"Gongtai, how did you expect that someone would lose?" On the way to withdraw the army, Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with complicated eyes and asked.

"I didn't expect the main guild to fail, and the plan to sell water was just in case, but I didn't expect it to really come in handy." Chen Gong replied lightly. His spiritual talent lies in the layout, if he is given enough time, he can arrange an impeccable layout, even if three or five strategists of the same level come to him, he can be sure to deal with it.

Just like this time, the plan to sell water was hastily laid out, leaving a glimmer of life for Lu Bu and Bingzhou Iron Cavalry. But in the same way, the layout of success and defeat is also the layout, and the far-reaching strategic layout makes Chen Gong's impromptu adaptability extremely poor, which is a fatal flaw in the face of opponents such as Xi Zhicai.

Lu Bu glanced at Chen Gong deeply, and said in a low voice that only two people could hear: "This time it was a mistake, and I hope that you don't mind the public platform." ”

Looking at Lu Bu with a sincere expression of embarrassment, Chen Gong's heart warmed: "The palace is the lord's minister, and he is deeply trusted by the lord, and this palace can become a plan to sell water thanks to the support of the lord, how can he have any feelings for the lord?" The lord is magnanimous and can reflect in time, know the mistakes and can change, is not the world's master, and the palace is willing to do his best for the lord. ”

"This time I really shouldn't fight, Cao Mengde really deserves the name of a traitorous male, sitting on Yanxu Erzhou, with countless elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command, we can't be beaten. If you had listened to what the public station said, why would there be today's disaster! Lu Bu said with emotion. He is now convinced of the combat power of the army under Cao Cao, and the three thousand tiger and leopard horses still make Lu Bu feel frightened.

"Our army lost tens of thousands of troops in this battle, leaving only more than 7,000 iron cavalry. And there are only 40,000 new soldiers in the drama county, how can they beat Cao Mengde! Lu Bu was very worried.

Chen Gong was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Lord, our army has 40,000 foot soldiers, if we defend the drama county, even if Cao Cao's army attacks with all its might, it will be able to last for more than half a month, plus factors such as marching, it will not be a problem to last for a month." As long as Liu Bei or Yuan Shu sends troops to capture Yanzhou or Xuzhou during this period of time and forces Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, we will have a glimmer of life. ”

Lu Bu smiled wryly: "Gongtai, you don't need to comfort me." Cao Mengde's generation is a traitorous male, and his heart is extremely ruthless. Now that most of the army under my command has been lost, I can't hold on to it at all, let alone fight against it, and the entire Qingzhou is already the meat of Cao Cao's mouth. Such an excellent situation, not to mention whether Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are willing to make a move and whether they can capture it, even if Liu Bei or Yuan Shu capture Yanzhou and Xuzhou, Cao Mengde will not be able to withdraw his troops. ”

"Cao Mengde is ruthless, but there is one thing he is absolutely reluctant to give." Chen Gong said confidently: "That's the Son of Heaven." ”

"The puppet emperor? What's the use? Lu Bu was puzzled. He had seen the cowardice and incompetence of the first two puppet emperors of the Han Dynasty, and he did not have much reverence for the Son of Heaven at all. In his opinion, this son of heaven is just a broom star, useless, not to mention that he causes trouble everywhere, causing countless people to die for it.

Chen Gong shook his head with a wry smile, he was also very helpless about Lu Bu's almost no political mind: "Lord, the Han family is not dead, the Son of Heaven is still the treasure of the world, and if you get it, you can get the absolute advantage of righteousness and the political initiative." Cao Mengde's power is weak compared to Er Yuan, and now the Central Plains has been far less than Hebei and the south after years of conquest and natural and man-made disasters, as long as Cao Mengde still has the heart to dominate the world, he will definitely not let go of the trump card of the Son of Heaven. ”

The Han Dynasty has been raising scholars for 400 years, and the brainwashing of scholars and the weight in the eyes of scholars are unimaginable. Just think about Xun Yu, you can know that the people of such a family are loyal to the Han family when the Han family exists in name only, and other scholars from many poor families are even more so. Yuan Shu is still reluctant to be the emperor, although there are reasons why he doesn't care, but under this advantage, Jia Xu Guo Jia and others did not persuade Yuan Shu to be the emperor, and he got the merit of the dragon, which shows the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

"Yuan Highway is far away in Xiliang, can Liu Xuande capture Xuchang alone?" Lu Bu asked.

"Regarding Zhang Zai, Liu Xuande may not be able to capture Xuchang. But we can't pin all our hopes on Liu Bei. Chen Gong said.

