Chapter 179 Bombarding the Pottery with Cannons - Disintegration
Chapter 179: The cannon blasted the earthenware - it collapsed
"Brother Hi, you only know the names of these eight generals, but you don't know their origins, their relationship with Lu Bu, or their current situation!"
Yi Xiaotian drank the wine in the bowl until his throat was moist, and then put on a posture, as if he was planning to talk a lot.
"Brother Hiding, let me ask you, who among these eight strong generals are you most afraid of?" Yi Xiaotian asked the first question.
"Of course it's Gao Shun. I heard that Cao Cao instigated a rebellion against Hao Meng, and Hao Meng plotted a rebellion of more than 5,000 people, but he was defeated by Gao Shun's 800 warriors who were trapped in the camp."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed for a while. In addition to feeling unworthy of Hao Meng's rebellion, he also felt infinite awe of Gao Shun and the trapped camp.
"According to reliable information, Gao Shun and his warriors who fell into the camp made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion this time, but they did not suffer much damage! This shows the bravery of this tribe and the excellent equipment of this tribe."
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian nodded. He knew that Gao Shun and the Zhen camp had left a mark in history with this move, but...
"Brother Hi, let me ask you next, after Gao Shun put down Hao Meng's rebellion? How did Lu Bu reward him?"
Yi Xiaotian took the initiative to raise this question. "Presumably, it will be mentioned in the next information, right?"
…this?
Cao Cao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he was only paying attention to Gao Shun's efforts to put down Hao Meng's rebellion, and did not deliberately pay attention to Lu Bu's commendation for him afterwards. However, he must have promoted Gao Shun and put him in a position of importance.
But at this moment.
"Shopkeeper Yi understands what he means..."
Jia Xu reached out and knocked on his forehead, acting as if he suddenly realized something.
Cao Cao didn't pay attention to the following information, but Jia Xu did.
"The next piece of information you are talking about, Manager Yi, refers to the fact that Lu Bu deposed Gao Shun from military power, took away the trapped camp from him, and handed the trapped camp to her in-law Wei Xu, right?"
That's right, just as Jia Xu said.
Although Lu Bu usually did not rely on Gao Shun, but when Hao Meng rebelled, Lu Bu ran naked to Gao Shun's military camp. This shows that Lu Bu still recognized Gao Shun's loyalty.
According to normal logic, after quelling Hao Meng's rebellion, Lu Bu should have had a profound enlightenment and should promote, reuse, and trust Gao Shun.
But the reality was just the opposite. Lu Bu became more and more suspicious.
He thought that if Hao Meng could rebel, then Gao Shun might also rebel. Gao Shun's subordinates were so trapped in the camp, and if he rebelled, I would be disappointed. Therefore, he found an excuse to remove Gao Shun from military power.
Thanks to Gao Shun's great loyalty, if it had been anyone else, he would have fallen out immediately.
…
Obviously, Cao Cao ignored this important piece of information.
At this time, when Jia Xu mentioned it, Cao Cao was startled and immediately asked in disbelief. "Mr. Jia, is there such a thing..."
"It's absolutely true." Jia Xu nodded heavily, and he told Cao Cao with extremely clear eyes that this information was reliable!
Huh...Cao Cao exhaled.
I'll go, it's really just as Brother Yi said...
Lu Bu is too jealous... With the help of Gao Shun and Zhen camp, he should have been even more powerful, but he just played Tianhu's hand to pieces...
Alas, the terrible suspicion and short-sightedness!
Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He even felt that he had looked up to Lu Bu in the past, but this guy was not as powerful as he thought.
hiss…
"Brother Yi, what do you think?" Cao Cao sighed and asked immediately, "Are the other eight generals who are not as important as Gao Shun?"
"Not only are they not being reused, some of them want to kill Lu Bu!"
Yi Xiaotian's words once again surprised Cao Cao and Jia Xu...
Nowadays, the two of them can somewhat understand the feeling of the eight-strong general not being reused under Lu Bu, but it seems that they don't have the thought of killing Lu Bu backhand, right? How big a hatred is this?
"Brother Yi, are you being serious?" Cao Cao asked with a smile, taking Yi Xiaotian's words as a joke.
"Hide it from my brother? You don't believe it?" Yi Xiaotian's expression became more and more serious...
This...how can you believe this?
I bet you, in Lu Bu’s camp, the relationship between the lord and the generals has reached the point where they are fighting to the death?
