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When Lü Bu got Chen Deng's full help, added 1,000 troops, and planned to defend Xiapicheng, the potters had moved all 17,000 soldiers and horses from the high ground to the flat land, and rushed down Picheng again to form an encirclement trend.

On the same day, the potters completed the encirclement of Xiapi from three directions from the north, east and west.

In Chen Ping's offering, the potter specially only surrounded the three gates, leaving the south gate not around.

According to Chen Ping's speculation, the soldiers and civilians of Xiapicheng were panicked, and Lu Bu was probably already thinking about fleeing south to attach himself to Yuan Shu, and once the potters surrounded him on all sides, it would prompt Lu Bu to defend the city to the death.

If Lu Bu defends to the ground, if he wants to capture Xiapi City, he will have to pay some price, and Liu Bei of Xiaopei is still eyeing him, and there is still Yuan Shu in the south, although he retreats for a while, he will come back sooner or later, in the face of this peripheral situation, the potters must preserve their strength as much as possible and break through Xiapi City at the least cost.

Leaving a gate is equivalent to leaving a way for Lu Bu to survive, giving him one more option to abandon the city and flee.

The siege was over, and the potters did not rush to attack, but first started psychological warfare.

The potters ordered tens of thousands of letters of persuasion to be fired into the city, persuading the people in the city to open the city and surrender, otherwise once the city was broken, men, women and children would be spared, as a punishment for them to "help the city to abuse" and assist Lu Bu.

Under the spiritual blow, Xia Pi City was already in turmoil, and the people in the city were confused, and they looked at a self-defeating situation.

The potters did not attack the city for the time being, just waited to watch Lu Bu flee in the wilderness, and then he could enter the city without blood.

To the potter's surprise, seven days had passed, and the envisaged civil unrest had not materialized.

Soon, the fine work in the city sent the latest information to the potters:

The Chen family generously donated money, not only pulling out their own servants and guests to assist Lu Bu in defending the city, but also taking out the grain and grass stored by the family to supply military supplies, temporarily alleviating the shortage of grain and grass in the city.

The combat effectiveness of a thousand private soldiers is not as good as that of the regular army, but it is enough to cheer up Lu Bu's troops a little, and most importantly, with the Chen clan coming forward, it can help Lu Bu to stop the turbulent hearts of the people in Xiapi and prevent civil strife.

In addition, Lü Bu also spread false news around Xiapi City, saying that Liu Bei, who was Xiaopei, had led tens of thousands of troops south and was on his way to Xiapi, and that the potters would soon be annihilated under their internal and external attacks.

"At the critical moment, Chen Deng dared to stand up and support Lu Bu, it's hateful!" The potter slapped the piece of information on the case, and a trace of hatred crossed his eyebrows.

Chen Ping swallowed a sip of wine and said with a smile: "The Chen family, like the Mi family, is the top family in Xuzhou, he supports Lu Bu, just for the interests of the family, as long as the lord breaks through Xiapi, Chen Deng will abandon Lu Bu in a blink of an eye and fall to the lord's command." ”

"It's easy to say." Fan Hao chewed a bite of meat and glanced at him, "Then we have to capture Xiapi, the problem now is that it is precisely because of the support of the Chen Deng clan that we are not able to break the city." ”

At this time, Hua Mulan was excited, and said murderously: "Husband, in this case, what are we dragging, just attack in a big way, take Pi in one fell swoop, destroy Lu Bu, and destroy Chen Deng's house." ”

As soon as Mulan called for battle, the rest of the generals were also enthusiastic, clamoring to attack the city.

"Madame, calm down, don't be impulsive, impulsiveness is the devil, kill a thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred yourself, what do you think your husband will do." The potter smiled, signaling them to calm down.

"It'......s not easy to have this calmness," Chen Ping tasted the wine in his mouth, but nodded secretly.

"However, Liu Bei has gathered four or five thousand soldiers and horses in Xiaopei, let's drag it out and not storm Xiapi, and when Liu Bei makes a comeback and kills Xiapi, what should we do?" Mulan said anxiously.

At this moment, the soldiers entered the account and handed over a letter.

The potter unfolded the letter and looked at it, and his spirit suddenly lifted up, this is another letter from the mysterious man.

The mysterious man told the secret before, so that the potter broke Lu Bu's marriage plot and captured Lu Lingji alive.

After a few closer looks, the more the potter looked at it, the more excited he became, and finally his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing out loud, "It turned out to be you, you are really more cunning than I imagined, now God will help me, Lu Bu, I see how long you can hold on, haha......"

Hua Mulan and the others, looking at the potter who was laughing loudly, all looked at each other, all of them looked puzzled, and couldn't guess why the potter was so excited.

The laughter suddenly subsided, and the potter's eyes were murderous, and he happily shouted: "Don't you want to fight, tomorrow we will fight happily and take Picheng in one fell swoop." ”

The potter immediately gave the order to capture Pi.

In the afternoon of tomorrow, Li Guang will lead 4,000 infantry troops to attack from the north gate, and Fan Xu will lead 4,000 infantry troops to feint at the east gate, leaving only the southwest two gates unattacked.

The potters themselves led nearly 10,000 main forces and put on a pressing posture.

The generals were already eager to fight, and at this time, the potter ordered, of course, the blood was boiling.

It's just that the fighting spirit is high, but they are suspicious of the change in the attitude of the potters, you know, just now the potters did not advocate the forcible capture of Pi, how can they only read a letter, and their attitude has changed a hundred and eighty degrees.

