Chapter 87: The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
Sili, the land of Hanoi.
With a "bang" sound, Lu Bu's fist hit the desk hard, and the huge force shattered the entire desk with one punch.
"What? Didn't you kill any old man?"
Lu Bu was furious, while Zhang Liao in front of him lowered his head silently, with a complicated expression on his face.
"General Wenyuan? But what happened?" Chen Gong hurriedly rescued Zhang Liao...
"An unexpected incident? Humph, in my opinion, it's just that Wenyuan's 'Crescent Halberd' has been out of battle for a long time and is no longer sharp enough! Huh..." After snorting twice in a row, Lu Bu glared at Zhang Liao...
His attitude towards his subordinates has always been this...
Merits are rewarded in the slightest; faults are severely reprimanded and punished severely;
This is quite similar to the army-leading style of my adoptive father Ding Yuan when he was stationed at Yanmen Pass in the past...
At that time, Lu Bu had made great achievements, but he was only appointed as a small civilian "boss" and did not even have the power to command the army!
Today, Zhang Liao, as the first general under Lu Bu, was appointed as a small cavalry captain...
Fortunately, although Zhang Liao "belongs to Lu Bu as a soldier", because he was once conferred the official title of "Prefect of the North" by the imperial court, he and his soldiers maintained a relatively independent status in Lu Bu's army, similar to "mercenaries"
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For this reason, Lu Bu rarely reprimanded him, and even wanted to win over him at every turn.
This time... Cao Song was allowed to escape, and Yanzhou flew away helplessly. Lu Bu was really angry. He couldn't care about Zhang Liao's "independent" status, and he scolded him angrily.
"Marquis Wen, can you listen to me?" Zhang Liao spoke...
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Lu Bu's tone was still cold.
Zhang Liao took a step forward, took a deep breath, and immediately said: "There are at least three forces plotting against Cao Song's convoy this time!"
Well…
Chen Gong rolled his eyes. "Tao Qian's Zhang Kai is one group, we are one group, and the other group is..."
"Yuan Shu!" Zhang Liao blurted out: "Yuan Shu sent his first general Ji Ling and also set up an ambush in Langya County..."
Three people? Then...shouldn't be more...
Chen Gong continued: "If this is the case, wouldn't Cao Song's convoy be chased and intercepted by three waves of your troops? Where is the life left? The mission should be easier to complete!"
Hearing this... Zhang Liao shook his head. "I originally thought so too, so I hid in the dark just to see Ji Ling succeed. But who would have thought... Cao Ying also had plans for a man with a face like Shura and a burly figure.
The Han came with two halberds..."
"None of Ji Ling's more than twenty killers can block his blow. After all, Ji Ling is no match for him...According to my observation, even if I, Zhang Liao, try my best...not only will it be impossible to repel him, but...
It would be extremely difficult for me to escape unscathed!"
this…
Chen Gong's eyes rolled continuously. What kind of martial arts did Zhang Liao have? He knew very well...
You must know that most of the generals in Lu Bu's camp came from Bingzhou, which borders Wuhuan and Xianbei, and daily battles are common... Therefore, Bingzhou has always been martial.
It can be said that every general under Lu Bu has high martial arts, and eight of them are called the "Eight Strong Generals" by the world.
You know, Zhang Liao is the most outstanding among the eight strong generals. Except for Lu Bu, who is the ceiling in terms of military force, Zhang Liao can basically walk sideways in the entire Han Dynasty...
There are no more than five people in the world who can make him try his best and still not be able to escape unscathed.
Chen Gong collected a lot of information about Cao Cao... It seems that he doesn't have such strong generals!
Immediately, Chen Gong questioned Zhang Liao's words, feeling that they were watery and very watery.
But, unfortunately... everyone in the army knows that General Zhang Liao never tells lies. If he says he can't defeat him, then he must really be unable to defeat him.
"General Wenyuan..." Chen Gong continued to ask. "In your opinion, who has better martial arts skills compared to Marquis Wen and that guy?"
