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