Chapter 13: The Beginning

As the sun set, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the White Gate Tower, crossing a layer of golden light for the soldiers at the head of the city, and after Cao Jun tried again to no avail, the tide receded, leaving only hundreds of corpses. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"Tomorrow, we must break through Xiapi!" Cao Cao stood in front of the tent and looked in the direction of the head of Picheng.

"The prime minister is looking for me?" Liu Bei came to Cao Cao's side and made a compilation, his eyebrows lowered.

"Xuande is here." Seeing Liu Bei, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile slightly, nodded and said: "Tomorrow I am going to forcibly break the city, but that Lu Feng ancestor is called a tiger, with the courage of ten thousand people, and there is a red rabbit horse, which can travel thousands of miles a day, climb mountains and cross waters, such as walking on the ground. ”

"What does the prime minister mean......" Liu Bei's eyes moved, and he looked at Cao Cao.

"I don't want Lu Bu to get out of Xuzhou alive." Cao Cao turned around, patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, your three brothers will lead a team of soldiers and horses, go through the north gate and enter the city, and after entering the city, kill Lu Bu for me!" ”

Kill Lu Bu?

Liu Bei silently pondered the pros and cons of this matter in his heart.

Killing Lu Bu is to remove a big trouble for Cao Cao, but for the three of their brothers, it is not good, when the tiger prison was closed, combined with the strength of his three brothers, Lu Bu was defeated, although Zhang Fei shouted every day to cut Lu Bu, but if they really moved, especially when Lu Bu knew that he would die, he was still fighting, and they might not be able to kill Lu Bu without paying any price.

"Cheng knows Lu Bu's courage quite well, but he is not completely sure." Although he was not happy in his heart, but at this moment, Liu Bei sent people under the fence, and it was not good to refuse directly, if Lu Bu really went crazy at that time, Liu Bei didn't want to fight with the lives of his three brothers.

"Don't worry." Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "It's just that the three brothers of Xuande are blocking Lu Bu's way, don't let him escape, even if he is really brave and invincible, it is impossible to defeat thousands of troops!" ”

Cao Cao's purpose is very clear, let Liu Bei and the three of them stop Lu Bu, and then use the tactics of the sea of people to consume Lu Bu to death, as for whether the three brothers of Liu Guan and Zhang will have an accident, it is not something he needs to consider.

Liu Bei took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Prime Minister don't worry, Beizi will stop Lu Bu." He glanced at Cao Cao and said in a deep voice: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first." ”

"Well, Xuande will go by himself." Cao Cao nodded, let Liu Bei leave, looked at the sky, and returned to the tent, the city will be broken tomorrow, and he must recuperate well tonight.

"Big brother, what's the bad water of that old boy Cao Cao?" Liu Bei returned to his tent, and was surrounded by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei's voice was a little dissatisfied, these days, although Cao Cao treated Liu Bei like a guest, but in private he was on guard everywhere, and even his freedom was restricted.

"Let's hold Lu Bu back tomorrow." Liu Bei knelt down in front of the table and told the conversation with Cao Cao.

"Oh? Want to kill that thief Lu Bu? Why bother others to do it, if the three of us brothers join forces, the thief Lu Bu can still turn the sky upside down!? Zhang Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, he couldn't get used to seeing Lu Bu, he had already given birth to this thought when he was under the tiger prison, and after more than ten years, all the way to grievances and grievances, the two of them can be said to be in flames, at this moment when he heard that he was going to kill Lu Bu, he naturally agreed, and for the first time, he felt that Cao Cao, who was full of bad water, was not so annoying.

Angrily glanced at Zhang Fei, Liu Bei ignored this fool, sat behind the table, quietly thinking about his own thoughts, although Cao Cao did not let him participate in the military, but he was the lord of Xuzhou in the past, he was very clear about the current situation in Xuzhou, Lu Bu has not many soldiers and horses in his hands, since Cao Cao has decided to break the city tomorrow, it is obvious that Cao Cao has concluded that Xiapi has lost the strength to continue to resist.

Although Cao Cao is regarded as a great enemy in his heart, Liu Bei is still more convinced of Cao Cao's judgment, as for whether to put Lu Arrange to death, Liu Bei is actually not too concerned, although Lu Bu took his territory before, but Liu Bei is a kind of person, belonging to the kind of person who has the world in mind, as long as the time is right, even if he shakes hands with Lu Bu now, Liu Bei is absolutely willing, of course, the premise is that Lu Bu can provide Liu Bei with what he needs, otherwise, if Lu Bu blocks his way, then I'm sorry, Even if the relationship between the two parties is really good, Liu Bei will definitely find an opportunity to kill Lu Bu.

Regardless of whether Liu Bei is really a descendant of the Han family, but this kind of thick black learning has learned ten percent from Liu Bang.

"The third brother must not be reckless." Guan Yu patted Zhang Fei's shoulder and looked at Liu Bei: "What do you think, big brother?" ”

"You and my brother rarely have a foundation, but now it's time to leave." Liu Bei shook his head, a flash of reluctance and amazement flashed in his eyes.

When Guan Yu heard this, he couldn't help but fall silent, this Xuzhou was the first real foothold for the three of them, and the three of them were originally going to use this Xuzhou to show their strength and ambitions, but who knew that the dream had not yet begun, and it was ruthlessly crushed.