"It's hard to say!" Zhang Liao waved his hand. "Marquis Wen is better at fighting on horseback. If he rides a red rabbit horse, no one in the world can beat him, but this man is better at fighting on foot. If Marquis Wen abandons his horse to fight with him, most likely Marquis Wen will be able to fight.
defeat!"
Zhang Liao's ability to say this shows that this person is highly skilled in martial arts. Chen Gong put his chin in one hand and fell into deep thought.
On the contrary, when Lu Bu heard that there was a master, he immediately became excited.
"Fight on foot? I have a red rabbit horse, so why bother fighting him on foot? When I meet him in the future, Fang Tian can just cut off his dog's head with his halberd!"
Haha... Hearing this, Zhang Liao said "haha".
In his opinion, Lu Bu can win, but it does not mean that he can win easily...
The strength of the two men is really evenly matched, and the difference is extremely small. If Lu Bu's horse is stolen by then, the winning and losing tactics may be reversed!
Of course, Zhang Liao at this time did not know about a widely circulated Three Kingdoms combat power list in later generations, so-called - one Lu, two Zhao, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses, and six Zhang Fei!
"Marquis Wen, General Wenyuan, please listen to me..."
Finally, Chen Gong thought about something and flicked his long sleeves. "Recently, among the intelligence sent back from our operations in Yanzhou, there is no news of Cao Song's return... On the contrary, there is news that Cao Cao was so sad that he almost collapsed... Except
In addition, he also reported "Ai Shu" to the imperial court and various princes..."
this…
With Lu Bu's IQ, he really couldn't understand the meaning of this.
"Sir? Wasn't Cao Song rescued? Why did Cao Cao need to report to the court and send condolences? What kind of medicine is he selling in this gourd?"
In sharp contrast to Lu Bu's confusion...
Zhang Liao suddenly understood. "Oh, I understand, Cao Cao wants to use 'Cao Song's death' to capture Xuzhou!"
"That's right!" Chen Gong nodded...
But Lu Bu was still confused. He was a very eccentric person and could easily fall into his own strange circle of thinking.
"But...Cao Song is not dead!"
"Marquis Wen, does it really matter whether you die or not?" Chen Gong reminded meaningfully. "Just like we deliberately suppressed the news of the death of the celebrity 'Bianyi', Cao Cao can also suppress the fact that his father is alive!"
"After all, Zhang Kai's robbery of the Cao family's convoy is known to the world. Except for us...who knows whether Cao Song is dead or alive? Even if we suggest that Cao Song is not dead, it is groundless! In other words...Cao Cao said that his father is dead,
Even if you are alive, you are still dead!"
What Chen Gong wants to express is...some people are still alive after they die, and they are already dead when some people are alive!
Such a detailed explanation finally made Lu Bu's strange mind turn around, but...the question is? What does Cao Cao's taking the opportunity to seize Xuzhou have to do with him, Lu Bu?
"Sir? Cao Cao conquers Xuzhou...then we..."
Before Lu Bu could speak, Chen Gong laughed.
"Hahaha... The opportunity has come, there is no need to change our plan!"
"When Cao Cao's army arrives in Xuzhou and the fierce battle with Danyang soldiers is in full swing, we will release the news that 'Bian Rang' was killed by Cao Cao. By then... the Yanzhou clan will definitely be in turmoil. We will secretly join forces with them and get their help.
In this way...even with a small number of soldiers, we can capture Yanzhou and seize Cao Cao's base camp with ease!"
As soon as this statement came out...
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao both took a long breath.
After going around and around, we got back to the original plan...
This is so special, it's like Bulbasaur eating Bulbasaur and looking for Bulbasaur. It's so wonderful.
Cao Cao, Cao Cao, you can't escape the fate of the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind you!
After all, Lu Bu, who was always slow to react, felt at this moment - this wave of stealing is just a way to save weight!