Chapter 396: Confrontation

However, Chen Gong's conjecture is not bad at all, on the surface, Chen Deng is very flattering to Lu Bu, but in fact, Chen Deng is very dissatisfied with Lu Bu's various behaviors. In his opinion, Lu Bu did not have the demeanor of a troubled overlord at all. Except for personal bravery, there is nothing else.

Therefore, Chen Deng, who has been arrogant since he was a child, how can he worship such people. Now it is just Chen Deng's expedient measure, and when the time is ripe, Chen Deng will naturally go against Lu Bu. And now, he can only compromise and Lu Bu.

After all, his own plus is still in Xuzhou. Although Chen Jia is deeply rooted in Xuzhou, if he really wants to offend Lu Bu, then his family will definitely not be able to face Lu Bu's soldiers alone. Although Lu Bu is not a good person, the soldiers in Xuzhou are really elite divisions.

And now, an excellent opportunity to get rid of Lu Bu's clutches appeared in front of Chen Deng's eyes, and that was Cao Cao of Yanzhou. Chen Deng once had an in-depth understanding of Cao Cao, and in Chen Deng's view, Cao Cao was truly a hero in troubled times. Only a person of his character is worthy of his own service.

With such an idea, Chen Deng mobilized the Chen family's powerful ability in Xuzhou and contacted Cao Cao.

Although Chen Deng did not appear in front of Cao Cao in person, Cao Cao was still very happy that Chen Deng came to vote. Although Xun Yu reminded Cao Cao that there might be fraud in this, Cao Cao showed great trust in Chen Deng.

And when these words reached Chen Deng's ears, it aroused his determination to join Cao even more. Cao Cao is definitely a hero-level character, and if he follows Cao Cao in the future, he will definitely have his own practical strengths. When the time comes, your ideals and ambitions will be fully realized.

However, although Chen Deng had such thoughts in his heart, he did not show it at all. You must know that although Lu Bu has no brains. But Chen Gong beside him is definitely a very difficult person.

He seems to have already seen his own thoughts, and as long as he sees himself, he will make things difficult for himself. Of course, the difficulty is secondary, and his difficulty belongs to the hidden murder. If you are not careful, you may step into a place of no return.

Faced with such a life, Chen Deng felt very tired. Therefore, he wanted to solve the battle of Xuzhou early, so that Cao Cao could eliminate Lu Bu as soon as possible. But the more this happens, the more Chen Deng needs to walk on thin ice. After all, Chen Gong spies on himself as closely as a thief.

Now that the surroundings of Xuzhou City have been fortified by Chen Palace, there is a bucket-like defense, and it is difficult for Chen Deng to find out how many weaknesses there are in it. If you really talk about weakness, it comes from the interior of Xuzhou City.

Although Chen Deng would be like this, he categorically did not dare to try. After all, his wife and family are all in Xuzhou City. So whether this matter is successful or not, it will involve your own family. At that time, even if he succeeds in getting rid of Lu Bu, he will become a loner.

For such a thing, Chen Deng categorically would not let it happen. Therefore, taking precautions, Chen Deng still has to behave without any deviation from before.

Of course, when Chen Gong was calculating Chen Deng all the time, Chen Deng was also calculating Chen Gong. After all, in the entire Lu Bujun camp, Chen Gong definitely plays a vital position. If he can move to Chen Palace, but there is a crack in the relationship between Chen Palace and Lu Bu, it will definitely be a good thing.

However, although this is very simple, it is difficult to do. As the saying goes, it's better to give charcoal in the snow than to put the icing on the cake. When Chen Gong followed Lu Bu, it was when Lu Bu's situation was at its most critical. And under such circumstances, Lu Bu naturally had an unusual trust in Chen Gong.

Therefore, some things are not just said by mouth, but Chen Deng has not yet come up with specific practical actions, after all, this matter is too difficult.

Time is going by little by little, and Cao Jun is afraid that it will not be long before he can reach the city of Xuzhou. This made some of the people in Xuzhou City panic, after all, it won't be long before there will be another war. For ordinary people, peace is the most desirable thing.

Of course, in addition to the people in Xuzhou City who are worried, there is another headache that is also abnormal, and this person is Lu Bu. Ever since he knew that Cao Jun had won victories along the way, Lu Bu's heart had been beating drums, because he was no longer the ambitious tiger he used to be.

And at this moment, a soldier ran to Lu Bu in a panic, and then he said to Lu Bu with a slightly trembling voice: "Lord, Cao Cao's army has now appeared not far outside Xuzhou City. ”

Hearing the news he didn't want to hear, Lu Bu didn't know how to react. Before he could say anything, Chen Gong and Chen Deng both appeared in front of him.

Seeing the two of them, Lu Bu's heart was somewhat relaxed. These two people are their spiritual pillars, as long as they are there, then they still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. After all, the resourcefulness of the two is ordinary people, as long as there is a way.

