NOVEL NEXT Chapter 13
Seeing that Lü Bu was furious,
Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian and other"eight strong men" were immediately filled with righteous indignation!
One by one, they asked for orders on the spot, vying to lead the troops to kill Liu Bei and fight against Cao Cao!
Upon seeing this, the think tank Chen Gong hurriedly said:
"My lord, generals, please calm down!
That thief Cao has always been good at using troops, and now he is colluding with Liu Bei to plot something bad!
Fortunately, the secret letter of their collusion has been intercepted by General Bo Ping!
According to the content of the secret letter and the message brought back from the front line, it will take a few days for that thief Cao's troops to arrive.
Now thief Cao may not know that we already know in advance that he is colluding with Liu Bei.
And General Bo Ping has already sent people to attack Xiaopei, I believe it will take less than two days to capture it!
In this way, the enemy is in the open, and we are in the dark!
It is just the right time to use the same trick against thief Cao and catch him off guard.……"
When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately smiled happily:
"Oh? What's the good plan, Gongtai? Please teach me!"
Chen Gong stroked his beard and said with a wise look:
"If Cao's army really has tens of thousands of troops, then we may be able to defend the city with our Xia Pi troops, but it is not enough to annihilate the enemy by using defense as offense!
For now, please send the troops from Xuzhou as soon as possible!
Lead 30,000 troops in person and travel day and night!
We must arrive in Xia Pi before Cao's army arrives!
Then, we will hide in Xiaopei and Xia Pi with a large group of troops! When the time comes, when Cao's army arrives
, we will use the troops from Xiaopei and Xia Pi to encircle them from the corners!
Kill them by surprise!
In this way, Cao will surely be defeated!"
After hearing this, Lu Bu cheered loudly:
"Good! Gongtai, what a brilliant idea!"
"In this way, the Cao thief and the big-eared thief will have no way to escape!
God is really helping me! Hahahaha……"
After hearing this, Hou Cheng, Song Xian and other"eight strong men" also cheered in unison.
Amidst the cheers,
Guangling Governor Chen Deng could not help but frowned secretly, thinking:
"The message sent by the second son of the Cao family told me to act according to the situation: first, to let Lu Bu mobilize all the soldiers in Xuzhou so that the city would be empty and I could seize the city; second, he specifically instructed me to disperse the heavy troops in Xuzhou as much as possible to avoid putting pressure on the front line.
From this point of view, the troops of the Cao family on this expedition are definitely not 100,000!
I am afraid that most of them are not as many as the 50,000 people that Gao Shun inferred!"
"If Lu Bu really follows Chen Gong's plan, it might affect the Second Young Master's plan.……"
After thinking it over in his mind, he quickly came up with an idea.
So, without waiting for Lu Bu's order, he immediately spoke up and suggested:
"My Lord, wait a minute!
Gongtai's plan is a good one, but in my opinion, it may be even better!"
When these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Chen Gong frowned secretly, his eyes full of suspicion.
Lu Bu smiled from ear to ear:
"Oh? Yuanlong, do you have a better plan?
Please tell us quickly, we are all ears!"
Hearing this, Chen Deng paused, then said loudly:
""My Lord, Gongtai! I wonder how many soldiers and horses Cao Mengde has in total in your opinion?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu looked confused.
Chen Gong thought about it and gave an estimated answer:
"Although Cao Cao controls Yanzhou and Yuzhou, he has lost many troops in the previous battles.
I guess he has no more than 100,000 troops at most, and it is impossible for him to have more than that!"
Chen Deng did not comment on this, and said:
"In this case, since he has brought 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou this time?
Presumably, the rear defense must be very empty!
In this case, why don't we take this opportunity to send troops to reinforce Xiapi and Xiaopei, while sending two other teams: one team will join forces with Taishan Kou Sun Guan and others to attack the counties of Yanzhou; one team will take Ru, Ying and other places in the west!
If the deployment is proper, perhaps we can capture Cao Mengde's lair in one battle!
By then, the lord will be able to own the three states of Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou in one fell swoop! And he can learn from Cao Mengde and use the emperor to command the princes in Xuchang!
By then, sweeping the world will be just around the corner!
Isn't it beautiful?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Bu's eyes began to shine!
"This... Yuanlong, it's really a brilliant plan!
High! It's really too high——！！"
"If this is true, then the world will belong to us!"
After hearing this, the generals beside him couldn't help but start to dream.
Amidst the laughter,
Lu Bu, the brainless guy, didn't forget to squeeze Chen Gong and said:
"Gongtai, your plan is good, but Yuanlong's plan really outshines you!
Hahahaha……"
After hearing this, Chen Gong couldn't help but frown even deeper.
