Early March.
The spring plowing was in full swing everywhere. Cao Cao followed Su Ran's words and made a move to collect grain and send troops to Xuzhou. This immediately increased the pressure on Lu Bu.
If Xu Prefecture was lost, he would have nowhere to go.
Moreover, what he had done in the past few years had already spread throughout the world. At that time, no one would dare to take him in.
Therefore, if he wanted to live, he had to defend Xu Prefecture before negotiating with Cao Cao.
Xiapi City.
Prefecture Overseer's Mansion.
Civil and military officials gathered.
Chen Gong stood proudly in the middle of the hall and looked at Lu Bu with a straight face,""Fengxian, I warned you before that Cao Cao would definitely take Xuzhou. You didn't listen to me and instead listened to the nonsense of some people with evil intentions. They said that Cao Cao wanted to rope you in and thus belittled you.”
"Now that Cao Cao is preparing his troops, his army will arrive at Xiapi City in a few days. Do you trust me now?”
The scoundrels he was referring to were naturally Chen Gui and Chen Deng.
Lu Bu frowned slightly.
Because he also felt that Cao Cao wanted to rope him in to deal with Yuan Shao.
Who would have thought that in just a few months, Cao Cao's attitude would change so much that he dared to use troops against him?
There was a slight anger in his heart, but he was not in the right. He could only say helplessly,"Got it."
"However, there are also some things that Mister said that are wrong.”
"At that time, Chen Gui and Chen Deng also advised me to train my troops to prevent Cao Cao from invading.”
"The two of them have always been loyal to me. Please don't slander them anymore.”
Chen Gong glared at Lu Bu in embarrassment.”
"Tell me, since these two came, have you been indulging in pleasure every day?”
"You guys are drinking and having fun, aren't you happy? You don't know that this is the brilliance of the two of them. It's tiring of your ambition and heart.”
Lu Bu was embarrassed.
"I invited the two of them to accompany me in those matters. It has nothing to do with them.”
"Besides, there's no war. What's wrong with me enjoying myself?”
"Mister, do you even have to control how I do things?”
In the past few months, he had managed to mend his relationship with Chen Gong, but Chen Gong remained the same.
The anger in his heart grew, but he forcefully suppressed it and did not flare up.
"Hehe, how would I dare to control them?"
Chen Gong was also a tough person, but he wasn't stupid. Seeing Lu Bu's anger, he didn't say anything more and ended the conversation with cold words.
Seeing that the situation was about right, Chen Gui and Chen Deng stepped forward and bowed to Chen Gong before bowing to Lu Bu."General, Mister Gongtai is thinking for you. Please don't be angry.”
"Father and I were indeed wrong about this matter back then.”
"However, I suspect that the sudden change in Cao Cao's attitude might have something to do with Liu Bei.”
"Oh?" Lu Bu frowned, a look of confusion on his face.
Seeing this, Chen Deng hurriedly explained,"General's reputation has spread throughout the world. Cao Cao does not dare to attack you unless he is certain of victory.”
"If we want to take Xuzhou, we must first take Xiaopei and then attack Pengcheng. Once we take down these two important cities, Xiapi will be an isolated city. At that time, Cao Cao will only need to surround Xiapi with his troops, and General will have no way to retreat.”
"Thus, I dare to guess that Liu Bei and Cao Cao must be in cahoots, planning to work together from the inside.”
"With Liu Bei's help, Cao Cao's victory is already in his hands. How can he not use troops?”
Lu Bu was furious." You big eared thief! How dare you betray me and help Cao Cao?"”
Chen Deng nodded." Fortunately, we had advised the general to attack Xiao Pei. It was just that the time was not ripe, so we delayed the use of troops. Now that Liu Bei has disloyalty, it is reasonable for the general to lead his troops to attack."”
"Good!"
"I'll immediately gather my troops and attack Xiao Pei.”
Lu Bu clenched his fists and made up his mind.
When Chen Gong heard this, he felt that something was amiss.
This was because his suggestion was to first take down Xiaopei and drive away Liu Bei. Then, he would take control of Xuzhou to fight against Cao Cao.
However, for Chen Gui and Chen Deng to bring up such a matter, there might be some conspiracy behind it.
However, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
He could only give up for now and deal with it carefully when he attacked Xiao Pei.
"Generals, listen up."
Lu Bu shouted, and the generals immediately stepped forward.
"Quickly go back and prepare for battle."
"In the middle of next month, we'll attack Xiao Pei!"
The generals immediately cupped their hands.
Lu Bu then looked at Chen Gong, Chen Gui, and Chen Deng.
This time, he was going to personally lead the army, so he had to choose someone he trusted to stay in Xiapi.
Chen Gong had always been with him on his expeditions and was proficient in military strategy, so he had to bring him with him. It was better to leave Chen Gui and Chen Deng…
However, just as Lu Bu's gaze landed on the two of them, Chen Gong sensed it. His heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly cupped his hands and said,"Fengxian, Liu Bei doesn't have many soldiers. We can take them easily.”
"I intend to leave Gao Shun to guard Xiapi, while Zang Ba, Cao Xing, and Cheng Lian will station their troops outside the city. They will help each other defend from the side.”
"In addition, I'm not smart enough to plan alone, so please bring Chen Gui and Chen Deng along with you. If anything happens, we can discuss it and come up with a better plan.”
Chen Gong said nothing.
Chen Gui and Chen Deng's expressions changed as they looked at Chen Gong with grave expressions.
As expected of a first-class strategist, he had actually guessed that they were secretly plotting against Xiapi.
If they followed Lu Bu, it was equivalent to being monitored by Chen Gong at all times. Moreover, they could not play any tricks, which was troublesome.
However, before the two of them could object, Lu Bu smiled and said,""Teacher, if you continue to be like this, I will feel much more at ease.”
"This matter is allowed. The three of you are my left and right arms. This time, follow me to conquer Xiao Pei.”
Chen Gui and Chen Deng looked at each other and knew that they couldn't do anything. They could only cup their hands and say,"Yes, sir."
"Yes."
Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction. It would be great if the three of them could get along well.
"Everyone, listen carefully. Everything will be done according to Mister's words.”
He waved his hand, and the generals immediately retreated.
Lu Bu also stood up and returned to his residence, planning to settle his wife and daughter before the expedition.
"Don't think that I don't know what you two are planning.”
In the hall.
There were only three people left.
Chen Gong looked coldly at Chen Gui and Chen Deng and said coldly," The general is ignorant and has been deceived by you. However, you can forget about deceiving me."”
"Once I have a hold on you, it will be your death.”
With that, Chen Gong waved his right hand and turned to leave.
Chen Gui and Chen Deng stared at Chen Gong's back with killing intent in their eyes.
"Father, if we don't get rid of the Chen Palace, it will be a huge obstacle for Cao Gong to take Xu Prefecture.”Chen Deng whispered.
"We can't rush this matter. We can only plan slowly.”
Chen Gui waved his hand and said," Let's go back and pack our bags first. After the army goes out, we'll drive a wedge between Lu Bu and Chen Gong.”
The two of them retreated.
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