Cao Mengde listened to Lu Qian's words, his face turned livid because of the atmosphere, and he gritted his teeth and said.
"No, three cities is already the limit, how can we give one more?" Li Dian's face also looked a little ugly,
"General Lu, the reason why my lord gave three cities to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, is because these three cities are all in the hands of Lu Bu, and it is just a favor. But if you give him another city, it is not a favor. , but if you really want to give it to him, wouldn't it be too cheap for Lu Bu?" Lu Qian sighed,
"But if we don't give Lu Bu a city, I'm afraid he won't do what we want. Who will deal with Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou? And even if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, is driven away, Lu Bu will not be able to do it. How to deal with it?" At this point, Lu Qian's tone paused, but then he continued without waiting for Li Dian to speak.
"Although we are sending an extra city to Lu Bu now, as long as he can defeat the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan, it will be very beneficial to us. When the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan withdraws from Yanzhou, Lu Bu will also lose his troops. When the time comes we will It will be much easier to deal with him." Cao Mengde was secretly annoyed when he heard this, but he also knew that this was a helpless move, so he could only sigh secretly and asked slowly,
"General Lu, in this case, if we really want to give a city to Lu Bu, which city do you think is most beneficial to us?" Hearing this, Lu Qian frowned and thought about it carefully. This answers the question.
"My lord, I think that the city to the north of Yanzhou should not be given to Lu Bu, but the city to the south. This is the safest way." What Lu Qian said was in line with Cao Mengde's wishes. He nodded and continued asked.
"General Lu, what you said resonates with me deeply." Lu Qian said with red hands.
"The southern part of Yanzhou borders Qingzhou. Even if Lu Bu takes it, it will not have much impact on us. Moreover, after the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, is defeated by Lu Bu, he will definitely not give up. After returning to Qingzhou, he will definitely lead his troops to attack again. When the time comes, Lu Bu was guarding the southeast of Yanzhou, and the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan came to attack. He was the first to bear the brunt, and he could resist for us for a while. Of course, it would be best if he and the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan died together, which would be the safest. And even if the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan Tan defeated Lu Bu, and we can easily deal with it in the rear, so I think it is safer to give the southern city to Lu Bu." Cao Mengde nodded when he heard this.
"In that case, then agree to Lu Bu and give him a city so that he must face the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, as his enemy."
"Wait a minute!" Le Jin suddenly said,
"Although we gave the city to Lu Bu, we can see through several battles that Lu Bu is still a bit scheming. If he sees that we want to make both him and the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan lose, even if we give a city Give it to him, I'm afraid he won't agree." Li Dian sneered.
"Lü Bu is a reckless man. Now we are planning to give him four cities. I don't believe he can bear it." Lu Qian nodded.
"Four cities are already quite a lot. As long as Lu Bu holds on firmly and occupies almost half of Yanzhou's territory, he should agree."
