Chapter 641: Banquet
"Chen Deng! I will kill this thief!! Lu Bu roared angrily, the green tendons on his head bulged, he had never been so angry as he was now. No matter what kind of disgusting intrigue the enemy uses, it will not make people so angry, only betrayal will always be one of the most unacceptable situations for mankind!
Then, Lu Bulian took Zhang Liao and Gao Shun and his entourage, and rushed directly to Xiaopei. Even if Xiao Pei has few soldiers, it is still a strong city, maybe it has not been broken by Cao's army yet. Lu Bu rushed over at this time, and it might be too late.
It's just that Lu Bu is going to be disappointed again this time. Thousands of miles of embankment will be destroyed in the anthill, not to mention the completely empty Xiaopei now that this heavy army has withdrawn? And, don't forget, Chen Dengke is still here. Before, Chen Deng ran to report urgently, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun got the news, and immediately brought troops over to rescue Lu Bu, while Chen Deng temporarily left Xiaopei to repair. After all, it is natural for people to take a long break, so neither Zhang Liao nor Gao Shun has any suspicions.
However, when Zhang Liao and Gao Shun both left Xiaopei, and there was only one Chen Deng left in Xiaopei City, wouldn't this become the same as the situation on Pengcheng's side?! Therefore, this Xiaopei City actually didn't need Cao Jun to fight at all, Chen Deng directly opened the city gate and welcomed Cao Jun to settle in!
So, when Lu Bu and his entourage rushed to Xiaopei, they saw the banner of Cao Jun on the city wall from afar. Xiao Pei, it's lost too!
Seeing this, Lu Bu was furious, he didn't hold back for a while, and directly launched an attack on Xiao Pei, he wanted to beat Xiao Pei down again! Of course, today's Lu Buke is no longer the defeated general of the remnant army, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led the team to join, which has made Lu Bu have the strength to fight.
But. Strength is only one aspect that determines victory or defeat, not to mention that Cao Cao's strength has never been worse than Lu Bu! Right now. The time, place and people are all on Cao Cao's side. Moreover, Cao Cao still had a calculating intention or not, he had already prepared, and he was ready to go, Cao Cao had already calculated that Lu Bu would rush to Xiao Pei's side, so he had already prepared an ambush.
On the other hand, Lu Bu, after the rapid march, the soldiers were tired, and they didn't have time to repair in a hurry. I had to go into battle and kill the enemy. Under the ups and downs, how could Lu Bu be Cao Cao's opponent!
Finally, under the internal and external attacks of Cao's army, Lu Bu was defeated again, unable to fight again, and the army had little food and grass. As a result, Lu Bu could only retreat to Xiapi with the whole army to defend it, although there were still Zang Ba and others guarding Qingzhou in the north, but Cao Cao could still unite the three towns back then. But now Lu Bu can't save the fire from far water.
All in all, this Picheng is already Lu Bu's last barrier, once Xiapi City is broken, if Lu Bu can still run. It is estimated that he can only run away to be the king of the mountain for the time being. In other words, this battle of Pi can be called the last battle of Xuzhou!
The winner is king. The loser is the loser!
Just when Lu Bu was defeated and fled back to Xiapi, this side. Among Cao Jun, a rare grand banquet was held.
In fact, Cao Cao has always been a very principled person. It is usually impossible to hold any banquet until the final victory is achieved. Once you get carried away and relax your vigilance, you may eventually be counterattacked by the enemy, and the arrogant army will be defeated.
That's why I said that this banquet was a "rare" banquet.
The exploits of Chen Deng's father and son are really too great, and they have helped too much this time, far beyond Cao Cao's expectations. Originally, according to the assumption of Cao Cao and others, Chen Deng's father and son only needed to close the city gate and prevent Lu Bu from entering when Lu Bu left Pengcheng and returned to the city. In other words, Cao Cao's hope for Chen Deng's father and son is just a Peng Cheng.
As a result, from the beginning of the easy takedown of Xiao Pass, let Lu Bu's army kill each other, greatly weakened Lu Bu's strength and morale, and then, as he wished, he took Pengcheng, did not let Lu Bu enter, and even deceived Xiao Pei in the end, and then defeated Lu Bu's army again before Xiao Pei, and beat Lu Bu's fart!
You must know that the abdomen of Xuzhou, the most important thing is the three big cities of Xiaopei, Pengcheng, and Xiapi! It can be said that Cao Cao has already won most of Xuzhou without much effort, and Chen Deng's father and son have made great contributions. In this battle, no one's merits can compare to their father and son!
First, Cao Cao was also too happy; Second, Chen Deng and his son have done everything they can do, and then they have laid down Pi, obviously Chen Deng and his son have not played a big role. Therefore, it is better to take advantage of the excitement and summarize the next quarter, with Chen Deng's father and son as the protagonists, so that they will never be robbed of the limelight by others, this is definitely Cao Cao's beautiful means to win people's hearts!
Chen Deng and his son, who just joined Cao Ying, immediately gained such appreciation, which not only made Chen Deng and his son feel at ease, but also felt that everything they had done before was worth it; Similarly, Cao Cao is also attracting other talents, letting people know that the benefits of taking refuge in him Cao Cao are great, even if it is a latecomer, as long as you are really capable, it is possible to catch up!
On the spot of the banquet, Cao Cao crowned Chen Deng's father and son as the Lu of the ten counties, and awarded Chen Deng as the general of Fubo. For a time, the scene was happy. Of course, I just don't know how the three brothers Liu Bei feel.
Liu Bei, seeing that Cao Cao went so smoothly, won Xuzhou, and accepted Chen Deng, his heart was estimated to be sour. Xuzhou, that's Liu Bei's pain, this Xuzhou was re-governed by his Liu Bei's frugality and tightening his belt. There is also Chen Yuanlong, this is a talent that Liu Bei admires a lot, you must know that when Liu Bei was attached to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Once, Liu Bei, Xu Yan and Liu Biao discussed the people of the world together. When talking about Chen Deng, Xu Yan said disapprerovitically: "Chen Yuanlong is a man of the lake and the sea, and his arrogance is still there. ”
Liu Bei asked Xu Yan: "Do you think Chen Yuanlong is arrogant, is there any basis?" ”
Xu Yan said: "I passed by Xiapi in the past because of the turmoil in the world, and I saw Chen Yuanlong. At that time, he had no courtesy, and he ignored me for a long time, and took care of himself on the big bed and let the guests sit on the bottom bed. ”
As a result, Liu Bei responded: "You have always had the style of a countryman. Now the world is in turmoil, and the emperor is displaced. Yuanlong hopes that you will worry about the country and forget your home, and have the ambition to help the Han family. However, you asked Yuan Long for a farmhouse, and there was nothing new in your words, which of course Yuan Long hated, so why should you ask Yuan Long to talk to you? If it had been me, I would have gone up to a hundred-foot building to lie on a high bed, and let you sleep underground, where is the difference between getting in and out of bed? ”
You know, this is what Liu Bei said, this is Liu Bei, who is a good person before and after! is so polite, it can be seen how excited Liu Bei is because Xu Yan derogated Chen Deng.
In the end, Liu Bei also said: "A handsome man like Yuan Long, who is full of civil and military skills and has outstanding courage, can only be sought in ancient times. In today's vast number of living beings, I am afraid it is difficult for anyone to carry it. ”
At that time, Chen Deng was no longer Liu Bei's person, and even Liu Bei's enemy Cao Cao's person, Liu Bei could still praise Chen Deng like this. It can be imagined how much Liu Bei likes this Chen Yuanlong. (To be continued......)