"Everyone in Shouchun City, listen up.”
"I have led my army here today to kill Yuan Shu and save the people of Huainan!”
"If any of you are loyal to Yuan Shu and continue to help him, Yuan Yao will be your role model when the city falls!”
Liu Wu issued an ultimatum. His stern and murderous voice shook everyone's hair.
"Let's go!"
Liu Wu turned his horse around and left.
On the city wall.
Yuan Jun looked up and down at Liu Wu's back, and fear appeared on their faces.
"Kill him and shoot the big-eared thief!”
Yuan Shu woke up from his shock and jumped up, pointing at Liu Wu and shouting.
Unfortunately, he was half a step too late. Liu Wu had already walked away.
"Why?"
"The Crown Prince clearly has four thousand soldiers. Even if the big-eared bandits launched a sneak attack, how could the city be broken through so easily?”
Yuan Shu picked up Yuan Yao's head and shouted through gritted teeth.
Gao Shun sighed and said," Your Majesty, according to what I know, Liu Wu was followed by more than a thousand white horses and was attacked from the land. His Highness the Crown Prince was caught unprepared and did not have time to close the city gate before he was broken in."”
"White Horse Righteous Follower?"
Yuan Shu's face was filled with surprise." Isn't that Gongsun Zan's elite? They should have been wiped out at the Battle of the Boundary Bridge. Why did they appear at the hands of the big-eared thief?"”
"Gongsun Zan's general, Zhao Yun, followed Liu Bei. This White Horse Righteous Follower should have been established by Zhao Yun for Liu Bei.”
Gao Shun explained.
"Even if Zhao Yuntong is proficient in the White Horse Righteous War Technique, where did the big-eared thief get so many warhorses?" Yang Hong questioned.”
"This…"
Gao Shun's forehead was covered in sweat as he sighed." I don't understand either. What method did Liu Bei use to summon so many warhorses out of thin air?"”
The Yuan Army was shocked.
"Zhen doesn't believe that the big-eared thief can have such great abilities. Zhen doesn't believe!”
"That person is definitely not the big-eared thief!”
Yuan Shu's mind was stimulated, and his mind became chaotic. He screamed hysterically.
Yang Hong cupped his hands and sighed." Your Majesty, regardless of whether he is Liu Bei or not, Zhongli has fallen and Shoufeng has been surrounded. Your Majesty, please give the order quickly. Order General Lu and General Ji to return to the army to help."”
Yuan Shu shivered and suddenly woke up. He shouted anxiously,"" Quickly send someone to Hefei to summon Lu Bu and Ji Ling back to Shouchun. Quickly-"
…
Hefei City.
Thirty thousand Yuan soldiers were stationed here, ready to go south to fight Sun Ce.
In a large tent.
Lu Bu was plotting with Chen Gong.
"Who do you think I am? How dare Yuan Shu make me Ji Ling's deputy general!”
Lu Bu gulped down a mouthful of wine and said resentfully.
Chen Gong consoled him," Ji Ling is Yuan Shu's trusted general after all. Wen Hou has only joined Yuan Shu not long ago. He naturally won't trust Wen Hou and let Wen Hou take over the power alone. We should still bear with it for now."”
"Endure, endure, endure!"
"How much longer do we have to endure!"
Lu Bu smashed his wine cup onto the table, his face filled with anxiety.
Chen Gong stood up and looked outside the tent. Seeing that there were no eyes or ears, he lowered the curtain.
"Don't worry, Wen Hou, I already have a plan.”
"Young Lady and Yuan Yao are about to get married. After she becomes the Crown Princess, Wen Hou can ask her to whisper in Yuan Yao's ear, so that he can speak well of Wen Hou in front of Yuan Shu.”
"On Hefei's side, we'll use some tricks to make Ji Ling suffer a few defeats and create the illusion that she's incompetent and can't resist Sun Ce.”
"When that time comes, Yuan Shu will be furious and will definitely appoint Wen Hou as the main general.”
"In this way, the thirty thousand soldiers will fall into Wen Hou's hands. With the soldiers in hand, would Wen Hou still be afraid of not having a chance to turn the tables and occupy the magpie's nest?”
Chen Gong stroked his short beard and revealed his plan with a sinister smile.
The dark clouds on Lu Bu's face were swept away as he laughed,""As expected of Chen Gongtai, you are truly resourceful. Good, good, good. I will use your brilliant plan to steal Huainan from Yuan Shu's hands and use it as the foundation for my comeback!”
