This was Lu Bu's first visit to Xuchang. Naturally, he had no place to stay in Xuchang. After leaving the palace, the first priority was to find a place to stay.
However, now that the whole of Xuchang belongs to Lu Bu, there is no need to worry about having no place to live. However, as the actual owner here, it is not easy to find a residence worthy of Lu Bu.
Chu Nan remembered the location of Sikong Mansion and it was a suitable place, so he took Lu Bu all the way to Sikong Mansion.
"Father-in-law, this is where Cao Cao lives. If you are willing, how about setting this place as my father-in-law's residence in Xuchang in the future?" Chu Nan asked someone to open the door. Cao Cao's female scrolls were still there, but although these female scrolls were quite rich
The charm, but after all, the flower season is not here, not everyone is a traitor, at least for these older women, Lu Bu and Chu Nan did not show much desire.
"It's not bad." Lu Bu looked around. Cao Cao's mansion was carefully decorated and decorated in terms of area, interior furnishings and layout. Compared with this place, the Prefectural Mufu in Xiapi looked like a small mansion.
In the simplified version, a big house is easy to build, but the layout and furnishings are not something you can do if you have money.
Looking at it at the moment, Lu Bu just thought it was good and elegant, but not bad, what is elegance? Let alone Lu Bu, let Chu Nan say that he couldn't explain why. Among the core figures of Lu Bu's regime, Chen Gong was probably the only one who had this
I can tell you what's good about it.
All in all, there is no problem in using the Cao Mansion directly. It is in line with Lu Bu's current identity and status.
After Lu Bu took Chu Nan around, he asked people to take care of the female scrolls and prepare to reward them with meritorious soldiers. Then he looked at Chu Nan and said, "According to what Zi Yan said, I will ask people to write them again later."
How about bringing over a plaque and turning it into a general's palace?"
Now it can no longer be counted as a state pastor. Even though Dong Cheng died, the emperor did not have the guts to remove the position of General Hussar. He could change it to General's Mansion or Hussar Mansion, either way would be fine.
"This matter is not urgent." Chu Nan shook his head and looked at Lu Bu and said: "Logically speaking, my father-in-law is now inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Just like Cao Cao before, although this hussar general is noble, he is
It is not enough to deter the court and the emperor. My son-in-law thinks that after the Central Plains has been wiped out, my father-in-law should consider promoting him to the title of Three Dukes."
"Three Dukes?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan blankly. He had traveled around for many years and had followed many people. After Dong Zhuo, he had sought out Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang, and Liu Bei among the princes. He was quite knowledgeable, but even if he did it himself
The princes never thought that one day they would be able to claim the title of duke, and for a while they didn't know how to face this matter.
"Zi Yan, do you think it is appropriate for me to be promoted to the title of Third Duke at this time?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan uncertainly, with some expectation and some hesitation.
Sangong, even when he learned from Dong Cheng that Liu Xie wanted to become the Hussar General, he was a little excited. Now that he has not obtained the Hussar General, is he a little anxious to directly consider the matter of being promoted to Sangong?
Of course, the most important thing is that he is not mentally prepared yet.
"With the two prefectures of Yan and Yu, my father-in-law is the lord of the two prefectures of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Jianghuai. If the three prefectures and two prefectures are included, Nanyang and Heluo are also included, and the emperor is entrusted to Xudu. Without the honor of the three princes,
How can my father-in-law subdue all the officials? How can he intimidate the princes?" Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu seriously and said, "Has my father-in-law ever thought about who he will face next after taking Xuchang?"
"Who?" Lu Bu asked subconsciously. It was said that Cao Cao was dead and in power, and there was no threat anymore. But then he recalled Chu Nan and Chen Gong's analysis, and his heart moved. He looked at his son-in-law and said, "Yuan Shao?"
"Yes, Yuan Shao is the fourth and third prince, Yuan Shu has lost power, and all the Yuan family's heritage will be gathered in Yuan Shao's voice.
At this time, among the princes in the world, except for his father-in-law, no one can compete with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao does not know whether he has captured Youzhou, but even if he has not, it is probably not far away. If he captures Youzhou, Yuan Shao will rule Qingyou and the four provinces of Hebei.
The lord of the state, even if my father-in-law doesn't offend him, he will come south to invade. Our army and Yuan Shao will have a battle someday." Chu Nan nodded affirmatively and said: "Yuan Shao is now a general, but my father-in-law is just a hussar.
, nominally, Yuan Shao was weakened first."
In fact, with the emperor here, even if Lu Buguan is younger, directly using the name of the emperor to challenge Yuan Shao will not weaken his momentum. But at this point, it is a matter of course to be promoted to the third prince, and Chu Nan can't think of anything.
Reason for refusing to come.
Lu Bu was a little helpless when he heard this. He thought that after defeating Cao Cao, he would be able to live a stable life. Who knew that there was a bigger one waiting for him. After a long time, he took a breath and nodded: "I will follow Ziyan."
Let’s make a plan.”
Having said that, there is nothing to be pretentious about. He is just the Third Duke, and it’s not like he has never seen him before. If he is promoted to the position of Third Duke, no one will object to it.
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The sound of fighting in the city has not stopped, but it has gradually become less frequent. Chu Nan, who has already gained a lot of experience, knows that this battle is basically over.
After Lu Bu decided to stay here, he was immediately dragged by Chu Nan to various places to persuade Cao's generals to surrender.
Some of the generals of Cao's army are direct descendants of Cao Cao, such as the Xiahou family and the Cao family. There is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, and they can be destroyed with thunderous means.
As for the others, even those who are loyal to Cao Cao and Chu Nanjue can be discussed.
