"Silence!"

Chen Gong gave an order, and the council hall quickly returned to calm.

"So, General Hua is already in the chest?" Chen Gong asked.

"That's right!"

"Then I wonder how many soldiers the general is going to take?"

"Well...... this"

Touching his chin and thinking for a moment, he saw Hua Xing raise a finger.

"Ten thousand?"

Seeing that the number was so huge, Chen Gong frowned, and said worriedly:

"General Hua doesn't want to use crowd tactics to storm the cottage, right?"

"Well, Lord Chen misunderstood, it's not 10,000, I only need 1,000 soldiers."

Well?

Not ten thousand?

Just a thousand?

Hearing such an answer, Chen Gong's eyes immediately flashed with suspicion.

There were about 3,000 thieves in Sankun Mountain, which was three times the number of troops Huaxing wanted.

Moreover, the cottage is surrounded by mountains, and there are natural hazards to help defend it.

Before, whether it was 5,000 or 8,000 people, they failed to capture the cottage.

At this moment, Huaxing only needs a thousand soldiers to go, which is really incomprehensible to Chen Gong.

But just as he wanted to ask a few more questions, he saw Lu Bu on the side suddenly pat the armrest of the seat and laughed:

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Powerful! This is what General Ben has approved! General Hua, tomorrow you will lead 1,000 troops to Sankun Mountain and take down this gang of thieves for Ben Shuai. Alright, let's all disperse, that's all for today! ”

After speaking, regardless of Chen Gong's obstruction, Lu Bu got up and left the meeting hall.

And Huaxing's decision to lead the troops to the expedition was decided in such a hurry.

……

Five minutes later, an alley 100 meters away from the council chamber.

"General Hou, please stay!"

Hearing someone call himself, Hou Cheng turned his head to see that it turned out to be a pot-bellied Wei Xuzheng following closely:

"Oh? General Wei? Looking for me? ”

"Whew, whew...... How did you walk so fast today? I'm really tired. After panting and complaining, he heard Wei Xu speak:

"In the hall just now, that kid from Huaxing said wildly, why didn't you say a word? It's not like your style! ”

"Humph! What is there to say? The kid who has not dried the milk, he thinks that Sankun Mountain is so easy to take? Then let him try it and see how he explains his defeat! ”

Since the incident of Shengyuelou, Hou Cheng and Wei Xu have been polite to Huaxing on the surface, but when they talked about this person behind their backs, their eyes were still full of disdain.

At first, it may have been caused by prejudice, but now it is clearly jealous.

"Hehe, that's! What is the situation in Sankun Mountain, our brother knows it well, and it is by no means something that he can easily win. ”

nodded in approval, and saw Wei Xu suddenly step forward to Hou Cheng's ear, and whispered:

"However, just in case, there is something I want to discuss with you, which is about Huaxing's expedition......"

As soon as these words came out, Hou Chengxian was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Huaxing's expedition had to do with the two of them.

But after listening to Wei Xu's words, he quickly understood what the other party meant. On the face covered with horizontal meat, a cold smile also bloomed:

"Hehe, that's a great plan! We...... That's it! ”

……

Lu Bu returned to the mansion with his front foot, and Zhang Liao and Chen Gong followed in with his back foot.

Glancing at the two followers behind him, Lu Bu said impatiently:

"Why are you two coming with you again? What else is going on? ”

"General Lu, did you really let Huaxing go alone?"

"Yes! General, with only a thousand soldiers, isn't that going to die? ”

Seeing that Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were very puzzled by their decision, Lu Bu was not angry this time, but poured himself a glass of water and wine first, and sat on the chair and looked at the two of them with a smile:

"You all think it's wrong?"

Although they didn't want to disobey the general's wishes, after glancing at each other, Zhang and Chen both nodded.

"Hehe, good! Tell me, then, who should the general send to the war? And how many soldiers should I bring? ”

"This, this ......"

After hearing this question, both Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were embarrassed, and no one could give an answer for a while.

Seeing this, Lu Bu, who was sitting on the chair, smiled slightly:

"Hehe, on weekdays, each of you is smarter than the other, but at the critical moment, why have you all become confused? It's just that others don't know, and you two can't guess the intention of this move? ”

"Well, forgive me for being stupid, and please make it clear to the general."

"Yes, yes, I don't understand what the general means by this."

Seeing that these two self-proclaimed smart guys couldn't guess what he was thinking, Lu Bu suddenly felt a little proud, drank all the wine in the cup, leaned back in the chair and said with a chuckle:

"Good! Then the general will explain it to you. I let Huaxing go on the expedition for two reasons. ”

"Oh? Which two? ”

"First, the little emperor ordered us to suppress the bandits, saying that it was for the sake of the people and for the benefit of the world, but if you think about it carefully, the bandits in Sankun Mountain have existed for many years, but he didn't clear the crackdown sooner or later, but he asked us to suppress the bandits when the general was recruiting troops, don't you think there is a problem?"

Hearing Lu Bu say this, Chen Gong's face changed abruptly, and he raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Is it possible...... Is he trying to take advantage of the opportunity to reduce our forces? ”

"Hehe, what Brother Gongtai said is very true!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu nodded while preaching with contempt on his face:

"The little emperor must have noticed something, so he didn't like us to expand our armaments, but he didn't want to say it clearly, so he ordered us to suppress the bandits. And the situation of Sankun Mountain, he must have already checked it and knew that this battle was not easy to win. Its purpose is to consume the strength of our army! ”

"Oh, so there's still such a relationship?"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao also nodded with a sudden understanding:

"That is to say, in fact, the general doesn't care about the outcome of this battle, our focus is on saving troops?"

"That's right!" Lu Bu nodded and replied:

"Although I have guessed the little emperor's intentions, it is not suitable to turn his face with him at this time. Therefore, sending a thousand soldiers to mean the meaning is also regarded as carrying out his will. As for the result, hehe, it doesn't matter at all. ”

"The general is really a god! Far...... Consider oneself inferior to another! ”

After figuring out the reason, Zhang Liao hugged his fists with admiration, and quickly said: "What about the second reason?" ”

"The second reason, I really want to see if this Huaxing has the ability to lead troops. If he can really take Sankun Mountain with a thousand soldiers, this general will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task in the future! ”

"Huh? With a thousand soldiers...... Take down Sankun Mountain? ”

Zhang Liao, who had personally crusaded against Sankun Mountain, knew very well the power of this gang of thieves, and he would never believe that anyone could handle this matter with a thousand troops:

"That's impossible! If he fights, I Zhang Wenyuan will have his surname in the future! ”

To be honest, Lu Bu didn't believe that Huaxing could win with a thousand troops.

But on the one hand, this battle must be fought;

On the other hand, a thousand soldiers is not much, and even if he dies, he can accept it, so he agreed to the other party on the spot.

At this moment, after hearing Zhang Liao's dissatisfied, Lu Bu shook his head and smiled:

"Hehe, I don't care who your surname is. But if Huaxing fails to win, it proves that he is just a big talker, and his career will end here. ”