"Yuanlong, what do you two think about the public platform?" Seeing the two of them, Lu Bu hurriedly asked. After all, at this time, the two of them are their own lifesavers. If you let yourself charge into battle, there is absolutely no problem, but if you let yourself go to seek wisdom with Cao Jun, ten Lu Bu is not Cao Cao's opponent.

Chen Gong and Chen Deng glanced at each other, and then heard Chen Deng speak: "The lord doesn't need to worry, the entire Xuzhou City has been fortified by the military division, I am afraid that the military division has already had a good strategy to break the enemy, so the military division must be strategizing." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu hurriedly looked towards Chen Gong. Chen Gong glanced at Chen Deng with a look, and then said: "Don't worry, the lord of Xuzhou is the top priority of Xuzhou. The walls were tall, and the defenses were for dinner. Moreover, you must know that there are 30,000 troops hoarded in Xuzhou City, and the grain and grass reserves in the city are sufficient, which is enough for the army to consume. ”

Although the Cao army outside the city was victorious and morale was high. But we can't hold on, Cao Cao can't help me. Moreover, although Cao's army has an army of 80,000, but the war is consumed, and sending troops to defend the city naturally consumes its strength, and the real combatants are only 60,000 or 70,000 people. Think my Xuzhou City is so tall that it can't withstand the attack of tens of thousands of his people? ”

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu's mood was naturally a lot happier. At the same time, he also blamed himself in his heart for making a fuss and not being calm enough in the face of things.

Outside Xuzhou City, Zhao Fei rode on horseback and looked at Xiongcheng, which was still some distance away, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. Looking at the tall city wall of Xuzhou City, Zhao Fei's mood was a little complicated. He knew that the higher the walls, the more the corpses of the soldiers needed to be piled up.

At first glance alone, Zhao Fei knew that the battle that would determine the ownership of the entire Xuzhou would depend on whether he could take Xuzhou City. If you can take this magnificent Xuzhou city, then you can take the whole of Xuzhou. And if he hadn't taken Xuzhou City, then what he had done before would have come to naught.

But the more this happened, the more Zhao Fei felt that his expression was firm. Since we have gone all the way to the end, if we don't make some achievements, we will definitely make the world laugh. And Zhao Fei didn't want to be ridiculed, so he could only take down this magnificent city to prove it to the world.

"Give the order, slow down the march, and send someone to carefully check the road conditions." Zhao Fei turned his head and said to the pro-soldier behind him, and the pro-soldier was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly rode his horse to tell others. Zhao Fei, on the other hand, twisted his head back, looking at the road ahead with a little uneasiness in his eyes.

The reason why Zhao Fei gave such an order was that he knew that Chen Gong would definitely not let himself be comfortable with his troops in Xuzhou City. You must know that Chen Gong has already prepared for the defense of the city, so on the road ahead, he will definitely set a trap.

You must know that due to the consecutive victories, Cao Jun is like a rainbow. Therefore, Chen Gong will definitely find a way to dispel Cao Jun's momentum, and using a trap is definitely the best. If the Cao army is attacked by a large number of traps, it will naturally shake the morale of the Cao army. After all, a large number of traps will make Cao Jun's soldiers fearful.

As soon as Zhao Fei's order was delivered, several figures quickly broke away from Cao's army and galloped away in the direction of Xuzhou City. These people were a few highly skilled hunters carefully selected by Zhao Fei, and they were all very good at traps, so it was most appropriate for them to send out traps.

And the action of becoming Cao Jun's was naturally to escape the eyes of the defenders in the city, and they hurriedly reported the matter to Chen Gong. After Chen Gong learned about it, his face was expressionless and he didn't say anything.

After the soldiers left, Chen Gong sighed helplessly, he still underestimated Cao Jun's strategists. Cao Jun's strategist really made a smart decision, thinking that what he did was already very secretive, but he didn't expect to be noticed by Cao Jun.

But now that he has noticed it, Chen Gong has no way. In this silent confrontation, it was obvious that Cao Jun's strategists had a slight advantage. But I have reason to believe it. In the course of the ensuing battle, victory is definitely theirs.

Because he has confidence in Xuzhou City, he also has confidence in the soldiers of Xuzhou City. However, in this extreme confidence, Chen Gong also sensed the unstable factor in it, and of course this unstable factor was Chen Deng.

Chen Deng's performance today made Chen Gong more and more suspicious of him. He suspected that Chen Deng had actually taken refuge in Cao Cao, so his existence was definitely a danger. But how can Chen Deng be eradicated unknowingly, which makes Chen Gong vomit blood and have a headache.

Killing a Chen Deng couldn't be simpler, with his current status, although killing Chen Deng and Lu Bu will complain, he will definitely not punish himself. But if he killed Chen Deng so blatantly, and then provoked the Chen family to oppose Lu, it would not be good. After all, Xuzhou City is about to enter the flames of war. If there is no internal stability, how can you expect to defeat Cao's army.