Now that the North Gate garrison has surrendered and Huang Zhong is taking over, only the West Gate is still resisting. Zhang Xiu attacked from the outside, and Wei Yan, Cao Xing, Song Xian, Wei Yue and others also gathered inside.
Here, despite the joint siege, they still failed to capture him. This person is not weak in ability and can be recruited as long as he is not a member of the Cao clan.
"Who is the guard?" Chu Nan rode his horse to the outside of Weng City and asked Wei Yan, who was preparing to attack.
"Li Tong is not very famous, but he is very capable." Wei Yan said in a deep voice.
To be able to make the arrogant Wei Yan say such words once again proves that Li Tong is not a simple person.
At this time, the two sides had a temporary truce. Chu Nan came to the front of the formation and watched for a while, then looked around and said, "Go and recruit Xu Huang!"
When the city of Xuchang was destroyed, the former prisoners naturally followed.
They were placed in the rear during the previous siege of the city, but now that Xuchang has descended, these people also followed the logistics troops into the city, and Xu Huang was among them.
It was not that he expected Xu Huang to help him convince the other party to surrender, but Chu Nan decided to convince Xu Huang first after catching Li Tong, and then let Xu Huang help him convince Li Tong.
"Here!" Pei Yuanshao agreed and ran away.
"Notify General Zhang Xiu to postpone the attack. Wei Yue and Cao Xing, you two will block the two city walls to prevent him from breaking through!" Chu Nan pointed at the two city walls. Jianghuai soldiers were already stationed there, but this Li
His general ability is obviously not low, and ordinary generals may not be able to stop him.
"Here!" the second general agreed, turned and left.
After arranging all this, Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, this man is quite capable. The war is coming to an end at this time. It would be a pity to kill such a good general. How about capturing him alive?"
This urn city has now lost the protection of Confucian scholars. Although Wei Yan failed to break it, now that Lu Bu is here, it is not difficult to break it. Not to mention that the enemy army has reached the end of its strength. Even at its peak, there are not many people facing Lu Bu.
I dare to say that I can withstand it by relying on thousands of people.
Lu Bu looked at the bumpy urn city, nodded silently and said, "Which one is Li Tong?"
After Wei Yan looked at the city for a moment, he shook his head and said, "We are not on top of the city tower at the moment."
"This is not difficult." Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile, "Chang Wen and I went to ask Li Tong to come out and speak. My father-in-law saw the opportunity!"
Lu Bu understood and nodded silently.
Chu Nan came to the front of the formation under the escort of Wei Yan and Zhou Cang. He looked at the tower above the barbican, took a deep breath, gathered the power of all the troops around him, and said loudly: "Where is General Li Tong? I'm Chu Nan, I don't know if I can
Show up to see me?"
Chu Nan, the Ninth Secretary of the Royal Army, is only proficient in Fengzimi so far, but Fengzimi has now been played out by Chu Nan. This method of using Fengzimi to create broadcast effects is not only used by ordinary generals, but also by first-class generals.
Only those who are proficient in Feng Zi Mi can do it.
When the sound is turned on at this moment, with the blessing of the power of the army, the sound can be heard by everyone in the entire Wengcheng.
After a while, a military general appeared at the top of the city and said loudly: "If you say surrender, don't open your mouth."
"The situation has been decided. The general is trapped here. Not to mention that he can't hold it, even if he can hold it, how many days can he hold it under the shortage of food and water? What's the point? Let these soldiers who swear to follow the general die with him die with him?"
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Chu Nan's eyes, and he stopped Lu Bu who was about to take action with a gesture, and sighed: "And I came here with sincerity, but the general doesn't even want to see his true face. It's a loss of grace."
The person speaking is not Li Tong. His ability can only be said to be average, and his talent is just a little better than Chewei. It can’t be Li Tong!
"Forgive me, General Chu. I am well aware of the power of Marquis Wen. With Marquis Wen at your side, I really don't dare to show my face." A voice came from behind the wall of Wengcheng, and the voice was a bit cold and arrogant.
When Chu Nan heard this, he looked at Lu Bu helplessly. Apparently Lu Bu had been noticed by the other party before they came over.
"In that case..." Seeing that the other party had revealed Chu Nan's plan, Lu Bu simply stopped hiding it. He rode his horse to Chu Nan's side, silently raised the Fangtian painted halberd, and struck the gate of the Wengcheng in front of him.
"Buzz~"
The black and red Fangtian painted halberd fell from the sky and landed above the city gate.
"Mountain!"
In Chu Nan's surprised eyes, the opponent's general formation was completely integrated with the city wall. Fang Tian's painted halberd fell on the military formation, and the entire city wall shook violently. Spider-web-like cracks appeared in many places, but after all, it blocked the formation.
After the halberd was fired, the military formation was not broken, and although the city wall was crumbling, it did not collapse.
"Interesting!" Seeing this scene, Lu Bu's eyes flashed with excitement. When he stepped on it, the ground shattered, and Lu Bu's figure soared into the sky like a roc.
In the shocked eyes of the soldiers on both sides, they slashed eight halberds at the military formation that was integrated with the city wall. The eight halberds suddenly fell towards the military formation on the city wall. The military formation was not broken yet, but the city wall could no longer support the domineering force.
With such violent energy, it suddenly shattered into pieces. Naturally, the soldiers at the top of the city could no longer maintain their military formation, dancing and dancing as the gravel fell.
"Take them all, don't leave any of them!" Chu Nan took a liking to Li Tong and was determined to take him down.
Wei Yan immediately led people forward. Seeing the Jianghuai army rushing in, the ambush soldiers in Wengcheng lost the courage to fight, and they all knelt down and asked to surrender. Chu Nan ordered people to kill all around, and others did not care, but Li Tong was