Half an hour later, at the north gate of Pengcheng, the war is approaching, and now the army is stationed here, and many people in the city have moved, so there are no pedestrians at the city gate, which is particularly bleak.

Liu Bei personally sent Sun Gan out of the city, and this time he sent an envoy, only Sun Gan was the envoy, and there were three entourage, which looked very shabby.

Before leaving, Liu Bei grabbed Sun Gan's hands and said, "It's hard work, if it weren't for being lonely and incompetent, it wouldn't have allowed Gongyou to take such a big risk to go to the Tang Kingdom." ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei's tears burst out of his eyes.

Sun Gan, who was holding his hands by Liu Bei, also had tears in his eyes, and choked up: "It's because I'm incompetent, I can't share the worries of the king, I can only do my best to protect the Lu country." ”

Liu Bei choked, tears rained down, took Sun Gan's hand hard, and instructed: "This journey is thousands of miles, Gongyou must take care." ”

The two said goodbye for a while, the scene was very touching, and the soldiers around them couldn't help crying.

Seeing that it was not early, Sun Gan broke free of Liu Bei's hands, bowed down, and said firmly: "Goodbye!" ”

Liu Bei also returned the salute and said with concern: "Gongyou take care." ”

Riding on the fast horse that had been prepared, Sun Qian said goodbye to Liu Bei again, raised his horsewhip, whipped it on the horse's buttocks, the war horse was in pain, spread his hooves and went into the distance, and his two retinues also followed him.

Pengcheng, in a deep house compound, the courtyard is connected with the road, the mountains and stones are dotted, the whole courtyard is magnificent, graceful and luxurious, the garden is splendid, clear and exquisite.

In this lavish hall, a middle-aged scribe sat opposite an old man, each with a cup of tea in front of them.

"Yuanlong, this Pei County was sent to Wei by you?" The old man took a sip of tea, looked at Chen Deng opposite and said.

"The child didn't understand what the father meant." Chen Deng looked at the old man calmly, and his gaze did not fluctuate at all.

The old man's name is Chen Qi, and he is the father of Chen Deng and the head of the Chen family in Xuzhou.

Chen Jue looked at Chen Deng, who was sitting in front of him, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, his son has been smart since he was a child, he has long stopped interfering with him, and he also has plans to hand over the Chen family to him, so in the past few years, he has gradually handed over the rights in the family to Chen Deng, and no longer cares about the affairs of the family, even if this matter is not spread in various places, he will not know.

"Why did you give up Pei County to Cao Cao?" Chen Qi looked at Chen Deng suspiciously, it was also Chen Deng who supported Liu Bei to become king, and now it was Chen Deng who gave up the gate of Pengcheng, what did he want to do.

Chen Deng took a sip of tea and asked rhetorically, "I don't know what my father thinks of Liu Bei?" ”

Chen Qi touched his beard and glanced at Chen Deng in surprise, he didn't know why Chen Deng had such a question, and said lightly: "There is something that is difficult to say between our father and son, even if Yuan Long says it, why beat around the bush." ”

Chen Deng paused slightly, sorted out his words, and said, "Does my father think that Liu Bei, the king of Lu, can hold this land?" ”

When Chen Qi heard this, his eyes were slightly condensed, and now Xuzhou is divided into two major factions, one is the Wenchen family headed by the Chen family, they support Liu Bei, the king of Lu, and the power is also the largest, and there is a Mi family behind the support.

The other department is a series of military generals headed by the Cao family, their strength should not be underestimated, supporting the general Lu Bu, listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement, and fighting against Liu Bei in the Lu State.

The relationship between the two sides was very stiff for a time, and although it was not so blatantly confrontational, it was also an attitude of not getting along with each other, and even if war broke out, there was no sign of easing.

However, even if Liu Bei can unite with Lu Bu, I am afraid that he will not be the opponent of Wei.

Chen Qi shook his head and said, "King Lu's talent is limited, and he has no famous ministers to assist, even if the Chen family assists with all his might, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed." ”

Only the information they have obtained so far, Langxie County has lost most of it, and now Pei County has been lost, only Pengcheng, the gateway to the west, is left, if Pengcheng is broken, then there will be no suspense in this battle.

As for the land in the north, Guan Yu, the second brother of Liu Bei, the king of Lu, should be able to resist the attack of the Wei army.

"Yes, besides, Liu Bei is a kind-hearted person with a black face, and he is reckless in his army, and he has recruited nearly 300,000 troops in the territory of Lu alone, which is already a bit beyond the bearing of Lu State." Chen Deng answered.

With the population of Lu State, 250,000 was already the limit, but Liu Bei ignored their dissuasion and forcibly recruited 300,000 soldiers.

Among them, the one who made the most effort was their Chen family, who contributed money and people, and the Mi family on the side was no exception, the money and food they paid was much more than the Chen family, and the two families almost donated their family's income for a year before they became an army.

Even so, in order to maintain military spending, most of the Lu army is still in a state of half-civilian and half-soldier, with insufficient training and poor equipment, and its combat effectiveness is naturally low.

Chen's father and son suddenly fell silent, according to the current situation, they were not the opponents of Wei at all, Chen Qi finally understood Chen Deng's intentions.

Pei County was a signal released by Chen Deng, in order to gain the favor of Cao Cao, the king of Wei, and at the same time, it was also a goodwill released by them to the Wei State.

"But if the country of Lu persists in this battle and takes over the country, how should we explain it to King Lu?" Chen Qi couldn't help frowning and asked.

Chen Deng smiled coldly and said, "It was the Peixian family that betrayed the Lu country, not the Chen family. ”

Chen Jue looked at his son dumbfounded, he really didn't believe that he heard such words from his son's mouth.

"That family in Pei County is a vassal of our Chen family, this is a well-known fact, even if we deny it, who will believe it?"

Chen Deng turned his head to look in the direction of Liu Bei's temporary hotel, and said with a confident face: "As long as King Lu believes it, King Lu can't hear other people's opinions." ”

Chen Jue suddenly realized, indeed, Liu Bei could not do without their support at this time, so he could only choose to believe Chen Deng's words, and he would try his best to appease them.

As for whether Liu Bei will be upset, he will definitely be, but so what, in the court of the Lu State, at least half of the officials are their people, and they are also in the army, and they have also installed many generals of the family, so it can be said that they now hold the lifeblood of the Lu State.

Suddenly, a servant dressed as a butler walked into the hall, saluted Chen Jue and said, "Family master, I just received the news that King Lu sent someone to Yuan Shu for help, and at the same time, Liu Bei's henchman Sun Qian also left Pengcheng and didn't know where to go. ”

"Got it. You go down first. Chen Jue waved his hand and motioned for the housekeeper to retreat.

"It seems that King Lu has already guessed something." If it was in peacetime, Liu Bei would definitely invite them to the mansion to discuss the war, but now Liu Bei directly skipped them, obviously guessing something.

After Chen Deng heard this, he did not express his surprise, if he had no ability in the troubled times, how could he have survived until now.

However, Chen Deng didn't care, after all, the next thing is the most important thing, if Peixian loses, the next battle will definitely take place in Pengcheng.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Deng received news that the 100,000-strong army of the Wei army had arrived in the city.