"This..." Cao Cao hesitated. He was afraid that if he said that he didn't believe it, Brother Yi would make another bet. To be honest, he didn't dare to make another bet with Brother Yi.
Seeing Cao Cao's hesitant look, with question marks all over his face, Yi Xiaotian didn't hold back any longer and simply spoke.
"You don't know, Brother Hidden, that a small incident happened in Xuzhou recently..."
"Someone robbed fifteen horses of General Hou Cheng, one of Lu Bu's eight best generals, and planned to give them to Liu Bei. However, Hou Cheng found out and took them back."
"When all the civil and military officers under Lu Bu heard about this, they all came to congratulate Hou Cheng. Hou Cheng himself brewed five or six small dendrobium wines and planned to have a good drink with all the civil and military officers..."
At this point, Yi Xiaotian paused.
Cao Cao was at a loss when he heard this. He thought this was not a good thing. Fifteen war horses were recovered and they should indeed be celebrated.
He immediately asked, "Brother Yi? How does this relate to the hatred of Lu Bu's subordinates towards him that we mentioned earlier?"
"Brother Hi, don't panic, just listen to what I have to say."
Yi Xiaotian continued. "Logically speaking, it is understandable for Hou Cheng and the soldiers to drink when they are in a good mood, but Lu Bu had issued a ban on alcohol before... Hou Cheng and the soldiers were worried about the ban but did not dare to
If you drink it, wouldn’t it take away everyone’s interest?”
"So, Hou Chengcheng went to Lu Bu with a few bottles of wine. His original intention was to announce this happy event to Ming Ming and offer some wine to make him accommodating. But..."
"Lu Bu directly smashed the drinks he brought, and beat him with a hundred sticks in front of everyone, almost beating Hou Cheng to death! Now, Hou Cheng, one of the eight strong generals, is not only
His body has suffered, and the most important thing is that he is disheartened... Even his friends Song Xian, one of the eight strong generals, and Wei Xu also feel that Lu Bu is too domineering and unreasonable."
"Like this, a strange atmosphere has enveloped the soldiers of Lu Bu's army!"
Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian sighed. "So, among the eight strong generals, there are three who are nominally on Lu Bu's side. In fact, they are eager to get rid of Lu Bu and then hurry up!"
The words came out loudly...
Cao Cao and Jia Xu looked at each other, a little suspicious at first, but seeing how serious Yi Xiaotian was, it didn't seem like a joke!
So...is this true?
Did Lu Bu neglect the hearts of the soldiers in this way just because of a mere issue of prohibition on alcohol?
"Shopkeeper Yi? This matter was never mentioned in the intelligence. Could it be that Shopkeeper Yi made it up?" Jia Xu asked proactively.
Yi Xiaotian's words are too relevant.
If it is true, Lu Bu has completely lost his heart as a soldier. How can his men still be willing to fight for him!
"How can Mr. Jia not believe it?"
Yi Xiaotian pointed directly to the door of the elegant room, "It has been discussed in the wine shop outside the door for a long time. This is not a secret. This news is all over the streets in the Central Plains. How can there be any lies?"
Has the news spread?
Jia Xu was startled. He didn't expect it. They only paid attention to the information from the scouts, but they didn't pay attention to the information from the people. It was precisely this piece of information that was crucial.
…
"Brother Yi, if I follow what you say, Lu Bu will be surrounded by enemies on all sides!"
Cao Cao sighed with emotion. In fact, he was excited and ecstatic in his heart. Lu Bu had every advantage and trump card. After Yi Xiaotian's repeated analysis, it simply fell apart.
Cao Cao even felt that Lu Bu was just a strong man on the outside, but in fact he was already at the end of his strength.
Defeat him? Isn’t it just a tiger catching a donkey?
In an instant, Cao Cao's self-confidence exploded...
However, very soon, after only a few breaths, Cao Cao suddenly realized something.
Yes...even if half of Lu Bu's eight capable generals were either demoted or harboring evil intentions;
Even if Lu Bu completely distrusts his tribe because of his personal character;
Even if Liu Bei's position will soon reverse;
Even if Chen Gong's plan is just a castle in the air, no one will put it into practice...
All of this seems to indicate that what awaits Lu Bu is a cool song.
...But it seems that something is missing. Yes, that's right. Brother Yi mentioned before that Lu Bu still has a trump card that he can really rely on?
