"Lord, now that Cao Cao's army is moving south, it is the best time for us to wait. Please reorganize your troops and horses and attack Xuzhou! As soon as Chen Gong got the news, after a little thought, he found Lu Bu in a hurry and said eagerly.

"Don't panic in the public station, what happened, take your time." Lu Bu finally had a foothold, and he had developed well during this time, and it was when he was in a good mood that he suddenly heard the news, and he didn't react for a while.

Chen Gong also realized that he was a little out of shape, sorted out his appearance, calmed down and said slowly: "Lord, the spies in Xuzhou have sent news that Xiahou Yuan led an army of 40,000 to Jiangdong a few days ago. Now that only Cao Ren is left in Xuzhou with an army of 30,000 to garrison, it is the best time for us to obtain Xuzhou! ”

Lu Buyi frowned: "It shouldn't be!" Cao Cao had just defeated Tao Qian and taken Xuzhou, why did he fight with Yuan Shu again so quickly? Gongtai, do you say there is fraud in this? ”

Chen Gong said confidently: "Don't worry, the palace has already found out." Liu Bei and Yuan Shu went to war, and Cao Cao also sent Xiahou south in Yanzhou, probably to reap the benefits, and it should not be a plan to hide from the world. ”

"Besides, with such a large-scale troop movement, even if there is a fraud among them, we can quickly react and withdraw the troops, and the lord does not need to worry. The soldiers are fast, and the lord is also asked to send troops to take Xuzhou quickly. When the time comes, we will hold the two states of Qingxu and Xu, and the unification of the Central Plains is just around the corner! Chen Gong said with a little excitement.

Lu Bu didn't have any opinions, and when he heard Chen Gong's words, he was also ready to move: "What the public platform said is good, since that's the case, then I..."

"Report!" There was a shouting sound outside the door.

Lu Bu's brother-in-law, Wei Xu, broke in as quickly as Chen Gong. Wei Xu first secretly glanced at Chen Gong's face, and then he made up his mind.

Luckily it wasn't too late!

"Lord, there is an important letter from Cao Cao from Yanzhou, please take a look at it."

Lu Bu directly took the letter and unfolded it, and after glancing at it, he handed the letter to Chen Gong, and laughed: "What a Cao Mengde, it is so real!" ”

Chen Gong frowned, and hurriedly glanced at the letter in his hand, and his face changed in an instant: "Don't like it, this is Cao Mengde's plan to delay the army, and the lord must not be fooled!" ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately looked like he had been splashed with a bucket of cold water, and his face was uneasy.

Wei Xu looked at Lu Bu's face on the side, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Is the military advisor too worried?" For the sake of the overall situation of the Central Plains, Cao Cao was willing to lose his troops to attack Yuan Shu, and he was also willing to cede the land of the two counties to the lord to show the sincerity of the alliance, is this not credible? ”

Chen Gong glared at Wei and continued: "This is just an empty promise, how can it be trusted?" If Cao Mengde does not cede the land of the two counties to the lord in the future, what can we do? Cao A concealed the treacherous villain, and his words were not to be believed! ”

"Cao Cao's move is just to appease the heart of the lord and protect Xuzhou, the lord must not be fooled! The lord thinks about it, if Cao Mengde can hold Xuzhou, how can he easily cede the two counties? Such an action shows that Cao Cao is now weak in troops, empty inside, and Xuzhou is strong outside and inside, and he can be taken down with a snap of his fingers! ”

"The lord thinks about it, is it important to have a complete Xuzhou, or is it important to have two counties? The lord must not miss the opportunity because of a small loss! ”

Chen Gong's words were well-reasoned and well-founded, and Lu Bu, who had always been indecisive, began to waver again and became biased towards Chen Gong.

