Among the celebrities of the Three Kingdoms, the one with the most distinctive appearance and the highest recognition is undoubtedly the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
On the horse walking path at Xiaopei City Gate, Liu Bei was surrounded by crowds. His ears were hanging down from his shoulders and his hands were above his knees. He got the name "big-eared thief" because of his unusual appearance.
"A few days ago I intercepted Lu Bu's secret letter to Yuan Shu, and now he has a copy of my secret letter to Cao Cao..."
Liu Bei frowned and said in a low voice: "It seems that this is either Cao Cao's trick or Yuan Shu's. Lu Bu fell into the trap."
"Brother, if we defend the city and fight to the death, the cavalry will not be able to play its role. Why not take advantage of Lu Bu's army before they form an encirclement? I will lead the cavalry out from the south gate and wait for an opportunity to attack Lu Bu's flanks."
Guan Yu, who had a two-foot beard and a face as red as a jujube, looked at Lu Bu's proposal at the gate of the city with half-squinted red phoenix eyes.
"No."
Liu Bei immediately rejected Guan Yu's suggestion, "We have less than a thousand horses, and our cavalry is newly trained, so we are far inferior to Lu Bu's army in terms of quantity and combat effectiveness."
"The thief Lu Bu first made a sneak attack on Xuzhou. Now that my brother has become more and more secure, he wants to make a sneak attack on Xiaopei again. I will stab him sooner or later!"
Zhang Fei, who has a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, speaks with a voice as loud as thunder, and can be heard clearly despite such a loud noise.
"Let the soldiers stand by at the city gate and draw their bows and crossbows without firing them, in order to attack later."
Liu Bei, who couldn't come up with any strategy, thought that Lu Bu would not dare to take action rashly as long as he took advantage of the danger of the city.
"Here!"
In this way, the people at the gate of the city arranged the bundles of arrows, moved the wooden rolling stones to a convenient position for throwing, and watched the opponent nervously, fearing that they would suddenly attack.
The Lu Bu army under the city gate did not want to attack the city. After all, the casualty rate of attacking the city was too high, so they had to scold their father, mother, and ancestors until Liu Bei couldn't help but leave the city.
"Marquis Wen, it's been two days, no matter how much we curse, the big-eared thief just won't come out!"
Hou Cheng cursed angrily.
"Xiaopei City is three feet high and cannot be considered solid. There are several signs of damage on the windward side of the north gate. It would be better for the last general to lead a group of soldiers to ascend the dead first and attack the city by force!"
Gao Shun bowed and asked for instructions.
"Maybe give it a try."
Zhang Liao also agreed: "Marquis Wen, Liu Bei can recruit nearly ten thousand people in a short period of time, but he cannot train a powerful force in such a short period of time. Their combat power is not strong, and the chance of winning by force is extremely high."
The morale of the generals in the Chinese army's tent was high, and they obviously had a tacit understanding that a strong attack was appropriate.
In the past, at times like this, Lu Bu, who believed in defeating ten societies with one force, would not hesitate to order a strong attack, but today he was sitting firmly in command, with a calm expression on his face that remained unchanged despite the collapse of the mountain.
"I have a plan to lure Liu Bei out of the city."
Chen Gong, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. Under the eager eyes of everyone, Lu Bu also nodded to indicate what he was thinking.
"Send a secret message to Xiaopei City tonight, falsely claiming in Cao Cao's name that the army has arrived, and inviting Liu Bei to attack Marquis Wen."
Chen Gong held his head high and twirled his goatee calmly, "Tomorrow before the formation, all we need to do is create a disturbance in the rear and then withdraw. Liu Bei will definitely believe it and can immediately destroy him outside the city."
"Great! Mr. Gongtai's great idea!"
"This is a very clever plan, and the big-eared thief will definitely not be able to see through it."
"Sir, you are a great talent, I will finally admire you!"
Lu Bu was also moved, his eyes flashing with light.
It should be possible to deal with Liu Bei first, and then Cao Jun...
