In the second year of Xingping (195 AD), Xuzhou, Xiapi County, Siwu County.

Originally, Lu Bu planned to go directly to see Liu Bei, but when he arrived in Xiangben County, someone sent him a letter.

The content of the letter is very simple: dare to ask Wen Hou Siwu to speak.

In fact, Lu Bu can roughly guess who it is just by these words, because among the people he knows, he will call him "Wen Hou", and the only one who helped him by mistake in the Cheng clan - Tang Zhou.

Although Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and the others tried their best to stop him, Lu Bu still decided to meet him for a while.

In this way, Lu Bu came to Siwu with all his family resources.

I believe that Tang Zhou must have been waiting here for a long time, because Lu Bu's men and horses were still five miles away from the city, so they saw Tang Zhou standing in the middle of the road.

Seeing the fiery figure of the red rabbit, Tang Zhou strode over, stood in front of Lu Buma, and bowed his hand.

"I've seen Wen Hou."

"Commander Tang is quite well-informed."

"Hehe, Wen Hou laughed, it's only because we are looking for someone that we have to send people to monitor everywhere." Tang Zhou's face was lost.

Lu Bu naturally didn't care about his thoughts, "I don't know why Commander Tang asked me to come here?" But according to Lu, you shouldn't be here to harm Lu. ”

Tang Zhou was only a dozen people behind him at this time, and everyone knew that he would never come to use force.

"To tell you the truth, I want to help Wen Hou go to Pengcheng." Tang Zhou said with a smile.

"Why do I need your help?"

"Because Wen Hou doesn't want Liu Bei to be wary of you." When Tang Zhou said this, his eyes became sharp.

"Feng Xian, his sincerity should be very clear. If he had not come sincerely, he would not have said this. Chen Gong said on the side.

"Then I don't know how Your Excellency wants to help my general." Cao Xuan suddenly walked out from the side.

In fact, Zhang Liao, Cao Xing and others had been listening to it for a long time, and when they saw that they had talked about confidential matters, they all leaned over vigilantly.

"I wonder if you generals can take a step to speak?" Tang Zhou said and gave way to the left, and then took the lead and walked over.

Lu Bu snorted and followed.

All the generals under him had seen the world, and without any hesitation, they all followed Lu Bu over.

After Tang Zhou made sure that he would not be heard by others, he said to Lu Bu and the others: "Wen Hou, generals, if you want to gain Liu Bei's trust, the first thing you need to do is to divide your troops into two ways. ”

"What?!" Zhang Liao exclaimed in surprise.

"In addition to the seven hundred people trapped in the camp, Wen Hou can only bring another three thousand people to see Liu Bei at most." Tang Zhou completely ignored everyone's suspicious eyes.

"What do you mean?" Wei Xu was also puzzled.

However, Chen Gong was always very calm, and when he saw Wei Xu asking, he said to everyone: "What Commander Tang said is good, it is best to take most of the baggage camp with Fengxian." As for the wolf riders and the bows, each battalion should bring a maximum of two hundred. And most importantly ......"

Speaking of this, he looked at Tang Zhou, "Commander Tang doesn't want me to go. ”

Tang Zhou smiled and cast an approving glance at Chen Gong.

What do you mean? Can you stop playing pantomimes? Zhang Liao was a little annoyed.

"Wen Yuan," Lu Bu finally spoke, "what they mean is that they don't want Liu Bei to feel that I am a threat, but just to make him feel that I am helpful to him. ”

"If Mr. goes with him, Liu Bei will be wary of the general in every way, right?" Song Xian said thoughtfully.

"Then why bring the camp with you?" Cheng Lian wondered.

"Exactly, if you want to show weakness, you can only bring some wounded soldiers." Hao Meng was also puzzled.

"If there are only some baggage and disability left by the dignified Lord Wenhou, it will inevitably make Liu Bei despise." Hou Cheng also understood the meaning, and explained to Cheng Lian with a smile.

"But, Commander Tang, you said you would help us, could it be this?" Chen Gong turned his head to look at Tang Zhou and asked.

"Hehe, I will escort Wen Hou to the city walls of Pengcheng. However, it will be difficult for you to do enough of the play. ”

"Lu still has one last question." Lu Bu looked at Tang Zhou fiercely.

"Wen Hou, please speak."

"Why help me?"

Tang Zhou smiled bitterly, "In order to catch Zhang Feng." He did not hesitate to kill his master in order to escape, and the only one who can make him so persistent is Wen Hou you. Therefore, I guessed that if you want to capture him, you just need to stay by Wen Hou's side. ”

Lu Bu sighed and said, "Don't worry, Lu will also help you when the time comes." It seems that if I can't subdue this person, I'm afraid I'll never have peace. ”

……

In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Gong had an argument with Lü Bu, and then he left with Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian, and Cao Xing with 5,000 men.

Although no one told the ordinary soldiers the whole plan, these soldiers and horses who had followed Lu Bu for many years, out of trust in these generals, just turned back along the road they came.

Tang Zhou, on the other hand, sent someone to inform his subordinates hidden in the nearby villages to prepare for a good show.

……

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

On the city wall, Zhang Fei was drinking boredly.

Guan Yu is now responsible for guarding Xiapi, and the eighteen "unidentified people" were sent out by Zhang Fei to continue to accompany the people to "chat about family life", and the eldest brother Liu Bei is dealing with Mi Fang, Chen Deng and others all day long, and Mi Fang went out to inspect again, so Zhang Fei, who is in charge of city defense but has no battle to fight, has no one to talk to now.

A sip of wine is really not a taste. There is no one to accompany you, and even drinking is tasteless.

"Alas!" With a long sigh, Zhang Fei put away the wine jug and prepared to go down to the city.

"Look, General!" One of the soldiers defending the city suddenly shouted.

