Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu with even more admiration.
Even though Lu Bu killing Ding Yuan was an ungrateful act in the eyes of the scholars.
But to Zhang Liao and the other early Bing Province generals, Ding Yuan was not someone who could convince the masses.
Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was killed and Ding Yuan was appointed governor of Bingzhou.
But this governor of Bing Province only dared to stay in He Yi County, not daring to fight the Hu. How could this convince the generals of Bing Province?
Whether it was Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, or Zhang Yang, these heroes of Bing Province looked down on a superior like Ding Yuan, who had appeared out of nowhere but did nothing.
Yet, this superior had gone to Luoyang to fight for power.
The Bingzhou generals were in an awkward position. If they didn't fight the Hu, they would fight their own people, and they might not even be able to win.
Thus, when Li Su persuaded Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan, none of the Bing Province generals objected.
Ever since they left Chang 'an, Zhang Liao had followed Lu Bu and lived under someone else's roof. He knew the importance of preserving his strength.
Back in Hebei, if it wasn't for his old friend Zhang Yang, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao would have been killed by Yuan Shao.
To survive in a chaotic world, one must first have soldiers in their hands!
In the face of the general trend, one's individual valor was insignificant.
Zhang Liao agreed with Lu Bu's thoughts. Returning to Puyang now was the best opportunity to turn the tables!
As for betrayal?
From the moment Si Ni said that Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, would come to attack Juancheng, there was no such thing as betrayal.
Lu Bu set up camp by the mountains and rivers, allowing the tired soldiers to rest for the night.
Only on the morning of the second day did they set off for Pu Yang.
Halfway through, they ran into Chen Gong, who was walking over in a sorry state.
"Fengxian, Li Mu suddenly appeared in Puyang. The plan to instigate Puyang's rebellion failed.”
Chen Gong took the water bag from Zhang Liao's hands and gulped down the water.
That night, Chen Gong did not rest much. He was sleepy, tired, and hungry.
Lu Bu frowned.
According to the plan, Lu Bu would feign an attack on Juancheng and force Xiahou Dun to help. After Xiahou Dun left Puyang, Chen Gong would instigate the officials of Puyang to defect.
But now, Chen Gong had come to tell Lu Bu that a person called Li Mu had appeared in Puyang and that his plan to turn Puyang over had failed?
Then wouldn't all this work be in vain?
"Who is this Li Mu?"
Lu Bu had obviously never heard of Li Mu.
After all, Lu Bu was still in Chang 'an when Li Mu became famous.
After Li Mu became famous, he began to live in seclusion in Puyang, weakening his existence. Naturally, Lu Bu would not pay attention to a reclusive official.
" Li Mu." Chen Gong's expression became complicated." Li Mu, from Yu County of Chenliu, Cai Yong's son-in-law. He has been living in seclusion in Puyang.”
"In the second year of Chuping, the Black Mountain Army invaded East County. The prefect couldn't stop them, so Yuan Shao sent Cao Cao to East County to quell the rebellion.”
"Li Mu responded to Cao Cao's order to seek talents and offered advice in the first battle. He wiped out 30,000 soldiers of the Black Mountain Army's Bai Rao Division, shocking everyone.”
"Afterwards, I helped Cao Cao defeat the Black Mountain Army's Yu Poison Tribe at Dunqiu, and defeated the Black Mountain Army's Sui Gu and the Xiongnu's Yu Fuluo Tribe in Neihuang.”
"When the Yellow Turbans invaded Yanzhou, Cao Cao appointed Li Mu as the magistrate of Puyang.”
"However, this person is very cunning. After he became the magistrate of Puyang, all the matters in the county were handed over to the county magistrate, Jin Wen. The soldiers and civilians of Puyang thought that Li Mu was no longer in Puyang.”
"In the end, this person actually lived under the eyes of the Puyang army and civilians. He used the alias of Li and his Daoist name was Master Clear Spring. He lived in seclusion in a small Clear Spring building in the downtown area.”
At this point, Chen Gong's tone became indignant."I originally thought that I had instigated Jin Wen to defect, but I didn't expect that when Jin Wen found out that Li Mu was in Puyang yesterday, he betrayed me on the spot, causing my efforts in Puyang to be in vain! Other than Jin Wen, the other Puyang officials who responded to me, as well as my 150 trusted soldiers, all died in Puyang.”
"Damn it!"
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
They weren't surprised by Li Mu's reaction, but because they had never seen Chen Gong lose his composure like this!
Back in Chen Liu, when Chen Gong had lobbied Zhang Miao about the Yanzhou plan, he had been graceful and confident, as if everything in the world was in his hands.
"Gongtai, Li Mu is in Puyang. Should we give up Puyang and go to Dingtao to meet up with Meng Zhuo?”Lu Bu probed.
"I failed yesterday because Li Mu caught me off guard." Chen Gong snorted. Can Wen Hou capture Xiahou Dun?"
Dissatisfaction flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, but he still answered honestly,""According to Gongtai's plan, we will ambush at the intersection and send people to pretend to surrender. However, Xiahou Dun was surprisingly decisive in his killing. He didn't even see them and directly killed more than ten infantry who were pretending to surrender. When the two armies clashed, Xiahou Dun's thousand men were unusually valiant and fought with no regard for their lives.”
"I was careless and let Xiahou Dun break out of the encirclement.”
"Gongtai's plan has alerted the enemy.”
Lu Bu naturally wouldn't tell Chen Gong that he had deliberately let Xiahou Dun break out of the encirclement.
If they really wanted to fight to the death, even if they killed 1,000 enemies and suffered 800 losses, Xiahou Dun would not be able to break out of the encirclement.
Seeing Lu Bu shirk his responsibility, Chen Gong was unhappy, but he could only find a way out."Xiahou Dun's abnormal behavior must have been caused by Li Mu's secret scheme.”
Sweeping his eyes over the generals, Chen Gong didn't see his trusted aide Si Yi."Why isn't General Si here?"
"I thought Puyang had been taken down, so I ordered Si Yi to attack Fan County. I didn't expect that," Lu Bu replied without hesitation.
Chen Gong sensed the disdain in Lu Bu's eyes and felt even more indignant.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Gong said viciously,""Wen Hou need not worry! Although Li Mu was resourceful, he was only average among the famous officials in Yanzhou. They only knew how to trick and ambush.”
"Today, with Wen Hou's army coming to Pu Yang, how can Li Mu resist?”
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