"What is your plan for the public station?" Lu Bu asked.

"There are three strategies."

"Tell me more."

"The best strategy is the solution to the ship. The lord led 7,000 elite horsemen to Xuchang, and led the generals to garrison the county. The cavalry is of little use for defending the city, if the lord attacks Xuchang with these 7,000 elite cavalry and arrives before Cao Cao reacts, there may be a chance to quickly take Xuchang and force Cao Cao to return to the army, no matter how bad it is, he can cooperate with Liu Bei to take it as soon as possible. Chen Gong's eyes were shining.

Lu Bu frowned slightly when he heard this: "This plan is too dangerous, if the army is defeated, the wife of a soldier in the drama county will not even have a chance to retreat." What is the middle policy? ”

Chen Gong sighed lightly in his heart: "Zhongce, the whole army will withdraw to Donglai." First, he distanced himself from Cao Cao and was able to delay for a while longer. Second, Donglai is off the coast, you can ask Yuan Shu for help, but it really can't be done, this is also a way out. ”

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and his heart moved, but he still asked, "What about the next step?" ”

Chen Gong sighed lightly: "Lead the army to defend the county and fight to the death with Cao Cao." What does the lord want? ”

"The best strategy is too dangerous, and the lower strategy is not advisable, so take the middle strategy." Lu Bu quickly decided.

"Then ask the lord to repair a book immediately, and someone will send it to Yuan Shu." Chen Gong said.

......

In Yuzhou, Liu Bei led the army to gallop all the way through the starry night, rushed back to the state capital of Qiaoxian County at the fastest speed, and began to mobilize troops and horses non-stop.

When Liu Bei entered Qian County, it was already night, Liu Bei didn't care about his own dust, he didn't even know how to go home, and while sending people to gather Chen Qun, Xun Yue and others, he ran directly to the city lord's mansion.

After everyone sat down, Liu Bei, who had just finished changing his clothes and armor, asked directly: "Changwen, how many soldiers and horses do I still have in Yuzhou?" ”

"Lord, I have about 120,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou, I don't know how much the lord wants to lead the army?" Chen Qun asked.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "One hundred thousand!" ”

"The lord can know that in this way, even if the remnants of the lord's army of more than 20,000 are added, the total number of soldiers and horses left behind in my Yuzhou is less than 50,000, and if Yuan Shu attacks, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to hold it." Chen Qun sighed lightly.

"Yes, big brother! Yuzhou is our foundation, and it is easy not to lose! Guan Yu said in a deep voice.

"I can't care about that!" Liu Bei said with a resolute face: "Yuan Highway is now attacking Guanzhong, and he can't afford to take care of our Yuzhou. This time, we must take Yanzhou and save the Son of Heaven! Cao Mengde sits on the land of two states, and his troops are far superior to ours, and his troops staying in Yanzhou are definitely not below 50,000, and there are Xun Yu and other Wang Zuozhi in charge, if there is no army that is twice as large as the other party, how can he go down? ”

Chen Qun and the others were silent when they heard this, and they also knew this in their hearts.

Although Yuzhou is the foundation, if Yanzhou cannot be taken, then Liu Bei basically has no chance of winning. Whether it is Yuan Shu, who owns the land of six states, or Cao Cao, who has the three states of the Central Plains, Liu Bei who only occupies Yuzhou can compete, and only by winning Yanzhou Liu Bei can he have a chance of winning.

"Instead of sitting still, it's better to take the initiative." Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said: "At the beginning, it was because of indecision that I missed such a good opportunity, and in today's situation, this time if I don't break the kettle, there will be no place in this world!" ”

Guan Yuzhan listed, hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, I am willing to sacrifice my life with my eldest brother, this time I will fight in Yanzhou, and I am willing to be a pioneer!" ”

Chen Qun sighed lightly: "Lord, I have already started preparations before the arrival of the lord, there are already 60,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and the remaining 40,000 soldiers and horses will arrive within two days." ”

Liu Bei said excitedly when he heard this: "Okay! Yun Chang, Uncle Zhi, you will rest for one night tonight, and tomorrow we will lead the army to set off. The remaining 40,000 troops will be joined by us when Yide returns. ”

"The last general commands!" Guan Yu and Chen Zhi arched their hands.

Then Liu Bei dragged his tired body directly to a quiet room in the back hall and fell asleep slowly. Seeing Liu Bei leaving, Xun Yue, who was speechless, sighed lightly at this time, and muttered to himself: "Pull a hair and move the whole body." The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and the lord sees Cao Mengde as a praying mantis, but you don't know that you are also in the eyes of Yuan Shu. ”