After being moved for a while, Zhang Fei asked: "Brother, where are we going now?"
"Where are we going?" Liu Bei also looked confused.
This time the whole plan was discovered by Lu Bu. Although Liu Bei did not suspect that Tao Qian had betrayed him, now that the matter had come to this, it was obvious that Lu Bu was ready to fall out with Tao Qian. Maybe Tao Qian could not protect himself now.
If this is true, Xuzhou will no longer have a place for itself.
So where to go? Take refuge in Yuan Shu? Not reliable!
Cao Cao? Cao Cao is Tao Qian's mortal enemy, but what is the relationship between Cao Cao and Lu Bu? Will he change hands and give himself to Lu Bu?
Going to join Yuan Shao? Or should we go back to find Gongsun Zan?
Liu Bei suddenly felt that the world was so big but there was no place for him!
I can't help but sigh: If we have preparations, why should we have cloths?
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At this time, Tao Qian had also received the news that Lu Bu had defeated Liu Bei's team.
Tao Qian was panicking. Did Lu Bu already know his plan?
Should I simply break up with Lu Bu, replace Liu Bei, and personally lead troops out of the city to attack Lu Bu from front to back with Yuan Shu's men?
This thought just passed through his mind, and Tao Qian quickly rejected it.
Now that Mi Zhu is Lu Bu's confidant, the power of the Mi family in Pengcheng cannot be underestimated.
Moreover, a few days ago, Lu Bu and Zuo Rong came up with their talk of Han supremacy and the division of land to create a peaceful and prosperous age during their battle of wits, which made Lu Bu's reputation among the people in Pengcheng skyrocketing.
If I rashly use troops against Lu Bu now, I might lose a lot of money!
After struggling again and again, Tao Qian decided to wait and see what happens!
Just when Tao Qian asked the spies to keep an eye on Lu Bu's movements outside the city and every move of the Mi family inside the city, Zuo Rong cried and found Tao Qian with the help of a maid.
Although the iron bullet in his abdomen has been removed, due to the injury to his stomach and intestines, Zuo Rong has been eating only thin rice soup these days in compliance with Lu Bu's medical advice.
In addition, the surgery damaged his vitality. In just a few days, Zhe Rong lost weight significantly and lost all his strength.
"Ze Rong, why don't you get some rest?" Tao Qian asked with concern on his face.
Zuo Rong struggled and fell to the ground and cried: "Tao Gong! You have to make the decision for me! I just received the news that Lu Bu has asked his general Xu Rong to take a force to occupy Xiapi!"
"Ah!" Tao Qian was startled and stood up: "You...is this news true?"
Zuo Rong cried: "It was my close family members who just risked their lives to report the news to me. How can it be untrue?
Then Xu Rong also took Liu Bei, Guan Yu's family members and my family members as hostages!
He also robbed me of all my property! And food! "
Tao Qian became more and more shocked. Lu Bu had really turned his back on him!
Zuo Rong said: "Sir! This matter must not be delayed any longer. It is best to send out troops as soon as possible to arrest all Lu Bu's family members!
Otherwise, when Lu Bu takes care of Ji Ling outside the city, he may turn around and point his knife at you, sir! "
Tao Qian was even more confused: since Lu Bu dared to keep his family by his side, he must have known it well.
Moreover, as one of the largest households in Xuzhou, Mi Mansion was the strongest fortress in Pengcheng, with thousands of dead soldiers.
His current military strength in Pengcheng is only more than 6,000 people.
If he takes action rashly and really angers Lu Bu, and Lu Bu and Mi Zhuliyingwai cooperate to deal with him, then there will really be no way out!
At this moment, someone came from outside to report: "General Zhang Kai is back, please see me!"
"Oh?" Tao Qian was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Please invite General Zhang to come in and talk!"
Right again
After a while, Zhang Kai strode in, cupped his hands and said, "See my lord!"
Tao Qian had a smile on his face: "Captain, it's been a hard journey! How did things go?"
Zhang Kai looked proud: "Fortunately, we have fulfilled our orders. We have killed Cao Song, his youngest son Cao De, and more than a hundred of their family members. We have seized a lot of property and have now escorted them back to Pengcheng!"
Tao Qian was overjoyed. He praised Zhang Kai a lot, and rewarded Zhang Kai and his soldiers heavily. Then he said, "Bring all the troops into the city to rest. I will leave you with important things to handle in two days!"
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They have been stationed for three days, but Lu Bu still has no intention of sending troops to retake the mine.
Ji Ling couldn't help but feel unsure: Could it be that Lu Bu really wasn't coming?
Just as he was thinking about whether to take the initiative and launch a sneak attack on Lu Bu, someone suddenly came to report: "Lü Bu is personally leading about 3,000 people towards the camp. There are still ten miles left!"
"Oh? There are only three thousand people?" Ji Ling was overjoyed. Someone would give him a pillow when he was really sleepy!
Because he said: "Send my order to the general and prepare the whole army to meet the enemy!"
In front of the formation of the two armies, Lu Bu stood in front of the formation wearing armor and holding a halberd, riding majestically on a red rabbit horse.
"Who are you? How dare you seize my mine and hunt down my craftsmen!" Lu Bu shouted loudly.
Ji Ling was cautious. Since he was pretending to be a Yellow Turban thief, it would be hard for him, the coach, to show his face in person.
Because he only let one general come forward to talk to him, he was observing Lu Bu and his troops.
The general replied: "We are the subordinates of Xiaofangqu Commander Huang Shao. We have nothing else to do here today. We are just here to borrow one hundred thousand stones of food and grass from you because the army is short of food and grass!"
If you hand it over obediently, that's all, if not..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Chu cursed: "Fuck you! Huang Shao'er is my defeated general. How can I not recognize him if he comes?"
It turned out that Huang Shao was the leader of the Yellow Turban Army who responded to Zhang Jiao's uprising. After Zhang Jiao's death, he had been entrenched in Runan and Yingchuan, with many generals under his command.
It was Huang Shao's troops that Xu Chu defeated in Qiao County.
General Pi didn't expect that his lie would be exposed like this, so he looked at Ji Ling beside him innocently.
Lu Bu laughed ferociously: "Which one is Ji Ling? Come out and speak!"
The scene was very embarrassing.
Ji Ling had no choice but to urge the horse out of the battle: "Little Lu Bu! What can I say when death is imminent? If you have the sense to surrender obediently, you may be spared your death!"
Lu Bu smiled and said: "Yuan Shu is known to the world to be shameless. Are all of Yuan Shu's men also so shameless?
You came all the way to steal my things and you still pretend to be a yellow turban thief? Fortunately, he is still a descendant of the fourth generation and third generation of the Yuan family!
Shame on you, what a fucking disgrace! Ji Ling, wouldn't you be ashamed to follow such a master? You all swallow your shit and kill yourself! "
Ji Ling's heart trembled. It seemed that Lu Bu already knew about their plan!
Now that you already know it, why bother talking?
Now Lu Bu only has this few people with him, but his troops are ten times more powerful than him!
Obviously Lu Bu underestimated the enemy. If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity, how long would it take to kill him?
However, Ji Ling also knew himself and knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat Lu Bu in a duel, so he waved his hand and said:
"The whole army attacks! Anyone who kills Lu Bu and offers his head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and promoted to the third level!"
