Zhang Fei, who was fighting fiercely with Lu Bu, suddenly noticed someone peeping at him. He frowned and became distracted.
Top masters are fighting fiercely, and there is no room for any distraction. Moreover, Zhang Fei has been faintly suppressed by Lu Bu at this moment. This distraction may be the difference between life and death!
Lu Bu naturally noticed Zhang Fei's distraction at that moment. Fang Tian's painted halberd suddenly found an opening and slashed at Zhang Fei with a fierce aura. Zhang Fei was shocked. He wanted to avoid it but it was too late.
Neng opened his eyes angrily and stared at Lu Bu unwillingly, but at the last moment, Lu Bu suddenly stopped his hand and shattered Zhang Fei's body-protecting Qi, but only left a shallow wound on his chest.
Lu Bu turned around and glanced at his own military formation. His gaze was as real as day, which made Chu Nan, who was reading Zhang Fei's message, feel chilled.
"Zi Yan, Marquis Wen doesn't like others to interfere in the battle!" Chen Gong, who was on the side, obviously noticed that Chu Nan had just used his ability, and shouted in a low voice.
At this moment, Guan Yu, who was flying in the formation beside Zhang Fei, also noticed something was wrong. Before he could think about it, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand turned into a twenty-foot-long cyan sword and slashed towards Lu Bu.
Lu Bu faced him with a backhand halberd, and the black halberd with a trace of blood red hit the sword.
"Boom~"
The Ji Gang and Dao Gang exploded at the same time, shaking the mountains and the ground for a moment. Where Lu Bu and Zhang Fei were, a large amount of the ground collapsed, forming a huge pit that was three feet deep but five feet wide.
When Liu Bei saw Guan Yu take action, he knew that Zhang Fei was at a disadvantage, and quickly ordered the gold to withdraw his troops.
Lu Bu stopped his horse in the huge pit and allowed Zhang Fei to retreat. He did not continue to chase him, but just looked at him indifferently.
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said to Lu Bu: "Let's fight again next time! I'll let you do it once too!"
Lu Bu snorted coldly and didn't say much. He didn't bother to say much. Why should he use Zhang Fei to give in?
Zhang Fei didn't waste any time, and joined Guan Yu who came to meet him, and retreated back to the city. The collapsed city had been re-repaired at this moment. It was obvious that there were people in Liu Bei's army who were good at earth magic.
Chen Deng or Chen Gui?
Lu Bu was a little unsure. The only people in Xuzhou who could do such a thing were these two axes, but why were the Chen family and his son here?
Seeing that the opponent retreated into the city, Lu Bu turned his horse back to the formation, glanced at Chu Nan, and said with a sharp look: "Next time I fight with someone, if I dare to take action again, I will not spare you!"
Chu Nan only felt a sense of discomfort in his chest, and an invisible pressure pressed down on him, making him breathless.
He stepped in and said with a salute: "Marquis Wen, please forgive me. I'm just curious about Zhang Fei's magical powers and have no intention of interfering."
He knew Chu Nan's talent. He could see that people's talents were indeed not aggressive. On the battlefield, especially when facing top experts like them, Chu Nan did not pose any threat.
But Zhang Fei didn't know that once Chu Nan used his talent, it felt like someone who was good at shooting was targeting him, so Zhang Fei naturally had to be on guard.
Facing oneself and having to guard against others, even a slight lack of ability would be fatal. In fact, if he hadn't pulled back his strength just now, Zhang Fei would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.
"If you want to watch it in the future, let's watch it when others are not fighting." Lu Bu nodded. Although he was unhappy that someone interfered with his fight, he couldn't just kill him because of this, let alone ask him to deal with salt.
Lu Bu would not harm Chu Nan easily because of his daughter's relationship.
"Yes." Chu Nan nodded, but smiled bitterly in his heart. If it weren't for the battle, the cost of looking at Zhang Fei would be about the same as looking at Lu Bu that day, and that would be uncomfortable.