Zhang Fei looked in the direction he pointed, and saw dust in the distance, a team of three or four thousand people was rushing towards Pengcheng, and followed by more than 10,000 yellow turban thieves.

"Good boy, remember to go to my place to receive the reward when you're done!" No matter who comes, it's more important than anything else to fight.

Zhang Fei sent a herald to report to Liu Bei, and immediately ordered the deputy general to gather troops to prepare to leave the city.

At this time, the thousands of people had already arrived two miles away from the city, and Zhang Fei couldn't help frowning in front of the formation.

What caught his eye was the fiery red rabbit.

"It's General Zhang Yide in front!" Zhang Liao shouted.

"Isn't it General Wenhou Lu who came?" Zhang Fei responded.

"Exactly! I beg General Zhang to help us quickly! ”

Zhang Fei hesitated slightly, then smiled slightly, and waved his spear, "Generals, follow me to help Wen Hou and kill!" ”

Tang Zhou and his subordinates, who were chasing far behind Lu Bu, saw Zhang Fei rushing over, and immediately stopped their pace, "The surname is Lu!" Count your fortune! Remove! ”

Looking at the Yellow Turban thieves who were retreating like a receding tide, Zhang Fei slowly turned his head, looked at the more than 10,000 people behind him, and said angrily to the deputy general: "Who asked you to bring so many people out!" I don't have to fight again! Go back and pay a month's salary! ”

The deputy general nodded aggrievedly, after all, the third master who is furious is better not to provoke.

"Thank you, Brother Yide." Lu Bu thanked him.

"I don't know why Wen Hou is here, and why is he being hunted down by the Yellow Turban Thief?" Zhang Fei calmed down his emotions and asked Lu Bu with a smile.

"We were defeated by Cao Cao and fled to the border of Xuzhou. When he had no choice but to go to the East China Sea, there was a shortage of grain and grass, and he happened to hear that there were yellow turban thieves stationed there, so he wanted to exterminate them and seize the grain and grass. Who would have thought that this move would be opposed by Chen Gong and others, and even take away all the elites of my subordinates. I had to lead the rest of the soldiers and horses, but the gold thieves were really powerful, and the remnants of my soldiers were defeated, not to mention defeated, and they were chased all the way. After several battles, they fled here. Fortunately, General Zhang rescued him and escaped from danger. ”

"Wen Hou is polite. I think you have been running all the way here, and you must be sleepy and tired, so I have sent someone to inform my brother, please wait for less. Although Lu Bu said it sincerely, Zhang Fei finally had to discuss it with Liu Bei.

So he asked Lu Bu's soldiers and horses to rest outside the city for a while, and he returned to the city.

At this time, Liu Bei and several of his cronies also came to the city gate, and Zhang Fei had already closed the city gate and was waiting for him.

"Third brother, what happened? I've heard reports that there's military intelligence outside? Liu Bei asked.

"Big brother, do you know who is coming from outside?"

"Who?"

"Lu Bu."

"What?!" Chen Deng's face was surprised, not because he heard Lu Bu, but because his soldiers and horses could march in Xuzhou without anyone noticing.

"It seems that what the second brother saw was indeed him." Liu Bei said very calmly.

"I asked him just now, and he really didn't mention that he had been to Siwu." Zhang Fei also replied calmly.

"Lord, did you know he was coming?" Mi Zhu's heart was also tight, such an important matter, Liu Bei didn't say it to himself, obviously he didn't trust himself.

"Oh, Zizhong, a few days ago, the second brother sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he saw a team in Siwu, the leader riding a fiery red war horse, and suspected that it was Lu Bu. Because the news has not been confirmed, I didn't tell you, and I didn't want to make the people of Xuzhou panic. Liu Bei explained.

"The lord's good intentions are really a blessing for the people of Xuzhou." Although he was not happy in his heart, since Liu Bei had already said the reason, he couldn't ask any more.

"What do you mean?" Jian Yong glanced at Zhang Fei meaningfully.

"Instead of letting Lu Bu wander around Xuzhou, it is better to look under his own nose. What's more, now there is an elite army of soldiers and horses outside that is hidden somewhere by Chen Gong, if we don't show Lu Bu's sincerity, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not come hard. Zhang Fei said with a smile.

"Hehe, this point of virtue has come to mind with me. But there is one more thing that will bother Lao Zizhong. Jian Yong said, and looked at Mi Zhu again.

"What's the matter? Please speak. ”

"I also want to ask Zi Zhong to go to Xiapi quickly and inform Yun Chang so that he can pay more attention in the past few days. In case Lu Bu really wants to make a move, he is afraid that the reinforcements from Xiapi will not be able to arrive when the time comes. The most important thing is that although Yun Chang is brave, he is too upright, and he is afraid that he will do something drastic. ”

This is the truth, I heard that Lu Bu arrived in Si Wu that day, if it weren't for the worry that he had other soldiers and horses lurking, Guan Yu would have led his troops to kill him. With his character, it is undoubtedly a great shame for the realm he is responsible for being infiltrated by outsiders.

"It's okay, then I'll go back and inform Mi Fang and Mi Shu."

"They should stay in Pengcheng, after all, Lu Bu still has Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and Hao Meng under him, and it is always good to keep more generals." Zhang Fei said suddenly.

Mi Zhu squinted at Zhang Fei, and smiled slightly, "What General Zhang said is that I was negligent." ”

Jian Yong secretly glanced at Zhang Fei and thought: It seems that Yide can't trust him in the end, and he is still suspicious of Ji Ling's inexplicable withdrawal of troops.

Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's discuss these things later, if you let Wen Hou wait for a long time, it will be rude." ”

So, surrounded by a group of civil and military personnel, Liu Bei stepped out of the slowly opening city gate......