Just when he was about to make a decision, he remembered Lin Mo's words. The purpose of Cao Cao's letter was to break the power of the Lu and Liu families.
If both sides really deal with it together, the risk is extremely high. If Cao Cao really sends a large army to bring him back, he will probably not be able to defend Xuzhou.
"Marquis Wen, I have something to say, please consider it."
Lu Bu has not yet made a decision, and Chen Deng, who is anxious in the tent, does not want to wait.
"Yuan Long might as well say it directly if he has something to say."
"Mr. Gongtai's clever plan will definitely defeat Liu, but I suggest that it should be carried out in two days."
"Why!" Chen Gong looked at him sharply.
"Marquis Wen, under normal circumstances, it will take one day for the news of your dispatch to reach Xuchang. It will take one day for Cao Cao to organize his troops and prepare supplies. No matter how fast he reaches Xiaopei, it will take seven days."
Chen Deng strolled in the tent and said firmly: "That is to say, starting from the day you sent out troops, it will take Cao Jun at least nine days to reach Xiaopei. Today is only the third day. How could Liu Bei not notice?"
The generals nodded in realization, but Chen Gong squinted his eyes and snorted: "But before the expedition, Marquis Wen had delayed waiting for food for five days. Don't we need to include this time?"
"Mr. Gongtai is too worried. At that time, Cao Cao didn't know that Marquis Wen was going to send troops."
"I'm afraid not necessarily. There are many young people in the city. It's not surprising that you are in Xuzhou and your heart is in Cao Ying." Chen Gong glanced at Chen Deng and said in a strange way.
"Mr. Gongtai is afraid that he is judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. Everyone present at the time was the confidant of Marquis Wen. How could the news be leaked?"
The two of them quarreled not once or twice, and the military generals were not surprised and selectively ignored them.
Lu Bu, who had always had a headache because of this in the past, felt calm today.
People, when they know what they are doing, can often be calm.
"Marquis Wen!"
"Marquis Wen..."
Having had enough of the quarrel, the two men bowed to Lu Bu at the same time, asking him to make a decision.
"Then... do as Yuan Long said and wait for two more days."
After Lu Bu finished speaking, Chen Gong finally couldn't help it anymore and walked directly to the commander's case and looked at Lu Bu calmly, "Marquis Wen first delayed the dispatch of troops, and then asked Wei Yue to leave the army and not know where to go. Now he is still indecisive. I I’m worried that a disaster is coming!”
Lu Bu was not angry at being questioned. He stood up and walked slowly outside the tent. He looked into the distance and said casually:
"Didn't Yuan Long just say that the timing is wrong? Liu Bei won't be able to escape if he waits for two more days, not to mention..."
He turned around and looked at Chen Deng playfully, half-smiling but not smiling: "I'm still waiting for someone."
"Who?" Chen Gong was still unwilling.
"Don't worry, he should be back in the next two days. Please be patient."
Lu Bu clapped his hands and said, "If you have nothing to do, please step aside."
After Chen Gong gave Chen Deng a hard look, he left with Zhang Liao and the others.
As the sun set, the remaining light cast a layer of orange on Lu Bu's resolute face. He crossed his arms and enjoyed the cool evening breeze.
"This is the first time I've been a chess player in so many years. It feels really good."
On the night of the military meeting, the Chen Mansion sent a fast horse and had people follow it for a while and found that it was heading towards Xuchang.
From that moment on, Lu Bu knew that his son-in-law was right and that the Chen family was a Tongcao.
Naturally, the next direction will be as Lin Mo expected. All he has to do is wait for Cao Jun to arrive and wait for work.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly. When Chen Deng and Chen Gong were arguing just now, did he still think that I was a pawn?
They don't know that the Chen family is my pawn. In this battle, both Liu Bei and Cao Cao are pawns.
He was somewhat looking forward to what Er Chen's expression would be after he defeated Cao Cao. Chen Gong was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear? Chen Deng was so frightened that he turned pale?
Haha, it’s interesting to think about it.
