Hearing the news brought by Hou Cheng, Lu Bu was immediately shocked, "What are you talking about, Cao Mengde went to sneak attack the camp?"
Hou Cheng hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "Marquis Wen, it's true. Judging from their strength, the main force should be over there. We fell into their trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain."
Cold sweat broke out on Lu Bu's forehead, and his mind was buzzing.
How could this happen?
Thinking of the lonely Xianyu's vow, you don't think he will lie to you.
What's more, he and he are in two different worlds, so there is no need for him to lie to himself!
But why is it different from what he said?
Everything he did was according to what he said, why would it be different?
During the day, even if he dispatched troops and generals, he would do what Lonely Xianyu said. At night, he would send Gao Shun and three others to Xiying first, just as he said.
According to what Lonely Xianyu said, the final result should be that Cao Cao led the army to sneak attack the Western Camp, and was defeated by himself. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have been killed.
However, why did Cao Mengde sneak attack the camp again, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses here?
Is there any detail?
Lu Bu looked around and frowned more and more at the people in front of him.
The only people who know about this matter are the people in front of me, and these people will not betray themselves, or at least they will not betray themselves at this time.
So, what is the problem?
Cheng Lian strode forward, raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, Cao's army dared to attack our camp unexpectedly. Please give the general a team of soldiers and horses, and the general will definitely take the camp back."
After hearing this, everyone stepped forward to ask for orders, "Marquis Wen, let me go. I can definitely take the camp back before they have a firm foothold."
Lu Bu turned his head and looked in the direction of the camp, and suddenly said, "Everyone, please stop talking and organize your troops immediately. Let's return to the city."
Lu Bu did not dare to act rashly until this matter was clarified.
The lonely Xianyu would not lie to himself. He wanted to know why Cao Mengde knew he was here?
Chen Gong stood aside with a very ugly face.
It was originally expected that Cao Mengde would attack Xiying tonight, and Lu Bu had made complete preparations, but who would have thought that Cao Mengde's real target was Daying.
The defeat of the entire army undoubtedly slapped Chen Gong in the face, making him feel ashamed and angry.
He wanted to persuade Lu Bu to take advantage of Cao Mengde's victory and take advantage of the unprepared situation to seize the camp back, but under such circumstances, he really couldn't say anything.
If something goes wrong again, what face will we have left here in the future?
The army simply packed up the items in Xiying and returned to Puyang City.
Everyone went back to rest, but Lu Bu left Chen Gong behind.
"Gongtai, what do you think of today's events?"
Hearing Lu Bu's question, Chen Gong looked ashamed, raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, it was all the mistakes I expected that led to this defeat. I'm really ashamed."
Seeing the guilt on Chen Gong's face, Lu Bu shook his head slightly and said, "Gongtai, I don't blame you for this matter, and I also think that you are right. Cao Mengde will definitely attack Xizhai instead of the main camp.
If our army did not leave the main camp and they went for a sneak attack, they would encounter the main force of our army. When the time comes, they will definitely fail.
What I want to know is, why did Cao Mengde expect that we would definitely protect Xiying?"
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Marquis Wen, although Cao Mengde is cunning, he is very cautious. Even if he is willing to send troops, he will never do anything dangerous."
Lu Bu frowned and said, "This means that he can predict that we will definitely go to the Western Camp, and there will not be many troops in the main camp."
Hearing this question, Chen Gong's face was full of doubts, and then he shook his head, "It's indeed a bit strange."
Lu Bu remembered the words of the lonely Xianyu, looked at Chen Gong with burning eyes, and asked slowly, "Gongtai, we were attacked by Cao Mengde today, but we won a victory during the day, so the two sides can be considered a draw, so don't worry about it anymore.
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Having said this, Lu Bu took a deep breath and asked, "Gongtai, next, what do you think our army should do to defeat Cao Mengde?"
Chen Gong frowned and thought for a while, then said slowly, "Although Cao Mengde has more troops than us, I want to attack Puyang by force, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed.
So I think he should be able to use strategies and clever tactics to defeat the city.
And the best way is, of course, to coordinate the inside and the outside."
After hearing Chen Gong's thorough analysis, Lu Bu's heart gradually sank, "Gongtai, what does it mean to cooperate inside and outside?"
Chen Gong said slowly, "If Cao Mengde contacts someone in the city and asks someone to open the city gate for him, he can cooperate inside and outside and easily break through Puyang."
At this point, Chen Gong suddenly clapped his hands and sneered, "Marquis Wen, since Cao Mengde wants to cooperate inside and outside, why don't we make it happen for him? What do you think?"
Lu Buqiang asked with a smile, "Gongtai, how can we satisfy Cao Mengde?"
Chen Gong said slowly, "Marquis Wen, can you remember who has the most servants and whose family property is the richest in Puyang City?"
Lu Bu sighed in his heart, "Of course it's Tian Xiang. He has thousands of servants and countless properties. He is considered the richest household in Puyang City."
Chen Gong nodded, "Yes, Marquis Wen is right. If Cao Mengde wants to cooperate internally and externally, Tian Xiang is the best candidate."
At this point, Chen Gong paused and sneered, "Since we have expected this step, why not contact Tian Xiang first and ask him to pretend to join forces with Cao Mengde, trick Cao Mengde into the city, and then set fires everywhere to ambush the soldiers.
, destroy him completely.
Marquis Wen, what do you think of this plan?"
After asking this question, Chen Gong suddenly noticed that Lu Bu's face changed drastically, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. He was suddenly surprised and asked in confusion.
"Marquis Wen, is there anything wrong with this?"
Lu Bu shook his head, "Gongtai, this plan is comprehensive. If there are no accidents, Cao Mengde will definitely be fooled?"
Having said this, Lu Bu sighed, "But, Gongtai, have you forgotten what happened today?
We thought that Cao Mengde would definitely attack Xizhai secretly, but he actually attacked our camp.
And we thought this strategy was foolproof at the time, but what happened, was it a miscalculation?"
Hearing these words, Chen Gong thought of today's events, his face couldn't help but change, and he shook his head with a wry smile, "Marquis Wen, are you worried that Cao Mengde will see through this plan and put our army at a disadvantage?"
Lu Bu nodded, "Cao Mengde's sneak attack on the camp tonight was our army's failure. Our army lost the camp.
However, if this strategy fails, we will lose Puyang City.