Chapter 39: A Million Question Marks
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"Gongtai, Gongtai!"
"Gongtai?!"
Lu Bu called Chen Gong, but the latter was stunned, like petrified, so he had to raise his voice.
But Chen Gong still didn't react, his hands were on the cold female wall, he tried to stretch his neck, and looked into the distance.
Chen Gong's heart was full of shock and disbelief at this moment.
At the beginning, he chose Lu Bu as his partner because Lu Bu had a straightforward personality, was not as treacherous and insidious as Cao Cao, and did not understand people's livelihood and political affairs, was better to "control", and had a huge personality charm, surrounded by a group of powerful generals, and was a good partner.
But at this moment, Chen Gong suddenly found that he couldn't see through Lu Bu a little. The current Lu Bu not only knows the importance of winning people's hearts, but also keenly realizes that when the army falls into a lonely city, the most important thing is to boost morale and unify the will to resist; The most unbelievable thing for him is that Lu Bu has changed his short-sightedness in the past, and he is addicted to alcohol and lustful...... This lustful fate may not have changed, and he has become particularly far-sighted, saying that Cao Jun is going to retreat, and Cao Jun will really retreat.
It's good that Lu Bu is good like this, but isn't it a little scary?
Can a person's temperament really change so much when he is in a desperate situation?
It's like a rebirth!
Chen Gong felt that the worldview he had followed for more than forty years had collapsed.
He actually heard Lu Bu calling him one after another, but he didn't move, but was quickly brewing emotions, thinking about what kind of attitude he should take to recognize Lu Bu as the master in this kind of bet if he loses.
"Gongtai??"
Lu Bu called Chen Gong again.
Chen Gong slowly looked at him sideways, the two looked at each other, did not speak, did not move, all the communication was in their eyes.
After a while, Chen Gong bowed deeply and said in a sincere tone: "Lord, Chen Gong is served... But I don't know how the lord made Cao's army retreat? ”
"Aha, carving insect skills, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning..."
Lu Bu laughed three times, avoided talking about this topic, and raised his hand to help Chen Gong.
Chen Gong straightened up, suddenly slapped his thigh, as if he had just come back to his senses, and said hurriedly: "Feng... Lord, hurry up, hurry up and lead the army out of the city to pursue Cao's army!! ”
"Chasing Cao Jun?"
Lu Bu shook his head and smiled, unmoved.
Chen Gong was anxious all of a sudden, "I watched Cao Jun's formation in a chaotic manner, and the baggage equipment was never taken away, this retreat is absolutely deceitful, and it can be chased!" If the lord leads the light cavalry to cover the kill, you can win a big victory!! ”
Lu Bu waved his hand, "Don't be impatient, let me ask you, if Cao Jun is defeated by me, who will benefit the most?" ”
"This..."
"Hiss~!"
Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, then gasped after a moment, and looked Lu Bu up and down again in disbelief.
He is not a stupid person, he just fell into a misunderstanding just now, and when he saw Cao Jun retreating in embarrassment, his first reaction was to take advantage of the situation to chase and kill and beat the water dogs.
The situation is like two people in a fight, and the one who has the advantage suddenly drops his weapon, holds his head and begins to flee; At such times, as long as another person catches up with a weapon, it must be a one-sided massacre.
After thinking about it now, Chen Gong realized that something was wrong.
Cao Cao was a formidable enemy for Lu Bu, but not necessarily when he looked at the world.
For the time being, Lu Bu has many enemies and potential enemies, from weak to strong, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao.
That's right, Lu Bu's most powerful enemy is Yuan Shao!
To be precise, Yuan Shao, who was about to eliminate Gongsun Zhan, was the most powerful enemy of all the princes of the Central Plains.
In this situation, a Cao Cao, who was not crippled, was in the interests of all the princes of the Central Plains.
If you plan first, you will prosper, and if you plan first, you will die.
Chen Gong sighed with emotion, and once again made a deep gesture to Lu Bu: "The lord is high, and the palace is sincere and convinced." ”
Lu Bu nodded, and ordered the generals to block the ditch and drain the water, lead Chen Qun and Chen Gong back to the mansion, sit around the stove, and look around the two of them: "Xuzhou is not a place to stay for a long time, although Cao Jun retreats today, he will definitely come back one day." Now Yuan Cao is about to fight, if Yuan Shao wins, then his horse will not be able to step on the Central Plains; If Cao Cao wins, then Xuzhou will be in danger, and I hope the two of you will teach me the method of self-preservation. ”
The problem is indeed serious.
