Chapter 336 Alliance Betrayal
Two grasses are like one heart, but the human heart is not as good as grass. ----------"Yin of the White Head" by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty
It is said that Lu Bu was deeply in love and confused, and he obeyed Bai Butterfly's words. Seeing that Yanzhou Dingtao was like an iron bucket by Yue Jin and Li Dianshou, and the war was not going well, he actually planned to counterattack his ally Longzhu, and pointed the finger at Longzhu who had just fallen into its hands. Puyang, an important town in Hebei Province.
Lu Bu and Bai Butterfly drove away together, and Chen Gong was left alone in the Chinese army tent. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he was helpless. He had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, and simply left the tent, mounted his horse, took a few guards, and went to find the general Zang Ba.
Zang Ba won the battle, and his chariots and soldiers hid behind the walls of Caoxian County and did not dare to show their faces. But it is still too early to say that Caoxian was captured. Zang Ba commanded training in the camp outside the city every day, intending to wait for the news that his lord had conquered Dingtao. He took advantage of Chaozhou's fear and attacked Caoxian with all his strength. Unexpectedly, the news of Dingtao's fall did not arrive, but it did. Military advisor Chen Gong arrived in a hurry.
Zang Ba knew the history of Chen Gong abandoning Cao Cao and defecting to Lu Bu, and that Lu Bu's military affairs were important, and Chen Liu was firmly defended among the three powerful forces of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao, all relying on Chen Gong's support, so he still admired Chen Gong. Now seeing Chen Gong coming in a hurry, he didn't look happy at all, knowing that something must have happened in the army.
Chen Gong reported the development of the war situation to Zang Ba one by one. Zang Ba heard that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor, and his lord wanted to turn to the deployment of destroying the Black Mountain Army. He was surprised and said: "Cao Cao won Qingzhou, which is expected. But if you miss it, With this opportunity to weaken Cao Cao’s army, we will have to face a more powerful Cao Cao in the future! Destroy the Black Mountain Army? It seems that directly attacking the alliance will bear the reputation of being unkind and unjust."
Chen Gong smashed his left hand with his right fist and said bitterly: "Who says it's not true! General Zang, you and I are loyal to the lord. We must know that good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and good advice is bad for the ears and good for the deed. Now I can't change the lord's mind, so I'm here to talk to you General Zang complained."
Zang Ba was not stupid either. He immediately thought of the new favorite beside his lord and murmured: "Could it be that person who gave the idea again?" After saying this, he frowned. The lord was fascinated by sex, just like the one beside King Zhou. If Daji is killed, what can I do?
Chen Gong nodded and said: "Wen Yuan and you are both my lord's right-hand men. If my lord wants to attack Puyang, he must return to Chenliu to rest first. Then you and Wen Yuan will discuss it with my lord and persuade him to go south to run Xuzhou. Jizhou Yuan Shao , Yanzhou is difficult to shake Cao Cao. At the worst, he can take advantage of Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor and unite the Black Mountain Army and the Qinglong Army to seize Yuan Shu's Luoyang. The main force of the Black Mountain Army in Longzhu is between Juancheng and Dong'a. If they attack Puyang, the outcome will be determined. It’s hard to predict, Chen Liu might be attacked instead.”
Zang Ba heard what Chen Gong said was reasonable, nodded in agreement, and then asked doubtfully: "Where did this Mistress Bai come from, has the military advisor ever found out?"
Chen Gong's eyes flashed with helplessness: "Mother Bai claimed to be from Cao Mengde's jurisdiction. We are not powerful enough, so we haven't found out yet. However, the mistress is capable of both literary and military skills. She is by no means an ordinary daughter. Mysterious. I arranged for a few people to investigate, but there has been no reply, and I don’t have much hope. However, I asked people to investigate the matter of the mistress, but be sure not to let the lord know. "
Zang Ba hurriedly said: "Of course!" Then he said with a somewhat absent-minded look: "That day when I went out to fight, I accidentally saw a long sword on the mistress's back. At that time, I felt that the sword was long and narrow and slightly curved. Now that I think about it, I have never seen this kind of sword in the Central Plains. Could it be that she comes from the barbarians?"
Chen Gong didn't know much about weapons. At this time, he was reminded by Zang Ba and said happily: "Xuan Gao, your idea is very good. You know the best about weapons. You can find an opportunity to check the origin of the sword on the mistress's back." Zang Ba nodded. promise. If Bai Butterfly knew that his beloved Japanese sword had been exposed, he would definitely regret carrying this magic weapon to fight.
Chen Gong and Zang Ba decided on their plan and returned to the camp. At this time, Lu Bu's general order had been issued, and the army, led by the six able generals, rose up one after another and fortified themselves layer by layer. Le Jin and Li Dian were afraid of falling into the trap, so they did not pursue them. Instead, Liang Mao offered advice: "The enemy's sudden retreat must mean that the lord will win in Qingzhou. The enemy's army has no hope of Yanzhou, so it must be a true retreat. Our army can contact Rencheng quickly, and it is certain that Tao's army will retreat. If the Heishan army does not synchronize, If we want to withdraw, we should send troops to surprise Dong'e County. Taishi Ci's flanks are empty. If our army makes a surprise attack, we can capture him in one battle." Le Jin and Li Dianshen agreed, and released their exploration horses from the east city. As expected, they successfully left the city without any hindrance. Lu Bu's army seemed to I really quit.
