Chapter 105: Exorcism of Tigers
At this moment, Liu Bei is very optimistic about the future situation, but Liu Bei is helpless about this. Even if he knew that Cao Cao was pretending to be the Son of Heaven, Liu Bei could only accept his fate.
"Big brother, that Cao thief is treacherous, can we only give him orders?" Naturally, Zhang Fei spoke, with his fiery temper, how could he endure being instructed by others and being a pawn of others. Although Zhang Fei likes to charge into battle, he is definitely not willing to be someone else's sword.
"Cao Cao pretended to use the will of the Holy Lord to let me wait to crusade against Xuzhou, should I disobey? Besides, our little Pei is alone, and there are few people who can fight, so letting me wait to fight Cao Cao is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Liu Bei naturally didn't want to give orders to Cao Cao, but the book was printed with the printing of the jade seal of the country, which meant that the emperor ordered that it was impossible for people like Liu Bei to openly disobey the emperor's orders with people like Liu Bei who took Kuang Fu Han as the benchmark.
"This ......" Liu Bei said, and Zhang Fei didn't know how to speak. It's not to fight, it's not to fight, it's really a dilemma.
As Zhang Fei, who had a loud voice, fell into the opportunity, the entire hall suddenly fell silent. But after a while, Liu Bei spoke: "Whether it is Cao Cao's trick or not, but since it is an order of the Holy Lord, then we must obey it." ”
Liu Bei's sudden opening made Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stunned. However, Zhang Fei somewhat disagreed with Liu Bei's words. But now that Liu Bei has decided, Zhang Fei can only nod.
Seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not object, Liu Bei took the case and said: "Yun Changyi Deer will quickly gather four thousand soldiers and horses, and follow me to attack Lu Bu." ”
"No!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei got up one after another to salute, and then the two of them turned around and walked down to start preparing for the crusade against Lu Bu.
Although Xiao Pei is small but has all kinds of organs, after Liu Bei gave the order, the whole Xiao Pei fell into a state of conquest. And at this moment, Mi Zhu hurriedly appeared in front of Liu Bei.
"My lord." Mi Zhu came to Liu Bei. Shi Li said.
"Oh, it's Zizhong, what are you looking for?" Liu Bei raised his head and asked when he saw Mi Zhu in front of him.
"Lord, I only came to Xiaopei, and everything is in ruins. Why did the lord have to work hard and lose money to crusade against Lu Bu. Mi Zhu said comfortingly: "Today's Xuzhou is not as usual, Chen Gong under Lu Bu is resourceful, and has turned Xuzhou into an iron plate, and it is really unwise to crusade against Xuzhou now." ”
Liu Bei shook his head, how did he not know that what Mi Zhu said was true, but what could he do at this time.
"Zizhong, take a look at this first." Saying that, Liu Bei handed the bamboo slip on the crime to Mi Zhu. After Mi Zhu took it, he understood what was going on, and then sent the bamboo slip back, and then said: "This is Cao Cao's trick. Why did the lord ......" Mi Zhu didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was obvious. "Bei takes it as his responsibility to support the Han family, and now it is the will of the saint, let Bei go to crusade against Lu Bu, if he doesn't go, it will be disobedience, is Zizhong trying to trap and be unjust?" Liu Bei naturally knew what Mi Zhu wanted to say. And he knows it, too. Mi Zhu is for his own good, but in this situation. There is no room for Liu Bei not to make such a choice.
"Even if this is a trick of the Cao thief, but Bei can only receive the order, besides, even if this is not the will of the saint, just say the powerful Cao Cao, we can't resist. On the same day, he was ready to defect to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took us in and helped us with grain and grass soldiers, the purpose of which was to support us to contain Lu Bu. Now Cao Jun's soldiers are strong and strong, the only thing he lacks is time, even if he doesn't have us, he can take Xuzhou alone. Our role is really dispensable. And now he asked Bei to crusade against Lu Bu, but it was just to consume the experience of Lu Bu's army. Liu Bei said with a lonely expression.
At this time, he felt a trace of regret, regretting that he had accepted Lu Bu that day. On the same day, Lu Bu was defeated and surrendered, Liu Bei accepted Lu Bu in the spirit of benevolence and righteousness, thinking that he would influence Lu Bu with his benevolence and righteousness, but he underestimated Lu Bu's ambitions.
If it weren't for Lu Bu, he would have been in charge of Xuzhou at this time, and he should have prepared enough troops and food, but now, he could only shrink into Xiaopei, and he had to look at Cao Cao's face to live in peace.
"The lord doesn't need to be sad, since the lord has already made a decision, his subordinates will definitely assist the lord to fight this battle. We must use this battle to win Xuzhou in one fell swoop. Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was a little depressed, Mi Zhu hurriedly spoke out to admonish.
"Zizhong doesn't need to worry, it's okay." Liu Bei came back to his senses and smiled at Mi Zhu with a slight smile. However, for Mi Zhu's words just now, Liu Bei just laughed and denied it. It's not that he doesn't have ambitions, but it's actually that it's difficult for his thousands of people to do much. Although there are no generals under Lu Bu, he himself carries a title of the world's first, and in addition, Chen Gong is not a simple role, so it is tantamount to an idiot's dream to take Xuzhou with only 4,000 soldiers.
"That's fine, then Zhu will go down to oversee the grain and grass." As he spoke, Mi Zhu saluted Liu Bei, and then turned around and walked down. Mi Zhu was in charge of Liu Bei's finances and salary, so after the war, he was also very busy.