Historically, Liu Bei was named and named the emperor's uncle because he entered Xuchang this time and was received by the emperor, if he didn't have the reputation of this uncle, Liu Bei would not have been so smooth later, even if he put the identity of the descendants of the Han family on his lips, but after all, he said it himself, not many people believed that the appeal was even inferior to Lu Bu, but after getting the name of the emperor's uncle, it became different, it can be said that Liu Bei was able to get so many people to help him in the middle of the Three Kingdoms, and even top talents like Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were willing to assist, It's all in the name of this imperial uncle.

However, Liu Bei's vision at this moment is obviously not so long-term, and he doesn't know what will happen to him when he enters Xuchang this time, so at this moment, in his heart, he hopes to stay in Xuzhou, after all, in Xuzhou, he has enough foundation, as long as he has enough time, he can't compete with Cao Cao.

It's a pity that Liu Bei himself knows very well that he has little chance of staying, and Cao Cao can't let himself continue to be in charge of Xuzhou alone.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei couldn't help but be silent when they heard this, they had been following Liu Bei since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and it took nearly twenty years to obtain such a foundation, but now they were watching being taken away, and they felt a little bad in their hearts.

Zhang Fei said in a deep voice: "Brother, don't worry, as long as my brother gives an order, I will help my brother take Xuzhou back!" ”

Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Bastard, there are no soldiers and no generals, what are we going to take?" ”

"Looking for Mr. Chen, there may be a way." A flash of spiritual light flashed in Zhang Fei's eyes.

Liu Bei shook his head and didn't answer, he knew that Chen Deng had a good impression of him, but after all, Chen Deng was a figure from a big family, everything was in the interests of the family, and he had lost his status as the lord of Xuzhou, and it was difficult to get Chen Deng's help again.

"Xuande Gong, Mr. Chen Deng asks to see you." Just as the three brothers were speechless, a lieutenant suddenly came in and bowed.

"Mr. Yuanlong?" Liu Bei let out an exclamation, a flash of divine light flashed in his already disappointed eyes, and he hurriedly got up, ignoring the others, and ran straight outside.

Outside the tent, a handsome young man stood with his hands in his hands, watching Liu Bei rush out directly, and a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"Xuande Gong, it's been a long time." Chen Deng looked at Liu Bei with a smile and arched his hand.

"Mr. Yuanlong, please." Liu Bei stretched out his hand, invited Chen Deng into the camp, and warmly invited Chen Deng to sit down: "I don't know if Mr. Yuanlong is here, do you have any advice?" ”

"Don't dare to advise." Chen Deng shook his head, looked at Liu Bei's eager look, and said with a wry smile: "I know Xuandegong's intentions, but now that the overall situation in Xuzhou has been decided, there is no power to return to heaven." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, a look of disappointment flashed uncontrollably on his face.

Chen Deng explained: "However, entering Xuchang this time is not necessarily a bad thing for Xuande Gong. ”

"Sir, my brother has entered Xuchang, is there still a chance to come out? That's what you said. Zhang Fei snorted dissatisfiedly when he heard this.

"Definitely." Chen Deng was not angry, looked at Liu Bei and said: "Does Xuande Gong know that in the battle of Xuzhou, why did Xuande Gong lose?" ”

"This ......" Liu Bei couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, there were many reasons for losing Xuzhou, Lu Bu's defection, Cao Cao's treachery, and the lack of troops, and even the family's back was also an important reason, just looking at Chen Deng, Liu Bei suddenly felt that the problem did not seem to be so simple.

"Please also sir." After a while, Liu Bei shook his head, looked at Chen Deng's smiling expression, and said with a wry smile.

"Name!" Chen Deng looked at Liu Bei and spit out a word.

Subsequently, the four of them talked secretly in the camp for nearly an hour, Chen Deng said goodbye and left, although Cao Cao felt it, but he didn't care, the rules of the game in this world are like this, Chen Deng, as a child of the family, if he openly deviates from the rules of the game, then Cao Cao just has an excuse to do something to the Chen family, and when the time comes, even if it is other families, they can't find fault.

In the dead of night, most of the Cao army had fallen asleep, and in the silent night, a gong and drum sounded, breaking the silence of the night, followed by the sound of shouting and killing, which woke up the Cao army, however, when Cao Cao ordered all the men and horses and prepared to fight, he was told that the other party was gone.

Cao Cao only thought about it for a moment, and he already knew that this was Lu Bu's tired plan.

"This tiger is getting more and more shrewd!" In the handsome tent, although Cao Cao was laughing, the entire camp was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

"Prime Minister, those thieves are too cunning to fight with us at all, and when they saw us sending troops, they immediately fled, and the generals of the other three gates were also harassed." Cao Ren, who was in charge of chasing the enemy army, came back and said with a depressed face.

Cao Cao waved his hand depressedly, there is nothing good to do about it, if he sends someone to pursue, this black light will be blind, in case he is ambushed by Lu Bu, the gains outweigh the losses, so he can only swallow this evil breath, and after the city is broken tomorrow, they will settle down together.

It's just that not long after I fell asleep, there was the earth-shattering sound of gongs and drums outside.

Cao Ren attacked again, but naturally returned in vain.

Cao Cao stood in the tent, his face sinking like water.

"Prime Minister, when we were just chasing the enemy army, someone sent a message with a flying arrow and left us this." After Cao Ren waited for everyone to leave, he handed a bamboo slip to Cao Cao.

"Oh?" Cao Cao took the bamboo slip, his eyes swept over the bamboo slip, and a smile suddenly appeared on his originally gloomy face, shaking his head and smiling: "Feng Xian has grown, but unfortunately, a hundred secrets are sparse!" Ha ha! ”