Song Xian and Wei Xu ran in eagerly.
"Marquis Wen, it's not good."
"Hou Cheng was not willing to be punished by you. Just now, he forced his way out of the city and took refuge with Cao Cao. He seemed to have captured Mr. Gongtai and took away Mr. Wen Hou's red rabbit horse."
"We led troops to intercept and fight Hou Cheng."
"But Hou Cheng has Cao's army to help him. We can't defeat him, so we let him out."
Song and Xian, you said one sentence to the other.
"Hou Cheng, Hou Cheng did this?"
Lu Bu shouted angrily.
Song and Xian could only nodded slightly, but in fact they were very scared, worried about being discovered.
But thinking about Lu Bu, Chen Gong, who might have seen through everything, was caught, and others would definitely not be able to see through it. They calmed down again, lowering their heads now, pretending to tremble in fear in front of Lu Bu.
"Go to Gongtai's house."
Lu Bu immediately walked into the rain curtain.
They didn't hold an umbrella, let the raindrops fall on their bodies, and arrived at Chen Gong's house as quickly as possible.
All the servants and guards in Chen Gong's family were killed, leaving only his family members. Probably because Hou Cheng couldn't kill them, he became a little soft-hearted and just tied them up.
At this time, someone had already rescued Chen Gong's family. The whole family was sitting in the hall crying, and their cries covered the sound of rain outside. They didn't know what to do.
"Gongtai...I'm sorry Gongtai!"
Lu Bu blamed himself very much, and then roared angrily, with veins on his forehead bulging, and said angrily: "Hou Cheng, you are looking for death! And Cao Cao, I will not spare you, I want you all to die!"
Chen Gong is his think tank and the most important person around him.
Without Chen Gong, Lu Bu would not be what he is today. Without Chen Gong, the brave and foolhardy Lu Bu would not know what to do.
He got the red rabbit horse from Dong Zhuo after stabbing Ding Yuan.
His strength can only be maximized when it is better than Red Rabbit Horse.
Overnight, Lu Bu lost two of his most important things. Lu Bu was almost furious. When Wei and Xu saw each other, they stood aside and did not dare to say anything, for fear that their anger would be spilled on themselves.
The rain outside is still pouring down.
Lu Bu's mood was even worse than the rainy weather.
His heart was in a mess. Without Chen Gong, he didn't know what to do or what he could do, so he could only roar helplessly.
"Marquis Wen."
Zhang Liao got the news, put on his raincoat and came to Chen Gong's house.
When he first entered the door and saw corpses on the ground, his face darkened slightly. Something did happen tonight, and it looked very serious.
"Wenyuan."
"Gather the entire army immediately and go out to fight Cao Cao early tomorrow morning. I want him to die!"
Lu Bu shouted angrily.
First Lu Lingqi, then Gao Shun, and now Chen Gong and Chitu, all were obtained by Cao Cao. Lu Bu could not accept this fact.
He finally understood Liu Bei's rage when his home was stolen many times.
"Marquis Wen, no!"
Zhang Liao analyzed: "It is raining heavily outside and it is not suitable to go to war. Mr. Gongtai has been captured. We have no one to plan. It is not feasible to go to war rashly. Cao Cao must have expected that Marquis Wen will be furious and must be prepared. Please think again, Marquis Wen!"
Lu Bu asked: "What should we do?"
Zhang Liao thought and lowered his head.
He is one of the few brave and strategic generals under Lu Bu.
But faced with this situation, I didn't know what to say for a while.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Liao said: "Fake surrender! Cao Cao won't kill Mr. Gongtai immediately after he gets it. The Lord's red rabbit and horse are so brave that Cao Cao should be reluctant to kill him. We will go out of the city tomorrow to feign surrender and ensure Mr. Gongtai's safety before we can fight with him again." Mr. Tai conspired to determine what to do, and even took the eldest lady and Bo Ping away."
Lu Bu's heart was in a mess.
After listening to Zhang Liao's words, he still had no clue.
But after thinking about it, it seems to make some sense.
After a while, Wang Kai and Xu Bang came. They were not even as good as Zhang Liao and could not give much advice. They could only agree with Zhang Liao's statement.
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The heavy rain continues.
The rain washes away everything outside.
Chen Zhou feels that the rainy season in Xuzhou is a bit scary.
This year it will rain and there will be no drought, but be sure not to have a flood, otherwise it will be difficult to get more food. No matter how much food is stored, it will be used up.
In Cao's camp, Cao Cao and the others did not rest.
They all stayed in the main tent of the Chinese army, waiting for news tonight.
If tonight's thing succeeds, then Lu Bu will not be far from destruction. If it fails, it may be a little more troublesome, but dealing with Lu Bu is still not a problem.
"uncle."
At this time, Xia Houen braved the rain and broke in from outside, panting: "Here we come, Hou Cheng, who surrendered, has sent Chen Gong and Chi Tu Ma."
"Go out and take a look!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he quickly walked out of the main tent.
Liu Bei and the others followed him, but before leaving, they looked at Chen Zhou with admiration and felt that Chen Zhou was really powerful. Another plan became a reality in Chen Zhou's hands.
Outside the main tent, someone had already built a tall, wide shed, which was of course used to keep out the rain and make it easier for them to work.
Torches were lit underneath the greenhouse. The flames dancing in the night wind could not extinguish the light of the torches, but the wind and rain carried them into the greenhouse.
No one cared about the rain. They stood under the greenhouse and waited for a while before Hou Cheng was finally brought.
"Meet Cao Sikong!"
Hou Cheng strode forward and bowed before Cao Cao.
The brothers Cao Hong and Cao Ren were responsible for leading the troops to escort Chi Tuma and Chen Gong, as well as controlling and monitoring the soldiers brought by Hou Cheng.
Chi Tu Ma was lying on the carriage, taking those medicines and was indeed unable to wake up.
But Chen Gong woke up. He had been awakened by the bumps along the way. When he woke up, he found that it was Cao Ying. He secretly sighed that things were going to be bad, and the results were developing in a bad direction.
Without him, Lu Bu would definitely not be able to defend Xiapi.
With him here, Cao Cao's people were able to instigate rebellion against Hou Cheng, and now they can do whatever they want.
"General Hou, no need to be polite!"
In order to show his sincerity and respect for the surrendered enemy general, Cao Cao stepped forward to hold Hou Cheng's hand and said enthusiastically: "General Hou made the most correct choice by giving up the traitor Lu Bu and returning to the court. I'll wait. Just write a letter and ask someone to go back overnight to report to the emperor and ask for merit for General Hou."
"Thank you Cao Sikong!"
Hou Cheng said and changed his words: "Lord!"
In today's environment, the emperor's presence is very low. Although the Han Dynasty is still there, it is just like this. It is not the emperor who surrenders to Hou Cheng, but Cao Cao.
"Okay, haha..."
Cao Cao said excitedly: "General Hou has come all the way and is soaked all over. Zi Lian quickly takes General Hou down, prepare hot water for washing, and some food and wine, and entertain General Hou for me."
After a pause, he continued: "I have other matters and cannot have a drink with General Hou."
"My lord, this is a serious statement. You are busy with military affairs, so don't worry about me."
Hou Cheng knew that Cao Cao needed to deal with Chen Gong.
However, seeing Cao Cao's enthusiasm and kindness to himself, he completely put aside all his worries and took refuge in Cao Cao. It was really the right choice.
Cao Cao's attitude towards others is more than a hundred times better than Lu Bu's.
"Thank you Mr. Cao for your hospitality!"
Hou Cheng was grateful again and full of hope for the future.
Surrendering is right and the most correct choice!