Liu Bei had already retreated to the city, and Lu Bu was obviously not ready to continue fighting. After observing the city for a while, he began to set up camp and ordered people to surround the city. Liu Bei must give him an explanation for this matter. Don't assume that Xuzhou was taken from the opponent.
Talking about the things that were taken away is a matter of the past.
The generals were sent out by Lu Bu to set up camp. Chu Nan had nothing to do. He and Chen Gong followed Lu Bu and paid careful attention to Lu Bu's orders. Since he had already stepped into the official career, in these troubled times, he had no choice but to follow the army in the future.
It never hurts to learn more.
"The Xiaopei city wall was just hit by the battle between me and Zhang Fei. It collapsed, but now it is intact. There are people in this city who are good at earth and magic." After Lu Bu issued a few military orders, he looked at Chen Gongdao.
"There are a lot of strangers in Xuzhou, but those who are good at earth-moving magic and can restore the city wall so quickly, I am afraid only the Chen family and his son can do it." Chen Gong groped his chin and said.
"If the Chen family helps Liu Bei, this battle will be difficult to fight!" Lu Bu frowned a little: "Why don't we retreat after returning our horses?"
Chen Gui and Chen Deng are both good at controlling the earth element. The three Liu Bei brothers are all capable of competing with Lu Bu. With these three people alone, Lu Bu is still confident of winning. But if the Chen family is added to the mix, Lu Bu will have some problems.
He hesitated, there are many capable people in the Chen family, if the Chen family is determined to help Liu Bei, Lu Bu doesn't have much confidence.
"Marquis Wen doesn't need to worry too much." Chen Gong smiled and shook his head and said, "In my humble opinion, Chen Gui happened to come to visit when this happened. It is impossible for the Chen family to openly support anyone, let alone openly support him at this time.
Be an enemy of Marquis Wen."
Regardless of how the Chen family thinks highly of Liu Bei, the most powerful person in Xuzhou now is Lu Bu. If the Chen family openly supports Liu Bei, they will completely break up with Lu Bu.
In the past, if Lu Bu wanted to win over the nobles, he could not fight against the Chen family. He could only follow the rules of the scholars. But if the Chen family openly supported Liu Bei, then Lu Bu would have enough reasons to embarrass the Chen family. If he openly supported Liu Bei, he would have to take the entire
The Chen family comes to make bets.
Now Liu Bei is obviously far inferior to Lu Bu in terms of military strength. It is impossible for the Chen family to take such a big risk. Therefore, even if Chen Gui is in the city now, he can at most help Liu Bei with some small favors, and it is absolutely impossible to follow Liu Bei and Lu Bu against him.
Chu Nan thought for a long time and finally understood why Chen Gong was so sure. The Chen family was not as free as Chu Nan. They had to plan for their own family and couldn't just rely on personal preferences. Even if they were optimistic about Liu Bei, they would not take advantage of the family.
The safety of Liu Bei, who obviously did not have the upper hand at this time, was at risk.
"Sir, you really see things thoroughly!" Chu Nan said sincerely. Chen Gong had figured out the gentry's tricks, and Chen Gong had seen the Chen family's attitude very clearly.
"Zi Yan is ridiculous." Chen Gong shook his head, looked at Lu Bu and said, "Marquis Wen, the top priority is to take this opportunity to completely expel Liu Bei."
Lu Bu hesitated when he heard this, looked at Chu Nan and said, "What do you think?"
Why are you asking me? Isn’t this a slap in Chen Gong’s face?
Chu Nan was a little speechless. Although Lu Bu was not stupid, he was really far behind in this aspect. He thought for a moment and said, "I probably understand what Mr. Gongtai means. Liu Bei is well-respected and has the support of a wealthy family like the Chen family."
, the longer he stays here, the more he will threaten Marquis Wen's status, so he should be eliminated as soon as possible. However, Liu Bei and Marquis Wen are fighting in Xuzhou, which is Cao Cao's plan. If Liu Bei is driven away, Cao Cao will arrive soon.
Where to go depends on Marquis Wen's decision."
The pros and cons of both paths are here. How to decide is up to you.