Although he thought so, Chen Deng couldn't think of any other way to deal with it for a while.
He could only go down the city wall angrily, follow Lu Bu and others into the city, and return to his residence.
In the residence, his father, Chen Gui, was warming himself by the fire.
Originally, Chen Deng followed Lu Bu to Xutai County to challenge him alone.
But Chen Gong has always been eyeing him and his father Chen Gui, and often pointed out to Lu Bu that the Chen family are all traitors and should be eliminated as soon as possible.
In order to prove his innocence and to protect the safety of his father Chen Gui, Chen Deng kept Chen Gui with him.
In this case, he and his father Chen Gui seemed to have lost contact with the Xiapi Chen family and could not pose a threat to Lu Bu.
Secondly, his father Chen Gui seemed to be a hostage.
If there is any betrayal under Lu Bu's nose, wouldn't Lu Bu be able to tell?
At this time, some people still question his and his father's betrayal. This undoubtedly questions Lu Bu's ability to recognize people.
Who dares to do this?
Even if it was Chen Gong, he wouldn't dare to bring it up easily.
Moreover, with the help of him and Chen Gui, Lu Bu also won several battles.
Chen Gong is indeed Lu Bu's mastermind.
However, Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui are also indispensable in Lu Bu's heart.
Not to mention, the Xuzhou nobles were not satisfied with Lu Bu.
The mastermind Chen Gong was not a member of the Xuzhou gentry and had little say.
You still have to rely on him, Chen Deng.
Without him, Chen Deng, as a messenger, Lu Bu was also panicked, fearing that these nobles would rebel and collude with the enemy.
Since ancient times, we must first make peace with the inside.
Internal stability is the foundation of existence.
Of course, these are all done on the surface.
In fact, didn't he, Chen Deng, have any issues with Cao Cao?
It's just that now, Chen Deng is worried.
For the first time, he felt like he was hunting geese all day long, but his eyes were pecked by geese.
Chen Gui watched Chen Deng enter the room with a worried look on his face, raised his head, and while drinking hot tea, he laughed and said: "Why is my son so sad today?"
Chen Deng looked at Chen Gui, hesitated for a moment, walked over, knelt down on the other side of the stove, put his hands on the stove, and said worriedly: "Father, my child just followed Lu Bu to the city wall and saw the people from Jiangdong. people."
“There are a lot more people coming than before.”
"Moreover, there are a group of heavy armored soldiers."
"Also, I saw the new master of Jiangdong. In Tancheng, the Lujiang prefect led an army to assist our Lujiang branch, Sima Lu, in Xuzhou."
Chen Gui asked: "So?"
Chen Dengdao: "Cao Cao also personally conquered Xuzhou this time. However, since his general Xiahou Dun was seriously injured in Xiaopei, his army was stationed five miles outside Xiaopei City, neither attacking nor withdrawing."
"As for Jiangdong, the new master of Jiangdong will go directly to the front line of the battlefield as soon as he arrives."
"My child is worried that our family has become Cao Cao's abandoned children."
"Before, Hai'er took advantage of Lu Bu's servant to escort Yuan Shu's envoy to be killed by Cao Cao. He met Cao Cao and exchanged information with Cao Cao. Cao Cao promised Hai'er that he would help divide Lu Bu's army, and he must personally conquer Xuzhou. "
"After destroying Lu Bu and pacifying Xuzhou, he then sent his army south to capture Guangling."
"After that, he is willing to let the child be the governor of Guangling, and he will also help our Chen family become the first wealthy family in Xuzhou."
"However, after meeting the new master of Jiangdong just now, the child suddenly had an idea."
"Cao Cao and the new master of Jiangdong are both competing for Shouchun and Xuzhou at the same time."
"Xuzhou is important to both Cao Cao and the new master of Jiangdong."
"No matter who among them wants to dominate the world, Xuzhou must be in his hands."
"However, compared to Xuzhou, there is another place that is particularly important to Cao Cao."
"That's Shouchun."
"By seizing Shouchun, Cao Cao's army can move south at any time. As long as Hefei is captured, Cao Cao's army can directly reach the river and start a war with Jiangdong."
"Secondly, Shouchun is so close to Xudu."
"With Shouchun in hand, Cao Cao doesn't have to worry about the possibility of Jiangdong sending troops from Shouchun to launch a surprise attack at any time."
"Cao Cao can also use his hands and feet to deal with other places."
"Whether it is Cao Cao or the new master of Jiangdong, the best result is naturally to occupy Shouchun and Xuzhou."
"However, Jiangdong's current strength is extraordinary and he was able to defeat the attacks of Yuan Shu's army several times in succession."
"Nowadays, Cao Cao competes with it for Shouchun and Xuzhou. It is simply impossible to occupy them all."