Xuzhou has always been a place where soldiers must fight, all the princes in the world are eyeing each other, Yuan Shu wants to annex Xuzhou, Cao Cao also wants to annex Xuzhou, Sun Ce, who is watching the fire from the other side, may not have the idea of annexing Xuzhou, not to mention the powerful Yuan Shao in the north, Xuzhou is probably already regarded as something in his pocket.
Xuzhou has now been beaten to the point of being riddled with holes, more than a million people have died and fled, and there are only a few hundred thousand people left, and the ruling value is extremely small.
In this case, continuing to stay in Xuzhou is no less than waiting for death.
Therefore, it is necessary to think about retreat early.
Chen Gong frowned and thought hard, his head was empty for a while, and he couldn't think of any way, he only felt that the world was so big that there seemed to be no place to go.
Chen Qun drooped his eyelids, focused on the fire, and put on a posture of "You come to ask me, I will tell you".
Lu Bu naturally knew that Chen Qun had three strategies, the upper strategy was to go to Jingzhou, the middle strategy was to go to Guanzhong, and the lower strategy was to go to Liaodong.
But the simulation scenario has already given the answer, and all three strategies are out of date. At this time, Liu Biao's health was still healthy, and he was allied with Wancheng Zhang Xiu, and there was no shortage of strong generals; If he goes to Jingzhou at this time, he is likely to be rejected by Liu Biao, even if he is not rejected, he will inevitably be unreasonably suspicious and guarded against; Moreover, there is another problem that cannot be ignored, Liu Biao has nowhere to arrange him, and the local heroes in Jingzhou will not welcome him - this is also the reason why Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others have always been strongly hostile to Liu Beibao in history, Jingzhou is so large, and those with vested interests will not allow you to divide the interests.
Historically, Liu Bei went to Jingzhou, but also after Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, the northern part of Jingzhou lost its barrier, and Liu Biao was willing to accept Liu Bei, replacing Zhang Xiu's role, and rejecting Cao Cao in the north.
Therefore, Lu Bu simply didn't ask Chen Qun and stared at Chen Gong.
Chen Gong glanced at Lu Bu and suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
"Don't worry, lord, I'm thinking, I'm thinking, I'm about to think about it..."
Chen Qun sat with a straight face for a long time, and when he didn't see Lu Bu coming to ask for advice, he was suddenly a little anxious.
He happened to wait for Lu Bu to ask for a plan, and explained his "upper, middle and lower" three strategies and plates, and then persuaded Lu Bu to give up Xuzhou and settle down in Jingzhou.
Then, he can take his old father and return to his hometown Yingchuan.
As for what to do after returning to Yingchuan and who to play for, we'll see when the time comes. If Cao Cao wins against Yuan Shao, then vote for Cao Cao; If Yuan Shao wins Cao Cao, then vote for Yuan Shao; If Lu Bu rebelled against the guest and captured Jingzhou, then it was not impossible to continue to follow Lu Bu.
In short, there is a lot of room for manoeuvre.
Anyway, Xuzhou can't stay, Sun Ce in the south, Yuan Shao in the north, Cao Cao in the west, and Yuan Shu in the southwest, none of them are easy to mess with.
Xuzhou can have today's dilapidation, all thanks to these princes; If you continue to stay, Xuzhou will only be more dilapidated.
Chen Qun glanced at Lu Bu silently, moved his mouth, and stopped talking.
Lu Bu looked at Chen Qun and said with a smile, "Changwen, if you have something to say, please speak up, you don't have to babble?" ”
"Wen Hou, I have three strategies."
Chen Qun said the three strategies that he had been brewing for a long time, and finally added: "In terms of difficulty, it is the best policy to go to Jingzhou to settle down. ”
Lu Bu was noncommittal, looking back at Chen Gongdao, "What does the public station think?" ”
Chen Gong hadn't thought that far ahead, he pondered for a long time when he heard the words, nodded and said, "What Changwen said is extremely true, and Jingzhou is not a good place to go. ”
Er Chen glanced at each other, exchanged glances, seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and looked at Lu Bu together.
They felt that Lu Bu would definitely agree to this proposal.
Because there is no better place to go except Jingzhou.
Sure enough, when Lu Bu heard this, he stood up suddenly.
With a wave of his hand,
"Good!"
"Just stay in Xuzhou!!"
Chen Qun: ???
Chen Gong: ???
The two looked at Lu Bu in surprise, and a series of question marks suddenly welled up in their heads.