After Zhang Yan arrived in Puyang, Chen Long had led his army to Dong'a and joined Taishi Ci in the battle. However, news came that Cao Cao had conquered Qingzhou, and that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor. Xun Yu received a letter, hoping to turn enemies into friends and join forces to capture Yuan Shu, the thief in the world. Chen Long discussed with the generals and military advisors that Xun Yu and Cao Ren could be defeated overnight. Cao Jun had a new base area and the situation was no longer the same. Moreover, Puyang, which he wanted most, had been captured. He should use Xun Yu's suggestion to withdraw his troops. Defend firmly and take the opportunity to seize Luoyang. Only Taishi Ci was unhappy when he heard that Beihai and Donglai had been destroyed. Chen Long knew that he was worried about his mother's safety, but he remembered the story in the official history of Xu Shu's mother entering Cao Cao's camp, and worried that Taishi Ci would be threatened by the cunning Cao Cao, so he never returned. He did not immediately let Taishi Ci go home for a visit, but sent Zu Lang to investigate first. If Taishi Ci's mother was not under surveillance, she would find a way to get her to Puyang and reunite with Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci thought that his goal was too big and he might be caught by Cao Cao instead, which would make his mother worried, so he reluctantly agreed to Chen Long's request.
On this day, after everyone's deliberation, Chen Long first withdrew his troops from Dong'a. On the way, he suddenly received a battle report saying that Lu Bu had withdrawn his troops from Dingtao. Chen Long was a little angry. This Lu Bu actually withdrew his troops without saying hello. If Le Jin and Li Dian attacked Dong'a from the rear, he would inevitably be attacked on both sides and lose his troops and generals. Fortunately, most of his troops had withdrawn to Juancheng. Taking advantage of the barrier between Heze and Heshui, the enemy was no longer able to conduct a sneak attack on him.
After withdrawing his troops, Chen Long retained Gao Shun, Fu Tong, and the newly appointed military advisor Hu Ji to guard Juancheng with 50,000 troops. After Zhang Zhen and Hu Ji persuaded Chen Gong, they wanted to go back to live in seclusion. After Chen Long tried hard to persuade him, Hu Ji finally agreed to come out and help Chen Long. However, Zhang Zhen insisted on going back to live in seclusion and only played the piano and sang for fun. Chen Long Long had no choice but not to force it, and would wait until later.
Chen Long also asked Hao Pu to station troops and white horses to guard the ferry, and the reconstruction of Mengjin was handed over to the Shangdang defenders. At this time, the communication between the three cities of Bingzhou, Puyang, and Juancheng had been opened again through the Yellow River. After Chen Long returned to Puyang, Zhang Yan was familiar with the geography of Bingzhou, so he sent Zhang Yan to open up a land route from the north bank of the Yellow River to Shangdang via Anyang. Zhang Yan immediately led his troops to the passage without saying a word.
In this way, there are two water and land channels between the three cities, especially between Shangdang and Puyang, making the mutual transportation of materials more convenient. Just after stabilizing, shocking news suddenly came. Chen Liu's troops had moved. Zang Ba and Hou Cheng led the army to surround Juancheng. They had already engaged Gao Shun. Gao Shun and Fu Tong were trapped in the camp to test their skills, which Chen Liujun suffered from. Not a small loss. However, the guard general of Cao's army in Dong'a was replaced by the young Cao Xiu, who suddenly sent troops to the eastern suburbs of Juancheng. Across the Heshui Village, Gao Shun did not dare to be careless, so he held the city tightly and sent the battle report to Puyang.
Wei Xu and Song Xian led troops to surprise Baima and competed with Hao Pu for the ferry. The battle was fierce. Fortunately, Baima Ferry was close to Puyang, so Chen Long quickly sent Lu Chang to help. The two sides were now evenly matched. Baima changed hands repeatedly, and was still in the hands of the Black Mountain Army for the time being.
Later, Zhang Liao's water diversion army cut off the Yellow River waterway, and Lu Bu led his own army to cross the Yellow River from Guandu Ferry, once again cutting off land transportation between Shangdang and Puyang. Lu Bu led his troops to the stronghold fifty miles west of Puyang, and ordered some people to send out some letters, asking Longzhu to hand over Puyang, and then let the Black Mountain Army retreat to Shangdang, leaving you and others with a way out.
The next day, several letters from Lu Bu were placed on Chen Long's desk. Zhou Buyi, Guo Jia, Taishi Ci, Guan Yu, Wu Anguo, Zhang Niujiao and other generals all arrived at the Military Advisor's Mansion and listened to orders in the hall. The situation took a turn for the worse. Puyang troops suddenly came to the city. Lu Bu rebelled against the alliance and made the air in Puyang suffocating.
Chen Long sneered slightly and circulated the letter. Zhou Buyi and Guo Jia were both very angry. Lu Bu was indeed capricious. No wonder they all said that he was a slave of the third surname. Guan Yu hated Lü Bu the most, so he immediately asked for orders to go into battle, saying: "Commander, I would like to issue a military order and swear to behead Lü Bu's dog."
This time, Chen Long did not refuse. But whoever takes off Lu Bu's dog's head must do it himself. Whether it is unbearable or unbearable, Chen Long stood up suddenly, pulled out the long sword that ordered the entire army, and said: "General Guan volunteered for military service, how could I stop him? All the generals obeyed the order, and the defense in the north and the defense in Puyang City were temporary. Leave them all to the lieutenants, and the general and military advisors will all follow me on the expedition! I will never return to the army until I destroy Lu Bu!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