"After weighing the pros and cons, of course it is best to take the initiative and only rob one side."
"The boy has a strong bad feeling, that is, someone around Cao Cao has also seen the current situation, so he proposed to Cao Cao a plan to attack the east and attack the west. It seems that all means have been exhausted to rob Xuzhou."
"Actually, it was just a trick to lure the enemy and let Jiangdong see Cao Cao's determination to compete for Xuzhou."
"And once Jiangdong started to seize Xuzhou from Cao Cao and started a war, Cao Cao sent another army to capture Shouchun with force."
"Above Shouchun is the Huaihe River Dam."
"Although the city of Shouchun is high and well-defended, and it has accumulated extensive supplies of food and grass in the past two years, it seems difficult to attack the city."
"But if the Huaihe River dam is breached and Shouchun is flooded, although the people will suffer heavy casualties, Shouchun will be destroyed."
"Cao Cao is a butcher himself. How many cities has he slaughtered? He doesn't care about the casualties of the people at all."
"As long as he can destroy Shouchun and flood Shouchun, he will do it."
"Even if Hefei retains troops, the troops are still limited."
"Cao Cao's other army has enough time to maneuver and capture Shouchun before fighting again."
"And the Hefei army had no reinforcements. After they captured Shouchun, it was too late to counterattack."
"But, in this case, if Cao Cao takes Shouchun, Jiangdong will most likely take our Xuzhou."
"That kid, aren't all the previous efforts to communicate with Cao Cao in vain?"
"Also, if Jiangdong takes Xuzhou, I don't know how the new owner of Jiangdong will treat our Xiapi Chen family."
"When he met us in Tancheng before, although he seemed easy to talk to, he was always wary of us."
"Before Tao Qian died of illness, I met him alone."
"It can be said that Tao Qian was forced to death by our major families in Xuzhou."
"The new master of Jiangdong has such a good relationship with Tao Qian. After he takes over Xuzhou, the situation of our major families in Xuzhou may not be as good as it was under Cao Cao's rule."
"So, I'm thinking about whether to stop communicating with Cao Cao and fully support Lu Bu."
"Although Lu Bu is a family slave with three surnames and has no roots in our Xuzhou, he is still a brainless and reckless man. However, under his rule, at least, he does not dare to easily take advantage of our major families."
Chen Gui laughed.
Chen Deng smiled and said, "Father, what do you mean?"
Chen Gui suppressed his smile and looked at Chen Deng with a disappointed look on his face: "My son is really confused now."
Chen Deng said blankly: "Please ask father to clear up the confusion."
Chen Gui sneered: "I took refuge in Lu Bu. With Lu Bu's recklessness and lack of foundation, do you think he can defeat the new master of Jiangdong?"
Chen Deng pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "It feels very difficult. According to the intelligence, the Jiangdong family is no longer the major family in the Sun Ce period in the past. It fell apart and went its own way. Now, they gather around Lu Shijun, hug together for warmth, and emerge. A large number of people with lofty ideals.”
"Comparatively speaking, Lu Bu's men are lacking in talent."
"There is no other counselor except Chen Gong."
"If not for this, we wouldn't be able to manipulate Lu Bu into our hands."
Chen Gui asked again: "Can Lu Bu defeat Cao Cao?"
Chen Deng shook his head again and said: "Lü Bu, Chen Gong opened the city gate for him and helped him capture Yanzhou without a single blow. He couldn't even defeat Cao Cao. Now Cao Cao not only retakes Yanzhou, but also holds the emperor's power to order the princes. His strength is only It will grow stronger day by day.”
"Lu Bu, facing Cao Cao, there is no possibility of victory."
Chen Gui raised his eyebrows and said, "Since Lu Bu can't defeat either Cao Cao or the new master of Jiangdong, Xuzhou will fall sooner or later. If we really surrender to Lu Bu, how do you think the Chen family will deal with us when we go to Pi?"
Chen Deng hurriedly knelt straight and said, "Father, please make it clear!"
Chen Gui picked up the hot tea, took a long sip and said: "This world will still exist without anyone. My son has no ambition to dominate the world. He just wants to keep our Xiapi Chen family strong. Isn't this simple?"
"The east is not bright and the west is bright."
"Cao Cao treats us as an abandoned son, and in our eyes, he is also an abandoned son."
"Abandoning darkness and turning to light, no one will refuse."
"What's more, although we have issues with Tao Qian, all the heroes in the world have a tolerant heart."
"Otherwise, he is not worthy of all the families in the world vying to submit to him."
"As a father, I don't know the true character of the new master of Jiangdong, but he has been able to unite all the major families in Jiangdong in just a few years. How can you question his tolerance?"
Chen Deng seemed to have come to his senses and said tentatively: "That kid tonight -"
(End of chapter)
