Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu with burning eyes, quietly waiting for his answer.
In fact, he already had a vague suspicion in his heart, but he just didn't want to believe it.
My lord...perhaps he is no longer the same Lu Fengxian who dared to fight against the eighteen princes single-handedly in front of Hulao Pass!
After losing several battles one after another, coupled with the words of Lin Zhe, the lord may have lost his original spirit.
As expected by Chen Gong, Lu Bu became visibly depressed.
"Sir, although this plan is a good one, it only requires you to leave Xiaopei to live in peace, so why go to the trouble of killing them all?"
Before Lu Bu could finish speaking, Chen Gong said with anger: "My lord, please don't be kind to women!"
"Liu Bei has the qualities of a hero. If my lord is kind-hearted this time, he will surely harm him in the future!"
"this..."
"Are you being a little alarmist, sir?"
"My lord, look at this!" Chen Gong shook his head, and then handed the memorial on top of the desk to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was a little confused and reached out to take it.
The corners of the memorial are already wrinkled. It can be seen that Chen Gong attaches great importance to this matter and has probably read it many times in the past few days.
However, when Lu Bu slowly unfolded the battle report and browsed through the contents, a hint of shock could not help but appear in his eyes.
"When did he recruit so many people?"
The battle report clearly stated that Liu Bei had nearly 10,000 troops hoarded in Xiaopei!
Previously, Liu Bei was defeated at the front lines of Huaiyin and Xuyi. His soldiers and horses were either killed or fled, and almost none of them were able to follow Liu Bei.
The total number of troops originally stationed in Xiaopei and Guan Yu that came to support was only five thousand.
In other words, Liu Bei recruited nearly 4,000 people in just ten days after returning to Xiaopei!
"My lord, do you still think Gong is being alarmist?"
"this..."
Lu Bu felt a little silent.
Liu Bei's speed of pulling people was really too fast. If he didn't restrict it, given time, he would definitely do something to him.
"Then...just follow what Mr. said..."
After a moment of silence, Lu Bu seemed to have thought of something again, and continued: "By the way, Bu has one more thing..."
Chen Gong clasped his fists.
"My lord, it's okay to say it!"
Lu Bu hesitated in his words: "We made a deal with Yuan Shu about attacking Xiaopei before. If he finds out that we will not only swallow up his food and grass, but also plan to swallow up his troops who came to attack Xiaopei, once Yuan Shu pursues him afterwards
Responsible, we will definitely have to break up with him!"
"Coupled with the two-front battle, in case of failure..."
Lu Bu was no longer young at this time, and his face was a bit more aged and slightly wrinkled. When he said this, he didn't know for a moment whether he was feeling more emotional or more lonely.
Seeing Lu Bu's appearance, Chen Gong knew that he had to awaken Lu Bu's spirit. Otherwise, the commander would no longer have the will to win, and how would his soldiers fight against the enemy?
Chen Gong's eyes were sharp and he asked three rhetorical questions in a row.
"Lord, even if we don't break up with Yuan Shu, will he be able to let us go so easily?"
"Even if we don't attack Xiaopei, will Liu Bei easily surrender to us?"
"It's just a two-front battle. Could it be that my lord...is afraid?"
Chen Gong asked three questions quickly and urgently.
His body also involuntarily exuded a majestic aura, like an unsheathed sword with its sharp edge revealed.
Looking at Lu Bu, on the other hand, it wasn't until he said the last word "fear" that his eyes visibly fluctuated.
Seeing this, Chen Gong looked happy and quickly added fuel to the fire.
"The fight for world hegemony is a road filled with blood. Morality and benevolence can be put aside!"
"Profits, and only profits! Can drive us to take the next step!"
"Could it be that my lord is like Liu Xuande, who handles things with benevolence and righteousness and talks about morality. Although he wins people's hearts, in the end he is reduced to wandering around?"
"How will my lord protect his soldiers at that time? How will he protect the people under his command? How will he protect his wife and daughter?!"
It was Chen Gong's last few questions that really touched Lu Bu.
All his previous hesitations and worries were due to the situation that Lin Zhe analyzed with him. Once he was defeated, it would be a certain death!
How should I arrange for my wife and daughter?
Only after you have lost can you learn to cherish. Now Lu Bu is enjoying the joy of family reunion, and naturally he has worries when he is tied up.
However, Chen Gong's words also woke him up - if he were defeated, wouldn't his wife and daughter be at the mercy of others?
He...can't afford to lose!
Thinking of this, Lu Bu's eyes couldn't help but become sharp again, as if the Marquis Wen from before seemed to be back again.
However, compared to before, Lu Bu still had a calm look on his face now.
"Bu, I understand!"
"Then... let's fight!"
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However, Lin Zhe said that due to the lack of information, he was not aware of Chen Gong's plan at all, and quietly waited for the wedding day in the small courtyard every day.
Lu Lingqi became more and more skilled in climbing over walls. Unlike the first time, although she now had a food box in her hand, she no longer needed the help of the maid.
A sprint and a take-off, and you can land steadily by supporting the wall with one hand.
The food is still the same, but the beef with soy sauce is gone. Cattle are in relatively short supply. Even Lu Bu doesn't have that many cattle to kill.
However, the daily drinking of millet wine has not stopped. Over the past month, Lin Zhe's drinking capacity has gradually increased.
Lu Lingqi moved to sit opposite Lin Zhe as usual.
Just quietly watching him eat, watching him practice martial arts, watching him frown and analyze the current situation.
She is quiet and virtuous, and looks like a good girl, completely opposite to when she climbed over the wall.
However, as time progressed, Lu Lingqi's face became visibly sad.
The wedding date of the two has been set, because there is a saying that "the head will be red when the head is raised" - Tai Sui will be too late to have good children and grandchildren.
Therefore, the wedding date was deliberately avoided on the first lunar month, and finally the date was set on February 16th.
She knew in her heart that the day she got married would be the day Lin Zhe left.
Young heroes like Lin Zhe would never indulge in the love between their children and stay in Xiapi for their own sake.
This is impossible!
And even Lu Lingqi herself would not agree.
My husband and son-in-law will surely be famous throughout the ages, how can they be confined to a small place because of their children’s personal affairs?!
Having said that, Lu Lingqi actually had her own little Jiujiu, and she could have sent Lin Zhe out of the city long ago.
Recently, the martial law in Xiapi City seemed to be stricter than in the past, but she knew that this was just an appearance.
Most of the soldiers and horses in the city have left Xiapi. Even though she doesn't know where these soldiers and horses are going, it is true that the defense of Xiapi City is relatively empty now.
However, Lu Lingqi still stubbornly planned to wait until Lin Zhe's wedding day before sending him away.
The reason is very simple. On the one hand, she can spend more time with Lin Zhe; on the other hand, whether Lin Zhecheng admits it or not, the three books and six etiquettes are still the same. As long as she goes to the court to get married, she can directly call herself the eldest wife of the Lin family.
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Regardless of whether Lin Zhecheng admits it or not, let’s deceive him first and then talk about it.
As for these little thoughts of her daughter's family, Lu Lingqi never told her maid.
As the days come day by day, the wedding day is slowly approaching.