Speaking of which, since Chen Deng had been trying to get close to Lu Bu, he had gradually replaced him and became the newest celebrity around Lu Bu. He, the original strategist around Lu Bu, began to sit on the bench.
This made Chen Gong a little unhappy!
Now he was squeezed out so inadvertently?
Chen Gong felt even more uncomfortable!
He thought about it carefully, and soon caught Chen Deng's flaw, and immediately said:
"Yuanlong's plan sounds good.
However, Cao is good at using troops, and he has learned a painful lesson from the previous attack on his backyard. Therefore, I think he will not leave such a loophole this time!
It will not be easy for us to take the opportunity to attack Yanzhou and Yuzhou.……"
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Lu Bu's face began to gradually stiffen.
After hearing this, Chen Deng smiled and continued:
"Haha! Gongtai, you are worrying too much! It is true that Cao Mengde is good at using troops, but our lord is not a pushover!
May I ask Gongtai what you think, how does Cao Mengde compare to our lord?"
Once this question was thrown out, it was tantamount to a heart-piercing question!
At this time, including Lu Bu, all the generals present could not help but look at Chen Gong together.
Faced with the pressure of this heart-piercing question, even a wise man like Chen Gong could not help but start sweating secretly!
Ask yourself, with his intelligence, it is not difficult to see:
This Lu Bu is really far, far inferior to Boss Cao!!
However, at this moment, he had to bite the bullet and forcefully answer:
"That Cao thief is good at using troops, while the lord is brave and invincible!
If we really compare them, perhaps each has its own merits.……"
After hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but hum:
It seemed that he was expressing his dissatisfaction with this answer!
Chen Gong obviously couldn't care about these things at this time.
Facing Chen Deng's trap question, he said unhappily:
"I wonder why Yuanlong suddenly asked this question? It seems a bit off topic!"
Chen Deng smiled and said meaningfully:
"No! This is not off topic, but it can prove whether my plan is feasible!"
"Since Gongtai also believes that our lord is no worse than Cao Mengde, then let me ask, Cao Mengde is good at using troops, he is not stupid, and he has come all the way to fight in Xuzhou.
So, if he really wants to take Xuzhou, how many troops should he send to make it possible?"
After saying this, he did not wait for Chen Gong to respond, and asked himself and answered, saying loudly:
"Presumably, it will definitely not be less than the troops of our Xuzhou!
So, based on the troops of our Xuzhou, we can reversely infer that even if the troops sent by Cao Mengde are less than 100,000, there should be at least 70,000 or 80,000!"
"In this way, he estimated that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 people in Yanzhou and Yuzhou in his rear, and they needed to be dispersed to various states and counties for defense to resist the invasion of enemies from all directions! It is estimated that the average number of soldiers and horses he sent to each important town in each county is probably only one or two thousand!
Then, what I said at the beginning, that we divide our troops to attack Yanzhou and Yuzhou, becomes possible!"
He made a series of inferences, and actually secretly replaced a lot of concepts.
However, with Lu Bu's intelligence, he obviously couldn't hear it!
And more importantly, he was completely overwhelmed by the gains behind this"clever plan" at this time!
Therefore, in his excitement, Lu Bu didn't want to listen to Chen Gong's objections at all!
Without saying anything, he had already made a decision in public:
"Gongtai, stop arguing!"
"In my opinion, Yuanlong's theory is indeed more brilliant!"
"This matter should be carried out according to Yuanlong's brilliant plan!"
After saying that, Lu Bu was afraid of missing the opportunity: without waiting for Chen Gong to speak, he issued an order on the spot in a hurry!
The final order:
Zang Ba will unite with Taishan bandits Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Chang Xi and others to take the counties of Yanzhou in the east; order Song Xian and Wei Xu, two of the"Eight Strong Generals", to lead 10,000 troops to take Runan and Yingchuan in the west; leave Chen Deng and Cheng Lian to lead 3,000 troops to guard Xuzhou and protect the families in the city.
As for the remaining 20,000 troops, they will be led by Lu Bu himself and all rush to Xiapi and Xiaopei!
…………
Outside Xuzhou City, on a hill.
The five thousand troops led by Cao Jian and Le Jin had already been marching quickly and secretly stationed here.
Seeing the mighty movement in the direction of Xuzhou City at the foot of the mountain.
In addition to the latest news brought back by the scouts,
Cao Jian couldn't help but feel happy in his heart:
"This Chen Deng is indeed a great assist!
Looking at the situation in Xuzhou City and the direction of the troops leaving the city,
I'm afraid Lu Bu has been fooled.……"
"If nothing unexpected happens, we might be able to light a fire as a signal tomorrow night!
With the help of both inside and outside forces, we can capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop!"
"Diao Chan, Lu Lingqi, Madam Du!
Just wait, we will rescue you soon.……"
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