Chapter 97 The military advisor can go to Xudu to meet Cao Cao

"At the beginning, I advised the general to kill Liu Bei, but the general did not listen, which led to today's troubles, alas!"

After Chen Gong finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.

Lu Bu looked slightly embarrassed. When Zhou Xing came to surrender the state, Chen Gong did persuade him to kill Liu Bei to avoid future troubles.

"In the past, I thought that Liu Bei moved to Donglai and had no ambition to recapture Xuzhou. Who would have expected that now that he has gained Beihai, he actually wants to capture Xuzhou."

Lu Bu believed those rumors.

After all, Xuzhou was snatched from Liu Bei. It is normal for Liu Bei to want to take Xuzhou back.

"General, we just need to send troops immediately to destroy Liu Bei." Wei Yue said loudly.

Lu Bu glanced at Wei Yue and then at the generals present.

After Hao Meng's rebellion, the generals who can now discuss affairs mainly include Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, as well as Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng and Song Xian.

Lu Bu turned his attention to Chen Gong again. When it comes to wisdom, it mainly relies on Chen Gongtai.

Because of Hao Meng's rebellion, Lu Bu was already wary of Chen Gong, but he was just secretly wary, and openly he still used Chen Gong as the mastermind.

After Zhang Liao thought about it, he said: "We should attack Liu Bei. Otherwise, if he is allowed to become stronger, he will go south to capture Xuzhou. But we have already become enemies with Yuan Shu. If our troops go north, Yuan Shu will definitely send troops to attack. And Cao Cao,

I'm afraid they will also raise their troops to come east. Then we will be attacked on three sides. How to deal with it?"

Yuan Shu claimed to be the emperor and sent the envoy Han Yin to inform Lü Bu. As a result, Lü Bu, under Chen Gui's persuasion, brought back his daughter who had been promised to Yuan Shu's son and had been sent out on the road, and divorced Yuan Shu. At the same time, Yuan Shu was sent to

The envoy Han Yin was sent to Xudu to be beheaded, and he formed a grudge with Yuan Shu.

Chen Gong nodded secretly, that was exactly why he sighed just now.

With both immediate and long-term worries, Lu Bu’s position in Xuzhou is uneasy!

The other generals were silent. What Zhang Liao said was true. Yuan Shu would definitely not give up. Cao Cao was always keeping an eye on Xuzhou and would definitely fight for it as long as there was an opportunity.

To guard against Yuan Shu and Cao Cao first, then Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei has marched into Beihai, he has just gained Beihai and has not yet suppressed the bandits and is unable to go south. Even if he goes south, there is still Zang Ba who is stationed at Langya to block him, so Xiapi will have no worries for the time being.

Lu Bu thought about these problems like the other generals.

"Our close enemy is Yuan Shu. Although Liu Bei is in Beihai, he is unable to go south for the time being, so we can ignore him for now. If he really wants to retake Xuzhou, we can stop Yuan Shu at that time, and then attack him after our troops have greatly increased.

, with Liu Bei’s strength, we can easily win, so there is nothing to worry about.”

Lu Bu paused and continued: "As for Cao Cao, we have just sent Han Yin. I believe he will not raise troops to attack Gongtai for the time being. What do you think?"

Chen Gong had previously strongly opposed Lu Bu's enemy of Yuan Shu, but since Hao Meng's rebellion, Lu Bu no longer trusted him so much. Therefore, the more he opposed it, the more determined Lu Bu was to do it.

Now Chen Gong is faced with three dangers and is at a loss what to do. At the same time, he agrees with Lu Bu's opinion that the person who should deal with and take precautions first is Yuan Shu.

As for Liu Bei and Cao Cao, you can ignore them for now.

Needless to say, Liu Bei is not strong, and Zang Ba is blocking him at Langya. Although he has vowed to retake Xuzhou, that is a matter for the future. At least he cannot lead troops to attack Xuzhou now.

As for Cao Cao, Lu Bu had just sent Han Yin, and Zhang Xiu was seriously threatening Xu Du in Nanyang. It was difficult for Cao Cao to send troops to the east for a while, but the west could be free of worries for the time being.

Only Yuan Shu occupies Guangling and has made a new enemy. I believe that he will definitely send troops to attack before long. At present, we should really concentrate our forces to deal with Yuan Shu.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Gong said: "What the general said is true. However, although Liu Bei can be safe for the time being, he must deploy his defenses in advance. Even if he cannot be killed, he must be restrained from growing too strong. Now Zang Ba has seized the opportunity.

Langya, why not let him raise his troops and go north to harass Liu Bei and hold him back? This can buy us time, and it will be easier to destroy Liu Bei in the future."

Zang Ba led his troops to attack Ju County, drove away Langya Prime Minister Xiao Jian, captured Langya, and currently has troops stationed in Ju County.

Chen Gong wanted to use Zang Ba's power to contain Liu Bei. Although he could not destroy Liu Bei, he could at least delay Liu Bei's development and buy himself time to develop.

Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard this. Zang Ba could indeed be used by him, and it was just right for him to deal with Liu Bei.

"Hahaha, that's very good. Then let Zang Ba deal with Liu Bei. Liu Bei wants to go south and will take Langya first. Zang Ba will bear the brunt and will definitely be used by me."

In fact, this was a helpless move by Lu Bu. He did not have many troops and could not send troops to Beihai to attack Liu Bei. He could only rely on Zang Ba's power.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others all agreed.

Lu Bu immediately sent people to Langyaju County to explain the interests to Zang Ba and let him lead troops to Beihai to harass Liu Bei.

Zang Ba only had five or six thousand men, so it was impossible for him to directly attack Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was suppressing bandits in Donglai, and the reputation of "Black-faced General" and "Red-faced General" had spread to Langya. Zang Ba knew that it would be difficult to defeat Liu Bei with his own troops.

But if it is just to harass, it can be done, and it can also rob the people of Beihai of their food, so why not!

Zang Ba agreed to Lu Bu's request, which can also be said to be Xuzhou Mu's order.

And in Beihai.

When the Yellow Turban bandits in the territory heard that Liu Bei had moved to Beihai, they fled one after another when he led his troops into Beihai. Some fled to Qi State, some fled to Le'an, and some fled south to Langya, Xuzhou.

Guan Cheng, who was entrenched in Zhuangwu County, Beihai, fled to Langya.

Liu Bei led Zhou Xing, Zhang Fei and others, and led 3,000 troops to Xiami County in Beihai. Hearing that the bandits were fleeing one after another, he had to station troops in Xiami and send people to explore the traces of bandits everywhere.

A few days later, the detectives reported back one after another, saying that all the bandits who were originally entrenched in the county had fled and left Beihai.

Taishi Ci clicked his tongue and marveled: "I didn't expect that my lord is so famous that the bandits are so famous that they are so frightened that they flee. No wonder the people of Donglai want to keep my lord by force!"

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Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Hahaha, Ziyi, let me tell you, it is not only my eldest brother who has a reputation, but I also have a reputation. Those thieves and bandits heard that I, the 'black-faced general', was coming. It would be strange if they didn't run away. Could it be that they want to stay?"

Come down and wait for me to behead you! You think so?"

Taishi Ci knew that Zhang Fei's reputation as "Black-faced General" was very popular in Donglai, so he nodded and said: "Everyone in the state knows that Zhang Fei bravely surrendered a thousand Yellow Turbans, no wonder they escaped so fast!

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"Hahaha, brother, Guan Cheng fled to Langya, why don't you give me a thousand soldiers, and I will go and get Guan Cheng's head back!"

Zhang Fei forgot everything he was doing when he was praised by others, and was so happy that he couldn't shut up.

Zhou Xing said at this time: "My lord, there are rumors in Xiapi that my lord has vowed to take back Xuzhou. This matter may not be simple! Someone must have deliberately spread rumors and wanted Lu Bu to attack us. Lu Bu may have believed this rumor,

Ask Zang Ba to send troops northward. It is believed that Zang Ba has agreed to Lu Bu."

Although he left Xuzhou, Zhou Xing arranged for his detectives to stay in Xiapi and pay attention to Lu Bu's movements, so he heard that Lu Bu asked Zang Ba to send troops northward.

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said, "I never said such a thing. Could it be a rumor spread by the Yuan family in Xiapi?"

"Probably not," Zhou Xing shook his head and said, "If the Yuan clan regards us as their enemy, they can attack directly without borrowing Lu Bu's power. In my opinion, either Yuan Shu or Cao Cao is the only one who would do this.

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"Then how do we respond?"

Liu Bei had just arrived in Beihai. He didn't want to kill the thieves yet, but he had to fight Zang Ba first.

He has not gone south to seize the heart of Xuzhou at this time, because his strength is still too weak to capture Xuzhou. Even if he can seize it, he will be unable to hold it just like before.

Zhou Xing replied: "Since Lu Bu did not personally lead the troops to attack, it can be seen that he is determined but powerless. Lu Bu is brave but not resourceful. As long as we send someone to tell him that we have no intention of Xuzhou, we may be able to stop his wariness. And Zang Ba,

You can also send someone to tell him the pros and cons and ask him to stop the army."

"We still need to continue to develop. We must not only stabilize the Yuan family, but also stabilize Lu Bu. That is, Cao Cao. He expressed his lordship to General Zuo and Hou Pinghou. The lord should send people to Xudu and express his wishes.

The emperor expressed his gratitude to Cao Cao. Only by stabilizing all parties can we develop rapidly."

Zhou Xing guessed that it was a rumor spread by Cao Cao in Xiapi. If this is true, it means that Cao Cao is powerless now. He goes to express his gratitude and see how he reacts.

Liu Bei nodded frequently, looked at Zhou Xing and said: "Well, the military advisor can go to Xudu to meet the emperor and Cao Cao."
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