Chen Gong smiled, his face full of confidence.
At this moment.
Cao Xing rushed in with a grave expression.
"Wen Hou, things are bad. Liu Bei led his army to sneak attack Zhong Li and killed Yuan Yao.”
"That Yuan Shu has already sent people to Hefei to urgently summon Ji Ling and Wen Hou to lead the army back to reinforce them!”
Cao Xing was about to report to the court.
Lu Bu and Chen Gong's bodies trembled, and the smiles on their faces were instantly replaced by shock.
"The big-eared bandits have less than ten thousand soldiers, yet they dare to attack Huainan?”
"Zhongli City has four thousand soldiers, how could it fall so easily? Even Yuan Yao was killed by Liu Bei?”
After recovering from his shock, Lu Bu asked excitedly.
Cao Xing quickly recounted the battle of Zhong Li.
Lu Bu's eyes widened in confusion." When I lost Xuzhou, Liu Bei only had a hundred white horses to follow me. How did he manage to summon a thousand in a month?"”
Chen Gong's thoughts raced and he suddenly said," Xuzhou and Liaodong are separated by the sea. The Mi family is a merchant and must have business dealings with Liaodong. Liu Bei must have asked the Mi family to buy him more than a thousand Liaodong horses from Liaodong. That's how he managed to expand the White Horse Rider to a thousand horses!”
"Could it be that the big-eared thief had been planning for today's battle since the West Coast?”
Lu Bu sucked in a breath of cold air, his eyes filled with shock.
Chen Gong let out a long sigh and said to himself," This man is more cunning than Cao Cao. He is far-sighted and no one in the world can match him. Yuan Shu is no match for him. I'm afraid he will follow in our footsteps in Xuzhou."”
Lu Bu shivered, a bone-chilling chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
"I really don't believe that a mediocre person who only knows how to speak of benevolence and righteousness can suddenly become such a cunning and ruthless person.”
"This big-eared thief's strategy is actually similar to that of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty. Could it be that Liu Bang's spirit has possessed Liu Bei?”
Lu Bu couldn't understand it and started to believe in the theory of soul possession.
Chen Gong said disdainfully," The talk of ghosts and gods is only used to fool the people. As a high-ranking official, how can Wen Hou believe it?"”
"What else?"
"If he wasn't possessed by the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, how could he be so strong?”
Lu Bu asked excitedly.
"This…"
Chen Gong's brows were tightly knitted together. He could not explain himself and could only shake his head and sigh.
The two of them fell into deep confusion.
After a while.
"Wen Hou, regardless of whether Liu Bei is Liu Bei or not, the situation in Huainan has changed. I'm afraid we have to improvise."”
"Gongtai, what do you mean?" Lu Bu said to Chen Gong.
"Shouchun is a strong city with sufficient rations and four to five thousand soldiers. Although Liu Bei is cunning, it is impossible for him to break through Shouchun so quickly with just ten thousand soldiers.”
"I predict that the Battle of Shouchun will become a long battle.”
"What we need to do is to wait and use Yuan Shu to wear Liu Bei down. When both of them are injured and exhausted, it won't be too late for Wen Hou to lead the army north.”
"At that time, Wen Hou will be able to take care of Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. Not only will he be able to take care of Huainan, but he will also be able to take care of Xu Prefecture!”
Chen Gong presented a vicious plan.
Lu Bu's eyes flashed with excitement.
Cao Xing reminded him," Wen Hou, although this plan is brilliant, Ji Ling is Yuan Shu's trusted aide. He won't listen to us. He will definitely lead his army back to save Shouchun."”
Lu Bu couldn't help but frown as he looked at Chen Gong.
"At this critical moment, we can only use extreme methods to seize military power.”
"It's time to kick away Ji Ling, this stumbling block.”
Killing intent flashed in Chen Gong's eyes.
" Alright!" Lu Bu suddenly understood." I'll invite Ji Ling to a banquet tonight in the name of saving Shouchun. I'll kill him in one fell swoop!"”
Chen Gong smiled without saying a word.
"Liu Bei, oh Liu Bei, I don't care if you are the real Liu Bei or the fake Liu Bei. In my eyes, you are just an ant!”
"This time, I have to thank you for giving me the chance to eliminate you and Yuan Shu!”
"Hahaha!"
In the tent, there was a sarcastic sneer.
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