When Wei Xu saw that something was wrong, he secretly glared at Chen Gong with hatred: "Lord, the elite of the Cao army is not something that we can easily defeat. Now that we have newly acquired the land of the two counties, except for the soldiers stationed in various places, there are not many spare troops, and it may be difficult to take Xuzhou! ”

Chen Gong looked at Wei Xu coldly: "General Wei, what you say is not true." Cao Cao's troops are empty, and Yuan Shao has just been strong outside and inside during the big war, why do we need so many soldiers to garrison? The palace thinks that 30,000 troops are enough to hold Qingzhou, and the lord leads 100,000 troops to attack Picheng, and he will definitely be able to fight down! ”

Wei Xu was a little weak-hearted by Chen Gong, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Even so, I still have to guard against it!" I finally found the territory of Qingzhou, what if I become rootless again because of a moment of radicalism? Now that we have just settled in Qingzhou, the situation is very good, and steady progress is the best policy. ”

Wei Xu, as Lu Bu's brother-in-law, knows best what kind of character he is as the lord. Don't look at Lu Bu as arrogant and tough on the outside, but on the inside, he is actually an indecisive and soft-eared big boy.

To put it bluntly, Lu Bu did not conquer the world to dominate the world, but to protect his own people and divide one side. After half a year of wandering and living under the fence, Lu Bu is most worried about the loss of Qingzhou.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Bu heard that Qingzhou was missing, he hesitated again.

Chen Gong was anxious: "My lord, now that the situation in the Central Plains has become clearer, there will be another major war within three years at most to determine the ownership of the Central Plains." Our army is the weakest among the three parties, and Cao Cao is the strongest, if we don't take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, I'm afraid that we will all become prisoners of the other party at that time. Since sooner or later the war will start, why not take advantage of such a good opportunity now? ”

"Does the lord really think that Cao Mengde will kindly hand over the land of the two counties to us? It's just a verbal promise! The lord must not be lucky and miss the opportunity! I can't wait for a big deal to leave an extra 20,000 troops to guard Qingzhou, and 80,000 troops are enough to take Xuzhou! Please think twice! ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he began to move again. As soon as Wei Xu saw that something was wrong, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes when he looked at Chen Gong: A certain daughter! Chen Gongtai, you wait for me!

"The lord, Cao Mengde said, is willing to hand over the land of a county and the lord first, and then hand over the land of the remaining county to the lord after the war. This is sincerity! Cao Mengde is not a lie! Wei Xu had to come up with a killer idea.

Sure enough, Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Cao Mengde really said that? ”

Wei Xu was sure in his heart, and hurriedly said: "It's true, lord!" If we raise troops to attack Xuzhou, we may not be able to take it down, not to mention the loss of troops, after all, Cao Ren is the first guard under Cao Cao. If Cao Mengde is forced to be in a hurry, give up attacking Yuan Shu and return to the division to attack the lord, it will be a big deal! ”

"On the contrary, if we take the opportunity to develop our power, we will not move. Not to mention the fishing profits, you can also get the land of the two counties for nothing. It is clear which is better and which is inferior. ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he looked at Wei Xu expressionlessly, and said coldly: "General Wei is really wise!" How did I find out you were so eloquent before? Those who don't know think that Cao Cao said this through the mouth of the general! ”

Wei Xu's face turned red, and he scolded angrily: "Chen Gong, what do you mean? I respect you as a military advisor, you don't want to spew blood! I'm purely for the sake of the Lord, and I don't have any second thoughts. ”

"For the sake of the lord?" Chen Gong chuckled: "Then why didn't you make it clear about that county in the first place?" But when the lord was about to agree to a certain plan, he told him about it? Isn't Cao Cao a lot of rewards? ”

"That's it!"

Without waiting for Wei Xu, who was annoyed and embarrassed, to continue to argue, Lu Bu directly interrupted the quarrel between them.

Lu Bu glared at Wei Xu fiercely: "You two are my right-hand men, loyal and loyal, why quarrel over this matter?" Gongtai, Wei Xu did behave inappropriately just now, and he apologized to you on a certain generation. ”

However, what Wei Xu said does have a certain amount of truth. I'll wait until I take over that county. ”

Chen Gong looked anxious when he heard this: "Lord! ”

Lu Bu waved his hand and directly stopped Chen Gong from continuing: "The matter is so decided, you don't need to persuade again, go down!" ”

Seeing Lu Bu's resolute look, Chen Gong glared at Wei Xu, who was smug on the side, and said with hatred: "If you don't listen to good words, it will be too late for the lord to regret it in the future!" ”