"Lord, in my old opinion, the degree of soaking damage at the West Gate is even greater, why doesn't our army attack the West Gate?" The veteran Lian Po questioned.

The potter smiled but did not say a word, and only handed him the letter of the mysterious man in his hand.

Lian Po looked suspicious, took the letter and looked at it, and the old face instantly lit up with a trace of excitement.

"It turns out that this person who has been revealing Lu Bu's military information to us turned out to be Chen Deng, and he also said that he would cooperate with the inside and the outside to help us seize the city gate, I don't know if you believe it or not?" Lian Po was excited and a little skeptical.

Everyone present was surprised when they heard that the mysterious person turned out to be Chen Deng, and there was a lot of discussion in the tent.

Only Chen Ping, after only a moment of surprise, immediately smiled, as if he wanted to understand something.

"Husband, if Chen Dengruo is a mysterious person, why is he still giving money and people, so enthusiastic to help Lu Bu, will this be a fraud?" Mulan openly expressed skepticism, and her words also represented the suspicions of other generals.

The potter turned his gaze to Chen Ping, "Drunkard Chen, why do you think Chen Deng did this?" ”

Chen Ping took a sip of wine, sorted out his thoughts, and said unhurriedly: "Shi Caiping also said that Chen Deng is a big family in Xuzhou, and the primary purpose of his every move is to ensure the interests of the Chen family. Just as he was loyal to Liu Bei before, but after hearing that Liu Bei's army was defeated, he decisively surrendered to Lu Bu, and now that Lu Bu's defeat is decided, he chooses to betray Lu Bu and submit to the lord, which is also to safeguard the interests of his Chen family, Xuzhou, which is reasonable. ”

The potter nodded slightly, a little admiration on his face.

Chen Ping is worthy of Chen Ping, with a vicious eye, and he has such a thorough grasp of people's hearts, he sees Chen Deng clearly, just like what he thinks.

"However, how do you explain that Chen Deng sent people and food to help Lu Bu defend the city?" Mulan still doesn't believe it.

Without waiting for Chen Ping to speak, the potter waved his hand and said: "This reason is simpler, he is not so enthusiastic, how can he smoothly arrange his people on the front line of the city gate, and how can it be convenient to cooperate with the outside and open the city gate for us." ”

After a few words, Mulan suddenly realized, and all the generals were also enlightened, and they were all ecstatic.

Although the potter also appreciated it, he was quite jealous of Chen Deng in his heart.

Historically, Xuzhou changed hands several times, but Chen Deng was able to stand tall, first following Tao Qian, then Liu Bei, then to Lü Bu, and finally to Cao Cao.

It can be seen that in Chen Deng's eyes, the interests of the family are paramount, whoever is strong and can take charge of Xuzhou, he will fall to whom, so that he will not be loyal to anyone.

The potter is familiar with history, so he naturally knows Chen Deng's character well, coupled with the fact that he was obedient to Lu Bu before, and now he is rebelling against Lu and returning to himself, all kinds of actions further corroborate his judgment of this person.

I have to admit that this person is a master of judging the situation and playing with power, and he is indeed a great talent.

However, he is also a double-edged sword, and now seeing that he is in a position to submit to himself, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be in an unfavorable situation in the future, and he will choose to take refuge in others.

The potter has made up his mind, for Chen Deng, since he uses it, he must also guard against it.

In the current situation, it is the top priority to break through Xiapi, and the prevention is not to worry about it first, and it is the most important thing to use Chen Deng to take down Xiapi first.

At that moment, the potter gave an order to the generals, and ordered them to act according to the plan.

……

Xiapi City, West Gate.

At the head of the city, the young Chen Deng, who was wearing a full suit and holding a long sword, led his Chen family soldiers to patrol the front line of the city wall.

One thousand Chen family troops, standing solemnly along the city, the banner is clean, and the sword and halberd are distinct.

Footsteps sounded, and a group of people walked up to the city, and it was Lu Bu who came to inspect.

Chen Deng hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, Lu Bu inspected it, was quite satisfied, patted Chen Deng's shoulder, and said with relief: "Yuanlong, well done, Benhou really didn't misunderstand you, defend the city well, let's get through this difficulty together, wait for Benhou to defend and attack, after taking Xuzhou, you will be the first hero, and the seat of Xuzhou will be your Chen Deng." ”

"Thank you for the lord's heavy weapon, and Deng will defend the city desperately to repay the lord's kindness." Chen Deng was busy showing his loyalty and looked grateful.

Chen Gong, who was following Lu Bu's side, had an ugly and gloomy face, and secretly looked at Chen Deng with a jealous gaze, his eyes were complicated, and he didn't even feel good in his heart.

You must know that don't drive under the state pastor, the head of the hundred officials, the high authority, has always been the most trusted subordinate of the state pastor.

This position was originally supposed to be held by him, Lu Bu's chief strategist, but now it was promised to Chen Deng by Lu Bu.

What does this mean?

This means that Lu Bu's trust in Chen Deng has surpassed him, he has to give up his seat to Chen Deng, and he is now Lu Bu's chief strategist.

Chen Gong couldn't help it if he was unhappy, who couldn't make him like Chen Deng, who was both food and people, helping Lu Bu tide over the difficulties.

Seeing that Chen Deng was favored and the limelight overshadowed him, Chen Gong could only endure his anger.

Lu Bu was very satisfied, praised Chen Deng again, and gave some instructions on how to defend the city, before leaving the city with confidence.

Looking at Lu Bu's departing back, the corners of Chen Deng's mouth quietly flashed a sneer that was not easy to detect.