After this matter was over, Cao Anmin was sentenced to three years in prison by Man Chong. He was sentenced to be executed at home. It could be considered as an explanation to Zhang Xiu and the others.
Xu Prefecture City.
"What did Cao Cao say? Did he agree to grant me the title of Xu Prefecture Overseer?" Lu Bu asked Chen Deng anxiously, but Chen Deng shook his head." No. Cao Cao made me the Governor of Guangling, increasing my father's fief by 2,000 households.”
Chen Deng told Lu Bu about his gains without hiding anything. However, Lu Bu couldn't be happy because he didn't get what he wanted. Instead, his subordinates were promoted.
"Chen Yuanlong, what do you mean? You didn't marry Xu Prefecture's shepherd for me, but you and your son were promoted.”Lu Bu questioned Chen Deng loudly.
Chen Deng calmly said to Lu Bu," Wen Hou, Cao Gong once told me that raising Wen Hou is like raising an eagle. Before the foxes and rabbits are completely eradicated, I have already given them what they want. Isn't this letting the eagle fly away?"”
Lu Bu heard the praise in Chen Deng's words, so he asked Chen Deng,""I'm an eagle, who's a fox rabbit?"
Seeing that Lu Bu had taken the bait, Chen Deng calmly said," Yuan Shu of Huainan, Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Ma Teng of Xiliang, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, Liu Zhang of Xichuan, and Yuan Shao of Hebei are all foxes and rabbits.”
Lu Bu knew that this meant that he was stronger than them, so his expression gradually improved.
A few days later, the situation in Xu Province changed according to Cao Cao and Cao Zheng's expectations. Lu Bu and his military advisor, Chen Gong, had a conflict, and their relationship was not as good as before.
Chen Gong was frustrated, so he took his men out of the city to hunt. They happened to meet a messenger sent by Liu Bei to Xuchang. Chen Gong intercepted the messenger and obtained a secret letter from Liu Bei to Cao Cao.
So Chen Gong handed the letter and the person to Lu Bu, asking him to make a decision. Lu Bu scolded Liu Bei for not remembering his old kindness, so he attacked Xiaopei. Liu Bei knew that he was no match for Lu Bu, so he could only stay in Xiaopei City and wait for Cao Cao's reinforcements.
Liu Bei was in a terrible mood. He had thought of using Cao Cao to take back Xuzhou, but before he could do so, Lu Bu came. This made Liu Bei puzzled. I did it and you hit me. I admit it, but I didn't do it. Why did you hit me?
However, no matter how aggrieved he was, he had to face the battle. Otherwise, Lu Bu would definitely not let him off.
On the road from Xuchang to Xuzhou, tens of thousands of troops were advancing.
Cao Cao sat in the luxurious carriage while Cao Zheng rode around to protect him.
"Ziyi, what do you think of Liu Bei at this time?”
Cao Cao asked Cao Zheng.
"Don't worry, father. As long as Lu Bu isn't brainless, he can defeat Liu Bei with his strength.”
Cao Zheng said confidently.
"Isn't it too early for us to attack now?”Cao Cao continued to ask.
"No, don't worry. We're just practicing long-distance raids this time. We'll just return after we reach the border of Xuzhou. The first time, Lu Bu would definitely be on high alert. However, after a few more times, he wouldn't care.”
Cao Zheng said.
"That's right, Lu Bu is a useless person with no brains. He's far inferior to you.”
Cao Cao joked.
"Thank you for your praise, Father."
Cao Zheng replied.
"Reporting, reporting to my lord, the vanguard has arrived at Mount Tai.”
"Got it. I'll investigate and report again."
"Yes."
Cao Zheng was right. Although Lu Bu was powerful, Liu Bei was not to be trifled with. The two of them had been fighting for more than a month, but there was still no winner.
In this month, Cao Cao had sent troops back and forth three times to conduct drills. The first time, Lu Bu had sent troops to prepare for battle. However, after the people he sent out returned empty-handed, he did not care.
At the same time, the 10,000 soldiers that Liu Bei had recruited were almost exhausted. If the Cao army did not arrive, Liu Bei would have to give up on the city.
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