Li Mu's words were also spread to Lu Bu's army through the loudspeaker.
All of a sudden, the military academy below the city was in a heated discussion.
They were especially excited that they would be rewarded with 30,000 dans of grain and 1,000 jin of gold and silver without risking their lives.
Chen Gong glanced at the military academy behind him and was shocked.""Wen Hou, don't be fooled! Li Mu is extremely cunning. Is he trying to mess up my morale? There must be an ambush in the city!"
Hearing Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel suspicious.
However, after Li Mu's ingenious praise, Lu Bu felt hopeful again. What if it was true?
Seeing Chen Gong's anxious expression, Li Mu laughed again."Is that scholar below the city Chen Gongtai?”
"Last night, I let you go. Please tell Wen Hou that I welcomed you at Pu Yang City. Why is Wen Hou hesitating today?”
"Didn't you tell Wen Hou that I, Li Mu, had the intention to surrender?”
"Gongtai, why didn't you say this before?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong suspiciously.”
" Wen Hou!" Chen Gong panicked." This is Li Mu's plan to drive a wedge between us. Li Mu didn't say anything last night!" There must be an ambush in the city! If you don't believe me, you can send 100 warriors into the city to investigate.”
Seeing Chen Gong whispering to Lu Bu, Li Mu laughed and said,""Chen Gongtai, didn't I just kill 150 of your personal guards? Why are you so narrow-minded? I've already apologized to you for what happened last night. It was just a misunderstanding.”
"After all, you barged into my Clear Spring Villa in the middle of the night.”
"If I really wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have let you go, nor would I have let those fifty personal guards you left at the city gate leave.”
"There are no soldiers in the city, Marquis Wen, don't be suspicious!"
"I'm just a strategist. What bad intentions can I have?”
Among the thirty-six stratagems, the sixth set of defeat stratagems had an empty city stratagem.
Dian said: empty, doubt in doubt; The difference between hardness and softness is strange and strange.
It was the art of war that dealt with the real and the false.
Although Zhuge Liang's empty city stratagem was often discussed as Sima Yi was worried that if Zhuge Liang died, he would also die when he returned, turning it into a conspiracy.
However, there were many people who used the empty city strategy to repel the enemy after Zhuge Liang.
For example, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Tubo captured Guazhou, Wang Junhuan died in battle, Hexi feared the rebels, and the court appointed Gui Gui as the governor of Guazhou.
Guigui just arrived in the state city, a hundred things to be done, the rebel army suddenly attacked.
However, Gui Gui was not in a hurry. He set up wine and music on the city wall to meet with the soldiers. The rebel soldiers were surprised that the city was on guard and did not dare to attack.
For example, when Qi Zuting was the governor of North Xuzhou, he encountered rebel soldiers. Qi Zuting did not close the city gate, ordered the whole city to sit quietly in the streets and alleys, and banned pedestrians, chickens and dogs. The rebel soldiers did not know the actual situation and suspected that the people in the city had left the city, so they did not set up guards.
In the end, Qi Zuting ordered the soldiers and civilians to shout loudly, causing the rebel soldiers to flee in fear!
Sun Tzu's Art of War also explained that war is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way to survive and perish. We must pay attention to it!
One could not blame the commander for being timid.
They won, and the entire army cheered.
If they lost, they would lose their lives!
Sima Yi didn't dare to gamble, and neither did Gui Gui and Qi Zuting's opponents!
And now.
Chen Gong did not dare to take the risk either!
"Chen Gongtai, there's no need to provoke me. If you want to get information, why go through so much trouble?”
"You think that I can't defend Pu Yang, but do you know how many spies I have planted in Pu Yang all these years?”
"Do you know how many private soldiers I have trained, how much armor I have hidden, and how much food I have stockpiled?”
"You don't know anything. You don't even understand why Jin Wen immediately defected to me the moment he saw me.”
"Puyang, a battleground for the militarists."
"You know, but don't you think I know?”
"If you're not convinced, feel free to bring your troops over. But next time, I won't mind crushing an insect that doesn't know how to advance or retreat.”
Li Mu's contemptuous words last night were still ringing in his ears!
If they really entered the city rashly and lost, they would really suffer a crushing defeat.
Now that Lu Bu had more than ten thousand soldiers, he could attack the city normally. There was no need for him to play tricks with Li Mu!
Chen Gong's lips trembled in anger.
Discord, this was discord, this was definitely discord!
Li Mu, you bastard, you're trying to drive a wedge between me and Lu Bu.
Damn it, I'm helpless!
Seeing that Chen Gong was so angry that he didn't say anything, Lu Bu turned to Zhang Liao with a serious expression.
Although Li Mu was acting strangely, Chen Gong had also concealed a lot of information from last night.
Lu Bu didn't trust Chen Gong. The only person he trusted now was Zhang Liao, an old general who had followed him for many years.
Zhang Liao understood." I will lead 50 light soldiers and prepare a gong. If there is an ambush in the city and the gong sounds, Marquis Wen can immediately retreat and check if there are any ambushes within 50 miles.”
"If what Li Mu said is true and there is no ambush, I will personally come back and tell Wen Hou the details!”
Zhang Liao's cautiousness and thoughtfulness made Lu Bu feel slightly more at ease.
"Wen Yuan, be careful. If there's an ambush, leave the city immediately. I have the Red Hare Horse's Sky Halberd, which is enough to cover your escape!”Lu Bu said proudly.
After a discussion, Zhang Liao took off his armor and only brought fifty light soldiers with him. Each of them held a short weapon and quickly rushed to the city gate.
Li Mu opened his folding fan elegantly. He wasn't surprised by Zhang Liao's behavior as if he had expected it.
A smile appeared on his face.
"It's an empty city stratagem, but it's actually a counter-spy stratagem. Chen Gongtai, let's see how you defend yourself!”
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