Chapter 55: Crisis
"Good! It's a blank slate. Lord, where did you get it? Xiao He asked excitedly.
"Don't get too excited, I just showed off my talent a little bit, and accidentally made a blank sheet of paper." Lu Bu shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression.
"You made it?" Xiao He was shocked.
It is rumored in the world that Lu Bu is brave and unscrupulous. But according to his observations in the past few months, Lu Bu is brave and unscrupulous, and he is clearly wise and brave, and his wisdom is outstanding. first repelled Yuan Shu, then exterminated the family, and now successively produced saddles, stirrups, horseshoes, fairy wine, and white paper. He couldn't even think of these things, but Lu Bu could easily make them.
"The lord is really a great talent!"
Xiao He put down the blank paper and bowed respectfully to Lu Bu.
"Why is my father-in-law like this?" Lu Bu stepped forward to help him up.
"With this blank paper, bamboo slips can be replaced, and Xuzhou's economy and culture can be upgraded to a great level, and its role can be limited. This worship is not only the courtier's admiration for the lord, but also for the people of the world. ”
"Hahaha... I'm afraid my father-in-law is deliberately flattering me, right? ”
"No, no, the minister is sincere."
Lu Bu pulled a piece of white paper, wrote five big characters on it, 'the first paper in the world', and then said: "From now on, the white paper will be named after the first in the world, I think it deserves this title, right?" ”
"Deserved, deserved!" Xiao Hele couldn't close his mouth: "Please also ask the lord to hand over these blank papers to me, I will definitely beat the name of 'the first in the world'..." ”
"These can be given to you. But what is made in the future cannot be given to you anymore. ”
"Huh?! Why? ”
Lu Bu rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "Don't you have a B number in your heart?" If it's all for you, what else will I earn? ”
Lu Bu did not answer. Xiao He was not stupid, he immediately thought that it must be because of the treasury taking money.
After thinking about it, he arched his hand and said: "Rest assured, with the first paper in the world, our Xuzhou is like a long-lasting cash cow, why worry about having no money available?" I promise that I will never restrict my lord's money from going forward. ”
"Really?"
"Really!"
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Okay." Then the first paper in the world will be handed over to the father-in-law, and I hope that the father-in-law can really play his role. ”
"Thank you, Lord."
Xiao He Chang breathed a sigh of relief. He is the first paper in the world, he loves it from the bottom of his heart, he must hold it in his hand, otherwise he will definitely not be able to eat or sleep, but now he is good, and he finally got his wish.
As for the treasury taking money, he also thought about it seriously. The current Xuzhou is different from the past, there is fairy wine and the first paper in the world, it is like guarding two gold mountains, even if Lu Bu can toss again, he will not use up all the money.
Glancing at the white paper on the table, Lu Bu picked up a stack and rolled it into his arms.
Xiao He looked at it and was very distressed: "Don't break the white paper, this is all a treasure." ”
"Eh... I'm going to take some to wipe my butt, it's too inconvenient to use bamboo blocks. ”
"What? Wipe your ass? ”
Xiao He scolded angrily: "How can such a heavenly thing be used... You are in heaven's curse. You hurry up and give me the paper, you can't take it. ”
"You are damned. I'm leaving. Lu Bu hugged the white paper, ran away in the blink of an eye, and Xiao He, who was in a hurry, stomped his feet.
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On this day, Lu Zhong rushed to the Assassin's Mansion with an anxious expression and reported to Lu Bu: "My lord, in the west of Xiapi County, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses have appeared. ”
"Liu Bei? Isn't he supposed to be in Pengcheng? Lu Bu had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Yes, Liu Bei should have been stationed in Pengcheng Guozhi County, but according to my subordinates, he has indeed entered Xiapi County, and the number of troops is not less than 30,000."
"In this way, he finally reversed."
Lu Bu stood up, his brow furrowed on his forehead. If Liu Bei is reversed, then the matter will be serious. First of all, Zhang Liao's department fell into a heavy siege, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei drove straight into Pijun and smashed Pijun.
And now that Xiapi County has no soldiers and horses, how can it be defended?
"Lu Zhong."
"Yes."
Lu Bu said: "Tell to go down, the whole city is strictly forbidden, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." Mobilize your soldiers and prepare to defend the city. ”
"No, but...."
"What? Is there a problem? ”
Lu Zhong hurriedly said: "Lord, I ordered the Yin Mansion to have 3,000 recruits, who have not undergone formal training, have no combat effectiveness, and 1,000 of them have been sent to various places to find the prince of Yuanba, and now in the city, there are only 2,000 people, I am afraid that they will not be able to resist Liu Bei." ”
"Have you found Yuanba?"
"Not yet."
Lu Bu thought for a moment. Now Zhang Liao is trapped and unable to return to Xiapi; Gao Shun, Luo Cheng, and Fan Lihua were in a stalemate with Yuan Shujun and couldn't be transferred back. If you want to defend Xiapi County, you can only save yourself.
"Do as I say, and get ready to defend the city. As for how to block Liu Bei, I will find a way. ”
"No."
At noon that day, the gate of Xiapi City was closed, and groups of soldiers went up to the city, preparing huge trees, rolling stones, bows and arrows, and the guards who were originally stationed in the school yard were also transferred out and stationed in various city towers.
After Xiao He heard the letter, he was also very anxious: "My lord, the minister suggested that Luo Cheng and Gao Shun be transferred back, and it is important to stick to Xiapi." ”
"It is important to defend Xiapi, but it is equally important to defeat Yuan Shu. Don't worry about my father-in-law, I have my own way to retreat from the enemy. Lu Bu disagreed, if Luo Cheng and Gao Shun were transferred back, then the war in the east would be very hard. Not to mention defeating Yuan Shu, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep Donghai County. At that time, Xiapi County will inevitably face the siege of the three-way army, and there will be a dead end.
Therefore, despite the current critical situation, he will never call back the Eastern Navy.
"Do you have a way? What can you do? ”
Lu Budao: "I had a dream last night, I dreamed that the Yi River and the Si River burst their banks and flooded Xiapi City. When I woke up, I came up with a brilliant plan! ”
"Does the lord want to flood Pi?"
"Hmm. Xiapi is low-lying, located in the lower reaches of the Yi River and the Si River, if the embankment breaks to release water, the city of Xiapi will be flooded. Father-in-law thinks about it, even Xiapi City has been flooded, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who are attacking the city outside, haven't they all become fish, shrimp and crabs? ”
When Xiao He heard this, of course he didn't agree. If the levee breaks and the water is released, the people of the city will be killed and injured countless times.
"Father-in-law, don't worry, I won't break the embankment and release water unless I have to. You are always looking at it and watching how I clean up Liu Bei and Cao Cao. When I went down to Picheng, it was by no means a place where they could come and leave whenever they wanted. ”
In this regard, Lu Bu is very confident.
Although he doesn't have too many soldiers and horses in his hands now, there are countless clever plans to defend the city, and casually twisting them into one is enough to make Cao Cao and Liu Bei dumbfounded. If you want to attack Xiapi City, unless he Lu Feng dies first.