Liu Bei's movements here are so big, Lu Bu knew about it for the first time. Although Lu Bu did not take Liu Bei in his eyes, Chen Gong was very concerned about Liu Bei. Therefore, even if Liu Bei has been forced by himself to recruit Xiaopei, Chen Gong's investigation of him is still reported every day.
"Gongtai, Liu Bei dispatched troops in Xiaopei, what is the matter with stockpiling grain and grass?" Lu Bu knelt on the table in his usual clothes, turned his head sideways and asked Chen Gong, who was sitting on the side.
"Needless to say, Cao Cao already had plans to take Xuzhou, and Liu Bei must have been a spear for Cao Cao to attack and disturb us. Cao Cao had long wanted to crusade against Xuzhou, if it wasn't for Zhang Xiu's troubles in Wancheng that day, then Cao Cao's army of more than 100,000 would have been in Xuzhou. Chen Gong said softly, "Since Liu Bei has moved, it means that Cao Cao's army is not far away." For this, Chen Gong had a trace of worry in his heart.
Cao Cao is powerful, and now he has taken Wancheng, both in terms of military strength and momentum. On the other hand, his own Xuzhou is far from Cao Cao's Yanzhou. Cao Cao is a hero, with great ambition and resourcefulness. In addition to Cao Cao, the military generals under Cao Cao are all immortal. On the other hand, under Lu Bu's command, except for Zhang Liao, the rest of the generals are all wine bags and rice bags, and they are all smugglers and horses, which is difficult to use.
In addition, Lu Bu was jealous of Du Chen. Lu Bu was defeated very badly at the hands of Du Chen back then, which made Lu Bu feel a little afraid of Du Chen's battle. Lu Bu is extremely brave, but it is really unpredictable that he will have such a heart as Du Chen, a scholar like Wen Ruo.
However, Chen Gong has some understanding of this. Lu Bu used to be brave and abnormal, but since he took Xuzhou, Lu Bu, the tiger, has changed, and it is not as good as before.
After the tiger settled down, there was no longer the sharpness of the past, Chen Gong has a deep understanding of this, since Lu Bu settled in Xuzhou, the next soldier took the entire Xuzhou without blood, which made Lu Bu's original love for the family explode. In fact, Lu Bu didn't have much ambition at all, he preferred a corner of peace. He really didn't have the determination to fight for hegemony.
Therefore, after he took Xuzhou, he would wave his army against Xuzhou all the time for Du Chen. Lu Bu made a lot of preparations for this, but the more he prepared, the more worried Lu Bu became about Du Chen.
"According to the meaning of Gongtai, Cao Cao will wave his army to attack Xuzhou in a few days?" Lu Bu hurriedly asked. For Liu Bei and Lu Bu, he didn't care at all, but for Cao Cao and Du Chen, Lu Bu was very jealous in his heart.
Chen Gong shook his head, and then said, "Not in a short time." Cao Cao had just attacked Wancheng, and although his troops had not been affected, the consumption of grain and grass was huge. In the crusade against Wancheng, Cao's army encountered heavy rain and did not make progress for a month. After all, Cao Cao had more than 100,000 soldiers under his command, and the grain and grass were quite expensive, so it was difficult to have the ability to launch a large-scale campaign again. ”
Hearing this, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time he was very afraid of Cao Cao's army in Xuzhou. After all, he has been stable in Xuzhou for a long time, so he is very afraid of losing his current stability.
"Gongtai, is there a way to stop Cao Cao?" Lu Bu hurriedly asked, even if Cao Cao doesn't come now, he will know the art of war in Xuzhou sooner or later.
Hearing Lu Bu say this, Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh secretly. At this moment, he had doubts about his decision. In the past, Chen Gong only thought that Lu Bu just had a bad reputation, but since he took Xuzhou, Chen Gong began to question his decision.
"There is no possibility, Xuzhou has a unique position, and Cao Cao has long had plans to go to Xuzhou. For the first time, due to the appearance of the lord, Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw his troops. The second time, due to the Zhang embroidery of Wancheng. But now, Yanzhou's internal and external troubles have been assessed, and Cao Jun has no worries, as long as Yanzhou has enough grain and grass, Cao Jun will definitely send troops to Xuzhou. Chen Gong said with a frown.
The future days are becoming more and more worrisome, which makes Chen Gong not know what to do. Thinking that it would not be long before Cao Jun would be overwhelmed, which made Chen Gong feel extremely stressed.
However, despite the amazing pressure, Chen Gong could only bite the bullet and continue to do it.
"Lord, Cao Cao's intention to capture Xuzhou has become a fact, this matter is not possible to prevent it by manpower, and now the only thing we can do is to enrich the army, and when Cao Cao wields the army, we will meet the head-on attack. When we will defeat Cao's army, then Cao Cao will not be able to attack Xuzhou again in a short time. And after Cao Cao recuperated and regained his strength, Xuzhou was also run by the lord and became an iron plate. Chen Gong said to Lu Bu in a deep voice.
Chen Gong thought for a moment, and then praised him: "And the lord, with your strength, no one in the world can resist you, and why is the lord afraid of Cao Cao." The lord fought in the Tiger Prison and retreated from the princes of the Eighteen Roads, and Cao Cao was also among them, which shows that the lord was a hundred times stronger than his predecessors. ”
Everyone likes to be praised, especially peerless generals like Lu Bu, who like the exploits of the year even more. And now that Lü Bu lacks confidence and ambition, Chen Gong figured out Lü Bu's previous exploits to regain Lü Bu's confidence. (To be continued......)